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Brooks Secondary School Thunderbirds senior girls volleyball team won the bronze medal at the BC High School AAA provincial championships last weekend in Kelowna, BC. Team members included [back row, from left] coach Doug Skinner, Amelia Vincent, Emma Piniewski, Tyana Sacree, Matilda Bertrand, Kate Fisher, coach Jay Yule, [front row, from left] Melinda Boyd, Lauren Mander, Paige Lawson, Maddie Yule and Taylor Kinley. Yule was chosen as a first team all-star and Bertrand was picked for the second all-star team. Brooks competed against 16 teams and beat Campbell River’s Timberline Secondary School to capture third place. Vancouver’s Little Flower Academy won the provincial title.

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Conference pushes green economy Experts agree healthy planet leads to employment opportunities JANET SOUTHCOTT Peak contributor

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Environment-friendly jobs 1« GREEN ECONOMY Ministry of Finance states 1.2 per cent of the workforce in BC works in the industry.

The BC government received a Bold Green Jobs Plan from Green Jobs BC three years ago. Since then, there has been very little uptake.

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons said mega-projects, such as Site C Dam or Kinder Morgan pipeline, receive a lot of attention, yet it is the smaller projects that draw communities together and provide sustainability through local job creation.

“Mega-projects may result in a net increase in temporary jobs, but they are temporary and I would rather people work in their communities rather than in work camps,” he said.

“When we have British Columbians employed in rural communities as well as urban communities, and not just in clusters around mega-projects, I think that provides more balance.”

At the foundation of the conference were five pillars.

Each pillar represented an opportunity for the green economy.

A strengthened, sustainable forestry industry matched with local valueadded manufacturing was targeted by the Green Jobs BC conference. This moves away from the export of raw logs and toward jobs and skills developed within communities such as Powell River.

“We have had some good, strong, value-added companies in town that are smaller—wood interior businesses, furniture busi-

nesses, cabinetry,” said City of Powell River manager of economic development Scott Randolph. “They employ a good number of people at a good rate. We would love to see some more of that.”

Simons said he would like to see a move away from raw log exports. “The public does not like the fact we do a lot of the resource extraction, but not enough of the valueadded,” he said.

Another green economy focus is on the building trades, especially retrofits for energy-efficient buildings, high-density developments, passive houses and using local or made-in-BC products.

“Energy-efficient retrofits create twice as many jobs as building a new dam and retrofit jobs are close to home in every community across BC,” said Simons.

A third pillar of focus is transportation. The move is away from individual gasoline-fuelled cars and toward enhanced public transit, cycling and walking paths.

Powell River has seen a small injection of funds to assist with this transition, which could include smaller, accessible transit vehicles with more frequent schedules.

Fourth is the clean technology industry. This includes telecommuting, research and development of renewable energy products such as solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heat exchanges, and wave power generation, film industry jobs such as animation and special effects, et cetera.

The fifth is movement toward a clean economy. This pillar includes waste reduction and diversion, indus-

FORWARD PLANNING: New Westminster hosted the recent Green Jobs BC conference, where the building trades, particularly energy-efficient, high-density housing and retrofits to reduce a building’s carbon footprint, were highlighted as part of the green economy. JANET SOUTHCOTT PHOTO

trial cleanup and pollution mitigation, national coal phase-out, which is currently happening, and use of biofuel to meet the clean fuel standard, among other

When we have British Columbians employed in rural communities as well as urban communities, and not just in clusters around mega-projects, I think that provides more balance.

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“I categorize food as the new energy sector,” said Randolph. “There is an opportunity here; not just terrestrial farming, there is seafood as well. On land aquaculture is sustainable, it preserves wild stocks and provides food for domestic market as well as international.”

The main takeaway from the Green Jobs BC conference was reinforcement that change begins at home.

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to promote biodiversity, and if we see all our social programs through the eyes of a child, we have a better perspective on everything,”

said Simons.

Local community groups, such as Climate Action Powell River, have formed to make sure action to reduce the city’s carbon footprint is taken. The sustainability charter, Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, and Sustainable Official Community Plan are a map for the city to follow toward a green economy.

Randolph said each provides some “boundaries and guidelines on how we want to see the city develop in the future.”

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Business requests library building compensation Yoga studio asks for more than $12,000 due to disruption CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

BREATHE IN: Nourish Yoga and Wellness Studio owner Terri Cramb had to move her yoga studio from the second floor of the new library building earlier this spring during seismic upgrading of the building. Now the business owner is asking for the landlord, City of Powell River, to provide compensation for some of her losses. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

A small, third BC Ferries vessel has been plying the waters between Texada and Harwood Islands this past week.

The MV Tachek will be used in place of the North Island Princess when Texada Island’s regular boat goes in for a scheduled refit this spring, said BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall.

Marshall said the training drills include operational readiness exercises and other safety-related drills.

move into another unit at Crossroads, Nourish was given $250 per month in June, July and August.

The lease for the secondfloor unit was also cancelled and the lease for the new space is on a month-tomonth basis.

After Cramb’s presenta-

I know the number sounds high, but that’s only the legitimate costs we can track. I don’t believe it actually reflects the impact it has had on the business.

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and requests from other tenants, reductions were bumped to 50 per cent.

Because Nourish moved from the city’s building to a unit owned by Futurevest Investment Corporation, the business has not received the city’s discount.

After asking for compensation last spring for the

tion, the committee agreed to have staff provide a report on the request.

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman said she would like city chief financial officer Kathleen Day to consider the amount and provide some recommendations.

“It’s totally fair for the amount [that has] been put

out and the damage to the business,” said Leishman at the meeting.

Cramb said the accounting she provided for her compensation request does not take into account factors such as increased stress and others she cannot account for.

“There’s been so much stress that has happened during this project,” she said. “I know the number sounds high, but that’s only the legitimate costs we can track. I don’t believe it actually reflects the impact it has had on the business.”

Mayor Dave Formosa said he thought the city has been more than fair with the compensation it had already provided, but said he would be willing to hear what Day thought about the request at a future meeting.

Formosa added that once library renovations are complete, the city would be taking care of the cost of leasehold improvements to the

Setting it straight In last issue’s Viewpoint “Why CETA matters to Powell River” it was incorrectly stated that a study stated that Canada’s Gross Domestic Product will decrease by over $10 billion in the first seven years under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, when in fact the study stated $20 billion. Also, the study came from Tufts University in Massachusetts, not Minnesota. These errors were due to a missed revision to the article.

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“There is some pain, I get that,” said Formosa. “I don’t think that, from where I sit, this is totally to be borne by the city.”

Formosa said that while times may be tough, once the library is open there will be a large increase of walk-in traffic through the building, a potential boon for tenants like Nourish.

“The amount of compensation you’re looking for is pretty high,” he added, “but, regardless, let’s let staff have a look at it and think it through.”

Cramb said she plans to take the compensation money and reinvest it into her business and intends to move back into the space once the building’s renovations are complete.

City clerk Chris Jackson said staff will review Cramb’s request and report back to council with options at a future meeting.

Seismic upgrade work on Powell River’s francophone school, École Côte du Soleil, is now complete.

The $2.8-million project started last spring and included reinforcing the school’s wood-frame gymnasium, classroom blocks and demolishing other parts of the school.

Three other classrooms were deemed structurally safe and did not require any upgrades. Students were able to attend school during the upgrades.

The work was done as part of a joint agreement between the BC Ministry of Education and Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.

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A Powell River health and wellness entrepreneur has requested that City of Powell River compensate her business more than $12,000 for what she claimed are ongoing disruptions that have caused her to lose clients.

N o u r i s h Yo g a a n d Wellness Studio owner Terri Cramb presented her case to the city’s committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, November 29.

Cramb told the committee she was very attached to a second-floor space above the new Powell River Public Library site at Crossroads Village Shopping Centre, but had to move to another unit in the shopping centre when the city installed seismic support beams in her main studio.

“C ircumstances have been out of everyone’s control, but I wanted to express to council the huge impact that it has had on myself as a small business,” said Cramb during her presentation. “It’s been very hard to maintain a solid business plan and move toward our goals when so much time, energy and effort has been directed toward the situation. It’s taken away from our ability to grow.”

According to financial statements Cramb provided to the city as part of her request for compensation, costs to move to another unit came in at more than $7,000.

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City shelves incubator farm project CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A farming concept designed to assist people interested in learning the art and business of commercial agriculture has been shelved after Powell River farming groups said they are not in favour.

City of Powell River manager of economic development Scott Randolph brought the proposed concept forward to council more than six months ago, saying it could play a role in helping to improve the region’s economy and food security.

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The city applied to the province for grant funding to start the program.

At the Tuesday, November 29, committee of the whole meeting, councillor Russell Brewer revealed that staff has since withdrawn that grant application and the project has been put on hold indefinitely.

“It’s somewhat unfortunate,” said Brewer to the committee.

The committee received letters from Powell River Farmers’ Institute president Alan Rebane and Powell River and District Agricultural Association

president Gary de Casmaker advising council that both farming groups did not support or endorse development of the incubator farm.

In his letter, Rebane informed the city that the group feels there is much “misinformation” regarding food security and production of agricultural goods.

“We strongly believe the City of Powell River could direct its funds in more productive ways,” wrote Rebane.

The city had been looking at facilitating an incubator farm project between a number of partners, in-

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cluding Vancouver Island University (VIU) and School District 47, on land between the previously proposed location of Sino Bright School and Millennium Park.

