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• IN MIDWEEK Victor’s Secret pageant returns Saturday to raise money for cancer research and treatment. Midweek, inside LETTERS Page 7 SPORTS Page 13 CLASSIFIEDS Page 17-19

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Alice opines on SD85 issues Board hears report Aidan O’Toole Gazette staff PORT ALICE— School District 85 Superintendent Scott Benwell welcomed the “fabulous turnout” at Seaview School in Port Alice for the latest in its series of community consultations. The public meetings seek input on two issues: a strategic plan for the district, and an examination of the makeup of trustees on the school board. Around sixteen community members joined school board members to hear Benwell explain the need for, and function of, a strategic plan. “We are in need of a statement of purpose for the district,” said Benwell, explaining that the current plan

was “somewhat outdated” and due for reexamination. He said a strategic plan provides accountability and a framework for future decisions and planning. To get involved in the process, community members can contact the principal of their local school and answer five simple questions on schooling. “The hope is that, at the end of day, when the strategic plan comes out everyone can see how we got there,” concluded Benwell. John Martin then took the floor to introduce the topic of trustee makeup. He explained that the topic was ripe for examination, the last changes being made in 1989. Given the shifts in

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population since, the trustee makeup no longer accurately reflects the numbers in certain communities, and Martin asked whether changes should be made and, if so, what these changes should be. After a brief question period, board and community members withdrew for small group discussions, seeking consensus on a way forward. These groups then reported back their collective opinions, with a common consensus that seven trustees were preferable, and that a redrawing of electoral areas was desirable, although opinion differed slightly as to how the areas should be redrawn. While the drafting of a strategic plan will be

an ongoing matter and community members can contact their local school to participate, the issue of trustee makeup is more pressing. Due to the steps involved in approving such a change, making any proposed adjustments will be a lengthy process, so interested parties are invited to attend any of the scheduled meetings to have their opinion heard. The next meeting will take place in Port Hardy on Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the PHSS library. Further dates are scheduled for Port McNeill, Sointula and Alert Bay. For more information on the dates or issues see the SD85 website at www. sd85.bc.ca.

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SD63 program Treasurer John Martin informed the board of a potential cost-saving software alternative for the district. With BCeSIS set to be discontinued, implementation of which was “problematic to say the least,” in Martin’s words, news that Saanich’s SD63 is developing an alternative was welcomed. The SD63 alternative was rejected at the ministry’s RFT stage due to a lack of corporate connections. The Saanich team continued to develop the openStudent product and the cost differences between the SD63 product and the commercial alternative are striking: $9.6m for openStudent versus

$143.4m for the commercial product in an annual provincial cost breakdown. The board were enthused by the prospect of a viable alternative, and were keen to see the product in action. Principal moves In a release this week, the district announced new assignments of school principals and vice-principals for the coming school year. Benwell described the moves as taking advantage of individual skillsets and placing administrators where they can be most effective. Some notable changes include Jay Dixon taking the reins at NISS, Lauren Deadman taking over at PHSS, and Steven Gray taking principalship at Sunset while current PHSS viceprincipal Malcolm Fleeton and Eagle View principal Frank MacLean will trade roles. The administrative positions at AJ Elliott and Sea View Elementary are not yet listed, and will be confirmed later in the spring.

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Acid-filled tankers hung up on Alice highway Gazette staff HIGHWAY 30â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A pair of tanker trucks loaded with sulfuric acid spent much of last Tuesday hung up on 21-Mile Hill before being helped on their way to the Neucel Specialty Cellulose plant in Port Alice.

The incident began the morning of Jan. 15, when a truck hauling a tanker with 97,000 pounds of acid got stuck on the climb up from the Marble River, partially blocking traffic. A second tanker truck then became

stuck in the vicinity of the first vehicle, and neither tanker was able to get into motion on the 13-degree grade. In an attempt to get the vehicles under way, officials on the scene brought in a fully-laden dump truck to pull the trucks but the effort

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

Need knows no season Having just donated more than $40,000 to aid fellow North Islanders with the Gazette Hamper Fund drive last month, you’d think local residents would find it hard to afford giving in January. Home fires last weekend that displaced two Port Hardy families have proven otherwise. Before they had even returned from a trip to survey their trailer home that burned in Cedar Heights Friday, Doug Lissey and Junelyn Pascua were being offered a month’s rent-free stay by good Samaritan Amanda Murphy. And Murphy, who did not know the family before the fire, is also leading a donation drive for household goods and clothing for the couple’s daughters, aged 11 and 13. The Glen Lyon Inn provided pillows and bedding, and Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish, Pascua’s employer, contributed a bed it had in storage. “I’m never surprised how the North Island steps up,” said Sandra Boyd of Hardy Buoys. “That’s what we do.” The community did it again after Larry and Barb Bruner and their three great-grandchildren were burned out of their home the next night, bringing clothing, shoes and even hot cocoa to the family in their motel room. Somehow, North Islanders can always afford to help their neighbours. Indeed, we can’t afford not to.

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The Victor’s Secret and Bras for a Cause volunteers sold out all tickets for this weekend’s pageant, aiding the fight against cancer.

Lightning may not strike twice, but fire did so in Port Hardy, leaving two families with children needing other accommodations.

Smart meter deniers’ last stand VICTORIA – The news was trumpeted with alarm here on Vancouver Island, which along with the Gulf Islands is the heartland of tinfoil-hat opposition to smart meters. Of the 140,000 power customers who didn’t have a wireless meter by the end of the year, many have simply refused. Now BC Hydro has sent letters informing them “we can no longer delay the installation of a new meter at your home.” “StopSmartMetersBC” sent out a panicky e-mail advising its resistance movement to brace against “storm trooper tactics” from BC Hydro staff, and urging phone and fax attacks on their local MLA office. “Anger and outrage should be expressed, in a quiet way, so that we don’t sound hysterical, but people are being threatened, police called, etc.,” the anonymous e-mail helpfully suggests. BC Hydro has also con-

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firmed what I told you a few months ago. Those bogus locks, chicken wire cages and important-looking signs, which were sold like modern-day snake oil, have no legal effect to prevent the utility from working on its own equipment. These obstacles to inspection have been and continue to be removed, along with dangerous grow-op bypasses and fiddled mechanical meters. The technical arguments against wireless meters

