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WATER MUSIC A WINTER STORM battered the Comox Valley on Monday, pounding one boat against the beach near Beach Drive in Comox (above) and depositing a fishing boat on the Comox breakwater. PHOTOS BY ERIN HALUSCHAK / GALE HANSEN
We were powerless in powerful storm Gusts approached hurricane-force, most of Comox Valley darkened
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Although it felt like a hurricane that walloped the Comox Valley, meteorologists from Environment Canada said Monday’s storm fell just shy of qualifying as one. Cindy Yu, a meteorologist for Environment Canada, said they recorded wind gusts of 106 km/h at the Comox weather station. “When it comes to hurricane winds, it must be a sustained strength. Winds may have come close to that, but it has to be sustained,” she explained. “Gusts are usually less than 20 seconds — maybe five or 10 seconds — and for a hurricane it has to be an average of several minutes.” She noted for winds to be classified as a Category One hurricane, sustained wind must reach
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a minimum of 118 km/h. Monday’s storm was classified as a tropical storm. Yu said since the weather agency began recording wind speeds at the Comox weather station in 1953, there have been 27 incidents of wind reaching 106 km/h or higher, with the record set in March 1985, when wind reached 133 km/h. According to Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro community relations manager, 27,000 Comox Valley area customers lost power during the peak hours of the storm on Monday between 10 and 11 a.m. “The whole east coast was hit pretty hard,” said Olynyk. “But, certainly, it was the Courtenay/ Campbell River area that was hit the hardest on the Island. It was “definitely the big one this year, and it was one of the bigger ones ... see STORM ■ 3
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PART OF HIGHWAY 19 south of Hamm Road is under investigation as RCMP blocked off a section Friday to investigate the discovery of a body found in a nearby ditch. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK
RCMP still investigating fatality Record Staff A 33-year-old Kingcome Inlet resident has been identified as the person whose body was found Friday at the side of the Inland Island Highway between Courtenay and Campbell River. Elizabeth Marie Lagis was missing since March 7 from Campbell River, where she arrived for medical appointments. Campbell River and Comox Valley RCMP, investigators with the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit, forensic investigators and the B.C. Coroner are investigating her death. No cause of death has been released, nor
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we’ve had in a while.” About 4,700 Comox Valley area customers were still without power Tuesday morning. Olynyk said crews were brought here from the south and midisland, and even Vancouver, to help with restorations. “We’re trying to put as much resources as we can in the area,” he said Tuesday. “We had crews working last night and, of course, crews are working today — a lot of crews.” While the majority of the Courtenay area was without power Monday morning, according to Jane Murphy, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s General Hospital, the hospital did not lose power due to its backup generator. Olynyk said he couldn’t comment on St. Joe’s specifically, but noted that some hospitals have a number of feeds to draw power from, so that if one feed goes out another can be used. He added that areas around hospitals are typically very well maintained in terms of things like vegetation near power lines, because they are a priority. Schools in the Comox Valley and Campbell River were closed Monday. Huband and Hornby elementary schools remained closed Tuesday. Transportation was disrupted throughout the region. B.C. Ferries cancelled more than 90 sailings on 15 routes Monday, including four sailings on the Comox to Powell River run. Service resumed at 3:15 p.m. with the last two roundtrips sailing from the Little River terminal. Sailings were also cancelled from Buckley Bay to Denman and from Denman to Hornby, though some terminals managed to squeeze in their initial round trips. “It (cancelling sailings) does happen from time to time,” said BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall, noting more than 130 sailings were cancelled during a January storm. Ferry service was back to normal Tuesday.
A handful of flights were cancelled or delayed at the Comox Valley Airport. Christianne Wile, manager of marketing and public communications, said three early-morning flights from Pacific Coastal and Central Mountain Air were cancelled, and a direct flight to Cancun was delayed for one hour. “We did receive a lot of calls from passengers checking the status of their flights,” she explained. “We encourage guests to keep up to date with their flights by phoning the individual airlines or checking the Comox Valley Airport website. We also ask guests to give themselves extra time to get to the airport (in extreme weather).” Wile added the decision to land at the airport is made by each individual airline. The storm wasn’t strong enough to sink any boats in Comox Harbour, though one was left about threequarters submerged in the bay after being bumped by a fish boat. Another sailboat was left high and dry at Jane Place, while a 42-footer broke free from its mooring and is resting on the rock breakwater at Comox Bay Marina. In addition, a 50-foot steel
hull pleasure craft that was anchored in the middle of the bay is sitting high and dry on the beach underneath the hospital. “We recorded wind speeds down here of 61 knots,” said Robert Clarke, wharfinger at the Comox Valley Harbour Authority. “That’s a pretty good gust.” He said upgrades to the floating breakwater were sufficient to protect vessels on the east side. “No damage to any of our docks or any boat in our facility,” Clarke said. The City of Courtenay opened an emergency operations centre at City Hall until 3:15 p.m. on Monday, according to director of legislative services John Ward. The City used a generator to keep the centre fully operational, and it was a good test of the generator for an extended period of time, Ward added. Flooding along the Courtenay, Puntledge and Tsolum rivers was a concern due to high tides, but the expected flooding did not happen. Looking ahead to Wednesday, Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the Comox Valley, as an upper low-pressure trough is developing over the area, added Yu.
MONDAY’S STORM KILLED power to most of the Comox Valley, flooded Lewis Park, ripped off signage at Codes Country Lanes in Courtenay, shattered a tree in Lewis Park and left debris all over the place. PHOTOS BY RENÉE ANDOR / SCOTT STANFIELD / ERIN HALUSCHAK / KAREN GOLDBY / MARK ALLAN
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‘We’re all humans; we’re all the same’ – refugee Scott Stanfield Record Staff
Yousif Al Halaaq considers himself a lucky man, thankful he and his family could leave behind a chaotic existence in the Middle East and come to Canada. Al Halaaq is a Palestinian Iraqi who, along with his wife Abitsim and their seven children, fled Baghdad and spent more than three years living without electricity at two United Nations camps between Iraq and Syria. The family now rents a five-bedroom home in Comox, thanks to the efforts of a local refugee support organization. The children, who range from seven to 19 years, are attending Vanier Secondary and Aspen Park Elementary schools. Yousif and Abitsim are taking English classes at North Island College. “Very beautiful, British Columbia,” said Yousif, 41, who was a barber for 25 years in Baghdad. “Thank you very much, all the people in Comox. I’m very lucky I’m coming here to Comox.” The Comox Valley Refugee Support Committee responded to pleas from the UN High Commission for Refugees and the Canadian Embassy in Syria, which were desperate for sponsors for refugee families approved to come to Canada. Through luck, the Al Halaaqs have reunited with Ali and Laila AboNofal and their three daughters, who happened to live two tents away at the second camp. They now reside in Courtenay. “We had raised enough money, almost, for two families,” said committee chair Dave Talbot, noting the Al Halaaqs were having a difficult time being selected for sponsorship due to the size of the family. “Fortunately we got them out before the embassy closed. They basically got here just in time.” Fewer than 100 people remain at the camp, which had housed more than 600. The refugees now live throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Abitsim’s parents and siblings are in Halifax while Yousif’s sister is in Winnipeg. They will be able to stay in touch through Skype. “It’s amazing what people have done,” said Younis Younis, a Kurd-
THE AL-HALAAQ FAMILY has been reunited in the Comox Valley with Ali and Laila Abo-Nofal and their three daughters, who happened to live two tents away at a refugee camp in Syria. PHOTO BY SCOTT STANFIELD ish Iraqi now living in Comox who translated for Yousif. As a boy, Younis fled Iraq in the early1990s. “It feels good when I help these people because I’ve been through the same thing, except mine was way worse than what they went through.” Younis can see the family adapting and adjusting even after a week in the Valley, with help from Ali AboNofal, who has escorted Yousif through Superstore. “I trained Ali — now he’s taking over,” Younis said. “It’s all about helping each other. We’re all humans; we’re all the same.” Talbot said Canadians are literally giving families such as the Al Halaaqs a country they can call home.
“It’s hard to imagine because there’s very few people in the world who have no country, but Palestinians in 1948 basically lost their country, and they have been sitting in other countries,” Talbot said. “He (Yousif) was raised in Iraq, but he’s not an Iraqi because the Iraqis never accepted him.” Yousif and his family had lived with his parents, who had fled Palestine in 1948. He owned a barbershop in Baghdad, where Palestinian Iraqis needed to carry identifying green cards and have them renewed every six months. Yousif recalls when the war started in 2003 the Iraqi government started threatening Palestinians who did not leave the country.
Muslim extremists would shoot barbers because they were shaving beards and cutting hair. They killed 360 Palestinians, including Yousif’s uncle and nephew. Leaving everything behind, the family went to the first camp but could not stay. With visas, they were permitted into the second camp. At the time, Yousif and Abitsim’s youngest child was just two or three. “There’s no words to explain,” Younis said. “There’s people sitting in the camp under a tent and it’s raining on them and snowing on them. It’s freezing, and they eat some bread and they’re thankful. It’s different. You have to be there to experience it.” Even so, Talbot said
some people question why Canada is assisting people overseas when it has domestic concerns of its own. “They miss the point,” he said. “Nobody in Canada is without a country. They all are entitled to a pension. There’s welfare. There’s all of these social safety nets that these guys didn’t have.” Numerous people have given time, money and enough items to furnish homes for both families. The committee has raised $61,000 but requires an additional $14,000 to cover the Al Halaaq’s living costs for a year. Cheques can be made to Comox United Church with Refugee Fund on the memo line at the bottom. Please drop off or mail at 250 Beach Dr., Comox, B.C. V9M 1P9. For more information, e-mail cvrefu-
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Taxes limited by Trust At its meeting last Wednesday on Gabriola Island, the Islands Trust Council approved its 2012-13 budget of $6.8 million, resulting in no property tax increase for 2012. Islands Trust taxes account for approximately 10 to 20 per cent of total property taxes, depending upon other jurisdictions listed on local tax bills. The budget covers the costs of maintaining local and federationwide services, adding a part-time bylaw enforcement officer and continuing to implement B.C.’s Riparian Areas Regulation in the next term. “The biggest budget decision facing Trust Council was whether to review the Islands Trust Policy Statement using a planning grant of $250,000 from Canada’s Gas Tax Fund,” council chair Sheila Malcolmson said. “Last term, Trust Council applied for the funding to defray the high cost of engaging every local trust area in a review of the Islands Trust’s guiding principles. The new Trust Council carefully considered input from trustees and constituents, and concluded that there was no appetite for such a comprehensive review.” The council is a federation of local government bodies that plan land use and regulate development in the Islands Trust area, which is home to 25,000 people and covers the islands and waters between the mainland and southern Vancouver Island. It includes 13 major and more than 450 smaller islands covering 5,200 square kilometres. — Islands Trust
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The Comox Valley Transition Society will use $127,500 in federal funds to address gender-based violence and minimal emergency and health services on Hornby Island. Aligned with International Women’s Day, the funding will enable the Hornby and Denman Community Health Care Society to develop a plan for the safety of women and girls. In a Friday announcement, Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan said the money will help ensure “better synergy between services available on Hornby and a greater Comox Valley in terms of responding to violence
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Education Ministry urging school district to sell Renée Andor Record Staff
School District 71 could make some more money from selling off unused properties thanks to the 2012 provincial budget. “The government signalled a desire to be disposing of properties that are surplus to government’s needs, and that includes some of the surplus properties that we may have,” secretary-treasurer Russell Horswill told the Record.
