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KINGS PLAYOFF MATCHUP Powell River squares off against Cowichan Valley in first round DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Upon first look at the stats, the first-round BC Hockey Island Division playoff series between Powell River Kings and Cowichan Valley Capitals favours the hometown green and gold.

The Kings finished the regular season 21 points ahead of the Capitals. The Powell River team has three of the top 10 scorers in the league in Jonny Evans, Tristan Mullin and Cam Donaldson. Cowichan has none.

The goaltending edge also favours the Kings with Brian Wilson and Mitch Adamyk affording head coach Kent Lewis confidence in either to start and win games, as the tandem proved during the regular season.

With the late season additions of two big players on defence, Matthew Cairns, an NHL draft pick, and Carmine Buono, the Kings have the talent and depth to win the series.

Yet, through the regular season, the Kings had more trouble against the Capitals than any of its other BC Hockey League (BCHL) Island Division rivals. The Kings took three of eight games played between the teams, suggesting a far more even matchup.

According to head coach Kent Lewis and players, the first round will be tough.

“When you talk to either Kent, assistant coach Brock Sawyer or the players they’ll always say whenever they play Cowichan they’re playing down to their level,” said Kings director of broadcasting Craig Beauchemin. Beauchemin joined the organization this year and did the team’s play-byplay for all 58 regular season games.

“The Kings know they’re a better team than Cowichan,” said Beauchemin. “They have to stay away from getting involved in the physical stuff after the whistles. That might be the big problem with the Kings when they play the Capitals.”

In terms of penalty minutes, Lewis said his team is one of the most disciplined teams in the league, and its power play is second best.

Beauchemin said he thought a win the last game of the season against Cowichan on

Sunday, February 26, could have given the Kings confidence heading into the playoffs, but the team ended up losing to Cowichan by a score of 3-1.

Home-ice advantage

By virtue of their second-place finish in the Island Division standings, the Kings get home-ice advantage, which, according to Lewis, isn’t an advantage.

“To win a championship, you have to be as good on the road as you are at home,” said Lewis. “I don’t care where it is, if you’re playing in a gravel parking lot, you’ve got to be better.”

The seven-game series will open on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, at Hap Parker arena, but after that the schedule hasn’t been set.

“We’ve not be able to come to an agreement between the two clubs on a schedule,” said Lewis, “so the league will have to deal with it.”

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Forward Liam Lawson, who has gone to the postseason with the Kings in the last three years, said he has a good feeling about this year’s team.

“This team has really come together at the right time,” said Lawson, “and I think we’ve got a good shot at it if we play like we can.”

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Kings bring strong two-way game to postseason 1« PLAYOFF PREVIEW identity. Each team will carve its own path. We’re in a new season now.

This is what we’ve training for. This is what the regular season is for. It’s not like we have to change anything; we’ve been consistent the last two months.”

Front end Led by Evans and Mullin, each with 36 goals, the Kings have scoring punch. Donaldson, who was nominated last week for BCHL rookie of the year and most sportsmanlike player, was the number one rookie scorer in the league, at 69 points with 32 goals and 37 assists.

However, it’s not only the top scorers who give strength and depth to the kings offence, according to Beauchemin.

“You look at a guy like Gavin Rauser, who can have a big impact on the ice, not only providing some secondary depth scoring, but also a guy who does get involved and gets under the skin of opposing players,” he said.

Beauchemin said players such as Rauser are needed in the playoffs.

“It’s not about who can score the most,” he said.

Blueliners The Kings have won 16 games and lost three since Christmas after the team acquired Cairns, drafted third round in the NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers, and Buono.

“People knew that Cairns was going to be a high-profile guy being drafted into the NHL,” said Beauchemin.

“He’s done exactly that. He’s the guy who is quarterbacking the power play and he’s out there killing penalties. He rushes the puck up the ice and throws his big body around.”

With those two additions, along with veterans Johan Steen and captain Kohlhauser, Beauchemin said the Kings have one of the top defence rosters in the league.

Between the pipes Beauchemin said he think Lewis will start with his veteran Wilson in goal, but he does have the luxury of Adamyk.

Wilson played 38 games for the Kings and finished sixth among the league’s top goalies with 22 wins, 11 losses, one tie, a save percentage of .917 and a goals against average of 2.70.

“The way Wilson has stepped up and taken that number-one role

as a veteran this year, and the way he’s been playing down the stretch, he’s shown, ‘I’m the guy,’” said Beauchemin.

Beauchemin said if Wilson falters in the first round, Adamyk will be ready to go.

“Mitch is a young guy. He’s a bigtime competitor,” said Beauchemin.

“If they have to go to Mitch, I don’t think that would be a problem.”

First-round predictions The players said they are expecting a tough series against the Capitals.

“Cowichan is going to be really physical; not a ton of structure,” said Lawson. “They’re just going to come at you and you have to be smart and hungry.”

Neither the players nor the coaches will offer any predictions, other than Lewis, who said the matchup against Cowichan will be fun and exciting.

Beauchemin said he predicts the Kings will take the first round because the team are better in all categories, scoring, defence and goaltending.

“I don’t think they’re going to have trouble getting through the first round,” said Beauchemin. “If it’s Cowichan, it might go six. I think the Kings can outlast Cowichan.”

TOUGH DEFENCE: The addition of blueliner and NHL draft pick Matt Cairns has played a large part in Powell River Kings winning 16 of 19 games since Christmas. Cairns will be a key factor in the team’s playoff run. ALICIA BAAS PHOTO

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City seeks legal advice on timber rights

Province to cut PST on power

Environmental lawyer questions purchase of Millennium Park trees CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

OWNERSHIP CONFUSION: City of Powell River is seeking legal advice about its purchase of trees from Island Timberlands in Millennium Park. CONTRIBUTED GRAPHIC

dent George Orchiston sent the city a letter inquiring about the city’s May 2015 purchase of the trees in upper Millennium Park and included the previous correspondence to PRSC. Mayor Dave Formosa said that the city has had its lawyer provide an opinion. City

The issue is simple enough.

Do we own the trees or not? It’s a lot of money the city is talking about.

GEORGE ORCHISTON City of Powell River resident time or money really looking at it,” said Williams. “The documents that we’ve seen that make commitments to the trees are pretty clear.”

Bryant said he and West Coast Environmental Law did not receive a response back from PRSC. Last December, Powell River resi-

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clerk Chris Jackson said he is currently preparing information for the public.

“The issue is simple enough,” said Orchiston.

“Do we own the trees or not?

It’s a lot of money the city is talking about.”

Orchiston said the city may have unnecessarily paid

Island Timberlands hundreds of thousands of dollars for the trees in upper Millennium Park. In total, the city paid $1.2 million for trees in upper and lower Millennium Park.

“They can’t blow this off,” he said. “We’re talking about the taxpayers’ money.”

Bryant said petitioning the court to make a determination on the cutting rights is a straightforward process that costs $200 to file an application.

Island Timberlands’ cutting rights for the trees on Lot 450 were part of Weyerhaeuser’s BC coastal assets purchased when the US forestry company folded in 2005. MacMillan Bloedel originally owned the rights, which were given to Weyerhaeuser in 1999, less than a year after ownership of the trees and the land were legally separated as part of a corporate restructuring between the logging and pulp and paper divisions of the company.

A clause in the 1998 timber-harvesting rights stipulates that the cutting rights are for a one-time harvest only.

According to Bryant, those rights may have already been exercised. He said that satellite imagery from September 1999 shows the beginning of logging inside the parcel and then an end in April 2000, with about 25 per cent of the second-growth trees being harvested.

“You can’t see the logging unless you wander through or you look at the satellite imagery,” said Bryant.

“Everybody has been assuming that IT owns the trees.

Some clarity is in order.”

Bryant said he thinks it should be PRSC that takes the matter before the court to clarify ownership, but if that does not happen he said he is prepared to do it himself.

“If government or the landowner is not going to do it,” he said, “ultimately, I will.”

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Corporation and Tees’kwat Land Holdings, corporations owned by the City of Powell River and Tla’amin Nation.

PRSC president Clint Williams said that the partnership has not yet looked closely into the matter.