VIU Powell River campus administrator Greg Cran said after the meeting that his school’s involvement would have been to provide a broad education opportunity to teach farming skills and promote greater local food production.

“These are skills, not only for students, but for others, including vulnerable groups, wanting to learn how to access and better manage their own food security needs,” said Cran. “With access to agricultural land limited due to cost and other factors, there is no opportunity to train and educate the next generation of farmers.”

Mayor Dave Formosa told the committee the city had no intention of running the farm itself.

“What we were doing was making land we have available for folks who want to learn their hand at farming and applying for a grant to get resources to help people who want to learn how to farm,” said Formosa. “I understood it to be a project to give young farmers a leg up, not that we were going to be getting into the farming business.”

A 2015 community foodsystem assessment commissioned by the city, Powell River Regional District and Vancouver Coastal Health reported, as one of its key findings, that while much of the region’s land is not

FARMING DECISION: City of Powell River has postponed an incubator farm after local farming groups wrote to council to make it clear they did not support the project.

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suitable for large-scale agriculture, there is “capacity for smaller-scale production and increased interest among new farmers in growing food.”

Incubator farms are based around the idea that land ownership is one of the greatest challenges for would-be farmers. An incubator farm, in a fashion similar to the more traditional concept of a business incubator, provides a small parcel of arable land along with instruction and mentorship in order to create a viable agricultural business.

Funky Beets Farm owner Rob Gilchrist made a presentation and told the committee that local small-scale farmers face a number of obstacles in the business, including limited distribution ability, struggles to find adequate irrigation water and low local food literacy in the region.

He added that incubator farms are not the answer

and the city should focus on creating agricultural landuse plans, farm trusts and other practices “that will keep the area’s farmland in production and out of the hands of development and non-agricultural usage.”

An incubator farm would make it harder for the farmers already trying to make a go, he said.

“An incubator-style project would draw more agrarians into the region and add competition to the farmers who are already here and are struggling to find distribution,” said Gilchrist.

After the meeting, Randolph confirmed that his office has withdrawn the grant application.

“We’ve shelved the project because we didn’t feel it was worth getting into a fight over,” he said. “We look forward to sitting down with the farming associations in the new year and talking about how we can work with them.”

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charge for the impaired driving charge of care or control of vehicle or vessel with over 0.08.

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Amanda Nicole Cornell (born 1979) was sentenced to a $500 fine, six months of probation, prohibited from driving for one year and a $75 victim surcharge for one count of driving while prohibited/licence suspended.

Matthew Jon Morehouse (born 1990) was sentenced to 18 days in jail for five counts of breach of undertaking or recognizance, two counts of failure or refusal to provide a sample and one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

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David Michael Halliday (born 1956) was sentenced to a six-month conditional sentence, one year of probation, three years of driving prohibition and a $100 victim sur-

Karla Mary Piazza (born 1970) was given a suspended sentence, one year of probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of uttering threats.

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City of Powell River council has been given a recommendation from the city’s building inspector to declare a dilapidated home on Joyce Avenue a nuisance.

At a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, November 29, building inspector Graham Stewart presented a report on the next step the city can take to clean up the property at 4468 Joyce Avenue.

Before any order can be made, council must first pass a resolution declaring the property a nuisance. Once that is done, owners of the property have 60 days to comply, tear the house down and clean up the property or the city will be empowered to take that on at the owner’s expense.

“It is staff’s belief that the owner will not take any action to demolish the building or remove the debris and clean up the area unless forced to do so,” Stewart told the committee.

According to Stewart’s report, the property owner did not take out a city demolition permit for the work already underway in September. On top of that, since the city issued orders to not occupy or enter the building, city staff

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TEAR DOWN: City of Powell River council will vote at its December 15 council meeting whether to declare a property on Joyce Avenue a nuisance, which would begin the process of demolition. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

has been unsuccessful in reaching the owner through mail or by phone, according to Stewart.

The property in question is assessed at $88,500 and the demolition and cleanup will cost approximately $15,500, he added.

Section 80 of the BC Community Charter allows local governments to charge the owner of a property for all costs associated with the remedial action and recover those costs through the sale of the property if left unpaid.

Stewart said the financial impact of the action would be limited to time spent by staff to administer the action and oversee the demolition and cleanup.

After Stewart’s presentation, coun-

cillor CaroleAnn Leishman asked if the demolition could be handled by machine or if it would require an engineer to stabilize the structure in order to have someone enter the building and perform a hazardous-materials assessment.

“Good news is the building is so old it probably does not contain any of the hazardous materials,” said Stewart. If it does, the cost of demolition could double, he said.

City chief administrative officer Mac Fraser said the demolition order would apply to the house and the outbuilding next to it, and the cleanup would be for the entire property.

Council will vote on the recommendation on Thursday, December 15.

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Panel would provide comment for proposed building designs CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River staff will work with councillors CaroleAnn Leishman and Rob Southcott to draft a framework for a city planning committee or design panel.

The issue of creating the volunteer advisory committee was brought up as new business at city council’s committee of the

whole meeting on Tuesday, November 29.

Leishman said the idea is something she has been thinking about for some time, but now seemed appropriate to bring up as council is expecting a larger volume of design permit applications at its committee meetings.

Also, whether or not an elected official should be put in the position of commenting on design elements of potential buildings is an issue.

“I don’t feel comfortable with that,” Leishman told the committee. “This is not the place for us to be commenting on design criteria.”

Recently, city planning staff brought forward a number of design permit

applications saying they wished to have council endorse the proposal in principle and send it back to the developer with recommendations. One such example was the proposed Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue station planned for the old barge terminal.

Leishman offered to work with staff to develop a draft terms of reference that would create a communitybased advisory panel or committee that can comment on proposed projects with regard to the city’s design parameters. Those comments would then be brought forward to the city’s committee of the whole meeting.

City chief administrative officer Mac Fraser said larg-

er centres use similar types of planning committees or design panels compiled with architects, engineers and other professionals.

“An advisory planning committee, in my experience, should not and cannot refuse an application,” said Fraser. “It just makes comment on them.”

Fraser said it is important that the committee not become a vetting tool. He added that it is the applicant’s right to hear the committee’s advice and decide if they want to proceed.

The committee directed Leishman and Southcott to work with staff to create a draft terms of reference and have it presented at an upcoming committee meeting.

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Shelving a shame A decision by City of Powell River staff to shelve an incubator farm project was an unfortunate case of postponing a project that could have had benefits to local agriculture and education.

A provincial grant application for $100,000 to fund the development of a teaching farm in partnership with Powell River Regional District, Vancouver Island University, School District 47 and local farming organizations was pulled by city staff last week.

Farming organizations wrote letters to council stating they did not endorse the plan, had not been consulted and did not have time to review it.

A nearly 50-page proposal entitled New Ground: Farm Enterprise Incubator, prepared for council in September by Powell River Educational Services Society, the non-profit arm of the school district, details the opportunity to develop local food sources and the economy through small-scale farming operations.

The perception of many was that the incubator farm was The incubator farm idea is conveniently added only one way to explore what to a plan to have 30 is needed to promote local acres of land excluded from the Agricultural agricultural production.

Land Reserve to build a Sino Bright international school and then, when the exclusion did not go through, the idea was pushed aside.

Yet, a city report dated May 31 makes it clear that should the Sino Bright deal fall through, there were other potential properties for the project. It also states that local farming organizations were in “general support” of the idea at a meeting held in mid-April.

So why was the incubator farm grant application withdrawn?

City manager of economic development Scott Randolph told the Peak the project was shelved because staff “didn’t feel it was worth getting into a fight over,” but welcomed the opportunity to meet with local farming organizations in the new year to discuss future collaborations.

Meanwhile, farming representatives state in their letters to council that they are more than willing to discuss their concerns regarding the incubator farm idea. Powell River Farmers’ Institute president Alan Rebane added in his letter that he strongly believes the city could direct its funds in “more productive ways.”

If that means providing more support for existing farmers, such as a grant program, great. The incubator farm idea is only one way to explore what is needed to promote local agricultural production.

All ideas to make local farming more sustainable and viable, strengthening our long-term food security, should be dutifully explored and not sit on a shelf somewhere at city hall.

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By Heidi Gable As the wife of a locked out but what she fails to mention is increases to wage and benefit United Steelworkers Local 816 that the bargaining committee is packages. But at what cost? Does member at LafargeHolcim [“No comprised of members who are the employer really think it can end in sight for Texada Island voted in by their union brothers buy the member’s seniority rights quarry lockout,” November 30], and sisters, trusting the commit- with a minimal incremental wage I am compelled to set the record tee to speak on their behalf and and benefit package? to make basic decisions for the straight.

Lewis also states the offer “may LafargeHolcim comhave an impact on the apmunications director plication of seniority with The implication of removing Jennifer Lewis’ comment respect to assignment “the company had no opof work.” She further exthe seniority clause is that tion but to move to a lock plained that “the current when it comes to everyday out situation” is a comoffer reduces the current plete fabrication and mis22 classifications down to production, the employer construes the facts. Yes, three and that anyone in can pick and choose what unionized employees of the classification can be LafargeHolcim did serve assigned to a job the comyour job will be for the day. pany determines they are strike notice, however, their action was merely a ban on whole. At such time as a respect- qualified to do.”

