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PAGE 9 Youngsters at Port McNeill day camp are treated to a wild-animal safety presentation.

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Thinking outside the box Mike Andre of Port Hardy releases a juvenile blue heron at Beaver Harbour Park Friday. The bird was discovered as an injured chick by Andre’s wife last month and spent four weeks at the Mountain Avian Rescue Society in Comox before returning to Storey’s Beach last week. See story, page 12.

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81-year-old woman runs bear from home J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—An 81-year-old Port Hardy woman appears to have created a bear spray made entirely of water. Early afternoon, the spray successfully completed its first field test — in her living room. Jessie Roland, an artist and bedand-breakfast proprietor who first came to Port Hardy in 1937, had just emerged from her bath and sat down at a small table to brush her hair when she heard a noise in the room.

Turning, she saw a yearling black bear that had strolled in through her back door, which was left open to cool the house on a warm, sunny day. “I jumped up and bellowed; I’m sure the neighbours heard,” said Roland, “And I grabbed the water bottle which was right handy.” A spray-top water bottle was right handy? “Well, we’ve got a very ugly cat

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VIHA promises aid Gazette staff The Vancouver Island Health Authority has responded positively to the report from the Mt. Waddington Local Working Group aimed at stabilizing the health care issues in the region. The LWG, made up of representatives from the medical profession, VIHA, First Nations and government, delivered its report and recommendations to VIHA in May. VIHA responded last week, with the LWG meeting Thursday to discuss the response. VIHA has promised to pro-

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vide $100,000 in funding for the LWG to move forward with its recommendations. The fund is to allow the LWG to form an implementation plan for what it describes as mission critical recommendations in its report. One recommendation mentioned specifically in VIHA’s response is the development of two new integrated Primary Health Care sites, one in Port Hardy, the other in Port McNeill. The ultimate goal of these integrated sites is to provide patients with access to a range of health care services under

one roof, and the LWG also believes these types of facilities will be more attractive to medical professionals considering working in the area. VIHA envisages having mobile integrated health care teams in place prior to the opening of these new facilities to provide seamless transition. In an accompanying statement VIHA thanked the LWG and acknowledged the work done by its members, and stressed again its commitment

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ICET funds mining data Gazette staff A mining data collection project on North Vancouver Island received a big boost last week when Island Coastal Economic Trust announced a $400,000 contribution. The funds will be matched with the $530,000 already committed by Geoscience BC to geological mapping of the region for potential mining sites. “This type of project continues the Trust’s

tradition of funding projects in the region that lead to long-term employment and complements many other initiatives funded by ICET in the North Island, such as the North Coast Trail at Cape Scott, the Quatse Salmon Interpretive Centre in Port Hardy, the harbour expansions in Port McNeill, Port Hardy and Coal Harbour and many more economic investments in the North

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Island,� said Camela Tang, ICET vice chair. Geoscience BC is an industry-led not-forprofit society tasked with the collection, interpretation and marketing of geoscience data. It plans to provide new data for potential sites near Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Alert Bay, Port Alice, Zeballos and Campbell River. The information will then be used to try to

attract mineral exploration interest and investment, increase understanding of the mineral potential, and provide local First Nations and communities with more information on the geology of the region. “Project activities will include an airborne magnetic survey and stream sediment geochemical sampling. Both programs will begin this summer, with data collected through the fall.

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Filomi funds boosted Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Council agreed to boost its Filomi Days contribution to ensure the event goes off with a bang. Council agreed to dip into contingency funding to guarantee enough money would be available for the fireworks spectacular planned to round off the Filomi Days celebration. The Filomi Days Committee had previously asked for a grant of $10,000 to cover the cost of the celebrations, in particular the costly but spectacular fireworks display that is always a highlight of the weekend. The Council had agreed to a donation of $6,000 at its last meeting and had resolved to look at other sources of funding from the budget in time for this week to make up the difference. After reviewing the options presented by the Director of Financial Services, Deb Clipperton, the Council reached a funding compromise that guarantees the celebration will go ahead as planned. A further $2,000 will be added to the Council’s donations, with the funds taken from the grant in aid budget. The Filomi Days Committee will seek sponsorship and

“It’s our annual celebration. People come back here for it; they build grad reunions around it.� John Tidbury

donations for the discussed at council, is remaining $2,000, with the proposed change to Council holding money the Fisheries Act. Proponents argue the from the contingency fund as a guarantee in change is needed to cut the event of the com- bureaucracy from an mittee being unable to excessively expansive law, while opponents raise the funds. “It’s our annual cel- say the changes will, in effect, e b r a t i o n ,� Council gut enviCouncilor Meeting ronmental John Tidbury pointed out, Port Hardy protection and remove after noting that funds also covered measures in place to things like kids’ activi- protect waterways. Letters have been ties, insurance and advertising. “People sent from several come back here for municipalities askit, they build grad ing Council to adopt a resolution urging the reunions around it.� Mayor Bev Parnham government to abandon agreed, saying it was the proposed changes, good for the economy. and at least one stating “It brings a lot of peo- support for a change. Since the issue is so ple into the community and it’s up to us to sup- controversial, Council resolved to ask represenport it.� Also discussed at the tatives from Pacificus meeting was the con- and the Department of troversial Bill C-38 Fisheries and Oceans currently being pushed to come before Council by the federal govern- and discuss the implications of the proposed ment. The legislation is a changes before adoptbudget implementation ing a firm position on bill which includes a the issue. Council also looked raft of changes to everything from immigration forward to the arrival to food safety. One of of the delegation from the most controversial Numata, Japan, after sections, and the one receiving a letter from

Yoshinori Kaneihira, the Mayor of Port Hardy’s twin town. They discussed some of the events that were planned for Port Hardy’s guests and agreed that the delegation had a fun-filled week ahead of them. The Council commended the work done by the Twinning Society and Mayor Parnham invited all the Councilors to attend the July 18 welcome breakfast arranged for the delegates. The Council also discussed its delegation to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention to be held in Victoria this September. The annual conventions allow representatives from B.C. municipalities to come together and discuss issues and experiences in their constituencies. It also gives a forum for local-level government representatives to meet with Ministers and discuss their concerns. Councillors Rick Marcotte and Tidbury expressed interest in joining the Mayor at the event, while Councillor Huddlestan said he would already be in attendance on behalf of the Regional District of Mount Waddington.

Long-term strategy sought from page 1 to recruiting physicians to the North Island. “VIHA is very aware of the physician shortage in Port Hardy and the concern this is causing residents. Community residents can be assured that a tremendous collaborative effort is underway by local physicians, VIHA’s Mt. Waddington leadership team, Aboriginal partners and local government officials, with assistance from VIHA’s recruitment office, to recruit and retain physicians to this and other communities in the

“(We are) cautiously optimistic that there will be a quick and sustainable response to the current medical crisis in Port Hardy.� Bev Parnham

region. Recent recruitment successes include a new physician to Port Hardy who will begin practicing in August and two new physicians to Port McNeill, one arriving imminently and the second arriving this fall.� As an interim mea-

sure, VIHA has also provided $30,000 to boost efforts to recruit up to three new family physicians to Port Hardy while working with the LWG to develop a new long-term strategy for the recruitment and retention of physicians.

Mayor Bev Parnham issued a statement on behalf the LWG in which they welcome VIHA’s reaction to their report and say they are “cautiously optimistic that there will be a quick and sustainable response to the current medical crisis in Port Hardy.� She said that the LWG “is encouraged by VIHA’s response to the recommendations on stabilization of health services in Mt. Waddington, recognizing the urgency of the situation in Port Hardy and the need for systemic change in the entire region.�

Solidarity on wheels Local nurses Debbie Klatt and Brenda Hill flank B.C. Nurses’ Union president Debra McPherson, who spent two days visiting North Island nurses while offering free blood pressure checks from the BCNU bus in Alert Bay, Port McNeill, Port Alice and Port Hardy last week. J.R. Rardon

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Funding nice for fire and ice Acting Port Alice Mayor Pat MacLeod accepts a $2,400 cheque from Legion president Patsy Bailey at the town office. The money will contribute to the purchase of a new Zamboni for the local arena. At right, Bailey presents an $1,800 cheque to deputy fire chief Wayne Beckett at Port Alice Fire Hall. Those funds will be used for the purchase of new turnout gear, and Bailey said this will be an annual contribution from the Legion. Shirley Scott

Quick decisions needed to meet proposal deadline Gazette staff PORT ALICE— Council will go against the clock to prepare a proposal for infrastructure funding. In her Administrator’s Report, Madeline McDonald informed council of a new government-backed funding opportunity, albeit one with a narrow window of opportunity. The recently announced Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund will provide fifty percent of the funds to an approved program, but the application deadline is August 2. The fund is provided to support recreational projects that can be completed by early 2014 and are expected to cost less than $250,000. Some of the examples of viable projects the guidelines suggest include the

improvement of existing facilities like parks and libraries, as well as anything that impacts tourism. Councilor Marc Brackett had drawn up a list of suggestions prior to the meeting which included expanding mountain bike trails or adding a new public washroom or change facility. Council agreed that the ideas had merit but were concerned about completing a formal proposal in the time allotted. McDonald advised Council that it still had another scheduled meeting before the deadline and councillors agreed to work towards finalizing a proposal at that meeting. Also discussed was a letter from the village of Belcarra discussing offsetting carbon emissions.

