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A snowy owl lifts off near the runway at Port Hardy Airport. The North Island has seen an influx of the arctic-dwelling raptors, but most appear to be malnourished and three have died after being sent to the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society in Comox. See story, page 11. Steve Fines

Tide turns against ocean energy bid Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—SRM Projects Ltd., a renewable energy engineering firm based in Nanaimo, withdrew its application for an investigative license application for Blackney Passage Monday after several whale researchers objected to its location in critical whale habitat off North Vancouver

Island’s coast. OrcaLab, the whale research station on Hanson Island, and SRM Projects Ltd. made the announcement of the application’s withdrawal in a joint press release Monday. “We see this as a winwin situation,” said Dr. Paul Sprong, founder of OrcaLab. “We are very

“We are very pleased with how receptive SRM projects was to the concerns we raised.” Dr. Paul Sprong, OrcaLab

pleased with how receptive SRM Projects was to the concerns we raised.”

The energy exploration company reached agreement with OrcaLab and

other whale researchers that minimizing threats to species at risk and clean energy generation are both important for B.C. The company hopes to go ahead with future renewable energy initiatives, but will take into consideration the concerns of the local habitat. “Tidal energy is a new and relatively unknown

source of clean electrical power in B.C.,” said Scot Merriam, principal of SRM Projects. “While preliminary research and demonstration studies from Europe indicate the promise of the technology, we need to introduce it here in

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Hardy to have salmon AGM Gazette staff Colleen Dane of the BC Salmon Farmers Association appeared before council last week to give an update from the organization and to accept an invitation from the District. Dane, who travelled from the association’s main office in Campbell River to address council, told councillors she wanted to touch base and informed council the organization’s focus was on “educating the public on what we do.” She said the group was heavily involved in schools, giving presentations and being involved in events like the Kidz Discovery Farm at the PNE. She informed council of the move within the industry towards third-party certification, in particular the audit conducted by the Global Aquaculture Alliance. Dane called it “a way to show we’re being accountable.” Speaking of the recently released Cohen Commission Report, Dane said the organization was “quite strongly in favour” of its findings. She then thanked the District for its invite to host the BCSFA 2013 Annual General Meeting in Port Hardy and said she was pleased to accept. She informed council that they were tentatively scheduling the third week in September as the date and said it was a “good opportunity for those people to reconnect.” Acting Mayor John Tidbury thanked Dane for her presentation and called the AGM a “nice big plus for the community.”

Bursary declined The District declined an offer of a bursary from the Sail And Life Training Society.

Council Meeting Port Hardy Each year SALTS take young people aboard a tall ship for a ten-day mentoring program which teaches life and sailing skills. They had offered to provide a bursary for a teenaged girl to join them on their summer program for a trip from Victoria to Port Hardy, a $1,581 value, subject to certain provisions. It was these provisions that prompted council to turn down the offer. One of the partner organization eligibility requirements states that partner organizations must “not provide or fund abortion services,” and it was the organization’s anti-abortion position that made councillors uncomfortable in accepting. Councillor Jessie Hemphill summed up feelings at the table when she said “I would have a hard time with the District supporting it because of their strong anti-abortion stance.” Councillors felt that by accepting the offer they would be taking a side on a divisive issue beyond their remit. Council also praised the program itself, with Rick Marcotte saying it was a “great opportunity for a young person,” and Councillor Janet Dorward asked “Is there an organization more suited to this bursary?” Council resolved to contact SALTS

and recommend local church groups as being more appropriate partners to the organization. Le Gal retires This was the last council meeting for Gloria Le Gal, the Director of Corporate Services for the District, in her current capacity. Le Gal is retiring from the position later this month, with Jeff

Long, most recently Director of Planning for the Regional District of Mount Waddington, taking over her role at the District. Councillors thanked Le Gal for her service and Acting Mayor Tidbury presented her with her name plaque as a memento. “It’s really been a pleasure working with all of you on council,” said Le Gal.

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—Staff at the Ministry of Forests office in Port McNeill have combined to contribute more than $46,000 to the Gazette Hamper Fund since 1997. This year, they wanted to do a little more. Instead of its traditional cash donation, with most of the money raised through an in-house auction, MOF employees have divided into teams by work section and are challenging each other with themed elements designed to add food, toys and household items to the office’s contribution. “It’s getting interesting,” said Andrew Ashford, manager at MOF. “It’s nice to see a friendly rivalry around the office.” Ashford noted one section that designed a train of boxcars, with the boxes

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from page 1 small steps, outside of critical habitat areas, to gain local knowledge and social acceptance.” Whale researcher and marine educator Jackie Hildering of Port McNeill, author of the Marine Detective blog and a guest columnist for the Gazette, raised questions about the project in recent posts and a column in last week’s paper. At the time, she admitted renewable energy exploration was important for B.C. while objecting to the placement of a power-generating project in critical whale habitat. “With SRM Projects withdrawing the Blackney Pass application, they have shown a true dedication to sustainability,” she said. OrcaLab also commended SRM for its move and reiterated support for ocean ener-

gy initiatives, provided all proposed projects go through a transparent and rigorous environmental and regulatory review process that includes First Nations and stakeholders. “One thing is clear,” said Sprong. “There is a crucial disconnect in our land acquisition process if critical habitat areas don’t show up on the B.C. GIS mapping database used by proponents to search for suitable development opportunities.” SRM Projects and OrcaLab intend to maintain a dialogue going forward to share knowledge as new information becomes available about marine mammals and ocean energy. “Ultimately, our common goal is to look for ways we can coexist with nature and minimize our footprint,” said Merriam.

The proposed tidal energy application followed the approval of two renewable energy projects previously approved and currently under construction on North Vancouver Island — the Cape Scott Wind Farm owned by Sea Breeze Power Corp. at Knob Hill and the Kokish River hydroelectric project, a limited partnership between the ‘Namgis First Nation’s Kwagis Power and Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P., located on the upper Kokish River east of Port McNeill. A public meeting was held Tuesday evening in Port McNeill, but was changed from an information-sharing presentation by SRM to an input-gathering session for the company as it seeks to continue exploration of renewable tidal energy off B.C.’s coast.

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B.C. Ferries seeks feedback at meetings Gazette staff PORT HARDY— With BC Ferries seeking to achieve $26 million in savings by 2016, North Vancouver Island residents and interested parties will have their say beginning tonight as the B.C. coastal ferries consultation and engagement process continues. As part of the B.C. government’s commitment to open government, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is holding a series of public meetings to get input on coastal ferry services. The review earlier this year by the independent BC Ferry commissioner identified significant financial challenges including declining ridership and falling revenue. The ministry would like input on considerations to reach the $26 million in budget cuts and revenue increases, as well as input on the long-term vision for coastal ferry services in British Columbia that will keep our ferries affordable, efficient and sustainable. The ministry is providing several opportunities for public consultation and engagement. All consultation and engagement meetings will be open to the public, with a series of

small-group meetings and open houses taking place in 30 communities. Meetings and open houses will be held in the following locations: • Alert Bay: Thursday, Nov. 22, 6-9 p.m., public open house at the Alert Bay Community Hall • Port Hardy: Friday, Nov. 23, 9-11 a.m., small-group meeting at the Port Hardy Recreation Centre • Sointula, Friday, Nov. 23, 6-9 p.m., public open house at the Sointula Community Hall Discussion guides and feedback forms will be available at the meetings and online. Copies of the discussion guide and feedback form have been distributed to municipal offices, libraries and First Nations band offices in coastal communities. Information about how to participate can be found at: www.coastalferriesengagement.ca To attend a smallgroup meeting, please email coastalferriesengagement@gov.bc.ca or call 1-855-387-7882, toll-free. No RSVP is required for the public open houses. The first 90 minutes will be a public open house followed by a questionand-answer session.

