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Parents protest possible school closure SD70: | School district ponders closing Wood Elem. in 2013 as a cost-cutting option. WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News
New information may have saved Wood Elementary School from closure—for now. Seventy parents packed the library at Maquinna Elementary, where the school district meeting was held Tuesday night, to state emphatically that they don’t want their children’s school to close. School District 70 is considering closing Wood as an elementary school and moving the VAST program into the
centrally-located facility. “Everyone has been telling us to move out of Wood because VAST is moving there,” said Darren Evans, a parent with children at Wood. “But no decision has even been made yet.” New information came to light this week that has school trustees rethinking such a move, School District 70 Superintendent Cam Pinkerton said. Pinkerton wouldn’t disclose what the new information was. In a later interview, he spoke about “...getting out of, or not paying $110,000
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Parents from Wood Elementary School pack the library at Maquinna Elem. Tuesday night, where the school district meeting was held.
for the VAST lease.” He also said the information involved an existing school district facility. “But I can’t comment any more about it,” Pinkerton said.
In his presentation, Pinkerton said that increased transportation cost pressures and declining enrolment were at the heart of the school closure talks.
The district’s transportation funding will be reduced by $800,000 over the next three years, he said. The district would save $410,000 annually by closing an elementary school and moving VAST into the vacated facility. “One school closure will take care of that in the long term,” trustee chair Larry Ransom said. A special committee made up of SD70, teachers, DPAC, CUPE and parents is steering the process and examining options, Pinkerton said. A public engagement process will be unfurled shortly, and a final decision about what school will be closed will be made by mid- to late
February. The committee looked at school reconfiguration that would see moving Grade 8s to ADSS. But that would exceed the high school’s capacity of 1,000, Pinkerton said. The library at the old ADSS on Burde Street is being left standing while the rest of the property will be demolished. But moving VAST there isn’t an option because there would be costs to hook up civic services, which were cut off when the high school closed in June, Pinkerton said. Trustees said they would inquire into VAST students using space at North Island College. Continued / 11
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New traditions begin with Totem 58 ‘The excitement has been building all week at the new school and there is going to be as much (spirit) as there ever was.’
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It’s the dawn of a new era as the new high school on Roger Street is about to be baptized with its firstever Totem basketball tournament. Twelve teams, six each in boys’ and girls’ divisions, will be vying for their respective titles at Totem 58, which is being played this weekend in Port Alberni. Games start on Friday, Jan. 11. “Every year people say ‘it doesn’t get better than this’ but it does,” tournament co-ordinator Brian Laviolette said. “I really look forward to this weekend and I think it’s going to be fantastic.” The venerable tournament is seeing some firsts this year, said the man known as Lav.
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Armada senior girls team stalwarts Darrion Alarie, standing left, and Nicole Irg are two of four Grade 12’s that will be counted on for leadership at Totem. Alaire and Irg have played in three Totems each.
The number of teams in each division has increased from six to eight. “This has been in the works for some time now and with the athletic hall next door the time seems right,” Lav
said. The bleachers in the new gym have a smaller capacity (500) than at the old gym (640). Nevertheless officials are working out the wrinkles of adding additional
seating, Lav said. And in a page from the NCAA Final Four, there will be a school band playing during timeouts and between games. Changes are also slated for the Totem
Spirit contest. Gone is the voting system that was used to determine the winner. Instead, a committee will decide the winner based on presentation, participation and preparation.
“All of the contestants work hard and everyone is a winner. But at the end of the day we ultimately have to choose one winner,” Lav said. Staff and students bid adieu to the old school on Burde Street last June and moved into the new one in September. Desks, chairs and trinkets weren’t the only thing to be grafted to the new facility. Totem traditions have also crossed over, Lav said. A crescendo of small events this week are leading up to the big show this
weekend. There was pajama day, Hawaiian Day, and the venerable pep rally will be held on Thursday. “The excitement has been building all week at the new school and there is going to be as much of that as there ever was,” Lav said. Totem has come full circle for Laviolette, who is in the twilight of his teaching career after more than 30 years. He’s gone from being a member of an opposing team at Totem in 1971 to coaching Alberni against opponents starting in 1980. Continued / 16
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Fenton said. Mooney was travelling south in a red pickup truck when he lost control of the vehicle and slid sideways into an oncoming northbound car. Mooney was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the car remains in hospital in critical condition, Fenton said. The accident remains under investigation by both the RCMP and the coroners office. Road conditions were a major contributing factor, Fenton said. Mooney seemed to split his time between B.C and Alberta where he worked, Fenton said. Longtime friend Peter Wienold said he was stunned after hearing about Mooney’s death on Monday. “We just chatted on Facebook a few days before. I still see his page but now he’s not there anymore,” Wienold
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Robert Mooney, 53, who was a fixture with the local arts and entertainment scene, died from injuries in a car accident in Alberta on Sunday.
