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Powell River Community Forest president Greg Hemphill presented City of Powell River council with a dividend of just under $2 million on Monday, May 29, for the city’s reserve fund.

2016 was a banner year for Powell River Community Forest, a cityGet the Peak to Go owned logging company with a timber licence to harvest trees east of the iPhone app now city. available in the “The record profits resulted from an increase allowable cut, a App Storeinorour iTunes very strong market for our timber and some sound strategic decisions,” Hemphill told council and the gallery full of funding recipients from the community.

The company operates with a volunteer board appointed by city council.

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“We’re pleased with the projects we’ve accepted,” said Hemphill. “We think it’s a good mix of sizes and themes.”

Including the 2016 dividend, community forest has injected a little more than $8.5 million into the city over the past 11 years.

Hemphill announced that the board was recommending $1.61 million as part of 16 grants for community projects this year.

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Groups express funding gratitude 1« COMMUNITY FOREST That request did not make it this time around, but will be reconsidered in future granting selections, said Hemphill.

The community forest board has its own selection and evaluation criteria for projects it wishes to support. Hemphill presented the board’s list at council’s finance committee on Thursday, May 25.

Qualifying for a grant is a competitive process, not first-come, first-served, said Hemphill after the finance committee meeting.

“There are some proponents who are putting more effort into the projects than others,” he said, “as opposed to someone who is just making a straight ask for a grant.”

He added that the forest board performs its due diligence vetting each request, shortlisting and performing followups with those they plan to support.

“We do a process ourselves

with due diligence with all the proponents,” said Hemphill. “If we’re going to stand in front of council, we need to know a fair amount about what we’re planning to recommend as far as grants go. It’s a pretty thorough process. Obviously, we collaborate with the city and if the city knows something we don’t then we’re quite willing to listen to what they have to say as well.”

The process of council approving this year’s forest board selections did not go without debate.

Though councillors voted in favour of supporting a $100,000 grant for Texada Heritage Society to replace the roof on its museum next to Texada Elementary School in Van Anda, it came with apprehension.

A majority of councillors struggled with supporting the grant to a society that only weeks before told city directors on Powell River Regional District’s board it was rejecting the idea of participating in a regional

PROJECT MONEY: Group recipients, members of Powell River Community Forest and City of Powell River council members pose for a group photo at a recent council meeting where nearly $2 million was put into the city’s reserve fund. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

heritage service and would not even attend committee meetings to discuss possible options.

Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman said that she initially struggled to support the Texada grant, but decided to do so in the end.

“I just hope the Texada museum reconsiders that they

don’t want to be a part of the community,” said Leishman.

“By sharing this funding with them I hope they understand we’re acknowledging they are a part of our community, and I would like to continue to invite them into discussions about working together and collaborating as one big community.”

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Councillor Russell Brewer added that there is no harm in talking about different options for cooperating.

“It doesn’t preclude them from opting out at any time,” said Brewer. “At least sitting at the table with the rest of us would be welcome.”

Brewer said he does not understand how Texada

Heritage can take $100,000 from the city, but on the other hand say it does not want to participate in the regional community.

Several grant recipients stood at the meeting to express gratitude for the financial support, including Texada Heritage’s treasurer Peter Stiles.

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New Democratic and Green parties agree to govern BC Provincial government deal would result in one more seat than BC Liberals DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

DELAYED VICTORY: New Democratic Party MLA Nicholas Simons held his celebrations on election night at McKinney’s Pub in Townsite, but at the time was unsure who would form government. An announcement on Monday, May 29, had the NDP and Green parties agreeing to run the province together. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

signed to enable us to potentially fulfill a four-year term,” said Simons. “A thin margin like this makes everything less certain, but the

“It’s pretty clear any agreement that gives the people of British Columbia what they ask for, and that is a different government, any

The people of the province have voted against another four years of the Liberal government and I’m going to be part of making sure they get what they asked for.

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goal is to fulfill a four-year mandate.”

A speaker must be elected from one of the three parties. If a NDP or Greens MLA is chosen it would leave the legislature even at 43 seats for government and opposition. The speaker only casts a vote in the event of a tie.

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time that we have an opportunity like that, we have to take it very seriously,” said Simons.

Simons has sat in opposition for 12 years and after winning his riding in a landslide, he is entering his fourth term as MLA. Simons received 13,646

votes, 50.7 per cent of the popular vote.

“I feel really good, like I’ve been on a long trek and now I can see the destination from where I stand,” he said. “It doesn’t mean I’m there yet. I’ve always wanted to be part of a government that brings changes that impact people positively. I’m closer to having hands on the levers to help that happen.”

Reacting to the NDP/ Greens agreement, premier Christy Clark announced on Tuesday, May 30, that she will recall the legislature as early as June to face a confidence vote. If the Liberals lose, the expectation is that Clark will resign.

“Clearly the premier operates by her own standards,” said Simons. “The people of the province have voted against another four years

of the Liberal government and I’m going to be part of making sure they get what they asked for.”

BC Liberals would then sit in opposition for the first time in 16 years with 43 seats.

Powell River mayor Dave Formosa said the agreement could result in positive and negative ramifications.

On the negative side, Formosa said he is concerned the NDP and Greens will implement a higher carbon tax and the effect it could have on the community.

“That could be the end of our mill,” said Formosa.

On the positive side, there could be action taken on BC Ferries, he said.

“We do know we’d have a bigger friend in the NDP,” said Formosa, “and BC Ferries is a big deal to Powell River.”

Financial advisor receives fine Powell River financial advisor Paul Sian has been fined for failing to report a gift of $750,000 from a client to his assistant, Brian McCullough, in 2013.

Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) released details of the settlement it reached with Sian on Monday, May 1.

Sian has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for failing to report the gift to Scotia Capital. He had also been fined $20,000 by Scotia.

The regulator also found that Sian failed to follow industry rules requiring advisors to make reasonable inquiries into the circumstances for clients liquidating investment accounts.

McCullough, who sold mutual funds for Sian, was fired in 2015 after it came to light that he had taken the gift and faced a lawsuit over it after his former client died in 2014.

McCullough had known the client since 1999 and they had a close relationship, according to the IIROC ruling.

In December 2016, the re g ulator fined McCullough $80,000 and handed him a five-year ban from working in financial advising for breach of professional ethics.

Voters turnout increases Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding ranked third in the province for absentee ballots, according to results from Elections BC’s final vote count.

The final count, which included all absentee ballots, put the riding’s voter turnout at 72 per cent, about 10 per cent higher than the provincial average.

A total of 26,913 votes were cast in the riding from a total of 37,458 eligible voters.

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With 41 NDP candidates elected in the May 9 election and the Greens winning three ridings, the NDP would govern by a slim majority of one seat in the 87seat legislature.

During the campaign, NDP and Greens campaigned in agreement on a number of issues.

“We have a lot of areas we agree on where we can affect positive change,” said Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons.

The NDP and Greens released the 10-page deal to the public on Tuesday, May 30. Highlights include opposing the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline; a referendum on electoral reform; limitations on corporate and union donations; government terms being extended to four and a half years; increasing the carbon tax; a review of the Site C dam; a plan to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour; increased health care and education funding; a ministry for mental health; eliminating medicare premiums; and a poverty-reduction strategy.