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Delegates send petition to Clark Aidan O’Toole Gazette staff First nations leaders and concerned citizens from the Broughton Achipelago traveled to Victoria last Wednesday to deliver a message to Premier Christy Clark opposing the renewal of 18 salmon feedlot tenures throughout their territory. Participants also delivered to the premier’s office a petition bearing more than 11,000 signatures of people who oppose any renewals of open net-pen fish farm licenses — and the issue of any new licenses — in their traditional territory. “...Premier, surely you do not want to risk the wild salmon of eastern Pacific in the face of these strong warnings by this federal inquiry. The Fraser River First Nations will have to be consulted now as salmon they have rights to are migrating through the effluent of exactly the salmon farms, Justice Cohen is saying must be prohibited if more

Molina Dawson of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation attends the protest outside the Premier’s Vancouver offices last week before handing over the petition. Anissa Reed than minimal risk is out a doubt that the net farms allow the found,” says the peti- cost to our wild salmon parasites and virus to tion at www.change. — and everything that easily migrate to wild org/nosalmonfarm- relies on them — isn’t salmon. As Anissa Reed of leases, now with over worth it. So, as long as the government and Salmon are Sacred 12,000 signatories. “You cannot renew fish farm companies explained, “Look at the salmon farm leas- are actively endanger- Swine Flu, Mad Cow es throughout B.C. in ing our fish they will Disease, Bird Flu — good faith. Deny salm- not be getting any sup- those are all feedlot viruses that made the on farm license renew- port from me.” The main issues that jump.” als.” “Anywhere in the The petition was the protesters have delivered to the centre around sea lice world these [open-net Premier’s offices by and Infectious Salmon fish] farms go, salmon Molina Dawson, of the Anemia virus, and stocks decline,” she Dzawada’enuxw First contest that the feedlot added. The petition follows Nation from Kingcome environment is a perInlet. In a statement fect one to encourage on the heels of the she said, “I know with- infection, while open- Cohen Commission

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Report into the state of Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks which made 75 recommendations to the government on how to prevent further decline of the stocks. Justice Cohen found a variety of causes likely to be involved, including climate change, but also had concerns over salmon farms in the region. In his report he recommended a moratorium on new salmon farm licences in the area, and in future limiting licences to a single year, citing concerns over exotic diseases. Salmon farm opponents have seized on the Justice’s word, pointing out that if disease is an issue there, the same must be true for other farms. There are currently eighteen farm sites up for lease renewal in the Broughton Archipelago, and protestors hope that the Premier will be moved enough by the combination of the Cohen Report and public pressure to make changes to how these renewals are handled.

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Don’t shop ‘til you drop One of the less-endearing traits of our neighbour to the south is its propensity to turn days of celebration into days of conspicuous consumption. Tomorrow marks the granddaddy of them all — the post-U.S. Thanksgiving bacchanal of combat shopping known as “Black Friday”. They might as well call it black eye day. Like armies laying siege to a medieval fortress, shoppers camp in the shadow of box-store walls, waiting for the first breach in the portcullis to signal the charge and the pillage to follow. People not only get hurt, in 2008 a Walmart employee in New York was trampled to death in a stampede that hardly slowed even after police arrived to check on the man. Fortunately, this affliction has not spread into Canada in any meaningful way, despite the best efforts of retailers to ramp up the hype. For one thing, Black Friday in the U.S. is Day 2 of a four-day holiday weekend. Residents are full of turkey, football and, apparently, too much free time. Here, thanks (no pun intended) to our much earlier Thanksgiving, Black Friday is just another work or school day. Who can be bothered to camp overnight to be first in line for a 4 a.m. sale? Why, you’d barely have time to get home and tend to your wounds before it’s time to go off to your job.

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What should be a celebration of nature, the local sighting of snowy owls is part of a darker picture for the animals themselves.

Reality check on teen suicide VICTORIA – If you find Premier Christy Clark’s campaign against teen bullying to be superficial or even self-serving, I’ve got news for you. It’s potentially worse than that. With the greatest respect to the family of Amanda Todd, her tragic case isn’t representative of teen suicide any more than it is typical of high-school bullying. A clearer and more disturbing picture emerges from the latest report of B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond. It’s a survey of 89 child protection cases from 2007 to 2010, where 15 kids killed themselves and the rest inflicted serious self-injury, in some cases repeatedly. The word “bully” does not appear in the report. It speaks of domestic violence, physical and sexual abuse, addiction, and runaways targeted by street predators. Three quarters of the kids were removed from their homes

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to protect them from their parents. More than half are aboriginal. Its key conclusion is that shifting traumatized and mentally ill teens from institutional care to foster homes isn’t working. Earnest but inadequately trained foster parents and social workers can’t cope with kids who need diagnosis, treatment and supervision. Without that, kids shuffled through foster homes an average of a dozen times in three years, with

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little attachment to home or school. Some were violent, no surprise given their formative years. I asked Turpel-Lafond about the B.C. government’s recent focus on bullying. She said it’s worthwhile, and there are parallels between Amanda’s case and more common teen suicides. One is isolation at moments of crisis. “Say you’re a middleclass parent with a child who hasn’t come out of their bedroom in six months, or you have a boy in foster care who’s in his 14th home,” she said. “They both want to kill themselves, so what do you do?” Ideally, you intervene and get them to a child psychologist. Parents or guardians who can’t afford $150 an hour can wait months for the Ministry of Children and Family Development to arrange it. And in the meantime, our supposedly family-based foster care system sends them to school. A member of

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This is not to suggest that the existing B.C. effort isn’t substantial. The ministry reports that there are 2,221 front-line staff positions, of which 219 are currently vacant. It’s notoriously difficult to recruit, train and keep child protection workers, especially in remote communities. Those managers don’t even have reliable data on case loads, she said. They just know they’re overwhelmed and many of the kids aren’t being reached. I’ve learned a bit about Riverview and Tranquille, asylums that were closed because of a modern belief that they were inhumane. At least they offered safety and medical care to even the most damaged people. Right now our enlightened, progressive society can’t even help most of the kids we know are at high risk. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca.

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Live-aboards seek to dispel myths Dear editor, We are live aboard boaters. We want you to know that we love this life we have chosen. This means that our only permanent home is a boat. One of the real pluses of our chosen lifestyle is that we can choose where we want to live, and if we decide to move, all we have to do is untie the lines or pull up the anchor and go. It’s all about freedom, a thing many talk about but fewer find. Often in the media, people who live aboard and the boats they live in are presented in a negative light. Many municipalities have a fear of live aboard boats due to these miscon-

ceptions, so we would like to present you with some facts to counter the prevalent myths about live aboard boats and their crews. Myth number one: Live aboard boaters are trying to live under the radar Live aboard boats and the people who own them are fully in the public eye. Many marinas where they live are either open to the public or, if gated, very visible from the shoreline. The live aboard boats are a large part of the ambience of the harbour. Myth number two: Live aboard boaters do not pay taxes Live aboard boats rent the dock space

they occupy from the marina operator. Live aboard boaters pay all municipal and provincial taxes through the moorage fees assessed by the marina in which they live, in the same manner that would be applied to anyone on shore living in rental accommodation. Myth number three: Live aboard boaters are unemployed (a reason recently given by Port Hardy city council to evict live aboard boats from the harbour) Most live aboard boaters are either employed in the community or are retired from a work career. In my observation, most live aboard boaters are in their mid-sixties and