The implication of removing overtime. They all still worked able offer is presented, the comtheir posted shifts without any mittee would then take it back to the seniority clause is that when its members for a vote. it comes to everyday production, disruption to production.

With its offer, the employer has the employer can pick and choose Yes, Lewis is correct when she stated the union rejected the alluded it has room in its bottom what your job will be for the day. company’s offer without a vote, line to put forward some minor The employer has used the term »7

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LETTERS » Shameful saga To the owner of the Inn at Westview: shame on you for abandoning your property and letting it rot [“Time to clean up eyesores: council,” November 23]. Isn’t it about time you stepped up to the plate and stopped shirking your responsibility?

To a succession of council members, shame on all of you for indulging the property owner and not doing your due diligence. If you think for one minute the rest of us will willingly pick up the tab for the removal of the Inn at Westview, think again.

There has been tippy-toeing around this derelict eyesore and its owner for many years and now other similar buildings are becoming all too familiar. Does broken window syndrome ring a bell?

Many years ago in one, if not the first, Powell River Vital Signs report, there was a call for the Inn at Westview

to be converted into muchneeded seniors housing, among other ideas. No action of any kind was taken and the building was left to rot.

When I lived in Mission and worked at the fire department it was not uncommon for abandoned, derelict properties to be handed over to the fire department for training sites before they became targets of vandals and/ or arsonists and a huge potential for human tragedy. It was good, on-the-job experience for volunteer firefighters in a tightly controlled environment and worked in everyone’s favour.

If the current council and owner fail to end this saga, one can only conclude that, somehow, doing nothing benefits both parties; a pretty poor legacy, don’t you think?

Rosemary Morgan Padgett Road

Seniority principle I was a quarry worker but became a human rights activist when LafargeHolcim blindsided us with its final offer [“No end in sight for Texada Island quarry lockout,” November 30], which contained clear enough/ conveniently vague legalese that day-to-day seniority rights are forfeit.

The seniority principle is an objective framework that allows individuals to navigate their work life free from the personal bias of managers.

I am a visible minority in my workplace. My union job has allowed me, as a nevermarried single woman, to buy property, have excellent health benefits and be treated with complete equanimity in the workplace, because I’m a number.

From day one the thing I have been most grateful for is the fact that whatever job

I get each day is not because of anything other than I am qualified to do the job and no other worker senior to me wants to do that job.

The seniority principle in our workplace means we get asked, not told, what job to do. It’s for management to treat us with respect and allows individuals the opportunity to move into positions that suit them as they age or face health changes.

Nadine Nyl Van Anda

Hard times The community of Texada Island is experiencing a very hard time right now [“No end in sight for Texada Island quarry lockout,” November 30] as union workers are locked out from the LafargeHolcim quarry after bargaining talks stopped.

Talks stopped because

Lafarge wanted to take away seniority rights, the backbone of any collective agreement.

After the picket line was up for a time, an injunction was issued in favour of the company. Union members can no longer picket and stop vehicles; they must let them pass. The van with the darkened windows passes daily without incident as union workers watch neighbours and friends cross the line, feeling helpless due to the injunction.

Lafarge office staff are on salary and not in a union.

They are crossing picket lines to go to work. They are not doing their usual management jobs; they are doing union jobs. No one from the office staff is talking; they have no voice. Ironically, if they were in a union, they would have a voice.

So, as happens in small communities, assumptions

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What should Powell River do to become more environmentally conscious?

HARRY CROWSHAW Nootka Street Stop cutting down trees that are too young. They’ve destroyed everything with massive logging and are leaving nothing for the future of my grandchildren.

ALFRED BOLSTER Mowat Avenue Go ahead with the new resource-recovery facility they received a grant for.

Shipping our garbage to Seattle is crazy.

PENNY SHILLINGFORD Manson Avenue Provide more bicycle lanes, areas you can walk without having to get into a car, and different ways of getting around town without polluting the environment.

OTILLIA JOHNSON-GARNIER Goddard Street To allow for better communication in various fields, people, and not just politicians or those who are in council seats, should share their own opinion on what would be best for Powell River.

are made, talk is heard, rumours abound and tempers flare.

Lafarge is actively advertising for a shift supervisor as their employees are locked out. Replacement workers fill the union employee’s shoes without retribution, in violation of the Labour Relations Code.

If this is happening to this union, it could happen to yours. Powell River and Texada are union-based communities that fought long and hard to have the rights they have today.

Please show your support to the men and women of United Steelworkers Local 816 from Powell River and Texada. They are now into week eight of the lockout.

Get the word out that this is happening and honk or wave if you are on the island.

Together we stand strong.

Malle Behan Van Anda

JOEL GIGUERE Joyce Avenue Take more steps toward localization of products in general, then you waste far less on transport.

More solar power use is a good idea, too.

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6« VIEWPOINT “efficiency” to the union, so if the employer felt you weren’t working efficiently that day, they could take you off that job.

Who defines efficient? What standards are used to measure efficiency? The longer a worker spends at a specific job, the more experience they gain and the more efficient they become. For the employer to throw

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out a catch phrase is another way of saying it wants the control to say who does what.

How efficient are you going to be if you and the employer don’t always see eye to eye?

It should be noted that since the start of the lockout on October 17, the union has filed complaints with the Labour Relation Board against LafargeHolcim on three sepa-

even lockout in good faith.

This is not a stance against wage increases or increases to the benefit package. This is a fight for members’ fundamental rights for seniority.

Heidi Gable is a member of CUPE, Local 476, and the wife of a United Steelworkers, Local 816, member.

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Police investigate thefts November sees increase in number of vehicle-related incidents

Police are advising the public take precautions to prevent further thefts:

• Lock vehicle doors.

• Do not leave any property in vehicles. Thieves will break in for as little as a few coins or a cigarette lighter.

• Do not leave personal identification unattended in a vehicle.

• Park in open, visible areas.

• If possible, park inside a garage instead of on driveways.

• At night, light up driveways.

CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

A rash of thefts from vehicles has police investigating leads and is leaving the public frustrated.

Powell River RCMP reported receiving approximately 25 complaints of thefts from cars and trucks throughout Westview during the last three weeks of November. The majority of incidents involved vehicles left unlocked and parked overnight in private driveways.

“This is a frustrating crime for both the victims and the police,” said Powell River detachment staff sergeant Rod Wiebe. “We have expended a large amount of resources on these crimes and continue to do so, but they take time to solve.”

Constable Kerri Chard said it is likely many more incidents have not been reported to police, or not noticed because items taken are so small, such as coins left in a cup holder.

It is not the first time the community has seen this kind of activity. Police believe the crimes are drug-related and not specific to the time of year.

Chard said in one of the incidents a homeowner was able to provide police with surveillance footage of a person rummaging through an unlocked car at night. She said police are working to establish that suspect’s identity.

Powell River police have taken a number of steps to address the ongoing problem, including increasing patrols throughout the city and communicating with BC RCMP’s Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team’s bait-car pro-

LOCK UP: Powell River RCMP constable Kerri Chard and her fellow officers have been stepping up city patrols as the city faces an increase in thefts. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

gram, but they require the public’s help to catch the culprits, said Chard.

“People might not report suspicious activity while it is occurring because they don’t want to be embarrassed if their suspicions are unfounded,” she added. “Police prefer that you call in suspicious activity right away so it can be investigated. It gives us a better chance to locate suspects and pre-

vent further criminal activity.”

Chard said the public should try to provide a description of any suspects or suspect vehicles, including licence plates if possible.

In the meantime, police have continued to encourage the public to be vigilant about locking their vehicle doors at night.

“Times have changed, thieves are taking advantage of unlocked

doors,” she said. “They are not breaking into the cars; they just try the door, it opens and they help themselves.”

Police are requesting anyone who may have information about the recent thefts to come forward, by phone at 604.485.6255 or anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers 1.800.222.8477. Tips can be left online at crimestoppers.com

COUNCIL BRIEFS Adopts amendments City of Powell River council adopted rezoning and land-use amendments to its zoning and sustainable official community plan bylaws at its Thursday, December 1, meeting. The changes will allow Pacific Point Market and Suites owner Tod English to move forward with the second phase of his development, a residential building and added commercial space. Similarly, council also

passed amendments to allow the building of a multifamily development next to Crossroads Village Shopping Centre.

toward paying back runway improvements.

Increases airport tax

Council passed the first and second readings of a bylaw that will establish free vehicle parking for those who purchase annual moorage in the city’s North Harbour.

C ity council passed three readings of a bylaw to increase Powell River Airport’s departure tax by $2. Starting January 1, travellers will pay $12 on a round trip from the airport. Money raised will go

Approves free parking

Mutual aid housekeeping City director of emergen-

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Budgets will be further discussed during the public meetings in January, February and March 2017.

Linda Greenan, Manager of Financial Services

cy services Terry Peters told the committee of the whole on Tuesday, November 29, that since a regional fire services mutual aid agreement is now in place, the city needs to clean up five old bylaws that previously provided for regional cooperation. But, in doing so, council needs to create a new bylaw to allow automatic assistance between Malaspina Volunteer Fire Department and Powell River Fire Rescue. The new bylaw will dispatch the city’s department automatically to calls in Electoral Area B areas accessible only through the city. Malaspina crews will be automatically dispatched to calls on Myrtle Avenue and the airport. Peters cited issues with water supply at the airport as the reason.