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BC Ferries considers Texada service improvements Proposed triangle run would reduce travel time to Vancouver Island CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

BC Ferries will consider improving Texada Island ferry service after Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) passed a formal motion at its meeting on Thursday, May 25.

BC Ferries CEO and president Mark Collins and several members of his executive team were in Powell River for a meeting that covered many topics, including the replacement of Powell RiverTexada Island ferry North Island Princess, service improvements and Salish Orca’s rough start.

Former FAC representative for Texada Island Chuck Childress presented on an idea for a twomonth summer trial that would have Salish Orca stop at Blubber Bay on its first run to Comox on Wednesdays and Saturdays. He said the change would shave off five hours of travel time and make it easier for Texada seniors to attend medical appointments on

Vancouver Island.

“It’s not the first time Texada has brought this to the table, but what is somewhat frustrating is that you go back a year ago and I was standing here making the same presentation,” Childress told the committee.

Collins said BC Ferries heard Childress’ idea when it was first presented.

“We understand the rationale, the ask and what’s being proposed,” said Collins. “We just didn’t have a formal request from the FAC.” Collins added that BC Ferries had already started investigating, looking at logistics and engineering, but would not be responding without a formal request.

FAC chair Kim Barton-Bridges said the reason why the request was not previously made was because there was no formal procedure in place and, now that there is, the request will be made as soon as possible.

BC Ferries director of fleet operational strategy Peter Simpson said at the meeting that the concept has potential.

“It is something we’ve been investigating,” said Simpson. “It has its challenges, but also its opportunities.”

BC Ferries said that because it has already looked at a potential

trial, it may not take the regular 90-day period to investigate FAC service improvement requests.

After the meeting, Childress said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the response from BC Ferries.

With Texada’s aging demographic and the need for its residents to access Vancouver Island for medical reasons, Childress said giving people the ability to cut travel time each way will go a long way toward improving service.

Current Texada FAC representative Sandy McCormick said it was significant that BC Ferries was considering the change.

“For probably close to 20 years Texada reps on the FAC have been asking for a triangle run,” said McCormick. “Whether it transpires or not, it’s a major step in the progression toward a pilot.”

Texada Chamber of Commerce president Cindy Babyn also attended the meeting and said the business community supports the triangle run.

“We are getting to Comox from Texada, but it is so frustrating that it takes five hours each way,” she said. “We can see Comox from west shores of Texada.”

At the meeting, Collins also announced that BC Ferries was in discussion with shipyards to con-

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Texada Islanders’ concerns about ferry service were brought forward at a recent meeting between BC Ferries president and CEO Mark Collins and his staff and Northern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee and its chair Kim Barton-Bridges.

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struct the North Island Princess replacement ship and that the announcement will be formally made in the coming month.

Collins also said with recent overloads on MV Tachek, which is currently standing in while North Island Princess has maintenance work completed, BC Ferries will be adding an extra morning sailing to help handle traffic volume. MV Tachek has roughly half the capacity of North Island Princess.

In response to questions from Barton-Bridges on recent difficul-

ties BC Ferries has had with the new Salish Orca, Collins said all new vessels have challenges, even the large Spirit-class and Coastalclass ships.

“Salish Orca is no different, but we don’t see anything that goes to basic design,” he said. “We are a little surprised by the sorts of things that are giving us trouble.

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2. SUNDAY, MAY 28 Manson Avenue, 5700 block At 7 am, police responded to an emergency alarm activation at Cranberry Mini-Mart. A store employee reported that an unknown male suspect had entered wearing a mask and grabbed cash from the register. The suspect ran from the store along Manson Avenue and turned right on Cranberry Street.

The male suspect is described as approximately five feet tall and wearing black sunglasses and gloves, and black pants with a white stripe.

3. SUNDAY, MAY 28 Yew Street, 6200 block At 2 pm, police responded to a report of an attempted robbery at Rodmay Liquor Store. A store employee reported that a male suspect entered and attempted to open the cash register. After being unsuccessful, the suspect left on foot toward Dwight Hall. The male suspect is described as approximately five feet, eight inches tall with a medium build, dark skin, and dark facial hair. He was reported as wearing similar clothes to the suspect in a Cranberry robbery earlier in the day.

4. MONDAY, MAY 29 Manson Avenue, 5700 block At 4 am, police responded to Cranberry Mini-Mart when nearby residents reported hearing glass breaking and voices. RCMP arrived to find a broken window at the front of the store. Entry was gained by unknown suspects and an unknown quantity of cigarettes were stolen. A witness described seeing a male dressed in black pants and a black hoodie with the hood up.

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Deadline passes for demolition permit for former Inn at Westview CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River staff will begin to assess potential costs associated with taking down the former Inn at Westview building after the deadline passed for the first stage of the building’s remediation.

The deadline for building owner Seaboard Hotels to apply to the city for a demolition permit passed on Friday, May 19, without an application being made.

Council upheld its remedi-

nuisance on Thursday, May 4.

The first step of compliance with the order was to apply to the city within 15 days for a permit to take it down.

American Investments president Jack Barr, caretaker of the former Inn at Westview building, said he was aware that the deadline passed, but he thought it was premature to proceed with the application.

The structural engineer’s report Barr had completed recently on the building did not satisfy WorkSafeBC requirements and remediation contractors are unable to enter the building, he said.

“I can’t even quote on anything because I can’t get anyone in there,” said Barr.

The building was closed by WorkSafeBC last November after concerns were raised about the safety of people entering.

Meanwhile, senior city staff members have started to meet to discuss next steps. City director of planning Thomas Knight said his department will start looking at what it will cost to hire its own structural engineer to provide an assessment.

“We have to start moving forward on our own accord so we all know how much it will cost,” said Knight.

Knight added that council can expect the staff report with potential costs to make the building safe for entry by mid to late June.

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Sea lion returns CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Walter is back.

The California sea lion’s return comes with concerns about public safety at Powell River’s south harbour, particularly in light of a recent incident in Richmond last weekend.

City of Powell River announced Wednesday, May 24, that it will be closing the harbour’s fish cleaning stations.

City manager of operations Shawn Cator said the city has had fish cleaning stations at the harbour for decades, but it will temporarily close them to eliminate Walter’s food source.

“The sea lion’s behaviour has become a little more aggressive recently, so this is an opportunity for us to make it move on,” said Cator.

The city is asking that all fish be cleaned at residences

or at sea to lessen the danger of contact with the sea lion.

The incident at Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf on Saturday, May 20, involving a California sea lion highlighted the public safety issue of feeding the wild animals. A young girl was dragged into the water by a California sea lion after people had been feeding it from the pier.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada officer Ben Rahier confirmed that a large California sea lion has returned to Powell River’s Westview harbours and that it is probably the same one as last summer.

California sea lions are far less common around Powell River than their local counterparts, Steller sea lions, said Rahier.

“It’s a big bull, same type as was here last year,” he said. “Likely, it’s the same guy back again.”

