Alberni Valley News, March 24, 2016

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‘Paddles up’ on world stage Port Alberni pair bound for event in Australia ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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wo Port Alberni athletes will be among a group of close to 100 dragonboaters hoping to bring home gold for Canada at the world championships in Adelaide, South Australia next month.

Maggi Slassor and Marilyn Oldfield are competing as part of the Gorging Dragon Seniors team from Victoria—one of only five teams in their age bracket nationwide to compete in the worlds.

“Our team qualified in the nationals in Welland, ON, last June in order to compete in the worlds,” said Slassor.

Their team is part of the Vancouver Island Paddling Club.

“We train in Victoria, our boats are in

Victoria but we’ve got paddlers from as far as Port McNeill and Nelson. There’s about 10 from up-Island,” said Slassor.

We train in Victoria, our boats are in Victoria, but we’ve got paddlers from as far as Port McNeill and Nelson.

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– Maggi Slassor VI Paddling has an invitation for four senior’s teams— Slassor and Oldfield are competing in the 60-plus women’s category.

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Maggi Slassor, left, and Marilyn Oldfield, both from Port Alberni, will represent Canada on the Gorging Dragons dragonboating team of Victoria at a world championship in Australia next month.

MP Johns ‘concerned’ over budget The newly-released federal budget doesn’t do enough for the Alberni Valley, according to NDP MP Gord Johns.

“It’s a mixed bag but I’ve got a lot of concerns,” said Johns.

“The Liberals are running a $30 billion deficit. That’s an almost $100 billion deficit over three years and no plan to get us out of debt.”

The Liberals had originally campaigned on a promise of three $10 billion deficits.

The budget forecasts more than $100 billion in deficits for the next five years, contrary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s election promise to balance the budget in four years. Morneau billed the budget as a plan to “revitalize the Canadian economy” and deliver a tax break to nine million taxpayers, and a more generous, tax-free child benefit.

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Dragonboating pair head to Oz

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Maggi Slassor, top left, and Marilyn Oldfield are two of 10 dragonboaters from north of the Malahat who are part of the Gorging Dragon Seniors team, left, from Victoria headed to the world championships in Adelaide.

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It won’t be the club’s first trip to the world championship.

“This club went to Italy in 2014 and the Senior C women’s team won a bronze and a silver medal there,” said Slassor.

These will be Slassor’s first world championships but Oldfield’s 20th anniversary since her trip to the worlds.

“I’ve been paddling since about 1994 and I was lucky enough in 1996 to go to a world competition to Hawaii,” Oldfield said.

“Our Vancouverbased team won gold for Canada and 20 years later, here I am again. It’s one more opportunity.”

Oldfield originally got into the sport when she was living in Vancouver and working at the Royal Bank.

“They had a very high-end team that the bank sponsored and paid for coaching.

It looked like a good sport, it was fun and in False Creek so that’s how I started.”

Both women have paddled with the local West Coast Dragon Boat Society Club for years.

“We paddled here recreationally and then stepped it up a notch and joined a seniors team,” Oldfield said.

After taking home gold at the seniors games, they moved on up to the Gorging Dragons and now the Club Crew world

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championships.

For Slassor, it’s only been a year since she first joined the team.

“I’ve been part of this team since last March,” she said. Slassor has been dragonboating recreationally since 2007 but has a lifetime of watersports to draw on.

“I sail, I canoe, I kayak so for me paddling is a lifestyle

and dragonboating was just another thing where as soon as I had the time to try it out, I jumped in the boat,” said Slassor.

“I’d actually been paddling for five weeks here and they went down to Nanaimo to race. That first race, I was totally hooked—I had to do more. It was so much fun!”

Both women agree

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that it’s an easy sport to get sucked into.

“It’s very addicting,” said Oldfield.

But the level of training is intense.

It all comes in from their coaching team— all Canadian national team coaches. Tom Arnold is the head coach and is assisted

by Andree St. Denis, Mallorie Nicholson and Andrea Keenan.

“Our coach, once a

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week throughout the whole season, has given us a training program,” Oldfield said.

“There was OC1 training, which is your (outrigger canoe) boat single training to build your speed and endurance and strength. And then there’s your very lovely erg machines...”

Slassor shakes her head at the thought of the dry-land paddling machine “which nobody really likes because they’re hard.”

The hours are long and for many

paddlers the world championships are a one-shot deal.

“For the gym it’s an hour-and-a-half to two hours, paddling is always about two or two-and-a-half hours, then when you’re on the water it’s an hour and a half,” said Slassor.

“It’s probably 14 hours altogether,” added Oldfield.

That’s not including weekend training in Victoria, which Slassor and Oldfield try to make as regularly as they can.

It’s prepared them well for the world championship where the team will be competing in three events—all of which take different approaches.

“We do a sprint which is 200 metres and under a minute.

It’s very fast, right

out of the hole and right through,” said Oldfield. The 200m is loved by neither and the team’s weakest event as a whole, Slassor added.

“Then we have a 500metre which is your standard racing that most do here locally.

A winning race on that will be somewhere between 2:10 and 2:20 minute. There’s endurance and there’s strategy there.”