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District staff are compiling a report of unused properties that could be sold. This report will be presented at the next board meeting on March 27. According to Horswill, no rules have changed but now the Ministry of Education is encouraging the disposition of unused properties, whereas before it was not. Where the money from sales would go depends on how the property was bought originally, according to
Horswill, who added that some of the school properties in the Comox Valley were purchased as far back as the ‘20s and ‘30s. “We have to work with the government to try to figure out how the property was paid for,” said Horswill. “But regardless, the money does not go back to government.” The money would either go to the local capital reserve or a restricted capital reserve. If it goes to the restricted capital
reserve, school districts still need the Ministry’s approval to spend it, but if it goes to the local reserve, trustees can make the decision by themselves. “It allows the local school trustees to assess their needs from a property point of view and if they do determine there are surplus properties there’s an environment now where they can be disposed of,” explained Horswill. “And then that money’s available for the school jurisdiction to use in our facility and capital planning. “That means that there’s money available to support some of the other facility issues that we have in the Valley,” explained Horswill, noting upgrades to existing facilities as an example. However, Horswill stressed that the decision to sell off unused properties will not be taken lightly. “Really, the most important thing would be to make sure that dispositions of property are happening in a strategic way, where
we’re not just getting rid of it for the sake of accumulating money in the capital reserves, so it has to be a very long-term perspective,” said Horswill, adding that SD71 will look at least 10 to 15 years down the road when considering an unused property. Horswill said he’s unsure how many properties could potentially be sold right now because the report is in the preliminary stages. But, he noted that a treed area to the east of Vanier Secondary School, which the district has considered subdividing for years, could be one that’s sold. “For many years, the school jurisdiction’s been working to get a subdivision approved and that’s one area that likely would be put up for sale once the subdivision and zoning has been sorted out,”
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Groups emphasize culture Scott Stanfield Record Staff
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Pte. Brendon Amos (top) from the Calgary Highlanders takes cover under a tree as he secures a landing position for troops arriving by boat during Exercise Highland Orca. Weekend manoeuvres in the Comox Valley allowed army and navy reservists from Calgary to train in coastal areas. PHOTOS COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
The Courtenay and District Museum and Comox Valley Art Gallery are requesting the regional district board to endorse various recommendations in a pair of reports conducted by Jennifer Wilson & Associates. The reports are intended to assist in the decision-making process to establish a regional recreation/culture facilities service. In particular, the organizations hope the board will agree to expand a bylaw to recognize culture alongside recreation as a force to develop the region. “We’re asking for a fundamental shift in the bylaw, not money,” gallery administrator Sharon Karsten said last week at committee of the whole proceedings. In recent years the museum received 33 per cent of its budget from
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Courtenay and two per cent from the CVRD. Last year it drew 6,500 students, and 23,000 local and international visitors. The gallery is one of four regional public galleries on Vancouver Island. It drew 22,000 visitors last year. “I want to commend you for what you do,” said Courtenay director Jon Ambler, who feels cultural elements contribute to a city’s livability. Area B director Jim Gillis feels it is vital that arts and culture are considered side by side with sports and recreation. “Let’s hope we can find a way to make it work,” Gillis said, noting the subject will resurface in June when staff reports back. ••• The committee approved a recommendation to provide the local transit service an additional $75,000 to account for possible increases in operating costs, which are
expected to be similar to 2011. It also approved a recommendation to advise BC Transit of a wish to reserve 5,000 expansion hours for possible implementation once the transit master plan has determined priorities. The Valley now has 14 transit routes, including a new downtown Courtenayto-Comox express connector. The fleet consists of 12 vehicles to serve 45,000 people. About 600,000 rides were given last year, up 17 per cent from 2010. ••• The committee also approved recommendations to approve 2012-2016 financial plans for the Regional Growth Strategy ($152,314 budget for 2012), the Emergency Program ($115,397), Search and Rescue ($87,596) and the Recreation Grant Service ($281,964). Budget discussions continued Tuesday. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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VIOLINIST MARTIN CHALIFOUR (bottom right), the concertmaster of the L.A. Philharmonic, learned to love music while attending the Comox Valley Youth Music Centre. He is the guest soloist this Sunday with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra at the Sid Williams Theatre.
He learned to love music here The Sid Williams Theatre Society invites you to Vancouver Island Symphony’s Wave — a concert this Sunday that will satisfy the senses as Maestro Pierre Simard leads the musicians and technicians in a sensory experience that honours our Island community. “We are linking the symphony to this community where we depend so much on water,” explains Simard. “So, we are bookending this performance with two water-related pieces of music.” The concert opens with Chant of Water and Sky mentally impressing the sound, sight, touch and smell of the ocean. “This is a very evocative piece by Canadian composer Glenn Buhr,” Simard explains. “In the second half of the concert we are performing the entire Water Music as composed by George Frideric Handel.” Handel, who had a gift for alluring melody and colourful orchestration, composed Water Music for King George I and his royal river excursion along the Thames in 1717. In honour of
Water Music, its royal roots, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Beltone Hearing Centre — the performance’s exclusive sponsor — will provide a celebratory cake in the concession for everyone to enjoy prior to the show. Between the two water pieces, the audience will hear a brilliant performance of Mozart’s technically challenging Violin Concerto No. 4 played by Martin Chalifour. “Martin is the principal concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,” adds Simard, “and he is an incredible virtuoso.” For Chalifour, playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 is like coming back to an old friend. “I’m excited,” he says when talking about his March 18 performance. “It’s an exciting piece and challenging, the most challenging of all Mozart concertos. “I grew up with it. I have performed it before, in my first solo with the L.A. Philharmonic and in various competitions in Moscow and the rest of Europe.” Now in his 17th season with the L.A. Philharmonic, Chalifour has fond memories of Vancouver
Island. “I started music when I was four, and when I was a student I would come from Montreal to Courtenay for the summer (197577) to attend the Courtenay Youth Music Centre. It was while I was at the CYMC that I decided to become a professional musician — because of all the experiences shared there and the performance opportunities with the orchestra. I can’t wait to visit them again.” Coming into its 17th season, the Vancouver Island Symphony is under the artistic direction of Simard, and has become more passionate than ever in presenting great orchestral music to audiences. The Vancouver Island Symphony with guest artist, violinist Martin Chalifour, performs at the Sid Williams Theatre on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. in Courtenay. There will be a pre-concert talk from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Sid ticket centre, by phone 250-338-2430 or online at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com. — Sid Williams Theatre
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Book will sweep you back in time Cluny Cross — A Mad Medieval Tale, recounts the story of Ramiro of Léon, a Benedictine monk who lives a peaceful and pious life at the Abbey of Cluny in France. This simple life is shattered when, in 1089, he finds himself unwittingly swept up in the political intrigues of Pope Urban II. Hailed as a mission to save Christendom from a Muslim conquest, Ramiro is sent on a clandestine assignment to Jerusalem where, for reasons unclear, he is ordered to deliver a curious wooden cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. He sets out happily, confident in divine providence, but soon finds his mission thwarted time and again by emperors and sultans, assassins and mystics, slave-traders and savages — and by a carpenter’s daughter who haunts his dreams. Adele, a feisty Norman girl, catches his eye early on, leaving him struggling in spirit with his vows of obedience and chastity. He tries desperately to put her out of his mind, having no idea how much she will change his life in the years to come. Ramiro begins his journey seven years before the First Crusade, a time of intense political and social upheaval across the Middle East. He soon arrives in the heart of the Byzantine Empire where unpredictable events carry him to the Turkish frontier and far beyond, deep into the Turk Empire, where he dodges his way through critical events of the time. After many travails and dungeons, Ramiro finally escapes and sets out again for Jerusalem. But on this last leg, he finds himself hunted down by a
been a passion for him and he is thoroughly captivated by authors who break away from established patterns to portray historical events in a new or alternative light. He continues to delve deeply into the past, fascinated by the parallels that exist between contemporary events and the stories of ancient history. Cluny Cross – A Mad Medieval Tale is available at Amazon and participating bookstores (ISBN 97809877878-04). Digital versions available at BooksOnBoard.com and Amazon (ISBN 978-09877878-11). Visit http://markblackham.com. — Mark Blackham
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COMING FROM DENMAN Author Des Kennedy of Denman Island will read from his new book March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Fanny Bay Hall. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For more information, phone 250-335-3282 or pick up tickets at Weinbergs Good Foods in Buckley Bay. Light refreshments will be served.
Kate & Pippin unlikely story The Courtenay branch library and Laughing Oyster Bookshop invite you to attend the book launch of Kate & Pippin: an Unlikely Love Story. It happens this Saturday at 2 p.m.. at the Courtenay Library at 300 Sixth Street in Courtenay. Photographer Isobel Springett and her dog Kate have a great story to tell. When Pippin, a helpless baby fawn, was abandoned by her mother on the Comox Valley property of Springett, things looked uncertain for Pippin. Three days went by, but when her mother didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return for her, Isobel stepped in and brought her inside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only to discover that some unconventional help was on hand. Isobelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Dane, Kate, adopted Pippin immediately. From the moment Pippin snuggled into Kateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even when Isobel fed her sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk from a baby bottle. She followed Kate everywhere, just like a real puppy, and Kate patiently shepherded her through her first strange and confusing days in a human household. The story of Kateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Pippinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highly unconventional but loving relationship is
charmingly chronicled by Martin Springett, Isobelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, an award-winning illustrator and author. Featuring Isobelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful photography, Kate & Pippin is sure to be a cherished classic for young and old alike. Equestrian and photographer Isobel Springett has been documenting the unlikely love story of Kate and Pippin for over two years. She lives in the Comox Valley with her husband and son. This is a free event that all are welcome to attend. For more information, call the library at 250-334-3369. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Courtenay library
The Comox Valley Art Gallery has unveiled three new exhibits that run until April 20. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ My Utopian Comox Valley is the theme of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 Members Juried Exhibition. Co-presented by the Comox Valley Art Gallery and the Comox Valley Community Arts Council, local artists were asked to respond to the theme of utopia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what does your ideal Comox Valley look like? Responses have been created in acrylic painting, photography, ceramics and mixed media by several wellknown Comox Valley artists including Tracy Kobus, Barb Hutson and Marilyn Peeters. What does it mean to be a juried show? Once the artwork has been installed, a panel of jurors will assess the art on a variety of merits; these categories have not been created at press time, but will be discussed by the jury. Selected outstanding works will be recognized and awards will be presented at the opening reception March 9 at 8 p.m. One award will be reserved for presentation at the next opening reception in April; the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award. You can vote on your favourite piece during the run of the show. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ Diverse Approaches in Watercolours is an exhibit of paintings by three local artists. From light, shadow, and the precipitations of pigments emerge the natural world images of Gordon Greenhough. In Clive Powseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alpine landscapes he merges the â&#x20AC;&#x153;horrifyingly beautiful with vary-
ing degrees of menace.â&#x20AC;? Tony Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subject matter is derived from his visual travel diaries and the home environment. Greenhough (Comox) is a graduate of the University of Calgary where he pursued his career in Education and Fine Arts. For 27 years, he taught Fine Arts to secondary students in Calgary. Martin (Courtenay) was educated at St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Art (now Central St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) and Alberta College of Art (Post Grad Painting), and recently retired as director/cura-
tor of the Comox Valley Art Gallery in 2010 after 19 years. Powsey (Cumberland) studied drawing, painting and printmaking at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1980 and has exhibited his work regularly since 1981 in group and solo exhibitions. He has also worked in animated film and television with screen credits as an art director and background artist/stylist. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘
From the Treasure Box â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Look Inside Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Imaginations opens in the George Sawchuk Gallery and consists of mixed media artworks by students ages five to 12 tutored by Comox Valley artist Tracy Kobus and created in Kobusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kids art classes in the past year. In these private group classes, Tracy shares a simple art lesson such as; how to create the illusion of
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“Creative-mind gears are already whirring,” said CVCAC president Jamie Bowman. “I expect this will top even other years, when I have been amazed by the absolute genius of submisWhen the Arts Coun- sions. “This is a chance to make cil talks trash, they’re not a statement, through art, thinking Jersey Shore. They’re focusing on fine about the masses of trash art, as in the group’s annu- our society creates and to be inspiring in dealing with al Trash Art Challenge. Following years of amaz- it creatively.” In Trash Art, artists ingly diverse creations with embellish, themes such as function “innovate, and masks, this year the assemble, reuse, re-invent, salvage and or construct subject is ‘musical.’ “This area is full of objects for the home environment with musicians and recycled matewe wanted to engage their I expect this rials,” said Kenney. participation,” The idea is says Lori Ken- will top even other to repurpose ney, an Arts years, when I Council mem- have been amazed d i s c a r d e d items and ber who foundby the absolute make them ed the TAC into something and has par- genius of submisbeautiful and ticipated every sions. This is a meaningful, year. chance to make a ranging from “The Arts Council is statement, through cute to strange to whimsical about all the art, about the to unusual. All arts, so open- masses of trash submissions ing up the challenge to include our society creates must be constructed from another art dis- and to be inspirmaterials recycipline should ing in dealing from a stimulate even with it creatively. cled previous use. more people to This fundparticipate.” The entry Jamie Bowman raiser for the Muir Gallery criteria are not has a variety exactly strict. “We want to leave it as of prizes available to be open to the imagination as won for categories, includpossible, but entries to this ing Best Use of Materials, main category should be Best General Trash Art able to create sounds that Entry Musicality and Best someone, somewhere might Functioning Piece. Trash Art fits well with consider music,” said Dallas Stevenson, executive direc- the Arts Council’s mandate tor at the Comox Valley to “facilitate and animate Community Arts Council. the arts in the Comox Val“As visual art is in the eye ley … promoting the Comox of the beholder, music too is Valley as a creative and dynamic arts-producing open to interpretation.” A second category, with centre.” Forms and more details lesser prizes, allows for even more open expres- are at www.comoxvallesion — any sort of art from yarts.org. To make alterany sort of trash. And there nate arrangements for are categories for youth (18 drop off, contact CVCAC at 250-334 2983 or at info@ years and under). Deadline for entries comoxvalleyarts.org. Outis April 3 and the show of-town submissions will be is to run April 5 to 28 in received anytime before the CVCAC’s Muir Gallery on April 3 deadline by mail, Anderton Avenue next to courier, etc. the Fifth Street Bridge in The works will be for sale Courtenay. The show open- at the gallery. ing is set for April 5, the — Comox Valley day before the Easter long Community weekend. Arts Council
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RALPH FIENNES’ ADAPTATION of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a reflection of the cult of personality and the glorification of war.