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have been demolished. False news reports and website claims still circulate, but no fires have been attributed to the installation of 1.7 million wireless meters in B.C. About 1,200 faulty meter bases have also been replaced at BC Hydro’s expense, and as crude power-theft bypasses have been removed, the incidence of electrical fires, already rare, has dropped substantially. Another popular myth is increased electricity bills. Yes, if your bypass is removed, your bill will go up. Like gas pumps, power meters are required by federal law to be accurate. Which brings us back to Team Tinfoil, which has been sold a cascading series of fantastic tales about the effect of wireless signals that are already ever-present in all modern communities. A Toronto-based expert group called Bad Science Watch has tackled claims of “electromagnetic hypersenA member of

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sitivity” head-on. I highly recommend their 10-page report and qualifications at www.badsciencewatch. ca. In plain language, with references to the best available scientific studies, it describes the double-blind tests that prove people who claim this sensitivity are not actually able to detect when they are or are not being exposed to wireless signals. No X-Men candidates have come forward. As the election approaches, a fight is gearing up between the NDP and the B.C. Green Party for the ignorant, superstitious and angry vote. The Greens in particular have damaged their credibility in a desperate bid to quiet their own tinfoil-chapeau wing. There are bozo eruptions ahead. I’ll have more on that in a future column. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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LETTERS editor@northislandgazette.com

Xmas tree still a thorny subject Dear editor, I wish to congratulate Joni Blanchard for having the conviction and courage to speak up about the so-called Christmas tree of Port McNeill (“You call that a Christmas tree, Port McNeill?” Letters — Jan. 3, 2013). I was saddened, however, by the responses that she received — the blarney that I felt was patroniz-

"Port Hardy did not have a $10,000 dollar tree, but it looked like a million dollar tree next to ours." ing, as well as the insulting attitude of the other letter. Joni was not putting down the town or any volunteers, she just stated what most people in town were feel-

ing including myself. While I agree that the tree is mainly for the children, it was still an eyesore. I also agree that we do not need a $10,000 tree; however,

Port Hardy did not have a $10,000 dollar tree, but it looked like a million dollar tree next to ours. Maybe a suggestion of a smaller, fuller tree for next year, or better yet, decorate the living trees that line the sidewalk in front of the Pioneer Mall and support the spirit of sustainable forestry. Ruby House Port McNeill

Hold BC Hydro to account Dear editor, Your readers might have a ticking firebomb on the side of their home. If any homeowners were away when Corix installed your BC Hydro smart meter, that installation was probably done by a noncertified electrician. Corix may have bent or caused arcing on the meter socket contacts of your meter base. The safest procedure is to turn off the customer’s main electrical breaker. This open breaker will stop any electrical current during the meter transfer. The latest letter from BC Hydro dated Jan. 4, 2013, tells us they will “ensure your service connects safely because installers will inspect your meter socket and provide free on-thespot repairs, by a qualified electrician, if an issue is found.” I would call BC Hydro and have the safety of your meter socket inspected by a certified electrician employed by BC Hydro. There is no way for a homeowner to do this inspection by themselves. BC Hydro should be called and asked to do the free inspection. As a customer you may ask for a written report on the condition of your meter base. I do not think BC Hydro will give you any written assurances. There have been many fires after Corix installed smart meters. BC Hydro has stated publicly that 100

"I do not think having Corix ripping down a 'do not install smart meter' sign and putting in a smart meter after the customer went to work is an ethical way to conduct business."

per cent of the fires were caused by the “customer’s meter box” and would not reimburse the homeowners for any damages. The Gazette reported on Thursday, July 12, 2012 that one of our local business (Supreme Convenience) had a second smart meter that selfdestructed. Running a story that puts BC Hydro in a bad light is never a good financial move, but the Gazette ran with the story. Our local newspaper was brave enough to run the story and a picture of the blackened smart meter on the front page. Do you need another reason to ask for the free inspection? BC Hydro’s Itron smart meters have been known to overheat and cause fires. My response from BC Hydro was “There have been a few incidences involving these meters.” I believe they said about .02 per cent of their 1.9 million smart meters. Not a very big number, until it is your home or business that is burning. Did you know that BC Hydro can remote-

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ly turn off your electricity if you do not pay your bill? Did you know BC Hydro can not tell when its state-of-the-art smart meter starts to burn? Where are BC Hydro priorities? I do remember debating with the BC Hydro’s Vancouver Island manager (Ted Olynyk) in front of the Port Hardy mayor and council and getting assurances from Ted that BC Hydro would “talk to those who are hesitant and will address all their fears.” (North Island Gazette, Jan. 19, 2012) I do not think having Corix ripping down a “do not install smart meter” sign and putting in a smart meter after the customer went to work is an ethical way to conduct business. If you build a great product that will benefit and save the customer money, they will beat down your door to use it. I would say spending almost $3 billion without public consent and then “forcing” them to have a smart meter is not a great business practice. What did we get for

BC Hydro’s huge expenditure? They tell me they will know when the power goes out. Did they tell you that smart meters waste power to work and smart meters can not detect electrical bypasses in grow-op houses? I had a debate with a Hydro person who was a Toyota owner. He told me “I drive a Toyota Yaris and it has been a great car, with no issues. Guess what? They want mine back to repair an issue with the power window that might cause a fire. Does that mean that Toyota is out to kill me?” What he failed to mention was Toyota provides an excellent written guarantee and warranty. If Toyota suspected anything could hurt a customer, they will recall that entire model and fix the fault. Free of charge. Did anyone get a written guarantee from BC Hydro concerning their Health, Safety and Privacy? If BC Hydro cannot deliver in writing what they are telling us, then I think we should not be forced to accept a product that they will not stand behind in writing. Make a noise; the slide to dictatorship and denial of democratic rights should be hugely concerning to every single citizen of Canada, no matter if they like microwave device smart meters or not. Rick Kirkpatrick Port Hardy

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Help needed A Port Hardy family of four just recently experienced a house/trailer fire. On their behalf I am accepting donations of household items and clothing for the girls, ages 11 & 13. Please call me at 250-902-8313 to arrange for pickup or delivery or items can be dropped off at Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish. Amanda Murphy Port Hardy Buffalo trains Learning about history is not the same as learning from history. In the past, railway companies raised much needed revenues by selling tickets on Buffalo Trains until every single

animal had been slaughtered by rich hunters out for “sport”. Today, Stephen Harper's “government” is doing the same thing - selling tickets for the oil sands project, tickets for the Northern Gateway pipeline, and tickets for the oil tanker port to raise much needed revenues. If we ever run short of fuel in this country, we will have to buy it back from China after it has been refined. It doesn't have to make sense... it's just the way “we” do things. It's the way “we've” always done things. It's time to change that. Blair Hamilton Port Hardy

