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resident moves large abode from Victoria to Saltery Bay area

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

In a marvellous feat of engineering, a large, 1935 Tudor-style

house has made its way from Oak Bay in Victoria to a waterfront property in Paradise Cove near Saltery Bay.

Towed by Nickel Bros from the lower Vancouver Island area to the qathet region, the move went seamlessly.

Eva Stuart, new owner of the home, said she became interested in the house because of its style. She said she and her late husband,

who passed away last September, purchased the house together.

“We both liked the classic look,” said Stuart. “We have a lot of antiques and this house just fitted our taste. It’s maybe a bit bigger than what we would need but that’s the way it came.”

The house is 6,100 square feet in size, including the attic, which is finished, and is 900 square feet.

The house has beautiful style

and a beautiful look, according to Stuart. She said it was previously situated on the waterfront in Oak Bay.

“Our property is waterfront, too, so it is definitely built for the waterfront,” added Stuart. “I am looking forward to living in it.”

Stuart said she and her husband took ownership of their Paradise Cove property last August. When they made a deal for the property

last May, they started looking for a house that could be repurposed. The perfect house was found on the internet, on the Nickel Bros website.

“We had been keeping our eye on the Nickel Bros website for quite some time,” said Stuart. “Rather than building, which is very expensive, and takes a long time, especially with the shortage and prices of materials, we

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1935 Tudor-style home was recently moved from a waterfront property in Oak Bay to a waterfront property in Paradise Cove near Saltery Bay. While the move was logistically challenging, the house arrived in great condition, ready to be lowered onto a foundation that needs to be built. TRACY GILLINGHAM PHOTO

Transport requires massive barge

decided to buy a recycled house. It was just a matter of finding the right one. It’s absolutely perfect.”

Stuart said she and her husband moved to Powell River last August from Abbotsford to live in the Tudor home.

“We sold our farm,” said Stuart. “We had 60 acres and we moved over here. It’s a beautiful community here and I really like it. I wish my husband was still here. He would have been very excited about it. He was a contractor, also, so he would have been in his element with this new house.”

Stuart said Nickel Bros, the movers, are wonderful people.

“They didn’t go the extra mile for me, they went miles and miles,” said Stuart. “They worked nonstop to put that house on land in very unfa-

vourable conditions.

“They had to wait until 4 am for the high tide and the wind was quite strong so the barge was difficult to keep steady, but they did it. We were all exhausted, but it was worth it.”

Stuart said people need to know there are other options than building in terms of owning a house.

“You can recycle a house,” said Stuart. “You can have a beautiful house. If no one had bought this house, it would have gone to a landfill. For me to replace this house with a new one, the cost would be at least three times what this one cost.”

Given its age, the house even has accommodation for a butler, said Stuart.

“I guess I’ll have to be in search of a butler,” she said, laughing.

Nickel Bros general manager Casjen Cramer said the

move was intricate, given the size of the residence.

“Mansions don’t happen very often,” said Cramer.

In order to get the house off the Oak Bay property, Cramer said Nickel Bros had to map out the seabed in Oak Bay. They went to the extent of having divers in the water and used lines off the barge to put anchor points on rocks to microadjust the barge to its final position.

The barge used for the move is massive and has a 70-foot ramp on it. Deck space is 54 feet by 240 feet. The house weighed 220 tonnes with the moving gear underneath it.

Cramer said there were two other houses on the barge that came to the qathet region along with the Tudor house. He said winds are the movers’ nemesis and they had a big blow

on delivery day. He added that throwing a 40-foot tall building on the barge, it’s like having a sail.

“We were within four hours of cancelling the move due to wind,” said Cramer. However, conditions subsided to the point where the move could be carried out. It took two hours to get the barge into position for the

offloading at Paradise Cove.

Cramer said the house was off-loaded on Stuart’s property in the early morning hours of February 27 onto the pre-excavated site. A foundation now needs to be built to support the residence. Once the foundation is built, the company will return to lower the house onto the foundation.

In terms of the size of the house that was moved, Cramer said it’s in the top five per cent.

“There was two months of planning and two months of execution,” said Cramer. “The move was completely uneventful. The interior has a few cracks in the drywall but the house is in pristine condition. Eva is thrilled.”

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GETTING POSITIONED: Maneuvering in the Salish Sea, towed by tug on a huge barge, is a recycled house from Oak Bay that is being settled near Saltery Bay. The new homeowner said the house has great character, and she was able to purchase it at a fraction of the price it would cost to build a new home.TRACY GILLINGHAM PHOTO

Regional district asks for property annexation postponement

City receives letter from qRD board regarding proposed Nootka Street boundary change

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River councillors have received a letter from qathet Regional District’s (qRD) board of directors asking for postponement on a proposed boundary change to annex property on Nootka Street.

At the March 15 committee of the whole meeting, councillors reviewed correspondence from qRD board chair Patrick Brabazon, who suggested waiting until after a collaborative regional growth strategy is developed and adopted.

Brabazon stated that qRD received a number of delegations and correspondence from Nootka Street residents, expressing “compelling concerns” for the proposed annexation of property at 7440 Nootka.

City mayor Dave Formosa said the letter was something he expected.

“I didn’t think the regional district would just sit back while one of their citizens was looking to annex a large property out of their area,” said Formosa. “This particular property is congruent and continual to the city. The proponents have spent a considerable amount of money on pre-engineering, on what it would take to connect to the city, which would be hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so.

“It would provide the city with a number of things it has been looking for. One is to increase our tax base.”

Formosa said the annexation is

something he supports greatly.

“We’ve encouraged this gentleman to spend all of this money doing his research so he could come to us with a plan to say how he would connect,” said Formosa. “That particular group knew how expensive it would be to come to this point. It would greatly upset me if they [the regional district] want to study this for the next number of years, and that we should stand down.”

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman, who sits as a city director with the regional district, said the letter is not actually coming from the board, per se. She said the Nootkaarea residents who live in that rural area have been getting concerned about expansion of the property to a proposed 240 homes, in what is currently 44 properties, and 22 in a trailer park at the top.

“So it’s a massive expansion of density in what has always been designated in their official community plan as a rural area,” said Leishman. “It’s the residents who are really concerned about this massive increase in population in their area.”

Leishman said there was a delegation to the planning committee in February, and from that, Electoral Area B director Mark Gisborne, in whose area the Nootka properties are located, made a motion to ask the board to write a letter asking to hold off, because the board has also made a direction to start working on a regional growth strategy, with the city and Tla’amin Nation.

“We’re talking about expanding our municipal boundary into a rural area, which is a big deal,” said Leishman. “I don’t feel good about plowing through in this direction

without having the process of a regional growth strategy discussed. If we’re going to be talking about that kind of growth, we should be talking about where the urban containment boundaries are going to be.

“If we’re talking about moving the municipal boundary into a rural area, let’s have a big, broad discussion about that with the community. I don’t want our staff doing all kinds of work and having the residents of upper Nootka lighting their hair on fire, because it’s a massive increase, going from 66 homes to another 240.”

Councillor George Doubt, the other city director on the qRD board, said the regional district planning committee and board had received delegations from people who live in the Nootka Street area who wanted the regional district to be aware of the application coming to the city and want to do something about it.

Doubt said prior to the delegations, a regional director brought forward a motion to work with the city to collaborate on a regional growth strategy. He asked staff if a request had been received from qRD.

Chief administrative officer Russell Brewer said he wasn’t aware of such a request.

“That can sometimes take years to create,” said Doubt. “This is basically a request to delay a city council decision until after that regional growth strategy is created. It’s hard to tell when that might be.

