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Wednesday.August 3.2016

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Development booms in region City hits $10 million mark for new construction CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

It is no secret Powell River’s real estate market is red hot.

Houses are listed and often sold in a day or two and the average price for single-family homes continues to rise.

About half of the homes sold are to people from the Lower Mainland who are coming to take advantage of the lower prices and Powell River’s lifestyle, according to Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board president Neil Frost.

So it comes as no surprise to city officials, developers and other interested parties that a development boom is happening as well.

“We’ve just hit $10 million in building value in the city,” said City of Powell River director of planning services Thomas Knight. “The same time last year we were only at $4 million.”

Knight’s counterpart in Powell River Regional District, manager of planning Laura Roddan, said she thinks development in the regional district’s rural electoral areas have also seen increases, but she said at this point that feeling is backed by more anecdote than statistics.

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Housing need fuels new builds 1« DEVELOPMENT terminal, and yet another company has development plans for four townhouses at Duncan Street and Westview Avenue. Six duplexes are also planned for Cranberry.

Since taking over the city’s planning department almost two and half years ago, Knight said he has never seen a backlog of development applications. “But now we do,” he said.

Knight said developers are focused on building single-family homes with less emphasis on multi-family buildings. “We’re anxious to get that going,” said Knight.

“There’s a gap between the single-family and multifamily market. It’s only a question of time before we see developers taking on those larger projects.”

With the current sellers’ market comes increased demand for new homes.

“I don’t know if I can speak about development, but we’ve sold a heck of a lot

more raw land than we have in the last few years,” said Frost. “It’s definitely way up.”

With the low rate of available housing inventory for sale, some would-be buyers are being forced to buy lots and build, said Frost.

He noted how quickly lots in the Hemlock Street subdivision in Townsite, right above Brooks Secondary School, were picked up.

Creekside Builders is currently working on one home in the Hemlock subdivision for Vancouver buyers who were looking for a summer home, said company owner Al Rebane.

“Times are really good right now,” he said. Rebane added that he and his crew of five builders have been working steady and that his niche is toward building moderate to high-end, custom homes inside the city limits.

“Even when the markets were low elsewhere, they maintained themselves here,” he said.

Companies building what is considered “lower end”

(mid-$300,000 range) new construction to be sold on completion in the city are also doing well.

Local residential firm Henderson-Edwards Developments has kept busy building many of upper Westview’s rancher-style houses over the past few years.

“Spec product is not sitting on the market for long,” said company owner Darren Edwards. “We have people driving up to our subdivisions and expressing interest in buying the home prior to it being completed.”

Edwards said he has seen a steady demand for homes and that has fueled his company’s pace of building one after the other.

Shane Hawkins, owner of Hawkins Construction, said that as the housing inventory dwindles due to record high sales for used houses, the only way meet demand is for new construction.

“There’s probably a little bit of speculation buying going on, but there’s definitely

FINISHING TOUCHES: Contractors Darrell Davidson [left] and Phil Higgins install kitchen cabinets in one of Powell River’s newest homes. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

a demand for new product,” said Hawkins. Hawkins builds principally in Powell River Regional District rural areas and just completed a $600,000 home on Savary Island.

“Most of our work is on a little more high-end, custom homes,” he said. “There’s a lot of people moving here

to get out of the city. Lots of people are coming from Squamish.”

Frost said as Squamish prices rose, people who lived there looked elsewhere on the coast.

“People who wanted to buy a first home or an investment home have had to look elsewhere,” said Frost.

“Powell River is now on the radar.”

Knight said the city is starting to look at alternatives, such as carriage and micro-homes, to help increase supply and add to density.

He added that his department will be working on these options in the fall.

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Regional district responds to ferry disruption Officials seek compensation for lost tourism after problematic six days CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

STORMY WATERS: Queen of Burnaby is back, but community officials are concerned about lasting impacts the service disruption will have on tourism. CHRIS BOLSTER PHOTO

“We would like to thank customers and the communities affected by this temporary service disruption for their patience while this critical repair was carried out,” stated BC Ferries vicepresident Mark Collins in a media release.

We needed to tell the premier we’re not happy. The extremely negative social and economic impact on this community will be felt for a long time.

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Brabazon, also a member of the Northern Sunshine Coast Ferr y Advisor y Committee, said the group collected 33 pages of stories from those affected by the service disruption.

While it is understandable to have to repair vessels when they break, what

nities and tourism,” and then went on to say BC has seen record numbers of international tourists this year. After a supplemental question from Trevena, Bond conceded that “it was a very difficult decision to deal with the Queen of Chilliwack,” and that the government was committed to “ensuring BC Ferries is sustainable.”

Brabazon said BC Ferries also needs to be held accountable for designating MV Quinitsa a relief vessel, but not making sure it had the necessary crew to operate effectively on the route, a factor in record lines of backed-up travellers.

“These are the sort of planning considerations we would expect from any transportation company,” said Brabazon, “and are simply sound and practical business sense, whether private corporation or public monopoly.”

One of three paper machines at Catalyst Paper Corporation’s Powell River mill has been permanently shut down, the company announced on Friday, July 29.

According to a media release, Paper Machine 9 (PM9), which had been indefinitely curtailed in December 2014, has now been taken offline. Catalyst vice-president and general manager Fred Chinn stated in a media release the company continues to focus on revitalizing the Powell River mill for the future.

At the time PM9 was curtailed the company stated the decision was marketrelated and that it was a “difficult, but necessary decision.” A lack of orders and declining market for the type of paper the machine produced were cited at the time as key reasons for the shutdown.

Catalyst released its second quarter financial results Wednesday, July 27.

The company had sales of $460.8 million, but recorded a net loss of $26.6 million for the quarter. The company stated loses were due to a strong Canadian dollar, lower production and sales volumes, higher maintenance costs and the impact of countervailing duty on supercalendered paper exports to the United States.

Cycling funds City of Powell River will be receiving more provincial funding for cycling infrastructure.

BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced $6.5 million of BikeBC grants for 23 communities, Tuesday, August 2.

Powell River will receive $87,325 from the province’s cost-share program to fund phase three of the city’s Manson Avenue cycling lane development.

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back on its route between Powell River and Comox, BC Ferries said it understood the schedule changes and service disruptions were “not ideal” but they were pleased to get the ship back into regular service in time for the BC Day long weekend.

is not is when those repairs result in reduced schedules and service for all of Powell River’s ferry routes, he said.

Municipal director Russell Brewer said he could not separate the issue from the fact that BC Ferries sold its backup vessel, Queen of Chilliwack, before new vessels were brought into service.

“The government and BC Ferries need to be held accountable for that,” said Brewer.

North Island MLA Claire Trevena tried again to do that on Friday, July 29, during the provincial legislature’s special summer session when she asked why the ship was sold, this time to Shirley Bond, minister of jobs, tourism and skills training. Bond responded that government recognizes the “importance of the connection between transportation opportu-

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“The gas station ran out of gas and the lineups were practically down to Van Anda waiting for the ferry to get off the island,” she said.

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Ferry service to the upper Sunshine Coast may have returned to normal after six days of disrupted service during the height of tourist season, but the sting continues to be felt.