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NORTH ISLAND January 26 Robbie Burns Dinner at the Port McNeill Legion Branch 281. Highland dancing at 6 p.m. followed by a roast beef dinner with haggis, served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Tickets $15 from Debbie Anderson at 250956-3682 or call the Legion at 250-956-4551. January 26 Second annual Victorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secret Pageant, featuring Bras for a Cause entries, Port McNeill Community Hall. Fundraiser to combat breast cancer. Licensed, adultsonly event, dance to follow. Doors 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $20. Info, Cheryl at 250-956-4766 or email boog22@telus.net. Follow on Facebook at Victorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secret - featuring Bras for a Cause. January 26 Reel North Island Film Festival presents Still, 7:30 p.m., PHSS theatre. Ages 19+; tickets $8.50 in advance at Cafe Guido; $10 day of show. Hosted by Grassroots

Garden Society; info, 250-230-4243. January 26 Garage sale at Fort Rupert Elementary School gym 10 a.m.-3 p.m. FMI 250-949-6518. January 26 Parent swap meet and sale 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Eagle View Elementary School, Port Hardy. Table rentals $20; to reserve table or for more info call Gladys or Jan at 250-949-3031 or register and pay at Stepping Stones Childcare Centre (at Robert Scott School). Donated items gladly accepted; pickup can be arranged by request.

January 29 Guys movie night at Gate House Theatre presents Courageous, 7 p.m., Port McNeill.

January 28 Hardy Bay Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Housing Society hosts its annual general meeting, 7 p.m., commons room, Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre, 7480 Rupert St. New board members welcome. Info, Jo-Anne Beek, 250-949-6435.

February 23 Reel North Island Film Festival presents Blackbird, 7:30 p.m., PHSS theatre. Ages 19+; tickets $8.50 in advance at Cafe Guido; $10 day of show. Hosted by Grassroots Garden Society; info, 250-230-4243.

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Fire crews respond rapidly to fires Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Quick action by Port Hardy Fire Rescue volunteers prevented a pair of structures from going up in flames in two separate fires Friday and Saturday. Friday afternoon, firefighters were called to a home in Cedar Heights Trailer Park after smoke was

seen pouring from the eaves. They quickly extinguished the blaze before the home became engulfed, though the trailer did sustain substantial smoke, water and exterior damage after firefighters cut away sections of the siding and soffit to find hot spots. The residents, Doug Lissey and Junelyn

Pascua, were traveling down-Island at the time with their 11- and 13-year-old daughters. The family has since been put up in another trailer owned by Amanda Murphy, who is also accepting donated household items and clothing for the girls. The following night, firefighters were at Port Hardy Fire Hall 1 for

a social gathering, and were able to swiftly respond when they were called to a kitchen fire at the home of Larry and Barb Bruner, at 8835 Seaview Drive. A babysitter watching the Bruners’ three great-grandchildren got the younger kids out of the house and called 911 after a stovetop fire spread to nearby cabi-

nets. The Bruners were attending a concert at the Civic Center, across the parking lot from the fire hall, and were immediately notified. They returned to their nearby home to find firefighters already mopping up, having limited the damage to the kitchen and dining areas.

“The kitchen and dining room are gone,” Barb Bruner said. “But the firemen did a superb job of containing the fire. I just can’t emphasize enough how efficient the firefighters were.” The Bruners are staying in a local motel, while a daughter has taken leave from her job in Williams Lake to

watch the children. “It will be three or four more months before we move back in,” said Bruner, who praised the quick action on the part of the babysitter in response to the fire. “We’re hoping to find a place to stay close to home so the kids are around their neighbours.”

Denton killer sentenced to four years as youth Erin Haluschak Black Press COURTENAY – A Comox Valley teen will spend the next four years in custody on top of time already served for the second-degree murder of James Denton, Justice R.B.T Goepel ruled Friday morning in a Courtenay courtroom. The packed courtroom heard Goepel levy the maximum sentence for second-degree murder under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Goepel previously ruled that the teen, who cannot be named due to conditions of the YCJA, was guilty. Crown prosecutor Gordon Baines noted immediately following the conclusion of the trial in June that he would seek an adult sentence. To support his request, Baines presented six aggravating facts to Goepel including that the accused brought a weapon to a public event, that he provoked the fight, and the attack with a knife was done without warning. However, Goepel imposed the maximum sentence under the YCJA. “What you did was inherently stupid, abhorrent and horrifying. What you did can never be undone,” said Goepel as he addressed the accused directly. Goepel cited various factors for his decision, including a psychological report, the circumstances of the offence, legislation and the victim impact statements. He stated “accountability is the central feature of whether to impose an adult sen-

tence,” and based on the facts the accused did not have a prior criminal record, he expressed remorse for his actions, and his risk of reoffending is low, he did not order an adult sentence. Goepel did not include 18 months time served by the accused, and would see him serve the four custodial years at the Victoria Youth Custody Centre, followed by three years of community supervision and conditions. Denton, 19, was stabbed twice near the entrance to G.P. Vanier Secondary School following a July 2011 daylong music festival at the

nearby Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. He was raised in Port Hardy, but moved to the Comox Valley several years ago and attended Highland Secondary School in Comox. During his reasons for sentencing, Goepel addressed the Denton family directly. “James was everything a parent would want a son, brother and friend to be. There are no words to capture the loss you have suffered,” he noted, and added there is nothing the justice system can do to right the wrongs family and friends have suffered.

