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Council considers moorage and electricity rate hike CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

FEE HIKE: Moorage and electrical costs could be going up for boat owners who rent space in the city’s marinas.

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This is one of the best marinas I’ve been in, very well kept and maintained, but there seems to be some discrepancies in price I’d like to see changed.

ROB SEILER Local resident cents per foot on the daily rate.

Seiler addressed city council and said he thought it would be easier to manage if there was equal pricing across the board.

He explained to the councillors that he has moored his boat at several municipal marinas on Vancouver

tricity and are provided two months free of charge on the marina’s 30-amp service. Taxes are added on top.

In Comox, boat owners pay $318 per year for electricity and those in Campbell River pay $388.

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The proposed bylaw will raise electrical rates from $480 to $575 per year.

Seiler said he pays as much in his 1,800-squarefoot house as he does at the marina.

“As you can imagine, I don’t take showers on my boat. I don’t have a hot water tank on my boat,” he added. What he does have though, he explained, is a 75-watt dehumidifier which he runs non-stop during the winter. “I can assure you that it takes nowhere near $10 worth of electricity. So the city is making about $40 on me every month.”

Others run space heaters and more powerful fans that do consume more power, he said, but the problem is that 30-amp is the only service that’s available.

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According to Director of Infrastructure Tor Birtig’s report on annual moorage rates, Powell River North Harbour still comes in lower than other municipal marinas in the region.

Birtig noted in his reports for both harbours that over the past several years the revenue generated from moorage and electricity has gone to pay for the cost of operating and maintenance.

Birtig estimated that an additional $29,000 will be generated by moorage increases in the North Harbour.

Councillor Jim Palm told council he was not comfortable supporting the electrical increase if it was true that it was significantly more than other marinas in the region.

Both he and councillor CaroleAnn Leishman voted against the first three readings of each bylaw. Mayor Dave Formosa excused himself from discussion and voting, citing a conflict of interest as he owns a marina on Powell Lake.

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This year’s award winners from Powell River are Dave Christmann, business analyst; Loris Infanti, working garage foreman; Blair McNicol, instrument mechanic; Ian Paul, paper machine ops specialist; and Garry Smith, pipefitter.

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Island and would prefer to see across-the-board moorage rates.

He added that the price for electricity and how it is charged is another area of concern. He said the way the current system works boaters pay $48 per month or have the option to pay $480 for one year of elec-

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pending on length of boats, but range from $5.40 to $6.75 per foot per month.

The proposed increase is roughly three to four per cent.

Rates for the South/ Westview Harbour, which are based on temporary moorage, are proposed to be increased by roughly five

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A local resident and boat owner is calling on the city to reconsider how it charges for moorage and electricity in its north and south harbour marinas.

At a November 5 City of Powell River council meeting the first three readings to two bylaws, North Harbour Rates and Regulations Bylaw 2432, 2015 and South/ Westview Harbour Rates and Regulations Bylaw 2431, 2015, were made by councillors.

Rob Seiler, a retiree that has lived in Powell River for the past two years, made a presentation to council. His boat is moored inside the city’s north harbour.

“This is one of the best marinas I’ve been in, very well kept and maintained,” Seiler told council, “but there seems to be some discrepancies in price I’d like to see changed.”

North Harbour was expanded in 2011 and the updated facility provides 9,500 linear feet of moorage for local recreational vessels ranging in size from 16 to 60 feet.

T he South/Westview Harbour was also expanded in 2011 and the new facility is adjacent to the old barge terminal. The original harbour is a Small Craft Harbour owned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada but operated by the city. Moorage rates were last adjusted in 2013.

Rates for moorage in the North Harbour vary de-

Powell River Regional District electoral area B director Stan Gisborne is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke. Alan Rebane will be stepping up to represent the electoral area in Gisborne’s absence.

“While director Gisborne is recovering, his alternate will be attending meetings and filling in for him,” said Patrick Brabazon, Powell River Regional District board chair.

Gisborne was in Saint Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Monday, October 26, for a five-hour quadruple bypass heart procedure when he suffered a stroke located in his brain stem.

While initial prognosis was not good, his wife, Jan Gisborne, posted on social media that Stan is fighting to recover from the stroke and hospital staff and family are doing everything they can to help him.

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International tourism numbers up Destination BC announces stable funding for visitor centre CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Powell River Visitor Information Centre will receive three more years of stable funding after Destination BC recently announced its new tourist marketing plan for the province.

The new funding model is for small rural visitor information centres and is additional to an innovation fund that will help the development of community-based, flexible visitor services.

Tourism Powell River (TPR) received notice that it will be provided $18,750 in each of 2016, 2017 and 2018. In previous years, the centre would get one year of funding at a time and the level would fluctuate, said Paul Kamon, director of TPR, the agency respon-

sible for the information centre.

“It’s a small portion of what is needed to run the centre,” said Kamon.

For most visitor centres funding from the province alone is not enough to operate. Centres often rely on other sources of income, including selling merchandise.

“Some of them do up to $45,000 per year retailwise,” said Tracey Ellis, manager of the visitor information centre.

Ellis explained that when she began work with the centre there was virtually no income from retail. Last year the centre sold $17,000 and this year she expects that number to jump another five to seven thousand dollars, she said.

“People want souvenirs,” said Ellis. “Postcards were really hard to find. Now we have lots.”

More international visitors came to Powell River this year than last, according to Kamon, and that’s a trend that may bode well for further development of

tourism infrastructure and services.

Tourism statistics are up in Powell River were up 20 per cent in September over the same month last year, he said.

Across the province, Destination BC reported an increase in international visitors. An additional 72,085 visitors, almost a 10 per cent increase, came to BC in July 2015 compared to the same month in 2014.

Visitors from BC’s largest international market, the United States, rose 11.6 per cent, with an additional 56,182 visitors over July 2014. Other regions showing increases include People’s Republic of China up 8.3 per cent, Japan up 12.5 per cent, and India up 15.6 per cent.

The three-year stable funding model marks a plan to modernize the way visitor services are supported in the province with a goal is to enable a more flexible, innovative, communitybased visitor services model, said a Destination BC

LOCAL INTEREST: Map boards, like the one outside Powell River Visitor Information Centre, located at both ferry terminals will help set the tone for what visitors can expect from their time in Powell River. Paul Kamon, [left] executive director for Tourism Powell River, and Tracey Ellis, visitor centre manager, have been working on developing other initiatives to improve visitors’ experiences. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

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This summer Powell River received approximately $9,000 in funding from the pilot project of the innovation fund that Destination BC announced would go forward last month.

That money was used to create a mobile visitor infor-

mation kiosk inside a renovated Boler travel trailer.

Kamon said the the trailer has been repainted and is ready to have its decals applied.

Kamon said developing tourism infrastructure is a priority and TPR has been focusing on that with new

map boards at both ferry terminals and putting up signs for the Sunshine Coast Trail head and Powell River Canoe Route locations.

“It was time to make an investment in our infrastructure,” said Kamon, “to match the experience you’ll have in our town.”

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Frustration mounts with fewer sailings CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River council is considering a self-run ferry service in the wake of issues with fewer BC Ferries runs and increased economic isolation.

A renewed sense of frustration has surfaced recently as a limited winter schedule has been brought in, coupled with smaller vessels replacing Powell River’s regular ferries.

“My experience so far with ferry advisory committee meetings is that it’s not consultation with the communities,” said councillor Karen Skadsheim, a member of the Northern Sunshine

Coast Ferry Advisory committee. “It’s just lip service saying that BC Ferries is communicating with communities.”

Skadsheim made the comments in reaction to news from the Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory committee meeting where members of that board were told by BC Ferries the issue of fare equity was closed. The committee was also told the number of sailings would not be reconsidered unless it could make revenue for the ferry corporation.

Mayor Dave Formosa, speaking to council and residents at the November 3 committee of the whole meeting, said he has a plan for Powell River to “take charge of its own destiny” and run its own ferry service.