Before that sting fades, Powell River Regional District board took the opportunity to share its displeasure with Premier Christy Clark. In a July 29 letter, Electoral Area A director and board chair Patrick Brabazon described the week “an utter debacle” and “quite beyond belief.”

“An utter debacle, I don’t think there’s any other way to describe it,” said Brabazon at the regional district board meeting on Thursday July 28. “We needed to tell the premier we’re not happy.

The extremely negative social and economic impact on this community will be felt for a long time.”

Electoral Area D director Sandy McCormick said she was cautious about sending a letter that, while pointing out a problem, did not provide any solutions. She added that she would like to see BC Ferries offer compensation to the community in the form of reduced fares or other travel incentives for those caught in the long lines.

“Tourism is an important industry,” said McCormick.

“We can’t afford to turn all those people away.”

She said lines of ferry traffic similar to what occurred at Earls Cove and Saltery

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City releases quarterly report Finances on track, says new chief financial officer CHRIS BOLSTER reporter@prpeak.com

City of Powell River’s finances are on track according to the city’s second quarter financial report.

New city chief financial officer (CFO) Kathleen Day presented a report on the city’s quarterly financial ac-

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agement for the city,” said councillor Russell Brewer, financial committee chair.

“Even more importantly, I’m hopeful they help us keep the public engaged and informed on financial matters outside the regular budget deliberation cycle.”

According to Day’s report, city revenue and spending are in line with projected budgeting.

Municipal property taxes were due July 4 and the city has collected 95.8 per cent of expected property tax revenue, which totals

$15,593,319.

Spending on general government operations, transportation, environment and public health, and parks, recreation and culture are on budget, according to the report.

Spending on the city’s utility operations, water and sewer were slightly lower, but Day indicated some maintenance projects have yet to be started.

Spending for protective services was lower than budgeted, but the report indicated it was due to the

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SMOOTH LANDINGS: City of Powell River council will reconvene for a special meeting on Thursday, August 4, to make a decision on funding airport runway improvements.

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The last payment was made ending March 31.

Day’s report also included updated information on capital and operational projects the city is currently undertaking.

Brewer said he finds the capital and operational projects status portion of the reports “very informative” and hopes they help “provide the community with an appreciation for the extent of projects planned and ongoing through the year using their taxation monies.”

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“There is no legislative requirement to provide these reports,” said Day. “However, best practices for financial management and citizen engagement support this process.”

The reports, initiated in January by Day’s predecessor, interim CFO Corien Becker, have been well received by council.

“The quarterly reports are extremely helpful for council to stay informed on the ongoing financial man-

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New information about aircraft takeoff requirements has pushed City of Powell River staff to pull out all the stops in a runwayextension project.

City director of infrastructure Tor Birtig reported to council’s finance committee that staff would need an additional $160,000 to fund the project. It has recently come to light that Pacific Coastal Airlines’ SAAB brand aircraft is limited to takeoff on runways with an incline of up to 1.5 degrees; Powell River’s runway has a 1.52 degree slope.

“We thought it might just be an issue of significant figures, but I guess SAAB didn’t see it that way,” said Birtig.

Pacific Coastal Airlines has seen an increase in passenger traffic through Powell River and having the larger capacity aircraft will allow the company to continue serving them, said Quentin Smith, the airline’s president.

“The last thing I want to do is reduce the size of the equipment we are running out of there,” said Smith.

The city was already planning to extend the runway’s effective length by 300 feet. To gain that length, the project will move the runway threshold by repainting lines and moving lights to make up the added length.

City of Powell River councillor and chair of the city’s finance committee Russell Brewer said the upgrades are necessary and important.

“It will give increased takeoff length for the SAAB planes to come in more often,” said Brewer. “It will increase capacity and the size of planes that can land there. All metrics

are pointing to increased passenger traffic through the airport.”

With the planned extension the project will call for added paving, a measure that will allow the city to drop the elevation at the end of the runway slightly and make the effective slope less than 1.5 degrees, said Birtig.

“It’s the takeoff that’s the problem,” he said.

During summer, when prevailing winds come from the west, aircraft are able to takeoff from the other side of the runway, but during fall, when prevailing winds come from the southeast, the SAAB would not be able to service Powell River.

“The pressure is on obviously but we’re keen to work with the city to get what we can done as fast as possible,” said Smith.

Prevailing winds could change as early as September, said Birtig.

Pacific Coastal’s SAAB has a passenger capacity of 34, while the airline’s smaller aircraft can take 19.

Council, which had cancelled its August 4 regular meeting, has reinstated the meeting as a special council meeting to be able to allocate the project funds.

Brewer added that at this point the extending the runways length through adjusting the end points makes the most economic sense. The added 300 feet will not open the airport up to large-capacity airliners, but the incremental move is a step in the right direction, said Brewer.

Birtig said his department is “pulling out all stops to get the project done.” He said he does not expect any service disruptions at the airport as a result of the project and will direct the contractor who wins the contract to complete the work in a way not likely to interrupt Pacific Coastal’s schedule.

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as areas with extreme fire risk, he said.

Jones said the airstrip is a place people like to go for parties and have campfires.

“We’re just lucky we haven’t had anything happen,” said Jones.

Jones identified a number of factors that make fires particularly dangerous for island, including the proximity of houses to each other and their distance to wooded areas. Despite having strategically placed water tanks throughout

the island to provide the department with water in case of fire, Jones said overall water supply still remains a key challenge.

During the summer visitors like to camp on South Beach and light fires near the bank loaded with ample fuel for a potential wildfire, he said.

“If a fire starts at the bottom and there’s a wind,” said Jones, “it’ll come right up that bank; then we’re in trouble.”

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Nominations for Tla’amin Nation’s historic first election opened Thursday night and were met with great interest, according to its

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election officials.

Tla’amin Nation’s electoral officer Fred Schiffner said he received five written nominations for hegus and 21 for legislators.

“The numbers are a little surprising,” said Schiffner.

“I didn’t think there would be as many nominees as there were, but that’s good.

Competition is good for the soul.”

Names of nominees will be released to the public after the Thursday, August 4, deadline in order to have all

documents and deposits submitted and mandatory orientation completed, he said.

Two nominees are current band members, but not Tla’amin citizens, a requirement of the position. “It’s a fairly simple process to enrol as a citizen,” he said.

Nominees are required to provide sworn documents that they are qualified to run and will abide by Tla’amin’s fair-campaigning rules.

Deposits to run are $100 for hegus and $50 for legislator. A two-hour orien-

tation session will provide basic information about how to read financial statements and the structure of Tla’amin government.

Anyone who does not submit the paperwork and deposit or attend the orientation meeting is not running, said Schiffner. “That’s my decision. I’ll just take them right off the ballot,” he said One hegus and eight legislators will be elected September 10 in Tla’amin’s first election as a self-governing nation.

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Effective Thursday, July 28, Savary Island Volunteer Fire (SI VF D) Department banned all fires leading up to one of the island’s busiest weekends.

“It’s pretty dry here,” said Gareth Jones, the department’s fire chief. “We have to be more careful just because of the nature of the island.”

