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Government must okay market donation The Town of Gibsons might not know for weeks if the provincial government will allow it to transfer reserve funds for the Gibsons Public Market to help meet its late December fundraising deadline. Council voted Nov. 3 to allocate $275,000 to the Market’s funding campaign. The cash was tentatively freed up when the Town voted Oct. 27 to transfer $338,637 from its Park Acquisition Reserve Fund to the Capital Projects Reserve Fund. Such a transfer, allowed under Section 189 of the Community Charter, requires the blessing of B.C.’s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Peter Fassbender. But before asking for the minister’s permission, the Town first must approve a new bylaw to facilitate the transfer of funds. The earliest that could happen is at the Nov. 17 Council meeting. “The intent is to invest in the equity of the [Gibsons Public Market] project, and to recognize that $275,000 has already been raised from the community,” said Councillor Silas White at the Nov. 3 meeting of Council. “There’s a lot of momentum in the community for this project, so it’s fitting that the Town should match that amount,” White added. The transfer of funds would leave the park acquisition fund with no money. Director of Planning Andre Boel noted that the fund, which does not consist of tax dollars, would gradually be renewed as inlieu cash contributions come from developers who opt not to build parks as part of their projects. Mayor Wayne Rowe said it was time to free up the money and put it to use. “The Park Reserve Fund

has sat there for 30 years without our really being able to do anything with it,” Mayor Wayne Rowe noted at a Committee of the Whole meeting earlier in the day. “We’re very restricted in what we can do with it. We can’t actually use it for improving playgrounds or anything like that,” Rowe said. “To my mind, some portion of that is better applied to projects like the Gibsons Public Market.” The $3-million Market makeover and expansion project has to raise about $600,000 to reach its intermediate goal of $2.2 million, which would make it possible to start reconstruction early in the new year. The park fund transfer and allocation from the Town would constitute about 45 per cent of that $600,000. The Market has to reach its intermediate goal by the end of the year or risk losing matching funds from the Island Coastal Economic Trust Fund, money that is already accounted for in the total

raised so far. The Nov. 3 Committee of the Whole meeting also heard from representatives of For the Love of Gospel Rock Society, a non-profit organization working to purchase Block 7, a 47-acre piece of waterfront property. The intention is to turn the undeveloped land, the subject of a development controversy in recent years, into a public park. Society board member Donna Thomas said she opposed using the Park Acquisition Reserve Fund for the Gibsons Public Market when it could be put toward a park in Block 7. “How can we honourably empty it out and empty out so many hopes along with it,” Thomas asked. In responding to questions from councillors, Thomas acknowledged that the society had not been in contact with the property’s owner about a possible sale, and that the society so far had raised $11,000 toward a goal of about $4 million. Rik Jespersen

A cheque presentation ceremony at the Gibsons Public Market Nov. 9 marks a $100,000 donation from CIBC. From the left are: Rod Fossen, district vice-president, CIBC Vancouver; Christina Vetro, regional manager, corporate giving, CIBC; Pam Robertson Gibsons Community Building Society (GCBS) capital campaign chair; Gerry Zipursky, GCBS executive director; Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe and Mike Stevenson, CIBC region head. The CIBC money, pledged earlier, will go towards what the market will call the “CIBC Community Kitchen”. The market is still trying to raise several hundred thousand dollars by year end in order to qualify for matching funds already accounted for.

