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VALENTINA CARDINALLI by David Morrison
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s we do most years, last Christmas Day my wife and I sat down with her parents and aunt to watch the delightfully silly seasonal romp, ‘Elf.’ (For the uninitiated it stars Will Ferrell, supported by a cast including Zooey Deschanel, James Caan and Bob Newhart.) We had not watched it with the family before, or since learning something very specific about its closing scenes. Watching intensely, we suddenly hit the remote control’s pause button and yelled, “There she is!” We had spotted our friend, Valentina Cardinalli, an extra in a Central Park crowd scene! It was and remains a surreal experience to see someone we know so well, who lives just up the road, in a big movie – just as it was when we saw Russell Crowe (as mathematician John Nash) open a door for Cardinalli in ‘A Beautiful Mind.’
In the grand scheme these brief movie appearances represent a tiny fraction of a lifetime of performance and creativity from Cardinalli. This is a woman who simply cannot keep still, her desire to make art or entertain seemingly an uncontrollable urge that has her “dibbling and dabbling” in this or that project pretty much every day. Her Chase River home is full to bursting with amazing art, including hundreds of wildly diverse pieces of her own. There seem to be no parameters to the media Cardinalli works in, no limits to her imagination, and no cap on her energy. “I want to do it all, and do it all NOW!” she gushed. Cardinalli was born in Campbellford, ON, to artistically gifted parents. “My mum and dad are both visual artists,” she began. “My mum does primarily non-functional work, while my dad has gravitated towards functional pottery over the fifty years he’s been doing it. I was obviously influenced by them, and continued on page 11
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t’s a busy summer of shows for West Coast artist Susan Schaefer. For the month of July she is the ‘Feature Artist’ at Impressions Gallery & Framing, in Campbell River. Susan will be displaying approximately twenty acrylic paintings that range in theme from West Coast landscapes, prairie images of grain elevators and old barns, plus a few floral pieces. Meet Susan at the ‘Meet and Greet’ on Saturday July 5th from 10am to 1 pm at the gallery. Schaefer’s exhibition runs in conjunction with Campbell River’s 3rd Annual Rivercity Arts Festival, held Saturday July 26th. In August, Schaefer moves her work to the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox. “Landscapes As We See Them” will be on exhibit from August 19th to September •
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7th. Along with fellow artist Jill Paris Rody, Susan will be exhibiting a large collection of acrylic landscape paintings. Immediately following her Comox exhibition, Susan hits the road again with her paintings for an out-ofprovince exhibition in Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan. The city’s pop-up show sets up at the historical Train Station and runs for two days only: September 12, 2pm-7pm, and September 13, 10am -3pm. Mostly self-taught, Susan continues to grow as an artist by taking classes and organizing workshops by professional artists that she admires. As well as an accomplished painter, Susan is also a self-employed graphic designer and is publisher of the Island Arts Magazine. ~
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A popular month ahead! Accept all invitations and make an effort to see people because your interactions with others will benefit you. Seek advice from others or their opinion about your future ideas because their feedback will be helpful. Travel for pleasure will appeal, which is also a reason to reconnect with others. You’re certainly working hard to earn money and make purchases. Oh well, money is only useful if you spend it.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) This month your focus is on money, cash flow, earnings and your job. No doubt, you will think about your assets and ponder your self-worth. You might also wonder if what you are doing is meaningful or worthwhile. Yes, it’s time to take stock. Many of you will ask yourself what it is you really want in life? Or what really matters? Isn’t it curious that in our culture, what costs little is valued less. Like love and respect.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) This month the Sun is at the top of your chart “shining” a flattering light on you. Because you look so good, bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs are impressed! This is why you will be approached to take on increased responsibilities. Interaction with authority figures, especially parents, is also likely. Now is the time to examine your life as a whole to see if you’re going in the direction you want. This is a strong month for you!
Cancer (June 21-July 22) This birthday month is a wonderful opportunity because it’s your turn to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year. You will also attract people and favourable circumstances because this is your hour! Naturally, you want to make the most of this. Think big and expect a miracle. This month is a great time to schmooze with friends, especially artistic, creative people -- a relief from tension and chaos at home, (which won’t last forever because nothing does).
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Travel appeals because you want a change of scenery! You want adventure, the buzz of something different and a chance to learn something new. The main thing is -- do something different. This is a great month to sign up for a course or plan on future training. People from other cultures will intrigue. With Venus opposite your sign, this is a good time to better understand relationships. It’s also a good time to work out conflicts with loved ones.