Coastal Fire Centre public information officer Marg Drysdale said the centre supports any local government moving forward to manage its own open fire restrictions.

“We strongly support local governments putting in local bylaws,” said Drysdale. “We have to paint everything with a fairly broad brush.”

Drysdale said that throughout the coastal fire centre’s area conditions range from moderate to high fire danger. She said that when possible it is best for local governments to make the decision on regional issues and conditions.

“If they are concerned with the conditions, it is best for them to make that decision,” she said.

Jones said a lot of people “like to be wild” when they come to island, particularly during BC Day long weekend, and the fire department has to make sure people are aware of the dangers.

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Stuck in paradise It was a completely understandable result of sitting in long lineups for several hours in the heat. Hundreds of travellers trying to get to Powell River from Earls Cove last week on two tiny ferries were steaming mad.

A head-shaking video surfaced of massive lineups at Earls Cove on Saturday, July 23, during a weekend when ferries were shuffled around while Queen of Burnaby was repaired. The footage showed cars backed up for kilometres as some travellers saw their five-hour trip stretched up to as many as 14 hours.

Everyone who lives in Powell River is painfully aware of the dependency we have on BC Ferries and how delays and disruptions not only affect our travel plans but also our connection to outside services such as specialist doctor appointments and out-of-town supplies.

The real question is what long-lasting effect such a difficult week with ferry service will have on Powell River tourism? Despite several letters to the editor predicting disastrous results to tourDespite several letters to the ist retention, editor predicting what are being it is one story described as disastrous effects to we heard from optimistic tourist retention, it is one story travellers that that we heard from optimistic sticks out. travellers that sticks out.

A family of four from the Netherlands were some of the many travellers caught in the long lineups last week.

Despite being stuck for six hours, they decided to walk up and down the line of vehicles to chat with other tourists and people from the area.

According to the family, they very much enjoyed learning about the destination they were waiting so patiently to travel to. They described the experience of finally getting on the ferry as a triumphant moment and enjoyed Powell River immensely once they arrived here.

Have recent ferry problems been detrimental to Powell River? Undoubtedly.

Do we need to fix a broken transportation system for one of the most beautiful destination spots in BC, Canada and potentially the world? Definitely.

But BC Ferries cannot ruin Powell River. It cannot stop people from wanting to come here and experience all we have to offer. No matter how mad some recent travellers were, to not return to this area again would be a huge mistake.

Last week was all about dramatics, sounding off and giving BC Ferries a piece of our minds. We must continue to fight against a broken ferry system, but, in the meantime, we are here in the middle of paradise. That will be the lasting impression most travellers have.

When a flight gets postponed or cancelled, the vast majority of people still remember the amazing trip they went on.

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Interior crossing best solution

By Gary Fribance It’s time for some straight talk about various road proposals being studied by the BC government’s engineering consultant.

Whether Howe Sound options cost $500 million or a billion, the population of the upper and lower Sunshine Coast combined is less than 50,000. That’s $10,000 to $20,000 for each of us and would cover a lot of ferry fares.

The suggestion that a fixed link across Howe Sound would ultimately lead to a semi-fixed link to Powell River is deceptive, to say the least: a bridge to Nelson Island (at least $1 billion any way you look at it), a road over Nelson Island (who’s in favour of that?), a second bridge to Hardy Island (another $500 million) and a cable ferry to Scotch Fir Point, all for a population of 20,000?

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Forget the cable ferry, engineers say it would not work in that location, and if not there is no point in doing the rest. But what would it, or one of the Howe Sound options, do for the rest of the coastal communities anyway?

It would do nothing.

Freedom is a precious thing. Like most precious things, we take it for granted when we have it.

Let’s get real. A fixed link across or around Howe Sound will be built, not to better serve the people of the Sunshine Coast, but to relieve congestion at Horseshoe Bay, where the province would then not have to spend $250 million on otherwise necessary upgrades.

Eliminating the Langdale ferry is a good start, but only a start.

We can do more. Today, two ferry routes serve Nanaimo. Does a city that size need two ferries?

Why not move the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route to Tsawwassen-Duke Point and make one route with as many runs as traffic supports?

Vancouver Island would be far better served by a beefedup Comox-Powell River route linking a third crossing from the Island, connecting to the BC Interior and Lower Mainland. Congestion at Horseshoe Bay would become a thing of the past; only the Bowen Island ferry would remain.

Most Island-bound traffic would then use Tsawwassen, further reducing city traffic. Put it all together and one net effect would be a reduction in wear and »7

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real estate and the possibility of a vacation home. But then a tragedy occurred.

After five hours in a parking lot, being lied to about boarding times, given false hope and frustration, I realized I would never be back, as family, friend or tourist.

In the time it took me to travel 150 kilometres, I could be halfway around the world exploring exotic shores and coastlines. A tragedy for me and my memories and a tragedy for Powell River and its economy.

I spent the last few minutes on Queen of Surrey with tears in my eyes because I knew I would not be back.

To the people of Powell River, I’m sorry my dollars cannot help your struggling businesses and I’m sorry I cannot do more.

To BC Ferries, thank you for the reminder of why this coastal paradise is struggling and like me, there are others who will not be back.

Sarah Johnston Calgary, Alberta

LETTERS » Never again A tragedy happened yesterday. I too was stuck in the disaster that was described as Monday’s departure from Powell River [“Ferry sailing

waits frustrate travellers,” July 27].

I’m not going to bore you with the details of screaming children, lethargic seniors, hungry passengers and sunburned pets; you

will hear that from everyone else. While uncomfortable, that was not the tragedy.

After an 18-year hiatus, I came back to Powell River. I spent a few wonderful days exploring my old stomp-

ing grounds walking beach trails, exploring forests, dining out, shopping, visiting, lodging and remembering everything I loved about this small coastal town.

I even started to look at

Ferry fiasco This last fiasco with BC Ferries and Queen of Burnaby [“Ferry sailing waits frustrate travellers,” July 27] is absolutely unacceptable

We have had to go back and forth to Vancouver four times and Comox once in the last six weeks because of a health issue. The stress of wondering whether you are going to make a ferry is bad enough, but when you add a medical problem it becomes almost unbearable.

Because of delays at Earls Cove, huge overloads at Horseshoe Bay/Langdale and ferries being constantly late, we made the decision to fly to Vancouver for the next appointment. My husband will not be accompanied by me as the cost becomes exorbitant. This will probably not be the last appointment so once again we will have to face the same frustrating problems, often with the added cost of having to stay overnight.

So to management of BC Ferries, get the ferries fixed, running on time and have a better backup plan. You have to know how busy it is in the summer and yet you cannot seem to provide the service.

As for people with medical issues, provide the same service to someone using a travel assistance program form as to someone with a reservation. You get paid full price by the government (we the people), so get

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Letters to the Editor/Viewpoint

What should Powell River do to further its development?

CINDY MCLEAN Marine Avenue The city should continue to pursue the developments it has been already, such as the marijuana-growing operation, Sino Bright School and aquaculture projects. They also need to develop the Marine Avenue waterfront to be more attractive for businesses along here.

