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The city’s intended purchase of 10.8 hectares of land and water at the Wellcox Railyard from Canadian Pacific will result in several challenges, say city officials, the most notable of which is assuming liability over the aging trestle that serves as the current access point. Last week, the city announced it entered into a purchase agreement with CP to buy the property at 7 Port Drive for $3.4 million with the intention of building a transit hub that could one day connect buses, rail and even a passenger ferry to downtown Vancouver. But along with potential trestle repairs and environmental concerns – the site is built on coal slag – the majority of the property is encumbered with perpetual rights of way which will limit development potential of the property. Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan said he admits that the city has a tiger by the tail by entering the purchase agreement, but thinks the payoff will benefit taxpayers long-term. “For a number of years we’ve

been trying to make a transportation hub... and it’s something we see as a great opportunity,” he said. The Re gional District of Nanaimo partnered with the city on the purchase, agreeing to pay $2 million for a portion of the land that will house the transit hub. The city has not yet created a plan to develop the remaining part of the property. “The motivation on our part isn’t land development but to try to relocate the bus transfer system,” said Ruttan. Snuneymuxw Chief Douglas White III said his council looked into the property several years ago and considered the property more trouble than it is worth. “The environmental liability is one thing, and it in itself is a serious concern,” said White. “But I can say that property is easily the most complicated piece of land I’ve ever come across with the encumbrances, right of ways, leases and other issues. Our assessment is that it would be excessively expensive and costly.” He added that he expects city officials to include Snuneymuxw in future planning discussions. While still in early planning stages, condition of the trestle that connects the property to Esplanade remains a concern and is likely to come with a hefty price tag to repair if required. ◆ See ‘ACQUISITION’ /7

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A paramedic and firefighter study the aftermath of a collision between a transport truck and a Hyundai car at the Nanaimo Parkway and Fifth Street intersection Thursday afternoon. The driver of the Hyundai was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital with head injuries.

Parkway crash sends one driver to hospital BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN

A Nanaimo woman was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital Thursday after her car collided with a transport truck. The accident happened shortly before 3 p.m. when the 25-yearold woman drove her Hyundai Tiburon eastbound from College Drive across the Nanaimo Parkway intersection toward Fifth Street and collided with a nine-tonne Mack transport truck carrying a load of live seafood, police said. The woman’s car appeared to have been hit on the passenger

side and sustained heavy damage. The impact carried both vehicles about 25 metres north of the intersection and came to a halt with the car facing northbound in the passing lane and the truck straddling the concrete median barriers. The woman was rushed to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and then airlifted to Victoria General Hospital. “She’s got significant head injuries,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “She was medevacced to Victoria. The family has been advised.”

No injuries were reported to have been sustained by the male driver of the transport truck. No other vehicles were involved. Police closed north and southbound lanes of the Parkway for about 30 minutes until emergency vehicles could clear the scene. The southbound lanes remained closed and Parkway traffic was rerouted through town until about 5:30 p.m. Police are still trying to determine who had the right of way at the intersection and the factors that led to the accident are still under investigation. photos@nanaimobulletin.com

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Police have charged a Nanaimo man for shooting at a house. The incident happened July 25 at about 4 a.m. when seven rounds were fired from an alley into the front door of a basement suite of a house at 621 Nicol St. No one was injured. After an extensive investigation involving various Nanaimo RCMP units, police issued an arrest warrant Dec. 4 for Jeffery Ryan Oud, 36, of Nanaimo, on charges of mischief, endangering life and unlawfully discharging a firearm. “Oud was identified as a person of interest in that file early on and after all the information was gathered – from witness statements and forensic evidence – we filed a report with the Crown and Crown saw fit to issue a warrant for his arrest,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. Oud turned himself in to Nanaimo provincial court Dec. 5 for a bail hearing. Oud was released and is scheduled to make his next court appearance on Jan. 8. Police are not releasing the reason why Oud allegedly shot at the house.

Ninety-seven-year-old Jim Rutherford Sr. plans to take part in annual Boxing Day swim and fundraiser at Departure Bay Beach

Council to hold committee at auditorium BY TOBY GORMAN THE NEWS BULLETIN

Shriners Burn Fund. There will also be prizes for the best costume (group and individual) as well as prizes for the oldest and youngest participants, said swim chairman Buddy McRae. “You get some colourful characters that come down, the idea to jump into Departure Bay on Boxing Day itself is colourful,” he said. “They like to dress up and have fun with it.” Last year approximately 130 swimmers came out for the annual swim, which is sponsored by Royal LePage Nanaimo. “We’re hoping to have a big crew out there this year,” McRae said. “The weather leading up to Christmas has been great, so hopefully this continues right through to Boxing Day.”

City council unanimously approved a motion by Coun. Fred Pattje to keep committee of the whole meetings at the Shaw Auditorium so the meetings can continue to be recorded and uploaded to the city’s website. The COW meetings, which generally take place on alternate Mondays from regular televised council meetings, have historically been held in the tight confines of the board room at city hall. Last winter the meetings were temporarily moved to the Shaw Auditorium in anticipation of moving them to the new annex when it is complete next month. That plan drew resistance from city watchdogs, who complained the new annex is not equipped with recording equipment, and with more delegates appearing before council the new space is not able to accommodate them. In April, council approved a motion that COW meetings be recorded and available on the Internet. The cost to equip the new board room at the annex with recording equipment is estimated at $90,000, and city management did not recommend the expense in the 2013 draft budget. “I wasn’t sure I’d get the support but as it turns out it was unanimous,” said Pattje. Council cannot pass bylaws at COW meetings, but still makes decisions on city finance and policy issues. Meetings can be viewed at www. nanaimo.ca by clicking on council agendas/minutes/video under public notices.