Outside the courthouse, James’ father Dave said he wasn’t satisfied with the decision. “There’s no justice for James. That was a slap in the face for a liar, a murderer,” he explained. “We’re victims and all the way through ... it’s like we done something wrong. We’ve never done anything wrong. We went out, we worked hard for ourselves and brought our kids up properly and they didn’t. We’re going to pay for that. Everyone here’s going to pay for that.” Defence lawyer Michael Mulligan

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Headwater at head of class A review by J.R. Rardon PORT HARDY—By their own admission, the leaders of the Vancouver-based, altroots band Headwater were a bit intimidated for the first few numbers of Saturday’s concert at the Civic Centre. But it was nothing a bit of quality music, punctuated by some well-timed surprises, couldn’t solve in short order. Appearing in the third event of the North Island Concert Society’s 2012-13 season, Headwater presented the audience a compendium of the roots/folk spectrum, in both original songs and tributes to some of their influences. And some Peter Gabriel. The founding duo of Jonas Shandel (guitar, percussion) and Matt Bryant (mandolin, guitar) have written and performed for more than 10 years. In that time they have become accustomed to the club scene and have moved into demand on the festival circuit. The experience of headlining a one-act show, lights dimmed over a rapt audience hanging on their every note, was another matter. Fortunately, the pair was backed by a capable trio in guitarist Noah Walker, vocalist Hilary Grist and upright bassist Michael Rush, recent additions to a group which had been made up of four men for the band’s first three albums — the self-titled Headwater (2006), Lay You Down (2009) and Push, a sixsong EP released last May. The lineup provided a lush, textured sound that allowed the group to expand on the sound of its early folk work. The addition of Grist’s female vocal enhanced the harmonies, Walker brought a rock-

Jonah Shandel of Headwater punctuates the group’s performance of Freight Train by leaping off the stage in front of Matt Bryant, (left) and Noah Walker Saturday in Port Hardy. J.R. Rardon

blues stomper Out and-roll presence on electric guitar video-online] to the Country, on which Walker and Rush added bow work to his northislandgazette.com was allowed to unleash his rockaplucking on the double bass. In addition, billy chops on guitar. In case the sublime Winter Shandel occasionally tapped a digital foot-pedal drum to Song didn’t cement the relationship between band and add percussion. Both band and audience audience, the group’s signastarted somewhat slowly — ture number, Freight Train, Shandel needed three starts at did the trick. Written by Fred Never Going Back to get in Eaglesmith but adopted and the right key, and the crowd refined by Headwater, Freight sat on its hands for some of Train closed out the first set and ended with Shandel leapthe early solos. But Headwater’s unpredict- ing from the stage on the final ability seemed to force the chord as the spotlights went fans to sit up and take notice, dark and the crowd whooped and those patrons responded its approval. as the group ranged from the Another surprise was in the easy ballad Your Love to John offing on the show-closer, the Hiatt’s up-tempo Master of band’s cover of The Bills’ Disaster, to the a cappella Francis. The song started like harmonies of Gillian Welch’s the Bills’ three-and-a-half Rock of Ages to Bryant’s minute traditional folk song,

but when Walker’s guitar solo came up, he hijacked the tune and his bandmates on what became a nearly 10-minute epic. Walker kept building and speeding the tempo, until finally unleashing a full-metal assault complete with whammy bar, fuzz pedal and mass distortion as Bryant, Shandel and Rush gamely kept pace with their own acoustic strings. Walker’s exhibition resembled nothing so much as Michael J. Fox’s portrayal of Marty McFly on prom night in the original Back to the Future film. But instead of being repelled by the display, Saturday’s audience lapped it up and stood to bring Headwater back for an encore of Wagon Wheel. With their limited back catalogue, Headwater necessarily needed to fill with a variety of cover tunes, including a pair by Hiatt, the traditional Salty Dog Blues and Johnny Cash’s Get Rhythm. The group is adept at making the pieces their own, such as on Peter Gabriel’s Salisbury Hill, heavily infused by Bryant’s mandolin to great effect. The first two concerts in the NICS season series featured Juno Award-winning veterans in folk songwriter James Keelaghan and Canadian blues legends Powder Blues. But the society’s greatest value may be its unearthing of some of Canada’s highly talented but lesser-known acts for local audiences. On Saturday, it found a true gem. Next up on the schedule is the country swing of the Woody Holler Orchestra on March 10, in the society’s annual Decadent Dessert show. For info, visit www. niconcert.ca.

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Exam week has secondary students scrambling Port Hardy is full of activity as the first semester of this school year comes to a close. With less than a week left in the semester, courses are finishing up and students are energetically preparing for the dreaded exam week at the end of January. Despite the last-minute panic, teachers at the school are being very supportive. They encourage pupils to ask for help outside of class time and help students with any questions they have. As the new semester begins soon, so does the new sports season at PHSS. The rugby team is starting up again despite the freezing weather. Many students and faculty are ecstatic about the long-awaited startup of the NHL season. Plenty have been breathlessly anticipating the puck drop, commencing the hockey season. Following the hockey league remains popular at PHSS, with numerous people showing support for their

favourite hockey teams during Jersey Day this month. Who knew one staffer could have shirts for so many teams? The Drama Club is now working on a spring production, full of exceptional actors, actresses and stage crew. It is sure to be entertaining to watch! The school is also holding a Mardi Gras dance in February. The dance is already causing a buzz in the student population as students anticipate the excitement of mysterious and eccentric costumes, and sensational music. The grade-on-grade competition continues with the grade 12s currently in the lead, having acquired the most points overall in the scavenger hunt, but the grade 11s are close on their heels. PHSS was proud to sponsor the 4 Paws Rescue association and recently held a contest to name the mascot of 4 Paws Rescue, a

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on deck Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. January 26 Rep hockey North Island Eagles atoms host Saanich, 3 p.m., Port Hardy; Eagles peewees host Comox, 6 p.m., Port McNeill. January 27 Rep hockey North Island Eagles peewees host Comox, 9 a.m., Port Hardy. February 1-3 Curling BC-Yukon Command Legion Playdowns at Broughton Curling Club, Port McNeill. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. finals Sunday. February 2 Rep hockey North Island Eagles peewees host playoff round, 1:30 p.m., Port Alice Arena (opponent tba); Eagles midges host playoff round, 2:30 p.m., Port McNeill (opponent tba). February 2-3 Minor hockey Port Hardy Minor Hockey bantam tournament at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday, finals 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Sunday. February 3 Rep hockey North Island Eagles peewees host playoff round, 11 a.m., Port McNeill (opponent tba). February 9-10 Women’s hockey Port McNeill Downpour tournament at Chilton Regional Arena. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, finals 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. Raffle table, concession, more. February 15-17 Curling Broughton Curling Club’s annual mixed open bonspiel, Port McNeill. First draws 7 p.m. Friday, finals Sunday afternoon.