Rahier said there needs to be more public awareness around the dangers the large animals present. Bacteria inside a sea lion’s mouth can cause serious infection or death if someone is bit.

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Powell River Regional District board has approved an application to a federal infrastructure grant for $2.5 million to pay for the addition of a waste transfer building to its resource recovery centre project.

A regional district advisory committee has been drafting a plan to update how Powell River deals with its garbage. The draft plan includes a number of recommendations and is expected to be completed this summer for submission to BC Ministry of Environment.

One key recommendation is the remediation of approximately 18 acres at the old Marine Avenue incinerator site and construction of a proposed $8.8-million resource recovery centre, a one-stop drop-off for diverting

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last May hanging around the south harbour ingratiating himself, Walter the sea lion mysteriously disappeared.

Initially, the animal had been seen by some as something of a novelty around the harbour, but it became increasingly bolder, often approaching boaters and barking loudly as they tied up at the wharf.

Harbour wharfinger David Carbery posted signs telling the public not to feed the sea lion after reports came

in about it being hand-fed.

Then it disappeared.

The sea lion had not been seen until recently when it reappeared at the harbour.

Rahier said he thinks the sea lion moved on last year after fishing slowed and it was not finding enough food. He said he hopes the same thing happens this year.

“The last thing we want to do,” he added, “is to have to euthanize the animal because people fed it.”

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materials from entering the district’s landfill waste stream. Once complete, the centre’s footprint will be about nine acres.

Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer told the board at its meeting on Thursday, May 25, that he wants to make sure the public understands the regional board is adding to the scope of the original project by adding a waste transfer station at the centre.

“Everyone needs to know this so they don’t get a surprise,” said Palmer. “Now, I’m just hoping we get this grant.”

Total cost of the project including the waste transfer station will be $11.3 million.

In July 2016, the regional district received a $6-million federal grant for the remediation and construction of the centre. The remaining $2.8 million will come from the regional district’s solid waste reserves and regional district taxes.

Powell River Regional District manager of community services Mike Wall said if for any reason the regional district does not receive the $2.5 million the board will direct staff to look at other grant opportunities to pay for

the transfer site.

Palmer was not able to go into specifics as to why the waste transfer station needed to be included in the project and was only able to comment that there would be a future need.

“There’s going to be a need for a transfer station,” said Palmer.

Wall said that while the regional district is working on its solid waste plan, it has done so working with its current service provider Augusta Recyclers.

Representatives from Augusta sit on the advisory committee, in addition to others from the community and local industry.

Standard practice for regional districts in the province is to, at a minimum, own its waste transfer station, said Wall. He added that at this point the board has yet to make any decisions on whether the regional district or a private contractor will operate the facility.

“We have not made a decision on how that is going to work,” said Wall. “We recognize that, at a minimum, we need to own a state-of-the-art facility and make a decision as we move forward on the operation of it.”

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Excuses, excuses

So, here we are, still knee-deep in the decade-plus Inn at Westview demolition debacle. Building owner Seaboard Hotels and building manager Jack Barr stall and delay, make excuses, and then stall and delay again while City of Powell River council and staff continue to move slowly.

Barr claims the latest reason he cannot take action in demolishing the derelict building, a glaring eyesore at the centre of town since it was boarded up more than 10 years ago, is because he cannot have contractors enter due to a WorkSafeBC order.

And why has WorkSafeBC declared the building unsafe to enter? Because instead of Seaboard taking care of its mess seven or eight years ago, it left it to rot in the centre of town.

B a r r a n d Seaboard recently Every business makes missed a deadline set by council to decisions. Barr and Seaboard apply for a demohave made the decision, lition permit. By over and over again, for doing so, they are sending the mesyears and years, to not sage that they have deal with this building. no intention to work with the city to take the building down. If Barr and Seaboard cannot even bother to fill out an application in order to set timelines, further action is highly unlikely.

This situation has been a frustrating experience for everyone for the past several years. It is no wonder that many Powell River residents are completely fed up with waiting for decisive action.

Watching council drag its heels and having mayor Dave Formosa pipe in every so often to tell us to give Seaboard more time and yet another chance has become infuriating. We might drive Seaboard to bankruptcy, says the mayor, and we could end up paying for the cost of removing the building ourselves if we push the issue too far. Unfortunately, we are way past the point of being accommodating.

Every business makes decisions. Barr and Seaboard have made the decision, over and over again, for years and years, to not deal with this building.

That is their mistake and if the cost to tear it down is double or triple what it was before, then it is on them. If Seaboard does not follow the city’s remediation order and taxpayers’ money comes into the equation, that is when the real trouble will begin.

As the city now prepares for the very real possibility that it might have to come in and take care of this mess at taxpayers’ expense, Seaboard needs to step forward, do the right thing and demolish the building as soon as possible. If not, it will be the worst business decision Seaboard could ever make in Powell River.

Enough is enough is enough.

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Country built on racism and lies

By Mike Robinson Imagine if a large group of well- kidnapped, indoctrinated and themselves in today. armed immigrants marched into abused your children and then My colonialist ancestors (setyour town and threatened your treated you as subhuman, both tlers) proceeded to ignore deals family, religion and way of life. socially and institutionally. You (treaties) they made with lame Imagine if they forced you to would be quite upset if that hap- excuses: the deals were going to cost us a lot of money or inconmove to a shabby piece of land pened. I would be furious.

This bleak set of circumstanc- venience industrialization and and demanded you live there resource extraction, while they take what and first nations people was yours. They make Unfortunately, indigenous were somehow inferior. some promises, write Those treaties were not legal agreements, and cultures did not realize they great deals for cultures seeing no other choice were signing deals with liars that have lived in the in the face of overwhelming power, your Americas for tens of and thieves: people who leaders sign them. thousands of years, but persistently betrayed and How would you feel as they were better than you watched them take eroded the spirit of those deals. genocide. over and loot the wealth Unfortunately, indigenous cultures did not of your land, leaving your community impoverished es is exactly what happened realize they were signing deals and disempowered? Imagine if to first nations people during with liars and thieves: people who the people you made deals with the conquest, colonization and persistently betrayed and eroded ignored your rights, limited your founding of Canada. This is the the spirit of those deals.

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New ferry design dysfunctional

By Morris Moser

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to work together to secure BC’s economic future [“Counterpoint: More than one way to improve democracy,” May 24].

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The next government must take action on five key priorities: build a strong and clean tech sector; position BC to be competitive in the changing global economy; make clean choices more affordable; stand up for healthy and safe communities; and

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6« VIEWPOINT the Indian problem. Essentially, the Indian Affairs policy was designed to clear the way for settlement and resource extraction, while telling Canadians they were helping the indigenous population. And that is, more or less, where we are today.

Although this situation is not of my making directly, I am, sadly, benefiting from being a citizen of a country built on racism and lies. I know in my bones we need to resolve this apartheid in Canada.

It starts with listening to first nations people, understanding their con-

cerns and philosophies, learning their wisdom and recognizing our responsibility as settlers. Then, acting in partnership, Canada may be able to move toward a healthier, more inclusive sharing of this land.

