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4 The Shady Rest: Generations of Good Times 10 Identity Glue and the My-Me Self 12 The Evidence is Overwhelming: We're One Big Family

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The Shady Rest:

by Dawn Hunter Clark

Kinkaid Homestead · 1913

Generations Of Good Times

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he beginnings of the Shady Rest started long before a stone was turned on the property where the Shady now rests.

logged farmstead, with dove-tailed corner notches and red cedar finishes. A style typical of the time.

The home was complete by 1884.

It all began with an Irishman named Thomas Kinkade who came across the Atlantic Ocean and this great country to Vancouver Island and fell in love in an instant with the area now known as Qualicum Beach.

The home went through a few renovations and additions over the years to accommodate their growing family, which included new foundation, roof, windows, interior decorating, a sun porch and a fireplace and chimney.

He was the first pioneer settler to purchase land in the area in 1882.

He was accepted by the Coast Salish with open arms as he had married into the culture in 1896 and embraced it completely.

Thomas and Sarah Kinkade were known to welcome everyone to their land and hosted clam bakes and many ceremonies of the Coast Salish people. They created an environment to bring people together and celebrate with good times. They were respected and well-loved by all.

The land he purchased was along the Little Qualicum River, nearing the shore of the Salish Sea. He built a one and a half storey, square-

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In 1974, the homestead was donated to the federal government to use as a wildfowl sanctuary. Environment Canada acts as the caretaker of the farmstead which is now known as the Marshall-Stevenson Unit of the Qualicum National Wildlife area.

The house was adapted to serve as the field administration office for the wildfowl sanctuary.

Still on its original site at the Little Qualicum River, it is the oldest pioneer settler house that still survives on the East Coast of Vancouver Island and serves as a reminder of the quaint beginnings for life here in Oceanside for the pioneers. It was recognized as a heritage site on the 22nd of April in 1999.

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Forty years after Thomas Kinkade placed the first log for his home, Thomas Kinkade’s son Thomas Jr., continued the tradition of bringing folks together for good times, when he built the Shady Rest, not far from where he was born and raised.

Thomas Kinkade Jr. took advantage of the tourist movement that began in Qualicum Beach at the time.

The location and view were perfect. He knew tourists would feel the same. It was one of the first buildings to occupy the Qualicum Beach waterfront that would create a trend in Oceanside get-a-ways.

After sixty-one years in the Kinkade family, the Shady Rest was sold to Wayne Duncan who has successfully continued the legacy ever since.

Many renovations took place in the 1990’s and into the new millennium giving the Shady Rest its current layout, including a stamped piece of concrete with the initials “T.K” in place to remember the originator of the Shady Rest. In 2003, the staff house became the Shady Rest Liquor Store.

The present manager, Tom Saunders has been a part of the Shady Rest since 1993 where he began work there as a dishwasher. Tom worked his way up the ranks and held a variety of positions there until he became Restaurant Supervisor.

In 1924, the Shady Rest opened to provide food and drink, accommodations, boat rentals and fishing charters to the growing In 2005, Tom wanted to chase a number of tourists and residents passion and became a carpenter. It alike. There was also a bus stop The Shady Rest today · 2018 · Dawn Hunter Clark photo was a career he worked at for five and gas pumps at this prime years. Then, in 2010, he was called spot. In the beginning, there were back to the Shady Rest and became the General rooms and cabins, a small diner on the south side of the Manager. He is the third Tom to run the Shady in its building and a bar on the north side, which had two 94 years. A position he separate rooms – one for men only and one for women has held for the past and escorts. My, how times have changed! eight years and loves Thomas Kinkade Jr. did not start his career in every minute of it and hospitality. He had a career working for the fisheries is adoringly known as that was cut short due to a work-related injury. Having Tom Shady. His face a fishing charter service at the Shady, was a natural lights up when he talks element for Thomas Jr. to provide for his guests. So about being a part of the many wonderful memories were had by all those who history of the Shady. passed through the doors of the Shady, and Thomas He has endless stories Kinkade enjoyed every single moment. of customers who have Tom Saunders, General Manager In 1944, after twenty years of dedicated hospitality, been going to the Shady Thomas Kinkade Jr. passed on his business to his son for fifty years and more. Many who had their first drink Gerald who successfully continued running the Shady there in its earliest days. He is also proud of the fact that Rest until the 1970’s. During his time there, he subbed the Shady is the longest running business in Qualicum out the fishing charter business to the Buss family who Beach. were also a staple to the community.

Many staff members have also become a piece of Gerald then passed on the family business to his son its history having been there 20, 30 and 35 years.

Tom Jr. When Tom Jr. took over the Shady, he had a Dedication is a common thread between the customers, house barged over from the mainland to sit across the the staff and owners over the years. And it seems so road from the Shady Rest. The house housed the chef easy to be dedicated as there is a love for this place and other staff members as accommodation for workers known simply as The Shady. was sparse in the area at the time. Tom Jr. successfully Folks today can enjoy the same beautiful view and ran the Shady Rest until 1985. community feel that Thomas Kinkade Jr. enjoyed in this wonderful place that is Historically Oceanside. ~ Dawn Hunter Clark is a local author living in Bowser, BC. Her recently published book "Paranormal Canadian Tales: A Supernatural Journey" has received rave reviews and is available on Amazon.

