April 2013 EyesOnBC Magazine

April 2013 vol 2 issue 03

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6 Crossed Heart Forge: Let the Hammer and Anvil Ring

FEATURES 6 Crossed Heart Forge: Let the Hammer and Anvil Ring 12 Vintage Values, Community Colour

TRAVEL & OUTDOORS

8 Swimming with Dolphins in Hawaii 14 Travellin’ with Carolyn: Coal Harbour 18 Tide Table

COMMUNITY LIFE

7 From the Desk of Bill Veenhoff, RDN Director Area H 18 The Art of Conscious Living

COMMUNITY PEOPLE 15 Images & Voices: Madeleine Dwyer 23 LCBA Business Trade Show 2013

8 Swimming with dolphins in Hawaii.

Finding joy in an alien world.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

21 Health & Wellness Matters: What do you know about Shingles?

22 Healthy Eating: Farfalle with greens & asiago

THE REGULARS 28 26-27 29 3 0-31

In the Stars: Georgia Nicols Horoscope Community Events Classifieds At Your Service - Local Services & Trades

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15 Images & Voices: Madeleine Dwyer

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CROSSED HEART FORGE: LET HAMMER ON ANVIL RING!

by David Morrison “The country blacksmith has left behind him the memory of a strongly individualistic, boasting, swearing, noisy man who associated mostly with other men and worked with percussion tools.” - J.C. Dupont

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his excerpt from The Canadian Encyclopedia’s history of blacksmithing entry evokes images of a certain type of male once engaged in the ancient trade of working with fire and steel. Dupont’s curious concluding overview paints a picture of a bigheaded, macho brute – a grizzled old boy toughened by innumerable hammer swings, only able to relate to other sweaty men who ‘understand.’ This nostalgic perspective also implies that the blacksmith is long gone and forgotten, now merely a memory, his services no longer required by the modern world. Indeed, it is sadly true that blacksmiths are a comparative rarity in Canada circa 2013, but there are certainly still some around, most obviously in rural communities. In fact, not far from where you are likely reading this, a talented young man is unknowingly doing his damnedest to challenge Dupont’s notion and stereotype, contemporarily blacksmithing up a storm out of a friend’s barn in Errington!

Dave Friesen (a.k.a. ‘Davej’) may be just 35 years-old, but he has already been blacksmithing for over twenty years. As a true artist he definitely possesses the individualism of which Dupont speaks, but that’s pretty much where any parallels end. Friesen might be a blacksmith – a brilliant one at that – but he is also an articulate, super-intelligent, cool, modern, skateboarding guy who designs and builds stunning websites, his own (URL below) being a prime example.

While Friesen can craft pretty much anything imaginable from metal, his specialty is knives, many inspired by traditional Japanese design aesthetics. The famous Japanese TV chef, Masaharu Morimoto, once said: “Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them,” and when you see Friesen’s knives you will believe that his soul has gone into creating them. He uses only found materials, and when I met him at his small forge on a damp Saturday morning in March, he continued on page 10

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The Bowser Sewer System - This has been the subject of many discussions for many years. I think that most would agree it would be a very good thing to have. The problem is how to fund it. The current population base of Bowser cannot afford it. Staff and I have agreed that we will explore this further.

More to follow as I get more details.

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR BILL VEENHOF Regional Director, Area H billveenhof.com  ph: 778-424-2810 bill.veenhof@shaw.ca

Hello to all the residents of Area H

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rlene and I took a short vacation to Mexico in February and because of this I failed to get out a February Newsletter, but I did catch a few fish. So this Newsletter will be a little longer than usual. My apologies to Linda Tenney from EyesOnBC Magazine, who waited patiently for an article that never came. [Thanks Bill ~ LT] If you have questions or comments, please contact me at bill.veenhof@shaw.ca.

Northern Community Economic Development Grants - My last Newsletter discussed this grant but left out submission deadlines because they were not available.

Requests for consideration need to be in by Tuesday 2 April. For more information see: http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=2759.

Bus Service Change - Commencing March 5, our local bus started running on Tuesdays.

Timings have remained the same. This change was made at the request of those using the bus and removes the negatives of not having service on Monday statutory holidays. This said, while ridership is slowly improving, it is still very low. If the ridership doesn’t improve significantly, we will need to have the debate in the fall about continuing the service.

Garbage - A very few people continue to dump their garbage on our roadsides and in our natural areas. There is no excuse for this behaviour.

Area H - Community Parks and Trails Strategy - The RDN is building a Regional Parks and Trails Strategy that includes a significant program to engage local residents. The first Area H meeting has happened and the turnout was excellent. The next meeting will occur on April 29, 2013 at 5:30pm at the Lighthouse Community Centre.

Henry Morgan Park - We held a formal ground breaking for this community park and construction has started. It should be finished by June. The province supported this park development with a grant for

$85,000. Our MLA, Scott Fraser advocated for this grant and the BC Government has my thanks for their support.

I have asked staff to look at the feasibility and costs of setting up a small recycling depot somewhere in the Area. Apparently this was tried in the past and was not very successful. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.

Area H Strategic Plan - I have commented before that I feel that we need some level of strategic planning in place so that when government grants are announced, or other significant events occur, we are positioned to respond. Based on what I have heard from you, staff and I have started looking at:

Roadside Walking and Cycling Trails - I have heard a great deal from all of you in support of better walking and cycling trails along Gainsberg and Hwy 19A (Old Island Hwy). Staff suggests that this is fairly achievable and may well fit it the spirit and intent of coming grant programs. This should become part of the Parks and Trails Strategy.

Traffic Calming - Due to competing demands, the VIU Geography Department had to push back their plans to look at a traffic calming study for 19A this spring.

I expect that they will embark on this in the fall. I see this as a good partnership opportunity where both we, the residents, and VIU benefits. Once this study is complete, we will be able to look at which measures to implement based on costs and grant availability. This is highly achievable.

I would like to hear from all of you on these or any other suggestions and in particular from the Horne Lake and Spider Lake communities Rural Village Center Study - You are all probably aware that the RDN initiated a study of all RDN Rural Village Centers (RVC). This study has been released and can be found at http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms/ wpattachments/wpID2736atID5274.pdf.

I spent a great deal of time on the RVC Study and the supporting Staff Report. I consulted with Area H residents, fellow Directors and RDN Staff. I received a great continued on page 13

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SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS IN HAWAII

FINDING JOY IN AN ALIEN WORLD

by Marcella Andrews Left: Marcella Andrews

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ear and excitement battle it out in my stomach as I arise early to the slow lightening of a day that would transform my world. Gazing out to sea above the crashing surf below, I wonder about the captivating creatures I hope to encounter today. At sunrise, we arrive at the marina in Kona to board our dive boat, where the captain and crew greet us warmly. We begin to prepare ourselves and our snorkle gear, for on this sparkling Hawaiian morning, we journey out to sea in search of wild Dolphins.