said. Mooney and Wienold were part of Portal Players Dramatic Society. Wienold first met Mooney when he did some work for his gas fitting company. Mooney also owned Pro Pacific Heating in Port Alberni. Wienold remembers the first play the two acted together— Home at Six, in which Mooney played
Wienold’s best friend and his wife’s suitor. “We only used one-syllable words throughout the play, it was really a silly piece,” Wienold said. “Rob was really nervous, but he did a great job and we had a lot of laughs.” Mooney was an industrious man who was there to help whoever needed help when they needed it, Wienold said.
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“He acted, built sets and was a really popular bartender,” Wienold said, adding that Mooney also played bass.“He’s really going to be missed as a club member and as a friend.” Mooney left Alberni to work in Alberta approximately one year ago. He came back to Port Alberni periodically, and made it a point to visit. “He stopped in the shop last Christmas and we just shot the breeze. He always stopped in when he was around. He was a thankful and thoughtful man,” Wienold said. “His death is a loss to our community but especially a loss to anyone who called him a friend. ” Mooney is survived by his wife and daughter. A memorial service is being held on Saturday, 1 p.m., at the Chapel of Memories.
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Hupacasath challenge Canada-China accord WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News
Port Alberni’s Hupacasath First Nation is taking the federal government to court to try and derail Canada’s investment treaty with China until there is more consultation with First Nations. Lawyers for Hupacasath, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the Chiefs of Ontario notified the Federal Privy Council Office they are seeking an injunction in midJanuary; they’ll file sooner if the deal is ratified earlier. Tribal lawyers didn’t receive a response from the federal government about consultation about the deal, therefore the tribe was commencing legal action. The government
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violated its own rules, Hupacasath Councillor Brenda Sayers said. “We want Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do what he is legally obligated to do and that is to first consult with us,” Sayers said. The Canada-China investor protection deal was finalized in September 2012. The agreement protects and promotes Canadian investment abroad through legally binding provisions as well as to promote foreign investment in Canada, a federal government website notes. The agreement provides stronger protection for Canadians investing in China and facilitates domestic job creation and
economic growth, said federal international trade spokesperson Rudy Husny. The Canada-China agreement isn’t an anomaly. Canada has FIPAs with 14 countries, and are actively negotiating them with 12 other nations, Husny said. This is all well and good, Sayers said, but the devil is in the details of the agreement. In Hupacasath, the impact on the tribe could rear itself if the tribe didn’t want resources extracted from a sacred tribal site, or if nearby extraction compromised the site environmentally, she said. Under the agreement, China would have the right to sue Canada because it interfered with their ability to make a profit, she said.