Racist European attitudes of superiority and manifest destiny led to the deplorable circumstances many first nations people live with today, but things are changing as they rediscover their wisdom and power.

In a spirit of forgiveness first nations continue to offer us an opportunity to make things right. We can

make things much better if we demand reconciliation and atone for our awful treatment of these proud and honourable people.

It is time to recognize and acknowledge our way of living is not better, more just or sustainable. Let’s start the conversation right now. Anyone who cares about honour, justice, racism, equality and progress will demand no less.

Mike Robinson is a fourth-generation settler who lives on traditional Tla’amin Nation lands in Lund.

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Who allowed the stair design on were not going to use the stairs and will press and hold them for several secSalish Orca [“Delays tarnish Salish take the elevator instead. I fully expect onds to start the door opening.

Did it ever occur to anyone that opOrca launch,” May 24] to pass a safety to see the stairs closed during stormy erating buttons should not be flush or review? Three decks appear to go vir- conditions. tually straight up and down (must Other concerns with the new ferry recessed? be more than 30-feet) with minimal include double automatic doors that On top of that, there is no escaping landings. barely work; the outside ones are jerky the continual beeping as doors open The angle is far too steep and the and erratic. One side takes approxi- and close. If one is not in the process of treads are not wide enough, leading to mately 14 seconds to open, while the opening and closing, the other is, and a sense of imbalance. Looking down other side takes about 19 seconds, that applies to both ends of the ship. the stairs from the top, totally Several people changed seating smooth handrails almost propositions to try and get away I overheard three separate duce a sense of vertigo. from the irritating noise, to no If anyone slips or loses balavail. people talking to their friends ance they will probably go from I went to staff to complain and saying they were not going top to bottom, resulting in posabout the beeping. To their sible catastrophic, if not fatal, credit, most of them were very to use the stairs and will take injuries. People with sweaty, nice and diplomatic and said the elevator instead. I fully overly dry or gloved hands they would look into having will not be able to maintain a them turned down. If people expect to see the stairs closed grip on the handrails and save use the doors continually, you during stormy conditions. themselves. are going to hear continual The above comments refer beeping. to calm conditions while the ferry is then stays open for a few seconds. Both Other problems that I noticed on the docked. Any sudden ship movement close in around 12 seconds for a 30-sec- sailing I was on included one elevator due to adverse weather and the situa- ond cycle. What that is going to be like not working, some doors not working tion will only be aggravated, especially in windy conditions boggles the mind. properly, satellite/WiFi not functional because the stairs are on the outside of The inner door does not necessarily and rust already appearing through the the ship, which will maximize the mo- close before the outer one opens; it is protective coating on all decks. tion, rather than in the centre, which a totally dysfunctional system. Semikeeps the motion to a minimum. recessed door buttons are very difficult Morris Moser retired to Powell River I overheard three separate people to operate if you have arthritic thumbs and is dependent on ferries for medical talking to their friends and saying they or fingers, especially since you have to services.

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Chamber of commerce acclaims board Six new directors join businessadvocacy organization CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

Powell River Chamber of Commerce has elected a new president and board.

Cory Carr, who previously served as vice president, was formally appointed president at the organization’s annual meeting held on Thursday, May 25. The election also included six new directors.

Carr takes over as president as the chamber goes through the largest change of its board in several years, said chamber manager Kim Miller.

“It’s a fresh start the cham-

ber needed,” said Miller after the meeting. “Every year it’s one or two people who change on the board; this time it is six.”

Carr said he expects the new board to bring fresh ideas to table.

“I’m excited with the change in the overall board,” he said. “These people will bring some bright ideas and new skill sets to the chamber.”

Rounding out the chamber executive, Tye Leishman will serve as vice president, Jack Barr as past president and Michelle Silvester returns as treasurer.

Ne w directors Telis Savvaidis, Katya Buck, Ernie Burden, Peter Harvey, Paul Galinski and Kim Sissons-Wall will join returning board members Patrick Hull, Isabelle Southcott and Linda Wegner.

Carr said he does not

consider himself to be in same category as previous presidents, Barr and Dave Formosa, but is looking forward to the carrying on the work his predecessors started.

He added he is looking forward to the new chamber implementing some of the strategic planning done last fall.

Barr, who was president for the past six years, said he is pleased to see the mix of people and professions on the new board.

He said he hopes the new board will help the organization stay relevant and make its transition to representing a whole new generation of local business owners and their interests in Powell River.

“The key for the chamber is to have as diversified a board as possible,” said Barr. “It’s an exciting time.”

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COMMUNITY »

Cranberry association plans diamond jubilee Grants enable Powell River’s first suburb to host fitting birthday celebration DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

UPCOMING ANNIVERSARY: Cranberry Community Hall Association vice-president Pat Buckna is helping to organize Cranberry’s 75th anniversary celebrations. The association was successful in securing grant money for a neighbourhood party to be held in August.

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N e x t t o To w n s i t e , Cranberry is the oldest neighbourhood in Powell River. This year marks its diamond jubilee.

Over the 75 years since its incorporation as Village of Cranberry in 1942, the area has gone through many transitions, including its amalgamation with Powell River, Westview and Wildwood in 1955.

Cranberry Community Hall Association is currently spearheading 75th anniversary plans. Vice-president Pat Buckna said the association wants to see Cranberry have an appropriate celebration, one that will be held on August 13.

According to Buckna, Cranberry has been somewhat overshadowed by other neighbourhoods such as Townsite and Westview over the years.

“Cranberry still has that old-time community feel to it,” he said, “and you can see it in the revitalization of the

old downtown.”

As a non-profit association, Cranberry Hall was able to apply for grants to fund the party. A total of $4,050 has been awarded, with $1,000 coming from Powell River Council for Arts and Culture and $1,525 from Powell River Community Foundation.

The federal government’s Canada 150 Fund matched the latter contribution.

Buckna said he hopes other community groups will want to become involved in the diamond jubilee.

Council for Arts and Culture president Nina Mussellam said a celebration for Cranberry is a great idea.

Cranberry Hall’s application was easily approved by the council, which supports cultural and heritage events in the community, she added.

“So many activities will interest so many people,” said Mussellam. “It’s just a great weekend and looks like fun.”

Townsite has held frequent birthday celebrations and Cranberry having its turn is wonderful, she said.

The neighbourhood is coming back, riding the cusp of the Townsite renaissance, according to Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president Neil Frost, who grew up in Cranberry.

Frost said he has seen renewed interest in the area’s

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“Even before the hot market, out-of-town buyers and even local buyers were seeing great value,” said Frost. “A rural feel, yet close to town, has a huge advantage.”

According to Powell River Historical Museum and Archives, Cranberry was built close to Townsite so millworkers could still easily walk to work. The first settlement in the area was a shingle mill on Mowat Bay that ran from 1915 to 1919.

Prior to 1942, Cranberry remained sparsely populated until the late 1930s when residents started to arrive in larger numbers, and then post-World War II, veterans’ homes were built there.

