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At the Academy, Music’s the Thing • 7 Finding a Light Heart in the Heaviest of Times • 10 John Beaton’s: “A Moment White” • 17
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FEATURES
7 At the Academy, Music’s the Thing 10 Finding a Light Heart in the Heaviest of Times 12 History’s Mysteries and Forgotten Tales 14 16 17 23
ENTERTAINMENT, OUTDOORS Tide Table ECHO: “The Last Romance” Poet’s Corner: John Beaton’s “A Moment White” Magical Music: Local Concerts in January
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11 BizBanter 15 From the Desk of Area H RDN Director, Bill Veenhof 21 Inspired by Community
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In the Stars: Georgia Nicols Horoscope Classifieds Community Events At Your Service - Local Services & Trades
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Only a few hours into 2015, I found this inspiring phrase on Facebook...I wish I had thought of it myself!
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It certainly gave me a different perspective on the New Year! 2015 is new, it’s fresh, it’s blank. It’s now! It’s ready for us to dream and draw, and fill the outlines with bright adventurous colours! We’re the artists of our lives, and in 2015, I’m going to work on a masterpiece. I hope you will too!
Wishing you a year of ... • more ‘fun’ and less ‘worry’ • more ‘yes’ and less ‘no’ • more ‘do’ and less ‘don’t’ • more ‘can’ and less ‘can’t’ Make it a really “Happy Now Year’, filled with 365 incredible days created by you!
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AT THE ACADEMY, MUSIC’S THE THING by Linda Tenney
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here would we be without music? It weaves in and out of our daily lives without us really thinking about it. On the radio. On the TV. The guy humming while strolling along the seawall. Music is an important thread woven tight into our cultural fabric. It helps us express and celebrate our human experience in so many ways. I need it. And I imagine you do too. Chris and Audrey Raines of the Raines Music Academy and Store in Parksville live and breathe all things music, and have created their studio to help you live and breathe it too. Their dream is to inspire a love of music in their students, young or old, and to do that in a fun and exciting way. Even if you’ve never picked up an instrument in your life, Chris and a complement of other local music instructors offer lessons and mentoring for a wide range of instruments and musical styles. Students of any age and level of experience are encouraged to choose a course that inspires and excites their ‘tuneful’ passion. The studio complex itself offers a handful of small music rooms where students primarily work one-on-one with an instructor to learn and master the language of music. Drums? Guitar? Piano? Keyboard? Harmonica? Vocals? No problem! The Academy offers courses for all of those and much, much more, including sound engineering, video training and songwriting skills. The teaching facility has the added benefit of an on-site recording and video production studio, too. An amazing all-in-one opportunity! For information about the instructors and courses offered at the Academy, please visit www.rainesbroadcasting.tv/teachers.html on the net. Adjacent to the Academy, there’s an on-site music store stocked with well-priced instruments, equipment and accessories for the beginner to the advanced player. If the particular item you want is not in stock, it can easily be ordered. The store is open daily, but an appointment is necessary ... so please call ahead. You’ll find the Raines Music Academy and Store at 436 Martindale Road, Parksville, in a quiet neighbourhood tucked in behind the Robert Held Glass Gallery by the Orange Bridge. Open 9-9 seven days a week, Chris and Audrey welcome you to visit, or call to arrange an appointment, 250-752-2984. On the Internet, you’ll find them at www. rainesbroadcasting.tv/raines-music-academy.html. And search for them on Facebook as Raines Broadcasting. ~ •
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Although you will explore vacations, love affairs, romance, creative opportunities and fun times with children in 2015, you will also start to prepare for a career peak that occurs in 2018-2019. Therefore, you have to ask yourself what you need to do to get performance ready? Will further schooling, formal education or training help you? Late this year, and next year, your job scene will so improve! Oh yeah! Taurus (April 20-May 20) Because relationships have been challenged for the last two years, you can breathe easier in the coming year, because things will be settled one way or the other. However, it does appear you will receive less from your partner or from other sources. This forces you to stand on your own two feet. Meanwhile, family, home and real estate look fantastic! Late in 2015-2016, a wonderful vacation awaits you! Gemini (May 21-June 20) It means something when Saturn moves opposite your sign. The last time this occurred was from 1985 until 1988. This is by no means a bad thing. Saturn opposite your sign represents a culmination of past efforts. You will definitely begin to get recognition for much of what you have done since 2008. You might get kudos, acknowledgement and a promotion. Fortunately, Jupiter will boost your joy and optimism this year. Gotta have hope.