“I’m going to come down in the middle of this. From what I understand, the city is going to receive another report about the Nootka Street application. We could receive this letter, and we can understand the regional district wants to engage in a regional growth strat-

egy and we can talk about how that might affect it. There’s more than just the interest of the city involved. There are residents of Nootka Street who have a stake in it, and the regional district as well.”

Councillor Cindy Elliott said the city needs people to invest and not feel like it’s going to take 15 years to get to a conclusion.

“I’m not in favour of indefinite deferral of a decision,” added Elliott.

Councillor Maggie Hathaway said this project has been on the table for years and it’s not a surprise to the regional district.

“Suddenly, we get a letter requesting a regional growth strategy,” said Hathaway. “I don’t find a lot of sincerity in that. If they truly want a regional growth strategy, and maybe we can sit down and start on that, but I’m sorry, I really think this is a stall tactic as opposed to an actual progressive move.”

Formosa said he understands Nootka residents don’t want to see another 240 homes there but he’s sure city planning staff know what’s reasonable in such a development.

“The amount of assets this community would pick up are great, plus taxpayers to help us pay our bills,” said Formosa.

Councillor and committee of the whole chair Jim Palm said he agreed with Hathaway that it was a stall tactic by the regional district. Palm said he looked forward to seeing a staff report on the proposed annexation.

“This is something that would be a good step forward for the city in terms of economic development,” said Palm.

The committee carried a motion to receive the letter for information.

REQUESTS DELAY: City of Powell River councillors received a letter from qathet Regional District’s board of directors asking for postponement of any decisions on a proposed boundary change to annex property on Nootka Street until after a regional growth strategy is formulated.

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Management company hired

Resource-recovery project team working toward final site design and construction

qathet region’s resourcerecovery centre has a construction management team in place for the pend-

ing buildout. At a qathet Regional District (qRD) meeting last month, Electoral

Area A director and board chair Patrick Brabazon announced that the board had approved a contract

with MKM Projects Ltd. of Qualicum Beach.

According to Melissa Howey, qRD manager of as-

set management and strategic initiatives, MKM will provide construction management and services for the centre.

In a written submission for the Peak, Howey stated that MKM was selected following a 2021 request for proposal process for these services.

Howey stated the resource-recovery centre project budget is $18.6 million. The balance of the project in the 2022 and 2023 budget is $15.4 million.

She stated that in 2016, the project was awarded a $6 million grant to remediate the site. Included in the overall project budget is the approved borrowing of up to $11.9 million, to complete the buildout of the centre, according to Howey. qRD will also utilize $500,000 from the Canada Community-Building Fund to support the project, she added.

The project has been broken down into three phases. In 2021, the project team completed phases one and two, which included site cleanup, sorting and processing of waste materials stockpiled at the site, and

the encapsulation of the incinerator ash landfill.

In 2022 through to 2023, the project team will be working on the completion of phase three, which is final site design and facility construction.

Howey stated that key elements at the site will include a new recycling depot, providing all available recycling programs and offering opportunity for local diversion. She stated there will also be a small construction waste diversion outlet, fixit and upcycling workshop space, free store and staff offices.

Another component is a compost education centre and a waste education and re-creation hub. Howey added that there will also be a waste transfer station, offering opportunities for maximum diversion from landfill through the source separation of waste.

“Currently, the building application for the resource-recovery centre is under review by the City of Powell River,” stated Howey. “Pending application approval, construction is anticipated to begin this spring.”

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Group wants referendum for possible renaming

Representative calls for electors to have input into city name change

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

City councillors were recently urged to provide electors the opportunity to have a direct say in a possible name change for City of Powell River.

At the March 15 committee of the whole meeting, Dean Gerhart, a representative of a committee of concerned citizens for a community voice on a potential name change, outlined its goal of having a referendum for the possible renaming.

“The object of the committee is to have local government conduct assent voting [referendum] for such an important and controversial subject as to the changing of the name of Powell River, and to have all eligible voters be provided with the opportunity to vote in a referendum on the question of a name change to the city, and that the vote be conducted at the next local government election,” said Gerhart. “Our committee understands, in speaking with three of the councillors, it may not be possible to be done during this time or prior to the next general election. We hope it can be done at a convenient time by council.”

Gerhart said that should an alternative approval process option be selected by the city, the second ob-

jective is to provide the local government corporate officer elector response forms to meet or exceed the 10 per cent threshold as required under the local government alternative approval process.

“We would work with the corporate officer to indicate how many signatures would be needed,” said Gerhart.

He said the group is also distributing a petition calling for a referendum on a proposed name change.

Gerhart said he wanted to turn his attention to the online survey published on the city’s website, asking for input on the possible name change. He said he had heard that people have found workarounds for submitting more than one survey.

“On one occasion, a person told me they completed four survey sheets online,” said Gerhart.

“When I asked that person how that occurred, they said they had four computers and ‘I did one on each computer.’”

Gerhart said that additionally, a person approached him and said they had completed multiple surveys by changing the postal code.

A third person told him they tried to fill out multiple forms but were stopped at two, he added.

Gerhart said the prospect of people being able to fill out more than one form concerns him.

“I don’t know if anyone can answer if stops have been put to that,” said Gerhart.

He also said there is a lot of rhetoric in the community.

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“I was born and raised in Powell River,” said Gerhart. “I played soccer with my native friends for many years and in all my life, I never heard the rhetoric that is occurring today. It disturbs me that it is going on. It’s something I don’t like to hear.”

Councillor Cindy Elliott said a referendum is on the board as an option and will be in the mix for what council is deciding down the road. It is hoped that there will be many group discussions in the community regarding the possible name change, she added.

“We want lots of ideas about how we get out there and talk about this issue,” said Elliott. “There’s nothing this community can’t talk about and come through the other end with a good decision. I’m happy we’re moving forward with the conversation.”

Councillor George Doubt said as part of a community consultation he attended, the survey was discussed, and the fact that consultants are not checking off numbers of people that say one thing and numbers that say another.

“It’s an information gathering process and it’s step one of a series of processes; it’s not as if they are counting three people saying one thing and five people saying another,” said Doubt. “They take into account all of the comments made by everybody and bring them together in a report to council, which is going to come sometime in June or July, and there will be other steps that take place after that. There will be more community consulta-

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tion that’s open to everybody.”

Doubt said he was concerned about the rhetoric, too. He said the more work that can be done to try and find common solutions, the better the process is.

“The time will come down the road to make a decision,” said Doubt. “It will eventually be up to council to make a decision on where to go and whether a referendum is the right way to go. I, for one, haven’t made up my mind about what the right answer will be. We need to go through the steps and do a lot of listening.”

Councillor Rob Southcott said he is aware of anger in the community. He said if all concerned listen to each other, a place can be found that works.

“I have deep faith that we can get through this,” added Southcott.

Councillor and committee chair Jim Palm said hard work has been done in the community in

establishing the relationship with Tla’amin Nation, through the community accord and other measures that have been done around reconciliation.

“This one issue is doing more harm to that relationship,” said Palm. “That saddens me greatly.”

Palm said that he, too, had played soccer with people from Tla’amin and he loved being with them because they are some of the nicest folks to meet.

“Where we go from here is the big question,” said Palm.

He asked about the deadline for a referendum, and corporate officer Chris Jackson said as long as there was something ready to go by June, it could probably make the ballot for the municipal election.

Palm said because of the timeline for information to come back to council, time likely will have passed to get the matter on the October election ballot.