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City of Powell River is seeking legal advice on the ownership of second-growth trees in Lot 450 between Townsite and Westview.

The direction by city council for staff to look into the matter comes after Vancouver-based environmental lawyer Andrew Gage wrote a letter to land owners PRSC Limited Partnership last September.

Gage, staff counsel with West Coast Environmental Law, began to look into the matter after Powell River biologist Andrew Bryant sought his advice.

Gage suggested in his letter to PRSC that the land owner petition to the Supreme Court of BC to clarify if Island Timberlands actually own the cutting rights to the trees there.

“If there is any legal question as to the strength of Island Timberlands’ claim to these cutting rights, [PRSC] has an obligation to clarify this question,” he states.

Gage states that PRSC has taken the position that Island Timberlands owns the cutting rights to this land by virtue of a 1998 licensing grant.

“PRSC assumed that Island Timberlands is entitled to harvest the standing timber, notwithstanding the concerns of many within Powell River arising from the ecological and recreational values associated with Lot 450,” the letter states.

PRSC is a partnership between Powell River Waterfront Development

A BC Budget phased elimination of provincial sales tax (PST) on industrial electricity is a step forward to protect and support mill jobs in BC, stated Catalyst Paper Corporation vicepresident Len Posyniak in a media release.

BC finance minister Mike de Jong announced the tax elimination in the 2017 pre-election BC Budget on Tuesday, February 21. As of October 2017, the PST tax rate for power will drop to 3.5 per cent, followed by its elimination on April 1, 2019.

BC’s pulp and paper sector supports more than 5,600 jobs and the cut will help producers such as Catalyst reinvest in operations, stated Posyniak.

“This is good news at a critical time for our industry, and for Catalyst and the workers and communities who depend on our operations,” he stated.

City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa stated in a media release that he welcomed the budget commitment to lower the tax rate. Formosa said the move would “support forestry jobs and the rural communities that depend on them.”

Electricity accounts for more than 30 per cent of mill production costs, according to Posyniak.

Catalyst paid more than $138 million for power in 2015 and approximately $9.6 million in PST.

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New ferry visits area for first time BC Ferries vessel comes to Westview for dock testing and tour SMOOTH RIDE: Salish Orca ran in local waters for the first time since coming over from Poland. The new ferry, which will run between Comox and Powell River starting later in spring, replaces the Queen of Burnaby. MICHELLE PENNELL PHOTOv

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COURT BRIEFS » Powell River Provincial Court February 21 to 23 Care or control of vehicle

FEBRUARY 21 TO 27, 2017 FEBRUARY 21 TO 27, 2017

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BC Ferries’ newest vessel, Salish Orca, visited Powell River as part of the ferry corporation’s preparations to bring the vessel into service in April.

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Ferry advisory committee chair Kim Barton-Bridges was one of the group touring the ship and expressed relief with the vessel.

“I’m excited to have it,” said BartonBridges. “It can’t come soon enough.”

The new vessel’s carrying capacity is slightly lower than the vessel it is replacing, a concern for some worried that the smaller ship will not be able to handle traffic volumes.

The Burnaby could take 168 vehicles fullloaded, while Salish Orca will be able to take 145, City of Powell River councillor Karen Skadsheim, also a member of the ferry-advisory committee, said she thinks the ship will work well on the route.

“It will be a good vessel,” said Skadsheim.

“It carries slightly fewer cars than the Burnaby, but I’ve looked at the traffic stats and, except for possibly a couple of long weekends, I don’t think capacity is going to be an issue. It’s a good size for us.”

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Fraud Yvonne Teresa Stobbart (born 1969) was sentenced to 12 month probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of fraud.

Selling or processing illegally caught fish Cornelius Petrus Van Vliet (born 1957) was sentenced to a six-month conditional sentence for three counts of purchasing, selling or processing illegally caught fish and one count of fishing without the authority of a licence.

Mischief $5,000 or under Shelly Martha Wuitchik (born 1965) was sentenced to 12 months probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of mischief $5,000 or under.

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IMPROVEMENT IDEAS: [From left] Kitty Clemens, Fred Guerin and Eileen Brown discuss the current state of food service at Powell River’s provincially regulated health institutions.

The Powell River residents were attending a recent public meeting on change in food quality.

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“They were really getting a lot of complaints about the quality of food and that’s what prompted them to finally take action,” said Kimmett. “Maybe that’s an approach that could work. Give the hospital administration a bad food headache.”

Evergreen Extended Care Unit residents’ council secretary Elaine Steiger, one of the people who drew attention to the problems with Sodexo’s food services in Powell River last September, said she hopes more public discourse will be the beginning of change.

According to Steiger, the complaints brought against Sodexo in the fall appear to have been addressed.

“Things have improved, but it’s not ideal,” she said.

In the fall, incidents of food shortages and quality came to public attention, with criticism directed at Sodexo and VCH. In one instance, residents of Willingdon Creek Village were given Boost as a meal supplement.

Fred Guerin, philosophy professor at Vancouver Island University Powell River, said quality and nutritional value of food that is provided at the hospital and seniors residences is far below what it should be.

One idea, he said, was to go into the institutions, talk to patients, collect feedback and bring it forward to the public.

“People often don’t want to buy into that because they’re being treated in a hospital and they don’t want to rock the boat,” said Guerin. “The same is true of the people actually making the food.”

Dobbin said he hopes the feedback from the group that attended the recent meeting will identify doctors, nurses, city councillors, organizations, institutions and key individuals in Powell River that need to be involved.

City of Powell River councillors Rob Southcott and Maggie Hathaway, along with chief administrative officer Mac Fraser, were

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in attendance. Southcott said grassroots movements can become instigators of change.

“It’s not a big leap that community can take responsibility,” said Southcott.

“We have the talent and the initiative.”

Reclaiming services as a community, such as institutional food, is closer in Powell River than most other places, according to Southcott.

“The piece that is missing,” he said, “is how the provincial money for health comes back into the communities so that we can do what needs to be done and with the capacity to do it.”

The next event in the series takes place March 21 at Vancouver Island University’s Powell River campus. It will feature Colleen Fuller, a health care researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Fuller’s focus will be on BC initiatives that involve the community in designing effective health care.

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Food quality and service at health facilities under the authority of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) remains a cause among many residents in Powell River.

Approximately 80 people attended a recent public meeting and most expressed dissatisfaction with Sodexo, the multinational company that is contracted to provide food service at all VCH institutions, including Powell River General Hospital, Willingdon Creek Village and Evergreen Extended Care Unit.

“I hope we get a critical mass of citizens in Powell River to engage them in a way that we have a community consensus that things have to change in institutional food in Powel River,” said Murray Dobbin, steering committee member of Powell River Voices, which sponsored the first of three in a series of public events.

The first meeting featured Colleen Kimmett, a Vancouver-based journalist who wrote an investigative series on hospital food.

According to Kimmett, if enough people complain about the food that is being served by Sodexo and there is an ally within the institution, change is possible.

People were successful at changing food quality and service at Guelph, Ontario’s St. Joseph’s Health Centre Hospital with a successful campaign that overcame operational obstructions, said Kimmett. She said the campaign gave administrators a “food headache.”

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Right of trees Did City of Powell River pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to Island Timberlands for trees that its partnership company with Tla’amin Nation already had rights to?

That is the question this week as the city prepares the public release of legal advice concerning its 2015 purchase of trees in upper Millennium Park.

The larger question, however, is who actually owns the trees on the rest of the PRSC Limited Partnership land adjacent to Brooks Secondary School?

The confusion stems over an acquisition by Island Timberlands of the tree-harvesting rights in that area after American forestry company Weyerhaeuser folded in 2005.

To investigate the situation, local resident Andrew Bryant sought the advice of Vancouver-based West Coast Environment Law. In a letter to PRSC, the environmental law and public-advocacy organization implores the city and Tla’amin to “assert its full legal rights” to find out exactly who owns the trees in the large parcel within If Weyerhaeuser did engage in Lot 450 that stretches logging activity in the area, taking between an estimated 25 per cent of the Townsite and trees during harvesting, it could be Westview.