“Our isolation is one of our greatest assets and it’s one of our greatest prob-

lems,” said Formosa. “BC Ferries is not going to solve these problems, so the answer for us is to take over the ferry system for the Powell River region.”

Formosa said that he had received a commitment from BC transportation minister Todd Stone to meet with him after the Union of BC Municipalities conference wrapped up. The meeting has been requested.

Formosa added that he and councillors also sat down with NDP opposition leader John Horgan to discuss the issue.

Further details about the plan were not made available, but Formosa said it would require an agreement with BC Ferries for the routes it services to and from Powell River.

“I just think we can do a much better job,” he added, “representing ourselves here.”

Chief finance officer resigns CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Shehzad Somji

City of Powell River chief finance officer (CFO) Shehzad Somji is leaving city government for a job in public education.

Somji will go to work in the new year for School District 48 in Squamish.

Somji came to work for the city in May 2014 after

spending 10 years as First Credit Union’s CFO. City chief administrative officer Mac Fraser said that Somji has given eight week’s notice and will continue until the end of the calendar year.

“As a true professional, I was aware of him pursuing this opportunity, so it’s with great regret we know he’s leaving,” said Fraser. “We’re

making a seamless transition with an interim CFO.” Fraser said the city is looking for an interim CFO to stand in while they perform a candidate search for a suitable permanent replacement.

Fraser added he expects at least the operational portion of next year’s city budget to be complete before Somji’s departure.

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Discussions are moving forward in an effort to fill a transportation void created when a Sunshine Coast private charter bus line shut down.

Malaspina Coach Lines ceased its runs to connect Sunshine Coast communities to Vancouver without any notice in early September, a move that left travellers stranded with few transportation options.

Now Powell River Regional District (PRRD) board directors are working to bring Sunshine Coast stakeholders together to create a plan to solve the transportation trip-up.

“We are taking it on as a greater than regional district issue,” said regional board chair Patrick Brabazon.

Since the interruption in charter bus services, the only two options for travel have been an ad-hoc community ride-share program or Pacific Coastal Airlines, an expense many residents cannot afford.

PRRD has been in touch with BC Transit, but its response has been less than enthusiastic, said Brabazon.

He added that he has also been in touch with a director from the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

“They are also effected by this lack of service,” said Brabazon.

BC Transit conducted its most recent service review of Powell River’s public bus system earlier in the year.

The review considered a public transit link from Powell River to Vancouver, but concluded it would not be considered in the near future for several reasons.

The report cited long travel times to reach Vancouver, high dependence on changing BC Ferries schedules, no current BC Transit connection between Halfmoon Bay

to Pender Harbour/Madeira Park and an existing service

by Malaspina Coach Lines at the time, all of which made the idea of public transit service to Vancouver “not feasible within the foreseeable future.”

Brabazon said he hopes to change the transit authority’s mind on the matter, especially in light of the bus line interruption, and bring together concerns from the Sunshine Coast’s two regional districts, in addition to those of Tla’amin (Sliammon) and Sechelt first nations.

The regional district would like to create an interim service for travellers, said Brabazon, and the controlling authority is BC Transit.

Brabazon said he would like to see local governments establish the service while communities wait for another private operator to purchase the bus line and “get up to speed.”

“You don’t just walk in tomorrow and set up a public carrier system,” said Brabazon. “It takes time.”

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HAY IS FOR HORSES: Anna Carlson [left] and Nova Arnold, both seven, feed Tekida, a horse recently purchased for Powell River Therapeutic Riding Association by Powell River General Hospital Auxiliary. The girls attended a recent reunion for the Carll/Stephen family and participated in a silent auction that netted the association $300 for hay to feed the horses.

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Legion looks at property changes Committee entertains ideas for new building CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Powell River’s Royal Canadian Legion is looking at making some major changes to ensure its future.

Bruce Lyster, past-president of Royal Canadian Legion Powell River Branch 164, is leading a committee to redevelop the club’s Alexander Street property.

Lyster said the committee is looking for expressions of interest from investors or developers who would be willing to construct a building that would perhaps incorporate seniors assisted living accommodations above the Legion’s new space.

“It would help to keep us in existence and help us keep us with the good work we do,” said Lyster.

“Right now, we’re in some difficult times.”

Lyster explained that drink sales have been falling, in part due to BC’s tougher drunk driving laws, but also changing demographics.

He estimates that the club seen a 75 per cent sales decrease in recent years.

“All the old veterans who used to come down here for their therapy are all gone,” he said. “We have over 300 members, but people don’t drink the way they used to.”

Powell River Legion has been located at Alexander Street for the past 75 years. The building is outdated with knob-and-tube wiring and repairs and maintenance is increasingly more expensive.

Lyster said although the committee would consider relocating, it would prefer to remain at the current location.

“When people think about the Legion, they think Alexander Street,” he said.

FORWARD THOUGHTS: The future of the Royal Canadian Legion in Powell River is being considered in light of its aging building. A newly formed committee is accepting ideas for development. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

COUNCIL BRIEFS Library loan City of Powell River council approved the lending of $1.4 million to the Powell River Public Library board as an advance on its fundraising efforts. The board has five years to fundraise and repay the loan.

Temporary borrowing bylaw Council gave first, second and third reading to Crossroads Village New Library Temporary Borrowing Bylaw 2430, which allows the city to temporarily borrow funds for the new library until the Municipal Finance

Authority (MFA) issues its spring funding of loan requests. MFA only funds long-term borrowing twice a year, so Bylaw 2430 is a temporary borrowing bylaw to allow the city to proceed with the purchase and renovations of the new library. Long-term borrowing Bylaw 2391, 2014 was approved after last year’s referendum and will be submitted in the MFA spring funding.

Fitness finesse Council approved Sunrise Rotary Club’s donation of outdoor fitness equipment for Willingdon Beach and agreed with the club’s rec-

ommended location behind the campsite office near Willingdon Creek.

Internet access Council approved an $18,000, one-year deal with Laston Lastoff Productions to live stream and provide indexed and archived access for the public to watch council and committee of the whole meetings.

Park rezoning Council gave first and second reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2429, a bylaw to rezone the cityowned vacant parcels located at the corner of Marine

Avenue and Alberni Street from Mixed Use Park to Parks and Playing Fields.

Council resolved that the bylaw proceed to the public hearing process.

Campsite amendment bylaw Council gave first, second and third reading to Willingdon Beach Campsite Bylaw 2413, 2015, Amendment Bylaw 2433, a bylaw that amends Willingdon Beach Campsite Amendment Bylaw 2433 allowing campers to have longer stays in waterfront campsites, among addressing other concerns from campers.

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Honour the living Each year on Remembrance Day we honour those who have lost their lives fighting our country’s battles.

Some gather at the cenotaph at Dwight Hall to pay honour to soldiers’ courage, others simply wear poppies on their lapels as a silent tribute. Many use the day to reflect on their hope for peace and hatred towards war.

But in this reflection and reverence for those lost in battle, too often we forget the men and women soldiers that are still here with us. Throughout the community are veterans and current members of the Armed Forces who have returned from war, whether it be Afghanistan, Iraq or more recent international engagements such as Bosnia or Syria.

These brave citizens are often suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance-abuse problems, poverty and depression, and are in desperate need of our help.

A 2013 Statistics Canada survey of thousands of Canadian soldiers found that PTSD a m o n g members of the Canadian So much money and resources Forces had are put into training soldiers for nearly doubled war, it’s a shame the same could since 2002.

Sunshine not be said for their recuperation Coast Health when they return home.

Center treats these heroes every day, providing them with much-needed counselling and recovery techniques in an effort to reintegrate them into civilian life.

Tragically, a number of Canadian veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental afflictions as a result of their duties in war ultimately end up committing suicide. It’s estimated that over 50 Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan alone have taken their own lives since returning from the war.

So much money and resources are put into training soldiers for war, it’s a shame the same could not be said for their recuperation when they return home.

