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Last MADD is done ter fold. Mike D’Amour “It’s sad and I’m disGazette staff appointed, but I think The last Vancouver Island it’s a disappointment chapter of Mothers Against to the community as Drunk Driving is about to well,” he said, noting shut its doors for good. MADD often helped Citing low interest, the police. president said he recently “For every RCMP made the decision to close detachment from the local chapter of MADD. Sayward north, we’ve “I’m going to have to fold bought at least one — it up because there aren’t if not two — breathaenough people to sit as lyzers and we had burdirectors,” said Norm Prince Norm Prince saries for students at of the chapter he helped ‘It’s sad and I’m disap- both high schools.” start in 2001. Local police said “Everybody sees the need pointed’ they appreciated the for MADD, but to take that extra step to become responsible for efforts of MADD. “They were definitely a welcome running it, it doesn’t seem to work.” Prince said he held a meeting March help,” said Port McNeill RCMP Sgt. 8 looking for new blood for the chapter, Phil Lue. “We did do stuff with Norm and the but there just wasn’t any interest in continuing the organization dedicated to part they did help us and Port Hardy out increase public awareness of the prob- with is they were able to purchase and lem of drinking and drugged driving provide four or five roadside screening and to help victims of crimes by people devices, which is obviously a big help driving under the influence of alcohol in our campaign against drinking and driving,” he said. or drugs. “They also helped out the police tons “MADD national has rules in terms of making sure there are fresh people and with getting the drinking and driving they gave me extra permission to stay message out there.” Prince is moving south soon, but said on to keep it going but I can’t get anyhe still has a couple of MADD-related one to sit on the board,” said Prince. “I need five directors and I have a tasks to complete before he leaves. “I’m in the process of cutting off the vice-president, but I don’t have a secrephones and we’re moving the office out tary, I don’t have a treasurer, etc.” Prince said it’s tough to see the chap- at the end of the month,” he said.

From pole to pole Sagel Wilson of Port Hardy fights his way through a thicket of poles during the obstacle course race during Kids Fest at Mount Cain Ski Area Saturday. More on page 15. J.R. Rardon

Not the greatest name, but Stink Creek Park stays Mike D’Amour Gazette staff A creek by any other name would smell as sour. With apologies to the Bard, Stink Creek Park will remain as is, despite a move to rename the downtown Port Hardy landmark. The challenge to the name came in the form of an email from Dale Dorward — husband of Coun. Janet Dorward — to Port Hardy council when he asked the name of

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the park be changed to Edith Cadwallader Memorial Park. Several councillors argued against the name change — Coun. Dorward left the meeting at that point because of a possible conflict of interest issue — and, in the end, council agreed to leave it as Stink Creek Park “There’s a history here and we’ve actually asked our Historical Society if they can dig it all up for us because all have bits and pieces,” said Mayor Bev Parnham,

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outside chambers. “When the downtown was being built around the park, there was a move then to change the name to something a little easier on the ears, perhaps, but there was a bit of an uproar from the people who lived here always, the people who were born and raised in this community, one of them being Buster Cadwallader,” she said. “I remember having a discussion with him about it and he said it was named that for a reason, it’s about the skunk cabbages

— it’s just full of them in the spring and he said it stinks, thus the name.” Parnham said she doesn’t have a problem with the name, but acknowledged there are people who would like to see it changed. “As council, we have to look at those suggestions and what we have asked for is a bit of a history of the park and if people understand a little bit more about that they may be a little more welcoming or take a little more pride in the name,” she said, unable to stifle a chuckle.

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Light bulb fail hospitalizes Port Hardy man J.R. Rardon Gazette staff PORT HARDY—A Port Hardy retiree outfitted his apartment with compact-fluorescent light bulbs in part to help save the environment. After a bulb failure in his bedroom lamp left him in hospital overnight last week, 72-year-old Allan Lyon is more concerned with saving himself. “I’ve started my own little campaign on getting rid of these things,” said Lyon, back home and sitting in his living room chair Friday while holding a blackened and partly melted 13-watt Sylvania compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). “If I’d been asleep when that happened, I’d never have woke up.” Lyon was getting ready for bed last Wednesday evening when he noticed a strange odor in the hallway leading to his bedroom. It got stronger as he entered the room, but he could not determine its source until he reached for his bedside lamp and noticed white smoke rising from inside. “I followed it up and saw a layer on the ceiling three or four inches thick,” said Lyon, who is disabled and on oxygen due to a damaged chamber in his heart resulting from an industrial accident years ago. He was surprised upon touching the lampshade to find it too hot to touch. When Lyon carefully reached under the hood to switch off the light, it flashed brightly and went out as soon as he contacted the switch. “I tipped up the lamp to look underneath and the whole thing was glowing white,” said Lyon, who waited until the lamp cooled enough to touch and then removed the helical, mini-style bulb. That’s when he found one of the collars connecting the base to

the glass tube was blackened, part of the glass had dripped before re-solidifying, and the top of the bulb had swelled ominously. “I’ve never seen glass hanging in drips like that, or blown up like that, unless it’s heated with a torch,” Lyon said. As he pondered the overheated bulb, the problem of the smoke on the ceiling remained. “I stood up to open the bedroom window to get it out of there, because of the bad smell,” he said. “As soon as the window opened (the smoke) flowed down. “I got a whiff of that and the next thing I remember is waking up on the bed.” Lyon called his neighbour, Verna Henderson, who took him to Port Hardy Hospital’s emergency room. There, he says, he was placed on oxygen therapy for an hour before being admitted overnight for observation. “This oxygen runs at two litres a minute,” he said, pointing to the tube from his compressor. “In there they were giving me nine, to flush out my lungs.” He is still not sure exactly what he breathed in that evening, but won’t be having any more of it. Upon returning home Thursday, the first thing he did was reopen the bedroom window and the front door and turn on a fan to try to clear the chemical smell that still remained in the apartment. The second thing was to remove every compact fluorescent bulb from the home. “They all bit the dust,” said Lyon. “I purposely got these because of the ads on TV, put out by the government, that said they would use less power and are more environmentally friendly. When you investigate that, it’s a crock. “There’s mercury inside these

