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Arts site sits empty Land bought for arts and culture facility is in question STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com

A debate is brewing on what, exactly, the Town of Qualicum Beach is going to do with the former school bus garage, now sitting empty in the downtown. The town bought the property from School District 69 (Qualicum) for $1.5 million in August, 2011 — funded through the town’s reserve accounts and by selling off some other properties it wasn’t using. The town had hoped to pay much less — $800,000 — for the land, as part of a land swap deal with the school district. Instead, the school district chose a site in Errington to relocate their bus facility. According to mayor Teunis TEUNIS WESTBROEK Westbroek, that left the town’s hands tied: let the property be sold off to a developer, or buy it and another piece of land that the school district had suddenly bundled into the package. He said the council of the day knew there was more value in the land as a public amenity, so they found a way to pay for it. Now, a new council and a new study on the site is bringing its usefulness as a public space into question. But the mayor feels, even if the town doesn’t ever recoup its costs, the property will beneﬁt citizens well into the future. See LAND COST, page A7

Picketers want more care

Crowd of close to 100 people rally for 24-hour service here AUREN RUVINSKY

Qualicum MLA Ron Cantelon’s ofﬁce, had said they’d be happy with 30 people and they got at least three times that. Organizers were pleased with the turnout at a March Cantelon attended the unstructured rally and attempted to 16 rally calling for more services in the answer questions and comments ranAdd your COMMENTS at health centre currently being built in domly yelled from the crowd. www.pqbnews.com Parksville. The main thrust of the crowd was Rick Sullivan of the Oceanside Coalition for Strong Com- that they want the services as detailed in a 2001 report. munities, which organized the event in front of Parksville- See CLINIC NOT ENOUGH, page A6 writer@pqbnews.com

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Vancouver Island University students in the resource management officer program will work with the Bear Smart BC Society, the Conservation Officer Service and Town of Qualicum Beach to develop a bear hazard assessment for the municipality. Students will be helping to investigate human-use areas that have a high risk for humanbear conflict. — NEWS Staff

City hall seeks online video service - again The City of Parksville has issued a request for proposals to stream video of council meetings. It’s the city’s second attempt at ﬁnding a provider for such service. Last year, city councillors rejected bids and sent the issue back to staff to clarify what, exactly, the city needs. — NEWS Staff

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MUSIC ON SUNDAY: Qualicum Beach’s Old School House arts centre welcomes Celtic group Cookeilidh on March 25. The Victoria quartet describe their music as West Coast Celtic.

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The residents and family council of the Eagle Park Residential Care Facility in Qualicum Beach is looking for it’s own flag so they are asking the public to design one. Activities supervisor Kimberly Young said they wanted to raise a town flag in their newly renovated courtyard garden but were disappointed to discover there are no Qualicum Beach flags available. The contest is open to anyone, the only

guidelines are that the design must be on standard 8.5x11-inch paper, contain an eagle and the words “Eagle Park” and use no more than four colours. The winner will receive $100 cash and the bragging rights to the flag that will fly proudly over the facility indefinitely. Send submissions, attention Kimberly Young, to the facility at 777 Jones St., Qualicum Beach, V9K 2L1, fax 250-947-8221 or drop off in person by April 15. The winner will be revealed at the May 28 opening of the new garden area.

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The Regional District of Nanaimo’s policy of encouraging growth in the urban centres appears to be working, says chairman Joe Stanhope. The comment came in light of the latest population ﬁgures from Statistics Canada that showed urban centres in the RDN growing at a much faster pace than more rural areas. The change, Stanhope said, was dramatic. “If you look at the total municipal population change in the last census, it showed the growth was 7.4 per cent and now it’s 6.4 per cent, with Nanaimo and Parksville leading the way,” he said. “In the electoral areas, the growth was 14.3 per cent in the last census and 4.5 per cent now, so they’ve lost ground to the municipalities.” That’s good news, he said, as the RDN growth strategy is to focus growth

in urban centres. cant rise in growth from the “It seems to be trending 6.5 per cent recorded in the that way,” he said. 2006 census. The latest census data Qualicum Beach saw showed the overall growth markedly slower growth in rate in the RDN has slowed population however, with from 9.1 per cent in the pean 8.3 per cent rise in the riod between 2001 and 2006 2006 census dropping to to 5.7 per cent in the period 2.2 per cent in the latest ﬁgJOE STANHOPE covered by the 2011 census. ures. That’s a far cry from the Only Lantzville and Gabpeak growth rate in the area, which riola Island (and surrounding islands) saw a 23 per cent growth rate in the late saw their population drop over the 1980s. census period, with Lantzville dipping Overall, the population of the RDN 1.6 per cent and Gabriola losing 0.1 per increased by 7,943 people, more than cent of its population. half of which (4,618) was within the Electoral Area E, which includes boundaries of the City of Nanaimo. Nanoose Bay, saw a 3.9 per cent increase Parksville grew by 984 more residents, in population, while Area G, which covwhile the Coombs, Hilliers and Err- ers Dashwood, Englishman River and ington region saw 742 more people or French Creek, had 1.9 per cent more 11.1 per cent. residents. Finally, Area H, which covers The City of Parksville grew by nine Shaw Hill, Deep Bay and Bowser, saw a per cent in the latest census, a signiﬁ- one per cent rise in population.

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The report was on the need for a facility, including care 24 hours a day, seven days a week and overnight beds, in the Qualicum Beach area. “24/7, 24/7!” the crowd chanted at one point. “I think I heard you want 24/7,” Cantelon said when it died down, “Fifteen (hours per day) and seven (days per week) is a good start ... with multidisciplinary care ...” he tried to respond as he was drowned out by the crowd saying that wasn’t enough. “Basically, and I can speak personally on this very heartily,” Cantelon said, pointing out he spent time in the health care system after a heart attack last October. “You’re lucky you were in Victoria!” someone shouted back. “Would you have wanted to go to a clinic?” someone else questioned. Cantelon continued, “We want a health care facility that keeps people out of hospitals, that keeps people well and enables people to stay healthier in their own homes longer and that will include an urgent health care centre open 15 hours a day ...” he said, again drowned out by people calling for 24 hour care. Sullivan began the rally with his take on the underlying problem — lack of funds. “Why don’t they have enough money? I say they don’t have enough money because they have cut taxes and cut taxes,” he said, blaming the situation on greed, especially of corporations. “The largest corporations are taking more than their share.” “We have to stand up for what we need here, a clinic won’t help us,” said former Qualicum Beach mayor Art Skipsey as one of a few speakers who helped open the rally. There were also questions and accusations about the lack

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of public and doctor involvement in the process to date. Cantelon countered that the government accepted a 6,000 person petition calling for the facility and they have worked with the Federation of Oceanside Resident Associations, which represents 30,000 through ratepayer groups. He said there have been meetings with doctors recently that he didn’t have any details on. There were also questions about why the community is

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Land cost recovery may trump value CONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

“It is a community centerpiece,” Westbroek said. “It has the potential to help people feel more connected, whether it’s an open public space or something more.” Early talk about the site created buzz over the possibility of building an arts and culture facility there, or perhaps a village green. Westbroek said he would like to see something in that vein there. However, a report this month from Coriolis Consulting casts doubt on the future of such large ideas. Presented at council’s March 13 meeting, the report makes five conclusions — the majority of which indicate the troubles with the town recovering its costs to buy the property. Parking, too, played a big role, as Coriolis noted that limitations in this area may curtail serious discussion on a full-fledged arts and culture facility there. While town councillors like Dave Willie suggested after the March 13 meeting that the focus has to be on recovering the $1.5 million spent on the property — even suggesting that the endeavour itself is questionable, considering the final price tag — Westbroek said there is public value in such an investment. “This is building a town,” he explained. “This is looking 50 years into the future, as it helps us create a sense of place. An identity.” Asked if the price paid for the land

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The old bus garage site, now owned by the Town of Qualicum Beach, stands empty and is only being used for town-related functions, such as the recent fire camp.

bothered him, Westbroek said no. “I think that property is priceless. It’s a good piece of property for us to hold.” Yet he did say that building a fullfledged arts and culture facility of some kind is probably on the back burner, as council tackles other priorities, such as the infill of downtown business properties. That, however, doesn’t bother him as he always thought of this project to be a long-term affair. Ideas abound for the site, and were noted during the town’s last official community plan process. A village green, bandshell, residential and commercial space and tie-ins with The Old School House arts centre next door,

have all been brought up. The town is also working on its arts and culture plan, which will further reﬁne short and long term plans. A planning session is coming up in May. Westbroek said it will take time to ﬁnd the proper mix of uses for the bus garage site. He said the previous council thought they had a long-term plan set — to go to the private sector once they had the land, to see what ideas would come of it. The Coriolis report echoes this desire, but adds serious limitations to that plan that could mean the site stands empty for months — or years — to come. Unless recovering the land cost is not important.

The Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness reminds people they are hosting two forums this Thursday on the issues and possible solutions to homelessness in the area. Founding chair of the task force, Parksville councillor Sue Powell, said they have made progress over their two year existence. “The task force has accomplished the firstever homeless count and we now have the numbers of homeless in our area. The next steps are vital for our community and our homeless.” She said when they began meeting as a Parksville task force, it quickly became clear it was more of a regional issue and brought in neighbouring jurisdictions to become a regional group. The 3.5 hour forums will start with a free soup kitchen meal and include a discussion period and experts such as a city planner, outreach worker, police officer and a person who has experienced homelessness. There are two similar forums March 22 for people’s convenience. The first runs 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Christian Fellowship Centre on Village Way, Qualicum Beach. The evening session is 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre on Jensen Avenue, East in Parksville. To register for the limited seats, call the SOS at 250-248-2093, ext. 227 or e-mail admin@ sosd69.com.

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Organizers are excited about the inclusion of four local doctors in the upcoming 17th annual Oceanside Health and Wellness Fair in Parksville. The biggest annual health fair on the Island outside Victoria will include all of the health care related exhibitors, community groups, demonstrations, food and fun of previous years, plus the physicians. Steering committee chair Lisa Leger said they are excited to present a talk by Nanaimo’s respected Dr. John Cline on cancer prevention with a focus on the environmental causes and steps to reduce the impact of carcinogens on our health. Dr. Cline, medical director of the Cline Medical Centre in Nanaimo, works with the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology and utilizes an integrative approach in his practice, Leger said. He will also discuss diet and lifestyle factors with a focus on the positive effects of nutrition and exercise. He is an international speaker and has written extensively on various health topics, including his book, Detoxify For Life, a comprehensive analysis of toxic substances and how to enhance the body’s detoxiﬁcation processes. Cline started in biochemistry, earned his medical degree in family medicine

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at the University of Calgary and has taken extra training through the American Board of Chelation Therapy and the American Academy of Neural Therapy. Also speaking are local family physicians from the Oceanside Division of Family Practice: Hugh Fletcher (10:30 a.m.) and Clair Biglow (1 p.m.) who will host “Talk to the Doctor” sessions on everything from local health care issues to general medical care. At 2:30 naturopathic physician Doug Kuramoto will discuss the beneﬁts of treating individual patients with natural medicine. There are other seminars on laughter yoga, arthritis, body/mind healing and an appearance by sex and intimacy

coach Kim Switnicki on how to boost your libido. The event is organized by a volunteer committee from the Oceanside Community Partners Team with help from the PQ Foundation and many volunteers from the Boy Scouts, auxiliaries and individual community members of all ages. There will be fresh food from Lefty’s, door prizes from Blue Door Audio, Naked Naturals and Parksville Pharmasave and a silent auction to support Trillium Lodge and the Eagle Park Health Care Facility. The free fair runs 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre.

BSS dry grad fundraiser biggest of the year AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

Tickets are going fast for the Ballenas Secondary School Dry Grad’s popular pub night and silent auction fundraiser next week. The biggest dry grad fundraiser of the year will include a wide range of entertainment from an all you can eat pizza buffet to canned music by Odyssey Sound. Joan Holland, co-chair of the dry grad committee, said the list of auction items is already impressive and they are still taking donations. “It’s all about going out and having a fun night,” she said, explaining it will

be like a social pub atmosphere. Over 100 businesses have donated items including: BC Lions tickets, a Canucks Jersey, Mount Washington ski passes, jewelry, tools, art, theatre tickets, electronics, clothing, gift baskets of all types and gift certiﬁcates. The Canucks hockey game will be screened in the lobby with a sports betting board and there will be a 50/50 draw. Along with the pizza, including a gluten free option, there will be snacks and $4 drinks. More volunteers and donations would still be greatly appreciated and

Attention Crafters! Showcase your Easter, Mother’s Day and Spring Crafts! Wembley Mall’s special Spring Fling table rental rate, only for the month of April. Call Wembley Mall Administration to reserve your space: (250) 248-9621 826 West Island Hwy., PARKSVILLE

add to the fun and success of the evening. Contact the people below. The big night takes place at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre, Friday, March 30 from 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $20 including the pizza and ﬁrst drink. No minors allowed. All proceeds go directly to dry grad. Tickets are available through Christine (250-951-6523, christinekbryant@ gmail.com), Joan (250-248-4435, joholland@shaw.ca), Lesley (250-248-3654), Tony (250-716-6450) or at Brigadoon Golf Course and M&M Meat shops in Nanaimo.

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Commemorative stamps are being issued as part of the Coombs community 100th anniversary celebrations. Sharon Cox-Gustavson of the Coombs Centennial Museum said she applied to Canada Post for the stamps a couple years ago though it didn’t sound like there was much chance. “I offered four versions, but they said there were too many places turning 100,” she said. But after much paperwork and waiting, the community was actually approved for two — one commemorating the French Creek school house, built by the Salvation Army in 1911-12, and one for the fair grounds, also marking 100 years in 2012. They will be Canada Post

“permanent” status, meaning they will always have value as first-class stamps, CoxGustavson explained and encouraged people to order the collector items now. They are being offered at cost to encourage community connection and participation in the festivities, she said, and added that people are already getting excited and gearing up for the big May long weekend festivities. The first government built school in the Coombs-Arrowsmith area was spurred on by Ensign Crego — the leader of the original Salvation Army settlement which began in 1910 and was named after the Canadian Salvation Army Commissioner Thomas Bales Coombs. The Canadian Pacific Railroad, which had bought out

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Robert Dunsmuir’s E&N (Esquimalt and Nanaimo) Railroad, made the land available for the colony. In some cases four generations of families have attended the school, which is expanded and still thriving. Though the communitywide anniversary is being marked through the year, the main event takes place over the May 18 weekend all around the French Creek Community School and the fair grounds. The stamps can be ordered at the school, the Coombs General Store-Post Ofﬁce and the Combs Museum. Call Cox-Gustavson at 250-2486655 for more information. There are photos and details of the community’s history and coming celebration at www.coombs100.com.

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he resignation of Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy from the cabinet of Premier Christy Clark might be considered a minor blip in B.C. politics. From time to time, cabinet ministers do something inappropriate enough that they should (and usually do) resign. In Bloy’s case, he shared an e-mail from a reporter with the individual whom the reporter was gathering information about. The person he shared it with is a substantial donor to the BC Liberals. The bigger story is that Bloy’s resignation is a microcosm of all that has gone off the rails for the BC Liberals in the year since Clark became premier. It is important to remember he was the only MLA who supported her leadership bid. Thus, he was rewarded with a cabinet post. Unfortunately, he was the cabinet minister responsible for Community Living B.C., which had done a terrible job in dealing with many of its clients. Part of what went wrong was started by the Campbell government, but Bloy was not the person to clean up the mess. He was completely out of his depth and was shufﬂed off to a minor portfolio. Now Bloy is gone, and in what is rare if not unprecedented, Clark has also announced that he won’t run in the next election. One wonders if he was given a choice, and what his constituents think about the premier’s pronouncement. Clark’s government has lurched from crisis to crisis in the past year, with very mixed results in getting to the bottom of problems. Some like to blame it all on her management style, and that’s part of it, but the bigger truth is that this government has completely run out of gas. While it has some able ministers and good ideas, the public isn’t listening any more. The majority have turned their backs on the BC Liberals. It’s sad in a way, because the Campbell and Clark governments have done some good work. But this is how democracy works. It’s never pretty to watch a government go down.