Shakespeare drama modernized Coriolanus shown this Sunday evening at Rialto Theatre In the 11 years since Ralph Fiennes triumphantly trod the boards in London and New York as Coriolanus, the celebrated English actor has been driven by the notion of bringing Shakespeare’s visceral history play to the big screen for the first time. He was so driven, in fact, that Coriolanus also marks his debut as a director. A special presentation at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, Fiennes brings the same fierce intelligence and passion to craft an indelible portrait of the banished Roman general who allies himself with his sworn enemy to take revenge on the city that rejected him. Shakespeare’s tale of rivalries, civil unrest and betrayal in ancient Rome portrays war as an eternal human drama. So it’s fitting that Fiennes sets his film in contemporary Europe, with real Serbian soldiers blended into a cast of actors that includes Vanessa Redgrave (Anonymous, The Whistleblower), Brian Cox (Edwin Boyd, Zodiac), Gerard Butler (Machine Gun Preacher, Beowulf & Grendel, 300) and Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, Take Shelter). The contemporary setting allows Fiennes to interject one crucial aspect of warfare today — mass media. Here, it punctuates the action with a baleful
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chorus of cable news commentary. To capture both the disorientation of battle and the inner clamour of the drama’s hero, Fiennes’ inspired choice of cinematographer is Barry Ackroyd (Green Zone and The Hurt Locker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award). With Coriolanus, Fiennes and Ackroyd create visual rhythms that are both propulsive and hypnotic, with deft handheld camera work and bold closeups. Coriolanus is a drama for the ages, a commentary on the seductions of war
and an auspicious directorial debut from one of the world’s great classical actors. Coriolanus will be shown this Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Rialto Theatre in Courtenay at the Driftwood Mall. This is the last film of the Comox Valley Art Gallery/ Toronto International Film Festival winter/spring film \series. A new spring series will begin in April. The films for the spring film series are: April 1 — Carnage (drama, comedy). Directed by: Roman Polanski. (CVAG is awaiting confirmation of
this film. Tickets will be available once it is confirmed.) April 15 — A Dangerous Method (mystery and suspense, drama). Directed by David Cronenberg. April 29 — We Need to Talk About Kevin (mystery and suspense, drama). Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Film tickets are $11 each, available at the CVAG Gift Shop, 580 Duncan Ave, Downtown Courtenay and Videos ‘n’ More, 264 Anderton Road, Comox. If the film does not sell out, tickets will also be available in the Rialto Theatre lobby before the film (cash only, exact change appreciated). All films are on Sundays at 5 p.m. and are fundraisers for the Comox Valley Art Gallery. For updates and more information on the films visit, www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com or call 250-338-6211. — Comox Valley Art Gallery
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Sound syndicate rebounds It’s almost a year since the Anderson Jazz Syndicate appeared on our Thursday Night Jazz stage, and you are invited to listen to some of the coolest jazz music in the Valley. For this week’s gig, the Syndicate will appear as a trio under the leadership of Comox guitar player Doug Anderson, who brings original compositions to the performance, including Dragonfly Trail a composition he wrote for a favourite Gulf Island location. Doug will be accompanied by perennial favourite John Hyde on bass, and Aaron Amar on drums. Amar brings his professional jazz experience from Toronto where he was active on the jazz scene for several years. His rhythmic talents are much sought after and he has performed with numerous local groups. His strong musicality and polyrhythmic mastery put him in a class all his own, propelling this group to new musical heights. Expect to hear a mixture of standard tunes and original compositions. Key among these will be a new number,
Shadowgraphs, a Latin tune composed in three-quarter time. As Doug says, “For us, the trio setting offers an open format which allows for a great deal of musical interaction and interplay, and therefore each instrument plays a pivotal role in shaping the music.” Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Elks’ home on Sixth Street. Great music, great Mediterranean food, great venue, a social atmosphere second to none: what lovelier way could there be to spend an evening and start your weekend a day early? For more information on this, and other Jazz Society events, visit www. georgiastraightjazz.com or visit them on Facebook. Jazz fans, please note: Some tickets are still available for the Eric StLaurent concert this Sunday evening at 7:30. Prices are $12 for society members and $16 for non members, available from Bop City in Courtenay and Videos ’n’ More in Comox. — Georgia Straight Jazz Society
GUITARIST DOUG ANDERSON leads the Anderson Jazz Syndicate back to the Elks hall on Thursday.
FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases. It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.
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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.
The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.
The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.
The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.
The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.
The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.
The union says that government refuses to negotiate.
There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.
The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.
Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.
The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.
2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.
It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases. We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape. Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.
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Ice go 2-2 at B.C. hoops championships RYAN MACKINNON
Mac gets honour from CIS Record Staff Ryan MacKinnon’s efforts for the UVic Vikes men’s basketball team this year did not go unnoticed. Last Thursday in Halifax, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) recognized his performance as he was named a second-team All-Canadian. The guard from Comox capped his fifth season by leading the Vikes to the Pacific Division title and a berth in the Canada West Final Four. He finished third in conference scoring, averaging 19.9 points per game. He finished with 204 career threepointers, fifth all-time in Canada West. MacKinnon led the Vikes in scoring in 13 of their 18 Canada West games and in 15 of 21 against CIS opponents. In five playoff games this year, MacKinnon recorded 99 points, seven steals, five blocks and 17 assists.
Mark Isfeld Ice junior girls’ basketball team proved they belonged with the best in the province on the weekend, coming away with a .500 record (2 wins, 2 losses) at the 16-team B.C. Championships at the Langley Events Centre. Coming in as the Vancouver Island #2 rep, Isfeld opened against B.C. #4 seeded M.E.I. Secondary from the Fraser Valley. The Ice held their own in the first half with a strong defensive effort, trailing 14-9 at the quarter and down only seven at the half, 25-18. The very physical M.E.I. team pulled away in the second half to a 60-30 win, but it was a gritty effort by the Ice. Melia Irvine led the Ice with 13 very tough points while Avery Snider added seven points, including a trey. M.E.I. went on the place third in the championships. The Ice had to re-group and play against a tough Prince George Duchess Park squad. Leading 10-7 at the quarter, 16-11 at the half and 21-16 after three quarters, the Ice could not close out with bad luck around the hoop in the final quarter, losing 27-24. Irvine again led the Ice with 10 while Michaela Ashlee added eight. The Ice regrouped and defeated Charles Hays from Prince Rupert 34-11 on Friday to advance to the consolation winners side of the draw. Shimen Fayad led the Ice’s well-distributed scoring with eight points with all players contributing to the victory. Isfeld faced the Selkirk Storm in their final game and it was a very competi-
THE ISFELD ICE point proudly to their banner which hung at the Langley Events Centre during the B.C. junior girls basketball championships. tive, well-played tilt. Isfeld’s defence smothered a very athletic opposition holding Selkirk to eight first-half points with the Ice leading 24-8. Danielle Vanbergen hit eight first-half outside shots for points while Ashlee drove and dished assists
a la Steve Nash. Camille Bourget, Fayad, Hana Kirk and Yasmine Boilard were very physical inside presences and shut down the opponents. An Ashlee trey and good court leadership by Snider helped continue the strong
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offensive play in the second half. Then, MacKenzie and Kirk decided to take over the game, scoring 12 second-half points on open shots or driving baskets. Shimen established her inside touch, finishing with eight points, Irvine
the warrior finished with 13 while Vanbergen added 10 timely, mostly long distance, points. A textbook steal by Rachel Dunn highlighted the 49-31 Ice victory in what was truly an inspired team effort. “To qualify for the Provincials is very, very difficult, particularly for teams living in smaller communities, and the girls should be very proud of that let alone winning almost three games at the B.C.s,” noted coach Hugh MacKinnon. “The Ice are the only junior girls b-ball team to qualify for the Provincials from the Comox Valley since I have been here (1989) I believe – quite an accomplishment. “We lost two key forwards, Jessica Drummond and Leah Cicon, to knee injuries and they could not play but were spirit leaders on the bench throughout. And, to note that two of our losses in the last two weeks were to Oak Bay, who went on to win the Provincials, and M.E.I. who placed third, tells you that our girls are very close to the top echelon of girls basketball in the province, something they and the whole community should be very proud of,” MacKinnon said. “The girls became the tournament spirit leaders, leading the crowd cheering and painting their faces cheering on our Island sister school Oak Bay in the semifinals and finals. Cocoach Evan Irvine and I are extremely proud of these fine athletes and ambassadors of the Comox Valley who sing Adele songs very loud in the van. Well done, Isfeld!” – Isfeld Ice basketball
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Basketball festival The “Salish Sea HoopFest” is this Sunday, March 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This invitational is between Powell River, Nanaimo and Comox Valley wheelchair basketball clubs. Good humoured rivalry and love of the sport come together nicely in fast-paced basketball. Spectators are welcome to take in the action at the Comox Rec Centre. Sign-in is 10:50 to 11 a.m with games at 11-11:45 a.m. Nanaimo(+) vs. Comox Valley, 12-12:45 p.m. Powell River vs. Comox Valley, and 1-1:45 p.m. Nanaimo(+) vs. Powell River. Awards follow at 2 p.m.
