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125 YEARS LATER: City shaken by explosion that remains Canada’s second-worst industrial accident
Mine blast rocked Nanaimo
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asant spring 887 in ered by two in quick sucthe throaty whistle at the ne. massive s below sea nown as n the city’s he result harge that ignited a pocket of coal bed gas released from a previous charge just minutes before. That pocket of gas served as the ignition to a massive amount of coal dust that was also released from the first charge. The second blast was coal dust igniting on other slopes as the explosion rocketed through the underground shafts for almost a kilometre, swallowing coal dust as it went, and the pressure blew burning timbers and rock out adjacent hoisting and venting shafts above ground. The wooden head frame, built high above the pit, caught fire and burned to the ground. It took seconds for men on the surface to realize the massive mine had caught fire, and at 5:55 p.m., the eerie wail of the mine’s steam whistle echoed through the community, sounding the alert to families just sitting down to dinner. At the time of the explosion, 156 men were working in the massive network of underground slopes. The 149 men who didn’t die directly from the fire or shockwave slowly succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, some lasting as long as several hours, writing messages in the floor dust with their shovels before dying. One victim, John Stevens,
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Nanaimo Museum curator David Hill-Turner, and research assistant Danijela Razman, document the grave site of James Lyons, 44, and his son, Michael Lyons, 16, at the cemetery at St. Peter’s Catholic Church Friday. Both Lyons were killed in the No. 1 Esplanade Mine disaster on May 3, 1887.
scratched out ‘13 hours after explosion, in deepest misery’ in white chalk. Samuel Myers, who organized Nanaimo’s first union – the Calvin Ewing Local Assembly 3017 of the Knights of Labour – was also among the dead. Fifty-three of the dead were Chinese labourers, many of whose names were unknown because Chinese workers weren’t employed directly by the mine, but outsourced from subcontractors who didn’t keep records. All workers in the mine were referred to by a number
when they were in the pits. Only seven men, all of them working in the mine’s engine room, escaped the inferno safely. One survivor, Jules Michael, later recalled, “I heard a sound like a heavy fall of rock ... and then I felt the wind coming from it up the slope. I said ‘My God! Boys! What is coming on us now?’” One rescuer, Samuel Hudson, was later overcome by afterdamp and died from its effects while looking for the bodies of his colleagues. Men fought the fire back from
the engine room in an effort to save the pumps that fed the shafts with 75,000 cubic feet of fresh air per minute in hopes some men would be found alive. After two weeks, the underground fire was finally extinguished, but search parties had given up any hope of finding survivors. It took until July before the last of the bodies could be recovered, though seven men remained unrecovered. The diagonal slope was flooded that summer and never used again. ◆ See ‘TRAGIC’ /7
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If the B.C. government wants to save the key components to Morden Colliery Provincial Historic Park, it has a short window of opportunity. That’s one message a Friends of Morden Mine Society delegation is pitching to Terry Lake, environment minister, Monday (May 7) in Victoria. Another is that government does not have to do it alone. The delegation, including society directors Eric Ricker, John Knappett and John Hofman, and Parksville-Qualicum Liberal MLA Ron Cantelon, hope to convince Lake of the urgency to repair Morden’s headframe and tipple, and discuss future development of the park. Acquired as a park in 1972, the Morden site features one of only two remaining coal mining headframes and tipples in North America. The other is in Muddy, Ill. Site preparation of the Morden Mine began 100 years ago and construction of the headframe started in 1913. “They decided to go with, for the times, a fancy way of building the headframe,” said Ricker. “The shaft at Morden was 600 feet, the deepest on Vancouver Island. That’s probably another reason they took the trouble to build such a sturdy rig to run the elevators.” After falling into a state of disrepair following the collapse of the coal mining industry, the property became a park thanks to the efforts of George Wilkinson, whose father was the inspector of mines in that area. ◆ See ‘PRESERVATION’ /6
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Nanaimo man dies in crash A 44-year-old Nanaimo man was killed in a fiery crash on Highway 5 north of Hope Sunday at about 5:40 a.m. The driver’s identity was not released pending further discussion with the victim’s family. Police say the man had been travelling southbound on Highway 5 in his late-model Ford pickup truck when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The truck left the highway, entered the ditch and struck a concrete pillar. Preliminary investigations suggest that weather and road conditions were not contributing factors in the accident. The RCMP P, provincial coroner and collision analysts are expected to continue the investigation.
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The last holdout in the Regional District of Nanaimo’s watershed protection program wants on board. Lantzville has asked the RDN to let the community participate in the collaborative program examining the issues of water from a regional perspective. It has numerous goals, such as learning more about the region’s water sources, conservation, lessening the impacts of population growth and more. The Drinking Water and Watershed Protection program, developed in 2009, made the RDN the first government in B.C. to establish a taxpayer-funded drinking water protection service. It originally encompassed the electoral areas, but the surrounding municipalities of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach became part of the service last year. John Finnie, general manager of environment services for the RDN, said Lantzville joining is beneficial. “Water doesn’t take the political boundary,” said Finnie. More partners means a reduction of costs associated with the program, because it is shared among more areas. Coun. Brian Dempsey, Lantzville’s RDN representative, said the reduction in cost was one reason council decided to join. Previously fees were around
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I spy with my little eye
Becca Crawford, 5, looks through a handmade Newtonian reflector scope during Astronomy Day hosted by the Nanaimo Astronomy Society at the Harbourfront Library Saturday. The event featured a meteorite display, telescope display and society members Bill Weller, who spoke about killer rocks from space, and Garland Coulson, who discussed the Nanaimo Dark Sky Project.