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At 97-years-old, Jim Rutherford Sr. could very well be the oldest polar bear swimmer to set foot in the icy shores of Departure Bay Beach Wednesday (Dec. 26). The Port Alberni resident, whose grandfather settled on what would become Rutherford Road in the late 1800s, will be participating in the 53rd annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim on Dec. 26, accompanied by three other generations of the Rutherford family. While he has participated in polar bear swims for the past 14 years, this will be his first end-of-year dip in the place he called home for so many years. “I look forward to carrying on the family name,” he said. Rutherford was born in South Wellington in 1915, and moved into the Harbour City in 1924. He started participating in polar bear swims after the death of his beloved wife, Evelyn. “I wanted to do it before my wife passed away – she said I’d have a heart attack, so the year she passed away I went in,” he said. Since then he has become a familiar face at the Alberni Valley polar bear swim, which due to insurance regulations has become an unofficial swim event in recent years. “I always show up every year,” he said, adding with a laugh, “The older you get, the stupider you get.” He said he has no pre-swim rituals, but that the secret to success is less – clothing that is. “I go quite early and I strip off to my shorts, my body temperature goes quite down so when I go in the water, the water is sometimes warmer than standing outside,” he said. Registration for the Frank Ney Polar Bear swim starts at 11 a.m., with the swim to follow at 1 p.m. There is no cost to participate, however, all proceeds from hotdog sales will be donated to the

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Regional district’s three-party agreement secures use of biosolids on woodlot BY NIOMI PEARSON THE NEWS BULLETIN

The Regional District of Nanaimo will continue to divert biosolid materials from the landfill as it has for nearly a decade, with a formalized third-party agreement with Vancouver Island University and a Vancouver environmental company. Previously handled under two separate contracts with VIU and Sylvis Environmental Inc., the agreement outlines each

party’s responsibility to manage biosolids created through the process of wastewater treatment at the Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre and French Creek Pollution Control Centre for a four-year term. “It’s worth the effort, but it was a huge exercise to create that document,” said Sean De Pol, RDN manager of wastewater services. “It is a leading example that can now be used by other jurisdictions.” Biosolids are nutrient-rich materials

that contain nitrogen and phosphorus, and can add beneficial properties to soil. Approximately 4,500 tonnes of biosolids are produced by the RDN control centres each year. “The soils on the VIU woodlot are very poor in nutrients, and prior to the biosolids program, they would add chemical fertilizers, and the way they would bring them in was through helicopter – a necessary but very expensive process,” De Pol said.

Under the new agreement, the cost will be $98.55 per tonne up to 4,000 tonnes per year and $60.57 per tonne over 4,000 tones. Taking the biosolids to the landfill for disposal would otherwise cost the district $115 per tonne. “Our only other alternative is taking them to the landfill… this agreement essentially frees up the landfill space and allows us to take a beneficial material and remove it out of the waste stream,” De Pol said. reporter3@nanaimobulletin.com

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City quiet on Christmas Day BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN

For people sticking around town over the holidays, what is open and closed Christmas and New Year’s can narrow or broaden entertainment, shopping and even urgent health care choices. Here is a brief roundup of what is open or closed and when. Woodgrove Centre is closed Christmas Day, but open noon to 5 p.m. New Year’s Day. Please check the shopping centre’s website at www.woodgrovecentre.com for operating hours over the holiday season. N a n a i m o N o r t h Tow n Centre is closed Christmas Day. Please visit www.nanaimonorth.com. Country Club Centre: Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Please visit www.countryclubcentre.com. Great Canadian Superstore: Open noon to 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day. Open Boxing Day 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., New Year’s Eve 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., New Year’s Day 9 a.m.

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A PHONE call was the first step on the road to recovery. BY JENN McGARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

A collect call to her parents from a pay phone 15 years ago was Lorelie Rozzano’s first step toward a new life free of the manacles of addiction. Rozzano, 37 at the time, had run out of friends and family willing to help her out. Her boyfriend, who often bailed her out by paying the rent when she spent all of her money on booze and drugs, had left her, she had lost her job and she didn’t have a land line anymore, so she walked to the nearest pay phone to make the call. Her parents had told her not to call them for help any more unless she wanted to go into treatment for her addiction to drugs and alcohol. Rozzano’s father hesitated when he realized who the call was from, but accepted it to hear his daughter say the words he had wanted her to say for so long: “I’m ready.” “My greatest love was addiction, it no longer was people or life,” she said. “Treatment is about the scariest thing an alcoholic or drug addict will do. You have to admit you have a problem and you’ve spent all these years trying to show everybody you don’t. That pay phone call was the beginning of a whole different life.” The very next day, Rozzano was at Edgewood treatment centre. But while she recognized she was at a low point, treatment was only a last resort after other options had run out and she went into the program with the intention of just staying a few days. “But the strangest thing started to happen for me,” said Rozzano. “I started to wake up to the truth of what had been going on in my life.” Edgewood staff encouraged her to start thinking about what she had been doing and why and she realized that her life revolved around alcohol and drugs. For example, Rozzano was caught drinking and driving and her solution to ensuring that never happened again was to give up driving. She would schedule appoint-

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Lorelie Rozzano’s phone call to her parents 15 years ago set her on the path to recovery from addiction. Rozzano is now a drug and alcohol counsellor who wrote a series of books about her experience.

ments in the afternoons because she didn’t feel well in the mornings and often avoided events that did not involve drinking. “For the first time, I wasn’t able to BS my way through anything,” said Rozzano. “The relief I had in becoming well was actually what I had been looking for in drugs and alcohol.” Rozzano, now 53, is writing a series of fictional books about addiction, the first of which, Jagged Little Edges, comes out in January. She is also an admissions coordinator at Edgewood, having dedicated herself to working with others struggling with addiction shortly after finishing the program herself. The 80-bed residential treatment program is based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and