Men and women who have fought in our country’s name deserve our help and understanding; they are now fighting their own battles after selflessly fighting ours.

Ceremonies and vigils for fallen soldiers are vitally important for healing the wounds of war while generations of families still deal with unfathomable loss. However, Remembrance Day should also be about recognizing and supporting our recent veterans and current soldiers who are still here, and ensuring they get the the help they need.

On Remembrance Day, let us not forget the veterans still living among us, for in their esteemed presence we still have the chance to properly thank and honour them.

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Preschoolers need regular fitness

By Dr. Paul Martiquet Are your preschoolers physically active? Do they run around using up their energy in active play? Or does your preschooler sit in front of a screen more than he or she should? It may seem a bit much for us to be pointing this out so early in a child’s life, but the truth is habits established at a young age are more likely to stick as the child grows up. So, yes, making sure your preschooler is active really does matter.

For children aged three to five years, daily physical activity is essential for their growth and development. Fortunately, kids this age typically love being active, even if they don’t call it that. They want to be engaged in the world around them. They want to be seen as cooperative, which makes them engaging to be with.

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Four year olds are at a perfect age to learn and develop skills such as following road safety rules and healthy lifestyle routines. Of course, they still need adult supervision for most activities, but they are usually ready, full of energy and have an exuber-

For children aged three to five years, daily physical activity is essential for their growth and development. ance to try new things.

Research shows that children of this age should have at least two hours of physical activity every day. Of this, 60 minutes should be structured play and the balance unstructured activity.

Unfortunately, cutting into this crucial development time is increasing time in front of screens, including television, computers, smartphones and tablets. Can we wonder why obesity is more of a problem now earlier than ever?

Structured play is intentional and requires adult planning, for example, outings and field trips. These provide opportunities to teach preschoolers about their community. There are many organized programs for children and families. Find out by calling the new “211” information service to find out about community, social or government services. This is also available online bc211.ca.

Unstructured play can take place in the house; preschoolers can help to tidy up toys or participate in various other activities.

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LETTERS » Lucky and enough Regarding council’s compensation [“Mayor calls for discussion on pay,” October 28] and George Orchiston’s comment in a letter last issue [“Pay raises,” November 4], two words come to mind: lucky and enough.

I feel lucky to have jobs as personally fulfilling as I have. I’m lucky for my day job’s flexibility to accommodate the time I need to serve our community on city council, and I’m lucky my jobs provide enough compensation for me, my family and future. That’s all I need; enough. What I get is way more than enough.

I have meaningful, fulfilling work, and fine, talented, committed colleagues and friends. By my measure, that’s more than enough; I’m wealthy.

All this is in addition to simply getting to live in this place and this community.

Enough? More than that.

Lucky.

Rob Southcott Gordon Avenue

Unanswered questions As a visitor here for the winter, I found it interesting

to attend the open house arranged by the PRSC Limited Partnership and Island Timberlands [“Foundation provides hope for heart of community,” November 4].

The presentation appeared not to address many, if any, of the concerns expressed by members of the audience.

Even the format was a source of dissent. Harvesting plans were clearly but briefly laid out for folks who seemed not to want any logging at all. A bit off target, I would say!

I discovered that subsequent land development is a significant underlying motive for the logging. But I ask, for what? There does not seem to be a big demand to warrant such an ambitious venture. Just witness the vacant lots above the high school.

William Lytle-McGhee Maple Avenue

Warrior woods I attended a packed meeting at the Town Centre Hotel, hosted by Island Timberlands on Wednesday, October 28 [“Foundation provides hope for heart of community,” November 4].

The open house was regard-

ing Lot 450.

One question on my mind was that If we have been recently awarded the accolade of least polluted city in the world by the Guinness Book of Records how will the dropping of 135 hectares of trees in the centre of our town affect that title?

I fail to see how clear cutting a huge area of trees that we walk through and drive by every day is in line with that. Yes, trees are a valuable commodity and people make a living from the cutting and processing of those trees. But the trees that are in the middle of our town are also local air filters and carbon collectors that benefit the health and wellbeing of our community and assist in combating climate change.

The bears have been our barometer of climate change; they have been starving and drawn to our town for food and survival.

The berries were too early, the salmon minimal.

I feel grateful that we have Millennium Park saved, but can we not also protect more of Lot 450 or at least log areas selectively with large buffers for roads and riparian areas?

It is understood that part of these lands will be the home of the university for Sino Bright, which will become a welcome addition but Jenny Garden is heading up a mission to raise the funds to purchase some areas of interest.

Will Island Timberlands consider these special circumstances of our central greenspace?

Lesley Thorsell Hammond Street

Symbolic gesture Today Taylor Campbell, on behalf of the Powell River chapter of the Council of Canadians, collected water from the Pacific Ocean to be sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to encourage him to be more forward-thinking about fossil fuels than outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper [“Blaney Secured federal NDP spot,” October 21].

It is a symbolic gesture, echoed by people across Canada, to rivet the new government’s attention to climate change and the effect on all of us. Water is essential to all life. It cannot be continued to be seen as a commodity to be abused for

short-term gain.

The future belongs to Taylor and her generation.

Do we stand with her and a sustainable future or with corporate greed and their immediate financial future?

Trish Cocksedge Huntingdon Street

City can act on inn I don’t know why city council is having so much trouble dealing with this issue [“Derelict building attracts attention,” October 28].

Maybe there is more going on than I am aware of, but there are a few things I do know. There is a city bylaw that deals with these types of issues. There is a procedure under the bylaw that the city has at its disposal to give notice to the registered owner of the building. There is a procedure for the owner to appeal the imposing of the bylaw.

BC’s Community Charter legislation is, to my mind, pretty clear on the issue on whether the city has the power to do this. It states, in part, “a council may, by bylaw, regulate, prohibit and impose requirements in

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MARK RICKSON Strathcona Avenue It means sacrifice because all my grandparents fought in WWII, so I am going to respect and remember them by going to the ceremony at Dwight Hall.

VALERIE BOLTON Borden Place It’s a special day for me because my middle son was born on Remembrance Day. It’s a reminder that life is precious.

PADDY TREAVOR Chilco Avenue Remembrance Day has a personal meaning to me because my father fought and was wounded in the Korean War. It is a special day to remember.

SARAH SKOGLAND Savary Island It means recognizing and having gratitude for what we have. It is important to honour those who put their lives on the line for our freedom.

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8« VIEWPOINT for walks and talks on trails or neighbourhood streets offer good practical learning times. It’s not only for the child, the adult also benefits from the physical activity.

Keep things simple for preschoolers. They

like to run, climb, jump, to balance on one foot and myriad other things. This leads to tip number two: keep it fun. Preschoolers learn through play and can develop the motivation to stay active and engage with oth-

Passionate plea We recently returned home to Powell River after living out of province for 30 years. Our memories of the mountains, ocean, family and friends lured us back to this idyllic town.

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Letters to the Editor/Viewpoint

What does Remembrance Day mean to you?

BROCK YUILL Ontario Avenue For me, it’s like any other day, but I always have a spot in my heart for the wonderful men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.

We should all remember them every day, not just one day a year.

relation to…buildings and other structures.” It also states that a city can “require persons to do things with their property, to do things at their expense and to provide security for fulfilling a requirement.”

Regardless of who owns the building, who speaks to it, the city needs to send out the registered letter putting the owner on notice that this derelict building needs to be dealt with, and at the very least this would put Seaboard Hotels in the position of coming up with a plan.

Why is the city wrestling with what to do with it? It is up to the owner to provide council with a plan to deal with it.

Al Drummond Skeena Street

ers at the same time.

If you have questions about child development generally, or if at any age your child experiences a noticeable loss of skills they once had, talk to your physician or local pub-

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lic health nurse.

Dr. Paul Martiquet is the Medical Health Officer for Rural Vancouver Coastal Health, including Powell River, the Sunshine Coast, Seato-Sky, Bella Bella and Bella Coola.