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prior to decisions on aquatic plant licensing, my staff are available to work with local governments to assist with any public inquiries they may receive.
MOTION ON SEAWEED HARVESTING
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As previously moved, RDN staff did a very good job exploring the mechanisms that are available to local government to control this harvest. At the end of the day, there seems to be very little that the province would likely simply overrule. See page 106-113 of the Committee of the Whole agenda by clicking on “June 10” of the calendar on the RDN web page at www.rdn.bc.ca.
rlene and I hope that this finds you well and that you are all on track to have an enjoyable and safe summer. The following are a few things that may be of interest to you. PROVINCE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFORM BUILDING CODE The Province has advised the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) that it intends to implement a uniform building code across BC. While it is still very unclear, I suspect that this means that municipalities and Regional Districts will no longer be able to legislate their own codes and we will go to a one-size fits all approach.
As a consequence, I made a motion that passed as follows: “that staff arrange a meeting with all agencies that are involved in the process of approving Seaweed Harvesting licenses. Additionally and concurrently, staff is to pursue further action on a notation of interest on the foreshore from Deep Bay Spit to Qualicum Bay and a Crown Lease application”. A Notation of Interest and Crown Lease are the two most likely approaches that will give the RDN some control. Even then, it will be very little. In my estimation, dialogue will offer us our best chance. I expect that MLA Fraser will again engage the Minister MoA on our behalf.
The Province has asked UBCM to discuss this with them, but have asked that UBCM sign a non-disclosure agreement, something that UBCM has indicated they are unwilling to do. What this probably means is that there will be very few details coming forward on this in the future. I expect that we will have an RDN staff briefing on this and as I get more info, I will let you know. Your comments will be most appreciated and will help inform our board discussions.
I was recently cc’d on a letter to Scott Fraser from Minister Letnick on the seaweed harvest, the final few sentences are quoted directly below:
For more details see the UBCM web site.
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We will get back to you shortly about your recommendation for a public information session in the community.” MOTION ON STRATEGIC PLANNING I moved, “that staff be directed to reevaluate Regional District of Nanaimo strategic planning processes so as to create a plan that is updated annually, is a living document (lives beyond the election), is adaptable to change and responds to the needs of Regional District of Nanaimo constituents.” The municipalities in the RDN have their own strategic planning processes (as they should) and this allows them a great deal of autonomy determining their outcomes. Rural Areas on the other hand, only have the RDN strategic planning process and currently this occurs once an election cycle, just after the elections, (every 3 years). This means that Rural strategic direction is cast in stone for a long period of time with little opportunity to adapt to the realities of change that occurs during an election cycle. It is my hope that annual strategic planning will allow Rural Areas a greater voice in their outcomes. SOCIAL ISSUES I moved, “...that staff be directed to prepare a report for the Board that examines holding a referendum during the next election to create a District 69 service area that supports minor funding for serious social issues.” I am very much on the fence on this one and am looking forward to the staff report. On one hand, everyday I see social issues that need funding and will not get it, on the other hand; much of this funding is a Provincial responsibility and the reality will be, once we put a tax for social services in place, it will be impossible to turn off. ~
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hen the weather gets warm, moving season begins. For many of BC’s retirees and seniors, moving season may mark a shift from independent living into smaller accommodation, assisted living, or other care. This transitory time is often accompanied by an inevitable and emotional downsize. The accumulation of years creates an accumulation of “stuff ” that can make the task daunting: There are mementos and knickknacks to sort, photos to archive, and files to shred or digitalize. And that’s the easy stuff! Larger items, such as furniture and appliances must be dealt with, too. As the owner of Vancouver Island’s You Move Me, I work with seniors facing downsizing and have developed some tried-and-true methods for making this easier. TALK IT OUT It can be hard to admit you’re feeling overwhelmed, but communicating your needs with loved ones is the first step to releasing stress. An added bonus? They’ll roll up their sleeves and help out. •
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MAKE A PLAN Visualize your new home or the space you’re downsizing. What will you need? How do you want it to look? Are there space restraints? Write down a list of what will stay. If you’re moving to a new place, create a timeline. Identify when certain tasks need to be completed and work to that. Writing out clear deadlines and tasks to accompany them is guaranteed to make you feel organized. Arrange to have your cable and Internet connected at your new home the day you move in. Your house will already be open, with lots of movement in and out, so the cable guy isn’t going to make a big difference. Plus, you won’t have to wait to turn on Netflix at the end of a long day. … THEN TAKE INVENTORY Now that the plan is clear, it’s time for an inventory. Go room to room with a list that has four columns: Keep, Sell, Donate/Gift, and Toss. Each column should include space for measurements of furniture and large items, so you can E Y E S O N B C
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bring the right pieces to your new home (and offer reliable dimensions in online ads). Assign items to relevant columns. Each column should correspond to a coloured Post-It or sticker. As you write, colourcode your furniture using these stickies to make moving day a breeze. Keep = Blue Sell = Yellow Donate/Gift = Pink Toss = Green If you haven’t used something in more than eight months, you probably won’t use it again. Toss it! LOOK EVERYWHERE! One of the most common mistakes people make when they downsize or move is forgetting “stashes”. These are often valuable items, like money, antiques, or important documents. Turn over mattresses, look in jars, and open cupboards for loot that was saved for a rainy day.
