North Island Gazette, May 03, 2012

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46th Year No. 15 THURS., MAY 3, 2012

EDITORIAL Page 6

LETTERS Page 7

www.northislandgazette.com NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 12

PAGE 20 A Port McNeill grad is headed to Skills Canada national finals after winning gold in carpentry at B.C. competition.

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Industrial park back in power

The ol’ high-low

Andrew Ashford wheels son Matthew along the seawalk while his wife Adrienne and daughter Emily stroll the stones of the beach in Port McNeill Sunday during the Pitch-In Canada community cleanup. A cleanup was also held Sunday in Port Hardy. More coverage appears on page 12.

J.R. Rardon

Gazette staff Quatsino Industrial Park is back in business.

The lights at the park — the former site of BHP Billiton mining — were on for the first time in years when Quatsino Chief Tom Nelson and Harvey Rasmussen, owner of Anchor Cove Electrical Enterprises Ltd., recently threw the switch to turn on the power.

The day was several years in the making.

In 2004 Nelson and his council purchased the 106-acre site from BHP Billiton.

Included in the purchase was land, several buildings and a licence to use the foreshore, which includes a deep sea port as well as a barge loading facility.

See page 4 ‘More work remains’

Outcry puts field trips back on track J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— Sunset Elementary School students will travel for a pair of popular field trips this spring, but their teachers will remain behind.

The weeklong trips — a grade 4-6 excursion to Camp Homewood on Quadra Island May 14-18 and a grade 7 visit to Victoria June 11-15 — were placed in jeopardy after B.C. teachers voted to withdraw services from

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Following a hastily called meeting with parents Tuesday evening, administrators at Sunset Elementary School have decided the field trips will take place as scheduled, with administrators taking on supervisory roles.

“We are thrilled the kids get to go on the field trips they’ve fundraised all year to go on,” said Rena Sweeney, Sunset principal.

Larry Burroughs, the retired former principal of

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Cheslakees Elementary in Port McNeill, will be hired as acting vice principal for a week to lead the grade 7 trip with a group of parent chaperones. Sweeney and Drew Nielson, principal of A.J. Elliott School in Sointula, will share supervision of the Camp Homewood trip. Parent volunteers will also take part on that field trip, which will include grade 5 students from A.J. Elliott and Port Hardy’s Fort Rupert Elementary School.

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“Camp Homewood has been very accommodating so Drew and I can split the week there,” said Sweeney, who noted spring is a particularly difficult time for administrators to be away from their duties for extended periods of time.

The field trips were threatened with postponement after the B.C. Teachers Federation, which includes the Vancouver Island North Teachers Association, voted April 17-19 to withdraw services from extracurricu-

lar activities.

That vote, approved by 73 per cent of BCTF members, was the latest salvo in a nearly yearlong action to establish a new collective bargaining agreement with the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, and was a direct response to the government’s passage of Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act. When notified the teachers would not be taking part in the overnight field trips, and that funds raised by the

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students for the trips would be held by School District 85, several Sunset parents reacted angrily.

SD85 officials assured the families the funds would be held for the trips, but those trips could be postponed indefinitely if district staffers were unable to travel during the dates scheduled.

Sweeney sent a letter home Tuesday with students in the affected class-

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Michelle Tovstigo, Katie Digby and Michelle Jensen of Port Hardy’s Scotiabank kept busy at the grill Friday during a barbecue fundraiser to benefit B.C. Children’s J.R. Rardon Hospitals.

Gazette gets awards Gazette staff North Island Gazette cartoonist was recognized for the third straight year and the newspaper’s staff was also honoured in a pair of newspaper contests covering the 2011 calendar year.

Lawrence Woodall received the Silver prize as runner-up for cartoonist of the year in the B.C.-Yukon Community Newspaper Awards. The award follows his runner-up

Lawrence Woodall selections in 2010 and 2011 in the Canadian Community Newspaper Association’s nationwide awards contest.

“Always a brides-

maid, never a bride,” Woodall joked. “No, it’s great. You know it’s subjective, but you just keep striving to be the best you can be.”

The Gazette earned awards in both contests this year, claiming runner-up honours for Best Eitorial page in the 1,500-1,999 circulation category in the national contest, and finishing second in the General Excellence category in the B.C.-Yukon regional awards.

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Vote for best essay The North Island Gazette needs your help to choose our annual scholarship winner. The successful student will receive $500 from the Gazette at their graduation ceremony in June. This year, students were asked, “How would you make the North Island more attractive to businesses?” To vote for the essay you think answers the question best, call the Gazette at 250-949-6225, email publisher@ northislandgazette.com or fax 250-949-7655 by 4 p.m. Friday, May 11.

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The North Island, with its pristine ocean views, lush forests and fresh, clean air would sound ideal to those who want to relax and step away from their hectic lives for a bit.

And while our remote communities are popular among tourists, we are lacking in the number of businesses we have present. And while, because of our diminutive population, we may not be ideal for large chain companies to invest in, the North Island is perfect for

a small business that would work with the resources our communities have to offer.

The first business that comes to mind would be something that uses the plentiful seafood we have to offer. With only a limited number of restaurants, one that provided many dishes with local seafood and recipes would be very popular not only among locals, but especially with the large number of tourists that make their way to the North

Island to experience such things.

Other business opportunities may come from artwork of local scenes, and tour companies that will take advantage of the beautiful remote areas on the North Island that out-of-town visitors may not be aware of.

Also, because of the North Island’s small communities, we have a family-oriented feel about us. Businesses that are focused on families would work well in our communi-

ties and would possibly be long-lasting.

What is key in making the North Island more attractive to businesses is not a great deal of change. What we must do is present what it is we have to offer in a positive way that will attract the right kind of businesses.

Our communities are full of great people, beautiful places and plenty of resources that could keep new businesses up and running for a long time.

“How would you make the North Island more attractive to businesses?” Such an intriguing question for one such as myself, who knows almost nothing on the subject of business. The only way I can think to even begin approaching the subject is simple; by imagining myself in the shoes of a business owner.

Why would I pick the North Island over so many other potential locations? There’s certainly less competition on the North Island than one would expect to find in a booming city, but retroactively, there are also less customers. However, what

of those who aren’t considered residents? The tourist industry adds plenty of revenue to the economy of any given area. The North Island creates a unique tourist environment that may be difficult to encounter anywhere else. The more tourists decide to visit, the better the economy. The better the economy is, the more businesses will pop up.

How do we increase the amount of tourists coming to the North Island? Part of the draw on the North Island is that it lies so far from the hustle and bustle of busy city life.

The air is clean, and it is a place where tourists can become one with nature through various outdoor activities, such as: hiking, whale watching, kayaking, canoeing, and biking.

However, how could we improve on these valuable assets that we have been given? Surely we cannot boast that our community is spotless. Both graffiti and litter occur quite often around any given corner, and cleaning up in the community would make a nice addition.

Here in the North Island, it would be nice to broaden the scope of activities tourists and

residents could take part in. What about an adventurous obstacle course through the woods? Volleyball nets at the beach? Or, perhaps, invest in things that can be done when one is feeling lazy. A movie theatre, perhaps? The North Island is a common tourist destination for fishing, but doesn’t have an aquarium?

Ultimately, the easiest way to improve upon the North Island and attract more business owners is to attract more tourists, and monopolize the traits the North Island has that may not be found anywhere else.