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Letters NOT BORN YESTERDAY Seniors don’t make renovations on their home and they don’t need discounts from the provincial governments to update their second home, which they don’t possess. What seniors do need is a yearly supplement for home heating so they can stay warm during the coldest days of winter. They also need help for maintenance and the repair of appliances like fridges, washers and dryers, vacuum cleaners. When everything is in good working order seniors can look after themselves into their dotage years and can stay in their very own homes. In European countries like England and Germany seniors are looked after better — yearly supplements ensure a good lifestyle for them. Their respective governments even step in and pay the rent if they are unable to so so. Think about it. Old people of today were yesterdays young people. MARION WHITE Qualicum Beach

IDEAS FOR THE DEER? We have a lot of deer on Morison Avenue and lots of small children walk to school by themselves so maybe soon the teachers will not have to worry about class size, because maybe these deer will encourage cougars and they will in turn ﬁnd lots to eat. Not just deer meat. Wonder who will have a guilty conscience

“We are trying to condense the festival timing.” TIM CLERMONT, see story page A16

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then? Nobody in Parksville seem to know how to get rid of the deer. Any ideas? MONA SKELLY Parksville

UNDER U.N. CONTROL Our Prime Minister is welcoming a visit from the Prime Minister of Israel, a man who is threatening to plunge the Middle East into a horriﬁc war, and asking for Canada’s blessing. Who decides which countries are allowed to have nuclear weapon capability? I know U.S., U.S.S.R., U.K., India, Pakistan, probably China, and also Israel. It seems logical that to keep the balance of power Iran would like to have that capability. If you speak against Israel, you are being anti-semitic. No uproar when they continue to oppress Palestinians. They are supposedly ﬁghting terrorism. This part of the world claimed as their exclusive homeland is also a religious area for Christians and Muslims. It should be under U.N. control with everyone having a democratic right to live there and to vote. PATRICIA MEADOWS Parksville

LIVING WITH THE HST How about this — the HST came in July 2010 and we are scrapping it effective April 2013 and we’ll owe the feds $1,500,000,000, but if we keep this tax for ﬁve years we would owe the feds nothing.

Assuming this is correct, couldn’t we hang on for two more years from next April and owe nothing to Ottawa? I’m no expert, but we’ve had the HST for over two years now. We have another year to go. Surely living with it for two additional years to save $1,500,000,000 would make sense. ROD SHARPE Qualicum Beach

FUNDING DYSFUNCTION The government’s basic funding system is increasingly dysfunctional. Grossly overloaded with debt, it is beset by usury, the most disgraceful and unconscionable misuse of process ever adopted. Employee contracts are victims of this pernicious funding system because intereston-the-interest is accepted as the cost of doing business, crippling every budget. Yet our own Bank of Canada was established precisely to fund governments at low cost, as the interest mostly returns as dividends, and all revenues are invested there. Why can we get no explanation for its abandonment? No party in the Legislature ever mentions it. With taxation at its practical limit, budgets cannot truly balance while these enormous charges remain, and even debt cancellation solves nothing while the private funding process remains. RUSS VINDEN Errington See LETTERS, page A12

VIEWS IN THE NEWS We asked: Do you make a point of buying local food?

SCOTT FRASER, MLA Alberni-Pacific Rim

RON CANTELON, MLA Parksville-Qualicum

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TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach

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ANDREW WEINBERGER Vancouver

Yes I do. I think it’s real- Absolutely. You know ly important to support where it comes from our local farmers and and the people who it’s much more healthy make it and it can’t get than importing it from any better than that. California and it keeps CHRISTINA HODGSON our Island thriving Parksville LORE WALTERS Parksville

Yes. It’s fresh and cuts on transportation costs and it usually tastes better because it’s fresher. MAGGIE STEPHENSON Calgary

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YOUTH AND FAMILY RETENTION AND ATTRACTION STRATEGY The Town of Qualicum Beach has begun a Youth and Family Retention and Attraction Strategy aimed at developing economic and recreational strategies to attract and retain youth and families to Qualicum Beach. The Town is currently seeking THREE interested volunteers to participate as members of the Youth and Family Retention and Attraction Strategy Resource Group. This Resource Group will be comprised of a cross section of people from the community who have an interest in developing economic and recreational strategies to attract and retain youth and families to Qualicum Beach. As a member your role would be to: • act as a resource providing input on speciﬁc questions or components of the draft Youth and Family Retention and Attraction Strategy presented by the Town’s consultant; and • provide a community perspective to assist the Town’s consultant, Council and staff in seeking methods and opportunities to respond to the objectives and develop short and long term strategies in the Youth and Family Retention and Attraction Strategy for the purpose of supporting local schools, diversifying the community’s demographics and creating economic prosperity. Youth and Family Attraction and Retention Strategy background materials can be viewed on the Town of Qualicum Beach website www.qualicumbeach.com or at the Municipal Ofﬁce. All members are on a volunteer basis and serve without remuneration. In order to be considered, submit a letter no later than 4:30 pm, March 30, 2012 to: Corporate Administrator Town of Qualicum Beach P.O. Box 130, #201 – 660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7 tcoates@qualicumbeach.com

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letters SENIORS REPORT POIGNANT The second part of an extensive review conducted by Kim Carter, the ombudsperson of British Columbia, into the care of seniors in this province has just been released. Whilst it is a large report it is broken down into sections and is very easy to read. The ‘Findings’ and ‘Recommendations’ are written in such a way that there can be no doubt at all as to what is being said. The dedication in this report is very poignant: “This report is dedicated to seniors in British Columbia who require care and support and their families and friends. It is also dedicated to the hardworking people who provide care to seniors in British Columbia.” We must all do what we can to prevent her ﬁndings and recommendations from being hidden in a storage locker somewhere. Roy Summerhayes Qualicum Beach

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As a citizen and Conservative supporter I am as interested in the facts of the matter as anyone. But I await the evidence first, about Guelph, and then about the possibility of a systemic operation of my party. I am aware, however, of one systemic operation in connection with this investigation and that is the inflation of socalled “complaints” which Elections Canada soberly describes as “contacts.” What you didn’t hear about from our ever vigilant media is just where those ‘contacts’ may have came from. Most of the “complaints” have been generated by web sites that provide a prepared e-mail message to all the party leaders and your MP demanding a full public inquiry and real consequences for election fraud as well as to Elections Canada. These easily sent messages result in an easily magnified count of “complaints.” Elections Canada, in self-defense and to stop group spamming which distorts the issue, has placed on its web site an e-mail for persons wishing to complain factually. Indeed, interference with the election process is a serious matter and requires serious attention to the facts. Political conjecture, easily inflamed, has no place in the process of deciding what happened. NESTOR GAYOWSKY Qualicum Beach

GIMME A BREAK Reading the latest article on the new health care centre, aside from not having any doctors or overnight beds, I was shocked at some of the services they are offering, in particular delivering babies. As a new mother, especially for a ﬁrst child, I would not be comfortable with less than a proper hospital to contend with any possible medical problems. I expect in a few years we’ll be squatting in the ﬁeld like a third world country, where the infant mortality rate is much higher. It seems to me the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction and doesn’t bode well. Something like the closure of most mental health institutions contributing greatly to the sad facts of homelessness, drug addiction and crime. One other issue that irks is the powers that be continually suggesting we don’t deserve a hospital because we are too close to Nanaimo. When you have done this drive in the middle of a dark night, in the pouring rain with a critically ill patient in the car, you will understand how terrifying that 20-30 miles is, depending where you are coming from. The residents of Oceanside deserve better, better being a small hospital. We also deserve the dignity of a voice and a choice in the spending of our tax dollars. NORMA HESBY Qualicum Beach