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whole year bringing you wonderful good fortune and increased confidence and poise. You’re laughing! Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Well, there’s a strong likelihood that in the next two years, you will either have a change of residence or a change of jobs or both. So start thinking about what this might mean for you. This continues to be a very popular year for you. Your interactions with others will benefit you, so by all means, join clubs, groups, associations or classes. Share your hopes and dreams for the future with others because their feedback will also benefit you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You begin this year with lucky Jupiter at the top of your chart. Jupiter can only travel across the top of your chart once every 12 years, which means it will happen about four times in your adult working life. This is a rare opportunity! It’s your chance to promote your career and make a name for yourself. Many of you will get promotions, kudos, accolades – whatever. Meanwhile, you want to know that in 2015 your assets and possessions are helping you – not dragging you down. You can do this. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) This is a dramatic shift for you right now as Saturn moves into your sign. It means you’re starting a whole new 30-year transit. The last time this happened in your life was late 1985 and 1986. It’s exciting! This means you’re entering a whole new sandbox. The coming year might be so radically different for you, that you will actually change your daily wardrobe. Meanwhile, travel opportunities and chances to explore new avenues in publishing, the media, medicine, the law and higher education abound! Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The year 2015 is a fortuitous time for you because you can benefit from the wealth and resources of others with an inheritance or money back from the government. It’s an excellent time to get a loan or a mortgage from a bank. You might also benefit indirectly through your partner. Meanwhile, you’re entering a three-year window of time, where you will begin to streamline your life and dismantle much of what you created and acquired since 2003. Whatever is no longer meaningful to you – will go. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Marriages, close friendships and professional partnerships will be a source of joy and benefit to you in 2015. Work with others. Form working units. Consult experts. People will benefit you. Naturally, it also means that close relationships will be more joyful and mutually generous. Meanwhile, your success continues to be strong. In fact, your greatest challenge will be to learn how to take time for yourself, and not try to be all things to all people all the time. After all, you count, too.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) This is a stellar year that you are heading into, because it promises marvellous job opportunities. You will improve your existing job, get better working conditions, get a better boss, or just get a better job! Workrelated travel is also likely. In addition, you’re coming to a point in your life – and this is in a 30-year cycle – where it is a time of harvest for you. This means that all the seeds that you have planted, certainly since 2008, and really, since 2001, are now coming to fruition. ~
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FINDING A LIGHT HEART IN THE HEAVIEST OF TIMES by Joanne Sales
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have two roosters. The dominant one could care less if his lesser brother starves to death, and works actively toward that goal. I look at his tiny proud head and realize – that rooster just doesn’t have the hardware for empathy. We on the other hand are hardwired for it. The people who make us proud to be human are those who demonstrate a combination of strength and compassion, power and mercy. From Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Theresa – to the Buddha and Jesus. If we are evolving towards anything, it is to be more like them. It’s January! We’ve made our New Year’s Resolutions. Why do we bother? Let’s face it. It’s because something has made us unhappy. Something about our choices, habits, health, relationships, or whatever. Something is not good enough anymore. Perhaps, we are actually in “a world of hurting.” Actually, we are in a world of hurting. All of us. So in January, we set out to change things. While we are always changing things, often unconsciously, in January, we do it on purpose. I had an intense experience in midDecember. One of my guides is a real person with a great name – Shivarudrabalayogi. He is a real yogi – the kind that spent years meditating for 15-20 hours a day. He did so for 5 years; traditionally it was 12 years. It puts our efforts into perspective – at least 1 0
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mine. He says that until you can hold your mind still for one hour, you aren’t meditating, you are “trying to meditate.” Well, that’s me. In the morning, I “try to meditate.” But on one morning in December, I just cried. There was no particular reason for it. Nothing to complain about. Nothing to resolve. But as I am a true devotee of tears, I let them flow. And somewhere in the process it became clear, “This pool of suffering is not your own.” That took the angst out of the tears, but not my attention. What, in fact, was driving this sadness? After watching it for some time, something else became clear. “This pool of suffering is your own.” I was asked to write a lighter article this month. Something upbeat. I’m obviously off to a good start! But hey - it’s January. What else is there to talk about? We have to figure this out. Where will we find happiness this new year? What can we do? Last month’s article summarized key points of a bestselling book, Drive, by Daniel Pink. We humans are happiest and most productive when we have freedom, the opportunity to master something, and meaning - a purpose beyond our limited self interests. I read a book recently by an author who had the answer to everything. He had a reason for why anything ever happened to any of us – and it was all black and white. There was no room for mystery or grace. It kind of drove me crazy. But