City of Powell River senior planner Jason Gow reported to committee of the whole on a solution to solve the ongoing issue of secondary suites on Hemlock Street.

Gow recommended coun-

cil amend the city’s zoning bylaw to allow the 32-lot Townsite subdivision to be rezoned from its original designation of compact residential, which does not permit secondary suites, to single- and two-family, a zone that does. The recommendation will be brought forward at an upcoming council meeting for first and second reading. If that amendment passes, the public will be invited to formally comment on the zoning change.

Incinerator site closure Powell River Regional District staff presented an update to the city’s committee of whole on the proposed closure and development of a resource-recovery centre at the Marine Avenue incinerator site. The regional district plans to borrow $2 million over 30 years as part of its agreement to receive a $6 million federal grant for the $8.8 million project. Regional district manager of financial services Linda Greenan told the committee the borrowing

would equate to a regional tax increase of between $3 and $4 per thousand of assessed property value. The physical closure of the site, led by the city, the original landfill permit holder, is expected to be complete in 2018. Construction of the new centre is expected to be complete by 2021.

Townsite Brewing expansion City council will deliberate on whether it wishes to hold a public consultation process as part of BC Liquor Control and Licensing Branch’s provisions for adding capacity at Townsite Brewing’s tasting room. The brewery plans to add 45 seats to its current 10-seat tasting room capacity as part of a craft-beer museum development. City director of planning Thomas Knight said while council did not choose to host a public consultation earlier this year when the brewery established its tasting room, it may now that it will have a larger capacity, perhaps impacting other area liquorlicence holders.

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International students excel Youth from abroad enjoy academic and cultural freedom DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

FAR FROM HOME: [From left] Brooks Secondary School International Student Program district principal Shannon Behan and students Kiho Matsumoto, from Japan, and Valentin Moreau, from France. The program began in the late 1980s to allow students from around the world to immerse themselves in Canadian culture and education. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

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Students enrolled in Brooks Secondary School’s International Student Program come from thousands of kilometres away and from all over the world, including Korea, Japan, France, Germany, French Guiana, England, China, Mexico and Switzerland.

For the approximately 70 students enrolled in the program this year, the whole experience, including language, culture and academics, is more of a new world for them compared to their Powell River classmates, most of whom grew up here.

Kiho Matsumoto, 17, from Japan, and Valentin Moreau, 18, from France, said they were initially surprised by the freedom they have experienced in Powell River, particularly in school.

“In Japan we have to wear school uniforms, we can’t dye our hair and we can’t put on nail polish,” said Matsumoto. “There are many rules, it’s very strict, but here I can do everything; it’s so good.”

For Moreau, he said it is academic freedom that surprises him most.

“I’m already 18, so I have one year more than other

people in grade 12,” he said. “It’s more easy to have good marks here because in France to have a perfect mark, like 20 out of 20, it’s more or less impossible because you have some mistakes. Here, teachers say, it’s okay, you have some mistakes, you did a good job, so you get 95 per cent; it’s more easy here.”

Easy is not a word international principal Shannon Behan prefers to use and suggests it might be just a case of a word being lost in translation.

According to Behan, while the students might compare country to country, calling their education easier here than at home is not entirely accurate.

“I’m not sure if the word they’re using is correct,” said Behan. “I’m not sure if it’s easier. It might be more accessible.”

Whether school is easy or accessible, as students they excel.

Matsumoto is good at math and is taking precalculus at a grade 11 level.

“I learned this stuff when I was 13 and in grade 8,” she said.

Behan said that students who come here usually have a tendency to excel quickly, especially in math and science.

“One of the girls who came last year in grade 10 is graduating this year from grade 12 because she was able to advance quickly,” said Behan. “By the time they arrive here, their foundation skills are so excellent they move ahead.”

The biggest obstacle facing these students is the language barrier. English is primarily what they want to learn most. Matsumoto said because of her English, she found it hard to make new friends.

“Last year, I couldn’t speak English at all,” she said. “I tried to say something and they tried to listen to my English, but it was pretty awkward. If my English is bad, it’s kind of hard to make friends.”

International students homestay with Powell River families. Some of their more memorable cultural experiences come from that home life.

“We go fishing with my homestay because they love fishing,” said Moreau. “I’ve never caught a real fish or touched one; it’s a little bit sticky. We go to the boat, speak about all or nothing and catch one, two or three fish.”

According to Behan, who admitted to having a lot of pride in the students, with the support of School District 47, superintendent of schools Jay Yule and her fellow teachers, as a community, Powell River has embraced the international program.

“Powell River is a changing community but for a long time it has been quite a homogenous community” she said. “Bringing in a diversity to the population really changes it and proves to ourselves that we are a lovely, kind and welcoming community on the whole.”

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Local girl auditions for Disney Young actor, dancer and singer signs contract before travelling to Florida

In July, Payton was one of 2,000 youth who attended an open audition in Vancouver.

Out of all of those six- to 18-year-olds, 10 were chose to move on to auditions in Orlando; Payton was one of them.

“After my second audition they called people out and said that I made it,” said Payton. “We had to sign contracts and stuff. It was exciting to sign it; I was almost crying.”

Payton is the daughter of Paige Anderson, artistic director and choreographer for Laszlo Tamasik Dance Academy.

“It’s a bit surreal, we weren’t expecting her to make it,” said Paige. “Not saying that I don’t believe in my daughter, it’s just, what are the odds of her doing it?”

Never underestimate the confidence of a 10-year-old, said Paige, because from the beginning Payton told her she was going to make it.

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DISNEY DREAMS: Powell River’s Payton AndersonKelly, 10, will join young actors, singers and dancers from around the world for auditions this month at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Payton was one of 10 BC youths out of 2,000 at an open audition in Vancouver who made the cut for a shot at their dream in show business. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

For many families, there comes a time to make the thrilling journey to Disneyland or Walt Disney World. Often, the right of passage for children takes place during the holiday season.

However, for Powell River’s Payton Anderson-Kelly, her family’s upcoming trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, is anything but a holiday vacation.

The 10-year-old will be auditioning for Disney on December 18-23, which, according to Payton, is far more exciting than anything Mickey Mouse has to offer.

Payton has been dreaming of make it in show business since she started in musical theatre at the age of six. A dancer, singer and actor, she said she is a “triple threat,” which is a telltale sign she already knows the entertainment industry term for someone who is multitalented.

Payton said she has the confidence and thinks she’ll do really well “because I think I’m a good actress and that is what I was born to be.”

Competition will be tough at Disney World. Payton will be up against other triplethreat youth from around the world, all there to see their dreams come true.

According to Paige, everyone in Powell River has been supportive, including Payton’s teachers and family.

“Megan Skidmore is her singing coach, Carma Sacree is her acting coach and I do the dancing and choreography for her,” said Paige. “We all work as a team.”

Payton said her classmates at Assumption Catholic School all think it is “awesome” that their friend has this chance, and so do her older brother and sister. She said one of her favourite artists is pop superstar and actor Ariana Grande, who celebrated her 21st birthday at Disney World.

“I want to do a TV series, like the teen sitcoms Sam & Cat and iCarly,” said Payton.

B e fore the auditions , mother and daughter will enjoy a few days at Disney World as best they can, given the pre-audition nervousness the young performer will face.

Whatever happens in front of Disney producers, Paige said the family will provide support. As for Payton, she will not be discouraged.

“I’ll just try again. It is a great opportunity that I got this far,” she said.

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Search and rescue covers vast area Crew takes part in helicopter exercises to prepare for remote calls DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

The backcountry can be an accident waiting to happen. Attending between 15 and 30 rescue calls annually, volunteer crew from Powell River Search and Rescue (PRSAR) covers hundreds of square kilometres in the region’s backcountry.

The area is seeing a surge in use by outdoor adventurers who rock climb and mountaineer, hike the Sunshine Coast Trail, kayak, boat, and ski, snowshoe and snowmobile in the Knuckleheads winter recreation area.

“The call-outs we’ve had in the last few years have increased because of this huge backcountry,” said PRSAR training officer Andy Perkonig. “People get hurt out there, so search and rescue is getting more calls, and more of those calls are where we utilize helicopters.”

According to Perkonig, it is one

thing to be able to access where people are by helicopter, but another entirely to land in that exact location.

The most recent call PRSAR responded to came from up Powell Lake. According to Perkonig, a woman had sustained multiple fractures in a boating incident. The rescue crew was flown in to the location by helicopter.

“We found a landing area, it was a small float,” said Perkonig. “The pilot decided it was safe to land on.

We looked after her and flew her out.”

To aid in these type of rescues, PRSAR recently completed training exercises in conjunction with Oceanview Helicopters.

“We were doing a hover exit,” said Oceanview’s chief pilot Matt Larocque. “A lot of times when we go on a call with search and rescue there is not necessarily a good place to land. We can put the helicopter in some pretty tight spots but the aircraft is not completely on the ground.”

The exercise was to conduct an actual crew pickup in a controlled environment, which entails much more than climbing in and taking off.

According to Perkonig, the helicopter is partially flying with one skid on the ground or the front of the skid down. The rescue crew has to enter and exit with heavy gear.

“It’s hovering so they can get us fairly close to, or right close to, the people,” he said. “Where they can’t land, we can get out when the machine is flying.”

Perkonig and Larocque said the simulation was to stress that safety is paramount. Larocque said the helicopter is a tool like any other and the biggest thing to learn is to become comfortable around the machine and not to rush.