The North Island Brooke Lamoureux, Predators Associa- Megan Rouseau, Jortion proved there is dyn Ryan, and Gabristrength in numbers. elle Wolfe and (Killer From March 1-4, Whales) Jenna Beaueight swimmers from din, MacKenzie Padthe Comox Valley ington, Cassidy Scott, Sharks and five from Kennedy Windle, and the Campbell River Connor Skuse. Killer Whales joined “The results for the forces as the North Sharks were impresIsland Predators to sive. Gold medals were THE 11-12 GIRLS bronze medal winning team (left to right): Gabrielle, High School Students not currently compete at the Swim earned by Jordyn (400 MacKenzie, Jordyn and Kennedy. attending school living in the G.P. BC Provincial Champi- IM), and Gabrielle Vanier catchment area. onships. “Joining forc- (200 IM, 400 IM). Sil- times. They are eageres makes sense,” said ver medals were won ly looking forward to ARE YOU: Sharks’ head coach by Brooke (200 free), competing in Calgary • Working? Albert Burgund. Ben (200 IM, 100 back, this summer. Con“It allows us to field 200 back), and Gabri- gratulations to Brooke • Taking Distributed Learning courses relays and support each elle (800 free). Bronze who qualified for the and wanting hands on electives? other so that we have a medals went to the Prospects West train• Interested in returning to a school greater chance of mov- 11-12 girls relay team ing team which will be with many optional electives? ing up in the rankings. (MacKenzie, Kennedy, travelling to Montreal • Wanting an Individualized Learning Path? Traditionally we for Olympic Trials have always scored to watch the trials, If your answer yes to any of the above and are What makes the in the middle third train, and compete. HE not currently enrolled in school, please fill out the T of all competing result stand out even Members of this registration form and course selection sheets at teams. This weekteam are ‘talent more was that the teams http://www.gpvanier.ca end we finished identified as future R 18 A M in 13th out of 42 scoring more points had Olympic prospects 7 m Email your registration form to: FEB 1alleydinearound.co teams in atten- many more swimmers — coming out of the Joelle.Hamilton@sd71.bc.ca v x o m o dance (there are a testament to the quality province of British www.c and request a time to meet with an administrator. over 60 teams in Columbia,’” BurTo ensure that you get the courses that you want, the province) and of swimmer we are gund noted. that makes it all producing. please contact us by March 14th “MacKenzie worthwhile!” Burwon the VancouSharks head coach ver Island Region gund said. Albert Burgund high point award “What makes the result stand and a cheque for out even more was Jordyn, Gabrielle) for $125 - what a birthday that the teams scoring the 4x50 medley relay present! For complete more points had many as well as the 4x50 free results check out the more swimmers – a relay, Brooke (800 free, Swim BC website at testament to the qual- 100 free), Ben (1500 http://swimbc.ca/.” Get the training and support you need to find and keep a job in B.C. ity of swimmer we are free, 100 free), and JorThe Sharks thank Job search resources • Personal employment planning • Workshops and training • Specialized services producing,” Burgund dyn (200 fly),” Burgund all their sponsors and said. added. supporters and invite “Special congratu- them to come watch Swimmers attending the meet were: (Sharks) lations go to Juliana the team in action on Juliana Bartemucci, and Jordyn for making Sunday, March 25 at Drew Kuhnert, Emma their first Age Group the Aquatic Centre, Neufeld, Ben Neufeld, National qualifying said Burgund.
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Time for tennis
CVRR still second in Island Series
Come one, come all, let’s whack the yellow ball! Sign-ups for the Comox Valley Tennis Club are at Lewis Park Saturday, March 31 10
Host half marathon Sunday, 5K Fun Run Saturday Twenty-five Comox Valley Road Runners made the trek to Sidney last weekend to compete in the fastest race of the Vancouver Island Running series: the Bazen Bay 5K. One of the few flat courses in the Island Series this course commonly sees personal best performances among its participants. Brad Crowe was the first Comox Valley Road Runner (CVRR) in 17:21 and carved over half minute off last year’s performance coming in seventh in his tough category. The first CVRR woman was Angela Plamondon in a time of 20:45 finishing 2nd in the F45-49 category. CVRR continues to claim second place in club standings for the Island series because of the continued strong performances by our new and experienced runners. The next race in the Vancouver Island Running Series is the Comox Valley Half Marathon scheduled to start and finish at the Florence Filberg Centre on Sunday, March 18 at 11 a.m. “If you are planning to run the Comox Valley Half Marathon and are not yet a Comox Valley Road Runner you might consider joining the club,” a CVRR spokesperson said. “A
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to wear green and help celebrate,” the spokesperson said. The event is open to runners and walkers of all levels. It is free for clinic participants and $10 for everyone else. The start/finish area is outside the Florence Filberg Centre (411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay). From the Filberg Centre, the mainly flat out and back course crosses the Puntledge River and continues
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Chimos play wonderful hosts at PJ party meet Chimo Gymnastics athletes got their season off to a great start with their Comox Valley PJ Meet. Competing against gymnasts from Campbell River to Victoria, Chimo athletes pulled off some terrific results. In the morning session Level 2 and 3 athletes competed with Sophia Mossie placing 1st on three of her four events and landing her on the podium with a second place finish overall. Maiah Tanner had 5th place finishes on both the vault and bars to end up 7th overall in the Tyro Level 2 division. In the combined Novice/ Open Level 2 category Isabella Pelletier placed 5th overall, Toni Smith 6th overall, Caitlin Tatham 7th overall and Josee Jalbert 8th overall. Lauren Carr achieved top spot on the
podium in this category with first place finishes on bars, vault and floor with the high score of 13 on this last apparatus. Chimo gymnasts owned all three spots on the podium for the Level 3 Novice/ Open category with Sawyer Sturam scoring 1st in three of her four events for 1st place overall, Kaylee Guignard tying for 1st with Sawyer on bars was 2nd overall, and Kaitlin Hillard taking 1st place on the difficult apparatus of beam came in 3rd overall. Teammate Ally Olson was out with an injury for this meet. During the afternoon session Lindsay Pettis performed a bar routine that earned her 3rd place and a respectable 4th overall in the Novice/Open Level 1. In Tyro Level 1 Claire Knowles took 3rd overall with 1st place on both beam
and floor and Kira Magor received 2nd on vault and 1st on bars to end up 4th overall. Maren Carter was 10th overall in a large category of Level 1 Argos. Level 4 gymnast and coach Katie Symonds inspired all of the gymnasts attending the PJ Meet with her demonstration routines, competing her impressive straight-legged giant for the first time. The progress that the Chimo gymnasts are making under the guidance of coaches Ford White and Toni Vance and their team of coaching staff was evident at this first meet of the season, a club spokesperson said. Chimo is grateful to the local community businesses that sponsored the PJ Meet this year and wish to thank all those who assisted. – Chimo Gymnastics
LAUREN CARR ACHIEVED top spot on the podium in Novice/Open Level 2.
Ladies bonspiel features Viva Las Vegas theme “Viva Las Vegas” was the theme for the Comox Valley Curling Club Ladies Open Bonspiel, held from March 2-4. Lots of Friday night activities along with curling created a fun-loving time for all the participating 32 teams. Nine out-oftown teams travelled to the Valley from Port Alberni, Campbell River, Nanaimo and one from as far away as Calgary. The Saturday night ‘bling ball’ saw the ‘Vegas’ headliner Amanda Usher sing her heart out. The show stealer, though, was the purple tutu’d Fran Robinson team who entertained the gals with their Swan Lake ballet rendition of Cirque du Sore Legs. Imaginations went wild with an array of great team costumes depicting the theme ‘Bling it Up and Bling it Down to Viva Las Vegas’. The golden rule ‘what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’ was also strictly adhered to during the bonspiel (really, it was).
THE LINDSAY SPARKES rink captured top spot in the A event. Of the 32 teams who curled their hearts out, 16 made a trip to the prize table to claim their prize from first to fourth of the four events. The ‘A’ cvent sponsored by Lana Ferguson of Vista Bay Mortgage saw two local teams vie for the first place
prize with Lindsay Sparkes skipping her team of third Colleen Robson, second Kathy Branch and lead Mare Michell to beat out the Nancy Riva team. Third place went to the Alison Watt team and fourth to the Sharon Meeres team.
J.R. Edgett Excavating sponsored the ‘B’ event where another local team skipped by Deb Goodwin with third Lonnie Schopp, second Kim Jonsson and lead Lori Ross defeated the Marg Walker team from Campbell River in a very close race to the finish.
Thunderball hoops ready to roar Sign-up nights March 19 and March 20 at G.P. Vanier gym The Comox Valley spring basketball program is coming up very soon, and all mini basketball enthusiasts are reminded it is registration time. The Sunday morning Thunderball Basketball league has been running since the early 1990s, started by local basket-
ball coach Grant Ashlee and continuing under the guidance of G.P. Vanier’s varsity boys coach Larry Street. The league has three components: a Grade 4/5 mini league which will take place at Lake Trail Middle School in Courtenay on Sundays at 9 a.m; a girls Grade 6/7 league at G.P. Vanier’s gym and a boys Grade 6/7 league held at Vanier. All Comox Valley basketballers are welcome to join us for seven Sundays
starting March 25 and continuing to the end of May. The games at Vanier vary from either 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. or 11 a.m., and all sessions last for one hour and 15 minutes. These sessions consist of a 30-minute practice and 45 minutes of game time. The coaches are made up of mostly students at the three high schools, some parents and some of the local adult basketball coaches in the Valley. This is also a great mentorship
program for the young coaches. Sign-up nights are at the Vanier gym on Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. Forms are also at all the schools, and more can be picked up at G.P. Vanier. Or, just email Larry Street at street.car1@ shaw.ca or lstreet@sd71. bc.ca and a form can be e-mailed to you. For more information, call 250-3384943 or 250-703-3646. – Thunderball Basketball
Third place was claimed by Carol Tromans from Nanaimo and fourth to the local Kari Alberti team. Kirk Campbell of Investors Group sponsored the ‘C’ event. Val Schultz made her skipping debut with teammates third Melaine Rait, second Lee Anne Alberti and lead Terra Moore to a win over the Lana Feguson team. Third place went to the Cindy Brown team and fourth to the Sue Taylor team. Kim Jonsson of Shearlocks Family Hair Care sponsored the ‘D’ event which was won by the lively Port Alberni team skipped by Penny Matthews with third Krista Rose, second, Sandy Forbes and lead Denise Olsen over the Jenna Bristol team. The Amber Dufour team battled for third place and the Barb Dixson team hung in for fourth. The generous support of the local businesses helped make this bonspiel a resounding success and a
huge thank you is extended to: Always Invited Event Rentals, Canadian Tire, Costco, Home Depot, Kingfisher Resort and Spa, Comox Golf Club, Crown Isle Golf Club, Glacier Greens Golf Club, Mulligan’s Golf Club, Arrowsmith Golf Club, Myrtle Point Golf Club, Qualicum Beach Golf Club, Storey Creek Golf Club; and Lil Johns Sign Shop, Sherwood Park, Alberta. “Kudos to Brenda MacPherson and Amber Dufour of the Bonspiel Committee who have worked tirelessly for months, the volunteers from the Men’s League, the Draw Master Jack Holden as well as to Mark’s Catering, Brent and his ice making staff, Jill and helpers at the bar and especially the members of the ladies league who offered their support. Great ‘spiel and great fun!” an event spokesperson said. – Comox Valley Curling Club
Rain not a pain for Glacier Greens game On Saturday, March 10 the weather was better than the forecast: cloudy, windy and cold but little or no rain, so 83 Glacier Greens golfers took to the course. Hcp. 0-10: Low gross Doug McArther 70, Bruce Coulter 75, Randy Robinson 76. Low net Rob Hill 65, Willie Oliver 70 c/b, Serge Rivard 70. Snips #1 & #15 Doug McArther, #3 Chuck Kennedy, #11 Dave Brooker, #14 Rob Hill. Hcp. 11-15: Low gross Gabe Trembly 81 c/b, John
Holley 83, Kevin Hunt 84 c/b. Low net Mike Gibbs 69, Rudge Wilson 71, Al Donovan 72 c/b. Snips: #4 (POG) Roy Hagg, #10 & #16 Ferg Webster, #11 Philip Ball, #14 Rudge Wilson, #17 Mike Gibbs. Hcp. 16-plus: Low gross Keith Allan 83, Mike Pollock 85, Hank Fortin 88 c/b. Low et Peter Leskovich 67, Nick Mykitiuk 69, Elmo Guinan 70. Snips: #4 (POG) Keith Allan, #15 William Chiki. I did not hear of any six putts.