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DIRECT SAY: Dean Gerhart appeared before City of Powell River council’s committee of the whole to advocate for a referendum regarding a possible name change for the city. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

Marchers highlight job losses

Participants call for just transition for workers in energy industries undergoing changes

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

A group of qathet region residents recently marched to the offices of four levels of government to advocate for what they termed a just transition for workers affected by the move away from fossil fuels.

The group, carrying signs, went from city hall, to Nicolas Simons’ MLA office, to the qathet Regional District office and the office of MP Rachel Blaney, posting a notice in each location.

Bob Hackett, a participant in the walk, said it was the idea of one of the members of the qathet Climate Alliance to join in with national rallies and events scheduled for March 12, and coordinated nationally by 350.org and the Council of Canadians.

“We in the qathet Climate Alliance, which used to be Climate Action Powell River, decided we’d like to do something to participate; it was very informally and quickly arranged,” said Hackett. “The idea was to do something like Martin Luther did in the 1500s, which was to go around and post messages on doors, which we did with the four levels of government locally. We were also carrying signs about the need for a just transition. There were about 50 events, nationally.”

Hackett said the transition to a lower carbon energy regime inevitably is going to involve some economic adjustments.

“We don’t want to leave anybody

behind,” said Hackett. “Workers, and organizations like unions, as well as communities, could be involved in planning how we do that.”

Hackett said it’s important for places such as Powell River that have historically been single-industry towns dependent on extraction of resources. He said it’s one thing to move to a lower carbon economy, but technological changes in the extraction industries are also causing job losses, and there are shifts in global commodity markets, which are “very volatile.”

“We need a plan B, and we need one that is fair and doesn’t leave people stranded and feeling marginalized,” said Hackett. “The events were intended to encourage prime minister Trudeau to carry through with what he has been promising, and that is a federal Just Transition Act.

“It’s been promised for a long time but it has been slow in coming,” said Hackett. “We need community benefits as we shift from one industry to another.”

Hackett said the just transition is an idea that has been developed within the labour movement. Success will require political will and community engagement, he added.

“We want prosperity and good jobs for people,” said Hackett. “If you’re going to move to a low-carbon economy, you’ve got to get everyone onboard.

“It’s also a way of challenging the stereotype of environmentalists as lattedrinking urban dwellers. It is about workers. It’s very much an important part of the coalitions that we need to move forward to a sustainable future. We now need to be putting this on the table of how we plan the community’s future.”

Hackett said just transition involves

reinvestment in more sustainable forms of energy and less carbon-intensive industries.

The notice posted at the various government offices stated that it has been nearly three years since Justin Trudeau promised a Just Transition Act.

“With every year that passes, we are running out of time to make the changes needed to address climate change,” the notice stated. “What we need now are all levels of government and communities working together towards transformational change where we can live within planetary boundaries and meet the needs of people.

The rest of the notice stated the following:

“The challenge is great but none of us are to face it alone. We need a just transition, and we need to work together to make it happen. Meaningful climate action requires a steep decrease in fossil fuel use, which in turn requires economic justice for workers in industries that rely heavily on fossil fuels.

“It also requires systems to meet the needs of all who rely on the fossil economy today for heat, transport, and food. This just transition must also extend to the most vulnerable and marginalized people globally who are already bearing the worst impacts.

“Many jobs in industries could disappear as fossil fuels face depletion and eventual elimination. Workers in all industries that rely heavily on fossil fuels deserve a just transition to decent jobs with a future as the world starts leaving fossil fuels behind. We no longer have the luxury of decades to make these changes happen and need bold transformational action now.”

Police make arrest in assault case

On March 18, Powell River RCMP arrested a 19-yearold male resident of Powell River for aggravated assault for an incident at Powell River Recreation Complex on the evening of March 12.

According to Powell River RCMP sergeant Sandi Swanson, police would like to thank the public for its

assistance in identifying a suspect.

“The investigation is ongoing,” said Swanson.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Powell River RCMP at 604.485.6255.”

According to Swanson, on March 12, just before 9 pm, police were called to an

assault in progress in the parking lot of the recreation complex.

“Investigation revealed that a female subject approached a group of six or seven teenagers who were setting off fireworks,” said Swanson. “When she told the group to stop, one of the males poured a beer

over her head, threw her to the ground and choked her. When police arrived, the suspects had already fled the scene.”

After the attack, police asked anyone who may have witnessed the assault or who may have video of the incident to contact the detachment.

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City approves carriage house consultations

Council looks to streamline bylaw for construction; staff propose amending SOCP guidelines

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

After four years of allowing construction of carriage houses, City of Powell River will consider amendments to the sustainable official community plan (SOCP) bylaw to streamline the process of approving such housing.

At the March 17 council meeting, councillors considered a recommendation that would provide for consulta-

tion opportunities and public engagement for proposed SOCP amendments that, according to a staff report, are intended to be housekeeping changes that clarify intent, rather than policy or land-use designation changes to use or densify.

According to the report, the SOCP was amended in 2017 to allow for construction of carriage houses in most low and medium density residential areas. The report stated that to date, the city has processed 43 development permit applications, 13 variances and issued development permits for 17 new carriage houses and 13 conversions of existing accessory structures.

The report stated that in reviewing the carriage house program to date, staff pro-

pose amending SOCP development permit guidelines to reduce some need for variances, and to capture some desired projects that are currently not allowed.

At the meeting, councillor Rob Southcott said this is a housekeeping recommendation.

“Planning [department] wants to clean up the language and also amend it to do specifically with carriage houses, but also other compact residential that up to this point has only included CD4,” said Southcott. “That would be to include any lots that were smaller than 500 square metres specifically to do with the carriage houses because we’ve had a number of development variance permits that have come to council to do with carriage houses.

“Since we’ve approved every one of those so far, staff wants to amend language to allow that to happen.”

Southcott said the initia-

tive before council is to allow staff to go before the public to start consultation and develop a report that will come back to council for approval.

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman said she supports the consultation.

“It will hopefully reduce the need for variances,” said

Leishman. “Carriage houses are a great way to build infill to offer more opportunities for rental housing. We have a huge need for rental housing as identified in our housing needs assessment.

“Also, for intergenerational living, a lot of families would love to have their kids, grandkids, grandparents, mother or father live on the same property. There’s a lot of good ideas that staff are putting forward.”

Councillor George Doubt said when council looked at carriage houses in the beginning he thought it was a good idea. He said he built one of the earlier carriage houses in the community for intergenerational living and it’s working out “really well.”

“I like the idea that we’re opening this up to public consultation to deal with the issues that council has spent time on and reducing the number of applications that have to come to council,” said Doubt. “I’m fully in support of this and I encourage anybody who has an interest in infill and public planning to come out and participate in the consultation.”

Council voted unanimously in favour of the recommendation to consult and engage the public.

We have a huge need for rental housing as identified in our housing needs assessment.

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Lesley Moseley and Quackie Onassis check out some garlic and plant once, harvest for years walking onions.

BY LESLEY MOSELEY

The last few years have been challenging at best, incredibly cruel at worst.

First, COVID-19 and the accompanying restrictions, then climate change became a harsh reality with the hottest, driest summer we can remember, worsened by wildfires across the province. Then torrential rainfalls triggered floods and landslides that wiped out all the major highways in central to southern BC and brought transport to a standstill.

News images showed stores with empty shelves as people frantically stockpiled goods that might not be replaced for some time. In the pro

duce section of one, all fruit and vegetables had disappeared, save one bin in the distance, still full of some leafy greens. I really wanted to know what it was that remained untouched.

Now this year, the war in Ukraine further impacts our gas and food prices, which have already been dramatically increasing for some time.