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things, which is a deadly poison. So how do you list that as environmentally friendly?” Two days after the incident, Lyon was still suffering a sore throat, painful swallowing and a “funny feeling” in his nose. He called Sylvania Thursday and was told a company vice president would get back to him Friday morning. That afternoon, he was still waiting for a reply. He was asked during the call whether the bulb was rated higher than the lamp in which it was placed. “The lamp that I have is rated for 60 watt, and this one here says it’s 13 watt,” Lyon said. “So the lamp was definitely not over-lit.” Health Canada reports the primary health concern from CFLs is to people susceptible to prolonged exposure to the UV light emitted from the lamps. But its website includes a link to a 2007 report from the Electrical Safety Authority, responding to consumer concerns about CFLs, that admits end-of-life failure of the bulbs can include emissions of smoke and odour, popping sounds and discolouring or deformation of the light’s base. “Certification agencies have advised that this failure does not present a shock or fire hazard for approved products,” the ESA report stated. The federal government, meanwhile, has instituted a national standard for lighting efficiency, effective this year, that will essentially render obsolete the existing incandescent bulbs. Most of these bulbs will not meet the efficiency level, and will be replaced in stores by CFLs, enhanced halogen lights and others still in development for use in Canada. “The government is trying to

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Allan Lyon of Port Hardy, 72, shows the compact fluorescent lightbulb that released smoke and sent him to hospital for oxygen treatment last week. J.R. Rardon

force us to use these,” Lyon said, holding up his melted bulb. “I called around and found Home

Hardware had a bunch of the (incandescent) 60-watts. I bought ‘em out.”

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host the championship,” said Reusch. The tournament will feature men’s’ teams, ladies’ teams and mixed teams as well as singles events. Reusch who, along with her husband and sister, bought the local lanes in 2008 said she’s been bowling for more than 40 years and isn’t happy with what’s going on with the activity she loves. “Interest in five pin bowling is waning, though we’re trying to resurrect it,” she said. Reusch added bowling is the perfect thing to do, especially as a group. “Bowling is one of those sports you can do when you’re five or 95,” she said. “You can do it together as a family at any time. If you want to do something as a group or a family, bowling is one of the easiest things to do.” The public is invited to stop by and take in a game or two. And who knows, maybe you will be able to tell people about the 12 strikes in a row you saw someone roll to bowl a perfect game of 450.

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Workers labour to free a semi buried under an avalanche of trees. Courtesy RCMP Sgt. Phil Lue

Tree avalanche slows traffic Gazette staff If you were wondering what slowed traffic on Hwy. 19 for several hours last week, wonder no more. About noon March 13, Port McNeill RCMP received a report from Western Forest Products staff who said the main highway might be dangerous for people to travel on due to downed trees and power lines. Sgt. Phil Lue was soon at the scene — a location approximately six- or seven-km south of Nimpkish Camp — where he saw about 30 vehicles that could not pass the accident

scene where several trees, some quite large, had fallen across the road. Other trees had fallen onto a tractor trailer that had stopped due to the trees across the road. Luckily, numerous Western Forest Products staff were on the scene and in the process of removing the trees and clearing the road. Lue said everyone was lucky that there were no injuries and the tractor trailer was not severely damaged. The road was eventually cleared to the point where single lane, alternating traffic was

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passable. However, the high- A pair of bald eagles fight over a block of salmon pieces dumped way remained closed for sev- on the shoreline of Hardy Bay last week. Meanwhile, a crow eral more hours to allow all the swoops in to grab a morsel while the big guys are occupied. trees and associated debris to be J.R. Rardon removed. “Port McNeill RCMP would like to thank Western Forest Products —specifically Andrew Brown and his crew — for all the assistance in clearing the trees and allowing traffic to The Vital Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, is looking for resume flowing,” said Lue. an individual to serve as a Marriage Commissioner for the “We are extremely lucky that no one was injured and propPort McNeill area. The individual will perform civil marriages erty damage was minimal—I within the community on behalf of the Agency. guess this is a good reminder that Mother Nature is not to be For information and an application form messed with!”

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Island’s top doc: prepare for whooping cough Mike D’Amour Gazette staff While there are no confirmed cases of whooping cough locally, it’s not a bad idea to take precautions, said the medical health officer for the North Island. “At this point in time we don’t have any identified cases,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, who acknowledged a person infected with whooping cough was in the area. “We did have someone visiting your area who, at the time they

were visiting, did have pertussis,” he said. The infected person was at a Naming and Coming of Age Feast at the Big House March 2, where a large number of people had gathered. But as far as anyone can tell, the pertussis was not passed on, but the fact someone who had it was here is cause for concern. “We’re very rigorous about trying to identify households where someone who was even exposed to pertussis might actually be going back to a house-

hold where there’s an infant under the age of one,” said Hasselback. “Children under the age of one can have severe complications from developing the illness and our vaccination program starts at two months of age for that very reason.” Pertussis is spread by people breathing in droplets that were coughed into the air by a sick person. And while there’s no outbreak of whooping cough on the island, it is in the province, said Hasselback. “We have an out-

break of pertussis on the lower mainland in the Fraser Valley and people travel there and people from there travel to other parts of B.C.,” he said. Because pertussis is in the province, the doctor said now is a good time to make sure every child is properly

immunized and, if not, get it done. “The best way of protecting against developing pertussis is to be up to date with immunization, particularly for children and infants.” Hasselback said he believes there’s a good chance pertussis

will make its way to Vancouver Island, and quite possibly onto the North Island. “I think what happened in Port Hardy will happen against in that someone unknowingly, unwittingly and certainly not with any intent, just happens to be traveling

to a large social gathering — and there’s lots of those about to happen with wedding season coming up and hockey and baseball tournaments — where there happens to be one person who’s sick. Well, I’ll be surprised to see pertussis not on the island.”

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A time to say goodbye So the North Island Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter is, for all intents, finished. It’s the last on the island to shut it’s doors — Victoria shut down four or five years ago, and Nanaimo has been without a chapter for quite some time. The reason for the latest closure is simple; there simply isn’t enough interest from the community to keep it afloat. MADD is like any community-driven organization in that it needs volunteer members to function and survive. But before we start blaming the community for a lack of volunteers, there may be something else at play here, namely: MADD has outlived its usefulness. Founded in 1980 in California by Candice Lightner after her 13-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver, MADD has been instrumental in shedding a harsh, unblinking light on impaired driving and in helping strengthen and toughen laws surrounding the crime. Now citizens all over North America are demanding their governments toughen laws and look for ways to cut the number of impaired drivers on our roads, largely because of messages like the ones delivered by MADD. We need only look to our own provincial government for proof of that. Other provinces are listening to its citizenry and are now following suit. So, thanks MADD for all you’ve done. We’ll take it from here.