The 500m is Oldfield’s favourite, she added.

“Then there’s the 2000m. We’re talking 11-12 minutes. It’s cardio, it’s endurance, it’s a lot of strategy because every 500 metres there’s buoys (to turn around) and it’s kind of a freefor-all where you’re not actually racing head to head,” said Oldfield.

While long and grueling, the 2000m is Slassor’s favourite.

“I never thought I’d say that. When I started I thought that was a hell of a long way.”

It’s the strategy that intrigues her.

“It’s different sections, you’re almost doing starts off the buoys and it’s a little more exciting than racing from A to B.” The Club Crew World Championships take place in Adelaide from April 1–7. To watch a livestream of the races, visit www.adelaidedragonboat2016.com. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Wilson will join the staff as an advertising consultant.

“With an MBA in marketing, and previous experience in sales, tourism, and customer service,

Cameron is a great addition to our team as the Alberni Valley News grows with the community,” says publisher Teresa Bird.

Wilson grew up in Port Alberni, graduating from Alberni District Secondary. From there he pursued his

bachelor of arts at the University of Victoria and then an MBA from Vancouver Island University.

He has worked in banking, at the visitor information centre in Duncan, Milner Gardens and Woodland in Qualicum Beach, Fairmont Hot

Springs Resort and media sales. Now he is happy to return to the Alberni Valley.

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In his spare time Wilson likes to volunteer and play sports in the Alberni Valley, giving his time most recently to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and Port Alberni Shelter Society.

City examines home-based business Mayor asks for clarification of home businesses after questions arise over city’s rules KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The City of Port Alberni’s home business rules might be getting a rewrite.

Mayor Mike Ruttan asked city planner Scott Smith to compare Port Alberni regulations for home business occupancy with those of other communities.

“We have a situation here in town where

we do have some businesses that operate out of commercial areas and we also have the same businesses that operate out of homes,” said Ruttan.

“I personally need some more information about the situation that we have in respect to that.

How are they treated, what’s it like in other communities and

what’s the implication for the City of Port Alberni in terms of taxes and commercial tax business licences?”

According to Smith, there are guidelines in place.

“We do allow home occupations in our single family residential homes,” said Smith.

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“They’re residential mainly because they’re still intended to be a very small portion of the house,” said Smith.

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Sproat Lake Landing has been named a finalist in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards, which take place April 21 at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo.

More than 70 projects were eligible for this year’s awards, which celebrate the best in commercial, community and industrial buildings north of the Malahat on Vancouver Island.

Projects had to have been completed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015.

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Other west coast projects also named finalists are Howler’s Family Restaurant and Red Can Corner in Ucluelet.

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Centennial Pier will host an RC (radiocontrolled) yacht race on Sunday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event is part of the Canadian Radio Yachting Association’s Coastal Cup series, and organizer Lawrie Niesh is bringing the event to Port Alberni to check out the pier as a venue.

For more info on the RC yachts, go online to crya.ca or wcmya.ca and see what the yacht owners do.

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The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society is hosting another Maritime Heritage Night, Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the AV Museum.

Wayne Loiselle and Robert Turner will speak about their experiences with ‘Paddle Wheelers on the Yukon’, including a slide show, film and talks.

Loiselle, skipper of Grail Dancer, which sailed into Port Alberni for the Tall Ships Festival, worked on a restoration project on an historic paddle wheeler, while Turner is author of The Klondike Gold Rush Steamers. Admission is by donation.

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Patients frustrated over WCGH stays Overcrowding not isolated to Alberni, says administrator

Nobody can feel better sleeping in all these different environments.

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– Donna Dol

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Bill Dol waits to go visit a friend at West Coast General Hospital, the same facility where two years ago he was moved 19 times during a six-week recuperation from abdominal surgery.

and that with the lights being on 24/7 and sounds coming from the TV, sleeping was a daunting task.

The bathroom was a far walk for Jones from where she was

staying in the dining area, that she said was a burdensome experience for someone who could barely walk and had to carry an IV. “I can’t get better

here,” she said.

Although her experience at WCGH was a “nightmare,” Jones said the nursing staff did the best job they possibly could under

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Projects under this Bylaw program must, at a minimum, have a building permit value of at least $100,000 and must be located in areas identified in Schedule B of Bylaw 4898. The maximum term of a tax exemption will be five years and the amount will be 100% of the increased assessed value in improvements on the property.

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Overcapacity issues at West Coast General Hospital have several Port Alberni residents frustrated about their hospital stays.

“I am just terrified of going back, it was a very, very bad experience,” said Sharon Jones, who was moved six times during her first eight days at West Coast General Hospital.

Jones, 70, began her stay at WCGH on Feb. 1, after being told by her doctor she was septic and had bugs crawling all through her bloodstream attacking her organs.

For the first eight days of her WCGH stay, Jones was moved around six times, most of which happened in the middle of the night.

She was eventually placed in a dining area, used as a temporary overflow area in the medical surgical ward, for her final four days.

“It wasn’t a very good experience for someone who was so sick,” Mike Jones, Sharon’s husband, said. “She was very close to dying, she was septic and that is blood poisoning.”