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Editorial Opinion Learning to remember (Written by 17-year-old Isabelle Ava-Pointon, of Burnaby, winner of the 2015 Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, which included a trip to Europe) November 11: Once again we feel mildly uncomfortable at the thought of having to stand in silence and think of unpleasant things. We are in the midst of the centenary of the First World War, and there are no living veterans of that conflict. Now, more than ever, it is our duty to keep the flame of remembrance burning. Before I participated in the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize, I knew that it was important to remember the World Wars, but I was not entirely sure why. A fortnight in Europe changed all that. There is another reason for remembrance, equally as important as ensuring future peace, but much harder to grasp: it is our duty to remember and honour the lives of the tens of thousands who gave their all for their country. The suffering that these men and women had to endure is beyond the scope of most of our imaginations. This summer I walked across the battlefields of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. I ran across No Man's Land on the Somme. I waded in the sea and marched through the sands of Juno beach. I crawled through muddy trenches and descended into souterrains. I studied military strategy and battle tactics. Still, I will never understand what the soldiers of the Great War went through. But there is one thing I now understand. It began with a visit to Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium, located right beside the field dressing station where John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields. It was a beautiful, peaceful plot of land, surrounded by farmers' fields. There were trees, shrubs, flowers and 1,200 white headstones. We walked among them, reading names, ages, regiments, dates of death and epitaphs. It was silent, apart from the quiet murmurings of my friends as they addressed the dead. From that moment on, I understood. A number in a book is one thing; we can read that there were sixty-six thousand Canadian fatalities in the First World War, and not be able to truly comprehend. But it is much easier to imagine sixty-six thousand men when standing in Tyne Cot Cemetery, looking over twelve thousand graves. Each gleaming stone was once a man with a mother, a father, brothers, sisters, a sweetheart, comrades. All the love of a family, of friends and neighbours was poured into this man, and one bullet or shell in France ended it all. These soldiers fought for the peace we now enjoy, for the freedom of peoples across the globe. They fought for friends and for family and for home. And some never returned home. We owe them this much at least: to remember them. In songs, in poems, in paintings and monuments. In tears at a graveside, in silence on this day. Remember their names and their deeds and their love. For, as is written on countless of those white stones in France: "Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for his friends".

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Back in the '80's and '90's privatization and contracting out of government services were sold to the public, in part, by using the myth that the private sector is inherently “more efficient”. The latest issue of your newspaper (Nov. 5) gives several examples of how this isn't working when applied to government services. The first example is the ferry situation. Next, we read of a two-yearold being separated from her mother for months due to Immigration Canada outsourcing the visa and immigration process “to a private South African company unfamiliar with Canada's citizenship rules”. Lastly we read, in Nicholas Simons' column, about local job losses caused by Vancouver Coastal Health choosing to contract with a company that apparently doesn't want employees who stick up for their rights. (Now, that last example may actually be more “efficient”, as in “Mussolini made the trains run on time”, but is this the kind of labour relations working people in our communities need?) Think about why private enterprise might be “more efficient”. This can happen when a company, let's say a restaurant, is competing with others for the business of ordinary consumers. A restaurant where-in one gets one's meal in a timely fashion might have an edge on one where service is slow. The theory breaks down when you consider government services. That's because the customer the company must please is not the direct consumer of the services, it is a government agency, eager to cut costs. In the case of B.C. Ferries, the company has no competition and thus no need to strive for efficiency. It is time to abandon the experiment of privatizing and contracting out the services we all rely on. Anne Miles, Gibsons

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I just read the very good article by Dave Jephcott (“Economic development on the Sunshine Coast”, the Local’s Sunshine Coast Business Magazine, Fall issue). What it is really missing is a reference to infrastructure: BC Ferries. I have been working for the last 20 years for a fair fare structure, based on government policy to base ferry fares on “distance travelled”. So far without success, and at a meeting (Oct.27) we were told – nothing doing, fares will stay as they are. Commercial fares bringing cargo to our SSC and shipping out goods are double that charged on Rte. 30, Tsawwassen Duke Point on a distance travelled basis. Our passengers and vehicle fares are also substantially higher than those for the Major Routes, Vanc – Vanc Island routes. It should be a function of local government and our MLA to put their shoulders to the wheel to help to fight for reasonable ferry fares. SCRD are doing their bit. Because of high ferry fares I see prospects restricted to tourism and high tech activities and as you point out locally grown and manufactured consumer items. A big threat is the closure of our pulp and paper mill and we should not shy away from real industry, if it is acting in a responsible environmental manner. Jakob Knaus, Sechelt