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Finally, everything else without a clear destination or purpose can be disposed of. Remember to shred confidential papers.
You may want to give furniture and keepsakes to friends and family. Send them a group email with a list of what’s up for grabs, and dole it out on a firstcome, first-served basis.
PACK LIKE A PRO Organize for the downsizing or moving day by getting boxes, packing tape, packing paper, permanent markers, and scissors or an Exacto knife. If you have one, use a cloth tool belt to keep these things handy on the day-of.
When you’re done gifting, make some money (while freeing up space!) by posting it on free online sites such as Craigslist or Kijiji. Get antiques and other potentially valuable items appraised, so you’re sure to recoup some of their worth.
Don’t stuff every box to the brim – it will be difficult and dangerous to lift later. Describe the contents on the side of the box, along with its destination.
When posting an ad online, never include your home address. Make arrangements to meet potential buyers in public, and always have someone with you if they’re coming to your home.
Remember to lift with your legs: bend your knees and keep your back straight. Get help for heavy items!
Once you’ve gifted and sold what you can, donate to Goodwill, the Salvation Army, or charities of your choice. Many non-profits will pick up your items for free.
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NESTLE IN Downsizing and moving in such an organized way will ensure that unpacking will be the easiest part. Start with the big pieces of furniture and other large items, working your way down to the small stuff. Ideally after downsizing, you’ll have half of what you started with. During such a stressful time, it’s important to stay healthy and rested, which means taking breaks as necessary, staying hydrated, and asking for help. The downsizing and moving process is one of the most intense times people endure, but by planning ahead and being aware of your needs, you can navigate it successfully. ~ For more information: visit youmoveme. com or call 866.552.1107
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they showed me what they knew, but where I veered off is with project, in which she supervised a group of children as they performance.” made wacky plush toy creatures and made up life stories for them. “It had less to do with the objects and more to do with When she was four-years-old, Cardinalli’s parents moved the the collaboration,” she explained. “I like to find things that family from a hippie commune with no electricity or running everyone can do and share that experience. I’ll have an idea water to Belleville, ON , where the youngster quickly settled and think, ‘Wait… I could bring twenty people in on this!’” into a creative routine. “As a child I was always making stuff,” she recalled. “I loved sewing and figured out how to make There are no empty minutes in a Valentina Cardinalli day. As patterns, so made stuffed animals, clothes and little tchotchkes. well as being the busy wife of an equally busy music industry I was also sculpting and made a lot of pottery, as well as veteran, and mum to a young son already exhibiting acting and drawing, then at around the age of eight I found the Belleville stand-up comedy chops, she continues to make remarkable Theatre Guild and I was, like, ‘Oh, this is cool!’” original pottery, multi-media artworks with creatively recycled materials (“I see a piece of junk and think, ‘That could be an It was initially the glamour of ballet, especially the costumes, eyeball!’), drawings, paintings, toys and… the list goes on and which sparked Cardinalli’s fascination for the stage. At the age on. New projects pop into Cardinalli’s mind every day, with of eight she played a small part in the Thornton Wilder play, one of the latest typically involving as many people as she can ‘Skin of Our Teeth,’ then as first fairy in ‘A Midsummer Night’s possibly draw into it. Dream’ the acting bug took hold. “I’m trying to work on the ‘Mortify Nanaimo’ event,” she Following a move to Toronto, Cardinalli continued to pursue revealed. “It’s not really a totally original idea, but it is exciting acting and experienced some success in film and television. because it’s a slice of human life that can involve a cross-section “The breakthrough role was in ‘Road to Avonlea,’ with a of people. If you kept a journal when you were younger, and recurring character named Jane Spry,” she said. “From there I still have it, or an excerpt from it, will you get on stage and landed a full-time role in a 26-episode YTV sitcom called ‘Dog read from it, hopefully with a photograph of you at the age House,’ when I was sixteen.” you wrote the journal entry? We were all idiots when we were The next step for the young actress was relocation