July 2017 EyesOnBC Magazine

JULY 2017 vol 13 issue 07

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THE FEATURES 5 Wild Woman Day - North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre 7 Eating it Up: 9 Local Patios We Love 10 What's Cool? And Beyond Cool ...

THE ARTS / EVENTS / OUTDOORS / FOOD 12 14 18 19 21 23

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COMMUNITY LIVING 16 From the Desk of the RDN Director, Area H - Bill Veenhof

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Eating it up: 9 Local Patios We Love

by Linda Tenney

Sandbar Cafe … overlooking an expanse of manicured lawn to the ocean, this intimate patio in Qualicum Bay offers beautiful vistas across the sea to the mainland. On Fridays and most Saturdays, you’ll also enjoy live music while dining.

(6087 West Island Hwy, (778) 424-9892, 7 days - 8am-8pm) Ship & Shore Restaurant - beach-comb and explore the quiet seaside community of Deep Bay, then relax with friends on this restaurant's patio with spectacular mountain and yacht club views. A local hot spot. (180 Crome Point Road, (250) 7578399, closed Mondays) Lefty’s Restaurant - Parksville - Enclosed by glass and shaded with market umbrellas, the hustle-bustle of the world is kept at bay. Enjoy lunch and the new 'read' you just picked up at the book store right next door. (280 E. Island Hwy., 250954-3886, 7 days from 8am) Lefty’s Restaurant - Qualicum Beach situated mid-town right on the corner of Fern Road & Memorial, this busy patio is the perfect location for your après shopping excursion at the Qualicum Beach Farmers' Market on Saturday morning … and it’s definitely the patio for peoplewatching. Sooner or later, everyone passes by here. (710 Memorial Ave, 250-752-7530, 7 days from 8am) Courtyard Cafe - what could be better than dining al fresco in a beautiful garden oasis. This secret grotto, right in the middle of the Town action, has a soothing energy all its own. Gluten-free options are available, too. (673 Memorial Ave, (250) 752-4152, 6 days from 7am)

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Courtyard Cafe · you'll find this secret patio oasis with its beautiful garden tucked behind the Cafe · Linda Tenney photo Beach House Cafe - here, you’re literally on the edge of the Salish Sea in Qualicum Beach. Reservations are suggested as there are only a handful of tables on this beautiful seaside patio. (2775 Island Hwy W., (250) 752-9626, 7 days 11:30-8pm closed 2:30-4pm each day) Shady Restaurant - choose from two patios at the Shady … pub side or restaurant side. Either one has spectacular views of the Salish Sea but choose the pub side patio for the ultimate romantic view of our beautiful Oceanside sunsets. (3109 Island Hwy W., (250) 752-9173, 7 days from 11am)

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Bailey’s in the Village - a peaceful urban setting beside the Qualicum Beach Library and the Town Square fountain. Here, you can enjoy a bite to eat, a great cup of coffee and your canine pal laying quietly at your feet. It's village life at its best.

(670 Primrose St, (250) 752-7584, 6 days from 7am-5pm, Sun 8am-5pm) Island SodaWorks - not officially a patio but I’m sure you’ll find this popular spot on 1st Avenue in Qualicum Beach, ‘summer satisfying’ Inside a re-purposed Fire Hall, the huge ‘garage’ door is flung open to allow the sunshine to stream right in. A beautiful spot to enjoy owner and chef Mandolyn Jonasson’s eclectic take on Island local and organic foods. (124 Harlech Rd, (250) 228-8282, M-F 12-4, Sat 12-6, Sun closed)

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Predictions - July 2017 ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) In June, your focus is on home, family and your private life. Many of you will tackle home repairs and renovation projects. You might be more involved with a parent.

Family discussions will be intense; and in some cases, conflict and disputes will arise due to increased chaos and activity going on at home. Yikes! Fortunately, your finances look good. Plus relations with partners and close friends are warm. Do what you can to keep the peace.

Family harmony boosts everyone’s health and happiness.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) This month is fast-paced and busy! You’ve got things to do, places to go and people to see! Not only is your schedule busy but your energy is magnified because you want to enlighten others about your ideas. This is a fabulous time for those who write, sell, promote, market, teach or act because your words are powerful and to the point. In addition, fiery Mars makes you forceful and strident. People will sit up and listen when you speak.

Meanwhile, short trips will be fun and stimulating!

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) “Show me the money!� This month is all about making money and spending it. Many of you have moneymaking ideas; and all of you will be more focused on cash flow, income, purchases and assets. You might make a major purchase. Many of you will want to show something off in the next month because you are so pleased with it.

Basically, what you want to do is establish greater control of your life through your wealth and possessions. You want to make your assets work for you! Yeah!

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

This month brings a chance to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. Important people and favourable situations are attracted to you. This kind of advantage does not occur year round. Not only is the Sun in your sign but Mercury and Mars are there as well, making you talkative, full of ideas and aggressive about promoting

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your wants and needs. People will listen to you! Because you are bursting with more energy than usual, get physical exercise and enjoy competitive sports.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Although this is the month for Cancers to roar, it’s time for Leos to hide. You are in the shadow, waiting for the Sun to enter your sign next month. Until then, work alone or behind the scenes. Many of you will act privately or in secret. However, one aspect of your life that is public is the fact that bosses and VIPs are charmed by you!

Someone wants your creative input on how to make something look more attractive. This month is the perfect time to plan what you want your new year ahead. Ideas?

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) Things flow nicely this month, especially at work because others will be supportive to you coupled with the fact that you feel good. This is a good time to discuss agreements with coworkers. Your ability to resolve problems is excellent because you are focused, strong, and yet, at the same time, diplomatic and charming. Killer combo. Off topic and in the next room – sex will be hot, passionate and memorable!