Trader beware

If you play the stock market today beware: there are sharks in the tank! The stock market has changed 100 per cent in the last 20 years, from investing in a company that you like and want to invest in, to a La Vegas Gambling Racket. Any one that has a computer can play the game and if you play the game with lots of skill you can make a thousand trades an hour on headlines in the news. Sharks don’t care about the companies that they

buy, just the trends and charts of up and down. If you buy stocks and play the market like a piano with skill you don't need to know anything about the company that you bought. In times past it would take you a number of days to buy a stock that you like through a broker; now in one day you can buy and sell thousands of stocks in one sitting and you have no idea what you bought or sold. The computer has changed everything but the stock market has stayed the same and there are expert sharks out there with many computers that know how to take your money. The rich sharks get richer even when the market goes down and the poor simple average person on his one computer loses his shirt – house – marriage and life. Bob Evermon, Davis Bay

Dollars to donuts

In your Oct. 15 article 'George Hotel gets green light', you refer to Councillor Lumley's comment on the 'boon' to the existing taxpayers of $345,000 in new taxes. A few back of the envelope calculations can put that number in perspective. Per Gibson's financial statements, the town generates three to four million dollars in taxes annually (depending on what you include). So $345,000 represents an increase of 8.5 to 11 per cent. Sounds good. One can reasonably assume that this $345,000 increase will come at some annual cost, for instance, new infrastructure to maintain, and incremental administrative overhead demands related to the George. Assume that the increased cost amounts to a very minimal $20,000 per year. The net tax benefit now looks more like $325,000 annually for the taxpayers. Still good. The Stats Can 2011 census indicates that Gibsons had 2,015 private households (owned or rented, and not Band housing). One assumes

that five years later it is somewhat more, lets say perhaps only 2,100. So the average annual tax savings per residence is $150. Of course, not all property tax savings accrue to residences. The 100-odd Gibsons commercial businesses also pay property taxes. Lets assume that they bear only 10 per cent of the burden. The apportioned tax savings to residences now looks more like $135 per year. It would thus seem the residential taxpayers of Gibsons just sold the waterfront in return for which each household gets a coffee and a donut per week, in perpetuity. Doesn't sound quite so good anymore! Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons

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We nominated Gibsons Wildlife Rehab to win a $2,000 makeover through Para Paints. They have been selected as one of the finalists. We would like to ask the public to vote for them so that they may win. Just go to www.facebook.com/ parapaints , Click: Vote, Click: West, Enter your email address under: Gibsons Wildlife Rehab then click vote. Please vote each day until Nov. 18. Kelly Spain, Paint Manager, Gibsons Building Supplies

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Car lot and District in standoff over sign A dispute over South Coast Ford’s new electronic sign could end up in court, says the Sechelt car dealership’s General Manager, Brad Copping. Copping said he was not going to take down his $26,000 LED sign, even though District Council voted Nov. 4 in favour of a committee recommendation not to allow a variance for the 4.5-metre-tall structure, which has been standing on the Wharf Avenue car lot for about a month. Although Copping said he is prepared to take legal action, he doesn’t believe it will come to that. "I don’t think I’ll have to go to court,” Copping told the Local last week. “I think it’ll be handled outside of court with just a couple of letters from our lawyer." If the District was to reverse itself, it would be overturning negative decisions on the sign handed down by the District’s Advisory Planning Commission, the Planning Committee and Council itself. The District maintains the approximately 1.5-metreby-1.2 metre (5-ft.-by-4-ft.) “animated sign” contravenes its 2006 bylaw. “The law describes an ‘animated sign’ as a sign which has movement, either mechanical or electronic, giving a visual impression of movement, with the exception of displays of time and temper-

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lights on the sign don’t flash,” he said. "If you read the definition of service station [in the sign bylaw] it says, ‘can sell gas, or oil or auto parts, or service vehicles,’” he added. “We service vehicles. It’s cut and dried." The penalty for having a non-compliant sign is $100 per day, which can escalate to $120 per day, but Copping said he doesn’t believe he’ll ever have to pay any fine and he believes the community backs him in the dispute. “I’ve had many customers in the last couple of weeks who’ve heard about it through the grapevine have come in and have offered to sign petitions or stand with me on this,” he said. Rik Jespersen