Our Captain, China, and his crew express a deep reverence and respect for the Dolphin world and their environment. China blows his horn to the four directions. His deep, rich voice speaks a traditional Hawaiian prayer in honour of the earth, the sea and all her inhabitants. This simple ceremony adds to the calm purpose I feel, as I begin what is for me, an exciting, though possibly daunting visit to an alien world.

Dolphins spend the night feeding, miles out at sea. In the morning, they swim in to more shallow bays to rest, socialize and play. They are conscious breathers, so must always move and can never sleep. Instead, they have the ability to shut down half their brain at a time and then switch. A resting Dolphin can be spotted swimming slowly with one eye closed. The Spinner Dolphins we seek are about human size and live a similar life span to us. They are known for their playful leap out of the water, spinning and splashing down. Today, as we glide across the sunlit water, all eyes search the gently rolling waves.

Below: A pod of Spinner Dolphins Photos by Sunlight On Water sunlightonwater.com

“Dolphin speech echos cats, chickens, crows and sweet song birds. It mimics tree frogs, squeak toys and rambling, rude raspberries.

Sounds that announce they have come to play,” writes Marcella Andrews of her adventure with the dolphins our direction is an enormous, twelve foot wide, “butterfly of the sea”. Mouth gaping open to feed, and with gracefully fluid wings, he changes course and swims just below us a few feet, and up again behind. In that tingling moment, I realize that fear has vanished, and my world just became sharper, brighter and more vivid.

With smiles like cheshire cats, we continue heading across the bay. China and the crew remind us of the protocol we must follow as visitors to their world. We are asked to swim with our hands close to our body and never touch a Dolphin or any sea life. We do not want to scare them, nor pass on any potentially harmful germs. Shortly, a pod is spotted and we stop ahead of them in the direction they are swimming. Baby shampoo in the mask for everyone as a defog agent, and we act upon that irresistible urge to get in the water with wild Dolphins. We enter in a shallow bay about fifty feet deep. The water is so clear, it looks as though I could reach down and touch the bottom. Breathing calmly now, flippers gently propelling, I swim slowly into the vast blue expanse. I hear them coming! Their chirps, squeaks and

Suddenly, the boat slows. “This is going to be an epic day.” shouts China. We are in the path of a school of Manta Rays. “Everyone in the water!” Gulp. I knew I would be getting into deep water, just not this minute.

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Giggles gurgle out of me as I learn to laugh with a snorkle. Enveloped in this warm, blue world, I chuckle and swim along with them. After awhile, the pod passes, and we are called back to the boat. I think our swim is finished, and I am content. But the best is yet to come.

We enjoy an escort of bow surfing Dolphins as we continue on our way. They leap into the air beside us like shiny toys. Soon we arrive at the place they will rest for the day, and we gently enter the water off the dive platform and this time the water is deep.

Very deep. And very blue.

Hands behind back, breath slow and comfortable, I glide off in a direction of my own, and wait. The early morning sunlight turns the water a shimmering, irridescent turquoise. I am shrouded in shafts of dazzling light, which pierce deeply into the continued on page 25 E Y E S O N B C . C O M

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continued from page 6 was working on a knife made from a piece of old metal, an old silver spoon, partially fossilized cow bone, spalted pear tree wood and stingray skin, all held together with rice glue and tree sap glue. Even in pieces, awaiting assembly, it was magnificent.

it’s a metamorphosis. You’re just taking what’s there and changing the shape, not taking away or adding.

Long story short, Friesen ended up teaching for many years in Japan, where he met his wife, Tamaki. “The thing with Japan is that I never knew how long I was going to be there,” he explains. “It was tentative for the first few years, so I didn’t want to start shipping tools over – 2,000lbs of steel! – and workshop space in Japan is so dear, so I never thought about blacksmithing there.”

This process seemed to attract me, and I like making knives because they’re some steel, some other kind of metal like copper or brass, and some wood, all together. And when you’re fourteen it’s not, ‘I gotta do this,’ or ‘this could be a job,’ or ‘I could do this,’ it’s just all the same. It’s about the age you’re supposed to try all sorts of stuff, and you’re not afraid to fail.”

In explaining his modus operandi, Friesen says: “I take discarded pieces of old rusty steel from farm equipment, sawmills etc. and turn it into functional and/or collectible art knives, mostly handwork right from the making of the charcoal from construction scraps to fuel the forge, all the way to the final polishing and assembly.” As an advocate of creative recycling, you will imagine I am excited by Friesen’s working methods and creative processes. I was also very interested to discover how it all began for him so young… and why metal?

Returning to Canada the couple relocated to Vancouver Island and, after finding a suitable space for a forge, Friesen picked up where he left off – passing on some skills to his wife in the process. She now makes beautiful metal buttons as a natural extension of a longstanding hobby, and it has become another aspect of the ‘creative agency’ that is the Crossed Heart Forge. “I wasn’t making buttons before I met Dave,” says Tamaki. “I always liked collecting regular plastic buttons, but he’s a blacksmith and one day we had a copper piece so I asked how I could make a button with it. He taught me how to do it and it was fun, so I kept doing it!”

Key to Friesen’s development was a brief, yet profound period of study under the tutelage of career blacksmith, Emmanuel A. Schrock (1924-2003), in an Amish community in Fredericksburg, Ohio.

“I was interested in knife making and Japanese knives because of a social studies class, so I was already working with metal. I’d got to the point where I could not do it cold anymore; I had to learn the hardening and tempering and needed fire to take it to the next level.

My parents thought I’d been doing it long enough that I was serious about learning, so instead of a big trip at the end of Junior High, they arranged for me to spend a couple of weeks with this guy, who was a friend of a friend of theirs. I can’t imagine if you wanted to become a blacksmith how you’d do it; could you even find anyone? But this guy was dyed in the wool, a blacksmith his whole life.

“Since I was a boy I think I’ve always been a maker of things in general, so I was trying lots of stuff,” he begins.

“The nature of working with metal is different; when you cut a piece of wood, you’re done, but when you bend a piece of metal you can always readjust the bend. Stone carving is subtractive, but when you’re forging

Watching Friesen at work in his forge is a fascinating experience, undeniably amplified by an unavoidable nostalgic joy at seeing him create such beauty by employing centuries-old methods, just like the late Mr. Schrock and so many before him. And the heat, the sparks, the sound of metal on metal as the red hot knife blade takes shape under the hammer - it’s all compelling. “There’s something about blacksmithing that intrigues people,” nods Friesen in appreciation. “When we do a demo it’s fire, it’s metal, it’s… how do I put this?

