Feb 2013 EyesOnBC Magazine by EyesOnBC Publishing

February 2013 vol 2 issue 02

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Travelling with Carolyn: Quebec’s Winter Carnival

9 Coco Café: The Little Café That Could 12 Hockey: A Vehicle for Life 17 Technology: Sync’ing your iOS device with iTunes

TRAVEL & OUTDOORS

4 Travellin’ with Carolyn: Quebec’s Winter Carnival 16 Local Eateries 18 Tide Table

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

22 ECHO Player’s: HMS Pinafore

COMMUNITY LIFE

7 From the Desk Bill Veenhof, RDN Director Area H 18 The Art of Conscious Living COMMUNITY PEOPLE 5 Images & Voices: Listening to the World 14 Kwalikum Secondary School Honour Students

9 Coco Café: The Little Café that Could!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

15 Linda Watts: Lighter Fare for the New Year 21 Health & Wellness Matters: Keep Your Heart Healthy

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

5 Kristopher Smith: Listening to the World

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VIVE LE CARNIVAL DE QUEBEC! by Carolyn Walton

hat to choose first here at the famous Quebec Winter Carnival with its more than 300 shows and activities indoors and out! Shall I go ice fishing or snow rafting, watch the International Canoe Race as teams from around the world attempt to cross the wide St. Lawrence River to Levis and back, battling ice floes, currents and arctic temperatures, or La Grande Viree, a spectacular dog-sled race through the narrow snow-packed streets of Old Quebec? Perhaps an old-fashioned sleigh ride around the historic Plains of Abraham? Quickly I grab my camera as Bonhomme Carnaval, wearing his signature ceinture fleche, a brightly woven arrow sash, and jaunty red tasselled tuque, comes my way. This jolly white giant with his perpetually happy face, big black eyes and furry outfit gives me his signature nod of the head and quaint kick of the leg. As I pose with him for the camera a muffled voice comes from somewhere in the vicinity of his chin. “Take that photo again” he jokes. “I forgot to smile!” He proudly shows me his Ice Palace made of 5,000 blocks of ice weighing 75 pounds each. I ask why so many Quebecers are carrying white plastic canes, which I notice are sold everywhere. “But of course, it is to hold the Caribou.” I am told. Caribou was originally a combination of ‘high wine’ used in church and straight alcohol. Today everyone has his own recipe, each extremely potent, but oh so warming, on this frosty festival day. Wandering through the alleyways of Old Town, I seek a quiet little cafe with local specialities and find it in the charming le Bistro Sous le Fort, with its red-and-white chequered tablecloths and friendly staff. The menu, available in English or French, comes in tabloid form with a wonderful stylized painting on the cover, a real souvenir. I order a local draft beer. Belle-gueule blonde, and decide on a cassolette of mussels, an appetizer, but plenty for lunch. Besides I want to leave room for grandmere’s apple pie or the maple syrup pudding and perhaps a glass of Chicoutai, a cloudberry liqueur.

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Bonhomme • submitted photo I’m looking forward to the Grand Costume Ball. Weeks before, I had cleverly put together an authentic coureur de bois outfit complete with ceinture fleche, buckskin moccasins and plaid shirt. Imagine my dismay when I learn the theme is to celebrate the’70s. Luckily I never discarded my bell bottoms and tie-dyed shirts. However when I try on the pants my silhouette gives new meaning to ‘bell bottom’! The grand ballroom of Hotel Loews Le Concorde is disco heaven, complete with flashing strobe lights. An Austin Powers look-a-like, in white disco duds, parades in on the arms of two blonde go-go dancers. The men in our party, suited up a la John Travolta in tight jackets and bell bottoms, sport bouffant black wigs; the women, in dazzling disco minis, wear wigs of red, white or blue.

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No visit to la belle province would be complete without a trip to a Cabane a Sucre (maple sugar shack) on beautiful Isle d’Orleans, just down the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City. The family Roy welcome us to their Erabliere le Chemin du Roy for dinner and typical Quebecois entertainment. After dining on baked beans, salads, crepes and yes, bottomless pitchers of potent Caribou, we’re in the mood to join the fiddlers and learn to play the spoons. Vive the food of Quebec. Vive le Carnaval! The 59th Quebec Winter Carnival runs from February 1st to February 17, 2013, Call: 1-866-422-7628 Travel questions? Contact me at wordsbywalton@shaw.ca

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regular one.” Leslie’s eyes shine with pride in his son.

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LISTENING TO THE WORLD by Rita Levitz

n July of 2012, twenty-seven years after he was born, Kristofer Smith heard the chirp of the crosswalk signal for the first time. He was crossing the street by St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. It was six weeks after his cochlear implant. Post-surgery healing was over and the system had just been switched on. The sound-scape of Kris’s life had undergone a profound change.

A cochlear implant is not a magic bullet – it takes effort and commitment to make it successful. Only twenty-four are done a year at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Successful candidates must have severe/ profound hearing loss, but also must have the qualities and dedication it takes to get the most out of the procedure. The “sounds” bypass the ear itself, transmitting signals directly to the auditory nerve. The brain then needs to be trained to interpret these

“I can hear my own voice now, and that everyone has a different voice,” says Kris. “When I first got home, I heard this ticking sound. I looked around to find what it was…it was the clock ticking, so I took the battery out of it. I had to get used to the many sounds.” So many sounds we take for granted – the refrigerator, fans – but we also take for granted the way our brains instantly interpret and identify those sounds. “Kris was born deaf— profound loss in one ear and severe in the other,” explains his uncle, Leslie Mitchell, “but we didn’t know that until he was eighteen months old. They wanted to institute him at Jericho – not a chance that was happening to my nephew – so my partner and I took custody of him. He’s the son I never had.” Kris went through the support and school services available in the Comox Valley – Cumberland Child Development Center, Union Bay and Royston Elementary schools, Cumberland Junior and then Vanier. “He had good support going through school, often with a teacher assistant to help him. He graduated from Vanier with a certificate indicating “Assisted Learning,” but he wasn’t satisfied with that. He went back on his own and graduated a second time, with a F E B R U A R Y

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“When he was little, we were told that he should learn to sign, but we felt that before he lost the bit of hearing that he had, let’s develop all the verbal we can. When he needs to learn sign language, he will.” Kris learned to sign at school, when he was fourteen. His ability to read lips, to be immersed in the hearing world, is probably paying dividends now, in his progress with the cochlear implant.

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Activation is merely the first step in a long process of “hearing” sounds, fine-tuning the system – called remapping – and then helping Kris to train his brain to understand and interpret what it “hears.” It involves repeated trips to St Paul’s Hospital and work with the team of specialists there – doctors, audiologists, speech and language therapists. “Now I can hear everyone talking around me, even people talking behind me. Now when I’m in a car, I can hear cars honking, or an ambulance siren. I feel safer; I might go for my own license. I can even hear when there’s something wrong with the engine. I hate that sound,” Kris laughs.

Although a world of sound has opened up for him, it rests on a work ethic, attitude, and foundation of skills and talents that he has developed, and been given the support to develop, along the way. Kris has worked for five years at his sister’s place – Nickolini’s Pizza in Bowser. The growth in his self-confidence after the implant led him to seek and get employment at Fanny Bay Oysters. “When he was younger, The Qualicum Bay Lions sponsored Kris to go to the Easter Seals camp every summer at Shawnigan Lake. He also worked as a sign-language counselor there. The Lions sponsored a computer for him too. He became so computer-literate that he helped design websites for kids in Courtenay. Pat Trask, curator Leslie Mitchell and Kristofer Smith • Rita Levitz photo at the Museum in Courtenay, had Kris show kids how to dig for dinosaur signals. “It’s sometimes called a bionic bones.” ear. That’s the processor on the outside of Kris’ head, held on by a magnet,” explains Kris is a bona fide rock and fossil hound. Leslie. “The portion inside his skull would “I go up the Trent River, Cook Creek and be like the hard drive. Hearing aids just Rosewall. My friends and I walk up as high increase the volume of the noise; they don’t as we can, sometimes staying overnight. It break it down.” used to be ocean up there, a long time ago. Every year the high water washes everything Before his surgery, Kris had a constant up, knocking things off the sides of the buzzing in his ears, even without his two banks. It changes every year. Every time I hearing aids. After the surgery, and before go, I find something. It keeps getting better the system was activated, Kris experienced and better…” six weeks of total silence. “I remember saying, ‘It’s great uncle, I can’t hear anything!’” E Y E S O N B C

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No submission deadline has been set yet, but applications are taken any time and you should expect that the next deadline will be at the end of April.