Over the years, Cranberry’s downtown area thrived with businesses, including the Town Crier newspaper, Bernier Shoes, the Owls Roost restaurant and Wilshire’s Varieties. It was Powell River’s first suburb and the first area to have street lighting.

“There was a bowling alley in the [Cranberry Motor Inn],” said Frost. “I worked at Wilshire’s, where Magpie’s Diner is now, that was my first job; everyone called it Archie’s. That was an institution; it was the hub of Cranberry.”

A s a c o m m u n i t y, Cranberry is somewhere between city and country, which past and present residents find appealing.

“You can be rural and close to town,” said hall association board member Brownie Brown, who moved to the neighbourhood in 2004.

“I appreciate the beauty of the place. Cranberry Lake is, as they say, a jewel, and Valentine Mountain, it’s all gorgeous here; it’s incredible.”

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Student first to earn degree from Powell River campus Virtual learning experience creates unique opportunity for Shauna Andrews DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

In the upcoming 2017/2018 academic year, Shauna Andrews will earn a university degree entirely through Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Powell River campus. With thousands of Canadians receiving post-secondary degrees every year, Andrews’ accomplishment would not be especially notable if not for the fact that she will become the first VIU student to graduate from the local campus without leaving Powell River.

“In Powell River there is a campus that just doesn’t offer a degree,” said Andrews.

“I don’t think that’s fair.”

Andrews went about changing those circumstances so she could stay here, study and receive her degree by attending virtual classes. She will complete all requirements for a bachelor of arts with a double major in creative writing and

English by utilizing a combination of technologies.

Previously, university programs offered in Powell River amounted to one year of general studies. If students planned to continue pursuing a VIU degree, most of the necessary courses had to be completed at one of its campuses in Cowichan or Nanaimo, according to VIU faculty coordinator Zora Soprovich, who taught Andrews in first-year English.

“Hearing that somebody is going into the final year of completing their degree without leaving is pretty amazing,” said Soprovich.

“It’s inspiring.”

Andrews said she was faced with some resistance from department heads and it was not easy to put all the pieces together so she would not have to leave her home, family and job. She said she stopped contacting deans for their approval and went directly to professors.

“A lot of these things Shauna has set up herself,” said Soprovich, “so she isn’t doing it specifically through our university program.”

Soprovich said Andrews’ success is also due to her being an excellent student.

“She’s a very good advo-

cate for herself in terms of talking to faculty members,” said Soprovich, “but what we were able to do as a campus for her is get her started with face-to-face courses.”

Through videoconferencing into classes, direct learning through email, Skype and willingness of professors to participate, Andrews was able to take all of her classes from the campus and home. She said her virtual studies were difficult to set up and there are limitations, particularly if more than one student attends a class via Skype.

Andrews said the entire lecture hall could eventually become all Skype faces.

For her final academic year, Andrews signed up for eight classes via Skype. Each course requires her to be “in class” once per week for three hours.

Relying entirely on technology to attend university removes some of the educational experience.

Opportunities to take part in discussions with classmates are limited and university resources to expand on what Andrews has set up for herself are restricted.

“We just don’t have a student population to offer upper-level courses,” said

Attention customers travelling on the Powell River - Texada Island route

From May 29th to June 21st, a modified schedule will be in effect on the Powell River - Texada Island route to address sailing overloads and congestion experienced while the MV Tachek continues to provide service.

During this time, some sailings are earlier than the standard schedule. Customers are advised to check the time of their desired sailing closely.

A service notice and the modified schedule have been posted to bcferries.com.

LEARNING ALONE: Shauna Andrews will become the first student to earn an academic degree from Vancouver Island University-Powell River. Currently, students must transfer to a Vancouver Island campus to complete courses for graduation. DAVID BRINDLE PHOTO

Soprovich. “We can offer a solid first year to students, basic humanities and social sciences. We have first-year English courses, psychology, sociology, anthropology, geography and philosophy courses, but as the students specialize our population

is not large enough to offer any one particular program.”

Soprovich added that if a student has the will, the Powell River campus will work with, help and support them.

Andrews said she hopes VIU will look at more video

conferencing so students will not have to leave Powell River to complete their degrees.

“I’ve worked really hard at this and I want this to work in the future for other students,” she said, “but for now I just want my degree.”

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In particular, we are looking for a home and caregivers who are able to provide long-term care to a young boy who has experienced a disrupted early life. He needs caring and consistent caregivers who can support his behavioural and developmental needs. Despite some behavioural challenges, he is extremely bright and engaging.

He is well liked and has great potential if provided compassionate and skilled intervention. Powell River is his home community and a great place to grow up. Caregivers would need to follow a consistent behavioural plan, supported by community professionals. A generous support package includes a fee for service to the caregivers.

For more information, please contact the Powell River Branch of the Ministry of Children and Family Development at: 604 485-0600.

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School band takes top honours Take 5 earns gold medal at national championships DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Competing against school bands from across the country at MusicFest Canada from May 14 to 19 in Niagara Falls, Powell River jazz band Take 5 took home the top prize.

“We won a gold medal at the nationals for our age category,” said drummer Eli Carson. “It was an honour. It was pretty awesome.”

A part of Brooks Secondary School’s music program, Take 5 participated in the grade nine to 11 jazz band division at the 45th annual event that brings thousands of youth and educators together to showcase the top musical talent in Canada from elementary, high school, colleges and universities.

Carson said that while the band did not know what to expect when it arrived at the competition, he

was confident because each Take 5 member practises and rehearses a lot.

“For any instrument in jazz, if you want to be good you have to practice a lot,” he said.

Pianist and vocalist Hannah Schweitzer was less certain about the band’s chances.

“The fact that we got nationals is mind-blowing,” said Schweitzer.

Schools from across the country competed at the invitation-only event in musical disciplines such as stage-band jazz, choral/vocal jazz, concert band and percussion.

In addition to the award he shared with his bandmates, Carson was also awarded individual prizes.

“I won a professional set of cymbals for Outstanding Big Band Drummer, and then I won a Humber College scholarship,” he said.

Accolades did not stop with the band’s gold medal and Carson’s individual awards. Schweitzer was selected to sing in the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir.

“People from all over Canada auditioned and if you get accepted you get to sing in the choir and

ALL THAT JAZZ: Brooks Secondary School Take 5 jazz band members [from left] Duncan McDonald, Steve Carson, Cullen Buholzer, Eli Carson and Hannah Schweitzer are national champions. The group recently won a gold medal at MusicFest Canada, a competition that features top elementary, high school, college and university bands from across Canada. JASON SCHREURS PHOTO

perform for everyone at the end,” said Schweitzer. “That was one of my favourite parts of the festival.

It was so cool seeing everyone who was so passionate about music and this choir. It was like nothing I’d ever seen.”

Take 5 is well known around Powell River for their many performances, but its future will be in question when three of its members graduate, according to Carson.

The group also includes Duncan McDonald on trombone, Steve

Carson on saxophone and Cullen Buholzer on guitar.

“We haven’t really thought that far ahead,” said Carson. “Steve and Hannah will be the only ones here because Duncan, Cullen and I will be off.”

