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Hunger level high throughout city Food providers face tough position with decline in donations, increase in demand BY TOBY GORMAN THE NEWS BULLETIN
The 7-10 Club Society might have to close its meal service for at least a week in the summer because of a decrease in donations, an increase in costs, and an increase in people using the charity. Gord Fuller, 7-10 Club chairman, said the breakfast and bag lunch operation served about 80,000 meals last fiscal year, an 18-per cent increase over 2010. During the same period, donations were down about 25 per cent while overall food costs went up 17.5 per cent. With pressure pulling at both ends of the economic strings, there simply might not be enough money to provide meals for at least a couple of weeks. “Both the increase in people needing our services and the fall in donations are part of the same problem, which is the economy,” said Fuller. “The numbers are going up because more people are in need and they’re not able to make ends meet, and donations from individuals are going down because people simply don’t have the money to donate to charities anymore.” In 2010, the 7-10 Club received $62,300 in total donations, of which $43,300 was from individ-
uals. In 2011, it received $46,435 in donations, of which $32,800 was from individual donors. “It’s a fact, it is tough out there,” said Fuller. At the Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, executive director Peter Sinclair is also seeing more people using the service. While April is down in usage five per cent overall from March, the food bank’s yearover-year numbers suggest Nanaimo residents are leaning on the service more than ever. “April tends to be a lower month for us because people get their tax returns or begin to find some seasonal work,” said Sinclair. “But we look at April 2011 and we had 3,264 adults using our services. April 2012 we had 3,912 adults. We’ve jumped considerably.” Sinclair said many people who access the food bank are working, but not making enough money to cover basic needs like food, rent, and transportation on their own. There is also an increasing number of people who have been able to make it on their own previously, but had an interruption in their cash flow and don’t have enough left over for food, he said. “People can be coming here because they’re in a cash flow crunch and they’re desperate,” he said. “Sure, they drive a decent car and people like to point out they maybe shouldn’t be using the food bank, but that car may very well be about to be repossessed. There are all kinds of stories of why people need to use the food bank.” ◆ See ‘SITUATION’ /6
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June Gordon, Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank volunteer, sorts through bread products about to be handed out to food bank clients. Food stocks dwindle when donations decline during spring and summer months.
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Hunger Awareness Week was created to provide food banks with an opportunity to educate about the reality of hunger in Canada and to encourage all Canadians to make a choice to help those in need. Close to 900,000 individuals turn to food banks for support each month, and close to two million Canadians are food inse-
cure, struggling with not knowing where their next meal may come from. More than 900 food banks and 2,900 affiliated agencies distribute groceries or provide meals to Canadians in need. To learn more about Hunger Awareness Week initiatives, please go to http://hungerawarenessweek.ca.
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An early morning fire at an apartment building in Nanaimo’s hospital district was caught early or it could have been much worse. The fire broke out about 2 a.m. Wednesday in a smoking area on a second-floor exterior walkway of a three-storey apartment building in the 1300 block of Graham Crescent. Rick Kwasnecha, Nanaimo Fire Rescue fire and loss prevention officer, said a discarded cigarette sparked a blaze that ignited furniture on the walkway and worked its way into the exterior wall and soffits of the building, causing significant damage to the building’s exterior wall and smoke damage to three apartments. Kwasnecha said only one suite in the area of the fire was occupied, but the fire blocked the exit for the two tenants of the occupied suite. “They were fortunate there was an extinguisher there and they hit it with the extinguisher, which allowed them to get through and out,” Kwasnecha said. The building exterior had also been renovated with noncombustible siding, which helped limit fire damage. Residents of the building were temporarily evacuated, but no tenants were displaced by the fire. Kwasnecha listed the blaze as accidental.
The Nanaimo Port Authority is embarking on a decade-long voyage to diversify and attract more business to the city. Bernie Dumas, NPA president and CEO, said the organization has key assets that make it an appealing destination for businesses, especially those looking to connect to markets in the Pacific Rim. To expand, the port created the Path 2025 strategic plan, which is meant to address the need for infrastructure upgrades and modernization over the next decade. For several years, the port authority focused its efforts on the creation and construction of the cruise ship terminal. With that project’s completion, it is setting its sights on other opportunities to expand, while continuing to market the terminal to attract vessels, said Dumas. “For the port authority to thrive into the next decade, we need to diversify,” he said. “Predominantly the economy is doing quite well and a lot of companies are looking at developing a distribution centre for products to ship to Asia.” Space in Vancouver is at a premium and some businesses might be looking to relocate to Nanaimo to take advantage of unused portions of the port authority’s Duke Point industrial terminal area or assembly wharf area. A key component many businesses are looking at is deep water to accom-
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modate larger shipping vessels, which is available at the Duke Point industrial terminal, said Dumas. The 28-hectare terminal has 22 hectares of leasable storage area, a 40-tonne container crane and a 100-metre barge ramp. The 15-hectare assembly wharf is home to the port’s cruise ship terminal, administration offices and three deep sea berths. Dumas is optimistic that over the next few years, new businesses will be looking to relocate to Nanaimo. The port is already in discussions with some businesses interested in Nanaimo, but he can’t say which until deals are finalized. Expansion could have a substantial employment impact on the community in terms of direct employment or spin-off business for existing Nanaimo companies, he added. As part of the expansion, the port authority also hopes to develop a downtown waterfront transportation hub that incorporates ferries, buses, float planes, trains and cruise ships that will connect to a community-wide transportation network. It’s also eyeing upgrades to the downtown Boat Basin. “The marina has been the jewel of the inner harbour of Nanaimo for a very long time,” said Dumas. However, some of the docks are in rough shape and the electrical and sewage infrastructure needs to be modernized and upgraded. Some projects might involve public input, but Dumas said he can’t say what they are until the plan takes shape. The port authority is redesigning its website at www.npa.ca, but people can get more information on the strategy by clicking on the Path 2025 icon. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com
NDP cries foul over legislative logjam in final weeks BY TOM FLETCHER BLACK PRESS
A flood of new legislation from the B.C. Liberal government in the last weeks of the spring session has the NDP opposition hopping mad. This week the government tabled bills to integrate ambulance and emergency health services, streamline traffic tickets, enforce fines for transit fare evaders, create an online system for civil and family court disputes, introduce a new family day holiday and set up a provincial athletic commission to regulate pro-
fessional fighting events. That’s on top of bills already before the legislature to reform development rules on aboriginal reserves, encourage changes to the school calendar and change other B.C. laws. And still to come is the heftiest bill of all, the one to pave the way for eliminating the harmonized sales tax and restoring the provincial sales tax next spring. NDP house leader John Horgan said Tuesday that he expects a total of 23 pieces of new legislation, with only 11 sitting days left until the spring session ends
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have a structural deficit.” Phil Turin, secretary-treasurer, said the district was in an unusual position this year of receiving a funding protection grant, which ensured the district received the same amount in its operating budget as the previous year despite declining enrolment, and managing those funds well so that the year was finished with a larger-than-usual surplus. Turin said because the 201213 budget includes $4 million in funding protection and $1.6 million in surplus funds carried over from this year, the district has a structural deficit of $5.6 million. “We have a structural deficit and enrolment is going down and funding protection is going down,” he said. “We’ll have a much more difficult budget process next year.” Funding protection will continue to drop 1.5 per cent in coming years, said Turin, and enrolment is expected to decline by 46 students next year, 134 students in 2013-14 and 163 students in 2014-15 for a total of 333 students over the next three years.
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A reprieve from cuts to programs and services in Nanaimo school district is in the works for students, staff and parents. Trustees approved the $134.5-million 2012-13 budget at a special board meeting last week. The budget will be balanced with $1.6 million in surplus money carried forward from the current school year, giving the district a temporary break from slashing programs and services to bring the budget into the black, as trustees have done in recent years. “It took about six minutes and we passed it,” said Jamie Brennan, school board chairman. “Trustees were pleased we were able to pass a balanced budget without having to resort to any cuts, but we were reminded that we do
Derek DeGear, president of the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association, said Nanaimo has some of the largest class sizes in the province and the “no cuts” statement is misleading in the sense that the district has cut so much in recent years, there is nothing left to cut. He also questions why the number of senior managers is increasing at a time when teachers feel classroom conditions have eroded – while mainly a rollover from last year, the budget adds a new position of deputy superintendent to support the establishment of a learning services department. Trustees decided not to extend spring break by four days, a move that would have saved an estimated $366,000, suggested by staff as a way to pay for special initiatives such as updating technology in schools. Brennan said the district hopes to use any remaining surplus from this year’s budget to do some technology upgrades. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Woman handed 535 days in jail BY WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON BLACK PRESS
Trying to steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from a store in Port Alberni to pay off a drug debt has cost a Nanaimo woman 535 days in jail. In Port Alberni provincial court, Judge Doug Cowling sentenced Robin Schultz, 29, to 535 days in jail and 18 months probation for motor vehicle theft, break and enter and failing to stop for police. Schultz has been in custody since April 22, and received credit for time served. The theft of the vehicle – a 2005 Toyota Tacoma – occurred in Nanaimo. The prosecution sought a two-year prison sentence, while the defence sought a lesser jail sentence and a conditional sentence order. Schultz admitted to having a drug addiction, which fuelled the crime. On the morning of April 22, Schultz and a male accomplice smashed the windows at Jay’s Lace
It Up and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise before fleeing. Police chased the couple on the Port Alberni Highway after they failed to pull over. They drove the stolen truck over an RCMP spike belt placed across the highway at Hilliers Road by Oceanside RCMP. The vehicle continued on but drove into a ditch at Qualicum Beach. Schultz was apprehended after a foot chase. Police said the second person, Pierre Gino Guidotti, 39, also from Nanaimo, escaped and is still at large. RCMP issued an appeal to the public May 3 to help them locate Guidotti. Anyone with information about this incident or Guidotti’s whereabouts is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345, Port Alberni RCMP at or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com. editor@nanaimobulletin.com
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Nanaimo man killed in workplace accident BY ERIN MCCRACKEN BLACK PRESS
Operations at Steel Pacific Recycling in Victoria were scaled back Monday following the workplace death of an employee on Saturday afternoon. Investigators with WorkSafeBC and the company’s accident investigation team were at the yard in Victoria’s Rock Bay district Monday, while grief counsellors, a critical incident team and company officials met with about 25 yard employees at an off-site location. “They’re a close-knit team and this was a well-liked person,” Caroll Taiji, the company’s spokeswoman, said of the 35-year-old victim, who was originally from Nanaimo. He worked for the company in Victoria for more than three years. “It’s really devastating for them,” Taiji said. “This company in that location has existed and operated for over 50 years. They have never had a fatality, so there’s a huge amount of shock.” The man was killed in an area of the yard where finer materials are salvaged from crushed automobiles, Taiji explained. “The worker was caught in the
machinery somehow and fatally injured,” confirmed WorkSafeBC spokesperson Megan Johnston. Once the B.C. Coroners Service receives WorkSafeBC’s final report, the coroners team will decide whether health and safety practices in B.C.’s steel recycling industry warrant a closer look to prevent future deaths in similar circumstances, said Victoria coroner Barb McLintock. The company was quick to note that the worker’s death was not caused by a shredder, despite initial reports. “In fact, the shredding machine is decommissioned and it’s been closed for over a year, so it hasn’t even been functioning,” Taiji said. Lessons that can be learned from this tragedy will be shared company-wide, she said. “Anything that can be gleaned and learned and shared, will be.” Company officials could not say Monday when the Victoria operation would re-open for business. “The management team is very focused on not restoring operations until people are absolutely ready,” Taiji said. “The main focus is the family and the coworkers.” editor@nanaimobulletin.com
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Participants experience city’s hunger BY MITCH WRIGHT I THE NEWS BULLETIN
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he 2012 Hunger Challenge was quietly organized by Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank and the Nanaimo News Bulletin earlier this year and coordinated to take place leading up to Hunger Awareness Week (May 7-11). The idea was to ask volunteers to step out of their normal food routines and accept the limitations faced by regular food bank clients. The hope is that asking people to experience first-hand the hunger challenges faced by so many in the community, and then sharing those experiences publicly, will help raise awareness of the issue. “People can be generally aware, but in terms of the reality, the fact that there are people who have no food whatsoever, it’s not really connected for people who don’t find themselves in that situation,” said Peter Sinclair, Loaves and Fishes executive director. Prior to the challenge, which ran April 22 until May 4 and involved four volunteers, Sinclair talked to food bank clients to get a better idea what food they had at home and their weekly food budgets. That process itself was eyeSINCLAIR opening for Sinclair, who is at the food bank daily working and talking with clients. “For myself, interviewing clients, I was shocked,” he said. “That they were able to list off exactly what they had, without even thinking about it, was shocking. They knew exactly what was in their cupboards.” That information was passed to the participants, who were asked to choose and follow a profile that most closely matched their situation. Participants were also asked for a minimum $50 donation to cover the cost of the food and were instructed to access the food bank following all the regular rules – no special treatment. With the first year complete, the goal is for the challenge to become an annual occurrence with increased publicity, involving more and more people, thus raising greater community awareness. “There’s now four or five people out there talking about this and helping increase awareness,” Sinclair said. “If we can have 15, 20, 30 people doing it, we have that many more people speaking about hunger and the need in the community. “It’s the conversations the people who’ve done it have with others that really makes a difference,” he added. “It’s not just a story in the paper, it’s not just a statistic – it’s the reality that hits home ... that there’s people who do this 52 weeks a year.” ◆ Interested in taking part in the Hunger Challenge next year? Please contact Mitch Wright, News Bulletin managing editor, by e-mail at editor@ nanaimobulletin.com.