Each of these devastating events fuels a growing awareness of how dependent we are on the long-accepted standards of our food and goods supplies, and of how fragile our way of life is because of this dependency. With this awareness come questions and a deepening interest in making positive chang

es that will benefit us, our communities and the environment. Decentralizing food sources such as dairies and supporting local farms and goods suppliers makes a lot of sense for many reasons. Home gardens, once a recreational hobby for many of us, became a valued distraction during COVID and are now viewed as significantly more essential for providing food to offset escalating transportation prices of imported food, or possible shortages brought about by crop failures. Many people are expanding their established gardens to produce more of their own food, while others are turning to gardening for the first time.

In the 1970s, I had started thinking about becoming self-sufficient. I collected books such as How to Make it on the Land and Country Comforts with the idea of living entirely off the land. Lots of land. Raw land. Off the grid. I cringe at the memory. Over the years, my book collection has grown while my personal goals narrowed down to more reasonable, reachable objectives.

I grew up with a home garden. My mother gained interest in gardening in England during the Victory Garden movement in World War II, when homegrown produce became a necessity to mitigate food shortages and rationing.

My own first garden was in Edmonton in 1975. We lived on an acreage separated from a subdivision by a laneway that served as a boundary between the grasping urban sprawl and the weakening rural resistance. As far as the eye could see, to the south was a sea of roofs, to the north, endless fields. I planted a vegetable garden and had visions

of tons of fresh produce we’d enjoy all summer and store for winter use. Best laid plans! Behind the house was our source of water, a well, complete with a bucket and a long rope. Enviously, I watched the neighbours set their sprinklers to water their gardens while I hauled bucket after bucket of water to try to keep at least a few seedlings alive. I knew nothing of mulch. The poor little seedlings didn’t have a chance.

Sadly, my efforts reaped very little reward. Living with no running water for a few years instilled a deep, ongoing appreciation for modern conveniences: taps, hoses, irrigation systems and water timers.

Gardening techniques and ideas have evolved over the years, as we gain new insight into what works well and what is good for the environment. Others remain unchanged. After all, the basics are still the same. Put seeds in the soil, ensure adequate light and water, feed as required and presto! It’s a simple enough, yet magical process, but one which (I have found on many occasions) can be daunting with disappointing results.

Tilling the soil in the spring to make it workable was common practice when I was young. In 1978, John Seymour’s The Self-Sufficient Gardener introduced the “new deep bed method.”

Deep beds, which, once established after initial “bastard trenching” needed very little digging and weeding, and were the precursors of our current raised beds.

Now lasagne gardening is becoming increasingly popular, especially by lazy gardeners like myself, because not only does this technique replicate nature, it requires a lot less work. Layers of cardboard, compost, leaves and other suitable materials are simply placed in layers on the ground in the fall, right on top of weeds and grass. The following spring, holes are cut through to place seedlings. The underlying soil remains fluffy and moist as the layers protect it from becoming compacted, pro-

vide slow-release fertilizer, keep weeds at bay and help retain water. Cardboardloving worms aerate and nurture the soil.

New terms related to horticulture have come about that reflect our growing personal relationship with and concern for the earth: rewilding, supporting biodiversity, sequestering carbon, regenerative gardening, companion planting and developing resilient gardens, to name a few. It all sounds so complicated but, with some basic understanding of natural ecosystems, it is not.

We know we need healthy bees and other pollinators for plants to bear fruit, so we’re careful with what types of fertilizers we use and grow flowers that will attract them. Other insects, both good and bad, have their roles to play in keeping a healthy balance in the garden as well as providing food for wild creatures.

Knowing what plants benefit each other can increase

harvests and decrease pests, such as planting marigolds along with tomatoes. Native plants are more tolerant of unstable weather patterns than are introduced species, so including these provides a reliable source of food for wildlife and ourselves.

Minimal digging means minimal amounts of carbon is released into the atmosphere and instead remains in the ground where it belongs. Composted vegetable matter and manure replenish the soil and its ability to support a new harvest. Learning to work with nature instead of against, is not only better for the environment but it is easier on ourselves in the long run.

I asked our local Powell River Garden Club members for their reflections on their first experiences with gardens, and advice they would give new gardeners. Responses highlight how each of us have different backgrounds and gardening styles. And often,

gardening is learned at a young age from a parent or grandparent.

Cheryl Rose’s garden attests to her love and devotion of growing things, whether cultivated or wild. When she was a small child, her grandmother took her under her wing to teach her

loved helping her with small things and developed a love of gardening to this day. She says even though her children did not seem to be interested, she realizes that they “must have been absorbing my love for gardening.”

“When they got their own

sionate about gardening and had awesome gardens,” says Cheryl. “It’s the old saying: apples don’t fall far from the tree.”

Cheryl’s advice for new gardeners: “Preparing the soil before planting is so important. I learned the hard way. I would dig a hole

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Oops! Not doing so good. Also, don’t get overzealous and plant too early.”

Been there, done that!

Lianne Arnstein’s experience highlights how parents and grandparents can inspire a love of gardening while creating bonds and lasting memories.

“My parents were both gardeners and my mother particularly had a green thumb; of their four children, only my older brother Jim inherited her green thumb,” explains Lianne. “When he retired to Mayne Island, he became the chief gar-

dener at the Mayne Island Lighthouse Historical Park and helped establish the island’s Japanese Gardens.”

Lianne, on the other hand, says she is a fair-weather gardener. “When all the elements align favourably, I love to be out there with my cat helping me; it is an exercise in creating joy if only for myself,” she adds.

“If you have a child or can borrow one, tell children a story about Ireland and the Potato Famine, and make them dress up in green when planting or digging out potatoes. My teenage grandkids still remember me doing this with them. Make

gardening a family affair.”

Lianne has some recommendations for new gardeners: “Amend your soil with manure, seaweed and kitchen compost; just dig it in, do not bother with a compost bin or box. Direct digging works, breaks down quickly and you will have lots of worms in your garden.”

When it comes to watering, Lianne says she has rain barrels but has seldom been forced to actually rely on them.

“Perhaps with climate change this will be necessary so I will be somewhat prepared,” she adds. “I have put watering bags around my

fruit trees as watering is the bane of my existence.”

One thing this writer has come to realize is that gardeners devise creative measures to keep their plants alive and to stay sane in the process.

Knowing the sunny and shady areas of your garden and the type of soil are factors that determine levels of success when planning what and where to plant. Reaching out for advice for where to start helped Candace Parker get an overgrown backyard under control after moving to the qathet region in January 2015.

“My first act was to join the local garden club, since I felt like a very inexperienced gardener (still do!) and I had learned so much from being in a garden club in our former home,” says Candace.

“As soon as I joined, I found several experienced gardeners willing to come to our place and give tips on all

the challenges. First advice was to get rid of that big and quickly growing willow tree that dominated the sunny part of the backyard. Done!”

Her advisors suggested planting succulents and alpine plants on the north side of the driveway, where it was hard to irrigate and the soil was shallow, which was done.

“We then thought about the large, flag iris-choked pond we had discovered after buying the lot; I was unable to find a pond guru and the task of rehabilitating the pond seemed overwhelming,” adds Candace. “Instead, I hired ‘The Bushman’ (Brian Lee, a neighbour) to fill in the largest part of the pond and create a level area that became a patio of soil and small pebbles. The remaining pond was incorporated into a small water feature.”

The Bushman also repaired a large, broken-down grape arbour without losing any grape plants, which, along with the plum, cherry

and pear trees, continue to be productive every year.

“We built three raised beds on the old driveway, to cover an ugly concrete bench and take advantage of the heat in the summer from the blacktop; these became mainly vegetable gardens but included nasturtiums and a few other flowers that found their way there,” says Candace. “During COVID, our first project was to replace an ivy-covered section of the garden with a hugelkultur.”