According to Perkonig, a rescue is a coordinated and precise operation. When hovering, a helicopter’s downdraft from the rotors forces crew members to crouch while they enter or exit. It is noisy, so communication is made through hand signals. In that situation, the adrenalin of the volunteer crew is at a high point.

“A lot of volunteers have never had anything to do with helicopters,” said Perkonig. “What we’re trying to do is train people in a very controlled environment on what the helicopter will do when you transfer weight.”

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RESCUE SIMULATION: Members of Powell River Search and Rescue recently teamed with pilots from Oceanview Helicopters to undertake hover exit techniques to be used in backcountry rescues. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

According to Larocque, working around a helicopter, remembering everything taught in a briefing and putting it into practice when real calls come can be intimidating.

Perkonig had firsthand experience during a rescue about 10 years ago. The crew had to hike for six hours through snow and pitchblack conditions. He said he was carrying a heavy pack with all of the ropes used for rescues.

“At 4 am, I’m going down this really steep slope at the front of the team and I stepped into a hole,” he said. “It spun me around and

my knee was caught between two trees; it broke my knee. Then I went off the cliff, so they had to fly two people out. There was no way they could land a helicopter anywhere so I made my way, dragging my leg up the mountain about 300 metres, to a place they could pick me up.

According to Perkonig, the person PRSAR was initially called to rescue had been laying at the bottom of the cliff for 18 hours.

“They brought three other helicopters to get our team,” he said, “because they were just exhausted.”

Freeze affects projects Everything is different this morning. Ground that squelched and squished yesterday is hard and crunchy.

Piles of fallen leaves have turned into diamond mines, sparkling in the unfamiliar sun. The first real freeze is here, and that changes everything.

In the city, life continues on despite the seasons. If it’s cold, you just turn up the heat or walk a little faster from your car to your office.

If it snows in Vancouver, everyone make jokes about how two inches of the white stuff grinds the city to a halt, as if it’s silly and abnormal to pay attention to what is going on in the living world.

The idea of being constrained by natural limits is a punchline, not an imperative.

The means to push through those limits, whether it means more gas for the furnace, salt trucks for the roads or whatever else is needed to carry on, as if nothing has changed, will just magically appear from somewhere.

But out here in the country, we have to live within our means. All that firewood

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we split and stacked in the summer is precious now, and so is every carrot and potato in the cold room.

Outside projects not completed before today do not get done until spring. It will probably not stay hard frozen all winter, maybe we’ll have a few brief reprieves here and there, but for the most part it’s inside time now. Just as it always does, winter wins this round.

Many people see this as an argument against country living, as if the ability to do whatever we want, whenever we want to, is something

to be sought after.

We are taught to think of that as freedom, to view a life lived within natural limits as an anachronism to be eradicated.

I don’t have to figure out how to get to a job today, or consider what I’ll do tomorrow morning if it snows (it probably will) and they don’t plough my road (they won’t).

I have everything I need right here, because I have lived the rest of the year with the knowledge that this morning would come. I have let the natural limits of the land, climate and seasons be the framework I live in, so I don’t have to argue with them.

I can put on my coat and boots, if I want, and take the dogs for a romp over the frozen bluffs while the sun is shining. I can sit by the fire and watch the frost sparkle all day and do the same tomorrow or the next day when the snow starts falling. And when it melts in the spring, which it will, I’ll be ready to pick up my tools and start again.

So, tell me, who is the one with the freedom?

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Small businesses thrive in Lund Handcrafted clothing draws local and international buyers DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Lund is known for many things: mile zero of the Pacific Coastal Highway; the end of the road or the beginning, depending on your perspective; gateway to Desolation Sound; and those cinnamon buns at Nancy’s Bakery.

Now the quaint little village is becoming known around the world for exceptional, handcrafted clothing.

“When moving to Lund, I was unaware of the creative hub that exists here,” said Ken Diamond, a craftsperson of footwear and leather goods who began his business on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a far cry from the peaceful solitude of Lund.

“Lund is the perfect speed, it’s whatever you want it to be,” he said. “There is so much going on, you just have to look for it. Whether it’s exploring the backcountry, all the trails, spending time in the studio developing new products or kicking back with some friends, it’s amazing.”

Of the Lund clothiers, the most famous success and first to be founded and flourish is Pollen Sweaters. Now in its 30th year, the local institution is

known throughout the region.

The first sweater produced was the placket neck, which is still the most popular of Pollen’s line.

“Please don’t call it a placard, as so many people do,” said Carla Brosseau, founder Eve Pollen’s daughter.

According Pollen, people in Lund are proud of the company and the sweaters’ origins, as is she.

“I’m so grateful of the community,” said Pollen. “When people have out-oftown guests and bring them all the way out to Lund to see the sweater store it’s a lovely feeling that people want to share.”

That warmth is shared as far away as a diamond mine north of the Arctic Circle and “in Coober Pedy, Australia, one of the hottest places on earth to live,” said Pollen. “The Australian customer has a dog team in Alaska and wanted to have her wool sweater on when she got off the plane.”

Pollen said she is now semi-retired and Brosseau is running the show.

“Right now I’m working every day because we’re slammed with orders,” she said. “Carla calls me a free-range hen now. I pop into the hen house once in a while.”

Currently, Pollen has orders for 300 sweaters. Brosseau’s crew of friends can make 20 per day, with each sweater taking two hours to create.

Pollen and her family have been fixtures as “Lundies” for years, whereas Diamond is a “newbie.”

“Lund wasn’t on our radar,” said Diamond. “As we started looking to buy, it was the land and home that sold us. Once I moved here was when I became aware of all the do-it-yourselfers in Lund. It’s great to be surrounded by so many driven and creative businesses.”

Katie Beaton said she and her family had not planned to settle in Lund either, but decided to take the plunge a year ago.

Beaton’s children’s clothing business, Red Creek Kids, has exploded in just a few short years.

“I ship worldwide and most of my customer base is in the US,” said Beaton. “I ship a lot to Europe, Bermuda, Russia, Korea or Chile. It’s so strange.”

Beaton said she attributes the success of her business to social media and “a big, online presence on Instagram.”

Moms are active on Instagram, which gives her product line endless reach, said Beaton.

Beaton’s unadorned clothing line began with her making clothes for her three-year-old daughter. The pieces are all made of natural linen and reflect the Lund lifestyle.

“Everyone is relaxed and it’s pretty cozy,” she said. “Our clothes are laid back for country living, but durable for kids.”

Beaton said she wants to make products that last for a long time that, once outgrown, can be passed along to another child.

LUND FACTOR: A small number of handcrafted clothing businesses in Lund have found international success in sales of their products, including Katie Beaton, whose Red Creek Kids business began with making clothes for her daughter June, three. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Seasonal pantomime pokes fun Playful take on classic tale premieres at Evergreen Theatre DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Moral redemption, family and heartfelt generosity are at the heart of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which was first published in 1843. Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, first staged in 1892, is a classic ballet filled with toy soldiers and a sugar plum fairy.

Even older than those holiday theatrical traditions is one that dates to the middle ages: the pantomime, or panto.

Pantomimes have few morals, very little, if any, true romance and political correctness is given no quarter. Political figures are skewed and sometimes the jokes are lewd. But good always triumphs over evil.

“You can get away with a lot with a panto,” said Desmond Hussey, director of this year’s annual Theatre Now panto, Robin Hood and

the Babes in the Woods, a playful and silly take on the classic tale. “You can change and bend the rules.”

The humour is coarse, yet not too foul to offend adults and goes over the heads of children, whose imaginations are kept busy by a cast of silly folk creatures who tell a tale of good and bad.

“You don’t have to stick with historical accuracy; you can break the fourth wall,” said Hussey. “You can draw the audience out and interact quite a bit. The audience becomes engaged in the playfulness with cheers and jeers for certain characters, groans for the corny jokes and joins in on the singing.”

For this production, Hussey is pulling double duty as director while playing one of a panto’s stock characters; the dame, a role always played by a male.

“Pantos are high energy, which takes some of the pressure off,” said Hussey.

“You don’t have to adhere to the old standards and rules.”

However, pantomimes have certain rules of structure, including the crossdressing dame, a villain and sidekick, magical creatures, perhaps a fairy godmother thrown in for good measure

HAMMING IT UP: [From left] Desmond Hussey, the dame; Katie McLean, Maid Marion; and Miriam Abrams, Robin Hood, will appear in Theatre Now’s annual holiday tradition of a pantomime. This year, the company is performing Robin Hood and the Babes in the Woods. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

and, in the case of Robin Hood, “there are talking rabbits,” said Hussey.

The production is intentionally foolish and, according to Hussey, it helps for the actor to be a ham; outrageousness is encouraged.

“There is almost no ceiling,” he said. “You can be as silly as possible. The more you push it, the more exciting it is.”

Hussey said he had trouble casting the play, so he called in favours from some of his friends from the

community.

One of those friends is longtime collaborator Blake Drezet. Prior to moving to Powell River, the pair worked professionally together in Vancouver theatre.

Drezet was a designer and Hussey trained as an actor and director.

“We ended up collaborating on a play together, the play became a theatre company and we continued to work together,” said Drezet.

“I never thought I’d be acting

in a panto because it’s not necessarily my taste.”

Drezet said he has seen many “truly awful pantos,” but Robin Hood is not one of them.