Fred Pattje had some idea about experiencing hunger going in, but it was as a university student decades ago. More recently, the city councillor became more aware of the impact hunger and poverty has on the people of Nanaimo through his work on council. After hearing stories and “obscene numbers” for Nanaimo, Pattje decided he needed to put faces to the problem and spent time volunteering to feed homeless people. He didn’t so much jump at the chance to participate in the recent Hunger Challenge organized by the News Bulletin and Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, but he recognized the opportunity and didn’t shy away, either. Going in, he admitted he wasn’t well -prepared – daily trips to his local grocery store for fresh fruits and veggies are the norm; canned PATTJE foods not so much. Pattje was apprehensive about his first trip to the food bank. He’s not exactly an unknown personality, but the very act of requesting help also gave him pause. “It’s just not something that’s normal, to go in and ask for food,” he said Monday, three days after completing the two-week challenge. Initial fears were allayed, however, by the “tremendous” people who work and volunteer for the food bank and its various satellite depots. He was also recognized, several times in fact, which created a bit of awkwardness (and a quip or two about how little city councillors are paid) until he explained. The food itself was indeed a challenge. And he struggled to stay within the budget he set. “I did get to know the bottom of my freezer a lot better,” Pattje said, adding he benefited mightily from a few surprise dinner guests who arrived with food, as well as a few council-related functions that provided food. Beyond the challenge of finding enough food, the exercise provided exactly what Pattje hoped – connections and insight into the people who live hungry every day. “By far the most valuable exercise was to meet the people – they really do come from all walks of life – and share some stories with them,” he said.
this is fewer people needing to access the services of the food bank ... generally increase the quality of their lives,” Morrissey said.
“There were some people you could have plucked out of any office or any work situation.”
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Magi Cooper is a regular volunteer with Loaves and Fishes, so the idea to commit two full weeks to living on a client’s limited budget seemed like “a fabulous opportunity”. “It’s one thing to serve people as they come in every week, but there’s something about understanding the hardships they experience – it’s another experience on the other side of the table,” she said. As part of the challenge, Cooper and husband Bob Morrissey went into their pantry and piled the items they were permitted (from information provided by actual food bank clients) for the next two weeks into a laundry basket. “It was a bit shocking that everything fit into that laundry basket,” Cooper said, adding that trying to live off that food and $25 a week was “pretty humbling”. Standing in line to get food was also a humbling experience in terms of feeling a bit of fear and embarrassment, Morrissey said, and he realized that many people likely feel the same, particularly the first time being there. But it also helped Morrissey better understand the broad scope of the issue and reaffirmed that some common stereotypes are poorly informed. “It’s not just about needing food, it’s about being poor and what are the ramifications of that,” he said. “Food is important, but it’s just a little piece of a much bigger issue.” Throughout the challenge, though neither Cooper nor Morrissey went hungry, the experience was definitely a challenge and served the intended purpose of raising their own awareness. And the couple, both therapists and counsellors, is already talking about their experience as much as they can and hoping the challenge will grow. “I hope the good that can come of
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Food is important, but it’s just a little piece of a much bigger issue.
Brian Fillmore joined the Loaves and Fishes board of directors a few months ago and his church will become the newest distribution depot this summer. He has some experience with poverty and hunger and became more aware through community involvement, but admits he “never understood the need until I went and saw the amount of food people get ... and the need.” “Because my eyes were opened I want to spread that awareness,” he said. Going into the two-week challenge, Fillmore was hesitant about waiting in line and concerned he might be “grilled with questions” about why he was there. “There was none of that. Just super friendly, loving people,” he said, adding he gained considerable insight by chatting with clients and staff. “Almost all the conversations were FILLMORE about the price of things,” he said. “It’s the main topic of conversation, how expensive everything is.” His conversations were with people from nearly all sectors of the community, a fact he hopes more people come to know. “It’s not homeless people,” he said. “It’s a lot of young, working families that are just struggling to get by and that little bit of food top-up really helps them out.” Although he didn’t go hungry, his eating habits were certainly changed during the two weeks. He and his wife normally eat plenty of fresh food, but with a strict budget and rations, Fillmore found himself eating chili and a bun several days in a row, or a big batch of pasta for as long as it lasted. Aside from talking about the challenge and helping raise awareness of the need to address hunger and poverty in general, Fillmore says he’s more aware of food waste in his home, noting he’ll be making an effort to cook smaller amounts so there’s fewer leftovers that potentially get forgotten in the back of the fridge. editor@nanaimobulletin.com
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Solving hunger requires q vision Taken by itself, the answer to solving the hunger problem in Nanaimo is clear – feed those who are hungry. But, as most people know, life is never that simple. Hunger is just one symptom of poverty in the city and like illness, must be looked at holistically – part of a bigger picture that incorporates wider aspects of people’s lives. It’s a very Western idea to treat symptoms rather NANAIMO than an overall illness, like HAS the prescribing medication for resources, high-blood pressure rather if used wisely, than treating obesity, anxito feed all its ety or stress which could lead to the symptom in the hungry. first place. The reliance on the food bank is never a sole symptom. Often, people forced to ask for a free bag of food are also facing issues of affordable housing and various other challenges. Making housing more affordable frees up income for people to buy quality food that contains fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as whole grains, that will last until the next paycheque. Bus routes that get people to destinations quickly free up time for cooking and preparing food, exercise and relaxation after work that leads to a good night’s sleep – all things needed for a healthy lifestyle. The food bank and 7-10 Club are once again pleading for donations as demand for food increases. It’s no longer good enough to clear out the pantry of unwanted canned goods – donations of whole grains, vegetables and dairy are needed. With a bounty of trees laden with unwanted fruit and food nearing expiry going into grocery store dumpsters, no one should go hungry in Nanaimo if resources are used appropriately. It’s time to look for a new solution that incorporates a whole person’s well-being and not just their growling stomach.
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B.C. tanker debate sinks to new low The B.C. NDP has ramped up for this assertion. its opposition to the proposed This argument flared up in 2006 Northern Gateway oil pipeline. after Methanex Corp. shut down First the party formalized objecits Kitimat methanol plant. Instead tions already expressed by NDP of shipping methanol out, a pracMLAs who have spoken at heartice that was never questioned, it ings held by the federal review started bringing tankers into the panel along the B.C. coast. Leader Kitimat port loaded with a liquid Adrian Dix sent an 11-page letnatural gas by-product called ter to the panel, then launched condensate. From there it is sent an attack on the B.C. by rail to Alberta to Liberal government dilute oil sands crude. B.C. in the legislature that This process led to VIEWS emphasized the letter’s Enbridge’s proposed top objection. double pipeline that Tom Fletcher Why doesn’t Premier would send condensate Black Press Christy Clark stand up east and diluted crude to Ottawa and protest west. the abandonment of the The Dogwood long-standing “moraInitiative, one of the torium and exclusion multiple U.S.-funded zone” on oil tankers off groups that now domiB.C.’s north coast, Dix nate B.C.’s environmenand NDP energy critic tal lobby, rose to protest Rob Fleming demanded. these early condensate Clark’s answer was the same one shipments, saying they violate a given for many years by federal moratorium on tankers. Wrong, and provincial governments. The said Don Rodden, superintendent 1972 federal “moratorium” was of environmental response for directed at offshore oil drilling, not the Canadian Coast Guard Pacific tankers bound for B.C. A separate Region. The 1972 moratorium Canada-U.S. agreement in 1998 “wouldn’t apply to vessels coming calls for U.S. tankers to avoid B.C.’s into Canadian ports like Kitimat,” Inside Passage as they transport Rodden told the Globe and Maill at Alaska crude oil to refineries in the time. Washington state and further The Coast Guard would be the south. agency legally required to enforce I asked Fleming for documentasuch a tanker ban, if one existed. tion that shows tankers are banned As I’ve mentioned before, there from B.C.’s north coast. He said are legitimate arguments against it is “fragmented,” which means the Northern Gateway proposal. he doesn’t have any. Nor does the This hippy-fantasy tanker moratoNDP’s heavily footnoted letter to rium isn’t one of them. the federal panel offer any source Then there is the hypocrisy and
pro-U.S. bias so clearly evident in the manipulated B.C. debate. The Northern Gateway pipeline would generate as many as 350 tanker trips each year to and from Kitimat. More than twice that many tankers already sail each year through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, past the Gulf and San Juan Islands. Many are heading to refinery complexes at March Point and Cherry Point in Washington. These supertankers can be seen sailing past Victoria most days. Strangely, this U.S. crude traffic excites no protests. Some of the smaller tankers come in to fill up from the TransMountain pipeline in Burnaby, whose operator is preparing a bid for expansion. This attracts protests organized by people paid to oppose Alberta “tar sands” oil. Where do urban protesters think we get the gasoline and diesel fuel sold at B.C. filling stations? Do they think it’s all made at the little Chevron refinery in Burnaby, the last remnant of refining capacity in southern B.C.? We could use a serious debate about how B.C. handles petroleum. Instead, we see factually inaccurate claims promoted by U.S. interests to attack Canadian crude only. Our opposition politicians and media mostly just go along for the ride. ◆ Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Proposed bill tackles puppy mills To the Editor, Re: Animal sales in pet stores drive need for puppy mills, Letters, May 3. This letter contained comments on my bill, Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals. It claimed that pet stores are major markets for puppy mills, and that support for the bill from the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada confirms that puppy mill production will continue as long as pet stores continue to accept and sell puppies from puppy mills. In fact, support from PIJAC
means they can encourage their members, including pet store owners, not to accept puppies from puppy mills. Many pet store owners and municipalities have already made the decision not to sell puppies in pet stores. This has not decreased puppy mill production, as the letter indicated would happen. A significant number of puppies from puppy mills continue to be sold online or in newspaper classifieds. This bill will stop unscrupulous breeders by requiring specific standards of care for breeders of three or more dogs or cats.