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Connecting students with jobs The noise of the teachers’ strike drowned out debate on the B.C. budget so thoroughly that one of Finance Minister Kevin Falcon’s more controversial ideas only made the news last week. Reporters dubbed it “Welfare Air.” Falcon plans a pilot program to offer social assistance recipients training and airfare if they can line up a job in B.C.’s northern energy boomtowns. Workers are being imported to fill jobs there, while in Metro Vancouver and elsewhere the number of single employable people applying for social assistance is rising. NDP MLA Carole James dismissed Falcon’s plan as a stunt. The NDP warns that B.C. faces a future of “people without jobs, and jobs without people.” Mostly they blame the B.C. Liberals for removing apprenticeship programs from union control. I spoke with James about post-secondary needs a couple of weeks ago. She mentioned NDP leader Adrian Dix’s sig-

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nature policy to restore B.C. student grants, funded by a capital tax on financial institutions. She also agreed that part of the problem is young people taking post-secondary education that leads to fields with poor job prospects. I suggested if B.C. taxpayers are to increase their subsidy to post-secondary students, worth about two-thirds of their schooling costs, perhaps grants could be targeted to areas of pressing economic need. To my surprise, James

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B.C. universities, there is currently only one job available. Certainly student debt is an issue worth discussing. And most would agree it’s easier to pay off loans if one can find a job in one’s field upon graduation. Should further subsidies go to soon-to-beunemployed teachers? No. Our education system trains too many people for what they want to do, rather than what the economy needs. And our economy definitely does not need more kids taught Marxist claptrap. A tax on banks will be popular with some of today’s students, who protested against capitalism in the “occupy” camps. Others will examine the idea and conclude financial institutions will recover the tax from customers, and perhaps find ways to get the job done with fewer employees. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

agreed that is worth considering. This is significant, not only because it’s likely to be unpopular in the education establishment. There is a good chance that James, a former school trustee, will be B.C.’s education minister in 14 months. After writing about the labour shortage last week, I was bombarded with messages from a Vancouver high school teacher who mocked the whole notion as corporate propaganda. No labour shortage exists, globally or in B.C., he claimed. Rather, “capitalists” of the “one per cent” have tried to “vocationalize” public education for a century, but the “people” have always “resisted.” Radical socialists aside, why would matching student aid to employment demand be unpopular with teachers? Education Minister George Abbott offered a clue during the lengthy debate over ending the teachers’ strike. Abbott noted that for every three teachers coming out of A member of

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Our veterans Let's spend while the spending's good deserve better Dear editor: How could two departments of the federal government be so diametrically opposed? I ask this question because there are two economic support programs for our veterans in play here. One is the Service Persons Income Security Insurance Plan Long Term Disability (SISIP LTD), a mandatory insurance program for Canadian Forces (CF) members, and the other is the Veterans Affairs Canada Earnings Loss Benefit (VAC ELB). Before October 2011 the New Veterans Charter (NVC) and the Service Person’s’ Income Security Insurance Plan (SISIP) provided for 75 per cent of a Canadian Forces member’s salary at release — the two programs were exactly the same. Injured members were on one or the other. Last year, in response to appeals from veterans’ groups, such as The Royal Canadian Legion, the federal government announced they would increase the benefit to ensure basic needs as shelter, food, clothing, etc., could be met. VAC implemented the increased amount to the ELB program on 3 October 2011. The Department of National Defence (DND)/ CF did not. Therefore, there is now a huge inequity! Through no fault of their own we have some veterans who have been injured attributable to their military service being paid $40,000 per year and some at less

than $20,000. This is an unacceptable situation and needs to be fixed now. We have given DND and the CF ample time to fix this inequity but there has been no commitment to date. Now, with the federal government deficit reduction a certainty, The Royal Canadian Legion is looking for a commitment and a firm date. This is a substantive example of how the federal government’s deficit reduction program is being run on the backs of our veterans. Surely our veterans deserve better treatment than this. Those that have been injured in the performance of their duties with the CF deserve the same income support regardless of which program they are on. This is only fair. It is inconceivable that institutions such as the CF and the federal government can stand up and say we care for our troops and we care for our own when they treat the most vulnerable of our veterans so shoddily. Young men and women today join the CF for a rewarding career. To have it cut short by a debilitating injury is hard enough, however, the loss of a suitable income should they be unable to work again is a two-fold burden that they should not have to bear. Patricia Varga, Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion. Ottawa, Ont.

Dear editor: Given the cost of things these days, I find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that it cost just $126 million to build BC Place back in 1983. Wow! A price like that would be a serious bargain today considering we just spent $560 million to give BC Place a major overhaul — nearly 4 and-a-half times the original construction cost. The same applies to all the public infrastructure we benefit from on a daily basis: roads and bridges, transit systems, hydro dams and the transmission lines that bring power to our homes and businesses.

All of these cost a lot less to build 30 years ago than they would if they were built today. We could easily balk at the cost to maintain core infrastructure and simply let everything fall into hopeless disrepair. That would certainly save us some cash in the short term. But in the long term a strategy like that would only prove to be false economy. And clearly, the money we spend today to maintain our dams, roads, bridges, and all of the other infrastructure we depend on, will seem like a bargain 30 years from now. Sandra Robinson Maple Ridge

Dear John ... Dear editor: Open letter to John Duncan, MP for Vancouver Island North Dear John: Is it true that there is a proposal to amend the Fisheries Act removing the section that provides for the protection of habitat? Is this referring to Section 34 to 43 of the Fisheries Act? Such information was recently conveyed to me in the March 2012 Living Oceans Newsletter. If this is in fact true, what is going to replace it? How is fish habitat going to be protected? In the definitions of Section 34 of the Fisheries Act, "fish habitat" means spawning grounds and nursery, rearing, food supply and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly in order to carry out their life processes. I am dumbfounded to hear that such a train of thought to remove the protection of such a critical resource would even be considered for any reason, especially for economic and budgetary purposes.