Midgets score 2nd-round KO A O’Toole Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The North Island midget reps battled Victoria in a pair of league games last weekend. The first game, Saturday at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy, saw the visitors dominant, beating the home side 5-1 in an ill-tempered affair. Penalties were the scourge of the local team, which racked up 46 penalty minutes. The first period was closely contested with both sides creating chances, but Victoria struck first, midway through the period, and went on to double its lead on a power play in the dying seconds of the period. That lead was stretched to three with 14:02 left in the second, Victoria again taking advantage of a penalty. The Eagles surged forward before the ice-cleaning break and were unlucky not to put one on the board before the whistle but the visitors were able to hold on to their clean sheet. The teams came back on the ice for the remainder of the second with tempers and frustration beginning to show. When Victoria scored its fourth, once more on a power play, and a vocal visitors bench jeered the home side, the red mist

Eagles midget Eric Kennelly (right) sees his shot hit the bar against Victoria in league action in Port Hardy last weekend. Below, Eagles Jared Sinclair and Malcolm Browne (9) mix it up as frustrations boil over during the first of the teams' two league games Saturday. A O'Toole

descending was clear to see. The home side claimed one back in short order, Eric Kennelly showing a nice piece of skill to skip past two defenders and create enough space for a bullet of a shot from six feet inside the Victoria zone. The third period saw frustrations rise to boiling point as the home side were reduced to firing in hopeful longrange shots while both sides took any and every opportunity to look for hits. The visitors sealed the win with a fifth goal midway through the period. With a comeback out of sight and the grudges mounting up, it wasn’t

a complete surprise when a slugfest broke out in the dying minutes, with at least seven

players on the ice taking the opportunity to settle scores. Sunday saw a very

different game. The Eagles, playing with more purpose and confidence, kept the visitors on the back foot throughout and earned a comfortable 7-3 win. Kennelly opened the scoring for the side through a Darryl Coon assist in the first. Victoria pulled one back before Chad Bell restored the home side’s lead, to take a 2-1 advantage into the second period. The second period was all Eagles, with Ethan Shaw and Tyson Cadwallader adding their names to the scoresheet before Bell put back a Kennelly shot on a power play to double his tally and give the home side a 5-1 lead after the second.

The third period saw a minor rally by the visitors, who scored twice in the early minutes and set the stage for a compelling final spell. Alternate Eagles goalie Alex Howard was impressive between the pipes, stopping several breakaway attempts from the visitors and saving a couple of point-blank efforts on penalties to maintain the home advantage. The Eagles had a goal disallowed after Bell was released early from the penalty box due to some confusion on the minutes to be served. Since Bell participated in the goal, officials disallowed the strike and returned him to the box. Bell got the last word however, earning his hat trick after Kennelly extended the Eagles’ lead, rounding out a deserved 7-3 victory for the home side. Coach Mike Bell said after the game that he was “very happy with the result. It was one of the best all-round games we’ve had.” The coach wasn’t present for Saturday’s game, with Rob Brittain in his stead, but said, “I think there was a bit of frustration yesterday so I told them today to just stick to the plan. If a hit’s there, take it. But don’t go looking for one: you need to have the puck to score.”

Clavsen, Romanow claim Cup Gazette staff MOUNT CAIN— First Ali Romanow entertained ski race fans on the slopes. Then she did it on the stage. Romanow, a Courtenay-based singer-songwriter, claimed the women’s title in the annual Cain Cup ski race Saturday at Mount Alan Clavsen of Sointula and Ali Romanow Cain Ski Area, then of Courtenay hoist the Cain Cup after their performed with the ski race wins Saturday. Jeff Jones Mission Hill Band at

the after party at Mount Cain Lodge. Alan Clavsen of Sointula took home the men’s title. Clavsen posted a time of one minute, 17.77 seconds, nearly a second faster than runnerup Jake Colbourne of Port Hardy (1:18.65). Mike Fischer was third in 1:24.44. Romanow won the women’s race in

1:26:18, more than two seconds ahead of Kelly Davidson of Courtenay (1:28.78). Jenna Cowan of Sointula placed third in 1:33.51. Dozens of competitors took part under bright, sunny skies in the giant slalom race down the face of the ski area. Afterward, they gathered for a late-afternoon awards

ceremony at Mount Cain Lodge. A Cain Cup dinner and dance followed to close out the day. Next up for Mount Cain is the annual Telefest telemark skiing festival and races, Feb. 16-17, followed by the popular Kids Fest at Spring Break, March 23. For info, visit www. mountcain.com.

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North Island splits atoms for tourney Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Players from Port Hardy and Port McNeill minor hockey associations have often faced each other in the playoff round of both clubs’ tournaments. On Sunday, both groups were winners in the fifth-place game of the Port McNeill atom tournament. Matthew Jones of Port McNeill scored the tiebreaking goal off an assist by teammate Ethan Bono as North Island Team Two edged the Alberni Valley Kings 5-4 in the first of three tournament playoff games at Chilton Regional Arena. With low turnout threatening Port Hardy’s participation

Koen Sharpe of Port McNeill prepares to pass the puck ahead against the defence of Campbell River's Riley May Sunday in J.R. Rardon Port McNeill.

in the tourney, the club’s atoms were split up and combined with a split group of Port McNeill atoms to create two “North Island” atom teams that competed in last weekend’s six-team tourney. “When everybody

is here, we have eight kids,” said Justin Reusch, the Port Hardy coach who shared bench duties with Port McNeill’s Nate Rutherford. “And usually one or two don’t show up. At least this gives them a chance to

Greyer McLain of Campbell River, left, winds up holding both sticks as Owain Jewell of Port Hardy gives chase Sunday at Chilton Regional Arena. J.R. Rardon

play.” Dominik Nelson of Port Hardy had two goals and an assist, and Bono and Port McNeill’s Chelsea Noël also scored in

the win, which was backstopped by Port McNeill netminder Avory Collins. North Island Team One held the Campbell River Sharks scoreless

through three periods in the third-place game, but still failed to come away with a win in that rarest of minor hockey occurrences — a scoreless tie.

After Port McNeill’s Joey Grant was stopped on the first shootout attempt, Campbell River’s Noah Braiden deked and scored past Port Hardy’s Avary Miller, who had been stellar for the North Island team in keeping the Sharks off the board for the preceding 45 minutes. Rutherford and Doug Grant of Port McNeill shared coaching duties with Joe Jewell of Port Hardy for Team One. In the championship final, Peninsula overcame a 2-1 secondperiod deficit and went on to take the title with a 5-2 win over Campbell River Black. Additional scores and stats appear in Scoreboard, bottom of this page.