have lived aboard for more than seven years. In our community we have former military people, university professors, landscapers, retail staff, electronics engineers, mothers & fathers, computer programmers. A number of them are self employed and work from their boats...you get the picture. Myth number four: live aboard boaters pump their poop and other pollutants into the harbour. Federal laws prohibit the pumping of toilet waste and solvents into marine environments. Boats with marine toilets now have holding tanks for these wastes and most marinas pro-

vide services to promote clean harbour living such as holding tank pump-out, or they have shore side washroom facilities. Very often, pollution in the harbour comes from shore. Oil slicks on the inner harbour water and fertilizer run off come from municipal storm drains; plastic bottles, plastic bags and coffee cups are thrown from shore. We live aboard boaters choose to live in this beautiful aquatic environment and none of us wants to see it polluted in any way. Myth number five: most live aboard boats are derelict Most live aboard boats are not derelict. Just like

a house on shore, to be able to comfortably live aboard a boat, it must be maintained and kept in good condition. Also like landowners, we take pride in our homes and spend a great deal of time and money on maintenance. Myth number six: People living on boats are not contributing members of the community There are almost two hundred live aboard boats in Victoria Harbour, and we are very much contributing members of our community. Our moorage and associated fees alone contribute over $1,100,000, to the local economy. Live aboard boaters

also contribute to the community through volunteer work, they sit on the boards of local service organizations providing community involvement, and they contribute to the economy through their jobs. They are also the eyes and ears at the marinas where they live, preventing theft and damage to facilities and unattended boats. So, there you have it from our perspective, living on the water. We laugh, love and feel just like all others, and we are a part of our community. Next time you are in the harbour, stop by and say hi. Rick Schnurr & Jude Brooks Aboard Julie May

Legion Liberal leader wants Indian Act reform thanks Dear editor, The Royal Canadian Legion BC-Yukon Command Branch 281(Port McNeill), Branch 237(Port Hardy), Branch 198(Alert Bay) and Branch 180(Port Alice) thanks all those persons, and organizations who attended, participated in and assisted with the Remembrance Day ceremonies on Sunday, November 11th, 2012. Also, a grateful thankyou to those local individuals, businesses, schools and government agencies that donated to our annual poppy and remembrance campaign this year and in previous years, your support is greatly appreciated. Royal Canadian Legion BC-Yukon Command Alert Bay, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill

Dear editor, Hundreds of thousands First Nations people live in Canada and they deserve better than to be shackled by the failed colonial and paternalistic policies of the Indian Act, which has helped deny them their rights, fair share in resources, and fostered mistrust and created systemic barriers to self-determination and success.

First Nations have been adamant that we need to move beyond it, yet the government has so far refused to get the ball rolling. The Indian Act is more than 136 years old and touches every aspect of life of First Nations. First Nations need the approval of the Minister to pass bylaws. It puts so much red tape around economic development that it often

doesn’t happen. The Act is so intrusive on reserve residents’ lives that they cannot even write a will without the minister’s approval. Yet, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rightly said, the Act has deep roots and cannot simply be abolished. For decades governments of all stripes have allowed this problem to fester.

Now all parties have a chance to take real leadership on the problem. I have a motion before the House of Commons compelling the federal government to work with First Nations on a nation-to-nation basis on a plan to replace the Indian Act with modern agreements based on rights, responsibilities of the Crown, and the

original Treaty relationship. With a deadline and a process, we can finally begin to resolve the many long-standing economic and social inequities that plague First Nations communities in Canada. Ye t the Conservatives, including MP John Duncan, said they would vote against this progress by opposing the motion.

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Poachers on the hook in Cohen Dear editor, Re: Salmon mystery far from solved (B.C. Views, Nov. 14). Discussing the Cohen Commission report on the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, Tom Fletcher writes, “Poaching on the Fraser? Cohen didn’t get around to that.” This is inaccurate.

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In volume two, chapter two, page 35, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen states: “I am also concerned that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) does not estimate illegal or unauthorized catch to use in its management of the fishery. This information could be helpful to fisheries managers in a variety

of ways – for example, in directing enforcement activities, allocating fishing access, and providing postseason accounting of returns.” Justice Cohen goes on to say: “I accept the evidence of those witnesses who said that conservation is best served by proactively preventing

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fish illegally out of the water.” On page 54 of the same volume: “In my view, preventing the illegal taking of fish should be the priority consideration when DFO is faced with focusing its resource expenditure within any of the three pillars.” John Newcomb Victoria

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Powder Blues hit the right note in Hardy A review by J.R. Rardon PORT HARDY— The Powder Blues Band enjoyed its hitmaking heyday several decades ago. But the clock was turned back for a night at the Civic Centre when founder Tom Lavin and rest of the Powder Blues performed for the largest crowd in several years at the North Island Concert Society’s second event of the 2012-13 season series. Displaying the range of Chicago-style blues, swing, jazz and R&B that sent the group to chart-topping success, critical acclaim and a Juno Award in the 1980s, the Powder Blues wowed the Civic Centre audience with a compendium of classics on the evening. One fan, during intermission, acknowledged his appreciation for the swing and Chicago blues clinic of the first set while wondering aloud if the group was planning to play some of its chart-toppers.

Guitarist/singer Tom Lavin, saxophonist Tom Colclough and trumpeter Vince Mai of the Powder Blues Band perform during Saturday’s concert at the Civic Centre, part of the J.R.Rardon North Island Concert Society series. Enter the second set, show-closing megahit throughout Saturday’s an admirable mix of during which Lavin Doin’ it Right (on the show with vocals and styles while also baland the boys unleashed Wrong Side of Town) guitar work on a pow- ancing up-and-coming a virtual “best-of” of from the eponymous der-blue Gibson that acts, comedy/variety/ have lost none of their tributes and, every now toe-tapping hits ranging Powder Blues album. Lavin is the only potency in the ensuing and then, a favourite from Personal Manager “name” band or combo and Hear That Guitar original member of the years. In its 15 years of well-known through Ring from their debut former Vancouver-area album Uncut, to the club band that vaulted bringing acts to North airplay in previous blues-rocker Thirsty to international fame Vancouver Island, the years. Powder Blues falls Ear from the album of in the 1980s, and he North Island Concert the same name to the was front-and-centre Society has managed into the latter cat-

egory, and has not released a new recording since 2004’s Blues+Jazz=BLAZZ! But Saturday’s show was not simply a case of some old-timers going through the motions with their historical hits. Lavin, a producer, film composer and writer who has performed with the biggest names in blues, rock and R&B, is clearly not content to simply mail in a show, even when it appears at a rural end of the road system and followed a misreading of airline schedule that resulted in a wild scramble to get to the Civic Centre in time for a pre-show sound check. He has surrounded himself with a tight backing group that includes longtime keyboardist Mike Kitaj, rhythm section of bassist Tony Maryott and drummer Daryl Bennett, and a horn duo of trumpeter Vince Mai and newcomer Tom Colclough on

tenor sax. Lavin handed off solos to these compatriots throughout the evening, with some of the most effective improvisation coming on an epic, 13-plusminute jam of Same Ol’ Blues and a nearly nine-minute take of the slow-blues burner Personal Manager from Powder Blues’ debut album, Uncut. The crowd would likely have been pleased had Powder Blues just ran with two sets of down-and-dirty Chicago blues, but the band has never locked itself into a single style. It instead cut a wideranging swath through the jazz-infused swing of Further on up the Road, the boogie-woogie of Just a Little, the funk of the B.B. Kingrecorded Cryin’ Won’t Help You and the uptempo rock of Doin’ it Right. Sure, these are yesterday’s hits. But they still struck a chord with the Civic Centre audience Saturday.