On one occasion, Jones was told by staff that she needed to be moved again because men and women weren’t meant to be roomed together. She said she was confused by this statement because when she was moved into the dining area both men and women were present.

“The whole thing was a horror show, being moved constantly... I got virtually no sleep,” Jones said.

Jones said she was extremely exhausted for the entire duration of her stay

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care from the fourth year students,” she said. “They work so hard and they try so hard.”

Donna Dol said her husband, Bill Dol, is another Port Alberni resident who had a “devastating” stay at WCGH. Bill, who was admitted to the hospital two years ago to have his gall bladder removed, was moved 19 times in the duration of his

six-week stay.

Donna said Bill was moved “all over the place,” including to the maternity ward, ambulatory care and the psych ward.

“He was put in the psych ward with no bell, he thought he was put in there to die,” Donna said.

Donna questions how someone can feel better when they’re being moved around so much. She said her husband had trouble sleeping and was exhausted for most of his stay.

“He was in tears because he was so tired,” she said.

“Nobody can feel better sleeping in all these different environments.”

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Donna Dol believes that if her husband wasn’t moved around as much as he was, he would have healed quicker and would have been discharged sooner.

Pam Rardon, site director at WCGH, said the hospital is a busy place all together and that “winter surges” and overcapacity issues are experienced every year throughout most hospitals across the country.

“We know this is far from ideal for our patients, it’s not ideal for their families and it’s not ideal for our staff and we do apologize for that,” Rardon said.

Rardon said in recent weeks WCGH and hospitals across the Island, have seen an unusually high number of admitted patients.

“Influenza is a factor but there’s also other acute illnesses that happen during this time that contribute to the overcapacity,” Rardon said.

Rardon said there

are about 15 or 16 patients, who are assessed as needing residential care at WCGH, awaiting placement and about an additional 30 patients awaiting the assessment process, which does add to the overcapacity issue.

WCGH will see six new nursing hires by May. Rod O’Connell, strategist, talent acquisition and retention at Vancouver Island Health Authority, said the six employees are new graduates, five of which will be seen in the hospital and one in community care.

“We are still in the job offer process after our recent new RN graduate hiring fairs, held in the first week of March,” O’Connell said. “To date six new grads have accepted the job offers, and we expect to make additional job offers in the coming weeks that may result in additional hires.”

O’Connell said, in addition, two new regular full-time operating room positions have been created that have not yet been filled and four more positions have been created in the emergency department. People are taking required specialty training for those spots now.

We know this is far from ideal for our patients... and we do apologize for that.

– Pam Rardon “When we have those kinds of demands we do have provisions in place that ensure patients get the care that they need.” Rardon said. “Number 1, we really work hard to discharge people who can be safely discharged with supports in community or at home.”

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Career fair helps jobless KARLY BLATS

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The third annual Nuu-chah-nulth Employment and Training Program (NETP) career fair was held on, March 17 at the Alberni Athletic Hall.

Close to 48 exhibitors set up booths throughout the hall to provide career training information and employment advice for the public.

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of Canada, Long Beach Lodge Resort, Canadian Coast Guard, Island Health, RCMP and the Alberni Valley Employment Centre.

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«FEDERAL BUDGET ‘16

Fed. budget doesn’t address Port Alberni needs: Johns

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Vancouver Island left off the table, says Alberni MP. From A7

This budget leaves out British Columbians and Vancouver Islanders.

– Gord Johns The budget also includes $8.4 billion for aboriginal communities. Johns doesn’t think that goes nearly far enough.

“They’ve fallen short on first nations funding.”

The Alberni Valley is home to a higher than average percentage of first nations.

“It’s a huge issue here in the Alberni Valley,” said Johns.

“The school at Tseshaht, [Haahuupayak], is beyond capacity.”

Johns and NDP party leader Thomas Mulcair critisized the federal government’s employment insurance approach.

“Right now there are 850,000 people who have lost their jobs who are not even eligible for EI,” Mulcair said. “The

budget only takes care of 50,000 of them.”

The federal government will continue to keep BC Ferries as ineligible for federal transit funding, Johns said.

“The 3.4 billion for public transit...

they’re excluded from that.”

Cutting tariffs from ferries is another thing that puts coastal communities at a disadvantage.

“Local government has been putting forth ideas to build jobs... they could take that funding to build shipbuilding operations in Port Alberni,” said Johns.

“This budget leaves out British Columbians and Vancouver Islanders.”

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The budget also indicates Ottawa can contribute up to 50 per cent of future capital funding, instead of the onethird from each senior government that was the practice in the past.

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“They’ve failed to tackle inequality,” said Johns. The budget includes cuts to middle class tax rates – from 22 to 20.5 per cent for the $45,000 to $90,000 income bracket. Only part of that is offset by an increase in the tax rate for income over $200,000 from 29 to 33 per cent—something that Johns said doesn’t help those making under $45,000 per year.

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SUSAN QUINN Editor

OAS CHANGE WILL BENEFIT WORKING POOR

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he federal budget’s commitment to roll back eligibility for Old Age Security from 67 to 65 marks a significant shift in the priorities that the previous federal government embraced for a decade.