Hello to all the residents of Area H:

NORTHERN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

rlene and I enjoyed the holidays and had a great time with our children. This said, after the holidays, we jumped into new committee work and we are tackling the budget. It has been busy and I am writing this late. If you are reading this, it means that Linda Tenney has done some magic to get this into the Febuary EyesOnBC Magazine. Thanks Linda. [You’re welcome, Bill ~ LT]

The Northern Community Economic Development program provides support for economic development initiatives in the City of Parksville, the Town of Qualicum Beach and Electoral Areas ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’, and ‘H’. The Program allows the RDN Board of Directors to contribute to eligible projects that advance the Board’s vision for a resilient, thriving and creative local economy. For more information see: http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=2759.

If you have questions or comments, please contact me at bill.veenhof@shaw.ca.

Like Grants-in-Aid above, no submission deadline has been set yet, but applications are taken any time and you should expect that the next deadline will be end-April. ~

THE BUDGET No one in Area H is ever going to ask me for more taxes. Understanding this, I have and will do what I can to keep tax increases to the rate of inflation. This year, a few of us advocated for a process that helped us make some cuts to existing and new services. This means that, at the time I am writing this, it looks like that overall we see some decrease in the proposed budget. I made a motion that tax increases for the 5-year budget plan be kept to 1.5%. It was defeated.

GRANTS We are in a new year and, therefore, a new round of grant applications. I have included the three types of grants that organizations in Area H could be eligible for. If you think you might be eligible, I would strongly encourage you to apply. If you need help with the application process, let me know, I know a few people who might be willing to help write the application.

RECREATION GRANTS To provide funds on a District-wide basis to organizations requesting financial assistance to offer recreation programs, special events or projects, which would benefit specific communities or the District as a whole; either youth specific (11-18 years) or to other populations. For more details see: http://www.rdn. bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=417. Deadlines are normally the last Friday in January, April and September of each year.

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Our Sincere Thanks! The Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 211, Bowser, B.C. extends its heartfelt thanks to all those listed below, and to those who donated anonymously to our Christmas Food Hamper Program. We also thank the special people who volunteer their time to organize, pack and deliver these hampers. We know that everyone who received a hamper realizes how truly blessed we are to have a community and volunteers who care about those in need. Deep Bay Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department Echo Valley Farms Union Bay Credit Union - Lighthouse Branch John Lyotier & Lillian Terry & Cynthia Riglin Art & Rosemary Dorfer Valerie Weismiller Ronald & Gail Stafford Margaret Furnell Sandra Vanderwel Jean Weighill Jordan & Linda Veikko George & Joanne Cousineau Andrew & Judith Mitchell Timothy & Lorraine Hales Barry Crawford Bruce & Phyllis Murray Gerald & Laura Henning Alan & Valentina King Jack & Norma Rouse Ueberholz & Magdalene Egon David & Joyce Bartram Lesley MacDougall Terrence King Field Services

Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for grants-in-aid to help fund programs, activities or events that enhance the well-being of our community and benefit the residents. For more details see http://www. rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=989 F E B R U A R Y

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Joyce W. Bartram Anne Newman Fran Popoff Sandra Stephens Cy Pollock Things & Stuff Old Age Pensioners Nola Tansky Joyce Ayers Fanny Bay Craft Fair Tomms Food Village Moonlight Madness PJ Dance Credit Union Moonlight Madness Credit Union Match DBVFD Eva Dilworth Qualicum Landing Estates Bow Horne Bay Community Club Patricia Webster Accura Dental Clinic Parksville Dental Clinic Pacific Dental Clinic Bayview Dental and Implant Centre Qualicum Beach Pharmasave Memorial Compounding Medicine Centre Pharmacy

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COCO CAFÉ: THE LITTLE CAFÉ THAT COULD by David Morrison Troubled by certain news headlines, saddened by tragedy in the lives of two friends and anxious to see the back of a personally challenging year, I slipped from 2012 into 2013 under a cloud. I was sorely in need of a tonic, some news or an experience that would warm my heart, restore some faith, and get me back on track. Just five days into the New Year, I got it. In advance of my visit to the COCO Café in Cedar on January 5, I obviously knew what makes it special. After all, unless boasting uniqueness of general interest, it’s not likely I would be reporting on an ‘ordinary’ café. What I did not expect when stopping by, however, was the emotional impact the place would have on me. When heading home after an hour or so in its cozy confines, I left not only with a happy belly, but reenergized, inspired, and full of hope and optimism. A former flower shop, this lovely little corner eatery serves delicious, healthy food and beverages, as good as anything I’ve encountered on Vancouver Island. On this initial visit, undoubtedly the first of many, I opted for a Thai Chicken Panini with Curried Coconut Vegetable Soup,

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Sticky Toffee Bread Pudding and a seasonal Peppermint Mocha. Wonderful! So, the food is great, but what is it that makes COCO Café so interesting? Well, its creation is an extraordinary story, best told by the café manager, Melanie Cadden: “It was probably about eight years ago now. There were five families in the Cedar-Yellowpoint area who all had children with developmental disabilities. They were becoming concerned that because they were living in a rural area with rural transportation, outside a town, their kids would have a hard time staying socialized, and could become isolated once school was finished. So they wanted to create a public space where their kids could learn useful employment skills, getting socialization at the same time, and earn some money. It took about seven years of planning, hard work and dedication from the parents. A book store and other ideas were considered, but eventually they

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continued from page 9 decided on a café, as that would offer constant interaction and socialization.” COCO is an acronym of the Cedar Opportunities Cooperative, the organization of families that hatched the brilliant idea to open this café. In respect of this specific concept, establishments offering developmentally disabled individuals opportunities for empowerment seem few and far between. Three notable comparisons are the L’Arche Tova Café in Transcona, Winnipeg; the Harvest Café in Staten Island, NY, and the KJ Café, a kosher restaurant in Chicago. Nevertheless, while the idea is simple enough to translate to any community, as far as I can see the COCO Café is the first anywhere to originate directly from a cooperative of families. Cadden says it has really captured the imagination of many who envisage an equivalent in their own communities: “It’s just such an interesting concept, and we have lots of people coming in asking how we did it, what they need to do to start their own, and what could we do to help them do it. So there are these little seeds sprouting everywhere. It would be very nice to see more!” Headed by Cadden and assisted by a few volunteers, the COCO Café team of twentytwo includes sixteen men and women with developmental disabilities. On my visit a recent addition to the crew was busying herself clearing tables, working hard under Cadden’s guidance. At this juncture it is pertinent to mention the role Cadden plays, because from what I witnessed it is difficult to picture anyone more suited to

steer this venture. In the short time I dined there, her professionalism and motivational skills shone brightly as she dished out high fives, constantly offering praise and positive reinforcement to her team. It was inspiring and heartwarming to see Cadden’s leadership in action. The result is a bustling business staffed by a motivated team with real pride in its work, consequently offering their customers superior products and a great atmosphere. “She has just started and I made her a picture book to illustrate what her tasks are going to be,” Cadden says of the newest recruit. “We really individualize for each of our staff members, and of course it takes time to get to know them, figure out where their skills are, what they like and don’t like. We push them out of their comfort zone a little bit to help them develop, which results in them gaining confidence and a feeling of purpose, so it’s amazing to watch their growth.” Yet it’s not all sunshine, as that ol’ green stuff that supposedly makes the world go round will always enter the equation to present challenges. “Our funding comes directly from the Vancouver Foundation,” Cadden explains. “They have been amazing, and without them we would not be here today. Last year they gave us $75,000, but this year we get $50,000. It’s not necessarily a funding cut, but them expecting us to become sustainable. That is of course our goal and what we’re headed towards. But it is a large chunk of money that isn’t coming in this year, so we’ve had to think of how to move forward. I really feel the