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there was one section that stayed with me. Why do something kind to someone? Reason #1 – For our own protection. It’s good karma. #2. Empathy. You can imagine that person’s pain. #3. To diminish “the collective pool of suffering.” (Obviously, that third reason had a profound impact on me. I have to give him credit for setting me off on this light-hearted train of thought.) With this new visualization, we are all standing beside (or inside) the great pool of suffering, with cups in hand, and we have the power to scoop up buckets from the pool, and pour it on the garden. At the same time, we shrink the pool and create something beautiful and useful. It wouldn’t matter where we are, or how limited our apparent power. Our small acts of compassion would shrink the pool of suffering everywhere. Reason #3 gives us something to do to keep us busy in this new year, a project to keep us out of trouble! A friend used to spend long periods of time in the hospital and emergency room. I asked her how she managed to stay so positive. “I pray,” she answered. As she was a Buddhist, her prayers were more like silent, invisible, mental, goodwill offerings. “May that woman have a peaceful night sleep.” “Let that man find someone to comfort him.”
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Pema Chodrin, a wonderful Tibetan Buddhist writer, says that such acts of inner and outer generosity in the presence of suffering “uncover our inherent good qualities,” “free us from the pain of self-absorption,” and through them we “gain access to our own tenderness and compassion.”
resolutions into a larger, more meaningful context. Why is it that we often find it easier to do hard things for someone else than to do it for ourselves? I lived on 4 hours sleep a night for a month when my child was very ill. My husband couldn’t quit smoking – until he did it for our daughter. I’m sure you have examples.
Unfortunately, we usually think that we are powerless to help, so we do nothing – or run the other way. I have friends who wouldn’t look at images of the recent tragic tsunamis, because they didn’t want those images in their consciousness. I understand. I didn’t watch the movie Jaws for the same reason; I didn’t want to be afraid to go swimming in the ocean. But in the case of real suffering of real humans, in real time, I think we want to be more fragile – otherwise, where will we find our strength? While we don’t want to inundate ourselves with dark and tragic news, we do want to be conscious and present to help those who suffer, as we would want them to be with us. Is it possible to tend the pool of suffering and not fall in? Yes. The truly great among us, the likes of Mother Theresa and Gandhi, make no attempt to delude or escape. Through their attentive compassion, their lives had tremendous meaning – and impact.
With that note, we wish you, your family, and all of us on this small planet a happy and meaning-full New Year, next year and many years to come. ~
Joanne Sales is a freelance writer, blueberry farmer living in rural Qualicum Beach, and Director of Vancouver Island’s Broombusters Invasive Plant Society. Questions about her articles should be directed to joanne@ glasswing.com. For information or questions regarding Broombusters Invasive Plant Society - www.broombusters.org. Ph: 250-752-4816, Email: info@broombusters.org
This is the place where New Year’s Resolutions become New Year’s Evolution. Our chances of success are greater if we put our New Year’s
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It can be a pain to quit smoking or drinking or video games, to upgrade our exercise and eating habits, to heal relationships and speak out or more kindly, to get a new job or get rid of old stuff. But in all cases, it is easier to do it for a good reason, for someone else, or for a cause that moves our heart. The pool of suffering may not be our own – but it is our own. We shrink if we ignore it; we are no help if we drown in it. This is not bad news. Bad news is bad news, but that we can connect and gain meaning through the bad news – that is not bad news. Even in the midst of confusion and dark times, if our hearts and hands are engaged, our lives then have meaning – and meaning generates the happiness we are looking for.
So, let’s review our situation. We’re looking for New Year’s Evolution, but we get distracted and lose hope. Meaning makes us happy – but we can’t find it when we need it. We’re in an intense time of history. With current instantaneous, communication capabilities, we’re all in touch, all 6 billion of us. It’s worse than a dysfunctional family that after years of alienation all showed up for Christmas dinner with the intention of evening up the score, with words, curses, and antiques flying everywhere, children running around hungry, and thousands of the family hiding under the porch.