Stemming from “hugel,” the German word for “mound,” this method entails creating a raised bed from decaying wood and other yard waste, covered with soil that is then planted—an ideal way to clean up your yard without having to find a way to dispose of the waste.

“The second project, last fall, was to finally replace a sunny portion of the lawn with a lasagna garden; I had been wanting to do this

since the first garden club meeting when the virtues of layering cardboard, soil, compost, urine (if available), garden waste and straw had been advocated so strongly by The Lazy Gardener by Mara Grey,” says Candace. “My resolve was reinforced by a garden club Zoom presentation from local organic gardener, Erin Innes, who convincingly reinforced the message: use everything to create black gold. A few years earlier, I had obtained bark mulch (almost free) from Powell River Tree Service, which had resulted, to my delight, in beautiful loam in a flower garden. It took about 18 months to decompose, but it was such a gift.”

Candace’s ambition this year is to grow more vegetables and fruits than ever, and to add to her garden’s beauty by planting more shrubs to finish replacing an old fence she tore down. And to build a fence around her lasagne garden to keep out the deer, which is a major

consideration here.

Candace’s advice to new gardeners: “Join the garden club, get ideas and inspiration at the Edible Garden and city garden tours when they return, enjoy your time in the garden and don’t get

too impatient; it will all improve and produce delightful surprises, and you’ll be continuously inspired. Gardening never stops, so forget that!”

Once gardening is in your blood, it’s there to stay.

Advice for new gardeners

Not all gardens have to take up a lot of space. Many gardeners grow vegetables and berry-producing bushes in containers on patios along with their flowers. In fact, plants can often be started from vegetable scraps that might otherwise be thrown away.

Sherry Hawkins’ garden is testimony to her love of gardening and trying something new. She tells about her experiences growing new plants from storebought produce.

Last fall, the ends of two of her organic yams had started to sprout, so she cut them off and put them in a little dish of water on her kitchen counter, where they later sprouted some “slips.” By November they had matured; she planted them into five-gallon pots and placed

them in front of her southfacing sliding glass doors. Now, in March, the vines are flowing over the sides and onto the floor. Once it’s warm enough, Sherry will move the pot outside on her deck until they are ready to harvest. She took the same steps with a piece of organic ginger that had started to sprout.

“And now I have a ginger plant; this goes to show that if you want to start gardening, you don’t even need to have access to a garden bed,” says Sherry, “If you have a sunny location in your house, you can start growing food in the middle of the winter and get a head start on your spring planting. A similar growing process can be used with carrot tops, celery bottoms and from ‘live’ lettuce you buy at the grocery store.

“If the lettuce roots are still

plump and white, you can use most of the outer leaves for your salad and then soak and plant the roots. Make sure you leave the middle green leaves attached. Soon the plant will be growing again, and you can harvest more leaves.”

Sherry says the lettuce she grew this way provided salad greens all winter long.

My advice to new gardeners is to begin by talking to others about their gardens. Everyone loves to share their successes and failures. You can contact Powell River Garden Club, gardenclubpowellriver@gmail.com, to arrange a visit where you can have all your questions answered, plus receive some valuable advice on how to get started.

Pick up a free copy of the West Coast Seeds catalogue, with its handy planting calendar, from Mother Nature.

Invest in some current gardening books; my personal favourites at the moment are Grow Now: How We Can Save Our Health, Communities and Planet—One Garden at a Time by Emily Murphy, and No Guff Vegetable Gardening by Donna Balzer. To learn more about local native species of plants, I recently added Luchiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines by Dr. Luschiim Arvid Charlie and Nancy J. Turner to my collection. There is also a wealth of information online.

I highly recommend Linda Gilkeson’s website, an excellent resource for a variety of topics related to gardening on the west coast: lindagilkeson.ca. Her presentations are favourites among many garden clubs, including ours, and provide good strategies for dealing with a changing

climate.

There is nothing more rewarding than harvesting your own garden produce for your own use. So many things are very easy to grow, especially in our wonderful climate, albeit with some tweaks to mitigate climate change effects. Why buy garlic from other countries when with minimal effort you can grow it yourself?

Planting some seeds and

growing a garden, whether in a pot or a garden bed, will make you feel good, offset escalating food prices and nurture the earth at the same time. Happy gardening!

“Tend your patch of earth as if the world depends on it because it does.” ~ Emily Murphy

Lesley Mosely is president of Powell River Garden Club.

Simple steps to stage your home

Your home is probably your biggest investment, so it pays to stage it when you decide to sell. A wellmaintained home can sell faster and for a higher price

Most real estate agents recommend deep, detailed decluttering and cleaning even before the house goes on the market. You only have seconds to make a positive impression.

The outside of your home is the first thing potential buyers will see. I just love this quote by TV’s House Doctor Ann Maurice: “You want the buyers to drop by, not to drive by.”

Agents agree that improving curb appeal will increase the interest of potential buyers.

Check your curb appeal by doing the following:

• Power wash the siding. Do it yourself or hire a professional.

• Manicure your lawn and trim the bushes and plants. Get rid of dead shrubs or flowers.

• Clean the windows, front door, mailbox and light fixtures.

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• Replace your house numbers so they identify your home right away.

If the outside of your home looks presentable, buyers will assume that the inside is in great condition.

After finishing the outside chores, start decluttering and cleaning the inside of your home. If you have children and pets, your cleaning efforts will increase. When your home is being shown, take your dog for a walk. Some people are intimidated by canines. Eliminate some furniture and accessories. “Less is more” is the mantra used for successful home staging.

De-personalize

Potential buyers like to visualize their furniture, pictures and accessories in the home. Create

more space by removing excessive amounts of furniture and appliances. Organize your closets and storage. Aim for the uniform look of a show home.

Kitchen is the heart

Organize your kitchen counters to be spacious and functional. This allows the potential viewers to envision the joy of cooking in that kitchen. Display on the counters a minimal number of small appliances. This will increase the valuable space that buyers are looking for.

Use natural lighting

Open your windows and let the fresh air in with natural light. You want to make the rooms in your house feel spacious and breathable. For an extra touch, display scented candles, fresh flowers or fruit. Baking a bunch of cookies and sharing with potential buyers will be a memorable gesture.

Create a focal point

A focal point can be a piece of furniture, a fireplace or a painting that catches your attention. They are important because they allow you to show off the most attractive and unique aspects of your home. This brings the buyer’s attention to the focal point and indicates to them that this house is special.

Define each room

Potential buyers shouldn’t be

guessing the purpose of any room in the home. A spare bedroom can be used as a guest room, office or craft room.

For more tips on home organizing and staging before selling, go to solutionsorganizing.com.

Ranka Burzan owns a professional organizing company based in the qathet region and has written several books on reducing clutter and becoming more organized. For information, go to solutionsorganizing.com.

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25 tasks to take care of in spring

When the weather starts to warm up, it’s time to take care of your spring cleaning and yard work. Here’s a list of tasks to complete both inside and outside your home.