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Your pocket’s been picked Here’s a real hero for aboriginal people It’s a new year, and that means that all levels of government have their hands in your pockets a little more deeply than in 2012. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sent out a press release at the end of December outlining just how much additional pocket picking is coming our way in 2013. The list is substantial. The most substantial, and perhaps the most unfair, is the boost in Medical Services Plan premiums. These premiums will go up by $60 per family this year, and have now risen 24 per cent ($300 per family) in three years — far more than the rate of inflation. This boost in MSP fees was first brought in by the provincial government to help deal with its deficit, and it has since discovered that it’s a tax boost that causes minimal political trouble. It appears this premium will keep rising until enough members of the public start to pay full attention to just how much it is costing them. The federal government doesn’t get off scot-free. As of Jan. 1, premiums for Employment Insurance are rising, and so are contributions to the Canada Pension Plan. While contributors will get their CPP contributions back eventually if they retire and collect CPP, the same cannot be said for EI. A small portion of the population actually collects it, but all working people and their employers pay dearly for the program. One thing is certain — governments have an insatiable appetite for our money. While much of the money they take goes to useful services, there is plenty of room for better management and for minimal tax increases. — Langley Times
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ICTORIA – The century-old plight of Canada’s aboriginal people is back in the public eye, thanks to protests dubbed Idle No More. As with Occupy protests last year, the demands are vague. One of the claims, repeated in media coverage of protests, is that the federal government is moving to end the historic Indian Act restriction against selling reserve land. A look at the federal legislation, Bill C-45, shows this is not the case. Amendments ease restrictive provisions for leasing reserve land, which remains property of the Crown held in perpetuity for the aboriginal community. This change was initiated by B.C. aboriginal leaders so they can follow the trail blazed by one of the most
entrepreneurial chiefs in Canadian history. His name is Ron Derrickson, and he served six terms as chief of the Westbank First Nation near Kelowna. One of my first big reporting assignments was covering a Royal Commission into his administration’s business affairs in the mid-1980s. There had been an astonishing 17 federal investigations before that, stemming from local claims that Derrickson was just too successful. He drove a big black Mercedes, wore expensive suits, and established a bunch of enterprises, including Canada’s first water slide. The commission was chaired by John Hall, then known as the Crown prosecutor who put serial killer Clifford Olson away, and now an appeal court judge. Derrickson’s suit jacket had a conspicuous bulge
as he took the stand each day. He was packing a semiautomatic pistol, having demanded and received a carry permit after a brutal attempt on his life. The hit man, an ex-cop, was hired by people who didn’t like the bottomline way Derrickson ran Westbank’s lease-hold mobile home parks. He showed up at Derrickson’s home one day and tried to beat him to death with a metal bar. Badly injured, Derrickson made it to his gun cabinet and shot his assailant, who survived to go to prison. Derrickson testified that his approach to the Indian Affairs bureaucracy was simple. He did business, and if they didn’t like it, they could tell him. Reserve land can’t be sold, so he leased it, offering people a low-cost way to enjoy the sunny Okanagan.
‘He grew up ‘dirt poor, living in a tar paper shack’.’
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His business plan was also simple. Drive to California and see what they’re doing. Drive back and do it in B.C. A 2007 profile of Derrickson by Greg Fjetland in Canadian Business magazine describes how he came by his approach to Ottawa. He grew up “dirt poor, living in a tar paper shack.” His family name was Tousawasket, until the local Indian Agent drew an Anglo name out of a hat. He and his brother were the first aboriginal kids to attend public school in Kelowna. Racist bullying drove his parents to move him to a residential school in Washington State. He dropped out in Grade 9, toiled on farms, learned to weld, and worked his way into ranching, real estate and politics. He never gave up or backed down, ever. The Hall commission and all previous government probes concluded that he did nothing wrong. Continued / 9
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Columnist lauds leader’s actions From / 8 Derrickson sued his local accusers and won, and Ottawa began to change its racist, paternalistic ways. Which brings us back to today. Derrickson’s pioneering work is still changing the Indian Act for the better. This effort is under dishonest attack from people whose legacy is mainly incompetence
and failure. Protesters demand more unearned public subsidy, and a petulant soup-only strike is celebrated as an act of bravery. Choose your own hero. I’ve chosen mine. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
To the Editor, To help understand the present ‘Idle No More’ movement, I urge all my nonaboriginal brethren to read 2 books: Rupert Ross’s Dancing With A Ghost and especially Daniel J. Kuhlen’s A Layperson’s Guide To Treaty Rights in Canada (University of Saskatchewan, Native Law Center, 1985). Dancing With A Ghost (and its sequel) helps one better understand how First Nations people view the world and how to respectfully engage with them. Incidentally, it would be nice if Canada’s government engaged it’s First Nations in a “nation to nation” fashion just like it would do with any other nation it does business with (like China). A Layperson’s Guide to Treaty Rights in Canada is particularly timely as it helps one understand First Nations as a treaty-people, how treaties were crafted and their content. It’s an eye-opener, as it soon becomes obvious how “firstcontact” colonialists took advantage of the treaty
process, positioning themselves to eventually expropriate the land from First Nations. The colonial government viewed treaties as “obligatory agreements” that carried no legal weight. But beyond the understanding of the colonialists, First Nations were used to entering into treaties with each other as they conducted their affairs with the independence and autonomy of soverign states amongst themselves. They took signing treaties with first-contact colonialists very seriously. Failure to appreciate the reality of First Nations nationhood prior to European contact is to everyone’s detriment. We cannot hope to sustain a 21st century version of colonialism. By treaty protection, First Nations have been protecting the land from unfettered development for generations. The status quo is no longer acceptable, which is why First Nations and their supporters are Idle No More. Liz Stonard, Port Alberni
City remains ‘stagnant’ To the Editor, That there were more than 8,000 school students here in 1962 and just over 3,000 now, illustrates the fact that the Alberni Valley is a decayed, stagnant, aging community. It’s highly unlikely that this community will ever again revert to its former size and robust economic activity, the heart of which is still forestry, idle talk about a “new economy” notwithstanding. And, aside from Staples, Lordco, No Frills and Walmart, retail activity and growth in North Port are largely the result of relocation of existing South Port businesses, like Home Hardware, The Brick, CIBC, the GM dealership and many others. As for South Port, it’s now a disaster area, a few successful small new businesses notwithstanding. Many of the buildings there should be razed. To top it all, there’s going to be a new study about facilities for seniors in the Valley with a view to attract more seniors and over-50 groups here.