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Gibsons residents can be proud of their level of participation in the October 19 Federal Election: our town achieved one of the highest percentages of ballots cast by eligible voters in the province. Advance polls were particularly active, and as I stood in line at an advance poll waiting to vote, I observed many warm interactions as people took this opportunity to catch up, and to talk about their hopes for our country’s future. Once the results were in, I wrote to the candidates to thank them on behalf of Council and the whole community, for their participa-

tion in the electoral process. In particular, I expressed appreciation to our outgoing Member of Parliament John Weston for his commitments to improving health and wellness, support for funding of key infrastructure renewal, and the facilitation of dialogue on Howe Sound issues such as derelict vessels. I congratulated our newlyelected Member of Parliament Pamela GoldsmithJones on her impressive win, and expressed the Town’s eagerness to work with her and her colleagues in tackling many of the key issues she has committed to addressing, including infrastructure renewal, housing, climate change and the economic viability of our communities. I requested that Council and I be granted a meeting with her, while recognizing that she will be very

busy transitioning into her new role. We are very much looking forward to updating her on our efforts, and discussing with her how we can work together for the betterment of our communities. The opportunity to cast our ballots is but one example of the many freedoms we enjoy as Canadians. On Wednesday, Nov. 11 many of us came together at cenotaphs across Canada on Remembrance Day, to remember friends and loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we might enjoy those freedoms. Wherever you were at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, it is my hope that you paused for a moment and said a quiet “thank you” to these brave men and women, and to those they left behind, for their courage and their sacrifices on our behalf.

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Iconic singer songwriter Joni Mitchell turned 72 this month, so it’s fitting that the Gibsons Public Art Gallery is hosting a tribute show that opened Nov. 12. This exhibition, titled Both Sides Now, invited local artists to use Mitchell’s lyrics as the starting point for creating art works of all kinds. There will be visual art, poetry and spoken word as well as music

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to celebrate one of Canada’s most influential musicians. Local artist and curator Nadina Tandy has the formidable task of curating the gallery show. Mitchell was part of the era when Tandy was growing up and her parents listened to Mitchell’s music. “I appreciate her body of work and I enjoy her paintings,” states Tandy. She took on the task of curating the show because, “I thought it would be a great experience and a good opportunity to let the fans of Joni Mitchell shine.” At press time, 78 submissions had been received. “And large scale works, too,” Tandy says. “There are some

very ambitious people out there.” Artists were asked to make a written submission before handing in their artwork. “This show is dictating its own theme as people are tending to go for the same songs,” she notes. “My job is to make the show make sense and make sure it works within the space.” With so many submissions, Tandy certainly has her work cut out for her. “It’s like putting together a puzzle and I really like that process,” she says. “It will all make sense to me once I lay them all out and then I’ll start to move things around and create a pattern with the work.” Some notable submis-

foundation for wildlife conservation and environmental education in Canada. This influenced three generations of scientists and politicians on everything from conservation of endangered species to the dangers of pesticides and climate change, long before these topics were generally acknowledged. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-andwhite photos from all aspects of Cowan’s life, “The Real Thing” takes the reader on an adventurous and inspirational journey through the heart

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sions include a Big Yellow Taxi painting by Kim Lafave, an avant garde video submission by Janine Prevost, and a mosaic vessel by Mary Louise Guest displaying “powerful symbol and imagery.” Tandy promises the show will be a mix of genres and include both emerging and established artists. In addition to the art show will be performances by local musicians coordinated by Luci Herder and readings by local poets coordinated