I agree with the letter’s assertion that the public needs to be educated about where their pets come from. That is exactly why I am introducing this bill. I want to help educate prospective pet owners about responsible breeding practices, and encourage them to consider where their pet comes from. The letter also recommended that I consult the Canadian Kennel Club and municipalities where the sale of pets in stores is banned to better inform my bill. I want to assure the writer that all stakeholders (including the
Canadian Kennel Club, Canadian Veterinarian Medical Association, and various jurisdictions) were, and continue to be, consulted throughout the preparation and evolution of this bill. I respect the writer’s interest in animal welfare and am grateful for the feedback; it is clear that we are both very concerned with curbing puppy mills. I hope I have clarified any concerns about my bill, and I encourage anyone with further questions to contact me at Jane. Thornthwaite.MLA@leg.bc.ca. Jane Thornthwaite North Vancouver-Seymour MLA
Hard, measurable evidence behind credible sources To the Editor, Re: Arguments over climate get overblown, Letters, April 24; Climate consensus simply doesn’t exist, Letters, April 26. While the science of climate change can be confusing and complex, Jim Corder summed it up best when he said, “in the natural sciences, if you can’t measure it, you can’t prove it.” In other words, numbers speak. So in this spirit let’s take a look at the numbers. For 400,000 years, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have hovered between 180-280 ppm, with slow fluctuations between these points. Now, CO2 concentrations rocketed to 385 ppm since the Industrial Revolution; increasing over a 100 ppm in a very short time. According to James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Sciences, the Earth has warmed 0.8 C over the past century. What’s more, nine of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since the year 2000. National Snow & Ice Data Centre shows, due to warming, over one million square kilometers of Arctic sea ice melted since 1979, and it continues to melt at a rate of 43,000 square kilometres per year. Testifying in front of the United States Senate, climatologist Benjamin Struass stated, “global average sea levels has risen about eight inches since 1880,” and many studies indicate it will further rise “between one and seven feet.” In a well-cited paper published in N Nature , a team of marine biologists from the University of Plymouth, UK found that surface ocean water has become 30 per cent more acidic over the past 150 years, due to increased CO2 concentrations.
As Maoz Fine from Bar-Ilan University in Israel stated in The Guardian, “millions of species of fish, shellfish and micro-organisms will be wiped out.” Scientists are not alarmists, they are thorough rationalists. But as seen here, their findings can be alarming. Are there gaps in climate science? Sure. But there are also gaps in the fossil record. Yet we still rely on it for our understanding of evolution. What’s important is that a mountain of evidence indicates that humans are radically altering their planet for the worse. And before we can find solutions, we need to acknowledge this. When Tom Harris says that a “0.7 C warming of the past century” is nothing to worry about, it’s clearly unfounded, and he does a disservice to people who are searching for the truth. When doing your research, use your judgment and stick to websites that include people with the credentials and authority to speak on the subject. You can often spot them because they use hard, measurable, peerreviewed evidence in the form of numbers, rather than unsubstantiated rhetoric. David Geselbracht Nanaimo
Sparks of excitement require encouragement To the Editor, Re: University credit offered at no cost, April 19. Jan Thorsen’s time as District Enrichment Teacher should be renewed to full-time. Her work at creating enrichment bins of learning materials for
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classroom teachers can also be copied online. But she opens the way to aid the district policy of gaining advantages by going paperless. Thorsen’s strategy can be adapted to Internet-supported learning when students, as part of their lessons, enter the ‘clouds’ of excitement online, starting with Google searches. Learners can each have their own digital ‘enrichment’ bin. It’s a ‘Wiki’ box that links to the classroom lesson. Additional boxes can be created for each new item of learning. These bins can retain links to any website the child finds in Google searches. Anything the student shows a passion for can be retained for enrichment. Since the bins are directly connected to core material, review and reinforcement of the basics comes early, but quickly expands. Self-directed excitement expands the learning into what the student sees as purposeful and worth efforts at mastery. Before such sparks of value join
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Electric cars bringing new forms of taxation To the Editor, Most of us working-class heros cannot afford to purchase a new electric or hybrid vehicle. That being said, I believe the majority of us driving fuel-burning vehicles are paying the road taxes on behalf of those who are avoiding their share. Our highways are built and maintained by taxes derived from paying at the pump. If everyone were to purchase an electric vehicle tomorrow, our road infrastructure would fall into disrepair in a matter of months. Or maybe there is something in the works? Let’s get everyone to commit to buying electric and hybrid vehicles, then introduce a new road tax on batteries. Californians have enjoyed huge rebates and kickbacks on the purchase of an electric cars. Oh look, here comes a new Vehicle Miles Traveled tax. Our version will be a simple substitute of the word miles with kilometres. The illusion that electric cars do not pollute is a concern. The fact that 50 per cent of North America’s electric power is generated from coal may be an overlooked fact. Some new methods of manufacturing plus the filtering of coal-fired emissions are creating a new pollution which is called “nano”. Matt James Nanaimo
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Politicians chosen from ‘available’ candidates To the Editor, Syllogism is a thinking process where a proposition is derived from two or more premises. For example: If a city lacks political appeal, then the voter turnout is poor. If the voter turnout is poor, then anyone can be elected (pretty much).Therefore, if a city lacks political appeal, anyone can be elected. Another example: If requisites are thought through when hiring a leader, then the best candidate is hired. If the best candidate is hired, then the company future is secure. Therefore, if requisites are thought through when hiring a leader, the company future is secure. Of course, there are no guarantees, but in the game of probabilities in the latter example, all of the candidates resemble one another as they are selected for specific skillsets; whereas in the former example, individuals can be different to the extreme, as they are. With the many looming uncertainties, governments worldwide are employing ‘austerity’, policies of reduced spending. From an outsider’s viewpoint, at least, there is nothing austere about this administration. Maybe they know something others don’t, or perhaps we should seriously reconsider our selection method from ‘available’ candidates to ‘best’ candidates. Victor Blazevic Nanaimo
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Cigarettes taken in smash and grab Police are looking for thieves who smashed into the Petro-Canada gas station at the corner of Terminal and Princess Royal avenues in Nanaimo Tuesday morning. Witnesses called police at about 4:50 a.m. when they heard banging and glass breaking at the gas station and reported they saw suspects load a glass cabinet into a white van, which fled the scene. Members who attended the scene discovered a cabinet that had contained cigarettes was missing and started searching for the van, which they found at 4:56 a.m. crashed into a utility pole at the corner of Loat Street and Departure Bay Road.
The suspects had fled the scene. Const. Sherri Wade, Nanaimo RCMP spokeswoman, had no information on whether police recovered the cabinet or its contents. B.C. Hydro crews attended shortly before 6 a.m. to repair the damaged utility and downed power lines. It did not report any power outages resulting from the crash. The break and enter is under investigation and police are still searching for suspects. A nyo n e w i t h i n fo r m at i o n about the incident is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-7542345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www. nanaimocrimestoppers.com.
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Shawn Hildebrandt, of Steve Marshall Ford Lincoln, has a unique way of balancing cheques as he passes on $270 to Pat Morris of the B.C. Hydro Upper Island Power Pioneers. The donation is part of the $4,000 collected by the Power Pioneers for the B.C. Children’s Hospital’s Jean’s Day campaign.
The inaugural Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Realtor Charity Hockey Game raised $1,100 for Nanaimo Community Hospice Society. Incorrect information was published in the Tuesday, May 8 News Bulletin. The News Bulletin regrets the error and any inconvenience it might have caused.
Visitors to the Farm at Cedar Woods can meet alpacas, goats and other critters during the grand opening celebration of its new petting farm. The event features musical entertainment and demonstrations, including alpaca shearing and wool spinning, goat milking and honey making. The grand opening takes place May 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $4.50 per person. A registered charity, Cedar Woods is a therapy farm that offers day programs for people facing mental, emotional and social barriers. It is at 2660 Holden Corso Rd. off MacMillan Road near Tamagawa University. For more information please go to www.pettingfarmcedar.ca or call 250-323-3553.
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Students grind minds to save environment More than 80 Nanaimo students are willing to endure education on a weekend if it means helping the environment. Woodg rove Centre hosts the fourth a n nu a l E nv i ro n mental Mind Grind Saturday (April 12) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at centre court. The environmental trivia competition, organized by the Nanaimo Recycling Exchange and FortisBC, is for students from Grade 4-10 within the Regional District of Nanaimo. “This event is a fun way to promote responsible environmental steward-
ship, said Chantelle Coulson, of the recycling exchange. “The students have a great time, and the spectators can also increase their knowledge of environmental issues.” In the spirit of the event, Woodgrove shoppers are encouraged to do their part for the environment by bringing in plastic bags to be recycled at the mall’s Let’s Make Waste Disappear display set up at centre court. Twenty-one teams compete in front of a panel of judges on topics from water and energy conservation to climate change, transportation and air quality.
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NOTICE APPOINTMENT TO THE planNANAIMO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Nanaimo City Council is now accepting applications for the planNanaimo Advisory Committee to fill four vacancies:
NOTICE APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF VARIANCE and SAFER NANAIMO ADVISORY COMMITTEE Nanaimo City Council is accepting applications for appointment (1 Community at Large position) to the Board of Variance and appointments (2 Community at Large positions) to the Safer Nanaimo Advisory Committee for a term ending 2015-MAR-31. Citizens who are interested in volunteering their time to serve on the Board of Variance or the Safer Nanaimo Advisory Committee are invited to obtain a “Council Appointment Application Form” from the Legislative Services Department, City Hall, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC. Application forms are also available on the City’s website: www.nanaimo.ca.
• Neighbourhood Association representative (a member of a neighbourhood association), for a term ending 2015-JUN-30; • Neighbourhood Association representative (a member of a neighbourhood association), for a term ending 2014-JUN-30; • Environment Community representative (a member of an environmental organization), for a term ending 2013JUN30; and • Community At Large representative, for a term ending 2015-JUN-30. The planNanaimo Advisory Committee makes recommendations to Council on proposed amendments and initiatives related to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and brings a broad community based perspective to monitoring and protecting the integrity of the OCP which represents the community vision.
For additional information on the Board of Variance, please contact Mr. Dave Pady, Planning Assistant, at 250-755-4429.
Citizens who are interested in volunteering their time to serve on the planNanaimo Advisory Committee, are invited to obtain a ‘Council Appointment Form – planNanaimo Advisory Committee’ from the Legislative Services Department, City Hall, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC (250-755-4405), or online at www.nanaimo.ca under Municipal Hall > City Council > Publications and Forms.
y For additional information on the the Safer Nanaimo Advisory Committee, please contact Mr. John Horn, Social Planner, at 250755-4483.
Terms of Reference and additional information on the planNanaimo Advisory Committee may be obtained by contacting the Community Planning Department at (250) 755-4483.
In order to be considered, completed application forms must be submitted to the Legislative Service Department, City Hall, 455 Wallace Street, prior to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
In order to be considered, completed application forms must be submitted to the Legislative Services Department, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 2012-MAY-22.
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Zumba dancers can move to the rhythm of the music Thursday nights in Nanaimo while donating to a good cause. Nanaimo fitness instructor Gina Galway is leading zumba classes with proceeds going to support the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The classes are by donation and will help support the Biker Chick Big Bike team, comprised of Coastal Community Credit Union staff, which is trying to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The zumba dance classes, for people 13 and over, are held Thursdays, from 7:308:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse dance and Fitness, at 1420 Wingrove St., just off Departure Bay Road.
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Cruising downtown David Ledford, from Fort Worth, Texas and a passenger aboard the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, examines wind chimes at the Nanaimo Downtown Farmer’s Market Saturday. The Pearl’s visit is the first of five large cruise ships scheduled to stop in Nanaimo this spring and summer.