What a bad idea, given the need to expand our hospital to at least 60 beds, the need for two more multi-level care facilities, and an urgent need for much better home support. Bring in more people over 50 and we’’ll need even more of the above at even greater cost. Richard Berg, Port Alberni
Questions posed in prose To the Editor, “We wish for others what we have ourselves” is labour’s motto but has achieving it proved as easy as winning Canada Lotto? Has “Each according to their need and ability” proven viability? Google reports Canadian Auto Workers Accept contract with Ford: “New hires drop from $24 to $20.40/ hour and progression to $34 top rate lengthens from six to 10 years”: is this a golden age accord? Is it ludicrous to impose 10-year apprenticeships for jobs on an assembly line? Will 10 years/ indentured slavery for next generation
human rights define; is the organized or rich cure, to live off the avails of the unorganized or poor? Exodus 21, verse 7 permits selling daughters into slavery but CAW includes sons as well. Does “one for all and all for one” only ensure seniors’ bottom lines will swell? Ethical investment funds, workers attract but if union ethics have lacked, are youth better served by Minimum Wage and Standards Act? If new hires appealed to Conservatives, would age discrimination be repealed? If it doesn’t affect Ford’s bottom line, will Harper level the playing field? For enfranchising youth, would he be nominee for man of the century or condone CAW autocracy to fracture unity and create industry aristocracy? “Man’s inhumanity to man” existed since time began; has labour adopted this business plan? Will these statements make me persona non grata in CLC and NDP or shall the truth set us free? R. Frankow, Port Alberni
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Now that we are over a week into the New Year many of us are really happy our New Year’s resolutions are going well, or we are feeling badly that we have messed up already. The desire is there, but our will can be weak. I will pass on to you some good counsel given to me. Make our first resolution that of drawing near to God -- especially studying to learn about the love and true character of God. For the better we know Him the more we will love Him. The more we love Him the greater will be our motivation. Also the better we know Him the greater will be our power to do well. Alberni Valley United Church
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From / 3 Wood is the only elementary school left that is centrally located. The neighbourhood is populated with families. And there are no transportation costs to get kids to the pool, museum, library, multiplex or Bob Dailey Stadium, one parent said. Another audience member asked trustees if they could confirm that Wood School won’t be closing. No one would go that far, however, trustee John Bennie
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Quay block party wraps up centennial travellers and cargo used to dock there, and Alberni’s final city hall was located there before Alberni and Port Alberni amalgamated. Two legacies will be unveiled at the event: a Bear on the Boardwalk and a wishing fountain, both carved by local artists (See page 22 for more). Everyone showing up to the quay will have the opportunity to be in a group photograph. Organizers want to replicate a photo that was taken in 1912 when the Mile 0
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Port Alberni will celebrate its final centennial event on Sunday, Jan. 20, when the community is invited to a block party at Victoria Quay. The road in front of Victoria Quay will be blocked from 12–4 p.m. The party kicks off at 1 p.m. The date commemorates the first council meeting
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If three times is a charm, then luck will shine on the Alberni District Secondary School Armada senior girls basketball team at Totem 58 this weekend, co-coach Greg Freethy said. The girls’ team is competing with five others in the third installment of the Totem girls’ division this weekend. Other teams competing include Ballenas, GP Vanier, Kwalikum, Mt. Doug and Parklands. The Armada have already beaten Mount Doug and Vanier this season.