The move by the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau brings a welcome bit of relief for many who will reach retirement age over the next several years. Former prime minister Stephen Harper hiked the eligibility age for OAS to 67, phasing in the change starting in 2023. That move represented a crippling blow to those who could least afford it.

More and more seniors are continuing to work beyond retirement age. But that should be a choice and not a requirement, as it is much easier to enjoy working into your 70s from the comfort of behind a desk, rather than struggling with back-breaking labour or performing menial tasks at minimum wage.

The former Conservative government rubbed salt in the wound by measures such as increasing contribution limits for Tax Free Savings Accounts, something that would allow those with extra income to retire comfortably while offering no help to those living paycheque to paycheque.

But the move to return the retirement age to 65 does come at a cost. The costs of OAS are expected to double over the next 15 years and a recent BMO study shows that today’s seniors are nine times richer than the typical millennial. However, the changes introduced by the Harper government would have no impact on today’s seniors, other than encouraging them to pull up the ladder on those coming behind.

More can be done to make OAS sustainable for the coming generations. Currently, seniors making up to $73,756 a year receive the maximum monthly payment of $570.52.

A clawback kicks in after that, with those earning more than $119,398 not eligible for any government supplement. Reducing the amount seniors can earn while qualifying for OAS would be a far more equitable way to preserve the system than a punitive blow directed at the working poor.

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The Globe and Mail recently profiled a methamphetamine addict enrolled at Onsite, the belated treatment addition to Vancouver’s Insite supervised injection site. It was his fifth try, which may have something to do with the fact that when he walks outside he is in the middle of Canada’s biggest street drug bazaar.

Contrast that with a facility called Baldy Hughes, a therapeutic community 30 km outside Prince George. It’s a working farm, designed to provide a year-long program of abstinence-based therapy and meaningful work.

It uses the traditional 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, with peer support and group therapy.

There’s a greenhouse for winter farming, livestock to tend and the residents have designed and built a new horse stable. There’s also a beekeeping project.

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INBOX Feedback on news items Round and round we go To the Editor,

Re: Traffic control on Beaver Creek and River Road (Highway 4), and Clutesi Haven Marina.

To my thinking, we don’t need a light; it takes maintenance and stops traffic. A roundabout is a better answer.

Traffic in a roundabout moves with a short stop or no stop, and goes on.

You can also include Clutesi Haven Marina entrance in and out of traffic. Then there would be no crossover of traffic.

Another corner to consider for a roundabout would be Maebelle Road and Highway 4, at the north end of town.

It’s something to think about.

Jan Jansma, Port Alberni

An opinion doesn’t show ignorance To the Editor,

It seems as though some people in

the Alberni Valley that have their own opinion on the refugee situation and bringing refugees to Port Alberni, who think their opinion has some merit, have been called ignorant to the fact. I find it unreasonable to some of the people, including myself, of Port Alberni for not being apologized to, for giving their opinion in restaurants, coffee shops and across the fence to each other, on their opinions on the matter of refugees coming to Port Alberni.

The support group spokesman had no problem categorizing some of the people for being ignorant and unaware of the situation at hand. The latest news is that the original refugee family that was supposed to come here was not even allowed into Canada. Why not?

I believe this situation to be relevant to the fact that people are not always right, and have no right to criticize

others for their opinion.

If groups want supporters for the refugees coming to the Valley, they are going about it in the wrong way; in my opinion, they should not be calling anyone down in the Valley, regardless of their opinion.

editor@albernivalleynews.com

QUESTION OF THE WEEK Do you think the issue of overcrowding at WCGH has hit critical mass?

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Dave Noble, Port Alberni

ICF picture doesn’t match rail outlook To the Editor,

For more than 10 years the Island Corridor Foundation has been in charge of the redevelopment of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) Railway here on Vancouver Island.

During their tenure the railroad has gone from a fully functioning entity to one devoid of train movement.

The ICF routinely disregards any attempts at communication and has to my way of thinking done

what the ICF and their SVI operators plan to achieve with the monies requested.

I am a huge fan of railroads and railroading but cannot fathom how the E & N will be brought back to prosperity by a group which has only let it steadily decline over the last 10 years.

Dennis Dalla-Vicenza Port Alberni

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absolutely nothing to attempt to gain support from either level of government to reestablish both passenger and freight operations on the Island.

I know the CEO has requested $21 million ($7 million from each level of government) to complete the rebuilding of the railroad and thereby convince VIA to return to the island and fund the tourist

Campers’ happy their concerns met

train. I am in no way an expert on railroad mainline track repair but this flies in the face of convention to believe that the rebuild of track and bridges can be done for this amount when two previous studies have claimed that between $110 and $130 million was the sum required.

I would urge the ministries to create a committee with full powers to oversee

Re: Campers clash with PAPA over change, March 17.

Your article on March 17th on PAPA clashing with seasonal campers was resolved as of March 8. The word “clashing” may have been a little over the top.

Seasonals had some concerns on changes being made and some assumptions on PAPA changes could have been misread on our part.

Manager Cecilia Addy and PAPA president Zoran Knezevic worked

hard on getting April moorage back into our lease and that was more than we expected, especially for this season.