to New young, so you can imagine the fun we’ll have hearing all that York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic stuff!” Arts. Hustling for roles and attending scores of auditions As brilliant at many artistic disciplines as Cardinalli is, (without the help of an agent) found the tireless and ambitious because she has never formally studied she considers herself Cardinalli in some interesting situations. She met the an ‘outsider’ artist. “I have to say I’m glad about that because I legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppolla and hung out with like to play!” she laughed. “With acting you take direction and Richard Dreyfuss while doing extra work on his television need the feedback, but with my visual art I never wanted to be drama series, ‘The Education of Max Bickford.’ When working corralled, because I was much happier playing and roaming on the movie ‘PCU’ in 1994 Cardinalli met Jon Favreau, an free.” encounter that in a roundabout way led to her extra work in 2003’s ‘Elf,’ which Favreau directed. Cardinalli says that had she had the right breaks in the movie world she feels she might have made it big. Considering her In 2005 Cardinalli, by now married with a baby son, decided compelling presence and effervescent personality, I totally to wave goodbye to the glitz and frenetic pace of life in New believe her. But it is not how things worked out, and she is very York City to head to Nanaimo to start a new life. While she happy with her lot. “Sure, I wanted to be famous, but now I just welcomed the considerably more leisurely pace, this new want to do creative and interesting things. And being a good environment stimulated her creativity to hitherto unforeseen person is so much more important. I’m proud of what I did, heights. “Yes, since moving here I’ve done lots and lots of but I’m happy simply to be here on this planet, putting stuff out performing,” she continued, “and the work I’m doing now has there, and proudest of all of the act of creating.” made me happier than I’ve been in years. I’m doing things like spoken word, live art, putting on talent shows at a school, and You should be, Valentina, as you are damn good at it! ~ all-day performance events at coffee shops. These are things Valentina Cardinalli can be contacted on Facebook: www. that make me feel alive, while living at the perfect pace.” facebook.com/valentina.cardinalli The key to Cardinalli’s inspirational and infectious approach to making art is the joy she gleans from involving others in her creative process. One recent example was her Frankenstuffie •
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Community Event Calendar July 2014 RDN RECREATION PROGRAMS - Please pre-register for all programs to avoid program cancellation. Call Chrissie at (250) 757-8118, email at cfinnie@rdn.bc.ca or call Oceanside Place at (250) 248-3252. QUALICUM BEACH FAMILY TOUR Geared especially for families, paddle at a slower pace along the shoreline with breathtaking views of the Coast Mountains and meander up the Qualicum River on the look-out for birds and other creatures. Double kayaks available for those with younger family members. Saturday, July 19 from 11:15 am to 1:30 pm, cost is $52 per person. Pre-register with RDN, Recreation and Parks 250-248-3252. View recreation programs online at www. rdn.bc.ca/recreation SNO CONE SWIM Join the Ravensong Aquatic Centre lifeguards on July 16 and August 13 for fun in the pool and a tasty sno cone treat! Everyone Welcome swim on Wednesday, July 16th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-752-5014. View swim and skate schedules online at www.rdn.bc.ca/ recreation RED CROSS STANDARD FIRST AID WITH AED/CPR C 14YRS+ This is a 16-hour course that includes training in cardio pulmonary resuscitation level C, automated external defibrillation, injury prevention, first aid
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TAKE A BREATH! TAKE A TIME-OUT! by Joanne Sales
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the coach may call time-out, just to break the momentum.
ur Gregorian 12-month calendar is not based on anything galactic or natural. The twelve uneven, disorderly month lengths of 28-31 days are quite arbitrary. It was named after Pope Gregory VIII. In contrast, the Mayan calendar has 13 months with perfectly timed-to-the-moon 28-day cycles. That leaves one day left over every year ... the “Day Out of Time” on July 25th is designated to celebrate art, culture and peace. The concept is lovely.
These are the same reasons why we need to call time-out for ourselves. It’s something we can give ourselves when we need it, when we want it, or when it just happens by accident. We need it when our team is losing! We need time outside of our usual stream of activities and rivers of thought, to regroup, reconnect, recharge, take a breath and start over.