Bulls stampede flattens Islanders Gazette staff PORT HARDY— For nearly 30 minutes Friday night, the Port Hardy Bulls and the Neucel Islanders of Port Alice were locked in a tight men’s hockey league duel. But when the Islanders lost it, they lost it like Wall Street in 2008. The host Bulls scored six unanswered goals in the final 13:03, turning a tie game into an 8-2 laugher at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. “We need help,” Neucel defenseman Rory Bondue remarked during a late-game faceoff, when the Bulls (4-9-1) had pushed ahead 6-2. Brad Zealand and

Chad Mackenzie provided all the scoring for the winners, tallying four goals each. Richard Burgess assisted on two of them, including Zealand’s go-ahead, one-timer at the head of the crease. Until then, it had been a tightly played, defensive contest in front of goalies Colin Hunko of Port Hardy and Adam Hall of Port Alice. The first score didn’t come until midway through the first period, when Zealand struck for the Bulls. The Islanders (4-5-1) tied it at 16:42 of the period when Adam Contois converted the rebound of a Matt Senciw shot. The tie lasted only eight seconds, as

Port Hardy Bulls forward Jordan Mercer is upended while fighting for position between Islanders goalie Adam Hall and J.R. Rardon defenseman Adam Farrell.

Mackenzie took the puck on the ensuing faceoff, walked it into the Neucel zone and rifled a wrist shot past Hall from the circle. After six more scoreless minutes to open

the second period, the Islanders’ Adam Farrell went end-to-end and deked Hunko to the ice before lifting a shortrange forehand shot that tied it 2-2. But, again, the

Islanders were unable to keep the game knotted. Just 24 seconds after Farrell’s goal, Burgess won the puck out of the corner and put it on Zealand’s tape at Hall’s porch for the gamewinner. Shawn Desrosiers and Justin Reusch each added assists for the Bulls. Farrell had a helper for the Islanders in the only game in commercial league action last weekend. B League The Port McNeill Pioneers traveled to Port Hardy Saturday and edged the Smokers, 4-3. On Sunday, the leagueleading Stars upended the West Coast Rookies. The game score was not available.

ATHLETE of the Week ALEX HOWARD

The Port Hardy goaltender backstopped parts of both rep midget games last weekend, helping the Eagles to a league win Sunday. A O’Toole

Sports Scoreboard Port McNeill Minor Hockey Atom Tournament Jan. 19-20 Championship Peninsula 5, Campbell River Black 2 3rd-4th Campbell River Sharks 1, North Island One 0, shootout 5th-6th North Island Two 5, Alberni Valley 4 North Island goals: Dominik Nelson 2, Ethan Bono, Chelsea Noel, Matthew Jones. Assists: Bono, Nelson. Round-robin CR Sharks 7, NI One 1

North Island goal: Joey Grant. Assist: Owain Jewell. Peninsula 10, Alberni Kings 1 CR Black 11, NI Two 3 North Island goals: Dominik Nelson 3. Assist: Matthew Jones. Peninsula 6, CR Sharks 0 NI One 7, CR Black 4 North Island goals: Grant 2, Darien Johnson 2, Xander Rutherford, Kenneth Jolliffe, Angus Glazov. Assist: Grant. NI Two 9, Alberni Kings 4 North Island goals: Ethan Bono 3, Nelson 2, Avory Collins 2, Noah Jensen, Chelsea Noel. Peninsula 7, NI One 3 North Island goals: Jewell, Grant, Jolliffe.

CR Black 13, Alberni Kings 5 CR Sharks 11, NI Two 5 North Island goals: Connor Van Will 2, Bradley Hosken 2, Bono. Assist: Bono. Men’s Commercial Hockey League Standings Through Jan. 23 Team Warriors Mustangs Islanders Bulls

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Friday, Jan. 18 Bulls 8, Islanders 2

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Friday, Jan. 25 Bulls at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice Mustangs at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy Saturday, Jan. 26 Islanders at Warriors, 4:45 p.m., Port Hardy Sunday, Jan. 27 Bulls at Mustangs, 5:45 p.m., Port McNeill Port Hardy ‘B’ Hockey League Standings Through Jan. 23 Team Stars Whalers

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Peewees battle back to earn tie J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT ALICE—With his grandparents looking on from the bleachers while celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, Clayton Bono scored the final goal for the North Island Eagles peewees in Saturday’s hockey game against Campbell River. It would have been even better had it been a game-winner. Bono’s quick wrist shot from the bottom of the circle off a pass from Josh Borg with 2:49 left to play lifted the Eagles to a 5-5 tie with the Tyees at Port Alice Arena. “I saw it coming out of the corner,” said Bono, who very nearly did not play in the game due to an illness during the week. “(Borg) passed it to me and I shot it in the bottom corner. It felt good; I didn’t really feel that good earlier today.” The goal came with

Taylor Ranger of the North Island Eagles peewee rep hockey team lifts the puck while attempting a wraparound shot against Campbell River goalie Carson Borgfjord Saturday at Port Alice Arena. At right, Clayton Bono raises his stick while celebrating a goal with teammate Tianna Walkus (24) Saturday in Port Alice. J.R. Rardon

Bono’s father Ray on the bench as assistant coach and his grandparents, Werner and Carol Manke, in attendance on their golden anniversary. Clayton, however, very nearly missed the game himself. “He was basically a game-time decision,” Ray Bono said. “He’s been sick for a little

while.” It was a bit of an unusual game, with six of the 10 goals coming during a four-and-ahalf-minute stretch of the second period and the rest of the contest dominated by defence and goaltending. After the Eagles grabbed a 2-1 lead on Tanner Roberts’ power-

play shot from the high slot at 10:01 of the second period, Campbell River responded with three straight scores within a minute and three seconds to jump ahead 4-2. Just a minute later, the peewees began their own comeback on an unassisted tally by David Charlie, fol-

lowed two minutes later by a Tianna Walkus goal that tied the game 4-4 with 29 seconds left in the second. “The kids stopped skating there for a while,” Ray Bono said. “Then they started skating again and turned it around. That’s some-

thing we coaches have emphasized to them, to keep skating and win every shift.” That ended the scoring outburst, but the Tyees managed to go up 5-4 when a redirected shot slipped past Eagles goalie Michael McLaughlin.

The Eagles weren’t finished, however, and kept pressure in the Campbell River zone until Clayton Bono struck for the tying goal. The peewees, scheduled to begin the playoffs this weekend, finished 2-9-1 in Vancouver Island Hockey League Division 4 play. But the two wins and the tie all occurred in the final four games as the squad made huge strides from the beginning of the season. “The kids are skating pretty well,” Ray Bono said. “I think we’re capable of beating any of these teams. From the start of the year they’ve improved a lot.” Benton Browne scored the Eagles’ first goal, tying the game briefly at 1-1 early in the second period. Roberts finished with a pair of assists and Charlie and Borg notched helpers.