North Vancouver Island is a place of adventure, integrity, culture and opportunity. The north end is full of small towns, but each one is full of potential and growing local business. How to keep the flow of work and business running is the hard part; we have enough entrepreneurs and a fairly steady flow of tourists to keep the advertisement going. To make the North Island more eye-grabbing for business owners or those who want to start, we just need to focus on the main things: keeping room for local business to open; focus on advertising and tourism to keep the market

flow between all the local business flowing; and keeping up with environmental sustainability to give a positive visual impact on current and new business.

Local business helps create a ‘’homey” atmosphere, and most people feel better not to be labelled as “sellouts” for being a constant consumer from that big company that really doesn’t need more money from those who aren’t living in a city. With small towns comes a responsibility amongst all local business owner to respect local businesses.

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ness owners use their entrepreneurship and start advertising through media, social network and by word, will help keep the flow of regulars coming as well as bringing tourists into town, which could then lead to new potential citizens.

It’s a chain reaction, really.

Environmental sustainability is important to cities and towns; the visual and the emotional atmosphere of that area must be upheld for local business and the area around it to be treated with respect.

Talk to the community council; ask about making a standard for community appearance.

Making the North Island more attractive is very easy, it just takes a local mindset to focus on where they live, learn about their area, appreciate everything it has to offer.

Realize the importance of upholding smalltown traditions and supporting local business, making where they live a better place to be. Meanwhile, it will encourage more people to move to the North Island. Creating more demand for business and work positions, keeping the folks on the North Island like a family, keeping work and local business steady, and having a more busy and active community.

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2) Stan McLennan, you should be back on Council! Anyone who has the insight to know that if all thought like Wilhelm Waldstein we would not have to spend $25 billion on war planes, needs to be back on city council. Ten family and friend votes are waiting for you, and maybe many more. At 71 you are too young to quit.

3) Mickey Flanagan, Next time you give a presentation on the history of the North Isle, would you let Ellen know, so I do not miss it. I had unfortunately not enough time to read up on local history.

III) 1) Remember, once a prime minister is elected, he is everyone’s prime minister and we must advise him as best we can. The hidden pressures men/women are under, … you need to read a book like, THE HOUSE OF WAR/THE PENTAGON/THE DISASTROUS RISE OF AMERICAN POWER by James Carroll 2) I will be joining the Liberal Party so I can speak up at conventions. A union, NDP/ Liberals is mandatory if we are to save this country. Young Trudeau, I met your father twice when I was in search for my son, 1972 to 1986. Our prime minister may be well-intentioned in what he is doing, but he is pushing too hard and forgets only 39.6% voted for him.

Keeping our oil in Canada and climate change are critical for the survival of the species.

The $25 billion are needed to create a proud nation where everyone gets up in the morning and does not worry how to feed themselves. We have the land mass.(FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS, READ MY WEB RE MY HOME AREA OF 7000 SQUARE KM, 1,000,000 PEOPLE, FULL EMPLOYMENT; YOUR POPULATION/CANADA) 3) Native chiefs and council. Know who your friends are. Speak with one voice from coast to coast. I will be buried in my country of birth, Germany. What you are and the way your young people commit suicide, is an offense to the human spirit, my kind of human spirit.

4) I am traveling shortly to Germany, God willing, to select my grave stone. Please read my web site: www.kommtnachkanada.com (nothing is ever chiseled in stone of what I say and write.)

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Charges net More work remains at facility jail time Aleister Gwynne Finally, on Feb. 16, he For the Gazette was spotted by police A Port Hardy man having an agitated arguwas sentenced to 60 ment with a woman. days behind bars to On each occasion, contemplate his con- Joseph admitted he was victions on intoxicated Court several crimiand in breach Report nal charges of probation including when he conassault, disturbing the sumed alcohol in defipeace, public drunken- ance of a court order, ness and breach of pro- Justice Brian Klaver bation. heard.

Earnest Joseph, 42, Police took Joseph was in Port Hardy pro- into custody Mar 13. vincial court last week Joseph’s counsel to answer charges stem- asked for leniency from ming from an incident the court when he said late last year when he Joseph has six children, was fighting outside the a Grade 10 education, Bargain Shop, a scrap is unemployed and has that attracted a crowd an alcohol problem. of onlookers.

Following Crown Then, on Dec. 21, prosecutor Leslie Joseph caused a noise Fillingham’s recomdisturbance at the 9200 mendations, Klaver Granville St. apartment sentenced Joseph to complex. time in jail, six months When the manager probation and attend complained, Joseph substance abuse counthreatened her with vio- selling. lence when he said he “If you succeed in would “get her,” court giving up alcohol, you’ll heard. feel better in the mornTo add to his woes, ing, and you’ll be surpolice said he resisted prised how much money them when they arrived you have at the end of on scene. the day,” Klaver said.

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from page 1 In the ensuing years there have been various short term tenants and some utilization of the site by First Nations.

However, nothing was done to reestablish the utilities and ensure the pier and barge loader were in workable condition.

In 2011 the Quatsino Economic Development board made a decision to start upgrading the site.

A pair of major jobs were approved: one to bring electrical to the site and the other to get the pier and barge loader engineered. Both of those jobs are now complete.

Next comes the jobs of of accessing water, planning building renovations, opening up the roads and open areas and electrifying the buildings.

By the middle of May it’s expected fuel will be available for purchase through the fuel dock currently under construction.

The Quatsino First Nations wants everyone to know its working hard to assist in bringing economic opportuni- Chief Tom Nelson and Harvey Rasmussen of Anchor Cove Electrical preparing to turn on the electrical at the Industrial Park. ties to the North Island.

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Evidently 46% of people do work while on their holidays. But what is even worse is that only 35% of people plan to take a holiday longer than an extended weekend. This is down from 47% just two years ago. It’s important for our mental and physical health to take a complete break from our jobs on a regular basis.

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Cranberry juice does reduce the risk of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs). If you are troubled by these infections, try a daily glass of cranberry juice. It just might help. If all else fails, low-dose antibiotics do work for prevention of UTIs. Everyone is aware of the dangers of sun overexposure and also aware that sunscreens and “covering up” do protect the skin. This message is slowly getting through to teenagers as well. Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, can affect young people. Many agree that the term “healthy tan” is an oxymoron. This summer, be aware of the dangers of sun and use your sunscreen.

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New regs for bikers Gazette staff To mark the beginning of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Province is announcing new safety regulations aimed at improving road safety and reducing motorcycle deaths, injuries and crashes.

Effective June 1, the new regulations: • Will require motorcycle riders and their passengers to wear helmets that meet safety industry standards. • Will require passengers, including children, to place their feet on foot pegs or floor-

boards. • Will improve visibility and enforcement for police.

Those found in violation of these new regulations will be fined.

Riders violating seating requirements will have their motorcyles impounded.

Vice principal Dan Baker and Principal Rena Sweeney, right, meet with two dozen parents Tuesday evening in the Sunset Elementary School library.

Elena Rardon

Parents, principal meet from page 1 -s, inviting families to a meeting that evening to discuss alternatives to the field trips. About two dozen parents attended and offered suggestions, comments and criticism.

Parents offered to work on and draw up a plan for the overnight trips, but Sweeney set some ground rules. “My comfort-level includes a teacher,� she said, hoping someone holding a teacher’s certification could be involved in the trip.