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People stay in Edgewood’s inpatient program for an average of 56 days, although length of stay varies depending on the person, said Hildebrand. He said what Edgewood treats is the disease of dependence as opposed to drug and alcohol abusers, the difference being that abusers are able to stop when they see negative consequences from their behaviour, while those with the disease of dependence cannot. About a third of Edgewood’s inpatient clients will continue on to the facility’s 30 off-site extended care beds, which will soon be in a new building being constructed on site, for additional support. “No matter how good the treatment is, if you don’t do lots of good follow up work afterward, it’s not good treatment,” said Hildebrand. “The longer the support … the way better chance you have.” Because a lot of Edgewood’s clients come from all over Canada and even the world – and include famous athletes and musicians, among other celebrities, although they aren’t mentioning any names – the organization has an online aftercare program, satellite offices in Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria, and Edgewood-trained counsellors it contracts with in almost every major city across Canada. Hildebrand said returning the addict into a healthy family environment is important and the sixday adult program and four-day children’s program allow family members to examine how they’ve been affected by their loved one’s addiction. Hildebrand acknowledges that the Edgewood program is expensive, but the Edgewood Foundation tries to raise money to sponsor people. “The unfortunate thing about this stuff is it is a very treatable disease, but it’s expensive and time consuming,” he said. “It’s undertreated and there’s lot of people out there that need help but don’t get help. The bulk of those people hold down full-time jobs.” John Horn, the City of Nanaimo’s social planner, said Edgewood raises the profile of the community, given that people come from all over to attend its residential program. The facility also takes some of the pressure off the public programs, freeing up space for people who can’t afford to pay the fees at Edgewood, he added. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

Acquisition meets goals of city plan ◆ From /1 Ted Swabey, the city’s manager of community safety and development, said it is possible to avoid that cost and liability. “There is certainly going to be significant costs depending on how we upgrade it or if we upgrade it,” he said. “But it may not end up being the primary access to the site. In the long term we expect to have Front Street go through the property and become the major access.” CP, which put the entire 21.6 hectares of the rail yard up for sale in January 2011, is currently retaining ownership of the southern portion of the land. Ruttan said the company was unwilling to subdivide into smaller parcels. Despite the challenges, the acquisition meets several priorities of the strate gic community plan, including working with other stakeholders to improve transportation and mobility in Nanaimo, improving the waterfront and taking responsibility of a key area of the city. “It’s the last urban frontier of Nanaimo, and it’s extremely important that this last piece of urban frontier gets developed in the best possible way for the citizens,” said Coun. Fred Pattje. City council will have to review all leases – two companies currently lease part of the site – licences, rights of way, environmental and geotechnical reports and other site assessment before approving the move, with the property transfer scheduled for March 31. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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Deaths won’t affect debate The horrific fatal shooting of 20 students and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has caused so much pain and anguish, to many the idea didn’t sound real, shocked that such a thing could happen. But it was all too real, as the U.S. again faces its demons in trying to reconcile a constitutional amendment to bear arms against the destructive capacity of modern weaponry. Speaking at a church FAMILIES service in Newtown, OFF victims President Barack Obama said the greatest test of deserve the U.S. is how it looks change, not after its children, and the bickering over Newtown experience, like gun ownership. with other schools where similar shooting atrocities have occurred before it, gives his country a failing grade. In a country that places greater value on owning guns than helping those who suffer from mental illness or who are just left behind in the maturation from a child, to a teenager to an adult, the end result was again repeated for all Americans to experience – and unfortunately again probably ignore with time. For U.S. politicians, so many of whom rely on the pro-gun lobby to fund their campaigns, they’re helpless to do anything positive on gun control, for fear any restrictions will encroach on that constitutional right to own a gun. The debate will now repeat itself in Washington, D.C. and on the cable news networks – arm more people to dissuade anyone from taking murderous liberties versus tighter controls on firearm ownership. The families of all those who lost loved ones in the Newtown school deserve some forward-thinking results from that debate rather than endless partisan bickering, but they’re not likely to get it.

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Shooter’s act nothing but cowardly It has been said there is nothing If the only way to end his suffermore contagious than a child’s ing was to take his own life, then laugh and nothing more angelic so be it. But don’t harm others. than a child sleeping. The bigger picture is, of course, Now, thanks to the cowardly not mental health but gun conact of 20-year-old Adam Lanza, trol. 20 sets of parents in Newtown, One wonders how much carConn., will never again hear their nage and heartbreak must occur child laugh or gaze with love at before the U.S. adopts gun laws their child deep in slumber – safe more like Canada’s. and sound in their bed. That’s not to say And now when Dec. 14 those laws are perfect SATURDAY rolls around, those parand we’re immune to REFLECTION ents will not be thinktragedies like the one ing about Christmas in Newtown. Chris Hamlyn with families, but Marc Lepine shot and Assistant Editor their lost children killed 14 women in an who died when Lanza engineering g g classroom stormed Sandy Hook at Montreal’s École Elementary School, Polytechnique nearly shooting children, 23 years to the day of sataff and finally himthe Newtown killings. self. A student was killed There are reports and another wounded Lanza suffered from in the 1999 shooting at Asperger’s syndrome – an autism W.R. Myers High School in Taber, spectrum disorder – and had Alta. and in 2006, one student social and behavioural problems. was killed and 19 wounded when Yes, there should have been Kimveer Gill began shooting at supports in place to help him, Dawson College in downtown and I don’t pretend to know what Montreal. was going on inside his head, but Cowards – each of them. nevertheless his actions were But the U.S.’s right to bear arms cowardly. is a problem that needs fixing. No matter the demons tormentThe Sandy Hook shooting was ing him, there is no justifying the U.S.’s second-deadliest school taking the lives of 20 children, the shooting, after Virginia Tech in adults at the school and his own 2007, where 32 people were killed. mother. Add the 14 dead following the Those victims, especially the 1999 Columbine High School children, had lives to live. Who shooting in Littleton, Col.; the was Lanza to decide their time on deaths of the dozen theatregoEarth was over? Who made him ers watching the new Batman God? movie this past July; and the six

shot and killed at a Sikh temple in August, and you have more than enough evidence that the American gun laws need to be addressed. A responsible person owning a gun is not the issue. Hunters and those who shoot competitively should be allowed to own weapons – as long as they acquire them through a registered process. Short of banning all guns, we have to have faith in our system and those who own guns use them responsibly. But, look at the faces of the children killed in Newtown, look at the news coverage and see what the people of the town are going through in the shooting’s aftermath. And then tell me there is even one good reason why automatic weapons should be made available to anyone other than armed services personnel or police forces. The devastation these guns cause – in the hands of the wrong people – has to stop. This was supposed to be my Christmas column filled with words of hope and peace, not death. But I guarantee you I will hug each and every one of my family members a little tighter this season, appreciating the good fortune we have and the togetherness we will share. I will love them like there’s no tomorrow and hope with all my heart there will be. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Fear mongering won’t solve issue To the Editor, Re: New emergency plan ffor John Barsby students, Dec. 1. Jamie Brennan, Nanaimo school board chairman, fears for the lives of school children who are at imminent risk of dying from the Colliery dams catastrophically failing. I wonder if he has really looked at the information, or whether this is a political move. We also care about school children and all people who live in the flood zone. If the dams are really about to fail so terribly, Brennan should not be fear mongering in the newspapers but asking city staff to take steps right away to lower the level of the water in the dams. This is possible, could be done relatively quickly and Save the Colliery Dams Representatives has suggested it to city staff. Our conversation