As a signatory of the Climate Action Charter, Port Alice has agreed to become more energy efficient with the goal of becoming carbon neutral. While there was no pressing action needed, the letter was presented as a reminder that action will need to be taken this year, with some of the options

Council Meeting Port Alice discussed including purchasing carbon offsets or establishing a Climate Action Reserve Fund. McDonald advised that she would be

meeting with her colleagues soon to address this issue and that she would report back with more information. The Council also revisited the issue of Bill C-38 and its impact on waterways. Many municipalities have urged resolutions on the matter, with the majority opposing changes to the Fisheries

Act. Council had previously discussed the issue and asked for more information on the changes. After reviewing the presented material the Council agreed to draft a letter to the Minister of the Environment expressing hope that any changes improve the efficiency of the Department of

Fisheries and Oceans Officers. They resolved to highlight the concerns they had over how quickly the DFO handles current cases and expressed again their hopes that any changes do not slow the DFO response and that the new bill can still provide the needed level of environmental protection.

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Watch your step, deer A doe guides her young fawns across Highway 19 near Bear Creek last week.

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Alert Bay gets funding for site clean-up J.R. Rardon Gazette editor ALERT BAY—A Cormorant Island gravel pit filled with contaminated waste could become an attractive entry point to the Gator Gardens Ecological Park, with the help of a nearly $64,000 Brownfield Grant announced last week by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources. The grant was one of 24

issued across B.C., totaling more than $1.64 million, for abandoned, vacant, derelict or under utilized commercial and industrial properties with redevelopment potential. The grant, worth $63,977.15, will help the village test the remaining level of contamination and establish a remediation plan for it. The material in the former gravel pit near the

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entrance to the Gator Gardens boardwalk came from Petro Canada’s fuel dock when it closed in the early 1990s. “The powers that be at the time had that material deposited in the pit, with the thought it could be remediated there,” said Michael Berry, current mayor of Alert Bay. “It was left and forgotten.” The pit contains a “significant amount” of the

material, measuring roughly 80 by 100 metres at a depth of one to one-anda-half metres, Berry said. It is contained in a butyl rubber liner and poses no threat to the community, he stressed. Indeed, the material, since overgrown with alders, was tested eight years ago and found to be far less toxic than when it was first deposited. “At that time about two-

thirds of the pile was pretty clean,” Berry said. “There was just one corner that was still quite contaminated.” If new tests determine the material is cleaned to Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) level A specifications, for residential/recreational use, it could be left on site for fill for a park at the entry to Gator Gardens. If cleaned to CSR level B, or industrial grade, it could be used

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A beastly situation First it was municipal councils in Port Hardy and Port Alice. Then the Regional District of Mount Waddington weighed in on the redistribution of Conservation Service officers on the North Island. Now, the animals are having their say. In this edition of the Gazette alone are a pair of stories involving human contact with wild animals. Both situations resulted in happy endings, with the people unharmed and the animals back in the wild, where they belong. But Veronika Valentova’s encounter with an injured heron is instructive in the possible future with just a single Conservation Service officer stationed north of Black Creek. When she reached the service after finding the bird, she was told “they would try to find somebody closer to my area.” That search proved fruitless, and she and her husband wound up dealing with the non-profit Mountain Avian Rescue Society directly. Considering the ratio of wild animals to humans on the North Island, perhaps it’s time for a little role-reversal. Like setting live traps in some of the Island’s more populated areas to catch Conservation Officers, so that they might be brought north to be released into the wild.

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Fewer than a dozen people turned out for a choral workshop in Port McNeill as fair weather won out over the arts for a day.

Hitting the information highway VICTORIA – By the time you read this I should be in Vanderhoof, the geographical centre of B.C., to visit relatives. Born in the Okanagan, raised in the Peace country and working for 20 years in Metro Vancouver, I’ve driven from one end of the province to the other more times than I can count. A similar trip last year began just as a huge mudslide was cleared near Chilliwack. Other drives have featured mid-summer hail piled 10 centimetres deep on the Coquihalla, a near miss between two moose in the Pine Pass, plus the usual blizzards ,traffic jams, accidents and delays. This time I’ve got a new tool on board, the mobile version of DriveBC.ca on my BlackBerry. Launched two years, ago, the mobile site has taken off with the surging popularity of smartphones. In the past year, DriveBC’s online traffic averaged 1.2

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million visits a month. It’s by far the most popular B.C. government website. I asked DriveBC technical leader Nainesh Agarwal for these stats, and he said even he was surprised by the surge in mobile traffic in recent months. But trying out the mobile site, it’s easy to see the appeal. With a few clicks, the phone displays incident reports and web camera images for my chosen route. Webcams have been added steadily all

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has an option for drivers to report new problems they encounter. After determining your location, the site displays the name and phone number of the local maintenance contractor who can take the report. For those who haven’t joined the smartphone era, there is an old-fashioned option. Dialing 5-1-1 anywhere in the province gives access to a toll-free line that connects to recorded DriveBC messages, although use of that service has been declining as phones with web access become more popular. The 5-1-1 system still gets surges of heavy use during major events like the recent flooding. The plan is to upgrade the system to allow voice recognition, so drivers can use headsets to get updates on the move.

over the province, and now watch 18 key locations on Vancouver Island, 93 in the Lower Mainland, 73 in the Southern Interior, 35 in the North and 13 at CanadaU.S. border crossings. At a glance, you can check anything from the traffic at the Lions Gate Bridge to the lineup for the Skidegate ferry on Haida Gwaii. Another new feature is an email alert that can be customized. You can subscribe to a particular region or highway and receive notices as soon as they are posted to the DriveBC network. And of course there is an @ drivebc Twitter feed, where staff update conditions and respond to inquiries. Verified reports are fed from all over the province and coordinated through the provincial highways condition centre in the Lower Mainland. It’s become a primary source of information for radio and TV traffic and news reporters around B.C. The mobile service now

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Hats off to R.D. Feeling ignored in local stores Dear editor, Bravo, Regional District of Mount Waddington for telling it like it is regarding “Conservation” on the North Island! I know there are dozens of wild animal calls each year. “Conservation” has not only “not attended”, but had no intention of doing so. Some calls are for injured animals that need to be euthanized due to injuries. Perhaps another letter addressed to the Honorable Terry Lake suggest his Ministry eliminate

the “lone Conservation Officer’s” job on the North Island completely. Leave a bear trap or two, and let the RCMP deal with wild animal calls that they’ve been dealing with all along. My hat’s off for all our North Island RCMP detachments for going above and beyond the call of duty! I’d rather my tax dollars go to them, than someone who really is an “invisible, endangered” species. Anita Harvie Port Hardy

No to meters Dear editor: I am a business person. I own a small business. I understand what it is to make money through providing an honest product or service which benefits my customers. However, I absolutely refuse to accept huge, faceless, empty-souled corporations or elitist interest groups, who continuously and successfully gain the disproportionately advantageous position of manipulating our free enterprise system through the purchase of corrupt politicians. Their purpose appears to be to do anything to the people of Canada they damn well want, when they damn well want to, in the name of still more profit to buy another durable good to add to their collection of accumulation that they can’t possibly use but looks good on their scorecard. At the same time, these obscenely huge profits are made upon the destruction of my health and quality of life, the diminishment of my privacy and personal choice to live as I wish to live- free of government meddling, breathtaking government incompetence, complete corporate subservience, the diminishment of my standard of living- and all that of my family- leading to massively still-greater profiteering made upon, what will become, my shriveled, ill corpse. The business plan of these business monoliths seems to be that, for them to prosper, I and my family, along with most other citizens, must die slowly, horribly, expensively, and painfully. I say “no” to this business plan. This business plan doesn’t work for me or those I care for. Therefore “no” to Smart Meters. Madeson Chase Vancouver

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Dear editor, I just wanted to let you know that one of the reasons I really don’t like to shop in some local stores is because of the way they treat us. I thought it would have changed by now (I wrote a few years ago about being accused of shoplift-

ing in Port McNeill when I probably made more money than the store clerk at that time) but it really hasn’t. My son went to Supreme Convenience and was ignored then overlooked as he waited in line to buy something. A few weeks ago, one of my cousins went

in that same store with her nephew — who wasn’t feeling well, he was just getting over a cold — and he happened to clear his throat. The store clerk instantly got mad at him and said he was disrespecting her and he tried to tell her that he was only clearing his throat; he

is only 8 years old. After she got mad at him she refused to help him. I don’t think anything will change but I thought people should know why we hesitate to shop in the local stores. Thank you, Andrea Walkus-Andrew Port Hardy