Although argued that this exercised the onet h e letter time timber rights that were later states that it transferred to Island Timberlands. is unknown whether a harvesting plan was agreed to at the time, aerial satellite photos show patterns of logging that took place between September 1999 and April 2000 after Weyerhaeuser acquired the trees from former owner MacMillan Bloedel.

If Weyerhaeuser did engage in logging activity in the area, taking an estimated 25 per cent of the trees during harvesting, it could be argued that this exercised the one-time timber rights that were later transferred to Island Timberlands.

Also, since the logging activity took place more than 16 years ago, new tree growth can now be found on the parcel. In that case, it could be further argued that the younger trees that have grown since 2000 would not fall under Island Timberland’s current timber-rights license.

Certainly, a number of factors will have to be determined before PRSC could lay claim to the trees. Some of this will be made much clearer when the city releases its own legal advice. What is clear is how much these trees mean to the community.

If the trees do in fact belong to PRSC, will the city pursue getting back some of the taxpayers’ money it paid to Island Timberlands?

More importantly, if PRSC does have rights to other trees in that area outside of Millennium Park, will it explore the option of protecting them?

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LETTERS » Two emergency services needed In regards to last issue’s Viewpoint [“Reduced ambulance service unacceptable,” February 22], I take issue with several of Rob Stokes’ points that are either wrong or misleading.

First, Stokes indicates that firefighters are taking it upon themselves to attend medical calls, when in fact they attend because there is a very great need that the BC Ambulance Service is not fulfilling.

Yes, the paramedics here do a great job, but when the first ambulance is busy between Lund and Saltery Bay there can be a considerable wait for a second ambulance to respond.

Stokes indicates that structure fires are decreasing. What experience is he basing that on? I doubt very much that is the case, based on my experience as a former fire chief. Structure fires will grow as the city grows, so I doubt they are

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decreasing as the city is slowly growing.

I also take exception to Stokes stating firefighters are so busy with medical calls that they can no longer carry out their firefighting duties.

That is a bold statement that I am sure the current fire chief might take exception to; I know I would have.

Paramedics such as firefighters are way better busy; it makes them better at their job and keeps morale up.

I doubt Stokes has ever experienced a life-threatening situation where he has experienced the wait while a loved one requires urgent medical attention.

I know I would rather have both services attend my medical emergency knowing that they are highly trained, and if one is delayed then the other should be there.

That is my instruction to my family right now: “Should there be an emergency, call both services.”

I also take exception to Rob

Southcott even commenting as he did on the matter, holding both a City of Powell River councillor position while he is also BC Ambulance Service unit chief here in Powell River. Seems to me that is a huge conflict of interest.

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Difficult to understand There are many ways of rationalization, but only one of logic [“Council seeks pay parity,” February 15]. There is hardly a person in Powell River who is not affected by our city council’s costs.

If council is attempting to be innovative over salary increases, it must take all residents into account. Therefore, a survey of all incomes from all people must taken and be readable by all residents, from those on public assistance income to top salary earners.

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LETTERS » receiving bracket we each fall in. Then, and only then, show us the average income.

This to my mind would be the only logical solution to use income as the manner in which to increase mayor and councillor salaries based on residential income.

The other method seems to be by a generally accepted method, looking at other cities and municipalities of average populations versus Powell River. That would seem, in my opinion, to be

just about where salaries should be, by population.

So, consequently, unless council uses logic, its special request is very difficult to understand. Particularly since the cost of living with city expenses applies to all residing here.

Bruce Robertson Kiwanis Avenue

Pay a fair salary How much should we pay our city councillors [“Council

seeks pay parity,” February 15]? I was shocked last week to discover we now pay them just above $16,000.

I know from watching city council at work that these councillors could easily work full time given the number of issues they have to deal with. When it comes to paying democratic representatives, we need to ask the question: do we want to restrict who can be a councillor to those who are retired or financially

independent?

I have heard rumors that at least one councillor will not be running again because doing the job properly makes it unaffordable. It would be a shame if we lost a dedicated representative because we are not willing to pay a fair salary, which at $16,000 per year is barely minimum wage for 30 hours a week. They deserve the increases they are seeking.

John Chan Coburn Street

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FACEBOOK USER JUNE PLANTE What a shame; it’s like a right of passage.

PEAK WEBSITE USER SUSAN SMITH Frankly, I think the cap and gown for high school graduation comes from an American tradition. Until recent years, Canadian high schools didn’t do this. Back to our roots! I think the time has also come to reevaluate the formal grad event. Spending has become ridiculous; dress, shoes, hair (often including pricey extensions), nails, etc., etc. Hundreds of dollars for a one-night event. There has to be a way to acknowledge 13 years of schooling without breaking the bank.

Demolition to proceed on derelict Joyce Avenue house PEAK WEBSITE USER PRNATURAL The lot has been cleaned up a fair bit since this photo was taken. Honestly, the place looks a lot better than it used to. All that garbage in the backyard was under blackberries.

Looks like the city just wants to flex its muscles against the little guy, and show homeowners who’s boss. Then, at the same time, applying an obvious double standard to other properties like the old Inn at Westview.

PEAK WEBSITE USER BETH Even some of the kids on the grad committee I talked to didn’t realize they were voting to not have a cap and gown ceremony at all. The cap and gown ceremony has been tradition in every Canadian high school I’ve been connected to for the past 40 years; I don’t know why some think it’s just a recent thing. I feel sad for the kids not having a formal community recognition of their graduation after 13 years of school; the grand march is a fancy dress event, but in my mind not that related to graduation. I also feel sorry for the parents; it’s very meaningful as a parent to watch your child dressed up in ceremonial garb and go through the ritual of cap and gown. It’s a chance for the whole family to celebrate and reflect on having supported and encouraged this child through all the life stages to graduation. I have one child who has graduated, and the cap and gown was the key celebration for us. I have another child still to graduate and would be devastated if there wasn’t a cap and gown for their class.

I’d rather not have the fancy dress night than the actual core recognition event of graduation; the actual graduation ceremony.

PEAK WEBSITE USER NORMA Oh, for heaven’s sake: give the man a bit more time.

It seems to me he is doing his best to work with the town authorities and what difference would a month or two more make? Why the big guns? And since when is it “unsafe” to tear down one’s own building? I understood there was no asbestos or other containments to deal with in this case (from an earlier article), so that just seems like so much more “lame” talk (to borrow a word from our mayor) that actually means not a lot. I have no doubt he can find a cheaper contractor to help than our local town staff can, in any case.

The old Inn at Westview is the issue for most citizens. That’s where all this time and effort should be spent if the council actually cares about doing what the voters really want.

Watch for upcoming information on Tla’amin Nation’s first anniversary of self-governance and our open house in April

PEAK WEBSITE USER PAUL BAKER So council has decided to flex its muscle for the derelict house on Joyce Avenue. Oddly, still no mention about the monstrosity at the mall. Or maybe not so odd at all?

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Cranberry residents want solution to flooding Snow melt puts sewers under pressure and soaks neighbourhood basements CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Cranberry residents were mopping up again after a reoccurring problem with City of Powell River’s storm sewers soaked their basements.

Earlier this month, Powell River received record snowfall accumulations; in some places measuring as much as 70 centimetres in the span of only a few days.

As the snow melted, residents living near the edge of Cranberry Lake, on Marlatt Avenue and Hatfield Place, had to contend with storm drain overflow causing sewer systems to back up and basements to flood.

Marlatt resident David St Cyr said he and his neighbours live at the bottom of the hill and the water flows with gravity to the lowest point of the system.

“It all winds up at the bottom of the hill and it literally blows the manhole cover off,” said St Cyr. City director of infrastructure Tor Birtig said while the problem has been reoccurring, its explanation is not as simple as the water in the pipes flowing towards the lake.

“We can’t pinpoint exactly when it occurs,” said Birtig. “During that record rainfall last fall, we had no issues.”

Neighbours report that when the backups happen it results in city sewer water come up through basement floors and laundry drains.

“It’s coming right up the laundry room sink

and pouring out at like 20 psi,” said St Cyr. “We’ve got sewage in the whole basement.”

Birtig said when there is no capacity left in the city’s sewer pipes, it makes home sewers back up and not drain properly.