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Coming back to give back Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Georgia Murray said her singing career got its start with help from the band and choir classes she attended as a youth in Port McNeill. Now, she says, it’s time the youth in the community had that chance again. Murray, who currently lives in and works out of Victoria, will return to her hometown Saturday and per-

form an acoustic set as part of a meeting to determine the direction of the Wild Heart Music Program, which is expected to begin in January. The meeting will be held starting at 6:30 p.m. at St. John Gualbert (A Frame) Church, and the committee working with Murray to form the program is hoping to draw students, musicians, teachers and anybody else who may

want to be a part of the program. “We’ll talk about our vision and accept input from those who have their own ideas,” Murray said. “Our hope is to get a choir assembled, and eventually set up lessons on guitar and piano.” Murray last month helped raise more than $16,000 through an online auction, to provide seed money for the project. Her mother, Deborah

Murray of Port McNeill, a member of the Wild Heart Music board, said the intention is to make the program sustainable, and to keep it free to the children. “We want to cater to the needs of the community,” Deborah Murray said of Saturday’s meeting. “We don’t want to shut any doors, and we want to find out what kind of support is out there for the program.”

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Snowy owlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appearance on North Island no hoot J.R. Rardon Gazette editor A recent flurry of sightings of snowy owls on the North Island has provided some excitement for bird-watchers and nature-lovers unaccustomed to seeing raptors not native to the area. It is a rather less positive development for the birds, however. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People see a beautiful, snowy-white owl,â&#x20AC;? said Maj Birch, founder and director of the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society in the Comox Valley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But underneath theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just skin and bones. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost their flight muscles.â&#x20AC;? The snowy owl, normally a resident of the tundra of Northern Canada and Alaska, was first reported locally a few weeks ago, when some residents reported white owls divebombing their cars in areas near Seven Mile Landfill and Beaver Cove Road near Port Hardy. Since the first sightings, two owls in weakened, emaciated states have been rescued and sent on to MARS. The first, collected by Tim Marion and Lindy Kelman and Elaine Stewart at Cluxewe Resort Nov. 9, has died, said Birch. The second, which was originally brought to Port Hardy Veterinary Hospital Nov. 13, is still hanging on but is in an extremely weakened condition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real challenge to try to bring these guys back from the brink,â&#x20AC;? said Birch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last thing anybody would want to do is try to feed

them if they do capture them. The energy they expend trying to digest solid food would cost them more than theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d gain.â&#x20AC;? MARS staff this week was tube-feeding the surviving bird a solution that included vitamins and amino acids, and an anti-parasitic was being prepared to help the owl fight off any parasites that might be impacting its recovery. The snowy owl, the official bird of Quebec, is the largest owl in North America on average, standing roughly two feet tall and with a wingspan of four-tofive feet. Males are typically almost all white, while females and juveniles have dark gray tips on their wing, tail and head feathers. They are also distinctive for their yellow eyes. Birch said the two owls sent to the rescue centre from the North Island are among four snowy owls the centre has received this month from areas across the Island. Only one has survived to date. She believed the birds may be the result of a natural jump in the population of prey animals on the northern tundra this spring, which likely resulted in large broods of snowy owls being born in the birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; traditional nesting areas in the north. Once the young birds are ready to fledge, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;leave the nestâ&#x20AC;?, however, they find themselves in an overpopulation situation, relative to the available habitat and forage, and fly off in

gloves and blanket and Marion and Stewart collected the reluctant but mostly non-combative bird. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an interesting experience,â&#x20AC;? he said. MARS put out a notice on social media to find somebody in the area to return the owl to the Comox Valley and learned CTV reporter Gord Kurbis was in the

an irruption to find other hunting areas. Unfortunately, the very birds who migrate to southern regions like Vancouver Island are the least-experienced hunters and arrive in heavily forested areas which bear little similarity to the wide-open tundra for which they are best suited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starving by the time they get here,â&#x20AC;? said Birch. The first North Island rescue bird was spotted by Marion when he went to Cluxewe Resort to pick up his wife, Kelman, from work at the restaurant there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I noticed the owl standing close to the firewood storage area at Cluxewe, and realized right away this was not just any owl,â&#x20AC;? said Marion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw two large house cats stalking up on it real close, and I took out my (phone) camera and took a couple of pictures, thinking it was going to fly right off. But the owl hopped a couple of times, flew once 20 or 30 feet real close to the ground, then sort of belly-flopped. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I really started to think something was wrong with the bird.â&#x20AC;? Marion called the Conservation Officer Service, which promptly put him in touch with MARS. The centre suggested using thick leather gloves and a blanket to grab the bird, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;to do your best to capture it and avoid being bit,â&#x20AC;? said Marion. With Kelman recording on a cell phone, Stewart rounded up the

area to do a story on Willie Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to Chilton Arena to donate hockey helmets to the local hockey association. Kurbis delivered the bird, then later did a story for broadcast on the second bird sent down from Port Hardy. Birds rehabilitated at Mars are typically reintroduced into the wild

within 10 kilometres of the spot at which they were located. That was the case with two eagles and a juvenile blue heron rescued and later released on the North Island earlier this year. But the owls, who are well outside their normal hunting range, are an exception. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think these owls

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North Island Life Winterfest adds warmth to the chilly season Gazette staff SOINTULA—The local community opened its doors wide to its “overseas” guests Saturday for the 36th annual extravaganza of food, crafts and fun known as Winterfest. And their North Island brethren responded. Visitors strolled back and forth across the parking

lot between the F.O. Hall and the Community Hall to perused the craft and artist tables and food offerings that simply wouldn’t fit in a single building. During the stroll, they were regularly serenaded by the accordion showtunes of David Lyon. Winterfest featured items from local business, like

Sointula Wild Seafoods, from local and visiting artists, knitters, candlemakers, jewelers and much more. Homemade food was on offer by the clergy and membership of Sointula Community Church, and other local residents put their treat-making and baking prowess on display with a selection of desserts.

Clockwise from above left: Artist Misty Smith discusses a painted mug with Karmina Lake, who was visiting Sointula when she decided to pop in to the annual Winterfest craft bazaar at the F.O. Hall Saturday; Leslie Dyck and son Cameron of Coal Harbour look over the beadwork of Port Hardy vendor Elaine Kiesel; Justin Swanson of Sointula guesses songs played on accordion by David Lyon. Swanson won a camera from Lyon for his acumen with the music; Lina Lodewijk of Sointula, 18 months, reaches for the nose on an Elmo toque while father Harry Lodewijk holds on; Ava Birdie Rose of Sointula, 3, reaches for her cupcake. J.R.Rardon

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Some tips for getting your car and boat through the winter and staying safe. Boats: As with many things, the amount of time and effort you are willing to invest in maintaining your boat will have a definite impact on your boat’s performance next season. With proper investment now, you’ll save time, effort and even money when spring arrives. If that’s not enough incentive, remember that your insurance policy may not cover damage done by lack of maintenance or neglect, so it’s certainly in your best interest to properly prepare your boat for winter. Like a Fish Out of Water The best place for your boat to be during the winter is out of the water, under cover, in a climatecontrolled boat storage area. However, this storage comes at a price and isn’t an option for all boat owners. The next best option could be shrink-wrapping your boat, which provides a very protective cover during the cold winter months. If you do decided to shrink-wrap your boat, be sure to incorporate plenty of vents so that your boat is able to breathe properly. Failure to do so may cause damage to your boat and all electronics left on-board.