MLA looks forward to Filomi Summer is here at last and hopefully that’s good news for our busy tourism sector in the North Island. I know that the ridiculously high ferry fares have had an impact on some businesses. The season is short and there is a great deal of economic and emotional investment on both the business and consumer end. I have been working with some tourism operators in facilitating meetings with the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation to explore ways of integrating their needs with those of the natural resource sectors. The Minister returned to Campbell River this week, for the second round of meetings on the pilot jobs plan. There is no question that the tight time frame for the pilot is linked to the election timetable and a quickly organized meeting could be an excuse for a government photoop, but that doesn’t lessen the importance of working together on economic regeneration. Part of every community’s economic foundation is viable health care which is why I am pleased that after years of discussion ticularly from air conditioners and farm irrigation equipment, has basically exceeded supply. Making matters worse, two of Alberta’s major coal-fired generating plants, and one of its natural gas-fired plants, suddenly went offline at the same time as the record

and much hard work and While there are moves lobbying by community towards a primary health members Campbell River care clinic, the community is getting its new hospital. is facing the prospect of This will not only bring only having three doctors. This seriously jobs in the conundermines struction of it, both the conbut will also fidence people give a sense of have in the security to those health care syswho are looktem and negaing at settling in tively impacts the region that the ability to their health care attract new needs will be people and met. However it MLA Update businesses to is troubling that the Vancouver with Claire Trevena the area. As critic for Island Health Authority is committed to the Minister of Children a public-private partner- and Family Development ship (3P) in the building I continue to have meetand maintenance of our ings with various individunew hospital. This is a very als and organizations about costly way to build pub- the Ministry’s operation. In lic and operate infrastruc- particular I am hearing a ture and it locks the health great deal of concern about authority into a long-term the new multi-million dolcontract with the private lar computer system (ICM) sector for maintenance. It which has been introduced is also troubling that there but which does not meet is still not clarity on wheth- the needs of front line er a 3P will also mean the social workers. This is an privatization of cleaning issue I have already raised and other jobs presently with the Minister in the done by unionized health Legislature and will continue to pursue. authority employees. I have been asked what I have written to the President of VIHA as well is happening with the as to the Minister of Health Opposition’s four-person about the crisis facing forestry committee, of health care in Port Hardy. which I am a member. It high temperatures hit the province, pushing the spot price for electricity in Alberta to around $1000/ MWh. Meanwhile, hydro reservoirs in BC are overflowing from record spring rains and snowmelt. That means BC is basically in a position to produce more

power than we can use. If our electrical grids were better connected that extra power would go a long way toward covering Alberta’s current energy shortfall. We certainly can’t control the weather, either here in BC or in Alberta, but we do have some control over our electrical systems and

is in abeyance for the time being while our two forestry critics are working on a legislative committee looking at timber supply and the impact of the mountain pine beetle. July is a good time for celebrations: many plaudits go to the organizers of Campbell River’s spectacular Canada Day events and a huge bundle of thanks to Trevena’s Team, who joined me in the parade on their bicycles. Later this week I’ll be up in Port Hardy to enjoy Filomi Days. Much of the rest of the month I’ll be on the road with meetings in Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Courtenay, Nanaimo and Victoria. I’ll be taking some time off during August, but may see you camping by one of the lovely North Island lakes. My office in Port Hardy will be closed through August. You can always reach me by email at Claire.trevena. mla@leg.bc.ca ; friend me on Facebook or follow @ clairetrevena on Twitter. If you want to call, the Campbell River office number is 250-287-5100 and toll free we are on 1-866-387-5100. Best regards, Claire Trevena interprovincial cooperation and planning. And who knows, there may come a day when the shoe is on the other foot and we find ourselves needing a top up from Alberta to help keep the lights on in BC. Sandra Robinson Maple Ridge

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July 20 Free family movie night, 7 p.m., Port Hardy Baptist Church. Pre-release movie. FMI, www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca. July 20 Gate House Theatre presents Safe, 7 p.m., Port McNeill. www.gatehouseca.org July 21 Canada Parks Day celebration, beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Cape Scott parking lot. Interpretive trail hike to San Josef Bay 10:30-noon, followed by interpretive hike of San Jo Bay 12:15-15. Or choose interpretive hike from Nels Bight Cabin, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Bring own lunch and appropriate clothing and footwear. Info, parkinfo@ sfmi.ca July 21 Gatehouse Community Theatre presents the family movie Once Upon a Forest, 2:30 p.m., Port McNeill. July 21-22 Filomi Days annual summer festival in Port Hardy. Saturday: Pancake breakfast at Providence place; parade

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Bear encounter not the first for Port Hardy artist from page 1 in the neighbourhood that comes around and tunes up on our cats,” she said. “I keep the bottle to chase him off.” Continuing to yell, she got out of her chair and advanced on the bear, spraying it repeatedly with a narrow jet of water as she moved. “I ran at him,” Roland said. “Well, I can’t run — I’m 81 — and he wasn’t quite sure he wanted to go at first.” Roland’s persistence paid off, and the bruin finally turned and lumbered through the back door and down several steps of her deck to the yard below. There, Roland said, the bear stopped its flight and stopped to investigate her compost drum. And at that point, she called off her own charge and secured her doors and ground-level windows. “I was shaking so badly,” said Roland. “There was nobody to call. My son lives in the house next door

“I finally thought I better call my neighbour to let her know there was a bear nosing around outside.” Jessie Roland

Jessie Roland of Port Hardy, 81, chased a bear from her living room Monday using a J.R. Rardon spray bottle of water. but he wasn’t home, ter with a black bear. and the girl who stays Indeed it wasn’t even with me wasn’t here. I the closest encounfinally thought I better ter. Once, when her call my neighbour to son was out of town let her know there was and she was walking a bear nosing around between the homes to feed his pets, she came outside.” This wasn’t Roland’s face-to-face with a bear first close encoun- at dusk.

“I was so close I could smell his breath,” she said. “I yelled that time, too, and we both took off running. Fortunately, we were running in opposite directions.” Roland expects Monday’s unscheduled visit won’t be her last bear sighting, though she does hope she and the bears remain on opposite sides of the windowpane in the future. “We get bears here all the time,” she said. “We have a regular path that goes through here.”

Where the wild things are John Smith, Lexie Derksen and Solaya Maria Carriere examine a cougar pelt shown by Conservation Officer Tanner Beck last week during a safety presentation at the summer day camp hosted by Port McNeill Family Place. At left, Riley Brady admires a grizzly bear claw as Isaac Koel looks on. J.R. Rardon

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Diane Lake a hidden gem worth search Seeing all the boating traffic on the ocean during this long, warm summer has us all forgetting about the dozens of little — and some not so little — lakes that are hidden inside the inner reaches of North Island. Nimpkish Lake is, of course, the largest, with several others such as Victoria and Alice challenging its length and breadth. But there are many that are tucked away so well that it takes a bit of exploring to find them. Many of them are so unassuming that you may pass by them and not realize what little treasures they are. The painting shown here is a six-bytwelve-inch sketch of one of them. Let me describe its location for you. I hope I’m not divulging someone’s private little paradise,

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but, nevertheless, here it is. (The forest workers will laugh at this remark because many of them pass by it every day to and from work.) The easiest way to get there is from the Anutz Lake road. Go by Anutz Lake itself, continue on past the Huson Cave turnoff and then watch carefully for the Diane Lake sign. It appears rather quickly on this road that meanders along high above

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will be frustrated because there is literally no view of the lake except for the odd glimpse through the trees. You really need a canoe or kayak to see to see this little gem but it is well worth the trouble. There is only one, easy to miss, small place for launching so you have to watch closely for the opening in the trees between the road and the lake. This whole area, Anutz Lake and beyond, is full of fascinating attractions such as Huson Caves and Huson Lake itself.

But what makes Diane so special is that, being so small and picturesque, it can be a total experience in a short time. It is perfect for a canoe or kayak and offers breathtaking views of Pinder Peak and its range of mountains. I did this little six by twelve acrylic right from my canoe while my wife was practicing her fly fishing! Go and enjoy! Gordon Henschel is a longtime North Island artist who owns a gallery in Nimpkish Heights. www.henschelfinearts.com

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North Island Life Whale of a time Gazette Staff Telegraph Cove- Ten years ago an orphaned orca went on a remarkable journey from Seattle to Vancouver Island, defying the odds to fight her way back to health and reunite with her family. The young killer whale was in very poor health when she was found in Puget Sound in 2002 after becoming separated from her family. Marine biologists from the USA and Canada collaborated in the only successful mission of its kind to rescue the orca and reunite her with her family. Every year Springer and her pod return to where she had her reunion and Telegraph Cove held a Celebrate Springer event this weekend to mark the occasion. The Cove hosted an environmental fair with booths from Quatse Salmon Stewardship centre,

Living Oceans, Vancouver Aquarium and CETUS. On Saturday some of the scientists involved with the original rescue had a panel discussion in the Whale Interpretive Centre followed by a whale watching trip and a salmon barbecue on the boardwalk. The panel recalled the efforts to reunite Springer with her family and noted that, while this story has a happy ending, other whales are in trouble and need help. They hoped that Springer’s high profile could help alert people about some of the other environmental issues facing marine mammals today. Springer and her pod were spotted in the Johnstone Strait earlier in the week, making this the tenth consecutive year that she has been spotted back in the waters where she made her reunion.

Clockwise from top: The panelists at the Celebrate Springer event share anecdotes and memories of the orca and her rescue; The Gikumi returns from its whale watching journey laden with scientists and visitors; CBC were on hand to cover the event, seen here interviewing Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard; The event was hosted at the Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove; As discussion continued inside the centre, booths were being assembled outside with representatives from Quatse, Vancouver Aquarium, A O’Toole Living Oceans and CETUS on hand.

