Alberni Valley News, March 23, 2012

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Page 7 Infant deaths, prevalence of diabetes and arthritis raise eyebrows in VIHA report on Port Alberni.

Page 23 Departure of Water’s Edge Restaurant leaves big hole in service at Harbour Quay.

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FISHING for solutions Stakeholders still waiting for options on fixing dam, fish ladder at McLean Mill.

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A FISH TALE

Annual flooding has damaged the McLean Mill fish ladder again, with no fix in sight.

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Standing on top of the dam at McLean Mill National Historic Site, watching Kitsuksis Creek power downstream from the mill pond, one can see the powerful effect nature has had on the aging wooden fish ladder this winter. Heavy rain and melting snow have overtopped the dam and the emergency overflow, smashing rocks into the fish ladder and causing havoc with the fish habitat that volunteers with the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association’s hatchery so carefully monitor. Sadly, this is not a new story: the same scenario has played out with worsening effect over the last three winters. Bob Cole, a member of the Alberni Valley Sportfishing Advisory Committee and also part of the Ultimate Fishing Town committee, shakes his head while surveying the damage. “We’re getting frustrated nothing has happened yet,” Cole said. The dam was re-built in 1996 after the federal government dredged the mill pond in preparation for opening McLean Mill as a national historic site. A swale was put in to try and alleviate flooding, but it hasn’t been effective for the kind of weather the Alberni Valley has experienced in the past few years. Several considerations are at play in the decisionmaking process, Port Alberni city engineer Guy Cicon said. Fish health, dam safety and historic integrity all have important roles. The first option under investigation is to replace the dam, which would include the fish ladder. The second option,

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A truck drives along the McLean Mill dam and down the deep dip of the emergency spillway.

‘We’re getting frustrated nothing has happened yet.’ – Bob Cole

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Jake Leyenaar from the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association’s hatchery shows Alberni Valley mayor John Douglas some fish fry that were raised at the hatchery. Volunteers returned the year’s first batch of fry to Kitsuksis Creek at the end of February.

drawn up by Northwest Hydraulics, would be to realign the creek so it bypasses the mill pond completely. The problem with that is the steam

donkey and spar tree demonstration area would have to be moved further east. “Either option, we’ve got to take care of the fish,

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been overtopped, lending urgency to the project, Cicon said. He has asked for $285,000 in the city’s 2012 budget to fix the dam; the budget has not yet been approved. Cole said there is money available from the Ultimate Fishing Town win and wood beams donated for the work— they just need the OK from the city to move ahead. Cicon hoped a decision could be made in the next two weeks, although construction wouldn’t begin for awhile after that. Hatchery volunteer Jake Leyenaar fears that will be too late. Leyenaar does not agree with the idea of re-routing

the creek. “The issue to me is prove to me first that the creek was there,” he said. Leyenaar would like to see the fish ladder replaced at the very least, to get the hatchery through the season. He expects 12,000 to 14,000 smolts coming from the top end of the creek in the next two weeks; the fish ladder will protect them from the overflow area when it dries out, he said. “This (ladder) does work very efficiently. We’ve been operating off of it for approximately 18 years now,” he said, despite incurring damage from flooding in recent years. “We’ve got a few big boulders in there so right now even the steelhead couldn’t even move up.” If the problem is not rectified, it will affect the steelhead and coho runs. And that will be a big blow to the people who have spent nearly two decades building the runs back up. “When we started 18 years ago there were only six or eight fish going through, and now we have a high as 2,700 (coho) going through as adults,” he said. For the first four years of operation—one natural salmon cycle—they augmented their stock with fish from Robertson Creek Hatchery. Since then, they have only used stock they placed in their own system. “That’s still what we’re doing today.”

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On the cover ◆ BOB COLE from the Ultimate Fishing Town and the sportfishing committees stands beside the broken fish ladder at McLean Mill.

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Uganda a cultural adventure for youth Brendan Hamilton embarked on a trip to Uganda last month to perform aid work with Videa, an NGO based out of Victoria. Brendan is a member of the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni and News reporter Wawmeesh G. Hamilton’s son. We’re proud to have a second Hamilton sharing his writing with us over the next few months.

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hen I first arrived in Uganda I had the pleasure meeting our Ugandan resource person. At first, thinking that this man named Yasin was just going to be a supervisor of ours. Fast forward a month. Yasin has become more then a resource person. He has become my friend, my mentor and a brother I never had (I have four sisters). A few times a week he (Yassin) likes to pop by our guesthouse, check up on us, ask how’s work, anything troubling you these days? Little stuff like that is enough to comfort me and make me forget about how far away and how much I miss my home. Jinja has felt like home. I’ve been to Kampala and Mosaka when I first rolled into Africa. Kampala is the capital of Uganda. Thousands of people everywhere at all times, and traffic is absolute anarchy.