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with staff and the Provincial Dam Safety Branch suggests they are comfortable with the early warning system that is in place right now. They say the dams are stable and no further steps need to be taken until we go to the next step of rehabilitation, removal or

rebuilding. In the case of a flood event, we are told that it would take between four hours to several days to affect the zone downstream. In the case of an earthquake, we were told that the earth movement would be the early

warning needed to get to safety. So let’s hope Brennan gets off his soapbox. We all want people to be safe, but fear mongering does not allow for a rational discussion. Roblyn Hunter Nanaimo

Christmas greeting a harmless tradition To the Editor, Re: ‘Happy holidays’ includes everyone, Letters, Dec. 18. Bernie Smith seems to want to take any trace of religion out of Christmas greetings and consequently supports the concept of not offending anyone by using the politically correct ‘happy holidays” rather than the traditional ‘merry Christmas’. Unfortunately, he seems to have forgotten that the word ‘holiday’ is actually a contraction of ‘holy day’ and consequently there is a religious undertone in wishing anyone any sort of a holiday. Far from being of a particular religious persuasion as he so politely suggests, my interest in retaining the ‘merry Christmas’ form of greeting is more based on tradition. Going back to the early settlers, this was the traditional form of greeting at this time of year. So many of our cherished traditions are under attack from minorities

and too liberal do-gooders that we are gradually losing touch with our roots. None of my friends of what Smith refers to as other ‘religious persuasions’ have ever been offended by someone wishing them a merry Christmas. It is a pleasant and harmless tradition with roots way back in Canadian history. Personally, I think we should keep it and relegate ‘happy holidays’ to wishing our friends pleasant summer or winter vacations. Garry Bradford Nanaimo

Federal Conservatives turn their backs on poor To the Editor, This Christmas is shaping up to be a dark one for the world’s poorest citizens. The Canadian International Development Agency is facing

draconian budget cuts – 41 per cent of which will affect assistance directed to the world’s most impoverished countries. According to International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino, aid will now be linked to projects benefiting the Canadian private sector. To make a bad situation worse, the Conservative government recently blocked Bill 398, which would have allowed inexpensive, generic life-saving medicine to save millions of people in the developing world – at no cost to Canada. This trifecta of shame makes me wonder just what Prime Minister Stephen Harper has against the world’s poor. Not since 1939, when Canada refused entry to a shipload of Jewish refugees, has Canada so willfully and malignantly turned its back on those in need. Nathaniel Poole Victoria

Councillors’ decision on core review not in city’s best interest To the Editor, Re: Motion to review city’s core services fails in close council vote, Dec. 20. The majority of Nanaimo council told taxpayers Monday it’s fun to spend their money. Basically, Mayor John Ruttan and four councilors, Dianne Brennan, Ted Greves, Fred Pattje and Diana Johnstone, said they love whatever city staff tell them and are eager to be bobble-heads. The five need to get educated and research why democracies and fairness work – everything must be questioned. The foxes are running the hen house. Translation: city staff is telling council members only what they want them to hear so they get their way. We have seen this many times with the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, the Port Theatre, Nanaimo Centre Stage and contracts.

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The misinformation and bias continues uninterrupted. These unthinking council members need to pay out of their own pockets for whatever screw ups occur in the future. Arguments from Brennan that spending $200,000 on a core review is not necessary is downright ignorant considering she is anxious to hand out $800,000 to facelift a cumbering Victoria Road theatre. Brennan obviously does not care about spending just a few hundred thousand dollars to watch the city budget $170-million, but is happy to shell out almost $1 million dollars for a building needing demolishment. The majority of council is not doing its due diligence and not watching over our money as it should. J.C. Broderick Nanaimo

Oppal’s baggage taints Pickton commission To the Editor, Was Wally Oppal, a onetime attorney general in BC’s Liberal government, the right man for the job of commissioner for the Pickton inquiry? The answer was obvious before he spent $10 million of taxpayers’ money. His credibility was tainted by his political baggage right from the start. Since Oppal released his 63 recommendations, the B.C. Liberals have been scurrying about expressing sudden concern. If they were sincerely concerned about the plight of forsaken women, especially those in Vancouver’s Downtown

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Maeve O’Byrne, president of the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, accepts a cheque for $49,641 from representatives of the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival Society and Save-OnFoods. The money goes toward the purchase of a new digital mammography unit for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

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Doreen O. D Anderson

June 6, 1926 - December 8, 2012 Doreen passed away, peacefully, with Jack, Janis and Karen by her side. She will be lovingly remembered by her family: son, Jack (Janice); daughter, Janis (Henry) Zwynenburg; her 5 grandsons and their families: Keene (Darche), Rylan, Kyler, Mykaela and Mackenzie, Derek (Siri), Clay (Jen), Jake and Logan, Jace (Brianne) and her brother, Bruce (Jean) Pausche. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack â&#x20AC;&#x153;Majorâ&#x20AC;? Anderson in 1965; her sister, Betty Charles in 2000; her mother, Olive Pausche (Biggs) in 1992 and her dad, Joseph Pausche in 1950. Doreen, being widowed at a young age, moved from Duncan to Nanaimo to be closer to family. She worked in the grocery industry for many years in various capacities in Duncan, Nanaimo and Parksville. Once she retired, Doreenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loves in life were nature, cooking for family (teaching all 5 grandsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how to cook and sew) needlepoint, knitting, crafts, reading and playing scrabble on her computer. Many thanks to her niece, Karen (Ki) Charles for her support during this difďŹ cult time. We would also like to thank We Care and Home Support for helping us care for Mom at home. A family gathering was held on Sunday, December 16th. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, the family would appreciate donations to the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.