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I have met more than a few people who have found the courage to push through the scar tissue of past hardships, abuse, fears and loss by doing it also for others who have suffered in the same way. With an intention to heal for a purpose greater than their own personal happiness, they’re not alone anymore. The powerful force of love now accompanies them.
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Laura Brietzke has closed Whisper Metaphysical Sanctuary at 115A Second Avenue West in Qualicum Beach. “It has been a pure pleasure to meet and be of service to each of you, and I look forward to continuing this journey with those who feel moved to join me in my next endeavour,” wrote Laura in a recent email. To find out what adventure Laura is planning, contact her by email at laura.brietzke@ yahoo.com or by phone at (250) 937-8040. Vacationing with your dog? At Nautica Tigh your canine companion is as welcome as you are! Owner Karen Taylor knows how difficult it can be to find great vacation accommodation that allows your furry friend to journey along with you. New this year, Karen offers comfortable self-catering vacation rentals that you and your dog can enjoy together. At Nautica Tigh is within walking distance to downtown Qualicum Beach where you’ll find everything that quaint small town living has to offer... shopping, restaurants, and cultural arts. Your home-away-from-home is close to walking trails, and the beach is just around the corner. For contact information, see At Nautica Tigh’s ad on page 9. EAT WELL! LIVE WELL! Let the local eating begin! You’ll be glad to know that your favourite vendors and farmers are heading back to the Qualicum Beach Farmers’ Market on Saturday, January 10th, 8:30am to noon. Dig out your best ‘off to the market’ cloth shopping bag and stock up on a variety of locally grown, produced or crafted products. Have you tried a tin of smoked fish from West Coast Wild Whites yet? I highly recommend it! www.qbfarmersmarket. com. ~ E Y E S O N B C . C O M
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History’s Mysteries and Forgotten Tales D’ARCY ISLAND: LEPER COLONY by Linda Tenney
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ometimes the past carries stories of unspeakable tragedy and sadness. The story of D’arcy Island, British Columbia and its turn-of-the-century Chinese residents is one such tale. It’s hard to believe that today’s Gulf Islands National Park Reserve once encompassed D’Arcy Island’s community of lepers; primarily Chinese immigrants who were exiled there to live out their tortured lives far from the growing population of nearby Vancouver Island. Despite their protests, the original five Chinese men determined to have leprosy were escorted from Victoria to their new ‘home’ on D’Arcy Island in 1891. The Island’s population ebbed and flowed over the next fifteen years as residents died off and more of the sick were sent to the Colony. Conditions were crude to say the least. The men
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were left to fend for themselves. No medical treament was offered, although a doctor did travel with the supply ship every three months for routine check-ups. It was an intolerable situation that lasted far too many years. In 1906, the Federal Leprosy Act was passed and its policy of repatriation finally allowed the residents to leave the Colony, and in 1907 they were returned to China. The Leper Colony on D’Arcy Island was still used occasionally until 1924, then closed forever, leaving a tiny dot in the Salish Sea tainted by the harsh reality of our history. In the 1960’s, the facility’s buildings were burned to the ground and in 1961 the Island became a provincial marine park. In 2003, it became part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. ~
Exiled to D’Arcy Island off the south east coast of Vancouver Island, the Lepers were destined to remain there for fifteen lonely years. A supply ship that arrived every three months was their main contact with the outside world. ~
Photos: “D’Arcy Lepers” by Undetermined - BC Archives. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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lease join family and friends as we celebrate the life of Patrick Nicholson on Saturday, January 10th at 2 pm at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre, 132 Jensen Avenue East.