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‘Jinja is the best of both worlds.’ Mazuungas here. A Mazuunga is a term that all Ugandans use to refer to a foreigner. At first I thought it meant ‘white man’ and I didn’t like it until I found out its true meaning. The people here are never as I imagined. When I’m engaged in conversation with a random local (person), I get asked three questions. “How are you?” “How is life?” and “Do you like Uganda?” I will give the same three

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From / 4 I’m avoiding such activities that might get me, to quote my hero Che Guevara, in any “bureaucratic nightmares�. The guest house I’m staying in does not have a TV. I can watch all the TV I want whenever I want back home, but

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Friday, March 23, 2012 Alberni Valley News

City approves capital requests

News nominated for national awards The Alberni Valley News has been nominated for three national newspaper awards by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association. The News will also receive a CCNA Blue Ribbon as one of the best newspapers in Canada in our circulation category. The Canadian Community Newspaper awards recognize the best in editorial, photography, multimedia and overall excellence in community newspaper publishing. We have been nominated in the top three for our editorial pages as well as coverage of both sports and arts in the Alberni Valley. Awards will be handed out at the CCNA’s annual conference on April 26, which this year happens in Toronto, Ont.

“I am so pleased to see our editorial team recognized for their hard work and professionalism by their peers in the newspaper industry,” publisher Teresa Bird said. “These awards reflect their commitment to the Alberni Valley and to keeping the community informed on local events and issues that matter most. “Of course, success comes from being part of a great team and everyone who works for the News, including our carriers, contractors and office staff, can take pride in knowing they play a part in delivering a nationally awardwinning publication every week.” This is the second year in a row for the News editorial staff to be nominated for national awards. — Susie Quinn Alberni Valley News editor

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Flag practice Jas Randhawa, left, and Spencer Kent, students with the BCIT Conductor Training program practice flagging at an intersection between the roundhouse and Port Alberni Train Station, Saturday night. The students will use the Alberni Pacific Railway for hands-on training until March 25.

Several capital projects have received funding despite the city of Port Alberni projecting a deficit of $7.5 million for 2012. The city is planning to dip into its surplus in order to balance the budget. Money for a waterfront industrial road was one of several projects approved by Port Alberni city council at a special budget

meeting on Monday. Councillors spent the afternoon dissecting the budget line by line. Among the engineering capital projects discussed at the meeting was the Waterfront Industrial Road. Council agreed to spend $50,000 for engineering design work. The finished product will be used later in an application to the General Strategic Priority Fund for more expansive work. Continued / 7

Unions sign contract with Catalyst mill WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Catalyst Paper has reached a new labour agreement with its unions, a company news release said. The contracts apply to more than 1,000 workers at the company’s Port Alberni, Crofton, and Powell River

mills. The new contracts are effective after the existing contract expires on April 30, 2012. According to CEP Local 592’s blog, officials reported on March 16 that the local chapter joined others in voting in favour of the agreement. Officials further reported that a tentative deal was

reached on March 11. The agreements are a step in the right direction, but there are more steps yet to take, said Catalyst President and CEO Kevin J. Clarke. “Approval of the new labour agreements lets everyone know that the people who make up Catalyst are taking the actions necessary to save

jobs and ensure we have a viable and competitive business for the future,” Clarke said “We appreciate there is still an enormous amount of work to do to complete the restructuring plan that will enable the company to exit creditor protection on solid footing going forward.” Continued / 8

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Infant deaths highest in Alberni: VIHA study WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Alberni and its surrounding areas have some of the highest rates of serious infant health issues and autoimmune diseases in the province. The statistics were revealed in a Local Health Area Profile of Alberni assembled from other organizations material by the Vancouver Island Health Authority in 2011. The report was recently released to Port Alberni city

council and the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District. The report contains demographic information about regional economics, health, births, education, crime, housing and other categories. According to the report, Alberni’s infant mortality rate is 10.7 per 1,000 people, which is above the B.C. average of 3.4 per 1,000. As well, infant death and stillbirth rates are 120 per cent and 85 per cent higher respectively than the VIHA average. At 29.9 per 1,000

there were more children in care in the Alberni Valley than in B.C. (4.2) or VIHA (13). There were also 18.1 cases of child abuse per 1,000, which is higher than B.C. (7) or VIHA (10.9). The Alberni region also has the highest rate of rheumatoid arthritis and the second highest rate of diabetes in VIHA. The data is region wide and not Port Alberni specific and therefore must be taken in context, said VIHA Central Vancouver Island medical health officer Dr. Paul Hasselback. “Compared to

‘I’d like us to start with the children’s issues and work from there.’ – Cindy Solda other rural areas the numbers are consistent.” As well, infant mortality data is being re-examined for its accuracy, but the issue still needs to be addressed. “We need to look at regional characteristics, programs and gaps in

services,” Hasselback said. At 16 per cent, the Alberni region has a higher aboriginal population than either VIHA (5.8 per cent) or B.C. (4.8 per cent), and this may partially explain the arthritis and diabetes rates. “The rates among certain aboriginal groups are two to four times higher,” Hasselback said. “But I need to see more data to say that for certain.” The numbers are disturbing and are a call to action, said Port Alberni city councillor Cindy Solda, who is the

city’s appointee to the hospital board. “They blew me away and were upsetting, but this isn’t the first time statistics have been that low,” Solda said. “It’s time to start doing something about it.” The Community Health Network is the vehicle to start addressing the issues, Solda said. The network includes participation by municipal and regional government, community groups, and VIHA. Its mandate is to find solutions to crossjurisdictional underlying issues

affecting health. They key, Solda said, is not to try to work on the issues holus bolus, but instead to prioritize and tackle them one piece at a time. “I’d like us to start with the children’s issues and work from there,” Solda said. “I think that starting with children is a step in the right direction.” The right direction consists of many more steps though, Solda said. “It’s going to take a long time to address this — it won’t be any quick fix.”