by Ross Harry. Performance dates are Nov. 20 and 27 at 7pm, featuring such names as Ross Powell, Lowry Olafson, Elizabeth Lyle, Graham Ord, Fran Litzen, David Kipling, Janice Williams, Pat Drope and the Still Smokin’ Jonis to name just a few. Everything takes place at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery with the art show running Nov. 12-Dec. 6 and the opening reception on Nov. 14 from 4-7pm. Visit gpag.ca for more information.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast November 12-15 “Home for Christmas” craft show, 3173 Mossy Rock Rd., Roberts Creek: Nov.12 preview with wine, 6:3010pm, $15; Nov. 13 10am8pm; Nov.14 10am-4pm; Nov.15 10am-2pm; $3 November 13 Jenica Vanelli hosts an open-mic comedy night, fundraiser for the Little Legion, Roberts Creek Legion, members $5, guests $10 November 14 Sale of Christmas items by SC Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Store, Activity Centre, Sechelt, 9am-3pm, cash only November 14 Bizarre Bazaar, fundraiser by Grandmothers and Grandothers, Roberts Creek Hall, 10am-3pm November 14 Christmas Fare and Bistro, St. Bart’s Church Hall, Gibsons, 10am-1pm November 14 Cardboard challenge, kids of all ages using cardboard to make things, Gibsons Public Library, 1-2:30pm November 14 PowHERtalks, an afternoon of inspiration for women, Chatelech Secondary, 1-5pm, $69, 604-741-7895 November 14 Holly tea, Gibsons United Church, Trueman Rd. & Glassford Rd., Lower Gibsons, 1-3pm, $5 November 14 Opening reception for “Both Sides Now”, exhibition of art inspired by Joni Mitchell lyrics, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 4-7pm, free November 14 Heart to Heart Gala, fundraiser for Hospice on the Sunshine Coast, with music, food and MC Bill Good, Activity Centre, Sechelt, 6pm, $100 ($50 tax receipt) November 14 Literary reading with acclaimed poet and fiction writer Gillian Wigmore, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation November 14 Bassist Torsten Muller and vocalist Phil Minton, presented by Gibsons Landing Jazz Fest, Gumboot Café, Roberts Creek, 8pm, suggested $10 donation November 14 Rod Stewart tribute show, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door November 14 Half Cut & the Slackers, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 November 14 Lounge night with The Oerganics jazz trio, Roberts Creek Legion, 8:30pm, members $5, guests $10 November 15 Banned Council comedy duo, Sechelt Band Hall (behind McDonalds), 8pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door November 19 Book launches by poets John Pass and Joe Denham, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7pm

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Books & Beyond

The dark, wet season is already upon us, which means it is an especially great time to visit the library with your kids. It is warm and quiet here and there are lots of activities to enjoy together. As the Young People’s Librarian, I see children of all ages light up when an adult settles into the giant cushions with them, making a priority of simply enjoying a book to-

gether. There are also board games and puppets available to play with, as well as new games on our iPads. Our winter programs also offer lots of great reasons to come in out of the cold. Our annual “cardboard challenge” will take place this Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1-2:30 p.m. It is a creative chance for kids and adults to transform cardboard into anything they can imagine. The following Saturday, our four-part “learn to knit a Christmas bauble” program begins. Children aged seven

& up are invited to make their own knitted decoration or gift. The program will run 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Nov. 21, 28 and Dec. 5, 12. Tweens will be welcomed into the library after-hours on Friday Nov. 27 to enjoy a screening of the film Inside Out. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and pick-up needs to be arranged for 8:30 p.m. In December, members of the Coast Makers will host an Elves Maker-Shop in the library where kids and adults can drop by to make their own electronic greet-

Poet and fiction writer Gillian Wigmore will read at the Sechelt Arts Centre on Saturday, November 14 at 8 pm. Her most recent books, Grayling, a novella, and Orient, featuring three long poems, build upon a remarkable reputation established with two earlier poetry collections. Her first book, soft geography, won the ReLit Award in 2008 and was a finalist for The Dorothy Livesay Award (BC Book Prize). Grayling is destined to become a Canadian classic; simultaneously down-to-earth and mythic, it takes personal and geographic quest compellingly into our contemporary north. Annabel Lyon calls it, “a work of profound Canadiana, as fast and rough

and bright and bracing as the Dease River itself." Bill Gaston agrees: "Packing quiet wisdom and a poet's eye, Grayling takes us on a spellbinding journey through a grim and gorgeous north country. Haunting, surprising, and unforgettable." M. Travis Lane writes of Orient that it, “leaps, sings, burrows down, and orients the reader within its rich ecosystem. The appeal of these poems lies partly in their blend of humility (the open-minded approach), in their force (the taut style, the original vision) and in an astonishing boldness. Wigmore is a ‘poet of place’ in the best sense.” This not-to-be-missed event wraps up the Fall sea-

son of literary readings at the Arts Centre. Sponsored by the Canada Council and the Sunshine Coast Art Council, admission is by donation. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Submitted