Just in the wording of that definition, it is obvious that there is a need for protection. Have we as a nation, the people of this country, made a decision that we no longer want or need fish? Have we as a society, made a decision to turn our backs on the renewable resources of Canada. Have we as a culture made a decision the we no longer want recreational and commercial fishing as part of the fabric of who and what we are? If we as a nation, the people of this country have not made these decisions, then why is the Government of Canada acting in such a way that can only be justified if the answers to the above questions were yes. It's my belief my fellow Canadians would answer the questions in the above paragraph with a definite, unequivical "No," we the people of Canada have not made these decisions and we cannot support these decisions being made for us by the Government of Canada. Kevin VanCleemput Campbell River

Thanks North Islanders! Dear editor: A huge thank you from Operation Christmas Child Canada to all North Islanders for their support of the Christmas shoebox program. Your generosity is amazing! The totals are in and you are a part of it: 364 shoeboxes from the North Island, 672, 274 shoeboxes from Canada and 8,630,568 globally. These lovingly packed shoeboxes full of school supplies, hygiene items, candy, clothes,

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toys and a letter from you have blessed children and their families in many countries around the world. Check out the Operation Christmas Child facebook page for stories of children who have received a box and also visit samaritanspurse.ca for more information on how to pack a shoebox for 2012. Susan Mitchell, area coordinator for the North Island Port McNeill

Cpl. Tom Cook shows some Jr. Canadian Rangers, Port Hardy Patrol, the finer art of packing for a three-day excursion during a regular Wednesday night meeting. Sandy Grenier

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MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS • Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Swiss Army Knives exhibit until March 31. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Open daily July & August. FMI quatsino. museum@recn.ca • The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376. • Lions Bingo every Thurs. @ Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30pm. • Every other Tuesday: Footcare clinic at Hardy Bay Seniors 9-5pm. FMI 1-888-334-8531. • The North Island Networking Group meets Tuesdays at 7 pm at the PH Health Unit. (Entrance at rear). Call 250-902-0370 or visit the North Island Networking Group on Facebook to join us! • Eagle View PAC mtgs are first Wednesdays of every month at 7pm. • April 10: FILOMI Days meeting at Seto's Restaurant at 12 pm.

March 31 Port McNeill bingo at the Lion’s Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. April 1 A Lioness community garage sale at the Lion’s Hall. To book a table please contact Helen Scott 250-9563673. $5 per table or space and must be prepaid by March 15. April 2 North Island Youth Soccer Association AGM at 6 p.m. at NISS. NIYSA coordinates the soccer league for tots through grade 12 for all North Island communities. Please come out and help organize. FMI call Kim at 250-949-1477 April 2 Eagle View PAC meeting at 7 p.m. at Eagle View Elementary. Discussion will be the new playground install. Ideas are worthless unless executed. We all need to help to create industry/work. Do you love to build; work with wood?

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Help needed for Grimm play This summer Missoula Children’s Theatre will be returning to Port Hardy with the play Hansel and Gretel. Past MCT productions in Port Hardy of Cinderella and Pinocchio have given dozens of Port Hardy children the opportunity to participate in an intense week of rehearsals leading to a

full musical presented to family and friends. But for the show to go ahead, we need a volunteer piano accompanist. This person must be available for rehearsals and performances for about four hours a day during the week of August 7-11th. If you think you might be

The dance troop from Port McNeill’s Portside Academy of Performing Arts placed second in a Comox Valley festival recently with its routine to Hallelujah. Front row: Leah Holmes, Tasha Cadwallader, Peri Donaghy, Maia Rardon, Rebecca Miller and Jennifer Mackenzie. Back row: Aija Nelson, Meghan Trevor, Asia Prest, Claire Jones, Dawn Briscoe and Estella Collins.

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instructor of the local studio. “All our dancers worked hard and were rewarded.” The lowest mark the group received from a panel of judges was 82 per cent. The dancers, who hail from Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Port Alice, included Dawn Briscoe, Tasha Cadwallader, Estella Collins, Natasha Estlin, Leah Holmes, Claire Jones, Jennifer McKenzie, Rebecca Miller, Dayna Moore, Aija Nelson, Asia Prest, Maia Rardon and Meghan Trevor. North Island dance fans can see this performance and many others when Portside Academy holds its annual spring dance recital, Stars of Tomorrow, at Sunset Elementary School in May.

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Just for You Thank you for arms wide open in our time of great loss of our Carol Humchitt.

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Appetite’s Delight with Kellie Dukes s many of you already know, I am a true-blue, through and through North Island girl. What many of you may not know is that my childhood and the majority of my teen years happened in

Happy Holberg being a bush bunny, singing the Holberg Lament and wearing the oh-sostylish Holberg Mink! So when my editor asked me to use this issue of my column for a recipe that came from the North Island and one that I had successfully made numerous times, I instantly thought of this recipe submitted by Debbie Anderson in Our Favourite Recipes — Holberg Community Cookbook. All the recipes in the cookbook were contributed by the members of the Holberg Ladies Club. Many a childhood Christmas saw my

family enjoying this on crackers. I don’t know why but we only seemed to make this for the Christmas season but now I make it anytime I want to enjoy the salty, sour loveliness of it all. So without any further ado here is the recipe. Antipasto 2 jars of sour small onions – drained – left whole 1 24 oz. jar of dill pickles – drained and chopped 2 tins long green beans – drained and chopped 5 tins of button mushrooms – drained – you

can leave the whole or chop them 4 seeded and chopped green peppers 2 drained jars of pimento 1 bunch of chopped carrots 6 stalks of chopped celery 3 or 4-large bottles of Heinz Chili Sauce 1 ½ c.-white vinegar ¾ c.-olive oil Place the above ingredients in a large pot and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add: 2 large jars of drained and chopped stuffed green olives 4 tins of drained and chopped pitted black

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throw: â&#x20AC;˘ Punch: hitting only one pin when two or more pins are remaining â&#x20AC;˘ Headpin: Punching the headpin on the first ball â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the most dreaded result on the first ball as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;headpin-spareâ&#x20AC;? is extremely difficult to achieve. â&#x20AC;˘ Chop or Chop-off: hitting the headpin and the 3 and 2 pins on one side on the first ball, leaving the other 3 and 2 pins on the other side. â&#x20AC;˘ Split: Taking out the headpin and one of the three-pins, scoring eight on the first ball and making it difficult to obtain a spare on the second ball. â&#x20AC;˘ Aces: Taking out the headpin and both three pins but leaving the two corner pins. â&#x20AC;˘ Full Set: When all pins are knocked down by using all three balls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; also referred to as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;clean up.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Strike Out: Finishing the game with three or more strikes. â&#x20AC;˘ Turkey: Three consecutive strikes. â&#x20AC;˘ Wood or Deadwood: The pins left on the lane, usually after throwing the first two balls of a frame. â&#x20AC;˘ Corner-pin: Leaving only the left corner pin or right corner pin standing on the first ball is denoted by an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lâ&#x20AC;? or an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Râ&#x20AC;? respectively on a score sheet. Sources: â&#x20AC;&#x201D;www.livestrong.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D;www.mccurdybowl.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D;www.mademan.com â&#x20AC;&#x201D;wikipedia

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on deck Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. March 23-25 Bowling Vancouver Island 5-pin championships, North Island Lanes, Port Hardy. Mens and ladies single and mens, ladies and mixed team events featuring teams from across Vancouver Island. Friday 8:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.5 p.m. Banquet, party and awards follows at the Civic Centre. Info, Carla, 250-949-6544 or Sonya at 250-9496307.