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Gallaway grabs bronze at B.C. Masters Drops close game to eventual winner Skinner rink KOLE AND TEAL Harle, Podium of Life Ski Academy members, reached the podium in a slope style event on Mount Washington.
Harle brothers share podium For the first time the two Harle brothers from Campbell River competed in the same event, slope style at Mount Washington. This is a freestyle skiing event where competitors go over jumps and do tricks off various rails. This freestyle event is what Teal competes at and what he qualified to compete at in Québec at the Junior nationals. Kole is a racer who spends much of his time going around gates, and a lot of his free time going over jumps and rails. When these brothers free ski together during their time at Podium of Life Ski Academy, they spend a lot of their time in the park. So when Mount Washington put on the slope style event Kole jumped at the chance to compete. He entered the 13 and younger category while Teal was in the 14 and older category. Kole earned a silver medal behind Tod Heard, from Duncan,
one of the best slope style competitors for his age in the country. Brandon Playford won the bronze. Close on their heels was Keaton Heisterman from Nanaimo, a nine-year-old Podium of Life member. Teal won a bronze medal behind two other Mount Washington Freestyle Club members: Drew Doberstein won the silver and Avery Rankin walked away with the gold. On the female side Hannah Benischek from Victoria won the gold, Mei Pond from Nanaimo won the silver and Kristin Gage, Podium of Life member from Campbell River, won the bronze. “It’s good to see so many of our present and past students doing so well,” says Shane Harle, one of the teachers at Podium of Life. “And it’s really good to see my two boys getting along so well together and competing in the same event.” – Podium of Life Ski Academy
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The excitement was brimming as the Sandra Gallaway team made the drive to the March 1-4 B.C. Provincial Masters Curling Championships in Grand Forks. Opening ceremonies took place March 1 and the competition began with teams from Kamloops, Nanaimo, Quesnel, Duncan and Comox competing in the women’s roundrobin matches. The top eight master (60+) men’s and women’s teams competed in pools of four, with the top two in each pool advancing to the semifinals. Mel Lungle, Region 1 director (Grand Forks, Trail, Naskup and Nelson) for Curl BC, stated, “We have some very, very good curlers here and some curlers who are here have an excellent resumé of what they’ve done in the past and there’s some superb curling.” Lungle pointed out the curlers are so good that anybody could win at any time. The four-day competition saw Gallaway’s team of third Mary Holden, second Mary Ellen Werner and lead Elaine Starchuk complete the round robin matches in the top two
THE SANDRA GALLAWAY rink returned from the B.C. Masters Curling Championships with bronze medals. positions in Pool A. The semifinals Sunday morning had Gallaway, who was first in Pool A, play the Skinner rink who was second in Pool B. The team’s mojo was running low on this early morning draw and the Skinner rink from the Summerland Curling Club defeated the Comox Valley quartet 7-4 at the end of seven rounds. Skinner went on to win the B.C. Masters title in a tight 6-4 match over the Bird rink from Kelowna. The 2012/13 Provin-
cial B.C. Masters will be hosted by the Cowichan Lake Regional Curling Club, a four-sheet curling facility known as Cowichan Rocks. “With next year’s competition just down Island, Sandra said she’s not about to hang up her curling
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~ In Loving Memory of~ WAYNE LYON May 16, 1967 March 15, 2003 Everyday in some small way memories of you come our way Though absent, you are always near still missed, loved and always dear. Love you & miss you so much. Love Mom, Dad, Crystal, Lisa, Tara, family and friends ~~
PERSONALS IN MEMORY DEBORAH NELSON MAR 2011 A million times weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve needed you, A million times weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cried. If love alone could have saved you, You never would have passed. If all the world was ours to give. We would give it yes, and more, To see you coming up the steps, And walking through the door. To hear your voice and see your smile, To sit and talk a while, To be with you that same old way, Would be our fondest day. A heart of gold stopped beating, Two smiling eyes closed to rest. Love from your whole family. ~~~
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MILNE (nee Hesthammer) Nordis (Nonny) of Comox, British Columbia passed away at her home with her husband James at her side on March 7th, 2012 after a struggle with cancer. Nonny was born in New York, New York to Ingolv and Noreen Hesthammer and grew up in North Vancouver. Nonny attended UBC and obtained a combined degree in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, a field in which she worked for a number of years at Sunny Hill Hospital in Vancouver. While raising her children, Jessica and Michael, Nonny worked at the Mother Nature Health Food Store in Comox. Nonny found her calling as a therapist in 2000, training and supporting healthcare professionals in group homes on the northern part of Vancouver Island and Powell River. A member of the Comox Valley art community, Nonny was an accomplished painter and long standing board member of the Comox Valley Art Gallery in Courtenay. Nonny is survived by her husband James, second mother Margaret on Gabriola Island, brother Jeffery (Solange) in Pemberton, sister Margit in Vancouver, daughter Jessica (Greg) and grandchildren Thomas and Norah in Victoria, and son Michael (Rita) and grandchild Russell in Comox, along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins in Canada and Norway. Nonny loved her many pets, playing with her grandchildren, providing health care for her numerous clients and friends. Nonny was respected and loved dearly by her family and friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A God who talks to you in your own language, a God whose face peeps at you from every flower and scrub and blade of grass. Then you shall say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am free! I am clothed in the gossamer Spirit; I fly from earth to heaven on wings of light.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And what joy will consume your being!â&#x20AC;? From the Savings of Paramahansa Yogananda. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 3:00-5:00pm at the Florence Filberg Centre (upstairs), 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay, BC. In Lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choosing.
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Born in Vancouver BC, Nov. 14 1922, Colleen was the eldest daughter of Amede and Sybil Levesque. Colleen passed away in her sleep on the morning of March 8th 2012 at the age of 89 in St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Comox. Colleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family were hand-loggers living on float camps up and down the West Coast of BC and for a time in Scappoose Oregon in her early childhood. Colleen had a fantastic memory and could recall her experiences with incredibly remarkable detail. She also remembered everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthdays. A true â&#x20AC;&#x153;people personâ&#x20AC;? she was always giving. Colleen worked on her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s float camps as a cook then joined the RCAF in 1941 when she was 19 yrs old. She was a hospital diet chef during the war and was stationed in Calgary AB and then in Guelph ON. It was remarked on her discharge papers that she was an exemplary chef. After the war, in 1945 she married Albert Laviolette and they had 7 children together. LEVESQUE That marriage lasted 25 years. In 1973 Colleen married Albert SIZE2 576.00 Apps, itxwas a considerably shorter union. She would often say that she preferred to paddle her own canoe! She had an LEVESQUE extremely keen sense of humour and took great delight in playing pranks. Colleen continued to work in logging camps up and down the Coast into the early 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. After giving up camp life she worked in care homes or doing respite care for challenged people and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;elderlyâ&#x20AC;? well into her 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! She loved to work and she loved to cook. Colleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sweet nature was a gift to all who knew her. Colleen loved children and took in many official as well as unofficial foster children. She truly believed there was good in everyone. Colleen enjoyed going to the Legion for the meat draw and to talk about old times with her friends. She also enjoyed attending the annual Retired Airwomanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potluck. Colleen was predeceased by her eldest daughter Adele Marie Laviolette, on March 7, 1975, and also by her brothers Jean, John and Dan. She leaves behind her 2 sisters Yvonne and Pearl, her 6 children Paul (Judy), Michelle (Ed), Philip, Rene (Delaine), Yvonne (Barry) and Marcel (Glenda) as well as 20 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren, and 3 more on the way that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be smiling down on! To her offspring, and any other child lucky enough to be in her care, she was known affectionately as Granny Go-Go, or simply Go-Go. Thanks to the hospital staff who helped us through this difficult time. Also thanks to home care support that were all so wonderful over the last few months providing support and comfort during Colleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final months, enabling her to stay at home. A special thank you to Dr. Jack Bryant. Your excellent care and friendship were greatly appreciated. A memorial service will be held for Colleen at the Courtenay Legion Hall at 1pm on Saturday March 17th 2012. Please join us for her final farewell.
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FOR SALE BY OWNER COURTENAY (5 mins from)Spacious 2300sq ft family home, situated on green belt, ocean glimpses from lrg deck. landscaped, 4 bdrms, 2.5 bath, 3 appls, $374,000. Call (250)334-1779.
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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO COURTENAY- 1 bdrm, central location. Recently updated, top floor, incdls microwave. NS/NP. $650./mo. Avail Now. Call (250)339-9999. COURTENAY, SPACIOUS 2 bdrm across from Sid Williams Theatre, $775/mo. F/S, W/D. N/S, no pets, ref’s req’d. Call 250-335-0351. GREAT LANDLORD seeks great tenant. Spotless 1 bdrm, reno’d, storage. Quiet, secure. Lndry. Central. 250-335-1599.
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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 485 SQ.FT. in downtown Courtenay, $695/mo. Total rent plus HST. 250-335-0351. 737 SQ.FT., or 1474 sq.ft., or larger if needed, good exposure, parking and access at Cliffe and 20th, Courtenay, $10.75/sq.ft. plus triple net & HST. Call 250-335-0351. COUSINS RD. Shop/Warehouse space. 2250 or 1200 sqft. Zoned I-2, 3 phase power & high ceilings. Available soon 250-703-1644/338-7476 evs.
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1-BDRM COTTAGE, 1200 sq.ft. Wood/ electric heat, 4 appl’s, etc. $775. + utils. Fanny Bay. (250)335-2575.
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SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
HOMES FOR RENT 5 Bedroom, 2 Bath Home For Rent. Available April 1st. Close to Elementary School, Shopping, Parks. N/S, Small Dog negotiable. References required. Call 250-218-7062 or 250-334-4546. WATERFRONT, Union Bay, 2 bdrm, $1050, laundry, FP, reno’d 1/2 bsmt, N/S, 1-250-5905744 meiram@shaw.ca
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CARS 1997 FORD ESCORT, 4 door, auto, cruise, a/c. Asking $19,000 obo. (250)339-5530 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
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1970 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay
450-19th Street, Courtenay
2 and 3 bedroom available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates. Some completely renovated units with new appliances. Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental references required.
1 & 2 bedroom available, in quiet secure building, close to Driftwood Mall and bus route. Seniors Welcome. Adult oriented and no pets please. Includes heat, hot water and basic cable. Low hydro. 2 Rental References required.
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RUTHERFORD MANOR 1075 Edgett Road, Courtenay 2 bdrm suite available. Reasonable rent includes basic cable, stove, fridge, dishwasher, carpet, blinds and storage room in suite. N/P, security deposit and 2 rental references req’d.
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APARTMENTS / CONDOS PASSAGE COURT
Desirable 3rd floor, 3 bdrm condo features 2 baths, 5 appl, gas fireplace & assigned parking in quiet cul-de-sac; located near schools & College; n/s; $1000/month; avail Apr 1.
ARBOUR GLEN
Beautifully renovated 2 bdrm condos located near schools, shopping & recreation; feature 4 appl., ground or 2nd level entry, & assigned parking; $750/month; N/S; N/P; avail. Mar 15 and Apr 1
JOSHUA ESTATES
2 bdrm, 2nd level condo located on desirable, quiet cul-desac features new renovations with 5 appl, storage & patio area; ideally located near schools, College, & Aquatic Centre; N/S; N/P; $825/month; avail Mar 15
DRIFTWOOD CONDOS
2 bdrm condos in conveniently located complex offer ground level entry, 2 appl & on site coin-op laundry; located within
ADVANCED MANAGEMENT walking distancePROPERTY to all amenities; N/S; immediate possession; $725/month SIZE2 x 468.00 ULVERSTON MANOR 5390536 2 bdrm suite in centrally located Cumberland apartment block; secured entry, 2 appl, and on site coin-op laundry; N/S; N/P; O:\DISPLAY_ADS\DROPBOX\5390536.pdf available Mar.1st; $675/month
DUPLEXES URQUHART DUPLEX
Beautifully renovated Courtenay duplex features new kitchen & appl., new paint & new flooring throughout, in addition to other improvements; 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 3 appl, plus shared laundry; fenced, easy to maintain yard; $1050/mo.; immediate possession.