We are very happy to continue being a seasonal at China Creek Marina and Campground.

China Creek is the most beautiful place to spend weekends or your summers, if that six kilometres of gravel gets paved, it not only benefits China Creek it benefits all of Port Alberni tourism as well.

Ron Lafreniere, Alberta

A precious resource To the Editor,

March 22 was World Water Day. A day when we consider this precious life-giving resource.

In Oceanside perhaps we can set an example for other communities by requiring all new structures are plumbed for rain harvesting and drip water systems.

Lois Eaton, Qualicum Beach

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The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

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Mike Irg, Manager of Planning and Development Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 Telephone: (250) 720-2700 Fax: (250) 723-1327

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HOPS FEST FRIVOLITY A representative from Central City Brewers, left, pours a Hops Fest attendee a glass of beer at Echo Centre on March 19. A group of Hops Fest attendees are eager to try out what’s on offer, top.

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A giant Easter bunny hunt is happening on Friday, March 25 at Arrowvale Farm and Campground from 10:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

‘Hunting licenses’ are $5 per child. An Easter egg hunt, petting farm, refreshments and goodies will be available. For more info, call 250-723-7948.

The Library is hosting a LEGO challenge on Wednesday, March 30 from 2–2:45 p.m.

Kids ages four and up are welcome. Try five LEGO challenges using the library’s LEGO. Complete all five and be entered to win a LEGO prize.

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• Next parent meeting is April 5th, 7 pm @ Smitty’s Resaurant • More fundraisers to come in the spring, keep an eye out for them!

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Children from five to eight years old are invited to the Spring Break Spectacular Camp that runs through March 24. The camp includes exciting games, yoga, cooking lessons and crafts.

The cost is $25 for the camp that runs from 9 a.m. to noon. For more info, call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181.

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Check out the Maritime Heritage Night at the Alberni Valley Museum for a night of history on Thursday, March 31. A slideshow and film and talks by Wayne Loiselle and Robert Turner are included. Beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation. For more info, call 250-723-8362.

At First Baptist Church, Cherry Creek Road, Indoor and Outdoor

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The City of Port Alberni has renewed leases with All Mex’d Up at Harbour Quay and the Lawn Bowling Club behind Echo Centre. Both leases are for a period of five years.

The Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society is hosting the Antique Truck and Steam Show at the Industrial Heritage Centre at Recreation Park during the Labour Day weekend.

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The 13th annual Heritage Fair will take place May 6–7 at Echo Centre. Students from around Vancouver Island will display their projects for judges and the public. Students will also take a ride on the steam train out to McLean Mill National Historic Site on the Friday of the fair.

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“Canada Revenue Agency does not contact residents this way, they do not demand money or threaten you.”

If you receive such a call, the RCMP advises people to: • Protect your personal information.

• Never disclose your personal information over the phone or online.

• Do not send money, by any means, to these people • Tell the caller you will be contacting your local police and hang up the phone.

Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre by calling 1-888-495-8501 or on their website.

City council has appointed Bill Collette, Jan Lavertu, Sheena Falconer and Ken Fyfe to the interim McLean Mill management board.

Susan Merivirta and Jamie Morton were appointed as non-voting advisors and Coun.

Jack McLeman will be council’s liaison. Three members of the public will join the board once the terms of reference have been drawn up.

KARLY BLATS/ ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The Port Alberni RCMP has received dozens of calls from local residents who have been targets of a well known fraud scam.

Callers are identifying themselves as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees and are advising that you owe a debt. The caller claims you owe CRA money and if immediate payment is not received they will seize your assets and they will come and arrest you. These calls often come from 1-844855-8501. These are fictitious debts and should never be paid.

Port Alberni residents need to know this is a scam,

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Walk the Coast business manager Michael Sutherland, centre, presents ADSS vice-principal Carl Poole with $300 from the Brent Manson group of businesses. Valley Vision director of operations Anita Sutherland, far right, presents school district parent advisory council chair Darcy Phipps with $500. The donations are in support of the Yes 2 Know event coordinated by Central Island RCMP Cpl. Dave Cusson, left.

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5 students receive.

The Port Alberni Yes 2 Know edition takes place from April 5-6 and is a partnership between the RCMP, the school district parent advisory council and sponsors like Valley Vision and Brent Manson’s office.

“It’s the Youth Empowerment Summit. ‘Know’ is for knowledge and we’ve broken that down further to the word ‘now.’ It’s important for kids to ‘know this stuff now’ so that they

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Cusson, who used to be based in Port Alberni, is with the drugs and organized crime awareness service in Nanaimo.

“That’s what the convention is about.

It’s a highlight to kids at their vulnerable times, pre- and posttransition.”

The two-day event targets Grade 7s, Grade 8s and their parents.

“The first day is for all the Grade 7s in the school district. They’ll be participating in a full day of prevention education,” said Cusson.

“They’ll be going through a variety of keynote speakers, fun activities, food, they’ll all get a t-shirt, there will be prizes... it’s meant to be a highlight of their grade.”

Grade 7s will listen to keynote speaker Jesse Miller.

