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Difficult to choose five stories The difficulty wasn’t in finding the five top news stories of 2013 – the challenge was in picking just five. Like Tuesday’s edition where the News Bulletin’s newsroom chose five newsmakers who left their mark on 2013, the team brought several options for which stories had the most impact. In choosing these five stories – Nanaimo school district’s 10-yearfacilities plan, the conference centre hotel, the failed Boat Basin deal, the Duke Point incinerator and the Colliery dams – we focused on those that have consequences for the community beyond 2013. Education, especially in the south end, will change forever with school closures; the conference centre hotel will bring upwards of 70,000 Chinese tourists annually; the marina still needs renovation; an incinerator could provide new industry to Nanaimo, or drive away tourism; risk at the Colliery dam still needs to be dealt with, and no cost limit has yet been set to do so. As we ring in 2014, we can’t help but wonder how many of these stories will be on our top five list next year – and what new ones will be added in the meantime. – Melissa Fryer

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Work on Colliery dams could take two years More than 400 people packing into John Barsby Community School signalled to Nanaimo city council that its decision to demolish the middle and lower Colliery dams was nowhere near final. It was fall of 2012 and city council, acting on direction from the provincial dam safety branch, voted to demolish the century-old dams and return the park to its natural state. Reports indicated the dams were at risk of failure in the event of an earthquake or significant rainfall event, which would sweep through Harewood with the potential to kill upwards of 160 people. But in 100 years the reservoirs behind the dams became a recreation spot and citizens were loath to see them go. Opposition organized quickly, led by Jeff Solomon and the Colliery Dam Preservation Society, to challenge the reports put before city council. Public opposition led city council to vote to rebuild the dams at a future date once they’d been removed. With no guarantee that the dams would be rebuilt, opposition pressed on. The decision to remove and rebuild the dams had Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Doug White expressing concern over the potential damage to the

fishery in the Chase River. In the 11th hour city council agreed to a 30-day consultation period to look at all the options surrounding the removal of the dams. Eventually, the window to remove the dams this summer, when the water level was at its lowest, closed and forced city council to cancel tender contracts and begin risk mitigation by installing sirens, signs and notifying residents in the flood plain of the danger and the evacuation plan should the dams fail. The City of Nanaimo is now

focused on rehabilitating the dams in place, ensuring they are safe for future generations. A committee of city staff members and representatives from the preservation society and Snuneymuxw First Nation will have input into the long-term strategy for the dams, which could take up to two years to complete. In the short term, the committee will review all engineering and environmental reports, dam structure and risk rating with the goal to create a long-term strategy to rebuild

the dams. If the risk to the dams cannot be mitigated in 2014, short-term alterations to the structure might be undertaken to reduce the risk of failure. No cost has yet been attached to the process, which will run into several million dollars. Mayor John Ruttan has not ruled out a referendum to ask taxpayers directly whether they support a rehabilitation plan. Close to $1 million has been spent so far. – Melissa Fryer

Proposed incinerator fires up debate on facility’s location Whether they were for or against a garbage incinerator in Nanaimo, people were fired up in 2013 about the issue. The idea of a waste-to-energy facility at Duke Point is a controversial one, garnering plenty of public attention and discussion. Metro Vancouver is looking for a place to burn 370,000 tons of garbage each year, and put out a request for qualification in autumn of 2012. Nanaimo wasn’t officially longlisted as a potential incinerator site until six weeks ago, but by this past spring there were already rumours that caught the attention of environmentalists. “I think the model of barging over waste from Metro Vancouver to Nanaimo is deeply, deeply flawed and not well thought out,” said Christianne Wilhelm-

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son, executive director of the Georgia Strait Alliance, in June. Project partners Wheelabrator Technologies and Urbaser met with local governments in August and the Regional District of Nanaimo, at that point, heard enough to make up its mind. “I know how valuable our quality of life is here and our air and water and all the other resources,” said Joe Stanhope, RDN chairman. “It’s one of the biggest attractions and why people come here and I’m not going to jeopardize that for a few extra jobs.” Nanaimo city council, however, kept silent on the matter, not about to speak hastily. A waste-to-energy plant would be a $500-million project and create around 70 jobs and industrial property-tax revenue.