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Graham Arnold December 5, 2012

Could you make friends by the hundreds, maybe thousands, and remember them all by name? Could you show caring and loyalty without fearing judgement for having emotions? Could you listen to music and know every song by heart, writers and singers included? Could you travel to places youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already seen, and still ďŹ nd the perfect souvenir? Could you love someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s child if they came to you lost, confused, or in need of someone who would just listen? Could you handle three quarters of Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dogs jumping on you and licking your face? Graham could. With special thanks to Susan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gone but not forgotten. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re runnin with the pack.â&#x20AC;? With Much Love v From Sue, Michelle and Buddy

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McNish Hazel Cunliffe (nee Peck)

Hazel passed away peacefully on November 19, 2012 at Nanaimo Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village. Pre-deceased by her husband Alexander (Sandy) in 1972, and her brother Edward and sister-in-law Alison. Hazel leaves to remember her: 2 stepsons, Jim and Gordon, and stepdaughter Heather; also, residing in the United Kingdom, nephew Donald Peck, and nieces Rosamund McFarlane and Sylvia Wyatt and their families. Hazel was born in Somerset England on August 29, 1921. At a young age, she moved with her parents and brother to live in Montreux, Switzerland where she spent most of her childhood, and began her lifelong love and appreciation of mountains, nature and especially wild ďŹ&#x201A;owers. Hazel later returned to live in Lincoln, England to complete her high school education. In the summer of 1939, Hazel came to Canada on vacation. With the outbreak of WW2, she decided to remain in Canada and attend University of Toronto where she became one of the ďŹ rst graduates in physiotherapy. Following graduation, Hazel enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces Medical Corps. She was deployed to Italy and was present at the liberation of Rome. After the war, Hazel came to Vancouver where she was Chief of Physiotherapy at Shaugnessy Veterans Hospital. Here she met and married Sandy. Together they returned to the UK for several years, living and working in London, Dunoon and Greenock. Hazel and Sandy returned to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s west coast in the late 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, settling in Nanaimo where Hazel worked as a physiotherapist at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. She specialized in orthopaedics, and spent several years as Chief of Physiotherapy, during which time she started Nanaimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Cross Loan Program. Hazel was widowed in 1972 and continued to work at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital until her retirement. After retirement, Hazel had more time for travelling. She returned to Switzerland, England and Scotland and made camping trips through Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, BC, Alberta and several US National Parks. She also travelled to Iceland, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Kenya. Hazelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other hobbies included photography, stamp collecting, knitting; studying wild ďŹ&#x201A;owers and geography. She was a member of the Nanaimo Field Naturalists for many years and took several trips with them. More recently Hazel belonged to the Post Polio Support Group, and the Better Breathers Group. Hazel lived independently in her own home until 6 years ago when she moved to Nanaimo Seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village. There she made and enjoyed new friendships and received the support, companionship and care with dignity which she had always shown others during her life. Donations, in memory of Hazel, may be made to Nanaimo Community Hospice, or the Canadian Lung Association.

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OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting. Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

FRIDGIDARE DOUBLE , Wall Oven. Convection/Microwave & Standard oven. ($4000.00 new) $1500.00 Please Call 250-594-6332

COOKING WOODSTOVE, Good for Cabin or home antique. Must see, SacriďŹ ce $500. Also Regular wood stove, glass door, $250.00. Call 250-248-2747 DENON/PARADIGM surround sound system. Denon AVR-1707 surround sound receiver, 700 watt w/ remote control & manual. Paradigm cinema speakers- 4 wall mounts, 4 speakers, center speaker & sub woofer. (Package) $450 obo. (250)752-4294 FULL GOLF Membership at Arrowsmith Golf & Country Club, $1500 obo. Please call 250-751-2228. GOODYEAR ULTRA Grip (snow tires), 175/70R13, like new, used 1 season only. Asking $240 obo for all 4. Call (250)738-1190. GREAT GIFT IDEA! ChillSpot is The COOLEST Dog Bed-A new and innovative, thermodynamically cooled dog bed, that enhances the cool tile surfaces our pets rely on during the warm weather months. Use promo code COOLGIFT For 10 % off! www.chillspot.biz

AREA FIELD REP U-Haul Co. of B.C. is looking for an Area Field Representative in the Nanaimo/Parksville/ Ladysmith area. The individual will effectively service U-Haul equipment at dealerships on an assigned route. Responsibilities will include, instructions required to operate a U-Haul dealership. Audit rental records and contracts, open new dealers as necessary. Prepare activity reports and ensure U-Haul equipment is in good operating condition. Operate the service rig and arrange for recovery of lost, stolen, or abandoned U-Haul equipment. Valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, good driving record and the ability to operate manual and automatic transmission. Apply online at uhauljobs.com Keyword: Area Field Rep.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800.

PHARMACY ASSISTANT CENTRAL DRUGS is looking for a permanent, full-time Pharmacy Assistant. Applicants should have good customer service skills. We offer competitive wages with beneďŹ t package and have great hours. Apply to ďŹ le #345, c/o Nanaimo News Bulletin, 777 Poplar Ave., Nanaimo, V9S 2H7.

ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Renos. All exterior RooďŹ ng, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131.

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BLUE OX Home Services. Expert Handyman & Renovation Services: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, drywall, tiling, painting, lawn & garden. Refs avail. Insured. 250-713-4409.

SEEKING certiďŹ ed RCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and LPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for homecare and care home services. Fulltime with beneďŹ ts available. Please fax or email resumes to 250-591-2514 or harmonyh@shaw.ca

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

MEDICAL/DENTAL NANAIMO DENTAL ofďŹ ce seeking full time receptionist for busy and growing practice. Ideal candidate will be proďŹ cient with Dentrix, have above average computer skills, have current dental receptionist experience, and be a true team player. You must have ďŹ&#x201A;exible availability as we are open in the evenings, some Saturdays, and travel to attend weekend courses and events. Knowledge of insurance billing would be an asset. Please include your references with your resume and mail it: Attn: OfďŹ ce Manager PO Box 41059 RPO Woodgrove Nanaimo, BC V9T 6M7

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COMPUTER PRO.$30 service call. Mobile CertiďŹ ed Computer Tech. Virus removal. Seniors discount. 250-802-1187.

