Commemorative
BIG EVENT Keepsake
Keep the Spirit Alive! A BIG thank you to the North Island for all your support, no decision about it! An even BIGGER thank you to the Hardy Buoys crew, without your dedication none of this would have been possible. Watch “The Big Decision” Monday nights starting March 12 on CBC at 6pm. The Hardy Buoys episode will air April 2.
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The Big Community Event Thank you Wow! What an adventure and we are so thankful to have been able to share with all of you this wonderful journey. We can all agree The Big Community Event was a huge success and we have never been so moved and so proud to have the privilege of calling all of you our friends. The Big Event would not have been possible were it not for the support and generosity of an entire community, but most of all each and every one of you. Your tireless dedication and commitment to a common goal of seeing our community come together not just in spirit, but for future growth and benefit to all is something we can all be proud of. The magic experienced on Feb. 26, 2012 would be difficult to reproduce and I for one am glad to have experienced it. Everyone should be so lucky to experience the bond of living in a small community at least once in their lifetime, where everyone cares so much. We have no doubt if we can keep this spirit alive, we can achieve anything we put our minds to. Feb. 27 was a big day for us, and they don’t call it “The Big Decision” for nothing. We had a great day with Arlene Dickinson and the CBC wrapping up the filming for our episode. Although we can’t say too much, we can say that the future for Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish is more reassuring. We have never stopped believing in our business, our products and our crew’s ability to get over this hurdle. We are a great team, and so happy that others share our vision that not only does Hardy Buoys deserve an opportunity for growth and success, but the North Island deserves this as well. So now we can all look forward to March 12, the start date of the Big Decision, and watch the other businesses as they work for the same results we have all worked so hard for. Then we can all watch April 2, when Hardy Buoys and the North Island shine on national T.V. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for This commemorative contains photos everything. from: Evangeline Lafuente, Janice Traverse, Kellie Dukes, Bruce, Carol and The Crew of Hardy Buoys Alfons Bauer, Sandra McCulloch, Smoked Fish Inc. Brandon Prasad, Sandy Grenier, J.R. Rardon, Mike D’Amour and the staff at Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc.
s the publisher of the North Island Gazette and a resident of the North Island my family and I were thrilled to attend the Big Event. During the past 20 years living in Port Hardy, I have seen time and time again the great support North Islanders offer to one another, but for me the Big Event topped them all! This event, organized by Hardy Buoys, their crew and so many North Island businesses and citizens in such a short time frame, was a huge success and an amazing day. I was even more proud than usual — if that’s possible — to call the North Island my home that day. It was great to see so many members of other North Island communities attend and show their support as well. The North Island Gazette staff was happy to put together this pictorial commemorative pullout so we can all have a physical keepsake of the great day and how the residents of the North Island teamed up yet again to show the world how we all pull together for a common cause. In these pages you will see shots by our staff and our readers who had taken so many great photos. Good luck Hardy Buoys and be sure to watch the Big Decision to see how we all did that day! If it were based on that day alone, it wouldn’t be a Big Decision to know you were successful in bringing the communities together!
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—Sandy Grenier, publisher North Island Gazette
We are so proud of everyone on our team for working so hard these past few weeks to make our products and service better than ever!
A “BIG” THANKS TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT US!
We love to work, play, and raise our families on the North Island! Erin & Denny Seto Seto’s Wok & Grill
PORT HARDY INN 9040 GRANVILLE ST 250-949-8381 CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: SETO’S WOK & GRILL
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THE EXECUTIVES Are proud to announce that we tied for first in the Domino’s Pizza contest! Our share of the winnings, $2500 will be donated to the Hardy Bay Seniors Centre Our Group & the Challenge: T This recipe is definitely not from grandma’s collection or from Chef Google. Five Port Hardy ffriends, all lovers of animals, food, wine, and good conversation developed (through trial and eerror) this tantalizing mix of ingredients to showcase Hardy Buoy’s smoked salmon. We tossed tthe tomato sauce and opted for a more subtle, creamier base. Carefully selected ingredients aadd flavour and texture that make every mouthful a taste sensation. Truly a gourmet pizza that w will keep Port Hardy and Hardy Buoy’s in your mind forever! The Pizza: Ocean’s Delight T The ocean is Port Hardy’s crowning jewel. This pizza stars Hardy Buoy’s Smoked salmon, aaccented with flavours of pepper, cayenne, chives and bacon, smothered in Havarti and Mozzarella ccheeses. An eagle head (made from cheese and apple) crowns the top. This bird symbolizes strength, b beauty, and a dependency on the ocean for its survival. A mirror image of what Port Hardy means to us.
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Good luck, Hardy Buoys! Keep your focus on the prize. We’ll be watching. www.straitshooter.ca info@straitshooter.ca 250-949-0528
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AMAZING DAY! Scarlet Point Seafoods Ltd. 6710 Hardy Bay Road PO Box 308 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Canada
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Hardy Buoys!
Proud to support our customers!
Thanks for letting us be a part of your Big Event.
Good luck!
We believe in you!! From the girls at Scotiabank
Congratulations to Hardy Buoys
All the best to Hardy Buoys!
on a super successful
“Big Event” From your friends at
DAVE LANDON MOTORS
250-949-8133
Proud to support local businesses
DL # 5507
250-949-6393 www.davelandonford.com
Congratulations to Hardy Buoys from the entire team at HBS
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Congratulations to Hardy Buoys. Thanks to the North Island residents for helping to make it happen.
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Congratulations Hardy Buoys! Thank you North Island residents for supporting a local business. Great enthusiasm and superb effort!
Way to go! From Mayor and Council DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY
Port Hardy,
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Fantastic job showing our country this small town has big time Community Spirit. Good luck Hardy Buoys!