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café is growing in leaps and bounds with the community’s support, so it’s a little frightening going into a new year going, okay, this is what we have to do to grow up. But we have already surpassed so many obstacles, so although it may be scary it’s totally doable.” In response, the COCO Café has moved into other areas of service in order to generate revenue. As Cadden explains, it represents an extension of what they already do so well. “We’ve just started making frozen dinners, like turkey dinners. As we’re not open for dinners it’s not only a good way of generating revenue, but also a way of providing good dinners to people in the community that might want them, like busy working moms and elderly people who don’t have the time to cook. And then there’s our catering. We did two big Christmas parties but because of those two events we landed catering for one hundred at a fire hall and at a private home in Cedar for twenty. That was just word of mouth. Because we are ‘just’ a café people don’t realize we’re doing it.” COCO Café is far from ‘just’ a café. It is a community hub and hopefully a blueprint for more of its kind on Vancouver Island and beyond. Like any business it faces financial and other challenges, but everything possible is being done to combat them. The hope is that a society can be formed to attain the venture charitable status. “That would be huge,” says Cadden. “So many people want to give us money because they believe in what we’re doing.” In the meantime, in terms of the invaluable life experiences offered by the COCO Café, everyone involved is already rich. “Really, what we’re getting out of it is worth a million dollars!” says Cadden. ~ The COCO Café is situated at Suite #4A 1840 Cedar Rd., Nanaimo, and open from 7:00am to 4:00pm, Monday thru Saturday. The café can be contacted by telephoning (250) 323-2223 or emailing Melanie Cadden at coco_cafe@shaw. ca. For further information please visit www.facebook.com/coco.cafe.cedar and www.cedaropportunities.coop. The Cedar Opportunities Cooperative website provides details of how you can support the COCO Café via membership and volunteering. ~

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This poem was written by Susanne Hale in response to a question I posed recently on Facebook. “Romance Research: How do you do it?”

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I actually meant that I was researching ‘romance’, and should simply have asked ... How do you romance someone? But my cryptic wording of the question led to much more interesting responses than expected...like Susanne’s poetic response “Romancing Research”. For more about words, writing, and publishing ... check out our blog “Squished Ink” at www.eyesonbc.com. ~ Linda Tenney

How does one romance research Answers my friend had sought An interesting question to be posed I thought and thought and thought The invitation of a question Could be a place to start It sparks curiosity of the mind That comes straight from the heart The quest to find the answers to A delightfully delicious puzzle Hours are spent, theories wrought On the brain ideas nuzzle Tools are used; instruments deliver The language of numbers builds Conversations had; statistics compared The mind is in the thrill Eyes sparkle on results they gaze Proof is beyond a doubt Wait, there, what does he see Could there be another route? Nirvana attained, his body aquiver Curiosity courts him well He comes again for more and more Love wrapped, forever to dwell - by Susanne Hale

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by Lisa Verbicky “Hockey has truly shaped me as a person.”

t’s something you might expect to hear from one of the Sedin brothers, maybe, but a 22-year-old girl from Parksville? Most of us know Marissa Jordan as the spunky blond slinging skates at Oceanside Place Arena’s skate shop. You know, the platinum-haired spark-plug with the deadpan wit, electric blue eyes, and signature nose ring. One word enters my mind repeatedly while we chat over coffee - ‘strength’. She is also articulate, self-assured, indelibly kind hearted, and fiercely determined. As I interview her, I can’t help wondering, as a parent, how I can instill these characteristics in my own daughter, and I realize that somewhere in that thought, Jordan has suddenly earned my respect. Jordan has grown to become an advocate and role model for sport, particularly for girls, as a vehicle for life changing experiences. Her own personal ride has been hockey, bumping shoulders with the boys for seven years before moving on to female competitive hockey, and then coaching.

Jordan spent most of her childhood winters battling hard in the corners, pressing for the puck, rushing the net and scoring goals as a forward on co-ed (now called ‘integrated’) teams in Oceanside.

“Sport can show you how to put yourself out there. It builds self-confidence, teaches you teamwork, perseverance, how to set goals, and shows you that you can really do anything you set your mind to,” she says. “The lessons are endless.”

At 14, she moved on to play female regional rep hockey for the North Island Stars (renamed the Nanaimo Extreme in 2006) after coach Steve Paul contacted her dad, Phil Jordan, to ask her to come out for a practice.

“I couldn’t imagine not having that outlet. Without hockey, I wouldn’t have made the friendships I have, I wouldn’t have gotten involved in volunteering with the RDN, I wouldn’t be looking at the same career path,” says the VIU Bachelor of Tourism and Recreation Management Student who has her sights on becoming a Recreation Programmer.

“When I went out to play, I was just blown away by the level of competition.”

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Her first year she admits was an eye-opener. Playing alongside high caliber 17 and 18-year-olds, she spent a lot of time on the bench. But it was most difficult socially, she says. “I was shy, I didn’t know anybody, and I was finding it hard to find my place in a tight knit group of girls. I wanted to quit. But, my mom (Marilynn McLeod) gave me the ‘mom talk’ about, you know, how you can’t always quit just because something gets hard. So, I went back and it gelled. I made friends for life on that team.”

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Jordan is a firm believer in the value of sport in breaking down social barriers, particularly in the complex world of girls, she says. “You’re not always going to get along with everyone. But if you’re playing on a hockey team you have at least one thing you can all talk about. It’s lesson that translates from hockey to life. Whether you’re talking about your co-workers or your team-mates, if you can find that common ground, you can care about each other just a little bit and excel.” In Jordan’s second year with the Nanaimo Extreme, the team went through a transition loosing most of its senior players, leaving her as one of five girls returning to the team. “I knew that I would have to step up and set an example for the new players, so I worked really hard in the off season. I ran a lot. I had a huge development year, got some ice time and scored some goals.” Jordan went on to become captain at age 16 from 2006 to 2008, when they finally won in the Islands, against rivals,Victoria, after loosing to them a tough three years in a row. continued on page 20 •

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It was a dark, freezing day in February 1989 when Larry arrived at the docks of the Kelowna yacht club with his skates and his dog Caesar. Caesar immediately sensed something on the ice. He quietly padded over to investigate and found Susan lying on her side. Caesar’s gentle nudge and hot breath on the back of Susan’s neck made her sit up with a start. Susan was photographing icicle formations on the docks when she found herself face to face with a big black dog and a man with an awesome smile who would change her life forever. Susan and Larry discovered that they were fellow photographers and kindred spirits. Larry was a camera man at BCTV and working as a freelance photographer. Susan was an instructor at OUC who shared Larry’s dream of owning a photography business and studio. Before long the couple were living their dream with Photographic Excellence in Kelowna. Meanwhile, National Geographic was considering Larry for an assignment in the North West Territories. Instead of heading north Larry and Susan went south to Rarotonga for a two month photographic adventure of a life time. They photographed traditional ceremonies, building projects, remote areas and a presidential event. By the time they returned to Kelowna Susan and Larry were married.

