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Cedar stays afloat

Filomi Days a festival of fun

Clockwise from top: The crew of the restored Coal Harbour fire engine waits for the Filomi Days Parade Saturday in Port Hardy; Sophie Filgate checks her new look after visiting the face painting booth; captain Greg Geisler of the Black Pearl loads his cannon during the boat-building race Sunday. Much more inside, pages 12, 13 and 15.

Photos by Sandy Grenier, J.R. Rardon

Aidan O’Toole Gazette stuff Glenn Hampton has just completed the world’s most expensive game of fetch in order to bring his beloved pooch, Cedar, back home.

Hampton was in his 17-metre sailboat, Magnolia, on Monday July 18 with Doug Munroe when the pair ran into trouble off Haida Gwaii.

The pair left port in fine weather, but events took a downward turn as the previously moderate seas began to worsen. Munroe, a diabetic, became ill and, with winds and seas getting worse, Hampton did what he could to reef sail alone but, as the swell approached four metres, he had no choice but to call Munroe to the helm. Events continued to conspire as a strong wave to their stern caused the pair to lose steerage before the battery banks went down, leaving the craft without power. Hampton was able to restore power long enough to call the Coast Guard.

“At [that] point I was just looking to get Doug off the boat ‘cause he was going to die,” said Hampton.

A dramatic rescue followed as the SAR team battled the elements to bring the pair aboard the Cormorant chopper, scrambled from 19 Wing Comox. After SAR swimmer Robin Richardson had plunged from the chopper and got Munroe hoisted off dry, he dived again to collect Hampton, climbing the battered Zodiac on the sailboat’s stern to get on deck. With the pair in the sling a strong crosswind caused them to be

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Enbridge panel comes to Hardy Gazette staff PORT HARDY —North Island residents registered to make an oral statement the Enbridge Pipeline Joint Review Panel have a few more days to schedule an appointment before the panel visits Port Hardy next month.

The hearings, which have been held in Alberta and B.C. communities since late March, are scheduled in Port Hardy for Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Aug.

8, at 9 a.m.

Both sessions will take place at the Civic Centre.

The deadline to register to make an oral statement was October of last year. Participants who have registered must schedule their statement through the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s website by July 31 or risk having their registration cancelled.

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A small crowd gathered last Thursday on the Government Dock to see the Magnolia return and Cedar taking his first steps on dry land after his ordeal.

The dog was in good shape after his ordeal with only minor health concerns. Bananas’

Glenn Hampton gives his pooch Cedar a scratch after bringing him back safely to Port Hardy. Behind stand the crew of the Regent, the tugboat that Hampton hired to help recover his pets and boat after his Aidan O’Toole own dramatic rescue.

Hampton, a retired logger, first chartered a plane to scout the area where he was rescued.

He found his stormtossed boat about 100 miles adrift and marked the coordinates. Phase two saw Hampton hiring a tugboat, Regent, to make the 20-hour round trip to recover his vessel and its frightened occupants.

When the tug began its journey Hampton had no idea if his companions were even alive. “The last place I saw him (Cedar) was on the deck of a boat that was heaving so hard humans couldn’t stand up,” he said.

But when they came into range of the stricken vessel there was good news.

“Somebody was barking his fool head off when we got there so he was awful glad to see us,” said Hampton.

“I was even more glad

food bowl had fallen to the floor in the storm and Cedar ate the spilled food. Hampton was concerned that Cedar may have ingested some glass shards along with the cat food.

Otherwise, beyond being a little thinner and a lot thirstier, he was in good spirits when he was reunited with his owner. “He was waiting — he knew we’d be coming back,” said Hampton.

Hampton was quick to praise the SAR team and the crew of the Regent.

“Search and rescue was incredible; 50-mile-anhour winds,” he said, shaking his head at the memory. “The guys on the Regent here are total heroes,” he added in reference to the tug’s crew, adding that they had worked hard to get him a deal on the recovery.

It was still a costly endeavour. Hampton

was reluctant to discuss figures but said that the operation cost close to $10,000 but said that

Cedar is worth every penny. “He’s been a constant companion for eight years and every-

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Given the precarious situation, there was no choice but to leave Hampton’s terrified pitbull and cat, Bananas, on board and head for shore. Munroe later recovered fully.

Hampton refused to give up on his beloved pets and mounted his own search and rescue operation out of Port Hardy, home to his sister Tracy, to get his furry companions back to dry land.

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Carry a big stick A ramp support beam is driven home along the Port McNeill shoreline as part of the town’s harbour improvement project. Workers were preparing to install a ramp to the barge dock that was placed in the harbour earlier this year.

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Big bucks for Port Alice Patsy Bailey of the Port Alice Legion branch presents a donation of $4,151 to acting mayor Janice MacLeod, who accepted the cheque on behalf of the Village, to help with the purchase of a Zamboni for the arena. This photo ran with an incorrect caption last week.

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Correction The article Alert Bay gets funding for site clean-up (July 19, page 5) incorrectly stated the size of the contaminated soil deposit on Cormorant Island in metres.

The correct surface area of the deposit is approximately 80 feet by 100 feet, at an average depth of about 1.5 metres.

The Gazette regrets this error.

McNeill get Cup and curling J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— The upcoming arrival of the Stanley Cup is the focus of attention at the moment, but it is not the only sports highlight announced in the community this month.

Royal Canadian Legion branch 281 announced it has been awarded the Legion’s 2013 Provincial Championship bonspiel, to be held at Broughton Curling Club Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2013.

“It’s quite an honour for a branch as small as ours,” said Grant Anderson, a councillor who is also a legion officer.

“This is a major coup for our club,” Mayor Gerry Furney added.

“I’m glad I’m a member, so I can get in free.”

Cup in a chopper Furney added he met with Willie and Megan Mitchell and Va n c o u v e r - b a s e d events coordinator Catherine Runnals, in preparation for the Aug. 12 arrival of the

Council Meeting Port McNeill Stanley Cup. Mitchell, who grew up and learned to play hockey at the local arena before moving on to the NHL, will bring the Cup in a helicopter that will land on the NISS track field at about 11 a.m. Aug. 12.

Local youth hockey players will get a place of honour in a ropedoff corridor alongside the track, and will follow Mitchell as he carries the Cup into the

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The Stanley Cup will spend the next several hours on display, where visitors may have their photo taken with the iconic trophy.

In an effort to get an idea of the number of people who will line up for photos, Runnals is asking guests to get a free, advance ticket to the event.

The tickets are available at Marketplace IGA in Port McNeill, at Overwaitea in Port Hardy and at FP Foods in Port Alice.

Tickets also have

a stub that can be dropped at the arena entrance for free prize draws during the day.

“The goal for me is to get as many kids as possible in pictures with that Cup,” Furney said.

Willie gets his day Council voted unanimously to approve Aug. 12 as Willie Mitchell Day. Earlier, during a special meeting called July 11, council voted to give Mitchell the title of Freeman to the Town of Port McNeill.

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

Way to pull together Last weekend’s annual Filomi Days celebration was not only a ton of fun, but an object lesson in what can be achieved when residents pull together for a cause.

Months ago, when representatives of the Port Hardy Chamber approached Council with concerns that nobody was stepping forward to take on leadership of the annual summer festival, they were told, essentially, “If you hold it, the volunteers will step up.”

And they did just that. In a big way.

The usual suspects were there, of course: Rotary Club with its Rubber Duck Derby, Dunlop’s Home Hardware with boat-building contest and race; Masons Rainbow Lodge 180 with the Kids’ Fishing Derby, Dave Stevenson, who lined up a slate of entertainers on the portable stage, and many more.

And others stepped up to fill potential voids.

With the annual Soapbox Derby threatened with cancellation, the TriPort Motor Sports Club jumped in to hold the races.

Members of the Triport Dragon Boat Society disbursed members to paddle on crews of downIsland visitors who were short-handed.

And help came even from beyond Port Hardy.

When Sue (Burns) Gauthier was prevented from running the memorial street hockey tournament held in her brother Brian’s memory, her sister, Corrina Edmondson of Victoria, took it on.

Divided, we may fall. But united, we Filomi.

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Port McNeill’s Royal Canadian Legion branch 281 has been awarded the 2013 provincial legion curling championships.

Thoughtless visitors continue to treat our parks like garbage dumps. Perhaps bears are not the biggest trash problem here.

Fletcher fumbles BC Ferries facts the requirement. But to keep the company looking good to investors, it had to improve some financials.