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DOGWOOD AVE. HOME
Spacious Comox 2 level home features 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, 5 appl, deck, fenced yard & large shed; basement level offers family room w/gas fireplace; pet may be considered w/ deposit; $1200/month; avail April 1
5TH STREET E. RANCHER
Situated in fantastic neighbourhood near shopping, College, Aquatic Centre, & Crown Isle Golf, this 2 bdrm, 1 bath rancher features 4 appl, oak cabinets, vaulted ceilings, skylights, carport, fully fenced yard & 10 X 16 shop; security system is installed & can be hooked up; small pet may be considered w/ deposit; avail Mar 1; $1050/month
SCOTT ROAD COTTAGE
Beautifully renovated 2 bdrm cottage features 4 appl, & is located on dead end street, moments to ocean; If you’re looking for tranquil and rustic, this is for you! Avail Mar 1; $800/month
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BRIARWOOD 720 Eighth Street TWO BEDROOM suite. Very bright and spacious unique floor plan. 950 sq. ft. Recently redecorated. Large, private patio. Full sized appliances with dishwasher and in suite washer/dryer. Private entry. Very quiet mature adult neighbours. Three blocks from downtown. Security entry. A very attractive suite. Call David @ 250-338-0267 or John @ 250703-2264.
OAKCREST 1155 Stewart Ave.
TWO BEDROOM CORNER suite. Very bright spacious and nicely renovated. Excellent location in central Courtenay. Security entry. Private storage room. Full sized appliances. Quiet, mature adult neighbours. Well managed and maintained. No pets. Call John @ 250-703-2264.
TRADEWINDS 1600 Comox Ave. Independent Living for Seniors “The Affordable Alternative”
TWO BEDROOM nicely renovated suite - spacious and modern. Excellent location in central Comox walking distance to everything. In suite storage. Extra large kitchen and dining area. Resident social room. Elevator and security entry. A very well maintained and well managed building. Call Greg @ 250-3391222.
WESTWATER 60 Anderton Ave.
TWO BEDROOM nicely renovated top floor suite. Ensuite, Jacuzzi tub, fireplace, in suite washer/ dryer. New appliances. Within walking distance to downtown. Well maintained and well managed building with quiet, mature neighbours. Resident social room. Indoor scooter parking. Elevator. Security entry. No pets. Call John @ 250-703-2264.
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TWO BEDROOM exceptional suite over 1100 sq. ft. Full sized kitchen appliances including dishwasher. In suite laundry. Unique through floor plan - very bright and spacious. Separate eating area in kitchen. Attractive outlook - just two blocks from Comox Mall. Huge, private south facing deck. Call Greg @ 250339-1222.
HYCROFT 1835 Cliffe Ave.
ONE BEDROOM nicely renovated in a quiet, mature adult building in central Courtenay. Very spacious. Well maintained and managed. Elevator and Security entry. Two Bedroom also available. Call David @ 250-338-0267.
ARRAN HOUSE APARTMENTS 1015 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay 1 & 2 BEDROOM SUITES available in wellmanaged building. Excellent location close to downtown, ideal for seniors with bus stop out front. Well maintained units offer in-suite storage room. House cat accepted with pet deposit.
Contact On-Site Managers for viewing. 250-334-9717
ANDERTON ARMS 426 Anderton Ave, Courtenay Cozy 1 Bdrm in a great location! Overlooks Puntledge River and Lewis Park. Short walk to downtown and shopping. 2 references required.
RYAN COURT 1450 Tunner Drive, Courtenay Close to North Island College includes washer and dryer in suite. Clean and modern 1 Bedroom. Cat okay. Lease required.
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200 Back Road, Courtenay
Avail. 2 REALTY Bdrm Suite. Completely 1 and 2 Bedroom suites available. One of MEICOR MANAGEMENT renovated in adult oriented building the best values in Courtenay. Unique floor SIZE3 x 936.00 with secure entry and elevator. Rent plans. California kitchens. These bright, 5390580 includes heat, hot water, basic cable, modern suites are available in quiet, secure O:\DISPLAY_ADS\DROPBOX\5390580.pdf stove, fridge, carpets and drapes. Coin building. laundry on-site. No pets. Security deposit Call Sharon 250-338-7449 required. For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667 CONDOS
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PACIFIC COURT 1520/1540 Piercy Ave., Courtenay
123 Back Road, Courtenay
2 bedroom available March 15th and April 1st, in clean, quiet building with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet.
In-suite storage with washer and dryer. Small pets welcome.
Features 5 appliances, wall-to-wall carpet, blinds, gas fireplaces - gas included in rent. Low hydro. Children welcome. Quiet, wellmaintained 2 bedroom condos. Ideal location, walking distance to Superstore and North Island College. No pets.
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1045 Cumberland Road, Courtenay BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS 1 & 2 bedroom condos available close to downtown - 2 bedroom units feature 1.5 baths. This quiet, well maintained building suits mature adults. Bus stop is conveniently located out front. Small dogs accepted with pet deposit.
146 Back Road, Courtenay FEATURES: Fridge/stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer, wall-to-wall carpets, blinds. Children welcome. Quiet, well-maintained 2 bedroom condos. Ideal location. Walking distance to Superstore and North Island College.
Call 338-7449
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TORRY PINES 1560-13th Street, Courtenay ATTRACTIVE 2 bedroom townhouses have been completely renovated - enjoy new appliances, flooring and bathroom fittings in these spacious units. Friendly and quiet atmosphere make it ideal for family or working couple. Large, private patio area allows great access for your pet. Small dogs accepted with pet deposit.
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PAUL HORGEN (LEFT) of the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society receives a $1,500 cheque from Creekside Commons Community Services Society (left to right) Pam Munroe, Tim Crossin and Don Munroe for the Eel Grass project to sequester carbon in the Comox Estuary.
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YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST DANICA Williams recently donated $85 to the MS Society – North Island Chapter. The money was raised at her first-year birthday party where invitees could donate $10 with $5 going to her education fund and $5 going to a charity. Danica thanks all of her little friends that helped out.
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The Comox Valley Record wants to recognize the many events that make our community a better place to live. Submit photos and information to: In Person: 765 McPhee Ave., Courtenay; By Mail: Comox Valley Record, 765 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 2Z7; By e-mail: sports@comoxvalleyrecord.com
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 160 in Comox made a $5,000 donation to support the purchase of The Green Light Laser for St. Joeeph’s Hospital. The device is used to treat benign enlargement of the prostate. Legion executive members (left ro right) Don Sinnema, Stu McKinnon and Ken Bedford present the cheque to Lynn Dashkewytch, executive director of St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.
THE RBC FOUNDATION makes a generous donation of $10,000 to show continued support of The P.A.R.C. – Physical Activation and Recreation Centre at The Views (formerly called the Extended Care Unit) at St. Joseph’s General Hospital.
Mark submissions to the attention of Earle Couper and be sure to include a contact name and phone number. Due to the volume of submissions, photo prints cannot be mailed back. Please pick them up within two weeks of publication. We cannot guarantee their return.
DR. COLLEEN CLANCY dental office staff have been contributing to YANA every Friday (jeans day), over the last eight months. Pictured here is YANA president, Judy Cryer receiving a cheque for over $500 from Dr. Colleen Clancy and her dental team.
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This tax advice can really add up This year, add up your tax savings by using these tips. Basics • You are never too young or have too little income — always file a tax return, which can trigger eligible benefits and credits such as the GST/HST credit and Canada Child Tax Benefit, get back tax withheld at source, add to RRSP contribution room, or prove that a student has no income if applying for federal/ provincial loans and bursaries. • Basic personal tax credit – raised to $10,527. • Spouse/equivalent to spouse and/or eligible dependent credit – for an eligible partner and/or dependent with a net income of less than $10,527.
• Caregiver credit – up to $4,282 for care of an infirm or elderly relative in your home. • Disability credit – transfer unused portion to a supporting relative. • Medical expenses credit – generate the largest credit by combining expenses on the return of a lower earning spouse and/ or by choosing the most advantageous 12-month period for unclaimed expenses ending in the current taxation year. • Charitable donation credit – maximize by combining donations on one tax return or carrying forward to achieve higher tax rate for contributions over $200. Claim previously unclaimed donations for a five-year period.
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DOBBELSTEYN Boomers, etc. • Age credit – for those over 65 with a net income below $76,541. Transfer unused portion to supporting spouse. • Pension income credit – claim up to $2,000. Transfer unused portion to eligible spouse. • Pension income splitting – may be advantageous to allocate half of your qualifying pension to a lower-earning spouse. Children • Children’s art tax credit – up to $500 per child against eligible
Calling all businesses The new Vancouver Island Visitor Centre in the Comox Valley will host an information session March 15 for all businesses who are interested in promoting their product there. “We’re set up to act as a full service booking agency, which means we have the capability to plan and book entire itineraries for visitors,” says manager Kelly Barnie. “The booking systems are a win-win for everyone. We can encourage sales for the companies with booking agreements, which in turn enhances the economy of the entire region.” Businesses will also learn how to access resources and programs available from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. “As the official community Visitor Centre for the Comox Valley and a member of the Visitor Centre Network Program, we will work closely with businesses to utilize the Ministry’s many resources,” says Barnie. “Joining one or more of the Ministry’s programs will also help valley businesses reach out to an audience of millions.” Kathleen Harvey, account manager of tourism product management with the Ministry, will be on site and will provide details on the HelloBC programs including HelloBC Listings, HelloBC Reservations and HelloBC Special Offers. “Kathleen is based in Vancouver, so this
event will give businesses a chance to speak with her face to face,” said Barnie. Additional information specific to the Vancouver Island Visitor Centre (VIVC), including direct booking programs, and the newly expanded advertising program will also be available during the event. Lisa Henderson from Better Mousetrap Marketing is excited about the new array of options for businesses. “While still respecting the traditional forms of media in the way of racking and printed guides, we are excited to launch many online advertising options for businesses directly linked to the centre,” she says. “With the launch of the new iPhone app and mobile web in April of 2012 the VIVC will truly be moving forward by promoting
Vancouver Island tourism products for travellers.” Information at the sessions will apply to any tourism business in the region, with a specific focus on setting up direct booking contracts for accommodations, recreation and activity providers and attractions. Two information sessions will run for approximately 1.5 hours each at 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on March 15. Those interested in following all activities and events of the Centre can also join the new VIVC Facebook page at www.facebook. com/VIVisitorCentre or on Twitter @VIVisitorCentre. For more information or to RSVP, contact info@vivccomoxvalley. com or 250-400-2882. — Vancouver Island Visitor Centre
AUCTION March 1 - 31, 2012
Bid on over 400 retail items, services and gift certificates! Proceeds go towards extending Rotary Trail from 8th Street to 17th Street in Courtenay (along the E&N Railway Corridor) and other worthy community projects.