Twenty years later this couple crave a new life on Vancouver Island. They recently moved to Qualicum Beach from Kelowna and are adamant that this is the best place on Earth! • Photographic Excellence is open for business on Vancouver Island. • Specializing in commercial, portrait and pet photography for over 20 years. • Extensive experience with architectural photography for entries in the CHBA awards. • State of the art digital equipment and a large studio in Qualicum Beach Check out Photographic Excellence at www.photo-excel.com and call the Qualicum office at 250-594-7975. Larry MacDougall and Susan Whitney, Photographers.

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MEET THE HONOUR STUDENTS OF KWALIKUM SECONDARY SCHOOL The Qualicum Beach Honours Society is an independently funded, non-profit Society whose mandate is to celebrate “Academic Excellence with Pride in Achievement”. Kwalikum Secondary School grade 12 students apply to become members in the fall of their graduation year. Members are inducted into the Honours Society at a banquet in June if they have maintained an 83% average in their academic courses for the year. As a society, we have awarded over $115,000 in scholarships over the past 20 years to these deserving students. During the school year, a photo and profile of each applicant is showcased here in EyesOnBC Magazine. MELISSA CESSFORD My years of high school have been quite an adventure. There have been good moments as well as bad. I will never forget the experience I had. Travelling to Europe was one of those unforgettable experiences. After high school I hope to go to university, and experience even more of the world.

FLAVIA SPOSATO My journey through KSS has presented me with the opportunity to build the best base of supportive friends and knowledge. I very much look forward to branching out and further pursuing my interests in Social Sciences and Humanities Studies. Thank you to all that have guided me along this path!

WILLEM KUUN I have many good memories and experiences to look back on in my 12 years of schooling. I've enjoyed the challenges and excitement of taking on and learning something new. I have been a part of many sports teams, clubs, and community activities. I'd like to continue my education in the Math or Physics at University and hope to one day visit the Large Hadron Collider.

JOE STEVENS My four years at Kwalikum Secondary create fond memories for me. This school was the place that I learned to excel in my favorite courses Socials, Chemistry and Physical Education. I would like to thank all the great teachers, who pushed me to achieve my potential in becoming an A student and, who have prepped me for my future at university. I plan to become a teacher specializing in History and Physical Education.

TALYA JESPERSON KSS has challenged me, provided me with opportunity and has given me an unforgettable high school experience. I am sad to leave this wonderful little Kondor nest, but I'm definitely prepared to take flight, and I owe it all to this community and all of the incredible people who have helped me. You have helped me grow even through the hardest times and I can’t thank you enough. I'm lucky to have grown up in such a special place.

CHRISTOPHER SUMANDO These last four years have changed me in a plethora of ways, from music tastes to self-confidence. Because of KSS, I’ve made many friends, and taken in many new experiences; like studying across the country for a summer. To stay focused and interested, I must be challenged – it’s in my nature; and the sciences have done just that. After high school I plan on attending VIU for a BSc. Biology. The dream, ultimately, is to become a doctor. Before I step out into the real world, I want to thank all my friends and teachers for pushing me and molding me into who I am today.

SAM YIP I am an exchange student from Hong Kong, and I am going to graduate from Kwalikum Secondary School. Qualicum Beach is a really small town and a nice town. Quality Food’s and Qualicum Sushi are where I like to frequent and work. I like Kwalikum Secondary School so much because the teachers are nice and my classmates are friendly; the school is also a beautiful building. Lastly, I am in an amazing homestay family, and in school, I have a good counsellor. I love my life in Canada!

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Asian Sole en Papillote (Serves 4) What You Need 4 (6 oz/175 gm) sole fillets salt and pepper to taste 1 medium red pepper, julienned 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 to 3 drops sesame oil (optional) 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 2 teaspoons honey 1 large garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot 2 green onion, finely chopped What To Do

LIGHTER FARE FOR THE NEW YEAR

Preheat oven to 425 F. Cut four square sheets of parchment paper, each measuring about 12 x 15 inches. Lay sheets on a clean work surface and fold each sheet in half crosswise, crease with your fingers and then lay flat again.

by Linda Watts, Registered Dietitian

fter feasting on too many treats over the holidays, I’m all about eating light and healthy meals well into the new year. But easing up on the fat and calories doesn’t mean I’m depriving myself of delicious food. Years ago, while taking cooking courses at a Vancouver culinary school, I learned of an easy French cooking technique that produces flavourful and nourishing meals. Preparing food en papillote [pah-peeYOHT], entails steaming lean cuts of chicken, fish, seafood, or vegetables in packages made of parchment paper, which is available in gourmet kitchenware stores and well-stocked supermarkets. Aluminum foil can also be used. Steaming is the ultimate low-fat cooking technique but it has the reputation of producing humdrum diet fare. Cooking en papillote creates food with clean, vibrant flavours. The parchment packet keeps

fragrant aromas in close contact with its edible contents. The recipe below can be adapted to a variety of ingredient combinations. Try it with fresh spinach, chopped tomato, thinly sliced fennel or mushrooms. Instead of soy sauce and honey, experiment with a splash of dry white wine, orange juice, or stock. Substitute sole with other mild-flavoured, firm-fleshed fish such as tilapia, snapper or cod. Use the freshest fish your wallet can handle.

Lay a sole fillet on one side of the fold of each piece of parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle red pepper over each fillet. In a small bowl combine vegetable oil, sesame oil (if using), soy sauce, honey, garlic and ginger root. Drizzle evenly over each fillet. Sprinkle with green onion. Fold over each parchment paper leaving a little air inside so the ingredients can steam. Fold edges around each package to seal tightly.

I’ve taught patients the en papillote method and many are surprised how quickly they can assemble dinner for themselves; ordering take-out pizza takes more time. But the real selling point tends to be realized after the meal when clean-up involves fewer dirty pots and pans. The parchment paper or foil is simply tossed away. Now, how easy is that?

Put packages on a rimmed baking sheet and cook for about 12 minutes. If the fish fillets are thicker than one inch, you’ll need more cooking time. Open a package to check for doneness. The fish should be opaque in colour and flake with a fork. Transfer each package to a plate and open at the table. Serve with rice or quinoa and more veggies, if desired.

Linda Watts is a registered dietitian. Send her questions at wattslin@gmail.com

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FAMILY FUN THAT’S QUICK AND DELICIOUS, EASY AND NUTRITIOUS (NC)—Making your own version of your favourite take-out meals at home means you can control the amount of sodium and fat your family is consuming without compromising on flavour. If you stock your freezer with whole-wheat pita and your pantry with healthy pasta sauce, you will always have the base for a perfect Pitazza at a moment's notice.

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Healthy cooking tip: To add protein to your Pitazza without the extra sodium, roast a whole chicken. Remove the meat and store in your fridge. Freeze the bones for when you have spare time to make your own, low-sodium chicken broth.

Pitazza Prep time: 8 minutes Bake time: 15 minutes Serves: 2 • Serving Size: ½ pita Calories per serving: 202 Ingredients: • ½ cup (125 mL) Healthy Choice Garlic and Fine Herb pasta sauce • 1 90g whole wheat pita, split in half to make 2 circles • ½ cup (125 mL) finely sliced peppers (red, orange and/or yellow)

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• ½ cup (125 mL) sliced mushrooms • ¼ cup (50 mL) minced red onion • 2 tbsp. low-fat feta cheese crumbled or your favourite low-fat cheese Directions:

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SYNC’ING YOUR iOS DEVICE WITH iTUNES by Dan LaRocque, UpYourMedia Solutions

any of you readers may have gotten a new Apple mobile device, ie., iPad, iPhone, or iPad Mini over this past holiday season, and aren’t you the envy of all your friends? The first step on the road to the joys and wonders of your personal mini supercomputer is to sync your device to your main desktop or laptop. In theory, your iPad or iPhone can act as a standalone device using iCloud, Apple’s wireless storage technology, to keep your data, documents and music, but capacity and adaptability are the reasons I recommend pairing that device with your primary machine. You can also use iCloud to sync your devices, but personally, I’m skeptical about

the privacy and ownership issues that arise from having my contact, calendar, mail and photo data being stored in massive databanks in the US. Instead, I prefer to sync my devices via USB and my iTunes application.

choose what features to sync between your computer and your device, from music to photos, contacts and calendars.