And that meant injecting new capital.

Yes, the money happens to help fares. It doesn’t lower fares, just lowers fare increases. Instead of paying almost 10% more a year for three years, we’ll pay 4% to 5% more - if we’re lucky.

Second, Mr. Fletcher says the ferry commissioner will review service. Well, no.

Government will. Or rather, government will cut the cheque for the consultant it’s about to hire. It wants the consultant to help find $30 million in cuts.

That shouldn’t be hard in a big company. But it’ll be harder than it seems.

BCF has three big costs (fuel, labour, cost of capital) and big constraints.

There’s not much BCF can do about things like fuel price and labour contract.

And some constraints, like

Tom Fletcher, in his July 5 column “Rough seas ahead for BC Ferries” is a bit at sea himself on ferries.

It’s understandable; the brave new world of the 2003 Coastal Ferry Act is complicated. Even exTransportation Minister Kevin Falcon used to get confused and say his government didn’t have anything to do with ferries.

(Good that he’s clear on that now!)

Still, there’s a lot to like in the law. For one thing, it gives us tons of information. For example, BC Ferries’ annual reports to the commission on bcferrycommission.com. That and other public information could help Mr. Fletcher.

First, he implies the new $80 million is as a sweetener for users. Well, no. It’s a sweetener for investors.

Up to now BCF had to pay investors a 14% return — a requirement flowing from legislation. Now, government has removed

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new Transport Canada rules, add lots to costs.

Then there’s all the empty deck space government often mentions. Like bus service, ferry service has to plan for peaks. Not all runs can be full all the time. Still, most users do think there may be reasonable cuts. But it needs careful study.

Most importantly, cuts have to be reversible if coastal economies improve. We can’t plan for an economic trough. That would pretty much guarantee we’d stay in the trough.

W.A.C. Bennett set up BC Ferries because he realized ferries are an economic stimulus.

And finally Mr. Fletcher’s last point, that taxpayers subsidize island dwellers’ “splendid isolation”. He implies that more subsidy isn’t the answer. Well, actually, yes it is.

Sure, efficiency can improve. But three separate reviews found BCF to be A member of

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well-run, so not much more fat. Sure, we can demand lower executive salaries.

But that wouldn’t even dent fares.

The main point is ferry service is affordable public access to the whole coast, serving hundreds of kilometres of coastline, and 20 million passengers a year.

Ferry service will never pay for itself. Like transit or highways, it’s public infrastructure. And affordable, stable service benefits everyone. The level of public funding for ferries is much lower than for transit, and probably lower than for highways.

Consider all that and it quickly becomes clear that ferry service is a bargain at $200 million, and money to keep it affordable is also a bargain.

Josephine Mrozewski lives in Alert Bay has been a member of the Tri-Island Ferry Advisory Committee in various capacities since 2006.

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LETTERS editor@northislandgazette.com

Media need to put tough questions to Dix Dear editor, What is it going to take for the provincial media to start asking Adrian Dix and the NDP the tough questions they need to be asked? For that matter, what is it going to take for the media to stop being so angry about the past that they can start to talk about the future of our province and its economic health?

Premier Christy Clark does have a clear plan for the future and it’s a good one because she can see the economic crisis that’s coming down the pipe at us two to three years from now.

She has already taken steps to ensure that businesses in this province can continue to provide jobs and thrive when, for example, the inevitable rise in

interest rates occurs or when Europe’s economy collapses under the weight of the faltering economies in Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland.

It won’t matter if interest rates rise a half point or 10 points. If the province’s economic health is not good, businesses simply won’t be able to afford to keep people employed.

Sadly, the NDP is all about now. Their vision doesn’t extend beyond the present even when it’s apparent that the real questions and challenges are lying in wait for us two to three years out.

Steering BC through the economic crisis ahead is going to require sober, forward thinking, not the dogmatic beliefs that

have failed governments of all stripes in the past. The media need to start asking Adrian Dix some tough questions about the future of our province, questions he so far does not seem to have any answers for.

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Pipeline profits do not balance out coastal risks

The salmon atop Port Hardy's welcome sign in Carrot Park

Swimming gets a freshwater rinse during seasonal cleaning by the upstream public works staff recently.

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Paddles Province needs up! credit on pipeline

Dear editor, Our team, the Comox Valley Flying Dragons, participated in the Tri-Port Dragon Boat Regatta this past weekend.

Sincere thanks to the organizers of this event.

The warmth, well-appointed venue and the delicious food provided made this event the best we have attended.

And to the community of Port Hardy, thank you for your hospitality. It was a special treat to be included in your Filomi Days parade.

On behalf of the Flying Dragons, thank you very much for a most memorable day. We hope to return for your next event.

Paddles up!!

Rita Thomson Comox

Dear editor: I strongly agree with the common-sense position the provincial government is taking on the Northern Gateway Pipeline project. Job creation and economic development are vital to our province’s future, but, as it stands, B.C. bears almost all of the environmental risk from the pipeline project while receiving few of the monetary and other benefits.

Over a 30-year period, the Northern Gateway Pipeline is expected to generate $270 billion in revenue. However, of the $81 billion in tax revenue the project would generate, BC would only receive a minor $6.7 billion share or about $223 million per year. A single major oil spill

No bins? No excuse

Dear editor, I had to laugh when it was revealed by B.C.’s Environment Minister that the impetus for the province to seek intervener status in the Enbridge pipeline process, as opposed to government status, came from an offhand comment by an NDP MLA. As it turns out, intervener status gives the province way more flexibility to pose questions to other participants in the process, including Enbridge, than government status does.

Considering the criticism the NDP and others have directed at the province for supposedly not taking an active role in the Enbridge process, the Minister’s revelation is highly ironic.

It also shows that the province has done a lot more work, been a lot more involved, and given a lot more thought to the pipeline issue than anyone has previously given them credit for. And the end result is a well-considered, well-documented, and principled policy position.

Dear editor, Here is an image of what we came across at Beaver Lake today. I’m wondering if you could please put something in the paper about people being more responsible for their garbage. “You bring it, you take it home with you.”

It’s thoroughly disgusting; people bring family from out of town to the lake to find garbage, dirty diapers and empty beer cans!

What is that saying about us responsible people?

There is also no big garbage can out here anymore either, but that’s hardly an excuse for people being so irresponsible with their garbage.

Donald Leung Burnaby

Ang Heasman Port Hardy

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on land or sea could easily cost the province that much or more in environmental cleanup, legal and other compensation costs which would leave us with no financial benefit at all.

The people of this province should not have to bear the considerable risks associated with oil pipelines without commensurate financial benefits and ironclad safeguards for our environment. The province has now set clear terms and conditions for these projects, terms and conditions that are as warranted as they are reasonable and fair.

Justina Harris Coquitlam

The trash shown here was found strewn on the ground during a recent outing to Beaver Lake.

Ang Heasman

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

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July 26 Captain Thunderpants wraps up North Island tour of Vancouver Island Regional Library branches — 2:30 p.m. in Port Alice, 6:30 p.m. in Port Hardy. FMI, Port Alice 250-284-3554; Port Hardy 250-949-6661.

MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS • Port Hardy Museum summer hours - now 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Open daily July & August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca • The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376. • Lions Bingo every Thurs. @ Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30pm. • Every other Tuesday: Footcare clinic at Hardy Bay Seniors 9-5pm. FMI 1-888-334-8531. • Third Sunday of every month: Hamburger and hotdog sale from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Hardy Bay Senior's Centre, 9150 Granville St. • Filomi Days committee meeting: Every Tuesday at noon at the Port Hardy & District Chamber of Commerce.

Everyone welcome. • Summer Camp! Stepping Stone Centre July 9-Aug 24.

250-949-3031. • Overeating Anonymous (OA) meetings. FMI call Julia at 250-949-7069 or Ann at 250-902-8244.

July 27 Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove presents a discussion with Dr. Sean M. Rogers, 7 p.m. “From stickleback to orcas� will explore the role of DNA fingerprinting in the conservation of marine wildlife.

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Renowned oil spill expert to speak in Port Hardy Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Living Oceans Society and First Nation organizers will sponsor Dr. Riki Ott, a renowned oil spill expert and activist, for a presentation on oil-tanker traffic Aug. 4 at the Quarterdeck Inn in Port Hardy.

The stop is part of Ott’s “Think Tankers — and What Comes with Them� speaking

tour throughout British Columbia in August.