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on deck Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. November 23 Men’s hockey A League: Port Hardy Bulls at Neucel Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Port McNeill Mustangs at Port Hardy Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy. November 24 Men’s hockey Movember fundraising game pits the Port Hardy Warriors vs. the Port Hardy Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Come out to see some ‘staches on ice and donate to the fight against prostate cancer. November 25 Men’s hockey B League: Oilers vs. Pioneers, 7 p.m., Port McNeill; Whalers vs. Stars, 8:45 p.m., Port Hardy. November 30 Men’s hockey A League: Mustangs at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Bulls vs. Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy. November 30December 2 Curling Bill Gurney Memorial Men’s Bonspiel at Broughton Curling Club, Port McNeill. Game draws tba; lounge, concession. Info, Nick 250-9562736. December 1 Rep hockey North Island Eagles peewees host Peninsula, 4:15 p.m., Port McNeill; Eagles midgets vs. Eagles alumni in the 2nd annual Hamper Fund Alumni Game, 6 p.m., Port McNeill. December 1-2 Minor hockey Port Hardy Minor Hockey Association novice tournament, Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Concession, raffle prize table, 50/50 draws. Round-robin format.

Cup runneth empty for bantams Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Given a chance to raise their own version of the Stanley Cup in the shadow of a giant poster of benefactor Willie Mitchell doing the same, the Port McNeill bantam hockey team came up one win short Sunday in the championship final of the Port McNeill Minor Hockey bantam tournament at Chilton Regional Arena. The Oceanside Storm notched a 2-0 win over the Whalers to cap a highly competitive tournament and raise the replica cup, purchased and donated to Port McNeill Minor Hockey by James Speck, an Alert Bay “hockey grandpa” who last year donated a full set of hoodies to two teams in the program. Oceanside’s Masato Wilson scored once in the opening two minutes of play and added an insurance goal in the final five minutes to bracket an otherwise scoreless game. Goalies Georgios Bourodemos of Oceanside and Nyck Ruel of Port McNeill, along with their defensive mates, controlled play for most of the back-and-forth contest. The Port Hardy Dusters closed out their tourney with a thrilling shootout win, 4-3 over Comox Team 2. Port Hardy took an early 2-0 lead on goals by Clayton McDonald and Nathan Sandeman, watched Comox pull ahead

Port McNeill goalie Nyck Ruel and an unidentified Oceanside attacker race to be first to a rebound during their final matchup in the Port McNeill bantam hockey tournament at Chilton Regional Arena. Below, James Speck of Alert Bay hoists the Stanley Cup replica trophy he purchased for the tourney; Port Hardy's Riley J.R. Rardon Nelson scores the tying goal against Comox to send the teams' final game to a shootout. Assists: Pineda 2, Davidson 2, Kris Jolliffe, Brenden Murray, Grant. Oceanside 5, Campbell River 5 Comox (2) 3, Comox (5) 1 Comox (4) 9, Port Hardy 6 Port Hardy goals: Cameron Walkus 2, Nathan Sandeman 2, Logan McLachlan, Clayton McDonald. Assist: Jacob Heller. Port Alberni 6, Comox (2) 2 Comox (4) 9, Campbell River 3 Port McNeill 1, Port Alberni 1 Port McNeill goal: Kenton Browne. Oceanside 6, Port Hardy 1 Port Hardy goal: McLachlan. Assist: Kate Gough.

with three straight goals in the second and third periods, then tied it on Riley Nelson’s rebound goal with 9:55 to play. After goalie Sarah Case stuffed the first shootout attempt by Comox’s Quinn Denko,

Port Hardy’s Cameron Walkus ended the sudden-death shootout by burying the Dusters’ first attempt. Close games were the rule in the eight-team tourney, with four ties, three one-goal games and another shoot-

out in the semifinals, where Port McNeill’s Jaidyn Staniforth tallied to lift the Whalers into the final with a 2-1 win over the Comox Flyers. 2012 Port McNeill Minor Hockey Bantam Tournament Nov. 16-18

At Chilton Regional Arena Round-robin Port Alberni 3, Comox (5) 3 Port McNeill 2, Comox (2) 2 Port McNeill goals: Jaidyn Staniforth, Tyrrell Davidson. Assists: Cameron Grant, Sean Pineda. Campbell River 3, Port Hardy 0 Comox (4) 7, Oceanside 4 Port McNeill 4, Comox (5) 3 Port McNeill goals: Randi Ward, Alex Schmidt, Grant, Staniforth;

Consolation finals Campbell River 7, Comox (4) 2 Port Hardy 4, Comox (2) 3, shootout Port Hardy goals: McDonald, Sandeman, Riley Nelson, Walkus. Semifinals Port McNeill 7, Comox (4) 6, shootout Port McNeill goals: Grant 2, Lucas Blount, Browne, Christopher Speck, Staniforth. Assists: Pineda 2, Jolliffe, Kerrigan Sharpe, Emma Mitchell. Oceanside 5, Port Alberni 2 Championship Oceanside 2, Port McNeill 0

Eagles atoms cruise to road sweep Gazette staff The North Island Eagles atom development hockey team turned road warriors last weekend, sweeping a pair of games on a trip south while unleashing an impressive offensive display. Saturday was a wire-towire romp, with Mathew

Saunders scoring a hat trick and Luke Gage posting a five-point game with two goals and three assists in a 10-4 win at Sooke. Sunday was a back-andforth affair at Cowichan Valley, with three straight third-period goals from Keenan Saunders, Gage and

Mathew Saunders lifting the Eagles to a 9-7 win. Mathew Saunders and Gage, two of the team’s six returning veterans, each had hat tricks in Sunday’s win, and Rhys Dutcyvich and Ryan Patterson added scores. Keenan Saunders, one of the half-dozen new-

comers to the program, finished with goals in both games, first-year member Peyton Dugas added a goal Saturday and fellow rookie Koen Harwood added his first goal of the season and earned player of the game honours in Saturday’s win. Goalie Kayden Jones,

another first-year atom, got the win in net both days. On Saturday, Patterson added two goals and an assist and Dutcyvich had a goal and two assists. On Sunday, assists went to Dutcyvich, Mathew Saunders, Aidan Watson and Dugas, who was selected player of the game.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

O'Connor takes Legends Shootout in Vegas Gazette staff The modified track championship title at Grays Harbor Speedway continues to elude Port Hardy race car driver Lawrence O’Connor. The 53-year-old did wrap up the 2012 season with a victory in the Legends Shootout during the IMCA Duel in the Desert earlier this month at Las Vegas Speedway in Nevada. The four-day event drew 253 of the top Modified-class racers in North America, who were whittled down in qualifying heats to a feature main field of the top 28. O’Connor fell three spots short of that feature race, but was selected to compete in the Legends

Lawrence O'Connor of Port Hardy holds the Legends Shootout trophy as he joins Young Guns Shootout trophy-winner Tim Ward of Gilbert, Ariz., in the winner's circle at Las Vegas Speedway earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nev. Brandon Bennett; BMR Photo Shootout for veteran to shoot into the lead O’Connor. “Out of our racers 50 years of age in the first few laps, last four races we won then stayed in front three of them and were and older. Starting 12th in the and cruised to the win half a car-length from winning the other.” 20-car field, O’Connor in the 15-lap event. The “other” race “It was a nice end took a high line at the track’s outer cushion to the season,” said was the season-end-

ing modified championship race Oct. 6 at Grays Harbor, O’Connor’s home track in Elma, Wash., where he is affectionately known as “Sir Lawrence”. After winning the previous two feature mains there Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 against rivals Scott Miller of Shelton, Wash., and Craig Moore of Seabeck, Wash., O’Connor was leading on the white flag lap before being nipped at the end by Miller in the season finale. “That’s gotta be the third or fourth time I’ve led on the last lap in that race and didn’t win it,” said O’Connor. The veteran driver, who began his career