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he modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. St Andrew's Methodist Church now holds the International Mother's Day Shrine.

Her campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Ann Jarvis had been a peace activist who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War, and created Mother's Day Work Clubs to address public health issues. Anna Jarvis wanted to honour her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is "the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world".

Although Jarvis was successful in founding Mother's Day, she became resentful of the commercialization of the holiday. By the early 1920s, Hallmark Cards and other companies had started selling Mother's Day cards. Jarvis believed that the companies had misinterpreted and exploited the idea of Mother's Day, and that the emphasis of the holiday was on sentiment, not profit. As a result, she organized boycotts of Mother's Day, and threatened to issue lawsuits against the companies involved. Jarvis argued that people should appreciate and honour their mothers through handwritten letters expressing their love and gratitude, instead of buying gifts and pre-made cards. Jarvis protested at a candy makers' convention in Philadelphia in 1923, and at a meeting of American War Mothers in 1925.

By this time, carnations had become associated with Mother's Day, and the selling of carnations by the American War Mothers to raise money angered Jarvis, who was arrested for disturbing the peace. ~ (source: Wikipedia)

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Sun is in your sign for four weeks and when this occurs, it attracts important people and favourable situations to you.) It also gives you a chance to replenish and restore yourself for the rest of the year. Yes, it’s fortunate and energizing! This is a great time to buy wardrobe goodies, which is a wise idea since you want to travel and go places!

This month your focus shifts to money, earnings and assets. This is timely because this year you can more easily get money from other sources like funding from others, an inheritance or a loan from a bank, including a mortgage. In a nutshell, the month ahead is all about money for you! Yes! Mercury will no longer be retrograde in your sign, which means you will be forward thinking and eager to make money or use it to your best interest. Hey, money is energy to get things done. “Lots of money is only useful if you spend it.”

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Because your personal year is coming to an end, you feel the urge to prepare yourself for your future.

In a month, the Sun will enter your sign ushering in new year for you – just you. It will offer you new beginnings and new possibilities.

But not yet. Therefore, use this month to think about what you have achieved in the last year and what you want to achieve in your coming year. Ideas?

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This month you’re more popular! You will enjoy seeing friends and they will enjoy seeing you. Expect to be more involved with clubs, groups and organizations.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Oo la la! This month the Sun moves to the top of your chart to stay for four weeks. (This happens only once a year.) This signifies a symbolic spotlight on you that is flattering!

You look attractive and capable in the eyes of others, which in turn, means the next four weeks are the best time all year to push your agenda and demand the advantage.

You rock! (Use this blessing to your advantage.) Ya think?

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You want to travel. You want to explore other cultures and talk to people from different backgrounds.

Some of you will start a romance with someone who is “different.” If you can’t travel, then take a course or a workshop or learn something new to develop yourself. You’re hungry for adventure and a chance to discover and learn more about life. Meanwhile, Mars wants you to be yourself and express yourself freely. Enjoy sports, the arts, playful activities with children and hot sex.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) This month something unexpected will occur that relates to the wealth and assets of others. It might also relate to your debt or dealings with taxes and inheritances. Your focus on inheritances, taxes and debt will be stronger than usual. You will feel intensely about these issues. Be careful because this could stir up tension on the home front or within your family. Meanwhile, in another vein (different arm) your sex drive is heightened! Ah ha! It’s not a boring month.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) With Venus opposite your sign, you are oh so charming and diplomatic. People love you! The Sun is opposite your sign this month. (The only time all year this occurs.) This means you need more rest and more sleep. It also means your focus on a close friend or partner will intensify. The good news is you will have the best chance in the entire year to observe your style of relating to your closest relationships.

This also means it’s your best chance to learn how to improve them. Major bonus!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have a strong focus on health, a pet and your work. (You love animals.) This means you might improve the appearance of your work area. You might get praise or a raise. You might improve your health. You might be delighted with a pet. One thing is certain: you will work hard because you want to be efficient, productive and effective in everything you do. You are setting high standards for yourself. (Not surprising because you are the optimist who always thinks big!)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You want to play and have fun! It’s time to get away on a vacation because your top priority this month is YOU. And why not? You want to be free to express yourself and be who you really are. This is the best month of the year to get out and have a good time.

You feel lighter! Romance and love affairs will flourish! All your relationships will be fun! You will also enjoy opportunities to express your creative talents. Sports will appeal because it’s all systems go!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Many of you are redecorating and buying beautiful goodies for home and family. This month is all about family and perhaps a parent. You want to cocoon at home and be comfortable among familiar surroundings. You will buy goodies for your home to make it look more attractive. You might explore real-estate possibilities or ponder a residential move.

(Not surprising because you’re in a two to three-year window when you will give up places, people and possessions.)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Something unexpected might impact your wealth.

Check your banking and credit card details. Good news! You are looking at a busy month ahead. Your urge to travel is heightened. You have things to do, people to see and places to go! Your interest in your daily surroundings will perk up; and you will be interested in others. You will learn more from your daily surroundings. This is a gift to those who write, teach and act. Fascinating month ahead!

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in a play said, “I like today’s me.” She didn’t like her yesterday’s me.

Why is my-me the way it is, and should I be so attached to it?

