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U’mista fire spares potlatch masks J.R. Rardon Gazette editor ALERT BAY—Quick action by volunteer firefighters may well have saved a historic and world-renowned Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch collection after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning in the U’mista Cultural Centre. The fire, which appears to have started in or near
a dehumidifier, broke out about 2 a.m., ‘Namgis Chief Bill Cranmer said. It triggered a built-in sprinkler system which, with the help of firefighters, helped limit the damage to an eight-foot section of the facility. “There’s a bit of smoke damage and water damage near the front of the building,” said Cranmer. “None
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of the masks were burned. There’s some smoke and water damage to some of them, but that can be fixed up with the help of conservators, and we’ve got access to them from major museums.” Cranmer said a dozen or Several masks in the U’mista Cultural Centre
See page 3 potlatch collection stand in front of the wall
‘Collection survives’
scorched in a fire early Tuesday morning in Alert Bay. Stephen Bruce, Jr.
• CUB ATTACK
Port Hardy squad tops Hyde Creek for baseball title. Page 18
• EYES ON PRIZE
Bras for Cause contest seeks more entries in fundraiser. Page 23 COMMENTARY Page 6 LETTERS Page 7 SPORTS Page 15 CLASSIFIEDS Page 20-23
Hosers take off
The competitors in the annual Home Hardware boat building competition paddle race for home during Filomi Days in Port Hardy Sunday. See more Filomi Days coverage on pages 12-13, and in Sports, pages A O’Toole 16-17.
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Collection survives blaze from page 1 more of the centre’s historic potlatch masks were affected. The fire also burned a hole through the wall at the front of the building, facing the beach. The centre houses a substantial collection of potlatch masks and other artifacts, some more than a century old, that were confiscated by the government from a Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch in River’s Inlet in 1921. After a 65-year ban on the potlatch was lifted in 1951, the Kwakwaka’wakw people fought for decades for the return of the masks and regalia from various museums and collectors around the world. The U’mista Centre opened in 1980
The front wall of the U’mista Cultural Centre shows the damage from a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning. Stephen Bruce, Jr. with the restored col- midifiers that might be fire would probably donated to the cause. lection. remain closed to the The U’mista Centre’s public while inspectors Staff and volunteers spent Tuesday at the front entrance was also investigate the blaze U’mista Centre clean- damaged when fire- and repairs take place, ing and drying the fighters were forced to but that the rest of facility, and sent out a break into the build- the centre is expected call to the Cormorant ing to battle the fire. to remain open after Island community for Cranmer said the the main entrance is any large fans or dehu- area affected by the repaired.
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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Storey’s Beach will be converted into Canada’s most picturesque riding arena when the RCMP Musical Ride makes its first North Island appearance in a dozen years Wednesday, Aug. 7. The renowned troupe of horses and riders performs across the country, displaying feats of choreography to music before large crowds. The effect is expected to be particularly dramatic on the packed sand of Storey’s Beach at low tide, with views of Queen Charlotte Strait in the background. The Port Hardy stop is part of a two-month B.C. tour by the Musical Ride, which began in Fort St. John July 11 and will continue through Sept. 7 when it wraps up in Hope. The ride was brought by Port Hardy’s Rotary Club, and will feature two days of activity at the
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MOU penned Gazette staff ALERT BAY— The ‘Namgis First Nation and TimberWest Forest Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), intended to further enhance a working relationship based on mutual respect, trust and good faith communications, TimberWest announced last week.
The MOU facilitates collaboration on forestry activities within ‘Namgis territory currently administered by TimberWest, and recognizes the interests of both parties in maintaining safe and sustainable forest management practices. The memorandum was completed in a ceremony held at the ‘Namgis Band offices.
Renee Andor Black Press C O U RT E N AY — North Island College’s utilization rate reached nearly 90 per cent of its target in the past year — the highest rate in over a decade. According to director of college and community relations Susan Auchterlonie, the college reached 89.3 per cent of its utilization rate target during its 2012/2013 fiscal year. She’s very pleased with the rate, especially considering the way the college is set up. “Given the way we operate, the regional delivery that we have to do, multi-campus, smaller class sizes, 100 per cent’s just not reasonable — we likely won’t ever achieve that,” says Auchterlonie, noting NIC’s utilization rate for 2013/2013 was one of the highest of all B.C. colleges. She adds the col-
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Down the garden path Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The Grassroots Garden Society got a boost in its effort to connect the people of the North Island with the land when it was awarded a grant from the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program this spring. The society, which provides education on organic growing, local food security
and related issues through its local garden on Park Drive, was awarded $18,380 for a project entitled Missing Voices — Connecting People and Place. Grassroots Garden Society director Dawn Moorhead said the group will use the funds to create an ethnobotany path and purchase an iBook and interpretive materials for the garden.
Since its inception the society, whose membership includes several former or current teachers, has shared lessons with area students through tours and an annual harvest feast. The grant was one of 18 distributed to organizations on Vancouver Island from the Comox Valley to Port Hardy. The grants, totalling $321,885, were
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announced in May by Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan. The Gazette previously published an announcement of grants to the Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw Nations, the community of Zeballos and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 in Sayward, but the Grassroots Garden Society grant was omitted by mistake.
Village of Port Alice Notice of Tax Exemptions for the Year 2014 Per the Community Charter, the Council of the Village of Port Alice is proposing the following tax exemptions for the year 2014. All of which have been exempt from property taxes in the past. 1. Properties Owned By Not-for-profit organizations: • Legion: property registered in the name of Canadian Legion Branch #180, Lot 1, Plan 22668, DL 2137, Roll No. 00779.000 (exclusive of the portion which contains a residential housing unit) – estimated total taxes per year ($4,331.) with municipal portion being ($1,907.). • Wharf: property registered in the name of Port Alice Marine Rescue Society, Plan 594321, District Lot 188, Wharf Approach, Roll No. 00002.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($146.) with municipal portion only ($64.), and District Lot 1514, Rupert District, Wharf, Roll No. 01025.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($2,062.) with municipal portion being ($908.).
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2. Occupiers of Municipal Property (recreational or not-for-profit organizations): • Port Alice Lions Club: lease of a portion of the Community Centre for the space known as the Lions Den, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($249.) with municipal portion being ($110.). • Day Care Centre: lease a portion of the Community Centre for the space known as the Day Care Centre, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 - estimated total taxes per year ($153.) with municipal portion being ($67.) • Port Alice Curling Club: lease for half-year a portion of the Arena, for the space known as the Curling Club, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,461.) with municipal portion being ($643.). • Port Alice Thrift Shop: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Thrift Shop, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,013.) with municipal portion being ($446.). • Port Alice Seniors Group: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Seniors Centre, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,230.) with municipal portion being ($541.). • Port Alice Scouts: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as the Multi Purpose Room, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($1,024.) with municipal portion being ($451.).
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• Port Alice Fast Fit: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as Fast Fit, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($928.) with municipal portion being ($408.). • Port Alice Red Cross Society: lease of a portion of Sea View Secondary School, for the space known as Port Alice Red Cross, located at 901 Marine Drive, Plan 18072, Lot 1, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00645.000 – estimated total taxes per year ($667.) with municipal portion being ($294.). • Port Alice Recycling Society: lease a portion of the Public Works Yard and Transfer Station, for the space known as the Recycling Depot, located at 721 Marine Drive, Plan EPP6182, Lot A, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 1600055 - estimated total taxes per year ($29.) with municipal portion being ($13.). 3. Statutory Exemption: • Vancouver Island Regional Library: lease of a portion of the Community Centre, for the space known as the Library, located at 951 Marine Drive, Plan 22443, Lot 3, D.L. 2137, Rupert District, Roll No. 00778.010 – estimated total taxes per year ($307.) with municipal portion being ($135.). 4. Public Worship Properties (Combination Statutory and Permissive Exemptions): • Port Alice Ecumenical Society: public worship land and improvements, Lot 3, Block 7, Plan 18774, located at 1100 Neigi St., Plan 18774, Lot 3, Block 7, D.L. 2137, Roll No. 00648.000 – estimated taxes per year ($1,701.) with municipal portion being ($791.). • Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada: public worship land and improvements, Plan 33023, Lot 13 and Lot 14, D.L. 2137, located at 850-860 Marine Dr., Roll No. 00788.030 & 00788.031 – estimated total taxes per year ($6,613.) with municipal portion being ($3,004.). 5. Port Alice Yacht Club: • Port Alice Yacht Club: Used principally for public recreation purposes and provides port access to the Village of Port Alice from Neroutsos Inlet, District Lot 304, located at 1120 Marine Drive, License #109290, Roll No. 27506.940 – estimated taxes per year ($2,149.) with municipal portion being ($954.). If your not-for-profit community organization is not included above, requests will be considered up to August 30th, 2013 (Village of Port Alice, P.O. Box 130, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0) Gail Lind, Treasurer
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Duane began employment with Hardy Buoys in February 2007. His cutting skills and work ethic have always stood out. Duane is the company’s Raw Processing Supervisor and responsible for the tracking of thousands of pounds of raw product every day from the time it arrives into the plant, through the brine and smoking process. He assists Production and ensures enough fish is moving through the facility at all times to fill orders. Duane is a wonderful mentor and teacher. Showing new workers how to cut, trim, operate equipment and work safely. He has achieved his level 3 First Aid and can also step in to assist with smoking and maintenance when required. Duane has lived on the North Island his entire life. He is happy to call Port Hardy his home. He is involved with baseball, hockey and fundraising activities at work. Duane is a devoted father to his son Curtis. When asked about his future goals…his ambition is to buy a house in the near future and to just keep doing the jobs he is asked to do by the company and to do the best he can every day. Hardy Buoys appreciates the value Duane adds to the company and recognizes him as a truly amazing member of our crew.