WONDERING ABOUT DRIVING I wonder why most drivers fail to engage the signal lights when changing lanes, or at four way stops indicating where they are turning, or when passing other cars, or exiting to a merging lane. I wonder why most drivers fail to engage lights for safety when pouring rain. I wonder why many vehicles tailgate other cars. I wonder why many drivers stick to the passing lane and do not let any one get by, and drive slower than the posted speed limit. Then, at the very last moment, they change lanes to exit to Parksville, putting other drivers in challenging situations. I wonder why the police do not place the same emphasis on these trafﬁc violations. JEANPAUL BRASCA Parksville

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uge bouquets of K9 kisses to Mike Annan of Sal Paciﬁc Obedience. Mike’s knowledge and expertise is helping many owners of troubled dogs. His new dog physiology center in Nanoose Bay takes dog behaviour way beyond the ‘sit, stay’ type of training. Mike is also a valued supporter of Second Chances Dog Rescue which is a huge beneﬁt in getting rescued dogs ready for their new forever homes. BEV & HOKI DAVIS Parksville

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have just come back from meat as an energy booster and an Vietnam, where I have seen aphrodisiac. many amazing things, inThe natives are aware that canine cluding Ho Chi Minh him- By Arthur Black entrees on the menu would make self. tourists nervous if not hysterical, so What’s left of Uncle Ho (his you don’t see escalope de poodle or mummified corpse) reposes on barbecued border collie advertised display in a gargantuan, graceless but if you go to an obscure Thai or mausoleum in the centre of Hanoi. Vietnamese restaurant that caters I saw other amazing things — pato locals you might come across a godas, sacred caves, water bufdish called, ironically enough ‘pad falo placidly plodding through rice krapaw’. paddies, sylphlike sampans, graceThat’s um, stir-fried dog meat ful as eyelashes, skimming the surface of canals with basil leaves. and rivers … Eating dog meat is, I’m delighted to report, But I think the most amazing thing I saw was a disappearing feature of Southeast Asian life. in Ho Chi Minh City — the motorbikes. Motor- It’s a cuisine phenomenon mostly restricted to bikes are to the Vietnamese today what the au- working class clientele. Kids in school are being tomobile was to North Americans in the 1950s. taught that it’s not cool to eat pets — and in any Times ten. case it’s relatively expensive, dogs being rarer In Saigon alone (nobody other than govern- than carp or chickens. ment flunkies call it Ho Chi Minh City) there are Did I try it? Get serious. I’m a bourgeois North four million motorbikes. That is not a misprint. American geezer. I’m so reactionary I seldom Four million. Virtually every Saigon family owns even buy sushi — unless I’m fishing and I run at least one. It functions as the family station out of bait. wagon does for us. Again — times ten. Besides, I knew if I indulged I would have to It is not uncommon to see a family of five on avoid eye contact forever with a Bearded Colone motorbike, the youngest wedged between lie and a Golden Retriever/Border Collie cross the handlebars, the rest hanging on anyway back home. they can. It is also not uncommon to see moStill I didn’t raise a fuss when I saw unfamiltorbikes carrying multiple bags of animal feed, iar, possibly pooch-oriented entrees on the odd freakishly high tiers of lumber, a refrigerator South East Asian menus. Wouldn’t do for me as (I’m not making this up), 20-foot stepladders, a Canadian to get too holier-than-thou over anbutchered hogs, mattresses, aluminum doors, imal cruelty. I remember two other times when toilet bowls … I saw cages of animals crammed together and And — Culture Shock 101 — crates stuffed stacked in tiers. with live animals, including puppies. In one case the cages were stuffed with batSaw this myself from a bus outside Hue — a tery hens on a ‘factory farm’ in southern Onlittle Honda putt-putting along, one rider, with tario; the other time was a barnyard crammed a dozen wooden crates full of what looked like with tiny, windowless plastic cubes on a farm Akitas or Huskies, weaned, maybe three months near Vancouver. The cubes were the only home old, lashed down and teetering behind him. that veal calves, brusquely separated from their And you just know they weren’t heading for mamas, would ever know. the Hanoi Obedience and Agility Dog Trials. South East Asians can’t teach North AmeriUnpalatable fact: South East Asians eat dog cans much about cruelty to animals. Arthur Black is a humour columnist who lives — or some of them do. It’s an old tradition on Saltspring Island bound up with beliefs about the merits of dog

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Tickets on sale for April 16 symphony in QB QUALICUM BEACH — The Victoria Symphony returns to the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre April 16 at 7:30 p.m., featuring violinist Nikki Chooi and conductorin-residence Giuseppe Pietraroia. The theme of the evening’s concert is Chooi plays Mozart, and will feature the Canadian violinist performing Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Violin Concerto No. 4. The second act of the evening will feature music by Rossini and Schubert. Tickets are on sale now at the Parksville and Qualicum Beach Mulberry Bush book stores. Watch THE NEWS for more coverage — NEWS Staff as April 16 approaches.

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ARTS& LIFE

BRANT WILDLIFE FESTIVAL

Leaner, focussed Brant Festival this year Opening night set for Thurs., March 29. Big Day of Birding April 7 to draw many enthusiasts from Island, mainland

NEIL HORNER

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im Clermont points to a dark line far out on the water. “I would say there are 4,000 to 5,000 birds right there,” he said. “There will be some Brant, some goldeneye and scaup congregating. That’s a lot of birds, but when you look at it from here, you don’t really notice. That’s why you need binoculars or a spotting scope. There’s a lot going on out there.” At times, said the Crown lands securement co-ordinator for the Nature Trust of B.C., he has seen as many as 100,000 birds on the water off Parksville beach, a fact not lost on birders from up and down Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, who flock to the area to see what there is to see. What most people come to see — and hear — most of all during the annual Brant Wildlife Festival are the Brant geese, which turn up on beaches by the thousands as they fatten up on herring roe for two months before continuing on to their breeding grounds in Alaska. “Brant are just about the noisiest birds out there,” Clermont said. “They’re always yakking.” This year’s festival, Clermont said, will be different than in past years, with a pared down and condensed schedule. “We are trying to condense the festival timing,” Clermont said. “We don’t have a co-ordinator anymore so it’s a leaner program, more like we used to do, focusing on two weekends and filling in with events in between.” The festival, he said, will kick off with an official opening night reception at the Parksville Conference Centre on Thursday, March 29. “It will be kind of like the old days, when we would have guest speakers come,” Clermont said. “There will be some good news announcements and some bigwigs coming to show up for the event, local food and wine and a martini luge called a brantini, which is an ice sculpture where they pour and it runs through the ice luge into the glass. We’re trying to bring some fun to the opening night and we’re hoping lots of people will come.” Tickets to the opening are $25 each and are available at the Tourism Information Centre in Parksville and the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce office. Another highlight, Clermont said, will be the Big Day of Birding, on Saturday, April 7. “We get 60 to 80 people coming from all over Vancouver Island and elsewhere to see how many birds they can count in one day and how many species,” he said. “We also have about six nature tours where people can meet with local experts

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The Nature Trust’s Tim Clermont says there’s a leaner, more concentrated program for this year’s Brant Wildlife Festival.

to get out on the beach and check things out. Guy Monty will be on hand with spotting scopes so people can zoom in get a good look at what’s going on. Right now, when we look out, it just looks like

a bunch of black birds out there, but this allows you to get up close and personal.” Monty, he said, will explain the cycle of the herring roe and how it attracts other animals.l

The festival winds up on the Easter weekend. For a complete schedule of Brant Wildlife Festival events, visit brantfestival.bc.ca.