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Electoral Area A Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 500, 2015

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PUBLIC HEARING

Under Section 875(1) of the Local Government Act, an Official Community Plan is defined as a statement of objectives and policies to guide decisions on planning and land use within the area covered by the plan. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 500, 2015 applies to lands within the boundary of Electoral Area A, except for Savary Island and Tla’amin treaty settlement lands.

Where can I get more information?

A copy of the bylaw may be inspected at the Powell River Regional District office, #202 – 4675 Marine Avenue until Monday, November 16, 2015 during the office hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday (statutor y holidays excluded), and also online at www.powellriverrd.bc.ca.

How do I voice my concerns?

Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed bylaw may speak at the Public Hearing or submit their concerns in writing.

Written submissions must be received by 4 pm on Monday, November 16, 2015 in order to be entered into the Public Hearing record.

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CUSHY SEATS: Overseeing installation of new seats for Evergreen Theatre is Travis McLean, theatre technician. Original seats were put in when Powell River Recreation Complex was built in 1975. A 40th anniversary celebration will take place on Sunday, December 13. The seat upgrades are part of a list of items that will be undertaken in the near future.

deer and bears.

With each sighting of these beautiful animals we consider ourselves very fortunate to live here. Sadly, not everyone shares our passion for nature.

The number of bears that have been destroyed in Powell River this year is appalling. I have read in the Peak that 26 bears in total have been destroyed [“More bears destroyed,” October 21].

Recently, a young cub was seen on Marine Avenue. The moment I saw it I phoned agencies in the Lower Mainland that rehabilitate wildlife. Critter Care in Langley immediately responded and said they had room for the cub.

I was instructed to call the conservation officers in the area as they have sent small bears to their facility in the past. I informed them of Critter Care’s eagerness to help. I was told there was still fruit on the trees and grass to be eaten and they would not intervene and would let nature take its course.

My concern is if the bear becomes comfortable with people and habituated to garbage, it will be labelled

a nuisance bear and be destroyed.

The well-being of this animal is at risk. In my opinion, if it survives the winter it will be a miracle. I would hate to see this little bear destroyed.

With agencies in place to help this bear, can we not look at sending him to Critter Care in Langley?

Elizabeth Douglas Marine Avenue

New recruits Having now called Powell River home for just over a year, it has provided my partner and I more then a few opportunities to get acquainted with the community We’ve been to the Blackberry Festival, become a member of the Powell River trail running club, enjoyed an epic array of yoga and fitness classes and have caught Claudia Medina’s premier of her amazing film showcasing International Choral Kathaumixw and its partnership with Sliammon.

Most recently, we attended the Haunted Ball [“Haunted ball celebrates sacred and silly,” October 28] this past

Saturday out in Townsite.

When we arrived in Powell River we thought it was smart to have a 12to 18-month plan, which meant right around now we were to be finding a new home in North Vancouver.

Moving out of Edmonton and into Powell River, we weren’t sure whether living in a rural coastal town was going to be what we were looking for.

Due to the incredible community that Powell River is, that original North Vancouver plan has now been thrown out the window; we are not going anywhere.

We are so fortunate to have a community bursting with such creative and positive energy set within one of the world’s best landscapes, all right here.

I just wanted to send out a thank you to these incredible people who keep Powell River so vibrant. Hats off the all the volunteers, the creators and the producers who keep generating incredible experiences for all of us to come together and celebrate why we call this place home. Thank you all for being so awesome!

Jim Barr Joyce Avenue

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BUSINESS »

Real estate figures double Sales activity may slow down in holiday period Real estate sales were more than double what they were last October and the market shows no signs of slowing down, according to Neil Frost, Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president.

“It was another very busy month for real estate in Powell River,” said Frost.

Total sales in October were just over $11.2 million, compared to last year’s just under $5.3 million.

Out-of-town buyers are still accounting for a big chunk of sales and 26 out of 49 buyers during October were from out of area, mostly the Lower Mainland.

Three buyers were from out of country.

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Frost says the high real estate sales activity should continue over the next couple of months leading up to the holidays.

“Typically, it’s not as busy around the holiday season and into the early new year, but the low inventory right now is pushing prices up,”

In keeping with a tradition since 2001, all Quality Foods stores close each Remembrance Day to pause and reflect on the importance of the role of our past and present service men and women.

Whether in times of war or peace, we are ever grateful for these brave souls who put themselves in harm’s way for the greater good of all Canadians.

said Frost. “The market is still very active and buyers have to jump.”

October had only 138 active listings, down from 349 in September. The average price of a single-family home sold in the area during October was $263,807, up 3.2 percent from last year.

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Not lost in the antiquities of time Fallen soldiers’ names found on Vimy Memorial

In honour of all those who have fought and continue to serve for our country

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HOME SAFELY: Three Lang brothers from Powell River fought in World War 1 all returned home. Born in England, they all were living in this community when they enlisted.

Henry George [centre] was gassed at Passchendaele in July 1917 while both Thomas James [left] and Frederick John [right] were wounded at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.

Two best friends from Powell River enlisted on the same day during World War 1 and died in Europe at the same time.

Tommy Simmons, 25, and Sidney Stewart, 27, were with the Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion when they died in 1917. They are among 12 men from Powell River who left home and never returned. All were members of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces.

Their names are on the cenotaph at

Dwight Hall where hundreds will gather on Wednesday, November 11, to honour them and other soldiers who have served Canada over the past 101 years.

Teedie Kagume, collections manager at Powell River Historical Museum and Archives, said she wanted to put something together because she felt the bravery of the WWI soldiers and what they went through needed to be recognized.

“It was quite emotional for me, really difficult,” said Kagume. “World War 1 was messy.

All wars are horrific, but that one was particularly awful.”

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• E. A. Harry Carter worked at the mill in the lumber yard and gained a commission while in the military.

• Tommy Lant was a partner in Wilshire and Lant Men’s Furnishings, located in the Sing Lee block at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Ash Street in Townsite.

• Richard Welsh operated a motorboat on Powell Lake for a logging company.

• No information about R. Birkenshaw can be found except his name.

If readers have any information about any of the soldiers, they are invited to call the museum at 604.485.2222.

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signing up. In 1916, he was buried in Berks Cemetery Extension in Belgium.

• R. Bryanton, 19, who died in 1918, was the son of Joe Bryanton, a woodmill electrician at the mill. He is buried in LaTargette British Cemetery, France.

• C Moodie worked as a drug store assistant before being placed in the Canadian Infantry’s 7th Battalion. After he died at age 24 in 1915, he was buried in Menin Gat (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium.

Kagume was unable to discover military service information for some of the soldiers.

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sure like to.” Alex was in the Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion and died in 1917.

Aged 19, he was buried in Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery Extension in France.

• George Washington, 44, shared the same name as the United States’ first president. As a civilian, he worked in the mill as a carpenter’s helper. He was a member of the Canadian Infantry’s 47th Battalion when he died in 1916 and is buried in Contay British Cemetery, France.

• A medical corps Boer War veteran, William Stanley worked as a cashier for the mill before enlisting. He was with Canadian Medical Corps, 5th Field Ambulance, when he died at age 38 in 1918. He is buried in Queant Communal Cemetery, British Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

• Gordon Cole, 30, was a member of Canadian Engineers, 3rd Tunneling Company and worked at the mill as a machinist before

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During her research, Kagume went to the website of the Vimy Memorial and discovered that Simmons’ and Stewart’s names are on it.

On the opening day of the Battle of Arras, April 9, 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps, fighting side by side for the first time, scored a huge tactical victory in the capture of the 60-metre-high Vimy Ridge.

After the war, the highest point of the ridge was chosen as the site of the great memorial to all Canadians who served their country in battle during the First World War. In particular, it honours the 60,000 who gave their lives in France. It also bears the names of 11,000 Canadian servicemen who died in France, many of them in the fight for Vimy Ridge, who have no known grave.

Both Simmons and Stewart worked in the Powell River Company mill and had both pre-empted land at Grief Point.