“Whatever they are flushing backs up, and whatever is in their sub-floor comes up,” he said. “It’s not as if our sewer system is pushing up into their homes.”

St Cyr, who has been living at the corner of Marlatt and Hatfield for the past four years, said he believes the problem has been reoccurring for at least the last 10 years and the neighbourhood is fed up. Solving the problem does not seem like a priority for city hall, he said.

DJ Fourchalk lives behind St Cyr and said that during the height of the recent snow melt, the pressure in the pipes was so great that water was squirting out from the top of the steel utility hole cover in his driveway.

Flowing towards his house, water pooled at his front door.

Fourchalk, whose family relocated from Calgary in November, has had recurring problems with flooding at his new home, something he claimed wasn’t disclosed when he bought the property.

“We chose to live on a lake and there’s going to be some negative things about that, but there’s no way we should have to worry about our three sump pumps going full-time and not sleeping at night,” said Fourchalk.

He added that he had to block part of his driveway to divert the water into a nearby street-level storm catch basin that drains into Cranberry Lake.

Birtig said the city is looking at flow data in the pipes in order to determine the cause of the problem and it has a sewer-line twinning project in 2017’s budget that will help handle the volume of water the system is

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City council considers service cuts and layoffs

Russell Brewer

It’s going to be a combination of both,” said Brewer after the meeting.

City staff will take the next few weeks to find between $250,000 and $300,000 in operations funding needed to meet the current budget

REGIONAL BOARD BRIEFS » Provides financial assistance The board approved a number of grants-in-aid at the meeting, including $20,000 to Pacific Region Summer Music Academy, $12,000 to Sunshine Coast Tourism, $12,000 to the Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism Society, $4,110 to Lang Bay Community Club and $2,000 to the Lasqueti Island Internet Access Society.

Accepts parkland acquisition strategy After a presentation from Friends of Stillwater Bluffs

last December requesting the board look at accepting its 2015 parkland strategy, the board formerly accepted the report. The document will help guide the future purchases and decisionmaking on expanding parks throughout the boundaries of the regional district.

Savary pest problems Powell River Regional District chair and Electoral Area A director Patrick Brabazon reported at the board meeting that island residents are fighting a growing problem on the previously rat-free island. A rat was spotted last summer, now islanders are bringing

over pest-control products “by the truckloads,” said Brabazon.

Census results prompt comments Regional district Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer told the board at its Thursday, February 23, meeting that comparing the recently released census results from Statistics Canada to those of 2011 was akin to commenting on the weather while discussing climate change. Palmer, who was mayor of Powell River in the 1980s, told the board it would be more useful to take the recent results in the context of the past 40 years of statistics for the region.

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Powell River resident Paul McMahon attended the meeting and pointed out that council had previously promised to hold off raising taxes for five years.

“So far we’ve made it for one year,” said McMahon during a public question period.

Fraser responded that council has been challenged to hold to its promise given the amount of “externally

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dictated cost increases” coming from added costs for protective-services contracts and other labour-related increases.

McMahon told council they needed to rein in the city’s spending, to which Brewer responded he would be happy to hear any suggestions McMahon could provide.

“You’re spending excessively in non-core areas. Do we have to have the recreation complex and library open seven days a week?” said McMahon. “I can’t get into my bank seven days a week.”

The city’s final budget will be approved on May 4.

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Budgets have been cut to the bone and now City of Powell River council is looking at reducing city services and laying off staff in order to balance the 2017 budget, said City of Powell River’s chief administrative officer Mac Fraser during recent budget deliberations.

The city’s finance committee gathered Thursday, February 23, to engage the

shortfall as the city’s budget process develops. Staff will deliver recommendations on cuts for the next committee meeting Thursday, March 23.

Even before discussions began on capital projects, the city had a $103,000 shortfall. At its previous meeting, the committee had considered a 2.4 per cent increase in municipal taxes to cover core operating expenses, in addition to a 0.5 per cent hike in user fees for sewer, water and garbage collection.

However, the committee was unanimous in holding the tax hike to 1.9 per cent, the same level as the

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next round of discussions as it pulls together this year’s budget.

The committee heard from staff on various capital projects the city could undertake in this year and where the funding for those would come from: grants, reserves or operations.

Councillor and finance committee chair Russell Brewer said if the committee wishes to keep the tax increase to 1.9 per cent any additional projects added to operations would have to come from a mix of service cuts and job reductions.

“You’re not going to get it all out of service-level reductions or all out of job cuts.

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Public art gallery moves forward Arts council ready to apply for grants to fund civic project DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeach.com

A proposed public art gallery is now close to being approved after months of delays due to City of Powell River staff not making it “a priority item,” said councillor CaroleAnn Leishman.

“There’s been delays as far as staff goes,” said Leishman, who holds the city portfolio for arts, culture and heritage. “It hasn’t been seen as a priority. It is a priority for council and a priority for the arts community.”

The proposed Powell River Art Centre, to be located in a space above the new Powell River Public Library, was presented by Powell River Council for Arts and Culture (PRCAC) to the city’s committee of the whole on February 14. City staff was directed to prepare an options report for the public gallery last June and was further directed to work with the arts council last July.

PRCAC is a group that represents the local arts community, supporting programs, projects, festivals and organizations through municipal grants funding and donations of civic space.

PRCAC’s proposal for the arts centre identified space in the city-owned Crossroads Village Shopping Centre building where a

pop-up library has been located while the new library is undergoing construction in the space below.

Leishman said she has been frustrated waiting for a city staff report on the public art gallery, which will finally come before council on Thursday, March 2.

The report recommends that a lease for the proposed gallery be offered at a net cost of $38,000 per year, and that council concurrently considers an in-kind grant to the gallery proponents to cover expenses. The report states that the only perceived challenge to locating the proposed PRAC in the new library building is the loss of potential revenue.

There does not need to be much work done to open a permanent gallery space, according to Leishman. She added that a popup space would just need a coat of paint until a formal public gallery was finished.

“We reiterated a direction at the last committee of the whole that council needs to establish that space as the art gallery and move on,” said Leishman.

The second-floor 1,800 square foot space at Alberni Street and Joyce Avenue includes most of what is needed for a public gallery, according to Powell River artist Meghan Hildebrand.

“A good public art gallery has open space that allows viewing distance,” said Hildebrand. “It has a versatile layout that allows for multiple uses from paintings and sculpture exhibits to experience-based installations. It has controlled lighting, easy

accessibility, visibility, as well as office and storage space.”

According to Hildebrand, it would also need curatorial, administrative staff and continual funding.

“There is arts funding available,” she said.

“Accessing this funding demands experienced professionals.”

PRCAC vice-president Karen Kamon said the arts council has identified grants that would fund the gallery for up to four years.

“It’s appropriate that there be the civic connection to civic property,” said Kamon.

“The arts centre meets a need in the community.”

Kamon added that the arts centre would not be in competition with any existing galleries in the community.

Hildebrand said she is concerned that the arts community and city hall are thinking of two different things when discussing a gallery for Powell River.

“Comments that liken the possibilities of the new space to existing art co-ops makes me think that we are talking about something other than a public art gallery,” said Hildebrand. “I welcome any new exhibition space, which there is a serious lack of in Powell River, but I think ‘public art gallery’ means something that is run by professionals, and doesn’t rely on volunteers or the sale of art to exist.”

Hildebrand said creating a dedicated public art gallery is vital in showing that the community values new ideas, and that a career in the arts is worth pursuing.

GALLERY PLANS: CaroleAnn Leishman [left], City of Powell River councillor and Karen Kamon [left], vice president of Powell River Council for Arts and Culture, outside the proposed location for a new public gallery at the city-owned Powell River Public Library building in Crossroads Village Shopping Centre. The space would be at the southwest corner on the second floor.

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Respect makes a great teacher PEAK PROFILE: Lisa Lewis

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In 31 years of being in the classroom and influencing young people, 26 of those in Powell River, Lisa Lewis said there has never been a day that she has regretted becoming a teacher.

“No. Never. I love it,” said Lewis. “I could retire in a couple of years, but I’m going to stay as long as I like it. I love coming to work.”