“At their best, pantos are always playing with terrible puns and groaning jokes and cheesy audience participation. You end up singing and dancing in your chair despite yourself, it’s fun,” he said.

“With a few good actors playing the dame and the villain, it holds together and can be

very comedic and funny.”

In Robin Hood, Drezet gets to play the over-the-top villain, one of the standard panto characters. For the dastardly role, he even grew a moustache.

Theatre Now’s Robin Hood and the Babes in the Woods premieres Friday, December 9, at Evergreen Theatre in Powell River Recreation Complex. For more information and a schedule of shows, go to theatrenowpowellriver.ca.

Designer has roots in visual art scene JASON SCHREURS publisher@prpeak.com

Graphic designer, book publisher and visual artist Ryan Thompson moved to Powell River from Victoria just over two years ago with his girlfriend Caitlin McDonagh, also a local artist. Since then, Thompson has taken his experience promoting art shows, publishing books and doing graphic design and has applied it to a new company called Leaven Agency. A multidisciplinary studio, Leaven produces everything from corporate websites to public art installations.

How did you get into the creative design field?

It started in Victoria putting on arts shows with friends. For every art show, we would do books with all of the art from the show in them, so I would do the design for those. That slowly turned into

an art book publishing company, and from there we needed websites and other design material to promote the art shows and sell the books.

At what point did you launch Leaven Agency?

That was just earlier this year, after I went through Community Futures’ small business development program. After 15 years of doing freelance, I made the leap to start a company.

What is it like turning art into a business?

Design can be easier than art, because there is a definite goal and function to it. With art, it is so open, so other people may not clue in to what you are doing, but if you are designing something for a client it has a purpose and has to answer questions, where art often asks questions.

How do you balance doing de-

sign for a client with your own visual art?

That’s the hardest part about design and it separates good designers from bad designers. Designers could make these beautiful things that look like art, but at the end of the day if it doesn’t actually serve the company it could confuse people. So there’s a fine line, and it’s hard to do both.

When you do your own artwork now, is it different than before?

Having my own business I don’t really have the time to do art anymore, but when I do, it is awesome.

It’s a break and fuels ideas I can use in design. So it’s a good tool for translating ideas into functioning designs that will work for a company. It’s like a work vacation, I guess.

What do you say to people who say design work isn’t art?

You can look at any corporate logo and say it’s a piece of art. It’s all perspective. I look at the FedEx

TAKE A PEAK: Ryan Thompson logo and see the hidden arrow in it and that’s really smart. It says something to me like art can, but at the end of the day it was created

to sell things.

For more information, go to leaven.agency.

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SPORTS »

Kings give up ground to Grizzlies Deficit in standings increases to five points after road trip

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A gruelling weekend for the Powell River Kings in BC Hockey League action was a failure, according to their coach.

“Sunday was a failure of being immature and not playing a good, sound hockey game,” said Kings head coach Kent Lewis.

Kings lost 5-1 on Sunday, December 4, on the road against Trail Smoke Eaters.

Lewis said that third of three weekend games summed up the trip.

First, a two-on-one breakaway gave Trail the go-ahead goal and then, after a twoon-none resulted in another goal, it was game over, said Lewis.

“There’s no excuse for Sunday’s 5-1 loss, Trail didn’t get home until four in the morning after playing in Salmon Arm,” said Lewis.

“We were probably more rested than they were. We were missing some guys and had some guys who were sick.”

Kings were missing three key players from the lineup as Andy Stevens, Kyle Betts and Carter Turnbull joined

KINGS BOX SCORES 20(W)-12(L)-1(OTL)-4(OTW)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 vs CHILLIWACK CHIEFS SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL PP Powell River Kings 1 3 1 5 1/2 Chilliwack Chiefs 0 1 2 3 2 / 4 1st: 4:22 Ben Berard (4) ASST: None 2nd: 13:00 Liam Lawson (9) ASST: Curtis McCarrick (13), Josh Coblenz (5)

14:11 Cam Donaldson (22) ASST: Tristan Mullin (22) (PP) 16:36 Tristan Mullin (15) ASST: Cam Donaldson (18) 3rd: 16:50 Jonny Evans (17) ASST: None SHOTS 1 2 3 TOTAL Powell River Kings 8 7 7 22 Chilliwack Chiefs 10 14 16 40 GOALTENDER TOI SV/SH ON OFF Brian Wilson (W) 60:00 37/40 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00

BIG SAVE: Powell River Kings players Brian Wilson [left] and Jake Kohlhauser defend against Trail Smoke Eaters during a 5-1 loss on Sunday, December 4. Kings won one and lost two on a recent three-game road trip. JIM BAILEY PHOTO

the Canada West camp roster at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge.

Lewis said the breakaway goals by Trail were defensive breakdowns.

“That’s not mental toughness,” he said. “We have to learn how to play good defence. We can score goals but we have to learn to play really good shutdown defence; that is going to create more offence for us.”

Lewis was not on the three-game road trip with his team, which he said was difficult.

“Very tough,” he said of

the first games he’s missed this year. “At this point in time I thought it was a good opportunity for the guys to go and take some responsibility, and it’s good for assistant coach Brock Sawyer, who wants to grow in this position, as well.”

Sawyer said coaching is the career he has chosen, so the experience of managing the bench, emotions and the 20 different personalities on the team during a game “is a huge and invaluable experience.”

Lewis added it was a good weekend for the core leader-

ship of the team.

As a result of the threegame road trip, which opened with a 5-3 win over Chilliwack and ended with two losses, 3-1 against Penticton and the lopsided loss to Trail, Kings fell five points behind Victoria Grizzlies in Island Division standings.

“Friday night we played well and capitalized on our chances,” said Sawyer, “and then Saturday night we made a few mistakes. When you play a good team they’re going to make you pay for them.”

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 vs PENTICTON VEES SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL PP Powell River Kings 1 0 0 1 0/7 Penticton Vees 2 1 0 3 0 / 7 1st: 4:24 Johan Steen (4) ASST: Cam Donaldson (19) SHOTS Powell River Kings Penticton Vees

1 2 3 TOTAL 4 7 10 21 12 9 9 30

GOALTENDER TOI SV/SH ON OFF Brian Wilson (L) 58:27 27/30 1st/0:00 3rd/18:27 Brian Wilson (L) 00:07 0/0 3rd/19:10 3rd/19:17

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 vs TRAIL SMOKE EATERS SCORING 1 2 3 TOTAL PP Powell River Kings 0 1 0 1 1/3 Trail Smoke Eaters 0 3 2 5 0 / 3 2nd: 18:00 Ben Berard (5) ASST: Josh Coblenz (6), Curtis McCarrick (14) (PP) SHOTS Powell River Kings Trail Smoke Eaters

1 2 3 TOTAL 6 14 14 34 19 9 10 38

GOALTENDER TOI SV/SH ON OFF Brian Wilson (L) 60:00 33/38 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00

SPORTS BRIEFS Regals win in overtime With Andy Welsh’s overtime winner and hat-trick goal, Powell River Regals beat Fuller Lake 5-4 on Saturday, December 3, at Hap

Parker Arena.

Regals are playing regularly in a four-team league that includes teams from north and south Vancouver Island and Kelowna.

BC Hockey Association will decide how teams in the new-

ly formed West Coast Senior Hockey League (WCSHL) will playoff to determine who represents the league at the provincial Coy Cup championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, in March 2017. That decision is expected

later this month or in January.

With one win, two losses and an overtime loss, Regals sit at the bottom of league standings.

Currently, the teams are playing one game on weekends due to weather and fan bases. WCSHL is

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Runner earns silver medal Graham Cocksedge places second in national cross country race DAVID BRINDLE comunity@prpeak.com

Teachers can be one of the most important influences on a young person’s life.

When Powell River’s Graham Cocksedge, a teacher and coach at Brooks Secondary School as well as an elite runner, recently came in second in the masters division at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Kingston, Ontario, it resonated in the hallways with his students.

According to Cocksedge, he runs because he loves it. At the nationals, added enjoyment came from running alongside his longtime friend and eventual winner Jerry Ziak, originally from Courtenay.

The two men, who have

been running together since university, surged ahead of approximately 170 other competitors and stayed out in front of the pack until the finish line.

“We were inseparable for the weekend; it was like two lost brothers,” said Cocksedge. “He’s a wonderful man and we just picked up where we left off and rekindled our friendship. I wanted to give him as much of a race as I could and it was great, we went side by side.”

Cocksedge has been rebuilding the Brooks cross country and track and field teams. Last month, the boys cross-country team finished third out of 23 teams to win bronze at the BC High School Cross Country championships.

Cocksedge said he believes it is important to run, not only because “it’s awesome,” but because it sends a message to his students.

“It means everything because in teaching, in mentoring, in coaching, if you don’t walk the line you’re speaking

SIDE BY SIDE: Jerry Ziak [left] and Powell River’s Graham Cocksedge led a field of more than 170 runners in the Canadian Cross Country Championships held recently in Kingston, Ontario. The two friends, who have been running together since their university days, finished first and second in the masters division, with Cocksedge taking the silver. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

you don’t have trust,” he said.

“If you don’t have trust, you don’t have buy-in.”

Cocksedge said a person does not have to be a competitor to coach. A teacher

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Born May 8, 1953, in Marathon, Ontario, David passed away Wednesday, November 30, after a brief battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his longtime girlfriend Carol, father Charles, mother Florence and sister Bonnie.