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COLOUR PREFERENCES: Our current colours are red, white, blue & yellow. Use either one or mix them. The logo needs to be easily recognizable and not too busy. We will also welcome other great ideas with “exclusive” colours. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The logo would incorporate both local First Nation’s artwork as well as the non-First Nation community. The design would ideally represent the area (natural resources & wildlife). Logo name is: Port Hardy Minor Hockey Club (Please note that each division names their teams. There is no overriding club names). The winning design will receive one year registration for the player of their choice. We also require a signed release agreement with the artist.

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Drummond disco queen at bonspiel Gazette staff It didn’t quite descend to everybody kung-fu fighting, but the Broughton Curling Club’s discothemed ladies bonspiel still featured some great battles on the ice. After Friday night and Saturday afternoon’s games set the playoffs, the ladies reconvened for dinner prior to a Saturday Night Fever finals session. All four sheets were in action as the ladies — many sporting headscarves, Farrah Fawcetts or disco wigs — played the six-end finals. The A final pitted Brenda Drummond against Meagan Cadwallader. Drummond and her team of Connie Floyd, Jenn Barolet and Melody Wilson took one from the first end and went on to extend that lead to a substantial 6-0 in the next two ends. Cadwallader and her team of Denise McDonald, Naomi Stead and Lori Walker were able to pull one back in the fourth, but after some solid drawing in the fifth gave one more to

Lori Walker watches Meagan Cadwallader's shot while guiding in sweepers Naomi Stead and Denise McDonald as Brenda Drummond looks on during the A final. A O'Toole

Drummond they had an all but impossible task in the final end. They had a glimmer of hope when Drummond’s

side inadvertently cleared two of their own from the top of the house, but couldn’t find the weight to place the needed rocks

in scoring positions and conceded the game after running out of stones. Over on the B final sheet a similar story was unfolding as Bonnie Sharpe’s side took a commanding lead over Maggie Loland and her team. Sharpe’s side of Annetta Murgatroyd, Leslie Lasota and Sandy Walton had big ends in the second and fourth to lead 8-3 going into the final end. Despite taking the third and fifth, Loland, along with Denise Blid, Stephanie Manke and Shirley Williams, faced an uphill battle in the final end and the lead of five proved too much to claim back, giving Sharpe the victory. The C final came down to a compelling conclusion, Colleen Broekhuizen’s side dropping two in the first end to Deb Anderson and her teammates before taking six over the next four ends in a tightly-contested battle. This left Anderson needing four in the final end to tie, and with both sides

eschewing guards and playing an open drawing game it made for an interesting end. Anderson did have six in the house, but tight drawing from Broekhuizen meant that Anderson was left with an impossible takeout shot to clear the three stones needed while leaving her own intact, Broekhuizen taking the win. The fourth sheet saw Jessica Garrick’s side edge out Nadia Ramnarine’s after a back-and-forth consolation battle. Ramnarine needed a takeout with the hammer to earn victory but the assembled guards in front of the house left too narrow a gap for the skip to find. Organizer Keith Balke said, “It was a good weekend. I think the girls had fun.” The club is holding its mixed bonspiel on Feb. 15-17 — this time with a country and western theme. For more information on the upcoming event contact Balke at 250-956-2825.

Legion to host bonspiel Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Royal Canadian Legion branch 281 will roll out the welcome mat to fellow members next week when it hosts the BC-Yukon Command Legion Curling Playdowns at Broughton Curling Club. The event, secured by the local branch last year, will take place Feb. 1-3, starting with a parade of teams Friday at 9 a.m. Three draws will be played both Friday and Saturday, and playoffs will commence Sunday, Feb. 3, at 9:30 a.m. Following the playoffs, a final parade of teams will be followed by an awards presentation and the closing ceremonies. The event is open to the public with no admission charge, and the lounge and concession will be open throughout the weekend.

Royal Canadian Legion Br. 281 Port McNeill hosts

January 31 — February 3, 2013 Broughton Curling Club Everyone Welcome! Friday, February 1 9:00 am: Parade of teams Opening Ceremonies 10:00 am: First Draw 1:00 pm: Second Draw 3:00 pm: Third Draw

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Sunday, February 3 9:30 am: Final Playoffs Parade of teams Awards presentations Closing Ceremonies

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His His had had a knowledge of great composers andand lovelove of music; a knowledge of great composers of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach werewere his favourites. HeHe music; Beethoven, Mozart and Bach his favorites. was by trade; trade; though though he he wasvery very organized organized as as an an accountant accountant by worked the war. war. Opi Opi or or Opa Opa was was worked in in the the coal coal mines mines during during the aagenerous Moya Kelly, Kelly, generous man man to to his his children, children, grandchildren: grandchildren: Moya Sabrina Amrit Shergill Shergill and and great great Sabrina Lamport, Lamport, Davy Davy Shergill, Shergill, Amrit grandchildren He supported supported many many grandchildren Teagan Teagan and and Damon. Damon. He organizations sports programs programs and and organizations generously. generously. He He loved loved sports Jeopardy; until he he was was hospitalized hospitalized Jeopardy; which which he he never never missed missed until on Thanks to to all all those those onJanuary January 4th 4th with with aa lung lung infection. infection. Thanks who his illness. illness. who were were kind kind to to him him throughout throughout his Dad guter Kamerad, Kamerad, einen einen Dad had had many many good good friends friends â&#x20AC;&#x153;ein â&#x20AC;&#x153;ein guter besseren Kuhn & & Nora Nora Blunck Blunck besseren findest ďŹ ndest Du Du nichtâ&#x20AC;? nichtâ&#x20AC;? Siegfried Siegfried Kuhn will Steuber, Markus, Markus, Michael Michael willmiss miss him him plus plus sister sister Margret Margret Steuber, Steuber in Germany Germany as as well well as as Steuber and and their their extended extended family family in nieces Baburek who who kept kept in in touch touch niecesHeidi Heidi Keller Keller & & Christine Christine Baburek regularly. regularly. He Carmen Shergill, Shergill, Heleaves leaves behind behind grieving grieving daughters daughters Carmen Gabriele Osborne (husband David) extended family of the Gabriele Osborne (husband David) extended family Osborneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Mcphersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Kanngiesserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of the Osborneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, McMphersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Kanngiesserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and plus new friendsplus Edna David Edna Cox who greatly enhanced his Johnstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new&friends & David Cox who greatly life on earth Sunday readings fromreadings Rudolf enhanced hiswith life on earth afternoon with Sunday afternoon Steiner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upward to youâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Upward strives the lovestrives of my soul, upward from Rudolf Steiner. to you the love of to flows the stream love.the May theyofsustain you,they may myyou soul, upward to you of ďŹ&#x201A;ows stream love. May they enfold youmay in heights of hope, of hope, love.â&#x20AC;?inHis sustain you, they enfold you in in spheres heights of ashes will interred at St.will Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery alongside spheres of be love.â&#x20AC;? His ashes be interred at St. Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belovedhis wife Gertrud. Cemetery his alongside beloved wife Gertrud. AACelebration held at at the the Burde Burde Hill Hill Celebration of of Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life life was was held Estates on Friday, Friday, January January 18th, 18th, Estates â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Clubhouse, Clubhouse, Port Port Alberni, Alberni, on Condolences may be be left left for for the the family family Condolences and and remembrances remembrances may by In lieu lieu of of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, flowers, byvisiting visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca. www.chapelofmemories.ca. In donations made to to the the CNIB, CNIB, 1929 1929 donations in in dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory memory can can be be made Bayview or by by visiting visiting their their Bayview Avenue, Avenue, Toronto Toronto Ont. Ont. M4G3E8 M4G3E8 or web web site site at at www.cnib.ca. www.cnib.ca. Chapel (866) 584-5164 584-5164 Chapel of of Memories Memories Funeral Funeral Directors Directors â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (866)