It is a continuation of Ott’s first major tour in B.C. in March 2009.

During the August tour, she hopes to further build the international cross-cultural resistance to Alberta tar sands development and oil drilling in general. She works by sharing stories – her personal stories of the Exxon Valdez oil spill

and stories of accidental activists from other oil spill disasters. “I spent a year in Gulf of Mexico communities after the BP oil disaster, warning people what to expect based on my experience with the Exxon Valdez oil spill,� Ott said. “In Cordova, Alaska, we learned that the oil industry does not know how to clean up oil; there

would be a cover up, not a cleanup. Sure enough, people in the Gulf are sick, wildlife is sick, tons of oil is still everywhere, and the government and oil industry are working together to minimize the appearance of damages and BP’s response costs.�

Ott found this same story of deception and harm is repeating in Michigan communi-

ties after the Enbridge Pipeline tar sands spill in July 2010. Ott is working with community organizers in Michigan to launch a pilot community health survey in areas impacted by the tar sands spill. “I want to share these stories and expe-

riences with people in British Columbia because you still have a chance to prevent the harms that have happened in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and Michigan. It’s far better to fight to stop the pipelines and tankers now than to lose your health, your traditional

foods, and your families after a spill.�

A meet and greet beginning at 5 p.m. in the Quarterdeck’s pub will precede the presentation, which begins at 7 p.m. The event is free but space must be reserved at yetzkorn@livingoceans.org.

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The bleak history of Triangle Island Triangle Island is an isolated and remote point of land located about 50 km northwest of Cape Scott, Vancouver Island.

It is likely that in prehistoric times First Nations visited the island, which has a unique triangle shape and no trees due to the hurricane-force winds that regularly bear down on it. It was named in 1849 by the British Admiralty survey for its distinctive shape.

During a survey of Vancouver Island in 1860, Captain G.H. Richards described Triangle Island as “about 1000 feet high – with a peculiar Notch summit.�

In 1862 Richards returned, noting in his journal â€œâ€Ś this is third time I have been baulked in the examination of these Islands in consequence of fogs.â€?

A critical nesting and migration area, in some areas the bird droppings on the island are in excess of seven feet deep.

The fog, high winds and tide around Triangle Island make the seas a hazard to mariners, and in 1909 the government started construction on a light house and radio operator station.

In order to build the station, which was erected on the crest of a peak, an 1,820foot tramway was constructed. Building materials, and later food, supplies, and even people, were placed in carts which were winched up and down the slopes by a steam donkey, and later a gas engine.

The first light keeper, James Davis, spent almost three years on the island with his wife and three daughters. Davis took care of the light which included a giant lens that rotated on a 950pound bed of mercury which would be wiped clean by hand by the light keeper when soot accumulated.

The radio operators, usually young men, were assigned

A look back with Brenda McCorquodale

to 6 week shifts on Triangle. Gales, fog, and tides often conspired to strand them there for much longer, and some ended up staying 18 months at one time.

There were times when tensions between the light keeper and the radio operator were fierce. A fist fight in 1911 reportedly resulted in orders for the light station and the radio operators to “have no communication whatsoever‌ except when business necessitates it.â€?

It soon became clear that the Triangle Island light was too high to serve mariners effectively. There is generally a rule in the construction of lighthouses that lights be no higher than 150 ft above the water; the Triangle Island light was significantly higher. This rendered the light largely ineffective.

The ferocious weather on Triangle Island posed problems for the construction of the station from the beginning. The putty used to seal the glass on the light would not set because of the constant wind. During numerous storms radio antennas were snapped, a roof and chimneys flew off buildings, outhouses blew away, and other buildings were at risk of shaking off their foundations. Some residents reportedly became seasick from the shaking of the buildings.

After two years the buildings that had not been destroyed were described as “unfit for habitation.�

Buildings at beach level did not fare much better. In about 1911, high seas swept away

two storage buildings that were thought to have been constructed above the high tide line. The same thing happened again two years later, resulting in 450 oil drums blowing about the beach.

A system of tethers linked the main buildings (the light station, light keeper’s residence, radio room, and radio operator’s residence) to stop people from blowing away.

During some particularly bad storms the radio operators sought shelter in the sturdier light keeper’s house.

Fishermen in the area would often stop to visit and drop off fresh fish for those working at the light station and radio room.

The light was decommissioned in 1919, and radio operations were shut down in 1921.

The old infrastructure from the Triangle Island light sat in storage for many years, before it was obtained by the museum in Sooke. Today it serves as an interpretive exhibit, and a reminder of the bleak history of this remote island.

Triangle Island is an important bird refuge.

It is home to the highest concentration of breeding seabirds on Canada’s Pacific Coast.

About 40 per cent of seabirds that breed in British Columbia nest within the Scott Islands, and 90 per cent of Tuffed Puffins and about half of all the world’s Cassin’s Auklets breed in this area.

In 2002 Allison Watt published a book entitled “The Last Island: A Naturalist’s Sojourn on Triangle Island,� which outlines her experiences spending four months on the island in 1980 as a part of research on the island’s bird populations.

Today Triangle Island is known as the Anne VallĂŠe Triangle Island Ecological Reserve, named after a young researcher who died of a fall off of a cliff on the Island in 1982. The Island is a part of the

Scott Islands Provincial Park, and a part of the area under consideration for the Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area. Today visitors must receive a permit to set foot on Triangle Island.

Brenda McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail.

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North Island Life

Rotary Club’s Annual Filomi Days Rubber Duck Race Prize winners 1. Rebecca Olesen, iPad 2. Giselle Botel, $200 3. Dan Clare, $100 Overwaitea gift certificate 4. Austin Davies, $50 E.J. Klassen gift certificate 5. Bea Robertson, $50 E.J. Klassen gift certificate 6. Gabe, fishing rod 7. Jade Bazinet, prawn trap w/bait case 8. Merriel Walsh, mini fridge 9. Cafe Guido, tackle box 10. Judy Fyles, rechargeable screwdriver 11. Port Hardy Chamber, spotlight 12. Verna Carlson, humidifier 13. Craig Ferguson, baby monitor 14. Larry Maharaj, oil 15. James Bayliss, chairs 16. Cafe Guido, picnic blanket 17. Leslie Driemel, Overwaitea gift certificate 18. Craig Ferguson, case of salmon 19. Rik Rafuse, Gary Grill Hardy Buoys T-shirt winners: Valerie Roland, Marla Laurie, Barb Dunbar, Sagel Wilson, Susie Lutz, Cindy Milligan, Margaret Wheeler, Giselle Botel, Rik Rafuse, Wolf Luebke, Al Huddlestan, Mark from Keltic Seafoods.

Clockwise from left: Paddlers from Port Hardy’s twin city of Numata, Japan, chase the twin pirate ships of Ivan Argyle and Greg Geisler Sunday during the race following the Dunlop’s Home Hardware boatbuilding contest; The ducks are released into Tsulquate River for the annual duck race; Daniella Osorio gets a bit of green lip gloss applied during face-painting at Rotary Park Sunday; Daniel Tofton of Sets on the Beach goes up for a spike as brother Nolan looks on during the 3-on-3 volleyball tournament in Carrot Park Sunday; The fire trucks point their hoses to the sky, signalling the end of the parade; The Prevailing Wins team from the Comox Valley paddles toward the finish line while a cruise ship passes by during the Filomi Days Dragon Boat Regatta in Hardy Bay; Elliah Krawietz and Kassandra Griffiths look on and laugh as Rylan Krawietz gets a little too

close to the CHFD and its water pistols; Some of the Numata delegation share a joke after the Filomi Days parade; Sarah Tupper of Port Hardy exchanges a toast with her mom, Deana, as they enjoy high tea in the park Sunday during Filomi Days; Chainsaw carver Clinton Bleaney starts work on a pair of eagles during filomi days; The Céilidh Band of Coal Harbour performs from the Rotary Club entertainment stage during Filomi Days Saturday in Port Hardy; Madison Grenier and Kirsten Strussi looking regal in their mini Escalade.