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City will dip into surplus to make up $7.5 million budget shortfall From / 6 City staff will also assemble an integrated transportation plan, of which the industrial road is one part. Council also voted to approve $40,000 for consulting fees

Dry Creek Flood Protection project pre-design work. They further asked that the initiative’s $158,000 debt be transferred to next year. Council earmarked $40,000 in 2013 for Roger Creek Crossing design and planning

work. Coun. Hira Chopra talked about the need for a referendum on the project. “A large portion of citizens in Port Alberni don’t think we listen,” Coun. Jack McLeman said. No final decision

was made about a referendum, but further information about the project could be a fait accompli. “When people see that it costs $15 million to $20 million that could put it to bed once and for all,” Coun. Dan

Washington said. Councillors also approved an $11,000 (10 per cent) increase to the SPCA budget. And they voted to proceed with a grant application to the General Strategic Priorities Fund for water treatment

upgrades. The city expects to bring in $44.6 million in revenue for 2012. Expenditures, however, total $52.1 million, forcing the city to make up that $7.5 million from somewhere. Municipalities in B.C.

are not permitted to carry a deficit but must balance their budgets every year. Council meets again on March 26 to review reports and amendments. The budget has to be adopted by May 15.

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Agreement helps Catalyst reorganize From / 6 The agreements include a 10 per cent reduction in hourly rates along with adjustments to vacation, health benefits and work rules necessary to provide Catalyst with a competitive labour cost structure. The agreements also maintain hourly retiree health benefits. Annual savings in the range of $18 to $20 million are expected. According to a letter from the CEP’s lawyer, the company’s creditor protection status does have in impact. In response to questions from CEP members, the lawyer clarified that there is a stay of all legal actions against the company while they work out their affairs.

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The stay includes all arbitrations. There are also potential impacts to pensions. Catalyst may try to discontinue pension top-ups to employees’ age 55-59 under and enhanced package, one of several. The creditor protection status doesn’t require the company to cease the payments but it’s a possibility, the lawyer noted. Catalyst isn’t required to discontinue the benefit under creditor protection but it’s a possibility. “The issue is not whether the amount is “owed”, it is whether the person to whom it is owed has some priority so they can be certain to be paid,” the letter noted. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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School District 70 may not get to keep approximately $246,000 it saved during teachers’ three-day job action in March. The money was saved by teachers’ salaries not being paid during the action before spring break, School District 70 secretary treasurer Jerry Linning said.

Teachers walked out over their disapproval of Bill 22, which halts all job action while a government appointed mediator looks to end an ongoing contract dispute between teachers and the province. Trustees are aware of the matter in principle but there have been no detailed discussions about what is to become of the savings, Linning said. District administrators have been performing supervisory duties since teachers stopped performing them in

September as part of their job action. But the district hasn’t expended more money than normal for supervisory duties. “The education ministry is likely weighing their options but they haven’t yet provided directions to school districts about the savings,” he said. Districts across the province saved approximately $11 million per day by not paying teachers salaries over the three-day job action, a Ministry of Education spokesperson said. “We’re still working

with districts to determine the full extent of the savings.” The ministry hasn’t made a decision yet about what to do with the savings but they’ll likely be used elsewhere in the education sector, the spokesperson said. “One option would be to consider applying it (savings) to fund the first year of the $165 million Learning Improvement Fund,” the spokesperson said. The fund would be implemented over three years and is designed to help school districts

address classroom composition issues. School District 70 has other pressing needs where the money is needed, trustee Rosemarie Buchanan said. “We’re facing a $1.2 million transportation funding decrease over three years, we could have applied ours there,” she said. “But it might be a fait accompli before trustees even get a chance to discuss it.” Alberni District Teachers Union president Ken Zydyk wasn’t available for comment.

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NEWS The Alberni Valley News is published every Friday by Black Press Ltd., 4656 Margaret St., Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 6H2. Phone: (250) 723-6399. Fax: (250) 723-6395. Classifieds: (250) 310-3535. The Alberni Valley News is distributed free to 9,800 households in Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Sproat Lake and Beaver Creek. The Alberni Valley News is Vancouver Island owned and operated.