It’s… elemental, I guess!”

Because this was an Amish community they still needed a blacksmith, they needed horseshoes and things fixed rather than replaced, so he was working similarly to a blacksmith from a century ago. It was amazing to find someone like that who was willing to take on a 14 year-old kid and show him how it’s done for two weeks. After I’d learned with Mr. Schrock, I came back and started my own little business and for almost ten years I was fortunate to work with a handmade furniture shop in Calgary that turned my hobby into a business, helping me to pay for university tuition and such. I was also going to university getting a teaching degree, thinking teaching may be more long-term than being a blacksmith!”

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For further information about Dave and Tamaki’s work at Crossed Heart Forge, please spend some time exploring islandblacksmith.ca. Dave’s knives and Tamaki’s buttons are for sale at various Central Vancouver Island outlets, including the Salish Sea Market in Bowser, T.O.S.H. in Qualicum Beach and Smashin’ Glass in Parksville. Work available for sale can also be viewed on the Crossed Heart Forge website. Dave and Tamaki can be contacted at info@ islandblacksmith.ca

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That is why The Canadian Federation of University Women from Parksville Qualicum (CFUWPQ) is busy raising funds to assist local women with their education. CFUWPQ is a group of retired and practicing professional women who strongly believe that education leads to personal fulfillment and a life that makes valuable contributions to society. Each year members participate in an annual used book sale, hold a silent auction, make individual financial contributions and use Thrifty Smile Cards to raise funds.

CFUWPQ is pleased to have helped many women in the community towards fulfilling their educational dreams. Some of our recipients go far afield to pursue their studies such as Chelsea Slack who finished her Master’s Degree at Cambridge University in England last year and is now working for the United Nations in Brussels, and Tess Kumlin who is presently pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Health at Lund University in Sweden. Others stay in the province like Christine Urquhart now in her final year of the Family Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree at the University of Northern British Columbia and Kelly Parlow, who is entering her fourth year of studies in the BSc Nursing program.

We are especially proud of our return to school bursary winners, women wanting to return to school to upgrade their education. This year we are helping Leanne Meads, now studying in the Advanced Care Paramedicine program at Charlottetown PEI, and Louise Mousseau working towards her LPN diploma at VIU. CFUWPQ is now inviting applications for 2013 scholarships. A total of ten awards are being offered in School District 69 for female high school graduates, university students, and for adults wishing to upgrade their education, and one that is open to both men and women. Applications for scholarships and bursaries are competitive and winners are chosen by a dedicated group of volunteers. If you or someone you know is looking for financial assistance for education we encourage you to apply. For details and eligibility: http://cfuwpq. ca. Application deadline: June 1, 2013. ~

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by Lisa Verbicky

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ast year, my artist brother, James, came to visit from his home south of Los Angeles. While here, we stopped in at IRLY Bowser Builders’ Supply for a ‘doodad’ to secure a large painting to the wall of our family home. As a person who sees DIY as having the gumption to pick up the phone and call a professional, as well as for my city slicker sibling, a trip to our local hardware store turned out to be a memorable cultural experience.

Entering the hardware store was like entering the heart of a true, rural, west coast community.

My brother double checked his passport. I looked for my ‘man-card’.

Tucked into the quaint storefront by the sea were the standard ropes, cords, packaged metal bits, tools, tubes of goop, and a wall of ‘what-cha-ma-call-its’ that tend to boggle my not-so-handy mind. I gravitated to the comfort of the light bulbs, gardening tools and paint tins while James, the ‘mechanical one in the family’, found what we needed.

Standing in line at the counter we noticed several versions of what my ex-pat sibling refers to as the beloved west-coast “Canadian Tuxedo” - plaid flannel jackets, grey Stanfields, rubber boots, rubber pants with yellow suspenders, skirts of tools, belt loops laden with tape measures, pencils holding up ears, and even a wool skull cap.

In the air, lilting conversations were spoken in that upward swing of cliched Canadiana.

“I think it’s better to use this, eh. And, while your at it, git me one of those.”

“Yeah, got the boat in the water yesterday, eh. She’s run-in’ a bit rough.”

“Building this addition has been quite the prooo-cess, eh.”

Over the din, I could hear the calm, reassuring voice of owner, Mac Snobelen, in the back assisting a customer.

Mac Snobelen and Betsy Poel • Lisa Verbicky photo At the cash, a sparky woman in an IRLY cap, owner Betsy Poel, sent us off with a jovial thank you and a piece of chewy taffy.

But, for the couple, Snobelen and Poel, who purchased Bowser Builders in 2006, not long before the economy took a nose-dive, good old fashioned customer service, quality products, and community relationships are the mainstays of their continued small town success.

Honestly, I felt as though I’d just finished take three on the set of ‘Corner Gas’, or an opening scene in “The Perfect Storm”.

My brother was humoured, and I have never been so enamored with where I live!

Owning a small hardware store in rural BC was a far cry from Calgary, where Snobelen worked in the renovation industry, and even further afield for Poel who at one time worked with the notoriously swanky and customer service savvy Four Seasons hotel chain in Manhattan.

And, so it has been across the country, in every small town, for generations. The traditional, irreplaceable, independent, hardware store...a place where people go when they’ve mustered up the energy to simply get creative, ‘git ‘er done’, or simply get out of bed for some conversation.

“We wanted to live the small town life, to be in a place were we could contribute and connect with the community,” says Poel.

At one time it was a place where a kid could go to spend dad’s nickel on his own Father’s Day gift and use a word like “Mister”.

Where what people were buying held tell-tale signs of what was going on in their personal lives, and that was news. What was sold, a show of local color. The sentimental quality of the old hardware store is endless.

The History Channel even did a special on it.

Snobelen, who wanted to be closer to his family, had roots in the area and had worked in Bowser in the 1970’s. He even helped to build the Lighthouse Feed and Garden Store.

“Thirty year’s later, I came back and found myself here,” he laughs. “The store wasn’t even for sale when we started looking.”

“We basically walked in and proposed to buy it, and we’ve been working 5 to 6 feet apart six days a week, and living next door ever since” laughs Poel, who admits they don’t always agree on everything in a day,

Unfortunately, nostalgia is something that’s bred from losing something dear. And, over the past decade many mom and pop shops have been packed away and put on the shelf by the big box craze.

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continued from page 7 deal of advice. You should note that I did not discuss this with Baynes Sound Investments, (BSI) who are proposing a development at Deep Bay.

is a good idea.” To democratically represent your interests, I feel strongly that it is important that I stay neutral in these discussions.

For me, it has occasionally been challenging to keep in mind that the RVC Study is not about BSI. It is a study whose purpose it was to evaluate all our RVCs and explore the potential for a new one at Deep Bay. The BSI application is a separate item/issue.