Photos: J.R. Rardon, A O’Toole, Sandy Grenier

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North Island Life

Rotary Club’s Annual Filomi Days Rubber Duck Race Prize winners 1. Rebecca Olesen, iPad 2. Giselle Botel, $200 3. Dan Clare, $100 Overwaitea gift certificate 4. Austin Davies, $50 E.J. Klassen gift certificate 5. Bea Robertson, $50 E.J. Klassen gift certificate 6. Gabe, fishing rod 7. Jade Bazinet, prawn trap w/bait case 8. Merriel Walsh, mini fridge 9. Cafe Guido, tackle box 10. Judy Fyles, rechargeable screwdriver 11. Port Hardy Chamber, spotlight 12. Verna Carlson, humidifier 13. Craig Ferguson, baby monitor 14. Larry Maharaj, oil 15. James Bayliss, chairs 16. Cafe Guido, picnic blanket 17. Leslie Driemel, Overwaitea gift certificate 18. Craig Ferguson, case of salmon 19. Rik Rafuse, Gary Grill Hardy Buoys T-shirt winners: Valerie Roland, Marla Laurie, Barb Dunbar, Sagel Wilson, Susie Lutz, Cindy Milligan, Margaret Wheeler, Giselle Botel, Rik Rafuse, Wolf Luebke, Al Huddlestan, Mark from Keltic Seafoods.

Clockwise from left: Paddlers from Port Hardy’s twin city of Numata, Japan, chase the twin pirate ships of Ivan Argyle and Greg Geisler Sunday during the race following the Dunlop’s Home Hardware boatbuilding contest; The ducks are released into Tsulquate River for the annual duck race; Daniella Osorio gets a bit of green lip gloss applied during face-painting at Rotary Park Sunday; Daniel Tofton of Sets on the Beach goes up for a spike as brother Nolan looks on during the 3-on-3 volleyball tournament in Carrot Park Sunday; The fire trucks point their hoses to the sky, signalling the end of the parade; The Prevailing Wins team from the Comox Valley paddles toward the finish line while a cruise ship passes by during the Filomi Days Dragon Boat Regatta in Hardy Bay; Elliah Krawietz and Kassandra Griffiths look on and laugh as Rylan Krawietz gets a little too

close to the CHFD and its water pistols; Some of the Numata delegation share a joke after the Filomi Days parade; Sarah Tupper of Port Hardy exchanges a toast with her mom, Deana, as they enjoy high tea in the park Sunday during Filomi Days; Chainsaw carver Clinton Bleaney starts work on a pair of eagles during filomi days; The Céilidh Band of Coal Harbour performs from the Rotary Club entertainment stage during Filomi Days Saturday in Port Hardy; Madison Grenier and Kirsten Strussi looking regal in their mini Escalade.

Photos: J.R. Rardon, A O’Toole, Sandy Grenier

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July 27 Soccer World Cup Soccer Camp holds its annual International Jamboree, 9 a.m.noon at North Island Secondary School track.

July 28 Baseball NVIBL playoffs at Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 10 a.m.; Hyde Creek vs. Game 1 winner, 1 p.m.

July 29 Baseball NVIBL playoffs at Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Semifinal 10 a.m., championship 1 p.m.

August 18 Hockey Willie Mitchell and the Stanley Cup come to Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill, 10:30 a.m. Free public viewing, photos.

August 18 Golf Second annual Cops for Cancer Tournament, 9 a.m. shotgun start, Seven Hills Golf and Country Club.

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August 25-26 Drag racing North Island Timing Association hosts the third Rumble on the Runway series event at Port McNeill Airport.

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September 8-9 Golf Annual Men’s Open at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club.

Registration $135 for 36 holes. Info, 250949-9818.

Clockwise from above, Garrett Gildersleeve of It's Up tips the ball over a block by Preet Vartia of the Spikers during the Filomi Days volleyball tournament; Everett Snowdon reaches the finish line in the Soapbox Derby; Melanie Gage gives a thumbs-up after helping Namaxsala to an A Final win in the dragon boat regatta; and Mitchell Walker makes a diving catch at shortstop in the A final of the Filomi Days Wood Bat slo-pitch tourney. J.R. Rardon, Aidan O'Toole

Filomi Days Sports Scoreboard DRAGON BOATING Triport Dragon Boat Society Filomi Days Regatta A Final: Namaxsala d. Prevailing Wins B Final: Dragon Slayers 2:13.5, Warriors, 2:13.9.

A Consolation: Dragon Flies 2:13, Bravehearts 2:24.

B Consolation: Flying Dragons 2:20, River Spirit 2:21 Heat races Namaxsala 2:30, Bravehearts 2:34; Warriors 2:21, Flying Dragons 2:30; Dragon Slayers 2:27, River Spirit 2:36; Namaxsala

2:11, Prevailing Wins 2:14; Dragon Flies 2:16; Bravehearts 2:31; Dragon Slayers 2:28; Flying Dragons 2:31; Warriors 2:13, River Spirit 2:19; Prevailing Wins 2:08, Dragon Flies 2:10.

STREET HOCKEY 4th annual Brian Burns Memorial Tournament Senior Youth Division Champion: Ram Rods Round-robin Clutter Buck Boys 6, Storm #1 4 Ram Rods 9, Smokers 6 Kings 12, Generals 5 Clutter Buck Boys 8, Blues 6

Smokers 9, Storm #1 4 Ram Rods 14, Gwasi Posse 8 Clutter Buck Boys 13, Gwasi Posse 12 Smokers 5, Clutter Buck Boys 4 Ram Rods 14, Storm #1 2 Gwasi Posse 6, Storm #1 3 Most Sportsmanlike team: Storm #1 Intermediate Division Champion: Kings Round-robin Storm Mad Dogs 8, Kings 6 Storm Mad Dogs 8, Generals 3 Generals 5, Storm Mad Dogs 5 Kings d. Storm Mad Dogs, forfeit Junior Division

Champion: Rat Pack Round-robin Jets d. Road Runners, forfeit Jets 18, Flyers 0 Rat Pack 6, Flyers 2 Rat Pack d. Road Runners, forfeit Hockey stick winners: Mathew Saunders, Jets; Nathan Sandeman, Mad Dogs; Thomas Coon, Clutter Buck Boys STOCK CAR RACING Saturday’s results Trophy Dash: 1. Paul Weeks; 2.

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Heat 1: 1. Hovey; 2. Glen Day; 3.

Reusch; 4. Doyle; dnf: Weeks.

Remainder of event cancelled due to rain DRAG RACING North Island Timing Association Summer Series events 3 and 4 Saturday, July 21 Sportsman final: Ron Clark, Port Alberni, def. Dan Taylor, Courtenay Pro final: Richard Spencer, Port Alberni, def. Ryan Laing, Nanaimo Super-pro final: Terry Mackay, Port McNeill, def. Rockey Rigby, Courtenay

Sunday, July 22 Sportsman final: Don Egan, Courtenay, def. Bill Leong, Courtenay Pro final: Greg Wright, Victoria, def. Dustin Hunter, Duncan Super-pro final: Eric Shields, Parksville, def. Louis Oulette, Courtenay VOLLEYBALL Filomi Days Volleyball Tourney 1. It's Up 2. Spikers 3. Sets on the Beach 4. Dune Diggers

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Life's a drag at Port McNeill Airport Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Fifty-five drivers, including two who traveled to Vancouver Island from Powell River, overcame threatening weather to test the eighth-mile drag strip at the local airport Saturday and Sunday in the third and fourth Rumble on the Runway series races hosted by the North Island Timing Association.

The events, described by organizer Maureen “Mo” Anderson as a tune-up for the Thunder in the Valley event in Port Alberni next month, drew a solid field despite a forecast that called for rain throughout the weekend.

Instead, only an early-morning show-

Eric Shields of Parksville smokes his tires prior to a Super-pro class heat in the Rumble on the Runway drag races Sunday at Port McNeill Airport.

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er Sunday dampened the drag strip, which was dry in time for Sunday’s final heats.

“All these guys know by now, the weather doesn’t mess with Mo,” Anderson joked.

Port McNeill driver Terry Mackay, who has traditionally enjoyed success on his home track in the four seasons the event has been run, claimed the top spot in the Super-pro

class Saturday. But he came up short of the finals in Sunday’s event as all six of Saturday’s finalists were bumped in qualifying.

In Saturday’s finals, Mackay outdu-

eled Rocky Rigby of Courtenay; Richard Spencer of Port Alberni downed Ryan Laing of Nanaimo in the Pro class; and Ron Clark of Alberni topped Dan Taylor of Courtenay in the Sportsman class.

On Sunday, it was Parksville’s Eric Shields claiming Super-pro honours with a finals win over Louis Oulette of Courtenay; Greg Wright of Victoria downing Dustin Hunter of Duncan for the Pro title and Don Egan beating Bill Leong in a meeting of Courtenay drivers in the Sportsman final.