The Nature Trust is seeking event support NEIL HORNER

ness Association and also the Fish and Game Club and Parksville mayor Chris Burger has come out to all the meetings,” he said. “I’m If the Brant Wildlife Festival is going to conencouraged because the business community tinue to thrive in District 69, the local commuand others are starting to recognize we need nity is going to have to pick up the baton from to work together.” the Nature Trust and run with it. In particular, he said, the strong buy-in to Nature Trust spokesperson Tim Clermont beach closures for dogs during the Brant misaid he has been working hard since his group gration is unprecedented and largely due to took over the festival in 2006 to build commuawareness raised by the festival. nity buy-in. “Ten years ago we had a lot of problems “It was in 2006 the torch was passed to us with dogs chasing the Brant around in the and we agreed to take it on to get it in a solid springtime,” he said. “We got conservation position, more or less,” Clermont said. “We officers interested in trying to stop that from weren’t going to take it on forever and we’re algetting out of hand because eventually the disready a couple of years past what we said we The herring spawn brings were going to do.” birds - including brant - to the turbance levels would reach a point where the birds would not come here and would not feed Clermont said it makes sense for the local region. properly and likely die because they couldn’t business sector to get involved in organizing make the 3,000 kilometre flight to Alaska for nesting.” the festival. Qualicum Beach, he noted, has its bylaw officer patrol the “There is a big business benefit to promoting conservation and wildlife viewing and bringing in people from all over the beaches during the annual Brant migration to ensure comworld,” he said. “That’s a huge opportunity to show off the pliance with the municipal bylaw banning dogs from the beach. Oceanside community.” “That’s a huge success,” he said. “I don’t know any commuThe results so far, he said, have been encouraging. “We have both the Parksville and Qualicum Beach cham- nity in North America that has this kind of compliance level bers involved and Pam Bottomley from the Downtown Busi- about dogs on the beach.” news@pqbnews.com

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Thrifty Foods store manager Doug Riederer says his store is only the vehicle for collecting donations for the Salvation Army food bank, but that vehicle must be packing a V-8 under the hood, as Riederer was able to hand over $13,000 worth of Thrifty Foods smile cards to Major Rolf Guenther.

The Crystal skulls explained Mystery of 13 artifacts has stumped scientists for generations PARKSVILLE — One of the most mysterious artifacts ever discovered upon our planet are known as the crystal skulls. Uncovered near or within ancient ruins in Mexico, Central and South America, as well as Europe and Asia, the quartz skulls have long stumped scientists as to not only why they were made, but in some cases, how. That mystery is going to be revealed in Parksville however at a special presentation by Joshua Shapiro on March 24. Shapiro is the co-ordinator for the World Mystery Research Center, a non-profit center setup to research various world mysteries from both a scientific and paranormal perspective. Starting in 2004, three crystal skull conferences were set up through the Heyyanka Foundation in Switzerland and two international festivals, the first in Holland in 2006 and a second one in Hungary in 2007. Shapiro’s talk will detail his theories about

Regional District Proposed 2012 to 2016 Financial Plan The Board of the Regional District of Nanaimo will review and consider the 2012 to 2016 proposed Financial Plan at the meetings scheduled below. Members of the public are encouraged and invited to attend the meetings. Residents wishing to comment on the plan should contact the Regional District ofﬁces at the numbers outlined below to have your name included in the agenda for the meeting. The Plan is available on the RDN website at http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms. asp?wpID=771 Committee Regular Board Meeting Committee Regular Board Meeting

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Mystery fans won’t want to miss presentation about the mystery of the crystal skulls.

the 13 mysterious skulls, as well as the legends associated with them. The talk kicks off at 7 p.m. in the Garry Oaks room at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. Admission is $20. For more information call 250-586-0073. — NEWS staff

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Flint, Susan Murray, Karen Cummins, and Tracy Ferreira. Between them they span the breadth of tree professionals — an arborist, a scientist, a horticulturalist, an urban forester, a landscape architect, an ethnoecologist, a municipal manager, a master gardener and an award-winning author of a volume discussing people’s relationship with trees. On Wed., March 21, at 6:30 p.m. Teresa Kishkan will read from her book, Mnemonic - a book of trees, on the subject of the leafy groves of memory. For details or to register, contact Verna Mumby at 250-39-6591 or visit www.tigh-na— Submitted mara.com.

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Agriculture study released First of two-part study details opportunities and challenges NEIL HORNER

Some of the key barriers to farming identified in the report include increases in transporAgricultural production has dropped in the tation and fuel costs in shipping off-Island, as Regional District of Nanaimo over the past well as increasing land prices, increased fertil20 years, despite its excellent climate and soil izer and feed costs, labour shortages, an aging conditions. However, even as the acreage un- farm worker population and regulations limitder production declines, the farms that remain ing local processing. have become more profitable — with farms in RDN director Marc Lefebvre focused on this the Nanoose Bay and Cedar areas of the RDN last point. being the most profitable. “When you look at the kinds of legislation Those are some of the findings there is to regulate farms, it’s quite from a Regional District of Nanaimo daunting. I wonder to what extent as Agriculture Area Plan report tabled this moves forward there will be repat last Tuesday’s committee of the resentations to the provincial and whole meeting. federal governments to do someThe report said while farms in the thing about overly-regulated areas, RDN are more profitable than those if you will, in the area of growing and located in the Port Alberni area, but dealing with abbitoirs and animals? less profitable than in the Capital ReFrom reading the report, the regugional District or Cowichan Valley. lations are humongous in terms of MARC LEFEBVRE In fact, many farms in the RDN what governs us to grow food and are experiencing a near break even point in raise meat for consumption.” terms of profitability. Chief administrative officer Carol Mason said The report goes on to note that as the total this perception is widespread. farm area under production has decreased, the “We are not the only ones who will be lookrevenue per hectare has increased over the past ing for changes to regulations,” she said. 10 years, “indicating that farms are intensifying Lefebvre noted that because the RDN is situtheir production. This means there is a poten- ated on an island, transportation of food to or tial for growth and diversification in the agricul- from the mainland is expensive, so it makes tural sector.” economic sense to grow more food for local That would be a good thing, as only 30 per consumption. cent of land in the agricultural land reserve is The study is the first of a two-part process actually being used for farming. being undertaken by the RDN. news@pqbnews.com

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Tensions between municipalites and BC Transit have come to a head and hit a turning point, says Regional District of Nanaimo chair Joe Stanhope. In a joint press conference with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom last Thursday, Stanhope said an independent review of BC Transit will do much to clear the air — and has already begun to do so. The review, Lekstrom said, was sparked by complaints by Stanhope and other municipal leaders who were upset by decisions they said were being made by BC Transit without adequate consultation with the municipalities they would impact. “BC Transit made decisions that impacted us, such as taking away all our Nova buses,” Stanhope said. “We had this huge ceremony to herald getting a dozen

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new fuel-efﬁcient Nova buses and we loved them. Then all of a sudden we got word from BC Transit that they wanted their buses back.” As well, Stanhope said, the RDN was informed that management fees for the system had been increased by 100 per cent after the RDN had done its budget.

Lekstrom said the review will be conducted by three experts in the ﬁeld, Chris Trumpy, Catherine Holt and John King. Trumpy will chair the panel. Stanhope said communications between the RDN and BC Transit have already improved and he sees nothing but positives coming out of the review.

“It’s all about improving communication,” he said. “The minister listened to our concerns and this is what we asked for. We need communication so decisions aren’t made in Victoria by BC Transit without discussions with local governments. I’m hopeful the independent review will give local government and BC Transit new ideas and tools that will improve the way we can work together, particularly in the areas of rising costs, funding, governance and communications.” Lekstrom agreed. “BC Transit provides good transit service, although there is always room to improve,” he said. “I have selected a knowledgeable and experienced panel that will examine the issues and provide recommendations. I am looking forward to receiving their report by the end of August. I am optimistic the independent BC Transit Review will help make transit even better.”

Beware the Ides of Debt: good debt versus bad debt

e don’t know exactly when but at some point in time interest rates will rise again as central bankers attempt to curb inflation somewhere down the road. Now might be a fantastic opportunity to review your debt status and make sure you are not caught with your proverbial pants down. There are a few things you can do to analyze your debt status. Good Debt vs Bad Debt What is your ratio between your good and bad debt? Generally the definition of good debt is debt that has been incurred to purchase an appreciating asset like real estate or to provide funding for education as this is an investment in oneself that will pay off someday. Bad debt is defined as debt incurred by purchasing assets that do not appreciate like cars or credit card debt for non-appreciating purchases. Interest rates Review the rates of interest that you pay on your different levels of your debt.