PATRICK NICHOLSON MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP Patrick was well-known for his support of community fine arts, music in particular. He loved to emcee the annual Premier Performance, an event organized by the students at Kwalikum Secondary School. The sponsor of this event - the Kwalikum Secondary School Fine Arts Society - is pleased to announce that they have created and will hold for distribution the “Patrick Nicholson Memorial Music Scholarship”. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who is pursuing a career path in a music-related field. If you wish, donations to the Patrick Nicholson Memorial Music Scholarship can be made to the Kwalikum Secondary School Fine Arts Society, or in person at the Celebration of Life on January 10th. ~ •
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From the Desk of the Director
Follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Re-elect-Bill-Veenhof-for-RDN-Area-H/601034586674892 I hope that you had a great holiday season. Arlene and I wish you all the best in the New Year and that it will bring you good health and new and wonderful experiences. There is little to report this month as not much activity happens immediately after an election and things get very quiet during the holiday season, as they should. The new Board has been formed and we have been going thru a formal orientation process and have started the review of the 2015 proposed budget. THE STORM: The storms of December were very significant events that had serious consequences for many residents of the Regional District of Nanaimo. Whilst all of us were affected in some fashion, I was truly impressed with the simple fact that there were very few complaints. Indeed, it seemed that the residents of Area H accepted the storms’ challenges, did what was required and, when needed, helped their neighbours. This reflects the personal strength that characterizes our rural culture. Well done all of you! I did receive a few calls when residents’ capacity exceeded their ability to respond. None of these events were a direct RDN responsibility, but, the complexity of jurisdictions in rural
areas means that it is almost impossible for any resident to know who to call for any specific emergency (I get confused as well)! The lesson here is that it is perfectly appropriate for you to call the RDN or me on any issue. While you will not find it in our job description, the RDN and I should, as a minimum, be putting you in contact with the appropriate authority, and better yet, advocating for you with that organization. Noting the above, I must comment on the excellent support that we all received from the RDN, the Ministry of Transport and Canada Coast Guard. Very early into the storms, the RDN opened its Emergency Operations Centre and commenced coordinating our response. Essentially, this coordination involved collecting data on problems and engaging the right authority to respond. For example, when I expressed concern about continued flooding of Shoreline Rd, the RDN Department Head actually went out to the site to conduct a personal assessment and subsequently engaged MOTI and they responded immediately and very effectively. For the first time, the RDN also used Facebook to describe, “realtime” what was going on. I thought that was an outstanding way of getting the word out. You do not need a Facebook account to view the RDN’s Facebook page and
it can be found at www.facebook.com/ RegionalDistrictofNanaimo My advice for the next Emergency event is the following: • If the situation involves injury, threatens life or property, or if you aren’t sure, dial 911. • If the situation falls outside of the 911 criteria call the RDN (250-390-4111 and ask for Emergency services), or me (778-424-2810). Monitor the situation on the RDN Facebook site and through local media. SPIDER LAKE (AND AREA H) BROADBAND: On November 29th, area residents Mr. P. Christensen, Ms. K. Masson, RDN Staff and I met with two senior Shaw Planners and the Regional Sales Manager for Shaw Cable at their offices in Nanaimo. There is a great deal of interest from the Spider Lake community to get Broadband connectivity. Like power, sewer and water, Internet communication is a utility that has become a necessity. 3G/4G and satellite solutions just don’t have the capacity that is required. If you live in Area H and do not have access to Broadband please let me know continued on page 18 ...
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In rehearsal ... Thea Stavroff (Director), Alan Clift, Aviva Fox and Gwendolyn Flynn.
ECHO THEATRE PRESENTS:
THE LAST ROMANCE
A HEARTWARMING COMEDY ABOUT THE POWER OF LOVE life, Ralph decides to take a different path on his daily walk that leads him to an unexpected chance at love. Relying on what he thinks is his boyish charm, he attempts to woo the elegant, but distant, Carol. Defying her reticence, and his lonely sister’s jealousy, Ralph embarks on the trip of a lifetime and regains a happiness that seemed all but lost. A review in Variety thought The Last Romance “remarkably free of cliche” and that “the golden-years story casts a bewitching spell.”
by Alistair McVey
ECHO Players continues its season of theatre with The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, opening on February 12 and running until March 1st. Best known for the Broadway hit I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, DiPietro’s other successful comedy Over the River and Through the Woods was well-received by local audiences when ECHO Players staged it a couple of seasons ago. A crush can make anyone feel young again - even an older widower named Ralph. On an ordinary day in a routine
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A Moment White (for snow)
You lit upon the land one night, a night of drifting lightness when earth became, beneath the flight and fall of superincumbent white, a lintel for your brightness. You seemed at first pristine and pure, too pure for any boot-print, then through my window’s aperture I saw a rabbit’s tell-tale spoor: tri-footprint; jump; tri-footprint.
We don’t get much snow in Qualicum so, when it does come, it’s something to be appreciated. One year, after a fresh fall, I went on a walk up Nile Creek. Afterwards I wrote what is essentially a love poem to snow. I hope it gives you a glimpse of that walk.