Lewis is now teaching 11 or 12 students this year whose parents she also taught, either one or both, and she said she hopes to see one of her former student’s grandchild in kindergarten this September at Westview Elementary School where she teaches.

She is currently teaching grade five and six, which is her favourite year, before the “hormones start raging,” she said. In grade six, children still have respect, she added.

The word “respect” is what makes a good teacher, according to Lewis.

“I see a lack of respect in our society now compared to when I first started teaching,” she said. “I feel that if I can show the kids respect for who they are, then they’ll respect me and they’ll want to do their best.”

The respect comes in many forms, in the

classroom, the hallways and on the playground. Lewis will do anything for her students and there are a number of occasions that she has shown that dedication.

Three years ago, Lewis said she was doing recess supervision of the students who used to play in an area between Westview school and Vancouver Island University.

“Out of the corner of my eye I saw two big dogs and started to walk over because I didn’t see their owners at all and they weren’t on a leash,” she said. “I thought, ‘Oh, this isn’t going to go well.’”

As she approached closer, Lewis said she could see children spreading out and screaming.

“Then one of the dogs went after a young boy and that’s when I just ran. I still to this day do not know how I got over the fence so fast, but I did,” she said. “I yelled and screamed and kicked at the dog. He had the boy by his leg and was pulling him away. I grabbed the boy and hauled him in. But as soon as I picked him up, the dog came at us. So I snuggled the boy in and we kind of baby-stepped over to the fence and I just kept kicking at the dog and once I got close enough, I threw the boy over the fence and then I jumped over.”

Sarah Hooff is a former student of Lewis at what was then Oceanview Junior High School. Hooff said she remembers Lewis being a great teacher.

“Straightforward, yet warm and friendly,”

INSPIRATIONAL INSTRUCTOR: Westview Elementary School teacher Lisa Lewis has now taught two generations of students in Powell River. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

said Hooff. “It was easy to feel comfortable around her.”

Lewis was especially comforting when Hooff became pregnant in grade 10.

“Once the word got out, she sought me out and made sure I was alright,” said Hooff. “I don’t think I was even in any of her classes at that time. There wasn’t any support for young mothers in those days. Lisa didn’t feel sorry for me or anything awkward like that,

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and I genuinely felt that she cared for me. I will always love her for that.”

Lewis is known for having high expectations of her students. She said she’s always had a reputation for lots of homework and assignments.

“I believe the kids thrive on that routine, structure and discipline,” she said. “I’m oldschool because I’ve been doing this a long time. The kids respect that.”

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Education program supports first nation students School district and Tla’amin Nation focus on transition to higher grades DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Through an educational collaboration between Tla’amin Nation and School District 47, Ahms Tah Ow, the nation’s school, is shifting focus.

Ahms Tah Ow has had a consistent enrolment of approximately 12 to 16 adult students per year.

The school district and Ahms Tah Ow are now concentrating more support on younger Tla’amin students who struggle in making the change between the early grades and high school.

According to Rod Perrault, school district principal of personalized learning programs, a number of students are able to make the transition, while others are not. It is those students that Ahms Tah Ow wants to reach through the new program, he said.

“At Brooks, we found a few students from Tla’amin who are really struggling with being able to be successful at high school,” said Perrault.

The new programs will have a combination of ac-

tivities, including academic, cultural and outdoors, as well as trades, community service and work experience.

Attending grade school at James Thomson Elementary School, educators were seeing some students being very successful and others marginally successful in the public-school environment, said Perrault. “When they got into the big high school, some of those kids quickly recognized that there were a lot of places that they could hide and dodge,” he said, “and not have that same kind of intimate contact they were having with their teachers before.”

Ahms Tah Ow teacher Jason Rae recognized the gap and organized a meeting of Tla’amin leaders, elders and educators in January.

According to Rae, he had seen distractions that needed to be addressed and approached differently to reach the students who were having trouble.

Rae said a good start was getting students out of their homes and, particularly, away from tech devices.

“We’re trying to hit that home,” said Rae. “How to be healthy. How to be out there. Hopefully, the academics will follow.”

Aside from those motivators, Rae said complicating the issue of students in transition from elemen-

STUDENT SUPPORT: Tla’amin Nation’s Ahms Tah Ow School teacher Jason Rae was instrumental in bringing School District 47 and the nation together to support new programming for Tla’amin students who have difficulty transitioning from middle grades to high school. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

tary to high school are some psychological problems that young people are dealing with that affects their education.

“There are some major things going on with some of our individuals that we’re looking at possible routes to go for extra counselling,” he said. “There is some underlying stuff that is really deep and intense in some cases.”

When dealing with young people in the school transition age and instituting a

SCHOOL BOARD BRIEFS » Reports on snow day Snowfall in February resulted in the first snow day to be called in 21 years for the school district, reported Powell River Board of Education chair Doug Skinner at the board’s Tuesday, February 21, meeting. The last day that classes were cancelled due to snow was in 1996.

Outdoor program update Outdoor Learning Centre’s (OLC) lease in Haywire Bay Regional Park has more than doubled the useable areas that will allow for additional environmental education programs, activities and team-building courses, such as those offered by Coast Mountain Academy and Jade Coast Program, according to a board of education report. In addition to school district programs that use the OLC, there has

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Trustees campaign for education With 70 days until the BC election, the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) has identified 10 key actions to spotlight the importance of public education in the province, according to report to the board. Education board member Ashley Hull represents the Powell River district on the BCSTA and recently attended the first provincial council meeting of 2017 in Vancouver.

Hull reported that the message from the meeting was the need to invest in educators and students.

new program, the educators and counsellors are discovering new problems that are dealt with daily, according to Tony Peters, a counsellor with Tla’amin Health. He said young people are resourceful in finding ways to avoid working.

“The kids aren’t motivated to show up every day and some of them don’t feel like they want to work, or they don’t want to be there so they’re hard to motivate,” said Peters. “We’re try-

ing one-on-one; it can be very difficult to get them to work.”

Perrault said the program is only three weeks old and there are many things that need to be learned in order to support and get to know the students.

School board member Mary James said she applauds the new program.

James worked in Tla’amin education when there was a transition program between Tla’amin and James

Thomson. She said culture is as important as academic in education.

“There’s so much that you just don’t get when just go to the public school,” said James. “Building those personal connections and knowing them, that is so important.”

While the shift is to focus more on younger people, Ahms Tah Ow will remain open for adults wanting to further their academic or trades education.

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Jonny Evans emerges as star player Kings forward finishes fifth in league scoring race DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Scroll down the top five BC Hockey League (BCHL) goal-scoring streaks during the 2016-17 season and Powell River Kings forward Jonny Evans’ name appears three times.

Between October 21 and 30, Evans had a scoring streak of seven goals in five games. His next tear came from January 6 to January 13 when he recorded five goals in four games. To top it off, the sharpshooter scored seven goals in five games from October 21 to October 30.

Evans has consistently been among the top scorers in the league throughout the season and a regular player of the game.

If that is not impressive enough, after scoring 11 goals and adding 13 assists for 24 points in 11 games in January, Canadian Junior Hockey League, which includes 10 leagues and 126 teams across the country, named Evans its first star for the first month of 2017.

Evans finished fifth in the BCHL regular season scoring race with 36 goals and

42 assists for 78 points, with a pointsper-game average of 1.34. By any account, Evans had a great season.

Evans said he had a decent year last season, but he was not expecting the scoring output he produced this year.

“It kind of just clicked,” said Evans.

“Everything is coming along good.”

Evans said coaching from head coach Kent Lewis and assistant Brock Sawyer has been a huge help.

Evans said his linemates, Cam Donaldson and Ben Berard, have to be credited for making him look good this year.

“It’s been exciting, to say the least,” said Donaldson. “Jonny is a really great player. He can absolutely light it on fire with his offensive abilities. It’s fun playing with him.”

Evans said he has concentrated on improving his tenacity to get after the puck in areas of the ice where goals that are not always pretty are scored. He also said he has been working on his release and one-timers so he can get his shot off quicker.