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Saving SeaFest The timing couldn’t have been worse as fire struck the U’mista Cultural Centre just days before Alert Bay kicked off its annual summer celebration, SeaFest. But a timely response by local firefighters ensured the three days of fun and games wouldn’t be held under a cloud of gloom. The fire that broke out in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, possibly from a faulty appliance or electrical short, threatened to destroy the priceless collection of potlatch masks and regalia housed at the centre. It took the Kwakwaka’wakw people generations to recover those items after they were confiscated by the government in the 1920s. There would have been no recovery from their burning in a major structure fire. Thanks to a built-in sprinkler system and the quick action of the local volunteer fire department, the fire was contained to a small area. Any smoke and water damage to the handful of masks impacted can be mitigated. Now the people of Cormorant Island can welcome guests to their festival without the heavy hearts of a major cultural loss. And what a festival it is — really, three festivals in one. SeaFest, featuring the usual assortment of parade, food, vendor booths, kids’ games and entertainment, also incorporates into the weekend the Alert Bay ArtFest and the MusicFest, which brings high-quality performers to the community. Consider a ferry ride to Cormorant Island this weekend for some or all of the fun. And if you haven’t seen the potlatch collection at U’Mista Cultural Centre, stop in and see the items. Thank goodness we still can.
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Green MLA on coal and controversy After climate scientistturned-Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver had a taste of debate in the B.C. legislature, I asked him for his impressions on that and other issues. Some excerpts: TF: You did a study comparing burning all the world’s coal reserves and all oil reserves, showing how big coal really is. The federal government says that when you add up what’s actually being used in North America, carbon emissions from coal are about 30 times more than from oil. Now we have a symbolic coal export ban in Vancouver, which doesn’t apply to Port Moody or Point Roberts or Prince Rupert. Do you think there’s any significance to this? AW: There is no question that the biggest issue around is coal, because coal use is on the rise worldwide. Not in the United States, because they’re converting [power production]
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to natural gas. This is why American producers are saying, let’s ship it to Asia. California says no, Oregon says no, Washington says no. Vancouver says no, British Columbia, not sure. It’s pushing us to start thinking about what I think is going to be the greatest industrial revolution the world has ever seen, which is transformation of energy systems away from our combustion approach, which is essentially what we’ve been doing since
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A memorandum of understanding could lead to future projects benefitting both the ‘Namgis First Nation and TimberWest.
The once-popular Bras for a Cause fundraiser to fight breast cancer is seeing a dwindling number of entries this summer.
we were in caves. We’ve gone from burning wood to now fossil wood, and fossil plants and fossil algae, to a much more modern era of production of energy through natural means, solar, wind, geothermal etc. TF: Liquefied natural gas. The NDP says they are absolutely in favour of that now. AW: I have questioned the economics of it from day one. There’s a market differential that exists now. There’s that small window because Japan is moving from nuclear to natural gas. But we’re way behind everyone else. TF: Thirty years ago, Japan played Australia and B.C. off for metallurgical coal. Those northeast B.C. coal mines are back up and running again, but you’re seeing a similar thing here? AW: Yes. And if we start shipping natural gas to Asia … the Asian price comes down, the North American price goes up. British A member of
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Columbians haven’t been told that. TF: How has the legislature session been for you? AW: I sit there and watch the two parties. Rhetorical question, condescending answer. Rhetorical question, condescending answer. And I hope more British Columbians watch this, because this needs to change. And I think it can change. TF: The NDP opposition decides when you and Delta South Independent Vicki Huntington get your occasional moments in question period? AW: Yes, and if I’ve asked it’s been no problem. TF: Are you going to be found standing in front of a coal train any time soon? AW: No, never. They asked me to, and I said no, because I don’t believe in civil disobedience. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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Community kindness goes a long way Dear editor, Some three weeks ago a Port Hardy RCMP detachment member knocked at our door. My husband answered and the officer asked to speak with me. I went to the door as the officer asked if my maiden name was (withheld). I responded that, yes, that would be me. He
then handed me a piece of identification, along with another item of equal importance. My husband and I had been cleaning out a lot of things and taking them to the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store. These items had been found in one of the many boxes that we took to the
"We are proud to be members of such a caring community." thrift store, and were then turned over to our local police department and, finally, returned to myself. I wish to publicly thank
all of the staff and volunteers who work so diligently to assist our local hospital in purchasing equipment that would oth-
Alumni sought for 50th celebration
Dear editor: Okanagan College is reaching out to former students and employees of the B.C. Vocational School, Okanagan College and Okanagan University College as we prepare to celebrate our 50th birthday. Just as Beatlemania was sweeping the shores of North America, then-Premier of British Columbia W.A.C. Bennett officially opened the doors to the B.C. Vocational School on Sept. 28, 1963.
Since then, through amalgamations, growth, development and constant change, our institution has delivered valuable training to tens of thousands of students and helped communities throughout the region with economic, social and cultural development. We know our former students and friends have spread throughout the world and we’re inviting them home to the Okanagan for a fun, informal party we’re planning on Sept. 27.
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We’re also asking them to connect with us electronically to relate stories from their time at Okanagan College, and to nominate those people who have made a difference over our five decades of quality training and education. For more information, visit www.okanagan.bc.ca/50. Sincerely, Allan Coyle Director, Public Affairs Okanagan College
erwise not be available for the public’s use. These ladies (and gents, perhaps — I don’t want to leave anyone out!) work tirelessly, they are members of our community, they are honest and they have integrity. Our local RCMP members also have these same attributes. Thanks to both groups I
Dear editor, Re: an open letter I sent to the Ministry of Conservation on July 12, 2012. To date I have not received an answer. This is the same respect I received when I called for a “Conservation Officer” to attend and deal with a dangerous bear, as per my letter. It has come to my attention that there have been many such calls over the past few years that go ignored by your “paid members”. It also means, unfortunately, because the bear problem in our particular area has not been dealt with, the returning wildlife are now with cubs. The sows will teach their cubs what they know best — garbage.
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It’s true that ignorant people do leave their garbage out, but most do not. These animals have lost their fear of humans, and that’s what makes them dangerous. Our Mount Waddington Regional District also sent a letter regarding “Conservation” of wildlife on North Vancouver Island regarding the same issues as I have. I wonder if you also ignored that letter? I feel your employees are not doing their jobs; therefore, we should have our retroactive taxes that pay their wages, and your office, returned to our community. Anita Harvie Port Hardy
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Go Western I would like to put in your paper a big thank you to Western Forest for maintaining the road out to Cape Palmerston, and for your courteous contractors for us “tourists” on their roads. Way to go, and thanks for sharing the North Island, it’s so beautiful.
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July 26-27 Annual Alert Bay Seafest. Games, culture, local music, food, contests, crowning of Mr. and Mrs. Seafest, Salmon Run 5- and 10K, Dog Run mountain bike race. Begins with parade 11 a.m. Friday and continues throughout Saturday. Info, Alert Bay Seafest on Facebook or contact Brenda Gordon 250-974-2221, gorval@cablerocket.com or alertbayseafest.com. July 27 Indoor, multi-family garage sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Port Hardy Baptist Church (6950 Highland Dr.). Lots of household items, clothes, electronics, toys and bake sale and concession. Proceeds toward kitchen in new church building. July 29-August 2 Junior Summer Youth Camp at Port Alice Community Centre, for children ages 2-4. Details and registration available at the Community Centre, 250-284-3912.
MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS
• Are you interested in being part of the team? Join the PH Fire Dept. drop-in meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the fire halls. • Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open daily 10am - 5pm. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00 -2:00. Open daily July & August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca • Every 1st & 3rd Saturday at 7pm: Coal Harbour Activity Centre Game Night. Bring a friend. Free. FMI 250-949-0575. • PH Lions Club Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30pm. • The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-2301376. • Free weekly meeting on alternative healing methods to fix health issues like cancer and arthritis, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Providence place. FMI, 250-949-0484.
July 29-August 2 Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Wacky Science. Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; registration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. For more info call 250-949-3031. August 3 Telegraph Cove hosts its annual Crafts on the Boardwalk showcase, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wide variety of hand-crafted items for sale; salmon barbecue from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Info, 250-928-3105. August 4 Alert Bay 360 Eco-paddle challenge, 11 a.m., government dock, Alert Bay. Self-propelled circumnavigation of Cormorant Island. Mandatory registration 8-10:30 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 198; breakfast buffet at same time at Pass’N’Thyme Restaurant. Field limited to 200 entrants; pre-registration and other info at www. alertbay360.com.
August 12-16 Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Oceans. Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; registration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. For more info call 250-949-3031. August 17 OrcaFest summer festival, Port McNeill. Parade, vendors, food, ball tournament, show-and-shine, library book sale and lots more. Info, Chamber of Commerce, 250956-3131.
August 6-9 Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: To the Rescue. Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $40 for the four days; registration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. Space is limited; for more info call 250-949-3031.
August 19-23 Stepping Stones Centre summer camp: Sports Camp. Preschool (ages 3-5) from 9:30-11:10 a.m.; school age (5-9) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cost $50 for the week; registration forms available at Stepping Stones Centre in Robert Scott School. Space is limited; for more info call 250-949-3031.
August 7 World-famous RCMP Musical Ride comes to Storey’s Beach 6:30 p.m., with entertainment in the park starting at 4 p.m.
August 22 A&W hosts its Cruisin’ for a Cause classic car show to benefit Multiple Sclerosis, 1 p.m. For every Teen Burger sold $1 is donated to the fight against MS; free root beer for entering a car, free balloons for the kids.