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Port Alice dedicates new Zamboni Gazette staff PORT ALICE— The Old Timers in Port Alice came out to the arena last weekend and put on a show for the second annual Bob Bailey Memorial game. The game, held to raise money for Port Alice Minor Hockey, is held in memory of Bob Bailey, a Port Alice resident who was a big supporter of minor hockey before he passed away after battling cancer. The game itself was made up of Port Alice locals, from Islanders to Old Timers, with the players choosing sides on the night and donning blue or white jerseys. The Old Timers proved they still had some fight left out on the ice, the Blue team pulling ahead 3-0 early on only to see the White side come together and claw its way back before the Blue side regained the upper hand before the break. The second period told a similar story, with Port Alice Councillor Dave Stewart on the Blue side chalking up a

Above: Curtis Ager poses with kids from Port Alice Minor Hockey in front of the new Zamboni during its dedication at Port Alice Arena Below: Matt Senchiw's shot goes over Dave Stewart's outstretched stick to find the top corner and level the scores in A O'Toole Saturday's memorial game.

series of breakaway efforts to add to his side’s lead before a resurgent White came from 8-5 down in the

final minutes to see Matt Senciw’s shot find the top corner to level the scores and then pulled ahead to

win the game 9-8. The game itself was secondary to the fundraising efforts and the man it represented

however. More than $800 was raised through donations, a puck toss and other efforts, and as Port Alice Minor Hockey’s Curtis Ager said during the interval, “Bob would have wanted it to go to minor hockey.” “I’ve never heard anybody ever say anything bad about Bob Bailey — and in this town that’s saying something,” he added. Combined with funds from other organizations in the town, including the Lions and Legion, Port Alice Minor Hockey was able to purchase a new Zamboni for the arena and kids from the Minor Hockey program came on to the ice to help dedicate it at the event. “Thank you to so many sponsors who helped make this possible,” said Stewart. “On behalf of the Mayor and the council of Port Alice, we thank you for helping us keep our wonderful arena operating. Thanks very much.” Ager added, “Events like this will immortalize these people for a long, long time.”

ATHLETE of the Week JAIDYN STANIFORTH The Port McNeill forward netted the clinching shootout goal as the Whalers upset Comox and advanced to the ﬁnal of their own tournament Sunday. J.R. Rardon photo

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A game of two halves for rep midgets Gazette staff PORT ALICE— Whatever Mike Bell, coach of the North Island Eagles Midget Rep team, said to the players in the locker room during the icecleaning break at their weekend game in Port Alice should go on a motivational poster. The team was in the Port Alice Arena to face the Saanich Braves in an exhibition game and trailed 2-0 midway through the second when the break was called. The Eagles had taken control of the game midway through the first period, pressuring the Saanich defence, but the visitors kept it scoreless. Saanich took the lead in the second

Drayson Lurn of Saanich tries to steer a high puck towards the Eagles goal but it passes over the shoulder of Eagles goalie Alex Howard during Saturday's Midget Rep exhibition game in Port A O'Toole Alice. on a breakaway with before the visitors decided air of deteradded a second with a mination. The reju15 minutes left. The goal seemed to precise shot from the venated side seemed galvanize the Eagles, blue line before the unwilling to lose on who responded with referees blew for the any level, fighting for loose pucks and checka barrage of shots on Zamboni. The Eagles came out ing with full force. the Saanich goal comThey were rewarding close several times after the break with a

ed with 7:30 left on the clock when Eric Kennelly broke free from his man to get one back. Chad Bell leveled the score with a shot from the right two minutes later and Zach Swanson put the home side ahead a minute after that when he reacted first to push home the puck after it ricocheted over the goalie. The Eagles extended their lead a minute into the third when Ethan Shaw steered Kennelly’s effort in at the back post. The rest of the period was a hard-fought physical affair, with the Eagles repelling several Saanich efforts before Bell and Shaw struck again in the

Peewees show promise in Hardy Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The young North Island Eagles peewee squad displayed some lessons learned and just maybe displayed some promise for the near future, despite settling for a 9-4 loss to the Oceanside Generals in Division 4 hockey action Saturday at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Putting aside the final score for a moment — some late defensive breakdowns allowed the visitors a trio of thirdperiod goals to skew the scoreboard — the Eagles were very much in this game. The first highlight came when the peewees, accustomed to playing from behind, got the first goal of the game from Benton Browne at 5:19 of the opening period. Oceanside rallied to score two goals later in the period, then pushed its advantage to 4-1 with two more goals in the first half of the second period. The big turnaround came after the Generals “scored” again — the goal was actually tipped in inadvertently by an Eagles defender — to wrap up the first half of play with a 5-1 lead. The rally started

shortly after the teams returned to the ice at 10:51 of the second period. Less than a minute-and-a-half later, Kaisha Laird took a clean crossing pass from Benton Browne and scored from the slot to make it 5-2. The Generals

to Laird for a 2-on-1, shorthanded goal early in the third that brought the peewees within 6-4. Even though that ended the team’s scoring for the day, the squad continued to press the action into the Oceanside zone and avoided the chase-and-

Oceanside's Graeme Lamperson leaps over Carson Strang of the North Island Eagles during the Division 4 peewee hockey game J.R.Rardon Saturday in Port Hardy.

answered at 15:51 to make it 6-2, but the Eagles’ Ethan Bono punched home a rebound of Mandy Foldy’s shot from his spot just off the post with 58 seconds left in the period, and Bono followed a neutralzone steal with a pass

react play that characterized its early season games. With the team made up largely of first-year players, the Eagles continue to give up size and experience, but some lineup tinkering by Conrad Browne and the coaching staff,

and continued general improvement seem to be helping the team’s outlook.

Devin White, Tanner Roberts and Laird each added assists for the Eagles in the contest.

closing minutes. Saanich 7, Eagles 2 The tide turned dramatically Sunday, with the visitors rolling to a Tier 3 league victory in the rematch at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy. The Braves scored the first four goals of the game before Robby Heavenor put

the midgets on the board off assists from Kennelly and Darryl Coon at 4:49 of the second period. The comeback was blunted when Saanich tallied another goal to close the second and potted two more in the third. Coon closed out the scoring off a Chad Bell assist in the final minute.

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Helping the North Island hear better – two ears at a time One in 10 Canadians is living with hearing loss; 80 per cent don’t even know it. As our population ages, those numbers are bound to increase. Sound dreary? Hearing loss may be the most common physical impairment in Canada, but technological advances have resulted in solutions that are changing the way people think about hearing loss. “Today’s hearing aids are advanced computers that digitally produce clearer sound in a sleeker package than ever before,” says Martin Jurek, who owns Campbell River Hearing Clinic with his wife Jana. “They look a lot better, too. No more of those bulky, beige behemoths your dad wore.“ The Jureks recently opened a satellite ofﬁce in Port McNeill’s Pioneer Mall, meaning North Islanders no longer have to travel to Campbell River to get their hearing devices serviced. “Even with today’s advanced hearing technologies, hearing aids still need to be checked a couple of times each year to ensure they’re operating optimally,” notes Jurek. “Now

our North Island clients can access complete hearing care without the two-hour-plus drive.” The Jureks, both Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioners, have been in the hearing business in B.C. for 15 years. Because little of what they do is dictated by convention (just ask Martin about how they met, which he describes as a “glorified mail-order bride”), it’s no surprise that their focus is on providing information rather than selling hearing aids. “The process toward better hearing is full of questions that need honest answers,” explains Jana. “If we can make that process easier and more comfortable, without hassles or pressure, then we’re happy.” Many people, adds Martin, put off treatment or even diagnosis of hearing loss until it’s affected their communication skills, social lives and relationships. That’s why he puts so much emphasis on the careful finetuning, precise adjustments and infinite customization in the weeks and months following an initial fitting. “If your hearing aids aren’t absolutely perfect or 100 per cent comfortable, then bring them in, he says.