The only downside is you might get involved in a fight about shared possessions or inheritances. Oops.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

This month your dance card is full. You’re popular! Enjoy the company of friends. Enjoy the company of groups, especially groups of people who share your values and ideals. This is the perfect time to scrutinize your friends to see if they are a good influence in your life. The people you hang out with affect your future because they affect your mind and your choices, which in turn, create your future. Never underestimate how much a friend can influence you for better or worse!

Your focus on spouses, partnerships and close friends is strong this month. This intensified focus will give you a better chance to observe your style in these relationships. You might also form working units with others; and you will have a better appreciation of your role in these relationships. Basically, you will see that for a relationship to be successful you have to be as good for your partner as he or she is for you.

It’s a two-way street. This same window of time is a great time to consult experts. Meanwhile, back in the bedroom, you need more sleep.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

This is the only time all year when the Sun is at the top of your chart. This means bosses and VIPs admire you. They are impressed! Since this is a once-a-year phenomenon, and it lasts for a month, you can use this to your advantage. Mars is also at the top of your chart and this arouses your ambition. Mercury is at the top of your chart as well making you eager to share your ideas. This means this month is super powerful because you are convincing, articulate and people think you have something to say.

You are filled with purpose and ready to leap upon your trusty steed determined to become better organized in every aspect of your life. “Yes, I will find the Holy Grail!” It’s time to gear up your energy and survey every aspect of your life at home and at work.

Begin with an ambitious To Do list and then give yourself the support you need to do a great job. Get file folders, labels, shelving, cleaning equipment, paint – whatever you need to feel you are in control and running the show! This also applies to your health.

Start juicing!

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) This month you want to expand your horizons. First on the agenda will be travel. Whether it’s white sandy beaches or cobblestone streets, you want a change of scenery! You want to get more out of life! You want adventure and a chance to learn more! Since you are motivated to do this – you will do something to expand your experience of the world. Study, sign up for a course, travel, meet people from different backgrounds and at the very least, be a tourist in your own city. Carpe diem!

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PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) Lucky you! This month is one of the most fun-filled, playful times of the year for you! Carve out time to party. Accept invitations to picnics, barbecues, the theatre, luncheons, dinners and fun get-togethers. Slip away on a vacation or grab a mini weekend getaway.

Sports events and playful activities will appeal. (It’s a strong time to participate in sports.) Meanwhile, the underlying theme of this fun-filled month is romance, romance, romance! You can’t go wrong. ~

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guys in blue work shirts and Levis, who were just starting to read depressing intellectual books and play rowdy jug band music. (The seeds of change were there.)

WHAT’S COOL? AND BEYOND COOL…

by Joanne Sales

In those 35 years, we have certainly seen the rise and fall of cool.

I’m almost a decade old,” my granddaughter reminded us, as her birthday is coming up. That’s something to note. “I’m almost seven decades old,“ I added. That too is something to note.

What IS cool? It can mean that you’re hip, classy, on top of things, attractive, having fun, popular…

It’s hard to describe and harder still to make happen on demand.

But what is the price of cool? That deserves some scrutiny. Right and Left. Religious or non. Old or young.

Cool has consequences. Just because something is cool does not mean it is true, good, harmless or long lasting.

Even if everyone is doing it, karma still happens.

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We then watched an amazing YouTube video of a young man dancing like water. The style grew out of breakdancing, a street dance from the mid70's. I was awestruck by the dancer’s creativity and precision.

“This isn’t new,” my granddaughter told me, from her vast experience of 9 ¾ years. “In the scale of my lifetime,” I said, “it’s new enough.”

Decades have characteristics – like ice cream flavors or colors of dye – based on the values and circumstances of the times.

In the 1950's, cool was to have a family, car, marriage and children. Work hard, pay taxes, build highways, contribute to the community, do good, go to church.

The war is over; things were getting better.

“Grandma, you’re good at moonwalking!” It is seldom that a grandma gets to impress her granddaughters with how cool she is, so I made the most of it. I held on to the refrigerator because I was less likely to fall over, but they didn’t notice that part.

In the 50's in elementary school, I felt cool when I wore bobby socks and a grey shirt with a poodle on it. In middle school, it was cool for girls to tease their hair and hold it in place with several inches of hair spray. The girls bathrooms were toxic waste dumps.

There was an urban tale about a girl who left her teased hair untouched for so long that roaches moved in!

“Grandma, how did you learn to moonwalk?” “I’ve been around,” I said.

(A very cool thing to say, by the way.)

They tried and couldn’t do it. From my momentary perch, high in the apple tree of cool, I volunteered to teach them. I even looked for my son’s plastic wallet with a photo of Michael Jackson on the front which somehow had been hanging around for 35 years.

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My good friend Larry left that apartment and went West, planning to move into a cave and get enlightened.

He ended up finding a teacher on Steiner Street in San Francisco and had his name changed to Father Ben. We followed close behind him, doing the householder version.

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I then proceeded to demonstrate my mangled version of moonwalking – a dance move Michael Jackson made popular.

In high school, I remember giving a report in Mrs. Rowe’s Problems of Democracy class on the Death of God, to a classroom full of teenage girls in modest Villager button-down shirts and

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A blip in the memory video roll, and roaches return. A couple years after high school, I’m visiting my 19 year old friend in a downtown Washington, D.C. slum apartment where she is living with her husband and two friends on a macrobiotic diet, while sneaking out to the Hot Shoppes to satisfy her pregnant craving for tuna sandwiches. At night, when you turned on the light in their kitchen, you would see hundreds of cockroaches scurry over the counters.