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Two-tier too much health Connecting students with right jobs A plan to provide a mobile magnetic resonance imaging service for a large section of Vancouver Island sharply contrasts public- and private-funded health care. The Vancouver Island Health Authority is inviting bids to prepare sites for a mobile MRI unit. The mobile MRI will be operational in the Comox Valley, Campbell River, Port Alberni and ‘...it creates Duncan by this summer. two levels of It will be offered at St. Joseph’s General Hospital health care.’ in Comox as well as in trailers next to Campbell River Hospital, West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni and Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan. This will certainly benefit people who live in or near the four affected communities. Comox Valley residents, for example, currently must travel to Nanaimo or Victoria for MRIs. Unless, of course, they have the money to spend in Courtenay at a private MRI on Ryan Road. Spend you will for the privilege of avoiding travel and government-funded waiting lists. Costs for a scan generally range from $875 to more than $1,000. Contrast this with no charge for a medicare-covered MRI. The catch, of course, is that the new mobile MRI will rotate between the four communities. While existing waits should be shortened in Nanaimo, there will naturally be some waits for the mobile MRI. The best argument for privatized health care is how it takes people out of the taxpayer-funded system and reduces those wait times. The best argument against it is that it creates two levels of health care – one for the wealthy and one for the rest of us. It violates the Canada Health Act, yet there it is and everybody acts like it isn’t. — Comox Valley Record

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ICTORIA – 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. Much of oil and gas work is dirty and dangerous. These days most industrial jobs involve sophisticated electronics, and the technical skill level

required is high. But there are entry-level jobs going begging, and relatively high pay is offered to fill positions in a short-staffed service sector in the Peace region. NDP MLA Carole James, no stranger to northern B.C., dismissed Falcon’s plan as a stunt. There are unemployed people in the region who should be offered training before we start flying people up from Vancouver, James said. Yet I repeatedly hear from northern employers that the labour shortage is real and growing. 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 signature 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 postsecondary education that leads to fields with poor job prospects. I suggested that if B.C. taxpayers are to increase their subsidy to postsecondary students, already worth about two-thirds of their schooling costs, perhaps grants could be targeted to areas of pressing economic need. To my surprise, James agreed that is worth considering. This is significant, not only because it is 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.

‘To my surprise, James agreed that is worth considering.’

TO COMMENT … We welcome your original comments on editorials, columns, on topics in the Alberni Valley News or any subjects important to you. Only letters that include name, address, and day and evening phone numbers and that are verified by the Alberni Valley News can be considered for publication. Letters to the editor and articles submitted to the Alberni Valley News may be published or distributed in print, electronic or other forms. The Alberni Valley News is a member of the B.C. Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

After writing about the labour shortage last week, I was bombarded with messages from an irate 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 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. Continued / 11

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Too many jobs, not enough trained From / 10 Should further subsidies go to soonto-be-unemployed teachers? No. Our education system trains too many people for what they want to do, rather than what the economy needs. Further to that, a tax on banks will be popular with some of today’s students, who protested against capitalism in the “occupy” camps that

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will resume as the weather improves. Others will examine the idea and conclude that 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

To the Editor, Beaver Creek still suffers frequent boilwater advisories. The potential exists to begin work this summer on solving the problem, but little seems to be happening to realize this potential. Proposals exist to build a new reservoir and to allow use of city water in times of excessive turbidity. Unfortunately, the money available for this work can only be accessed after the improvement district (BCID) becomes a service area of the Regional District (ACRD) – a conversion mandated by referendum in October 2011, almost five months ago. Sadly, the trustees of BCID do not appear to be seriously getting on with conversion, despite ACRD urgings. The ACRD has recently made a written request for decisions; on a final date for conversion and on acceptance of existing project proposals. BCID’s apparent response has been to cancel the monthly board meeting (Mar. 19) at which these requests should have

been publicly aired and acted on. Residents were given no notice (apart from a sheet pinned to the office door) or any reason for the cancellation. This is not only discourteous but unacceptable. BCID should promptly re-schedule the cancelled meeting and let the public witness and make input to their response to ACRD’s requests. The people of Beaver Creek deserve to have their trustees act, and be seen to act, positively and without delay. The referendum decision must be implemented; with the water system placed under ACRD management and the proposed work initiated, as soon as possible. Alexander Miller, Beaver Creek

Water issue quits flowing To the Editor, Last October, the people of Beaver Creek voted 73 per cent in favour of converting the Beaver Creek Improvement District (BCID) into a service area of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD).

Late last year, the ACRD committed $800,000 to infrastructure upgrades in 2012 and more recently applied for an additional $810,000 grant for a total of $1.61 million in water system improvements for Beaver Creek. It was proposed that June 1 be a target date for conversion to enable work to commence in 2012 as these funds cannot be used for works that are not the responsibility of the ACRD. BCID was supposed to make a decision to move forward with the conversion at its regular monthly meeting in March, however, the meeting was cancelled. The note on the door did not specify why it was cancelled but said the next meeting will be held on April 16. Rarely do leopards change their spots. Chances are high that BCID trustees are up to the same game that they have been playing all along trying to maintain the status quo. Is it time to rally the troops again? Doesn’t the voice of the people mean anything to them? The ACRD has put their best foot forward. It’s time for

BCID to do the same. Susan E. Roth, Port Alberni

We must fend for ourselves To the Editor, Re: City can’t rely on outside aid, Letters, March 16. Further to Trevor Jackson’s letter last week, I can’t stress enough that no one or no city should rely on the military to get you through hard times. My husband and I endured 17 days without power during the Ice Storm in 1998 in Ontario. Many others had it much worse. To make matters worse, the train had pulled down several rows of ice laden power lines before it could stop and it blew major power boxes. Thankfully the rec centre was opened for those who couldn’t manage at home and we could take showers. At least here you will have the new high school and Echo Centre that hopefully will have generators and become centres to house people. The military did eventually show up, but had to ask for directions on how to get where they were going. That was the last we saw of them.