Luthier uses traditional techniques DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Many artists in Powell River work with wood, notably carvers and sculptors, but there are few luthiers.

Laura Wallace is one local luthier who works exclusively with stringed instruments other than the guitar family. Wallace moved here six years ago and works from a shop in her Wildwood home.

She began her training in the specialized field in 2006 because she loves absolutely everything about violins.

TAKE A PEAK: Laura Wallace

What is a luthier?

Technically, a luthier is someone who works on stringed instruments. There are a lot of guitar makers who would be called luthiers.

I only work on violin-family instruments. That’s violin,

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How does one become a luthier?

I did it the old fashioned way, which was with a master luthier. I did an apprenticeship for five years.

That’s where you do everything and learn everything full-time. So I didn’t actually go to school. That’s the traditional way of learning, to find an old, master luthier. That was Kim Tipper in Victoria.

Is there much of a demand for your expertise in Powell River?

There definitely is not a demand in a small town, but the idea of living here was that it’s a beautiful quality of life. I don’t need to be in the city paying high prices for everything when most of

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the time I’m just picking at tiny pieces of wood.

If not here, where does your work take you?

A lot of the time I travel for my repair work. I go down to Roberts Creek where there’s actually a lot violin players.

I also go to Vancouver and Victoria. I get repair work and bring it back to my shop because restoration or repair will often take months to do. Building violins, you just pick away at it until it’s done and send it out into the world.

What kind of wood do you use?

I can make a violin out of almost all local wood. I can use Sitka or Engelmann spruce and I use Bigleaf maple. I also get wood from Europe: Balkan maple and

Italian spruce. It’s fun making instruments from each kind of wood.

Is it time-consuming?

It takes about 200 hours to make a violin and I make it with hand tools like chisels, gouges and knives. I’m using the same techniques that were used 300 years ago.

The violin has remained very stable. We’re big sticklers for tradition.

Are violinists picky about their instruments?

Yes. We’re very snobby in the violin world; all of us are.

We care a lot about little details and tiny changes in the sound, and about where the wood comes from and who made it. It all matters a lot.

For more information, go to wallaceviolins.ca.

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May 23 - June 21 Westview/Little River ferry fare not included DAILY EXCEPT WED & SAT

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Friday, June 9 is the 75th anniversary of the Village of Cranberry’s incorporation

BACK IN THE BOOTH: Alex Rawnsley is returning as Powell River Kings’ playby-play announcer for next season.

Rawnsley has five years of previous experience with the Kings and replaces Craig Beauchemin.

Powell River Kings make organizational moves on and off the ice DAVID BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

A pair of recent off-season moves made by Powell River Kings have revamped its broadcasting presence and bolstered the junior hockey club’s lineup.

After a one-year absence, Alex Rawnsley returns as play-by-play announcer for the 2017/2018 BC Hockey League season and Trent Bell, a 20-year-old forward, has committed to playing his final year of junior eligibility with the team.

Rawnsley, who said talks with the Kings began during last season’s playoff run, replaces Craig Beauchemin in the broadcast booth for home and away games.

“There was an opportunity with the club,” said Rawnsley. “I wasn’t making an effort to come back, but the team approached me through late April and into early May. We had some chats and were able to come to an agreement.”

A native Australi an, Rawnsley brings a distinctive voice to the team and, to his knowledge, is the only Australian-born hockey announcer in North America.

“I’m a broadcaster who just happens to have been born

in Australia and, at the end of the day, I’m as Canadian as anybody else in Powell River; I just sound a little bit different,” he said.

In his first stint with the club, Rawnsley, who is is now a Canadian citizen, replaced former Kings broadcaster Fraser Rodgers and spent five years with the organization before taking a break from hockey. He was selected by his BCHL peers as broadcaster of the year in 2016, a recognition he shared with Nanaimo Clippers’ announcer Dan Marshall.

Rawnsley was also included in Hockey Talk, a book by M. Gordon Hunter about junior hockey broadcasters.

Rawnsley brings an important familiarity back to the Kings, according to general manager and head coach Kent Lewis.

“It’s great to bring a guy back who is multi-skilled, not just at calling games but also with keeping fans informed on social media,” said Lewis.

The life of a junior hockey broadcaster is not an easy one, according to Rawnsley.

It means broadcasting about 70 games a year, being on the road with the team and working into the early morning hours to complete game reports and prepare for the next game, all while balancing the duties with a separate full-time job.

Rawnsley said Powell River was a fun team to watch last year and he is excited about its prospects for the new

season, despite the departure of some key members from the lineup who played out their junior eligibility.

“You lose guys every year,” he said. “Are you going to replace the offensive output of Tristan Mullin, Kyle Betts, Liam Lawson and Jake Kohlhauser, or Brian Wilson in goal?”

Answering that question is up to Lewis, who has started the process of acquiring new talent, beginning with the commitment from Bell, who played most of the past three seasons with Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League’s Nanaimo Buccaneers.

Lewis said Bell brings physicality and aggressiveness to his forward group, something the team did not have enough of last season.

“You get a mature kid,” said Lewis. “I watched Trent as a major midget. He has good character, some touch with the puck and he hits like a Mack truck. He’s my kind of player.”

Rawnsley said it was never his plan to permanently leave broadcasting and he was not actively looking to return until he had the opportunity to broadcast bronze and gold medal games at the bantam provincial championship tournament held in Powell River two months ago.

“I didn’t miss broadcasting quite as much as I thought I would,” he said, “but around February, I began to get a bit of an itch and miss it more.”

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Celebrating 21 years of great adventures on the water New York steak, chicken breast, prawns, roasted potatoes, salad, fresh bread, beverages and dessert included. $ 120 incl. taxes per person 5 to 12 people

Weddings, family reunions, staff parties, full-day Desolation Sound packages. Lunchtime cruises also available. Full-day packages available.

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PUBLIC NOTICE LOIS LAKE

OPENING OF THE SPILL GATES

STAY SAFE! High lake levels and wet weather often require Brookfield Renewable to open spill gates at the Lois Lake Dam. As a result, the flow can be rapid and dangerous. You will hear a siren warning in the vicinity of the dams prior to the opening of the spill gates.

Stay clear of the spillways, river channels and area in front of the dam and respect safety signs and sirens at all times.

Owners of boats, boat houses, and float planes should also ensure their mooring are secure.

For more information: 604.485.2223

WHEN TOU HEAR SIREN SOUND, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. brookfieldrenewable.com

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The Cranberry Hall Board invites you to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at Cranberry Community Hall Sunday, August 13

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1105 Obituaries

It is with great sadness we share of the sudden passing of Alex.

He is survived by his children Patrick, Ruby and Daisy, his sister Kimberley (Tony) and his brothers Nigel, Richard and Ryan. Also left to mourn are his parents Darlene and stepfather Glen Karst, his father Gary and his stepmother Gemma, and also the mother of his children Suzanne Barclay.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 3, at Westview Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Alex’s name to Powell River Brain Injury Society.

Irene Francis Vasseur Irene (Rosie) passed away quietly on Tuesday, May 22, ending a long and happy life. She was born in Vancouver on August 10, 1919.