But in spite of that, it was cool. It was a sign. We have moved past our parents.

Roaches weren’t cool. But we were cool.

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Point is – cool changed. Almost overnight. The new cool encouraged one to become wise, transcendental, and active in changing the world. Hair spray was out. What was in was radical, smart, spiritual, earthy, into personal growth and philosophy, old and new. Except for those who were stoned all day, there was much to do. Inner work. Outer work. Whether or not it manifested as success in the outer world was of little importance. Cool was an inner state.

I couldn’t give away my valuables fast enough. I still have a cook book that my mother gave me in those years where she wrote on the front page, “Joanne, do not give this book away. Love, Mom.” A revolution requires bad times. You can rebel against the ordinariness of your parents, but there has to be something really bad to bring about the birth of something dramatically new. Bad was there. The war in Viet Nam. My brother was among the 57,000 Americans killed. One step-brother immigrated to Canada. The other stepbrother was emotionally wounded from the war.

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The hippie movement embraced multiple levels of new values - return to the earth (recycling, organic food movement, small farms, solar energy), new relationships (Civil Rights, equality of women), and world peace (stop the war - job one.) The high priests were the musicians. Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and so on. They delivered the messages.

The state of cool changes, which is both good and bad news. We think it never will change, but it does. Sometimes because the wind changes direction or the technology changes, and sometimes it is orchestrated by those with power to make things change. (Change the pop music and the young people will change. Change the news reports and the old people will change. For better or worse, we are bendable, by the powers in power.)

When the 80's came. I literally sat on the edge of my bed and cried, holding my new born son. It was not hard to see what was coming with Reagan’s election. Dark times lay ahead. We had no idea how dark and how long. But the thing that changed was what was cool.

The 80's was the beginning of the hike up the mountain where we are now at its peak. Ayn Rand’s books converted many to the religion of greed. Opinions became cooler than facts. Trouble loomed ahead.

What’s cool today? At least from media and corporate perspective, cool today is to be rich, good looking, and famous.

Unfortunately, that is not cool. For one, we can’t all be rich, good looking and famous. None of us can Keep up with the Joneses who were born billionaires.

Fame is illusive and age just happens.

No wonder depressed, angry people do irrational things – like vote for the likes of Trump. It’s a dangerous state of cool.

In the 50's, most people could create a family, buy a small home, and get a decent job. In the 60-70's, almost anyone could afford to educate themselves, in or out of school. Everyone could set out on a spiritual pilgrimage of life, in their own way.

But everyone become a billionaire? Not possible. (And no, we are not lazy.)

Stay young and beautiful forever? Not going to happen. Famous? That’s a joke.

Striving for this kind of cool is creating untold suffering for those who strive and for those in the wreckage they leave behind.

How did we get to a place where hate and greed are cool?

Trump is a caricature of the dark side of the ego. But he didn’t arrive there by himself. As mentioned before, his kind of cool gained traction in the early 80's.

Animated movies are quite cool now, and Trump is a perfect animated cartoon character of a human demonstrating the 7 Deadly Sins: greed, pride, lust, sloth, envy, gluttony and anger. Let’s throw in the Buddhist Poisons of greed, hate and ignorance, Maybe it is good that the shadows are so out front. We can learn a lot. Besides, when things get so bad, there is bound to be a backlash. And there is!  Looking out the window one midmorning, the sun is shining from the east. I can see a dense swam of small flying insects like gnats circling around the outer end of a branch of a young maple tree - like a swarming school of fish. What are they doing? I don’t know.

But they love that branch and they love each other. No gnat is going off on its own. There is a mind of collective desire. That maple branch is cool.

They’re sticking to those maple leaves and sticking to each other.

Likewise, we not totally independent free thinkers. We swim in the waters of our times. We may come from elsewhere (and I believe we do), but we’re here now and we carry the treasures of cool in our backpacks.

But how quickly things change! A single degree of change used to happen in a million years, then in a thousand, then a hundred, then twenty, then two. In this quickly changing scenery, one needs to think fast. Is this what we want? Or to use Pascal’s term, is this a

divertissement of the soul? Is this cool cool?

What can we do? Stay cool. Reclaim cool. What’s cool is being presented to us, but we’re in charge of accepting it or changing it, at least in the confines of our own heads and hearts.

Just putting more space between our identity and the current cool will give us perspective for discernment, and even more room for enjoyment.

And in spite of the current cool belief that there are no consequences, there are. Personal as well as collective.

Tattoos are cool today, but those tattoos are going to be there for a long, long time – many changes from now. So are the impacts of the other cool things we think we love.

I was encouraged by a photo from the Netherlands, following their recent election. A young woman was carrying a sign in a parade. “Holland Chooses Hope over Hate.”

The Netherlands is not the only place where that is happening. We know we’re in dangerous waters, politically, socially, environmentally. While being hit so relentlessly with bad news, many of us went down in despair, by ourselves. But then we found out others were down there with us. Now that despair is out of the closet, there are signs that we’re moving on. “OK… things are bad. What do we do about it?”

It is the job of the younger generation to rebel, and there are signs that many of them are taking the high road, grasping towards Hope Over Hate. They could swing the pendulum. We have to help.

As for those of us who are not cool and never will be (except for brief moments in the kitchen), what can we do?

Forget it. Move on to other realms of experience. Reach for the eternally cool.

Be careful what you believe is cool.

“Be careful what you believe.”

Cool. ~ *Check out this dancing! youtube.com/ watch?v=uOUVE5rGmhM

Joanne Sales is a freelance writer, blueberry farmer, and offers workshops in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and the fine art of brewing Kombucha. Comments and questions about her articles and/or upcoming workshops can be directed to joanne@glasswing.com.