August 10 Third annual Tri-Port Music Fest, Cluxewe Resort, North of Port McNeill, noon-9 p.m. Co-headliners Chilliwack and Valdy, also Coco Jafro, Scotty Hills, the Sugar Beetles and The Impalas. Vendors, food, beer garden, playground. Info, 250-949-0378.
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August 10-11 Second annual James Denton Memorial Fishing Derby, Quarterdeck Marina, Port Hardy. Final weigh-in Sunday at noon, prizes for largest and runner-up spring, largest halibut, two hidden weights. Awards to follow at Fish and Game Club. Tickets $20, available at Captain Hardy’s Restaurant, The Cove Apparel and Quarterdeck Marina.
August 4 Telegraph Cove Fishing Derby, dawn-4 p.m. Weigh-in at resort office. Salmon potluck and awards follow at 6 p.m. at the adjacent campground. Info, 250-928-3131.
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Unorthodox mediums create extraordinary art On a recent trip down Island, I was pleasantly surprised to come across a new (to me) and exciting piece of North Island history. During a routine stop at the Sayward coffee and ice cream bar (beside the gas station on the highway), we happened upon a small sign for the gallery located in the rear of the building. Upon entry, we were treated to numerous portraits and paintings, most of which were completed on round pieces sawn off the end of logs. These looked familiar to me, as I recognized the faces as they same style as those which used to be more plentiful on the sides of buildings while travelling on the highway through Sayward. When we dropped our donation in the box the lady in the coffee shop commented how wonderful it is to now have a permanent home for so many of Hetty’s paintings. Of
“After painting a number of portraits, Hetty hung them alongside the road... The exhibit became known as the Valley of 1,000 Faces.” A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale course this triggered my curiosity, and I had to do a little bit more research! Hetty MulderFredrickson, the artist behind this prolific collection of paintings, is likely a familiar personality to many North Islanders. For 25 years she ran the “Valley of 1,000 Faces” in Sayward, a popular roadside attraction. Hetty was born in Indonesia in 1921. Her family was originally from the Netherlands, but lived for an extended period of time in Southeast Asia. During WWII Hetty was attending school
in Europe when the Nazis occupied the Netherlands, and the Japanese occupied Indonesia. For an extended period of time she had no contact with her parents. Eventually she married, and then divorced. Perhaps impulsively, without any concrete plans she decided to pack up her two young sons and move to Canada. Initially settling in Montreal, and then moving to the remote B.C. interior, Hetty was broke and frustrated before finally accepting a job housekeeping and childminding for a widower logger on Vancouver Island, Douglas T. Fredrickson. The two eventually
fell in love and married. Hetty resumed the painting which she had abandoned earlier in life. After a brief stint in Chilliwack, where the Fredricksons had the unfortunate experience of living in a house which was widely believed to be haunted, they moved to Sayward. In order to keep busy in the small logging community, Hetty tried to encourage local children to paint. To save money, Hetty’s preferred canvases were slices of logs. She was known to use common housepaint as a medium, and when paintbrushes were not readily available she would paint with her fingers.
These images show some of the many portraits painted on wood rounds by Hetty Fredrickson. Photo submitted
After painting a number of portraits, Hetty hung them alongside the road. They caused a bit of a traffic jam as people stopped to look at them, and many were stolen under the cover of darkness. Hetty and her husband then forged a trail through their 4 acre property, and filled the forest with portraits. The exhibit became known as the
Valley of 1,000 Faces, and for the 25 years that it existed patrons were charged only $1 admission. Hetty passed away in 1994, and we are lucky that when the property was sold residents of Sayward had the foresight to collect and save a large number of Hetty’s paintings. They are now accessible to all in the little gallery behind the espresso and ice cream shop
just off the highway. Please stop in and take a moment to view this lasting piece of North Island history – and don’t forget to leave a donation. B r e n d a McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail. com.
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Banding together Left: Annie Leblanc, left, is joined on stage by Brian Hickes for her rendition of Wagon Wheel during an open mic night Saturday at Gate House Community Theatre. The next open mic night at takes place Aug. 17, during OrcaFest. Right: Gaby Wickstrom, with guitar, and Jessica McLaughlin share a laugh during their group’s performance. Terrance Eissfeldt, at left, provides backing on drums. J.R. Rardon
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One powered-up weekend Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The first of the big community festivals was held in Port Hardy last weekend and set the bar high for the rest of the summer. This year the event tipped its hat to the past year’s
Clockwise from above: Darlene Cartwright waves a checkered flag as Kassie Griffiths crosses the finish line during a heat of the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby in Port Hardy Sunday morning; The Purple Pirate enlists a crew at the Carrot Park Filomi Days celebration; Singer-songwriter Richelle Andre performs with guitarist Mike Marquardson at Carrot Park; Cody Diotte rises up to spike the ball at the annual volleyball tourney in Carrot Park; The Macandales entry in the boat-building contest and race powers toward shore while children wade into the surf; The Filomi Days weekend was rounded out by the traditional fireworks show; Trevor Lang and Ritchie Hemphill of Buffalo Social share the mic as the band belts out Vampire Weekend’s Step before the Filomi fireworks finale; Glen Day, front right, leads a mass start of drivers, many members of the sponsor Tri-Port Motor Sports Club, during the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby Sunday morning; Overwaitea Foods produce manager Rob Martyn waves to the crowd as he leads the store’s synchronized shopping cart team in the Filomi Days Parade Saturday; A young spectator gets a lift while watching the Campbell River Pipe Band take part in the Filomi Days Parade; Lexxi Andrews of Port Alice shows off the squid hooked by her father, John, during the Mason’s Kids Fishing Derby Sunday morning; The junior loggers on the Western Forest Products float survey the crowd during Saturday’s parade.
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progress on the windfarm project with the theme of ‘Power Up!’ And powered up the weekend certainly was. From fishing derbies to fireworks, slo-pitch to stocks, there was something for everyone on offer
this weekend. In fact, the only real issue was choosing which of the plethora of events to take in. Huge kudos to all who got involved and volunteered their time and efforts into making the weekend and all its events so successful.
After attempting to take in as much as we possibly could of the festivities, we at the Gazette could do with powering down for a day or two. In the meantime, here’s a selection of images from the weekend...
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One powered-up weekend Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The first of the big community festivals was held in Port Hardy last weekend and set the bar high for the rest of the summer. This year the event tipped its hat to the past year’s
Clockwise from above: Darlene Cartwright waves a checkered flag as Kassie Griffiths crosses the finish line during a heat of the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby in Port Hardy Sunday morning; The Purple Pirate enlists a crew at the Carrot Park Filomi Days celebration; Singer-songwriter Richelle Andre performs with guitarist Mike Marquardson at Carrot Park; Cody Diotte rises up to spike the ball at the annual volleyball tourney in Carrot Park; The Macandales entry in the boat-building contest and race powers toward shore while children wade into the surf; The Filomi Days weekend was rounded out by the traditional fireworks show; Trevor Lang and Ritchie Hemphill of Buffalo Social share the mic as the band belts out Vampire Weekend’s Step before the Filomi fireworks finale; Glen Day, front right, leads a mass start of drivers, many members of the sponsor Tri-Port Motor Sports Club, during the Filomi Days Soapbox Derby Sunday morning; Overwaitea Foods produce manager Rob Martyn waves to the crowd as he leads the store’s synchronized shopping cart team in the Filomi Days Parade Saturday; A young spectator gets a lift while watching the Campbell River Pipe Band take part in the Filomi Days Parade; Lexxi Andrews of Port Alice shows off the squid hooked by her father, John, during the Mason’s Kids Fishing Derby Sunday morning; The junior loggers on the Western Forest Products float survey the crowd during Saturday’s parade.
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progress on the windfarm project with the theme of ‘Power Up!’ And powered up the weekend certainly was. From fishing derbies to fireworks, slo-pitch to stocks, there was something for everyone on offer
this weekend. In fact, the only real issue was choosing which of the plethora of events to take in. Huge kudos to all who got involved and volunteered their time and efforts into making the weekend and all its events so successful.
After attempting to take in as much as we possibly could of the festivities, we at the Gazette could do with powering down for a day or two. In the meantime, here’s a selection of images from the weekend...