So what happens now?

This said, the study findings now provide a framework and context for the BSI application (or any others in Area H) to be viewed against.

My job is to represent the wishes of the people. In the case of the BSI proposal, it is very clear to me that there are many people with strong convictions on both sides of the debate. It would have been anti-democratic of me to shut down this debate by not accepting the report. In my final comments to the Board I said (paraphrased), “That should BSI choose to go forward with their application, it now falls to BSI to convince myself, The Board and, most importantly, the residents of Area H that their proposal

BSI will or will not choose to go forward.

If they choose to go forward, they will enter into a difficult, time consuming and costly (to BSI) process to seek the requisite approvals.

A key step in that process will be BSI’s request to amend the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) and the EA ‘H’ OCP to add Deep Bay as an RVC. For me, this will be a very important point in the process. I feel very strongly that whether or not Deep Bay becomes an RVC, that decision must reflect the will of the majority of the residents. I will need some means of gauging that will.

I don’t yet know how I will do that, and if anyone has some achievable solution, I would appreciate hearing from you. We must also remember that all this ends with a Board vote. This means that no matter which vehicle we use to determine public opinion, the outcome will be used to inform the Board. ~

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COAL HARBOUR, A WHALE OF A TOWN!

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ining town, military base, whaling station; we’re amazed to discover Coal Harbour’s illustrious past as we visit this tiny west coast fishing port just 20 minutes from Port Hardy. It’s the end of March and fishing boats are unloading their massive loads of Spring Salmon on the docks. We try to buy a couple but the fishermen tell us they are all sold. Coal was discovered here in 1883 and 1884, but was of poor quality. The mine soon closed down but the name stuck.

We’re intrigued by a huge building on the waterfront that looks like an airplane hangar.

Turns out we’re right. Coal Harbour played a vital part in Canadian coastal defence during the Second World War; in 1940 it housed the Royal Canadian Air Force No. 120 bomber-reconnaissance squadron. The base crews provided off-shore surveillance using Cansos and long-range Catalina flying boats to patrol up and down the coast. The only intrusion arrived on shore in 1945, when an incendiary balloon landed in the forest nearby, one of thousands of balloons released by the Japanese with the intention of starting forest fires and sowing panic among the West coast population.

August 23, 1942, nine months into the Pacific war, a Stranraer flying boat disappeared on a patrol flight with no trace of its plane or eight crew members.

RCAF records insisted the men were reported missing while attacking a Japanese submarine off the Western coast of Vancouver Island. Although the RCAF official history doesn’t mention this incident, it notes many sightings of, and two attacks,

by Japanese submarines off B.C. that summer. The Canadian public were kept in the dark to prevent panic. In 2007 a flagpole for the RCAF Ensign was erected on the waterfront here and an original stone monument restored and moved to the pad along with a harpoon gun. An obelisk, bearing a plague commemorating the crew lost at sea, was placed on the cairn.

As we wander around the former hangar, we’re met by Air Cab owner, Joel Eilertsen.

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A fascinating character, “Joey” survived a mortar attack during the Vietnam War’s Tet offensive in 1968, receiving a Purple Heart for shrapnel injuring suffered while driving a truck full of ammunition to an infantry yard. Eilertsen’s Air Cab became B.C.’s first airline to voluntarily make it mandatory for sea plane passengers to wear life jackets not the flimsy models typically folded into pouches under aircraft seats, but sturdy Mustang horse-collar self-inflating life vests, approved by Transport Canada.

Joel invites us to tour ‘Joey’s History of Coal Harbour’ museum”. “It’s just all junk recovered from the past,” he modestly explains. However we’re fascinated by the contents: photos of whaling days, boxes labelled ‘whale meat’, artefacts from logging and military days. From 1947 to 1967 Coal Harbour was the site of Vancouver Island’s

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biggest whaling station, providing oils and meat for local and export consumption.

These were the days when you could order a whale burger at the local cafe! Over 4000 whales, mostly sperm and fin, were slaughtered between 1948 and 1967. The plant, powered by two WWII US destroyer steam engines, closed down in 1967.

Mining returned to the Coal Harbour area in the 1970’s with the opening of the nearby Island Copper Mine, a massive, 350-metre deep hole, the lowest point on the earth’s surface before being reclaimed and filled with water in 1996.

Today the former hangar houses a restored 1937 fire truck and the enormous jawbone of a Blue Whale, almost 7 metres long, the largest in the world.

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also made me very appreciative of home.

Living abroad for a year gives you a lot of perspective on your own background.”

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efore the fruition, before the little steps, comes the imagining. “Imagine if there were food gardens in every elementary, middle and high school, with integrated sustainability projects,” says Madeleine Dwyer, “and children grew up with the kind of creative thinking, mind-set and skills that would give them.”

Madeleine is an integral member of the Qualicum Sustainability Project, “I spent two years at the University of Ottawa studying Political Science. A friend of mine recommended the Permaculture Course at Shawnigan Lake’s O.U.R. EcoVillage, and I was intrigued. Although I’d been interested in related issues, this course changed the way I saw the world.”

At twenty-two years of age, Madeleine combines the energy and optimistic fire of youth with the groundedness of a careful, mature thinker. “It was a very empowering experience, giving me the hope that we can live in a sustainable way. So often people get disheartened that no matter what we do, we won’t be able to make significant changes.

Now I have the vision, ideas and inspiration to create change, one step at a time in my community, Qualicum.”

The Qualicum Sustainability Project is a community group of dedicated, far-thinking and locally-linking volunteers committed to developing awareness and funding for school-based sustainability projects.

Mutual friends introduced Madeleine to group founder Ron Campbell. “Ron’s ideas coincided with what I’d been day-dreaming about, and I knew I wanted to help out. I began looking into grants, connecting with the programs at KSS, talking to different Rotary groups. Whenever I speak to people about it they get excited. People are drawn to unique and innovative ideas.”

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The Sustainability initiative includes current projects of food gardens at four Qualicum schools, Gaia College Organic Horticulture courses offered to the community at KSS this Spring, a Sustainability Program for credit at KSS and the creation of a Horticultural Center at KSS. “It’s so important for young people to develop a connection to the land. Most people of my generation can’t afford to buy land; there needs to be a partnership with landowners, work we can do as a community.”

day when I woke up and said, ‘I’m going to be who I am today.’ I’ve slowly evolved into who I am. I’ve been blessed with my family and the opportunities in my life. I feel so much gratitude.”

Madeleine is now in Third Year at VIU, majoring in First Nations Studies. She just

“This is just the beginning.

The economic and cultural options are limitless. There are culinary aspects, First Nations aspects, research and green energy projects, ecotourism aspects. I worked at the Qualicum Beach Visitor’s Centre two years ago. There are so many visitors to the Island who only go to Victoria and Tofino. We can put Qualicum Beach on the map by offering something special.”