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t’s almost impossible to take a walk in Vancouver Island’s woods without seeing evidence of logging. Even those magical green areas, where ferns, mosses and decomposing blow-down give a primeval feel, usually contain rotting stumps of the hand logging era, and faint signs of skidder lines or access roads.

While the make-up of the soil, plants and animals will never be the same after clearcutting, nature has a way of reclaiming such places, once man’s industries have moved on.

Sometimes, nature’s return is in the form of an even more rewarding environment, more accessible to those looking to enjoy it. One local example is Hamilton Marsh, which borders Highway 4 between Qualicum Beach and Hilliers. This wetland of around 3km length by 500 metres width, was first clear-cut and burned in the 1920s, when the development of road and rail access encouraged sawmills and logging. Prior to this, the area had been an old growth forest, with a stream running through it which would flood in the wetter months and dry up in Summer. As new growth started to appear from the mud and ashes, beavers appeared, as they had a food supply for the first time, and their dams turned a large area into a wetland of around 6 feet in depth for much of the year. Subsequently, a local farmer used this area to plant grasses that could be turned to hay for his cattle’s winter feed.

woodland. Human influence on the area has continued, to the greatest extent in a positive way, through the efforts of The Hamilton Marsh Committee, which has fought to prevent the impending logging of this important wetland, which is the largest body of water within the French Creek watershed. Although identified as a sensitive ecosystem in the Provincial Government’s 1993 Protected Area Strategy, Island Timberlands had flagged the area for logging, and it was only through a rapid and effective community response, spearheaded by resident Ceri Peacey, that the area was saved.

There are few accesses to Hamilton Marsh, and only a couple of trails suitable for walking throughout the majority of the year. The most direct route heads approximately South from Hilliers Road South, and leads to a wooden jetty that provides a wonderful perspective of the lagoon, and an opportunity to dip a net or tub in the

Over the years, a mature second growth forest has formed around the water, and around 70 species of animals, some of which struggle for secure habitat, have moved into the largely undisturbed

water and see what kinds of pond life can be inspected. The other significant trail, which runs more in line with, but out of sight of, the water, is rough and muddy throughout the year, but interesting to explore for those with appropriate footwear.

For more information on Hamilton Marsh, including events and wildlife sightings, check Hamilton-marsh.com For any outdoor activity Check the weather forecast and prepare accordingly. Let someone know where you’re going, have a whistle somewhere you can access it immediately, pack a small first aid kit including a survival blanket and make sure that your clothing, footwear and abilities are suitable for the intended outing. ~ For information on outdoor safety, guided hikes and other outdoor activities, visit Outsider Adventures on 2nd Avenue in Qualicum Beach, or “like” our Facebook page facebook.com/outsideradventuresinc

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• ECHO Playsers Society or Bard to Broaway

• Bowser Seniors Housing Society

• Canadian Cancer Society

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 211

• Qualicum Beach Museum

• Lighthouse Community Centre Society

• Parksville Museum

• Qualicum Bay Lions Club

• Qualicum Beach Farmers' Market

• Kiwanis Club

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Email: classified@eyesonbc.com SERVICES OFFERED / NEEDED THE FIX-IT SHOP – Repairs to all makes and models of lawnmowers and ride on lawn tractors, including John Deere. Pick-up and delivery available. Used equipment for sale. Call (250) 702-2191 or email fixitshop009@gmail.com LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS GROUP Needs your volunteer help! FMI Call: Val Weismiller: (250) 757-9667.

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KOMBUCHA - Make Your Own Kombucha Workshops offered in Coombs by Joanne Sales who has been making Kombucha for over 20 years. Contact Joanne for more information about both these workshops. joanne@glasswing. com www.islandhealing.ca

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FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR BILL VEENHOF

Regional Director, Area H billveenhof.com - ph: 778-424-2810 bill.veenhof@shaw.ca

Arlene and I hope you are well and enjoying the summer. We have some big plans for this summer which all fall into the “adventure” category. It should be fun. This is a rather lengthy update as there has been a great deal of activity recently. If you have questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

1. It is clear that the Federal Government remains very committed to infrastructure funding. Budget 2017 announced some changes but the fact is that the Feds are prepared to commit a great deal of money to local government for infrastructure.

Applying for this money is complex and requires that local government satisfy strict requirements. All this means, as elected officials and RDN Staff, we need to focus on developing plans that meet the federal requirements. For Area H, opportunities for this funding are:

SPIDER LAKE INTERNET - I am

very pleased that the RDN has reached an agreement with Telus to provide internet to the Spider Lake area.

Beginning in the Spring of 2018, Telus will commence installing fiber cable to the community. I am told that internet speeds will be the fastest available for residential properties on the Island.

You will still have to pay hook up charges which should be the same as any other residential customer.

• Roadside trails along Gainsberg and 19A. Our Draft OCP recognition of this need is a very important element of putting together a request for funding • Improved roadside infrastructure in Qualicum Bay and Bowser. Again, OCP recognition of this will be important

CHANGES TO DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING PROCESS

• The Federal commitment to affordable housing for seniors opens the door for a discussion on Bowser Seniors Housing

Pending a final vote, the RDN will empower staff to approve all development permits that are purely technical in nature. These are permits that the applicant proves/satisfies or not, (i.e., a geotechnical inspection).

Development permits that are subjective in nature (i.e., form and character) will still go to the Board. This change will significantly reduce approval times and reduce applicant costs. In all cases, where staff denies a permit, the applicant still has the right to petition the Board.

2. I attended a forum on improving the number of women in politics. The discussions focused on the barriers that keep women from running for office. In no order these were: • Barriers to women that are the primary caregivers of children.