Irene was predeceased by her husband Harry in 2003 and her son Rennie in 1990. She is survived by her daughter Diane (Herb) and son Ray (Marian).

Missing Irene are her three grandchildren Michelle (Richard), Derek (Jen) and Kyle (Paula), and their children Gabe, Luke, Addy, Ella, Sarah, Josh, Muirin and Teirnan. Irene also embraced Cheryl and Charlene and their children Jake, Savannah, Dillan, Drew, Kait, Breah, Ava and Koen.

Irene, along with two brothers and two sisters, was a true “upcoaster,” raised mostly by their mother at Knight Inlet and later at Broughton Archipelago. She met Harry in her teenage years and they were married in 1939. Together they lived a rugged life in float houses until 1964 when they moved to Powell River.

Harry was an independent logger and fisherman. Irene was experienced in remote lifestyle and spent many hours preserving venison, fish and crab. Together they had a great social life with neighbours in nearby bays and inlets. There were great parties held at Echo Bay Hall during that time and they were full of stories to share about their life.

Once in Powell River, their love of the ocean continued and they spent many hours fishing and touring local waters, anchoring in their favorite spots.

Mom had her special dishes; her blackberry and apple pies and potato salad made with homemade mayonnaise were just a few of the dishes we all loved. She was a gentle, patient mother and a generous and loving grandmother. The grandchildren were always welcome and she never tired of their visits. She lived her life with grace and dignity. May she now rest in peace.

Ray and Marian want to thank their children and Irene’s friends for their support and visits to GG. Thank you to Doctor Rossouw and the staff at Evergreen Care Unit for their loving care the past few years.

A family gathering will be held in July to celebrate Irene’s life.

September 8, 1932 - May 17, 2017 John was born, in Larvik, Norway, and passed away in Powell River after a recent battle with Parkinson’s disease.

He is survived by his wife Sylvia, sons Owen and Roy (Donna), daughter Lucinda (Wiley), grandchildren Shandi (Will), Shaylene (Lyle), Lewis and Shelby, great-grandchildren Alexandria and Rain, and extended family in Canada and Norway.

John joined the merchant marines in Norway and left on a ship at 19 years old. He met Sylvia while he was in port off the MS Powell River, decided to settle in town and went to work for the paper mill’s shipping department.

During the 28 years John worked for the mill, he was also busy raising a family, maintaining his home and landscaping his property. Other hobbies he enjoyed were gardening, looking after livestock and collecting bottles, coins and hockey cards.

An avid hockey fan, one of his favourite things to do was to watch his team, the Montreal Canadiens, play.

The family would like to thank Doctor Elliot, the staff at Powell River General Hospital and the staff at Evergreen Care Unit for the exceptional care.

A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 10, at Stubberfield Funeral Home.

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1215 General Employment

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APPRENTICE PLUMBER Second or third year preferred.

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1075 Congratulations Corry Becker and Laurie, Congratulations!

Enjoy the excitement and happiness of anticipating your first child’s arrival in August.

1125 Lost MISSING CAT, 5-year-old Bengal, neutered male named Dexter. Missing since Sunday night around Southview Road.

Please call 604.414.4711 or 604.223.4032 if seen or found.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Career-Step.ca/MT or 1.855.768.3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

1230 Work Wanted ROOFING, don’t wait, get your free quote now. Locally owned, call 604.344.0548.

1215 General Employment John Halliday

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passed away on March 8, 2017 ••••• A celebration of life will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017, at the Royal Canadian Legion, Lower Hall, from 1-3 pm.

1100 In Memoriam

Holy Cross Cemetery Annual General Meeting Thursday, June 1 5 pm Cranberry Seniors’ Centre 6792 Cranberry Street FOR INFORMATION CALL Caroline 604.485.5269

Donate to Powell River Hospital Foundation All funds raised used locally to improve our health care. prhospitalfoundation.com

604.485.3211 ext 4349

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Powell River Educational Service Society (PRESS) requires Residential Support Workers for adult female and male clients to support them in their homes and in the community.

Various shifts are available (7hrs to 24hrs/day). Experience working with developmental disabilities, autism and mental health issues is an asset, but training will be provided. First aid, a criminal record check and a driver’s licence is required.

Please forward your resumé and any questions to info@pressbc.com.

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

Major work sector: Construction, renovation, installation, repair Type of establishment/work setting experience: Residential and Commercial Area of specialization: Carpentry Must have relevant work experience Additional skills: professionalism in customer service and self management Security and safety: driving record check (abstract) Work conditions and physical capabilities: fast-paced environment, physically demanding, attention to detail Work site environment: indoors/outdoors; at heights Essential skills: working with others, job task planning and orga-nizing Wage is negotiable depending on experience Provide resume and references to: email: accounting@modern.ca; fax: 604.485.5165; or mail to 1-7045 Field Street Powell, River, BC V8A 0A1

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1230 Work Wanted

ROOF DEMOSSING ECO-friendly product removes moss and algae removes lichen and fungus foam spray applied no pressure rinse biodegradeable

485-HELP (4357) help@property-maintain.com WCB and insured

2060 For Sale Miscellaneous COMMERCIAL GRADE Vehicle/ Boat Shelter $2,500. 20’ x 10’ x 10’. Heavy aluminum piping, welded sections, sturdy aviation wiring. Top Gun green exterior, with grommets and fasteners.

604.578.1111

GOLF CLUBS, ladies right hand, men’s left hand, bag and carts, asking $100/ea. 604.485.4322.

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

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY and SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info and DVD: NorwoodSawm i l l s . c o m / 4 0 0 O T 1.800.566.6899 Ext:400OT STAMP COLLECTION, some 128 years old, mostly British colony. Contact 604.485.3939 or rmmacneill@shaw.ca STEEL BUILDING sale “Mega madness sale!” 20X23 $5,780.

25X25 $6,312. 30X31 $8,175.

33X35 $9,407. One end wall included. Check out pioneersteel. ca for more prices. Pioneer Steel 1.855.212.7036.

YALE CHAIN block, 1 1/2 ton capacity, extra long lift chain, antique, still works well, $175 OBO, 604.486.6979.

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4025 Health Services

8215 Landscaping

CANADA BENEFIT group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government.

Toll-free 1.888.511.2250 or canadabenefit.ca/freeassessment.

POWELL RIVER LANDSCAPING AND LAWNCARE Commercial and Residential since 1989

5015 Business Opportunities OWN YOUR own home-based business. 1. No territories. 2.

No fees. 3. No minimum purchase. Great earning potential.

Jugar Sales Ltd. For more information visit www.jugarsales.com

Complete lawncare • Garden bed weeding • Hedge trimming and tree trimming •

5050 Legal Services

Seniors’ discount available

CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer Employment/Licensing loss?

Travel/Business opportu-nities?

Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US Entry Waiver. Record Purge. File De-struction. Free Consultation 1.800.347.2540.