Many parents liked this idea. “There’s this bond of trust between the kids and the teachers,� said Penny Mills, pointing out that students would be in a new environment with possible strangers. Other

“The trips were never cancelled.�

Rena Sweeney

parents disagreed, and said the bond of trust had been broken. “They’ve been waiting all year for this,� said Shanna Shambrook. “We can’t take this away from them.�

After contacting Burroughs and Camp Homewood officials, Sweeney sent another letter on Wednesday informing the families the trips would take place as scheduled, with administrators in charge.

Lace up for someone you love

“The trips were never cancelled,� said Sweeney. “The reservations were still being held while we looked at possibilities to make the trips happen. We went to the parents looking for solutions.�

School District 85 superintendent Scott Benwell said the decision on the trips was up to the school’s administrators. “This is a schoolbased decision, with support of the district office,� said Benwell. “It is always as a local school principal’s decision, but of course we work with the principals and support them. “We really want to compliment the parents and the administrators for approaching this with a can-do attitude, and we’re pleased stu-

dents will be going on the trips.�

The long-term outlook for overnight school trips is less certain, while the teachers continue their fight to maintain full collective bargaining rights and restore class size and composition limits. “We understand the relationship between students and teachers,� said Fred Robertson, VINTA president. “This is the most difficult part of any of our job actions, to be honest, and it’s only entered into very reluctantly in response to the odious threat posed by the passage of Bill 22. Children stand to be hurt by the cuts, the loss of class size limits, the loss of resources and the loss of due process.�

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COMMENTARY Comments? Box 458, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at editor@northislandgazette.com

Let cooler heads prevail For most of the school year, the ongoing job action by members of the B.C. Teachers Federation has flown under the radar of families with children attending North Island Schools.

After all, junior still found the bus rolling up at the appointed time or the doors open upon walking to school. The teacher was still there at the front of the room, directing lessons and handing out homework assignments.

And the relationship between the teachers, school administrators and parents has been cordial to a fault.

But the tensions are there, bubbling just under the surface. And parents were thrown into the roiling waters when they believed their students would not be able to attend a pair of popular overnight field trips due to a withdrawal of duty from extracurricular activities by the students.

Fortunately, those waters were calmed following a meeting between school administrators and parents, when the trips were restored with administrators taking the place of teachers.

But all parties concerned need to be aware there may be more such conflicts ahead. The teachers’ union is solid in its opposition to the terms of Bill 22 and frustrated by the constraints the legistation puts on its efforts to negotiate a contract.

Administrators have been burdened with a heavier workload, including playground duty, while picking up jobs once taken on by teachers. They have every reason to be frustrated at their lot in life, as well.

Parents and students should not expect exemption from hardship this dispute plays out.

We Asked You Question:

Should parents be allowed to take over and chaperone their children’s annual field trips?

Yes 78%

No 21%

www.northislandgazette.com Total votes received for this question: Voting deadline is Monday at 3 p.m.

Former Port McNeill students were honoured with awards for skills related to their post-secondary studies.

Motorcyclists accustomed to personalized accessories will have to fall in line with provincially mandated standards.

Forest jobs won’t wait for 2013 VICTORIA – Sawmill tragedies in Prince George and Burns Lake have brought overdue attention to the larger crisis, as the end of B.C.’s latest pine beetle infestation continues to transform the Interior forest industry.

The urgency of the timber supply situation was set out in a couple of high-level documents that were leaked from the forests ministry in recent days. These leaks show several things, one of which is that this is a government in trouble.

Cabinet ministers have tried to dismiss the documents as early drafts, but no one has disputed their numbers.

A report on mid-term timber supply looks at the four most beetle-affected areas: Prince George, Lakes (west of Prince George around Burns Lake), Quesnel and Williams Lake. In recent years B.C.’s chief forester has increased the annual allowable cut of all these

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timber supply areas substantially to harvest dead trees.

In Lakes, the pre-beetle annual allowable cut was 1.5 million cubic metres.

Currently it is up to two million, but once the beetle wood is unusable, it drops to 500,000. Even if visual quality rules are relaxed to release more timber, forest employment in the area would go from 1,572 jobs before the beetle epidemic to 521.

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Prince George’s much larger harvest total is expected to drop by almost half. And around Quesnel, producers say an economic supply of dead pine will be there for only another year and a half.

This document and a subsequent proposal to cabinet set out the options. They include relaxing visual quality areas, old-growth management zones and wildlife connectivity corridors.

This is not as drastic as it sounds, given that the first areas to be opened up would be those where many of the trees are already dead.

Most beetle-affected areas have a substantial proportion of live trees. If decade-old dead trees were subsidized for biofuel use, this would support harvest and hauling of healthy sawlogs along with them.

Lodgepole pine forests are fire-propagated. The term “old growth” has little meaning in a cycle of natuA member of

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But none of this will matter much in the urban political debate that is about to ensue. “Old growth” is now a quasi-religious notion.

International environmental groups have convinced most people that logging is the primary cause of forest loss.

In fact, the UN’s “State of the World’s Forests” reports have shown that 95 per cent of global forest loss is due to agriculture.

Forest cover is increasing in industrialized countries, which use farmland more efficiently.

The B.C. Liberal government needs to make some tough decisions quickly, before next year’s election. The premier’s vow to “create and defend” jobs is about to be tested like never before.

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LETTERS editor@northislandgazette.com

Teachers focus on students for long term Dear editor: Isn’t it wonderful that we live in a democratic society where points of view can be exclaimed by writing letters to the editor!

Unfortunately, this level of democratic freedom is being threatened by the current B.C. government, a government that thinks the stripping of collective agreements and imposition of legislation is an accept-

able way to govern.

In mid April, the membership of the BCTF voted 73% in favour of an action plan in response to Bill 22.

The action plan includes, among other aspects, the withdrawal of voluntary services provided by members. Certainly, this decision was not taken lightly by the BCTF members.

The ensuing disappointment that students and

"...disdain or disgust directed towards teachers is misguided." parents feel when teachers withdraw their voluntary services is understandable.

However, disdain or disgust directed towards teachers is misguided. Teachers voted to withdraw their voluntary work because they have been forced into

submission by an undemocratic provincial government. Teachers have very limited options left at their disposal to put pressure on the provincial government to negotiate a fair collective agreement.

While students of this

school year may feel disappointment if their field trips or clubs are cancelled or modified, this disappointment pales in comparison to the lasting educational damage that will occur if teachers sit by and allow the government to continue to reduce funding and erode our public education system.

A bit of disappointment of the students today in order

to sustain and improve the education of the students of tomorrow is the by-product of the recent action plan of teachers. It is teachers’ aim to avoid the real hurt that students will incur if the provincial government is allowed to wield its heavy hand without dissention from its citizens.

Hayley Waring Teacher, Port Hardy

Parent says Bill will not affect puppy mills thanks for trips Dear editor: To the Sunset School grade 5 and 7 Parents and Administration: As a brief follow-up to my letter of last week, I would personally like to thank you for your efforts and solutions in coming up with a way to allow our children’s trips to go ahead.

You all make me proud of the community that my family calls home.

I would also like to thank my daughters for their efforts and letters. I was unaware of their efforts until they were done. This was a difficult thing for them but I am proud of them!

Thank you also to the supportive comments from members of the community.

I, and I’m sure every other parent and child involved, appreciate the support.