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EDUCATION ACT produced conflict and hostilities. BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN
Nanaimo school trustees want the province to repeal legislation that prohibits teacher job action and appoints a mediator to resolve the bargaining impasse between teachers and employers. The board is writing a letter to Education Minister George Abbott asking that Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act, be rescinded. Jamie Brennan, school board chairman, said the legislation has served to prolong conflict in the public education system by angering teachers and the end result is negative impacts for stu-
dents, parents and other district staff. “Teachers are angry,” he said. “That kind of hostility and conflict is really counterproductive to a well-managed education system. It’s not sustainable. It would be a good thing if government reconsidered.” Brennan said Bill 22 has spurred teachers to withdraw from voluntary activities as part of an action plan to resist the legislation – the only viable option left to them given the large fines for job action. It appoints a mediator to help resolve the bargaining impasse, but prescribes what the mediator can and can’t talk about, he said. “It’s an imposition, not a mediator,” he said. “Legislation is not the way to resolve disputes in bargaining. It should be a last resort.” Brennan said the creation
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2012-8519 On April 7, a threemetre, grey skiff with no identifiers and no motor attached was stolen from Protection Island. 2012-8515 On April 7, a two-yearold red tail hawk was reported missing from its enclosure on Cedar Road. The hawk is 30 centimetres tall, has white and cream on its front side and under its wings. It also has a brown and red back and a red tail. 2012-8986 On April 12, an orange and black 2008 KTM 450SXF dirt bike was stolen from a back shed of a residence in the 500 block of Deering Street. The bike was chained and locked in the shed with a tarp over top of it. The exhaust on the motorcycle is very loud. 2012-8997 On April 13, a blue Ecoped electric scooter was stolen from a home in the 600 block of Kennedy Street. The scooter has one pedal, a broken mirror and a broken, taped-up tail light. 2012-9419 On April 16 between 6-10 p.m., a Giant mountain bike was stolen from an unlocked garage located in the
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2012-9197 On April 14 at approximately 8:30 p.m., an attempted robbery occurred on Shenton Road. The victim, a 17-year-old male, was walking home from Country Club Centre and was on a path near Shenton Road when he was approached by a male. The suspect punched the male in the face, then demanded he hand over his iPod and wallet. The victim yelled at the suspect who then ran away. The suspect is described as Caucasian, 25 years of age with short dark hair. It is believed the suspect may have followed the victim from the shopping mall. 2012-9509 On April 18, four coils of copper wire were stolen from B.C. Hydro trucks parked on Madsen Road. On April 20, a security guard at B.C. Hydro discovered a male inside the compound. The male is described as Caucasian, in his 20s, short, wearing black jeans and a black hoodie with a white design on the front. When confronted by the security guard, the suspect male ran off toward a vehicle waiting in the area. 2012-9616 On April 16, a gold bracelet was found near the intersection of Dick Avenue and Hamilton Street.
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Strategic policing plan discussed Nanaimo organizations voiced their opinions on the Ministry of Justice’s new 10-year policing strategic plan at a community roundtable discussion Friday. Community representatives from social service agencies, victim service organizations, government and police attended an invite-only roundtable discussion intended to engage communities and determine what they want the future of policing to look like. The roundtables are the first
step in engaging communities in the development of the strategic plan. The Ministry of Justice will launch a blog and survey in the next few weeks to get feedback from the public. The 10-year plan aims to provide goals and measures for police and focus on areas such as community safety, crime prevention and preventing gang and gun violence. For more information, please go to www.gov.bc.ca/justice.
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Walking for a cure Participants in Nanaimo’s 13th annual Scotiabank MS Walk head under the arch at Maffeo Sutton Park on three-, six- and nine-kilometre routes Sunday. More than $35,000 was raised for medical research and to provide services for people living with multiple sclerosis. P.
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Preservation plans include fundraising John Hofman’s sketch, developed to publicize the Friend’s of Morden Mine’s vision for the preservation and development of an interpretive centre at the Provincial Historic Park the site.
◆ From /1 “He had friends in the government and started writing letters pointing out this was the only intact mine left on Vancouver Island and should be saved,� said Ricker. “The response was swift and the government acquired the land.� But little was done to develop the park since then and erosion over
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the years has put the headframe at risk. Hofman, an engineer, is convinced it’s not if, but when the remaining wood beams will collapse. “Who knows what they will demolish on their way down?� he said. “Some of the vertical columns are splitting and if one of those goes, the whole structure could collapse.� Hofman is disappointed to see the headframe deteriorating and with it, part of Nanaimo’s history. “This is on public property and we should be able to do something about it,� he said. “Mining was an enormous industry from Nanoose to Chase River and we have very little evidence left.� Ricker admits times are tough to be asking for money, as many parks need an infusion of cash. “B.C. Parks doesn’t have any budget. It has been slashed back for years under all governments,� he said. “But structures like this don’t wait for better budgetary years. They have to be accounted to or they’re gone.� Ricker hopes to convince the government there’s tremendous potential in the site. “That is one thing we will be emphasizing to the minister,� he said. “It’s not just an old coal mine, it’s much more. “This could be the hub for the south Nanaimo area as a tourist, education and recreation area.� The society had two engineering reports done on the site, both indicating the structure could be saved, but also pointing out serious problems that must be addressed. Knappett, whose company worked on the Kinsol Trestle restoration project in the Cowichan Valley, toured the site with Hofman and Ricker, providing ideas on how to tackle the project and how much emerg ency re pairs might cost. “This is a situation where realistically people who go into fix it are not going to find what they’re hoping for and you get into the possibility of escalating costs,� said Ricker. “I can say the long-term
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fix is estimated at $2 million.� If the government commits to emergency repairs, the society is willing to fundraise the $2 million to turn the park into an interpretive centre where people can learn about the industry, as well as memorialize the miners of Vancouver Island who toiled in it. “We know the park system is deprived all over and it’s not one gover nment’s fault, but a useful approach to amend that kind of deficit is to work with community groups,� said Ricker. “If people really want the parks the governments have provided, they should be prepared to rally round and help make them work properly. “In our case, we’re saying fix the structure, and we’ll try and do as much of the rest as we can.� The society doesn’t have a timeframe for building the interpretation centre, but is clear on emergency repairs to the structure. �Immediately,� said Ricker. “Every year that passes means the costs go up. In our view, if the government wants this park saved, the repair job has to be done.� The delegation has letters of support from the City of Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, Town of Ladysmith and NDP MLAs Leonard Krog and Doug Routley. “We have a good message, a good site plan and within all the circles where the decisions are made, there’s general awareness of the situation,� said Ricker. “Something like this is never anyone’s top priority, but it can’t wait for better economic times.� news@naniamobulletin.com
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TTragic 125th anniversary commemorated ◆ From /1 The tragedy remained the country’s worst industrial accident for 27 years, until an Alberta mine explosion killed 189 people in 1914. The death toll at Nanaimo’s No. 1 Esplanade Mine continues to be Canada’s second-worst industrial accident. “I think that is something that is sometimes overlooked,” said David Hill-Turner, curator at the Nanaimo Museum. “It had a significant impact on the industry and its practices. It’s common perception perhaps to believe that adequate safety standards weren’t established at the time, or that working conditions were terrible, but the truth is, it was considered one of the safest mines. It had extensive ventilation, routine inspections, and modern safety equipment like rebreathers for the time. It was difficult work, but it was good work.” Hill-Turner added that many men took night courses in chemistry and math to keep their skills sharp. “They weren’t uneducated,” he said. A witness report from an inquiry held May 27, 1887 by the province’s Ministry of Mines indicates the diagonal slope, 700 metres long with coal seven to fifteen feet thick, was just inspected for gas prior to the explosion and was considered safe. An inspector testified the slope was gas-free a short time before the blast. “Everything about this mine, previous to the 3rd of May last, seemed to be in good order,” said the inspector according to minutes of the inquisition. “No expense whatever being spared to make things safe. Ventilation was good ... In this part of the mine a considerable quantity of gas was given off, but the ventilation was so good there was no opportunity for it to collect, and at no time previous to the 3rd May did I see any gas there.” At the time, while the dangers of coal bed gas were known, the combustive ability of coal dust was just beginning to be understood. That knowledge came too late for the men in the No. 1 mine. “Senior managers were prob-
Quickfacts ◆ MEMORIAL VIGIL and rose planting planned for 5:30 p.m. Thursday (May 3) at the memorial kiosk at Milton Street and Esplanade. All are welcome.