JERRY MAZGAJ Shearwater Road We need to develop something better for tourists; a tourist attraction.

And, of course, you’ve got to work with the ferries.

HALEY CAMOZZI Texada Island It would be cool to have more yoga places, including hot yoga, and more spas.

DANYELLE GIRARD Maple Ridge, BC It could probably add some more modern stores here.

It’s pretty old school, especially if you’re out in the suburbs; it takes a long time to get in to where the shops are.

KEITH ALLEN Willow Avenue It should focus on small business and working with the city to ease small businesses getting started and up and running.

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6« VIEWPOINT tear on all highways and bridges leading to Horseshoe Bay. Departure Bay, Langdale and Horseshoe Bay terminal lands could be reclaimed and redeveloped. Travellers to and from the Interior could escape Vancouver’s

congestion altogether.

That’s a pretty attractive package. It improves access to a vast new coastal area and represents a material advance for all of BC. All that’s needed is the vision and determi-

nation to make it happen.

A third crossing is the only fixed link that comes with all of the above benefits. In the end, it offers easy access to and from the coast, Lower Mainland and Interior, not to

mention the best weather in all of Canada.

It’s the key to a more prosperous and lesscongested BC. Gary Fribance is president of the Powell River-based Third Crossing Society.

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REGIONAL BOARD BRIEFS Adopts land-use amendment Supports hulks artificial reef At its Thursday, July 28 meeting, Powell River Regional District board passed resolutions to not support the application to amend Electoral Area B’s official community plan (OCP), which would re-designate a property located in the 3900 block of Padgett Road from rural residential to low density residential. However, the board did support an application to amend that OCP to re-designate two Myrtle Point properties from low density residential to suburban residential. The change will open the process for the landowner to subdivide the two lots into three.

7« LETTERS us on the ships.

It is bad enough worrying about one’s health without the added frustration of whether or not you will make it to an appointment on time.

You have done Powell River a real disservice with what happened at the Earls Cove ferry. People were waiting for five hours. If I were a first time tourist, I would never come back to Powell River.

Susan Hainstock Skeena Street

Chump change While I have to agree with BC Ferries manager of public affairs Darin Guenette about its crews doing the best they can [“Ferry sailing waits frustrate travellers,” July 27], I have to say it is most unfortunate the

The board passed a resolution that it supports Catalyst Paper Corporation’s plan to create an artificial reef in the water between the mill site and Willingdon Beach by sinking up to four of the mill’s current concretehulled floating hulks breakwater.

Appoints solid-waste representatives The board passed a resolution to support the committee of the whole’s recommendation to appoint board chair Patrick Brabazon and manager of community services Mike

same cannot be said of its managers.

BC Ferries board of directors and all its other sycophants and toadies, who draw wonderful salaries for accomplishing seemingly nothing, must be truly grateful for the present state of the company and the fact that they have no competition, because it is unlikely these people could find work in the real world.

I would love for the Christy Clark regime to explain exactly how this move to privatization has been so wonderful. Perhaps they can also explain how they improved BC Hydro and BC Rail.

Mr. Guenette, my opinion is that your job is simply a mouthpiece for the board and you are not allowed to tell the truth about how badly the corporation is run, but I must take exception to a few points you made.

You stated the situation was “in the face of circumstances beyond its control.”

While this might be partially true, might one ask why BC Ferries sold a vessel that could be a replacement for pennies on the dollar?

You also stated, “When something breaks in peak season, we don’t have spare vessels,” and, “If you had vessels laying around just in case, it would be ridiculously expensive. We can’t have those kind of costs.”

BC Ferries had a spare, spent $15 million refurbishing it, and then sold it for chump change.

I have heard of Keystone Cops, but who knew they took over a ferry corporation? This level of incompetence must not be allowed to continue. We must get rid of the entire board, senior managers and apologists and be-

Wall to act as representatives to Powell River Regional District’s solid-waste management plan advisory committee.

Authorizes August meeting time change The board supported a resolution to allow the board’s August meeting held in Lund to start an hour earlier than usual, at 6 pm.

Approves old school leases The board concurred with recommendations of the rural services committee and

gin to rebuild our public highway system that has been so devastated by this government.

Cameron Bailey Huntingdon Street

Heated highway We watched people with small children sit on the highway for six hours in the heat [“Ferry sailing waits frustrate travellers,” July 27] at Saltery Bay where we live.

There was sporadic availability of food and drink while they waited.

Pe o p l e w e re a n g r y.

Considering the history of the old ferries, should there not be a spare ship sitting ready for this occasion? I know the old ones were sold off, so good business in the very least dictates you have a replacement.

As a business owner, I can not even surmise the damage done to the tour-

voted to approve renewing lease agreements for the old Gillies Bay school with Powell River Public Library, the Senior’s Council and Sandpipers Preschool for a five-year term, starting September 1. Rents will increase two per cent annually starting January 2017.

Supports meeting on marine transit The board supported a resolution to have a meeting scheduled with BC minister of transportation and infrastructure Todd Stone to discuss including marine transit in public transit infrastructure funding.

ism industry in Powell River because of this situation.

We have a vacation rental in Stillwater. It took our clients, with two children and a five-month-old baby, 12 hours to travel from Horseshoe Bay to Stillwater yesterday. With that timeline I doubt they will ever return, and they will tell their friends.

Regardless of the incredible vacation opportunities offered by Powell River and area, people sitting in lineups outside of our house are leaving with a bitter taste after spending two days travelling for a threeday weekend. People have spent their holiday sitting on Highway 101 waiting for ferries. I would be furious as well.

Should there be talk of compensation to local businesses by BC Ferries due to this terrible mismanagement? I have talked to peo-

ple who will never return to the Sunshine Coast because of this situation.

I truly do not understand what BC Ferries is doing on any level. If you have any intention of staying in business it makes no sense to treat your customers like this.

Does the ferry corporation assume they have ferry hostages who have no choice and therefore this is the treatment its clients receive?

If this is not a direct slap in the face, I want to know what it is.

I know this is only one facet of many. I feel terrible watching people leave this beautiful city and area with anger and frustration.

This is my new home. I want my friends to leave talking about the incredible time they had while here, not vowing to never return.

Sunny Dawn Kostelnik Highway 101

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Regional district adopts anti-pesticide policy Chemical herbicide use limited to Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species

Powell River Provincial Court July 26, 2016 Impaired driving Kerry Allen Waslewski (born 1981) was sentenced to 14 days in jail, prohibited from driving for two years and handed a $500 fine and $75 victim surcharge for three counts of driving while prohibited.

Waslewski was also sentenced to 30 days in jail, prohibited from driving for two years and handed a $100 victim surcharge for the impaired driving charge of care or control vehicle/vessel with over .08.

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Powell River Regional District passed a new integrated pest-management program policy that limits the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides to eradicate invasive species.

It does not ban the use of chemicals, such as the weedkiller Roundup, but it specifies that those chemicals not be used for cosmetic purposes around regional parks.

Municipal director Russell Brewer said the regional district’s policy is in line with many other BC communities that have cracked down on the use of cosmetic herbicides.