Both my husband and I are retired military personnel and if conditions weren’t so dire, we would have laughed. Port Alberni is lucky to have a radio station. In Ontario we did not and even though we listened to an Ottawa station, not once did they ever mention how the outer rural towns were doing, or when lines where going to be reinstated. We ended up fending for ourselves and looking after elderly neighbours with hot meals from the barbecue. We donated all our freezer food to help feed those who stayed in the rec centre. Make sure that you have lots of full propane tanks and candles on hand, batteries and a radio with its own power source, and don’t forget cash. We have come to the realization that you have to learn to rely on yourselves as you can’t count on anyone else. We agree too that now is the time to formulate a plan of action to help those who cannot help themselves. Carole Walker, Port Alberni

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4288 JOHNSTON ROAD

• Centrally located 4 bedroom home • 2 bdrms up, and partial bsmt for storage • Original hardwood flooring, lovely paint colours throughout • Large kitchen with new paint and bright bathroom

• Beautiful private lot close to marina • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on main • Single garage and multiple carport • Lots of room to store your boat or build a shop

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ONE PERCENT REALTY

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Full MLS® Service at a Fraction of the Price Vancouver Island

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$779,000

WHY PAY MORE?

10148 SOUTH DR. • One of Sproat Lake’s Ånest waterfront locations • Architecturally designed home on three levels • White stone Åreplace, combination electric/ wood furnace

$595,000 SOLD

7491ALDERWOOD BEAVER CREEKDRRD $5,425 SAVED 4415

$248,500

10672 TAYLOR ARM DR. $13,570 SAVED

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$299,000 SOLD

• Rustic 3 bedroom home with newer 30x20 detached shop on 3.77 acres • Well established gardens, fruit trees • Circular driveway with iron gate, lots of room for parking your RV.

CE PRI W NE

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$238,000

5045 MELROSE ST.

• Spacious 2334 sq. ft. Art Decor Style • Laminate & ceramic tile Æooring • Reno’d bathroom with jacuzzi tub • Fully self-contained reno’d in-law suite • Large deck with new alum. railings • New roof in 2009, canal views

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• Updated 3 bedroom rancher with loft • 20x24 detached shop • Large 100x125 lot MLS #331523

• Sproat Lake Waterfront • 0.80 acre property with over 100 feet of prime waterfront with cottage • Separate carport with attached workshop, large deck, lake & mountain views.

4561 SOUTH CRESC. • Beautifully restored 4 bed 2 bath 2500 sq. ft. character home • Detached single car garage and attached workshop • Large 66x130 lot - rear yard backs onto green space • Enclosed deck & awesome patio area, fully fenced

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• Custom built 3 bed 2 bath 1569 sq. ft. Rancher • Attached 3 car garage • Built in 2006, lg corner lot • Gorgeous pond w/fountains and bridge • RV parking c/w water, sewer & power

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2979 6TH AVENUE • Solid custom built 3 bed 2 bath • Large 75x125 lot with awesome views • Original oak hardwood Æoors, 2 F/P • Attached double garage MLS #325702

4961 GERTRUDE ST.

5559 WOODLAND CRESCENT W

7694 PACIFIC RIM HWY.

• Revenue property on 1.3 acres • Triplex, two 2 bedroom houses & mobile home pad • Large detached wired workshop/garage • Current revenue @ $2250 per month MLS #330784

$225,000

3575 16TH AVENUE

• Solid 4 bed, 2 bath 2250 sq. ft. home • Large 66x120 lot on quiet no thru street • Updated kitchen and bathroom • Bosch on demand hot water heater • Bryant high efÅciency gas furnace • Fully fenced rear yard with cedar deck • Spectacular views!

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$169,000

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2867 4TH AVENUE

• Great revenue property Why Pay Rent? • 5 bed 2 bath character home with heat pump • 44x125 lot, detached workshop, RV parking • Live on the main and potential rent upstairs @ $1200+ • Commercial Zoning

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$539,000 3218 3rd Avenue • High visibility location - solid commercial building • 6 large units with additional 5,000 sq.ft. for ideas • Over 17000 sq.ft. on .47 acre • High ceilings throughout/large warehouse • 9 bay doors - beautiful views of inlet

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Ty Watson House gets double boost Chili cookoff at Kingsway Potluck raises $15,000 SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The forecast for this Saturday, March 24 is a little chili, but patrons at the Kingsway Hotel can warm up with a Ty Watson House Hospice fundraiser. The annual chili cookoff takes place at the Kingsway, with dinner ready for tasting between 6–8 p.m. Tickets are $9.50 each and include chili tasting, salad, buns and dessert. Anyone who eats gets to vote on their favourite chili, says pub manager Pauline Arbanas. Big Daddy brings live music to the stage from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and there is a free shuttle service. The Kingsway fundraises for the hospice year-round, running weekly meat draws and other events. “It’s a local charity and the money remains local, which I like,� Arbanas added. The Kingsway is located at 3203 First Ave. editor@albernivalleynews.com

SUSAN QUINN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Pauline Arbanas from the Kingsway Hotel assures patrons that the chili prepared for this weekend’s Chili Cookoff will be homemade and delectable. The popular annual event is a fundraiser for Ty Watson House Hospice.