IDENTITY GLUE AND THE MY-ME SELF

by Joanne Sales

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hy did my grandmother talk to the laundry? To cover the topic, we’ll have to address a reluctant traveler, grumpiness, the cohesive self-identity of a blueberry plant, the glue of God, I-I and my-me.

to do this or want this or dislike that…” Having lived with myself for nearly seven decades, I find myself to be rather predictable. But using the term my-me put a different twist on me.

The conversation became more interesting when I moved on to his-me and her-me. What on earth would it be like to be him and to have to deal with his-me? To have to answer his-me’s questions, keep it pacified, focused and inspired.

We had a visitor last month, from thousands of miles away. I call him the reluctant traveler, because although he chose to go on his journey, he didn’t want to immerse himself too deeply. He was going to stay with us for two weeks, but after five days, he said he was leaving. He liked the forest, but not the kitchen table.

Having a my-me is like having another pet! Another entity that one has to coddle and care for. Another dog, cat or miniature pig.

To quote, “I have my identity, my culture.” Ok. No problem there. But I wasn’t sure why “his identity – his culture” couldn’t sit at the table with “another identity – another culture” for just a brief time. Isn’t that why people travel?

We more frequently see the arrow pointing toward the mysterious observer in us which watches everything and gives us the mixed blessing gift of self awareness. The term “my-me” points down towards density, to the obvious, to the very visible conglomerate of personality and form - that which our young visitor referred to as his “identity.” That’s the pet – and a complex one.

He explained. “I’m 33 years old.” To him, that meant that he was a fully mature human, and not interested in new input. The kitchen table was too intimate, he said. He’d rather sit on the bus next to other cultures – where he could get off any time. That’s not an option for most humans on planet earth today. We are all gathered around a rather small kitchen table with nowhere else to go.

Recently, I heard someone say: “I know that I’ll never agree with myself, so I think I’ll just go ahead without me.” What a great sentence! We’re are all familiar with our multiple me’s. A young woman trying to decide between a summer in Coombs or Tofino told me: “My heart says one thing but my rational mind says something else.” That’s one way to split the self up. We also split our myme up on the time line. A character

The conversation with him got me thinking about identity. While walking to the barn on the following morning, I heard myself using a new phrase: “my me.” In conversation with myself, it sounded like this, “My-me is inclined

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One of the earliest “What type are you?” systems is the Enneagram, with roots possibly hundreds of years old.

The theory is based on the reality that life is not easy, so we adopt patterns of thinking and behaving, in nine primary ways. Some people take refuge in security or success. Others seek pleasure, adventure or perfection. Some pursue creativity, justice, love. Among us are thinkers, leaders, reformers, peacemakers. performers, observers. The usefulness of such a system is that it encourages understanding and forgiveness. It is a little easier to handle the differences between us when we recognize that our personalities are adopted to help us cope.

My grandmother was just trying to cope – and now that I’m the age she was when she moved into our household, I know why she talked to the laundry!

Born in 1886, a long, long time ago, she worked her whole life as the background servant at my grandfather’s drug store on Broadway Street in St. Louis, where he was the pharmacist. My grandfather smoked a pipe, walked with a limp, and once tried to stop the street car with his cane. My tall, skinny grandmother worked her fingers to the bone in the small living space behind the drug store. It is rumored that she told young women the facts of life before their wedding night, since no one else had the courage to do it. Finally, my grandparents retired. At last. Ah, relief.

Not for long. Then my father died at the age of 42, from asbestos caused lung cancer. (The asbestos industry knew for decades that asbestos would prematurely kill my father and hundreds of thousands of others but kept it secret for many decades – in case you ever wondered why “myme” takes a dim view of profit-priority

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industries who do their own scientific safety studies. My-me doesn’t trust them.)

Anyway, that left my mother with five young children in 1956. So my grandparents moved hundreds of miles away from home and friends to help out while my mother went to work. My grandmother did all the work in the house, cleaning, cooking and mending. Bone marrow soup with dumplings; coffee cake on Saturday mornings. But the worst was a huge pile of laundry and only a hand cranked, wringer washing machine and a clothes line outside.

If you are unfamiliar with the old machines, first, a human had to fill up the tub. The machine swished back and forth, but it didn’t spin. So a human had to put the clothes through the hand turned wringer to get the water out, and then change the water in the tub to rinse the clothes, and then put them through the wringer again – all in the freezing cold basement. Then that human had to hang the clothes out on the clothes line outside, where they might freeze themselves dry.

No wonder my grandmother talked to the laundry! Bum deal, I would say, and she did say. As the quiet youngest child observer, I watched. I adopted from her the leaning towards grumpiness, making a serious note of what feels like injustice.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the railroad tracks, the boy that I would someday marry was living a different life. Several desserts a night was the norm. He was surprised when he came to our house, years later, that we only had ice cream on Sunday evening.

These details are not important, and your story is probably more interesting. The point is the habits and inclinations of my-me and your-me are being formed from day one. The reluctant traveler, my husband, myself, my grandmother, my children…

In the face of overwhelm, my-me is inclined to get grumpy, just like my grandmother. My dog’s-me gets scared. My husband’s my-me gets hungry.

There is nothing glorious or everlasting about those conditionings. They are the cards we are dealt this hand. Not exactly arbitrary, but certainly changeable. Things could have been different, and even now, we can chose to play our cards differently.