“He’s an expert in the world of online citizenship—how kids represent themselves in an online environment.”

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Treatment, not handouts, solution to drugs to suggest it is a solution for every community, but to compare it with what the B.C. government is

spending millions on.

A news event was arranged to greet the first resident moving from Victoria’s squalid downtown tent camp to a refurbished nursing home. And who was the poster child for this project, hand-picked by the agency that runs the growing network of shelters in the area?

He described himself as a former Edmonton resident who was hitch-hiking around, going from shelter to shelter and ending up camped in the squat.

He was impressed by the tidy room with three meals a day he was being given, in a “low barrier” facility where booze and drugs are brought in, no questions asked.

What he was really looking forward to, in addition to accommodations, was an opportunity to kick back and play his favourite video game.

That would be Grand Theft Auto, where your character runs around stealing cars, escaping police and meeting with criminal gangs. It’s popular with adolescents, which these days means anyone under 30.

This is where your tax dollars are going.

Waves of people come in, with key trouble spots being communities on the major highways coming into the Lower Mainland.

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

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Teens need drug education: Cusson development and another keynote talking about social belonging.”

Grade 8s will get educated on marijuana by criminology interns working with Cusson.

“They’ve been specially trained to talk about marijuana and decision making,” Cusson said.

“The Grade 8s have identified that that’s an issue—that drug (marijuana) is really starting to show itself.”

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Cusson said it’s important to get the Grade 7s before they move onto high school.

But its important for Grade 8s to learn the information too.

“They’re already post transition so their day is a little different,” said Cusson.

Some of the keynotes will stay the same, however.

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“Gary Anaka, the brain guy, is going to talk about how to connect to the teen brain,” said Cusson. Parents will also hear from Jesse Miller about how to create boundaries and expectations in their children’s online usage.

While drug awareness programs already exist for

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“There is a drug prevention continuum going on here. DARE is our foundational drug awareness piece and then we build a piece after that called Being True and the [Yes2Know] convention kicks in in the middle,” said

Cusson. The event is meant to spur on conversation outside of just the two days.

“After that, we have post-convention strategies for the kids in Grade 9, 10, 11.”

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Top ‘Dawgs honoured:

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Most Valuable Player: Chris Schutz Top Scorer: Chris Schutz Coaches Award: Liam Conrad

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(High School): Cayden Kraus Most Improved: Tristan Bukovec Unsung Hero: Eric Margo & Rick Schievink The team presented the four, 20-year-old graduates Garrett Halls, Owen Johnson, Eric Margo, and Schutz with their jerseys and thanked them for their contributions to the community as they graduate from junior hockey. The Bulldogs organization also thanked all of its fans and sponsors for their continued support this season.

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Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ coaching staff Alex Evin (left, goalie coach), assistant coach Adam Hayduk, right, and head coach Kevin Willison congratulate player Chris Schutz, second from left, on a successful year.

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Schutz also finished 10th in franchise all-time points with 102 points in 106 games: the most by an American player.

Nathan Dingmann, left, earns rookie of the year honours at the Bulldogs’ awards banquet.

Team education coordinator Tom McEvay congratulates Cayden Kraus, right, and Quinn Syrydiuk on their exemplary academic records in 2015-16.

ATTENTION: LOCAL CHARITIES

Registered Charities are invited to submit applications to receive a portion of the proceeds from the

23nd Annual Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic Please describe work of charity and the allocation of funding if accepted and submit an annual financial statement showing revenue and expenses.

Charities selected will need to provide assistance to the organizing committee prior to and during the tournament, July 8 & 9.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, April 8, 2016 Further information: 250-723-5422. Submit applications to: Alberni Valley Charity Golf Classic: Attn. Bruce MacDonald 6449 Cherry Creek Rd. Port Alberni, BC V9Y 8T3

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The Bulldogs’ 20-year-olds, Eric Margo, Chris Schutz, Garrett Halls and Owen Johnson, receive their jerseys as they wrap up their junior careers.

Chris Schutz cleans up in hardware department

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hris Schutz wrapped up his final season of junior hockey in style: winning an armful of hardware at the Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ year-end awards banquet last week.

The Bulldogs were eliminated in five games by the Nanaimo Clippers in the opening round of B.C. Hockey League playoffs, but gathered one last time to hand out individual awards and thank billet families and team volunteers.

Schutz, one of the team’s four 20-yearold players, earned most valuable player and top scorer awards as well as the fan-driven hardest working player award. During the season he tied three other players for second place in the franchise’s history for most goals in a season with 34. Schutz tied James Ardelan (2003/04), Josh Bonar (2003/04), and Jordan Kremyr (2005/06) for the honour.

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Men’s golf kicks off GERRY FAGAN Alberni Golf the season. On open days the cost will be $10,with prizes awarded for best gross, best net, closest to the pin, money pot and the charity closest to the pin.

Please sign up in the pro shop and if at all possible pay at that time.

The Men’s Club dues will be $15 and payable in the shop anytime.

BALMY BONSPIEL Only in B.C. will you see curlers on the ice in shorts in the spring, as one curler, above, captured during the Aurora Roofing Mixed Bonspiel on Sunday at the AV Curling Club.