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ably just becoming aware of coal dust, but at that time they weren’t familiar with it,” said Hill-Turner. Some of the victims are buried at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Machleary Street. ***
Mine disasters: ◆ June 30, 1884. Gas explosion kills 23 men at Wellington No. 3 ◆ Jan. 24, 1888. Explosion kills 60 men and several mules at Wellington No. 5 ◆ Oct. 5, 1909. Explosion at Extension No. 2, killing 32 men ◆ Feb. 9, 1915. Nineteen men drown after South Wellington mine floods ◆ May 27, 1915. Explosion kills 22 men at the Reserve mine – Source: Friends of the Morden Mine
The mine, owned by the Vancouver Coal Mining and Land Company, opened in 1883 and closed in 1937 after producing more than 18 million tonnes of coal, the most of any Nanaimo mine. After the explosion, it took until 1889 to get back to full production, as a “rabbit’s warren” of complicated tunnels stretched south to the Nanaimo River, north to what is now downtown Nanaimo, and east to Protection Island. In total, 46 women lost their husbands and 126 children lost their fathers. The mine lost almost 25 per cent of its employees. With an immediate population of about 4,000 people in Nanaimo in 1887, the deaths had a significant impact on the city’s families and economy. “It was a dramatic blow to the community,” said Ron Blank, president of the Nanaimo Family History Society. “The men would have been considered to be good wage earners and an important part of the
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community. Geneologically, it also had a huge impact. In those days, it wasn’t unusual for a women to marry two or three times because often she’d lose her husband, as these ones had, in various mine disasters.” With virtually no financial support systems beyond fundraising for the widows, they were forced to either leave or remarry, said Blank. “Some local societies existed for giving support in such a case, but it would have been very minimal support, maybe a few dollars a month, which is what a miner would have made in a day,” he said. Women received a $12 monthly allowance for the rest of their lives, or until they remarried, and children under 14 also received an allowance, according to Nanaimo Museum records. More than $100,000 was collected for the Nanaimo Relief Fund from across Canada and the United States. Neighbourly support in 1887 for all families was vital, and it was that support that
allowed many widows to stay in Nanaimo to continue raising their children. Joan Carruthers, a director of the South End Neighbourhood Association, says the philosophy of community support can still be felt in the city’s south end. “From the south end’s point of view we have a real neighbourhood here, everybody is so supportive,” Carruthers said. “We get together and we stay together and it’s to improve the neighbourhood and deal with whatever issues come up. Going back to when neighbours had to help neighbours, and all of a sudden people had this common loss, they had to stick together. There has always been that feeling here.” *** To memorialize those lost and the Nanaimo families that lost loved ones, the Nanaimo Museum will feature an exhibit from May 3 to June 1, while the South End Neighbourhood Association will host a vigil and rose planting Thursday (May 3) at the memorial kiosk, built last year, at Milton Street and Esplanade. All are welcome. At 5:30 p.m., a reading on the mine disaster will take place followed by a moment of silence at 5:55 p.m., the exact moment the tragedy shook Nanaimo a century and a quarter earlier. That will be followed by a ceremonial planting of roses – something many of the miners would have had in their yard – and a dogwood tree by citizens Pamela Mar and Muriel Mackay-Ross. Members of SENA will then plant the rest of the rose garden to commemorate Nanaimo’s history, the lives lost who helped build it, and the legacy of heritage and community that continue today in Nanaimo’s south end. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
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City’s history must live on It’s not easy to dig back into a past that some people don’t want to remember. But as some would prefer that any evidence of coal mining in Nanaimo would just disappear, others are looking past the scars – both physical and psychological – left behind by the industry and remembering, though not necessarily celebrating. In short, coal mining MEN WHO took its toll on Nanaimo’s worked and earliest citizens. It killed hundreds of men – good died in the men – and left families coal mines torn. It divided workers, deserve to be managers and neighbours, remembered. and made a lot of money for the elite few. When the coal ran out, and the coal barons left for good, they left nothing behind but a gutted landscape and a community left to fend for itself. It’s a difficult foundation to be built on, and even today, decades after the last mine closed for good, Nanaimo still bears the scars of coal mining, at least in our hearts. We’ve abandoned our history as the coal barons abandoned us; there is little physical evidence to signify that coal mining was here. But that’s changing. Slowly, we’re peeling back the layers of our painful heritage. Whether it’s an effort to salvage the remains of the Morden Mine, or a small remembrance at the foot of Milton Street to remember 150 dead miners, a museum exhibit or a park dedicated to miners in Extension, we’re beginning to look back, maybe just a little, to see where we came from. That’s a good thing, because we owe it to the men who worked in the mines, the men who really built this city, and who died underground, to at least acknowledge them and thank them. Once we do that, maybe we’ll be able to breathe again.