NITA has two more races left in its 2012 Rumble on the Runway series next month, including the

Vancouver Island Bracket Finals, which is expected to draw a big field of top drivers Aug. 26.

Anderson thanked the Port McNeill Fire Department rescue crew and the other

volunteers who staffed last weekend’s racing, and welcomes all volunteers interested in helping out with the Aug. 25-26 races. To volunteer or for more info, contact her at pb75@telus.net.

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.

Six-pack of Cubs rally for win Gazette staff HYDE CREEK—Had it been a hockey game, both teams would have been at full strength the entire way.

But when the Port Hardy Cubs and Port McNeill Rangers agreed to line up 6-on-6 for a North Vancouver Island Baseball League contest Saturday, it made for some interesting fielding configurations.

Only two regular Cubs, Chris Lamothe and Dave Stewart, were in attendance.

The squad got two Rangers players as loaners and was further bolstered by a pair of family members and grandparents — Stewart’s father-inBASEBALL

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“Between us, we’re 112 years old,” Tamburini

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cracked.

Yet the two were differencemakers as the Cubs rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning for an 18-17 win on the final weekend of regularseason play.

With the Cubs (7-2) trailing 17-15, Cliff started the inning with a clean single to left field and eventually came around to score on a double by David Blid, one of the two Rangers who helped down his regular squad.

When Cliff came to bat again later in the inning — it did not take long, with sixman rosters — he coaxed a one-out, bases-loaded walk that forced home Lamothe

GB — — 7.5

Saturday, July 21 Port Hardy 18, Port McNeill 17 Sunday, July 22 Hyde Creek 13 Port McNeill 2 League playoffs All games at Hyde Creek Ballpark Saturday, July 28 Game 1: Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 10 a.m.

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The Rangers (0-10) opened the game with two runs in the top of the first inning against Hillbillys starter Jason West.

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Lamothe picked up the win with four innings of relief.

Port McNeill’s Rob Kenny, who started, moved to catcher, left with a knee injury, and re-entered to pitch again, was tagged with the loss.

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A friend, A husband, husband, a dad, a papa and a friend, our our love and sadness, we we can never pretend, your was youraccent accentand andhumour humor was one of a kind, another ďŹ nd. another of you we will never ďŹ nd.

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Jim passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox on July 15, 2012. He was predeceased by his father Hugh Irvine and mother Katheren Valerie Irvine (nee Cameron). Jim is survived by his wife Rhonda Irvine (nee Ross), sons: Todd Irvine and Jeffrey Irvine both of Courtenay, BC, daughters: Kelly Irvine and CarrieAnne McPhee (Kory Klassen) all of Victoria, BC, grandchildren: Ja’nice Irvine (Victoria), Jordyn Irvine (Courtenay), Aiden Irvine (Courtenay) and Riley Irvine (Crofton, BC). Jim had no brothers or sisters but married into a large family and got more than he bargained for! (Ross Family).

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Seeking experienced - Swamper’s - Rock truck drivers - Driller/Blasters - Grade hoe operators for logging road construction on Vancouver Island.

Competitive wage & beneďŹ t package.

TEL: 250-286-1148 FAX: 250-286-3546 kdcon@telus.net

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PARTS MANAGER Quinsam Communications is looking for a qualiďŹ ed Two-way Radio Technician 2 years experience preferred Wage to be determined by experience.

Email: topper@quinsam.ca or Fax: 250-287-4511

CHILTON REGIONAL Arena is looking to hire a Recreation Facility Maintenance Worker for seasonal employment.

Wage for this position is $18.73/hr. Please bring your resume to the Chilton Regional Arena or email to rbatho@rdmw.bc.ca.

Attention Rob.

FULLTIME MATE: for a 94 passenger ferry based in Sointula. Contact Captain Doug Newman 604-328-8984, email dmerc@telus.net. For Sept. 1.

Minimum qualiďŹ cations: Mate 150 tonne.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We have a position available for a Parts Manager in our Campbell River, BC location. This position will manage parts operations within the branch to maximize return on investment through; optimizing Parts Dept processes to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction, growing proďŹ table parts sales, exercising disciplined expense control and retaining effective engaged department personnel.

The ideal candidate will have previous leadership experience in a parts department. A Journeyman Partsperson ticket would be considered an asset.

Brandt Tractor is the world’s largest privately held John Deere Construction & Forestry Equipment dealer and a Platinum member of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program. Find out more about our exciting career opportunities at www.brandtjobs.com or by calling (306) 791-8923.

Email resume indicating position title and location to hr@brandttractor.com or fax (306) 791-5986.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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HELP WANTED

HEAVY Duty Mechanic required with certiďŹ ed inspection license; competitive wages; beneďŹ t package; full time; located in Rossland Trail area. Please send resume and or request for further detail to email: impactgroup@shaw.ca or by fax 250-364-9956.

HOUSEKEEPING/SERVER. Willing to train. Must be able to work til end of September.

Accommodations available.

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‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE (Alert Bay, British Columbia) is seeking a

HOME SUPPORT WORKER - LEVEL TWO Position Summary: The Home Support Worker – Level Two – assists community members to live independently and safely in their own homes and community for as long as possible while enjoying the highest quality of life possible.

Responsibilities: s 0ROVIDES PERSONAL CARE SERVICES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE (OME Care Nurse and in consultation (where applicable) with other specialists s 0ROVIDES HOUSEKEEPING AND HOME MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN accordance with the client’s care plan s 0ROVIDES SHORT TERM RESPITE SERVICES TO ALLOW FAMILY CAREGIVERS SOME personal time s !SSISTS CLIENTS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS IN MAKING AND KEEPING appointments with various health services s )N HOME &OOTCARE Experience: s /NE YEAR EXPERIENCE IN RELATED (EALTH #ARE lELD s #ERTIlCATE IN (OME 3UPPORT 2ESIDENTIAL #ARE OR 0ERSONAL #ARE FROM AN APPROVED COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CURRENT #02 CERTIlCATE s 6ALID CLASS DRIVERS LICENCE #RIMINAL 2ECORD #HECK Salary: 0ART TIME 0OSITION $EADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS !UGUST

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‘NAMGIS HEALTH CENTRE (Alert Bay, British Columbia) is seeking a

Youth Mentor Position Position Summary: ‘Namgis Mental Health Program believes in the future of our youth. We want to offer the youth various programs with a focus on building self esteem, capacity, education, health, social interaction, skill development and pride. You as a youth mentor will design programs that will address the above mentioned, interact with the youth and maintain a healthy lifestyle,.

Reports to: ‘Namgis Health Centre Administrator QualiďŹ cations: Grade Twelve and valid driver’s license Job Duties: 1) Design and implement youth programs for various age groups 2) Participate in community meetings on an ongoing basis 3) Collaborate with other service providers sharing the goal for youth programs such as A & D, Community Programs, Recreation Centre, Youth Employment 4) Attend training opportunities as provided by ‘Namgis Mental Health Program or Health Centre 5) Maintain ďŹ les in a timely fashion 6) Perform other duties as required Job ClassiďŹ cation: Contracted Position Saturday & Sunday – 3 pm to 10 pm Please submit a resume to: Georgia Cook at georgiac@namgis.bc.ca or FAX: 250-974-2736 Closing date: August 3, 2012

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FARM TECHNICIANS Marine Harvest is the leading producer of quality Atlantic salmon in BC. Our production areas are seeking Technicians. These will be temporary on-call positions with the opportunity to work into full-time.

As a Farm Technician, you will contribute to a production team striving to grow the best quality ďŹ sh in a cost-effective manner. This includes all aspects of growing healthy ďŹ sh such as feeding and ďŹ sh husbandry duties; maintenance and repair of site facilities and equipment; and production, safety, and environmental reporting and records keeping duties.

We offer a competitive compensation package and challenging work. If you have the skills and experience we require and want to join a progressive company, please submit your resume to: Email: canadacareers@marineharvest.com

Job Duties: Civil Foreman supervising subcontractors & labourers.

Full Time: 4 days on, 4 days off Job Requirements: Must have a minimum 5 years experience, Class 5 DL to get to meeting ofďŹ ce. Construction experience preferred. Road building and concrete experience an asset as well as FA Level 3 but not a requirement. Must have steel toed boots and proper construction work gear.