Montreal responded to this by creating opportunities for elected officials to have 18 weeks of parental leave, that children’s illness is a reason for absence from political duties and provides funding for child care while on government business.

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES (FCM) I recently attended the FCM conference.

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• Sadly, while it is 2017, it was clear that across Canada there still remain some Board Rooms and Council Chambers where women are not entirely welcome. As a nation we need to get past this. I hasten to add that, I believe that the RDN is a safe and welcoming place for women elected officials.

3. Finally, the Federal Government is considering reviving the Rural Secretariat that was collapsed by the past Government. At issue was where the secretariat should live, under Agriculture or somewhere else. I made a plea that while Agriculture was very important, it was not the only activity where there was a rural/federal nexus, (forestry, resource extraction, tourism, aquaculture, etc). Thus, I asked that the Rural Secretariat be given a position of broad scope.

NEW YOUTH PASS COMBINES RECREATION FUN WITH ACCESS TO TRANSIT In partnership with Island Health and the City of Nanaimo, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has launched a convenient $99 ‘Play and Ride Pass’ combining drop in activities like swimming, skating and gym sports with access to local public transit.

Aimed at youth between the ages of 12 to 18, the pass is accepted at all RDN and City of Nanaimo youth drop-in recreation programs between June 29th and September 4th. In addition, the pass allows youth to use the entire RDN transit system during the same period of time.

KEY POINTS • The Play & Ride program encourages youth to stay active and healthy throughout the summer.

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• At a cost of $99, the pass can be purchased starting May 15 at Oceanside Place Arena, Ravensong Aquatic Centre, Beban Park and Nanaimo Aquatic Centre.

Mount Moriarty Guided Alpine Hike

• Pass is valid for all recreation drop-in programs at Oceanside Place Arena, Ravensong Aquatic Centre, Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, Nanaimo Ice Centre, Beban Pool and Oliver Woods Community Centre.

RX FOR HEALTH RDN Recreation has a program that helps pay for the initial costs of Doctor recommended physical activity programs. Most Doctors in D69 should be aware of this and if they are recommending that you join an RDN fitness program, ask them for an Rx For Health referral. This will offer you $40 towards an RDN Parks or Recreation Program. If your Doctor is unaware of it, (or out of the area) ask him/her to just write “Rx For Health recommended” on a prescription pad and bring it to the Pool or Arena.

RDN RECREATION AND PARKS JULY AND AUGUST EVENTS AND PROGRAMS Picnic and Play Events- Henry Morgan Community Park - Bowser Kids bring your adults and your dinner to Henry Morgan Community Park on Friday July 7th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

This is a free family event and a great way to enjoy your community park.

Games and activities are provided by the RDN Recreation and Parks leader.

Propane BBQ’s are welcome. Henry Morgan Community Park is located at 95 Henry Morgan Drive, Bowser. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-2483252 for more information.

Monday Munchkinland Drop-in Bring your family and come play at the Munchkinland Exploration Centre this summer. This is a free drop-in program for children 6 years and under and a caregiver. Join us each Monday at Family Place Munchkinland, Parksville, 9:30 to 11:30 am on July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 14. 21. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 for more information.

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Hike from Labour Day Lake along the ‘Stairmaster’, a steep forest trail leading to the summit, then along an undulating alpine ridge where it is beautiful beyond words. Transportation provided from Ravensong Aquatic Centre to trail head.

Attendance at a hiking information session to learn what to expect is mandatory for all new participants.

Saturday, July 15th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Cost is $50 per person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

Kite Making Workshops 3 yrs+ Just in time for Parksville’s Kite Festival.

Come as a family and join Wayne from Windrush Kites in a fun, hands-on workshop in designing, colouring and assembling your own kite. You will learn about the history and background of different types and styles of kites from around the world. All paint and decorating supplies are included along with the kite kit. $25/person.

Choose from July 17, Monday, 10:00am12:00 pm (3-7yrs, parent participation) or for 8 years and older: July 17, Monday 1:00-3:00pm, July 18, Tuesday 10:00am-12:00pm or 1:003:00pm, July 19, Wednesday 10:00am12:00pm or 1:00-3:00pm, or July 20, Thursday, 10:00am-12:00pm or 1:003:00pm, Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

Beat the Heat Everyone Welcome Skate Beat the heat this summer and go for a refreshing skate at Oceanside Place Arena. Everyone Welcome skates are on Wednesdays starting July 26th through to August 23rd from 6:45 to 8:15 pm, regular admission. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks 250-248-3252.

Picnic and Play Events - Sandpiper/ Boultbee Community Park Kids bring your adults and your dinner to Sandpiper/ Boultbee Community Park on Friday July 28th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. This is a free family event and a great way to enjoy your community park. Games and activities are provided

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by the RDN Recreation and Parks leader. Propane BBQ’s are welcome.

Sandpiper/ Boultbee Community Park is located at 1291 Ormonde Dr, French Creek. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 for more information.

Mount Arrowsmith Guided Alpine Hike Our ascent takes us up “Judges Route” to the highest peak and crown jewel of southern Vancouver Island’s alpine region. The route is steep and loose so be prepared to scramble, use handholds, careful foot placement, and watch for quick changes in weather as you climb up this iconic mountain.

Transportation provided from Ravensong Aquatic Centre to trail head.

Attendance at a hiking information session to learn what to expect is mandatory for all new participants.

Saturday, July 29th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Cost is $60 per person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

Picnic and Play Events- Maple Lane Community Park Kids bring your adults and your dinner to Maple Lane Community Park on Friday August 25th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. This is a free family event and a great way to enjoy your community park. Games and activities are provided by the RDN Recreation and Parks leader. Propane BBQ’s are welcome. Maple Lane Community Park is located at 1035 Maple Lane Dr., San Pareil. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 for more information.