There is a little bit of objective distance afforded by saying my-me instead of me. Me feels so unchangeable; myme does not. My-me is like a pet but also like a puppet, whose strings we control… sometimes.

Looking out across the field, I see smoke rising from a small fire. It holds no shape or form, but the blueberry bush beside it does. Something holds that bush into one cohesive whole.

Some force maintains its integrity. The same is true for the cat by the fire, the giant fir, the newt, the child, and the baby chick staring at me from the floor of the shed.

Gravity is a glue that holds us to the earth and holds the earth near the sun.

There must also be a glue that holds all our parts together – an identity glue.

For our young man visitor, perhaps the glue dried prematurely on the outside of his-me. While we want the glue to hold its shape, we’re better and happier people if our identity glue can breathe and bend with the breeze.

When it hardens on the outside, we can get cracks, broken places, rigidity, and fissures in our thought process. When the glue hardens all the way through, the heart is the prisoner. Our young visitor is not that exceptional; he’s just like the rest of us. We’re all prone to identity glue disorders!

In Sufism, the word “ishq” refers to the many aspects of the love of God. I have also heard it translated as “the

glue of God.” If gravity is the force that keeps us attached to the earthground, Ishq is the gravity that keeps us connected to Center (with a capital “C”), and attached to the Ground of All Being. Ishq is love-gravity-glue that allows us to go on the journey of “my me” and back home again, without dissolving like smoke.

My mother-in-law in her late 60’s once told me, “I’m the same person I was when I was twenty or forty. I’m just in an older body.” We know what that feels like. In spite of all the changes and stages that we go through in our lives, there is some part of us that stays constant. A low roar in the background, like the hum of the refrigerator that we don’t even notice until it stops. Was that going all the time?

The Hindu sage Ramana Maharshi called the observer the I-I. The part of us that watches.

The I-I is quieter and wiser. As for myme? I would be wise to observe it with a grain of salt.

Eckhart Tolle describes the freedom in living from the place of I-I instead of my-me.

“You then no longer derive your identity, your sense of who you are, from the incessant stream of thinking that in the old consciousness you take to be yourself. What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am.

Who am I then? The one who sees that. The awareness that is prior to thought, the space in which the thought – or the emotion or sense perception – happens.”

That awareness is a goal to strive for. In the meantime, my-me wishes your-me a very pleasant day, and peace on your planet. ~

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

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THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING: WE'RE ONE BIG FAMILY

by Linda Tenney “The old-fashioned concepts of race are not only socially divisive but scientifically wrong.”

- Dr. Spencer Wells, The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey.

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enealogy is said to be our second most popular hobby, only slightly lagging behind gardening. I can believe that, it’s at the top of my list of things to do and I’ve been adding leaves to my family tree for the past 25 years.

I’m also fascinated by genetics and provided my DNA to Ancestry.ca for analysis.

Yup, I sent my saliva to Ireland where they determined my ethnicity and compared my DNA to more than four million other samples to estimate kinship.

You, in fact, could be my distant cousin.

Why did I mail my spit to Ireland? Pure curiosity and the results gave me a better understanding of how I got here. My results were as expected; an ethnicity ‘pie’ showing a mix of English, Irish and German ancestry. But, there was more. Apparently I have a little Ashkenazi Jewish and North African ancestry, too. Where that came from, I have no idea.

My DNA was matched to several thousand distant cousins which lead to family history tidbits I hadn't uncovered yet. It's a fascinating process and a profound revelation about human connection.

Geneticist Dr. Spencer Wells, adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin, led National Geographic's Genographic Project for ten years as an Explorer-in-Residence. According to Dr. Spencer, a common ancestor, yours and mine, lived in east Africa some 60,000-90,000 years ago. Wells attributes him as our ultimate progenitor, the ‘father of all men’, namely “Y-Chromosomal Adam”.

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When "Adam's" progeny began to migrate out of Africa, carrying his Y-chromosome with them, it’s surmised that humankind was almost extinct with a mere 2,000 or so individuals left to begin their journey. Over thousands of years, generations born to those individuals eventually flourished in India, made their way by sea to Australia, into the Far East and beyond to the New World, and some drifted into eastern and Western Europe. Through DNA sampling, Wells followed a common Y-chromosome like bread crumbs dropped along the way.

No matter our ancestors’ divergent routes nor how their physical characteristics changed over time, Dr. Wells’ research holds that we all descend from the same place … Eastern Africa. And the Y-chromosome he traced, virtually a genetic time machine, clearly pinpoints our beginnings to one African man.

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Are we all ‘out of Africa’? The scientific evidence is convincing and Dr. Wells’ research seems sound. Genetically-speaking, it’s likely we’re all one big happy family. That means, of course, that you and I are distant cousins, possibly thousands of generations removed. It’s an astonishing discovery that could only be revealed through the science of modern genetics.

Homo-sapien means ‘wise man’ in Latin. I’d like to think that we can live up to that definition by embracing our ‘sameness’ rather than continuing to point out our differences. We have learned so much, yet we still have so much to learn. ~ For more information about National Geographic's Genographic Project, visit https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/about. ~ M AY

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s I sit here with my laptop on this lovely spring morning, coffee in hand, sunlight streaming through the skylight overhead, I ponder the philosophical question, “Is artistic expression simply ‘fluff’? Certainly, it adorns the world with colour and beauty, provides an outlet for self-expression and generally make us feel good. But is there something more? I also ponder whether I have had enough coffee to think this deeply so early in the morning.