The Port Alberni Fundraising Co-op will donate $15,070—this year’s net profit from Pot Luck Ceramics—towards the operating cost of Port Alberni’s local end of life care facility, Ty Watson House. Pot Luck Ceramics, owned and operated by the Port Alberni Fundraising Co-op (PAFCo-op) is an attempt to change the way fundraising is done in the Alberni Valley, allowing charitable organizations to reduce their own local fundraising efforts and better focus on their mission. The co-op is the first community service co-op in Canada operating for the sole purpose of supporting non-profit programs and services in the Alberni Valley. Pot Luck Ceramics is located in a rustic barn in Cherry Creek, and sells Mediterranean terracotta cook and dinnerware, which the business imports from Catalonia in

SONJA DRINKWATER/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Helma Swinkels from Potluck Ceramics, left, Donna Hedley from the Coastal Community Credit Union and Ty Watson House executive director Erin Girling set up an account for Potluck Ceramics’ first donation to the hospice.

Spain. It was open on 40 days in 2011. Ty Watson House is the first group to benefit from a PAFCo-op donation, says Helma Swinkels, who set up the co-op and operates Pot Luck Ceramics. The co-op donation will fund the income deficit of

the operating budget of Ty Watson House. It is the PAFCo-op’s goal, said Swinkels, to completely close the gap in the Ty Watson House operating budget, before supporting the next non-profit service in the Alberni Valley.

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DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installation of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com

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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.

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◆ BUSINESS

Water’s Edge closing doors WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A rental dispute with the city is forcing Harbour Quay’s Water’s Edge Restaurant to close its doors. The last plate of food will be served at the five-year old waterfront eatery on March 31, owner operator Thomas Geiger said. “I’ve been working in the business since I was 16 years old,” said Geiger, 48. “This is certainly not my choice.” Geiger admits to being behind on his rent to the tune of $22,000. The seeds of the restaurant’s end were sown during last summer’s renovation of Harbour Quay, he said. “I had no patio, no parking, there was dust and fumes, and pile drivers were working outside everyday,” Geiger said. “I had to close until four o’clock in the afternoon and after that there was little business.” But business has been picking up over the past two months and the spring and summer looked to be good. Geiger said he approached the city with an offer to pay $10,000 of the rent with the balance payable over the spring and summer. “They said ‘no’ and wanted the full amount so what could I do?” Geiger said. “I signed the papers and that’s it.” Geiger said he’ll be looking for another job, and would like to

one day open another restaurant. “But it will be very difficult after declaring bankruptcy.” City economic development manager Pat Deakin said the city and owner have agreed to close the eatery by mutual agreement. Deakin said he wasn’t aware of the renovation work last summer being an issue. The closure leaves a big hole at the front of Harbour Quay that the city wants to fill in short order, Deakin said. The city is putting out a request for proposals for the restaurant property, which it hopes to have filled by summer, he said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

City officials bring concerns to small business roundtable SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Unable to make a deal with the city to pay back rent, Thomas Geiger is forced to close Water’s Edge Restaurant. His last day of operation is March 31.

Transportation and its routes in and out of Port Alberni were hot button issues as business owners and politicians met with provincial MLA Kevin Krueger and the Small Business Roundtable, Tuesday at the Best Western Barclay. An alternate highway into Port Alberni, reviving the rail and creating an industrial route were all discussed, as was establishing an Asian Pacific gateway through the port, Mayor John Douglas said. Krueger said the city’s deepwater port could be a job generator for

the region, and he would take Port Alberni’s concerns to the minister of transportation. Krueger and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell created the roundtables in 2005. Douglas said the meeting also offered people a chance to ask about expanding training, developing a seniors community as an economic driver, recreational tourism and bringing in institutions to create a wider curriculum. “Things like a larger curriculum for trades, paramedicine, first responders and curriculum the Justice Institute offers,” he said.

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Dylan Stefani, 8 months, gets a hand from dad to sit astride this cool bike at the grand opening of New Life Motorsports on Saturday.

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◆ B.C. JUNIOR ALL-NATIVE 2012

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Between 1,800 and 2,000 people packed the Alberni Athletic Hall on Sunday for the opening ceremony of the B.C. Junior All Native basketball tournament. See more pictures on page 27.

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A Lytton Cougars player, left, finishes her drive for a layup against the Gitmidiik Storm in their opening game on Monday night. Lytton won.

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the title after squaring off against each other with the Wolfpack prevailing 83-82. The Magic are relegated to the losers bracket where they will battle Homiss, Van City, and Skidegate for a chance at the title through the back door. Undefeated teams Wolfpack and Heiltsuk, as well as Syilx and Prince Rupert all square off

on Thursday. On the girls’ side, the Mystic Sunz remained undefeated at press time after beating Laxkw’alaams. The NCN Lady Warriors bowed out after losing to Gingolox and Sylix. The girls’ and boys’ semi-finals go at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. respectively on Friday. The girls’ final is at 1 p.m. and boys’ at 2:30 p.m.