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A literary journey to the “north country”

Poet and fiction writer Gillian Wigmore will read at the Arts Centre in Sechelt Nov. 14. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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family routine this winter. It is a great place to slow down together and starting Nov. 15, the library will be open on Sundays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. We hope to see you here soon.

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InSECHELT In at the at the Millennium Carman Active Driftwood Motor Inn Exhibition Centre Living 5454 TrailCentre Avenue in OSOYOOS 227 10th NW 47 Ed Belfour atAvenue the Drive Friday & Saturday Saturday & Wednesday & Sunday Thursday Royal Canadian Legion November 14th & 15th 10am to 6pm Daily 8310 Avenue 10am to786pm Daily June 14th & 15th Wednesday && Thursday June 12th 13th 9am to 5pm daily inWine Country Visitor Centre at the 553 Vees Drive at the Monday & Tuesday October 26th & 27th

Carman at the Carman Active Living Centre Altona at the Millennium Exhibition Centre October 28th & 29th June 12th & 13th June 14 & 15 Winkler at the Winkler (open through lunch) Winkler at the Winkler Seniors Centre Seniorsfrom Centre June 16-&6pm 17 Daily 10am June 16 & 17 Valid IDRequired Required ValidGovernment Government Photo Photo Valid Government Photo ID ID Required Valid Government Photo ID Required

Ursa Major Gold, Silver & Coin

Direct to Smelter – Precious Metals Roadshow returns to Sechelt! Ursa Major Gold, Silver & Coin returns to Sechelt November 14th and 15th! You can bring your gold, silver, coins and Canadian paper money to the Driftwood Inn in Sechelt between 9am and 5pm each day. No appointment is required. Barry Dick is a precious metals buyer and President of Ursa Major Gold, Silver & Coin. “Ursa Major has the unique advantage of dealing direct with a smelter” said Dick. “That allows us to cut out one or even two middlemen. Ursa Major purchases gold and silver from other gold buyers, pawn

shops, dentists, jewellers and jewellery makers as well as from the general public.” In terms of the US dollar, gold and silver prices appear low. The weak Canadian dollar means prices are strong with gold in the $1,500 and silver in the $20 per ounce range. Ursa Major analyzes your gold, silver, coins and paper money while you watch, with the process explained to you in detail. Coins with numismatic value are set aside from those with a ‘melt’ value. Silver items such as jewellery and flatware are analyzed for

hallmark identification. Items thought to contain gold will also be analyzed for hallmarks, and then confirmed using precise testing that is done while you watch. Then a cash offer is made and you decide to sell or not. Dick took out his first gold claim when he turned 16 in the 1970’s and has been involved with precious metals ever since. An ardent gold panner, he was a regular at the world championship gold panning competition with a personal best of 3rd place in 1984. Now he concentrates on building

the wholesale business with jewellers and brokers while taking the roadshow out one or two times a month across Western Canada. “People bring in all kinds of interesting items, but for the most part it is a broken or old chain, unloved jewelry, a single earring, and out of fashion items like charm bracelets. We also accept dental gold. Lately I see more and more silver flatware sets, but before you bring those in please make sure it says “Sterling” on the handle. There is a lot of silver plated flatware that we can’t buy

due to the low silver content” says Dick. Another valuable item is coin with silver content. Dimes, Quarters, Half Dollars and Dollars from Canada and America can be sorted and the silver content determined in no time at all. People are encouraged to bring in any and all coins for assessment. Ursa Major also assesses and purchases Canadian and Dominion of Canada Paper Money. Ursa Major has extensive experience working with estate sales, executors, widows and widowers in a respectful and caring manner. No appointment necessary.