Inside

1. Sort through your belongings and throw away, sell and donate what you no longer need.

2. Air out each room.

3. Dust and clean the walls, ceilings, floors and carpets.

4. Wash the windows, curtains and blinds, and reinstall your window screens.

5. Clean out the pantry, refrigerator, freezer, cupboards, drawers and medicine cabinets.

6. Wipe down the inside and outside of your small and large appliances.

7. Disinfect your garbage cans.

8. Dust all fan blades, baseboard heaters and light fixtures.

9. Vacuum your chair cushions and mattresses and turn them inside out.

10. Check the attic to ensure there’s no water or pest damage.

11. Test your air conditioning unit.

17. Wash your home’s windows and siding.

18. Wash your deck, and sand and paint it if needed.

19. Hook up your water outlets and reinstall your garden hoses.

20. Put away your snow shovels and de-icers.

21. Open up your pool by removing the liner and turning on the water treatment system.

Examine your home’s roof, skylights and chimney, and schedule any necessary

Inspect your home’s foundation and seal any visible cracks.

Clean your gutters and make sure they’re in good condition so water drains away from your home.

Check all your door and window seals and make any necessary repairs. Check your home’s siding, faucets, light fixtures and electrical outlets.

22. Inspect and repair your garden accessories, barbecue and tools.

23. Trim back any tree branches or shrubs that are too close to your home.

24. Pull weeds, and rake and fertilize your yard.

25. Clean up your flower beds, remove any winter coverings and prune perennials, roses, evergreens and spring-flowering shrubs.

Don’t delay — it’s time to get to work.

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Learning about mold helps homeowners

Keeping the fungus in check essential to supporting a healthy environment

BY TATIANA KOSTIAK

Mold is part of life and discovering it in your home, vehicle or boat is no reason to panic or feel ashamed. But it needs to be addressed.

Ignoring a problem rarely causes it to disappear and mold flourishes when left on its own, undisturbed in the conditions that precipitated its growing, sporing or dormant cycles.

Information about mold on the internet can be confusing, contradictory and quite frankly, misleading. Learning a few key things about mold will go far for helping homeowners prevent or eliminate a mold problem. It can also sup-

port putting concerns for health in perspective.

We would not have a planet capable of sustaining life without mold, however, keeping our indoor mold levels in check is essential to supporting a healthy indoor environment.

What does mold need to grow indoors? Relative humidity levels or 45 per cent and higher and a food source.

The humidity or moisture can come from something as common as condensation, and the food source can be as simple as dust on a surface. Inadequate air movement impedes evaporation but is easily remedied with fans. Uneven heating of a space is also something simple to fix. Decluttering and increased housekeeping will support the cause.

What if the problem causing higher humidity is a larger issue like a suboptimal build environment? Upgrading windows, im-

proving insulation, replacing underpowered or broken bathroom and kitchen fans are just some of the things that will improve the situation, but renovating may not be a feasible solution.

Adding a dehumidifier can do much for controlling indoor moisture in these situations. The im-

water intrusion or build factors that make it impossible to get and keep mold under control, there needs to be a larger plan of attack. Repair and remediate. These situations call for expert help.

How dangerous is indoor mold? Every person is different, and every mold is different.

Some people react to some molds and not others. Couple this with the fact that the toxins produced by mold are often influenced by the food source the mold is feeding on.

added consideration as, just like every other living organism, survival is top priority. Disturbing mold will stress it and cause it to spore, so if you know you are part of the 25 per cent of the population with mold sensitivities or allergies, it’s best enlist in some help.

If the mold is growing on nonporous materials, the task is much easier than if it has penetrated drywall, but the absolute key is to keep relative humidity under control.

portant thing here is to have it running consistently and to ensure it is adequately powered to address the space. Purchasing a hygrometer from a hardware store for around $10 is an inexpensive way to monitor the success of moisture mitigation efforts. If the problem is due to chronic

Between an individual’s DNA or health profile and hundreds of combinations of mold, toxins and microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) emitted, it is impossible to determine if the mold in your home is dangerous to one person yet safe for another. The best rule of thumb is to proactively act to prevent and eliminate mold in your home, car and workplace.

Cleaning up mold takes some

When in doubt, consult a professional. An inspection and some air and/or surface testing is the first step to determining a mold elimination plan and alleviating concerns.

Tatiana Kostiak holds a certificate in mold inspection and is also certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) as a water damage restoration technician. She regularly updates her knowledge with continuing education courses with topics including fungal data interpretation, sewage contamination and human-health-related implications of mold exposure.

Ignoring a problem rarely causes it to disappear and mold flourishes when left on its own, undisturbed in the conditions that precipitated its growing, sporing or dormant cycles.

Building materials and resiliency

BY INGALISA BURNS

As we watch the cost of building materials and homes tick ever upwards, we are all getting a little more innovative with resources for our next project.

There is no shortage of quality used materials coming available; this is evidenced by the stark fact that four million tonnes of construction material end up in Canadian landfills annually. What is lacking are the storage facilities to host materials between users.

Many communities are now establishing used building supply hubs and savvy builders make a point of stopping in regularly. In the absence of pre-loved building material centres, informal ways of exchange are cropping up. Local social media exchange forums boast entire kitchens, leftover project lumber, and unique vintage finds.

Powell River’s coming resource-recovery centre will set the scene for more local reuse with improved separation of materials at the new transfer station and recycling hub into more categories than ever before.

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Avoiding new construction materials may also save your wallet some strain. That said, there is a need for industry standards to be established in order for permitting to allow for more reuse. There are restrictions on repurposed materials when building structurally integral components. Recycled paint, kitchen cabinetry, reused door knobs, vintage sinks, deconstructed shelving, and repurposed flooring are fair game.

These days, there is much more talk about the circular economy. Rather than the make-use-dispose model, we are thinking about keeping material in circulation. Deconstruction is making a comeback and inching demolition a little more to the sidelines each year.

Municipalities such as Metro Vancouver have a demolition bylaw in place and City of Victoria has one in the wings; these work to ensure more sustainable use of resources. Bylaws aim to reduce trashing perfectly us-

able building materials by incentivizing the process. A certain percentage (often between 75 and 90 per cent) of building materials of older character homes in particular, are required to be separated out and recycled or repurposed.

Pre-1940s homes have valuable architectural features and tend to be built with old-growth lumber, so they have been the focus of the first wave of deconstruction permitting. Not all homes are assessed as having the same value for deconstruction, however.

Entire businesses are now based on the growing deconstruction industry. Unbuilders is a Vancouver and Vancouver Island-based business established in 2018. As salvage experts they envision a future where demolition becomes a thing of the past.

list of admirable side ben

efits including reducing the extraction of natural resources, creating more jobs than demolition, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and keeping our bloated landfills on a diet. While the process of deconstruction takes longer than demolition, it can be cheaper when separated materials are recycled for free or at low cost and other materials are dropped off to building supply hubs allowing tipping fees and potential bylaw infraction fines to be skipped.

If you’re not in the housing market already, it can seem like a dream drifting ever further into the horizon. Nickel Bros house moving company is addressing this by relocating entire homes, sheds, and even industrial buildings all over in southwestern BC and Washington.

The environmental benefits are obvious, but it’s the greatly reduced cost of homes that is fanning the industry into flame. Recently,

an impressive 7,000-squarefoot 1935 Tudor-style home was relocated from Oak Bay to Saltery Bay. The average 1,600-square-foot home represents 60 trees worth of lumber alone and between 60 to 80 tonnes of building materials.

Full house relocation is expected to be increasing in popularity over the years to come, saving both buyer and seller money while extending the life of a perfectly sound dwelling.

Everyone deserves a home, and an affordable one at that. Fortunately, amid market mayhem alternatives for sourcing used materials, even entire homes are bringing us into better equity with each other and the Earth, which is housing us all.

Let’s Talk Trash is qathet Regional District’s waste reduction education program. For more information, email info@letstalktrash.ca or go to LetsTalkTrash.ca.