“A lot of communities have banned pesticides and herbicides for cosmetic use, but generally in their integrated pest-management plans they have provisions for them to use herbicides and pesticides where needed to control invasive species,” said Brewer.

Regional district staff will instead use a mixture of salt, soap and vinegar to control weed

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growth on gravel and asphalt.

The policy calls for proactive measures of using mulches to reduce weed growth and conserve water.

Japanese Knotweed is one invasive plant species found growing in the regional district, while stands of the toxic Giant Hogweed have also been found.

“The eradication of invasive species will in nearly all cases require the use of herbicides,” the new policy states.

The regional district’s integrated pest-management program policy replaces its old pesticide-use policy.

Regional district chief administrative officer Al Radke said regional districts are not able to regulate residents’ use of these chemicals on their own properties. Only municipalities are able to do that.

“We cannot regulate. This policy is how we will send the message out,” said Radke. “We can only lead by setting an example through our policy.”

Frank Bremer (born 1959) was given a suspended sentence, three months probation and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of causing disturbance.

Theft under $5,000 Bobby Turcotte (born 1976) was given a conditional discharge, six months probation, $75 restitution and a $100 victim surcharge for one count of theft under $5,000.

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ROWING GENTLY: After building it with her own hands, local resident Maureen Parsons takes her wooden skiff out on Powell Lake for only the second time. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

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Building a wooden boat calls for passion, patience and precision. People who have spent hours building one with their own hands say it also requires determination, dedication, desire and a dream.

According to Maureen Parsons, who built a 14-foot cedar-strip Rice Lake Skiff rowboat from red and yellow cedar and fir, a wooden boat is not a thing; it is a beauty and a pleasure.

She has christened her craft Little Red for the red cedar and “because it’s little,” she said.

For Parsons, she said part of her drive to build the boat was her love of wood and to accomplish something her father had done.

“My dad built a boat that took us up and down the

coast when we were kids and I always wanted to build a small one,” said Parsons.

“We lived on Powell and Haslam lakes, so I come by it naturally.”

Parsons said her father’s boat was very functional, but not very good looking. “I wanted something beautiful to look at,” she said.

Parsons said she wanted

“My boys already have a claim on it,” said Parsons. “I might have to build another one. I might try a canoe.”

She said she built her boat out of a sense of nostalgia, accomplishment and function.

“I was thinking a kayak would be cool, but you can’t take your dogs,” said Parsons, coxing her border

I can set my own agenda and don’t really have to subject myself to pressures; I can do it when I want to.

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to carry on an important part of her upbringing “and I just love that woody design, that pure wood colour.”

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“I can work in my own

shop,” said Koppen, who builds kayaks for his company Toquenatch Creek Cedar Kayaks. “I can set my own agenda and don’t really have to subject myself to pressures; I can do it when I want to. I feel totally blessed because I found a niche where I can enjoy myself.”

Much of the enjoyment, he said, is the reaction and appreciation from people who pay upwards of $17,000 for one of his kayaks, which are sleek and shiny with elaborate inlay designs, sometimes with first nations influences.

“I certainly have been quite inspired,” he said.

“I did build some boats in the past that had extensive Haida inlay; it really lends itself for inlay work.”

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From a more isolated and remote community than any other in Canada, Emily Kakkee, 15, travelled to Powell River. Her hometown of Grise Fiord, Nunavut, is the sixth most northernly town in the world and the largest on Ellesmere Island.

Its Inuktitut name, Aujuittuq, translates to “place that never thaws.”

“There are no trees and nothing much to do,” said Kakkee, who had never left the north prior to the trip.

“There are only 127 people.

I think there’s more dogs than people.”

Kakkee is in Powell River for two weeks with three other teenagers from Nunavut as part of the Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) education program, a non-profit charity that works with youth from Canada’s north. “ Youth from across Nunavut and the Northwest Territories come down to any one of the 10 southern provinces during the summer and stay with a host family,” said Nicholas Pelletier, NYA program officer.

According to Pelletier, the program was started by a group of educators in Nunavut after they noticed students with common experiences of travelling outside of their communities doing well in school, “then coming back to school, excited, energized and really motivated to finish school and pursue new options.”

Kakkee was paired with Julianne Angulalik, 15, from Kugluktuk, or Qurluktuk in Inuktituk, which means “the place of moving water.”

Mahasi Nateela, 16, from Arviat and Annie No o k i g u a k , 1 6 , f ro m Qikiqtarjuaq round out the group of young travellers.

While in Powell River, each of the foursome are required to participate in volunteer work.

“I’m doing my volunteer work with people with disabilities,” said Angulalik.

Kakkee was placed at BC SPCA, Nateela at Tla’amin Nations’ Child Development Resource Centre and Nookiguak at Cottage Creek Bakery.

“Powell River has been good to us over the years; we’ve had a number of placements there,” said Pelletier.

“Both host families, Courtney Harrop and Bob and Cathy McLean, hosted with us previously, so we got in touch to see if they were interested in hosting again and both were.”

“I wish we had started much earlier,” said Cathy, who is hosting Angulalik and Kakkee with Bob. For

different youth programs over the years, the McLeans have opened their home to 60 young people from Vietnam, Japan, Korea and Brazil. This is their third time hosting for NYA. “You get to meet so many people and we learn as much from them as they learn from us,” said Bob. “We find out a lot about their culture we didn’t know.”

According to Pelletier, spending time away from home can be quite a culture shock for students.

“Imagine being from a community with maybe 200 or 300 people that’s a fly-in only community,” he said. “You finish school and want to go to college, university or some kind of training that’s in the south and everything from navigating a bus to being on a campus of 20,000 people, it’s pretty overwhelming.”

One goal of the program is to help with transitions to bigger centres in southern Canada and instil confidence in the youth on how to navigate that, said Pelletier.

“I applied because I wanted new opportunities and to get out of my community for a couple of weeks,” said Angulalik. “I don’t know right now, but I want to go to post-secondary school and maybe study to be a flight attendant or something like that.”

Angulalik joked that she wants to eventually move out of the north because “there are too many bugs and mosquitoes.”

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Installation of Townsite climbing wall on schedule Volunteers help to complete construction on showpiece facility DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

As climbing walls go, the new indoor facility for Powell River Climbing Cooperative is going to be “a serious climbing wall,” according to High Performance Climbing Walls crew supervisor Jyoti Vanne.

“It’s a big wall,” said Vanne.

“There’s going to be lots of room.”

Vanne represents the D u n c a n , B C , co m p a ny constructing the climbing wall installation at The Warehouse in Townsite.

“It’s a great climbing wall for any city in Canada,” said Vanne. “It’s going to be perfect for climbers around here and a great training facility.”

Once completed, the gym will be one of the largest co-op climbing facilities in the country.

“As far as I know, there’s one in Kingston, Ontario, and there’s one in Squamish, and we’re going to be quite

a bit bigger than both of them,” said Kevan Robitaille, who founded the climbing co-op in April 2015. “I’m thrilled that it’s coming together. It’s been a dream of mine.”

Since Robitaille and his friends came together, the co-op has organized fundraising and membership drives and was successful in acquiring a $164,000 Powell River Community Forest grant.