Madeleine’s vision goes even further .Permaculture includes more than just food; it includes more than just integrating human systems into nature’s systems. “There is also social permaculture.

Growing food is going to be the easy part; the bigger challenge is how do we deal with our inter-relationships and learn to get along with and appreciate each other.”

“I can picture a big community fire-pit with people of all ages sharing time and stories around the fire; I love that idea! We are hard-wired to learn through stories, to discover each other and ourselves through story. Imagine a town that is even friendlier than it already is. Imagine community gathering places for people of all ages.”

Words like “permaculture” and “sustainability” can seem to float somewhere in the ether, with a reality so far as to seem impossible. “There is no quick fix for any of it, just small, realistic solutions-based steps.

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The Qualicum Sustainability Project has been growing organically and collaboratively. If Madeleine’s grant application is accepted, more of it, with employment opportunities, will become a reality quicker. It is a question of finding that tipping point, where the seemingly impossible cascades towards the possible.

“I’m not sure how it will unfold; it’s a good lesson in trusting.”

From visioning to becoming to being…

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For more information on the Qualicum Sustainability Project contact madeleinedwyer@gmail.com or Ron Campbell at maggiesfarmqb@gmail.com

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THE GREAT MORAL DIVIDE

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hese are times of great moral divide - even moral outrage. How can we be at such opposite extremes of the spectrum regarding what is moral?

(Or if I were honest, I would say, how can they not see that I am right! And they would say the same thing.)

We often confuse morality and culture. My mother’s generation all wore hats to church, covering their heads in a way that Muslim women wear a burqa.

That changed in the west with no moral implications. It is easy to confuse culture and morality. When an issue is pressing, are moral principles or cultural norms speaking?

Being moral means different things across landscapes, times and cultures, but that does not mean that being moral “just depends.” There is right and wrong.

And morality matters, for it forms the foundation of how we treat each other and all beings.

I decided to do some research. What are others observing about the great moral divide?

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Our moral diversity starts with the two hemispheres of the brain. The left brain makes machinery and the right brain makes music. Both are brilliant, and as different as night and day. The left brain is logical, literal, black and white. Its morality would be language oriented, right vs wrong, eitheror. Its job is keeping things normal. “Make sense of this mess and keep it manageable.” The status quo is good.

The right brain is creative, questioning, artistic, beyond words, with loose boundaries and a sense of unity and acceptance. Its morality can absorb diversity, parallel thinking – “both-and.” Its job is brainstorming – is there a better way?

We all use both sides of our brains, but are inclined to take comfort in one side or the other. That definitely influences our moral position. Two different hemispheres lead us to “No second chances” vs “Let’s change the cause.”

Even hormones are at work in the world of ethics. Scientists have discovered the empathy hormone - oxytocin. It is released with any kind of bond – shaking hands or hugging or nursing a baby. When our system is enjoying a rush of oxytocin, we are more generous, more forgiving - and happier.

“While oxytocin amplifies the empathy response, studies have shown another hormone, testosterone inhibits empathy by blocking the action of oxytocin.”

Testosterone! It’s easy to see that testosterone would want to go to war and oxytocin would want to negotiate peace. (Note: Men enjoy rushes of oxytocin as much as women.)

And now for the most controversial divider. The deep schism between Old Testament and New Testament morality divides religious and non-religious people alike. In the Old Testament, God was seen as a stern father and if you didn’t follow his strict rules, you were punished. In the New Testament, continued next page 1 8

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Jesus overruled the reams of rules with one law – the Law of Love. “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

It isn’t actually easier to follow the Law of Love, for with this moral code, you become accountable not only for your body’s behavior (the 10 Commandments), but for your thoughts and attitudes and the well being of all those within your sphere of influence. “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.”

G.K. Chesterton Fortunately, there is one simplified guideline that has shown up in every major religion including Confucianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. In Christianity, it is known as the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

For progressives, morality is pretty much about harm and justice – will anyone be helped or hurt and is it fair? The extreme right wing seems to hold rigidly to Old Testament values, left brain and testosterone driven thinking.

Any extreme can be too extreme. Both sides have strengths and weaknesses. Most of us struggle with our moral dilemmas case by case, somewhere in the middle.

It is harder than ever to tell who is right or wrong. It used to be that bank robbers wore masks, but now they wear suits. It used to be that all people were held accountable for crimes, but now some of the most powerful decision makers in the world have a “Get out of Jail Free” card – because they work for corporations. Did you ever see the t-shirt, “How many corporations does it take to ruin a planet?”

But there is one moral mistake that is easy to spot; it has and will always bring about disaster. Think Crusades, slavery, colonization, Nazis, abuse of women and indigenous peoples, and so on, ad nauseam. The Crusaders thought they were doing the moral thing. Colonizing nations were making too much money to worry about native peoples.

Slave owners and traders felt no guilt treating Africans as commodities. Centuries later we are still paying the price of these moral catastrophes.

The cause was drawing a small circle of concern around one’s family, church, camp or tribe – and leaving the others outside. We can do that only by judging others as inferior, insignificant, evil, deserving of punishment, or perhaps not really human. It’s a very left brain thing to do.

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Conservatives and progressives both care about family. But sometimes our sense of family is too small. How big is the family you care about? It makes a moral difference. A family can be as tiny as a nuclear family and as large as the family of man. The Buddhists expand the circle of concern even farther, to aspire to show compassion to all sentient beings.

That is where our moral evolution needs to take us.

There is no closing to this article. It is too big! But hopefully by being conscious of some of the forces that influence us, we will become free to take a higher level moral view. “May all beings be happy and well!” ~ Joanne Sales is an organic blueberry farmer living in Coombs. joanne@glasswing.com A P R I L

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It’s a vintage concept that, according to a Jan 23, 2013 article in the Huffington Post, has smaller stores outmaneuvering the big chains. Looks like more and more customers are trading in the loss leader for an experienced guide.

A focus on service led to a four-fold increase in business in the first three years of operating the old-storefront that has run as a hardware store since the 1930’s.

The 100% Canadian-owned IRLY (Independent Retail Lumber Yard) name turned out to be a good fit for the community-minded couple offering independent ownership without franchising so that they could service the area’s specific customers and needs.

“Big enough to serve you, small enough to know you”, says the IRLY slogan.

“We see the store as a very personal business,” says Snobelen. “We answer questions about projects where people have invested a lot of time and money.”

“We aren’t an “if you don’t see it on the shelf, then we don’t have it” kind of place,” adds Poel. “Quality service is what differentiates a small business working in a small community. “If we don’t have the answer, then we try to find it for you.”