Kagume has more information on some of the WW1 soldiers than others. She did research through the National Archives of Canada and gleaned some information from columns in the Powell River News written by Arthur Dunn.

“I wish we did know more,” she said.

Following is the information she compiled for the museum.

• Alex Dickie Black was the only son of W Black who was a colour boss in the mill’s beater room. “I have no idea what a colour boss was,” said Kagume, “but I would

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Canada’s mission to Afghanistan may be officially complete, but for many veterans and their loved ones its legacy rages on.

Sunshine Coast Health Center, a men’s care facility in Powell River, works with soldiers and veterans who are recovering from trauma and addiction. Program manager Geoff Thompson said he has seen an alarmingly high suicide rate for returning soldiers.

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high as 54, almost a third of Canada’s total wartime casualties in Afghanistan.

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problem in addition to the PTSD, or a traumatic brain injury,” said Thompson.

Since 2009, Thompson estimates that there have been several hundred soldiers attend his programs.

Canada lost over 150 soldiers fighting the Taliban on Afghani battlefields during the country’s longest military campaign.

The 13-year mission, which came to an end in 2014, claimed many Canadian lives, including 158 soldiers. Of the soldiers killed, two took their lives there and four others are suspected of having done so.

An alarmingly high rate of suicide has been reported in returning soldiers, often the result of untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is estimated that the number could be as

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who may be at increased risk for the mental illness.

Operational stress clinics have been established on bases so soldiers have access to help and the military and government also work with private mental health and addiction recovery facilities.

Thompson added that a big part of the work he does with veterans at the Powell River centre is helping them through a shift in perception between the life they led in the military and their new one in the civilian world. The focus is on teaching them how to take control of their lives and make their own choices, or as Thompson said, “be the author of your own life.”

He added that often he helps veterans understand that while they are dealing with the effects of PTSD, they have to make changes to understand that they are in control.

“We tell them to get a life,” he said, “in spite of having [PTSD].”

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“The work we do is fantastically more complicated,” he said. “We would make the argument here that the real issue is the life they are living is not filling them up anymore.”

Thompson added that identity issues are often a major factor for veterans.

Personal esteem, as a soldier, is built on the competency of being a solid, trained soldier, he explained.

“Then all of a sudden you have some doctor saying sorry you are now unfit to be a soldier. It just crushes a lot of them,” said Thompson. “There’s a great fear coming forward and admitting that something is wrong because they don’t know what it will mean.”

Over the past decade the Canadian Forces and Veterans Affairs have put more money, staff and mental health facilities in place for returning soldiers. Returning soldiers go through a screening process to identify those

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sometimes a factor for soldiers returning from overseas duty, the military denied a consistent link between being sent overseas to fight and increased suicide risk.

Many soldiers can trace problems to their times in Afghanistan, but often the trauma that they deal with goes back to other international engagements such as Canada’s role in Bosnia or Cyprus. Some are dealing with childhood trauma as well, according to Thompson.

He said that often the men he works with suffer from panic attacks, nightmares, difficulty sleeping, trust issues and increased levels of irrational suspicion. Drug and alcohol abuse happens when they try to self-medicate their symptoms, added Thompson.

Sunshine Coast Health Center has medical doctors and psychiatrists who can help the men with medication, but there is also a lot of counselling that

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COMMUNITY »

New library calls for coastal flair Craftspeople sought to provide furniture designs MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Staff at Powell River Public Library are calling on area craftspeople to help give the new library a local look.

To ground the new Crossroads Village library location in local history and Sunshine Coast lifestyle, a design committee spearheaded by librarians Becky Burbank and Sonia Zagwyn have put out an open request for locally made furniture designs.

“Something built locally from raw materials will help create a sense of belonging in the new library and our community,” said Zagwyn.

On the hunt for a locally designed and made circulation desk, new materials display cases and storage units, the committee’s goal is to create a library space rooted in the community.

“We want it to feel like the li-

brary is sort of like their extended living room,” said Burbank. “It will be nice for people to walk in and know things were made here by local people.”

An additional goal of including local designs is to harness the new library’s large floor space and provide more room for people to spread out and feel at home. One idea is to create a makerspace for local writers, say the librarians.

“They’ll come to the library with projects and work on them in company,” said Zagwyn. “It will create the library as a space to create as well as read.”

Guidelines for craftspeople include preferences for furnishings that use local wood, contrasting forms and colours found in Powell River’s natural environment, such as lichen-inspired greens or arbutus tree reds.

In addition to nature, furniture designs for the new library space should also pay homage to Powell River’s industrial past.

“The new library space has big wooden beams and lovely big windows,” said Zagwyn. “We want furnishings that work with these

CONSTRUCTION CALL: Librarians Becky Burbank [left] and Sonia Zagwyn are asking local designers to submit furniture designs for the new Powell River Public Library. MEL EDGAR PHOTO

aspects to create an eco-industrial look.”

The new library is scheduled to

open in summer 2016. The closing date for design applications is Friday, December 18. For more

information, readers can go to powellriverlibrary.ca/content/ request-designs.

Society presents home and garden awards To w n s i t e H e r i t a g e Society presented its annual Home and Garden

Awards on Saturday, October 24 at Henderson House Museum.

The awards for the best-kept homes and gardens have a long history in Powell River’s first neighbourhood, originating in 1917 with

a garden contest sponsored by Powell River Company.

The heritage society once again partnered with Rona Building Centre, Springtime Garden Centre and Mother Nature to present gift certificates and a plaque or framed certificate to each winner at the reception held in their honour.

Winners of the 2015 Townsite Heritage Society

Home and Garden Awards are: Grand Heritage Award: Amanda Hasler, 6318 Oak Street Grand General Home Award: Margaret Paterson, 5811 Maple Avenue Most Improved Home Award: Willem and Brenda Van Delft, 5747 Maple Avenue Best Overall Garden: Peter and Pauline Robinson, 5503 Maple Avenue

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Cheer needs continue MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

While Santa and his elves prepare for the holidays at the North Pole, closer to home Powell River and District Christmas Cheer Committee is getting to work.

The cheer committee has been a Powell River tradition, helping provide hampers and toys for needy families in the area, since 1948.

“Bert Long and his wife started this many years ago in their basement,” said current committee president Sandra Carmen. “That we are still doing it is testament to the need in Powell River.”

According to Carmen, last year the cheer committee were able to help 255 families, including 290 children. She said they hope to help at least that many again this year.

Not a fundraising organization, the cheer committee is entirely dependent on donations from the community.

“Teens are especially hard to buy for,” said

Carmen, “and we always seem to have a shortage of those [gifts].”

Carmen said larger groups of people or businesses can sign up for the Adopt-aFamily Program, in which they take over responsibility of purchasing Christmas dinner groceries and gifts for members of a selected family.

The deadline for gifts and donations is Saturday, December 5. However, given the work involved in shopping and packing the hampers, Carmen said the committee would appreciate if people contact them about helping as soon as possible.

Interested readers can help by sending in cash or cheques or by donating new toys.

Cash or cheques can be sent by mail to cheer committee treasurer Cherrie Hunter at 7318 Glacier Street, Powell River, V8A 5V2.

Charitable receipts are provided.

Another option is choosing a child’s name from the Christmas tree at Walmart and leaving a gift with store staff, said Carmen.

For more information or to volunteer, readers can contact Carmen at 604.485.2142.

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Upon seeing how great the moustaches looked, Jackson said with Dodd’s permission they decided to put a calendar together.

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“We were the third highest producing team in Canada.”

To raise money for the cause, firefighters are also selling 2016 calendars with pictures of firefighters and their moustaches, including two female firefighters, Jennifer Salisbury and Leona McCorkell, sporting fake moustaches in support of their male colleagues.

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Despite complaints from partners, wives and girlfriends, more area firefighters than ever are growing moustaches this year.

Firefighters from three Powell River area departments are joining forces to cultivate ornate facial hair in aid of Movember: Powell River Fire Rescue, Van Anda Fire Department and Malaspina Volunteer Fire Department.