The bonspiel drew a full slate of teams for some late-season competition and camaraderie.

Jump camp at Mt. Washington This year JumpCamp is changing things up and taking the show on the road to Mount Washington March 26–27.

JumpCamp, Vancouver Island’s premier snowboard camp is for snowboarders of all ages and abilities

who want to progress their freestyle skills, especially in the park and backcountry.

Mount Washington Alpine Resort is located at the end of Strathcona Parkway in Courtenay BC. From the beginner “shred” to the experienced,

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This event is sponsored by G.D. Auto.

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Away we go on what promises to be another spectacular golfing season with some positive changes to the Men’s Club at the Alberni Golf Course.

Club Captain Preben Rasmussen and his committee have an exciting Men’s Club lined up for this year.

There are a number of new sponsors to add to our many existing ones. That should make for an increase in prizes.

The first event of the year starts this Sunday, March 27 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. It will be a four-

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His memory is our keepsake with which we will never part.

God has him in His keeping, March weSaturday, have him in our hearts. 26, 2016

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Thank You Havard, Ernest Kilden (Ernie)

The family of Shane Hess October 2, 1926 would like to give–aMarch “huge bouquet of thanks” Ernie, age 89, of Parksville, BC, died to family friends9,for in Nanaimo, BCand on March 2016, all the cards, surrounded by his phone wife andcalls, all five of baked goods, flowers, his children. basket of goodies, but He was predeceased by his parents, most of all your support. five siblings, son-in-law, Gary, and daughter-in-law, Esther.

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Ernie leaves behind his loving family; his wife of 68 ½ years, Lucille (Toni); children, Linda Hodgkinson, Douglas (Laura), Wayne, Barbara Collins COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS (Paul), and Michael (Tish LaMothe); 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 1 great-greatgrandchild; his sister, Doris (Ken) Grant; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and numerous friends.

Ernie was born in Cut Knife, SK, and lived on the family farm near Unity, SK. He moved to Lac La Biche, AB, where he met his life partner, Lucille Combs. The couple moved to Vancouver Island, where they raised their family. Ernie worked at the MacMillan Bloedel Pulp and Paper Mill in Port Alberni for over 40 years as a welder and blacksmith, forging many $lifelong friendships.

10 each or 3 for $25 The family would like to thank Dave and Hillie Jenkins Alberni Hall, April 10th. and Gary AllisonAthletic for their help and support.

At Ernie’s request, there will be no funeral service. Family Callurn Billin 250-731-6930 will inter Ernie’s Unity, SK at a later date.

Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, donations may be made in Ernie’s memory to the BC Children’s Hospital NOTICE Foundation.

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Dennis Willis Memorial Gathering Jan 5, 1951 - Mar 25, 2015 to celebrate the life of Though his smile is gone forever and his hand we cannot touch, We still have so many memories of the one we loved so much.

His memory is our keepsake with which we will never part.

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The family of Shane Hess October – aMarch would 2, like1926 to give “huge bouquet of thanks” Ernie, age 89, of Parksville, BC, died to family friends for in Nanaimo, BC and on March 9, 2016, all the cards, phone calls, surrounded by his wife and all five of baked goods, flowers, his children. basket of goodies, but He was predeceased by hissupport. parents, most of all your five siblings, son-in-law, Gary, and daughter-in-law, Esther.

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Ernie leaves behind his loving family; his wife of 68 ½ years, Lucille (Toni); children, Linda Hodgkinson, Douglas (Laura), Wayne, Barbara Collins COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS (Paul), and Michael (Tish LaMothe); 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 1 great-greatgrandchild; his sister, Doris (Ken) Grant; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and numerous friends.

Ernie was born in Cut Knife, SK, and lived on the family farm near Unity, SK. He moved to Lac La Biche, AB, where he met his life partner, Lucille Combs. The couple moved to Vancouver Island, where they raised their family. Ernie worked at the MacMillan Bloedel Pulp and Paper Mill in Port Alberni for over 40 years as a welder and blacksmith, $ forging many lifelong friendships.

10 each or 3 for $25 The family would like to thank Dave and Hillie Jenkins Alberni Athletic April 10th. and Gary Allison for their helpHall, and support.

At Ernie’s request, there will be no funeral service. Family CallurnBill 250-731-6930 will inter Ernie’s in Unity, SK at a later date.

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He was pre-deceased by his mother Mary and one brother Cyril. Born in Winnipeg Manitoba and came to Port Alberni in 1967 and worked at APD from Nov. 1967-Apr. 1996.

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Ray was a skilled woodworker, he built his home and had many other projects.

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The Complete Job Description is available at www.acrd.bc.ca. The ideal candidate will possess: • Commitment to excellent customer service; • 1 to 2 years experience in airports and community services and airports; • 1 to 2 years ofďŹ ce administration experience; • Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; • Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with internal and external contacts.

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of CUPE Local 118 (Alberni-Clayoquot Unit).

BeneďŹ ts are outlined in the CUPE Collective Agreement.