The Armada open up against rival Ballenas Whalers in its first game on Friday morning. “We lost to them 50-42 earlier this season and we really want that one back,” Freethy said. The team’s feature game is against Parklands Secondary on Friday night. The team is an unknown commodity, Freethy said. “They’ve got three players over six feet tall. But we’ve got some size of our own we can match them with,” he said. Co-coached by Al Seredick, the Armada are 9-3 so far this season and 2-0 in league play. Four of the team’s 11 players are Grade 12’s: Nicole
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Christmas Classic in Victoria where they went 2-1. A league game earlier this week had to be cancelled due to snow. “Our last game was a month ago. But we practiced hard this week and we’ll be ready,” Freethy said. Fans should look for the athletic Armada to play an up-tempo style with both fast breaks and a halfcourt offense. Winning a third girls title is going to boil down to one simple but elusive factor – consistency. “The team has played well then hit a dip. They’ve had leads and allowed others teams back,” Freethy said. “We need all 11 players on their game this weekend...” Freethy said.
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Armada senior girls players Darrion Alarie, with ball, and Chelsea McIntosh go through their paces at practice.
Irg, Darrion Alarie, Tia Anderson and Chelsea McIntosh, and they’ve seen this before, Freethy said. “Those four have played in more Totems between them than all the others combined so they’ll be looked to for leadership and experience,” Freethy said. The team’s last action was in December at the
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The Alberni District Secondary School Armada senior boys basketball team has a scorer, a scrapper and an unsung hero in their arsenal as they head into this weekend’s Totem 58 Basketball Tournament. The six teams vying for the boys title are: ADSS, Woodlands, Stelly’s, Reynolds, Highland and Kwalikum. The Armada boys’ first game is against Nanaimo’s Woodlands
Secondary on Friday at 11 a.m. The clash promises to be a good one, Armada head coach Neelam Parmar said. “We lost 72-71 to them at the Cowichan tournament in December. Our team was flu-ridden then but we’re all healthy now,” Parmar said. The team plays its second game against Reynolds Secondary, whom it narrowly lost to earlier this season. The Armada have been rebuilding and are starting to see the fruits of their labour
From / 3 “I knew about this magical tournament when I first played but it’s a different experience being a part of years later,” Lav said. “We only had four teams my first year.
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From / 16 “We lost three of our games by no more than seven-point margins so we could just as easily be 5-2,” Parmar said. “Those losses were eekers and we hope to get over that hump this weekend.” The team has been working hard on offensive execution, a key ingredient to winning it all this weekend. “We’re scoring points but we’re also giving up the ball. We need to hold the ball, make
better choices and get better shot selection,” Parmar said. The team to beat at this year’s Totem will be last year’s champion – Stelly’s Secondary, Parmar said. Ranked No. 9 on the Island, the Stingers pack a one-two punch in forward Parker Phillips and guard David Heywood, who scored 36 and 15 points respectively against undefeated Claremont in a December game. reporter@albernivalleynews.com
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THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. Your skill set should include strong organization and time management skills, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate, accounting knowledge, payroll experience is an asset, must have the ability to work under strict deadlines. Fax resume 250-956-3123 or email kposlowsky@lemare.ca. Closing date January 23, 2013.
SALES PROFESSIONAL SALES Consultants. Central Alberta’s leading Ford dealer requires two professional sales associates to join our award winning team. Denham Ford is Canada’s most highly awarded Ford dealer. We maintain a large inventory of new and used vehicles, and friendly country atmosphere with big city sales volume. We are closed Sundays and all Statutory holidays. We offer a competitive pay plan with an aggressive bonus structure, salary guarantee and moving allowance. Attention: Dean Brackenbury, GSM. Email:
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FIREARMS SAFETY Courses offered and firearms purchased by Certified Instructor Terry Lee (250)723-9768.