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Aging population needs assistance Developing and restructuring involved and navigate the commucommunities to prepare for an nity, but also to ensure everyone aging population is an important can participate regardless of their step to ensuring they continue to age, financial situation or physical serve the population’s needs in the ability. future. I can’t remember how many The World Health Organization times I have driven down the created a checklist of essential streets of Nanaimo to see a person features needed for age-friendly in a wheelchair or motorized scootcities. They fall under eight catego- er forced to go on the side of the ries: outdoor spaces and road instead of using buildings; transportathe sidewalk where they REPORTER’S tion; housing; social may have more protecVIEWPOINT participation; respect tion and separation and social inclusion; from motorists. Rachel Stern civic participation and The problem with Reporter p employment; communithe sidewalks on these cation and information; streets is they are too and community and narrow, and often a telehealth services. phone pole is stuck in An age-friendly city is the middle, which peodefined by WHO as one ple in wheelchairs or that has an “inclusive scooters have difficulty and accessible environnavigating. The poles ment that promotes also pose as obstacles active aging”. The items were for people with walkers. identified to help prepare cities for Driving past the Bowen Road the aging population and increased expansion project area every day urbanization. I see the new sidewalks the city Some features include creating has added are wide and don’t have sidewalks that have non-slip surobstacles situated in the middle of faces, are wide enough for wheelthe pathway. chairs and have curbs that drop to It’s too bad more sidewalks in road level. The list recommends the community can’t be like that, services are situated together and but it comes down to money – and are accessible, buildings have sufmoney is tight and taxpayers can ficient seating and ramps. It also only carry so much on their finanstresses the importance of reliable cial plates. Yet these kinds of sideand affordable public transportawalks are needed. tion systems. There are plans by many comThe features listed by WHO are munities to create trail networks items that are not only important where people can traverse the area to ensure an aging population and not have to be on busy roads. is able to continue to be actively These initiatives are positive for
the community; however, I can’t see my grandmother – off-roading with her walker – traversing these trails. Wide, paved surfaces are a friendly feature she needs to have to get around her community and for her daily walks she takes for exercise. She still has her driver’s licence, but I know she worries it may be taken away from her at some point as she gets older. It worries her that she won’t be able to easily go to the grocery store and pick up items, or travel across town for a doctor’s appointment with her car. Public transit is touted as a good option to navigate the city; however, I know she won’t be able to physically carry the amount of groceries she normally buys onto the bus. She gets tired easily and that type of exertion would be a little too much for her. Many grocery stores have started home delivery service, but going to the store and buying her own items helps her continue to feel independent. Last month I attended a roundtable hosted by the NDP where people from the community brought forward their issues and concerns such as seniors connecting with home care, assisted living or access to services that will continue to allow them to age in their homes. Such roundtables are important to help bring awareness to the issue and help people connect with services and feel like they’re part of the community. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com
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TTeachers taken for granted To the Editor, I am appalled with some of the perception and lack of respect teachers in this province receive from the public. Teachers are not glorified daycare providers, recreation coordinators or surrogate parents – much to the disillusionment of many. A teacher’s primary role is as an educator who implements the curriculum. To supplement the Ministry of Education’s often dry and limited curriculum, most teachers choose to enrich children’s overall life experience by voluntarily providing extra-curricular activities.
I wonder since when did this “extra” work became an “expectation”? Why is it that teachers are being harshly criticized for withdrawing from this “extra, voluntary” work instead of being applauded for it in the first place? When something is offered for so long, for free, from the generosity of the giver, it often evolves into being taken for granted. Being a teacher should not be akin to the job of being a parent with its often thankless and round-the-clock duties – we all know parents and spouses who declare an ‘on strike’ stance because
of the lack of appreciation from their families. Teachers enjoy contributing their talents to extra school activities; however, let’s not forget – it’s voluntary and a choice. For those who think teachers are being unfair, cruel and selfish for withdrawing their voluntary activities – think about other professions: nurses, doctors, social workers, lawyers, engineers, accountants. Do they, say, run a volleyball team, chess club or drama production for their patients/clients during unpaid hours? Do they voluntarily offer organized
ways to enhance the lives of their clients outside their workday? I have yet to see a social worker organize recreational activities after work hours for the families they work with. Why does the public expect teachers to do this and then vilify them for withdrawing these gifts of time and talent? The outrage toward teachers is undeniably misdirected. Shame on the government and the ill-perceiving public who criticize and take teachers for granted. Leila Rai Nanaimo
Readers respond: Feedback on news items Provincial columnist perhaps too cynical To the Editor, Re: Imagining a government under NDP, B.C. Views, April 26. “The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming” was from a movie in 1966 which capitalized on the widespread fear of a communist takeover, or possibly outright destruction, and had us literally hiding under our desks at school. Those days of the socalled ‘Red Menace’ are long gone, but in the minds of some, such as Tom Fletcher, the good fight must still be fought, and with one eye on the underside of his cubbyhole at work. You can always count on Fletcher to be on the negative side of anything remotely associated with labour in general, (teachers and hospital workers in particular), the environment, of course (all those educated people who know nothing) social justice and equality. Too broad a brush perhaps? I’m sure there must be something of the ‘love thy neighbour’, or ‘all for one, one for all’ ethos within Fletcher’s makeup, but in reading his diatribe, I find little evidence of it. I am proud to espouse the aims of a social democracy in promoting a sustainable environment, a strong labour movement to protect and advocate for all working people and also the promotion of an educated and responsible citizenry for the benefit of everyone. Did it ever occur to Fletcher that sheer incompetency, deception and a seeming lack of any discernible plan going forward, would be enough to throw out the Liberals?
Yes, of course I support the New Democratic Party. They advocate for the things I believe in, and the way I try to live my life. In view of the writer’s wilful attacks, distortions, and use of selective “facts” when discussing matters of the “left”, I’ll assume he was either spurned by a long-haired beauty of the ’60s, or is comfortably situated within the status quo. Myself, I will continue to read his articles for the jaundiced humour they provide for me, but always with a tinge of sadness at the all-encompassing cynicism he represents. John LeGrow Nanaimo
Failure to enforce School Act a worry To the Editor, Re: School sports seasons might be in jeopardy, April 26. I am just your regular tax-paying guy who is selfemployed. Our children have left school and we do not have the same concerns as those people who are more closely involved with the current schooling issues. I do not side with agreeing or disagreeing with the teachers’ union. What I disagree with is the lack of enforcement of the School Act. The first note is the lack of involvement by the school medical officer. An observation of students in regards to both mental and long-term physical fitness must be maintained. The obvious pressures put onto students by a union action should be under the watchful eye of the Health Authority Act. The School Act is posted on the Internet for anyone to read. This should be
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used as a guideline for everyone to follow. As for school sports, I believe that is an area of discrimination in regards to only the best players being chosen and played. If you want quality organized sports, put your child in a community or club program. If the schools indeed forego field sports, the property should to be given back to the community for better management. It seems like the costly maintenance continues, but the usage has become nominal. These are assets that belong to the taxpayers and maybe they are better served under community management. Matt James Nanaimo
Facts refute human causes for warming To the Editor, Re: Climate consensus simply does not exist; Government interference illegitimate, Letters, April 26.