Artists have one true purpose – to use their talents to bring their vision into actuality.

The ‘blank canvas’ they choose can vary tremendously; a block of wood, a sheet of paper, a lump of clay – even a human body. Art challenges us to think outside the box. It breaks down barriers and pushes boundaries. Art is limitless and often; timeless – sometimes existing well after the artist passes away. It has the power to leave its mark forever upon our conscious and unconscious minds.

What is art, after all? I realize the answer must be fluid and contingent on individual perception, but I believe it could be summed up in one concept; self-expression: “the expression of one’s own personality and assertion of one’s individual traits.” I love interpreting art in that way because it implies that we could all be artists in our own right, which means we all have something creative to offer. My husband does not think of himself as an artist, and yet, he can build almost anything from plans he designs himself. Hence, it begs the question, “How is that not art?”

Our wonderful island is saturated with talent. Creativity oozes from its coastal pores as wet sand between the toes. Can you imagine what could happen if we all chose to use our unique talents to translate a message of kindness, tolerance and understanding to the rest of the world? Through artistic expression, we could be catalysts for change by reminding ourselves and others that, despite our differences, we have much more in common that we often realize. We could make a powerful impact upon society. And that, to me, is art at its finest.

A friend of mine wanted to contribute to our creative project but wasn’t sure how, as she does not see herself as an artist either – at least not in the traditional sense. However, she happens to be a fabulous cook. (I can attest to that as I have been fortunate enough to be a recipient of her culinary delights - unlike my own cooking that sometimes leaves much to be desired.) It occurred to her that she could host a cooking class, demonstrating how easy it can be to create delicious, nutritious, vegetarian meals.

She would, in turn, donate the profits to help move our project along. But wait; is cooking an art form? Absolutely! Moreover, unlike most other artistic mediums, cooking engages all the senses. So, I wish to challenge our conventional views of art, while adopting a more inclusive and open-minded interpretation.

Alex Grey - artist, author and teacher said, “When artists give form to revelation, their art can advance, deepen and potentially transform the consciousness of their community.” I agree and will add to that – I believe that art is a powerful tool that builds self esteem, opens up dialogue, enables learning, builds leadership, fuels activism and gives a voice to the voiceless. Art can help us see past our own little worlds which, in turn, can take us beyond an ‘us versus them’ mentality.

Micki Findlay is the founder of Works of HeART Project – ‘Inspiring Positive Change Through Artistic Expression’.

To find out how you can help make a difference go to: Website: www.worksofheartproject.com Facebook: worksofheartproject Twitter: WOHproject Instagram: worksofheartproject

So, all that said, the answer to my own question is this; artistic expression is much more than simply ‘fluff’. In fact, it is one of the few things that can connect us all; no matter who we are, where we are from, or what we believe. And now, perhaps more than ever, we really need that positive influence. Wouldn’t you agree?

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• R10 Marihuana Addiction Treatment, Prevention & Education – District of North Saanich Defeated

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voted on and passed in a block without debate. If someone wanted to debate a particular resolution, a 75% majority vote was required to pull that resolution for debate. I felt that there were a few resolutions that were worthy of debate but the opponents of those resolutions found it impossible to achieve the 75% threshold.

The following may be of interest to you.

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I expect I will author a resolution asking AVICC to change its resolutions process.

This is a conference that was held in Victoria, April 14-15. It is an important event that brings together all local governments on Vancouver Island.

For me, the Rural Directors Forum was important and underscored that we are all fighting similar issues. Road maintenance/development, Fire support and the need to modernize the Local Government Act, were themes of this session.

The outcomes of the votes are below.

For the specifics of each resolution, see page 21 of http://avicc.ca/wp-content/ uploads/2018/04/0-2018-Annual-Reportand-Resolutions-Package-final-2.0reduced.pdf • R1 Strata Utility Billing Legislative Change – City of Courtenay Passed

• R3 Gender-based Violence Strategy for Youth – City of Victoria Passed • R4 Seismic Early Warning System – City of Powell River Passed • R5 Rescind Four Year Local Government Term – District of Metchosin Defeated • R6 Modernizing the Motor Vehicle Act – City of Victoria Passed • R7 Cannabis Tax Revenue Sharing – Village of Tahsis Passed

One of the more important events is the Resolutions Session where Local Governments send in recommendations for change, called resolutions, these we debate and vote on.

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• R22 Federal Review of Geoduck Aquaculture – Islands Trust Passed as a block • R23 Uniform Business Regulations for Disposable Plastic Packaging – City of Victoria Passed as a block • R24 Protecting Coastal Communities & Waterways from Oil Spills – City of Powell River and City of Victoria Passed as a block • R25 Watershed Governance Model – Sunshine Coast RD Passed as a block • R26 BC Hydro LED Street Light Conversion – City of Powell River Passed as a block

• R8 Climate Accountability for Fossil Fuel Companies – City of Victoria Passed

I am uncomfortable with the practice of “bundling” resolutions.