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LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin,sleeps 6, BBQ. Winter Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Ok. Rick 604-306-0891
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Arbutus RV & Marine Sales Ltd., BC’s Biggest RV Dealer, has an immediate opening at our Port Alberni Location. As detailer, you will play an integral part in the successful presentation of each unit on our Lot. You pride yourself on your attention to detail. Bring your enthusiasm, excellent work ethic and reliability! We offer employee beneďŹ ts with Extended Medical/ Dental and an RRSP program along with above average wages. If being a member of a successful team is part of your future, please submit your rĂŠsumĂŠ via e-mail to pamgr@arbutusrv.ca
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PIPE LAYERS req’d at Locar Industries. Min 5 yrs exp $20$25/hr depending on exp. benefits package after 3 months. Local work. Fax resume to 250-751-3314 PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.
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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician. Hanna Chrysler Ltd in Hanna, Alberta needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25-$31/hour + bonus, benefits. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-8542845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net
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KITCHENAIDE GAS STOVE top with 6 burners, center grill with stainless steel front, 4’ long with 4’ Stainless steel hood fan. ($5000.00 new) Offers on $1000.00 for both. Call 250-594-6332.
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BIG BUILDING Sale... This is a clearance sale you don’t want to miss! 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100 47x76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
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PORT ALBERNI- 2 Bdrms. Avail Feb. 1 or sooner. F/S, W/D. $700 utils & cable incld. 250-723-0390 leave message.
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BACHELOR AVAILABLE immed, with Hydro and wireless internet included. Located at 1400 Alberni Hwy, Parksville. $500.00 per month. 250954-9547
Lantzville Estate Sale: far below assessed value. 4bdrm, lvl entry, walkout bsmnt, panoramic view, high waterfront beach access, new roof, suite or B & B income potential, ample parking on 3/4 acre. Mins from Woodgrove. Pics on usednanaimo.com $524,900. Call 250-585-2620.
WOODLAND VILLAGE: Clean, reno’d 3 bdrm townhouses. 1.5 bath, W/D hookups, private fenced back yard with storage, $725/mo. Call 250-731-9901.
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RENTALS MOBILE HOMES & PADS 2 BEDROOM Trailer for rent with deck in small trailer park, located at 1365 Alberni Hwy, Parksville. $600.00 per month 250-954-9547
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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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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ďŹ nancing options available to qualiďŹ ed applicants.
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Archie Zanolli and some of his staff from left to right are Enzo Zanetti, Natalie VanViegen, Brenda Sketch, Archie, Heather Madison, Karen Vandermolen and Sharon Michno. Archie started cutting hair at the age of 14 when the Beatle’s cuts were all the rage and no one trusted a barber. He was born in Northern Italy and came to Canada when he was three years old. Submitted photo
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A flashback to 2010 when The Arli PI’s had the most correct items, giving them 37 ½ points. Want to be a part of the Annual Variety Club Scavenger Hunt this year? It will be on Saturday January 26, noon at the Westwind Pub, host this year. Pledge sheets can be picked up at the Westwind Pub or the Best Western Plus Barclay Hotel. 100% of money raised goes to Variety for the children. For more information call Karen at 250-720-4990 or Lyle at 250-724-5238.
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• River View • Kitchenette • Jetted Tub for Two collins farm/ arrowvale • Double sided Fireplace campground
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Archie Zanolli was roasted and toasted on October 13th, 2012 at the Italian Canadian Hall. The celebration was for 40 years of cutting hair and owning Archie’s Hair Styling on Johnston Road. Karen Vandermolen has been working for Archie for the past 25 years, one of the longest employees. Submitted photo
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Henri and Theresa Seviny dined at Solda’s Restaurant on New Year’s Eve and are seen here toasting 2013.
A young Rob Shick having his hair cut by Archie in the 70’s.
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Family twosome Tara Richardson and her daughter Olivia play in the annual Special O tournament on Saturday afternoon.
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Simone Myers, special O athlete, lines up her sight with the pins at the annual Family Twosome bowling on Saturday.