Facts established by court judgment, independent review, and direct observation refute humancaused global warming. On Oct. 10, 2007, Justice Burton of the High Court, London, found that Al Gore’s global warming film “An Inconvenient Truth” contained nine factual errors. He ruled that it constituted “political indoctrination” under Section 406 of the U.K. Education Act. This ruling meant the film could not be shown in British schools without teachers “offering a balanced presentation of opposing views.” Similarly, the official Russell Review of the Climategate e-mails exposed climate researchers’ “failures, evasions, misleading actions, unjustifiable delays, and pervasive unhelpfulness – all of which amounts to severely sub-optimal academic practice.” Direct observations refute human-caused global warming. There is no ice sheet over Nanaimo. Global warming melted it 12,000 years before humans used petroleum. Tropical turtle and fern fossils are in Canada’s Arctic. Mars, too, has global warming. Hvalsey, Greenland was a thriving farming community during the Medieval Warm Period a thousand years ago, but was frozen out by the ensuing Little Ice Age. Earth’s climate has repeatedly warmed and cooled over the past 95 million years. Government is right to defend Canadians against false allegations that we are causing global warming. Bart Jessup Gabriola Island
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2
99
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1.2-1.4kg
3
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4$ for
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4$ for
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3$ for
5
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5
Liquid Laundry Detergent
12
1.2lt
6
For
5
99
Hard Taco Dinner Kit 275gr
99 2
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3
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for
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450ml
390ml
500gr
Simple Blends Fruit Spread
for
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5
2 $4
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for
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560gr
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500gr
227-510gr
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99
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99
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275gr
99
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Natural 100% Peanut Butter
125-133gr
6’s
6
Medium Roast 930gr
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100% Fruit Smoothie
Crunchy Shells
Old El Paso
7
77
Traditional Ground Coffee
645-800gr
4
for
Melitta
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Instant Oatmeal
2$
Ultra Choose-A-Size Paper Towels
99
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210-300gr
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Double Roll Bathroom Tissue
for
Selected, 288-430gr
¢ 3$
99 2
99
15’s
2.26lt, 25’s or 2.83kg
99
Old El Paso
4
2$
Bear Paws Soft Cookies
99
Purex
Liquid Cleaner
Dishwasher Detergent
2.95lt
3
Mr. Clean
Cascade
5
Selected, 156-187gr
Old El Paso
Seasoning Mix
For
170-200gr
Gain
99
5
35gr
Your favourite brands at extra special prices!
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Old El Paso
398ml
99
Laundry Pods
for
Extra specials for Cinco de Mayo!
Primo
540ml
3$
¢ for
Refried Beans
340gr
Tide
4
for
680ml
Cholesterol Free Egg White Pasta
Instant Rice
for
2$
Chewy or Dipps Granola Bars
190gr
3$
150gr
325-350gr
3$
NEW
Realfruit Minis Fruit Snacks
Ultimate Cookies
Quaker
Old Fashioned Kettle Korn
Dare
Dare
NEW SIZE
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170-200gr
Primo
2$
4 99 139-140gr
2$ for
Hevy D’s
Shorty Can Potato Chips
Barbecue Sauce 425ml
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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99 2
6
99
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The NEW Q-Card Spring & Summer Rewards Catalogue is coming soon! Armstrong
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese 600gr
Armstrong
Melts Slices
7
Process Cheese Product
3
NEW
77
Heinz
Saputo
Feta Cheese
796ml
99
2
99
Primo
Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce
Pasta 900gr
for
Minute Rice
4
1.2-1.4kg
3
5
Beans Old El Paso
4$ for
5
No Yolks
4$ for
5 3$ 5 for
Minute Rice
Ready To Serve Cups
Kraft
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2x125gr
3$ for
5
3$ for
5
Liquid Laundry Detergent
12
1.2lt
6
For
5
99
Hard Taco Dinner Kit 275gr
99 2
Quaker
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2 $5
3
99 3
for
Naked
Smucker’s
Adams
450ml
390ml
500gr
Simple Blends Fruit Spread
for
Kraft
5
2 $4
Plus Applicable Fees
2
99 2
for
O.N.E.
Snowcrest
1lt
Frozen Fruit
Eggo Waffles
Selected, 600gr
560gr
Coconut Water
Kellogg’s
Cheez Whiz
Dinner Kit
3
500gr
227-510gr
NEW
99 2
3
99
2 $7
Plus Applicable Fees
for
99 3
5
99
99
Fantastik prices - our Pledge to you is clear!
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Aerosol Furniture Spray
Fantastik
Windex
650ml-1lt
765-950ml
All Purpose Cleaner
Cleaner
99 3
Glad
Easy-Tie Orange or Garbage Bags 20-40’s
275gr
99
99
Natural 100% Peanut Butter
125-133gr
6’s
6
Medium Roast 930gr
Harvest Crunch Cereal
100% Fruit Smoothie
Crunchy Shells
Old El Paso
7
77
Traditional Ground Coffee
645-800gr
4
for
Melitta
Quaker
Instant Oatmeal
2$
Ultra Choose-A-Size Paper Towels
99
Quaker
210-300gr
Sponge Towels
Double Roll Bathroom Tissue
for
Selected, 288-430gr
¢ 3$
99 2
99
15’s
2.26lt, 25’s or 2.83kg
99
Old El Paso
4
2$
Bear Paws Soft Cookies
99
Purex
Liquid Cleaner
Dishwasher Detergent
2.95lt
3
Mr. Clean
Cascade
5
Selected, 156-187gr
Old El Paso
Seasoning Mix
For
170-200gr
Gain
99
5
35gr
Your favourite brands at extra special prices!
57’s
Dare
Old El Paso
398ml
99
Laundry Pods
for
Extra specials for Cinco de Mayo!
Primo
540ml
3$
¢ for
Refried Beans
340gr
Tide
4
for
680ml
Cholesterol Free Egg White Pasta
Instant Rice
for
2$
Chewy or Dipps Granola Bars
190gr
3$
150gr
325-350gr
3$
NEW
Realfruit Minis Fruit Snacks
Ultimate Cookies
Quaker
Old Fashioned Kettle Korn
Dare
Dare
NEW SIZE
Beans
170-200gr
Primo
2$
4 99 139-140gr
2$ for
Hevy D’s
Shorty Can Potato Chips
Barbecue Sauce 425ml
Don’t see your favourite item here? Try selecting it as ‘My Daily Special’!
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Sweet Baby Ray’s
Nanaimo News Bulletin 15
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
99 2
99 2
6
99
16
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Grimm’s
Grimm’s
Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf
Daniele
Sliced Salami
Classic Oven Roast Ham
Selected, 85gr
2
1
Bonus Q-Points Whole
BBQ Chicken
3000 Kraft Cheese Pizza Mix 450gr
2000 Danone Activia Dessert Yogurt 4x110gr
2000 Listerine Mouthwash Selected, 946ml-1lt
5000
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1
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Sunrise Farms
1
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bonus
Tenderflake Lard
100
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arts Adventure awaits Photographer William Jans shares photos, video and his unique experiences travelling through China and the Philippines
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hotographer William Jans doesn’t regret eating balut, an egg four days from hatching and a cultural delicacy in the Philippines. The 20-hour bus ride the next day? Not so much. “I should have flown,” Jans said. But he chalks it up to another experience he can relate to audiences when he presents photos, videos and memories of his trip through the Philippines and China last year. His show, Off the Wall in China, is set for May 12 at Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University. “My misfortune is your entertainment,” Jans said. The Vancouver-based photographer travels the world, presenting his experiences in places like Africa and South America to audiences. What makes Jans’s shows unique is his willingness to experience the local culture – in Africa, he was treated to the spinal cord from a goat, which was an honour reserved for tribe leaders and guests. But he did draw the line at participating in the crucifixion festival in the Philippines, just north of Manila. There, the devout Christians recreate the crucifixion, with volunteers nailed to crosses by participants dressed as Roman soldiers. “It really is people getting nailed to crosses,” Jans said.