(Note, these instructions are for Mac computer users only, running either Snow Leopard 10.6.8, Lion 10.7 or Mountain Lion 10.8. I’m sure many features will be similar with the version of iTunes running on your PC, but, thankfully, I can’t guarantee that.) The Sync dialogue happens within your iTunes application. Once you plug in the device, iTunes should launch and your iPhone or iPad will appear within the sidebar. From this dialogue, you can

On the initial ‘Summary’ page you can choose to backup your phone’s data to either the iCloud or to your computer. I choose to backup to my computer as I like to feel like I have physical control and ownership over my data. The phone will back itself up every time you plug in your device. To the right of the ‘Summary’ is the ‘Info’ tab. From here you can choose to sync all or some of your contacts, calendars and mail accounts. I recommend that you complete a backup of the contacts and calendars on your computer, just in case. continued on page 23

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WHAT ARE WE ENTITLED TO? By Joanne Sales

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What am I entitled to? One answer is “nothing.” The sacred answer is “everything.” There is lots of space between those two extremes. Entitlement is a huge topic right now. There are entitlements that people weave into their personality structure, and entitlement battles fought over who has the right to what. But we’re going to look at political social entitlements - after we talk about cubes and cells. I’m fascinated by the “either/or” inclinations of the brain. Most people have seen the Necker Cube optical illusion from 1832. As you stare at twelve lines forming the diagram of a cube, you will see one face - or the other - of the cube. Your vision flips back and forth between the two faces. But you can’t see both at the same time. Another “either/or” example from biology has been brought to light by cellular biologist Bruce Lipton. Lipton observed that individual cells are either moving away from danger and toxins (bad things) or towards healing and nutrition (good things.) But they can’t move in both directions at the same time.

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Our bodies and societies are much more complex than single cells, but there are similarities. We too are either moving towards good things or retreating from bad things. We’re in fight or flight / running away, or we are moving towards light, healing and good times. We’re in love or we’re in fear. Love extends. Fear contracts. We’re doing one or the other. Retreat is necessary for short-term survival when we’ve got to get away from that tiger; we run and hide and slam our doors. But for long-term survival and well-being, we’ve got to put down our guards and move in the direction of healthy communication, nutrition, goodness and mutual support. continued next page

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The smallest circle of society is I, me, mine. Slightly larger circles include family and friends and then “those like me.” But in our shrinking world, we’re now in constant relationship with those who appear to be “not like me.” They look different, think differently and we don’t understand their motives. But there they are, indisputable members of the family of man, and our future depends on their well-being. Tough times have put us into fight or flight, and from behind high fences and locked gates, many are upset about “those entitlements.” The global economic crisis is largely the result of corruption and abuses of greed at the top, but there are abuses on all levels. No question, imbalances need to be corrected. Along with entitlement comes responsibility. It is our responsibility to contribute and work, not steal, not harm others, and to respect the dignity and rights of others. Any camper knows that he has a responsibility to leave the campsite better than he found it. We are short-term campers on planet earth. We also have a responsibility to the future.

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The failure to be responsible to the whole is a failure of heart most of all. But if this crisis is the fruit of selfishness, the answer does not lie in retreating into selfishness even further. Personally I think entitlements is the wrong word. The word “entitlements” makes us angry. It sounds like someone is stealing from us, sleeping all day while we work and eating our lunch. Entitlements is a “taking” word; what we need is a “giving” word. Perhaps we could call some entitlements “generosities” mechanisms to share the wealth as effective societies have always done when the harvest came in, or the hunt was successful. Others entitlements could be called “the mechanisms of gratitude” – ways to show respect and to provide what is needed for the well-being and success of elders, veterans, children, aspiring students, struggling parents and those who serve the greater whole. To make this possible, we have to rediscover the concept of “enough.” If we have enough, we don’t need more. Gandhi said, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”. Everybody is entitled to ”enough.” Where does our safety lie? Not behind locked gates in a state of fear. Safety comes from a friendly relationship with the natural world and a healthy planet. Our safety comes from each other, in the potential of children well loved and educated, in elders respected and cared for. Safety lies in healthy foods raised in sustainable ways, in clean water and clean air, in art and social networks that support honest and creative communication. Yes, we are entitled to all that. Individually and collectively. We can’t afford – nor do we want - castaways. Our world is too small. There is the reality of “As you sow, so shall you reap”, known in the East as karma, and known on the street as “What goes around, comes around.” We pay a severe price when we don’t care.

We live by love or we live by fear. We can’t do both at the same time. With each decision, we’re moving towards a heaven or hell of our own making, personally and socially. Change is called for! But we don’t want our hearts to shrink. If we lock our gates, we have to live behind them. The prison keeper is in prison.

The devotees of Ayn Rand with their selfish, “each man for himself” philosophy have led us down a dark path. A society which demonstrates acceptance, appreciation and support for one another is a much more successful society.

What were those crazy Canadians thinking when they set up universal health care, and developed a reputation around the world for being peaceful, open-minded, openhearted folks? Just what were they thinking? Let’s remember. Before it’s too late. ~

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continued from page 13 “We faced a lot of adversity that year because even though we beat Victoria, they got a buy in and we had to face off against them again in the provincials.” The team went on to host the provincials at home, placing fourth. In 2007, she also made it through the U18 BC Hockey Regional evaluation camp and on to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association (BCAHA) U18 Female Cup in Salmon Arm. “It’s funny because I can’t really remember what the scores were in most of my games and tournaments, I just remember having fun, making friends, and scoring goals.” At age 18, after her final year on the Extreme, Jordan realized that her options on the Island for playing competitive hockey were limited. So, she went back and played a final year as an ‘over-age’ player in Midget boys for the 2008-2009 season. During that season, she was also asked to come out and play U21 Junior Women’s Hockey with the Richmond Steelers, commuting every weekend from the Island for practices, and traveling to North Dakota and Washington, DC for tournaments.

ave you ever wondered about the word ‘epiphany’? I mean we all know what it means, right? It is the kind of self revelation that once in clear view transforms that which we thought we understood into something that we are sure we understand emphatically! With this kind of knowledge you should be able to walk to the front of the line at Tim Horton’s. But, why this word to describe such earth moving revelations - I mean epiphany? And so I wonder what would it be like to invent this monumental word today...how would that be received?