David is survived by his sister Dale, brotherin-law Dave Rourke and brothers Paul (Elaine) and Roger (Jeanne).

There will be a celebration of life at the Jean Pike Centre, 7055 Alberni Street, on Saturday, December 10, from 2-5 pm.

Martha Christina Robertson

Martha passed away Saturday, November 26, at the age of 86 years.

Grieving her loss are her daughter Vera (John), grandchildren Jamie (Delilah) and Maegan (Bob) and great-grandchildren Brittany, Kalum, Kyle, Clayton and Braden.

She also leaves her brother Bruce and sister-in-law Joan, as well as three generations of nieces and nephews.

Martha was a huge part of our community and touched many hearts. A very heartfelt thankyou to the amazing staff at Golden House, Inclusion Powell River and everyone who helped to make her life easier.

There will be a celebration of life for Martha on Saturday, December 10, at 1 pm at Powell River United Church with a tea to follow.

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Hemodialysis Nurses Powell RiveR & Sechelt We have exciting opportunities in our Community Dialysis Units for individuals who are driven, strong team players, and are looking to make a difference If you are a Registered Nurse with CRNBC and have completed a post graduate program in Nephrology nursing, or have one year of recent experience in hemodialysis we want to hear from you! to apply, please visit www.providencehealthcare.org/careers

Meetings

Complex upper foyer

FRIDAYS, 8 - 9 PM United Church Basement SATURDAYS, 8:30 - 9:30 PM Hospital Boardroom SUNDAYS, 8 - 9 PM Alano Club

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Our father and grandfather passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family just a few days before his 91st birthday, at the Langley Lodge care home in Langley, British Columbia. Toni was predeceased by his wife, Marianna Sylka (Regulski) and by his infant daughter Lucina. He is survived by his son Ted (Cindy) and his daughter Christina (Kevin), by his five grandchildren David (Tash), Megan, Clare, Sophie, and Miles, and by his sister Anastazja Blaszkowska.

WHISTLE BLOWERS Have you, or has anyone you know, received a solicitation in the last month to join a local association at no cost to you?

Whether the solicitation was acted upon or not we would like to hear from you. Please call 604.344.2143 and leave a call back number or email W h i s t l e _ B l o w e r @ s h a w. c a Strict confidentiality assured.

Your donations helped with the success of the bazaar

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Antoni Sylka December 5, 1925 - November 30, 2016

Several booths

Senior Citizens Association of B.C. Branch #49 - Powell River

604.485.3211 ext 4349

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Saturday, December 10 10 am - 2 pm

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Your donation “In Memory” will enhance health care in the Powell River area.

Sliammon Sacred Heart Church Bazaar Salish Centre

A heartfelt thank-you to all of the merchants who donated to Church of the Assumption Bazaar

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1215 General Employment

Step into your future

Career Link Manager

Career Link is seeking a full-time Manager. This dynamic person with exceptional interpersonal skills will provide leadership in employee support, community liaison and program development in the delivery of innovative employment services.

For a detailed job description, please visit http://prepsociety.org/work.html Email with Career Link Manager in the subject line or submit your application to: Lyn Adamson #103, 4511 Marine Ave, Powell River, BC V8A 2K5 lyn@prepsociety.org Application deadline: Friday, January 13, 2017, by 4 pm

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1215 General Employment POWELL RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT INVITATION TO TENDER SHELTER POINT PARK CONTRACT CARETAKER 2017

The Powell River Regional District is looking for a Contract Caretaker to operate Shelter Point Park and Campground, 4919 Shelter Point Road, on Texada Island for the 2017 camping season. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) may be viewed and downloaded online at BC Bid (bcbid.gov.bc.ca) and the Regional District website (powellriverrd.bc.ca) under Employment and Bid Opportunities. Hard copies are available at the Regional District office.

A site visit will be held at 9:45 am on Friday, December 9, 2016, at Shelter Point Park. Please note that it is the responsibility of the Tenderer to submit the Registration of Intent to Respond form contained within the ITT no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, to ensure that you receive all addendums or other correspondence related to the ITT. Sealed tenders clearly marked “Shelter Point Park Caretaker” must be delivered to: Powell River Regional District Attention: Mike Wall, Manager of Community Services #202 - 4675 Marine Avenue Powell River, BC V8A 2L2 Tenders must be received no later than 4 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Tenders submitted by fax or email will not be accepted. Late tenders will not be considered. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be selected.

For all inquiries, contact Mike Wall at 604.485.2260 or mike.wall@powellriverrd.bc.ca.

ANGIE’S CLUTTER Concepts Hello Freedom!

We can help you ease your mind and time. Declutter and organization for your office, home, yard and garage.

604.344.0527 Call for consultation Seniors discounts DUST BUNNIES housekeeping services, 15 years experience on the coast, references available, please call Chelsea 604.413.1312.

HANDYMAN, HOME maintenance and repairs. Minor renovations, tiling, flooring, no job to small. Nick 604.414.6590.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 6-PERSON NEWER, efficient hot tub with cover $4,000 OBO 604.483.8050.

COAST BERRY Company, frozen local berries, 30 pounds blueberries, 20 pounds strawberries, can arrange delivery.

604.487.9788 or info@coastberrycompany.com COLEMAN GAS mobile home furnace, model 8600A756, made mid 70s, comes with complete oil gun burner assembly $500 OBO. 604.485.8477.

CRAFTEX METAL lathe 8”x22” gear head with accessories $1,500. Snap on tools, by appointment. Marlin 3030 hunting rifle $500. 604.414.4747.

DAY BED, white with pop up trundle, very good condition, $250 OBO 604.414.7551.

FIX/SELL BURL clocks Tom 604.487.9755.

HARDY TREE, shrub, and berry seedlings delivered. Order online at www.treetime.ca or call 1.866.873.3846.

New growth guaranteed.

HEINTZMANN PIANO, upright, good condition, beautiful tone, stool, $800. Double bed, like new, $200. 604.414.0211.

LAZYBOY RECLINER, burgundy $300, two brown bar stools, $50 each, swivel/rocker chair, cost $899, asking $400.

604.414.7373.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous OAK DININGROOM table and six chairs $700. To view phone 604.485.6904.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawm i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899 Ext:400OT SOLID WOOD hutch, excellent quality, made in Germany $600. 604.485.4301.

2070 Free ELAN SKIS, 180cm, c/w bindings. Salomon men’s size 11 ski boots. 604.485.2515.

2145 Wanted TOOLS WANTED: scroll saw and wood lathe. 604.483.1478.

3535 Livestock PIGS FOR sale, four sows, three boars, four wieners, eight meat pigs, $4.50/lb. All must go. 604.413.1586.

3560 Pets LOST/FOUND a pet? Adopt-apet? Pet behaviour problems?

Abuse or neglect concerns? w w w. s p c a . b c . c a / p o w e l l r i ve r

604.485.9252.

“MAGEE,” sweet dwarf-eared rabbit, brown neutered male.

SPCA 604.485.9252.

“MINDY,” friendly, black, female, nine month old Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever mix.

604.485.9252.

“SASSY,” Young, super pretty cat. She is short-haired smoke tabby with white. 604.485.9252.

“SEBASTIAN AND BAILEY,” two super nice kittens, both short-haired, six months old.

Don’t miss out on one of these boys! 604.485.9252. “ S E D G E W C K ,” G o rg e o u s, 5-year-old, white persian male cat. SPCA 604.485.9252.

4025 Health Services

9135 Motorcycles

8325 Sand & Gravel

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian G o v e r n m e n t . To l l - f r e e 1.888.511.2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/freeassessment.

2010 YZ-250F, very low hours, near perfect condition, best offer takes. 604.485.2994.

YAMAHA 125 BWS Scooter, like new, windshield, luggage rack, low kms, economical, enjoyable riding. 604.483.9884.

Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

9145 Cars

604.483.8007

2005 FORD Crown Victoria, 194,000 kms, maintenance records, two winter tires on rims $5,000 OBO. 604.485.6454.

SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTS TOPSOIL • QUARRY ROCK SLINGER TRUCK • GRAVEL TRUCK EXCAVATIONS • LAND CLEARING

CERTIFIED CARE aide available for personal care, meal prep, respite, overnight care, light housekeeping. Call Marcella 604.223.7322.

5020 Business Services DENIED CANADA Pension Plan disability benefits? Under 65 and want to apply for CPP disability benefits? Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can h e l p . C a l l 1. 8 7 7. 7 9 3 . 3 2 2 2 www.dcac.ca

2015 TOYOTA Corolla LE, 7,000 kms $19,000 Firm.

604.485.4925.

GARAGE KEPT, driven 3 months a year, red, supercharged, 1990 VW Corrado, new tires and brakes $4,500.

604.487.9705.

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent

9160 Trucks & Vans

1-BDRM, FURNISHED, oceanview, N/S, N/P, laundry, cable, internet included. Available December 1 $895/mth. References required. 604.414.5614.

15-PASSENGER BUS 23’, formerly Heather Tours, excellent condition safety inspected, view photos at heathertours.com, asking $26,000. 604.483.3551.

1-BDRM, WESTVIEW, pets okay, starting at $550/mth, heat and hot water included.

604.485.2895.

LUND, QUIET, secluded, 1bdrm, furnished apartment, overlooking lake, suitable for one person $500/mth plus utilities. 604.485.4052.