Kids rule Mount Cain for a day Gazette staff MOUNT CAIN— Fresh powder, sunshine, face paint, balloons and, yes, plenty of cowbell. You could say the annual Kids Fest skiing event had it all. More than 70 young North Islanders and their families took over the local volunteer-run ski area for the annual event, which includes slalom and obstacle-course races, snow sculpture and prizes. Kids Fest, the last of Mount Cain's triumvirate of special events for the season, followed the Cain Cup and Telefest competitions earlier this year. It also kicked off the ski area's nine-day Spring Break opening. The hill will remain open for skiing daily through Sunday. Saturday's fun began with slalom races on The Face for more experienced youngsters and on the bunny hill for the beginners. After a break for lunch, the low clouds burned off to reveal a brilliant blue sky as kids of all ages tackled the obstacle course race. The course included a short slalom section, jumps, a tunnel, a gantlet of poles and, finally, a sled ride under the balloon-festooned finish line, all constructed by Mount Cain Alpine Society volunteers.

March 27 Youth soccer Deadline for registration for North Island Youth Soccer’s 2012 season. Forms in Port McNeill at Timberland Sports Centre. Info, Tammy, 250-956-4518. Forms in Port Hardy at Rec Centre, weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, Sarah, 250-949-6687. May 5-6 Soccer Mud Bowl Tournament, Port McNeill. Games at Sunset Elementary, Cheslakees Elementary and NISS track fields. Concession and baked goods, prizes. June 16 Golf Logger Sports Invitational tournament, Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. Times tba. June 9-10 Mountain biking Annual Rumblefest, Port Alice. Crosscountry race noon Saturday, starting at marina. (arrive early to register). Expert, intermediate and beginner courses. Followed by bike demo, kids games, salmon bake, live music at Community Centre. Rumble Tumble Downhill Race Sunday, 10 a.m. Mandatory pre-ride; arrive early to register. Uphill shuttle will be provided. Info, email pacc@ cablerocket.com.

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Clockwise from top: Ana Wren Burgess-Griffith of Sointula catches some air during the obstacle course; Henry MacKay Reed approaches the finish line of the slalom race; Connor Green takes the low road through the crossed poles; Cleo Furney backs into a snow cave; and Nicolette Chesal is dumped from her sled after crossing the finish line of the obstacle course. J.R. Rardon photos

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Sports & Recreation

Skate club claims trophy Gazette staff Just two weeks after wowing crowds with its 2012 Ice Carnival, the Port McNeill Figure Skating Club claimed the overall team trophy in the 36th annual — and final — Barbara Rasmussen Memorial Figure Skating competition at the Comox Valley Sports Centre in Courtenay. Alison Gurney and Alyssa Rowe placed 1-2 in the Gold Women's freeskate and Alyssa Busch, Kierra Shambrook, Karlie Shambrook and Lexie Murgatroyd each won gold medals in their competition divisions as PMFSC outdueled 14 other clubs to claim the coveted Barbara Rasmussen Club Trophy. The competition drew 266 figure skaters. "We won a medal in every classification we had kids entered in," coach Elizabeth Kines said. "The girls all did a phenomenal job." The Barbara Rasmussen Memorial has always held special significance for Kines, who was badly injured in the automobile accident that took Rasmussen's life at age 27. Rasmussen, a figure skating coach based in Courtenay, also coached skaters in Port Alice, Port Alberni and Campbell River before her tragic death. In 2011, when the the host Comox Valley Club was unable to hold the competition due to

36th Annual Barbara Rasmussen Memorial Figure Skating Competition Mar. 9-11 At Comox Valley Sports Centre Port McNeill Figure Skating Club results Gold women: 1. Alison Gurney; 2. Alyssa Rowe. Junior Silver women: 1. Alyssa Busch. Junior Bronze women: 2. Whitney Murgatroyd; 6. Kaitlynn Lasota; 9. Sidney Hamilton; 11. Carley Bobb. Preliminary women: Group 2

— 1. Karlie Shambrook. Group 3 — 1. Kierra Shambrook; 4. Darian Murgatroyd. Pre-preliminary women: Group 4 — 1. Lexie Murgatroyd; 2. Tyanna Laming. Group 5 — 10. Victoria Kolsut. Performance programs Group 1: 2. Carly Klughart; 2. Devon Jardine. Group 2: 2. Cole Klughart. Group 3: 1. Brenna Jardine. Group 6: 2. Natasha Grafton. Group 7: 1. Saiya Gachter; 1. Rebecca Griffith; 2. Nicole Wigard.

Port Hardy Youth Soccer Registration will be held at the Civic Centre from March 12-27.

Six members of the Port McNeill Figure Skating Club have qualified to compete in the provincial championship in Surrey in April. From left, Karlie Shambrook, Darian Murgatroyd, Kierra Shambrook, Whitney Murgatroyd, Alyssa Busch and J.R. Rardon Lexie Murgatroyd.

lack of volunteer support, a group of Port McNeill club parents stepped up on Kines' behalf and took over organization of the event. It was held at Port McNeill's Chilton Regional Arena, the only time in its 36-year run the event was held outside of the Comox Valley. This year's Barbara Rasmussen Memorial will be the last, as Vancouver Island Figure Skating reconfigures its

competition schedule beginning next season. Rasmussen's family traveled from Winnipeg for the event and helped out with award presentations. Tyanna Laming and Whitney Murgatroyd claimed silver medals in freeskate competition. In performance group competition, Brenna Jardine, Saiya Gachter and Rebecca Griffith each won gold medals and Carly Klughart, Devon Jardine,

pair of soccer socks and team and individual photo are included in the fee. For more info on Port McNeill registration call Tammy at 250-956-4518. In Port Hardy, registration is held at the Recreation Centre (pool lobby) from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday until Mar. 27. Fees are $65 for divisional players and $55 for mini. A tot division will be held only if enough players and coaches express an interest. Fees for tots are $35, and all fees include a team and individual photo for each player. For Port Hardy registration info call Sarah at 250-949-6687. In Port Alice, registration forms can be obtained by emailing

Sports Briefs Tracy Roper at tracyd. roper@scotiabank.com or calling 250-2843587. Coaches are urgently needed for all programs. To volunteer or for more info, call Liza in Port McNeill at 250956-3306 or Marc in Port Hardy at 250-9498928. Dragonboat club seeks paddlers The TriPort Dragonboat Society continues its 2012 registration drive through the end of March. The society has three boats, based in Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula, and welcomes new members and teams to practice and take part in regat-

Mon.-Fri. - 8:30am - 4pm FMI contact Sarah at 250-949-6687. Coaches, referees & volunteers needed.