“When I realized that there were no other options to play competitively closer to home, I knew that if I wanted a team, I’d have to start it.” So, Jordan and her dad pulled together a senior woman’s team (18+) and played against lower mainland, and other Island teams in 2009. “I truly believe that if you want to change something you have to get involved,” she says. The over 18 team started strong but by 2010 numbers started to fizzle, at which point it became a recreational team, and by 2011 they shut it down. Female Hockey on Vancouver Island in general has been experiencing some growing pains, says Oceanside Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) Female Co-ordinator, Sue Street who first became involved in 2007 when her two daughters began playing. “The numbers started dropping in 2009. Last year, in particular, was a bit of a struggle for female hockey on the Island, as the Female Regional Rep Program was disbanded the same time that body checking was taken out of the integrated teams. This resulted in

more girls moving over to play with boys than we had ever seen in Oceanside, leaving some female divisions short.” However, says Street, Oceanside itself is seeing a “rebound” effect of girls coming back into the program. Today, OMHA has 75 girls playing female hockey and 30 girls playing integrated. “Girls are passionate about the sport, parents support the programs, and as long as we can keep local associations on board with providing female programs as well as integrated ones, we will see an increase in the number of females playing hockey,” says Street. VIAHA and OMHA are already putting ‘feelers’ out there to see what the interest is for competitive female teams starting in 2013/2014. As for Jordan, she turned down a spot with the UBC team, the only female collegiate hockey team in the province in favor of staying close to home at VIU, and the possibility of graduating debt-free. “I didn’t see an academic program at UBC that excited me, and the cost was also a consideration. I had to be realistic. I didn’t continued on page 23

Epiphany

I strode to my pub as cocky as a rooster sneaking up on dawn and shouted out with a how do you do I had an epiphany today I swaggered over to the water cooler there was a wow and a what as smug as a squirrel in a new fur coat the waitress thinks she has a cream for it and said with a deliberate calm pompousness ......mis begots I thought I had an epiphany today there was awe and silence I meandered down a laneway smiles and nods….some oohs and some awes as forlorn as a balloon without air ...they meandered off and whispered to no one in particular ......idiots I thought I had an epiphany today a man passing by with a shopping cart filled with dreams I raced home to my family was totally impressed and shouted out as giddy as a word inventor could be ...cool man, really cool and declared with confidence and ......got a buck presidential demeanor I had an epiphany today What’s the moral of my poem today? Whenever the there was a hi dear and a hi dad word epiphany was created must have been a cool ipods and ipads….dinner and the dog time indeed. ...the grass to be cut Irish ......traitors I thought

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KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY FOR LIFE! prepared by Lucy Churchill, RN February is Heart Health Month Think about your heart health and the health of your family members. Unhealthy behaviours continue to put Canadians at risk for heart disease, hypertension (high blood pressure) and stroke. At least four out of five Canadians over the age of twenty have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Take action this heart month to protect your heart.

It’s important to know your TRU blood pressure!

Reduce your stress level. A certain amount of stress in your life is both natural and healthy. Stress stimulates you and increases your level of alertness. Life with too much stress becomes unpleasant and tiring and may put your health at risk. If you smoke, quit. To maximize your success: • Choose a less stressful time to quit, do not try to quit during holidays or when you are under a lot of pressure • Identify your smoking triggers • Keep busy – plan activities that are hard to do while smoking

Bp TRU is an automated, non-invasive blood pressure and pulse monitoring system with accurate results considered second only to wearing a 24-hour blood pressure monitor. A series of 6 readings are taken at 2-minute intervals – the first reading is discarded and the final 5 readings are averaged to give a clear picture of your “TRU” blood pressure.

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• Become more active. Participate in regular physical activity, 30 minutes or more several times a week. Consult with your doctor before beginning an exercise program to determine if it is right for you. • Take a walk, use the stairs, do some gardening, swimming, dancing or cycling. • Manage your cholesterol. To maintain healthy cholesterol levels: • Choose foods that are low in cholesterol, saturated fat and total fat content • Eat more fruit and vegetables, whole grain products, low-fat dairy products and lean cuts of meat • Maintain a healthy body weight and increase your physical activity • Take cholesterol lowering medications if prescribed by your doctor. • Maintain your blood pressure in the normal range -130 systolic or less over 80 diastolic or less • Eat food low in sodium (salt) • Drink alcohol in moderation (no more than 2 drinks a day – no more than 14 drinks a week for men and no more than 9 drinks a week for women) • Increase your physical activity • Take blood pressure lowering medication if prescribed by your doctor • If you have diabetes, control your blood sugar as close to normal as possible • Monitoring your blood pressure with the BPTru blood pressure monitor is a helpful tool for you and your physician Risk factors Risk factors we have no control over are family history and being male or female over the age of 45 years old. ~

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ECHO PLAYERS PRESENTS

H.M.S. PINAFORE submitted

ilbert and Sullivan’s most popular comic operetta, H.M.S Pinafore, will be presented at the Village Theatre in Qualicum Beach February 14 - March 3. Lesley McVey’s staging of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” is a delight. From George Murguly’s lighting, Hilary Whelton’s vocal direction, Donna Wilkins’ arresting choreography for a handsome crew of sailors, to Celia Wesselman’s sumptuous costumes and set designer Phil Copple’s tiptop ship deck, the creative team pulled out all the stops. The lyrical acting ensemble is led by Skye Donald as saucy Buttercup (“I’m Called Little Buttercup”) and Brian Lecky as Capt. Corcoran. As the morally dubious captain who never swears at his crew -- “well, hardly ever” -- Lecky shows his comic gifts, starting with rocking “I am the captain of the Pinafore.” W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore opens with the crew of the Pinafore busily and boisterously sprucing up the deck for the arrival of Sir Joseph Porter (Paul Churchill), a high-ranking admiral. They pause only to buy wares from the peddler called Little Buttercup and then return happily to work. But not all are so happy. Ralph Rackstraw (Nicholas Atkinson), “the smartest lad in all the fleet,” is in love with Josephine (Belle Warner) the daughter of Captain Corcoran, who has been promised to Sir Joseph. In spite of this -- and the fact that Josephine and Ralph are far apart in terms of social station -- Ralph pursues her, and she eventually confesses her own love for him. The two young lovers plan to elope, but skeptical sailor Dick Deadeye (Alistair McVey) informs Captain Corcoran of their plans and the Captain puts

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Costume Rehearsals Photo: ECHO Players a halt to them. Sir Joseph, furious at Ralph’s impertinence, has him imprisoned. At that moment, Buttercup reveals a tremendous secret, and all is made right by Dear Little Buttercup. “A silly plot, to be sure, but a whale of a good time,” admits Lesley McVey but adds, “Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas are always such fun, full of satire and wit. The music is lively and runs the gamut from funny to politically-pointed to poignant. It has been such a pleasure to collaborate with such creative team,” she said. The cast is rounded out by an excellent crew of sailors: Terry Whittaker (The Boatswain), Deacon Marshall (Sherlock), David Roberts (Carpenter), Justus Limpright (James), Joshua Jai (Alexander), Len Mustard, Chris Lee, Colin Payne, Jared Cleveland and Steve Price-Francis. Sir Joseph’s ever-present sisters, cousins, and aunts are Susan Warner, Kirsteen McLean, Glynis Milligan, Joanne Bush, Maria Milligan, Nancy Nicholson, Tina Sturgess, and Teresa Stanley. Musical Director, Bonnie Stebbins/ keyboard leads musicians Carol Fetherston/ keyboard and Cindy Speelman/flute during

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performances from a specially constructed “crows nest”. Gilbert and Sullivan’s first blockbuster is among the most crowd-pleasing comic musicals in history, loved for its dynamite songs, gleefully entertaining story and saucy satire. Filled with Sullivan’s memorable melodies. H.M.S. Pinafore is pure joy and sensational entertainment for everyone, young or old! Audiences are encouraged to get their tickets early to avoid disappointment. Evening Performances are February 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, March 1 at 7:30pm. Matinees February 16, 17, 23, 24, March 2, 3 at 2:00 pm at the Village Theatre, 110 West 2nd Avenue, Qualicum Beach. Prices Adults $21; Seniors $18; Students (with valid card) $10; Group Rates (10+) available on request. Tickets available at Village Theatre Box Office (110 W. 2nd Avenue, Qualicum Beach ) - Tuesday Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm - also show nights 6:00pm - 7:30pm - Matinees 12:30pm - 2:00pm / By Phone at 250-752-3522 or by email at info@echoplayers.ca.

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continued from page 17 - In Sync To the right of the ‘Info’ is your ‘Apps’ tab where you can toggle on or off the various apps that you’ll sync to your device. This is handy when your family has many devices using a single Apple ID to purchase apps. This is the easiest way for you to graphically arrange the apps and folders on multiple windows with a simple drag and drop motion.