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Healthy heron returns to North Island J.R. Rardon Gazette editor S T O R E Y ’ S BEACH—Four weeks after limping to a stop in front of a passing cyclist, a young heron was released back into the wild Friday after a four-week stay with the Mountain Avian Rescue Society in Courtenay. Veronika Valentova was surprised by the bird while riding her bike near the pavilion behind one of the ballfields at Beaver Harbour Park June 15. “All of a sudden this bird left out of the bushes and passed three or four feet in front of me,� said Valentova. “I stopped and watched, then realized he was injured and was probably a baby bird that fell out of a tree or something.� Valentova called the Conservation Officer Service, who said they would try to put her in touch with somebody closer to her area. “They were not able to find anyone, so they asked if we were able

Veronika Valentova and husband Mike Andre prepare to the lift the lid on a tote carrying a young heron last Friday at Beaver Harbour Park. J.R. Rardon

to catch the bird and send him on a plane to the rescue centre in Courtenay.� Valentova called her husband, Mike Andre, who helped her collect the bird and place it in a box. With the next flight out not until the following day, and con-

cerned about the bird’s viability until then, the couple called MARS and asked if they could meet halfway down the highway to hand over the bird. After a short negotiation, the couple drove to Sayward, where the heron was transferred.

On Wednesday, the centre called them back saying the bird was flying and ready to be returned home, and the drive to Sayward was repeated on Friday morning for the pickup. Andre and Valentova went straight to Storey’s Beach to

release it. Parking in the lot between the ballfield No. 3 and the waterfront park, Andre removed a plastic tote with a sheet of cardboard taped over the top, walked it onto the ballfield and placed it on the ground behind second base.

Missoula offers theatre workshops Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Three theatre workshops have been added to the schedule for the Missoula Children’s Theatre’s appearance here later this month. The touring theatre group, in conjunction with Port McNeill Family Place, has also announced its full schedule of practice times for the week of July 30-August 4, leading up to its two presentations of the musical play Hansel and Gretel. Auditions will be held Monday, July 30, beginning at 1 p.m. at Gatehouse Community Theatre. Auditions are open to youths from Grade 1 through Grade 8, and up to 60 spots are available for actors and assistant directors. Those chosen for parts need to be available later that day for initial rehearsals, and rehearsals will continue each day with sessions

from 1-3 p.m. and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. A new addition to the schedule this season is a series of workshops for youths and adults: Chameleon Improvisation for Grade 3-12 students Wed, Aug. 1 at the theatre; Theatre Games for adults, Aug. 2 at the theatre, and Let’s Makeup for teens, which will be held Friday, Aug. 3, from 7-7:45 p.m. at the Teen Centre in the Old School building. Performances of Hansel and Gretel will take place Saturday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. and at 5:30 p.m. at Gatehouse Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For info, contact Kathy Martin at 250956-3456. The following week, Missoula Children’s Theatre will move to Port Hardy to audition a new group of students for another pair of performances Aug.

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“They wanted us to release him as close to where we found him as possible,� he said. “But I don’t want to release him right beside the road.� For a long second after Andre pulled back the cardboard nothing happened. Then a narrow head with a long beak popped up for a look around, and immediately afterward the heron flapped its way out of the tote trailed by a pair of long, dangling legs. Initially the bird appeared headed toward the tall trees beyond first base and the road behind it, but it veered left and fluttered into right field before coming to a stop and examining its surroundings. With several cars parked at the nearby waterfront and more driving up and down the road, Andre and Valentova hoped to

get the bird away from human activity. The bird seemed content to walk, so the couple circled around to steer it toward the ballfield entrances on either side of the backstop behind home plate. After walking along the first base line, the bird detoured through the dugout before eventually being coaxed out of the field and into the parking lot. Andre continued pressing the heron, which first flew a short distance onto the grass of the park, then, apparently getting comfortable with its wings, sailed the entire length of the park before landing near the trees beyond the curling arena. Valentova proclaimed it a happy ending, while Andre expressed cautious optimism. “I’m hoping he can get himself into a safe place before the dogs come,� he said.

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on deck Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. July 19 Baseball Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6:45 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. July 19-22 Slo-pitch Filomi Days slo-pitch tournament at Beaver Harbour Park. Finals Sunday at noon and 1:30 p.m. July 21 Boat racing Third annual Triport Dragon Boat Society regatta, Hardy Bay, 8:45 a.m. Heat races, finals, tiller’s challenge and more. Auction of paddles decorated by local artists. Car racing Stock car season points series racing, 4 p.m., Tri-Port Speedway. Concession, kids play area. $5 adults, $3 youth, $2 seniors. Baseball Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. July 21-22 Drag racing North Island Timing Association hosts the second Rumble on the Runway series event at Port McNeill Airport. Time trials begin 10 a.m.; eliminations 1 p.m. Motocross Triport Motorcycle and ATV Club hosts an open house, 10 a.m. each day, Seven Mile Motocross Track. July 22 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. July 23-27 Soccer World Cup Soccer Camp returns to the North Island with sessions in Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula throughout week. Camp wraps up with fun tournament Friday at NISS track in Port McNeill. Registration and contact info online at worldcupsoccercamp. com

The fix is in for faulty fairway J.R. Rardon Gazette editor SEVEN HILLS— After nearly a year of playing around a large, missing chunk of the ninth fairway, golfers at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club may soon be back in the swing. Armed with donated and rented equipment, including a sand-broadcasting “slinger” truck, a volunteer group of club members spread and levelled a layer of sand on the damaged section of ground Monday. “When this is finished we’ll take a layer of that soil there,” volunteer Dale Dorward said, gesturing to mounds of clean topsoil piled at one end of the fairway, “and spread it over the top of the sand. “Later in the week we’ll bring in a hydroseeder and plant it.” In a best-case scenario, the hole could be ready for play in the annual Men’s Open

A "slinger" truck spreads a layer of sand over a section of the ninth fairway under construction at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club Monday. J.R. Rardon

tournament, scheduled for Sept. 8-9. “It’ll be nice to get it planted,” said Kevin Black, course manager. “Then it’s just a matter of waiting for it to grow.” The section of fairway is a transition stretch between the flat, lower section of the hole and

the steep, final slope up to the green. It was dug up last year after gradually developing sinkholes deteriorated to the point it was essentially unplayable. An extended stretch of poor, wet weather kept crews from working on it for months. Finally, earlier this

summer, a work party of 17 club members, friends and family descended on the hole to clear the jumble of rocks dragged to the surface when the ground was churned up. “We had nothing but rakes and our hands, and figured it would

take us two days to clear it,” said Dorward. “We ended up finishing in three hours.” “That was probably when things changed,” Black said of the rockclearing. “That’s when they realized, ‘we can do this.’” Orca Sand and Gravel, which has

previously donated material for local playgrounds and ballfields, provided the sand at no cost. Port Hardy Bulldozing offered discounted rates for the topsoil and for use of its sand plant, which was set up behind the second green. OK Paving donated the use of a front-loader run by employee Mike Balcke, who is also a club member, and Rick Milligan ran multiple loads in a pickup truck equipped with a dumper bed. At the centre of the activity was the big slinger truck from Down to Earth Stone Slinging of Campbell River, which is equipped with a rotating belt that quickly spreads even sheets of sand over a wide area. “There have been some costs,” said Black. “But the volunteer work we’ve gotten has saved the bulk of the cost we would have had."

Hillbillys top error-prone Cubs, 8-4 J.R. Rardon Gazette editor HYDE CREEK—The Port Hardy Cubs began Saturday’s baseball game short-handed. They played much of the rest of it fumble-fingered. The Hyde Creek Hillbillys took advantage of an uncharacteristic six Port Hardy errors and four innings of scoreless relief from Jason West to top the Cubs 8-4 in North Vancouver Island Baseball League play at the local ballfield. Nick Russell doubled home a run and newcomer Chad Bell singled in another for the Hillbillys (6-2), who drew into a first-place tie with Port Hardy atop the league standings. Two days earlier, the Cubs (6-2) parlayed a six-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning into a 12-11 win over the Port McNeill Rangers. In Saturday’s game, Cubs pitcher Rod Romas threw

“That was pretty odd,” said Heslop. “Because in between all that, we had some nice defensive plays.” The highlights included a double play by the Cubs to end the fifth inning, and a running catch in the gap by center fielder Dave Stewart to rob West of extra bases and end the sixth with a runner aboard. Otherwise, though, the Hillbillys did a far better job of coming up with timely Hyde Creek baserunner Ryan Rushton ducks back plays. The Cubs stranded to second base ahead of the pickoff throw to Port 11 runners, including eight Hardy second baseman Jason Hodson Saturday at in the first four innings. Hillbilly starter Ryan Hyde Creek ballpark. J.R. Rardon Rushton got a strikeout to end the second inning with a complete-game four-hit- so that wasn’t much help.” Romas was particularly bases loaded and coaxed an ter, but was tagged for six unearned runs as his club, bedevilled by Hyde Creek’s infield grounder to end the normally known for solid Keith Balcke, who twice third with Cubs on second defence, committed six put down sacrifice bunt and third. And, after Port Hardy attempts that Romas fielded errors. “That's very unusual for only to air-mail beyond first put runners on second and us,” Romas said. “I can’t baseman Chris Heslop and third with nobody out in the remember the last time we down the right field line as fourth inning, West sandhad that many errors. Of Hillbillys scampered around wiched a pair of strikeouts around a comebacker to the course, I had three of them, the bases.

mound to get out of the inning unscathed. Rushton picked up the win when the Hillbillys plated three unearned runs in the top of the fourth to snap a 4-4 tie. West earned the save while scattering four hits over the final four innings. The teams will face tonight at 6:45 for the final time in the regular season, in a make up of a game suspended in late May. Port McNeill will play Port Hardy Saturday at 6 p.m. and Hyde Creek faces Port McNeill Sunday at 4 p.m. on the final weekend of regular-season play. The league playoffs will be held at Hyde Creek Ballpark July 28-29. Cubs 12, Rangers 11 Keith Heemels’ oneout single drove in Jason Hodson with the winning run Thursday to cap the Cubs’ six-run rally in the bottom of the seventh.