So out I walked and broke a track, a track like some small Yukon Trail where trees with bended back had bowed their boughs so few would crack. I climbed a creek to look on its frozen headwall waterfall, a fall of pools and plunges. Arrested in a timeless stall, it hung in air devoid of all the movement ice expunges.
About this Poem The title of this poem comes from Robert Burns’ poem, Tam O’Shanter, which contains this extract:
You cloaked the creek-side path knee-deep near deeps that brooked no bottom— black waters roiling in their sleep below the ice-panes would not keep the wintry vows of autumn.
But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flow’r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, A moment white—then melts for ever; My poem is ostensibly about snow, but it’s also about the way our attachment to something beautiful is intensified by awareness of its transience. For those of you who might want to try your hand at the form, I wrote this in five-line stanzas. Listen for four beats in the 1st, 3rd and 4th lines, which have single-syllable rhymes, and three beats in the 2nd and 5th lines, which have double-syllable rhymes. The last word of each 1st line repeats at the start of each 2nd line. The poem also has other “sound effects” to make it musical when read aloud. Try it and see.
The icicles would, tear by tear, in tears dissolve, transforming to waterfalls again. Each spear of ice, like you, would disappear in watersheds of warming. But while I stood and gazed at you, for now so whitely glowing, your short-lived beauty chilled me through; I wished that I could blanket you and ease you in your going.
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 coorganizer 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. ~ •
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and I will include your area in our discussions. It was a very informative meeting that explained why Spider Lake has not been connected as a community thru Shaw Cable. Firstly, the actual cost to provide the Spider Lake community with internet connectivity is in the $500K range, much higher than previously thought. In Shaw’s opinion, this is four times the cost that can support a business case for the project. Although there is service on the East side of the Island Highway, new cabling would need to be run all the way from the intersection of Hwy 19A at Kenmuir back to the Horne Lake Road intersection at Hwy 19. As it stands Telus and BC Hydro own the poles in the community, and Telus owns the underground wiring channel that lies under Highway 19. Although
it has been done before, getting Shaw equipment onto Telus-owned poles may be out of the question.
Let me know if you want to be on a “Things Agricultural/Aquacultural” list or if you know of people who should be.
There was lots of discussion about how the lack of High-Speed internet has affected the community. Shaw would like to connect Spider Lake but it’s a simple case of math. Unfortunately, there is not enough population in the area to warrant the high cost.
IN THE COMMUNITY: The Lighthouse Community Centre at 240 Lions Way in Qualicum Bay has opened its own “Soupy Cafe”. On Wednesdays from noon until 3pm you can enjoy a wholesome soup made from fresh ingredients, and there’s fresh-brewed coffee, too. Cost is by donation - a little or a lot, no one is turned away.
Our next step is to replicate this meeting with Telus, as they own the infrastructure already in place. At this point, RDN Staff are trying to set up a meeting with Telus, but I don’t expect one to be scheduled before the New Year. AGRICULTURAL/AQUACULTURE EMAIL LIST: It would be useful for me to set up a list of people who are directly engaged in agriculture (i.e., farmers, aquaculture, sales, etc). There are “things agricultural” coming in the future that I would like to discuss with you but I don’t really want to spam the whole list.
Our family has proudly served the Oceanside communities since 1998. We believe in providing the highest level of service in a professional and affordable manner, without compromising our commitment to reliable and respectful service to our families.
The Soupy Cafe is a great place to meet up with your neighbours and friends to enjoy some hot soup, sip a coffee or two, play some games, learn a craft, or relax and chat about what’s going on in your community. Right now there’s a jigsaw puzzle table, Chess challenges and Ping Pong games, but organizers are planning to add more services and interests as the Soupy Cafe becomes more popular with local residents. ~
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JANUARY!
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OCEANSIDE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF LIGHT Reverend Dianne Burrough at Nanoose Library Centre 2489 Nanoose Road, Nanoose, BC. www.oceansidespiritualistchurch.com Gatherings on second and fourth Sundays of the month. Doors open at 10:30AM. Service begins at 11:00AM.