“We always need more money,” said Robitaille. “We still need to raise money for administrative costs because the grant we received won’t cover any of those.”

Robitaille said he has been on site volunteering almost every day.

“It’s really exciting to be in there with our hands on it and literally seeing it come together before our eyes,” he said.

According to Robitaille, the co-op needs to save on costs, so people have been pitching in and doing as much work as they can. Vanne said he has been impressed by the number of volunteers who have shown up.

“Every day we have volunteers,” he said. “I can’t believe it. It’s the first project we’ve had that much help.”

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According to Steve Brooks, owner of The Warehouse, he has heard nothing but positive reports from everyone involved in the project.

“It came together very quickly,” said Brooks. “The city, architects, volunteers and construction crews all really stepped up and contributed to the success of the build.”

Vanne said the height of the wall will be 28 feet for the top rope area and 14 feet for bouldering.

Top roping is one of the best ways for beginners to be introduced to the sport. The climbing rope is connected to an anchor at the top of the wall and back down to the climber, who is attached by a harness. Bouldering involves short climbs made without a rope.

Vanne said the wall has been custom-designed for The Warehouse space and will be complete by September.

“The owner of the company is an engineer, so we do all of the designing inhouse,” he said. “We talk to the client, come in and check the space and design to suit.

This is perfect. This wall is going to be a very good showpiece.”

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Island blues festival finds talented musicians Texada Island weekend digs into musical influences

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Musical roots spread deep and wide in Powell River and all across the coastal region. Texada Islands’ upcoming Texada Island Blues and Roots Festival taps into those roots and stays firm on booking acts that are local.

“There are so many talented musicians that were lacking venues to play so we put a pin in the map at Goose Bay,” said Jeremy Childress, part of the festival organizing committee. “Ninety-five per cent of our musicians are coming from within 100 kilometres.”

According to Childress, even if the act is not from around here and might attract a bigger following than local musicians, the festival takes a pass.

“Every once in a while we get a chance to book an act from Alabama or some place, that might draw a bigger audience and we go, ‘No, no, we gotta go back to our roots,’” said Childress.

According to local singer-songwriter Devon Hanley, who is playing Blues and Roots for the first

FESTIVAL FAVOURITE: Texada Island Blues and Roots is one of two festivals Sam Hurrie [right] will perform at this summer. Bandmates Dennis Fox on bass, Neko Peterson on drums, and Ron Campbell [not pictured] on keyboards will join Hurrie on stage. DAVE BRINDLE PHOTO

time, the festival may not be after acts beyond the coastal region of Powell River and Vancouver Island, but it is broadening the stage of genres.

“It’s great that they’re trying to get people who are close and local,” said Hanley. “It’s a nice nod to the great talent we have around us. It’s not just the blues; there are more roots in there as well.”

Blues and Roots grew out of Jazz on the Rock, which ran for

four years on Texada. According to Childress, when the jazz festival ended, Texada Arts, Culture and Tourism (TACT) used leftover funds and put them into Blues and Roots.

Sam Hurrie Band, Ron Campbell and Butts Giraud are three of the acts that will be holding up the blues end of the festival. Walter Martello Trio is one act that will carry on the festival’s jazz past.

Blues and Roots will be the only opportunity for music fans to see Hurrie solo and with his band at a festival environment this year.

“I’m trying this summer to cut back on festivals,” said Hurrie. “I find the touring is a little hard to do now as I grow older, so I pick my spots, but when I do them, I really enjoy them.”

Hurrie said he is looking forward to seeing the funk-influenced folk from Victoria’s Auntie Katie and

the Uncles of Funk.

Other acts from the lineup include Comox Valley’s Anela Kahiamoe, who blends jazz, rock, country, blues and reggae with his laid-back, native Hawaiian style, and indie-folkers The Kays Band.

The two-day festival takes place Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7, at Gillies Bay Ball Park on Texada.

For more information, go to texadabluesfestival.com.

Painter finishes series with new direction DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

Meghan Hildebrand is one of Powell River’s most notable and prolific painters, and brings an infectious energy to everything she does.

Hildebrand is an abstract expressionist describing her work as “story maps” and her followers always expect surprises. Her paintings are represented by four galleries and belong to private collections internationally.

What have you been doing this summer?

I just finished a series of 14 paintings that will run at the Yukon Arts Centre.

I’ve been training for Powell River Punk Rock Choir’s parade season, leading colour classes in Victoria, visiting

family and trying to keep up with all the amazing events happening in Powell River.

At the end of August I’ll be on the Powell River Studio Tour.

Why is getting out of the studio and having fun important to your art?

Making music with my friends is a part of my art practice. Collaboration with other artists, music-making or otherwise, helps me reset.

It can break me out of a rut or spark new ideas. Music, art, dancing, laughing with my friends, it all makes me happy and it comes out in my work.

Would you describe yourself as a prolific artist?

I like to work in series, so when I’m working it’s on a

number of canvases, up to 20 at a time. That’s a good way for me to more fully explore themes and keeps me productive.

Are you happy with where you are in your work, or are you investigating other areas?

I’m excited about my latest body of work. I’m not interested in finding a popular formula and repeating it. I want to change and expand, learn new ways to paint and always be excited to work.

The last few pieces in my recent series represent a real visual shift and I look forward to time in the studio to explore that direction.

What is art to you?

Art is a human expression that reflects itself dif-

TAKE A PEAK: Meghan Hildebrand ferently on everyone, while connecting us through shared experience. Good art will break me out of my

pattern of thinking and push me to challenge myself further. I love discovering new artists and being sur-

prised by their perspectives.

For more information, go to meghanhildebrand.com.

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Club to support Villa soccer team Supporters look to bring back glory days of local soccer DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

There was a time, according to some of the oldschool, diehard soccer fans in the area, that Powell River Villa soccer club could count on 200 to 300 fans per game.

That was back in the golden era of the team, in the 1990s, when it was winning Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL) championships and hoisting the Sir John Jackson Cup. “We travelled to some great games and saw them pick up a lot of trophies in those years,” said Ted Tunstall, who has been a fan of the team since he moved here in 1980. “The fan base then was just fantastic. We used to have a great time.”

Tunstall is part of a group of 20 to 30 fans who have committed to build a supporters club for Villa and, hopefully, bring back some of the guys who were part of “the zoo.” The zoo was a fully enclosed fan zone at the old Timberlane pitch that bellowed full-throated cheers and boisterous songs.

According to Tunstall,

FOOTY FANS: [From left] Grant Franzen, Iain Livingstone, Ted Tunstall and John Bracher show off their new Powell River Villa soccer club scarves.

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that pitch was much more conducive for fans than where the club now plays its home games at the new Timberlane Park.

“Since the move from the old field where we had our own bleachers set up, the new field causes all kinds of problems for the club,” he said.

Some of those problems include lack of suitable protection from the elements for the fans and having to cancel and reschedule home

games because of rain that forces the city to close the facility.

“We’re interested in getting involved,” said Tunstall.

“There are things we feel we can do to help the club.”

Tunstall said one of the things the supporters club can do is lobby City of Powell River on Villa’s behalf.