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PHSS grads off to Olympics J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— Recent Port Hardy Secondary School grads Dusty Cadwallader and Graeme Wiggins did not see the Olympics in person when the Games appeared just across the inlet in Vancouver in 2010. But they’ll be right in the middle of the action later this summer when London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics. Cadwallader and Wiggins, members of the PHSS wrestling team who both qualified for competed in B.C.’s provincial high school wrestling championships, will travel with a delegation from the Alberni Valley Secondary School wrestling club next week to tour and compete throughout Europe. The 18-day trip will wrap up with an Aug. 8-11 stay in London, where the group has a number of tickets for Olympic men’s and women’s wrestling preliminaries and finals, taekwondo and handball events. “This’ll be the first Olympics I’ve seen in person,” said Wiggins, who graduated along with Cadwallader from PHSS last month. Whalers wrestling coach Joe Humphries said the trip was fitting for the pair, who were part of his first

Port Hardy wrestlers Graeme Wiggins and Dusty Cadwallader will tour Europe in the coming weeks, competing and visiting the J.R. Rardon Summer Olympic Games. team when he arrived Frankfurt, Germany Liechtenstein. “I have no expectahere five years ago to next Friday to start a revive what had been a tour that will include tions, because I have dormant wrestling pro- stops in the Czech no idea how good Republic, Germany, those guys are,” said gram at the school. Cadwallader first Austria, Switzerland, Cadwallader. “Winning heard about the trip Liechtenstein and Paris would be a treat.” There will be treats last summer, when before a rail trip on the he attended a sum- high-speed Eurostar all around, regardless mer wrestling camp in through the Channel of the results on the mat. The wrestlers Port Alberni. When he Tunnel to England. Three of those stops will be hosted by local returned to Port Hardy, he told Wiggins about will include dual wres- families in each comtling meets between munity and treated to the opportunity. “I thought, I’d love to the Canadian visitors a local traditional dingo,” said Cadwallader. and host wrestling ner as the wrestlers clubs in Halbergoos, exchange gifts. “It’d be awesome.” “The District (of Inzing, The wrestlers will Germany, fly from Vancouver to Austria, and Gamprin, Port Hardy) gave them

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North Vancouver Island Baseball League Standings through July 15 Team W L Pct GB Port Hardy 6 2 .750 — Hyde Creek 6 2 .750 — Port McNeill 0 8 .000 6 Thursday, July 12 Port Hardy 12, Port McNeill 11 Saturday, July 14 Hyde Creek 8, Port Hardy 4 Thursday, July 19 Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6:45 p.m. Saturday, July 21 Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m. Sunday, July 22 Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m. End regular season All games at Hyde Creek Ballpark

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some of our Port Hardy pins, and the museum gave us a discount on a few item they will hand out,” said Joanne Wiggins, Graeme’s mother. “Also, they received a District flag, and they hope to wave that at the Olympics.” Because of the logistics of travel on Vancouver Island, the two did not take part in group fund-raising activities with the Port Alberni club. Instead, they’re relying on money raised from jobs and family. “Basically, it’s my grad present,” Wiggins said. Cadwallader and Wiggins played soccer this spring and have stayed in basic physical condition. But both admit they’ve done little in the way of wrestling practice or conditioning since their season ended in late winter. “I’m looking forward to it, but I definitely haven’t gotten any better since I wrestled at provincials,” Wiggins said with a laugh. “I kind of figured I was finished with wrestling.” The two will remain classmates of sorts beginning this fall, when both enroll at North Island College’s Comox campus. Cadwallader plans to study physics, while Wiggins will take courses in kinesiology.

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Tourney returns Gazette staff The second annual Cops for Cancer golf tournament will be held Aug. 18 with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Registration for the four-person, best-ball fund-raiser is $60 and includes lunch, prizes and a silent auction. To enter, contact the pro shop at 250-949-9818.

THE NORTH ISLAND EAGLES is now accepting registration forms for rep tryouts! Past member’s registrations will be mailed to your home. Contact Tanya Kellar 250-956-4836 or registrar.northislandeagles@yahoo.ca There will be no registrations taken the day of tryouts. Registrations must be completed in advance. Registration deadline is August 15th, 2012.

ATHLETE of the Week JASON WEST The Port McNeill ballplayer pitched four innings of scoreless relief Saturday as the Hyde Creek Hillbillys topped Port Hardy to tie for the league lead. J.R. Rardon photo

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McNeill choral workshop hits the right note “I’m always glad when I can help people discover a voice ...” -Earle Peach

the only other male in attendance — then led them through a range of songs. Working down songs note-by-note, wordby-word and part-bypart, he soon had the impromptu choir of 10 Choir director and composer Earle Peach of Vancouver puts participants through their paces during a choral performing passable workshop Sunday at Gatehouse Community Theatre in Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon versions of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the spiritual Down to the River to Pray featured in the movie Brother, Where Art Thou?, and an African song whose greatest challenge was the language of the lyrics. “We were low in numbers, which is sad, but what can you do against the sunshine?” said Terry Eissfeldt, the 10:15am: Meet at Cape Scott parking lot Gatehouse Community 10:30am-12pm: Interpretive hike to San Josef Bay Society director who (3km) - First Nation history, Cape Scott arranged the concert settlements, local flora and fauna and workshop. “When 12:15pm-1:15pm: Interpretive hike at San Josef Bay the weather gets nice coastal and beach ecosystems like this, everybody 11am Meet at Nels Bight Ranger Cabin disappears. 11:15am-12:45pm Interpretive hike at Nels Bight - First “People really missed Nation history, Cape Scott settlements, out, though. The conPlease come prepared coastal and beach ecosystems cert (Saturday) night with a lunch, appropriate FREE camping at San Josef Bay was great.” footwear and clothing.

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Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Attendance was lower than organizers hoped, but a choral workshop by renowned B.C. singer, composer and choral director Earle Peach was a hit with participants Sunday afternoon at Gatehouse Community Theatre. “That was fun,” said Brenda MacQueen of Port McNeill, who attended with granddaughter Lilliana Coutts, visiting from Squamish. “I came because I thought Lilliana would enjoy it, but I had a great time.” Peach performed a concert at the theatre the previous evening with his folk group, Illiteratty, which included Albert Klassen, Wanda Mundy and Kristen Daub. It is one of three bands with which he plays, along with the four Vancouver-area choirs he directs. “I’m happy to do these workshops, wherever and whenever I can fit them in,” said Peach. “I’m always glad when I can help people discover a voice they didn’t know they had.” Peach sorted Sunday’s workshop participants into groups of sopranos and altos — Klassen stood in on bass as

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Margaret Rose Murphy Sept. 1, 1931 – July 4, 2012

Passed away in Port McNeill on July 4, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband Eugene, her daughter Maureen and her son Patrick. Margaret is survived and will be greatly missed by her daughter Shannon Holmes and her husband Larry, her grandchildren; Kyle, David and family, Blake, Mathew and family and Teal as well as her nieces Michele and Lawrence Lemire and Linda and Eddy Ansel. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Sointula Seniors. Margaret was always happy and had an infectious giggle. Flowers gratefully declined. A service will be held on her Birthday – September 1, 2012 in Sointula.

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Land Act: LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Land Act:

Take noticeofthat Tom Mazarto of Apply Sooke, British intendsof to make application Notice Intention for aColumbia, Disposition Crown Landto Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island District Take notice Tom of Mazar of Sooke,Industrial British Columbia, intendsCamp to make applicationFile to Office, for athat Licence OccupationGeneral (Float Anchorage), Ministry of Forests,situated Lands and Natural Resource Operations Number 1413666, on Provincial Crown land located(FLNR), at PierceNorth Bay. Island District Office, for a Licence of Occupation- Industrial General (Float Camp Anchorage), File

For a copy1413666, of the application to make written please contact: Michelle Number situated onorProvincial Crowncomments, land located at Pierce Bay. Beaulieu, Ministry of Forests, North Island-Central Coast Forest District, PO Box 7000 For acopy of the application or to make written comments, please contact: Michelle Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0 or North email to: Michelle.H.Beaulieu@gov.bc.ca. thePO application Beaulieu, Ministry of Forests, Island-Central Coast Forest District, Box 7000 will be available for review and comment for 30 days from July 13, 2012. Comments will be Port McNeill, BC, V0N 2R0 or email to: Michelle.H.Beaulieu@gov.bc.ca. the application received until August 13, 2012. FLNR office maydays not from be able to 13, consider will be available for review and comment for 30 July 2012.comments Commentsreceived will be after this until date.August 13, 2012. FLNR office may not be able to consider comments received received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending. Comments can also be posted at: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending.