Tips used in classrooms
Faculty at Vancouver Island University have a valuable new resource to engage with students in the classrooms – and they created it themselves. Teaching Tips from the Trenches is a collection of suggestions and ideas available online through the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning @ VIU. Tips include: using speed-date learning for students to share personal experiences; silent brainstorming to encourage participation from reserved students; and creating “word clouds” at the beginning and end of courses to demonstrate new understanding of topics. “VIU faculty have great ideas – things that they know will work in the classroom,” said Liesel Knaack, centre director.
Knaack got the idea for after hearing about another institution’s practice of distributing cards to faculty with exercises and techniques that can readily be tried out in the classrooms. She was impressed by the initiative, but thought it would be more effective to have the suggestions come directly from faculty who are credited for their contributions. “There’s more authenticity if you know that a faculty member has taught this way, done this activity, knows that it works and recognizes that it’s worthy of sharing,” she said. Knaack anticipates there will be plenty of creative ideas for future editions of Teaching Tips from the Trenches. For more information, please go to www.viu.ca/iel.
The Harbour City is in for a new look thanks to the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association. The DNBIA is hosting Transformations – Downtown Style Saturday (May 12) from 7-10 p.m. at the Coast Bastion Inn. It’s an evening of health, beauty and fashion as participants browse trade showstyle booths, shop, sample and experience the products and services available from downtown businesses. Tickets for the event are $45. For more information, please e-mail info@dnbia.ca or call 250-754-8141.
Cities fired up over barbecue One Canadian community will win a barbecue for up to 5,000 people and a chance to set a world record for the most hamburgers assembled in one hour. Nominations are open at www.foodnetwork.ca/ pc until May 20 for the President’s Choice BBQ Town event. Grand prize is food for 5,000 people and a $25,000 donation on behalf of the community to the PC Children’s Charity.
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VOLUME 13, ISSUE 7 - MAY 2012
Your Voice, Our Nanaimo
UPDATE
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The City of Nanaimo wishes to thank the community for their participation so far in the development of our Corporate Strategic Plan. There have been 8 community workshops, 24 community leader interviews, an on-line teen survey, numerous briefs, e-mails, phone conversations, social media messages, a Strategic Planning Blog, and an on-line community survey.
Sign-up on the Strategic Planning Blog on or before Monday, May 14 to be a part of the second community survey. If you signed up for the first survey, you Photo by Dave Harley will automatically receive the second survey. This will allow you to provide feedback to Council on vision, mission, values, operating philosophy, pillars of sustainability, and strategic priorities. http://www.nanaimo.ca/blogs/StrategicPlanningBlog
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CITY HAPPENINGS 2012 WATER USAGE REGULATIONS NOTICE NO WATERING BETWEEN 10:00 A.M. AND 4:00 P.M. Starting June 1st & ending September 30th, 2012 EVEN NUMBERED HOMES, APARTMENTS, STRATA UNITS, MOBILE HOMES ETC. Residence unit number or address number ending in an even number - Watering is allowed on even days of the month (June 2, 4, 6 etc.) ODD NUMBERED HOMES, APARTMENTS, STRATA UNITS, MOBILE HOMES, ETC. Residences unit number or address number ending in an odd number - Watering is allowed on odd days of the month (June 1, 3, 5 etc.) As summer approaches, we would like to remind you that WATER USAGE REGULATIONS come into effect JUNE 1, 2012 and will end SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. These restrictions are intended to ensure that ALL residents receive an adequate supply of water throughout the summer months and that sufficient cien reserves supplies are available shou should they be required for emergency fire fighting purposes. PLEASE NOTE: Parking lot or driveway washing is not permitted and washing of automobiles will only be permitted on regular washing days within the allowable hours. PLEASE RETAIN FOR YOUR REFERENCE Your cooperation is appreciated. Should you have any questions uestions or require any assistance, please call:
Community Service Grants C Applications for Community Service Grants will be accepted by the Community Planning Section, 238 Franklyn Street, up to 4:30 pm, Friday, 2012-May-25 for consideration by the Social Planning Advisory Committee and subsequent recommendation to City Council. Applications will be reviewed against the following criteria: Small-scale projects that address issues of isolation and/or exclusion within and between communities. The Committee is open to innovative proposals that respond to the above-mentioned criteria, to a maximum of $2,500 per grant. Non-profit organizations primarily serving the Nanaimo area that wish to apply may pick up an application form and guidelines at the Community Planning Section, 238 Franklyn Street or access them via the City’s website at www.nanaimo.ca If you have any questions about Community Service Grants, please call John Horn, Social Planner, at (250) 755-4483, or email him at john.horn@nanaimo.ca.
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Deborah Dunn performs The Four Quartets, a modern dance performance choreographed to the poetry of T.S. Eliot. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Deborah Dunn’s modern dance piece The Four Quartets inspired by poetry BY MELISSA FRYER
Eliot and his poetry. “That did feed me as I was creating it,” she sing rhythm and said. “I like to educate meter, poets can myself when making a almost turn words dance. into music. “It helps to ground me.” Read by a great orator The poems, which like Sir Alec Guinness, weave through man’s and that musical quality relationship with time, becomes the backdrop the universe and the for dance. divine, were written Contemporary dancer during the air-raids in and choreographer Debo- Britain during the Secrah Dunn ond World caught War. The inspiration four poems for Four were pubQuartets lished ◆ FOUR QUARTETS after distogether contemporary dance covering in 1944 and based on poems by cassettes in considered T.S. Eliot at Malaspina a friend’s by some Theatre May 19, 8 p.m. house of critics to Tickets $20. Call 250Guinness be Eliot’s 716-3230. reading best work. T.S. Eliot’s Dunn poems. describes the dances as “I thought, ‘I’m going to bringing the body back dance to this because it’s into someone who is surso musical’,” she said. rounded by intellectualShe started with the ism. first movement, Burnt “From the inside, Norton, a 10-minute solo there’s some really differperformance which she ent things to perform,” danced for five years. Dunn said. “It is a light The success of that piece thing, in a way.” led to the development of Dunn founded her the rest of the poem. dance company, Trial Research into the poem and Eros, in Vancouver and Eliot’s life lasted in the early 1990s before a year as Dunn found moving to Montreal. She herself immersed in turned to dance late in the McGill University life, discovering the art library, which contains form while at university. ◆ See ‘DUNN’ N /20 more than 750 books on THE NEWS BULLETIN
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Network, which continues to flourish as an alternative art strategy up to the present day. For the Nanaimo Art Gallery exhibit, artists were invited – through snail mail and e-mail – to send a postcard-sized work of art dealing with the theme of “Labour and/or Work.” Artists responded from as far away as Argentina, Russia and the United Kingdom. Three Nanaimo artists are among the 222 artists from 32 countries that have contributed work to the
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An exhibition of artwork features endangered wildlife as its subjects. Patricia Mansell’s show, Vanishing Wildlife, is on display at Art 10 Gallery in Nanaimo North Town Centre throughout May. Mansell, who recently moved to Nanaimo, found inspiration in another wildlife artist. “On moving to Canada I was immediately drawn to the work of Robert Bateman,” she said. “His passion for animal conservation inspired me to explore the world of wildlife and to use my painting to tell their stories.” Learning and developing her style has taken her across North America to find new subjects to paint. She has a special interest in painting endangered wildlife. Often something unique about the animal will inspire a painting. She develops her paintings from research and photographing animals in the wild and enjoys bringing out each animal’s character. Attention to detail put her in the top six finalists of the Artist’s Magazine’s 2010 competition in the animal/wildlife category. For more information, please visit www. patriciamansell.ca.
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Virginia Kwok’s ink on paper artwork Ostriches is part of When Nature Called, a new exhibit at the downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery. Kwok, Tani Hamagishi-Allen and Lara Scarr are emerging contemporary artists drawing on diverse themes. The exhibition runs until May 22, with an opening reception Saturday (May 12), from 2-4 p.m.
◆ From /18 “I was a jock when I was a teenager,” she said. “I wasn’t comfortable with the ballet with the little movements and the tutus.” At university, she was introduced to contemporary dance and contact improv, turning to dance as a form of physical exercise when sports became too time consuming. Her sister put Dunn in choreography leading up to her first solo, which went to the Cana-
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Blues concert offers variety Fans of the blues, whether it’s Delta, Chicago or West Coast – jump, juke or barrelhouse – will likely find something appealing at the Port Theatre Saturday (May 12). The show that night is the annual Blues Odyssey, featuring the lineup from the Hornby Island Blues Workshop. “It’s a humdinger and a real mood swinger,” said David Gogo, who taught and performed at the annual festival since its inception 13 years ago. The concert features Gogo with Dalannah Gail Bowen, Michael Jerome Browne, Paul Deslauriers, Rick Fines, Bill Hicks, Russell Jackson, Carlos del Junco, David Vest and Suzie
Vinnick – any duo of which could easily sell out the Port Theatre, said Gogo. The musicians perform in two groups of five, each performing a song or two. “Sometimes for the encore we get everyone on stage for a big kumbaya,” Gogo said. It’s the first time the concert has been held in Nanaimo and the central location of the Harbour City is expected to draw fans from all over the Island. “We chose Nanaimo as the big venue this year,” Gogo said. The concert is a culmination of the classes and workshops held at the week-long festival on Hornby Island, near the Comox Valley. Workshops in guitar, bass, drums and more are offered by professional musicians to students of
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Profit and Blissrider at the Cambie May 17. CAROLE POPE plays Diners Rendezvous May 18. Tickets $30. Call 250-740-1133. THE BIG MESS plays Acme Food Co. May 18 at 7 p.m. ATLAS COLLAPSES with Gold and Shadow and Sid Johnson at the Cambie May 18. GORDIE JOHNSON of Big Sugar with Blind God plays the Queen’s May 18, 8 p.m. Tickets $15/door. Call 250754-6751.
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City makes soccer history Author Robert Janning traces sport’s origins in B.C. to Nanaimo BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
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omewhere in a box in a basement in Ladysmith sits the Challenge Cup. It’s unloved, unpolished and forgotten. But it wasn’t always that way. Some 120 years ago, that handsome piece of silver was the most coveted prize in all of British Columbia soccer. “That trophy, I feel, should be in the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame where people can see it, because of the history behind it,” said Robert
Janning, author of Westcoast Reign: The British Columbia Soccer Championships 18921905. The history, it turns out, all started in Nanaimo. It was the Nanaimo Rangers soccer team that commissioned the Challenge Cup and presented it to the B.C. Football Association on the condition that the provincial championship match be contested in Nanaimo every year. And it was the Rangers who won the cup that first year, defeating the Northfield Athletics 3-2 in the first-ever B.C. final on June 4, 1892 at what is now Robins Park. Nanaimo versus Northfield, in Nanaimo, for the first provincial soccer championship. It’s a fascinating piece of sports trivia, and it’s just
one chapter of the history detailed in Westcoast Reign. The 170-page hardcover is both encyclopedia and storybook, pieced together over years of research. The author, who lives in Vancouver, had a lifelong passion for soccer and wondered about its origins in the province. Library books and internet searches couldn’t tell him much. “I realized quickly that if I were to satisfy my curiosity, it would be up to me to launch a fact-finding mission,” Janning said. Looking over microfiche and bound editions of newspapers, he collected scores, statistics and anecdotes that trace soccer history at the turn of the century. “Page by page, when … you’re going through these
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The Nanaimo Buccaneers won’t win every game, but they plan to take their unfair share of them, they say. The city’s new junior B hockey team swashbuckled its way onto the scene Tuesday with a press conference at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The Buccaneers will join the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League in time for the 2012-13 season. “It’ll be great,” said Brenda Levesque, who owns the team along with her husband Phil. “Our first goal is to fill the rink on opening night and the rest will come from that. If we provide good entertainment, they’ll come back and that’s what we’re looking to do.” The Levesques, who formerly owned the Kerry Park Islanders of the VIJHL, have been working for more than a year to bring junior B hockey to their hometown of Nanaimo. The final step was approval from B.C. Hockey, which was granted this past weekend. “We were pretty hopeful that it would go our way,” Brenda said. “B.C. Hockey is pretty definite in the steps you need to take to get a team and we fulfilled all the obligations.” The Bucs unveiled their sword logo and their yellow, black and white colour scheme at the press conference. They also officially announced their hockey operations staff. Brad Knight is the team’s coach and general manager and Glen Smith will be assistant coach. Brenda said Knight is a passionate man and a players’ coach. ◆ See ‘JUNIOR’ /B2
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Phil and Brenda Levesque, owners of the Nanaimo Buccaneers junior B hockey club, speak at a press conference Tuesday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.