Graffiti Letters workshop 9yrs+ We call on our ‘street art smarts’ to experiment with a funky and fun lettering style. You will create something from a single letter or inspiring word in this workshop on Tuesday, August 29th at MacMillan Arts Centre. Choose from either the 9-11years workshop at 9:00 am to 12:00 pm or 12 years+ workshop from 1:00-4:00 pm. $30/ person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

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he Sun Also Rises is widely regarded as Ernest Hemingway's greatest book. In it, he describes bullfighting and running with the bulls at Pamplona. After reading his story, I was intrigued that people do such a thing. Once I found out more about it, I thought I'd try to capture the frenzy of participation in a poem. I bracketed the running with the history of pagan ritual that led to it and with what happens afterwards-the bulls travel the streets because it's the route from their corral to the bullfighting arena.

HEAT IN THE BLOOD

photo courtesy: tripsavvy.com

Your festival stirs it, Saint Fermin. You bishoped Pamplona’s see till they severed your head and its sermons, the head that Saint Saturnine wetted at the baptismal font in Toulouse. He was towed to his martyry on a rope by a running bull. Now the cobbles are castanetted by the beating of taurine hooves. The corral has its gates flung wide and the bull-pack are surging like galleons as they forge through this flesh-and-blood strait where, from fervor to fear, then to frenzy, the runners careen, saucer-eyed as the Curva De Mercaderes makes a flume for the human spate.

They commit to what Hemingway wrote of so bravely but never once dared: to tie on a scarlet bandana, drink wine, and, breakneck, to run on the horns at the tips of the prongs, then to swerve for the throng and be spared the cornada, the wound that would snuff out their Also-Rising Sun. The bulls now explode through the Plaza, where, long before dusk, they will thrust, pagan, against the estoque. And their blood will then steam from your dust.

About this Poem ...

This poem is addressed to St. Fermin, the person for whom the festival at which the bull-running occurs is named. It's written in 14-line sonnet form, with three four-line stanzas, each rhymed abab, and a closing couplet rhymed aa. The base rhythm is anapestic hexameter, i.e. each line has six anapests (da-da-DA). There's some variation and there's a pause in the middle of each line so that the groups of three anapests, along with some alliteration and bulky vocabulary, mimic the power and pace of the running e.g. and the BULL-pack are SURGing like GALLeons (pause) as they FORGE through this FLESH-and-blood STRAIT This poem has been previously published online and in print and anthologized by Able Muse. You can find the online version, which has a sound file, by googling "John Beaton Heat in the Blood".

John Beaton lives in Qualicum Beach. His poetry has been widely published. He served for four years as moderator of one of the Internet’s most reputable poetry workshops and is a Spoken Word performer, a member of the band Celtic Chaos, and a co-organizer of local events, including a community showcase for musicians and Spoken Word performers, the Qualicum Acoustic Café (QUAC). You can find samples of John’s work by searching online for “John Beaton poetry”. To receive a monthly newsletter about local community events organized by John and his family and friends, email him at jabeaton@gmail.com. ~ 1 8

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CANADIAN CHEESE, CRAFTED WITH CREATIVITY

Raintree Studio & Gallery Greg Swainson - Watercolour Artist & Instructor

Canada’s Dairy Farmers celebrate cheese craftsmanship in time for Canada’s 150th anniversary As Canadians from coast-to-coast prepare to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary, Natural Pastures has been chosen to exemplify the best in Canadian cheese as one of three cheesemakers selected nation-wide to share in the celebrations.

Natural Pastures’ highly awarded Comox Camembert was handpicked by Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to represent Western Canada along with a cheddar from Prince Edward Island and a blue cheese from

Ontario.

5101 Island Highway West, Qualicum Beach, BC

Open Thursday to Sunday • 12 to 5 pm

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“We’re truly honoured,” said Doug Smith, Operations Manager for Natural Pastures Cheese. “There are a lot of great cheesemakers in our region, and we’re thrilled to have been chosen to represent them and the high quality of cheese they produce.”

Comox Camembert is a creamy, rich cheese, characterized by its edible, downy white rind, with a delicate flavour of mushroom. Comox Camembert and Comox Brie both took third place in their respective categories at the World Championship in Wisconsin last year, and they’re local favourites at picnics and parties in British Columbia.

Representing the east coast is Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar produced by Cows Creamery on Prince Edward Island.

Aged for 14 months in carefully monitored temperature and humidity conditions, this cheddar is firm in texture and has a rich full-bodied flavour.

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DFC chose Devil’s Rock produced by Thornloe Cheese in Ontario to represent central Canada. Devil’s Rock is a creamy blue cheese in a uniquely shaped pyramid and encased in black wax.

Devil’s Rock itself is an iconic rock surface overlooking Lake Temiskaming and onward into Quebec.

Packages containing each of the three cheeses will be sent to media and bloggers across the country and they will be CONTINUED ON PAGE 23

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LIONS RECREATION HALL (LRH) 280 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. Summer FLOOR CURLING in lovely Qualicum Bay, casual play, casual fun, Mondays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm June to end of August at the Lions Rec. Hall only $2.00 no equipment needed, all ages. FMI - Fred or Lorraine 250-752-0216

Lighthouse Country & beyond

LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY SCRAPBOOKERS Meet 3rd Saturday monthly at the Lions' Rec Hall, 9:30am-4:30pm. $10. Door prizes. FMI Jorgie 250-757-8358 or Shirley 250-7578384.

CARPET BOWLING – 12:45 to 3pm at the LCC. FMI Call Layne (250) 757-8217.