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including Snobelen and Poel, and services anyone from homeowners, part-time residents, contractors, the fire department, local water boards, fisheries, the local aquaculture industry, and many of the area’s businesses.

It’s a small town symbiosis that has seen the couple through challenges of economic downturns, the HST, and even climate changes that have left them with a storage room full of snow shovels.

“We carry premium lumber products that are two grades above what you find in most big box stores,” says Snobelen. “People come from all over to buy it. There’s no picking through to find the good pieces, it’s all useable.”

Also, the couple’s close connection with local trades people means that they can also help you find a professional when you need one.

“I figure after six years we know every other person that comes through the door...so if we don’t know the answer, chances are we know someone who does,” says Poel, who also organizes the Lighthouse Community Telephone and Business Directory.

“We had a guy come in the other day who was here working on the new Henry Morgan Park. He was looking for hay so we called a customer of ours who dropped off a bale.”

“Think through your projects. The biggest mistake I see people make is poor planning,” says Snobelen. “Know your limits, sketch it out, double check the permits, read instructions, create a materials list, ask lots of questions, and hire a professional when you need it. Also, best price doesn’t always mean cheaper. Get references, and come in to see us if you need direction. We’ll do our best to help.”

“Sometimes I see that at person is actually missing a vital item or step in their process.

The best part of my job is helping people work through things.”

According to IRLY, every dollar spent at a local store is spent 6 to 15 times more in the local community, whereas for every dollar spent at a chain store, 80% leaves the local community.

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“We are also looking at expanding our female customer base and weekend fixer-uppers,” says Poel.

They are also offering plenty of advice as we start those spring projects.

With a background in the trades, Snobelen also has the experience to help people looking for clarification on anything from project plans to building stairs or installing insulation.

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FARFALLE WITH GREENS AND ASIAGO

by Linda Watts, Registered Nutritionist

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ot all nutritionists come out of the womb loving healthy food.

When I was a kid I hated every vegetable known to mankind.

Green vegetables were the worst. To this day looking at a package of frozen spinach still sends a shiver down my spine.

Popeye’s favourite food always created a power struggle at our dinner table. My mother tried to coerce me into eating the green wet lump on my plate by smothering it with butter.“Linda, you don’t know what you’re missing. It tastes like popcorn,” she’d say.

Kids will believe a lot of what their parents tell them but the idea that spinach tasted like popcorn was too much for my young brain; my mother was clearly playing me for a fool.

Over the years, I’ve come to love leafy greens. Now, fresh spinach is folded into steaming risotto or wilted in salads dressed with warm vinaigrettes. Arugula is mixed into salads or tucked into sandwiches.

Hardier greens like Swiss chard, kale and rapini are sauteed with garlic, shallots and lemon or simmered in soups.

One of my favorite dishes is Farfalle with Greens and Asiago. It’s a quick, inexpensive and nutritious meal. Any kind of leafy green works here but if using Swiss chard or kale, discard the tough stalks . If you don’t have farfalle (bow-tie pasta) substitute with other short pastas like penne.

Don’t be put off by the amount of olive oil and garlic in the recipe.

The garlic mellows out while simmering in the oil. And eating leafy greens with fat make prominent nutrients like beta-carotene, Vitamin K and Vitamin E more available to our bodies for absorption.

Serves 4 to 6 What you need ½ cup (125 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 6 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced 3 tablespoon (45 mL) drained capers ½ cup (125 mL) chopped sun-dried tomatoes 1 teaspoon (5 mL) dried red pepper flakes 1 pound (500 grams) farfalle 3/4 pound (375 grams) washed greens, roughly chopped 1 cup (250 mL) freshly grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper Optional garnish : toasted walnuts or pine nuts What to do In a small saucepan warm oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and stir until slightly golden, approximately 4 minutes. Add capers, sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Stir together and remove from heat. Set aside.

Cook pasta until tender but still firm to the bite. If using hardy greens like kale, chard or rapini, put into boiling water with the pasta for the last 3 minutes of pasta cooking time. Stir well to combine with the pasta. Drain pasta and greens, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.

Place pasta and greens in a large serving bowl (tender greens like arugula or spinach are placed directly in serving bowl; they aren’t cooked with pasta). Add garlic, caper and sun-dried tomato mixture along with grated cheese. Toss well. Season with salt and pepper according to taste. Add reserved pasta water if needed to moisten.

Serve immediately.

Linda Watts is a Registered Nutritionist.

Send questions to wattslin@gmail.com

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The LCBA Board has been expanding relationships and increasing opportunities by actively working with neighboring area business associations and Chambers to increase the profile of the LCBA locally and throughout Oceanside and to increase marketing opportunities for their membership. One such opportunity is the upcoming series of Commerce Ambassador Small Business workshops being held in Bowser in April. Another exciting new event in the works for this coming August is a four day woodcarving event being planned by the local merchants.

This event will take place in the Bowser village center at Magnolia Court near where the library is located. The Lighthouse Bluegrass Festival, now in its third year, will held in June by the Bow Horne Bay Community Club. Another exciting event planned to bring even more visitors to Lighthouse Country!

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Board members have also been busy representing the interests of the business community at meetings, on committees and with supporting correspondence regarding such issues as remarketing of the Parksville Qualicum Tourism Association, signage problems, traffic calming, the village center study, advertising opportunities, affordable housing, Henry Morgan Park, and myriad other issues.

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Dolphin speech echos cats, chickens, crows and sweet song birds. It mimics tree frogs, squeak toys and rambling, rude raspberries. Sounds that announce they have come to play. Babies hang on to their mothers fin for a tow ride. Others swim in graceful tandem, choreographed to perfection.

Some leap and spin right in front of me, then splash down like bullets, disappearing into the deep. Others swim close and look me in the eye.

They want to make sure I am watching before they perform their next trick. Many are close enough to touch, but I keep my hands crossed over my heart and savour the joy of being in their company. Utterly fascinated, I watch them frolic in their delight, a sense of humour evident as one swims by completely upside down. These alluring creatures are jubilant with life. My mermaid nature is seduced into sharing their glee. I have no choice but to be charmed, as I eavesdrop on their antics and amusing, verbal expressions. I thought I knew happiness, until I met joy.

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Having lost all sense of time, I continue to drift in serenity, when another pod appears, surrounding me. I don’t know where we are going, so I just follow along. Those on the boat observe a sea of Dolphin fins with one odd looking one in the center. Me. Just one of the pod.

Feeling dreamily tired, I reluctantly return to the boat. Hanging spellbound and quivering on the edge of the platform, I am tempted out by a warm water shower. Legs like jelly, with a far away look in my eye, they declare me in Dolphin bliss, where I contentedly remain.