As for the more inflammatory content of last week’s letter, I’m afraid I must stand by my comments. I would hope that the parties involved in this dispute would make a reasonable and genuine attempt at an honest negotiation before our children are further affected.

Again, and with all sincerity, thank you.

Wayne Griffith Port McNeill

Article better fit for opinion page Dear editor: Re: Cancelled Field Trips Draw Anger and Tears I read your article in Thursday’s Gazette with great concern. Now, I am not a journalist, but it would seem that if one is writing an article that has a great deal to do with teachers’ actions, it might be a thought to actually talk to a teacher.

In fact if there had been even a cursory investigation of the story you would have found several very significant aspects to the story, which

were completely ignored.

Leaving out key aspects of a story, whether intentional or simply through poor journalism does a disservice to everyone involved and to all Gazette readers.

As it is, the article would be better placed in the opinion section of your paper.

Teachers, and everyone on the North Island, expect and deserve better reporting.

Fred Robertson President, Vancouver Island North Teachers’ Association

Letters to the editor

Dear editor: Re: MLA wants rules to curb puppy mills (April 24).

The private member’s bill introduced by MLA Jane Thornthwaite will not help to curb puppy mills.

Adding these regulations to the B.C. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act will not impact a puppy mill operation. The bottom line for these operations is simple economics. Their sales market is pet stores. If you eliminate the market, production will stop. It is evident that this bill won’t meet the intent when it is reported that the

"Their sales market is pet stores. If you eliminate the market, production will stop."

bill is supported by PIJAC Canada. The Pet Industries Joint Advisory Council of Canada is an association of pet store owners.

I applaud Ms Thornthwaite for her interest in curbing puppy

mills, but suggest that she should work on the details more thoroughly. Seek input from the governing body for ethical breeders – the Canadian Kennel Club. Their code of ethics is stricter than what she’s asking for. Talk with the city councils of those communities that have banned the sale of live pets in stores.

We all agree that the “distress” of animals in puppy mills is horrendous, but if you’re going to take the time to present a bill to the legislature, get it right. It needs to be simple, enforceable and aimed in

the right direction.

As long as the public are uneducated that the “cute little doggy in the window” at the pet store is from a puppy mill, they will continue buy them. And as long as pet stores can continue to sell them, the puppy mills will always have a place to move their merchandise.

MLAs should vote no to this bill, and send it back to Ms. Thornthwaite’s drawing board to get a bill that will eliminate this problem at the source.

Del Beaulac Nanaimo

Hospitals move closer to reality There was good news for Campbell River and the North Island this week, with the announcement that the new hospital will be built. The Premier came to the city to announce the long awaited news, on a day the Legislature was sitting - but as the MLA for the region I was happy to miss question period and the ongoing debates in Victoria to be there because it was such a lengthy battle to get a new hospital. It is long overdue, and it is thanks to the hard work of many people in our community who have come together to fight for accessible public health care, that it is going to happen. Work is said likely to start early next year. Now it is a matter of making sure that VIHA keeps its commitment to provide the level of service we all expect from this regional facility. There is also the question of the funding model for construction: the government has said it will be a private-public part-

nership; this is an extremely expensive option for public infrastructure projects. I will be arguing for public funding for our public hospital. The announcement Claire Trevena also is good news for our North Island economy. The construction will bring jobs to Campbell River and I hope the project coordinators will integrate apprenticeship and trades training into it. A major infrastructure project is an ideal way of increasing our skilled workforce. In coming to Campbell River for the announcement, I left behind fireworks in the Legislature.

We have again been questioning the government about its $30 million out of court settlement with Boss

Power; it turns out this was $22 million over what was recommended as a settlement after the BC Liberal government failed to follow correct procedures over a mining permit. It seems like every week there are more revelations about millions of dollars wasted - from outrageous overspending to money paid to cover up egregious behaviour.

A party of students and teachers from Avalon Adventist Academy in Port Hardy came to visit the Legislature and it was my pleasure to introduce them. As I mentioned in my report last week, I was at an Earth Day beach clean up last weekend, and described the event in the Legislature.

I’m always happy to hear from you: I can be reached by email at Claire.trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca, by phone on 250 28675100 in Campbell River, 250 949 9473 in Port Hardy or 1 866 387 5100 toll free. You can

The goal is to publish every letter, so keep them brief, clear and to the point. Be hard on the problem, not the person; skip quotes except where readily confirmable; accept editing for length and legality. Include full name and home community (plus phone number to confirm authorship). Mail, fax, email or drop off c/o the editor by 4:00 pm Friday.

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North Island Life Clockwise from top: Isabella and Damien Hepting cheer the efforts of the crew who participated in Sunday’s Pitch-in Canada community clean-up event in Port Hardy; Aleutian and Sebastian Nava grab brooms in Port McNeill; Angela Kervin holds baby Liam while helping daughter Freya collect trash in Port Hardy; Mackenzie and Gillian Downey pick up trash on the side of the road in Port McNeill; participants gather for a barbeque following the event in Port Hardy.

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North Islanders pitch in Gazette staff Residents of Port Hardy and Port McNeill took steps to beautify their communities Sunday as part of the annual Pitch-In Canada community cleanup event.

The community cleanup came at the end of Earth Week, which is celebrated each year around Earth Day on April 22.

Organizers handed out large, yellow garbage bags, gloves and other cleaning supplies to volunteers, who were then given areas of each town to canvass and pick up debris.

In Port McNeill, the volunteers included a group of Junior Canadian Rangers and a dad who brought three players directly from their morning soccer games.

In each town, organizers provided a post-cleanup barbecue, with local businesses providing much of the food.

Sointula residents held their cleanup on Malcolm Island the previous weekend, to kick off Earth Week.

Next weekend, on May 12, cleanup efforts on the North Island continue when staff of the Ministry of Forests hold a bush cleanup. The public is invited to attend, and a barbecue will again be provided for participants. See next week’s Gazette for details.

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May 4-6 Slo-pitch Annual Umpires IcebreakerTournament, Beaver Harbour Park at Storey’s Beach. Game schedule tab. Info, Dave at 250-949-7221 days.

May 4-6 Soccer Mud Bowl Tournament, Port McNeill. Games at Sunset Elementary, Cheslakees Elementary and NISS track fields.

Concession and baked goods, prizes. Finals set for Sunday afternoon at NISS and lower Sunset fields.

May 5 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 6 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 8 Umpire Clinic Rober t Scott Elementary at 6:30 p.m. $75 per person.

Contact Tom Baker to sign up 250-949-8161 (cell) or 250-9562922 (home) or email tkbaker@telus.net.

May 19-21 Baseball Sointula Invitational Baseball Tournament at the community ballfield. Concession, beer garden and oyster feed, kids playground.

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Downhill Sunday with practice runs starting 10 a.m., racing at noon.

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Cubs belt Rangers in opener J.R. Rardon Gazette editor HYDE CREEK—In typical fashion, the North Vancouver Island Baseball League season opener served up a fullspectrum smorgasbord of fastball follies at the local ballpark.

Big hits shared the menu with shutdown pitching. Highlight-reel defence with headscratching errors and mental miscues. Windblown rainshowers with bright sunshine.

Oh, wait — everything except that sunshine thing, that is.

Chris Lamothe pitched six innings of four-hit ball and drilled a tworun home run as the Port Hardy Cubs rolled to a 16-7 victory over the Port McNeill Rangers Saturday to kick off the 2012 league season.