A playful amalgamation of the words moustache and November, Movember is a charitable event held across Canada to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer.

“My wife hates it,” said on-call auxiliary firefighter Scott Hodgins, “but she can’t really complain because it’s all for a good cause.”

Banded together as team Powell River and Area Emergency Services, the firefighters hope to at least double the amount they raised last year.

“We raised just under $5,800 last year,” said team captain and on-call auxiliary

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CULTURE »

Life’s a beach for holistic healer Author helps women tap into sober potential MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

After a “lightening bolt” moment at Willingdon Beach two years ago, a stressedout, overworked and harddrinking international human rights advocate started working to help herself.

Now living a life of balance on the coast of Mexico, Powell River’s Caitlin Padgett said changing her relationship with alcohol helped her rediscover her gift for helping people.

“I was ‘go, go, go, go’ all my 20s,” said Padgett, “but I wasn’t where I was supposed to be. I was not happy and I wasn’t in a healthy place.”

A holistic health coach and author of a recently released

book, Drink Less, Be More, Padgett said she wants to help more women talk about alcohol.

“Women need to be able to talk about alcohol safely and not feel shamed,” said Padgett. “Alcohol is keeping so many women from fulfilling their purpose and we need to shine a light on that issue.”

More and more Padgett said she came to rely on a glass of wine or two rather than her former love of dancing to help her unwind after work. And walking on the beach the morning after a particularly rough night, she said she knew she had to make a big change in her life.

“I didn’t have any enthusiasm,” she said. “I just didn’t want to be doing what I was doing any more.”

In order to be of service to others, Padgett said she had to prioritize her own health

and work to calm her inner turmoil and doubt.

“I felt alone and unworthy,” said Padgett. “In the past I would ignore that feeling and drink rather than reflect on it.”

To change and build a healthy life, Padgett left her job, started studying holistic counselling and began moving in synch with her own rhythms again.

“Every part of my day is different now,” said Padgett.

“I live a full, fun, satisfying life.”

The move to Mexico was part of that change. Living in Puerto Escondido with her partner and one-yearold daughter, Luna Azul, Padgett said she has built a life around healthy habits.

“I am happy in the heat,” she said. “Knowing how to start my day right and being honest about my habits has helped me stay true to myself.”

Although not a medical health professional, Padgett said her experiences dealing with her own alcohol abuse showed her that many women are discouraged from seeking help because of shame.

“Abstinence based programs like Alcoholics Anonymous don’t work for many women,” she said, ”because they are too ashamed to come forward and get help.”

From her laptop in Mexico, Padgett said she counsels clients over Skype or other international online forums.

“I’ve always liked to help people or speak up when there is injustice,” she said.

“The one-on-one work is a joyful way to help women who are committed to making change in their lives.”

For more information about Padgett and her book, readers can go to caitlinpadgett.com.

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Band reunites for Powtown Boogie A request from a fan has prompted a reunion of sorts for a popular Powell River band.

“We’re putting the band back together for one night. Sort of,” said saxophone player and vocalist Ted Durnin.

Durnin floated the idea with other musicians, some former members of Zoot Suit Riot, and they were receptive. A month later, the band is set for Powtown Boogie Party.

The band has been practicing old favou-

rites. The lineup is not the same as Zoot Suit Riot: instrumentation has changed, players are added or subtracted, and tunes are rearranged.

“In Powell River, there is really only one big band with a changing lineup,” added Durnin.

“We have worked together before.”

Ron Campbell, Dennis Fox and Durnin share the limelight, heading the band with vocals, guitar, bass and sax. Neko Peterson keeps beat on the drums while Paul Mignot is on keyboards. This is the same lineup as

Blues Busters and has also performed as Fox Sake and the Grateful Ted. But the music is mostly songs Zoot Suit Riot performed or music that fits with it.

A combination of jump swing, rhythm and blues and rock are on the menu for the evening.

“It’s all high-energy, fun music,” said Durnin, adding that dancing shoes are a must.

Although there is a cover charge of $15 for the party, proceeds will benefit Family Place,

an initiative of Powell River Employment Program.

“We wish to support a program that many of us have used in the past,” said Durnin, who has three children under the age of seven. “They do great work and while the event is for adults, it seems natural to find a way to benefit the kids.”

Powtown Boogie Party takes place at 8 pm on Saturday, November 14 at the Lower Legion Hall. Tickets are available at the door.

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Vinyl lovers flip Album swap returns in new format MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Collectors will be turning over their records to keep their love of vinyl going this weekend.

Vinyl Flip 2015 is a buy, sell and swap meet in Powell River for record collectors looking to get nostalgic and search for that perfect album.

“It’s about the thrill of the hunt,” said event organizer Bob Davey, “and finding a record that really means something to you.”

For Davey, that record is David Bowie’s 1976 compilation album, Changesonebowie. He said just listening to songs like “Space Oddity” or “Ziggy Stardust” transports him to another place and time.

“Younger kids might not have that experience with an album,” he said. “You don’t listen that way on iTunes, it’s not the same immersive experience.”

Because of Powell River’s remote location, Davey said it takes extra effort to keep the collecting scene vibrant and fresh. While residents are well-stocked with Pipe Band, Anne Murray or Nana Mouskouri records inherited from parents or grandparents, a more varied selection of records needs to be brought in from elsewhere.

“Records just don’t drift in,” he said, “they have to come in on the ferry.”

Strangely, because of their popularity, mint condition “party records,” as Davey calls them, like Led Zeppelin IV are especially hard to find.

“Those got dragged around everywhere,” said Davey. “It is really hard to find pristine gems that never got played.”

Every time he leaves on business, Davey said he keeps his eyes pealed for gems and he pops into thrift or record stores looking for music he thinks collectors in Powell River will like.

“My wife laughs at me,” he said, “because I just like to keep records moving along on their journey, and get them to where they will be appreciated.”

This year’s Vinyl Flip is the newest incarnation of last year’s Vinyl Frontier album swap run by Roxy Records co-owner Mark Lemna.

After Lemna decided not to organize a swap this year, Davey said he felt compelled to do something.

“It was a riot last year and packed with people,” said Davey. “With such a great response, I knew I had to keep it going.”

Entry to Vinyl Flip is free and there will be anything from free giveaway bins of records to $20 albums.

“Who knows what you will find,” said Davey. “Collectors might even want to bring a handful of records that they want to swap.”

It’s surprising just how many people are into records in Powell River and how much the record scene has grown, said Davey.

“It’s grown astronomically,” he said. “Everyone from new moms to middle-aged men are into records these days.”

Vinyl Flip 2015 runs from 11 am to 3pm, Saturday, November 14, at Cranberry Community Hall.

TURN TABLE: Record lover and David Bowie fan Bob Davey wants vinyl lovers to seek and find their perfect record at the first annual Vinyl Flip, 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday, November 14, at Cranberry Community Centre. MEL EDGAR PHOTO

Folk duo uses word play MEL EDGAR mel@prpeak.com

Folk duo the Chimney Swallows are returning to Powell River and the musicians vow neither stormy seas nor cancelled ferries will see the show kiboshed.

The proclamation comes because this is exactly what happened two years ago when a storm on the Salish Sea saw the Chimney Swallows’ Raghu Lokanathan and Corwin Fox stranded in Comox, and their Powell River performance cancelled.

“This time I have a plan,”said Fox, “even if we have to get into those squirrel suits the cliff-jumpers wear and fly over there.”

Based in Cumberland, 17 nautical miles from Powell River, Fox is one half of the Chimney Swallows’ musical medley. Named for birds returning each year to nest in Cumberland’s chimneys, Fox said the band’s music has a similar wandering quality.

“We will start a song with one instrument and migrate to another,” said Fox. “We’ll go from guitar to accordion, then mandolin and banjo.”

Although loyal to its acoustic folk routes, the Chimney Swallows’ music contains notes of hip hop and jazz as well.