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“There’s always something more we can do. ”Expecting to throw in a hearing aid and suddenly hear perfectly is like having your hip replaced and expecting to dance out of the operating room,” he adds. “That’s why so many people end up with hearing aids in their drawer instead of in their ears; no one’s helped them take that crucial next step.” The Jureks are also two of just a handful of hearing practitioners to offer Listening and Communication Enhancement (LACE) therapy, a vital process that essentially retrains the brain to understand sounds it hasn’t had to process due to hearing loss. Anyone who suspects hearing loss might be affecting their life is encouraged to call 1-855-914-3200 to book a free hearing test or visit www.thear.ca for more information. For a schedule of when the Jureks will be serving clients from their Port McNeill ofﬁce, visit www.tohear.ca/ port-mcneill. The Campbell River Hearing Clinic is located in the Pioneer Mall at 7A - 1705 Campbell Way in Port McNeill.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Gazette Christmas Contests

Christmas Story Contest The North Island Gazette is holding our annual Christmas story contest. Writers can enter in three categories: Grades K-3; 4-7; 8-12 Please restrict your entries to a maximum of 300 words. The Gazette will publish winning entries and runnersup December 20. Entries are judged by a panel of community volunteers. The entry deadline is Monday, December 10. Include your full name, grade and your school. We prefer stories be emailed to production@ northislandgazette.com. or drop it oﬀ to the Gazette oﬃce 7305 Market St., Port Hardy.

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Starting sentence for the story is: Steven could barely sleep on Christmas Eve he was so excited. He had just closed his eyes when he felt a weight on his bed as though someone had just sat down. He sat up and turned on the light and his jaw fell open as he saw an elf standing on his bed. “Santa needs your help,” he said…

Open to children of all ages 4 categories ages: Ages 0-5; 6-8; 9-12; 13 & up Please provide name, age, school, grade and phone number on the back of your colouring contest submission. Drop oﬀ at the Gazette oﬃce by Dec. 10. Prizes awarded to 1st & 2nd each category

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NISS needs volunteers

Walk the line Cpl Scott Rennie of the North Vancouver Island Traffic Service watches Ryan Steed attempt to walk a line while under the influence of the ‘goofy goggles’ which simulate intoxication. Cpl Rennie was in PHSS as part of a fair highlighting National Addictions A O’Toole Awareness Week.

Extracurricular activities benefit students by allowing them to express their creativity, to manage stress, to build self confidence, to gain team spirit, to learn how to manage time, and to help overall health. Fortunately at NISS we have a variety of sports and extra curricular activities available for students. Some activities include drama, soccer intramurals, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics. The P.E. Department is also looking to start up more sports at NISS and the help of volunteers is needed. This year’s drama club is run by Susan Beatty. It is in an actual class with occasional meetings at lunch. In January they are doing their own version of Aladdin. More details about the play are to be coming soon. The play is expected to be very enjoy-

“The drama club is a great program for students to express their creativity ...”

NISS News with Carley Bobb and Nikole Klaric able with a special NISS spin on it. The drama club is a great program for students to express their creativity and to take a break from book work. They have a lot of fun playing games and practicing their acting skills. The drama class is also asking for an exercise bike and/or any donations to the theatre performance group. Soccer intramurals started Nov 5. Students interested in playing soc-

cer will create their own teams with friends. Once a team is created, it will play in elimination tournaments against the other teams during lunch hours until there is one team left. Game scores are announced after every game. Soccer intermurals can be competitive, but remember they are just for fun. Basketball is coached by Casey Mork and is held Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30. They will play against teams from Port Hardy and other schools on Vancouver

Island. Gymnastics is coached by Joy Zwicker. Gymnastics is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30. You must compete to be a part of the team. Volley-ball practices three times a week, Tuesday, 6-8pm Wednesday, 7:30-8:30am, Thursday, 7:30-8:30am. It is coached by Shelley Downey. “If we had more volunteer coaches we’d have a lot more sports teams” said Mr. Mork. Senior girls are looking for a person willing to coach a lacrosse team! So anybody with experience in lacrosse wanting to coach a team please contact the school at 250-956-3394 or email at NISS@sd85.bc.ca. Carley Bobb is a Grade 10 student and Nikole Klaric is a Grade 11 student at North Island Secondary School.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012 content to simply help bring awareness to prostate cancer, a pair of Port Hardy men’s hockey teams are putting their money where their lips are. The Port Hardy Warriors and crosstown rival Bulls square off

Saturday at 9:15 p.m. in the first Movember fundraiser game. The brainchild of the Warriors’ Brian Texmo, who vows to grow the “greasiest ‘stache” on the ice, the game is a way for the public to come and see both a

a hockey game and see some ‘staches on ice and donate for a great cause,” said Texmo. Admission will be by donation, and fundraising efforts will be supplemented by a wide range of prize raffles and activities. All funds

lively hockey matchup and the various styles of fu manchus, handlebars and pencil-thins participants are willing to show off. “I feel the North Island community would be more than happy to come watch

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Kutschinski, Patricia, “Pat” passed away in Port Hardy on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the age of 73. Predeceased by husband Doug and brother Albert, Pat leaves to mourn her passing; sons, Murray (Carol) and Collin (Lori); granddaughter Amber; sister, Isabel (Jim) as well as many nieces and nephews. Pat came with husband Doug from Peace River to retire in Coal Harbour in 1994. They built their home there and enjoyed their retirement years. Pat loved her home and was meticulous in the yard and caring for her house. She loved to cook and was dedicated to caring for Doug in his later years. Sutton’s Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. (250)287-4812 Condolences may be offered to the family at www.suttonsfuneralhome.com

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Leblanc, Cyril passed away in Port McNeill, BC on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the age of 80 years. He was predeceased by his brother Bill Bruns and his mother Clara Chogi. Survived by sons Darcy (Annie), Marlo (Wanda), and Marcel; grandchildren, Joseph and Leeann; siblings Fran Lamey (Harold), Wes Bruns (Elaine), Vivian Sundset (Ralph ) and Vern Bruns. Cyril was a very fun-loving person who enjoyed all aspects of his life. He was always the entrepreneur in life right to the very end. He owned a few businesses in his lifetime ranging from ﬁshing to excavating to owning a Hotel in Nelson BC. He loved to close the day down around 4pm each day and enjoy a cup of something for Happy Hour, usually with his friend Pat next door. We enjoyed many great times with Papa Cyril while he was living here in Port McNeill. He loved adventure and those that knew him loved his personality fairly quickly. We will all miss our annual family trip to the ﬂoat house with him. Many thanks to the awesome nursing staff in the Port McNeill Hospital. Rest in peace Papa Cyril your struggle is over! A Memorial Service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Royal Canadian Branch #281, Mine Road, Port McNeill. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.suttonsfuneralhome.com Sutton’s Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements 250-287-4812

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The Community Links Program is seeking an Adult Resource Worker to support individuals with developmental disabilities in Port McNeill and Port Hardy areas. This position will be casual Monday to Friday. A valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are required. A Criminal Record check will be done. Preference will be given to applicants with a Community Support Worker Certiﬁcate and/ or the equivalent education and experience. Please submit resumes to: North Island Community Services Society Community Links Program Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 or email: nics-cl@telus.net Closing date: November 30, 2012

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

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

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

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

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome” Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/12

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

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PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/12

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

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HELP WANTED ACCESSORIES INSTALLER/ Journeyman Technicians. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta) needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. Competitive wages, beneﬁts. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net

ELECTRICIAN JOURNEYMAN position, Port Hardy. Residential, commercial, industrial installations & maintenance. Require valid driver’s licence, electrician trade certificate & BCTQ. Fax or email resume: 250-949-9230 or: kkelec@cablerocket.com. EXPERIENCED PARTS Person for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net PORT HARDY accounting firm requires bookkeeper/accountant with preference to those with public practice experience and knowledge in using small business accounting programs, payroll and Microsoft Office. Successful applicants must have strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. Salary commensurate with education and experience. Send resumes by email to smythco@telus.net or fax 250-949-6760. Only successful candidates with be contacted for interviews.