The Cubs opened the game with four runs in the top of the first inning and continued to build on the advantage against a succession of Rangers pitchers. The lead eventually grew to 16-1 in the seventh inning before Lamothe left the mound and the Rangers engineered a belated rally against a pair of Cubs relievers.

The rally — and the game — ended fittingly on a successful rundown on the Rangers’ third double-steal attempt in the inning.

Dave Stewart went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs for the winners. Curtis Martyn went 2-4 with a double, four runs scored and an RBI, and Rod Romas was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs and an RBI. Much of the offensive onslaught came through the wildness of the five

Port Hardy second baseman Jordan Campbell awaits the throw as Port McNeill's Jason Evans arrives on a stolen base attempt during Saturday's North Vancouver Island Baseball League season opener at Hyde Creek Ballpark. Below, the Rangers' Greg Johnson collides with Port Hardy catcher Rod Romas on a play at home plate.

J.R. Rardon photos pitchers the Rangers diving catch to rob Ed mound and closed out employed on the chilly, James of potential extra the game after allowing damp evening. In all, they bases with one out and a a bases-loaded walk to issued 11 walks and were runner aboard in the fifth Evans for the final run. backed by a defence that inning, and Martyn, the League play resumes made six errors in the shortstop, threw out Greg this weekend with a pair field.

Johnson at the plate to of games. The Hyde While pitching a much prevent a run in the sixth. Creek Hillbillies open cleaner line from the The Rangers finally put their season against other dugout, the Cubs’ together a belated rally in Port Hardy Saturday at Lamothe was not with- the seventh inning when 6 p.m., then host Port out struggles. His first Stewart relieved Lamothe McNeill Sunday at 4 pitch of the night plunked and suffered the same p.m. All games are at Rangers leadoff hitter control struggles as most Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Cubs 16, Rangers 7 Deon Steinhauer, who of the Rangers hurlers. eventually came around Jason Evans and Jackson Cubs 430 323 1—16 12 2 Rangers 100 000 6— 7 6 6 to score on a single by Taylor sandwiched walks Lamothe, Stewart (7), Romas Jordan Altmiks, and around an infield single by (7) and Romas, Lamothe (7). plunked two more bat- Steinhauer — his second Hosken, Altmiks (3), Russell (3), ters before the game was of the game — and all Berry (5), Steinhauser (7) and Russell (5). LOB — Port finished. three batters eventually Berry, Hardy 10, Port McNeill 8. 2b — But Lamothe was also scored, two of them on Port Hardy, Martyn. HR — Port bailed out of his few steals of home. Three more Hardy, Lamothe (1). SB — Port jams by his defence. Left walks and an RBI single Hardy: Colbourne 2, Romas. Port fielder Jake Colbourne by Nick Russell followed McNeill: Steinhauer 3, Hosken, Russell, Evans. Umpire — Baker. made a fully extended, before Romas took the T — 2:57. A — 12.

Slo-pitch tourney set for weekend Gazette staff The annual Umpires Icebreaker Classic slopitch tournament will bring together North Island squads for the first tournament of the season Friday through Sunday at the Beaver

Harbour Park complex in Storey’s Beach.

Play begins with games Friday evening and continues throughout Saturday at all three fields. The B and C division finals begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday and the A final

is scheduled for 2 p.m., with prizes to follow.

Stoner hockey clinic One of Port McNeill’s NHL players returns to Chilton Regional Arena in July, and registration for his

hockey clinic is under way.

Clayton Stoner, the former Port McNeill Minor Hockey player now skating for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, returns for the second Clayton Stoner Hockey Camp July 3-9. The camp

is presented by Victoriabased Progressive Hockey and features goaltender-specific sessions for the North Island’s netminders.

Info and registration is available at www.progressivehockey.com.

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Mud Bowl takes the pitch Gazette staff The annual Port McNeill Mud Bowl will kick off the North Island youth soccer tournament calendar beginning with games tomorrow in Port McNeill and Port Hardy.

The tournament continues throughout Saturday and Sunday at several Port McNeill fields, with prizes for younger players and championships for older age groups contested Sunday afternoon.

Friday evening will feature games on the fields at both Port Hardy Secondary School and North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill.

The tournament moves to Port McNeill for the weekend, with

Youngsters from Sointula and Port Hardy play in a U-8 soccer match in Sointula Sunday.

These kids and many more will take part in the annual Mud Bowl Tournament this weekSandy Grenier end in Port McNeill.

younger groups playing at Sunset Elementary and the U15 and U18

clubs playing at NISS track.

A full concession

and baked-goods table will be set up at Sunset Elementary, with rest

rooms open to the public.

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Loggers golf tourney seeks players, teams Gazette staff The annual Logger's Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 16-17, and registration is now open with a limit of 144 players welcome on a first-come, first-served basis.

The tourney will be held in a best-ball scramble format this spring. Players may sign up as a team or individually for team placement. The fee is $65 per player and includes a meal and guaranteed prize.

"We've had a great response from the community from all the businesses who support our loggers," organizer Bill Gray said.

The tourney will be held in three flights, with morning and afternoon sessions Saturday and a morning session Sunday followed by awards.

A meal will be provided to players following each flight.

To register, call Gray at 250-949-7623 or Lito Pineda at 250-956-5234.

Treat kids to fun day on course “I wish I would have learned to _____ when I was younger.”

Go ahead; fill it in.

I know you have one, and for a lot of people it is golf.

But what about our kids?

Forget the dream of turning pro, or even the numerous scholarships available. Golf is fun, challenging and can be a useful tool for the rest of their lives.

The golf course is full of opportunities, life lessons and influential contacts.

In today’s world of texting, twitter, and Xbox, spending a few hours outside interacting with other live people is becoming a lost art.

Here are a few tips to remember when introducing your child to golf.

• Have FUN!!!

Talk in positives to train favourable habits (good balance, etc.) and resist the urge to teach and, especially, to criticize with every miss. The first goal is for them to associate the golf course with fun. Skip stones in the pond, chase ducks, play some golf. Keep

Fade with Black with Kevin Black the smile on their face and the rest will take care of itself.

• Kids are the greatest imitators. It’s easy to mistake not listening for not paying attention but this is not the case. Show them how to hold the club, where to stand then let them go. Instructions will go in one ear and out the other but don’t worry, when they require information they will pick the best model available, study, and repeat, so set a good example because you never know what they

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bottled water when you were that age. Truth is, let your kids teach you in this area and you might develop some neat shots for your own game.

• Make it a game.

Kids love to beat their parents.

Putt for Cokes; furthest from the pin cuts the lawn. You can get a few years of chores out of this, but don’t get too cocky — kids learn fast!

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• Encourage imagination. The late, great Seve Ballasteros learned how to hit every possible shot with a 3-iron on the beach because that is all he had.

There is no book that explains how to hit a flop shot with a 3-iron and no adult that would consider it a necessary skill.

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The Port Hardy player threw six innings of four-hit ball and hammered a two-run home run as the Port Hardy Cubs opened the North Vancouver Island Baseball League season with a 16-7 win over Port McNeill Sunday.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

PERSONALS

PERSONALS

COMING EVENTS

LOST AND FOUND

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port McNeill meetings every Monday and Friday 8pm. Located at 737 Shelley Cres. (the old school room #3).

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets on Mondays at 7:30pm & Fridays at 8pm.

Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1877-379-6652.

LOST Blue Raleigh Peak mountain bike. Missing from 92 Highview Trailer park on April 10th. If you ďŹ nd it please phone 250-949-8325 or 250-230-2071.

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS

COURIER DRIVER Ace Courier is looking for an owner/operator with a full size cargo or cube size van.

Please fax resumes to (250)741-1412 or email: acenan@shawbiz.ca

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LEGALS

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Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., Lions Gate Forest Products Ltd. and Lone Tree Logging Ltd. 2007-2012 Forest Stewardship Plan – Amendment #5 Pursuant with Section 20 of the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation notice is hereby given that Amendment #5 of the Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., Lions Gate Forest Products Ltd., and Lone Tree Logging Ltd. Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) is available for public review and comment. The FSP may be viewed during regular business hours (Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm) at 3341 Mine Road, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N2R0.

The amendment addresses proposed changes to the riparian retention requirements of the FSP. The objective is to provide clarity to tree retention on S4, S5 and S6 streams consistent with current harvesting practices.

Additionally, changes are made to the invasive plants section to provide consistency with government direction.

All comments must be received in writing by June 1, 2012. Comments should be addressed to Vadim Stavrakov, RFT, Planning Manager – LLL, LGFP & LTL. The comments can be mailed to: P.O. Box 609. Port McNeill, B.C. V0N2R0 or e-mailed to vstavrakov@lemare.ca.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

DEATHS

William Ernest Dimery

March 30, 1928-April 18, 2012

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The next regular School Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 85 (Vancouver Island North) will be held on

Monday, May 7th, 2012 6:00 p.m.

North Island Secondary School This is a public meeting.

All interested parties are welcome.

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

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/12

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

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Passed away peacefully on April 18, 2012, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Courtenay, BC. Born in Vancouver, BC, March 30, 1928.

Bill grew up in Vancouver. He married Viola and moved to Port Hardy. He worked as a logger, a tireman, and his last job before he retired was at Utah Mines. He retired in Courtenay at age 64.

He is survived by his wife Viola, his four children; Sharon, Sandra, Richard and Michael, many grandchildren and great grandchildren, and his two brothers, Harry and Doug. He will be missed very much.

There will be no service.

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/12

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiďŹ ed- Housing available.

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS APPLY NOW: Pennywise Scholarship For Women to attend Journalism certiďŹ cate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline May 30, 2012.

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

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

For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/12

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE s #HAPLAIN 3ERVICES s "IBLE 3TUDIES s 3PIRITUAL #OUNSELLING s 7EEKLY !! 'ROUPS (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

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

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

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

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

On Call School Bus Drivers School District #85 is accepting applications for on call school bus drivers for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas.

Requirements include a clean driver’s abstract, Class 2 driver’s license with air brake endorsement.

Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check.

Rate of pay: $22.56 per hour.

Application forms are available at North Island schools, the School Board ofďŹ ce or online at www.sd85.bc.ca For further information, please contact Darby Gildersleeve at 250-949-8155 (ext. 222)

On Call Custodians School District #85 is accepting applications for callout custodians for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula and Alert Bay areas.

Recent institutional custodial experience is an asset.

Job requires good health and ďŹ tness and stamina to perform a variety of routine cleaning tasks.

Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check.

Rate of pay: $20.52 per hour.

Application forms are available at North Island schools, the School Board ofďŹ ce or online at www.sd85.bc.ca For further information, please contact Darby Gildersleeve at 250-949-8155 (ext. 222)

Reporter

North Island Island Gazette North Gazette The award-winning award-winning North The North Island Island Gazette Gazette is is looking for for aa talented time to reporter to join looking talented full reporter join our our dedicated team. dedicated team.

Covering the the northern Covering northern third third of of Vancouver Vancouver Island, The The North North Island Island, Island Gazette Gazette is is located located in in scenic Port Hardy, B.C. scenic Port Hardy, B.C. The job job requires requires aa versatile The versatile journalist journalist who who is willing willing to to cover cover everything is everything that that happens happens in small small towns: towns: news, in news, politics, politics, arts, arts, events events, and sports. sports. Strong Strong writing, and writing, editing editing and and photography skills photography skills are are essential essential along along with with aa working knowledge of InDesign. working knowledge of InDesign.

The region region is is large The large so so aa reliable reliable car car is is required required as well well as as aa digital digital camera. as camera.

The Gazette Gazette is The is looking looking for for someone someone with with aa little experience experience and enthusiasm – who little and aa lot lot of enthusiasm –who contributes to our excellent reputation in local communities.

The North Island Gazette is a Black Press publication. Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

Those interested in applying should submit 2012to: to: their resume by Friday, May 11, 4, 2012 North Island Gazette Attention: Sandy Grenier Box 458 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Phone. 250.949.6225 or Fax. 250.949.7655 publisher@northislandgazette.com Thank you to all who apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

GAZETTE NORTH ISLAND

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

District of Port Hardy District of Port Hardy is accepting applications for

Summer Student Employment with the Operational Services (Public Works) Dept.

The successful applicant must be in good physical condition as the job includes physical outdoor work.

The applicants must hold a valid BC Driver’s Licence.

Please apply in writing with resumĂŠ to: Jack GrifďŹ ths Operational Services District of Port Hardy PO Box 68, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 or fax cover letter and resumĂŠ to 250-949-7465

Special Services Worker North Island Community Services Society is seeking highly motivated, organized and outcome-experience based individuals to work in the Special Services Program.

The Special Services Worker will work and support children and families to increase living skills, parenting skills, behaviour management and communication choices. The position my include routine crisis intervention. The majority of this service takes place in the client’s home.

Preference will be given to applicants with postsecondary credentials and/or related human services experience. Previous work experience is an asset.

The position is currently part-time. A valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle is necessary as travel will be required. A criminal record check will be required.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please forward resume with cover letter

by May 17, 2012 to: North Island Community Services Society PO Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2P0 nicsbc@telus.net

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HELP WANTED

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CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete ďŹ nishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta.

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HELP WANTED BARTENDER/SERVER Haida-Way Pub is hiring a bar server, experience an asset, Serving it Right required.

Please drop off your resume at the desk of Haida-Way or Email to staff@pmhotels.com BLASTING CONTRACTOR requires helpers for the Kokish power project. Good wages and beneďŹ ts. Fax resume to 250-391-6711 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

HELP WANTED

CONCRETE Pump Operator required in Salmon Arm area.

Must have experience Call Pete (1-250)833-5722 COOKS & SERVERS Full-time and part-time Northern Lights Restaurant in Port McNeill Apply in person or call 250-956-3263 JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN required immediately for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership in Salmon Arm, BC. Proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must.

Excellent wage and beneďŹ t package. Contact Pat - phone 250-832-8053, fax 250-8324545, email: pat@brabymotors.com.

SERVER & BREAKFAST Cook part-time - full time. Call Denny 250-949-8381.

CONTRACT PERSON

A&W Port Hardy is seeking a

COOK

This is a full-time permanent position.

Duties include: cooking, food ordering, kitchen cleaning and participation in A&W’s training program.

at $9.35/hour.

PleaseWage applystarts in person with resume at A&W apply Port Hardy, Thunderbird Mallat Please in person with resume A&W Port Hardy, Thunderbird Mall

Part-time, 5 hrs per week — $20 per hour

The Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society is seeking a coordinator to facilitate Mother Goose & Literacy Bus programs on behalf of the society.