Cole Klughart, Natasha Grafton and Nicole Wigard all earned silver. Six PMFSC skaters have qualified to compete in this weekend's Super Series STARSkate Final, the provincial championships, at Fleetwood Arena in Surrey. Alyssa Busch, Kierra and Karlie Shambrook, and Whitney, Lexie and Darian Murgatroyd will each wrap up their 2011-12 seasons at the finals.

Soccer sign-up deadline looms Gazette staff Young soccer players interested in taking part in the 2012 North Island Youth Soccer season will need to register by next Tuesday (Mar. 27) to secure a spot on a team. Registration is being taken separately in each community, but all share the same deadline. In Port McNeill, forms may be picked up and dropped off at Timberland Sports Centre. Late registration will be accepted, but will include a $25 late fee and will not guarantee the player a spot on the team for the coming season. Fees range are $25 for tots (born in 2008), $60 for “mini” level players (U6 through U10) and $70 for competitive divisional players (U12 through U18). A

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tas across the island. The Society is also looking forward to hosting its own third annual TriPort Dragonboat Regatta later this season in Port Hardy. Information, including registration forms, is available on the

“TriPort Dragonboat Society” Facebook page. Registration can be printed out and dropped off in Port Hardy at Cafe Guido, in Port McNeill at Progressive Diesel on Mine Road; and in Sointula with Shannon Holmes at 775 2nd St.

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The Port McNeill sisters both earned gold medals in their respective divisions at the 36th annual Barbara Rasmussen Memorial Figure Skating competition in Courtenay. It was the ﬁrst double-gold showing for the siblings in a single competition.

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Finnish-founded Finn Slough parallels Sointula Black press Tired boats surround old wooden homes mounted on uncertain pilings in Finn Slough—a tiny riverside community that’s drawn a steady stream of artists to its docks. “It just leaves so much to the imagination,” said Vancouver artist and writer Michael Kluckner. “The way that it fits together just doesn’t seem to conform to the way we now do communities. All these different objects cast the most interesting shadows.” Kluckner spoke during a special celebration at the 12th annual Art About Finn Slough exhibition. The exhibition, which ended March 11 at Richmond Cultural Centre,

showcased paintings, photography wood works, film, ceramics and poetry about the Fraser River community at the south end of No. 4 Road. Artists, partly motivated by rumours of Finn Slough’s impending demise, have been captivated by Finn Slough’s unique and picturesque quality, said Kluckner, who gives a nod to the community in his writings—the latest arriving next month in his new book Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years. Kluckner first painted there in 1995, returning to do more in 2000 and 2002. He recently returned to the slough after a decade away and noticed little had changed. “There’s always this ele-

ment hanging over it— something that’s going to disappear, something that was once really good and has now maybe fallen on hard times. “So there’s a melancholy to it that appeals to writers. It appeals to artists and photographers too.” Today a couple dozen people live in the community, established in 1890 by Finnish fishermen. It has resisted change despite a push in more recent years from a private landowner to force the residents out. “Finn Slough, a large part of its charm is that it is like something you would run across way out in an unincorporated part of British Columbia,” said Kluckner. Part of Kluckner’s talk

Fields may be saved Houston’s Fields store may not go empty after all. In February, Hudsons Bay Co. announced it was closing all 167 Fields stores as part of a strategic decision to refocus on its other retail outlets: The Bay, Lord & Taylor, and Home Outfitters. Along with the Zellers chain, of which HBC sold several outlets in 2008, Fields was HBC’s most value-priced department store. But on Wednesday, HBC spokesperson Tiffany Bourré confirmed that a company called FHC has reached a

tentative agreement to buy the lease for the Houston Fields and another 36 Fields stores across Canada. That list includes several Fields stores in other parts of northern B.C., including Fraser Lake, Vanderhoof, Kitimat, 100 Mile House, Fort St. James, Masset and Port McNeill. More details on the tentative Fields purchase are expected soon. Under a separate purchase agreement announced Monday, discount retailer The Bargain! Shop said it will take over 10 other Fields stores, including the one in New Hazelton.

Friday will note other B.C. communities somewhat parallel to Finn Slough, particularly Sointula— another community founded by Finns a century ago on a remote island near the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Dearing Island in the North Arm of the Fraser also has similarities. The island was home to a Japanese settlement prior to the war, and ultimately couldn’t resist development. That’s a fate that could be in store for Finn Slough, one which could replace history with homogeny. Said Kluckner: “To me everything that ends up getting developed, regardless of the good intentions of the developers, ends up becoming really quite generic.”

Images of Finn Slough has been captured by countless artists in photographs, paintings, sketches and poems—some of which are being showcased at the Art About Finn Slough show this weekend. Chung Chow file photo

Help for NI’s homeless Communities in the Mount Waddington region will have a greater understanding of homelessness issues and a regional strategy to address them. The announcement was made last week by John Duncan, minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, on behalf of Diane Finley, minister of Human Resources and

John Duncan Skills ill Development. D l “Our government is giving a hand-up to Canadians with housing needs and is helping people seeking to break

free from the cycle of homelessness and poverty,” said Duncan. “We’re pleased to support the North Island Community Services Society in collecting the information needed to design local solutions to homelessness in the Mount Waddington region.” More than $65,000 in Homelessness Partnering Strategy

funding will be used by the North Island Community Services Society to complete a community needs assessment, a community plan, and a regional strategy to address homelessness. An NICSS housing working group will engage organizations in the Mount Waddington region in support of this initiative.