“We can show up at the council meetings and let them know how we feel,” he said. “We’re of the opinion that the city hasn’t done

very much to help the Villa soccer club ever since that Timberlane project went ahead.”

Another initiative of the supporters club is the sale of official Villa team scarves as a fundraiser for the team.

The scarves will be available for sale in the community soon.

While the new supporters club work on the Villa’s fan base, the team’s new coach, Mario Paul, has the players working out at Brooks

Secondary Schools’ turf pitch.

“The official open tryout and training camp started on Tuesday, August 2,” said Paul. “We’ll follow with every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 pm after that until the season starts.”

Everyone is welcome to tryout, according to Paul, and he has seen some encouraging signs for the team from new and older players.

“I believe we have a solid core of players that potentially could be able to get us

into higher rankings in the VISL,” he said.

According to Paul, he is of the same mind as the supporters group when it comes to Villa’s home field at Timberlane.

“The only concern I have is it lacks the intimacy that was the experience in past Villa seasons when the fans were close to the field and had some engagement,” he said. “The field itself is fine.

It’s a phenomenal location, but it’s not fan-friendly.”

Hockey league honours former Kings announcer Broadcaster of the year Alex Rawnsley not ready to call it quits DAVE BRINDLE community@prpeak.com

AWARD WINNER: BC Hockey League broadcaster of the year Alex Rawnsley takes a pause before embarking down his next career path.

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After five years and about 350 games, former Powell River Kings play-by-play broadcaster Alex Rawnsley found dedication, patience, preparation and attention to detail were the necessary skills needed for the job.

On Friday, July 22, Rawnsley’s work ethic paid off when he was recognized as the 2016 BC Hockey League (BCHL) Broadcaster of the Year as chosen by his peers. Rawnsley shares the award with Nanaimo Clippers’

announcer Dan Marshall.

“It’s incredibly flattering,” said Rawnsley. “It wasn’t something I was expecting and the guy I share it with is, quite frankly, the best our league has to offer. He has won it three out of the last five years.”

While Rawnsley holds Marshall and fellow play-by-play announcers in the small BCHL broadcasting fraternity in high esteem, he also idolizes Michael “Doc” Emrick who broadcasts for NBC and NBC Sports.

“In Canada, I really like Jim Hughson from Hockey Night in Canada and Gord Miller from TSN,” he said.

At the end of last season, Rawnsley said a lot of the little things that go into a broadcast started to wear him down. He had been with the Kings for five seasons. He said it was an incredibly

difficult decision to step down, but he does not plan to take the award and sit on his laurels.

“I’m not done,” he said. “I’m in touch with the broadcasting fraternity and I see myself calling games in the future. This is just a pause for me to recharge, re-energize and reassess where I am and move ahead from there.”

Craig Beauchemin will be replacing Rawnsley in the Kings’ broadcast booth for the coming season.

Beauchemin formerly handled play-by-play for Battlefords North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

In other Kings news, the team is holding its annual hockey school from August 15 to 19 for atom, peewee and bantam/midget players.

For more information, go to powellriverkings.com.

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Beloved husband and father, Roger passed away in Powell River General Hospital. He leaves to mourn his wife of 63 years Shirley, daughter Diana, granddaughters Sherenna and Amanda, six great-grandchildren, brother Marcel, sister Thereasa of Quebec and close friends and family, all whom will surely miss him.

A celebration of life will take place Saturday, August 6, from 1-4 pm at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 164, in the lower hall.

Thank you to Dr. J. Lynskey and the fourth floor nurses at Powell River General Hospital.

Shirley passed peacefully at 86 in Victoria with her daughter by her side. She was the daughter of George Albert McFadden and Marion Wilson McFadden of Toronto. Shirley was predeceased by her loving husband of 53 years John MacMillan and her older brothers Don and Jim McFadden.

Born in Toronto, Shirley shared an adventurous heart. She took great pride in cycling around Europe for a year with two girlfriends in 1953. On another trip with friends driving a Chevy across Canada in 1954, Shirley met John; they were married in 1955.

Shirley kept a beautiful garden at their Joyce Avenue home.

She enjoyed hiking, fishing and boating trips to Desolation Sound on the Kirsty B. She was a passionate reader of history.

Despite many medical challenges, including breast cancer, surgery for a brain tumour in 1992, a cochlear implant and dementia in her later years, Shirley held on to her great sense of humour and positive, joyful outlook on life.

Friends remember her as one who “Never complained about anything,” saying, “She was so easy to love.”

Shirley had a deep and abiding love for her children and will be greatly missed by son Rob, wife Donna and children Lindsay and Andrew; Jamie, and wife Carla; Cathy, husband Chris and son Emmett; and family in Ontario and Australia.

A service for Shirley will be held at Powell River United Church, 6932 Crofton Street, on Saturday, August 6 at 3 pm.

Messages of condolence may be sent to cathymacsihoe@ gmail.com.

Devoted friend, naturopath and nurse, Virginia Mary Butler died peacefully in her home on July 7, 2016, with her dear partner and friend by her side. Virginia was born on October 3, 1955, in Claresholm, Alberta, to Keat and Mary Butler.

She leaves behind her siblings Milo (Jackie: deceased) Butler, Bryce (Judi: deceased) Butler, Rosella (Francis) Self and Carol (David) Boyle, many dear nieces and nephews and her long-time partner and friend Rob (Robbie) Richards.

Virginia enriched the lives of many, enjoyed travelling and was happiest at home surrounded by her garden. She was Mother Earth, with a nursing background, and viewed her illness as a challenge she dedicated herself to. Her mantra was “the universe is unfolding exactly as it should.”

She is gone from our sight, but her spirit lives on in those of us fortunate to have been enriched by her uniqueness.

A celebration of life will be held in her garden at 6836 Alberni Street from 2-5 pm on Sunday, August 14.

December 5, 1973 - July 21, 2016

Arlene was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and passed away peacefully at her home in Okeover, BC. She is remembered lovingly and survived by her sons Jonathan and Christopher, her two grandchildren Jessica and Coltrane and many friends around the world.

Arlene graduated from Evander Childs High School in Bronx, NY, with honours in 1955 and married the love of her life, Al Carsten, in 1956. Together they attended Alfred University in upstate New York, where Arlene studied at the School of Nursing. Al and Arlene founded the AJ Carsten Company in the mid-70s, where Arlene acted as chief financial officer for many years while also pursuing a career in politics.

Arlene served on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors from 1971 to 1975 and was council chair from 1972 to 1974. She served as a city councilperson and mayor of Del Mar, California, from 1982 to 1986, where she devoted her time to improving the environment, public safety, transportation and housing. Arlene also served as executive director of the Institute for Burn Medicine, the non-profit which established the Regional Burn Center at University Hospital in San Diego, CA, and was a founding member of the UC San Diego School of Medicine Associates. Following her retirement in BC, Arlene continued her efforts as an environmental activist and conservationist.

Arlene enjoyed travelling the world with her husband, reading to her grandchildren and tending to her garden in Canada. There will be no service at her request, but she will be remembered fondly by all who knew her.