“No. 1 we’re going to work hard. No. 2 we’re going to be wide open…” he said. “It’s not about winning in September, it’s about entertaining in September. We’ll find our ways to win but I want to be wide open, I want to be offensive, I want to have kids in the top 10 scoring, I want to have defencemen pinching.” There will be lots of local flavour to the
team, he said, and league president Greg Batters said that’s one of the best reasons to have junior B hockey in the city. “It’s nice to have a team in Nanaimo where these kids can sleep in their own beds, their folks and friends can come and watch them play on a regular basis.” ICE CHIPS … The Nanaimo Buccaneers will play their home
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Clippers’ camp tests prospects BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
The Nanaimo Clippers will be searching for standouts as they hold spring camp this weekend (May 11-12). The city’s B.C. Hockey League is holding two days of game action involving 120 prospects to try to add pieces to the roster for the 2012-13 season. “It’s an opportunity to see a bunch of possible prospects on the ice and it allows an opportunity for some players to explore a little bit more about the Clippers,” said Mike Vandekamp, the team’s coach and general manager. “A lot of younger players are reaching out to try to get noticed and break in and maybe we’ll find a diamond in the rough.” The players will be split into six teams and will play a series of games between 9 a.m to 2 p.m. and 4:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday and from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. “There’s fair opportunity for all players to be seen and noticed and possibly either win a job on the team next year … or possibly an invite back to main camp, or at least a foot in the door with the organization,” Vandekamp said. No veterans will participate, though some top recruits will be in town to skate at camp. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Nanaimo Palladian Pirates junior baseball player Thomas Negrin makes contact during the team’s home opener agains the North Shore Twins on Saturday at Serauxmen Stadium. The junior Pirates split their doubleheader that day.
Juniors create offence in home openers The Nanaimo Palladian Pirates keep scoring runs, but the wins aren’t coming as easily. The city’s B.C. Junior Premier Baseball League team held its home opener Saturday at Serauxmen Stadium and went on to win one of four games on the weekend. The Palladian boys lost 8-4 to the Twins, won the rematch 4-1, then got swept
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW 2007 NO. 7060 In accordance with Section 124(3) of the Community Charter, r notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to consider an amendment to “COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW 2007 NO. 7060” at the May 14, 2012 Regular Council meeting which commences at 7:00 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium at 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, B.C. An amendment is required in order for the Council Procedure Bylaw to reflect changes to current Council Procedures as follows: Interpretation This section has been updated to replace the words “Director of Legislative Services” with “Corporate Officer” and to replace the words “Finance/Policy Committee of the Whole” with “Committee of the Whole”. Application of Rules and Procedure This section has been updated to replace “the new Roberts Rules of Order 2nd Edition, 1998” with “the current edition of ‘Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised’”. Order of Proceedings and Business This section has been updated to change the order of agenda items for all Regular Council meetings to the following: • Introduction of Late Items • Adoption of Agenda • Adoption of Minutes • Presentations • Mayor’s Report • Reports to Council (by Department/Topic) – Delegations – Correspondence (related to Report to Council) – Commission or Committee Report to Council – Staff Report to Council – Bylaws (that have an accompanying report) • Bylaws (with no accompanying report) • Correspondence (not related to a Report to Council) • Council Appointments • Notice of Motion • Other Business • Question Period • Adjournment This section has been further updated to delete the sub-section stating that “The City will receive all proclamations which will be read out by the Mayor or designate”. Delegations This section has been updated to state that all delegation requests pertaining to items on the Agenda shall be heard prior to receipt of the relevant Report(s) to Council and any delegation requests that do not pertain to an item on the Agenda shall be placed on the next Committee of the Whole agenda. Proclamations This section has been updated to provide that all requests for proclamations will be forwarded directly to the Mayor’s office to be executed. Copies of COUNCIL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT BYLAW 2012 NO. 7060.02 are available for review in the City of Nanaimo Legislative Services Department at 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Joan Harrison, Manager of Legislative Services
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V.I. Raiders huddle up at spring camp JUNIOR FOOTBALL team invites 8090 players to city.
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“We’ve done a really good job this year, we feel, at recruiting specific players and needs, and we have a great core of guys that are returning,” said Blokker. After the Raiders’ loss to the Saskatoon Hilltops in last autumn’s national semifinal, Blokker said it was important for the V.I. team to focus on preventing opponents from running the ball up the
the B.C. Football Conference. Nanaimo’s junior football team starts working toward all its goals this weekend (May 11-13) as it hosts its annual spring camp at Nanaimo District Secondary School. The Raiders expect to have 80-90 players in camp. It won’t be the biggest spring camp in Canadian junior football, but it’s a manageable number of players.
middle of the field. The Raiders coach is interested to see the new talent at defensive line, which he said will be bigger, stronger and experienced in 2012. CFLers and Raiders alumni Andrew Harris and Brian Ridgeway lead the group of guest coaches. An intrasquad game is set for Sunday at 2 p.m.
TTeam will choose new defensive coordinator The V.I. Raiders are known for their stingy defence just as much as they’re known for their high-flying offence. So the team intends to make sure that defence continues to be a strength. The D will have a new look in 2012 as longtime defensive coordinator Doug Hocking has accepted a job as linebackers coach
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with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The former CFLer was head coach of the Raiders in 2007 and guided that team to the national semifinal. Raiders coach Matthew (Snoop) Blokker said the V.I. team is excited for Hocking. He was asked if the club needs to find another defensive coordinator
with Hocking’s off-thecharts intensity. “Doug Hocking’s Doug Hocking. We need to find a guy that brings his own flavour and his own style and touch,” said Blokker. “Moreso than anything, we just need to carry on with our approach, the way we play defence and I don’t think that’s going to change.”
Blokker said he won’t look outside the Raiders organization for a defensive coordinator, and will instead promote from within the club. He hasn’t ruled out taking over the defence himself but said that’s not his preference and if he does so, he would see it as a temporary measure. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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VIBI Mariners bat at nationals Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Baseball Institute heads into nationals with an equal opportunity to bring home a championship. The VIBI Mariners (13-15) ended the regular season with one win over their last four games on a road trip to Kelowna. The M’s lost 12-0 to Thompson Rivers and beat Okanagan 9-2 on Saturday, then lost 1-0 to Okie and 7-2 to TRU on Sunday. In VIBI’s win, starting pitcher Connor Russell stayed hot with his fourth-straight ‘W’ after going six innings. Dallas Monk led the offence, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The Canadian College Baseball Conference championships start today (May 10) in Kamloops.
The Nanaimo Nemesis will try to maintain the momentum from the season opener with more roller derby action. The team hosts two scrimmages on Saturday (May 12) at Frank Crane Arena. The theme of the night is heroes versus villains, and players are invited to dress up even more than is usual in the colourful sport. A no-contact game for novices starts at 7:45 p.m. and a full-contact bout begins at 8:45 p.m. Admission to watch the action is a suggested donation of $5 for adults or $3 for children.
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Soccer’s ghosts roam Nanaimo ◆ From /B1 On March 26, 1892, the visitors from New Westminster made it to Robins Park, but not without a trace of seasickness, Janning relates. “On top of the fact that they encountered some rough weather during their crossing of the Gulf of Georgia, the captain of their vessel, the SS Dunsmuir, had sportingly engaged in a race with a colleague,” he writes. Still, the visitors tied Northfield 2-2 and in those days, draws were replayed. In the rematch on the mainland three weeks later, New West won 4-0, but a yardstick confirmed that one crossbar was 10 centimetres higher than the other. The Nanaimo-based B.C. Football Association ruled that yet another replay take place, but Westminster chose to default. “The decision of the association … should be engraved on a lump of coal and sent to the provincial museum,” wrote one New Westminster journalist at the time. Of course, Nanaimo teams didn’t always have to count on crooked goalposts to win. Janning goes on to detail how the Rangers won two more B.C. titles in 1893 and 1895, how the Wellington Rovers won backto-back B.C. titles in 1898-99, and ROBERT JANNING how Snuneymuxw standouts Harry Manson and James Wilks were the first aboriginal players to compete in provincial championships when they were recruited to the Nanaimo Thistles in 1897-98. As for the Challenge Cup, it eventually became the Upper Island championship and a Ladysmith team was the last club to capture the trophy before it was decommissioned. An executive there hung onto the silverware and it ended up where family heirlooms sometimes end up. “Nanaimo went to these extremes to keep the cup here,” Janning said. “That it’s in a basement in a box in Ladysmith now, it’s kind of a shame.” The trophy might be forgotten, but Westcoast Reign ensures those turn-of-the-century matches are not. It’s a chance to cheer the ghosts of Nanaimo’s soccer pitches, one more time. FOOT NOTES … For more info visit www.ballboypress.ca or e-mail soccerbook@hotmail.com. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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SUV provides ample room for long trips ◆ From B10 My tester, the Highlander 4WD V6 had several interior comforts such as leather seating surfaces (heated up front) and three-zone automatic climate control. But the base 4WD vehicle still provides plenty of standard equipment, including keyless entry with hatch release, eightway power driver’s seat, backup camera, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, 3.5-inch multi info display, Bluetooth and six-speaker stereo and steering wheel controls. On the outside, you get 17-inch alloys, heated power mirrors and power tailgate with jam protection. I like the flip-up rear glass, which allows you to drop in a few last-minute items. The Sports package also adds exterior goodies like 19-inch aluminum alloys and power moonroof. On the road, the family was well taken care of in the Highlander’s hushed cabin. The vehicle’s tight seams, wind-smooth underbody and good aerodynamics (0.34) contribute to this, as does a quarter liner in the rear wheel housing. Both kids were comfortable in the 40/20/40 second row. It does have a middle
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Keep in mind, however, the 12.6 litres per 100 kilometres in the city and 8.7 litres per 100 km on the highway, fuel economy rating goes out the window if, like me, you’re a bit heavy on the pedal. The Highlander was the perfect travel partner, delivering a cosseted ride, ample power, and more importantly, no drama.
We cruised comfortably f and effortlessly along the county roads west of London through some very flat, but surprisingly scenic farmland. Big skies and lush green fields were punctuated by the occasional cluster of giant wind turbines, providing a surreal accent to the region’s wide vistas. After nearly four hours, we arrived at our destination, rested, refreshed and ready for the beach. The Highlander may not have made a bold first impression against the backdrop of newer Mustangs, Challengers, Camaros and Corvettes – not to mention the assortment of classic cars – but then again, neither did I. Still fit, but clearly no longer in my 20s, I climbed out of the SUV laden with backpack, beach umbrella, sandbucket and shovel – and my five-year-old daughter clinging to the other hand. I’ll probably wait until the kids grow up, or my impending mid-life crisis, before considering the next flash car. Until then, I’d happily make do with a family hauler – like the Highlander.