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Community Event Calendar January 2015 We lend ... YOU SPEND! Need a loan for your summer renovation project? Wishing you had a new kitchen, updated bathroom, new roof, or perhaps some new landscaping? Stop into your local branch today to talk to one of our friendly, knowledgeable staff about how we can help you complete your projects this season.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (LCC) - 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI Hall rentals Call Sheena McCorquodale: (250) 757-9991. FMI on Events at the LCC visit www.communityhall.ca.
at the Lions Rec Hall in lovely Qualicum Bay. Worth the extra mile. FMI call Fred or Lorraine (250) 752-0216. Better when shared. Bring a friend.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE PANCAKE BREAKFAST & FLEA MARKET – Sunday Jan. 11th 8am-Noon, PANCAKE BREAKFAST - $5 or $7. Enjoy live music, breakfast, shopping for a treasure. Volunteers from the Lighthouse Community Centre Hall Board will be serving up breakfast.
LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS GROUP - Needs your help! FMI Call: Val Weismiller: (250) 757-9667.
LIGHTHOUSE SENIORS #152 – January 5th, 2015. Bring a sandwich and come join us at noon. You get a choice of two soups plus tea or coffee for $1.00. Newcomers welcome! FMI call Joan at 250-757-9536.
RDN RECREATION PROGRAMS - View recreation programs online at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation. FMI call Chrissie at (250) 757-8118, email at cfinnie@rdn.bc.ca or call Oceanside Place at (250) 248-3252. Pre-register for all programs to avoid program cancellation. LIGHTHOUSE RECREATION: FMI Call (250) 757-8366 or email shipshore@shaw.ca.
BADMINTON, PICKLEBALL, MINI-TENNIS. Mondays 7-9:30 pm. Drop-in Fee $4. Ages 15-80. Beginners welcome. Lighthouse Community Centre – 240 Lions Way in Qualicum Bay. Sponsored by the Lighthouse LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Bring your Spinning Recreation Commission. FMI 250-757-8307 or Wheels and fibre and meet the Lighthouse Spinners at steelehunt@shaw.ca. the LCC. Tuesdays at 10:30am. FMI Call 778-424-1001. Thursday January 8th, 2015 7:00 PM - The CARPET BOWLING – 12:45 to 3:00pm at the LCC. FMI OCEANSIDE BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets at The Gardens, 650 Berwick North, Qualicum Call Layne (250) 757-8217. Beach. 250-752-8066 or amen@shaw.ca AA LIGHTKEEPERS - Fridays at 7:00pm at the LCC. Tuesday January 6th, 2015, 7:00 PM - The OCEANSIDE FMI contact (250) 757-2300. PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets at The TAOIST™ TAI CHI Every Monday 9:30-noon Susan Finlayson 250-757-2097
Gardens, 650 Berwick North, Qualicum Beach. Those newly diagnosed or affected, their family & friends are welcome. Contact 250-752-7489 or brook@shaw.ca Our Speaker this night is Court Brooker and his topic is “Share Your Experiences”. Registration appreciated but LIONS REC HALL – 280 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI not compulsory, seating is limited. on Hall rentals Call Bert Carter: (250) 240-4538. “SOW THE SEEDS” - 13th Annual Qualicum Beach QUALICUM BAY LIONS CLUB – Meet at 7pm, every Seedy Saturday, Saturday February 7 – 10am to 3:30pm at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Admission second and fourth Tuesday in the Lions Den. by donation. Speakers, seed swap, vendors, farmers’ market, “Shoots with Roots”, master gardeners, Seedy LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY SCRAPBOOKERS – Meet 3rd Saturday monthly at the Lions’ Rec Hall, 9:30am- Café and raffle. FMI: www.qbseedysaturday.com. 4:30pm. $10. Door prizes. FMI Call Jorgie 250-757The QUALICUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB meets on 8358 or Shirley (250) 757-8384. Tuesday Jan. 13, 2015 at 7pm. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Speaker is Dan Jason, owner of Salt Spring FLOOR CURLING - Come play with us. Enjoy Seeds. Topic is “The Power of Pulses – Growing, a perfect sport. A mixed group activity for all Cooking and Saving the World with Dried Peas and ages. Easy to play. Games indoor on a gym floor, Beans, Chickpeas, Favas and Lentils”. New members curling rocks supplied. Plus, great friendship and guests welcome. and extra fun events. Every Mon. and Fri. 1-3 PM. Join monthly or for the season, Sept to Jun For “Magical Music - Concerts in January”, see pg 23 ~ BRIDGE – Nordin Room 1:00 to 4:00pm Friday afternoons at the LCC. FMI Call: Sheila Steele (250) 757-8307.