Lewis said he never puts scoring expectations on any of his players, but when the Kings brought in Evans as a 17-yearold rookie, he felt Evans was capable and would fit into the Kings program.

“He’s just gotten better and better,” said Lewis. “I’m not going to say we expected him to score 24 points in 11

games, but he’s a skilled player and he has a good cast around him.”

At five-foot-nine inches and 156 pounds, Evans is on the small side.

“Some guys can be intimidated going up against those bigger guys,” said Evans. “I’m not. I have all the gear on, right?”

When he joined the Kings, Lewis said Evans was slight and small, but that “everybody loves the little guy.”

“A smaller player has to be able to handle getting hit and a smaller player has to be good,” said Lewis. “Whether you’re big or little, you have to be good, and smart. When you’re on the smaller side, you’re not going to be the bruiser.

He uses his body well, he’s good in the corners, he has intelligence and uses it to his advantage.”

Going into the playoffs and with another year of junior eligibility left, Powell River is in an enviable position of having one of the league’s best offensive players in the lineup.

Evans was not in the lineup for the Kings’ last two games of the regular season, mean-nothing contests which did not affect the team’s first-round matchup against Cowichan Valley Capitals.

Kings tied Alberni Valley Bulldogs 5-5 and lost to Cowichan 3-1 heading into the first round. Kings playoff action starts on Friday, March 3, at Hap Parker Arena.

HIGHLIGHT YEAR: Powell River Kings forward Jonny Evans was named Canadian Junior Hockey League first star after scoring 24 points in 11 games during January.

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Villa returns to play with another loss DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Due to an extended holiday break and some cancelled games, it had been three months since Powell River Villa soccer club played a game in Vancouver Island Soccer League Division 2 play. Villa returned to the

pitch on Saturday, February 27, in an away game and, in a result that has become alltoo-common for the team this season, lost to Victoria’s Westcastle United 3-0.

“It was the cohesiveness of the team in general,” said coach Mario Paul. “Given the side that we had, we weren’t able to gel as quickly as we wanted to.”

It also did not help that the game was postponed due to darkness for 45 minutes until the lights came on, according to Paul.

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one of our players restarting the game after an extended period and hurting themselves,” said Paul. “That’s exactly what happened.”

Villa has five points in 12 games this season, with one win, nine losses and two ties. The team is tied with Fred Milne Park Rangers FC for last place in the division and risks dropping into third division next season.

“We had no bench,” said Villa coach Mario Paul. “We were happy to have Kye Turner returning. We’re missing our captain Dean Thorsell as a result of a three-game suspen-

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Local real estate sales continue to climb Powell River area remains healthy while BC average slumps CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Powell River’s housing market continued to make gains in January, despite an average decrease across the province.

After posting record highs in 2016, the provincial housing market dropped 23 per cent last month in what the BC Real Estate Association is calling a “return to historic, long-term averages.”

Vancouver saw an approximate eight per cent decrease in detached home sales last month, compared to January 2016 sales, stated association chief economist Cameron Muir in a media release.

“Housing demand across the province returned to long-term

average levels last month,” stated Muir. “However, regional variations persist with Victoria posting above average performance and Vancouver falling below the average.”

Despite lower numbers in the Lower Mainland, Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president Neil Frost said the local market “remains healthy.

“Last month was not super busy compared to the peak months,” said Frost, “but Powell River is up in all areas.”

According to association statistics, Powell River posted an 82.9 per cent increase in dollar volume sales with $6,341,000 last month compared to $3,468,000 in January 2016. In the local area, 22 homes were sold last month, compared to 14 in January 2016.

According to statistics gathered by the local real estate board from last month’s sales, close to 60 per cent were made to purchasers who already lived in

VOLUME INCREASES: Metro Vancouver real estate markets slowed down last month with an overall decline in sales compared to January 2016, but Powell River still saw increases in the amount of sales and prices of singlefamily residences. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

Powell River. Of the purchases to out-of-town buyers, the majority continued to be people relocating from the outlying Lower Mainland communities such as Hope to Squamish.

The average price of single-fam-

ily homes in Powell River climbed 16.4 per cent from $247,714 in January 2016 to $288,241 last month. During that same period, the average price of a single-family home in the province dropped 17.5 per cent to $621,093.

The challenge for buyers in the Powell River market continues to be “a lack of listings,” said Frost.

He added there is definite need for new construction, which will lead to more homes being put on the re-sale market.

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Troupe gets risqué for fun Longtime dance group embraces sensuality and empowerment DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Making their first appearance this year, Powell River’s Kit Kat Girls chose to vamp, appropriately enough, at the opening film of the recent Powell River Film Festival, entitled The League of Exotique Dancers.

The performance, more improvised than choreographed, came together quickly, according to founder CaroleAnn Leishman.

“We had one meeting and only three people showed up, and then we had the snow so we had to cancel two practices before the opening of the film festival,” said Leishman.

She said there are eight new recruits in the group this year. One of them is Angie Davey, who said she decided to join because she thought it would be fun.

“I had one rehearsal and then two days later I was on stage in a corset,” said Davey. She added that getting cinched up in a corset for the first time, with the able assistance of her husband, felt “delicious.”

Melissa Call is one of the original Kit Kat Girls. She said that apart from the Kit Kat Girls, she wouldn’t normally be seen in a sexy costume.

“You can be someone else in a way,” said Call. “You can take that persona of yourself that you kind of keep hidden and let it out there. I enjoy being out there.”

According to Leishman, the company of femme fatales started as a fun class of showgirls who had performed in her “fabulous” production of Chicago for Far Off Broadway in 2009. They enjoyed being in the famous vaudeville-themed musical so much that they wanted to keep camping

it up, she said.

“Then what happened was the Vancouver Olympics was coming the following February,” said Leishman. “I had this group of ladies that we got together just once a week for fun and feather boas, and did some dancing and I suddenly said, ‘Hmmm, I’m the director of special events for the Olympic torch relay celebration, so do you guys want to dance in it?’”

She said the reaction was not overly enthusiastic, with some of the women a bit mortified.

“They weren’t sure what to expect and what were people going to think,” said Leishman. Some of the dancers were concerned that their boss might see them, or what might happen if they saw somebody they knew and were recognized.

“For a lot of the women, that’s a thing,” said Leishman, “but you’re going out there as one of the Kit Kat Girls and you just vamp it up, because if you look embarrassed or shy or nervous, you’re going to make the audience feel the same way.”

According to Leishman, a dancer has to find their own character, an alter ego, and have fun.

Davey said her Kit Kat character is her “naughty-girl persona. I haven’t developed it yet. There’s lots of room to grow.”

She added that being a Kit Kat Girl is indulgent in a vain, kind of sassy way.

Leishman said she is always surprised by the fact that some of the women, including longtime friends who are in the group and who have never done any type of dance, theatre or performance, are out there performing in “skimpy little sparkly costumes.”

Kit Kat Girls’ next show will be as part of the annual Powell River Academy of Music Cabaret on April 21, and then on May 5 and 6 the troupe will be in a vaudeville, burlesque and cabaret show as a fundraiser for Patricia Theatre.

FEMME FATALES: Kit Kat Girls performed at the recent Powell River Film Festival. CaroleAnn Leishman [left] formed the group in 2009 as a chance for its members, including Angie Davey [middle left] and Melissa Call [middle right], to vamp it up. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

Artist paints on the dark side DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

She may live amidst the beauty and natural richness of Powell River, but accomplished artist Barbara Langmaid paints the dark side in exhibitions such as War Brief and Debris Fields, an ongoing body of work inspired by the 2001 Japan tsunami. Langmaid will be exhibiting, along with Georgie Marvin and Sharon Dennie, in New Work at Vancouver Island University’s Powell River campus, from March 2 until April 5.

How do you look at life in your work?

The end of civilization is more my point, as we’re worried about the planet. The angst lies more in the end of humans. Consequently, there’s a lot of anxiety and chaos and troubled

people speaking out loud in a troubled manner, and I’m one of them. I’m really drawn to the dark side. I’ve never been a dark person, but I’ve always been drawn to the dark side. I can’t really explain that.

Does the dark side make for better art?

I can’t speak for everybody, but it does for me. It allows for a lot of questions to be raised without being answered and I’m very interested in that.