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Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Choose 5.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2012 Fusion SE with automatic transmission for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $285 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $132 with a down payment of $2,800 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $3,317.83 or APR of 5.99% and total to be repaid is $20,516.83. Offer includes a Manufacturer Rebate of $5,000, customer cash of $1,000, and freight and air tax of $1,600 but excludes variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes are payable on the full amount of the purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. †From Feb. 1, 2012 to Apr. 2, 2012, receive $250/$500/$750/ $1,000/$1,500/ $1,750/ $2,000/$3,000/$3,250/ $3,500/ $4,000/ $4,500/$5,000/ $5,500/$6,000/ $6,500/$7,000/ $7,500/$8,000 in Manufacturer Rebates with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Focus (excluding S)/2012 Flex SE, E-Series/2012 Explorer (excluding Base)/2012 Taurus SE, Escape I4 Manual, Transit Connect (excluding Electric)/2011 Fiesta S, Ranger Super Cab XL and Regular Cab/2012 Mustang Value Leader/ 2012 [Fusion S, F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs], 2011 [Taurus SE, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 Value Leader] /2012 [Flex (excluding SE)], 2011 [Fusion S]/ 2011 Fiesta (excluding S)/2012 Mustang V6 (excluding Value Leader)/ 2012 [Taurus (excluding SE), Edge (excluding SE), Expedition], 2011 [F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs]/ 2012 Mustang GT/ 2012 [Fusion (excluding S), Escape and Hybrid (excluding I4 Manual)], 2011 [Taurus (excluding SE)]/2012 [Escape V6, F-250 to F-450 gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [Fusion (Excluding S), Ranger Super Cab (excluding XL)]/2011 Expedition/2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) non-5.0L/ 2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) 5.0L /2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L, F-250 to F-450 diesel engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)], 2011 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L and 3.7L engines]/2012 [F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew 5.0L], 2011 [F-250 to F-450 Gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs) - all Raptor, GT500, BOSS302, and Medium Truck models excluded. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ††Offer valid from February 1, 2012 to April 2, 2012 (the “Program Period”). Receive a maximum of [$500]/ [$1000] worth of selected Ford custom accessories, factory installed options, or Customer Cash with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Ford [Fiesta, Focus, Escape]/[Fusion, Mustang (excluding GT 500), Taurus, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Expedition, E-Series, Transit Connect] (each an “Eligible Vehicle”) during the Program Period (the “Offer”). Offer must be applied to the Eligible Vehicle. The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered or factory ordered during the Program Period. Taxes payable on the total price of the Eligible Vehicle (including accessories and factory options), before the Offer value is deducted. This Offer is subject to vehicle, accessory, and factory installed option availability. Only one (1) Offer may be applied toward the purchase or lease of each Eligible Vehicle. This Offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. This Offer is not combinable with CPA, GPC, Daily Rental Allowances, the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP), or the A/X/Z/D/F Plan Program. Some conditions apply. Offer available to residents of Canada only. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2012 Fusion 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic transmission: [9.0L/100km (31MPG) City, 6.0L/100km (47MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. ‡Remember that even advanced technology cannot overcome the laws of physics. 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Clarence James Hayes passed away at his home in Port Hardy, BC surrounded by his dearly loved pets, Shilo and Puss, on March 5, 2012. Born on August 9, 1935 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Clare was the much loved and loving brother to his sisters Patricia, Madeleine and Sandra. Sadly Clare was predeceased by his sister Madeleine. Terry, Patty, Mike and Lisa will keep cherished memories of their Uncle. Clare will be sadly missed by Ron, Rose, and numerous family and friends. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers please make a donation in Clareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the BCSPCA. A memorial to celebrate Clareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on April 21, 2012 at the Legion in Port Hardy.

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Ross Raymond Zinger Bigham July 11, 1929-March 3, 2012

Janet passed away after enjoying one last dance with her family by her side. Lovingly remembered for her poetry, great wit, friendly smile, and generosity, she is predeceased by her husband Joe and son Joey. Survived by children David Mullett, Kathy Smith (Rick), Robert Mullett (Rebekah), and Janet Dorward (Dale), as well as 11 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and much more loving family around the globe. Janet was born in Ardrishaig, Argyll, Scotland and loved Canada enough to immigrate twice. Janet always called Scotland home even though she wrote delightful poems that painted her heart in Northern Vancouver Island as well. Family and friends send many thanks to the kind and compassionate staff and volunteers at Eagle Park Healthcare Facility who provided Janet with great care for the past 3 years. A service to celebrate Janet will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 2pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Port Hardy.

Sadly passed of heart failure on March 3, 2012 at home in Sointula, BC at the age of 82. Ross was born at Squam Bay on July 11, 1929 to Pearl (Orser) & Clifford C. Bigham. When his mother was hospitalized in 1935 Ross was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;adoptedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by maternal aunts and grandparents and went to school at Celista. Later, Ross attended school at Blucher Hall after he was happily reunited with his brothers Bruce and Bob at their paternal grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; farm. Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; father returned from WWII service, and moved the family to Kamloops in 1942 so his sons could attend high school, but sadly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live to see Ross graduate. Drawn to the outdoors, Ross spent many years as a surveyor. He worked for Highways, the PGE, Dept of Fisheries out of Vancouver, and for the City of Prince George Engineering Dept. While in Vancouver Ross built a wooden boat, Zinger, which served many memorable ďŹ shing trips with friends and family. In 1960 he built a house and moved his family to Quesnel where he made a living for 27 years mostly from logging and farming. Ross enjoyed constructing a 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sailboat over 15 years in his spare time; from logging the ďŹ r for her timbers circa 1974, to casting of brass ďŹ ttings, to ďŹ nal mounting of her spar when Grey Owl I was successfully launched at Steveston in 1989. Then a new chapter began. Ross retired from working the land to cruising and ďŹ shing the waters off the West Coast in his motorized sloop. In l993 Ross bought a house on Malcolm Island where he later set ďŹ nal anchor. Ross was humble, yet determined. He became skilled at whatever he turned his hands and attention to: from hunting, ďŹ shing, farming, logging, ďŹ xing broken machinery, welding, drafting, custom-designing and modifying his farming and logging equipment to construction of various buildings and boats. Ross enjoyed many good times with his family, friends and drinking beer. Ross was predeceased by his parents, aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife B. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 6 daughters: Teresa, Rita (Walter), Wendy, Lianne, Jennifer (Terry), Alberta (Domenic), brothers C. Bruce (Jeannie) and B. P. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, grandchildren Antonio, Erika, Tamara, 9 nephews, 3 nieces plus their children, and many of his cousins. The family wishes to thank all of Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; good friends, neighbours, health care providers and home care workers who helped Ross remain in his own home in his ďŹ nal years. Cremation has taken place; there will be no service at Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; request. A private family celebration of Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life is planned for later. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, donations may be made in Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; memory to The Arthritis Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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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.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets on Mondays at 7:30pm & Fridays at 8pm. Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1877-379-6652.

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PERSONALS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm. Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.