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B.C. gaming grants support animal care Gazette staff Organizations helping animals in distress from abuse, neglect or injury need to apply for B.C. government community gaming grants by Aug. 31, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes said this week. Last year animal welfare organizations shared $754,500 in B.C. government community gaming grants. Recipients include humane societies and other groups dedicated to animal rescue and adoption. Organizations helping specific animals, such as dogs, cats, horses, owls, wild birds and marine wildlife also received funding. Services include off-setting veterinary costs for spay and neuter programs, providing permanent refuge for abandoned animals and rehabilitation for injured wildlife. “Animal welfare organizations, backed
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dignity of animals,” said Oakes. “Year after year, their efforts benefit all kinds of animals, including family
pets and wildlife. This important work touches the hearts of British Columbians. Through community gaming
grants, the B.C. government is a proud supporter of animal welfare activities.” During 2012-13,
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Rust never sleeps at drag strip J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— The field in last weekend’s Rumble on the Runway drag racing series featured a number of cars with spotless or decorative paint jobs. Saturday’s winners, however, demonstrated it’s what’s under the hood that counts. Nanaimo’s Glenn Kennedy, driving a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda sporting bumper-to-bumper black primer paint, claimed Saturday’s Super-pro class title with a win over Larry Morris of Shawnigan Lake on the eighthmile strip at Port McNeill Airport. Port Alberni pit partners Justin Brooks and Roger Haggerty earned the Pro and Sportsman class titles, respectively. Brooks topped David McRae of Powell River in a sponsor-festooned Chevy C-10 pickup and Haggerty beat fellow Alberni driver
Logan Walcot in a 1965 Mercury Comet with rust, primer spots, missing moulding strips and a flame motif that was noticeably faded. “This was a barn find,” Haggerty said with a laugh after collecting his first victory. “It sat in my garage for 18 years before I built it in three months.” Where Haggerty’s Merc spent serious time in a barn, Brooks’ Chevy truck sports an David McRae of Powell River lifts off the starting line during Proimage of a barn, bear- class finals Saturday afternoon. ing the Brooks Farm Kennedy wasn’t even groceries.’ logo, among its many event, last month, but was trumped by his son sure he’d make it this sponsor images. “My body man just time. After transfer- got the quarterpanels The farm belongs last weekend. “This was my first ring the motor from on, and when I asked to his grandmother, Dorothy Brooks, who time on this track,” the Dodge Daytona him how long before it was notified of Justin’s Justin said. “It went he’d previously driven was painted, he said he Pro-class win shortly pretty good. It was a to the Barracuda, there had a lot of other work was still plenty of work going and it would be after the final heat lot of fun.” Before his Sportsman left on the vehicle in a few weeks. So I got by his father, Gord win, Haggerty’s best the final days before six cans of flat black Brooks. “Grandma’s gonna previous showing was racing. spray paint and on “On Monday there Wednesday I told my build her own track,” a pair of quarterfinal were no buckets (seats) wife, ‘Get the grocerGord announced while appearances. “It’s awesome,” he in it yet,” he said. ies; we’re going racstill holding the phone said of the race week- “My wife kept asking, ing.’” to his ear. Gord Brooks drove end in Port McNeill. ‘Are we going racKennedy had enjoyed the car in the first “I’m gonna come back ing? Because I need to some success with the Rumble on the Runway as many times as I can.” know if I have to get Daytona at other tracks
on Vancouver Island, but had never won a race in Port McNeill in the four years the North Island Timing Association has been hosting racing here. Instead, it took a partially complete car in its first race to carry him to victory. “I’m gonna retire it now,” Kennedy joked. “It’s undefeated. I don’t even have to paint it now.” Port McNeill’s Chris Sharpe gave the North Island a winner when he claimed Sunday’s Super-pro crown with a finals win over Mike Hutmacher of Courtney. McRae, the only driver to reach the finals both days, bounced back from his runner-up showing Saturday to defeat Rusty Sawatzky of Port Alberni for Sunday’s Pro title; and Ron Clark of Port Alberni took home Sunday’s Sportsman prize with a finals win over Dave Deck of Parksville.
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Generals command tourney Gazette staff PORT HARDY—A single inning made the difference in the A final of the Filomi Days wood bat tourney last weekend, as the Generals came from behind to beat out the defending champion Bluesox. Eight teams came out to compete this year in the annual mixed Slopitch season-ender at Storey’s Beach. Friday and Saturday saw round-robin games divide the teams into A and B brackets for Sunday’s finals. In the B, the Boozers took third over the Bandits while the Bushrats squared off against the Ballerz in the final. The Ballerz went out to an early lead before the ‘Rats bagged three in a resurgent sixth to take a one-run lead into the final inning. A strikeout was followed by a lightningquick third to second throw on a forced play which added a second out and was a fraction
Bluesox batter Cody Diotte, male MVP in the A final, lets fly during the wooden bat tourney at Storey's Beach during the Filomi Days weekend. At right, Kristen Ireton moves in for the last catch of the game for the Bushrats in the B final. A O'Toole of a second from end- award, while the about the fielding, the Ballerz’s Sam Paul wooden bats limiting ing the game in style. Kristen Ireton ran in took the female MSP the distance the batto snag a popped up accolade. ters can hit. The closeIn the A, the in action typically hit over second and secure the win for the Swingers took fourth leads to a low-scoring, and Bushcats third, defensive matchup. ‘Rats. The ‘Rats’ Colin leaving the Generals The ‘Sox went Hunko got the nod facing the Bluesox in two up early on, the as the male Most the final. Generals squaring the As usual, it was all score soon after. Sportsmanlike Player
After the Bluesox regained their slender lead, the teams settled into a series of threeup, three-down scoreless innings. A series of uncharacteristic defensive errors by the ‘Sox opened the floodgates in the fifth, the Generals taking full advantage to drive home seven runs and take a commanding lead. The ‘Sox managed to find another pair in the remaining innings, but the Generals’ defence stayed solid to hold off the ‘Sox and take a 9-6 victory. The Generals’ Pam Wilson was given the female MSP award while the male honour went to the ‘Sox’s Cody Diotte. The event closes out the mixed Slo-pitch for the season with the men and ladies separating for the rest of the season. Play commences this week on the ladies Slopitch league and the mens fastpitch league, which run until August.
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ATHLETES of the Week PORT HARDY CUBS The team claimed the North Vancouver Island Baseball League title with a 14-3 win over Hyde Creek Sunday. J.R. Rardon photo Clockwise from left: Emily Heavenor leaps to elude the defence during women's play in the Tsakis FC soccer tournament Saturday; Port Hardy's U-10 Yellow Terminators celebrate a win; Tyrone Wallas of Team Extreme duels Austin J.R. Rardon, Karen Strussi Tremblay of the Burritos.
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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The Kingcome Wolves won the men's title and Port McNeill claimed the women's championship Sunday in the annual Tsakis FC 7-a-side soccer tournament, held during Filomi Days. Reds United claimed third place in the men's division while the Spirit Bears were third
among women. Two youth divisions were also contested. In U12, Port Hardy topped the North Island Generals in the final, with the Vancouver Island Thunder placing third. In U10 play, Alert Bay claimed a shootout win over the Gummy Bears in the title game, while the Yellow Terminators finished third.
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Day wins war of attrition on dirt track Gazette staff There was a bit of last man standing about the weekend’s racing at the Tri-port speedway as bad luck conspired to send several drivers off early to the pits. But the early exits left more to play for for the remaining drivers battling it out on the track. The night opened with seven cars timing in for Saturday’s meet in Port Hardy. Glen Day set the fast time, and his speed served him well all night, keeping him clear of the collisions and breakdowns that plagued most of the other drivers. The four fastest cars lined up for the Trophy Dash to kick off the racing, and Day was joined by Daniel Hovey, Brock Shore and the Weeks car, which had father-son duo of Paul and Chris splitting driving duties throughout the night. Hovey got the jump off the start, roaring in front of Day and ducking inside Weeks to sit behind Shore at the front of the pack after the second turn.
Day was able to pass Weeks a lap later but couldn’t close enough ground on the lead pair to challenge. At the front, Shore held his line with Hovey at his heels and saw the checkered flag drop to take the first win of the night. The full complement of seven lined up for the first heat, with Ryan Doyle, Jared Breitkreitz and Steven Demoe joining the fast four. Weeks and Doyle were able to pass on the first lap and run ahead into turn three as the pack settled into an order. Doyle’s night on the track fizzled out in mere minutes as his engine blew, forcing the driver into an early exit. Meanwhile, Day was finding his groove as he passed on the turn to take the lead. Hovey moved into second a lap later, using the slower car of Demoe to cover his move into second. There was just too much daylight between him and the frontrun-
Brock shore (13) spins out after a battle with Paul Weeks (4) in turn three at Tri-Port Speedway during Saturday's stock car racA O'Toole ing event. Hovey had the wheel left it at a 45 ner to pull back the difference before the flag momentum out of the degree angle. A repeat dropped to give Day turn and was able to of that three-wheeled the win with Hovey give himself some performance would second and Weeks breathing room hitting have been a bit much turn three. It wasn’t to expect this time third. After Doyle’s exit, to be his night how- around. Off the restart, Weeks the field was further ever, as his axle broke reduced when Demoe coming onto the home and Day moved out withdrew before the stretch, sending his front, Day pulling clear second heat, leaving wheel bouncing down soon after and holdthe track and draw- ing that lead for the five in the running. A great start from ing an “Ooh” from the duration as the battle for second saw Shore Hovey and Day off the grandstand. Hovey took the top come out on top, passgreen flag saw the pair shoot forward into first spot at the last meeting ing Weeks on the third and second, respective- with effectively three lap to claim second. ly, on the first turn of wheels after a bent The drivers took an rod on his inside front under-the-hood break lap one.
Wins and waves Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Prevailing Wins prevailed over a series of rogue waves that nearly swamped rival Na'max'sala to win the mixed class in the fourth annual Tri-Port Dragon Boat Society regatta Saturday. "Our tiller, Lance Karsten, did a great job of turning to the waves," said Cora Nelson of Na'max'sala. "We had water over the side of the boat." The Warriors topped the Flying Dragons for the ladies title in the
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Breitkreitz as the pair vied for position. In his first season, Breitkreitz continues to improve with each race, driving with noticeably more confidence and aggression to hold off Shore for several laps. Experience won out in the end, Shore claiming the inside line after Breitkreitz went wide on the straight and regaining second as Weeks rejoined the race. Breitkreitz’s night ended a couple of laps later, as he limped into the pits and was unable to rejoin the field. The order remained intact for the rest of the laps, Day deservedly taking a victory lap after a night of clean, consistent driving. The action returns to the track on Saturday, Aug. 3, with concession available, follow the signs on the highway.