References Required

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AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journey person welders.

We offer best wage in industry. 3rd year apprentice $28$30/hr, Journeyperson $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. ProďŹ t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company.

Good working environment.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (ofďŹ ce)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca production@autotanks.ca.

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

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Please apply in person with resume to 9250 Trustee Rd. Unit #10 Port Hardy, BC Attn: Laura FORESTRY

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HELP WANTED

The area of work includes the Campbell River area, with travel to other locations on Vancouver Island and the Mainland Coast. This position is predominantly ofďŹ ce based, however periodic travel is expected and some camp work may be required. As an integral part of the senior management team, you will be vital to the expansion of the company’s business. Experience in working with First Nations and time spent in the management of silviculture liabilities and operations within coastal BC are an asset. This position will be a very dynamic and growth oriented role.

Salary and beneďŹ ts are negotiable based on experience. If you feel you are a suitable candidate for this position please fax your resume to Receptionist at (250) 287-2125. You may also E-mail your resume and cover letter to reception@capfor.ca<mailto:reception@ capfor.ca> with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Planning & Operations Forester Resumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as the subject line. Closing Date: August 03, 2012 at 5:00 PM. We thank all those for your interest; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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YOUR DRYER IS A FIRE HAZARD! Limited time SPECIAL, internal lint removal and safety inspection on all Gas and E models. Oven glass dirty between the panes? Will clean! Local price only $70 PER SERVICE. CertiďŹ ed & Factory trained with 18 yrs. experience Weekends and after hours available Call for bookings now!

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Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic Looking for Heavy Duty Journeymen Mechanic to work in a heated shop.

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STEEL BUILDINGHuge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658.

25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790.

32x54 $10,600.

40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER CAYCUSE Well-Maintained Recreational Property/Home 1500 sq.ft, 3 bdrm 2 bath, 5 acres, garage.

A stone throw from pristine Cowichan Lake.

Reduced to sell $378,800.

Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or 250-745-3387.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

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MOVING SALES Leather sofa rust colored $399, coffee table and 2 end tables butterscotch colored $99, queen sized sofa bed hardly used $499, Moulinex food processor and blender $175, Black and Decker breadmaker $39, 4 burner bbq and accessories $119, plus many other items. 250-9498428.

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Planning & Operations Forester A Campbell River based forest management company is looking for a Planning & Operations Forester to help provide forest development planning, silviculture liability management, operational silviculture management, supervision and business development services to our First Nation clients. Capacity Forest Management Ltd is seeking an experienced individual registered with the ABCFP (or eligible for registration) as a Forester in Training (FIT) or Registered Professional Forester (RPF). As a successful candidate for this position, you will possess strong communication skills as well as excellent knowledge of computers and related software (MS OfďŹ ce), BC forestry legislation, silviculture reporting systems and EMS implementation.

The successful candidate should have at least 5 years of related experience and a proven track record in all aspects of planning, operational silviculture management, budgeting, safety implementation, stewardship monitoring and supervisory skills.

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HOUSES FOR SALE PORT MCNEILL, 5 bdrm, 2668 sq ft, water view, carport, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop, boat shed, F/P, new roof, deck, cul-de-sac, $280,000 obo. (250)956-4547.

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NOW HIRING Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

We currently have the following openings:

Maintenance Supervisor Assistant/Field Planner Millwrights/Apprentices Hooktenders Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive beneďŹ t package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualiďŹ cations that we are looking for, please reply in conďŹ dence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 2-3 BDR. trailer plus large shed located near airport on large treed lot. Well behaved pets welcome. References required.

Call 250-9497189.

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.

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

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1994 BMW 325 convt. Only 110k kmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Summer driven, always garaged Red with tan int and black top. HTD seats, PW top, new performance tires and battery. $11,900 OBO. 250-949-8959 anytime.

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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:

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Two Tour de Rock fundraising golf tournaments are scheduled, for Sept. 7 at Prospect Lake Golf Course and Sept. 14 at Morningstar International Golf Club in Parksville. To purchase tickets or to donate, go to www.tourderock.ca.

Military police officer Sheldon Crawford set to cycle 1,000-km distance in Tour de Rock

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heldon Crawford is accustomed to challenging himself.

As a military police officer at CFB Esquimalt and with a 2008 tour of Afghanistan under his belt, the 25-year-old corporal understands the mental and physical strength required to get the job done.

But when he trades in his uniform for cycling shorts this fall to conquer the 1,000-kilometre Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Crawford will be thinking of the hundreds of B.C. children diagnosed with cancer who struggle with much greater challenges every day.

“I remember "I remember seeing the Tour de Rock, it was seeing the Tour de a big thing growing up on the Island," Crawford Rock. It was a big said. "It's an amazing cause, and cancer is that someone so young shouldn't have thing growing up on something to go through." the Island.”

Crawford is one of two military police officers participating in this year's tour – the other is – Cpl. Sheldon Cpl. David Thompson, who works out of CFB Crawford Comox. The roster includes 14 police officers, two members of the media and two special guests.

Since its inception in 1998, Tour de Rock has raised more than $16.6 million for the Canadian Cancer Society. The money is earmarked for pediatric cancer research and also helps fund Camp Goodtimes, a medically supervised summer retreat for kids dealing with cancer.

"It gives the kids and their families the opportunity to have fun and not worry about chemotherapy and all their medical appointments," Crawford said after he visited the Maple Ridge camp last week.

Crawford's personal fundraising goal is $12,000, although he hopes to raise more He's already managed to collect $7,000, including $4,000 from a concert at the Pacific Fleet Club in Victoria.

"It's an excellent opportunity to give back and see some of the Island," he said.

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CFB Esquimalt military police officer Sheldon Crawford is one of two MPs riding on the 2012 Tour de Rock team.

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A call for all: to the fair this fall!

Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The website is up and running, and the exhibit booklets are published and available at local outlets.

Now, it’s your turn.

The Mount Waddington Regional Fall Fair, A Royal Affair is set for the weekend of Sept. 8-9 in Port Hardy, and the fair committee is looking for a few good exhibitors, vendors, entertainers, judges and volunteers to make it a success.

One new feature for this year’s fair is making it as “green” as possible, with recycling for almost everything available and even composting for food wastes from the food vendors.

“We are hoping that this year’s booth renters will get into the ‘green zone’ and promote re-usable shopping bags, refillable drink containers, recyclable or compostable food containers,” said Brenda Fleeton of the fall fair committee.

“We are hoping that this year’s booth renters will get into the ‘green zone’” -Brenda Fleeton

“And help make sure used decorations and paperwork get into recycling containers at the end of the fair.”

Info covering all areas of the fair is available at www.mountwaddington-

fallfair.ca.

Exhibit booklets and booth rental forms can be picked up in Port Hardy at the Chamber of Commerce and at For Scrap Sake in the Thunderbird Mall. In

Port McNeill booklets and rental forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce, and they are available at the Vancouver Island Regional Library branches in Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill.

The committee is also seeking volunteers to help in several areas in the week leading up to the fair, in arena set-up, decorating, taking in exhibits and judging, as well as fair take-down.

The call is also out for

entertainers to perform on the fair stage during the fair or the Saturday night Coffee House — to be officially renamed the Tea Party in honour of the fair’s Royal Jubilee theme.

To inquire about a booth or display at the fair, contact Gord Glover at 250956-2727. To volunteer, or for general inquiries, call Heather Jones at 250-9496257. Entertainers interested in performing should call Brian Hickes at 250902-2228.

Congratulations!

BC Day The office will be closed August 6.

Deadlines: Classifieds-Friday, Aug 3 @ 4pm Display-Thursday, Aug 2 28 @ 5pm Enjoy the holiday.

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387 athletes and 73 coaches from Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) competed at the 2012 BC Summer Games.

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

See photos, videos and results at www.bcgames.org

Our Coast Celebrating Life and Work on the Water

2012

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Whale watching fun in any language J.R. Rardon Gazette staff TELEGRAPH COVE— The aquatic wildlife that makes its home off the shores of North Vancouver Island clearly has a universal appeal.

As guests boarded the MV Lukwa for a half-day whale-watching cruise Friday, captain Wayne Garton of Stubbs Island Whale Watching asked them to identify their place of origin. The clientele included visitors from Japan, Spain, Switzerland and even the far-off, mythical land of Alberta.