ELECTRICAL 1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

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FRIENDLY FRANK 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ARTIFICIAL tree with lights, excellent condition, $20. (250)585-3337. ANTIQUE GENERAL store food scales, $99 ďŹ rm. Call (250)722-3341. ELECTRIC SNOW Blower, 13amp, top discharge, still in box, $99. (250)754-6487. EXTENSION MIRRORS for Chev truck, $20. 1 (250)3904493 LARGE MAHOGANY Oval dining table with extra leaf & 4 chairs. $74. (250)824-0108. LOUVERED RV Tailgate for Chev or GMC truck. $99. 1 (250)390-4493

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3 SEATER hide-a-bed, $175, 3 seat sofa, $99, 2 rocking chairs and 1 Tub chair (offers), dresser w/ 2 large mirrors, $25, kitchen table (2 chairs $25). By appt only. (250)7402783 (250)755-2026 (Fri, Sat & Sun) 10am-2pm. LEATHER SOFA: dark green. Top quality leather (includes leather care kit). Mint condition (no kids or pets). $400 obo. (250)756-2927

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HAND SHOVEL Sidewalk/ Driveway. Bulk salt. Bobcat service. Rick (250)740-1878.

CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554

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Cedar split rails 8 & 10ft. $1.00 per ft. Firewood bundles $5.00. Exercise bike like new. $200. Antique piano $500 Cross bow $100. 250-9412764

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BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY home in Boat Harbour area. A private natural, peaceful setting on 2.2 acres, bordering a creek and pond. Open ďŹ&#x201A;oor plan, vaulted ceilings. 2baths, 3bdrms, den, spacious decks, partial bsmnt, shop, RV prkng. $529,000. (250)722-2394

SWIVEL/ROCKER chair, good cond, camel colour, $40, TV stand, black, glass doors, 2 shelves, $10. (250)758-8776.

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BRADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME Detailing. Cleaning vinyl siding by brush. De-mossing roofs. Gutter cleaning/repairs. Windows. Power Washing. Insured. Free estimates. Brad 250-619-0999

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GAS STOVE Top with 6 burners, center grill with stainless steel front, 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; long with 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stainless steel hood fan. ($5000.00 new) $1500.00 for both. Call 250-594-6332.

NEW GIRLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S / ladyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beautiful twin comforter, crochet skirt, pillow, sheets. Cream, w/small ďŹ&#x201A;owers $99. (250)760-0962.

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GREENHOUSE FOR XMAS Also garden sheds, gazebos, pergolas, studios & storage solutions. Call 250-951-0855 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? MINTON CHINA- set of 8 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurentian pinkâ&#x20AC;?, mint condition. $995 obo. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plate silverware â&#x20AC;&#x153;MayďŹ&#x201A;owerâ&#x20AC;?, set of 12. (250)723-8215 leave msg.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfect Gift for Animal Loversâ&#x20AC;? Fine Spanish Lladro &Nao Figurines. Priced below appraised value $95 - $250. Proceeds to Qualicum Cat Rescue. Call 250-248-6867 PERFECT SET of 15â&#x20AC;? XL winter tires on aluminum rims, used last winter for only 150 km. Bought $650. Selling $350. - ďŹ ts Taurus or similar (sold car, kept spare wheels). Call (250)753-0014. SHOPRIDER MEDICAL Scooter, only 7 hours use, like new, $3700 obo. 3 piece recliner sofa set, high quality, $500 obo. Very large sofa, reclines, good condition, $125. Call (250)954-0049. SNOW TIRES, P215/60R15, steel belted radials, used one season only (Dec & Jan). As new. (250)748-4658

BRAND NEW, 417 Bruce Ave, Nanaimo, under 10yr warranty. 3bdrms +den up; 2bdrm legal suite down. Lndry both levels. $380,000. (250)751-5114 CENTRAL NANAIMO. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, level entry, ďŹ replace, greenspace, pet on approval. Many updates, low strata fees in small complex. Asking $153,900. Please call (250)753-8141 or visit: www.strata954.ca

CREEKFRONT 2.5 acres in Englishman River Estates, Errington. Total 3000 sqft, 3 bdrm, 4 bath near-new home including private suite. $449,900. Courtesy to realtors. Call 250-586-8444. For details: http://members.shaw.ca/ forsale_1580benzon/ DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE Condo: 2bdrm, 2bath, underground parking, 55+ bldg. (250)248-4818

REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL OR residential 1800 sq ft building and level lot on busy Johnston Road/Highway 4 intersection. OfďŹ ce, personal service, craft or residential use offers revenue and excellent holding opportunity. Corner shared with McDonalds, Macs and Co-op. Call 250-720-7453

EVERGREEN PLACE mobile home, $49,900, 800sf, complete reno in & out, small pet ok. (250)710-8985 or email welcomehome4sales@gmail.com

MOBILE- 2130 Errington Rd, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, own land, $80.mo/strata, totally renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. May take back mortgage, $150,000. 250-738-0221.