Back at home, gratitude motivates me as I savour the memory of my personal connection to these divine creatures. The colour and texture of a sun polished sea helps anchor a sense of calm and peace throughout my busy days. Joy, bliss, wonder and delight remain as daily gifts. Each is wrapped in a rich, deep, delicious blue. ~

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Community Event Calendar April 2013 LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (LCC) Qualicum LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS GROUP needs your help. FMI Bay INFO: LOIS NELSON: 757-9938 Call: Val Weismiller: 250-757-9667.

Annual General Meeting Saturday April 13th 2pm to 4pm Union Bay Community Hall Refreshments Door prizes

Everyone welcome!

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY HALL PANCAKE BREAKFAST – Sunday, April 14, 10 - 8am to Noon, Pancake Breakfast, Poultry Swap, Flea Market. Live Music on the Hall Stage until 2:00pm. The Lions Club will be cooking up breakfast this morning.

LIGHTHOUSE RECREATION INFO, PATTY: FMI Call 250757-8366 or Email shipshore@shaw.ca.

RDN RECREATION PROGRAMS: REGISTER NOW! Please pre-register for all programs to avoid program cancellation! Call Chrissie at 250-757-8118, email at cfinnie@rdn.bc.ca or call Oceanside Place at 250-2483252 for more information.

LIGHTHOUSE SENIORS #152 – Next meeting is April 1. Everyone welcome! FMI Call Shirley at 250-757-2384.

BOWSER TENNIS CLUB AGM – Sunday, April 21, ADULT 3pm at the Alpacca Acres in Qualicum Bay. Social at 2:30. All welcome, FMI Call 250-757-8307.

Gentle Yoga An introduction to Yoga, this class is suitable for LIGHTHOUSE FLOOR CURLERS – Join a fun & easy all levels, especially those who are just beginning to play activity for all ages! Enjoy, indoors on a gym yoga or prefer a gentle class. No flexibility required! floor, with a friendly mixed group. Curling rocks Lighthouse Community Hall. Thursdays 9:30-10:45am supplied. Come play with us Mondays & Fridays, $70/8. Apr 4-May 23.

1:00-3:00pm, Sept. to May at the Lions Rec. Hall in Qualicum Bay. Drop in $2. FMI Call: Dennis Leach Mom & Baby Yoga 250-757-8218 or Fred or Lorraine 250-752-0216.

Mom and baby yoga is a wonderful way to take care of your mind, body and baby post pregnancy.

LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Tuesdays 10:30-2:30pm Strengthen your core, improve your posture, build in the Community Centre Board Room. New confidence and relax using inspirational yoga postures, members welcome. FMI Call Jo 250-757-8402. breath and meditation. Meet other new moms and create community. This class will be taught with two CARPET BOWLING – Commencing October 2, 12:45 instructors so that personal instruction can be given, to 3:00pm at the Lighthouse Community Hall. FMI along with help to care for your little one. Lighthouse Call Layne 250-757-8217.

Community Hall Fridays 9:30-10:30am $60/6. Apr 12-May 17.

AA LIGHTKEEPERS: PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME – Fridays at 7:00pm at the Lighthouse Community CHILDREN Centre, 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI Call 250-757-8347.

Children’s Yoga 5-11yrs Children can do yoga too! Join Meagan & Lindsey for this interactive yoga class. Children will improve strength, balance, coordination and flexibility in a fun, relaxed environment. Class may be divided into two age groups. Bowser Elementary School Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 $40/6 29904. Apr 10-May 15.

BRIDGE – Nordin Room 1:00 to 4:00pm Friday afternoons at the Lighthouse Community Centre.

FMI Call: Sheila Steele 250-757-8307.

LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY SCRAPBOOKERS – Meet 3rd Saturday monthly at the Lions Den, Qualicum Bay, 9:30am- 4:30pm, $10. Door prizes. FMI Call Jorgie 250-757-8358 or Shirley 250-757-8384.

Lighthouse Trekkers 6-11yrs Discover the trails and parks in Lighthouse Country!

Research shows that children are happier and healthier BOWSER LEGION – RCL BRANCH #211 LADIES when outdoor time is in better balance with indoor AUXILIARY – Meets at 1pm the first Thursday of time. Spend time outdoors discovering a new trail or each month. FMI Call Joyce at joyce.bartram@shaw. park within EA H each week. Hiking, exploring and ca or Evelyn at wefoot@shaw.ca. maybe even treasure hunting will be included! Bowser Elementary School pick-up only. Meet at Bowser Elementary School Mondays 3:00-4:30pm $49/5. Apr 15-May 13 2 6

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PRESCHOOL Lighthouse Tot Soccer 3-5yrs What could be more fun than kicking a soccer ball with your child on a sunny spring morning? Children will start to learn very basic soccer skills with the emphasis on motor development and fun. Parent participation is required.

Lighthouse Community Centre Field. Saturdays 10:00am-10:45am $35/6. Apr 6- May 11.

YOUTH NEW! Yoga for Youth Join Meagan and Lindsey for yoga. Specifically for youth aged 11-16, this class will offer an introduction to the practice of yoga that can last a lifetime. Yoga teaches flexibility, centers the mind, helps promote self-confidence, and can be part of an active lifestyle. Bowser Elementary School Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm $55/6. Apr 10- May 15.

FANNY BAY COMMUNITY HALL - PARENTS & TOTS - Tuesdays 10-11:30am.

Come and enjoy a morning of socializing, snack, early literacy activities, songs, games, stories and parenting resources. This is a FREE program supported by Comox Valley Family Services Association, Baynes Sound Lions and the FannyBay Community Association. Facilitated by Evelyn Bally 250-335-9022.

FANNY BAY COMMUNITY HALL - YOUTH GROUP - Fridays 6:30-7:30. Children and their never ending supply of energy will burn it off with us. We play soccer, hockey, basketball and all manner of games they come up with.

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DO YOU WANT TO QUIT SMOKING? If you want to smoke, that is your business. BUT, if you want to QUIT, and stay quit, that’s OUR business! Join us every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm at the Baptist Church 600 Beach Rd, Qualicum Beach. We are a group of people who have – or wish to – quit smoking, using the 12-step method of recovery from nicotine use. Come to a meeting and share an hour with us – we talk about our smoking history, learn how to succeed in our quest to be FREE at last, and have some laughs too. We look forward to meeting you. FMI visit www.nicotine-ananymous. org.

THE ARROWSMITH NEEDLE ARTS GUILD - Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 9:30 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Come to embroider, learn new techniques and for friendship with other stitchers. In Park/Qual, contact Jeri at 250-752-9230 and in Nanaimo contact Roberta at 250-758-6783 or email keberta@shaw.ca for more information.