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Debt-to-income ratio One vital step in the debt review process is to calculate your debt-to-income ratio. This is done by simply dividing the amount of debt you service each month by your gross income. For example if you contribute $2,000 per month towards debt payments and you earn $5,000 per month then your debt-to-income ratio is 40 per cent. Generally speaking if your ratio is 36 per cent or less then you should not stress, I know it rhymes. However if this ratio is between 37 and 42 per cent then you should probably start paring it down. If your ratio is higher, you probably need to take immediate action. Above

50 per cent, you should seek professional help to aggressively reduce your debt.

Treat debt as an investment So what do I mean by this? Sometimes paying down debt can be one of the most effective investments you can make. It astounds me how often I see folks with a GIC investment paying three per cent before tax but yet they have debt at three per cent after tax. The point here is that when you make a capital payment to your debt you are making a guaranteed, tax free return of three per cent as per the example above. The reason for this is that you get your three per cent back tax free from the lender if you pay down your debt. When you have both extra cash to invest and outstanding debt you should always consider your debt as a potential target for this cash.

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Nanoose Bay library gearing up for its Giant Book Sale Rustic, friendly library working hard to maintain its community focus, as new technology comes into place NANOOSE BAY — The small community of Nanoose Bay has a long history of volunteer-run libraries. It all started way back in the 1930s when Mrs. Fred Oman decided that she would provide a ‘Bookmobile’ library service for her neighbours. This she ran from her home, the Oman Store and Post Office until 1951 when the VIRL (Vancouver Island Regional Library) included Nanoose as part of their mobile library run. It was more than 20 years before Nanoose Bay would acquire its very own library. It was only when Gordon Greene decided he wanted to donate his entire collection of over 1,000 books to the community that a group of insightful and interested senior citizens, with the help of a New Horizons grant, found and rented the log cabin which, to this day, houses the Nanoose Bay Library Centre. It officially opened its doors to the community on Sept. 27, 1974. Soon after, it was agreed that the property should be purchased and then enlarged with the addition of a new hall to provide a permanent community resource. The founding seniors joined with other residents to form The Friends of Nanoose Library Centre Society. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edmonds generously decided to transfer the ownership of their property for about half its actual value. As a registered charity it is managed by a volunteer board assisted by trustees. In addition there is a dedicated group of fundraisers who hold at least five major events each year. These include the annual Giant Book Sale, the Spring Flea Market, a summer Salmon BBQ which is co-host-

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TILLBERG, Betty Jean (Ning) (formally from Penticton, B.C.)

It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that the family of Betty Tillberg announces her passing in the comfort of her home, on March 11, 2012. She passed peacefully in her sleep. She is lovingly remembered by Hank, husband of twenty years, her children Megan (Ryan) Grohn, Sten (Christie) Tillberg, Elizabeth Tillberg, siblings Barb (Ron) Sapergia, Eric (Lianne) Ning, Doug (Gladys) Ning, Allan (Pam) Ning, Bev (Larry) Tollefson, Keith (Debbie) Ning, extended family Bjorn (Sonya) Tillberg, Ulla (Dick) Getz, Christina (Allen) Chase, Eva (Brian) Oakley and her many nieces and nephews. She was happiest entertaining and being surrounded by her family and friends and she especially enjoyed travelling with her best friend Hank by her side. She will always be with us in our hearts. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society in Bettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name would be appreciated.

MAURICE (MOE) ROY August 5, 1941 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 10, 2012

After short and courageous battle with cancer, Moe passed away at the age of 70 years. He is survived by his wife and best friend Wendy, children Annette Roy, Karen (Doug) Van Os, step-children Ron (Kathy) Green and Shannon (Matt) Kraeker, sisters; Agnes Willerton, Marie (Bert) Leis and Lorraine Johnson, brothers-in-law Frank Carter and John LeBlanc, also ten grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents (Albert and Flora), four sisters (Rita, Jane, Yvonne, Kay) and step-daughter Wanda Foss. Moe was born in St. Rose Du Lac, Manitoba and moved to Winnipeg as a child. He attended Tech Voc. High School and left in 1958 to join the Military. He served as a cook in the Navy until 1978, with postings in Esquimalt, Cyprus and Montreal. Moe played hockey for the Navy and was very happy to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;graduateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to old timers; playing for Victoria Athletic Assoc., Sidney Old Buoys and Parksville Panters. After leaving the Navy he was a Chef Instructor at Stelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secondary School for 22 years where he had the joy of sharing his love for food. At Stellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he made life long friends including his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;adoptedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son Paul Harvey. Moe spent many happy hours at the Cedarwood Hotel doing handyman and maintenance work and sometimes housekeeping. Quite a number of customers were surprised to open their door to his deep voice and big husky body announcing â&#x20AC;&#x153;maid serviceâ&#x20AC;?. Moe and Wendy moved to Parksville in 2001 and soon he was involved in the PGOSA; camping, ďŹ&#x201A;ipping pancakes, hockey tournament BBQâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, wine and cheese and breakfasts. Nanoose Bay, Fairwinds Campground was Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home away from home where his handyman skills were on proud display. If you ever had a gourmet meal camping, you were probably at Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site. Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garage was his sanctuary and his creations are proudly displayed in homes from Ontario to BC and loved by young and old.

Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations may be made in Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to either Community Living Victoria or the Canadian Cancer Society. Moe, daddy-father, grandpa, uncle Moe and Moses, you will be dearly missed and forever in our hearts.

1936 - 2012

Frank passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of March 3, 2012 at home, losing his battle to cancer. Unc as he was lovingly known will be sadly missed by his wife Joy and children Leslie, Elaine (Rob), Louise (Ken), Wayne, Richard (Lisa), his 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Frank enjoyed a full life and worked hard up until he became ill. Old movies, yahtzee and beers at the Rod & Gun with friends were a few of his favorite things. Even though he may have acted grumpy, Unc had a kind heart and a great smile. You will be missed by all that knew and loved you. No service at Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request

Irene May Douglas July 15, 1927 - January 24, 2012

Irene passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 24, 2012 at the Stanford Community Care Campus in Parksville, BC. She was 84 years old. She was married to Jim Douglas who predeceased her on April 4, 2008. Together they had 4 children: James, Jean, Robert and Gordon. Irene loved to garden and meet with her friends at the local McDonalds. She is survived by her three sons, James, Robert, Gordon, ten grand children and three great grand children. A memorial will be held in the family home located at 126 Hickey Street, on Saturday March 24, 2012 at 4 p.m.

ROY BJARNE BREDESEN

March 20, 1921 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 7, 2012

Passed away peacefully at Stanford Place Centre on Wed. Mar 7, 2012. Roy will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of 69 years Martha, daughter Lois (Andy), sons Ron (Jeanette) & Brian (Claire), his 7 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, 2 sisters-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. Roy was born and raised with his brother & 2 sisters in a small farming community near Camrose, AB. Shortly after marrying Martha in 1942, he was called upon by the army-anti aircraft division to serve his country during the 2nd World War â&#x20AC;&#x201C; eventually being shipped overseas. After his return, he worked in the world of sales from grocery dept. mgr., to produce buyer, to mgr. at MacDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Consolidated and ďŹ nally buyer for the Safeway stores in Edmonton. This took him into his retirement and the move to Parksville, a favorite holiday location. Besides being a wonderful father and provider, Roy enjoyed camping, dancing, music and carpentry. It was his love of music that shone through during his stay at Stanford and he would be found singing along at every musical gathering in the home. Roy was a joy to be around and was loved by all, which makes saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;good-byeâ&#x20AC;? even more difďŹ cult for both family and friends. No service as per his request. Heartfelt thanks from the family to Dr. Henderson and to Carol and staff at Stanford for their â&#x20AC;&#x153;above and beyondâ&#x20AC;? compassionate care. A celebration of life will be held for family at a later date.