“We want to be folksy and fun,” said Fox. “Our sound comes out like a conversation between the two of us.”

While music from their first self-titled al-

bum has been played on CBC Radio, Powell River listeners will have the chance to hear previously unreleased tracks, including songgames requiring audience participation.

“It’s fun. We or the audience yell out word substitutions or switches,” said Fox. “Playing with words creates whole different meanings in the song each time it’s played.”

Fox said he and Lokanathan spend a lot of time on stage trying to make each other laugh. This makes the show a fun experience that Fox said lends itself to a rather unexpected synchronicity.

“We have had strange convergences,” said Fox. “We are magically linked and I feel that when we play together.”

That link is perhaps born of the duo’s time working together at a public library in Victoria. Even now with Lokanathan calling Prince George home and Fox in Cumberland, their musical connection is as strong as ever.

“We’ve each written songs about working at a public library,” said Fox. “We even write about reading the same books.”

Playing a distinctive style of folk music peppered with hip hop and jazz, the duo is content to keep their sound rough around the edges.

“What we do is not about being super polished,” said Fox, “it’s about feeling the music and almost trying to inhabit the song.”

The Chimney Swallows play Cranberry Community Hall on Friday, November 13.

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A win, a win! My kingdom for a win.

King Richard’s desperate plea, or words to that affect, never rang truer than for Kings head coach Kent Lewis and former assistant coach Chad van Diemen, who now coaches in Prince George.

There can only be one victor, however, and Powell River came away with a slump-busting 6-2 win over the Prince George visitors.

Both teams desperately needed to reverse their losing ways, but added drama came with the return of van Diemen.

His first head coaching assignment with the Spruce Kings has been a challenging one so far, but he remains positive and optimistic.

“We’re getting settled in our new house,” said van Diemen of his family’s move to the Spruce Capital, “and it’s been good and I’ve really enjoyed it.”

The Prince George coach said his team has gotten off to a slow start, but he has seen improvement in recent games.

“I would have liked a better record but guys are coming around and we’ve been playing a lot better hockey lately,” he said, “and hopefully we can get some wins from it.”

Every coach enjoys the chance to beat his old boss, but van Diemen downplayed the matchup against Lewis and the Kings.

“For us, it’s a big game and the start of a three-game trip, so we need to start with a win. Obviously, though, coming back after six years

here, to win would be satisfying,” said van Diemen.

A crowd of 870 was on hand for the royal contest and, with just the one game scheduled over the weekend, Powell River poured it on for most of the 60 minutes.

Kings controlled the play early and were rewarded late in the first period with goals from Carter Turnbull at 14:55 and Nick Halagian at 16:49.

Prince George charged out of the gate with a couple of goals in the second period to tie the game 2-2 but the Kings, on goals from forwards Gavin Rauser and Jonny Evans 37 seconds apart, restored the two-goal advantage after two periods.

The third period was controlled again by Powell River with hardworking forward Nick Halagian adding two more goals for his hat trick and a huge five-point night to lead the Kings to a 6-2 win.

The game reminded Kings players of the team that was so successful earlier in the schedule, and they felt the turnaround coming in their last loss in Duncan, according to Rauser.

“We really got it last game in Cowichan,” said Rauser, “but we just couldn’t get our bounces. But that was a good start and everyone in the room is hungry for a win.”

Slumps are a reality at every level of sport and a challenge in the growth of a club, something coach Lewis has seen many times in his career.

“There are times in the season when you don’t think you’ll lose, and times when you don’t think you’ll win,” said Lewis, “and I told the guys that when we were six games above 500. That’s the reality

CRUNCH TIME: Powell River Kings’ Liam Lawson takes a hard hit against the boards battling for possession of the puck on Friday night at the Hap Parker Arena. Kings defeated Prince George Spruce Kings 6-2.

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of a regular season and how you’ve got to be dialed in, but they looked at me like I had four eyes.”

Trends are difficult to reverse, but Lewis sticks to hard work and belief.

“It’s been tough because there’s

been a lot of self-infliction over the past six games, where the mental and the physical weren’t there,” he explained. “Credit to the kids who had a good week of practice and we got some key people back, and tonight we had some

good energy and kept them down to 20 shots.”

Kings will need the same effort when they host the Victoria Grizzlies Tuesday, November 10, and Langley Rivermen on Friday, November 13, at 7:15 pm.

Villa takes three points for forfeited game THIRD CROSSING SOCIETY’s

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forfeiture on Thanksgiving, coach Chris McDonough was asked at the time if there was any chance of the Tigers pulling the same stunt.

“No, they’ll be here be-

cause they are just below us in the standings and it’s an important one for both teams,” said McDonough, unaware that the Vancouver Island team would forfeit.

their promise to perform, said McDonough.

Villa travels to Duncan for their next game to take on Cowichan United 2 on Saturday, November 14.

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against SFFC Bayside Tigers 2 on Sunday, November 8, but given a choice the soccer club would much rather have played.

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Joachim Philipzig

Angelina Harris (neé Vodola) August 29, 1950 - November 07, 2015

April 2, 1948 - November 1, 2015

With extreme sorrow, I would like to announce the sudden and tragic loss of Joachim.

Joachim is survived by soulmate Lucretia and furry partner in crime Otto, as well as Lorna, Karen and Rikki. He was predeceased by his son Jason, mother Helga and father Fred.

A celebration of life will be held at the Carlson Club on Saturday, November 14, at 1 pm. Please use the downstairs entrance.

A loss of a great friend and seaman of the Canadian Coast Guard.

Coree Crawford It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of Coree Crawford. With her children by her side, mom left to be with dad on October 30, 2015.

Coree was predeceased by her husband, Bob Crawford (June 2014), her sister Anne and brothers Jack and Pete. She leaves behind her daughter Ann-Marie (Gord), sons Rob and Paul (Andree), cherished grandchildren Andy, Sheena (Zack), Jordan, Joel and Ethan, as well as siblings; Lia (Frank), Polly (Stu), Willie (Brian), Trudy (Reg), Marian (Ray), John (Sue) and Don and their large extended families.

Coree was born on December 15, 1940 in the Hague, Holland. She was the second oldest of Marie and John Straathof ’s 11 children. In 1952, the family packed up and migrated to Canada, and settled in Powell River with some Dutch relatives. In 1960, Coree met her match and married Bob in 1961. The following year came the first of their three children and she quickly became the anchor to Bob and her three busy children’s lives.

While she enjoyed baking, cooking, gardening, playing Scrabble and camping, time spent with her grandchildren was her favourite. Over the past 20 years she also enjoyed worldly travels and camping out with family and friends.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to our health care professionals for their care and compassion over the last 10 years.

A celebration of Coree’s life will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 1 pm at Beach Gardens Marina and Resort. In lieu of flowers, a contribution to Powell River General Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

WIDE SELECTION OF QUARRY ROCK

It is with great sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear wife, mother and Nana, Angie.

Angie leaves behind her husband of 44 years Phil, sons Jason (Sherry) and Dean (Dianne), daughter Leah (Greg), her beloved grandchildren Makenna, Sydney, Ranae, Jacob, and Blair, mother Margherita Vodola, and sister Maria (Jim) Bartfai. She was predeceased by her father Vito Vodola, and brother Sandy Vodola.

Angie was born in Ruvo Del Monte, Italy and came to Canada at the age of three. She spent her childhood in Creston, BC and came to Powell River in 1966. After finishing high school, she started her career working at the Bank of Montreal where she made many lifelong friends and her customers brought her great joy. At the age of 21 she met the love of her life. Phil and Angie were married September 25, 1971 and soon started a family of their own.

Angie enjoyed reading, crocheting, traveling, camping, and playing with her grandkids.

She was loved for her words of wisdom, kind personality, and enthusiasm for life, no matter what obstacles she faced.

She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives were enriched by her devotion to her family and friends.

Special thanks to Dr. Hoffert, Dr. Burns, the oncology unit, and the nurses on the fourth floor who cared for her though her courageous fight. Many thanks to her friends and family for their love and support over the years.