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

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

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

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Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic Looking for Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic to work in a heated shop. Day shift work, four on, three off. Responsibilities: s 2EAD DIAGRAMS SCHEMATICS FOR WORK PRACTICES s -AINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ALL MOBILE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ' SCRAPPER DOZER LOADERS 4ELE HANDLER AND HELP OUT IN PLANT WHEN NEEDED s ,UBRICATE SERVICE DIAGNOSE REPAIR ASSEMBLE AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT TO COMPANY STANDARDS s +EEP CURRENT OF CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY s 0ROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LESS EXPERIENCED OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL s #ONFER WITH MANAGER ON A REGULAR BASIS ON ANY deďŹ ciencies. Experience & Essential Skills: s 6ALID $RIVER S ,ICENCE s *OURNEYMAN #ERTIlCATE 2ED 3EAL s YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH DIESEL ENGINES AND OFF ROAD EQUIPMENT s %FFECTIVELY USE THE #ATERPILLAR %4 AND 3)3 programs s 3OURCE LOOK UP AND ORDER PARTS Education: 'RADE 4HE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLE COMPONENTS AND MAINTAIN ALL MACHINERY BASED ON COMPANY STANDARDS Essential Skills: 3AFETY CONSCIOUS GOOD ORAL COMMUNICATION WORK WELL IN A GROUP ENVIRONMENT PROBLEM SOLVING DECISION CRITICAL THINKING TASK PLANNING AND ORGANIZING #ONTACT /RCA 3AND 'RAVEL ,0 'RANT ,AmAMME CELL % MAIL GLAmAMME ORCASAND CA

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com

GARAGE SALES

WE BUY HOUSES

PORT HARDY Saturday July 21 9am. 6100 Hunt Street. Bedding, tools, books, household items, camping gear, etc.

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOMES WANTED

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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HELP WANTED

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Call: 1-250-616-9053

WANTED PROFESSIONAL MARKETER to help sell

Greenway Sound Marine Resort in the Broughtons

Closed and FOR SALE immediately.

Realtors, attorneys, auctioneers, professionals: help us market the place to a good new owner. Payment for your services upon sale. Send e-mail address for descriptive literature to:

greenwaysound@seanet.com Tom and Ann Taylor

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RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

HOUSES FOR SALE

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

PORT MCNEILL, 5 bdrm, 2668 sq ft, water view, carport, 12’x16’ shop, boat shed, F/P, new roof, deck, cul-de-sac, $280,000 obo. (250)956-4547.

PORT HARDY- 2 bdrm basement suite, shared laundry, deck/big back yrd, $500. 4600 Byng Rd. Call 250-288-3652.

OTHER AREAS 20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure. 1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com FREE BROCHURE. Kings County “Land of Orchards, Vineyards and Tides”. Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley. Live! Work! Start a business! Toll-Free: 1-888865-4647 www.kingsrda.ca

TRANSPORTATION CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

WANTED TO RENT

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

A PROFESSIONAL couple no pets, non-smoking, needs a long term rental (min. 1 year) in Port Hardy. Prefer 2-3 bdrms, 1.5 baths & 5 appls. Starting mid-August, if possible. Contact Patrick at 604563-4885 or prinbc@gmail.com. 2002-FORD EXPLORER XLS. Runs excellent. 157,000 kms. Reduced to sell $4,999 OBO. 250-287-2009.

TRANSPORTATION Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

GUARANTEED

Auto Loans or

TRUCKS & VANS

We Will Pay You $1000

RENTALS

All Makes, All Models. New & Used Inventory.

APARTMENT/CONDO

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

2-3 BDR. trailer plus large shed located near airport on large treed lot. Well behaved pets welcome. References required. Call 250-9497189.

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in July, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. 1-888-593-6095. www.creditdrivers.ca

PORT HARDY Airport Rd 2 bdrms, quiet. N/S Ref. req’d. $525/mo. Ample parking. Avail. Aug 1/12. 250-9496319.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS

1993 TOYOTA 4X4 truck. Good condition, oversized tires, canopy & wood rack, complete maintenance records. Excellent bush truck. $3500 firm. 250-2305002.

MARINE

Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.

BOATS

Phone Rick 250-956-4555

24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Port Hardy area. Many wonderful features. Like new. $10,000. Call 250-902-0878.

PORT HARDY Renovated 3 bdrm condo, secure building & caretaker on site. N/P, N/S. Avail. immediately. Heat & hot water incl. $750/mo. Ref. req. Call 250949-7085 leave message.

Remember…

PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Available mid August. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com

Drop off your dead batteries at the Gazette office.

SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite. Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises. Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets. References required. Inquiries contact Janet cell 1-250-230-1462.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

AUTO FINANCING

PORT HARDY Highland Manor •Bachelor •1 bdrm furnished •2 bdrm $550 Move in incentive on approval References Call Jason 250-949-0192

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES PORT HARDY 3 bdr, 1.5 bathroom. New flooring, interior doors, paint etc. Quiet location, fenced yard. Avail Aug 1. Pets negotiable. $850/mth. References a must. 250-230-1416.

HOMES FOR RENT PORT HARDY Storeys Beach executive home avail Sept. 1. 3 bdr, 21/2 bath, hot tube, fire pit, fenced yard, w/d, credit report and references required. $1400/mth.Call 250-949-7079.

STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING www.bcclassified.com

COMMERCIAL C Licence 28.5’ Fiberglass boat 6cyl Volvo diesel. 280 leg,Hyd. trap puller, 2 spool gurdies, deck pump, anchor winch, RD 80 Radar Dickson s/s ALM stove, $7500.00 1-250-935-6594

1-800-910-6402

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1+1=6 Cats can’t add but they sure do multiply! Have your pets spayed or neutered! A message from the BC SPCA and be BC Veterinary Medical Association

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of the week. Madison Grenier Grenier and and Emma Emma Madison Harrison enjoyed enjoyed aa sunny sunny Harrison outing to to the the beach beach at at Grant Grant outing Bay Friday. Friday. Bay Sandy Sandy GrenierGrenier photo

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Top price not always the best buy You get what you pay for. Or do you? For many avid male golfers the sensation of cracking open a brand new box of ProV1’s is similar to that of a lady seeing her engagement ring for the first time. If this doesn’t describe you, then I’m sure you’ve been forced to watch impatiently as someone in the group in front of you scours the bush for their ball as if they dropped a Rolex. Nope, just a golf ball, most likely a ProV1, PENTA or any other brand of $6 tour-caliber ball. After all, the pros play the best gear to get the most out of their game and any golfer out for more than a few giggles should too, right? Not necessarily. Sometimes expensive means better, sometimes it means different. The trick is figuring out what’s right for you. I can make this easy for some. If you don’t notice any benefits by playing the expensive models, then they’re just not worth it. If you regularly enjoy one of the mid-priced models but treat yourself once in awhile for good behavior, you might get better results by spending the extra 20 bucks on flowers for your wife. Forgive me, for it is not my intent to tell you how to spend your money. But there are reasons. Tour balls are designed to provide feel and control through increased backspin, which helps the ball stop closer to where it lands. For those seeking extra distance, a ball with less spin would help and, as an added bonus, it could be easier to control. I’m sure the possibility of zipping the ball back sounds exciting, but backspin comes with baggage and that particular luggage is called sidespin. They work as a pair and are never separated. Sidespin is like a puppy.

If well-trained, it’s what creates soft draws and butter-cuts. But let it off leash before it’s ready, and your ball will ignore your calls as it scampers aimlessly into the bush. Determine the traits that are important to your game and we can find the ball that fits

you best. There is good news for those who prefer a tour ball but don’t have tour swing speed. Until recently, the true benefits of tourcaliber balls could only be realized with swing speeds in excess of 105mph, but balls like the Srixon Z-STAR S are

made to provide tour ball performance with maximum distance for swing speeds under 100 mph. Kevin Black is the CPGA golf pro and general manager at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club. Email your golf questions to him at kbgolf@live.ca.

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Protecting our province from the harmful effects of used oil and antifreeze must be a responsibility we all share, together. So please, next time you look to dispose of used oil or antifreeze materials, find a collection facility near you. Here are three easy ways to do so:

Kevin Black

In a continued effort to encourage higher rates of recovery, BCUOMA has built a strong support network across the province. Today, participation includes 209 brand-owner members, 39 collectors and processors, 520+ return collection facilities and more than 4,000 generators. In addition, BCUOMA is reprising its successful ambassador program this summer – with two ambassadors touring the province to educate and raise awareness of the importance of used oil and antifreeze recycling.

Although it’s commonly accepted that oil and antifreeze are not household garbage we can simply throw out, more than one million litres of used oil ends up in BC landfills every year. When you consider that it only takes one drop of oil to contaminate a million drops of water, the problem is clear: there’s just too many drops to count, too many to ignore. BCUOMA is a non-for-profit organization that encourages British Columbians to responsibly recycle used oil, oil filters, oil containers, used antifreeze and antifreeze containers. Since the launch of the program in 2003, British Columbians have done an exceptional job of recycling their used oil materials.

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Seven Hills Golf and Country Club has teamed with the Gazette to provide free ninehole passes for play on the course throughout the summer season. This week, we offer two greens fee passes for answering the following question. “Which fairway at Seven Hills has been under construction this year?” Email your answer to sports@northislandgazette.com with your name and phone number or drop it off at the Gazette office Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The winner be drawn from correct replies and will be notified Tuesday afternoon.