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Under Warehouse Lien Act, Chapter 480, Section 4, personal goods deposited by you on January 1, 2016, at Oceanside Storage, 8063 Highway 101, will be seized and sold to recover unpaid storage charges of $508.25 plus accruing charges and costs incurred. Full amount owing must be received in our office by August 24, 2016, or the contents of the storage locker will be sold at public auction, date to be announced.

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CHANGE IN MONTHLY RATE FROM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NOTICE DATED JULY 8 AND JULY 13, 2016 Notice is hereby given of the intention of the City of Powell River to grant a lease for the land and building as shown in bold outline on the map below and located at 4464 Franklin Avenue, PID: 003-968-138, legally described as Lot 2, Block 45, District Lot 5306, NWD, Group 1, Plan 18421; and PID: 007-187-424, legally described as Lot 1, Block 45, District Lot 5306, NWD, Group 1, Plan 18421. The property is to be leased to Pilldolla Creek Contracting Ltd, at a rate that is lower than the Lease Rates Bylaw 2416, for the term beginning April 1, 2016 until December 31, 2020. The reduced rate reflects the fair market value of the property that is currently in substandard condition. The monthly rates plus GST for the term of the lease are: April to December 2016 - $2,952 per month; 2017 - $3,015 per month; 2018 - $3,079 per month; 2019 - $3,145 per month; 2020 - $3,212 per month. The land is to be used for the company’s business operations.

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CROSSWORD

HOROSCOPE Week of August 3 to 9

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TAURUS | APRIL 20 TO MAY 20 If you’re returning to work after a long holiday, you quickly feel tired. Your loved ones ask you for a lot of your time, even though you really need a bit of rest.

GEMINI | MAY 21 TO JUNE 21 You are in the spotlight and the situation brings you lots of success. You are entitled to some congratulations when you clarify a rather confusing situation.

CANCER | JUNE 22 TO JULY 23 You spend time at home with the family and enjoy some peace and quiet. Your love relationship becomes a priority.

You also show lots of wonderful creativity.

2. Peg used by golfers 3. Be indebted to 4. Me 5. Cook bread 6. Heroic 7. Elegant 8. Be buoyant 9. Rowdy 10. Measure of farmland 11. Supervisor 19. Perfect 21. Sore 22. Sincere appeal 23. Blush color 25.“____ Can Play” 27. Immerse briefly 28. Stable food 29. Given without charge 30. G-men 33. Taxpayer 38. Entrance 39. Slogan 41. Prayer ending 42. Weak, as an excuse 43. Skinny 45. Hand (out) 46. Attic 50. Valuable dirt 51. Alcoholic liquor 52. Uneven

LEO | JULY 24 TO AUGUST 23 You are tempted to buy a new car. You also spend a lot of time negotiating all kinds of things or listening to endless speeches. You discover that you are a great salesperson.

VIRGO | AUGUST 24 TO SEPTEMBER 22 You feel like spoiling yourself, renewing your wardrobe or changing your hairstyle. You are even daring enough to undergo an extreme makeover and adopt a more active social life.

SUDOKU

LIBRA | SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 22 You’re not interested in taking advice from anyone.

Fortunately, your intuition leads you in the right direction — if you take the time to listen to it a little more carefully.

SCORPIO | OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 22 Take a step back to gain enough momentum to make some satisfying changes in your life. Think seriously about what drives you and what you are passionate about in life.

SAGITTARIUS | NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 20 An active social life incurs considerable expenses. You may mismanage your budget and have some trouble repaying your debts, perhaps because math isn’t one of your strengths.

LAST WEEK’S SODUKO ANSWER:

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS 1. Molecule component 5. Ask earnestly 8. Loose flesh 12. Wet, as grass 13. Tarzan’s chum 14. Crazy 15. Glimpses 16. Relative 17. Not theirs 18. Construct 20. Fruity drinks 21. Gift to a teacher 24. Do lunch 26. Steep rock face 27. Bear cave 28. On’s opposite 31. Female fowl 32. Coldly 34. Exist 35. Gab 36. Quick bite 37. Made a choice 39. Got together 40. Smelling organs 41. Likewise 44. Lazy person 47. Fountain treat 48. Bronx attraction 49. For takeout: 2 wds.

53. Radiate 54. Santa’s staffer 55. Parched 56. Captain of the “Nautilus” 57. Fishing boat equipment 58. Loan DOWN 1. Subway posters

ARIES | MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19 You feel the need to please everyone, even though you know very well it’s impossible. Listen to your heart and you will not go wrong.

CAPRICORN | DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20 You spare no effort in looking good. Your children wear all the latest fashions, and you try to stay on top of all the latest technologies.

AQUARIUS | JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19 You take some training at work that earns you a promotion.

You’re given a job that’s more in line with your personal values or you rethink your ambitions.

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Your Hometown Grocery Store 5687 MANSON AVE • PH 604.483.4011 • OPEN DAILY 9 AM — 6 PM • FRIDAYS TILL 9 PM PRICES IN EFFECT AUGUST 3-9

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A LWAY S F R E S H

3 $ 98 4 68

$ Chocolate Milk 2L ISLAND FARMS 1%

Peaches

1

ISLAND FARMS VANILLA PLUS

$ 98

WHOLESOME FOOD

Honey Ham FREYBE

Broccoli Crowns

1 1 98 /lb 4.37/kg

1

Bunch

each

23 $

68

¢

/lb 1.50/kg

FOR

4

White or 60% Whole Wheat, Pkg of 8

2

48

Quaker Chewy Assorted, 150-156 g

3

/lb 7.67/kg

10

$

New York Striploin Grilling Steaks

$ 48 Whole Frying

Lemon Meringue Pie

3

Pkg of 6

100 g

1

$ 48

Croissants

Granola Bars

/lb 9.44/kg

Porkloin Chops

100 g

530 g

SUNRYPE

FRESH

2

$ 48

French Bread Hotdog or Hamburger $ Buns

100 g

$ 98

4

$ 98

617 g

GROCERY

$ 28 Imported

48

F R E S H D A I LY

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

Lean Ground Chuck

100 g

each

Whole Watermelons

2

Corned Beef $

1

$ 48

Cervelat Salami

MONTREAL-STYLE

$ 48

¢

/lb 3.26/kg

Carrots

1

Bavarian Meatloaf

Romaine Lettuce

$ 98 $ 48 $ 48

Assorted, 1.65 L

/lb 4.37/kg

Nectarines

Celery

Ice Cream

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

FRESH

Chickens

98

/lb 24.21/kg

3

$

28 /lb 7.23/kg

25 $

FOR

NALLEY

Chip Dipg

Juice

Assorted, 225

Assorted, 1.36L

SWANSON FROZEN

Meaortetd,P200ieg s Ass

2 1 35

$ 98 $ 98 CARNATION

3

$ 98

Hot Chocolate Assorted 225-500 g

FOR

ADAMS 100% NATURAL

SIMPLY ORANGE

Smooth or Chunky 1 kg

Assorted, 1.75L

Peanut Butter

SAVE UP TO

30

5

$

%

3

$ 98 Orange $ 48 Juice

2$7

OFF

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