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Next to that is the ‘Tones’ tab which allows you to sync your many ringtones to your phone, and beside that is the ‘Music’ tab. Obviously it’s not always going to be possible, or even desirable to sync your entire music library to your iPhone or iPad, so this is where you can choose particular playlists, artists, genres or even albums to store on your phone.

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Moving to the right are the ‘Movies’, ‘TV Shows’ and ‘Podcasts’ ‘iTunes U’ and ‘Books’ tabs where the procedures are the same as we’ve discussed, choosing to sync any or all of those particular resources to your phone.

have on the go with you to be able to show others rather than wading through 1000s of possible photos.

The ‘Photos’ tab is the final step in your syncing adventure, and again, you can choose to add all or only some photos to your IOS device. I always recommend a similar approach to your photos as I do for your music, and that you should create a specific album in your iPhoto of your top 25, 50 or 100 photos that you would want to

The capacity bar at the very bottom of your iTunes window will show how much data in each category you’re moving onto the device, and whether or not it can handle it. Finally, click Apply and wait while the iPad or phone completes its sync, then dismount, unplug and enjoy.

put some real organizational power at your fingertips once you can get all your computers and mobile devices working in sync together. ~ Dan LaRocque is the owner of Up Your Media, Mid-Vancouver Island’s choice for Apple computer training, support and service. Watch for his upcoming courses on Apple computer and mobile devices at Vancouver Island University.

Any or all of these IOS devices make for wonderful tools and toys, but you can

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“Having such an outside influence tell you that you are good, or that you can be anything just reaffirms what your parents have taught you.”

Today, Jordan has turned her eye towards coaching, holding the position of assistant coach of the Nanaimo Extreme last season, and of the Oceanside Midget Icebreakers Female Team this year. “I’m at the point where I want to give back. Especially to girls in a way that benefits them as athletes and as people,” she says. “When I think back to how hockey shaped my life, I think about coaches, like Darren Hauca with the Extreme. It was great to have someone like him tell me I could be or do anything, and reaffirm what my parents taught me.”

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Last summer, Jordan joined forces with Port Alberni hockey enthusiast, Dominique Di Rocco, to assist with Rock Hockey, a female hockey camp for girls age 14 to 17. “Dominique was pretty much the reason I started coaching. She has always believed in my coaching and playing abilities, and has been a huge influence in my hockey life. She’s is an amazing role model for girls.” After graduation, Jordan is currently exploring the option of playing hockey in Europe before launching into a career in E Y E S O N B C

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LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS GROUP needs your help. FMI Call: Val Weismiller: 250-757-9667.

LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY HALL PANCAKE BREAKFAST – Sunday, Feb. 10 - 8am to Noon, Pancake Breakfast, Poultry Swap, Flea Market. Live Music on the Hall Stage until 2:00pm. The Bow Horne Bay Volunteer Fire Department will be cooking up breakfast this morning.

LIGHTHOUSE RECREATION INFO, PATTY: FMI Call: 250-7578366 or email shipshore@shaw.ca.

LIGHTHOUSE FLOOR CURLERS – Join a fun & easy to play activity for all ages! Enjoy, indoors on a gym floor, with a friendly mixed group. Curling rocks supplied. Come play with us Mondays & Fridays, 1:00-3:00pm, Sept. to May at the Lions Rec. Hall in Qualicum Bay. Drop in $2. FMI Call: Dennis Leach 250-757-8218 or Fred or Lorraine 250-752-0216.

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QUALICUM BAY LIONS CLUB. Through fundraising and other activities throughout the year, our mission is to ‘give back’ to our community. If you would like to become involved in our LIGHTHOUSE SENIORS #152 – Next meeting is February active group, contact George Dussault at 757-8422. Activities 4. This meeting will be a Pot Luck lunch – everyone in 2012 included: food concessions for the pancake breakfast, welcome! FMI Call Shirley at 250-757-2384. bluegrass festival and fall fair, and our ongoing Meat Draw every Sunday at the Roadhouse/Crown & Anchor Pub in BADMINTON & MINI-TENNIS – Has now moved to the Qualicum Bay. We thank the community for their ongoing Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay! 7:00pm. support so that we can serve others. 14 -80 yrs, beginners welcome, equipment provided. FMI Call 250-757-8307 or steelehunt@shaw.ca. RDN PROGRAMS - WINTER 2013

ZUMBATOMIC 5-11yrs - Rockin’ out is a blast with instructor Shandora Page! You’ll love the fast-paced fusion of Zumba moves like hip-hop, reggaeton and cumbia. This high-octane workout is designed for kids to max out on fun and fitness. Get into the Zumbatomic Groove! Bowser Elementary School. Tuesdays 3-4pm. Jan 29-Mar 5. $35/6. LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Tuesdays 10:30-2:30pm in the Community Centre Board Room. New members welcome. ADULT FMI Jo 250-757-8402. HATHA YOGA - Use principles of breath, alignment and space CARPET BOWLING – Commencing October 2, 12:45 to to balance softness and strength in this gently guided class. 3:00pm at the Lighthouse Community Hall. FMI Call Layne This program is suitable for beginners and beyond. 250-757-8217. Instructor: Brandy Kosiancic. Bowser Elementary School. Mondays Jan 14-Mar 11. Thursdays Jan 17 – Mar 7. 6:00AA LIGHTKEEPERS: PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME – Fridays 7:30pm. $80/8. at 7:00pm at the Lighthouse Community Centre, 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI Call: 250-757-8347. ZUMBA® - A Latin-inspired, dance fitness class that combines dance movements to create a dynamic, exciting, fitness BRIDGE – Nordin Room 1:00 – 4:00pm Friday afternoons system. The class format combines fast and slow rhythms at the Lighthouse Community Centre. FMI Call: Sheila that tone and sculpt your body in a truly fun way! Come out Steele 250-757-8307. and join the party! Lighthouse Community Centre. Instructor: Jessica Whittman. Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am. January LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY SCRAPBOOKERS – Meet 8-February 26. $70/8. 3rd Saturday monthly at the Lions Den, Qualicum Bay, 9:30am- 4:30pm, $10. Door prizes. FMI: Jorgie 250-757- INTRO TO CIRCUIT TRAINING - Join BCRPA Certified fitness 8358 or Shirley 250-757-8384. leader, weight training leader, and group fitness leader, Susan Voerman to circuit train! This class will mix BOWSER LEGION – RCL BRANCH #211 LADIES strength, cardiovascular and flexibility training and is geared AUXILIARY – Meets at 1pm the first Thursday of each to people who are new to fitness. Lighthouse Community month. FMI contact Joyce at joyce.bartram@shaw.ca or Centre. Wed 9:30-10:30am Jan 16-Mar 6. $65/8. Evelyn at wefoot@shaw.ca. Please contact Area H RDN Programmer, Chrissie Finnie at TAOIST TAI CHI – Classes at LCC and Fanny Bay OAP Hall. 250-757-8118 or cfinnie@rdn.bc.ca for detailed program New beginner classes start February. FMI Call: Susan and registration information. *All programs must be 250-757-2097. pre-registered to avoid the disappointment of being cancelled! 2 0 1 3

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February 2 BOBS & LOLO – IN CONCERT - hosted by Sunrise Preschool, on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Parksville Conference Centre. Doors open at 1:00pm, show starts at 1:30pm. Tickets are $12 each (free for children under one). They are available at the Mulberry Bookstores in Parksville and Qualicum Beach.

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February 20 THE QUALICUM BEACH FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY will hold it’s monthly meeting on Wed, February 20, 2013 at 7:00pm at the QB Legion. Julia Turner, our guest speaker talks on the ‘history of the families of Kerrymount House of South County Dublin.’ All guests welcome.