The big draw are the numerous orcas, both fisheating resident whales and the mammal-eating transients who visit the region on a seasonal basis. But those who make the time on their travels to board a whale-watching trip get more for their buck than a few photos of dorsal fins.

Many local pilots are as much tour guide, entertainer and pitch man as sea captain. Before clients step on board the Lukwa — which means “Place in the forest” in the Kwakwala language — Garton recaps highlights from recent trips, gives detailed instructions on boat safety and protocol

Mark Jones of Port Hardy helps point out a killer whale to Isao Takada, Takeru Hatachi, Mizuki Taniguchi and Onri Iida of Numata, Japan, during a whale-watching excursion for the visitors last week. Above, a humpback whale begins a dive in Johnstone Strait.

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(with a particular emphasis on proper use of the marine toilet) and informs them of the wide variety of wildlife that might be seen on the trip.

During Friday’s voyage, he paused between instructions so that interpreter Yumi Tsutsui could translate to the nine-member delegation from Port Hardy’s sister city of Numata, Japan.

Rather than guard a find like a trusted and secret fishing hole, local captains tend to work cooperatively once a pod of orcas or a humpback are spotted. It is

common to cruise into the vicinity of whale activity to find one or more other whale watching operators already there.

Friday’s first sighting came when Garton motored through Blackfish Sound to where Jim Borrowman, former owner of Stubbs Island Whale Watching and now proprietor of Orcella Expeditions, was treating clients aboard the Gikumi to a view of Plumper and Kaikash, a pair of resident male orcas from the A36 matriline. Nearby, another dozen tourists looked on

from an inflatable operated

by Eagle Eye Adventures.

After letting his passengers snap a number of photos, and ooh and ahh over a pair of breaches and some flipper rolls by the killer whale brothers, Garton pointed the Gikumi back up Johnstone Strait to locate a pair of humpback whales spotted by another boat.

He soon had passengers marvelling over one of the big whales, which even performed a feeding lunge for the tourists. The next sighting was a pair of huge cruise ships and the Lukwa

broke off from the humpback as the big ships bore down through the strait.

A short while later, tucked into the lee of Stubbs Island to avoid the large wake thrown by the cruise liners, Garton cut the engines and gave over the show to naturalist Sarah Osborne.

The other part of a whalewatching excursion off the North Island is education, and Osborne was up to the task with a 15-minute interpretive presentation that explained the differences between resident and transient orca populations, the human impacts that could

threaten their existence and steps that can be taken to ensure their survival.

Back at Telegraph Cove, Garton deftly navigated the Lukwa to dockside, jumped down from the cabin to help Osborne tie off the craft, then offered a parting word for each of his guests.

After thanking them and suggesting a visit to the nearby Whale Interpretive Centre, Garton offered a final word — to each of his guests.

“Farewell, adios, auf wiedersehen and … how do you say goodbye in Japanese?

Oh, yes, sayonara.”

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‘Namgis project puts new face on fish farming J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—If the construction project under way near the Nimpkish River crossing of Highway 19 looks like nothing that has come before, that’s because it is.

“This is the first in Canada,” said Jackie Hildering, community liaison for the ‘Namgis closed containment Atlantic salmon farm pilot project, which is scheduled for completion this fall.

The $7.25 million project, backed by Tides Canada, aims to demonstrate Atlantic salmon can be raised economically while removing the environmental impacts associated with traditional, open-net pen salmon farming.

The project, which will employ a recirculation aquaculture system (RAS), is one of seven worldwide at various stages of production or development, and the only one in Canada.

“There’s no doubt we can do it,” said Cathal Dineen, who was hired as project manager after spending 15 years in primarily RAS aquaculture projects in Ireland, Iceland and the U.K. “The technology is there, it’s just at what cost?

“We believe at this point we’re very close to producing the fish at a cost that’s comparable to conventional fish-farming methods.

And these systems are getting more efficient all the time.”

The project under construction south of the Nimpkish will be an indoor facility consisting of five, 500 cubic metre grow-out tanks for Atlantic salmon, as well as a 250 cubic metre quarantine tank.

Water will enter from a freshwater aquifer on the ‘Namgis-owned site. Effluent will be run through underground pipes to a treatment plant, while solids will be filtered out and stored on site, with the potential to be used for compost or

At left, workers prepare forms for the biofilter unit earlier this month at the ‘Namgis Closed-Containment project site near the Nimpkish River south Port McNeill. Growout tanks for Atlantic salmon can be seen in the background. Above, Chief Bill Cranmer, right, tours the ‘Namgis Closed Containment Project site with project manager Cathal Dineen.

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fertilizer.

One of the most unique features of the facility is its biofilter, which will be filled with millions of bacteria that digest and remove metabolites from the fish waste before the water is

recirculated back into the grow-out tanks.

“In fact, we’re growing two different species here,” said Dineen.

“We’re growing fish, and we’re growing the bacteria. And they depend on each other to survive.”

Building at the site is expected to be completed in November, and the biofilter will be “seeded” with bacteria beginning December in a process Dineen said would take 4-6 weeks.

The first smolts are scheduled to enter the

quarantine tank next January.

“And a year later, the fish will be eaten,” said Hildering.

Once at full production the plant could harvest 470 tonnes of fish per year, or nine tonnes a week on a

year-round basis.

Because all inputs and outputs from the system can be controlled, fish can be grown to market size in half the time as in conventional fish farms, Dineen said.

And if this pilot project proves economically viable, as many as four more such mod-

ules could be added.

Initially, smolts will be purchased from Marine Harvest, and processing and transportation will be contracted.

“The ultimate goal of this project is to have our own hatchery, our own processing plant, our own everything,” said Hildering.

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Hardy Buoys hard at work Aidan O’Toole Gazette staff PORT HARDY— In the three-and-a-half months since it netted the support of marketing maven Arlene Dickinson, Hardy Buoys has sailed into much calmer waters.

The local fish processing plant was featured this April on CBC’s the BIG Decision, where entrepreneurs visit businesses in trouble and, if the company stands up to scrutiny, offer their expertise in turning the company around.

After staging a hugely successful community event, owners Bruce and Carol Dirom won the backing of Dickinson, who called the company “the real deal”.

While the owners are still waiting for Dickinson to complete her due diligence before releasing a promised financial investment, the company’s exposure on national television has seen business boom and other investors open their purse strings, somewhat ameliorating the cash-

Carol and Bruce Dirom react as announcer Sandra Boyd hands over the microphone during the Big Decision event held in Port J.R. Rardon Hardy. flow problems high- test menu, with the possibility of the Port lighted in the show.

The show has been Hardy company scorall positive for Hardy ing a long-term place Buoys, Bruce said, on the menu if its prodalthough the filming uct is a hit. The restauitself was stressful at rant chain joins other times. “We had a lot of big-name players like fun but there were lots Walmart, Giant Tiger of trying times too — and Sobey’s Quebec on a lot of stress on the a growing list of Hardy Buoys clientele. families involved.”

The broadening cusThe company is now reaping the rewards tomer base, coupled sport-fishing of staying the course. with Just this week it was in full swing (Hardy announced that White Buoys offer a custom service Spot will be using processing Hardy Buoys’ product to sports fishermen), as part of a two-month means all hands on

deck at the processing plant. They have taken on an additional 35 employees since the show aired and, while a slow-down is anticipated in September, preparations for the expected Christmas rush should mean more casual workers than usual make the transition to permanent positions.

Bruce is currently hard at work developing and testing a new jerky product. The new product has seen a lot of interest from Hardy Buoys’ customers and Bruce said that he hoped to deliver the finished product to local retailers in the next 4-5 months.

CBC is expected to return to Hardy Buoys later this summer to film for a follow-up episode. The show is currently in production of its second season and plan to return to the plant to catch viewers up on the changes there.

“We’ve got a great future ahead of us,” said Bruce, “we’ve just gotta knuckle down and get through the tight times.”

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Set sail for adventure Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The Cape Scott Water Taxi company is on the crest of a wave as this summer proves to be the best so far for the Port Hardy business.

Started in 2008, the company offers a shuttle service for hikers heading to the beautiful North Coast Trail.

It offers an overland shuttle to the Cape Scott end of the trail and a water taxi from the Shushartie Bay end. While stunning, the trail is a serious undertaking; a 43-km hike that takes an average five days in good weather. Hikers can also rent a marine radio for the trip to cover them in case of emergencies. If you are one of the growing number of people eager to do this trail be aware that the shuttle service needs to be booked in advance, and the water taxi also offers other drop-off options along the route.