before the final, while Lawrie O’Connor pulled on to the track in his modified car to put in a few display laps. As the green flag dropped on the main event, Day took the outside line and powered into the lead out of the turn. Weeks and Shore got into a pitched battle for second, Shore seeking to cut inside on the turns, Weeks nosing him out. After several attempts, it looked as though Shore had done enough to get his nose in front out of turn four but some contact saw him spin out. He rejoined the race and sought to make up for lost time, but it seemed as though Weeks came off the worst in the battle, ducking into the pits the next lap. With Day all but uncatchable, the action was with Shore and
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Cubs end Hillbillys' NVIBL title run J.R. Rardon Gazette editor HYDE CREEK—The Port Hardy Cubs got some help from the Port McNeill Rangers in putting together a full roster for Sunday’s North Vancouver Island Baseball League championship game. In the final itself, the Cubs got some more help from the rival Hyde Creek Hillbillys. Russ Taylor scattered five hits in a complete-game effort and Chris Lamothe blasted a two-run home run as the Cubs rolled to a 14-3 victory over Hyde Creek and ended the Hillbillys’ three-year run as league champs. The Hillbillys hurt their own cause by committing eight errors, including a pair as the Cubs grabbed a 5-0 lead in the first inning. And Taylor didn’t allow them a chance to get back into it, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth inning before tiring slightly over the final two innings. “I’m starting to feel it a little now,” Taylor said with a smile after the Cubs were presented the league trophy by Hillbillys assistant captain Ryan Rushton. “I haven’t pitched this much since I was 18.” Taylor is the newest member of the Cubs, along with his girlfriend, Corrine Fox, who is the first woman to have played in the baseball league as a regular roster member for a season. The duo moved to Port Hardy last fall and joined the team for the first time this spring. And it’s a good thing they did. The squad struggled with turnout all season, playing two games 6-on-6 and forfeiting two more due to a lack of available players. Only six Cubs arrived for Sunday’s title game, but the roster was bolstered by the addition of three players from the Port McNeill Rangers, who were eliminated in a 19-11 loser-out loss to Hyde Creek earlier Sunday. “I think we only made a squad of nine players one time,” said Lamothe, the Cubs’ captain. “It was a good thing we have these other teams close by, because it seemed like we could usually pick up players when we needed to.” One of the six Cubs “regulars” was Mike Schofield, a former Port Alice resident
who played for the Cubs for several seasons before moving to Kelowna in the past year. He returned to the North Island for a weekend visit and played for the first time in a year. “They don’t have a fastball league in Kelowna,” Schofield said. Hyde Creek was also missing several regulars on the weekend, but had enough players to fill a squad. Several of them, however, had to shift from their normal positions to plug holes elsewhere, and it showed in a ragged defensive effort. Not that Taylor gave them much of a chance on offence. The hurler was initially penciled into the lineup card as catcher, with Lamothe slated to start and give way to Taylor in relief for the last few innings. But Taylor, who suffered a torn muscle in his shoulder a few years ago, was concerned a couple of throws from the plate to second base might wreck the shoulder for the day, and the two switched roles. It worked perfectly, with the Hillbillys scraping out just a single, unearned run through the first five innings as the Cubs raced out to a 12-1 lead. Lamothe reached and scored four times, Chris Heslop and Taylor scored three runs each, and the Cubs got two RBI each from Roger Yury and Fox. “She played in a mixed fastpitch (softball) league, and practiced with our baseball team,” said Taylor, who competed in a baseball league in Victoria before the couple’s move here last October. “She’s pretty comfortable out there.” Hillbillys 19, Rangers 11 The Hillbillys came from behind for a 19-11 win over Port McNeill in Sunday morning’s loser-out game. A five-run fourth inning lifted the Rangers to a 10-6 lead. Hyde Creek closed to 10-9 with a three-run bottom of the fourth, sparked by Ryan Rushton’s triple, and scored five runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Joe Leblanc’s three run home run in the sixth put the finishing touches on the win and lifted the Hillbillys into the final. Rob Kenny reached base in all five plate appearances and scored four runs for the Rangers.
Hyde Creek infielder Richard Balcke, left, tries to make the catch as Port Hardy baserunner Russ Taylor dodges a ground ball during their teams' game Sunday at Hyde Creek Ballpark. Below, Taylor delivers a pitch in the championship-game victory. Bottom, Hyde Creek's Taylor Galeazzi breaks his J.R. Rardon bat while hitting a seventh-inning single. on the mound with relief help from Taylor, and added a pair of hits at the plate. Taylor Galeazzi hit a solo homer for the Hillbillys in the first inning and West went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored. Cubs 11, Rangers 3 In the second 7-on-6 game between the teams this season, Yury pitched a complete game and Tony Knighton homered and scored three runs in the tourney opener. Ed James had an RBI single and Kenny added a run-scoring double as the Rangers stuck within 5-3 through four innings. But Knighton’s two-run homer sparked a five-run fifth inning for the Cubs and they pulled away.
Saturday Cubs 10, Hillbillys 4 Lamothe’s grand slam home run provided the difference as the Cubs earned a berth in the finals with the win in the teams’ semi-
final meeting. The basesloaded blast capped a five-run inning that put the Cubs ahead 6-1. The teams played evenly the rest of the way, but the damage was done. Lamothe scored three
times and Yury went 2-for3 with a two-RBI double. Mike Schofield, a former Cub seeing his first action in a year on a weekend visit from his new home in Kelowna, picked up the win
Saturday, July 20 First round Cubs 11, Rangers 3 Semifinal Cubs 10, Hillbillys 4 Sunday, July 21 Loser-out Hyde Creek 19, Port McNeill 11 Championship Port Hardy 14, Hyde Creek 3 Cubs 500 342 0—14 10 1 Billys 100 001 1— 3 5 8 Taylor and Lamothe; West and Rushton. W—Taylor (1-0). L—West (0-1). LOB—Cubs 10; Hillbillys 3. DP—Cubs 1. 2B—Cubs: Heslop, Taylor. HR— Cubs: Lamothe (2). SB—Cubs: Schofield, Yury; Hillbillys: R. Cessford, Galeazzi. HBP—By West (Lamothe, Schofield). Umpires—Plate, Baker; bases, Dumonceaux. T—2:16. A—27.
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A special shout out to the teachers of Eagle View for organizing a great morning of events and to all the parents who came out to run them!
TOUR DE ROCK On behalf of BC Transit, the Regional District of Mount Waddington
and North Island Community Services Society, we would like to thank the following businesses, programs and individuals for their generous donations and for their time and support of Mount Waddington Transit’s five year anniversary celebration.
This was a fabulous way to end the school year thoroughly enjoyed by the students and adults alike. A true example of a caring community.
Candice McLeod, Christian Milne and son Connor would like to announce the arrival of their newest clan member
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Nelson Edward (aka Ted) Mangnall MANGNALL; MANGNALL; Nelson Nelson Edward Edward (aka (aka Ted) Ted) passed passed away away peacefully peacefully in in the the West West Coast Coast General General Hospital Hospital in in Port Port Alberni Alberni on on Monday, Monday, July July 15, 15, 2013 2013 at at 74 74 years years of of age. age. Born Born in in Victoria, Victoria, BC BC to to Edward Edward and and Laura Laura Mangnall. Mangnall. Ted worked for many years as a machine operator/truck Ted worked for many years as a machine operator/truck driver in numerous logging operations on Vancouver driver in numerous logging operations on Vancouver Island and throughout BC. He retired and moved to Port Island and throughout BC. He retired and moved to Port Alberni around 8 years ago. Alberni around 8 years ago. He will be deeply missed by his sister Margaret Carney, He will be deeply missednieces by hisand sister Margaret Carney, brother Orville (Alice), nephews: Victoria, brother Orville (Alice), Michael, nieces andJoseph nephews: Richard, Terry , Shelley, and Victoria, Linda as Richard, Terry , Shelley, Michael, Joseph and Linda as well as other relatives and many friends. well as other relatives and many friends. A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, July 20, A celebration of his life has at been Saturday, 2013 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm the planned Alberni for Valley Search July 20, 2013 – 4:00pm at the Alberni and Rescue Club,from 47902:00pm Tebo Ave., Port Alberni. Stories Valley Search andmay Rescue Club, 4790toTebo Ave., Port and condolences be forwarded the family by Alberni. Stories and condolences If may be forwarded visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca. desired, donations tointhe family by visiting Ted’s memory may bewww.chapelofmemories.ca. made to the BC Children’sIf desired, in Ted’s memory may be Vancouver, made to the Hospitaldonations Foundation, 950 W. 28th Avenue, BC Children’s Hospital BCFoundation, V5Z 4H4. 950 W. 28th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4. Chapel of Memories Funeral Directors – 250-723-3633 Chapel of Memories Funeral Directors – 250-723-3633
Frederick John (Buddie) Bullock July 13, 1932-July 10, 2013
Buddie passed away peacefully on July 10, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Buddie was a much loved dad of Greg, Jeff (Gillian), Mitch, Darren and Derek (Lisa). A much loved brother, Papa, father-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend. The family would like to thank the doctors and staff at both St. Joe’s Hospital in Comox and Port Hardy Hospital for their care and compassion. Please join us for a celebration of Bud’s life on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 1pm-4pm at the Port Hardy Legion. In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the Port Hardy Legion, Branch #237.
Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that International Forest Products Ltd. of Campbell River, BC, intends to make application to Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), North Island-Central Coast Resource District for a License of Occupation – Industrial Log Handling – File Number 1414098 situated on Provincial Crown land located at Wyclees Lagoon. For a more information or to make written comments, please contact: Tifany Wyatt, RFT – 1250A Ironwood Street, Campbell River, BC, V9W 6H5 email Tifany.Wyatt@Interfor.com OR Kathryn Howard, RPF - North Island-Central Coast Resource District - PO Box 7000 Port McNeill BC, V0N 2R0 email Kathryn.Howard@gov.bc.ca OR The application will be available for review and comment for 30 days from July 25, 2013. Comments will be received until August 25, 2013. FLNR ofďŹ ce may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/ index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity and File Number for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at FLNR ofďŹ ce.