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A home barged to Powell River at its in-between stage, prior to being delivered to its new location. INGALISA BURNS PHOTO

Film society receives grant

Money from Heritage BC will go toward improving Patricia Theatre building envelope

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

Historic Patricia Theatre has received a $71,485 grant from Heritage BC for an exterior restoration project. This is the second grant from Heritage BC. Powell River Film Society executive director Gary Shilling said the society officially became owners of the theatre on October 1, 2021, and had applied for the first Heritage BC grant for funding to finish the roof, put storm windows on the building and get a mechanical assessment and an historical architectural assessment.

The mechanical and architectural assessments will allow the theatre to move ahead down the road, he added.

“All the electrical and plumbing systems are ancient,” said Shilling. “We’ll have to replace them.”

Shilling said the architect, Donald Luxton, is a heritage architect from Vancouver, who is going to come to the theatre and perform an architectural assessment.

“As you might guess, there’s a ton of work to do in a building built in 1928,” said Shilling. “Prior to the film society taking the building up, there was no means for a private business to get funding, so we are fulfilling the promise we made to the community to take their investment in the building and to move it forward to help preserve it for generations to come.

“The first Heritage BC grant was for the roof and those two important assessments,” said Shilling. “The next one we applied for was the 150 Time Immemorial Grant, so we had to describe the importance of the Patricia Theatre to the community from a heritage perspective. We were successful. They funded us specifically for repairing the windows and doing a complete paint job on the exterior of the building.”

Shilling said to qualify for this latest grant, the organization applying for it has to contribute 20 per cent

of the project cost. The film society has pledged to put in $20,000 for the project to complete it.

Shilling said the film society has a building committee that is looking after prioritizing what gets done.

“The decision was made to start from the outside in, and protect the envelope first, then look after the mechanical systems, then look after the auditorium,” said Shilling. “We’re really at the beginning of what I see as a five-year plan to get the building to the state where we feel like it’s back in its original glory. That’s our goal.”

Shilling said the film society plans to apply for grant funding from Powell River Community Forest. He said that while contributing to the purchase of the theatre was beyond the community forest’s scope, the film society is hopeful to secure funding for projects.

“We’re putting forward to them a request to fund replacement of the canopy and a fire escape off of the balcony so we can use the balcony to its full capacity again,” said Shilling. “People are rediscovering the balcony. It’s a fun place to be.

“It’s really an exciting time at the theatre. As I expected, the community support is being echoed provincially and I hope, in future, we’ll look for federal funding, too.”

Shilling said community support remains strong. He said the theatre recently hosted a successful film festival.

“I had so much positive feedback from people,” said Shilling. “They were so happy to be back in the theatre and back at the film festival.”

Shilling said Laura Wilson has been managing the theatre for almost six months and is doing “an awesome job.”

“Our programming has expanded as well and I’m really excited about the potential,” said Shilling. “People are starting to come back to the theatre. It’s good to see.”

BUILDING UPGRADE: Historic Patricia Theatre manager Laura Wilson and Powell River Film Society executive director Gary Shilling are preparing for work to be done on the theatre’s exterior following procurement of a grant from Heritage BC. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

Seniors congregate at welcoming place

PAUL GALINSKI reporter@prpeak.com

With COVID-19 mandates lifting, inclusion Powell River’s Gerry Gray Place for Older Adults is providing a welcoming space for seniors.

Stacy Mogan, manager of seniors services for inclusion Powell River, said Gerry Gray Place is a dropin centre for seniors, offering a gathering space, plus programming.

The centre is open from 10 am to 3 pm weekdays for drop-ins with programming on Wednesdays at noon for lunches, plus there is chair yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Other programming will be added as activity at the centre progresses.

Mogan said seniors at the centre are typically those who are at least 65 years old.

While the official opening is scheduled for April 1, work on the centre has been going on since February 2021.

“We opened and closed a few times and we had renovations underway as well, but we reopened again about three weeks ago,” said Mogan.

Establishment and opening of the centre has been a natural progression for inclusion Powell River. Mogan said inclusion’s better at home program for seniors has run for about eight years and needs were identified as it moved along.

“With COVID-19, we realized social programming was super important for a lot of people who were isolated, so it has been a natural progression,” added Mogan. “We hear stories all the time about seniors who have no family in town, no friends, and loneliness is a huge factor. We’re open for coffee and if people are having a bad day or they’re lone-

ly, they can drop in and have a visit. Often, there are other seniors here who they can connect with. If not, there’s staff here and we’ll always be available for a friendly visit with them.”

Lunches, in the short time since the centre reopened, are gaining in popularity. For the first lunch, eight people came out and for the latest, the number had grown to 17. Yoga has been well attended.

“The numbers are building and I have the schedule booked solid with intakes of people who want to join in,” said Mogan. “If people want to join, they contact us and I come out to their home and have a chat and do a bit of paperwork. I assess what their needs are and what they are interested in for programming and then they are welcome to join in.”

About 250 people have signed up for seniors programming. Mogan said it’s growing every week.

Corinna Curtis, incoming chief executive officer of inclusion Powell River, said it was clear there was a need in the community to help and support seniors who are experiencing isolation.

“It’s been talked about for

quite some time, and the need for some sort of programming to facilitate that,” said Curtis. “That’s what we do at inclusion. We want to have everyone included in the community regardless of their age.

“It fits with our vision of building a community where everyone belongs.”

In terms of putting together Gerry Gray Place, Curtis said that inclusion facilities manager Louise Williams worked very closely with Mogan to design and create the environment.

“I think they did a fantastic job,” said Curtis.

Mogan said her vision for the facility is to be a onestop shop.

“If we can’t help seniors with whatever they are needing, we know where to turn to get the resources they are needing,” she added. “We’re always looking for new opportunities we can add to help people out. We received funds for another program, seniors mentoring seniors, and that’s going to be another feather in the cap to help people.”

Curtis said seniors frequenting the centre have formed new friendships because it’s a place to come and

meet and make friends.

“Seniors are connecting with seniors,” said Curtis. “Quite a few of our participants have actually asked to volunteer as well to match up with others for friendly visits.”

In addition to the face-toface encounters, Gerry Gray Place is helping with seniors who are isolated because of illness or other circumstances. There is a freezer full of food and the centre can help provide a few meals to help them get back on their feet again.

Curtis said seniors can have lots of family in town but families are busy.

“Through no fault of anyone, people can be isolated and alone,” said Curtis. “This is somewhere for them to come and hang out, meet other people, make friends and connections. For those who want to move on to be volunteers, they can develop a sense of purpose and really contribute back to the community.”

Mogan said it’s great to know that a difference is being made in seniors’ lives.

Gerry Gray Place was named after one of the founders of what has become inclusion Powell River.

Gerry Gray served as president of the organization for a number of years and was

an early and longstanding advocate of inclusion in the qathet region.

GATHERING SPACE: Enjoying Wednesday lunch at Gerry Gray Place for Older Adults is this group of seniors, who are taking part in the regular weekly programming that the centre offers. PAUL GALINSKI PHOTO

Kings miss playoffs by one point

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Powell River Kings will be on the outside looking in when BC Hockey League (BCHL) playoffs start later this month.

Needing a win against Surrey Eagles in their last game of the regular season, Kings came up one goal short and dropped a 2-1 decision at South Surrey Arena.

Nic Porchetta and Caleb Parkhouse set up Powell River’s final goal of the season, the 18th of the campaign for Parker Lalonde, which came with six minutes remaining in the second period. Surrey had taken a 2-0 lead with goals at 11:59 of the first period and 3:50 into period two.

Zak Brice made 27 saves for the Kings, who were outshot 29-28.