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As the final event on the auto show calendar each model year, the New York Auto Show always has a healthy mix of concept cars. Some may have been unveiled previously, while others have never been seen before. Public reaction to concept cars is what the automakers live for as it provides a barometer of trends and what consumers want. Here are some of the concept standouts this year: Scion unveiled the rearwheel drive FR-S concept sports coupe that will inspire a new model coming to the Scion brand next year. The FR-S concept stands for front-engine, rear-wheel drive, sport. The FR-S’s engine is the first boxer to incorporate Toyota’s D4-S injection system, which utilizes both direct and port injection, resulting in increased horsepower and torque throughout the entire power band without sacrificing fuel efficiency.
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Purchase financing monthly payment is $293/$315/$422 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $135/$145/$195 with a down payment of $2,800/$3,000/$2,800 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $3,414.28/$3,665.06/$4,171.44 or APR of 5.99%/5.99%/4.99% and total to be repaid is $21,113.28/$22,664.06/$30,370.44. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $5,500/$5,000/$5,500 and freight and air tax of $1,600 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). 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A little elbow grease can do wonders for vehicle’s re-sale value in the form of more extensive repairs or lost resale value,” said Rich White, executive director of Car Care Council. For more information about the council and to read tips on maintenance, fuel economy and more, visit www.carcare.org.
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BOUQUETS OF YUMMY BIRTHDAY CAKES to Save-OnFoods in Terminal Park for the delicious cakes to celebrate Paradise Isle Seniors Society members’ birthdays. Everyone really enjoys the thoughtfulness. A BOUQUET OF ROSES for the wonderful parent-volunteers who recognize the value of a safe night for our graduating students. Dry grad saves lives so please donate or volunteer to help preserve this amazing event for future grads. A THANKFUL BOUQUET of daffodils to the man at the dog park on Labieux Road for helping me boost my car battery. You brought your car all the way around from the opposite side of Beban Park. Thank you so much for being kind and helping me. I went straight to a shop and got a new battery. A BIG BOUQUET to Rustin Abdurahman and everyone at Nanoose Bay Dental Clinic for hosting the second annual Feat for Food event. It raised $1,600 plus a truck full of food for the Nanoose Bay Community Cupboard. A HUGE BOUQUET to the lovely man who, in memory of a loved one, paid for our party purchases at the Dollarama in Terminal Park shopping centre. A BOUQUET of radar guns to Nanaimo RCMP traffic services for having a presence in the city’s school zones. People really need to slow down in these areas or someone is going to get hurt. Keep up the good work.
A HUGE BOUQUET to the manager at Great Canadian Oil Change. Your help and generosity was not unnoticed. Good service and amazing public relations goes a long way. BOUQUETS OF GRATITUDE to Southgate Country Grocer for its generousity to the community and its great prices. Because of you, members of Paradise Isle Seniors Society can afford to have delicious lunches.
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A HUGE BOUQUET to the staff of Seaview Elementary School for the extra volunteering they have done over the years. Our children thank you. A BOUNTIFUL BOUQUET to all the staff at the Save-On-Foods at Country Club Centre who came to my rescue when I suddenly took ill at the register. Also, a special thank you to the gentleman in the blue sweater who came to my side full of reassurance.
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A THIRST-QUENCHING BOUQUET to the great staff and management at the Well Pub Liquor Store. Cheers. A BELATED BOUQUET to the two ladies at the recent Samaritan House Sweets for the Streets fundraiser. You kindly did not put further bids on a gift basket I wanted at the silent auction when you found out how badly I wanted the item. Thanks to you, my daughter and I are enjoying a basketful of Lush-urious treats we would not have been able to afford otherwise.
A BOUQUET to my neighbour Betty. Your kindness during our ordeal will not be forgotten. May
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A FLOOD OF BOUQUETS to Gord and his crew from Belfor Restorations. We are so pleased they turned our soaking-wet dining room back to good-as-new condition. We will highly recommend them.
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A BIG BOUQUET of daffodils to the 7-Eleven at Departure Bay Beach. Thanks for letting the 2422 army cadets run a car wash in the lot to raise money for their Relay for Life team.
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something and then don’t show up as arranged. It wastes time and effort (and sometimes fuel), and prevents those who are truly interested from getting the item when they want it. If you aren’t interested in buying, don’t comment on the item. Plain and simple. A BIG RIPOFF BEEF F to the grocery chain. It appears none of the cashiers know how to tell the difference between nugget potatoes and regular ones, so they charge the (higher) nugget price. It can be a big difference. Tomatoes fall into this trap as well. Check your receipts people, lets put an end to this blatant ripoff. Catch it and speak up to the cashier. SHAME ON whoever cancelled the scholarship presentation evening at the Port Theatre this year. Surely a location could have been found for a daytime ceremony so the deserving students could have enjoyed a moment of recognition.
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A BOUQUET OF SUNFLOWERS to the community of Nanaimo for providing me with unbelievable support to go on my internship in the refugee camp in Malawi, Africa. A special thanks to St. Philip’s Church external relations committee and ladies group, the Zonta Club of Nanaimo and Jenn McGarrigle. The donations and support I received were overwhelming and I am so thankful. I’m proud to be representing our city and country during my time in Malawi.
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A HUGE SIDE OF BEEF F to the person beefing about the person who told you to put your dogs in the other seat. Are you kidding me? Who is holding your steering wheel or operating your turn signals? Dog carriers are made for a reason – to keep people safe. I sure don’t want to be on the road while you drive around with your hands full of dogs. Please let me know when you are driving so I can let my family and friends know to stay off the road. Or better yet, give your dogs to a responsible owner, they don’t deserve your stupidity. A POOPY BEEF F to those people who neglect to scoop the poop of their more intelligent partners between Oliver and Rutherford roads on Uplands Drive. A SMOKE-STENCHED BEEF F to the city. What’s the point of having a ‘smoking not permitted’ notice at the Diana Krall Plaza if it’s not enforced? The notice is a joke. No one knows how to read. A BEEF F to the deer that have devoured all the gardens in the north Nanaimo neighbouhoods.
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MELVIN, Ross Born in Vancouver in 1936, passed away suddenly in Nanaimo on May 1, 2012.
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Ross moved to the Island in 1963 and made his home in Nanoose Bay and at Horne Lake. He is survived by his loving wife, Wilma; three daughters Paula, Colleen, Zoe; husband Mike Allard; four grandchildren Cassy, Alexander, Jared and Kurtis; brother and sister-in-law Samuel and Pat Geddes; sister-in-law Arlene Szczepanek of Nevada; and numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; life will be held at a later date to be announced. Ross will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by his family and many friends.
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ROB’S YARD Work. Reliable, honest. No job too small. Lawn maintenance, hedging, power washing, gutters, haul away. Insured. Free estimates. (250)729-5411
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LARGE GARAGE Sale All money raised going to an Orphanage in Guatemala 418 4th. Street 9 am Saturday May 12
CENTRAL NANAIMO, (Hammond Bay Church) 4960 Hammond Bay Rd., Sat, May. 12, 8am-1pm. Proceeds go to the church mortgage. CILAIRE. 174 Pacific Terrace. Saturday May 12, 9am-3pm. Large variety!
MASSIVE USED BOOK SALE 2 car garage full PARKSVILLE 145 Moilliet St. May 11-13 (9-?). Canadiana, boating, cruising, BC History, cookbooks, automotive, coffee table books & much more.
DIVERS LAKE: Fri/Sat, May 11 & 12, 9-5. 2379 Brackenwood Pl. Large Downsizing Sale: Collectibles, Green Leaf doll house kit, sewing & craft supplies, plants, books & much more!
NANAIMO- 5431 Alta Vista Dr (off Lost Lake Rd) Sat, May 12, 9am-2pm. Misc items. Large variety! Quality cedar arbors & planter boxes, bird feeders, trellisses.
DIVERS LAKE: Sat, May 12, 8:30am-2:30 pm. 4368 Wellington Rd. (beside Westcoast Chrome). Our last Garage/Studio Downsize Sale featuring pottery supplies, metal shelving, kilns, and office/studio furniture and stuff. PLEASE park on Wellington Rd. DIVERS LAKE: Sat, May 12th, 8am-2pm. Household items, some tools, etc. 2750 Goldfinch Cres. GIANT NEIGHBOURHOOD Garage Sale. Sunday, May 27th 10am-2pm. Superette Foods on Albert. $10 to book a stall. Supply your own table. You’ll be entered in a draw for $25 Superette Gift Certificate & mystery prize when booked. Call Shari 250-754-5741 HAMMOND BAY 3637 Glen Oaks Drive. Saturday, May 12, 8 am. – 2 pm. Antique china & collectables; many miscellaneous household and kitchen items; Christmas items; lamps; speakers; printer; tv; outdoor sports equipment including wet suit and flippers; framed art prints; mirrors; aluminum art frames; garden pots/décor and much more. HAMMOND BAY Multi-family Moving Sale! Baby furn, toys, electronics at 4513 Sheridan Ridge Rd, May 11,12,13 (Fri, Sat, Sun) 8am-3pm. S. NANAIMO, 1809 Morden Rd., Sat, May. 12, 9am-2pm. MULTI-FAMILY yard sale, something for everyone.
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We are looking for a senior produce clerk who will: • Provide great customer service • Order, receive, trim, wash, prepare & package produce & other fresh products • Stock, rotate & maintain attractive displays • Demonstrate leadership and the ability to motivate others The right applicant will have: • Previous produce experience or similar • Experience ordering & buying • The ability to safely lift 50+ lbs, work in an indoor/outdoor environment with extreme temperature changes • Strong communication skills both verbal & written Salary commensurate with experience and includes extended health/dental benefits & staff discount. Great opportunity for advancement. If you have the experience, skills & ability to succeed in this position please send a resume to:
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N. NANAIMO Giant Neighborhood Garage Sale, Raven Rd. Sat & Sun, May 12 & 13th, 9am-1pm. Household items, gardening, tools, electronics, furniture, toys, golf clubs. Something for everyone. NORTH NANAIMO- Newcastle Women’s Institute Annual Charity Garage Sale. 2585 Rosstown Rd. Saturday May 12, 9am - 2pm. Misc. items THE JOHN Howard Society, VITC Treatment Center is having a 2-day Fundraiser/Garage Sale. Sat & Sun, May 12th & 13th, 8am-2pm. NO EARLY BIRDS. Wide range of items avail. Come check us out. 2368 Rosstown Road. UPLANDS AREA. MULTIFAMILY. Sat. May 12, 9am3pm. Lots of great deals - Furniture, kid’s bikes, brand name women’s & children’s clothing, toys, books, DVDs, & lots of other great stuff! 3722 Long Lake Terrace. No early birds! WELLINGTON HALL: Sat, May 12th, 9am-1pm. Vintage Barbie dolls, outfits, etc (from 1960’s-1980’s) Lots of Wayne Gretsky and Oilers collectibles, Rookie cards, etc. 3922 Corunna Ave. Nanaimo
PLUMBING
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RETIRED PLUMBER Journeyman. Repairs & renovations. Call (250)390-1982.
WOODEN STUDENT desks (2) with drawers, $25 ea. sixsided, medium brown wood cabinet coffee table, $30. (250)753-8141
HANDYPERSONS
DYNAMITE DEAN’S Rubbish Removal. Prompt, professional service. “No Messing Around!” 250-616-0625, 250-754-6664.
2 PVC tables, $9, $15. Carpet 13’x14’ approx, high quality, green, $75. 250-753-3588.
GARY FORTIN’S HAULING. One call does it all. Clean-up and disposal. (250) 618-1413.