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ooking for a place to meet up with your neighbours, enjoy a good soup and coffee, play some games, or learn a craft? The Soupy Café at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay is open and ready for the neighbourhood to socialize on Wednesday afternoons from Noon to 2pm. Enjoy some fine, fresh ingredient, soups and chilis. Join in at the Puzzle Table or take up a Chess challenge. Maybe Ping Pong is your thing, and players are hoping for some stiff competition to take over the table. Lunches are by donation. Contribute what you can, if you can, to the donation box at the soup counter. Donations to the soupy cafe will go towards expenses associated with running the cafe, including the food-related costs, the basic Hall costs of heating, light and running the kitchen equipment. Any additional funds will go to the local food bank. Care to contribute? The Lighthouse Community Centre Society is a non profit, charitable organization, and Tax Receipts will be issued for donations over $20. The Soupy Café is run by volunteers and could use some additional help – another great way to contribute. Do you have time on a Wednesday afternoon to help out? We need help with everything from setting up tables, doing dishes and chopping up vegetables, to running games tables. Contact Sheena at 250-757-9991 FMI ~
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n Thursday December 4, 2014 the Qualicum Bay Lions Club presented St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation with a cheque for $2,000, to be used to purchase a Patient Chair for use during Chemotherapy treatments. Treatments are usually given intravenously and can last as long as five hours per session every week or so. It is very important then to have a special chair that can fold down to a bed so the patient can rest while the treatment is administered. These chairs are extremely expensive and when the Qualicum Bay Lions asked the Foundation for a wish list, the Patient Chair was a high priority. Many people from Lighthouse Country (Qualicum Bay, Bowser, Deep Bay, Spider & Horne Lake) take their treatments at St. Joseph’s Hospital because it is convenient to the area. The intention of the Qualicum Bay Lions Club is to benefit everyone who goes to St. Joseph’s for treatment. From left to right. Mike Gilker Qualicum Bay Lions , Jim George Qualicum Bay Lions , Lynn Dashkewytch St Josephs Hospital foundation and George Stringer (President) Qualicum Bay Lions Club •
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2015. World renowned Scottish fiddler, Alasdair Fraser and explosive American cellist, Natalie Haas, will be in concert in Qualicum at the Oceanside Baptist Church, (beside the train station), in Qualicum Beach. Alasdair and Natalie are on tour throughout the North American west coast and we are lucky enough to be one of their tour stops. The musical partnership between Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador, and the sizzlingly-talented young California cellist Natalie Haas, may not seem an obvious one, but it works flawlessly. Fraser, acclaimed by the San Francisco Examiner as “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling,” has a concert and recording career spanning 30 years, with a long list of awards, accolades, television credits, and feature performances on top movie soundtracks (Titanic, Last of the Mohicans).
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Natalie Haas is one of the most sought after cellists playing traditional music today. She and Alasdair have toured as a duo for over 15 years, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound. Their first album together, Fire & Grace, was awarded Best Album of the Year in the Scots Trade Music Awards 2004. Natalie, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, wasn’t even born when Alasdair was winning national fiddle competitions on the other side of the Atlantic. But this seemingly unlikely pairing is the fulfillment of a long-standing musical dream for Fraser, whose cutting-edge musical explorations took him full-circle to find a cellist who could help him return the cello to its historical role at the rhythmic heart of Scottish dance music. Location: Oceanside Baptist Church, 600 Beach Road in Qualicum.
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Date/Time: Thursday Jan 15 – Doors open 7 pm. Show starts 7:30pm. Tickets: $25pp. Diva’s Vintage Candy and Cakes in Qualicum Beach and from Joyce Beaton - call 250-752-1162. ~ RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL ALTERNATE ENERGY
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2015. Foghorn Stringband is an old-time string band from Portland, Oregon. Considered one of the finest old-time string bands on the west coast, they are, according to their booking agent, noted for “intense dedication to the sources” of the old-time tradition. Their music is billed as “a blend of high-spirited appalachian dance music, tying in sounds of traditional mountain fiddle tunes.” Their interpretation of old-time is played with the energy and edginess of punk rock, while at the same time showing a tremendous degree of technical finesse.
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