Tourists cling to the side of a holy mountain in China as photographer William Jans snaps a photo.
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Choir celebrates anniversary The Island Bel Canto singers take top billing at the Port Theatre to celebrate 15 years as a women’s community choir. The group performed at Nanaimo’s premiere arts venue four times, but always as the guest of another group – The Tidesmen Barbershop Chorus, The Nylons and twice at the Nanaimo Sings choral festival. The special retrospective program, Celebration of Song, showcases Island Bel Canto Singers’ great variety of repertoire, ranging from European classics through contemporary Canadian compositions, to international folksongs, Broadway musicals and jazz standards. For-
mer choir members and directors will also join the choir onstage for a celebratory song. The concert will spotlight two ensembles – the Sinclair Singers, an enthusiastic auditioned group of young adults, and the Patrick Courtin Trio, music students from Vancouver Island University who share a strong passion for jazz. These two musical groups will perform their own sets of music and will join Island Bel Canto Singers in a couple of numbers. The choir performs Saturday (May 5), 7:30 p.m., at the Port Theatre. Tickets $18. Please call 250-754-8550 or visit www.porttheatre.com.
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Devout Christians participate in a crucifixion festival near Manila, in the Philippines. Photographer William Jans said the annual festival is a family event.
◆ From /19 Like crucifixions in the first century, spectators are welcome to inflict punishment on the crucified. It sounds gory, but Jans said it’s actually a family event. “You can buy popsicles and Spongebob Squarepants balloons,” he said. Adventuring in foreign countries is not without risk, as Canada’s overly protective health and safety rules are non-existent. Jans hiked up a volcano in the Philippines – described as the ‘perfect’ volcano because
of its shape – and two people on the trip ended up in hospital. He also took a trek on a holy mountain, or rather around it, as hikers clipped in to safety lines on a walkway made of two-by-fours with a drop of 1,500 metres. “I would do that again in a heartbeat,” Jans said. He also did something completely illegal – spent the night on the Great Wall of China. A forecasted storm left his chosen section of the wall deserted and he hiked for 21
kilometres alone. He chose a remote location and set up his sleeping bag for the night. Jans shares more stories from his trip to China and the Philippines during his show, beginning at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $21/Valhalla Pure Outfitters; $22/online at www. wrjphoto.com; $24/door. You can also win a pair of tickets through a contest for News Bulletin readers. Please visit www.wrjphoto. com/misc/contest-nanaimobulletin/. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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He is survived by his loving wife Sandra, son Jim (Lisa), daughter Kerry (Brian), seven grandchildren, his mother-in-law Vera Hannett, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Bob graduated from the University of Alberta and worked at M & B for Thirty one years in Port Alberni, Powell River and Nanaimo; retiring from Harmac in 1999. Private family cremation, there will be no service by request. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob will be sadly missedâ&#x20AC;?
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CELEBRATIONS
CELEBRATIONS
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PERSONAL SERVICES HELP WANTED
TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMOTIVE Technician Required for North Vancouver Island GM Dealer. Full time. Wage Benefits pkg. Competitive wage with bonus plan. Great small town to bring up a family. email resume to admin@klassengm.com
HAIRSTYLIST on WHEELS. Seniors - men & women; I visit your home. Lil (250)585-6935.
EXPERIENCED Construction Labourers needed for high walls concrete forming in Nanaimo. Good wages. Resume: majka99@telus.net or fax to 604-864-2796.
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CONCRETE Pump Operator required in Salmon Arm area. Must have experience Call Pete (1-250)833-5722 Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: Heavy Duty Mechanic. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN required immediately for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership in Salmon Arm, BC. Proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must. Excellent wage and benefit package. Contact Pat - phone 250-832-8053, fax 250-8324545, email: pat@brabymotors.com.
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BARTENDER/SERVER required for Black Bear Pub in Nanaimo. Must have 5 years exp., be flexible and avail. nights & weekends. Apply on site with resume.
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LEGAL LEGAL ASSISTANT HEATH LAW LLP, a Nanaimo law firm, requires a legal assistant with knowledge in the area of litigation. Please forward resume to 200-1808 Bowen Road, Nanaimo B.C. V9S 5W4, Attention: Chuck Blanaru Fax: 250-753-3949. E-mail in Word or PDF format to: consult@ nanaimolaw.com
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Newcastle Timber Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: experienced Grapple Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259
LINE COOK needed at Black Bear Pub nights & weekends. Must be reliable & have at least 2 yrs experience. Apply anytime, Black Bear Pub.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
INDEPENDANT AUTOMOTIVE repair shop is looking for a fully licensed automotive tech. Must be experienced in domestic, import and european vehicles 250-248-9679 or mdauto@shaw.ca
CDA- 30 + years experience. Available full/part time. Call Cathy at 250-754-0992. Email: cktoth62@gmail.com
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PERSONAL SERVICES
BURGER KING Nanaimo is currently hiring Full-Time Food Counter Attendants. Mature candidates & students welcome to apply. Must be flexible and able to work various shifts incl. days, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays. Wages $10.60 per hour. Apply in person at 1150 Terminal Ave. CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103. john@raidersconcrete.com.
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Nanaimo News Bulletin Tuesday, May 1, 2012 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
RENTALS
RENTALS
TRANSPORTATION
CLEANING SERVICES
HAULING AND SALVAGE
PAINTING
FURNITURE
APARTMENT/CONDO
ROOMS FOR RENT
AUTO FINANCING
MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES “Since 1992” Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding, Gutter & Window Cleaning
FREE QUOTES, Large Truck: Rubbish Removal, yard waste etc. Same day service, starting $40 & up/load + disposal fees. Moving, deliveries. Jason, 250-668-6851.
A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451
BRAND NEW LUXURY Queen size pillow top Mattress set in original pkg. leftover from large hotel order, 800 coils. Compare at $1199 - Liquidation $490. Eleven available. King Sets $705. Delivery available. Text or call 1(250)334-7527 to reserve set or email:
DOWNTOWN NANAIMO$650 includes utilities. Senior friendly building, 1 bdrm, clean, spacious, recently updated. Available Now or May 1. Free parking/storage. Call (250)753-9201.