If that seems a little daunting, the company runs day trips to San Josef Bay and will also

Living Oceans Society presents Riki Ott in Port Hardy Saturday, August 4 Informal meet and greet at 5:00 pm Presentation 7:00-9:00 pm.

Quarterdeck Inn, 6555 Hardy Bay Rd. Dr. Rikki i Ott is a marine toxicologist, author, activist and public speaker who was a fisherman in Prince William Sound when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989. She’ll share stories of the failed cleanup attempt and community devastation in Alaska, the BP disaster, the Enbridge tar sands spill and more.

A hiker setting off on the Cape Scott Trail unloads his gear from the bow of the Cape Scott Water Taxi, the Sea Legend 1 Photo submitted service any of the trails regularly makes runs travel from all over to as far as Bella Bella visit the facility. on the North Island.

The company runs to and Rivers Inlet.

While the shuttle a host of other specAs well as logging for hikers runs from tacular destinations, camps, the company May to September, the offering guided tours does regular runs to water taxi service conup and down the coast places like the Hakai tinues year-round. for anything from Institute. The Institute If you are interested wildlife watching to is a research facil- in learning more about surf trips in its 32-foot ity located on Calvert the services that the Sea Legend 1.

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Bears kept at bay

New bear-proof garbage and recycle bins, like this one at Quatse Regional Park, are being installed this summer in the Regional District of Mount Waddington’s parks.

Photo courtesy RDMW

Gazette staff Using approximately $20,000 of federal gas tax revenues, the Regional District of Mount Waddington is installing bear proof garbage and recycling bins at Quatse Regional Park (pictured), Link River Regional Park at Alice Lake, and Kwaksistah Regional Park near Winter Harbour.

Thanks to an extremely generous donation from Tide Rip Grizzly Tours, the Beaver Cove look-

out just outside Telegraph Cove will also have a new bear proof receptacle installed.

These bins have been placed in key locations to help protect bears from becoming habitual consumers of human food waste, a problem which inevitably leads to their euthanization. RDMW encourages the public to be responsible in its stewardship. If the bins are full, pack out your garbage with you — do not dump waste on the

ground beside a full bin.

Local residents should not dispose of their domestic garbage in them; scheduled garbage collection services cannot cope with the volumes generated by illegal fly tipping, thus bears and the public are further endangered.

Report any witnessed offences or problems to the Regional District at 250-956-3301, info@ rdmw.bc.ca, or the Conservation Office: 1-800-663-WILD.”

Free-use bikes await ferry travelers J.R. Rardon Gazette staff SOINTULA— Through a unique joint effort involving small businesses in both Port McNeill and Sointula, the Regional District of Mount Waddington will unveil a free-use bicycle loan program for ferry visitors to Malcolm Island in August and September.

Using funds provided federally through the gas tax fund, RDMW has arranged the purchase of 10 rehabilitated bikes from The Shed in Port McNeill. The cycles will be painted a “distinctive” colour and placed at Deb’s Deli, just off the ferry dock in Sointula, for foot passengers to check out and use to tour the town and Malcolm Island.

“It’s a way for people to get around without taking their cars over,” said Patrick Donaghy, operations manager for RDMW. “We see it as a carbon-neutral service. With these bikes, there will be less need for people to use their cars.”

The cycles will be available for checkout at Deb’s Deli upon arrival of the first morning ferry at 8 a.m., and will need to be returned by 4:30 p.m., when the afternoon ferry returns to Port McNeill. There is no fee, though some form of collateral, possibly a driver’s licence

or other I.D., may need to be left pending dropoff of the bike.

The Shed will remain involved in the program under a maintenance contract for upkeep of the bikes, and Deb’s Deli will receive a stipend for managing the loaners in Sointula.

“We were looking at starting a program like this earlier in the summer, but we heard Deb’s might be looking into a bike-rental program out of their shop.

When she decided not to do that, we decided to try this.”

The bikes are basic touring models, not high-performance racing or mountain bikes, and are designed for ease of use. Riders will be asked to remain on paved surfaces for safety purposes, but that still allows 12 kilometres of touring road between Rough Bay and Maynell Point, Donaghy noted.

He said most of the bikes would be adult models, though he anticipated three or four would be children’s bike.

“That way, a family could go over together and ride,” he said.

The program is scheduled to run only in August and September, though it could be extended if ridership proves steady throughout September, Donaghy said.

Stubbs Island Whale Watching is British Columbia’s first and premier wildlife viewing company. Established in 1980 and located in historic Telegraph Cove on the north east coast of Vancouver Island.

Telegraph Cove is a picturesque boardwalk community steeped in West Coast history. The Cove is the entrance to the Blackfish Archipelago, one of the richest marine eco-systems in the world, and the home of the northern resident population of fish-eating orca.

During the summer months the orca return to the Johnstone Strait corridor to not only feed but to socialize. The rubbing beaches at the Dr. Michael Bigg Robson bson Bight Ecological Reserve are a very important part of theirr culture as it is a respite from human intervention. Over the last six years the return of the humpback whale in n the area has been expediential. al.

It appears that these gentle giants are ‘rediscovering’ the inland waters of Vancouver Island as a feeding area. A variety of small cetaceans visit the area as well: Pacific white-side dolphins, Steller sea lions, Dall’s porpoise, harbour seals and harbour porpoise.

The Johnstone Strait is on the Pacific Flyway and the different species of seabirds are amazing. Please remember that it is not possible to guarantee wildlife sightings.

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A yelloweye rockfish that died of barotrauma. Reduced water pressure causes the air in the swim bladder to expand and push out the stomach and eyes.

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Sink ‘super-mamas’ to save rockfish stocks Here’s another case of a photo being worth a thousand words.

It is of a yelloweye rockfish that has died from barotrauma, aka “pressure shock”.

Many rockfish species are particularly sensitive to reductions in pressure since the air in their swim bladders expands substantially.

The swim bladder is a buoyancy control organ and even when slowly reeled in from a depth of only 20 metres (60 feet), a rockfish’s swim bladder can expand to three times its size, putting pressure on the fish’s organs.

As is the case with the yelloweye rockfish in the photo, the swim bladder can expand to the point of causing the fish’s eyes to bulge out of their sockets and its stomach to be pushed out of its mouth.

Other than this being a sight that may not enhance your appetite for your rockfish catch, the death of rockfish due to barotrauma wouldn’t be a problem were it not that there are grave conservation concerns for many rockfish species.

Colossal management errors were made with overfishing slow-growing rockfish. Many species

Marine Detective with Jackie Hildering are extremely longlived, slow to sexually mature, and the big old females are the most fertile – producing the most eggs and hatching the largest number of healthy young.

For example, yelloweye rockfish are believed to have a lifespan of up to 118 years, don’t reproduce until they are at least 12 years old, and the old females can incubate up to 2.7 million eggs!

This means that species are very slow to reproduce whereby, if you catch lots, especially the big females, you can devastate populations very quickly.

Another nail in the coffin of rockfish is that many adults also have high site fidelity so that by fishing one area, you can wipe out a community of fish.

“... studies prove that if you were to quickly recompress the fish, it would stand a very good chance ...”

Therefore, there are relatively strict limits on fishing for some rockfish species. Of course, you see dilemma; you may not be allowed to keep a rockfish but what if you reel one in, or if they are bycatch in a fishery, and their eyes and stomach are distended due to barotrauma?

There are studies that prove that if you were to quickly recompress the fish, it would stand a very good chance of survival, even where it appears dead at the surface. The fish could be brought back to depth with barbless weighted hooks, commercial “fish descenders”, or even by inverting a weighted milk crate over the fish.

How wonderful it would be if more people would undertake the effort to recom-

press the fish, knowing how dire the situation is for many rockfish species.

Imagine the further positive impact if people would choose to return the depleted species to depth even when they haven’t reached their catch limit, especially the big, highly productive females.

But, even if there was to be such enlightenment, many rockfish populations are so depleted that they need far more protection.

This is why there are Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs). These should be areas known to be the territory of depleted rockfish populations.

As these are no-fishing zones, there is no chance of barotrauma and the rockfish populations that live in the area are given the time to rebuild to have more sexually mature fish and more big old super mamas.

Long live rockfish!

Jackie Hildering is a marine educator, avid scuba diver and humpback whale researcher who lives in Port McNeill. See www.themarinedetective.ca for more information on rockfish barotrauma.

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