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JOY RUSHTON JULY 1956-MARCH 2006

You are dearly missed as if you were gone only yesterday. You are in our dreams, our thoughts and fond memories always. Love Ken, daughters Arlene, Laura and Sue

DEATHS MEWBURN, Charity (Cherry) October 31, 1949 March 10, 2012 Died at home in Victoria, family and friends by her side. The daughter of Elizabeth and Dr. Robert Mewburn of Vancouver and Qualicum Beach, both deceased. Survived by partner Stewart Taggart, brother Robert, and many cousins. Cherry lived her last years with courage, grace and much laughter in spite of her debilitating disease. The family thanks the Palliative Response Team of Hospice for their compassion and care and especially Dorothy Inandan, Cherryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caregiver and very good friend this last year and more. No funeral.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS CALL FOR ENTRIES 10TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Art & Bloom Festival. Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show. Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 19,20, 21 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901

INFORMATION IF YOU want to drink, that is your business. If you want to STOP, we can help. Alcoholics Anonymous. 1-800-883-3968

LEGALS NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the AGM of Parksville Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Activity

and Drop-In Centre will be held at 144 Middleton St., Parksville

March 28th at 1:00pm sharp! Only paid-up members are allowed to vote

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SENIOR LADY- travelled, mature, sought by retired engineer in Qualicum for companionship, adventure+ cuisine arts. Please respond to Box 31 c/o Parksville Qualicum News, #4 154 Middleton, Parksville, BC. All questions will be answered, meeting.

LOST AND FOUND FOUND: HOUSE key, corner of Jensen & Molliet, pink wrist band. Call Liz 250-951-3116. FOUND, TAILLESS ginger & white cat (no tattoo) in downtown Qualicum. Homeless? Lost? Plz call 250-752-5286 LOST, BUSHNELL Binoculars, Parksville Beach Boardwalk on Mar. 13th. If found call 250-954-7055. Reward. LOST Keys w/mini coleman fob. In French Creek - Mar 7th. Please call 250-954-8238

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Required Immediately. Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician for Vernon Dealership. Our Heavy Equipment Technicians maintain, repair and rebuild heavy equipment at our shop and in the ďŹ eld in a safe, efďŹ cient and capable manner. QualiďŹ cations required: Journeyman certiďŹ cation. Have a strong awareness and attitude towards workplace health and safety. Able to meet the physical demands of a Heavy Equipment Technician. Working knowledge of computers. Experience in the Forestry and construction Industry. Woodland Equipment Inc offers excellent wage compensation, extended health beneďŹ ts. On-going industry training and year round employment. We are one of the largest Hyundai dealers in Canada and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the Workplace. Come join our team in sunny and warm Vernon, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities. Please forward your resume via email to rgilroy@woodland equip.com. No phone calls please.

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL MANAGER Vancouver Island Community Connections Inc has an opening for a manager with previous management training & experience. Knowledge of the Community Living ﬁeld and CARF accreditation process an asset. Candidate will need strong leadership skills and experience working with people with learning difﬁculties and behaviours that challenge. Candidate will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills as well as strong computer skills. Duties include leading and supervising staff; this position also requires the manager to participate in an average of three residential shifts per week. Ability to plan, organize, control and evaluate the delivery of care and all aspects of daily household management. Requires valid class 5 driver’s license and reliable vehicle, driver’s abstract, clear TB test, criminal record check, OFA level 1 First Aid, Food Safe and non-violent crisis intervention training. Wage to be determined; full-time includes oncall and weekends. Fax: 250338-7134 or Email: vanislcc@yahoo.ca Attention: Carol Gjesdal

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WFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefit package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com Application Deadline: Friday, March 23, 2012 Reference Code: Mgr CS, MIFO

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MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.

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s any good potter can tell you, there is clay and then there is clay. Linda Phillips knows all about that and she makes sure she has an ample supply on hand of the various types she’ll need, depending on which of her three kilns she plans to use that day. “The clay I use in the electric kiln is different from what I use in the wood kiln, which is different from the clay I use in the raku kiln,” the Nanoose Bay potter said. “They mature at different temperatures and if I were to use the electric-fired clay in the wood kiln, it would probably melt. You have to be careful not to get them mixed up.” This knowledge base came after many years of practice in a field she started almost a quarter of a century ago as just a hobby to keep her creative side occupied while she began raising her family. Little did she know how that hobby would come to be a passion and then a business. “I started 24 years ago making pots. I took a course in Beaumont, Alberta and when my husband and I moved to Airdrie, there was a full-time production potter at the end of our street and he needed a helper. I was familiar with working with clay, so I started working for Greg and Laurie McRitchie of Mudslide Stoneware.” That job quickly turned into more of an informal apprenticeship, with Phillips taking on more and more complex tasks as her knowledge base grew. “I wasn’t throwing, but I would do slab work like making platters and a lot of my work was putting handles on mugs. We

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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BOXING

Wilson earns TKO in debut Parksville boxer wins his opening amateur ﬁght in West Kelowna JAMES CLARKE sports@pqbnews.com

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Ballenas Secondary School grad Shane Hyde was front and center at the recent CCAA 2012 Women’s Volleyball National Championship played out at VIU, as he guided the host Mariners to another national title.

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It’s no big secret the Vancouver Island University Mariners’ women’s volleyball team were hosts with the most at the Canadian Colleges Athletics Association 2012 Women’s Volleyball National Championship recently. They went 3-0 and mined gold, much to the delight of the crowd. There were no Oceansiders in the lineup this year, though there has been a few on the squad in the past, but make no mistake, as head coach of the team, longtime Parksvillian and beach volleyball booster Shane Hyde has been instrumental in the team’s success. The Campus Rec Technician at VIU, this was Hyde’s 13th season with the Lady M’s — his 11th as head coach — and the gold medal was icing on the cake for another great campaign. VIU piled up a league record this year of 27-2 in

match play. Evidence of his ability to bring out the best in his players is easy to spot. Hyde has guided the Mariners to an overall league record of 179-20. In 2007/2008 the Mariner Women were undefeated over the regular season at 23-0. Not surprisingly, Hyde has also collected numerous coaching awards. In 2003/2004 he was voted Volleyball BC Coach of the Year for Colleges and Universities, and also earned the BCCAA Coach of the Year. In 2008 he was named as the CCAA’s Coach of the Year across all sports. “It’s a pretty good program, and a lot of people don’t know about it,” he said. Raised in Parksville and a Ballenas Secondary School grad, Shane, 37, started his volleyball coaching career with Ballenas’ senior boys team back in 1993, around the same time he started

Hyde has collected many coaching awards over the years.

coaching the girls for Parksville Volleyball Club. Hyde spent 10 years with PVC and was vice-president at one point. He moved to Nanaimo in 2005. “There’s actually some really strong talent coming up in Parksville,” he said at one point, adding, “I’m excited

to have some hopefully play for me.” This is the second time Hyde and company have claimed the national crown. The ﬁrst time was as the Malaspina Mariners back in 2008 in Calgary. A perennial frontrunner, the Mariners have also collected four silver and three bronze medals on the national stage under Hyde’s watch, to go along with eight B.C. championships. “It’s a bit of a dynasty, for sure,” he said modestly, explaining that before he became involved, “the program here was one of the tops in the country. We’d won silver and bronze medals before, then when I got here we just seemed to get over that hump.” As we suspected, “recruiting is so crucial, and then my philosophy has always been building team chemistry. I’m not the most technical coach.” See SPRING, page A36

You can add the name of another local turning heads in the sport of boxing, and yes, that would be both figuratively and literally. In action in West Kelowna as part of the 10-fight amateur card Night of Action held at the West Bank Lions Centre, Parksville’s Duncan Wilson marked his amateur boxing debut with a third round technical knockout and earned Best Fight of the Night honours. A former mixed martial arts fighter, Wilson, 26 and a Ballenas Secondary School grad, has been working with local trainer Richard Le Stage off and on going on two years now. He juggles training with his job as a superintendent on a gas pipeline project up in Fort St. John. “He’s known as ‘Doing Damage’ or just ‘Damage — he’s been called both,” Le Stage said. Wilson actually trained for the fight at an MMA club in Fort St. John and communicated with Le Stage over the phone. He had to fly in and out of Grand Prairie to make the event, where he joined Le Stage and fellow Oceanside up-and-comer Brandon Busby. Busby’s opponent backed out at the last minute, but he still got in an impressive exhibition bout. Wilson fought hometown boy Nick Austin from Kelowna in Cruiserweight (190 lbs) action. Both have MMA backgrounds, and both were in the ring for their first amateur boxing match. See WILSON, page A37

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Parksville’s Duncan Wilson rang up a TKO in his amateur boxing debut last weekend.