AA LIGHTKEEPERS - Fridays at 7pm at the LCC. FMI contact (250) 757-2300.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (LCC) 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. SECOND SUNDAY MARKET at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay – Sunday July 9th - 8am-noon, Pancake Breakfast - $6 or $8. Enjoy live music, breakfast, shopping for a treasure, or even a few chickens for your coop! Members of the Bow Horn Bay Volunteer Fire Department will be serving up breakfast.

QUALICUM BAY LIONS CLUB – Meet at 7pm, every second and fourth Tuesday in the Lions Den at the Lions’ Rec Hall.

BRIDGE – Nordin Room 1-4pm Fridays at the LCC. FMI Sheila Steele 250-757-8307.

FOR MORE ACTIVITIES AT THE LCC, VISIT WWW.COMMUNITYHALL.CA

The Qualicum Beach Garden Club will meet on Tuesday July 11, 2017 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Doors open at 7 pm, the meeting takes place from 7:30-9:00 pm. All are welcome, guests $3. Of course you can join the club for $15. Topic: Citrus Plants.

Speaker: Bob Duncan of Fruit Trees and More. You can pre-order trees and Bob will bring them up with him.

PARKSVILLE / QUALICUM BEACH AND AREA

BOW HORNE BAY COMMUNITY CLUB Join us in the Nordin Room at the Lighthouse Community Ctr the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm. Welcome new members to keep our yearly events ongoing.

Call Joanne Ferreiro 250-228-4231 or email us at bowhornebayclub@gmail.com

The Eaglecrest Garden Club meets on Wednesday July 19, 2017 at 7 PM at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. All welcome.

Guests $3. Speaker: Mary Sahn - Nanoose Bay Succulents. Topic: Creating a Living wall with Succulents. For more info: Jenny 250954-3888

At the Lighthouse Community Centre LIGHTHOUSE BADMINTON, PICKLEBALL, AND TABLE TENNIS on Mondays at 7pm, starting Monday Sept 19th. PICKLEBALL and TABLE TENNIS on Thursdays at 7pm, starting Thursday Sept. 22nd. Times may change. $4 drop-in fee. Beginners welcome. Equipment provided. Players 15+ years. Info-ph. 250757-8307 steelehunt@shaw.ca

St. Anne’s Heritage Day, Sat. July 22, 407 Wembley Rd. at Church Rd. in Parksville (behind Wembley Mall) Pioneer Stories in St. Anne’s historic Church: seatings at 1 pm and 2:15 pm, each followed by a delicious Strawberry Tea in the hall nearby. Tickets $12. available at the Church office Tues. & Thurs. 9 am to Noon, or at the door. Info 250-248-0310.

LIGHTHOUSE SENIORS – Branch 152 – meet at 11:30am in the Seniors Room at the Lighthouse Community Centre on the first Monday of every month. For more information, please call Joan at 250-7579536.

Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club, 665 Jones St. QB - Provincial Men's Triples Tournament, Tues through Thursday, July 4, 5 and 6. Provincial Men's Triples Tournament. Men's triples teams from lawn bowling clubs across BC compete for the chance to represent BC in the Nationals.

Plus: Todd Sjogren Mixed Pairs Tournament, Sat, July 29 & Sun. July 30th. Mixed pairs teams from the North Island District compete for the the Todd Sjogren Trophy and cash prizes. Spectators welcome at both events.

TAOIST™ TAI CHI - Mondays 9:30-noon at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay. Wednesdays to May 2017, 10:45-12:15, at the OAP Hall in Fanny Bay. Contact: Richard 250-752-1231.

LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Bring your Spinning Wheels and fibre and meet the Lighthouse Spinners at the LCC, Tuesdays at 10:30am. FMI Call 778-424-1001.

Celebrating Jane Austen - The Grande Masquerade Regency Candlelit Ball Saturday July 15th -offers an unforgettable evening reminiscent of days gone by. Come “incognito” wearing your dancing mask.

Masks are also available for $5 each at the door. Please note that Regency attire is required. Tickets: $30 per person. Light refreshments will be served throughout the evening. A cash bar service is provided.

Tickets are available from the Rollin Art Centre. Tickets can also be reserved and paid for on line at www.centennialbelles.ca/event-tickets.

Nanaimo Marine Festival and International World Bathtub Race. MAFFEO SUTTON PARK & SWY-A-LANA LAGOON PARK Downtown Nanaimo. Free events for the whole family all weekend include Arts & Crafts Fair, Kiddies Karnival, Food Vendors, a children's Craft Tent, Born on a Board Wakeboard competition and more. Friday July 21st: 4PM-11PM, Saturday July 22nd: 9AM-11PM, Sunday July 23rd: 10AM-5PM.

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DENMAN ISLAND STUDIO TOUR WELCOMES TWO NEW ARTISTS - HOYANO’S WORK SPEAKS SOFTLY, FORD’S WORK REJOICES LOUDLY

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enman Island has been described as the hidden gem of the Gulf Islands, so it’s no small wonder that Brian Hoyano and Shannon Ford have each found their way here, pulled by the island’s mysterious charm.

Hoyano and Ford are both new to the island, and will be appearing for the first time on the Denman Island Studio Tour. They share a common background in jewelry, and although they each continue to incorporate precious metals and stones into their work, their pieces are as different from one another as it is possible to imagine: where Hoyano’s work is quiet, thoughtful, and spare, Ford’s paintings are bold, colourful, and massive in scale.

A fixture in the Vancouver Island and lower mainland craft circuit for years, Hoyano has regularly appeared at the Filberg Festival, offering contemporary jewelry with a strong Japanese aesthetic.