The successful applicant will: s 2EPORT TO THE "OARD OF $IRECTORS s #OORDINATE -OTHER 'OOSE ,ITERACY "US VISITS s /FFER -OTHER 'OOSE 4RAINING OPPORTUNITIES s .ETWORK WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES s #OORDINATE EXISTING PROGRAMS DEVELOP NEW programming s 7RITE PROPOSALS AND REPORTS s -ANAGE AN OPERATING BUDGET !PPLICANTS MUST HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN the ďŹ elds of Early Learning and Literacy and the ability to work independently and communicate EFFECTIVELY 0LEASE SUBMIT RESUMES WITH COVER LETTER AND references to: Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society C O +ATHY -ARTIN +ATE 0INSONNEAULT 0/ "OX 0ORT (ARDY "# 6 . 0 &AX Email: martinkt@telus.net Closing date is: 12 noon, May 16, 2012

DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY is accepting applications for Summer Student Employment with the Operational Services (Public Works) Dept. The successful applicant must be in good physical condition as the job includes physical outdoor work. The applicants must hold a valid BC Driver’s Licence. Please apply in writing with resume to: Jack GrifďŹ ths, Operational Services, District of Port Hardy, PO Box 68, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 or fax cover letter and resume to 250-949-7465.

FULLTIME MATE: for a 94 passenger ferry based in Sointula. Contact Captain Danny Tribe 250-973-6556, email tribe@recn.ca or Captain Doug Newman 604-328-8984, email dmerc@telus.net.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES Panorama Mountain Village is looking to ďŹ ll a variety of summer positions. To see full job descriptions and apply go to www.panoramaresort.com/ employment

HELP WANTED

Must be mature, responsible and able to work exible hours.

Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society Coordinator

HELP WANTED

School District No. 85 requires the following REGULAR position: Posting #4: Noon Hour Supervisor Cheslakees, $19.16 per hour, 5 hours per week while school is in session.

Further information regarding Position Duties and QualiďŹ cations can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunitiesâ€?.

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number.

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

This is a CUPE Local 2045 position.

Apply to: Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 85, Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Boom Man • Processor Operator • Heavy Duty Mechanics • Contract Coastal Fallers • Grapple Yarder Operator Fulltime with union rates and beneďŹ ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-9564888 or email to ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca.

TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMOTIVE Technician Required for North Vancouver Island GM Dealer. Full time. Wage BeneďŹ ts pkg. Competitive wage with bonus plan. Great small town to bring up a family. email resume to admin@klassengm.com

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The BC Ambulance Service Needs YOU! For more information and to download an application package visit www.bcas.ca and select Emergency Medical Responders from the career page or contact us by phone a 1-877-5772227, by fax at 250-9525970 or Email us at HLTH. BCAS recruitment@gov.bc.ca

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PERSONAL SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENT/CONDO

AUTO FINANCING

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GARAGE SALES PORT HARDY 7725 Park Place Sunday, May 3rd 10am-2pm No early birds.

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SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. P.O. Box 222 Port Hardy, BC 2 bdr unit avail new kitchen and flooring includes Fridge/stove, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises.

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Inquiries contact Janet 250-230-1462 Appointment to view.

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RENTALS

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3 bedroom apartments in town. Great location. $600 & $700/mo.

Batchelor suits, south of town.

Only $440/mo.

Phone 250-286-0110 ask for Scott.

PORT HARDY Updated 3 bdrm condo, secure building & caretaker on site. N/P, N/S. Avail. immediately.

Heat & hot water incl. $725/mo. Ref. req. Call 250949-7085 leave message.

PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APT’S. 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments, furnished or non-furnished. Clean & quiet. Hot water & cable included.

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PORT HARDY New 2 bdrm basement suite. Quiet neighbourhood. N/S, N/P, refs req’d. $700/mo. includes sat., wireless internet, $100/mth hydro & shared laundry. Call 250949-8981. Available May 1st.

SUITES, UPPER PORT HARDY- Bright spacious 3 bdrm upstairs suite in duplex next to Avalon School.

Byng Rd. Shared laundry room downstairs. $600/mo.

250-288-3652.

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY Newly renovated 2 bdrms in Seawind Est. Avail. immed. $675/mo.

Ref. Req. N/S, N/P. Call Darlene @ 250-949-8928.

CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

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of the week.

Sebastian Nava of Port McNeill donned shades to help his mom organize the Pitch-in Canada cleanup event Saturday.

J.R. Rardon photo

Gazette staff The North Island is getting one of 30 web cameras to be included in the province’s DriveBC network.

The new North Island cam is scheduled to be installed at Hwy. 19 and the Port Alice Road, south of Port Hardy

NO COMPARISON. NO COMPROMISE.

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IT’S BACK The cameras will give motorists more opportunities to check real-time traffic, road and weather conditions as they plan their trips,

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said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom.

“The popularity of DriveBC shows that drivers are making

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2012 F-250 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 WESTERN EDITION

OFFER INCLUDES $1,600 FREIGHT AND AIR TAX AND $5,500 MANUFACTURER REBATE†

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THERE’S NO COMPARISON OR COMPROMISE. ONLY AT YOUR BC FORD STORE.

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ELIGIBLE COSTCO MEMBERS RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL

and these new webcams give motorists an excellent tool to help them plan a safe journey.”

Installations are scheduled to begin

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10.5L /100km 27MPG HWY*** 15.0L /100km 19MPG CITY***

Western Edition package includes: • Reverse Camera • Tailgate Step • Sync®‡‡ • Foglamps • Black Platform Running Boards • 18" Bright Machined Aluminum Wheels

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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be changed or cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. *Purchase a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 3.7L/F-250 XLT Super Cab 4X4 Western Edition with power seats for $28,999/$41,999 after Total Manufacturer Rebate of $7,500/$5,500. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $7,500/$5,500 and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ±Lease a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 3.7L/F-150 XLT Super Crew 4X4 5.0L and get 4.99% lease annual percentage rate (LAPR) financing for up to 36 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest LAPR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $38,999/$41,899 at 4.99% LAPR for up to 36 months with $3,425 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $352/$378, total lease obligation is $16,907/$17,033 and optional buyout is $15,990/$18,017. Offer includes Manufacturer Rebate of $7,500/$8,000. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Manufacturer Rebate is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,600, but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 60,000 km over 36 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. ^ Until July 3, 2012, Security Deposit payment is waived on a lease (Red Carpet leases, on approved credit from Ford Credit) of a new 2012 or 2013 model (excluding Shelby GT 500, Boss 302, Boss 302 Laguna Seca, E-Series, Transit Connect Electric, F-150 Raptor, F-Series Chassis Cabs, Medium trucks). Security Deposit may be required by Ford Credit based on customer credit terms and conditions. †From April 3, 2012 to July 3, 2012, receive $500/$750/$1,000/$1,500/$1,750/$2,000/$3,000/$4,000/ $4,500/$5,000/ $5,500/$6,500/$7,000/ $7,500/$8,000 in Manufacturer Rebates with the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Focus S, 2012 Fiesta, 2012 Explorer (excluding Base)/2012 Focus (excluding S)/2012 Edge SE, 2012 Flex SE, 2012 Escape I4 Manual, E-Series/Transit Connect (excluding Electric), 2012 F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 Value Leader/2012 Mustang Value Leader/2012 Taurus SE, 2012 F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs/2012 Fusion S, 2012 Flex (excluding SE)/2012 Mustang V6 (excluding Value Leader), 2012 Edge AWD (excluding SE)/ 2012 Expedition/2012 Fusion Hybrid, 2012 Mustang GT (excluding GT500 and Boss 302), 2012 Taurus (excluding SE), 2012 Escape and Hybrid (excluding I4 Manual)/2012 Fusion (excluding S and Hybrid), 2012 Edge FWD (excluding SE), 2012 Escape V6, 2012 F-250 to F-450 Gas engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)/2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) non-5.0L/2012 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2) 5.0L/2012 F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew non-5.0L, 2012 F-250 to F-450 Diesel engine (excluding Chassis Cabs)/2012 F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew 5.0L - all Raptor, GT500, BOSS302, and Medium Truck models excluded. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ▲Offer only valid from April 3, 2012 to May 31, 2012 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before March 31, 2012. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012/2013 Ford/Lincoln vehicle (excluding Fiesta, Focus, Raptor, GT500, Mustang Boss 302, Transit Connect EV & Medium Truck) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford/Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice.

Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford Motor Company of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period) or delivery, but not both. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for model shown: 2012 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.5L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]/2012 F-150 4X4 3.7L V6: [13.4L/100km (21MPG) City, 9.7L/100km (29MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. ◆F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 46 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales report, December 2011. ††Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid vs. comparable competitor engines. Max. horsepower of 411 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2012 F-150 4X2 3.7L V6 SST: 12.7L/100km city and 8.9L/100km hwy based on Environment Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading and driving habits. ◆◆When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost and 6.2L 2 valve 4X2 V8 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR, non-hybrid. ‡‡Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible – check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so. SYNC is optional on most new Ford vehicles. †††© 2012 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.

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Web cam coming to Port Alice turnoff this spring, and all are expected to be in operation before winter.

Another camera was recently installed near Woss.

Available in most new Ford vehicles with 6-month pre-paid subscription

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Port McNeill grad wins award at film festival Gazette staff A first-year film school student from Port McNeill won a major award during the 17th Annual EyeLens Film, Video and Animation Festival.

Zack Jackson, a North Island Secondary School graduate attending Gulf Islands Film and Television School, shared the accolades with Ben Hawker and Hannah Kruzel when the trio won Youth Documentary Filmmaking for the short film Me, a sixminute, interviewdriven documentary about the uniqueness of people and how all should be accepted for our differences.

“When I think back on all the students I’ve had here, I was impressed, especially at his age, by how mature Zack is,” said Jonathan Piteux, a mentor at GIFTS. “He acts like a 25-year-old and he’s, what, 18?”

EyeLens Festival judges seemed to agree.

Here’s what they had to

Film and Television School (GIFTS) — Canada’s most awardwinning film school — is a unique rural film camp on Galiano Island, B.C. that offers media intensives, with a focus on developing new filmmakers.

The small but growing school was founded in 1995 and has had amazing success with Port McNeill filmmaker Zack Jackson in a its students’ films and screengrab from his short film, Me. videos at national and international festivals.

Jackson, like other EyeLens winners, is an Secondary School and say about the piece: up-and-coming media “Nice framing with showcased top talent artist who braved the good visual texture and from B.C.’s emergrigours of a GIFTS colour showing good ing filmmakers. It also media intensive and planning and grasp of featured a performance produced stunning by a Vancouver-based the aesthetics.” work in a short period “This piece was very improv troupe as well as of time. interesting and reflec- a keynote presentation The documentary tive with attractive and by award-winning filmmay be viewed online charismatic personali- maker Bart Simpson, at www.youtube.com/ ties in the characters crowd favourite at the watch?feature=player_ 2012 Sundance Film and their postures.” detailpage&v= “The creative mon- Festival. qTdj5FVku7c#t=15s.

The Gulf Islands tage at the end is a good visual concept that creates a good Town of Port McNeill focus. Very good credit 2012 - 2016, 5 Year Financial Plan handling.”

As per Sec. 166 of the Community Charter, an The festival was held opportunity will be provided for public consultation April 21 at Oak Bay

Do you have a permanent disability and require assistance to gain employment?

The Opportunities Fund can put you on the road to greater employment options. The fund may be able to help you return to school, get trained on the job or pursue self employment.

INTERESTED? Visit www.oppsfund.ca pp or contact Alison Roberts, Community Coordinator at 250.244.1035 1.855.344.1035

VOLUNTEER POSITION DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY BOARD OF VARIANCE

Please submit written applications no later than May 8, 2012 stating your qualifications and/or interest to: Gloria LeGal, Dir. Corporate Services District of Port Hardy, P.O. Box 68 Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0 Phone: 250-949-6665 Fax: 250-949-7433

The North Island Gazette office will be closed Monday, May 21.

Deadlines for ads are: Display Ads: Thursday, May 17 @ 4pm Word Classifieds: Friday, May 19 @ 4pm Have a great weekend!

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on the proposed 5 Year Financial Plan for the Town of Port McNeill.

This will take place at a Special meeting of Council on May 07, 2012 at the Town Office starting at 7:30 pm, 1775 Grenville Place, Port McNeill, B.C. The 2011 Financial Statements and 2011 Council Remuneration and Expense Statement will be presented at the regular meeting immediately following the Special Meeting. Copies of the above documents are available for inspection at the Town Office during regular business hours.

PUT A MOTHER’S DAY AD IN THE GAZETTE FOR YOUR SPECIAL MOM.

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Carriers needed

The Board of Variance consists of three members appointed by Council.

The Board meets to consider applications to relieve a property owner from compliance with zoning regulations where the person alleges that compliance would cause hardship. The Board, though appointed

by Council, is independent of Council and their decision is final. The District receives two to four Appeal applications per year.

I n t e r v i ewe e s discuss their unique experiences in a screenshot from short film, Me.

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Carpenter wins award Gazette Staff A North Island Secondary School graduate won an award for his carpentry project at The Skills Canada Competition in Abbotsford B.C. and has qualified to compete in the Skills Canada National Competition later this month.

Morgan Brown, a third-year student and current apprentice carpenter at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, won gold in the post-secondary carpentry category on April 18. He was up against apprentices from other major post secondary training schools for apprentice carpenters in B.C. Judging was based on knowledge, quality and speed.

Brown constructed a scale-sized model of a rounded bay-style corner building frame and roof rafters. It stood

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Port McNeill’s Morgan Brown stands with his frame and rafters project at the recent Skills Canada Competition in Abbotsford B.C. Photo submitted out against competitors several scholarships ment-recognized Red who created primarily because of his high Seal as a Journeyman standard rectangular marks and abilities. He carpenter.

Brown will now repframe-and-rafter mod- has used this to excel at VIU. Within this resent B.C. apprentice els.

Brown attended current year, Brown carpenters at the Skills school in Port McNeill will finish his appren- Canada Nationals, to from elementary to ticeship and hopes to be held in Edmonton graduation, receiving receive his govern- May 13.

Prizes for all!

Above, Levi Dayley plays with his Spiderman prize and right, Madelyn Meredith draws a prize from Hannah Peabody’s 100-pocket dress during the Eagle View Elementary Fun Fair Friday in Port Hardy.

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Focus groups will be conducted by toll-free telephone conference call on May 17th.

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