ONE DROP MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

2011 RECOVERY RATES

By recycling your used oil and antifreeze products, you’re playing an important role in preserving our environment for future generations. As of July 1, 2011 antifreeze and antifreeze containers have been included within the broader recycling program. From the 10 million litres of automotive antifreeze sold in BC each year, about 45% will be available for collection and recycling. Please check for a collection facility near you.

=PZP[ usedoilrecycling.com Call 1.800.667.4321 Call 604.RECYCLE

for the Lower Mainland To arrange for a bulk pick-up of used oil (more than 30 litres), please call 1.866.254.0555 Note: Please make sure to return your used oil materials during regular business hours for proper disposal and to avoid any spills and further contamination to the environment.

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Check out the BC Recyclepedia App to find over 1,000 drop-off locations and recycling options for over 70 materials across BC.

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Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2012 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with news reporter Kyle Slavin on the 18-member tour team as a media rider. To follow Kyle Slavin’s Twitter updates from the final weeks of training and throughout the ride, follow @TDRKyle. ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock begins in Port Alice on Sunday, Sept. 23 and ends Friday, Oct. 5 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs. HELP OUT: Donations can be made at www. copsforcancer.ca FIND OUT: To catch up on all the Tour de Rock news, photos and videos, go online to:

www.bclocalnews.com/ tour-de-rock

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Victoria police officers gear up for the physical and emotional toil of Tour de Rock

UP TO THE CHALLENGE

Don Descoteau

a nine-year-old daughter, Bingham lost his stepfather and an aunt to cancer and ory Moore had just watched a good friend endure returned from a tour of breast cancer treatments at Bosnia with the Canadian age 33. army when faced with The thought of children news about his grandmother, going though the pain and Lorraine Payne. treatment of cancer is just After beating esophageal cancer “mind-boggling,” he says. years earlier, Payne was in her “They don’t have a chance final weeks in a battle against lung in life before getting hit with cancer. She lost the fight in 2003, that.” less than a month after Moore Roy, who also has returned home. experienced family with Payne was like another parent cancer, understands the to him, says Moore, noting that power of the tour. he and his mother lived with his “Other riders from years grandma through his formative past say the big one is Camp years. Goodtimes,” the Esquimalt Now in his fifth year with the High grad says – the team Don Descoteau/News staff visits the camp in Maple Ridge Victoria Police Department and a Victoria police constables Cory Moore, left, Jose Bingham and Kyle Roy this week. “That’s really an member of the Canadian Cancer are gearing up for this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer opportunity to see the whole Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Tour de Rock. Each has had family members experience cancer. Rock cycling team, Moore will be scope of what the Cancer thinking of his grandma most as Society does for families. To he undertakes the annual ride and fundraiser. Like Moore, VicPD patrol officer Const. Jose see it in action is the turning point for a lot of “She was an important part of my life,” says Bingham was more a runner than a cyclist riders.” Moore, a police constable. before being accepted onto the 2012 tour roster. All riders on the tour have a $5,000 individual He’ll also be thinking of various aunts and He expects the gruelling training rides the group fundraising goal. uncles who have been lucky enough to beat is doing will leave the team “over prepared” for While he will endeavour to raise that much cancer. the 1,000-kilometre tour, which goes Sept. 23 to and more, Bingham is keen to help make a The Belmont secondary grad confesses he Oct. 5. difference in the lives of children fighting wasn’t much of a cyclist before this year. Bingham, Moore and fellow 2012 Tour de cancer and family members who support the Everything changed in January when Moore Rock rider, third-year VicPD Const. Kyle Roy, youngsters through the ordeal. became a member of VicPD’s bicycle squad. have each met their junior rider – a child going “(We heard) it used to be a one-in-five survival Later, after speaking with Barrie Cockle, a through or recovering from cancer treatment rate (for children with cancer), now it’s four in VicPD rider on the 2008 tour, he decided to who is assigned to each tour rider. five. That’s quite a dramatic difference,” he says. tackle the arduous and emotional challenge of Each police officer has been struck by the “It’s through fundraising and research into Tour de Rock. courage shown by the youngsters and the treatments. What we’re doing right now, in the “The learning curve (has been) fast and gratefulness of the families for the B.C. Cancer long run it will make a difference. We may not furious,” Moore says. “Now I’m on the bike Society, the Tour de Rock and the riders. see the immediate impact, but my hope is in the probably six days a week.” A married father of a 12-year-old son and long run we will.” News staff

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Filomi Days 2012

Royal Celebration July 20, 21 & 22

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Kids’ Events Soapbox Derby: 10am • Main Street • Sunday only Bounce-a-rama obstacle course: 2 bouncy castles • basketball • balloon typhoon • mechanical machine • cotton candy • Noon-5pm Panning for gold with Dave Mullett • Noon-5pm Face painting with Magical Faces • Noon-5pm Tattooing with Rob Johnson • Noon-5pm Birdhouse building with Home Hardware • 2pm Saturday only Nail art • Noon-5pm Kids’ fishing derby • Sunday only Mother Goose Bus & Literacy • Sunday only

Entertainment

Kids’ Stage

Saturday

Saturday

1pm: Ceilidh Band 2pm: Mad Sea Horses (Paris’ Band) 3pm: Jazz Trio (Eric Hunter) 4pm: Big River Band

Purple Pirate - 12:30pm - 2pm Kevin Ogren - Magician - 3pm

Sunday 10:30am: Community Church Service 11am: Team Charlton Highland Dancers 1pm: Sointula Rock Band 2pm: Ma’ataglia Band (Herman Bruce) 3:30pm: Crash Palace Cowboys (Bill Fisher) 4pm: Buffalo Social (Jamaine’s Band) 8:30pm: Buffalo Social

Dunlop’s Happy to bring you birdhouse & boat building 8945 Granville St • 250-949-8313

Sunday Purple Pirate - 12pm - 2pm Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Cultural Group - 2pm Kevin Ogren - Magician - 3pm

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Duck Race

Sunday - July 22 Tsulquate River Bridge 10am start

iPad - from Marine Harvest $200 Cash - from Codfather’s Charters $100 Gift Certificate - from Overwaitea 2-$50 Gift Certificates - from EJ Klassen Motorcade Fishing Rod - from Smyth’s TRU Hardware Prawn Trap with Bait - from Redden Net Mini Fridge - from ShopRite Tackle Box - from Jim’s Hardy Sports Rechargeable Screwdriver - from Hardy Builders’ Supply Spotlight - from Stryker Marine Electronics Ltd. Humidifier - from Rexall Baby Monitor - from The Source Oil - from NAPA Auto Parts 2 Lawn Chairs - from Fields Carhart Picnic Blanket - from Boods Bootery y Propane Cooker - from Overwaitea Foods Case of Salmon - from Scarlet Point Seafoods ds 12 T-shirts - from Hardy Buoys

“Adopt-a-duck” $2 each or 3/$5

Duck Race tickets sold on Saturday at Carrot Park Tickets sold on Sunday until 9:59am at the Tsulquate Bridge

Summer Break Event!! Lease Come see us for all your summer needs. Open 7 days a week 8am-9pm Great selection of meat, produce, Proud supporter of bakery & deli products. the Community

Proud sponsor of Filomi Days! Enjoy!

Glen Lyon Inn

Come down to our restaurant and pub.

9045 Granville Street

Come see us today at EJ Klassen GM or check us out online at klassengm.com

*See dealer for details

7035 Market St 250-949-5905

1/2 price products A Pharmacy First

Sunday - July 22

7pm

7am-10am 8am-Noon 10am 10am 10am-Noon 10:30am Noon-2pm Noon-5pm Noon-5pm Noon-8pm 1pm-5pm

Family Movie Night “The Pirates” Port Hardy Baptist Church North Island Eagles Much Music Teen Dance

Saturday - July 21

1.877.949.7115 (US & Canada) Fax: 250.949.7415 6435 Hardy Bay Road Port Hardy www.glenlyoninn.com • info@glenlyoninn.com

7am-10am 8:45am 8am-6pm Noon

Locally owned & operated

Noon

Happy Filomi Days!

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Noon-5pm Noon-5pm Noon-5pm

off giftware

Noon-8pm 1pm-5pm 2pm 6pm 9pm-2am

Thunderbird Mall Port Hardy 250-949-9522

4HE (OBBY .OOK

We will now be making 5685 Hardy Bay Road signs 250-949-6544

on Now! Save Thousands DL # 5507

DAVE LANDON MOTORS 250-949-6393

Pancake Breakfast at Providence Place Tri-Port Dragon Boat Society Regatta at Carrot Park Brian Burns Memorial Street Hockey Tournament Hastings Street Parade starts at Thunderbird Mall & ends at Carrot Park (Theme: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) Coastal Community Credit Union Popcorn Sale during parade Kids’ Fest in the park (see page B2) Food & Entertainment in the park (see page B2) Funtastic Sports Volleyball Tournament at Carrot Park Port Hardy Kinsmen Refreshment Garden North Vancouver Island Artists Society Show & Sale at Chamber Board Room & Dive Shop Dunlop’s Home Hardware Birdhouse Building for children at Carrot Park Tri-Port Racing North Island Eagles Much Music Dance at Port Hardy Civic Centre

HBS

Hardy Builders’ Supply

We have everything you need to float your boat for the boat building & race.