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February 23 – 24 DOG DAYZ OF WINTER - A day of fun, entertainment, information and activities for you and your best friend! Yes, dogs ARE allowed:) Bring your buddies, human and K9, to a weekend of dog friendly fun in the middle of winter. It’s nice and warm indoors, with some outdoor activities. Coombs Fair Grounds - Feb. 23, 10am–4pm Feb. 24 , 12-4pm. For more information visit www.dogdayzofwinter.com.

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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 Fanny Bay 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. 3-6 years play in the studio with a parent 7-12 year olds play in the gym. This is a FREE program supported by the Fanny Bay Community Association and Evelyn Bally 250-335-9022. 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. February 2 QUALICUM BEACH SEEDY SATURDAY - February 2nd: “Pots and Plots; Sowing and Growing Our Food” - QB Civic Centre, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Speakers: Linda Gilkeson, Gord Hutchings, and Kathy Claxton. 70+ Vendors (ATM on-site), Farmer’s Market, Seed Swap, Master Gardeners, “Shoots With Roots”, Seedy Cafe, Door Prizes, and Raffle. Admission by Donation. www.qbseedysaturday.com

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February 8 “HITCHHIKING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC” - will be showing in at the McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) on Friday. February. 8 at 7:30pm (doors 7pm). Producer, Laura Winter will be “attending” by Skype video conference to answer questions after the screening. Admission is $5, and DVDs will also be on sale. FMI www.tigersnail.com.

February 21-23 PARKSVILLE UNCORKED - A signature mid-winter event that showcases fine wines and craft beers from around british columbia and pairs them with delectable cuisine from restaurants, resorts and specialty food purveyors from parksville and vancouver island. The events are a collaboration of local Parksville resorts and chefs along with BC wineries, winemakers and beer makers who will welcome guests to a variety of wine and beer events throughout the weekend. FMI visit www. parksvilleuncorked.com. February 18 – March 8 ART EXHIBITION AND SALE OF THE ARROWSMITH CHAPTER OF THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS – Feb 18 to Mar 8 at the Old School House (TOSH) 122 Fern Rd, Qualicum Beach. Opening reception Wed. Feb. 20 from 7-9pm. February 28 MORNING GLORY SCHOOL WORKSHOP - presented by Gary Anaka www. braincoach.ca on How to Grow a Child’s Brain. Early childhood is the most critical time for the human brain, learn how to grow the brain to its fullest protential with the right conditions and appropriate support. Thursday Feb 28th at 4 pm Morning Glory School 861 Hilliers Rd. Qualicum Beach, no charge to attend, please call to register 250-752-2722. April 13 3RD ANNUAL “OCEAN OF PLENTY” GALA DINNER. April 13, 2013, 7pm @ Fanny Bay Community Hall. Please mark your calenders for this fundraiser dinner for Coal Watch Comox Valley Society. The event will feature locally harvested seafood, 50/50 draw, cash bar, silent and live auction items. Tickets are $50 and will go on sale in mid-March. For more information on donating auction items or to volunteer, contact John (250) 335-2246 or Fiona (250) 335-0476.

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tolerant. If one person in the family does this, it affects everyone, just as the flipside – when one person is angry – it affects everyone.

Aries (March 21-April 19) This month socially energizes you. Many of you will be involved in group sports, classes or activities with others. You might be in competition with someone. Your interaction with younger people will increase and you will feel younger and more energized. This is the best time of the year for you to think of your long-range goals and how you can make your hopes and dreams for the future a reality. Talk to others about these dreams. There is a good chance that their feedback will help you. Taurus (April 20-May 20) This is the only time of the year when the Sun is at the top of your chart acting like a spotlight on you. This is why bosses, parents and people in authority notice you more. However, because this light flatters you, people will approach you with offers and positive prospects. Don’t hesitate to say yes because you don’t have to do anything special to succeed. The lighting will do its magic. They think you’re great! (So milk this for all it’s worth.) Make your pitch. Ask for a raise or promotion. Gemini (May 21-June 20) You’re restless and hungry for a change of scenery. Travel if you can but if you can’t, then be a tourist in your own city. Visit places you’ve never been before. Take courses or “travel” through film. Sign up for a language course. An Italian lover could be a great shortcut. (Remember Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda?) Meanwhile, gifts, goodies and favours from others will come your way. Yes! The very thing to help you take a short trip. Romance sizzles because you want to express your affection in physical ways. (Still got your Zorro cape?) Cancer (June 21-July 22) Something prompts some soul-searching this month. You might undergo a psychological transformation, perhaps triggered by someone else challenging your values or by someone who is thought-provoking. You feel a passionate desire to experience life at a deeper level. You don’t want to be outside pressing your nose against the window, you want to be part of the circus! Your sex

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your daily pace will accelerate now with a jam-packed schedule of short trips, errands, conversations with everyone drive will be amped. This can apply to anyone because plus increased reading, writing and studying. If you after all, as Woody Allen said, “I’m the best I ever had.” write, sell, teach or market for a living you will be unusually vigorous and competitive. This is because Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) This month is all about you identify with your beliefs and will be quick to partnerships and close friendships. Partnerships will defend your opinions. Be careful about coercing be feisty and contentious. (You’ll be annoyed with others to agree with you. Lighten up. Nevertheless, your main squeeze.) However, this position of the Sun your powers of persuasion are strong. Use these is now as far away from you as it gets all year – and powers wisely but at least, use them! because the Sun is your source of energy, you will be tired. You need more sleep in the six weeks. That’s why Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) This month is the you’re dragging your heels. (Go to bed with a good perfect time to shop for wardrobe goodies. This book, or a friend who’s read one.) is because you feel good about yourself. You feel charming and attractive and you like what you Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You want your life to run see in the mirror. That’s the frame of mind to be in efficiently so that you can be effective and productive. when you shop for clothes. Meanwhile, a handful Since you’re on this improvement kick, naturally it will of planets will highlight earnings, cash flow and apply to your health. Many of you will go on a diet, financial matters. You’re dreaming up ways to boost get more exercise or do whatever you can do be more your income or make money on the side. But this perfect. Yes, “perfect” is the byword. That’s what we’re same high-energy will activate your spending as aiming for. (Why try for less?) You will even delegate well. The cash is flowing in both directions. to others because Mars likes to give orders. “Move that mountain.” “Build that bridge.” “Bring me a piña Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It’s all about you, colada.” (Fruit drinks are healthy.) dear Aquarius. The Sun boosts your energy and attracts people and favourable circumstances to you. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You have a fabulous, Mercury makes you want to communicate. You have fun-filled month ahead! Get out and have a good something you want to say and you intend to say it. time! Movies, the arts, the theatre, sports events and Mars rules your sexual energy which means that at playful times with children will be sources of pleasure every level of your being you will be turned on this and delight. Romance and love affairs beckon; saucy month. Mars is in your sign once every two years, so flirtations will titillate; the only downside being you do make the most of this. It’s your chance to show don’t want to work. Self-discipline is mush. Obviously, the world would you can do. this is the perfect time for a vacation. However, since you also want to express your creativity, this can be a Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) This is a popular time! productive time Enjoy! Enjoy the company of others. A friend could become a lover. Expect to meet artistic, talented people. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Home, family and your However, you might withdraw because you feel the private world are your focus now. You might want need to seek out some quiet time so that you can to cocoon at home, or tackle renovations and home refresh, re-energize and restore yourself. Your year improvements, or you might be involved with a parent is coming to an end as your birthday approaches, more than usual. You want to withdraw because which means your new year will begin in about childhood memories bubble to the surface of your a month. How do you want your new year to be mind. Fiery Mars could create tension with family different from your last year? What do you want to members. You are more powerful than you know change? What do you want to improve? What do you (this is the case with all Scorpios), so be gentle and want to avoid?

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