Born in Canada to Japanese parents, Hoyano believes his stylistic preferences are, at least, partially genetic.

“Before I had any inkling that I had any artistic ability, I was sensitive to quieter things, use of elements, space, strong graphic elements, all things that are descriptive of Japanese art.”

Exquisitely crafted, Hoyano’s jewelry can be accurately described as small sculpture, but he admits that the nature of the medium is visually-oriented, a constraint he ultimately found to be limiting.

For the past eight years, Hoyano has been creating larger, more thoughtprovoking works, using familiar materials –silver and brass, amber and pearls – and the asian-influenced elements that he is drawn to.

“I felt that there was a constraint in terms of what I could think about, what I could communicate with jewelry. With larger-scale sculpture, I could stretch conceptual muscles that I couldn’t with the smaller scale pieces/work.”

The resulting sculptures are spare and clean, delicate structures, casting calligraphic shadows on the walls.

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Exquisitely crafted, Hoyano’s jewelry can be accurately described as small sculpture.

They address complex ideas: his current Lifeboat series considers the human will to survive in the face of a planet critically damaged by overconsumption.

If Hoyano’s work speaks softly, Ford’s work rejoices loudly.

Hailing from the Okanagan, Ford paints in an intense colour pallete that belies her arid environment. While living near Oliver, BC, Ford was surrounded by two of her greatest inspirations: wildlife and horse. Her paintings are a direct interpretation of the majesty she sees in these creatures. Her process includes extended life studies, before producing canvases as large as 80 inches. In the painting, Ford incorporates gemstones and precious metals, using her history in gemology to determine how minerals will react to the paint she uses for a particular piece.

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The scale, colour, and texture of Ford’s work often evoke a visceral response of awe, and her paintings have attracted the attention of contemporary art galleries and collectors across the country.

In her new studio on Denman Island, visitors will have the opportunity to co-create a painting with Ford and other tour goers. It’s an exercise she has shared in the past, during her artist residencies, and she enthusiastically describes the process as freeing – both for guests, who may or may not have an artistic background, as well as for her.

The Denman Island Studio Tour takes place August 12-13, 10am – 4pm. 17 venues feature work by emerging, mid-career, and professional artists in a variety of media: painting, photography, wood carving, fabric arts, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, mixed media, and more!

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very day is beach day in Qualicum Beach but on Sunday, July 23rd there will also be a day of special events to celebrate the beauty of our beach!

Our 6th annual Beach Day event kicks off at 8am on Sunday, July 23 with a hearty Shriner’s breakfast near the Visitor’s Centre. All events are free and begin at 11am along the esplanade & the long stretch of open beach near the boat ramp. Kwali Seagull is back to celebrate this family fun & informative event on our beautiful waterfront & beach! There will be tents hosting activities, a main stage for live music plus a variety of games & entertainment on the beach. This fun family event offers a focus on environmental awareness.

Qualicum Beach Day offers plenty of hands-on activities for both children & adults alike. This event is strongly supported by the Town of Qualicum Beach & the local business community plus many local volunteer organizations. Exciting activities include skydiving, Seine Netting for Sea Creatures, Ucluelet Aquarium display, Port Alberni Aquarium display, UBC Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, Kite Building, Nanaimo Model Boats, Tug-of-War, Beach Golf & Soccer, Giant Bubbles, Story Telling, Sandcastle Building, Parachute Game, Fish Pond, Face Painting & Tattoos and a variety of displays including Shore Birds, Seaweed, Shark Dissection, Fossils, Rocks, Canada 150, WaterSmart, Plastics in the Ocean, plus QB Fire & Rescue, QB Pipe Band, Clowns, the Rainbow Stew Cloggers, Food, Music & more! Shuttles will be provided to the waterfront event picking up at the salmon mural across from Pharmasave. See you on the beach July 23rd! 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. FMI: www.qualicumbeach.com/beachday

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Established in their own right, Canadian cheeses are delicious and distinct from their European counterparts. Over the years, they have garnered top honours – from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, to taking awards at the World International Cheese Competition in Wisconsin and most recently, at the Global Cheese Awards in Somerset, England.

As a delectable snack or a feature at an elegant wine and cheese tasting, Canadian cheese is the perfect complement to the celebration of a momentous occasion, and what better reason to celebrate than the 150th anniversary of all that is Canada.

“Our great Canadian cheeses start with 100% Canadian quality milk, which are produced by our passionate dairy farmers

in a sustainable way,” said Sebastien Bergeron, Director of Marketing for DFC. “We want all of Canada to join us in celebrating generations of Canadian dairy farmers who have fed our nation for 150 years, and who provide cheesemakers with the milk they need to create great Canadian cheese.”

While cheese making in Canada can be traced back to the early 1600s when French explorer and founder of the Quebec settlements, Samuel de Champlain first introduced cattle to the region, it wasn’t until 1864, that American immigrant Harvey Farrington employed new technology to set up the very first Canadian cheese factory, ‘The Pioneer’ in Norwich, Ontario. By 1867, the year of Confederation, over 200 cheese factories were established in Ontario alone and

the foundation for the creation and production of distinct Canadian cheese was set.

About Dairy Farmers of Canada Founded in 1934, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national organization which defends the interests of Canadian dairy farmers and strives to create favourable conditions for the Canadian dairy industry.

Working in accordance with supply management principles, DFC promotes safe, high quality, sustainable, and nutritious Canadian dairy products made from 100% Canadian milk through various marketing, nutrition, policy, and lobbying initiatives. Driven by a strong sense of community and pride, DFC and Canadian dairy farmers actively support a number of local and national initiatives. Visit dairyfarmers.ca for more information. ~ submitted