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School 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday or email mewith at: a strong clinical counselling Reverend Wade Allen Nation Trained to counsel children, youth and adults.CHURCH• Schedule inspection 11:00 am - Worship Service appointments and follow through FULL GOSPEL All Welcome sales@northislandgazette.com • Previous work experience working with elementary 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill with recommendations. 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill Salary: $52,000 - $62,000 plus(across a generous Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm school age in a school setting from Firehall) • Performs other dutiesPrograms necessarily incidental 11/13 Children’s & Adult Bibleto those Sunday benefits package • Must pass a Criminal Record Check clearance assigned above. GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW Studies are scheduled throughout the year. 10:30 am Morning Worship PORT HARDY Assets: SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Church Office 250-956-4741Qualifications For information contact Well maintained 6-plex Davelicense Purdy •(training 250-956-4737 • Ability to maintain good working relationships and CHURCH Great investment Stan Rukin • Valid classPastor 2 driver’s may be available) Deadline for Applications: JulyPastor 29, 2013 11/13 $385,000 communicate effectively with school staff, students, at entrance to Tsulquate Village Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor • Valid Level 1 first aid certificate Call Noreen 250-949-6319 Cell: 250-527-0144 (8898 Park Dr) and their families • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills imagine.it@cablerocket.com The community of Alert Bay hashours: a population Office 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Saturday/Sabbath • Ability to assist elementary students in their school Visitors alwaysand welcome • Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and 10:00 am-Sabbath School of approximately 1500 people (Aboriginal OTHER AREAS work written instructions www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11:15 am-Worship Service LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE non-Aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, • Ability to work in a variety of settings • 11/13 Ability to establish and maintain satisfactory discipline 20 ACRES FREE! Own 60 Pastor Randy Elliott CENTRE • Ability to understand and effectively carry out oral off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, weANGLICAN acres for 40cell acre price/payon buses • Chaplain Services 250-230-1885 CHRIST CHURCH ment $0 Down, $198/mo. and written instructions • Bibleoperation Studies of bus with capacity • Skill in safe and efficient 11/13 Alertwhale Bay offer some of the worlds best fishing, Money Back Guarantee, No • passengers Spiritual Counselling Sunday Services - 10 am • Must possess effective communication and of 48 number of Credit Checks. Beautiful watching, kayaking, and other outdoor • Weekly AA Groups Reverendpursuits. Lincoln Mckoen • Must be physically Views, West Texas. Call 1interpersonal skills fit and pass a medical (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy)examination 800-843-7537. 1-250-974-5844 The community is also a growing centre for • Flexible, enthusiastic, patient, reliable and • Clean Driver’s abstract www.texaslandbuys.com 250-949-8125 Warden Flora Cook Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms • A minimum of five years of recent safe driving physically robust 250-974-5945 11/13 Joan Stone including dance, and otherWarden traditions. experience including two years of recent successful • Must be warm and mature in their approach to those HOUSES FOR SALE Aileen Chisholm showstake off Jillian and Jackcarving, Kearey 250-974-2234 HARDY experience driving PORT buses with a capacity of at least 48 children in their care herinsmile at the at Tru Hardware the sights Carrot Park 11/13 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Incredible 5 acre treed bikeduring decorating contest. Closing date for applications: Filomi Days. ADVENTIST number passengers For more information on theSEVENTH-DAY position, please PARK-LIKE PROPERTY at Providence Place,completed 7050 Rupert St • Pass a criminal record check by the local Friday, July 26, 2013– 4:00 pm CHURCH with Well-Maintained A O’Toole contact: 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy R.C.M.P. Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Furnished Home Submit covering letter and resume to: Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, A O’Toole Georgia Cook Pastor George Hilton Closing Date: July Biblestudies 26, 2013 by-4:00 pmchurch Karen Aoki Midweek Call the 2 bath. Extremely close to 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 ‘Namgis Health Centre Administrator Please submit your resume, and letter of application to: Pristine Cowichan Lake, for time and place Wagalus School/Kwakiutl Band “Everyone welcome” in the town of Caycuse. 250-949-6466 Marion Hunt, Education Administrator P.O. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0 Saturday Services Box 1440 Perfect for recreational Pastor George & Karen 9:30am - Bible Study groups Kwakiutl Band Ewald property or full time living. Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 ph: 250-974-5522 (home) 250-949-9674 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Motivated seller $358,800. P.O. Box 1440, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0 Phone/Fax: (250) 949-6019 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca fax: 250-974-2736 Exceptionally low yearly Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Phone: (250) 949-3154 11/13 cost. Not leased land. email: wagalus@cablerocket.com Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Call 250-745-3387 Fax: (250) 949-6066 Offering Christian Education smartytwo@hotmail.com 250-949-8243 E-mail: education@kwakiutl.bc.ca
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Half Time Housing Administrator Temporary Job Posting for One Year Closing date: July 29, 2013
Summary: The Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Housing Administrator’s main function is to administer the housing office and report to the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Band Manager. The Housing Administrator is responsible for the daily activities related to housing. DUTIES: • Take calls regarding maintenance, appliances, plumbing & electrical • Call for repairs & service • Filing as per housing documentations • Work with Public Works with regard to minor maintenance • Attend Housing meetings with Chief & Council and/ or the Housing Management Team to resolve housing issues.
7175 HIGHLAND Dr. Port Hardy. 2520 sq ft 4bdr home. 2 landscaped lots joined. 2dr garage. Walkout basement/suite. 250-949-8922 or www.island.net/~fishnet. Asking $336,000.
875 Lanqvist - Hyde Creek Rancher on 2 acres, 3bdrm, 3 bath, hot tub, 40x30 shop wired & plumbed, full RV hookup, fenced back yard. Priced to sell at $375,000. Call 250-230-7340.
PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com
HOUSES FOR SALE 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 $358,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
HOURS OF WORK: Seven (4) hours a day, five (5) days a week. EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS: As per Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Personnel Policy. If your interested in gaining valuable experience in the field of housing for the Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations, please forward your resume to manager@gwanak.infoor by fax to 250-949-7402. We thank you for applying but only short-listed candidates will be contacted. CONTACT: Les Taylor, P.O. Box 998, Port Hardy, B.C., V0N 2P0
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SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite. Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises. Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets. References required. Inquiries contact 250-230-1462.
PORT HARDY: Recently redecorated 2 bdrm apt in King’s Court. New f/s, w/d, dishwasher. $700/mo. Avail Aug 1. Call 250-230-9948. PORT HARDY Renovated 3 bdrm condo, secure building & caretaker on site. N/P, N/S. Avail. August 1. Heat & hot water incl. $750/mo. Ref. req. Call 250-949-7085 leave message. PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Available Aug/Sept. 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com
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Mental Health Counsellor Responsibilities: Provide assessment, ongoing counselling, and follow-up services to children, youth, adults, and Elders. Work as part of an interdisciplinary team of health and social service providers.
Qualifications: Masters Degree in related field with a strong clinical counselling component. Trained to counsel children, youth and adults.
APPLICATIONS : • Take Housing Applications and File
APARTMENT/CONDO 2-3 BDRM trailer plus large shed located near airport on large treed lot. Well behaved pets welcome. References required. Ph. 250-949-7189.
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CMHC REQUIREMENTS: • Mortgage Renewals for CMHC housing units • Keep Tenant files up-to-date with appropriate documentation according to CMHC Operating Agreement. i.e., Annual rental extension agreements and rent calculations
HOUSES FOR SALE PORT McNEILL. 5-BDRM Double-wide with basement, 5 bdrms, 2.5 bathrooms. View, private fenced yard. $159,900. 250-956-4009.
New Management 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. Competitive prices.
REPORTS: • Provide reports and information regarding accounts receivable and arrears for Chief & Council’s review • Prepare reports for Audit and do year end files and folders
ACCPAC SYSTEM: • Enter invoices, rent payments as per rent calculations provided by Social Development or other sources of income • Print monthly reports • Print reports for yearend Audit • Close at yearend and open new year
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Experience: Five years counselling experience preferred including services to children and youth, and working in different modalities (individual, family, and groups, etc.). Experience in the following areas: crisis intervention, trauma, suicide, family violence, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Experience working on-reserve and/or with off-reserve First Nations clients is an asset.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: • Do cheque requisitions for invoice payments related to housing • File accordingly
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Salary: $52,000 - $62,000 plus a generous benefits package Deadline for Applications: July 29, 2013 The community of Alert Bay has a population of approximately 1500 people (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal). Located in Johnstone Strait, off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, we offer some of the worlds best fishing, whale watching, kayaking, and other outdoor pursuits. The community is also a growing centre for Aboriginal artistic expression in all forms including carving, dance, and other traditions. For more information on the position, please contact: Georgia Cook ‘Namgis Health Centre Administrator P.O. Box 290, Alert Bay, B.C. V0N 1A0 ph: 250-974-5522 fax: 250-974-2736
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2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski Freedom 180 F/S,
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TRUCKS & VANS 2003 DODGE 2500 Heavy duty quad cab 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, long box, 135kms only, full power options, great mech condition, good rubber, just serviced, great work truck, ready to go. $12,500 OBO. 250-949-8959 anytime.
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The Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre is seeking an Interpretive Guide for midAugust through September 2013. This is a temporary position, but may lead to further employment. Deadline for application: August 2nd, 2013 Send resume and cover letter to: quatse@cablerocket.com P.O. Box 1409, Port Hardy BC, V0N 2P0 Or drop off in person: 8400 Byng Road Port Hardy (next to the Quatse River Campground) Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For more information: 250 949 9022 www.thesalmoncentre.org
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Above right: The “Candy Striper” bra hangs on the sign promoting the fourth annual fundraiser at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill. Above left: A doll made up as a flamenco dancer decorates one of the bras on display in The Flower Shoppe’s fourth annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser to battle breast cancer.