1pm 4pm 10pm

Saturday

Full pharmacy services Open til 9pm-Mon-Fri 6pm-Sat & 5pm-Sun

SIDEWALK SALE!

250-949-7442

Friday - July 20 8pm-12am

250.949.7115

New!!

up to 84 months

Sidewalk Sale

DEALER #7983

Schedule of Events

Enjoy Filomi Days!

Come & see our new location! 5685 Hardy Bay Road

Finance

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To serve you better

8925 Granville St Port Hardy

250-949-6552

Quarterdeck INN & MARINA RESORT

Pancake Breakfast at Providence Place Masons Kids’ Fishing Derby Duck Race at Tsulquate Bridge Soapbox Derby • Main Street Dragon Boat paddling opportunity at Carrot Park Community Church Service at Carrot Park Diamond Jubilee High Tea at Carrot Park Kids’ Fest in the park (see page B2) Food & Entertainment in the park (see page B2) Port Hardy Kinsmen Refreshment Garden North Vancouver Island Artists Society Show & Sale at Chamber Board Room & Dive Shop Dunlop’s Home Hardware Boat Building at Carrot Park Boat Race at Hardy Bay Fireworks Spectacular

Let us package your experience of a lifetime! 6555 Hardy Bay Rd Port Hardy 250-902-0455 quarterdeckresort.net

Thurs thru Sunday - Filomi Slo-pitch ball tournament at Storey’s Beach

Many thanks to all the volunteers that made this year’s Filomi Days happen!

Tara McCart 7215 Market St. Port Hardy

250-230-1685 fax: 1-866-419-3571 tbmccart@telus.net www.taramccart.com

Stryker Electronics Ltd. Do you have your Pleasure Craft Operator Card? Go to: www.boaterexam.com

Restaurant & Pub Cold Beer, Wine & Spirits

6954 Market St. Port Hardy

6710 Hardy Bay Rd • Port Hardy

250-949-6611

6555 Hardy Bay Rd. Port Hardy

1-888-839-8022 • 250-949-8022

250-949-6922

Thanks to all the volunteers who make F ilomi Days possible 8945 Granville Street, Port Hardy 250-949-7771

Summer Break Event!! Lease Come see us for all your summer needs. Open 7 days a week 8am-9pm Great selection of meat, produce, Proud supporter of bakery & deli products. the Community

Proud sponsor of Filomi Days! Enjoy!

Glen Lyon Inn

Come down to our restaurant and pub.

9045 Granville Street

Come see us today at EJ Klassen GM or check us out online at klassengm.com

*See dealer for details

7035 Market St 250-949-5905

1/2 price products A Pharmacy First

Sunday - July 22

7pm

7am-10am 8am-Noon 10am 10am 10am-Noon 10:30am Noon-2pm Noon-5pm Noon-5pm Noon-8pm 1pm-5pm

Family Movie Night “The Pirates” Port Hardy Baptist Church North Island Eagles Much Music Teen Dance

Saturday - July 21

1.877.949.7115 (US & Canada) Fax: 250.949.7415 6435 Hardy Bay Road Port Hardy www.glenlyoninn.com • info@glenlyoninn.com

7am-10am 8:45am 8am-6pm Noon

Locally owned & operated

Noon

Happy Filomi Days!

10

%

Noon-5pm Noon-5pm Noon-5pm

off giftware

Noon-8pm 1pm-5pm 2pm 6pm 9pm-2am

Thunderbird Mall Port Hardy 250-949-9522

4HE (OBBY .OOK

We will now be making 5685 Hardy Bay Road signs 250-949-6544

on Now! Save Thousands DL # 5507

DAVE LANDON MOTORS 250-949-6393

Pancake Breakfast at Providence Place Tri-Port Dragon Boat Society Regatta at Carrot Park Brian Burns Memorial Street Hockey Tournament Hastings Street Parade starts at Thunderbird Mall & ends at Carrot Park (Theme: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) Coastal Community Credit Union Popcorn Sale during parade Kids’ Fest in the park (see page B2) Food & Entertainment in the park (see page B2) Funtastic Sports Volleyball Tournament at Carrot Park Port Hardy Kinsmen Refreshment Garden North Vancouver Island Artists Society Show & Sale at Chamber Board Room & Dive Shop Dunlop’s Home Hardware Birdhouse Building for children at Carrot Park Tri-Port Racing North Island Eagles Much Music Dance at Port Hardy Civic Centre

HBS

Hardy Builders’ Supply

We have everything you need to float your boat for the boat building & race.

1pm 4pm 10pm

Saturday

Full pharmacy services Open til 9pm-Mon-Fri 6pm-Sat & 5pm-Sun

SIDEWALK SALE!

250-949-7442

Friday - July 20 8pm-12am

250.949.7115

New!!

up to 84 months

Sidewalk Sale

DEALER #7983

Schedule of Events

Enjoy Filomi Days!

Come & see our new location! 5685 Hardy Bay Road

Finance

% %

up to 48 months

To serve you better

8925 Granville St Port Hardy

250-949-6552

Quarterdeck INN & MARINA RESORT

Pancake Breakfast at Providence Place Masons Kids’ Fishing Derby Duck Race at Tsulquate Bridge Soapbox Derby • Main Street Dragon Boat paddling opportunity at Carrot Park Community Church Service at Carrot Park Diamond Jubilee High Tea at Carrot Park Kids’ Fest in the park (see page B2) Food & Entertainment in the park (see page B2) Port Hardy Kinsmen Refreshment Garden North Vancouver Island Artists Society Show & Sale at Chamber Board Room & Dive Shop Dunlop’s Home Hardware Boat Building at Carrot Park Boat Race at Hardy Bay Fireworks Spectacular

Let us package your experience of a lifetime! 6555 Hardy Bay Rd Port Hardy 250-902-0455 quarterdeckresort.net

Thurs thru Sunday - Filomi Slo-pitch ball tournament at Storey’s Beach

Many thanks to all the volunteers that made this year’s Filomi Days happen!

Tara McCart 7215 Market St. Port Hardy

250-230-1685 fax: 1-866-419-3571 tbmccart@telus.net www.taramccart.com

Stryker Electronics Ltd. Do you have your Pleasure Craft Operator Card? Go to: www.boaterexam.com

Restaurant & Pub Cold Beer, Wine & Spirits

6954 Market St. Port Hardy

6710 Hardy Bay Rd • Port Hardy

250-949-6611

6555 Hardy Bay Rd. Port Hardy

1-888-839-8022 • 250-949-8022

250-949-6922

Thanks to all the volunteers who make F ilomi Days possible 8945 Granville Street, Port Hardy 250-949-7771

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Meet & Greet for the 80’s reunion for everyone from Port Hardy!

Come and see Julie at the booth at Carrot Park on Saturday For more information call Julie at 250-941-1546

Toudai Sushi

Open 7 days a week Lunch Tues-Fri: 11am-2pm Dinner: 5pm-9pm

250-949-8755 North Shore Inn 7370 Market Street, Port Hardy

Menu Choices ~ Tempura ~ Rolls ~ Donburi ~ Teriyaki ~ Maki ~ Nigiri ~ Sashimi ~ Bento

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Grad 2013 BBQ fundraiser: hotdogs, pop & chips Port Hardy Kinsmen: steak, corn, hamburgers & fries Coastal Catering: poutine, salads & fish & chips Bees Knees: mini donuts Glen’s Kettle Korn: popcorn (Sunday only) Kelley’s Chocolates: chocolate fruit, cupcakes & chocolate

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Designs by Kashia: handmade jewellery Bear Aware: info booth Port Hardy Heritage: info booth Straightwatch: info booth Alf Bauer Photography: fine art prints VIHA Aboriginal Health: info booth BC Hydro: info booth

Parade ends Parade route

Enjoy Filomi Days 7250 Market St. Port Hardy 250-949-7622

Literacy Now: info booth Claytons Inspirations: raffle My Closet Consignment: clothing Clinton Bleaney: Chainsaw Carvings The Hobby Nook: Get your Filomi Day T-shirts

Proud sponsor of Filomi Days “See you at the boat building contest” Claire Trevena

M.L.A. North Island 1-866-387-5100 Email: claire.trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca www.clairetrevena.ca

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Thanks to the sponsors that made Filomi Days 2012 happen! District of Port Hardy Western Forest Products Epcor Keltic Seafoods Rotary Club of Port Hardy Port Hardy Kinsmen Port Hardy Lions Club BC Hydro Peoples Drug Mart Walkus Fishing Company Quarterdeck Marine Jim’s Hardy Sports Macandale’s Seto’s Wok & Grill The Mortgage Centre Scotia Bay B&B Keta Cable Port Hardy Bulldozing Chevron Town Pantry The Clothes Inn Monk Office Supply Scotiabank The Port The North Island Gazette Vancouver Island InsuranceCentre Canadian Heritage - Building communities through Arts & Heritage John Duncan The Hobby Nook North Island Eagles

Duck Race Sponsors Marine Harvest Codfather Charters EJ Klassen Motorcade Smyth’s TRU Hardware Redden Net ShopRite Jim’s Hardy Sports Hardy Builders’ Supply

Stryker’s Electronics Rexall Drug Store The Source NAPA Auto Parts Fields Boods Bootery Scarlet Point Seafoods Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish

Many thanks to the Hardy Bay Senior Citizens for selling the tickets.

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