April 11 THE MID ISLAND FLORAL ART CLUB – Meets on Thursday, April 11 at 2pm at St. Stephens Church Hall, in Qualicum Beach. Demonstration by Laura Cusson of Petal & Kettle on Waterfall Designs and combined design styles. All welcome. Guest fee $5.00. FMI Call Catherine 250-937-1350 for visit www. mifac.org” April 13 QB LAWN BOWLING ANNUAL GARAGE AND BAKE SALE – Saturday, April 13 8:30-2:00. Something for everyone! Donations gratefully accepted. FMI Call Carol 250-752-0621.

April 14 7TH ANNUAL MARINE SWAP OR MARINE CONSIGNMENT SALE - Bowser Legion on Sunday, April 14. All water sports related; 25% commission to the Yacht Club. Drop off 9-11. Sale 12-3. FMI Call Rick 250-757-8438.

April 15 THE QUALICUM BEACH FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY AND THE QUALICUM BEACH MUSEUM AND HISTORIAL SOCIETY - Will hold their annual joint meeting on Monday, April 15 at 7:00pm at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre.

Guest speaker topics will be Qualicum Beach pioneers, General Noel Money and Dr. Campbell Davidson. All guest welcome.

April 21 SPRING CRAFT FAIR - Sunday, April 21, 10am-3pm at the Union Bay Community Hall. Crafters on two floors. We have a great selection. Souper lunch. FMI Call Dave 250-335-2317 April 27 EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUB’S ANNUAL PLANT SALE - Saturday, April 27, 9am – 12:30pm. 531 Yambury Road, Qualicum Beach Perennials, shrubs, all garden related items.

April 30 BOWSER SENIORS HOUSING SOCIETY – Annual General Meeting to take place on Tuesday April 30, at the Royal Canadian Legion #211 Hall. Guest speaker Linda Rutherford will talk on Seniors Housing. Refreshments 6:45 pm., meeting at 7:00 pm. For membership call Terry at 250-757-8643.

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and dealings with foreign countries are likely. It’s a positive month! Yay me!

Aries (March 21-April 19) It’s all about you now, which is why your impulsive behaviour will reveal exciting new situations. You might suddenly fall in love. You might make new friends or meet a real character. Right now you want to be free to be who you are and do your own thing. You feel sassy, bold and ready for action. (Actually, this is a great frame of mind to shop for wardrobe goodies. Perhaps it’s time for new shades or a summer chapeau?) Hey -it’s okay to grab the baton and run with it.

quit your job or break relations with a partner. Some might develop a crush on an authority figure.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Sudden travel is likely or conversely, travel plans might change. Something unusual could occur with publishing and the media or anything related to higher education, medicine and the law. It could be a breakthrough or it might even be shocking news. Romance with someone from another culture or a different country will blossom for some.

Others will impress groups, especially by suggesting new ideas. You need a change of scenery!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) This is a fabulously creative time. You’re excited about life because you feel vibrant and alive. Spontaneous vacations, surprise flirtations, social invitations and opportunities to explore the arts or sports events will bring excitement and variety to your life. So much is swirling around you, your life is rather dazzling right now. “I want to play!” Romance and love affairs are blessed. Go do that voodoo that you do so well.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are either focused on home and family or cocooning at home or both. Some of you might bring home high-tech toys this week. (Big flat-screen TV? New computer?

Taurus (April 20-May 20) So much is going on A robot that vacuums your floors?) Spontaneous behind the scenes right now. Some of you are Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’re involved in shared entertaining might occur. (Stock the fridge.) You dabbling (or maybe a lot more than dabbling) in property, taxes, debt and handling or defining your continue to focus on redecorating and renovating secret love affairs. Others are hatching plans or relationship to the wealth and resources of others. You because you’re determined to make your digs look working behind the scenes. Whatever you do could might encounter a few surprises here but you’re not fabulous. Hey – you’re not trying to keep up with (hopefully) boost your income in the future. You going to just sit back and let anyone roll over you. Oh the Joneses, you are the Joneses. feel you are moving more directly toward some of no. You will defend your turf and your best interests your goals, which were stalled in the water in the and you might even defend the rights of someone else Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’re hustling! It’s all last month or so. It’s nice to get these things back about short trips, surprise visits, interactions with as well. You feel confident, dare we say cocky? (We on track. Just be patient. Slowly, slowly. The Little siblings and neighbours plus fascinating, interesting did.)

An unexpected gift or advantage might come Engine That Could. conversations with curious people. This keeps you your way. Lookin’ good! stimulated and pumped! You’ll love meeting new Gemini (May 21-June 20) This is a lovely, popular Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Big reminder right off people and some will strike up a new romance. If time. Enjoy hanging out with friends, especially the bat: Get more sleep. Four planets now oppose this happens, it might be short-lived but dazzling. in group situations. You might energize a group of This is a creative time for those who teach, market, people or lead them in some way. This is a great time your sign and one of them is the Sun, your source sell, write, edit and promote for a living because to promote the creative activities of others or to help of energy. However, professional partnerships, intimate relationships and close friendships will you’re so persuasive and original. them bond together for a common cause; but you hold a few surprises. Someone might demand more might have a power struggle with someone about Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) It’s all about money independence and freedom or the two of you might shared property, debt or how to use the resources even redefine the relationship so that you have more and cash flow, isn’t it? (Or should I say cash dribble?) of others. Oops. Take time to define your hopes and breathing space. For some, something unconventional Keep your eyes open because many of you will dreams for the future. You gotta have a plan, Stan. might take place. (Two is company, three is an orgy.) discover new ways to earn money: a new job, a new way to make money on the side or a new way Cancer (June 21-July 22) You’re high viz. right Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’re determined to get to package yourself in terms of how you attract now. People are impressed with you and you’re not things done. You have the energy, the motivation and money to you. Spontaneous purchases, especially afraid to assert yourself. For one thing, you feel for technology and electronics are likely. Some optimistically ambitious and your optimism inspires focus. Don’t waste this blessing. You can positively influence groups now and help them with the cash flow could be related to travel, real estate or others to go along with your plans. They believe in introduction of new technology. A work-related family. You’ve got a finger in every pie waiting for you which is why you’re leader of the pack! You feel romance out of the blue might happen. Continue something to come out of the oven. ~ independent as well, which might make you break with your efforts to buff your bod. Travel for work with others, perhaps even to the point where you

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THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF QUESTERS – Next meeting is April 29. For more information call Kris (250) 752-1419.

It’s a path we will all walk someday, let’s share the journey! The Oceanside Hospice Society provides compassionate Hospice, Caregiver and Pallative Care Supporters to the Community. We serve families and individuals from Nanoose to Fanny Bay and provide support to Oceanside residents at the Nanaimo Hospital Palliative Care Unit. The Oceanside Hospice are 75% funded by donations and events and are Community and Volunteer driven.

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