BID TODAY! March 1 (9am) ~ 31 (9pm), 2012
fees for arts programs. • Children’s fitness credit – up to $500 per child against eligible fees for a physical activity program. • Credit for children born in 1994 or later -- $2,131 per child. • Childcare – claim babysitting/other childcare expenses that allow you or your spouse to work or take a training course. Must be claimed by lowerearning spouse. • Adoption expenses – claim up to $11,128 for an adoption finalized in 2011. Credit can be split between adoptive parents. Students • Claim eligible tuition fees, education and textbook costs, and interest on student loans – the supporting parent or grandparent of a student may be able to claim all or a portion of the tuition, education and textbook amounts when trans-
ferred to you to a maximum of $5,000. Other tax-trimmers • Company pension plan contribution for 2011 – deductible within limits. • Public transit credit – claim the costs of monthly passes/electronic payment cards. File by the deadline to avoid penalties and make sure your calculations are correct so you don’t inadvertently overpay. Be sure your expense claims are valid and don’t overlook newer credits like the Child Arts, Home Renovation and First Time Home Buyers’ credits. A professional adviser can help you get the max in tax savings. J. Kevin Dobbelsteyn is a certified financial planner with Investors Group Financial Services Inc. His column appears every Wednesday,
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Wed., March 14 FSNA (National Association of Federal Retirees Vancouver Island North Branch) general meeting, Best Western Westerly Hotel, Courtenay, registration/get-together 11 a.m., buffet luncheon noon, meeting 1 p.m. (lunch reservations required). Speaker: Tom MacLean of Collette Travel. FMI: 250-703-2504, 250-3382313. C.V. BETTER Breathers meet, Comox Valley Nursing Centre, 615 - 10th St., Courtenay, 1–3:30 p.m. Guest speaker Patricia Foster on Advanced Health Planning for those with COPD. FMI: Michele Caley 250331-8504 ext. 38125. COUNCIL of Canadians meet, Seniors Lounge, Florence Filberg Centre, 7 p.m. Speaker Dr. Thierry Vrain on GE-food harm to humans. FMI: 250339-6012, 250-338-6265.
Thursday, March 15 C.V. WRITERS’ Society meets, Valley View Elementary School, 7 p.m. Final plans for Selfpublishing Workshop with Friesens Printing & guest speaker Anneli Purchase, author of The Wind Weeps. All welcome. FMI: 250-338-0965.
Friday, March 16 C.V. NEWCOMERS Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Historic Cumberland walk; meet at Staples lot recycling area, 8:50 a.m. Carpool $2/passenger. FMI: Sheila 250-334-4161, Doris 250-871-3407, Gina 250-8909336, www.Cvnewcomers.net. EVERGREEN Seniors Club At the Movies, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 1 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000, www.evergreenseniors.org. KIWANIS Club of Courtenay St. Patrick’s Day Junktique sale, St. George’s Church Hall, 6–8 p.m. Some collectibles, some new & lots of usual items. COURTENAY Library Friday Night at the Movies free screening of A Shine of Rainbows, drop-in 6:15 p.m. Embrace your Irish side with this heartwarming movie. Bring a snack. FMI: 250-3343369, www.virl.bc.ca. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Reis Vink, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 7:30–10:30 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000, www. evergreenseniors.org.
Saturday, March 17 KIWANIS Club of Courtenay St. Patrick’s Day Junktique sale, St. George’s Church Hall, 8 a.m.–noon. Some collectibles, some new & lots of usual items. C.V. FARMERS’ Market with entertainment by Anela Kahiamoe, Native Sons Hall, 360 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay, 9 a.m.–noon. FMI: Vickey 250-218-321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com. COMOX Seniors Association hosts St. Patrick’s Day dinner, d’Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave., doors 5:30 p.m. dinner at 6. Corned beef dinner catered by Custom Gourmet; entertainment by Rita’s Kid’s. Tickets $17.50/ member, $20.50/guest; reserve early. FMI/reservations: 250-339-5133. OCEAN Waves Square Dance Club St. Patrick’s Dance with callers Fran & Roger Archambault & cuers Lorna & Carmen Corbet, Florence
Filberg Centre, 7:30–10 p.m. FMI: Cathy or Guy 250-3387942. 4R’s EDUCATION Centre hosts fundraiser Irish Pub Night: good food, good music & good fun for a great cause. Tickets $25 at 4R’s office, Benjamin Moore House of Color on 5th St. & Planet Kids in Comox. FMI: 4R’s Education Centre 250-338-4890.
Sunday, March 18 KITTY CAT P.A.L. Society Adopt-A-Pal, Woofy’s, 2400 Cliffe Ave, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: www.kittycatpals.com. COMOX Recreation hosts Clothing Sale & Swap, 1855 Noel Ave., 12-3 p.m. Seasonal sale of quality used women’s clothes, shoes & accessories. 50% of proceeds to YANA. $10+HST/table. FMI: 250-3392255.
Monday, March 19 COMOX Seniors Association presents Beginner Cha-cha with Eric Lam at 3 p.m., Argentine Tango at 4 p.m., d’Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave. Per hour: $10/ members, $12/guests. Private coaching 5:05–6:05 p.m. FMI/reservations: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@ gmail.com. UPPER Island Women of Native Ancestry hosts membership drive, 105-1509 Cliffe Ave., 7 p.m. Socializing, refreshments, games, bingo, door prizes.
Tuesday, March 20 C.V. WOOD Carvers meet every Tuesday for a day of carving, Royston Community Hall, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. No experience necessary. FMI: Al 250-331-0156, Jim 250339-5350. B.C. RETIRED Government Employees Association Comox Valley Branch #200 meets, Lower Native Son’s Hall, Cliffe Ave., potluck lunch noon, meeting to follow. Guest speaker rep. from Johnson Insurance. FMI: 250338-6930. C.V. CHRONIC Pain support group hosts talk & workshop by Yuko Baardsne, teacher of Japanese traditional Jikiden Reiki, C.V. Nursing Centre, 610 10th St. 1:15–3:30 p.m. Seating limited, registration required. FMI/registration: 250-331-8504 ext. 38115.
Wed., March 21 COMOX Seniors Association presents Beginner Cha-cha with Eric Lam at 3 p.m., Argentine Tango at 4 p.m., d’Esterre House, 1801 Beaufort Ave. Per hour: $10/ members, $12/guests. Private coaching 5:05–6:05 p.m. FMI/reservations: Arabella 250-941-8885, arabella888@ gmail.com. HEART Support Group Comox Valley Chapter meeting, Comox Rec Centre, 1855 Noel Ave., 7 p.m. Support for those with heart procedures & their spouses. Guest speaker Dr. Humphries of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Comox. No charge; all welcome. FMI: 250-339-5349. OLD ENGLISH Car Club meeting, Elks Club, 6th St., Courtenay, 7 p.m. Topics: Parts & Rubber Seals; Spring Maintenance in the Garden. FMI: 250 338-0026.
Thursday, March 22 C.V. METAPHYSICAL Explorations Group meets, Lions Den, 1729 Comox Ave. (back door), Comox, 7–9 p.m. Paul Elder, Monroe Inst. instructor & author of Eyes of an Angel, on Life After Death, Levels of Consciousness, Remote Viewing & Astral Travel. All welcome. By donation. FMI: Anjali 250-338-1690.
Friday, March 23 C.V. BOOK Friends’ Book Sale, Comox Centre Mall,, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Donations accepted to March 14 at Comox Mall.
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Organic farmer personalizes gardening service David Wicklund, an urban organic farmer, is introducing a unique and personal gardening service to the Comox Valley. Based on the Community Supported Agriculture model, this service provides families a complete kitchen garden grown at your home by Wicklund. The Four Seasons Garden approach to gardening focuses on maximizing productivity in small spaces. “Providing people with their own personal kitchen garden full of delicious vegetables addresses three key points: providing nutritious organically grown vegetables at home, learning the fundamental skill of growing food and reducing yard maintenance with an edible landscape,” Wicklund said. “This is ideal for those who can’t or don’t want to maintain their own garden. Mul-
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tiple families can also share a subscription to lower overall costs. The kitchen garden lends itself to developing a more comprehensive edible landscape design, including tree fruits and berries.” Four Seasons provides seeds, transplants, top dressing compost, drip irrigation, weekly maintenance and garden design/ planning for less than $25 a week. The full year option provides a minimum of 20 weeks of harvest whereas the startup package is a 10-week harvest period. The latter is ideal for those who may not have experience and want assistance in getting the garden process up and running. Wicklund brings extensive experience from commercial farming, organic gardening and landscape design
to each garden he grows. “David made it so easy,” one client said. “It was like magic — with very little effort on our part, out flowed fresh vegetables. There’s a real satisfaction in eating from our own garden. And I love to see my kid ‘sneaking’ into the garden with his friends to snack.” Wicklund starts the process by assessing the site and soil, then develops a garden plan that meets each client’s desires. “Gardening is an engaging and creative art focused around soil building which lays the foundation for a lush, beautiful and successful gardening experience,” Wicklund said. “This has been my contribution to each garden I have had the privilege of growing.” Visit http:// www.4seasonsgarden. ca.
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COMOX VALLEY RECORD COMOX VALLEY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Publisher: Joanna Ross Editor: Mark Allan Ph: 250-338-5811 / Fax: 250-338-5568 / Classified: 250-310-3535 A division of Black Press Ltd. 765 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 2Z7 www.comoxvalleyrecord.com editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com The Comox Valley Record is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org
The price of progress Engineers will tell you that you can have anything you want — if you throw enough time and money at it. Build a bridge from Vancouver Island to the mainland. No problem. The Great Pyramid? Liberally deploy an army of motivated, replaceable slaves, wait for a few years and you’ve got a tomb fit for a pharaoh. Significantly increase the population capacity of the Comox Valley by approving a slew of development proposals? That could be more tricky. For instance, the Comox Valley Regional District board is grappling with how to pay for a part of development that is usually out of sight and out of mind, yet vital and costly nonetheless. The CVRD’s sewage commission discussed last week a shortfall of more than $40 million expected from a decade of installing sewer infrastructure to support new developments. Numerous projects — new pump stations and sludge composting at the Pidgeon Lake landfill among them — are estimated to cost nearly $88 million, offset by a government grant just shy of $6 million. Development cost charges (DCCs) paid by developers are expected to contribute about $33 million, leaving a sizable shortfall. The CVRD is contemplating a drastic increase to sewer DCCs, which would discourage developers. However, beleaguered taxpayers can take only so much and Victoria is bleeding red ink. The local conservation group that brought this problem to light is on good ground to worry that development approvals are outstripping the budgets of Comox Valley municipalities. That, states the Comox Valley Conservation Strategy, could leave taxpayers to cover unfunded infrastructure liability costs. Don’t think this is a tempest in a teapot cooked up by an anti-development group. Municipal staff in Comox and Courtenay share the concern. Saying a flat no to development is not a good option, but our local politicians must realize the ramifications of their decisions endure well after their terms expire. editor@comoxvalleyrecord.
Record Question of the Week This week: Fifty-seven per cent of respondents so far believe the B.C. government is justified in ordering striking teachers back to work. What’s your position about this hotly contested issue? Visit www.comoxvalleyrecord.com and vote in the Poll on the mainpage. The concertmaster of the L.A. Philharmonic, who’s performing this Sunday in Courtenay, learned his love of music years ago at the annual CYMC camp here.
It wasn’t a disaster of Japanese tsunami proportions, but the near-hurricane gusts Monday disrupted life in the Comox Valley in many ways.