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KELP processing company has several positions available for the harvesting season (Apr-Aug) in Port Hardy. Job descriptions, compensation rates and requirements for each position are available at 250-230-8027 or production@marinebioprocessing.com SOUTH ROCK has positions for road construction workers, BASE - heavy equipment operators (Finish Grader Op). Asphalt - (paver, roller, screed, raker). Heavy Duty Mechanic (service truck). General labourers. Forward resume to: careers@southrock.ca. Fax 403-568-1327; www.southrock.ca.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Western Forest Products Inc. of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to the Ministry of Forest, Lands & Natural Resources Operations (FLNRO), North Island – Central Coast District Office for a License of Occupation for Log Handling / Helicopter Drop Zones (File no.: 1405427) situated on Provincial Crown Land located in Belleisle Sound. For a Copy of the application or to make written comments, please contact: Cyndy Grant, FLNRO, North Island-Central District, PO Box 7000, Port McNeil, BC, V0N 2R0, or email at Cyndy.Grant@gov.bc.ca. The application will be available for 30 days from March 15, 2012. Comments will be received until April 14, 2012. FLNRO office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNRO office.

Family Resource Service will provide counselling to youth and families. Knowledge/training in group facilitation and group processes are beneﬁcial. Applicant must have a degree in social work or counselling and have at least 5 years experience with families and youth. Special Services Worker will work and support children and families to increase living skills, parenting skills, behaviour management and communication choices. The position may include routine crisis intervention. The majority of this service takes place in the client’s home. Preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary credentials and/or related human services experience. Previous work experience is an asset.

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Proposed Woodlot Licence Plan for Woodlot Licence #W2092 Notice is hereby given that Atli Resources, Licensee for Woodlot Licence #W2092 will hold public viewing of the proposed Woodlot Licence Plan (WLP), which has been developed under the Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation (WLPPR). The area of Woodlot Licence #W2092, located on east Malcolm Island, shows the area where timber harvesting will be avoided, modiﬁed or allowed. The WLP also includes performance requirements for the maintenance and protection of resource values in the plan area. The term of the WLP is 10 years. It is available for review by resource agencies and the public before the Forest District Manager makes a determination. The WLP can be reviewed during regular business hours from March 26th to April 27th, 2012 at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations ofﬁce in Port McNeill. All approved higher-level plans that encompass the development area also available for viewing. Contact MFLNRO Woodlot Forester Rene Labbe at 250-956-5063 for viewing time details. Please call Edward Jackson at 250-974-5556 to arrange a meeting with the licensee and/or representative of the licensee. If any interested parties are unable to review the proposed plans during these times, arrangements can be made to view the plans at a time convenient to them. Edward Jackson must receive comments in writing by April 27th at P.O. Box 210, Alert Bay, BC, V0A 1A0 or at referral@namgis.bc.ca

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Manager, Contract Services Timberlands WFP is currently seeking a Manager of Contract Services to join our Mid Island Forest Operation (MIFO), located approximately 15 minutes north of Campbell River. This is a senior role responsible for ensuring continuous improvement in worker safety, operational efﬁciencies and proﬁtability of the operation. The position will have direct responsibility for all contract road construction and stump to dump contractors in the operation. A detailed job description can be viewed at http://www.westernforest.com/careers/current_openings.php

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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

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Both positions are currently part-time. A valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle are necessary for both positions as travel will be required. A criminal record check will be required.

PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/12

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/12

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/12

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome” Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/12

North Island Church Services NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Sunday Masses St. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresa’s Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

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PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/12

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ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/12

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/12

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PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/12

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Seniors offered new test By Tom Fletcher Black Press Drivers more than 80 years old who fail a computerized test of their mental ability will now be offered a road test before they have to surrender their licences. Attorney General Shirley Bond announced the road test option Monday after complaints from people who lost their driving privileges based on a computer test called DriveABLE. Some elderly people with little computer experience found the touch-screen tests of cognitive ability to be unfamiliar and unfair way to test them. The DriveABLE test has is administered on referral from doctors who detect cognitive impairment in patients that may affect their driving. Bond said those who failed the on-screen test in the past six months will be offered a free road test,

using a test car with dual brakes. Those who failed more than six months ago have to see their doctor before being reassessed. NDP public safety critic Kathy Corrigan was surprised to hear that the DriveABLE program is now being “peer reviewed,” a step that she said the government should have taken before the service was contracted for B.C. Corrigan said the road test option is a step in the right direction, but details of that haven’t been made public yet. Bond also announced that a new DriveABLE assessment centre will be opened in Cranbrook, making 18 locations in B.C. A new mobile service is also in the works, so people in rural areas don’t have to travel as far to be tested. The DriveABLE test uses a terminal with a

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touch screen to measure mental abilities. In the first stage, the driver holds down a button until a shape appears on either the left of right side of the screen. The subject has to release the button and touch the shape as quickly as possible, to test reaction time and accuracy of movement.

No pi in the sky at NIC On March 14 students at North Island College in Port Hardy celebrated Pi Day, just like countless other colleges and universities across North America. “While pi day celebrates the mathematically significant number 3.14, it is also a date for students to celebrate their learning as the winter semester comes to an end” said Karsten Henriksen, the college’s regional director at the Mount Waddington Regional Campus in Port Hardy. “The winter semester itself has been something to celebrate “as it has seen a 60 per cent increase in registrations,” said Henriksen. “The growth has been seen across all program areas, working with our stakeholders we have been able to begin Carpentry Access at our Fort Rupert site and re-introduce Adult Basic Education in Alert Bay on a term basis,” he said. “In addition, residents of Port McNeill and Port Alice are seeing access to programming in their community as we work with our partners to maximize the resources that already exist in the community.” Henriksen added with the arrival of spring, the region will see the launch of the Woodland Harvesting Certificate and the Shellfish Aquaculture Program with both programs having a strong enrollment . Henriksen said the reaction to college courses for the older set has been fantastic. “Elder College in Port Alice has grown to encompass more than 10 percent of the community’s population”, he said.

“With the Port Alice Elder College hosting its first Annual General Meeting on April 18th at the SEAVAC Multipurpose Room, the college is working to introduce Elder College to other communities as well. “The Elder College movement is what we’re all about —that’s lifelong learning.” Looking towards fall, residents of the Mount Waddington Region will have access to a number of new courses. “Our team has completed planning for fall 2012 with our faculty and staff coming together to develop and identify a number of new courses,” said Henriksen. “These new courses will provide businesses with the opportunity to develop their teams and products with boutique business and leadership courses on what we call ‘Fantastic Fridays for Business.’” And those wanting the opportunity to try something new won’t be left out. “We will also be offering a number of cooking classes that will provide participants with the opportunity explore tastes from cultures around the world,” Henriksen said. “If you’re interested in developing your language skills for those February Getaways, we will be offering Spanish.” Henriksen said the college has designed a number of courses to meet the needs of the Mount Waddington Region. “Residents will get their first look at the new courses this summer when the fall guide is released.”

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2012-2016 Financial Plan Presentation WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4th, 2012 between 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm Municipal OfďŹ ce Council Chambers

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