Dick lived life to the fullest. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Marilyn; sons: Terry (Janice), Darcy (Kim), & Andy (Cindy); his grandchildren: Kris, Courtnie, Spencer, MacKenzie,Savannah, Jordan: his great grandchildren, Jacob and Sage: his sister, Doreen, brother Gary (Sylvia), and nephews, nieces, and many friends. Pre-deceased by his brother Harvey (Sylvia).

Daisy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dianaâ&#x20AC;? Hufnagel (nee Jarvelainen later Jarvis) passed away in Alert Bay, BC on January 13, 2013. She is survived by her children, grand and great grandchildren and nephew. She was born into this world as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;preemieâ&#x20AC;? small enough to ďŹ t in a shoe-box. Her father was one of the ďŹ rst Finnish settlers to reside in Sointula, BC (Malcolm Island) in the early 1900â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Diane loved music, dancing, animals, playing cards, bingo and her TV programs.

A much beloved man, he will be remembered for his smiling face and his willingness to help others.

She will be remembered for her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finnâ&#x20AC;? tenacity, devotion to her family and her bright-blue eyes. She was truly a one-of-akind lady; we will miss her deeply.

Please join us February 2nd at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses, 423 W 1st St, Qualicum Beach, BC. There will be a phone tie-in at the Port McNeill Kingdom Hall, corner of Mine and Campbell Way.

We will miss him, but now he is out of pain and sleeping until he is resurrected by the one God who created us all.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013 PERSONAL SERVICES

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Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. We currently have the following openings:

LOCAL FISHING resort is seeking a summertime guide. Guide must have all Transport Canada certiďŹ cations, SVOP, ROC, MED, Marine First Aid, CTAG a bonus. Competitive wage. Please forward your info to teaka44@hotmail.com.

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LIVE-IN NANNY needed for two children ages 3 & 8. Must be reliable, non-smoker, nondrinker. FMI 250-902-0501 or cell 250-902-8803. NI SPORTSMAN Steak & Pizza House in Port McNeill is now hiring food servers. Must be willing to work some weekends. Please apply in person 1547 Beach Dr.

TRADES, TECHNICAL BUSY HEAVY Duty Gear Shop in Campbell River is seeking an experienced Mechanic for the repair of H.D. Transmissions & Differentials. Competitive Wage. Send resume by fax to 250-926-6660.

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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 11/13

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/13

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 11/13

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 11/13

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone welcomeâ&#x20AC;? 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 11/13

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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 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/13

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ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/13

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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 11/13

You'll enjoy very competitive wages, beneďŹ ts, and more in a safe, friendly, respectful workplace, with potential for future advancement. You'll be performing preventative maintenance & repairs on our well maintained ďŹ&#x201A;eet of coach, transit and school buses.

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JOTUL F100 approved Parlour style Woodstove. Heats up to 1000 sq.ft. Ornate but efﬁcient top or rear ﬂue outlet. Hardly used with installation manual. $300 or make an offer. 250-949-8959 anytime.

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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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Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com Application Deadline: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Interviews will be scheduled between mid-February and mid-March for shortlisted candidates. Reference Code: Student LFT 1 Session preference will be considered but not guaranteed. Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

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Don’t I deserve a seatbelt too? A message from the BC SPCA, ICBC RoadSense and the RCMP Tragically, every year in BC countless dogs suffer and die after being thrown from the back of pickup trucks. Consequently, your pet should never ride unrestrained in the back or body of any vehicle. There are three simple options: 1. Put the dog in the vehicle with you. Use a crate or dog seatbelt as a restraint, or 2. Secure your dog in a kennel fastened to the centre of the truck, or 3. Secure your dog with a harness and short-tether leash to ensure safety from strangulation and death.

For more information visit www.spca.bc.ca

Logging Fundamentals Training Western Forest Products Inc. is seeking applications from individuals who would like to be considered for positions in one of three 7-week programs in 2013 to train individuals interested in a career in the logging industry. Utilizing the WorkSafe BC “Cable Yarding Systems” and “Grapple Yarder and Supersnorkel” Handbooks as a guide, the Program is designed to provide entry level logging skills. Using a combination of classroom instruction and handon training at an instructional logging site, the students will learn the foundation skills of safety, environmental awareness, and job skills, necessary to be successful in both highlead tower and grapple yarding settings. The Program will be taught at the Company’s Englewood Forest Operation, located 1.5 hours north of Campbell River and 1 hour south of Port McNeill. Individuals interested in this opportunity must be motivated, physically fit, reliable and have a clear interest in logging as a career. An information package can be requested through the email address below. If you believe that you have the qualifications that we are looking for, please submit your cover letter, resumé and 3 references. Cover letters must include: 1. Why you are interested in the program and the forest industry; 2. Why you are the right candidate for the program; and 3. Which session you would prefer to be considered for (April, June or September1). References will be checked prior to interviews/screening, and aptitude testing will be required in conjunction with the selection/interview process. Apply in confidence, citing Reference Code, to:

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