I’m interested in mysteries, and I’m not interested in solving problems, but just being a witness. My aerial paintings are about the witness involved in all this.

When you moved here in 1992, did your art change?

When I first got here in the early ‘90s my paintings reflected that change

from the city to this amazing landscape and the mysteriousness of it. I did a lot of paintings of Harwood Island. It has affected my painting, I’m sure. Maybe that peace that I live in allows me to explore these other avenues. I’m sure if I lived in war-torn places I would not be wanting to portray that. I live in a really rich paradise. I think that allows me to dive into darker subject matter because I don’t experience it myself.

What are your thoughts about the current state of affairs in the US? I’ve never been political, but I’m glued to the news these days. I’m an American by birth and I’m really troubled by what’s happening down there and around the world.

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1205 Career Opportunity Casual Medical Registration Clerk Needed Powell River General Hospital We have an exciting casual opportunity available for an individual who is driven, a strong team player and is looking to make a difference!

If you have completed your Medical Office Assistant, Hospital Support Specialist and/or Health Information Management certificate, please apply!

To apply, please visit: www.providencehealthcare.org/careers 604-806-8238 srajabali@providencehealth.bc.ca

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1010 Announcements

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April 5 – May 3 VIU Powell River APPLY NOW 1.888.920.2221 ext. 6579 or 250.740.6579 Client.Coordinator@viu.ca P O W E LL R I V E R

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

1010 Announcements Powell River Regional District Volunteer Opportunity Rural Representative to PR Library Board The Regional District is inviting applications from interested individuals to serve as a Trustee on the Powell River Municipal Library Board (Board) for a two year term. Library Board Trustees set policy and manage the overall direction of library services, as set out in Part 2 of the Library Act. Board members serve without remuneration and are expected to attend monthly meetings and to share in Board activities and responsibilities.

Applicants must be a resident or elector of Electoral Area A, B, C or D. Employees of the City of Powell River, the Powell River Regional District or the Powell River Public Library are not eligible to apply.

Interested individuals are invited to submit a letter describing why they want to serve as a Library Board Trustee. The letter should include any particular interests, work experience (volunteer or paid) or other qualifications they consider relevant to the position.

Individuals with experience and/or interest in fundraising are of particular interest. Applicants must also provide two current references, either personal or business.

Applications may be submitted by mail, e-mail or fax to: Powell River Regional District Attn: Brenda Paquin, Manager of Administrative Services #202 - 4675 Marine Avenue, Powell River, BC V8A 2L2 Fax: 604.485.2216, email: administration@powellriverrd.bc.ca

Powell River Campus 100-7085 Nootka Street

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1215 General Employment Powell River Regional District Receptionist/Clerical Assistant - Casual The Powell River Regional District is accepting applications from persons interested in being placed on its on-call list for casual work as either relief receptionist or clerical assistant. This position is ideal for someone who is only interested in doing occasional office work. We require a high level of skill and the ability to fit into a busy office. Preference will be given to candidates who have the following qualifications: • Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office and email programs • Ability to use general office equipment • Previous office experience • Experience with cash handling and public relations an asset Candidates must be available on short notice and for pre-scheduled short-term work. Formal testing may be required. Interested applicants are invited to submit a covering letter and resumé detailing experience and qualifications pertinent to this position to: Powell River Regional District 202 - 4675 Marine Avenue Powell River, BC V8A 2L2 Attention: Brenda Paquin, Manager of Administrative Services Email: employment@powellriverrd.bc.ca Deadline for applications: 4 pm on Friday, March 10, 2017 Wage rates are competitive and the position is subject to CUPE Local 798 Collective Agreement. We thank all applicants for their interest.

However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applications must be received no later than 4 pm on Friday, March 10, 2017.

For further information about the appointment process contact the Regional District office at 604.485.2260. If you have questions about the Library Board, call Terry Noreault, Chief Librarian, at 604.485.4796 or via email tnoreault@powellriverlibrary.ca.

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1215 General Employment Powell River Regional District Notice of Employment Opportunity Permanent Part-Time Seasonal Labourer The Regional District requires a part-time Labourer who will work under the supervision of the Parks and Properties Supervisor. The Labourer will work at various properties, including cemeteries.

Responsibilities will include grounds, building, equipment and irrigation system maintenance. Assistance with cemetery services will also be required.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have a minimum of Grade 12 education or equivalent, valid Class 5 Driver’s Licence, WHMIS training, a minimum of two years’ related experience, proven skills in operating the equipment and tools required to carry out the responsibilities of the position and a demonstrated commitment to high work standards. In addition, he/she must have good organizational and communications skills and be capable of working with limited supervision. The ideal candidate will have experience and/or training in horticulture/landscaping and/ or carpentry/building maintenance. Airside Vehicle Operators Permit and Small Water System Certification would be an asset.

Further details on the position’s responsibilities, duties and qualifications are provided in the job description posted on the Regional District’s website, www.powellriverrd.bc.ca.

The regular work schedule will be Monday to Friday, eight hours per day from April 1 to October 31.

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous

3560 Pets

5010 Business for Sale

6950 Shared Accommodation

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

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

SPCA 604.485.9252.

ARMSTRONG HOTEL and SALOON - Armstrong, BC. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton.

16 guest rooms, saloon and restaurant. Jerry Hodge: 780.706.6652; Realtor: Tom Moran (PREC) - Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/realestate.

FREE RENT in 2-bdrm condo in Townsite in exchange for some light chores, no yard w o r k . S h a re w i t h re t i re d woman and one cat. Phone 604.414.6614

3560 Pets “CONRAD,” handsome one year old Pit Bull Terrier, friendly white and brindle boy. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“GRETA,” Super cute six year old Chihuahua/Beagle mix.

Sweet tan and white dog.

SPCA 604.485.9252.

“HARRY AND FRANKIE,” pair of baby, male black and orange guinea pigs. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“JACKIE,” Pretty six year old female cat. Nice short-haired gray and white girl. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“JACK,” super handsome senior, brindle and white pit bull terrier. SPCA 604.485.9252.

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.

This is a CUPE position with an hourly rate of $24.54 plus a premium in lieu of benefits. A 10 per cent reduction in the hourly rate will apply during a 40-day probation period.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of application, current resumé and three references in confidence to: Shawn Gullette, Assistant Manager of Community Services By email to: employment@powellriverrd.bc.ca By mail to: Powell River Regional District #202- 4675 Marine Avenue, Powell River, BC V8A 2L2 APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4 PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017.

All applicants are thanked for their interest and advised that only those candidates selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

1215 General Employment

1230 Work Wanted

LAMPLIGHTER MOTEL in Kamloops BC seeking Chamber person/ desk clerk.

Send resume to anilparekh23@gmail.com or call 250.372.3386. No experience necessar y will train right person.

LOCAL HAULING, 1-ton steel dump truck dually, get into small places, topsoil, gravel, yard waste, hedge trimming and small renovations, reasonable rates. 604.414.9663.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1.855.768.3362 to start training for your workat-home career today!

1230 Work Wanted CLAY GLOSLEE Construction.

Concrete foundation, drainage, retaining walls, fences, kitchen and bathroom renovation specialist, tiles, drywall, foundation to rooftop, contracts and hourly.

604.483.6153.

HARRY GLOSLEE TRUCKING Perimeter drains Stumps Road builds Yard works 604.483.1033 40 years’ experience

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous 2008 YAMAHA 700 Rhino, side-by-side, 4,200kms. $9,500 OBO. Call 604.483.1294.

FIX/SELL BURL 604.487.9755.

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

INVACARE HOSPITAL bed with rails, like new, $1,495; swivel and slide bath bench, $185. 604.485.4101.

LONGBOARD LIKE new, striker (Cariboos) $130.00.

604.489.0078.

“MINI,” Petite and cute, black and white, two year old short haired cat.

SPCA 604.485.9252.

“MR. TEX,” young, cute, coal black kitty. Nice, short-haired boy. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“REECE,” two year old Havana rabbit. Nice, brown boy. SPCA 604.485.9252.

“SPENCER,” Handsome gray tabby cat. Sweet young boy needs a cuddle!