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HOSPITAL AREA, 1 bdrm, FREE Heat, H/W & storage. Near hospital, shopping. New paint, flooring. Adult building, security cameras. From $700 plus mo. Call 250-753-6656.
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CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker. Antique & grandfather clock specialist. (250)618-2962.
COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER PRO $30 service call for home or office. Mobile Certified Technician. Senior’s Discounts. 250-802-1187. U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com
EAVESTROUGH BRAD’S HOME Detailing. Cleaning vinyl siding by brush. De-mossing roofs. Gutter cleaning/repairs. Windows. Power Washing. Insured. Free estimates. Brad 250-619-0999
ELECTRICAL 1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).
GARDENING QUALITY YARD CARE Clean-up, lawn & garden maintenance, hedge trimming. Free Estimates. Licenced. (250)616-4286, (250)751-1517 ROB’S YARD Work. Reliable, honest. No job too small. Lawn maintenance, hedging, power washing, gutters, haul away. Insured. Free estimates. (250)729-5411
TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE Call the qualified specialist... certified Garden Designer/Arborist
Ivan 250-758-0371 VIRDIGRIS GARDENING: Garden Maintenance, Consultation, Renovation & New Design. Call Guy 250-740-2505 or see http://www.virdigrisgardening.com
HANDYPERSONS
GARY FORTIN’S HAULING. One call does it all. Clean-up and disposal. (250) 618-1413. JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recycle & donate any useable items to local charities. Call Sean, 250-741-1159.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS ACORN HOME SERVICES Home improvements. Repairs. Doors/windows. Custom made arbors, decks, sunrooms, awnings, fences & lots more! Garry, 250-591-7474. www.acornhomeservices.ca AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800. BLUE OX Home Services. Expert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, painting, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409. BRYAN GRIFFIN CONSTRUCTION Home & Bath Reno’s, Doors & Windows, Vinyl Siding & Soffits, and more. Insured. Free Estimates. 250-390-2601 FINISHING, SIDING, Framing & Renovations by Journeyman With 25 yrs exp. 250 924 5436
RENOVATE NOW! Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement? Roofing & finish carpentry also available. No job too small. Free estimates. Guaranteed/Insured
PLUMBING RETIRED PLUMBER Journeyman. Repairs & renovations. Call (250)390-1982.
RUBBISH REMOVAL
PET CARE SERVICES
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633. HUBCITY MOVERS & Rubbish Disposal: 2 men w/cube van. $75/hr. (250)753-0112.
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REAL ESTATE
OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.
NANAIMO (DOWNTOWN) ocean view, furnished luxury, 1 bdrm w/den condo, 3 yrs old “Vivo Bldg” $1050 mo inclds utils & underground parking. Avail May 15. 250-510-6555.
NORTH NANAIMO
1 & 2 Bdrm. Updated kitchen, New flooring & appls. Bright, quiet, secure adult oriented. Free H/W.
250-758-1246 Reno’d 1 & 2 BDRMS (Hospital Area) New balcony & paint. Free storage & parking. Quiet bldg w/ security cameras. Avail now & May 1. From $675 plus.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
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APPLIANCES
BOOMERS / ZOOMERS 1826 sq.ft. One level. Luxury Townhome! $349K. 1-250-757-8429
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
MOVING. MUST sell. Kenmore HE3 Washer & Dryer. Call 250-756-0265.
CENTRAL Nanaimo- 3 bdrm Townhome- Open concept, reno’d. $179,900 (250)755-3003.
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES
WIRELESS LOGITECH keyboard and mouse, $22. Call (250)753-0744.
Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!
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SOLID WOOD desk, 34”x60”, $25 obo. Call (250)756-3148. STAPLES COMPUTER desk, 52”, excellent condition. Call (250)756-0265.
COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD & Logging. Stock up now! *Clearing. *Downed trees. *Wood Spiting Services Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).
FOR SALE BY OWNER
BRECHIN: BRIGHT 2-bdrm. exec walk-out, yard, carport. 5 appls. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $925 + utils. (250)754-2490. DEPARTURE BAY area. 3bdrm duplex, covered carport, large yard, W/D. $1000. Avail Now. NP/NS. Call Karen at (250)619-1272.
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N. NANAIMO (near Woodgrove) 2 bdrm legal, w/d, parking. NP/NS, $950 inclds utils. Avail June 1. 250-713-0119.
NORTH NANAIMO 2 bdrms, quiet, very spacious, walk out, private entrance, patio, parking, bus route, W/D, F/P, NS/NP. $900 utils included. Avail June 1.
250-756-3256. NORTH NANAIMO Bright 2 B/R bsmt suite, close to Dover Bay School, shopping. Fenced yard, garden, shared W/D, N/S, pet possibility. $900 utilities incl. Avail June 1.To view 250-713-4448 RUTHERFORD AREA 1Br basement, 4 appliances, storage shed, NS, small pet ok $600. util included 604-3283248 SOUTH NANAIMO (Lake front), not on bus route, lower level 1 bdrm suite. Private entrance. All utilities included, in suite washer & dryer. N/S, N/P. Avail immed. $750/mo. Call (250)754-8728. SPACIOUS 1BDRM level entry suite, new carpets/paint, W/D. Near VIU, Aquatic centre. $700/mo. (250)741-1135 UNIVERSITY AREA: 1bdrm, basement, $700 inclusive, no lndry. N/S, N/P.(250)754-2970
Call: 1-250-616-9053 RENTALS
N. NANAIMO- reno’d 3 bdrm, sxs, pets ok. 4 appls. Now or June 1, $1125. 250-598-6034.
UNIVERSITY AREA: 2bdrm ground level, private entry, insuite laundry, 7x11 storage area, garage and fenced yard. Near schools/bus. $900, util & heat incl. N/S, N/P, Avail now. Call Bob for appoint to view. 250-618-4775
APARTMENT/CONDO
NORTH NANAIMO- 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Clean, bright, new carpet/paint, family home. W/D hookup. Close to amenities. $995. Available May 1. Call (250)758-4871.
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N. NANAIMO: Brand new 1bdrm bsmt suite, on bus route, sep ent & heat, no lndry. NS/NP. $700, utils, cable incl. Avail now. (250)619-7097.
HOSPITAL, SPACIOUS, sideby-side w/bsmnt, 4bdrms, 2.5 baths, quiet cul-de-sac, near all amen’s. N/P 250-753-9854
S.NANAIMO. RENO’D 3-Bdrm 1.5 bath + rec room, SxS. W/D hook-up.N/S, pet neg. $1050.+ utils. June 1. 250-754-6514
HOMES FOR RENT DOWNTOWN AREA, 2 bdrm house, 800 sq ft, W/D, small yard, on bus route, $800 mo + utils. Call (250)754-9175. LADYSMITH 3 bdrm, 2 storey home, small yard, NS/NP, D/W, $895 mo. Avail April. 15. Call 1-250-248-4816.