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Oceanside Minor Hockey hosted its ﬁrst of three yearend tournaments on tap this month on the weekend, and the spirit of the game was front and centre. The 12-team Peewee tournament, for players aged 11 and 12, featured four local squads. Each team was guaranteed four games, with the playoffs slated for Monday afternoon. Oceanside’s Red Thunder captured lightening in a bottle, posting a 4-3 win over the Saanich Braves on Saturday morning in their tournament opener, and blanking the Nanaimo Express 4-0 in the afternoon game. The Red Thunder came up short against a tough Valley team Sunday morning, and were due to play Monday morning with the winner ad-

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Isaac Waite pushes the puck up ice Saturday against the Braves while teammate and captain Jonah Koebernick and assistant captain Natalie Tisdelle watch his back.

vancing to the bronze medal game — score from that game unavailable at press time. The Red Thunder recently ﬁnished second in the nineteam Mid-Island league’s regular season standings, and fourth overall int he 18team Island league. Also in action and giving it their all when THE NEWS stopped by Saturday were the Oceanside Blades. The Blades won their opener 8-3 over the

Gold River Hawks then lost a hard-fought 4-1 ﬁnal to the Braves that afternoon. “The kids are playing well,” Blades’ coach Mike Tisdelles said Sunday night. “They’re having fun, and the tournament is going great.” GAME ON OMHA’s Atom Tournament (10-11s) starts Tuesday and the Novice/Initiation/Novice tournament starts Friday.

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“I’m more of a strategic coach, and it just seems to pay off at the end of the season. “Oh yeah, for sure,” Shane laughed when asked if he’ll be back next season. “We have almost the whole team returning, so we’re pretty pumped about that.” This is his wife Danielle’s eighth year with the team, but with two young kids, the former Mariner standout and four time all-Canadian has had to take a step back. “It’s pretty amazing,” said Hyde. “To be the best team in the country ... basically in Parksville’s back yard. A lot of those girls play in the beach league (in Parksville) so ...” THE ROAD THROUGH The Lady Ms opened the eight-team tourney (featuring the top two teams from Quebec, Alberta and B.C., and the top team from Ontario and Atlantic Canada) Thurs., March 8 as the feature match and swept Mount Saint Vincent from Halifax, Nova Scotia, winning their best of ﬁve 25-8, 25-13, 25-12. MOUNTAIN BIKE HYBRID BMX NEW & USED

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Baseball season is nigh PARKSVILLE — From Oceanside Minor Baseball president Mike Parlow: a reminder the season is fast approaching and that online registration for the 2012 season is ofﬁcially open (register before April 1 and receive the earlybird discount). Beyond that, development camps, player evaluation camps and coaching clinics will be held between March 27 and April 8. • Tadpole/Rookie/ Mosquitos: Tues., March 27, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kwalicum Secondary School. This is a combined Player Development and Coaching Clinic. All Tadpole and Mosquito players and coaches/asst. coaches/parent helpers are encouraged to attend. While the players run through drills and games, parents will receive coaching instruction from Terry McKaig, head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds baseball program. • Mosquitos: Evaluations on Sun., April 1, from 10:30 to noon at OMS. • Peewees: Player evaluations run from 6-8 p.m. at Qualicum Beach Elementary School. Players are encouraged to attend all three days which are March 27, 29, and April 3. • Bantams: Player evaluation date and location TBA. • Midgets: Player evaluation goes Tuesday, April 3, 6-8 p.m. at Inouye-Wallace (Royals) Field at Springwood Park.

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“Duncan’s a unique fighter for me ... of course my guys are always in the gym with me so, but Duncan’s a throwback,” said Le Stage, “he could have fought back in the ‘20s — he’s tough as nails and he comes to fight, and whatever Duncan has in the tank, he’ll give you 100 per cent, every time out.” The way the story goes Wison heard Busby was scheduled to fight in Kelowna, so he asked Le Stage to get him in on the card. “The other guy came to fight, which was good. You could see the other guy was very concerned with the shots he was being hit with, but he never backed down — was a good action fight. You had two guys who, maybe through some lack of complete training, weren’t throwing the most technical punches, but there were bad intentions on the shots.” Wilson, said Le Stage, landed a big right hand in the dying seconds of the second round, “and that was the changing point of the fight — Duncan’s power and willingness to throw. “ Le Stage said in between the second and third round he told Wilson that being his opponent was a hometown fighter he’s “going to have to put him

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on his butt to win this fight, and this is why I say Duncan is more of an old school fighter. Duncan went out there to finish him and he finished him.” Wilson was catching him with overhand rights and hooks and finished him off with a right uppercut early in the third round. “It was a really good fight ... they were both trying to win — hard.” As for Busby, 21, who fights as a Super Middleweight (168 lbs) he ended up fighting Josh Van Ryhn out of Richmond. Van Ryhn, the number-two-ranked Super Welterweight in B.C., is trained by Greg Harrison, a good friend and former stablemate of Le Stage back in the

day when he was boxing. Harrison brought Van Ryhn to Parksville two weeks ago and the they sparred at Le Stage’s gym in Coombs. And while it was only an exhibition bout between two ﬁghters in different weight classes, “we knew it was still going to be one of the best ﬁghts on the card, and it was. It was awesome — it was absolutely fantastic. Both guys worked hard, and Brandon is starting to get things,” said Le Stage. “Brandon’s coming along very nicely. Every time he steps in the ring he gets better ... I would say if he continues at this pace, by May he’ll have a belt around his waist.”

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It may have been bittersweet, but Oceanside’s Honey Badgers girls soccer team have to feel great about their game after clawing out a silver medal on the pitches in Nanaimo at the area’s U16-18 girls year-end play downs. A dangerous team for the past three seasons — Oceanside went into the tournament as two-time defending playoff champions — the locals opened the tourney Sat., March 10 at Serauxman ﬁeld. According to Oceanside skipper Mike Watson last seed Tropicana played their best game of the season and held his seocnd-seeded squad scoreless in the ﬁrst half. Hard charging Honey Badger Carmina Rocheleau scored what would stand up to be the winner midway through the second half.

Later., the Honey Badgers took a bite out of the Nanaimo Sharks, 3-1. Down a goal to start the second half, Oceanside started pressing and were rewarded 15 minutes in when Gaby Hebert made good on a penalty kick after being pulled down in the goal box. Hebert caught the Sharks off guard and scored again ﬁve minutes later on a breakaway to give her team the lead. Nanaimo countered and pressed hard, but Honey Badger keeper Emily Towers was solid. Lexi Berg sealed the win when she fed the net with about four minutes remaining. That win put Oceanside in the gold medal game on March 11 against the Nanaimo Renegades. Played out under cloudy skies and light rain at Merle Logan Field, “the teams were very evenly matched,” said Watson.

Nanaimo opened the scoring at about the 20 minute mark. The Renegades came out hard to start the second half but were stonewalled in large part to defenseman and team captain Val Watson “and her unbelievable efforts.” Hebert scored at one point and the locals thought they’d tied it only to have it waved off when it was deemed offside. The Honey Badgers refused to roll over and came within a whisker of scoring with about a minute to go. “The ball rolled along the goal line but nobody could get a foot on it and that was the game,” said Watson, who has decided to hang up the coaching cleats. “This group of girls has done very well in the last three years,” he said, then conceded “it was so close to a three-peat you could taste it.”

Shantz in the big dance in Winnipeg JAMES CLARKE

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Three days into the 2012 Canadian Senior Women’s Curling Championships in Winnipeg and Penny Shantz’ debut looks to have hit a few speed-bumps. PENNY SHANTZ Shantz and her rink got off to a great start, defeating defending champion Heidi Hanlen from New Brunswick. The locals lost 10-6 to Nova Scotia in their second game on Saturday, and on Sunday they lost 7-6 to PEI. “That was ouch,” she told THE NEWS Monday afternoon — a few hours after they lost 7-6 to Saskatchewan. “We had another good game and they had a good game,” she said. The 8th was a bad end (for us), but we had chances.” The locals played again last night.

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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