AN ALBERTA Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilﬁeld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051

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Administrative Assistant Full-time Permanent Position Summary: In addition to general clerical and reception duties, the Administrative Assistant will undertake day to day financial functions and work directly with the Treasurer. The Administrative Assistant will also assist the Administrator with other tasks as assigned and handle documents of a confidential nature. Required Knowledge, Abilities and Skills 1. Be able to deal tactfully, respectfully, and effectively with other staff, management, elected officials and the general public. 2. Be able to deal with matters in a confidential manner and maintain confidentiality at all times. 3. Be proficient in the use of word processing and spreadsheet programs. 4. Willingness to learn new computer skills and new methods of carrying out work when/if they are introduced. 5. Be an excellent team player. For a detailed job description please refer to www.portalice.ca This position is included in the CUPE Local 2045 Bargaining Unit. Currently the starting rate of pay is $21.08, which will increase $24.29/ hour upon successful completion of the probationary period. This position includes an attractive benefit package. This permanent position is based on a 35 hour work week. Interested persons are invited to submit a cover letter and resume on or before November 27th, 2012 at 5:00pm to: Madeline McDonald, Administrator PO Box 130 1061 Marine Drive Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0 Phone 250 284-3391 Fax 250 284-3416 Email mmcdonald@portalice.ca Applications may be submitted in person, by mail, fax or email. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is received on time.

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PORT HARDY Woodgrove Gardens; 2 bdrms, fully furnished with brand new furniture, laundry, dishwasher, fridge & stove. Laminate ﬂooring, new paint, new kitchen & new blinds. Close to all amenities. Asking $46,000 furnished, $40,000 unfurnished. Call Jason @ 250-949-1125.

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS MOBILE HOME for sale in Port McNeill. Roomy with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a large addition. Priced to sell at $14,500. email thethorntons@shaw.ca for details

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North Island Community Services Society is seeking highly motivated, organized and outcome-experience based individuals to work in the Special Services Program. The Special Services Worker will work and support children and families to increase living skills, parenting skills, behaviour management and communication choices. The position my include routine crisis intervention. The majority of this service takes place in the client’s home. Preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary credentials and/or related human services experience. Previous work experience is an asset. The position is 12 hours a week. A valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle is necessary as travel will be required. A criminal record check will be required. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please forward resume with cover letter by November 30, 2012 to: North Island Community Services Society PO Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 nicsbc@telus.net

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RENTALS SUITES, LOWER GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1bdrm suite, newer ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hardwood. Tastefully furnished. No excessive drinking, N/S. Avail soon, $450. 250-949-9970.

SUITES, UPPER STOREY’S BEACH: 3 bdrm, upper unit, $1050 per month. Includes hydro, heat, appliances, shared laundry. Avail. Dec. 1. Contact Marty 250-2302520.

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY 3 bedrooms for rent. Available immediately. W/D, new paint. Ref. req. Call 250-902-2226, 250-504-0067. SEAWIND ESTATES: Gated community, recent reno’d, 3 bdrm, $800. Avail. Dec. 1st. Call (604)418-3626 or email: trojan12@shaw.ca

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Job training offered PORT McNEILL— North Island job-seekers could find themselves work in the aquaculture industry with the aid of a free Aquaculture Technician Diploma program being offered in Port McNeill beginning in early December. A partnership between Excel College and the Canada-B.C. Labour Market Agreement will providing a free aquaculture technician diploma program to qualified, low-skill workers on the North Island students. Prospective students who have no college or university diploma, and who have not been on EI for at least three years, may be eligible for the no-cost program combining classroom training with on-the-job practicum. “So far, we’re finding people have been hired straight off their practicum,” said Mike Kervel, admissions director for Excel College. Up to sixty people on Vancouver Island are beginning the 25-week training program to learn the skills necessary to work as aquaculture technicians in the aquaculture industry. The aquaculture technician diploma program is being offered by Excel Career College in three areas of Vancouver Island: Port Alberni, Port McNeill and Campbell River. Aquaculture employers in these areas are in demand for skilled workers, but potential employees have had little access to relevant skills training, as the program is currently offered only in

Courtenay. “Our government’s top priority is creating and protecting jobs for British Columbians,” said Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. “This aquaculture training program will not only help employers on Vancouver Island address their demand for skilled workers, but it will also provide British Columbians in more remote communities on Vancouver Island the opportunity to train in this industry and find a job.” The first local classes, beginning Dec. 3, will be Intro to Technology and will be held at the Community Futures of Mount Waddington offices. Kervel said a second round of classes will commence in January, so potential students may still apply. The training is part of a Labour Market Sector Solutions project with the BC Salmon Farmers Association, which is designed to help participant’s secure permanent employment in the aquaculture industry while helping local employers meet labour demands. The intensive program creates additional opportunities for these communities to offer training to local participants, while meeting local demand. As part of the program, participants will be placed with local aquaculture employers for a twoweek practicum and will be assisted with longer-term job search activities. The aquaculture tech-

nician diploma program is supported by $458,200 in funding through the Canada – British Columbia Labour Market Agreement. “Aquaculture is a halfbillion dollar industry in British Columbia, providing jobs and economic opportunities for families and communities up and down the Coast,” said Don McRae, Minister of Agriculture. “Providing training for the next generation of workers is part of our Agri-food strategy, to increase B.C.’s overall agri-food revenues to $14 billion annually by 2017.” According to the provincial government, British Columbia is projected to have more than one million job openings over the coming decade. The BC Jobs Plan will ensure the more than $500 million provided annually for labour market and training programs is targeted to meeting regional and industry labour market needs. “This project is very helpful to our members and similar businesses, as it enables the development of skill-specific training and creates a pool of skilled people interested in working in the industry,” said Mary Ellen Walling, executive director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association. “It’s of particular benefit to people in the smaller geographic regions where we operate.” To register or get info on the aquaculture diploma program, call Kervel at 1-888-2802452 or email mikek@ excelcareercollege.com.

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Aspiring novelists answer call

Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— When Terry Ruth Eissfeldt of Gate House Community Society put out the call for writers to join her at the society’s theatre in Port McNeill, she drew a small group. But, boy, were they productive. The cause was National Novel Writing Month — Nanowrimo to its thousands of devotees — a literary endeavor that challenges writers to produce a 50,000-word novel. Eissfeldt, who helped form the society to promote the arts, is a veteran in her seventh year of Nanowrimo. The novel from her first attempt, Going Home, has been published and is on sale at

the theatre. “I’m a Nano-rebel, as they call us, because I’m working on two stories that were already started,” she said. “You’re supposed to start from scratch on a new novel.” She was joined in the theatre lobby on a recent afternoon by Karen Stewart, who is in her second Nanowrimo. “I need the deadline,” said Stewart. “That’s the only way I can write.” Elementary school student Courtney Hilts already finished one story and had started on her second. The group this month has also included Emily Barrett, Hilts’s classmate, and Monica Daly.

Port McNeill elementary school student Courtney Hilts uses a tablet with an attached keyboard to work on her second story of National Novel Writing Month at Port McNeill’s Gate House Community Theatre. Also working on their novels are Karen Stewart and Terry Ruth Eissfeldt.

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