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
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2 SWIVEL, high back kitchen counter stools, maple, $45 ea. Call (250)758-2786. 4 ASSORTED Perennial plants ($5 ea), 2 plants pots ($5 ea). Call (250)758-7686. ANTIQUE ROCKING chair, cane back and seat, good condition, $60. (250)758-8350. AUGUSTA STAND bag, $30; ping my echo putter, $40; 4club carry rack, $10. (250)5054053 BARK MULCH, (250)758-6726 CHESTERFIELD, $85. (250)758-5073
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FURNITURE 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: northisland@themattressguy.ca
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HUMAN TOUCH massage chair, as new, used 2x. $1000 obo. Call (250)585-8954.
BOOMERS / ZOOMERS 1826 sq.ft. One level. Luxury Townhome! $349K. 1-250-757-8429
CONSTRUCTION WHEELBARROW, metal bowl, hardwood handles, 6cu.ft. good cond. $75. 1 (250)754-0174
HOUSES FOR SALE
CRAFTSMAN CORDLESS Drill, 14.4 volt, 1/2”, as new cond. Used once. $85. (250)585-4053 DANBY FREEZER, 7 cu ft (Apt sized), as new condition, $75 obo. Call (250)758-9744.
GRAPE VINES- $3. Hydrangea, $4, Peonies, $3, Laurel hedge, $4. (250)756-1251.
GOLF VINTAGE Ping Putters (one belly) “zing.” (2) Unique, great shape, $75 for both. (250)729-3881
DEMELO LANDSCAPING
HIDE-A-BED, Blue, no rips or tears, clean. $50.obo. Hanging basket $20. (250)722-3693.
See your dreams become reality! Tony 250-741-6646
HONEYWELL SLIDE Projector, excellent condition. $99. Liz, (250)758-4368. IBM SELECTRIC Typewriter (red), stand, cover, 10 ribbons, 9 lift-off tape, $99. (250)3902709
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.
ICE BOX/COOLER 19” X12”X14” First $7.00 takes! (250)756-4019
HUBCITY MOVERS: 2 men w/cube van. $75/hr. or $325 flat rate. (250)753-0112.
MOTHER OF the bride dress, pink size 12, $50. 2 twin bed spreads, $20/each. 751-1821.
LAUNDRY TUB faucet, $20; dble burner cooking plate, sep. controls, $35. (250)729-0361
POULAN GAS chainsaw. 16” blades, $65. Air compressor $34. 250-758-3410 QUILTING FRAME, $20. (250)754-2166
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SCOTT’S 1000 fertilizer shredder, nearly new. $10. (250)729-9908 SECTIONAL Corner computer desk, 64.5”Lx25.5”wx39”L, filing cabinet w/ drawer, $60 obo (all). Computer high back chair, $20. Call 250-716-3463.
REAL ESTATE
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$465 K under appraised value Cowichan Lake waterfront 1.7ac 5 BDRM, 3 Bath, Huge Dock, $400,000 OBO Inspection Sat and Sun, May 12-13, 10-5. Home will be sold Sunday night to viewer with highest bid 250-483-4285 to view
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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 1187 SEAFIELD- 2 bdrms, $850. Call (250)753-0881. Ardent Properties. www.ardentproperties.com 3185 BARONS Rd- 1 & 2 bdrm, $695 & $800. (250)7530881. Ardent Properties. www.ardentproperties.com
SPALDING GOLF bag and cart; 40 good golf balls and tees. $60. 1 (250)756-2653
$650 & Up. 1681 Boundary Ave. New Management. 2 bdrm unit. Avail Immed & May 1. Senior discount. Hot water included, balconies, elevator, controlled entrance, coin-op laundry, storage & parking. Call Mgr at 250-618-4510.
SUN UMBRELLA, large, for patio table, tilts, good condition. $25. Call (250)585-6079.
CLOSE TO Downtown. large self contained studio $600. Small pet ok. 250-668-7462
TWILIGHT SERIES books and Breaking Dawn (4). Like new! $35 for all 4. (250)755-1160
HOSPITAL AREA- 1 bdrm apartment, W/D. Manager on site. $700. (250)716-3305.
WIRELESS LOGITECH keyboard and mouse, $20. Call (250)753-0744.
NANAIMO. SPOTLESS, quiet Bachelor $585 or 1 Bedroom, $685. Close to ferry and harbour walk. Intercom, elevator. Free hot water, sauna. N/S, N/P. Refs req’d. 250-753-8633
SEWING MACHINE cabinet & chair, $35. Electric water fountain, $30. 250-753-4130.
A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 28 years . Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451
SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Richard 250-729-7809
PAINTING
COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD & Logging. Stock up now! *Clearing. *Downed trees. *Wood Spiting Services Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).
COMPUTER DESK, 52”, excellent condition, $75. Call (250)756-0265.
DBL BED, mattress & boxspring, frame & headboard, good cond $99. 250-591-2275
LANDSCAPING
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COMPOST BIN, black, clean, good shape, $25. Craftsman lawn mower, good shape, $50. Seat cover for 93 Chev or GMC truck, like new, $20. (250)753-5780
Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement? Roofing & finish carpentry also available. No job too small. Free estimates. Guaranteed/Insured
604-520-8744
Walk Ins Welcome!!
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
FREE QUOTES. Same Day Rubbish Removal, yard waste etc. $40 & up + disposal fees. Moving, deliveries, demolition, pruning. Jason 250-668-6851
PepsiCo Beverages Canada is now hiring dedicated, customer focused individuals to join our leading team in Nanaimo as a Seasonal Delivery Driver. As the newest member of our team, you will bring a valid class 1 license and the ability to lift 45 lbs repeatedly. You are dedicated to your customers and want to ensure our product looks great on the shelves and in the coolers at each of your locations. As a valued member of the PBC family, we will provide competitive compensation, a great work/ life balance and room for advancement. If this is you, we look forward to meeting you so please apply on line or by fax today!
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MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING! 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Will remove & recycle your unwanted items responsibly. Call us or book online & save!
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N. NANAIMO, 5105 Sam’s Way, Sat, May. 12, 8am-1pm. Household items, CD’s, books, area rug, large mirror, kids stuff and more.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
GARDENING
OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.
Ivan 250-758-0371
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
VIRDIGRIS GARDENING: Garden Maintenance, Consultation, Renovation & New Design. Call Guy 250-740-2505 or see http://www.virdigrisgardening.com
ALL REPAIRS in Tiling, Drywall, Painting, Plumbing and Carpentry. Free estimates. Call 250-245-0388.
Call the qualified specialist... certified Garden Designer/Arborist
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HOSPITAL AREA
OLD CITY Quarter: Character building, busy street frontage, 430 sqft, $1050. 250-754-5174
3-BDRM ACROSS from Aquatic Centre. Fenced yard. $1100./mo inclds heat, hydro & A/C. N/S. (250)753-8797.
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. LADYSMITH- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1250sq ft, ocean view like new condo. Pet friendly, 5 appliances. $995. (250)802-1520. LUXURIOUS OLD City condo. Newly renovated 2 B/R. Great building, 5 appl. F/P N/P, N/S $850. 250-754-2207 NANAIMO, 1275 Dufferin Cres Across Gen Hospital. 1 & 2 Bdrms from $675/mo. Call Carman 250-740-1002
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 & June 1. From $675 plus.
250-754-2936
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES BRECHIN: BRIGHT 2-bdrm. exec walk-out, yard, carport. 5 appls. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $925 + utils. (250)754-2490. NORTH NANAIMO- 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Clean, bright, new carpet/paint, family home. W/D hookup. Close to amenities. $995. Call (250)758-4871. 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 11 DAYS FREE RENT! Take possession May 20, rent starts June 1. 2 bdrm house in Harewood near VIU. New bathroom & kitchen renos, hardwood floors, W/D.$1350 + utilities. Open House Saturday, May 12 1pm - 3pm. 439 Hamilton Ave. 250.618.8463. 1631 MEREDITH- 4 bdrms, $1375. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com 2625 MATTHEW Road(Nanoose) studio+ huge workshop, $950. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com OCEANVIEW EXEC- 5 acres, 3bdrm, 2bath, custom kitchen, 6 appli’s, FP, lrg patio, RV parking. Jinglepot area. N/P, N/S, Avail. July 1st. $1,900 250-585-4776. COLLEGE- 3BDRM, 1000 sq ft, 5 new appls, windows, fenced yard, sunroom, deck, carport. NS/NP. Refs. June 1. $1100. (250)754-1511 COUNTRY Club area, 4bdrm, bsmnt, fenced backyard, garage, appli’s incl. Avail immed. $1,350/mo. (250)756-6702 JINGLEPOT/COLLEGE4 bdrms, 2bath, ocean/mountain views, lrg deck, dble carport, landscaped garden, park trail access. F/S, W/D. NS/NP. $1650+ utils. 250-741-1261. LADYSMITH 3 bdrm, 2 storey home, small yard, NS/NP, D/W, $895 mo. Avail April. 15. Call 1-250-248-4816. NANAIMO- 1 & 2 bdrm character houses, near downtown. Fenced yards. $760. & $900. + utils. NS/NP. 250-753-9365. NANAIMOSOUTH End. Sunny 1000 sq ft 2 bdrm. Full bath. 2 appls, lrg deck. REF’S REQ’D. 40% hydro. $750./mo. 1 (778)883-8703. Avail. now. N. NANAIMO- 3 bdrm, 2 F/P, hrwd floors, new rugs. N/S, 1 block from Superstore, Metral Dr. Short/long term avail. Refs, $1250. Call 250-390-0484. ROYSTON RD., 3 bdrm, F/S, D/W, ref’s, N/S, $1100 mo + garbage/water. (250)338-6689
ROOMS FOR RENT $500 DOWNTOWN Nanaimo. Huge, clean, furnished house. Ocean views. (250)754-7265 N.NANAIMO. N/S. Lrg, reno’d, private. Fridge/ micro in room. Laundry. $400. (250)390-2212 SINGLE & DBLE units; some w/kitchenettes. Pets ok. New monthly rates starting at $650; wkly starting at $290; 10% off 1st month. 250-754-2328
RV PADS RV SITE Nanoose Bay- on private estate, all inclusive including internet, very private, pet friendly. Rent negotiable. Call (250)751-0058.
SUITES, LOWER 1BDRM, LEVEL entry, Quarterway area. F/S, W/D, N/P, N/S. $600 Refs. 250-753-0046
556 WAKESIAH- 3 bdrms, $1100. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com HOSPITAL AREA, 2 bdrm suite, F/S, W/D, close to bus, N/S, N/P, $750 mo + utils. Avail now. Call 778-866-8251. NANAIMO(UNIVERSITY area) lrg renovated 3 bdrm upper, decks, F/P, D/W, W/D, parking. NS, no partiers, cat ok. Refs. June. 1. $1250 inclds utils. (250)713-9486.
TOWNHOUSES 9 BUTTERTUBS- 3 bdrms, $950. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com
TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING
1 BDRM suite for rent on bus route, blocks from Dept Bay Beach. Quiet renters, n/s n/p $750, includes util & internet, Avail: June 1st call 619-8261 ref required
DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
2 BDRM University area (legal) Sep entry, new appls, laundry. N/P, N/S. $800. 250616-7638 wade@sailwest.ca
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CLOSE TO Downtown. Fully reno’d 2-bdrm. W/D. small pet OK. $850. 250-668-7462. C. NANAIMO: Very spacious, clean bsmt suite. Own W/D, priv ent, incls utils, 2 minute walk to major bus route. NS/NP. $700 mo. Avail June. 1st. Call 250-667-1221. HAMMOND BAY- 2 bdrm executive on acreage. W/D, $1050. inclds utils, pets neg. Avail. June 1. (250)616-8755. JINGLEPOT- 3 bdrm suite, separate laundry, non-smoker, no pets, mature, quiet tenant, $1000 + utils. Avail May 1. Call 250-816-2036.
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Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000
All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory. 1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526
CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
LADYSMITH, LOWER 1 bdrm + den, $750 mo, black granite counters & S/S appls, W/D, radiant under floor heat/hydro incl, half blk to town centre/all shops/trolley, parking, N/S, small pet ok, avail immed. Call (250)797-0877.