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7 yr old 3 bdrm, 3 bath + 600 sq.ft bonus area over dbl garage on 2 acres in Royston. Lg covered south facing decks, heat pump. 250-335-1259

PARKSVILLE. THIS is it! Well designed rancher, 55 +, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, den/TV room, many updates, 5 appliances, very private back yard, Bare Land Strata. Asking $338,500 obo. For appointment call 250248-5113

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Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

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LADYSMITH 55+ Building, 385 Davis Rd. Ocean & harbour views 2 Bdrm suite. 250-246-5688

CENTRALLY LOCATED- Immaculate, just renovated sunny 1 Bdrm w/garden patio. New appliances, bathroom, ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, paint and drapes. Insuite laundry & secure parking. Near bus and seawall. NS/NP. $725. 250-756-2717. Chemainus: Ashley Court. Ground ďŹ&#x201A;r unit, 2 bdrm, 5 appliances. Small pet ok, avail. now. $775/mo 250-924-6966. Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, 1 bdrm Jan 1st or 15th, ocean view top ďŹ&#x201A;oor $625, 1 bdrm Feb 15, $625 incl. heat & hot water, 1 sm pet welcome. 55 +. Call Karen 250-709-2765, 250-246-1033. GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN condo. Upscale building. 1 B/R + Lge. den. 5 app, F.P., Wi-ďŹ N/P, N/S. $900. 1 (250)7542207 HAWTHORNE CORNER- upscale boutique style townhouse living, new, 6 appls, walk to VIU, on bus route, $1000 mo and up + utils. Call 250-713-1025. NANAIMO downtown- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, patio home, 4appls, $995. Sm pet? 250-668-7462.

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Nanaimo News Bulletin Saturday, December 22, 2012

’Tis the week before Christmas… BY IAN THORPE

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is the week before Christmas, that time of the year, When friends are acknowledged with words of good cheer. Athletes, like others, call “time out” and pause, Awaiting the visit of fellow named Claus. My annual present each year at this time, Is a series of greetings arranged as a rhyme. The aim is to offer a thank you of sorts, To folks who are known for involvement in sports.

ow onto the fields where soccer teams mix; With seven-a-side, Curr gets his kicks. Girls at provincials achieved quite a feat; Shires with Impact did title repeat. In soccer for kids, there’s Cochrane and Lee, Jackobsen, Dick and Crumpton, I see. Isbister, Cowling, watch youth players run, With Stephens and Neibel, Doumont and Dunn. Harbour City FC is youth soccer’s new name, With Whitecaps as partners could Roden exclaim. Academy players with Bolton will train; If Sommerfeld’s reffing, let no one complain!

I can’t make a claim to have talent in verse; It seems every year that my poetry’s worse, With metre that’s faulty and misses the mark, And rhymes more unstable than Colliery Dam Park!

Merriman, Kang, coached in Mariners’ den; National silver was claimed by the men. Baird to provincials took Dover Bay guys; Lang as top scorer won Golden Boot prize!

Some lines that are flawed you’ll have to excuse, But here are some names for all to peruse. Apologies also to people I’ve missed; There are simply too many to fit on my list!

Lads on United like Adams have fun; Valentim’s coaching the squad in Div. 1. But another men’s team did this season appear; Highlanders start-up made Stefanek cheer.

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et’s start on the ice where hockey teams play; Also ringette, as Christie will say. In hockey for youth, Bortolotto stands tall, With Beattie, Borrelli, Hodgson and Paul.

ommunity football had Faickney in sight, With Fletcher and Mutch, Craven and Wright. Coach Cooper in Harewood for football was keen; Guiding the Redmen could Roden be seen.

Mitchell with Bajkov and Jones will avow, That coaching award was presented to Pow. Hockey for Vokins means casual league; Referee Robillard shows no fatigue.

Lindsay and Wall played for Islanders here; Their team made return to the AA tier. Barsby had Taylor and Vollet who vied, But Stevenson’s Bulldogs had title denied.

Skating with vigour come old-timers bold, Like Brydges and Monk, Dugan and Gold. Rec hockey players want tournaments here, But can’t get a licence for locker room beer! Brzovic, Campbell, sought ball hockey fame, Making attempt for the world’s longest game. In roller-skate derby, with jamming and blocks, Burgoyne on the Nemesis handles the knocks.

Clippers this season will play in high gear; Our junior A franchise marks 40th year. Vandekamp’s coaching will strike the right chord; Though Bestwick left ship, now Abassi’s on board!

Back on the ice, there’s Silvertips crew; Dubyna’s in charge, as coach that is new. Junior B Bucs once again did take flight; Levesques are the owners, and coaching is Knight.

All players contribute as part of the whole, Like Argue and Schamerhorn tending the goal. McNicholas, Fraser and Grant are all set; With Kramer, Fitzgerald, there’s no need to fret;

Blokker and Raiders had quarterback key, As Yantz threw historic 100th TD. Six times had the Raiders been champs of B.C., But losing to Langley put end to their spree. Pioneer Park is where rugby is taught; Hornets have Eathorne, Marshall and Scott. Women’s coach Hadikin had the right stuff, With Collicutt, Peterson, Douglas, McGuff. ◆

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n minor lacrosse there was Cawthorne and Boas; Referee Krassman kept players on toes. Coaching’s top honour for Bowman was clear; Davie was named as Lacrosse Boy this year!

Mariner teams both won silver this year; McWhinnie for women their efforts did steer. At end of the season, coach Bryce stepped away, So Mariner men for Kuzminski will play.

Hosting provincials saw junior girls shoot, With Angell and Battie, Lundgren and Dhoot. McDougall and Diplock, lacrosse sticks did wield, As Raiders with Terris and Wall hit the field.

Rounis for volleyball coaches at camps; His teams of Express have become Island champs! Savrtka and Warren serve over the net, Where Maitland with Nelson and Nichol are set.

Senior A T-men had start that was strong, Then Nicholson’s crew saw the season go wrong. On roster was Ranger, top scorer who shined; Webster was coach, but now he’s resigned!

Calvin and Richardson volley on beach; For Mariner men’s team does Avender teach. VIU women got coaching from Hyde; Gold medal at nationals filled them with pride!

Swanson and Maughan did Timbermen steer; Senior B entry made playoffs this year. Junior A coaches were in quite a fix; Top players got traded, but no-one told Nicks!

Walleyball action sees Kossey make plays; Morgan, Savoy, enjoy pickleball craze. Fontaine with his racquet for workout will go; Squash club has Birks, now teaching as pro.

At junior B level, Rinas would agree, With Mickelson’s naming as team MVP. But fans at all levels were made sadder by far, By passing of Wipper, a Hall of Fame star.

Diplock, lacrosse stick did wield…

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For tennis there’s Newsome to show what to do; Westwood has Fox and a restaurant too! At Bowen there’s Walmsley and Shahi quite able; Lawrence and Ford enjoy tennis on table!

hen weather is warm, a ball field’s the place Where Elmore and Moore get players on base. Larsen and Woods head up slo-pitch with style; For coffee league ladies, Wells has a smile.