Jim Rutherford Jr. is seen here bowling at the Special O Family Twosome yearly event at Rainbow Lanes on Saturday. Each athlete chooses a family member or close friend to bowl with and at the end of the season trophies will be handed out. Vicki Anderson and her cousin Suzanne Otterson bowl together at the Special O’s Family Twosome bowling tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Chapel of Memories Plan ahead... FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. Call for your Personal Planning Guide 4005-6th Avenue, Port Alberni 250-723-3633 • Fax 250-723-3109 Cell: 250-720-9650 • Direct: 250-724-2990 patricia.schellenberg@sci-us.com
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Wishing on stones CENTENNIAL: | Walt Collins sculpting fountain. SUSAN QUINN Alberni Valley News
Stone sculptor Walt Collins has been commissioned by the City of Port Alberni to carve a wishing well as a centennial legacy project.
Collins received four two-foot cubes of limestone on Tuesday weighing 1,300 pounds apiece. “They’re going to be individual wishing ponds,” Collins said, admitting he only has a rough idea of how they will fit together for the final product. “Once I see the stone I can see what I’ve got to work with.”
finished in time for the centennial wrapup at Victoria Quay on Sunday, Jan. 20 from 1–3 p.m. Residents are invited to write their wishes for the city’s next century on small stones that will be included in the final sculpture. Stones will be provided at the event on Jan. 20.
This will be Collins’ first time carving limestone, which is harder than the soapstone and alabaster he is accustomed to. Collins said the final product will be installed in the courtyard at Echo Centre. Collins will have at least one of the pieces to the fountain
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Open mic at Char’s
Submitted photo
Brendan Barlow is comfortable behind a mic.
Brendan Barlow brings The Barley Show Open Mic Showcase to Char’s Landing this Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Guests include Vancouver-based rock/ pop band Rust and Port Alberni singer/ songwriters Brooke Reid, Ceilidh Haddock and Vanna Kropninski as well as Misha Monroe.
Photography club takes hobby to the walls in new Rollin exhibit MELISSA MARTIN Arts Around
“Inspirations” is the title of the next art exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre, running
Jan. 10 to Feb. 6. “Inspirations” is an exciting arrangement of photographs presented by the Alberni Valley Photo Club. Come and meet the photographers at their artist reception
on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 1–3 p.m. in the gallery.
used books for the annual book sale, which takes place in May. Please drop off any gently used books in the box located under the stairs at the Rollin Art Centre. Encyclopedias or
Bring in gently used books The Community Arts Council has begun taking gently
National Geographic magazines are not accepted.
Learn to paint at Parks & Rec Learn watercolour painting for beginners and intermediate
painters with Parks and Recreation. This new class is for beginners and those in search of more skill development. A supply list is available at Echo Centre. The class runs for eight sessions
from Thursday, Jan. 31 to March 21, 1–3 p.m. Cost is $100. Peggy Burkosky will teach this course. Melissa Martin is the arts administrator for the Community Arts Council.
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Pathway kicks off Jan. 16 Students in Anne Ostwald’s Civic Studies 11 class at Alberni District Secondary will hold an indoor groundbreaking for their Pathway to Success on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 8:45 a.m. in the ADSS theatre. The public is invited to hear plans for the path, which will connect ADSS with North Island College and feature trees, picnic tables, lighting and student artwork.
Retailers see rise in business From / 15 Store owner Jennifer Norn and two staff members served pizza to the crowd of diehards a half hour before the sale. Christmas accounts for approximately 10 per cent of the store’s yearly take, and Norn estimates that sales are up by $1,200 over last year. The store’s business is steady throughout the year but Norn said that people start planning for Christmas early, and that she starts to see an upswing in business from September through January. Jowsey’s completely sold out of oneonly items over the holidays, and sold out of the three sets of a sofa sectional it displayed in its window. “That was just nuts,” Norn said. The store was impacted positively by online sales, Norn said. “People can order right from our website. We get a lot of business from Bamfield, Tofino, Ucluelet, and from Ahousaht particularly,” she said. The store does lose business to out of town shopping, but no more so than over the past 40 years, Norn said. “We hold our own. We’ll just keep weathering that one,” she said. reporter@allbernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews
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Alberni -Pacific Rim Constituency PUBLIC MEETING on Saturday, January 12th , 2013 at 10:00am at the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad Hall 4790 Tebo Avenue We will be discussing the upcoming May 14th, Provincial Election. In preparation for the election, we are also actively inviting applications from those interested in running for the BC Conservative nomination. For more information, please call 250 724 0954.
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