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• R16 Notice by Mail – RD of Nanaimo Passed as a block

• R21 Protecting Local Waterways & Wild Fish Species – City of Victoria Passed as a block

• R2 Strengthen Penalties Regarding Breaches of Confidentiality – City of Nanaimo Defeated

I also met with the CAOs and Chairs of Cowichan Valley and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. We discussed the need to develop protocols with the Ministry of Transport to allow us to develop road right-of-ways for multimodal active transportation. We sense support from Minister Trevena for this and expect to have a meeting with her in May. If we can make this happen, we will be in a much better position to improve Hwy 19A in Qualicum Bay and Bowser, as well as Gainsberg Road.

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RDN Recreation and Parks May Events and Programs Golden Shoe Hunt - The 12th Annual Golden Shoe Hunt will have you exploring the regional and community parks in electoral areas A to H, to find the hidden shoe. Clues and instructions for the locations of the shoes will be posted weekly to rdn.bc.ca/recreation, RDN Facebook, Twitter and Instagram until May 18th.

Twoonie Teen Swim - Fridays at Ravensong Aquatic Centre from 7:009:00 pm are reserved for the teens.

Admission is now only $2 until Friday, June 29th. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks 250-752-5014 or view skate and swim schedules online at rdn.bc.ca/ recreation.

Mount Horne Guided Hike Embarking on this hike from the spectacular Cathedral Grove, this tour will take you through both man-made and natural elements that remind us of the history of the area. The scenic climb ends with a rocky scramble to the top of the bluff where you can see out to Mount Arrowsmith Massif and the Alberni Inlet. Depart from Ravensong Aquatic Centre on Saturday, May 5th at 8:00 am. $45 per person. Hike intensity rating is 1 star: long stretches of steady incline and steep terrain. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register. View recreation programs online at rdn.bc.ca/recreation.

Canoe Adventures at Horne Lake Regional Park - Join us for a twist on the nature walk; a nature paddle. A brief introductory canoe lesson will start you off - no experience necessary followed by a paddle along the shoreline M AY

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View recreation programs online at rdn.bc.ca/recreation.

Babysitters Certification Program 1114yrs - Become a Red Cross certified babysitter. This course introduces basic first aid, how to respond to emergency situations, explains baby and child care, offers advice on becoming a responsible babysitter, and tips for finding babysitting jobs.

Price includes manual and certificate.

Qualicum Commons, on Saturday, May 12th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, cost is $46.35. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to preregister. View recreation programs online at rdn.bc.ca/recreation.

Geology Tour - Join Dr. Steven Earle for an interpretive geology tour on the beaches of Nanoose Bay. Learn simple identification techniques and a bit about the island’s geological history. Transportation will be provided from your choice of either Oceanside Place Arena at 9:00 am or Nanoose Place at 9:30 am. This tour is on Wednesday, May 16th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Cost is $29 per person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

View recreation programs online at rdn.bc.ca/recreation School’s Out Everyone Welcome Swim - Stay active on your day off from school with a swim at Ravensong Aquatic Centre. The lifeguards will have the inflatable toys out for a splashing good time. Friday, May 18th from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Reduced rate admission. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks 250-752-5014 or view skate and swim schedules online at rdn. bc.ca/recreation.

Pro D Camp - Parents, this is your Pro D day solution! Our experienced play leaders will provide a great day off school that is filled with creative art, and active games. Friday, May 18th from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at Qualicum Commons, RDN Activity

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Splish Splash Everyone Welcome Swim - Splish splash everyone welcome swims at Ravensong Aquatic Centre are a water adventure you don't want to miss. The lifeguards are going to bring out all the pool toys for you to enjoy. From the rope swing to the snake to the dino ribs there will be water play for everyone. Regular admission. Saturday May 19th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks 250-752-5014 or view skate and swim schedules online at rdn.bc.ca/ recreation.

Mount Benson Regional Park Guided Hike - Start your journey up the mountain on the floating boardwalk at Witchcraft Lake. Climb steadily up rough forest trail to the peak and be rewarded with stunning panoramic views of Nanaimo, Sunshine Coast and Washington State. Transportation provided from Oceanside Place Arena to trail head. Hike intensity rating is 1 star: long stretches of steady incline and steep terrain. Saturday May 19th, 8:00 am start. Cost is $45 per person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register. View recreation programs online at rdn.bc.ca/recreation Full Moon Howl Sea Kayaking Tour - Experience the magic of kayaking on the ocean by the light of the full moon. Perfect for beginners, these tours include a certified guide, the kayak, gear and instruction in paddling strokes and safety procedures. No experience necessary. Double kayaks are available to paddle with a friend or younger family members. Children 10 years+ can register and attend with an adult. Tuesday, May 29th from 7:30 to 9:45 pm. Cost is $55 per person. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks at 250-248-3252 to pre-register.

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n hiking the open, heather-clad hills of the Scottish Highlands, I sometimes come across a scene that reminds me of the forests of Caledonian pines that once grew there.

Those trees were cut down for fuel and construction, burned to eliminate hidingplaces in clan battles, and killed by herds of free-range goats. But when I come to a small lake (or "lochan"), there's often an island with a stand of the old trees on it. They look beautiful and forlorn.

Caledonian Pines The pines stand tall upon the lochan isles; the ancient Woods of Caledon, they’re all that’s left untouched by centuries of fire, man’s pall—a shroud of smoke from bens to kyles.