Bras fundraiser needs support J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— With less than a month to go before final judging — and with a wildly popular winter social event hanging into the balance — the founder of the Bras for Cause fundraiser is wondering if the promotion has become a victim of its own success. “It seems the novelty has kind of worn off,” Lyn Skrlac said last week while standing in Port McNeill’s Flower Shoppe, where roughly 15 crazily decorated bras hung in front of a shop window painted with multiple pink “ribbons”. “But we’re still making a contribution; we’re still helping a worthwhile cause.” Bras for a Cause debuted on the North Island four summers ago, after Skrlac found a similar contest online and decided to do her part in the effort to combat breast cancer. The concept is simple — participants apply creativity to turn a basic founda-
tion article into a work of art, pay $5 to have it displayed in The Flower Shoppe’s window for the summer, then wait as the bras earn additional money through customer votes before final judging results are announced at OrcaFest, the town’s annual summer festival, in mid-August. In its first year, 2010, Bras for a Cause drew more than 70 entries, including a number from summer visitors who created them while staying in motels or on boats in the harbour. Groups of people, including families and children, held decorating parties and brought in themed bras a dozen at a time. But that number fell to just more than 50 the next year. And in last summer’s promotion, fewer than 40 bras were created. This, despite the addition of a spinoff event started by Port McNeill’s Cheryl Verbrugge — the Victor’s Secret Pageant — that has sold out the Community Hall
The eyes have it in this entry in the annual J.R. Rardon fundraiser.
the past two years with revelers who come to watch the community’s men don the bras and strut their stuff on a runway to raise thousands more for the cause. The dwindling participation in the local fundraiser is somewhat perplexing to Skrlac, who has noticed a profusion of similar events spring up on Vancouver Island and beyond since she first hosted the competition. “It’s raising money in strange and wonder-
ful ways,” Skrlac said. “I don’t think people realize how far the money goes. But I’d really like to see more entries.” There is certainly no lack of creativity in the handful of bras currently on display. Some of the creations are highly decorative, including a creation of fall leaves and another boasting a brightly coloured “Phoenix” rising from the ashes. Others are more whimsical, including “Candy Stripers” with its mul-
titude of red-and-white striped peppermint candies; “Nice Guns” with a pair of sixshooters adorning the cups; and “Red Solo Cup”, a red half-bra that pays homage both to the country music hit by Toby Keith and, whether intended or not, to single mastectomy patients. Skrlac has her shop up for sale, and admits she’s not sure how much longer she will run the Bras for a Cause event. She said the spin-off events she sees making money in other communities are nice, but would like to see more done here on the North Island, particularly since the Victor’s Secret Pageant donates its money specifically to benefit local patients and causes related to breast cancer treatment and research. “I’m encouraged by what I see and hear,” she said. “But I still want people to bring them into the store, because that’s what allows Victor’s Secret to happen.”
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Above left: Angela Menzies, with baby Wyatt, and Kate Green share a produce stand during the second North Island Farmer’s Market of the season at Hyde Creek Petro Canada Saturday. Above right: Debra Lynn of Port Alice affixes balloons to her table as she promotes her children’s book, Marshmallow, at the market in Hyde J.R. Rardon Creek Saturday. The next market is scheduled for Aug. 17, during OrcaFest.
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Cultural interpreter enhances tours Marie Fournier and Megan Baker For the Gazette The waters around northern Vancouver Island are home to incredible marine mammals – humpbacks, minke whales, Dall’s porpoises and Pacific white-sided dolphins. Johnstone Strait, Blackfish Sound and Queen Charlotte Strait are also critical habitat for the Northern Resident killer whales, with up to 80% of the population spending a large portion of the summer in this area. To protect prime feeding habitat for the Northern Resident killer whales, the Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve was established in 1982. Located approximately 14 nautical miles east of Telegraph Cove, the reserve also protects beaches where the whales rub their bodies on smooth pebbles — an activity unique to the Northern Resident killer whales. From July to September, Ernest Alfred, Cultural Interpreter with
Ernest Alfred points out one of the culturally modified cedar trees, stripped of a section of its bark, during an interpretive trail walk with visitors to West Cracroft Island. At right, Alfred sings and drums to guests at the Eagle Eye observation station Nic Dedeluk on Johnstone Strait.
Cetus Research & Conservation Society, educates visitors at the Eagle Eye observation station, across Johnstone Strait from the Ecological Reserve. With traditional songs and traditional knowledge of the region, Alfred discusses the natural history of the killer whales and other marine mammals as well as the conserva-
tion concerns that the whales face (including pollution, decreased prey availability, vessel traffic and acoustic disturbances) and how boaters and kayakers can reduce impacts on the whales. Walking visitors through the forest between Eagle Eye and the beach on West Cracroft Island and talking to boaters
on the water, Alfred emphasizes how the salmon, the whales, the trees and humans are all connected in this ecosystem. Alfred (K’wak’waba’las) is from the ‘Namgis First Nation with roots from the ‘Ma’malilikala and Lawit’sis First Nations and grew up in the Kwakwaka’wakw culture in Alert Bay. He
has headed the cultural program at Alert Bay Elementary School for the past seven years and is very passionate about teaching the next generation. “Robson Bight is a beautiful and wonderful place that must be preserved for future generations,” he said. “It is up to us to ensure that all user groups and
visitors from around the world are educated about our people and our culture. Our love and respect for the whales and other marine mammals have been understood by First Nations for thousands of years and I am passionate about educating others about this relationship. Conservation and pro-
tection of this environment is vital if we our going to continue to call this place home.“ To aid in the protection of the whales, the Robson Bight Marine Warden Program ensures that whale disturbance by vessels is reduced in the area of the reserve and provides on-water education to boaters and kayakers about the Be Whale Wise marine mammal viewing guidelines. The cultural interpreter program is a partnership between ‘Yukusam First Nations and Cetus Research & Conservation Society. The ‘Yukusam First Nations’ includes the ‘Namgis, Tlowitsis and MamalilikullaQwe’Qwa’Sot’Em First Nations. The Yukusam First Nation groups are very passionate about working to protect and enhance marine species in their territory. They have community-based marine management of the marine environment, based on a combination of both traditional and scientific knowledge.
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Hatchery helpers bolster salmon stocks J.R. Rardon Gazette editor It will be all fun and games for anglers next week when Telegraph Cove hosts its annual fishing derby. But the derby and potluck dinner/awards ceremony that follows Aug. 4 is serious business for a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving healthy salmon runs in the nearby Kokish River. “That has been our major fundraiser,” said Ken Coleman, a longtime volunteer with the Kokish River Fish Hatchery. “In the best years it’s been as much as $10,000 that (Telegraph Cove owner) Gordie Graham gives us. On average it’s probably $6-7,000. That’s direct from the derby. “It’s been a saviour for us.” Volunteers and employees at several North Vancouver Island hatcheries could be described the same way, thanks to their efforts to preserve and restore salmon runs that, in some cases, were faced with collapse or extreme
Joe and Edwina Leca of California step back to read the scale after entering their 19-pound spring salmon in last year’s Telegraph Cove Fishing Derby. J.R. Rardon
decline. Most of the North Island’s hatcheries were created in the early 1980s, following the establishment of the Canadian Salmonid Enhancement Program in 1979. The oldest is the Gwa’ni (Nimpkish River) Hatchery south
of Port McNeill, managed by the ‘Namgis First Nation. It began operations from a small facility on Nimpkish Lake in the late 1970s before moving to its current location near the mouth of the Nimpkish River in 1983, about the time the region’s other
hatcheries were established. Both the Gwa’ni and the Quatse River Fish Hatchery, located just outside of Port Hardy, have paid staff supplemented by volunteers. Others, like the Kokish, Marble River and Warner Bay hatcheries, are volunteer run Public Involvement Programs (PIPs) which rely on fundraising, sponsorships and limited grants from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). “Everybody’s a volunteer; nobody’s paid,” said Grant Anderson of the Marble River Hatchery, between Port Alice and the Hwy. 19 junction. “It makes a good comradeship. We have lots of people from different walks of life, and each of them brings their own talents. We have accountants; they do the numbers. Mechanics work on the machinery, carpenters build stuff. These are all people who love to come out and play with fish.” These volunteers can rely on the assistance of the “pros”, like manager Ken Fuller
and his staff of technicians at the Quatse River Hatchery, which is owned and operated by the non-profit
Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Association. The Quatse Hatchery
was served from a trailer from its open-
See page 8 ‘Funds aid fish’
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From times past to the water’s current Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Now in its second year, the Nakwakto Rapids Tours offers a culturally informative adventure to Tremble Island and the Nakwakto Rapids — the fastest navigable stretch of tidal rapids anywhere in the world. The company, owned and operated by the Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw Nations, is based off the Seagate Wharf in Port Hardy, where the company’s floating office and gift shop is also home to a collection of First Nation’s art; from traditional carved masks and paddles to jewelry and decorated boxes. One of the company’s hopes for this year in business is to bolster the number of pieces from local artists offered in the shop. Out on the water, a Transport Canada-
certified 28’ aluminium boat waits, equipped with a stateof-the-art, audio-visual system which acts as a secondary tour guide, providing the cultural context to the voyage and acting as a complementary foil to the knowledgeable real-life guides who accompany the passengers. The voyage takes a lazy cruise out of Hardy Bay, passing Tsulquate Reserve, current home of the Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw peoples as the guide explains the history of the forced move of the peoples to the reserve. Standing in stark contrast to that dark chapter are the current developments as the band moves into developing tourism, forestry, its schools and more. A short hop across the strait brings the journey into the tradi-