But I’ve learned something else about my mind from doing Sudoku puzzles. I may struggle over a puzzle at night, and when I wake up in the morning, I look at what I couldn’t figure out. Duh! What was impossible the night before becomes so easy in the morning. The brain needs a break. Some respite. Some sleep.
Some of our agendas are as arbitrary as the Gregorian calendar. But how can we know that unless we call Time-Out. Now is the time. It’s summer. Time for vacations. Time to “vacate” our routines. Time for “time-out.” Time-out can be used as a punishment. “Go to your room, you’ve stepped out of line.”Certainly, anytime we step out of line is a good time to step out of time. But time-out can be also be a good strategy or a reward.
Sleep gives us a chance to start again. We take time out, pull away, detach from the personal drama and story. “I’m out of here! I’m going to sleep.” And then, so often, we discover that the Russian phrase is correct: “Morning is wiser than evening.”
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The word “recreation” is one of those sleeper words. We say it without thinking, and then one day we notice. “Re-creation.” We could and should “recreate” more. Day by day, moment by moment, breath by breath. We need time-out from work. R&R. Rest & Relaxation. We need time-out from routines. If I usually do this, I’ll do that. If I feel I need this, I’ll try that. If I usually go right home, I’ll go to the beach. If I usually go to the forest, I’ll visit a friend. Take time to smell the roses. Time-out from worries. This may be the biggest one of all! There are real serious things to worry about. But at least for some time every day, we should step out of the river of worry, and just be who
Some time of unconsciousness seems to help. The brain restores. It rests. And there is a reconnection to our deeper, higher, or other selves. •
The greater wisdom of our minds comes from the right hemisphere, the right side of the brain that communicates in silence, with images, intuition, music, visions and dreams. The left hemisphere is certainly more efficient; it speaks and acts and gets things done. But there comes a time when the left brain needs to step back and listen. Einstein was faithful in his walks. The famous chemist August Kekuli discovered the circular formula for the benzene ring from his day-dream of a snake seizing its own tail. Time-out can bring revelation and insight. I was listening to CBC with listeners calling in with strong opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline. One man said, “This pipeline will destroy the BC we know. The people of British Columbia would do better to just live more simply, and ‘re-create’ more.”
Sudoku puzzles serve two purposes for me, besides being fun. They’re boring enough to put me to sleep. They are also engaging enough, that I can distract myself from being upset about something else. Doing a puzzle is a pattern interrupt. A time-out.
But a Day Out of Time is outside of the reach of most of us. We get so stuck in the river of events and responsibilities, with ticking clocks, alarms, appointments, and schedules of things to do in the future. We also keep a ledger in our memory “bank” where we record what happened in the past.
I knew a man in the early 80’s who was writing a book about what he thought would be a great problem in the future (i.e., now). Leisure time! He thought we would have too much time on our hands and wouldn’t know what to do. Ha! As we sit here in that “future”, we can’t seem to find time for time-out. We feel guilty.
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we would be if we weren’t worried about those things. (Let the right brain speak!) Take time-out to be who you were before your story happened, before you became a “_________” (mother, accountant, hermit, executive, scientist, builder, bully, radical, conservative, dancer or dad.) There is a whole healing system based on reconnecting with who you were before you were sick. (Remember that state of being well, and stay there for a moment.) Time-out can take the form of meditation. For many, when we hear the word “meditate,” we feel inadequate. To say you are taking time-out feels less formal and is more likely to actually happen. Maybe we need to take time-out from our concepts as well as our routines. Take time out from the rush of ‘doing’ to simply sit in silence in the stillness of ‘being’. It may feel like we can’t do that - it’s not something we ‘do’. But it’s going on all the time, and we dance on top of it. When we stop dancing, it continues. The act of being is more subtle than breath. To be, we can just sit on the porch and breathe. The now that the man I knew in the 80s was experiencing, is still now ... right now. The eternal ‘now’ keeps abreast with us no matter how fast time goes. Now is always here ... right here and now. We can just look up from our plans and agenda and say, I’m out of here. Time-out! Where shall we go? It’s our night out. Our moment out of time. Timelessness may be quiet, and we may not even know when we get there. Don’t worry about it. Just for now, recreate, renew, reset, reconnect, recollect. Wonderful things can be accomplished simply by doing nothing. And remember, take a breath, take a time-out on July 25! ~ Joanne Sales is a freelance writer, blueberry farmer living in rural Qualicum Beach, and Director of Vancouver Island’s Broombusters Invasive Plant Society. Direct questions to joanne@glasswing.com.
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