Age-toughened, brittle, jagged, gray of limb, half-fossilized these hardy few survive,

ABOUT THIS POEM The poem consists of three four-line verses (quatrains), all written in five-beat lines (pentameter). The first and fourth lines rhyme.

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remaindered by their moats of mountain rain, alive, small stands, their yield not worth the swim.

Held high before their former fiefdom’s hills, last green crowns cock to high ground, heather-skinned; old clans alone, their branches seed with moans the wind that bears them barren freedom’s chills.

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

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oin us at Bethlehem Centre’s Gala Fundraiser Bethlehem Alive 2018 at 2371 Arbot Rd. in Nanaimo, BC Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at 5 pm for Stories of the Spirit from Order of Canada recipient, BC singer, composer and librettist, author, and keynote speaker Ann Mortifee, C.M.

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Ann will honour us with a reading from her best-selling book In Love with the Mystery. She will sing a capella on her sacred drum that was built with indigenous elders from Saskatchewan.

Expect an evening of the sharing of meaningful stories. Explore the clarity and joy of the present moment through self-realization and the evening’s theme, Envisioning into Fruition.

Having lived many adventures from growing up on a farm in South Africa to the road of extensive travel, Mortifee’s fascinating life journey has included volunteering in Calcutta with Mother Teresa and the Sisters of Mercy, dining with Queen Elizabeth, and studying with the head of the Sangoma Zulu nation.

Ann’s beloved moving songwriting work uplifts and inspires audiences as she blends a fusion of folk, musical theatre, pop, sacred, and world music into a unique melodious and heartwarming genre. Her best-selling book, “In Love With the Mystery,” which Oprah keeps on her bedside table, captures the wonder of the great mystery and our human experience while offering rich and powerful spiritual wisdom in soulfully elegant poetic prose.

The evening commences at 5:00 pm with arrival and mingling. Starting at 5:30 pm, dinner will be prepared by our Certified Chef de Cuisine, Margot Bodchon, and her team. At 7:00 pm the evening program arrival and mingling will begin. At 7:30 pm experience “Stories of the Spirit” by Ann Mortifee. Music will begin at 8:00 pm with mingling, desserts, and a cash bar. Enjoy our silent auction from 5:00 pm 9:00 pm.

Ticket Option 1 - $125 per person Includes: Dinner, Evening Program, and Dessert Buffet plus charitable receipt. Only 45 tickets available.

Ticket Option 2 - $65 per person includes: Evening Program and Dessert Buffet plus charitable receipt.

Add a Stayover - $80 per person includes Room Accommodation and Continental Breakfast on June 24.

To reserve Bethlehem Alive 2018 Gala Fundraiser with Ann Mortifee tickets, reserve a table, and for further information email us at info@bethlehemcentre.com.

Or call (250) 754-3254. To learn more visit our website at www.bethlehemcentre. com.

___________________________________________________ The Bethlehem Centre needs your financial assistance to offer services and continue supporting the spiritual community in Nanaimo and surrounding areas. We thank you for your contribution and support.

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SPAM AND MAPLE SYRUP (PART DEUX)

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n March 2017, ECHO Players (owners and operators of the Village Theatre) brought audiences their first every Spam and Maple Syrup – a night of comedy skits from Britain (including many Monty Python favourites) and some Canadian skits, as well. The production was a roaring success with all performances completely sold-out.

Being gluttons for punishment, the ECHO Players Board has authorized a second production, to be called Spam and Maple Syrup (Part Deaux). This will run at the Village Theatre, for 4 performances only, from May 10th to May 13th. Tickets are already selling briskly and another complete sell-out is anticipated.

This year’s production, as with last year’s, will be for mature audiences only and will NOT be suitable for children. Indeed, all those associated with Spam and Maple Syrup (Part Deux) guarantee that there will be something in each performance to offend everyone.

In addition to some old comedy favourites, Spam and Maple Syrup (Part Deux) will include a poem, a hilarious dance number (about Canadian Mounties), 8 musical numbers and some Cautionary Tales designed to help ease your journey through life. A special treat this year will be a comedy skit written by one of ECHO Players own members and performed for the very first time as part of Spam and Maple Syrup (Part Deux). As an additional special treat, there will be door prizes and giveaways.

All tickets are $15.00 and proceeds from this event will go to the ECHO Players Arts Fund. Tickets can be purchased from Village Theatre, 110 West Second Avenue, Qualicum Beach or by contacting the box office at 250-752-3522.

To order tickets online or for more information visit our website at www.echoplayers.ca.

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Lighthouse Country & beyond LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (LCC) 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FOR MORE ACTIVITIES AT THE LCC, VISIT WWW.COMMUNITYHALL.CA SECOND SUNDAY MARKET at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay – Sun. May 13th - 8am-noon, Pancake Breakfast - $6 or $8. Enjoy live music, breakfast, and shopping for a treasure!

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

Call Joanne Ferreiro 250-228-4231 or email us at bowhornebayclub@gmail.com ADULT BADMINTON. Mondays 7pm. ADULT PICKLEBALL. Thursdays 3:30pm. Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay. Drop-in fee $4, equipment provided, beginners welcome, 15 years +. Info ph. 250-757-8307. email: steelehunt@shaw.ca

TAOIST™ TAI CHI - Mondays 10:00-noon at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay. Contact: 250-240-3387 or parksville@taoist.org LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Bring your Spinning Wheels and fibre and meet the Lighthouse Spinners at the LCC, Tuesdays at 10:30am. FMI Call 778-424-1001.