More questions for ex-teacher Dear editor, These are excerpts of a letter written by Comox Valley MLA Don McRae that was read in the legislature March 5: “I endeavour to be a good teacher. I try to create a positive learning environment to create relationships with my students, be available outside of class time and effectively teach the courses in a meaningful manner. This semester I have 128 students and 18 IEPs in total. This does not include my advisory group, with whom I meet once a month and try and assist their progress through the school year.” “My concern is that I do not know just how effective I will be as an educator this year. With large classes, management becomes a bigger issue, and more time is spent trying to get students on task rather than teaching content and skills. I find it difficult to create positive relationships with my classes when there are so many students of varying needs and issues. It stretches one’s ability to have students reach their full potential when you can spend so little time with each individual.” “I will do my best to work with the students and give them the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in my classes. My concern is that I may not have the ability to be as effective a teacher as I have been in the past. There is only so much time one can spend marking (an additional three more students adds 10 percent more marking load on a teacher per class), prepping, doing the paperwork, making the phone calls, answering the e-mails and learning new programs like BCeSIS.” “If I continue to teach classes of this size and composition, I do not see how the system will get 18 more years of service from me. I would eventually break or stop caring, and then it would be time for me to move on.” I contacted Mr. McRae’s office
after I read that he was urging anyone with concerns to visit him at his downtown Courtenay office on Fifth Street. His receptionist assured me that he would return my call yet he has yet to do so. I also read in this newspaper that he said he was not defensive about the letter he once wrote. Seeing as this letter was written while he was a teacher in the Comox Valley prior to him taking office as Comox Valley MLA, it leads me to want to ask him these questions: Do you still stand behind what you wrote in that letter? Do you believe that the situation in the classrooms in regards to class size and composition since you wrote your letter has improved? Do you believe that some classes such as the ones that were reported in the September 2011 Superintendents class size report are conductive to a proper and effective learning environment? What do you believe has changed in regards to class size and composition since you wrote this let-
ter that would lead you to vote for Bill 22? It is my understanding that the Supreme Court of BC ruled in April 2011 that the B.C. Liberal government illegally stripped the right to collectively bargain class size and composition levels from the BCTF contract in 2002, and that the Liberal government was given a year to restore this language back into the BCTF contract. Once Bill 22 is passed, teachers will not be given back the right to collectively bargain class size and composition levels until 2013. It is also my understanding that all the members of the governing Liberal party who are going to rise in the legislature to speak about Bill 22 have done so. Seeing as you possess a unique perspective on the teaching profession that few other MLAs have I am perplexed as to why you have yet to rise in the legislature and speak about this bill. John Turner, Courtenay
What’s a brand worth? Dear editor, I have travelled to and from the Comox Valley Airport frequently over the past few years. I came back to visit for a few days and recently read Airport Commission chair Brad Minton’s letter in your paper and felt the need to comment. As a traveller who prefers WestJet, I routinely and naturally first look for the airport closest to my destination used by WestJet. Secondly, I hope to receive friendly and efficient service. And that’s about it for criteria. Maybe I’m unique, but I don’t spend a lot of time researching the airport’s “brand” or rate the quality of its logo before choosing to land there. While Brad Minton is con-
gratulating everyone involved in this obviously large (and costly?) effort to create the new brand, my guess is I was among the majority of passengers who simply didn’t notice. Or care. Bruce Wilson, Brantford, Ont.
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Normal school sinister Dear editor, I just read Tom Fletcher’s article, BCTF indoctrinating our kids (Record, March 7), and am wondering when he last set foot in a school? How could he not have noticed the overcrowding (I wonder what would happen, if a real emergency occurred?), or perhaps more noise than usual, as one teacher, who may be lucky enough to have some EA support, tries to teach too many students, with such diversified learning styles, and needs. Special Education, EA support and librarians have all seen huge cuts in the past decade. Perhaps the Olympics, and the ever-crumbling B.C. Place Stadium (another $10 million, to fix the cables now), should not have been priorities. Our Province has the money, but chooses to spend it on glitter. I am a teacher on call, now, and started my teaching career, decades ago. Most of my teaching has been in British Columbia. I have seen the huge, backward changes,
that have occurred, even since I attended high school in Alberta. Mind you, Alberta, being a wealthy province, invests in the public school system. That is an investment in the future. I’d like to quote some lines, written by a student in an alternate school, a week ago. Perhaps what he has written will help Mr. Fletcher understand that class size, and composition, are important in public schools. In private schools, or charter schools, as they have in Alberta, students wear uniforms, and parents and students toe the line. Dismissal happens otherwise. That is a huge factor, when talking about class size. Class composition isn’t as big a factor, in elite schools. To quote the alternate school student: “The order of normal school is very sinister. There are too many youth to personally tend to the needs of every student, which is disappointing, because it’s a fact that everyone learns, and consumes knowledge
to a different pace, and in different methods. My school gives depth to the ways of teaching, not just giving everyone the bulk. The teachers help with specialties, and interests, and work experience programs are included.” This is not propaganda, Tom, and our rally in Victoria, and others, around the province, were very well attended. Other unions, and students supported us, as well. We all should care about class size, and composition, because one way or another, we will all be affected by it. We had our last contract, fixing limits, on composition, and size, torn up. The Supreme Court ruled the tearing up illegal, but our premier has put herself above the law. That strike, seven years ago, had nothing to do with wages, strictly class size and composition. It is not a lie, Tom, that we strongly care about our students, and the future of our society. Sharon Daly, Comox
BCTF investment dodgy Dear editor, As a socially compassionate individual I want very much to support the current BC Teachers Federation job action. Unfortunately I find it difficult to do so due to the activities of their pension fund. As I understand it, the B.C. teachers’ pension fund is a major shareholder of TimberWest. This is a company notorious for breaking the social contract, closing mills, mothballing communities and squeezing contractors to bankruptcy. To say nothing of their logging practices: clearcutting to the very edge of our oldest provincial park and decimating old-growth on their private lands. Add-
ing insult to injury, much of this timber is exported as raw logs to make disposable concrete forms in China, thereby fuelling unchecked-growth and accelerating climate change. If the B.C. teachers want my support in this current strike, they should instruct their pension fund to demand TimberWest change their ways and conduct their harvesting activities in a far more sustainable manner: ending the cutting of old-growth, respecting the integrity of our parks and with greater regard for the communities within which they operate. I trust the hypocrisy of striking on behalf of our children’s education and future, all
the while liquidating the forests and trashing the planet these children will inherit, to ensure a comfortable retirement, is not lost on BCTF members. Philip Stone Quadra Island
RECENTLY IN CUMBERLAND, my Chihuahua was attacked by three dogs, two boxer dogs, and one medium sized mixed breed. One of these three dogs belonged to my family doctor, the others to her friend. Both owners laughed off the incident with no offer to help, which was insulting enough, but worse than that, both parties refused to call their dogs off. Neither owner is taking responsibility for their dogs’ actions, and clearly neither has any intention to “make it right” in any way! MY NAME IS Bailey and I’m a dog. Last week I was getting ready to go to doggydo.org kennel while my humans went out of town when something happened to my eyes. My humans took me to the vet and we came home with pills, goo to put in my eyes and a cone on my head. I hate cones — I can’t see and am always getting stuck in doorways and on the stairs. But worst of all, my humans said I couldn’t go to doggydo! Then Bev and Melissa said no problem with the meds or cone so I got to go after all. My humans like doggydo because it’s clean, safe and reasonably priced. I love doggydo because I get to hang out with all the other dogs, chase balls and try out the the agility course. Thanks, Melissa and Bev, for taking such good care of me — I had a blast even with the dreaded cone on!
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OUT FROM OUR vet who Danny belonged to. There are only four or five houses on that end of Little River Road. Could you not have asked who owned the dog? Thank you to Tom, Chris and the good neighbour, who we have not been able to thank, because we don’t know who he is yet.
fully with these youth. Kudos also to the Sid Williams Theatre to provide such a wonderful venue for them to perform in. The skills learned here will provide these young folk the wherewithal to achieve anything they put their minds to in the future. It was mighty enjoyable, so many thanks. June and Craig Dieno, Comox
Atlas, always consistent and excellent, was exactly that. The three-course $35 menu was generous in size, flavour and eye appeal. I was even more impressed however with Martine’s in Comox. The value of the $25 combinations was far better than expected. The food again was excellent and plentiful. I took home ‘doggy’ bags from both locales and, lucky for me, I don’t have a dog.
LAST WEEK, I had the culinary pleasure of being a customer of two excellent Comox Valley restaurants enjoying the special menus of Dine Around the Comox Valley. Courtenay’s
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REGARDING THE NEW hospital — the first site selection in Courtenay — 15 acres out past Crown Isle with an option for 10 more acres. It was a good site but shot down by Nav Canada for height restrictions. Someone didn’t do their homework. The second site — 10 acres squeezed between the college and an elementary school. No room for expansion. The question is, the current hospital sits on 15.719 acres of land. How do you put a larger facility with better access and parking on a site that is only 60 per cent of the area covered by our current hospital?
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ON MARCH 5, we returned home from a three-month holiday and 15 minutes later, our dog Danny was killed by someone at the end of Little River Road. I would like to say this to that person. Did it make you feel good to kill a little dog with your vehicle and leave him dead and bleeding on the road? Some good neighbour took Danny’s collar off, after he moved him off the road, then found
Dancers awesome Dear editor, Just a quick note to say how great all the performers were this weekend at the North Island Festival of the Performing Arts. All the performers were outstanding, right from the sixyear-olds and up. So much talent on this Island. Bouquets to all the coaches and teachers and organizations that work so beauti-
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Retired teachers’ association supporting position of current ones Dear editor, The BC Retired Teachers’ Association, which represents 15,000 retired teachers in B.C., stands firmly with the active teachers in our province. The current issues about class size and composition are the same issues that we fought for and thought were resolved in the past. Once again, as
in 1993 and 1998, it seems that the government’s only answer is legislation. Everyone who has gone to school feels qualified to judge the education system, but just as the public does not fully comprehend the work load of doctors, nurses, fire fighters, and the police so too do they not understand the
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time commitment in education. The work does not stop when the students are dismissed at the end of the instructional day; it just changes location. I can attest as a secondary school teacher that marking alone added 28 hours a week to the visible working day. And in the classroom, if one
special-needs student demands 50 per cent of a teacher’s time what do the other 29 students get?
Just as doctors and nurses are in the best position to guide us in the preservation of the health care system
Douglas Edgar, Vernon Editor’s note: Douglas Edgar is president of the BCRTA.
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These are strange days indeed for Planet BCTF And there were the BCTF-BCGEU pickets that blocked entrances to government offices here in Victoria, harassing, threatening and physically blocking office workers in an effort to force them to join the thousands bused in for the traditional howling show of strength for Big State Labour bosses on the legislature lawn. In my 20 years of criticizing the policies and tactics of teacher union radicals, I have had my office windows smashed twice. I have seen a mob of self-absorbed strikers push a senior off the sidewalk into the snow. My daughter has been subjected to hardleft environmental propaganda in elementary school. I’ve never seen anything quite like this. But, hey, let’s be constructive here. First, I should emphasize I understand that these incidents do not represent the vast majority of dedicated teachers,
BCTF campaign just a money grab Dear editor, I am so tired of hearing the BCTF saying that their demands are only for the benefit of the children when everyone knows it is purely a chance to grab more money. What have teachers in this province done to justify demanding a 15-per-cent pay increase? In the real world you have to produce more or cut costs or improve performance to justify a pay increase. What the teachers have is a monopolistic union that can hold the public to ransom to meet their
demands. “Pay up or your kids will suffer.” It is just typical of the ongoing mantra of the public service unions in this province — less work, more pay. Bruce Ellis, Courtenay
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FLETCHER who wouldn’t think of intentionally abusing their position for personal or political gain. I mean that sincerely. And thanks to all the teachers who sent me lecturing letters, particularly those who insist that they don’t really want another 16-per-cent raise, because their first priority is improving classroom resources. Volume doesn’t permit individual responses to everyone. Authors who begin along the lines of “Sir, you are an idiot” receive lower
priority. If I don’t get back to you, please convey your willingness to accept a brief wage freeze to your union executive. They’ve scaled back some of their more egregious prep time and paid leave demands, but apparently your admirably altruistic message has not yet been absorbed. And, yes, I’m aware that the Harvard study of class size and performance I mentioned last week examined charter schools in the United States. I understand that “charter school” is considered coarse language in B.C. As with health care, there must be no serious competitive dynamic or other dangerous experimenta-
tion permitted within the unionized state monopoly model. And thanks for suggesting I’m an agent of the B.C. Liberals, who invented poverty 11 years ago. East Van MLA Jenny Kwan touched on it in the debate on Bill 22. Children coming to inner city schools hungry, inadequately clothed, with lice. Abused children. I can assure Kwan that these tragic realities are not confined to the hellish B.C. Liberal era of spending increases.
Indeed, I witnessed all these things in my three-room school in Tomslake, B.C. in the 1960s. Social Credit was to blame then. I remember the school more for its great teachers than its undrinkable water or alcoholic principal. And to all those who provide spelling challenged advice on jour-
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nalistic objectivity. Here’s the thing. The first rule of opinion writing is to have one. I’m not looking for middle ground in the cold vacuum between Earth and Planet BCTF. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca.
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