6515 Commercial

PR4RENT.ca

9185 Boats 1972 RIVIERA Star, 24’ Sailboat, sleeps three, Mercury 9.9 $4,000. Call 604.223.2250.

1976 ERICSON 35 sailboat, electric propulsion, cockpit enclosure, five sails, 2015 survey, nice boat $27,000. 604.485.6454, 1.250.210.0781.

22’ LINWOOD, crew boat, depth sounder, radar, brand new kicker $15,000. 604.414.5792.

Wide assortment of construction aggregates including our own quarry products. We have the equipment & services to complete any job.

Drop in to enter our FREE Xmas Draw for $100 of products! Winner drawn on Dec 21st

G Certi ift ficat e Av a i lable s

OPEN Monday to Friday 7 am – 5 pm Closing at 1 pm Dec 23 Re-opening Jan 3

604.485.2234

TandRContracting.ca • 4240 Padgett Rd 9185 Boats

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

23’8” FOUR Winns Vista, 302 Cobra motor, sleeps four, lots of upgrades, with trailer $24,000.

604.414.8281.

2015 SALEM 27’ dbud travel trailer, fully loaded, large slideout, walk around queen bed $22,500 FIRM. 604.485.2834.

FOR DETAILS ON

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN POWELL RIVER

604.483.8200

BaBy’s First Christmas

6545 Hall Rentals FOR RENT: Senior Citizens Association has two halls plus a meeting room available to serve you. Reasonable rates.

Al 604.483.3603, 604.414.9456.

6560 Houses for Rent 4-BDRM HOUSE at Oceanside Resort, F/S, DW, W/D, small pet okay, security deposit and references required, available December 15 or January 1 $975/mth 604.485.2435.

6945 Rooms SINGLE ROOM, located in Townsite, suit single or student, shared kitchen and bath, N/S, N/P, no drugs, available now $400/mth. Call Steve 1.778.867.1456.

6975 Wanted to Rent LOOKING FOR rental close to town. No pets, non-drinker/smoker. Quiet, tidy, responsible with stable work. Need asap. $450-$700 price range.

Contact 604.414.7370 or cnjt22@hotmail.com.

Know a baby born in 2016? Tell the world about the newest addition, while at the same time creating a permanent record and keepsake of baby’s first Christmas.

For only $26.25 (including GST) we’ll publish the baby’s picture, name, birthday and parents’ name in our special “Baby’s First Christmas” feature.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, CHRISTMAS EDITION Deadline for entries: Friday, December 9, at 4 pm Powell River Peak, 4400 Marine Avenue, or by email at classifieds@prpeak.com Baby’s Full Name ___________________________________ Date of Birth ______________________________________ Parent’s Name_____________________________________ Daytime Phone # ___________________________________ Cash ❑

Cheque # Visa/MC # ________________________

9115 Auto Miscellaneous

Mechanics on Duty TERMS Clas­si­fied ad­ver­tis­ing is ac­cept­ed on a pre­paid ba­sis only. VISA and Mas­ter­Card wel­come. Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd.

604.485.7927 9135 Motorcycles 2001 KAWASAKI 650 XLR, Enduro, runs great, good tires, new front brakes $1,950.

604.414.8428.

re­serves the right to clas­si­fy ads un­der ap­pro­priate head­ings, set rates there­fore and de­ter­mine page lo­ca­tion. Full, com­plete and sole cop­y­right in any ad­ver­tis­ing pro­duced by Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd. is vest­ed in and be­longs to Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd. No cop­y­right ma­te­ri­al may be re­pro­duced in any form with­out the pri­or writ­ten cons­ent of Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd. Any er­rors in ad­ver­tise­ments must be brought to the at­ten­tion of the pub­lish­er with­in 30 days of the first pub­li­ca­tion. It is agreed by any dis­play or clas­si­fied ad­ver­tis­er that the li­abil­it­y of the news­pa­per in the ev­ent of fai­lure to pub­lish an ad­ver­tise­ment or in the ev­ent that er­rors oc­cur in the pub­lish­ing of any ad­ver­tise­ment shall be lim­it­ed to the amount paid by the ad­ver­tis­er for that por­tion of the ad­ver­tis­ing space oc­cu­pied by the in­cor­rect item only and that there shall be no li­abil­it­y in any ev­ent beyond the amount paid for such ad­ver­tise­ment. Peak Pub­lish­ing Ltd. can­not be re­spon­si­ble for er­rors af­ter the first day of pub­li­ca­tion of any ad­ver­tise­ment. No­tice of er­rors in the first week should im­me­diate­ly be called to the at­ten­tion of the ad­ver­tis­ing de­part­ment to be cor­rect­ed for the fol­low­ing edi­tion. All ad­ver­tis­ing is sub­ject to the ap­pro­val of the pub­lish­er.

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604.485.7931

109-4871 Joyce Avenue

DRIVE

Tla’amin Health 604.483.3009

604.485.4217

4721 Joyce Avenue

RESPONSIBLY

Everyone knows the dangers of drinking and driving, but it’s important to remember that cell phone use behind the wheel isn’t the only distraction that increases your chances of having a car accident or near crash. The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) affirms that while texting at the wheel makes you 23 times more likely to have an accident, there are other activities drivers do in the car that put them and their passengers at great risk.

In a recent American study commissioned by an insurance association, it was found that drivers were more distracted by secondary activities than they were by their cell phones. That doesn’t mean using cell phones while driving isn’t a danger, but it is a reminder that there are other distractions you need to be careful about as well.

In this study, drivers spent about seven per cent of their time talking on cell phones and five per cent of their time using their handheld devices in some other way — holding them, dialing, texting or answering a call. But most surprisingly, secondary activities distracted drivers 33 per cent of the time.

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Enjoy a SAFE holiday season!

CUPE Local 476

These other activities included: • interacting with other passengers • holding objects other than a cell phone • talking or singing alone • smoking • adjusting the radio or climate control • eating or drinking

Be smart, avoid texting while driving

Nobody wants to minimize the dangers of texting or talking while driving. However, it is crucial that drivers remember to keep their eyes up and on the road at all times, no matter what they’re doing.

Shinglemill Express, we’ll take you home

The Shinglemill Pub & Bistro 604.483.3545 • or 604.483.2001

Powell River Taxi 604.483.3666

604.485.6065 101-7020 Duncan Street braininjurysociety.ca

Capone’s Licensed Liquor Store 604.485.9343

BC DL#7422

4493 Joyce Avenue 604.485.7981 massullomotors.com

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ORDER YOUR F R FREE R ESH A OR GR NGE TURKE ADE ‘A’ YT 604.48 ODAY! 3.4011

Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVE • PH 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM — 6 PM • FRIDAYS TILL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT DECEMBER 7-13

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ISLAND FARMS CLASSIC

Ice Cream Assorted, 1.65L

Ambrosia Apples ¢

NATREL ORGANIC

Milk

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

98

Homo, 2% or Skim, 2L

WHOLESOME FOOD

Tomatoee s

BLUE JAY

Naval Oranges

On the Vin

Smoked Turkey Breast

LONG ENGLISH

Cucumbers

1 98 2 3 ¢

$ 98

/lb 2.16/kg

/lb 4.37/kg

1

$ 68

CERTIFIED ORGANIC EARTHBOUND FARMS

3

$ 98

Spring Mix

/lb 3.70/kg 142 g container

2

$ 48

$

FOR

Large Eggplant

9

FRESH

¢

Pkg of 6

each

2

3

ANNE MARIE’S NO SUGAR ADDED

4

3

$ 98

98

23 $

GREEN GIANT

Vegetables

FOR

Assorted, 341-398 ml

PACIFIC

/lb 7.23/kg

1

$ 98

Strawberry Rhubarb Eggnog or or Apple Cranberry $ Crisp 680 g Sliced Loaf 397 g

$ 98

100 g

GROCERY

/lb 22.00/kg

$ 28

100 g

530 g

Croissants

100 g

$ 48

Canadian Harvest Bread

98

Pork Loin Chops

2

$ 48

100 g

each

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

New York $ Stiploin Grilling Steaks

1

Hungarian Salami

F R E S H D A I LY

98

each

Freybe Beer Sausage

1

$ 48

Honey Ham

/lb 2.16/kg

Brussels Sprouts

4 $ 68 4 $ 98

Made Fresh In Store

3 48 6

Pork $ Dinner Sausage Boneless Skinless $ Chicken Breast FRESH

98 /lb 8.77/kg

/lb 14.29/kg

Evaporated Md,ilk370 ml

HUNT’S

VE CAMPBELL’S READY TO SER

or Pas Assorted, 156-398 ml

Assorted, 540 nl

uce Tomato Sa te

Soup

1 98 2 5

Assorte

$ 98 MINUTE MAID FROZEN

Fruit Punch

Assoted, 295 ml

88

¢

$

¢

FOR

DUNCAN HINES

Cake or Brownie Mix

1

GREEN GIANT VALLEY SELECT FROZEN

$ 98 Vegetables

Assorted, 432-450 g

Assorted, 400-500 g

2$5 FOR

SANTA’S FAVOURITE CHAIR AVAILABLE IN FOUR COLOURS

799

ROCKER/RECLINER

$

ITEM 4846-925

REGULAR $1,229

LOCATED DOWNSTAIRS AT MITCHELL BROTHERS 604.483.4949 • 5687 MANSON AVENUE