Eby’s an expert with field hockey stick; Hassell when batting at cricket is slick. Rayner for horseshoes gets passion across; Ultimate Frisbee does Heydemann toss!

Fastball for women had Petersen keen; In rec league for ladies, Smith would be seen. Mainwaring with fastball for men could be found; May Bennett was site where winners were crowned. Wheatsheaf had talent that carried the day, With Lucas and Hunter, McCormick and Vey. With medal at Westerns the players could strut; Honoured as well were sponsors named Hutt. Fastball for minors saw Cawthorne at plate, As Nichol, deLaronde and Johnson relate. In softball came Breakers in victory mode; For medal of silver did Nitro explode!

Walker and Allin hit badminton bird; Binns and McGuire as coaches are heard. Juniors like Forster and Wong love to smash; Plensky won gold and so did Ramash!

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Passing of Wipper, a hall of fame star.

Continued /22

Wishing the Community of Nanaimo a Very Merry Christmas and a “Rocking” New Year.

Serauxmen’s the setting where baseball is king; For Pirates, McCarthy and Rogers did swing. Palladian juniors came through in the pinch; Getting to playoffs were Sabo and Inch.

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Rec league saw Old School as King of the Court, As players like Letham and Bui will report. For Friday Night league, Hiemstra’s the name; Tang gets officials to ref every game.

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f bowling on alley the praises I sing: Brittain’s at Brechin where five pins are king. Boudot supplied coaching to major extent, As Eby and Burgmann to nationals went!

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MacDonald and Symbaluk birdie at will; Like Morris and Hughes, Murray and Hill. Kaese’s at Cottonwood, Thaagaard at Pryde; The Harpers have talent which I am denied!

ome athletes need water before they are set; Swimmers and divers enjoy getting wet. Riptides have Irwin and Flood as we know, As coaches for Crane, deLeeuw and Munro.

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hen winter arrives and snow’s on the ground, Erickson, Hanna, with Blazers are found. For Adams at Washington, skiing is great; Gilchrist in slalom was first to the gate!

White Rapids in summer do train in the pool, For Saunders, McGonigle, Johnson, O’Toole. Hosting provincials for Der was just great; Divers like Walker with Jantzen relate.

Lawn bowling happens outside on the green; Mitchell and Dawkin at Bowen are seen. Sight-impaired bowlers from Sherry get aid; Bhartu from Beban at nationals played.

LaChance and Lagary of skating are fond, Like Cameron, MacDonald, Hawksworthy, Pond. Hawkes is a coach who helps skaters on ice; Rushton thinks skating at Sandy Shores nice.

For polo in water was Todd on a team; Swimming with Ebbtides is Sanderson’s theme. Synchronized Diamonds continued to sparkle, With Greenhill and Smythe, MacKenzie and Bartle.

On sports with a target we now take our aim; Williams and Moores enjoy darts for their game. McFarlane, Baldassi, put arrows to bows; Hawtin the secret to trap shooting knows.

Now curlers need ice, which Horton makes true, For Waatainen, Wood, Whittam and crew; Rumo draws in, as head of the board; Team of Van Osch, to nationals soared.

Rinald enjoys rowing and Rutherford too; Christie and Cameron are part of the crew. Then Minor, Caron and Rowe come in view; Paddling in kayak, or maybe canoe!

Let’s swing into golf and head for the rough; Baker and Anderson have the right stuff. On Jenson and Evans with titles to show; On Davison too, the Nanaimo club pro.

On Gummer and Gallo, those sweepers so strong; On Adams whose takeouts will never go wrong. On Newlands for honour as Coach of the Year; On curler named Ruth, my wife who is dear!

Out yachting is Bollinger setting the pace; Buchanan has passion for dragonboat race. And under the water, down taking a dive, Richer and Singer help scuba to thrive!

Ten pins has Gruninger help people bowl; Park at the nationals went on a roll. Ranger at Splitsville throws strikes or a spare; Hagstrom and Johnson show plenty of flair.

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ow credit to people who bring us the sports; They see all the games and give their reports. On radio station can Marshall be heard; As voice of the Clippers, he gives us the word.

Hinchliffe and Punt prefer martial arts mixed. Kim and his students have taekwondo knack; Biernacki has belt in jiu-jitsu that’s black.

Aldrich is writer with Daily sports news; Sakaki at Bulletin gives us his views. As editor here, he writes with great flair, Filling up columns with stories to share.

Semple and Nordli, karate skills mould; Cooper, Darmadi and Wolff all won gold. Larsen and Cura in judo make mark, Nationals featured Fiandor and Clark!

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Gilks is a trainer, Palladini as well; Wengel and Grant, of boot camps will tell. Fitness at ’Ridge does MacQuarrie explore; Pilates with Merritt will strengthen your core. McNeil instructs seniors on how to stay fit; Carroll and Butler at yoga will sit. Lifting with power makes Heaslip stand tall; Fitness sees Hamilton climbing the wall!

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Games should be fun for young kids to enjoy, But ‘win at all costs’ can their pleasure destroy. With youngsters involved, enjoyment’s the goal; Improvement and effort should coaches extol.

tuart and Kirby out biking keep pace; Swanwick at Wastelands does motocross race. Thibault, with Simms, wear cyclocross gear; With championship win did Gillick appear.

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Stewart and Young for hiking are keen; On fields at McGirr, Zellman is seen. Athletes in wheelchair are Stilwell and Abbott; Pellizzari on horse wears equestrian habit.

Fitness and wellness with good health align, Say doctors like Mark, Kurytnik and Cline. Sport centre’s Cooper helps athletes prepare; Athletic commission has Kipp as its chair. Harding, Samborski, Ritchie and Tweed; Parks and rec staff deserve credit indeed. To sports hall of fame did honours unfold, For Ashbee and Forsyth, Thomasson, Gold. ◆

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At BMX races in Davidson Park, A national title did Greskovits spark. Mountain bike riders like Brady, Perdue, Trail around Westwood are hoping to view!

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