tional ‘Nakwaxda’xw territory as the guide points out settlement sites and shares stories of the characters from the area. The flip-down overhead screens on the vessel are used to play a short video on which band members recall life in the territories before the move as the vessel cruises throughout those areas. All the while, the passengers can look out on the pristine B.C. coast, playground to eagles, porpoises, whales, otters and the like. Swirling eddies in the channel foreshadow the rapids themselves. The waters here go from calm at slack tide to raging 30km/h white water at peak times. In the centre of the channel stands Turret Island, known as Tremble Island as it is said to actually shake with the force of
the currents. Navigating the waters takes a skilled hand but the practised captains on the tours guide the vessel into the waters with a practiced eye, drifting into the white waters before gunning the engine to escape the powerful currents. Tremble Island stands dotted with signs where the brave (or foolhardy) have taken advantage of the six-minute window wherein it is possible to get close enough to the island to briefly land. Heading out from the rapids, the return leg passes islands swarming with sea lions before heading into the God’s Pocket Marine Provincial Park and home past the Scarlett Point lighthouse. See page B5 ‘On the turn of the tide’
Left: Tremble Island and the opening of the Nakwakto Rapids. Above: Sea-lions basking on an island. A O’Toole
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Oceans trashed by debris Will Soltau Special to the Gazette Last January I flew low in a helicopter over the outer coastline of Vancouver Island and what I saw was awesome and frightening at the same time. A huge amount of Styrofoam, plastics of all shapes and plenty of other marine debris had washed up from the ocean. The pilot, Peter Barratt of West Coast Helicopters, told me what we saw on our flight from San Josef Bay to Checleset Bay was no different than all along the entire outer coast. He said the amount of marine debris been steadily increasing over his 35-year career flying around the North Island. A significant part of Living Oceans’ work is done locally with North Islanders who want to ensure our oceans stay healthy. The very fact that we live here means the ocean plays a big part in all our lives. It’s one of the main reasons that this is such a
“Today, the science shows marine debris is threatening ocean health both globally and here at home.” Will Soltau
great and healthy place to live, work and play. It’s part of our culture, our heritage, our livelihoods, and our recreation. Through our new Clear the Coast marine debris project we are sounding the alert about the marine debris problem and working on solutions. This summer we are working with volunteers around the North Island who want to make a difference. Living Oceans is organizing community clean-ups and placing collector bags at strategic locations on the North Island for beach combers to pitch in any debris they might come across. We’re also working with
harbour authorities on responsible solutions for derelict vessel disposal and with local divers to locate and remove ghost fishing gear below the surface. Our work—as with all of our projects—is based on sound science. Today, the science shows that marine debris is threatening ocean health both globally and here at home. Over six million tonnes of marine debris enters the world’s oceans every year. Most of it is made of plastic in one form or another. From large broken blocks of Styrofoam to minute particles called microplastics, it can be found almost everywhere
from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to our North Island coastline. Plastic is made from oil and it’s designed to be durable. In some forms plastic takes centuries to bio-degrade. Lost fishing gear made from plastics needlessly and wastefully entangles sea life from herring to humpbacks. Sea birds ingest plastic objects and feed them to their young, robbing them of the precious nutrients important to their growth. Hydrocarbons are entering the marine food web at a growing pace via bi-valves, fish that eat plankton and the fish that in turn eat those fish. Plastic for dinner, anyone? Shell middens are obvious examples of how our coast has sustained us in the past. Let’s not leave a legacy of plastic middens for future generations. Find out more about how you can help by going to our website at www.livingoceans.org/ clearthecoast. If you’re interested in pitching in, contact Will Soltau at 250-973-6580.
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Know right from wrong While surveying off the west coast of Haida Gwaii for DFO’s Cetacean Research Program on June 9, 2013, biologist James Pilkington sighted one of the world’s most critically endangered mammals — a North Pacific right whale. The species was once common but endured a catastrophic assault by whaling whereby there are now only about 30 left in the whole eastern North Pacific. Reflecting on this whaling history makes clear how much positive change there has been in our attitudes to whales. This may have particular potency for those of us on Northern Vancouver Island due to B.C.’s last whaling station having operated in Coal Harbour from 1948 to 1967. But the devastation started long before that. In 1835, intensive whaling began in the North Pacific and the most desirable target was the right whale. It was the right whale to kill since they were easy pickings with high reward. Right whales feed by using huge baleen plates (up to three metres long) to skim zooplankton into their mouths, slowly powering themselves forward with massive tails. When feeding on the surface in this manner, they made life very easy for whalers — being slow moving, often near the coast and easy to approach. The long, fine baleen had very high commercial value as “whale bone”, largely used to stiffen women’s clothing. Also making them a preferred species for whalers is that right whales are particularly stout, weighing as much 90,000 kg at about 17 m. They have very thick blubber which provided whalers with vast amounts of oil, desirable for lighting in that era. The large blubber layer also meant that right whales floated when killed, making them easier to harvest than other whale species. Being easy to kill and having high commercial value, meant the right whales of the world were done a great deal of wrong. For the North Pacific right whale alone, the estimate is that 11,000 were killed between 1835 and 1849 and that the species was determined to be “commercially extinct” by 1900. Protection was very late for animals so very endangered. The first International Whaling Convention only came into effect in 1935 and was not ratified by Japan and Russia. An additional Convention came into effect in 1949 strengthening protection, but there was still illegal Soviet whaling in the North Pacific from 1961 to
Avoiding collisions with humpback whales
DFO biologist Gordon Pike stands next to the North Pacific right whale killed and brought to Coal Harbour in 1951. It was the last of the rare species spotted in the region until a sighting off Haida Gwaii last month. Pacific Biological Station; DFO joined James and shot the whale with cameras, not harpoons, allowing the whale (a sub-adult) to be identified as an individual from the raised patches of skin called callosities that are unique to every right whale. And when the sighting was relayed to the media, the societal change became so very clear. What was once the right Marine whale to kill, is now the right Detective whale to provide us with hope with Jackie about the resilience of nature. Hildering However, I believe that to truly know the significance of 1979. In British Columbian waters, this sighting, it may take anothdespite the knowledge that er 62 years. Will society then be able to they were the rarest of the rare, B.C. whalers killed the only six look back with the same sense confirmed North Pacific right of positive change, having whales sighted in the last cen- learned that there are still many tury. Five of these were killed ways to kill a whale and impact before 1933 and one was killed the ecosystems for which they are ambassadors? in 1951. Will we have significantly What makes this hit close to home, literally, is that the reduced our fossil fuel addic1951 whale, a 12.5-m mature tion that drives climate change, male taken off the coast of impacting the whales’ food supVancouver Island, was killed ply? Will we have realized that by Coal Harbour whalers (see our individual demand for enerphotograph, 1951 North Pacific gy literally fuels the threat of right whale with Gordon Pike, tanker traffic, and therefore oil the DFO biologist responsible spills, on our Coast? Will we for monitoring whaling at Coal have curbed our consumer lifestyles of disposable goods that Harbour). It was said to be an accident, lead to a literal sea of plastic? With such changes, the potenbut — what a difference 62 tial increases for the recovery of years makes. The last thing on the minds of North Pacific right whales and the those observing the North the health of the marine ecosysPacific right whale this past tem on which we, too, depend. June was killing it. From the This will be our ultimate reward moment James Pilkington noted for better knowing right, from the distinct v-shaped blow, hope wrong. Jackie Hildering is a marine soared that the “holy grail of whales” had been found and educator, avid scuba diver, that the opportunity to study it and humpback whale researcher who lives in Port McNeill. might aid conservation. DFO’s cetacean researchers, See www.themarinedetective. Dr. John Ford and Graeme Ellis, ca.
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from page B3 ing in 1983 until 2009, when the NVISEA board raised more than $1 million to create a state-of-the-art interpretive gallery, classroom, wet and dry labs and offices, as well as upgrading hatchery infrastructure and capacity. “The diversification in recent years with the interpretive centre has made it a bit of a profit centre for us,” said Fuller. “Along with the campground we operate here, we’re able to take in funds above our contract. In partnership with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, able to use those funds to do projects with fisheries and habitat on the North Island.” In addition to its enhancement of coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon, Quatse is also one of only two current steelhead enhancement fisheries on Vancouver Island, with programs for the Quatse and Cluxewe Rivers funded provincially by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.
was started by a group known as the Port McNeill Chinook Club in 1986. “Some of the oldtime people, like Ray Bentley out at Beaver Cove, wanted to start a hatchery to enhance the chinook run that was in the river historically,” said Coleman. “At that point it was nearly extinct, or may even have been extinct. But in trying to catch them, we noticed the coho (fishery) was in decline, and started to enhance that. We’ve Coho salmon fry swarm to get food offered been most successful by a young visitor to the Quatse Fish with coho.” Hatchery. J.R. Rardon The nature of two-, All of the area hatch- the hatchery. “In the three- and four-year eries work to enhance beginning, we were salmon cycles will chinook (spring) and incubating sockeye at always feature ups coho salmon, and most (Nimpkish) lake, but and downs in the also work with pink from 1988 to 2000 numbers returning to nothing was happening spawn from year to and chum salmon. The Gwa’ni for sockeye. We start- year. But, thanks to the Hatchery on the ed pounding the table dedication of the North Nimpkish has also when they crashed to Island’s volunteers and hatcheries staff, they taken on an attempt at under 6,000 here.” Nelson said there has will return. sockeye enhancement, “It’s a real pleawith separate funding not been a huge spike through the ‘Namgis in sockeye returns as a sure when they come result of the hatchery’s back in four or five Band. “We’re doing our efforts, though recent years and you see your own thing with a sock- years’ returns have babies all grown up,” eye fertilization stock levelled off at about said Anderson. “That’s assessment,” said Hank 25,000 fish per season. the part that kind of The Kokish hatchery stirs the heart.” Nelson, manager at
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