5520 Legal/Public Notices NOTICE OF Vessel Auction: The unnamed 27’ sailing vessel and personal items therein owned by Travis Dealey, debtor to Lund Harbour Authority, will be auctioned at 1PM on June 3, 2017 at Lund Harbour Authority, Lund, BC. For more information, contact Lund Harbour Authority at 604.483.4711.

6505 Apartments/Condos for Rent DOG-FRIENDLY UNITS westcoastend.com, 604.414.8595.

6515 Commercial

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604.483.8200 6560 Houses for Rent BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED, bright, spacious house, new kitchen and bathroom, sliding doors to deck, waterfront proper t y, $1,200/mth. Call/text 604.837.9334

Mark Bisaillon 604-578-1964 8220 Lawn & Garden

PROPERTY MAINTAIN Complete lawn care • Hedge trimming • Garden bed prep • Shrub trimming •

485.H E L P (4357)

help@property-maintain.com WCB and fully insured Seniors discounts available

ORANGE BOY, sweet, senior cat hoping for a nice home with ginger loving folks. SPCA 604.485.9252.

REGINALD AND RONALD, little boys seeking a mouse-friendly home. SPCA 604.485.9252.

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

2007 TOYOTA Yaris, 180,000 kms, 4-door, 4-cylinder, automatic, excellent condition, $5,200 OBO, 604.485.8200.

9155 Sport Utilities/4x4s 1999 TOYOTA Rav4 SUV, older, lots of kms but runs well and very economical, $2,500. Call or text 604.223.0714.

2006 DODGE Durango, 8-passenger, 4x4, air, power windows, leather interior, good condition, $6,200. Call 604.485.6219.

9160 Trucks & Vans CONTINUOUS GUTTER truck and inventory, turnkey operation with tools and people, $10,000. 604.414.8595.

• Quarry

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

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

604.485.2234 TandRContracting.ca

9185 Boats

9185 Boats

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

12’ DURA boat; 9.9hp Yamaha, both lightly used with road trailer, beach dolly, and oars, price includes engine ser vice, $3,500, 604.487.4602.

1998 270 Sea Ray Limited Edition, excellent condition, 690 hours, new motor, trailer, new tarps, lots of bells and whistles, $37,500, 604.414.8596.

14’ DEEP fisherman 25hp Yamaha, boat trailer, depth sounder, downrigger, rods, reels, nets, boat cover, anchor, six prawn traps, floats, 1,700’ trap line, spare cruiserday and prop and much more. $4,750.

604.485.5392.

1997 31’ Class A Triple E Embassy motorhome. Very good condition. Call 604.485.6180.

2007 MERCURY, 6’7” inflatable boat with older 2hp Johnson engine, $650, 604.483.9958.

THOR MAJESTIC Flyer, A-1999 class, 30’ $12,500 OBO. 604.483.6907.

9220 RVs/Campers/Trailers

2007 GULFSTREAM Mini SL 16’ travel trailer, excellent condition, Texada Island, $6,000 OBO, 604.223.7383 8’ CAMPER, fibreglass roof, hydraulic jack, fit for single and double wheel, clean, good condition, $1,200. Call 604.487.0890.

604.485.7927 9145 Cars 1994 LINCOLN Town Car, low mileage, $1,500 OBO. Call 604.485.8434.

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

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

Abuse or neglect concerns? spca.bc.ca/powellriver 604.485.9252.

604.483.8007

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3560 Pets

HAMLET, young hamster seeking hamster-loving home. SPCA 604.485.9252.

Stevenson Road, Powell River, BC

Mechanics on Duty

5520 Legal/Public Notices

GRETA, super cute six-yearold Chihuahua/Beagle mix.

Sweet tan and white dog. SPCA 604.485.9252.

1995 CAMARO, V6, 5-speed, $4,000 OBO, lots of new parts.

Call Mike 604.223.0914.

FORD FOCUS SES, silver, leather/sun roof/sync, 94,700 kms, $7,500, 778.772.9447.

2007 FORD Fusion, black, 89,000 kms, heated leather seats, sunroof, excellent condition. Call 604.483.9129.

9115 Auto Miscellaneous

604.485.5313 CEDRICK, handsome, shorthaired black cat, five-years-old, seeking a loving, lucky, lifetime home. SPCA 604.485.9252.

8325 Sand & Gravel

9145 Cars

Take notice that David E. Williams & Tanya J. Behrisch from Vancouver, BC., have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for residential tenure to use and maintain a derelict shed situated on Provincial Crown Land located at Lat 49.841°, Long -124.080°, in the forest 135 m from the north shore of St. Vincent Bay. The Land File Number for this application is #2411874. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision 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 MFLNRO until July 7, 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/.

We are moving!

Visit us at our new location starting June 26

Unit-F 4493 Marine Avenue (beside Duke’s Liquor Store)

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Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVENUE • 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM — 6 PM • FRIDAYS UNTIL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT MAY 31 TO JUNE 6

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each

ISLAND FARMS 1%

Chocolate Milk

Red Delicious Apples ¢

98

1L

ISLAND FARMS VANILLA PLUS

Ice Cream

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

Sherbert or Frozen Yogurt, 1.65L

WHOLESOME FOOD

1 lb bag

Jumbo White Mushrooms

Baby-cut Carrots

2 98 1

$ 98 Russet Potatoes

68

¢

/lb 1.50/kg

each

Packham Pears $

1

48

Hothouse Tomatoes

/lb 3.26/kg

1

$ 38

68

¢ $

/lb 6.57/kg

Hunter Sausage

Romaine Lettuce

1

/lb 3.70/kg

Italian Sausage

4

Dinner Rolls

1

$ 98

White or Whole Wheat Pkg of 12

COMPLIMENTS

Assorted,

3

$ 98 /lb 8.77/kg

2

$ 98

Assorted, 398 ml

Soft Dri2Lnks

Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast

Raisin Oatmeal or Ranger Pkg of 12

New York Striploin $ Grilling Steaks Fresh Whole Frying $ Chickens

11 28 3 98 /lb 26.41/kg

Cherry Pie 680 g

5

$ 98

55 FOR

BULL’S-EYE

Barbeque Sauce Assorted, 425 ml

HELLMAN’S REAL

Mayonna0ismle Assorted, 750-89

4

$ 98 $ 98

FOR

GATORADE

1

$

55 2 $

100 g

$ 48

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pasta or Beans

Hot or Mild

100 g

Or Multigrain, 530 g

HEINZ

/lb 9.44/kg

2

100 g

$ 48

Italian Bread

GROCERY

$ 28

48

Hungarian Salami

F R E S H D A I LY

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

Made Fresh In Store

2

100 g

each

$ 68

Smoked Turkey Breast $

1

$ 48

Black Forest Ham

/lb 2.16/kg

ORGANIC

1 $ 68 5 $ 98

27 $ S G N 4 5 I V A S T A E E R R O G T N IN S /lb 7.23/kg

Sports Drinks

Assorted, Pkg of 6, 591 ml

4

$ 98

GENERAL MILLS

Cheerios

3

ADAMS 100% NATURAL

$ 68 Peanut Butter

Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Reese Puffs, 260-500g

Assorted, 500 g

$

FOR

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