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Muddy battle Matt Tran, from the ADSS junior boys’ rugby Armada, can’t avoid a tackle from a Carihi High player in a road game against Campbell River last week. The Armada dominated the combined Carihi and Phoenix high school team, winning 46–0. PAUL RUDAN/BLACK PRESS

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The Alberni Valley Bulldogs handed out their year-end team awards at an event held at the AV Multiplex last week. Josh Mitchell was the team’s top scorer, picking up 13 goals and 45 assists for 58 points in 59 games played this season. Rookie of the year is Evan Tironese, from Qualicum Beach. Tironese signed with the Bulldogs last July, and fulfilled the team’s requirement to have a 16-year-old on the active roster. His presence was felt throughout the season, not just on paper. He scored 14 goals— five on the power

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AV Bulldogs’ captain Trent Dorais skates around the net during a game of shinny at Weyerhaeuser.

play—and picking up 28 assists for 42 points in 60 games. Tironese and longtime equipment manager Jamie Amos were named the

team’s unsung heroes for 2011-12. Mitchell and team captain Trent Dorais were named the team’s MVPs for the year. Dorais also won

the coaches’ choice award. Marlon Sabo was a triple award winner, picking up the fan’s choice award, educational award for high school students and also for most improved player. He shared most improved with Tryg Strand. Ryan Lough was the most sportsmanlike player and also won an educational award for college students. Lars Hepso won the team’s humanitarian award. Walker Hyland was named the team’s best defenceman. Strand and Artsiom Kalashnikov were the Bulldogs’ community heroes this year. The team also recognized the 20-year-old players

leaving the team: Dorais, Hyland, Mitchell and goaltender Max Fenkell. The Bulldogs finished sixth in the B.C. Hockey League’s Coastal Conference with 48 points in 60 games (22-34-2-2). Because of the new post-season format that saw the top four teams advance with no bye round for first place this year, the Bulldogs did not make it to the playoffs. To see photos of the award winners, check out team playby-play announcer Evan (Hammer) Hammond’s blog, Hammer’s Bulldog Blog, at hammersdogs. blogspot.ca. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Banners in the sky again are available at the Rollin Art Centre. ◆ Arrowsmith Big Band Jazz Concert at the Capitol Theatre, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Adults $12, seniors/students $10. Sponsored by the Alberni Orchestra Society.

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Photographer’s Rollin in talent Local photographer Gittan Klemetsrud’s insightful understanding of humanity’s unified connections with nature is infectious. Catch her drift in her new show, When Attitudes Become Form, at the Rollin Art Centre gallery, Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street, until April 11.

2012’s a banner year It’s that time of year again: Arrowsmith Rotary Club is sponsoring the annual banner program. There is a $10 registration fee to cover the cost of supplies. Forms can be picked up at the Rollin Art Centre anytime from Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deadline is May 18. The paint-in is planned for May 24–27 at the Kinsmen Community Centre.

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Timber: Songs and Stories of the Western Logger expecting a play. This 90-minute production is actually a musical revue. The music offers a distinct West Coast sound with folk, country, jazz and Celtic tunes. Director Ross Desprez describes it as East meets West with a twist. Good Timber touches on every aspect of the industry, Tickets are $27 and available at The Rollin Art Centre, Somass Drugs and Echo Centre. Good Timber will be presented over three shows at the Capitol Theatre, April 20 at 8 p.m., and April 21 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. All proceeds go towards the Athletic Hall elevator fund.

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Words on fire Weds. Words on Fire open mike continues on Wednesday, March 28 at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. This event showcases local talented writers of all genres. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with local singer/activist Barry Bruyere entertaining. Readings are from 7–9 p.m. and writers will have the opportunity to read a longer piece of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or memoir. Fee is $5.

Call for artists for the Rollin The Rollin Art Centre is putting out a call for visual artists. Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre or you can download an application at www. portalberniarts.com. Deadline is April 30.

Get your event tickets here The Rollin Art Centre still has tickets left for a number of events: ◆ Port Alberni‘s Harbour City Big Band is putting on the Ritz. Don’t miss this evening of swinging to the oldies at their Swing into Spring Dance, Saturday March 31 from 7:30–11:30 p.m. at the Italian Canadian Hall. Tickets are $15 and

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Fashion plates of the day SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Fashion has always been a focus in civilization, but perhaps never more so than in the last 100 years. Merlyn Patten of Qualicum Beach will bring proof to the Alberni Valley next month with a special fundraising show, 100 years of fashion. Patten has been collecting vintage clothing ever since she picked up her first two pieces at a friend’s antique store. She has pieces dating

Quickfacts ◆ VINTAGE FASHION Show and Tea tickets go on sale Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. at Echo Centre. Tickets $20.

back to the 1880s. For the vintage fashion show and afternoon tea happening at Echo Centre, Patten has chosen pieces from 1886 to 2000. The show may be on April 21, but tickets are on sale in advance

only, this Saturday, March 24 at Echo Centre starting at 10 a.m. Tickets are $20 each and include tea, the fashion show and door prizes. People are encouraged to wear their own hats to win a prize. The event will raise money for the Beta Sigma Phi’s legacy, which helps fund children’s programs at the AV Museum. Patten’s piece from 1912 is a black ascot dress “and it’s absolutely fabulous,” she said. Continued / 30

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Nuu-chah-nulth club returns to west coast WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Emily Spiller returns to the Alberni Valley for a gig at the Rainbow Room on Saturday, March 31.