AA LIGHTKEEPERS – Fridays at 7pm at the LCC.

LIONS RECREATION HALL (LRH) 280 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. LET'S FLOOR CURL! A great sport for fun, friendship and game competition.

We play Mondays and Fridays, 1-3pm in the Lions Rec Hall in lovely Qualicum Bay. Curling rocks are supplied. Floor curling is affordable, easy to play, great for all ages and capabilities. Our Club is 55+ BC Games eligible. Worth a try! FMI call Fred or Lorraine at 250-752-0216.

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

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

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

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

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

SoundWave Choir. Concert - Saturday June 2 at 7pm. Generations Church. 1300 Princess Royal Avenue. Nanaimo. Doors - 6:30 pm. Tickets - $10 at the door or at Serious Coffee, 6357 Hammond Bay Road location. Trippin' down memory lane with hits from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Guaranteed to leave a song in your heart and a smile on your face.

Local fleece, Fibre Artisans, Demonstrations and Door Prizes. AJ’s Island Grill will be onsite. Sunday, May 27th at the Bradley Centre. 975 Shearme Road, Coombs. 9:30 - 3:30 with Free Admission.

The Qualicum Beach Garden Club will be holding their annual fundraising sale of plants and garden items on May 12, 8 am – 1 pm, at 234 crescent Rd E, Qualicum Beach. All items are donated by club members, so you can be sure that the plants are acclimated to local conditions.

The Qualicum Beach Garden Club will meet on Tuesday May 8, 2018 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre on Jones street. Doors open at 7 pm, socialize for the first half hour, the meeting and presentation takes place from 7:30-9:00 pm. All are welcome, guests are charged $3. Of course you can join the club for an annual fee of $15. The topic is “The German Texan Botanist Plant Hunter Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer” , presented by Diana Walker.

Eaglecrest Garden Club Meeting: May 16th at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm).

Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, West Hall, Guest fee: $3. Speaker: Devmurti Khalsa, co-founder and proprietor of Figs For Life Nursery on Denman Island, speaking on “Growing Hardy Fig Trees & Other Great Edibles” The Lighthouse Community Hall is hosting a SPRING HAS SPRUNG DANCE Friday, May 4, 8:00 pm. It is a fundraiser for the hall. Music is by Groundswell playing the music of CCR, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison. Queen, Fleetwood Mac and more. Tickets are $15 adv $20 at the door. Doors open 7pm band starts at 8pm. Tickets are available from Georgia Park Store, Cranky Dog Records and Salish Gallery. Online https://lighthouse.tickit.ca/

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LOCAL TIDE Our tide table measurements are taken from the Hornby Island substation.

For other tides, visit http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng on the Internet.

Printed courtesy Canadian Hydrographic Service. Add 1 hour to tide times for Daylight Savings

FIRST 25 WORDS $10+GST classified@eyesonbc.com

SERVICES THE FIX-IT SHOP – Repairs

to all makes and models of lawnmowers and ride-on lawn tractors, including John Deere.

Pick-up and delivery available.

Used equipment for sale.

Call (250) 702-2191 or email fixitshop009@gmail.com

WILDWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH

113 McColl Road, Bowser

Sunday Morning Worship · 10:30am 757-8136

WHAT’S ON? — MAY 2018

250-757-9222 • website: rcl211.org • email: rcl211@shaw.ca Hall Rentals 250-757-9222 • Tue and Fri 9am - 12 noon Sunday May 6th Sunday May 13th Tuesday May 22nd Saturday May 26th June 1st to June 9th MIXED POOL EUCHRE LADIES POOL CRIBBAGE MEN’S POOL TEXAS HOLD’EM DARTS HORSESHOES

Battle of the Atlantic – Parksville Legion 10:15 am Mother’s Day Plant Sale – 10:00 am Legion General meeting @ 7:00pm Legion Dance – Big Twang Theory – 8:30 pm Tickets at the Bar - $10 until May 23rd. At the Door $15 Loonie – Toonie event

Tuesday............................................................... 5:00pm Tuesday............................................................... 6:30pm Wednesday......................................................... 4:00pm Wednesday......................................................... 6:30pm Thursday............................................................. 6:00pm Thursday............................................................. 7:00pm Friday.................................................................. 5:00pm Sundays starting May 6th ................................. 12:00pm

Meat Draws - Every Friday at 5pm & Saturday at 4:30pm ** MEMBERS, GUESTS & PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME ** Facebook: Events-at-the-Bowser-Legion-br211-368799556487

Vancouver Island through the lens of Heather Vopni

TOUR

Landscapes lovingly illuminate with bursting fragrant colours each and every year on Vancouver Island to welcome the arrival of Springtime in all its gorgeous glory, yet nothing heralds in the season more exquisitely than Mother Nature’s masterfully elegant Cherry Blossoms, making their romantic and time-honoured debut with stunning scenes of grandeur for all to appreciate and adore. ~ HV

Photos and 'tour' - Heather Vopni Find more of Heather's photos 0n the Web:

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