The result handed the eighth and final playoff spot in the Coastal Conference to Cowichan Valley Capitals, who completed their season the day before and will face conference-leading Alberni Valley Bulldogs in round one of postseason play.

Capitals finished with 36 points, one more than the Kings.

March 17

Kings began the final weekend of their regular season tied with the Capitals, and had a game in hand.

A three-game road trip started on somewhat of a positive note as a valuable point was earned in a 6-5 shootout loss to Langley Rivermen on March 17, which temporarily moved Powell River ahead of idle

Cowichan in the standings. But the Kings led 5-3 after

40 minutes and could not hold on to claim both two points.

Langley had scored twice in the first period and went ahead 3-0 just over a minute into period two, but Powell River exploded offensively shortly thereafter with five straight goals in a 10-minute span. Parkhouse, Anthony Lucarelli, Owen Barrow, Jason Marsella and Kaleb Nelson each scored once. Parkhouse and Marsella also picked up assists, as did Lalonde, Maxim Potvin and Porchetta, the latter setting up a pair of the goals. Rivermen capitalized on two third-period power plays to force an overtime period, which did not produce a winning goal. Kings’ shooters went 0-3 in the shootout, while the host club scored on its first of three attempts to

secure the win.

Powell River outshot Langley 44-38.

March 18

Kings had the night off on March 18 and watched their slim hold on a playoff spot slip away. Capitals skated to a 6-2 road win over Victoria Grizzlies to leapfrog the Kings in the standings.

March 19

Powell River and Cowichan both came out on the losing end of games on March 19. Capitals completed their schedule with a loss at home, 4-3 to Nanaimo Clippers, while the Kings dropped their penultimate game of the 2021/2022 season by a 6-1 score in Chilliwack.

Mark D’Agostino scored the lone goal for the Kings, who were tied at one with the Chiefs after 20 minutes but gave up five second-peri-

TOP SCORER: Parker Lalonde looks for a teammate to pass to during Powell River Kings’ final game of their BC Hockey League season in Surrey on Sunday, March 20. Lalonde, who led his team in goals, assists and points during the 2021/2022 campaign, scored the Kings’ only goal of the game, a 2-1 loss to the Eagles. GARRETT

od goals. There was no scoring in period three.

Chilliwack outshot Powell River 40-16 in front of a large crowd of 2,699 fans at Chilliwack Coliseum.

Kings finished the regular season with 35 points from 13 wins, 35 regulation losses, seven overtime defeats, and also lost a pair of games in shootouts.

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Villa ends season with win at home

VANESSA BJERRESKOV

Peak contributor

Powell River Villa defeated Gorge FC by a 2-0 score in the club’s last game of the 2021/2022 Vancouver Island Soccer League season at Timberlane Park on March 19.

“We’re just ecstatic with the result, and overwhelmed with the players’ level of commitment and understanding of how we need to play,” said Tony Leach, Villa’s coach. “It was a fantastic way to end what has been a season of growth for Villa, and it bodes well for next season.”

Gorge came out strong to start the game, but after about 10 minutes, Villa found its groove and went on to control the play for the remainder of the match.

“Defensively, we were very strong, and didn’t give them much to work with in our end,” said Chris McDonough, Villa’s manager. “Chico [Richard Murphy] had a fantastic game on defence; he managed to domi-

nate our end of the field, together with Nick [Van’t Schip] and Grant [Campbell], and Gorge couldn’t get anything going. Matt [Liknes] had a great game in goal, making a huge save in the second half to preserve the shutout.”

James Timothy scored both of Villa’s goals, one at 41 minutes in the first half, and the second at 48 minutes in the second half.

“Both goals had a similar set up,” said Timothy. “We made a push into their end, and the defender bobbled the ball, put it right to me, and I put it in the net, bottom corner for the first goal and top left for the second. It was perfect.”

Leach and McDonough praised Timothy for his performance during the game, as well as other midfielders and forwards.

“Niko [Cristante] and Kaizan [Hajdrych] were winning balls all over the midfield,” said Leach.

“Jack Padgett also had a strong game. He’s been working hard on his skills, and it was great to see

him step up and give the opposition so much trouble. Overall, we played the ball well, we were smart with the ball, we defended the ball well, and we got all our subs in. It was a great game.”

The win left Villa with 18 points in the standings, one point behind Juan de Fuca All Flows, and while technically in the relegation zone, the team received word this week that it will play in Division 1 again next season.

“We’re thrilled to stay in Division 1,” said McDonough. “We improved week by week over the season, and we’ll have an opportunity next year to keep improving. We have great chemistry and culture in the club, and everyone is focused on what we want to do. That’s good for the future of Villa.”

Local fans have one more opportunity to see Villa play before the team breaks for the summer, as the rescheduled Steve Steele Memorial Boxing Day game will take place on Saturday, March 26 at Timberlane

Park. Villa will take on Stevie’s Steelers, a team made up of veteran players from around the qathet region.

“It’s going to be a great day, and a great opportunity to raise funds for the food bank and Salvation Army,” said organizer Steve Robertson. “We have a ton of door prizes, there will be a concession, and we’re looking forward to a fun

soccer game. We hope to see a lot of fans out for a great day honouring soccer in Powell River.”

The official program begins at 1:15 pm with a ceremony to thank Paul Liknes and Jim Veenhof for their contributions to the sport, and kickoff takes place at 1:30 pm. Entry is by donation, with a recommended donation of $5 per person.

Title hopes fall short for minor hockey teams

SHANE CARLSON

editor@prpeak.com

With six minutes remaining in the bronze medal game at the 2021/2022 BC Hockey U18 Tier 3 Championship tournament in Port Hardy on March 22, Powell River Minor Hockey Association’s U18 rep team was poised for a podium finish. But their opponents from Nelson had other ideas.

Danny Schreurs had staked Powell River to a 2-0 lead with goals in each of the first two periods. Gavin Munro and Matteo Porchetta drew assists on the first goal; Tate Van Hees and Braedyn Louie had helpers on Schreurs’

second of the game.

The lead held until late in the third period. Nelson cut the deficit in half with 5:56 remaining, forced overtime with a goal 1:27 later and completed the comeback 6:01 into the extra period to claim the bronze medal. Powell River was perfect in round-robin play, posting wins over Winfield (5-0), on March 19, Mission (3-2) on March 20 and Whitehorse (2-1) on March 21 to earn top spot in pool A of the nine-team tournament. In the semi-final, also played on March 22, the eventual gold medalists from Terrace

downed Powell River 11-1. Terrace defeated Mission 5-4 in the gold medal game.

Mac Hein led Powell River in points (six) with two goals and four assists in five games. Schreurs was the top goal scorer with five.

U13 results

Lucas Gruntman scored the game-winning goal with 3:50 remaining in the third period to lift Powell River’s representatives to its first and only win at the U13 Tier 3 provincial championship on March 22. Connal Miller added an insurance marker two minutes later, unassisted, to secure a 4-2 win.

Ryan Marshman set up Gruntman’s goal. Jack Webber opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period, also unassisted. He then gave Powell River another lead with his second of the game four minutes after Castlegar tied the game at one 13 seconds into the middle frame. Keaton Bryce recorded an assist on the second goal.

In prior round-robin games, Powell River lost to Whitehorse, Mission and South Okanagan to finish fourth in pool A of the 11-team tournament, hosted by Trail, and did not advance to the semi-final round.

SLIDING IN: Powell River Villa player Nick Van’t Schip [left, in red] attempts to poke the ball away from a Gorge FC player in the visitor’s zone as Marcus Cramb [right, in red] closes in. Villa defeated Gorge 2-0 in the final game of the regular season at Timberlane Park on March 19.

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