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he Rainbow Room on Fourth Avenue in Port Alberni will be hopping on Saturday, March 31 when Emily Spiller graces the performance area. A hint of Imogen Heap-meets-Zap Mama with a splash of Feist, Spiller blends jazz and blues with layered harmonies over vocal percussion as a one-woman show. Nominated for five Vancouver Island Music awards in 2011, Spiller won

“Female Vocalist of the Year” shortly after returning from an Australian tour and a showcase at Canadian Music Fest in Toronto. Spiller travels the globe as a duo with Vancouver’s Doc Prophet. Armed with loop machines, laptops and microphones, they create live layers on stage like you’ve never heard before. Doc Prophet is a producer, beat maker, beat boxer and multiinstrumentalist.

He says he’s “a man with a soul for all things music.” Starting at age 10 with a guitar led to anything Prophet could get his hands on, from drums and bass to looping software and his big love: producing. Crossing all genres, busting you out of your seat and onto the dance floor is what Prophet does best. The Rainbow room show also features DJ Lalu, known throughout

Indie rock plays Char’s

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Fall Fair Car got their start in Port Alberni, and now play in Victoria.

Char’s Landing on Argyle Street plays host on Saturday, March 31 to three of the Island’s finest Indie Bands. Starting the night will be Bridge People from Victoria, then Port Alberni’s Cornealis takes the

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stage. The night’s headliner, Fall Fair Car, will shake the Landing with their unique original tunes. Advance tickets to see these three indie rock bands are $8 ($10 at the door) and are available at Dolce Vita.

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A Nuu-chah-nulth ceremonial club valued at $1.2 million has been donated by a collector to the UBC Museum of Anthropology.

bone and were sword-like in shape. Yew, a resilient wood was also used for whale harpoons, arrows and fish weirs. “When you needed something tougher than cedar then yew is what you used,” Ross said. UBC has other Nuu-chahnulth artifacts, and there are periodically brisk sales of them online. “I wouldn’t doubt that I see more of them for sale online after this donation,” Ross said. The club will be displayed at the Museum of Anthropology in its Multiversity Galleries, which house more than 10,000 objects from around the world.

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Hats off to fashion show From / 29 It came from the United States by way of England. Back in 1912, fashions arrived in Canada in a similar manner, debuting in Europe and gaining exposure in magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Ladies’ Home Journal and Illustrated America. Store buyers made trans-Atlantic

Vancouver and the Gulf Islands for his infectious global fusion sets. A musician and producer, Lalu takes you places you never thought you’d go. Spinning house, funk, reggae and electronic beats from around the world, there’s nothing you can do but move your body when he’s on deck. Tickets for this triple threat are $10 at the door. Doors open at 8 a.m.

A rare ceremonial club given to explorer Captain James Cook by Nuu-chah-nulth Peoples has been donated to the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology. The club, according to a UBC news release, was donated by the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts. Valued at $1.2 million, the club is carved out of yew wood and is shaped like a human hand grasping a sphere. It was purchased from a private dealer in New York. The club is said to have been given to Cook by Nuu-chah-nulth people during his final voyage in 1778. It is among the last traditional artifacts created before European contact. The donation might encourage the repatriation of other pieces to public facilities such as UBC’s. “While certain Nuu-chah-nulth objects collected by Cook exist in museums abroad — for example, in London, Berlin, and Vienna — this is the first and only in Canada,” said foundation chair Michael Audain. Cook’s family sold the club to the Leverian Museum in London in 1806. From there, it passed through several private collections in Britain and the United States until it was obtained by the foundation. The donation brings a sacred object closer to the living relatives of the ancestors who created it, but it’s not enough, said Tseshaht researcher and planner Darrell Ross. “It would have been awesome if the donator went a step further to actually bring it back to Nuu-chahnulth.” The club likely came from the Yoquaht portion of Nuu-chahnulth (near Gold River) where Cook enjoyed near exclusive trade relations with the Mowachaht people, Ross said. The object likely isn’t a war club, which were usually made of whale

trips to the fashion capitals as the century progressed so women could see the fashions shortly after they hit the streets in Paris and London. At the turn of the century social life in Canada was evolving and women required more and more fashionable clothing. In Port Alberni, many of the clothing pieces on display on

the second floor are party pieces—good clothing only worn occasionally. Not many of the everyday work clothes exist, centennial committee member Cathy Bagley said. They were usually worn until they were threadbare, then were re-purposed as pieces of quilts or patches for other clothing. editor@albernivalleynews.com

Members of the Port Alberni Centennial committee join staff and board members from the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce to show off the new hats available to promote the city’s upcoming centenary. Hats are available at the AV Museum.

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â—† HEORES WITH HEARTS dinner and dance. Pasta dinner, silent auction and 50-50 draw. At Best Western Barclay Hotel. Starts: 6 p.m. Tix: $20 each, two for $30 or age 12 and under: $12.

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in Grades K-6. From 3-4:30 p.m. Snacks, games, stories, crafts, music, and more! Call 250-724-5032 for more info.

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