QualiďŹ ed applicants are invited to forward their resume by 4:00 pm on Friday, April 1, 2016 to: Russell Dyson, CAO Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 2E3 Fax: (250) 723-1327 E-mail: rdyson@acrd.bc.ca Phone: (250) 720-2705 We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however; only those under consideration will be contacted.

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Musician Gerry Barnum will be at Char’s Landing on March 26 playing his soulful roots harmonica and guitar.

Soulful artist plays Char’s Solo musician Gerry Barnum will be at Char’s Landing on Saturday, March 26 from 8 to 10 p.m. playing soulful roots and blues harmonica and guitar.

Burnum’s songs range from tender to foot stomping and has shared the stage with some of the best in the business, including Lyle Lovett, John Mayall and John Hammond.

Barnum is a seasoned and soulful artist who is often described as a musician’s musician who has done many recording sessions including with Michelle Wright and K.D. Lang.

Tickets are $20 or $15 in advance and are available now at Char’s Landing or call 778-4212427 to purchase with Visa, MasterCard, Amex or debit.

Got Pop? presents arguably the tastiest night in comedy Port Alberni has ever seen.

The Port Pub is bringing in some of the funniest comedians they could find.

Join the Desserted Island Comedy Tour at the Port Pub on Thursday, April 7.

The comedy duo includes Sandy Danto, from Los Angeles, and Vancouver’s Kathleen McGee who will deliver a feast of jokes in hopes to have audiences laughing the entire evening.

Danto has worked at National Lampoon and is a character actor, but is equally as comfortable playing himself which he did so during his stint with the Lampoon.

In addition to his on camera work, he writes, directs and produces comedy shorts. His work can be seen on NationalLampoon.com and on their college television networks.

McGee has worked on Bite TV and on the Nasty Girls Show at Just For Laughs. She has been touring Recently Kathleen was named the winner for the Sirius Search for Russell Peters’ BFF. Canada

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Desserted Comedy Tour

Vancouver’s Kathleen McGee is a member of the Desserted Comedy Tour that is coming to the Port Pub on Thursday, April 7.

for the past five years.

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Ballet brings Truth Last week for exhibit and Reconciliation

A night of commemorating Truth and Reconciliation through ballet is coming to the Port Theatre in Nanaimo, B.C. On April 4 and 5 the Port Theatre will host Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation at 7:30 p.m.

The ballet is the first major artistic project to come out of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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by Mark Godden, honours the survivors of the residential school system while examining the pains and atrocities of

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Canada’s past.

According to a press release by the Port Theatre, performance art is an engaging tool to both access difficult memories and to help us understand the past.

“I think stories, I think novels, I think film, I think dance, I think painting, all of this allows Canadians to absorb not just the pain and the anger but the beauty as well,” says award- winning Métis novelist, and writer of Going Home

Star, Joseph Boyden.

A pre-show chat will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the theatre before the performances.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet artistic director, André Lewis and Shelagh Rogers, CBC Radio host and TRC Honorary Witness will explore the making of Going Home Star and the importance of this ballet in the context of Truth and Reconciliation.

“The story is so difficult to fully convey in words... I believe this ballet is a wonderful way to tell it,” said Rogers.

Tickets for adults are $60 or $54 for members. Call 250754-8550 or visit www. porttheatre.com for tickets.

There is only one week left to stop by The Rollin Art Centre to get a chance to see our current art exhibit. You won’t want to miss this amazing exhibit featuring much loved artist, Cynthia Bonesky; showcasing her amazing talent in paintings. This exhibit features her incredible eye for details in portraits combined with her love of travel.

Stop by the gallery today, this exhibit ends April 1.

this year; Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14. Books can be dropped off at Rollin Art Centre.

MELISSA MARTIN

Arts Around

support local artists, for his photographic exhibit which begins April 7 and runs until April 29. Colourful, vibrant and detailed is what comes to mind when you see this exhibit. Join us in the gallery Saturday April 9 from 1-3 p.m. for a chance to meet Roland and share some refreshments.

which offers you a chance to have your very own art exhibit in the beautiful gallery for 2017. If you don’t have enough pieces, don’t worry, we can always match you up with another artist to have a joint show.

Applications are available online or at the Rollin Art Centre.

Deadline is April 30.

If you are an artist that is looking to showcase your work, here is the perfect opportunity. The Rollin Arts Centre has a call to artists,

The Rollin Art Centre is still taking all your gently used books for our annual giant book sale. The event is taking place on a new weekend

New show Call to all Old book April 7 artists donations

The next art exhibit, titled “Wandering,” promises to be an exciting exhibit, featuring local photographer, Roland Semjanovs. Join us in the gallery and help

Silence can be Deafening.

Please join Timbre!

Choir as we celebrate Pat Miller’s retirement as she conducts her last concert as Musical Director of Timbre! “Time To Say Goodbye” is this name of this bittersweet concert to be held Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 pm at ADSS Theatre. A “Cake and Coffee” reception will be held at ADSS after the performance.

Tickets are now on sale now and are available at Echo Centre, Rollin Art Centre (cash only), Finishing Touches, Salmonberry’s and from your favourite choir members.

Adults/Seniors - $20 and Children/Students (under 18) $5.

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