Garage Sales
N. NANAIMO, - 1 bdrm, priv entrance & patio. NS/NP. $750 inclds utils & W/D. Refs req’d. Avail now. Call (250)751-2068
UNIVERSITY AREA: 2bdrm, 1000sq.ft., lots of windows. New F/S, DW, W/D. N/S, N/P. $800. June 1st (250)754-1511
LADYSMITH- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1250sq ft, ocean view like new condo. Pet friendly, 5 appliances. $995. (250)802-1520.
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2 BEDROOM Duplex, Beach Drive, Chemainus. W/D, HW floors, Ocean views, Pet ok. Jun 1st. 250-516-2527, shawn.sig@shaw.ca
2 BDRM University area (legal) Sep entry, new appls, laundry. N/P, N/S. $800. 250616-7638 wade@sailwest.ca
HAREWOOD: 3BDRM 4-plex, D/W, coin laundry, $995 + utils, refs req, 250-722-3539.
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Batien Huveneers, left, and Nick Hinchliffe trade punches in the main event of Battlefield Fight League’s BFL 15 mixed martial arts card at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre on Friday. To see a slideshow of photos from the event, please visit www.nanaimobulletin.com/sports.
Hinchliffe wins fight of the night at Port Theatre BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
Nanaimo’s Nick Hinchliffe was best on the battlefield, winning the main event in fightof-the-night fashion. Hinchliffe defeated Bastien Huveneers on Friday to cap off Battlefield Fight League’s BFL 15 mixed martial arts card at the Port Theatre. The Nanaimo
Impact MMA fighter won by unanimous decision after the two combatants traded punches for three rounds. “It showed a lot of people that not only am I a fighter to be reckoned with, but I’m one tough son of a [gun] to take all those punches and keep going,” said Hinchliffe. The three actionpacked rounds had some
fans calling for another Hinchliffe-Huveneers fight, but it won’t happen, at least not right away, said Impact MMA trainer Punt. Friday’s win earns Hinchliffe (19-8) a welterweight title shot in BFL, and the fighter will also consider working with other promotions. “Whoever’s next, put ’em in front of me and let’s go,” he said.
The semi-main event Friday saw Marcus Aurelio finish Matt Dwyer 30 seconds into Round 1 with a slam. One of the highlights of the undercard saw Nanaimo Impact MMA’s Eli Wyse defeat Morgan Bentley with an armbar in the third round of their amateur fight. “I had the armbar locked, I just didn’t know why it wasn’t
breaking… I finally heard it pop,” said Wyse. Matt Lockard represented Nanaimo’s Pure Self Defence in the first match of the night and lost to George AlShomali in a split decision that the fans didn’t agree with. For more interviews and results, visit www. nanaimobulletin.com. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
The Nanaimo Pirates are good enough that they can win games even when they don’t play anywhere near their best baseball. The Hub City Paving Pirates (10-2) reclaimed first place in the B.C. Premier Baseball League after sweeping doubleheaders against the White Rock Tritons and North Shore Twins on Saturday and Sunday at Serauxmen Stadium. The home team showed a flair for the dramatic most of the weekend, as both wins over the Tritons came in extra innings. The Pirates won the first one 6-5 and won the second one 8-7. Sunday’s first game saw Nanaimo claw back from a 4-1 deficit to eventually win 5-4. In the weekend finale, the Pirates shut out the Twins 3-0. “We always have belief,” said Justin Clarkson, Pirates pitcher. “Whenever we go down we always think we’re still going to come back and usually we do.” Pirates manager Doug Rogers said the team’s resilience is an encouraging trait. “Whenever they get down, guys have that grit about them that they want to bounce back,” he said. ◆ See ‘DIFFERENT’ /26
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CALENDAR ◆ May 2 - Pacific North West Junior Lacrosse League. Nanaimo vs. Peninsula. Nanaimo Ice Centre, 7:30 p.m. ◆ May 3 - West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association. Nanaimo DBL Timbermen vs. Port Moody. Nanaimo Ice Centre, 7:30 p.m.
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Different heroes step up to plate for Pirates ◆ From /25 In the first game of the weekend Brendan McCarthy hit the g,ame-winning sacrifice fly. Nate Odgers was the winning pitcher, giving up three hits and three runs over six innings. Ryan Smith led the offence with a single and a double and Ben Dunbar and Chris Faber went 2-3. In the second game Bryan
Odgers hit the game-winning RBI single, helping himself earn the pitching win after throwing an inning of scoreless relief. Griffin Andreychuk went 4-for-4 and Justin Clarkson and McCarthy each hit a single and a double. Sunday’s first game saw Alex Rogers throw the complete-game win. Offence came from Andreychuk, who had
two hits and two RBIs. In the weekend finale Clarkson threw a complete-game shutout and McCarthy was 2-for-2 with a two-RBI triple. GAME ON … The Pirates play doubleheaders on the road Saturday (May 5) and Sunday against the Vancouver Cannons and Coquitlam Reds, respectively. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Nanaimo Timbermen junior A lacrosse player Corey Shires tries to escape the check of a Coquitlam Adanacs opponent during Saturday’s B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League game at Frank Crane Arena.
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TIMBERMEN DROP opener in Nanaimo.
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The Nanaimo Timbermen got a bit of a reality check to start the season. The city’s B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League team had to start the 2012-13 campaign against two of the league powerhouses, and suffered back-toback losses. The junior A T-men fell 11-4 to the Coquitlam Adanacs in their home opener Saturday, then dropped a 10-4 decision the next day on the road against the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Saturday’s contest was played in front of one of the largest lacrosse crowds in Nanaimo in recent years. “ I t h i n k n e r ve s affected some guys pretty good. I know it did to me [when] I looked up,” said Mitch Parker, Timber men player. Coach Dale Nicks said the visitors looked
like the more polished team in the opener. “We’ve got a bunch of guys that we’re just sort of putting together and they’re learning how each other plays,” he said. The coach felt fitness was an issue, as his team had trouble with the long line changes in the second period, and also got beat to too many loose balls. “That’s a huge thing,” said Nicks. “You get second chances every time you get a loose ball.” Evan Benham scored the first goal of the season for the Timbermen and Stu Mills, Paul Brebber and Parker also tallied in the opener. Pete Dubenski played well in goal as his team was outshot 52-29. In New West, Parker, Mills, Andrew Miller and Ryan Nicks scored goals and Dubenski made 41 saves. GAME ON … The junior A T-men host the Salmonbellies on Saturday (May 5) at 5 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena, then play Port Coquitlam on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Frank Crane. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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