SPCA 604.485.9252.

4025 Health Services CANADA BENEFIT GROUP Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability?

Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Gover nment.

Toll-free 1.888.511.2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/freeassessment.

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/ COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing?

Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund.

Apply Today For Assistance: 1.844.453.5372.

5520 Legal/Public Notices City of Powell River 2017 Sewer Frontage Parcel Tax Roll Pursuant to Section 208(3) of the Community Charter, the 2017 Sewer Frontage Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection. A person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll may request that the roll be amended on one or more of the following grounds: 1. There is an error or omission respecting a name or address; 2. There is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; 3. There is an error or omission respecting the taxable frontage of a parcel; 4. An exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

In order to be considered for the 2017 Parcel Tax Roll, complaints must be received in writing at the City of Powell River Municipal Hall (or email to Finance@cdpr.bc.ca) no later than March 13, 2017. A copy of the Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Kathleen Day, CPA, CGA Chief Financial Officer

5050 Legal Services CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer Employment/Licensing loss? Travel/Business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US Entry Waiver. Record Purge. File Destruction. Free Consultation 1.800.347.2540.

The Lands File Number for this application is 2411815.

Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp.

2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200-10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until April 3, 2017. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Information Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ services in Victoria at www.gov.bc.ca/ citz/iao/.

LOCAL CONTRACTOR 30+ years experience, metal roofing, siding, windows, canopies and decks. Financing available: Call Daniel at 604.833.1178

8215 Landscaping POWELL RIVER LANDSCAPING AND LAWNCARE Commercial and Residential since 1989

6030 Houses for Sale 3-BDRM MOBILE, new roof, siding, windows, flooring, bathroom, paint, F/S W/D. Call 604.485.5295.

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent

Fruit tree pruning Complete lawncare • Hedge trimming and tree trimming • •

2-BDRM PENTHOUSE, fabulous view, F/S, DW, W/D, $1,100/mth plus utilities. Call 604.223.1401.

RENOVATED, DOG-FRIENDLY a p a r t m e n t s i n C r a n b e r r y.

See www.westcoastend.com or call 604.414.8595.

Bachelor suites 1-, 2- and 3-bdrm Walking distance to mall.

Close to amenities and bus stop. Call to view!

Rents range from $650 - $950/mth

PR APARTMENTS 604.485.2038

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Mechanics on Duty 604.485.7927 9135 Motorcycles 2010 YZ-250F, very low hours, near perfect condition, best offer takes. 604.485.2994.

9145 Cars 2005 FORD Crown Victoria, 194,000 kms, maintenance records, two winter tires on rims $5,000 OBO. 604.485.6454.

604.483.8200 2085 Garage Sales 604.485.2234 TandRContracting.ca

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Paul Shore from Lund, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a private moorage (dock for personal use) situated on Provincial Crown land located at 1500 Sorenson Road, Lund, BC.

8095 Contracting

6915 Mobiles/Pads PAD RENTAL in small park in Lang Bay, close to store. $280/ mth. Call Max 604.578.8880.

6492 SETON AVENUE Saturday March 4 8 am-4 pm, Sunday March 5 8 am-2 pm Moving sale, rain or shine

8325 Sand & Gravel • Quarry

Rock Sand • Gravel • Garden • Dump & Slinger Truck • Excavators •

Monday to Friday 7 am-5 pm Open Saturdays 9 am-4 pm starting April 1

604.485.2234 TandRContracting.ca

MARLIN 3030 hunting rifle $500, Hip waders, size 7-8 $50, Snap on tools, by appointment.

604.414.4747.

MOTORIZED SCOOTER fully enclosed. $2,000.

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VCH in your Community vch.ca twitter.com/VCHhealthcare facebook.com/VCHhealthcare

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ancouver Coastal Health (VCH) recently celebrated 15 years of service. As one of BC’s largest health authorities, we are proud to provide health services to more than 1 million people – nearly one quarter of our province’s population – in communities spanning Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, the Coastal Mountain region, Richmond, 14 Aboriginal communities… and of course, Powell River. Whether you work with us or you have sought care from us, you have been part of our 15 year journey. We thank you for helping us grow as a provider of high quality, safe and increasingly innovative care.

Meet Karin Olson, Chief Operating Officer, VCH Coastal This past Fall, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) appointed Karin Olson as Chief Operating Officer for the Coastal Community of Care, which includes Powell River. Since starting work at Lions Gate Hospital in 1978, Karin has progressed from the bedside, to increasingly senior operations roles.

Leading the Coastal Community of Care is a unique post because it includes a diverse mix of urban, rural and remote communities from the North

Shore to the Central Coast. For Karin it’s the perfect fit.

“I raised my family on the North Shore and have deep community roots in Coastal. Born in Jervis Inlet, I also understand remote living and the ferry bound lifestyle.

This role felt like it was tailored for me and what I can provide to this region in terms of my leadership knowledge and skills,” she said.

Along with her hands-on nursing experience, Karin holds an Executive MBA from the Sauder School of Business, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of British Columbia.

Prior to accepting her latest Coastal role, Karin spent three years as the VP of Clinical Services & Chief Nursing Executive at Kitchner’s Grand River Hospital in Ontario.

Jeh Jeh Circle of Care offers family-centred approach to complex care After taking time to determine how best to support the Tla’amin First Nation community, VCH and members of the Tla’amin First Nation are well into making the Jeh Jeh Circle of Care Complex Care Management Team a success here in Powell River.

“Jeh Jeh” as an indigenous term meaning “We are Related” and signifies the connections that we all share within our communities.

The team uses a family-centred approach designed to build off existing programs and support the highest-need First Nation clients in Powell River and surrounding communities.

The goal is to connect and support Aboriginal clients on their health journey by treating those with chronic disease such as Diabetes, Multiple

Sclerosis and Parkinson’s as well as providing counseling and other social supports.

Services provided vary slightly, based on community needs. For example, in Powell River, the Tla’amin Nation’s Youth and Elder Coordinator has coordinated cultural and wellness initiatives such as summer camps, luncheons, and exercise and language programs. On the Sunshine Coast, the Jeh Jeh social worker has started a suicide prevention youth group.

Key to success has been close collaboration with the Tla’amin First Nation, the Shíshálh First Nation (in Sechelt), the First Nations Health Authority and VCH acting on our shared commitment to enhancing community wellness.

TIDES program expands access rehab services Vancouver Coastal Health is using a combination of new staff and technology to save Powell River residents time and effort as they pursue recovery.

The TIDES Rehab program uses a blend of telehealth technology and face-to-face service delivery to create a “hub” of health care professionals, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech and Language Practitioners. The result is improved access to high quality care for residents recovering from medical issues such as stroke.

Some TIDES staff will be based in Powell River and Sechelt but, with the virtual aspect of the program, they will also serve residents in Bella Bella, Bella Coola and the three main Sea-to-Sky communities.

For more information, contact Outpatient Rehab at 604-485-3211.

In-house OR training expands capacity for local care Faced with the same challenge as hundreds of hospitals all across Canada – recruiting and retaining nurses trained in specialty operating room procedures – nurses and other medical leaders at Powell River General Hospital decided to turn the problem on its head.

Rather than having local nurses travel to Vancouver for the 12-week course required to certify a Perioperative RN, two Powell River nurses invested time to become certified to deliver the OR training themselves, and the department came together to make it happen.

The result? A doubling of the number of trained nurses for the OR on-call roster and a growing group of highly Some of the local participants who have successfully completed VCH’s Rural Peri-operative Training Program include Registered Nurses (l to r): Front Row - Evelyn Van Haastert, Sarah Wate, Stephanie Keddy & Tim Vigneux; Back Row - Ashleigh Hawkins, Lisa Wiznowycz & Alisa Wilson.

trained nurses capable of assisting with higher-risk patient procedures.

The training provides Powell River RNs with welcome, local professional development and covers the basics of perioperative nursing such as microbiology, infection control and anesthesia. Once they’re trained, these nurses work closely with surgeons and anesthesiologists, assisting in general, gynecological, ophthalmology, and oral surgeries done in Powell River.

The Powell River training program began in winter 2016.

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