NANAIMO (NEAR University) 2 bdrm bsmt suite, N/P, N/S, incls heat, hydro, water, appls, lndry, $800. (250)739-1071. rentnanaimo@gmail.com
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- new 2 bdrm legal suite, W/D, parking. NP/NS. $950 inclds utils. Avail June 1. Call 250-713-0119. SILVER MTN- 1 bdrm, $650. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com UNIVERSITY AREA: 2bdrm ground level, private entry, insuite laundry, 7x11 storage area, garage, fenced yard. Near schools/bus. $900, util & heat incl. N/S, N/P, Avail now. Call Bob for appointment to view. 250-618-4775 UNIVERSITY AREA, new, clean, quiet, level entry 2 bdrm, walk to VIU, mins to downtown & parkway with walking trails outside your door, incls utils, cable, internet, W/D, alarm, no parties, N/S, $895 mo. 250-716-3264.
SUITES, UPPER 2057 BLUEBELL- 3 bdrms, $900. Call Ardent Properties. (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com
◆ LANTZVILLE HERITAGE Church hosts a special music concert at 7 p.m. Refreshments served downstairs after the show. ◆ NANAIMO DOWNTOWN Farmers’ Market goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Plaza beside the Bastion. Lots of produce and crafts. ◆ NANAIMO POTTERY Co-op hosts its spring sale from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Country Club Centre. Free admission and no tax on pottery. Visit www.nanaimopottery.com for details.
Saturday ◆ MID ISLAND Vasculitis support group meets at 2 p.m., open to those with various forms of vasculitis and their families. For location and further details, phone 250716-5780. ◆ TRINITY UNITED Church hosts its Mother’s Day Tea and Fashion Show from 2-4 p.m. at 6234 Spartan Rd. Call 250-933-5626 for tickets. ◆ NANAIMO MUSEUM hosts singer-songwriter Gord Carter from 1-2 p.m. Carter specializes in songs about local coal mining history. Admission by donation. Visit www.nanaimomuseum.ca for details. ◆ BASTION CITY Wanderers Volkssport Club hosts a five- or 10-km Nanaimo walk. Registration at 8:45 a.m. in the front lobby of the Howard Johnson hotel and the walk starts at 9 a.m. 250-756-9796.
NANAIMO- (near downtown) new home 1 bdrm fully furn’d, level entry,priv backyard, quiet neighbourhood inclds hydro & wifi, W/D. N/S. refs req’d, avail June 1, $900. 250-591-7715.
NEWLY RENO’D 2bdrm, 2bath, level entry, Quarterway area. W/D, F/S, N/P, N/S. Refs. $900 (250)753-0046
Friday
TOP DOLLAR Paid! Want To Buy Junk Cars & Trucks for cash. 1-250-954-7843. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
1991 DODGE 250, raised roof MH, PW, cruise control, overdrive, 4 new tires. Well cared for. $11,900. (250)753-2970 1992, 26 ft TRAVELAIRE. Bright, clean, sleeps 4. Twin beds in back & fold down double bed. Immaculate condition. Full shower with skylight, generator, air conditioning, 91,000 km. $16,500. (250) 748-3539
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.
TRUCKS & VANS CASH BUYER of junk cars and trucks. Over the phone price quotes. 1-250-954-7843.
SELL YOUR CAR... FAST! with a classified ad Call 310.3535
◆ BLOSSOMING INTO Spring tea party, 2-4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 29 Church St. Home baking, crafts, silent auction and draw prizes. Tickets $8. ◆ NANAIMO POTTERY Co-op hosts its spring sale from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Country Club Centre. Free admission and no tax on pottery. Visit www. nanaimopottery.com for details.
Sunday ◆ MOTHER’S DAY pancake breakfast hosted by the Cedar Lions from 8 a.m. to noon at Cedar Community Hall. $6 adult, $4 junior. Contact 250-754-1357 for details.
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◆ HEART OF F the Island Chorus meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Lantzville Legion. 1-866-9238119 for details.
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History Society hosts its general meeting at Beban Park Social Centre beginning at 1:30 p.m. Visitors welcome. ◆ NANAIMO BETTER Breathers meets from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in rooms two and three at Beban Park, featuring guest speaker Alice Parker, social worker at VIHA. For more details phone 250-753-2529.
Tuesday ◆ PARK AVENUE School 50th Anniversary Planning Committee meets at 7 p.m. in the school’s library. Anybody interested in helping out is welcome to attend. For details e-mail parkavereunion@live.ca or phone 250-754-5591. ◆ CENTRAL VANCOUVER Island Canadian Tai Chi Association hosts tai chi classes at Departure Bay School at 7 p.m. First lesson free. ◆ NEIGHBOURHOOD SPAGHETTI dinner, hosted by Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2400 Highland Blvd. from 507 p.m. Just bring your appetite. For details, phone 250758-1334. ◆ NANAIMO FAMILY Life Association hosts its managing anger workshop from 6:30-9 p.m. at 1070 Townsite Rd. To register phone 250754-3331 ext. 716.
Ongoing ◆ SEX AND/OR Love Addicts Anonymous. There is help with a closed 12-step program, confidentiality assured. Call 1-888357-8104 for details. ◆ WHIMSICAL SCRIBES, a writer’s group reborn, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome to listen or share work. 250-5853348. ◆ NANAIMO MENTAL Health and Addictions Advisory Council meets the third Monday of every month at 528 Wentworth St. from 10 a.m. to noon. Anybody with an interest in mental health and addictions is welcome to attend. No meetings July and August. ◆ MUSIC FOR Tots program runs Tuesdays from 9:30-10:15 a.m.
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◆ TEXAS HOLD’EM Poker River Riders host ongoing games Sunday through Thursday at the Wellington Pub. Visit www.riverriderspoker.com or call 250-616-7593 for details. Participants are encouraged to bring a donation for the food bank.
for children one to four years old at 4235 Departure Bay Rd. 250-758-2676. ◆ NANAIMO HARBOUR City Senior’s Crafty Workers meet every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. at the Bowen Park Senior Centre. Anybody over the age of 60 is welcome to attend.
◆ SATURDAY NIGHT Dance Society hosts dances at the Departure Bay Activity Centre first and third Saturdays of each month. Doors open at 8 p.m. and dancing goes from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. 250-585-4154.
◆ GREEN DRINKS, a group interested in sustainability and the environment, meets fourth Wednesday of every month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Vault coffee bar. Google Green Drinks Nanaimo for more details. Open to the public.
◆ NANAIMO ELKS No. 26 meets third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd. 250-7418308 for details.
◆ CLOGGING CLASSES take place at Cedar Community Secondary School every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 250-722-2953.
◆ ALZHEIMER’S AND Dementia Caregiver’s support group meets the second Thursday and third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Alzheimer Resource Centre, 200-1585 Bowen Rd. For more information phone 250-734-4170.
◆ ASTRONOMY SOCIETY meets fourth Thursday monthly at 7 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. Public welcome. Visit www. nanaimoastronomy. com. Educational services available.
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waiting for things to “turn around”. No, they took action and realized that... ...turbulent times like this are where most of the wealthiest 1% made their biggest gains. One of my star students was a tradesperson who was fed up with trying to make ends meet every month. Rob Chaulk was a hard worker that knew his job wasn’t going to make life any easier. He also dabbled in some businesses along the way in the restaurant and towing business. But he didn’t become financially independent until he mastered the money game. I was fortunate enough to be the one who showed him how. He has quit the trades, and now owns multiple businesses and has millions of dollars in cash-flow-positive real estate properties. One simple shift in the way he thought about money, a solid action plan to move forward, and he now never again needs to worry about money or paying bills. I personally grew up in a middle class family with no special advantages or opportunities. The difference for me though was a significant desire to be and have more. It wasn’t about all the fancy toys... for me it was about putting an end to the time for money trap I saw everyone else falling for. It was about seeing more of the world. It was about raising a young family in an environment that was positive about money, and the opportunities abound that created more money for those with initiative. I immersed myself in the “Rich Dad” philosophies, and ultimately worked directly with Robert Kiyosaki to teach Canadian’s these same philosophies and how to take control of their financial future. I began investing in real estate. I started up businesses that supported my new money mindset. I tried to find others in Canada who I could talk to about this drive I had.
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now attended Fast Track events. All our success has enabled us to support people that inspire us. The Fast Track Group is the title sponsor of Canada’s Luge team and we support them to the tune of over $1 million. On top of providing FREE financial education to all Canadians, my company is able to offer better returns and tax savings to our investors thanks to our partnerships with multinational Companies. All this growth has put me in the spotlight – I’m a contributor for Canadian Real Estate Magazine and made countless TV appearances on stations such as BNN, CTV and City TV. It’s been a heck of a ride. Now it’s time to teach you how I did it, and how you can do it too! My greatest pride in all of this? Seeing my clients, students and peers succeeding and thriving in the current economy. They didn’t listen to the masses and lock themselves up in a dark basement, while
It was difficult to find people who thought about money like I did... Don’t get me wrong, there were lots of successful Canadians out there, but I found it difficult to get them to sit with me and talk one-on-one about their own strategies for wealth creation. So I sought out those who wanted greater wealth in their own life. Then I systematized what I had personally done to create wealth, and shared it with them for their own personal use. Those who had the drive to follow my system, ended up making millions. They became friends. They became peers. They became my inner circle mastermind partners. And they encouraged me to take my system bigger and share it with more people in Canada. So I did. I have spoken to thousands of people from every corner of our great country. I shared with them my formula for creating wealth, starting from nothing, or starting with a solid base. My system worked for those who applied it. I travelled far too much and started to burn myself out. I stopped traveling and started leveraging. I built a team of 100 of the most passionate
people in the country. They helped me get my message out to those who wanted out of the rat race. We pulled in our best students and success stories, and had them share their own examples on the road. The best part? My STAR student will pass on the knowledge to you. The formula that I taught continued to work for others who I had never personally taught. My system worked for anyone who understood it and applied it, whether or not I taught it to them directly or through my students. Is it your turn to master the money mindset? ...Most people are broke, and will stay that way for the rest of their life. My company has organized an event coming up in your city and we would like you to join us. There is no cost to attend, but you do need to commit to being there. My team is here to make sure you get the tools you need for creating the independence you crave.
Each one of my wealthiest students and clients started off at a free event just like this. They heard about an event just like this put on by my company. They attended and absorbed every ounce of information shared, and took MASSIVE ACTION. Each of them is now financially independent and able to live life on their own terms. What should you do next? Pick up your phone and dial 1-877-742-4236 or visit our website at www.BCFastTrack.ca and reserve your seat there. Find one or more friends or family members who want out of the rat race like you do... and get them a seat booked as well. Last? Don’t let anyone discourage you or get in your way. Real independence p starts when yyou learn to ignore g all the negative g people p p in yyour life who don’t want yyou to succeed. Make sure you show up, take lots of notes, and immediately start putting these ideas into action.
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FREE events at 12 pm and 7 pm. Call 1-877-RICH CDN (1-877-742-4236)
Victoria Monday, May 14, 2012 Four Points By Sheraton 829 McCallum Road
Duncan Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Travelodge Hotel & Conference Centre 140 Trans Canada Highway
Nanaimo Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Coast Bastion Inn 11 Bastion Street
www.BCFastTrack.ca
Don’t go it alone! Bring a friend or family member with you and enjoy the journey to wealth as a team. When you reserve your seat at this event, just mention who you want to bring and we will also give g you a CD that sells for $39.95. Nothing good is ever FREE... right? Wrong. I know you may be sceptical because we aren’t charging you for this event. Think about this.
*Darren Weeks is not always the presenter at Fast Track events