Prayers will be held Thursday, November 12 at 7 pm at Church of the Assumption A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, November 13 at 1 pm at Church of the Assumption. Reception to follow immediately after at the Italian Community Hall.

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Dinah M. Woods December 4, 1940 - November 3, 2015

Dinah passed away peacefully at the Burnaby Hospital after a year-long battle with breast cancer. She was a longtime resident of Powell River. Dinah was predeceased by her sister-in-law Betty (Dixie) and stepdaughter Ann Marie. She is survived by husband Danny, son Rob Wright (Janice), daughter Michele Sauve (Jeff), stepdaughter Donna Gillis (Sam), sisters Delia (Dennis), Dulcie (Phil), Vicky, and brother Dixie, grandchildren Danica, Natasha, Jacob, Blaze and many nieces and nephews. She was surrounded by love when she passed and was not alone or afraid. We all miss her very much. No service by request. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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Powell River United Church, Trinity Hall Corner of Michigan Ave and Crofton St Sat Nov 14, 11 am - 2 pm Christmas Bazaar, bake sale, Grannie’s treasures, tea

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CROSSWORD

HOROSCOPE Week of November 11 to 17, 2015 ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19

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It is important to rest and recharge your batteries after undergoing a massive dose of stress. If you try to limit yourself to fairly passive activities, you recover even more effectively.

TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20

You’re able to expand your network of contacts. You enjoy the company of new friends even though it’s in a professional context.

GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21

DOWN 1. Rope fiber 2. Spot broadcast, often 3. Let go 4. LAX abbr.

5. Have a bite 6. Holler 7. Refuses to 8. From the south 9. Musical opener 10. Chicken order 11. Pasta topper 13. War horse 18. By chance, old style 20. Blaster’s need 24. Hull caulking 26. Facing 27. Teen meeting place 29. Fleming who created 007 30. Helmet, in cyclist’s slang 31. Flat-bottomed freight boat 33. Perpendicular to the keel 35. Tendon 37. Group of three 38. Take up again 39. Still-life piece 41. Tex-Mex snack 45. Catch in the act 46. Ill temper

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23

If your partner is from a different background, it’s possible that you both have to make some adjustments. A better balance of res­ ponsibilities at home would be appreciated.

SUDOKU

LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23

You may feel very emotional this week.

These feelings really stimulate the artist within. You have a well­developed sense of detail and refinement.

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22

At work, you must negotiate even the smallest details before concluding any sort of agreement. Where feelings are concerned, your soul mate reveals him­ or herself in a spectacular manner.

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22

Your self­esteem grows, allowing you to aspire to a more prestigious role at work.

Some effort is required to maintain a more active social life.

Level: Beginner

LAST WEEK’S SODUKO ANSWER:

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9X9 grid, broken down into nine 3X3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS 1. Mall binge 6. Tit for tat?

10. Eavesdropper’s device 12. Day divisions 14. Set apart 15. Early stages 16. First application line to fill in 17. Airport vehicle 19. Be a poor winner 21. Tit for ___ 22. Montreal street 23. Busybody 25. Sum (up) 26. Letter before iota 28. Stocking material 31. ___ constrictor 32. Whitewater vessel 34. Barley bristle 35. Diving craft 36. Saltpeter, to a Brit 40. Scott Joplin genre 42. Barrymore or Carey 43. Complain 44. Chemical used in dyes 47. Bring out 48. Seattle big-leaguer 49. Stash away 50. Sprinkle with drops

You might consider going to live abroad for a while. At work, you’re put in contact with people of various nationalities, and this is beneficial for you.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22

You win some sort of popularity contest.

You’re surrounded by people who are very attentive to everything you say, however silly it may be.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20

There are lots of comings and goings because of your work or your health or the health of a loved one. You should also expect numerous arguments.

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

Thank you to the following retailers who contributed to the success of the 2015 Fall Bazaar Mitchell Brothers • Save-On-Foods • Canada Safeway • Quality Foods • Canadian Tire Springtime Garden Centre • Flowers by Cori-Lynn • Mother Nature Wildwood Garden Service • Ed’s Blueberry Farm • Walmart Thank you to our volunteers for their time, plants and crafts and also to the Catholic Womens’ League

RAFFLE WINNERS QUEEN QUILT B. Harvey KITCHEN BASKET Esther Williams CANDY RAFFLE June Tesan

PLANT RAFFLES N. Caroiu Helen McRae T. Lloyd B. Clydesdale QUILTED TOTE Alice Fougere

GIFT CERTIFICATES P. Agius M. Vodola J. Tesan R. Jack G. Natrasony

LEAF COMPACTOR AND GLOVES P. Silvester CROCHETED B. Dufresne

Thanks to our customers. See you next year!

GROCERY RAFFLE M. Olson D. Mantoani Irene M. V. Welde Tammy Olson

Generally speaking, money is always an extremely important factor in your life; this week you assure some guarantees for the future. It may be that you prepare a project for your retirement.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

Your young children are quite a handful, but that doesn’t prevent you from spoiling them and loving them deeply. You may get a nice raise at work.

PISCES | FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Some thinking is required before moving from words to action. If you’re not happy on a professional level, you have a brain wave that enables you to embark on a brilliant career.

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Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVE • PH 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM — 6 PM • FRIDAYS TILL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT NOVEMBER 11 - 17

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2L

ISLAND FARMS COUNTRY CREAM

Ice Cream

If it doesn’t say Island Farms . . . it isn’t.

5 lb box

Chinese Mandarin Oranges

Or Moosetracks 1.65 L

WHOLESOME FOOD

Bartlett Pears

Fuji Apples

2 1 1

1

FREYBE

/lb 3.26/kg

/lb 6.57/kg

78

¢

Bunch Spinach

/lb 1.72/kg

23 $

FOR

23 $

Butter Flake Rolls

2

$ 98

Pkg of 12

FOR

Assorted Muffins

3

$ 68 /lb 8.11/kg

Top Sirloin Grilling Steaks

EXPER I ENCE

RECHARGING SLEEP

2

$ 98

Pkg of 6

OFF

RETAIL

1

$ 48 Raisin Pie 680 g

4

$ 98

4

/lb 9.88/kg

7 98 6 $

98

/lb 17.59/kg

$

/lb 15.39/kg

FRESH

4

$ 98

Frozen Pizza Assorted 788-888 g

CARNATION

GENERAL MILLS

Hot te Chocola -500 g

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal5 g

QUAKER

es e Cak Ric is Min Or Crispy Assorted 100-214 g

3 3 35 Assorted 225

Assorted 425-50

$ 98 $ 98

WELCH’S

Grape Juice

2

$ 98

White or Concord 1.36 L

QUAKER

RTS Oatmeal Assorted 228-430 g

The All New Beautyrest, featuring AirCool® and Gel Foams, provides pressure relief as well as a comfortable sleeping temperature

3

$ 68

$

FOR

MINUTE MAID

88

Frozen Fruit Punch 295 ml

¢

$ ON2SALE 7

QUEEN SETS STARTING FROM

799

$

©2013 Simmons Canada Inc. All rights reserved.

100 g

GROCERY

$ 48 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

100 g

Cheddar Cheese

550 g

DELISSIO RISING CRUST

Boneless Pork Loin Roast

AND APPLIANCES

2

10%

$ 28

BALDERSON’S

French Bread

P E R S O N A L S E RV I C E

Fresh Lean Ground Chuck

1

$ 48

F R E S H D A I LY

/lb 3.26/kg

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Avocadoes

100 g

68

Old Fashioned Ham Smoked Turkey Breast

48

Bavarian $ Meatloaf

$ 98 $ 48 $ 48 Celery

3 $ 98 5

1% Chocolate Milk $ ISLAND FARMS

$ 98 Green Seedless Grapes

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LOCATED DOWNSTAIRS AT MITCHELL BROTHERS 604.483.4949 • 5687 MANSON AVENUE