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Stories show city’s changing A year isn’t a time capsule. As much as we might like, we can’t fit a neat and tidy slice of life into a 12-month period and say, ‘that’s what happened in 2013.’ Sometimes stories start before Jan. 1, and end long after Dec. 31. That’s certainly the case with Nanaimo’s news stories of the year. They happened in 2013, but they’ll overlap into 2014. The year after that? And the year after that? Probably. In today’s issue, the News Bulletin chose five news stories of the year. There’s the Colliery dams issue, the incinerator proposal, the Boat Basin drama, the downtown hotel deal and the imminent closure of Cedar secondary school. We haven’t heard the last word on any of these subjects. We don’t know if the dams will get remediation or go to referendum. The incinerator might huff and puff here, or somewhere else. The port authority will keep floating the notion of Boat Basin renewal, but the waters are still a bit murky. The hotel seems surest, but it hasn’t altered our skyline yet. At Cedar, we won’t know for a while if school’s out for summer, or school’s out forever. Considering this list, one might be tempted to look at these disparate issues and call 2013 a transition year. But every year is a transition year – 2014 will be one, too. This coming year is a municipal election year and some of these topics might well become election issues. With that in mind, politicians might take firm action and show leadership, or they might procrastinate and keep quiet so as not to offend. Any Nanaimoite has that choice, really – to help write the news stories of 2014, or decide that whatever will be, will be. Just because our stories of the year didn’t resolve in 2013 doesn’t mean that nothing happened. Those who see the champagne glass as half-empty might say that these issues just drag on and on. Those who see it half-full could argue that our city is on the cusp. We look forward to what a new year might bring. The Nanaimo News Bulletin is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Changes could rekindle debate in 2014 Here are a few things I’d like an endless election campaign. to see in B.C. political life in the I appreciate that this is coming year, but won’t. hopelessly naive, but setting u An orderly schedule of aside enough time to consider legislature sittings, one in the issues could, at least in spring and one in the fall. theory, lead to that happening I canvassed this topic with occasionally. Certainly the Premier Christy Clark in our hastily staged mock combat year-end interview, and got the of our legislature today isn’t usual runaround about winning new friends how it’s always been for any political party. B.C. optional since old The main growth area Gordon what’s-histoday is people who VIEWS name set the schedule have given up on the Tom Fletcher of sittings and whole thing. Black Press elections more than u An opposition a decade ago. Spring with ideas. is for the budget and The B.C. NDP MLAs sit in the fall if will have another they need to discuss leadership contest legislation. in 2014, and they’d They need to all better bring more right, but what modern policy to governments want to the table than they do is ram it through as fast as had in the last one. Remember they can, so that’s what they the big issues in that pillowdo. The last couple of years of fight? Me neither. I had to look this have been a sham worthy them up. Health care? Local of a South American banana organic carrots into the hospital republic, with three chambers food. Forest industry? A job running simultaneously and protection commissar to force opposition members trying to the mills to stay open. Resource prepare as they run down the development? They’re for it, hallways. unless you’re against it. It leads to mistakes in new These guys need a Tony Blairlaws and adds to the public’s type makeover. They need to be cynicism about the whole for something, and they need to business, but it gets things leave the past behind. done with minimum exposure u Media that care about more of the government to criticism. than conflict. Stephen Harper would approve. News organizations are in u A political debate about bad shape these days, and real issues, rather than just a the competition for a rapidly competition to score points in fragmenting audience is having

some ugly effects. One thing that needs to go is obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide? The Canada Post announcement that it has to wind up home delivery offers a recent example. How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people? u Facts to go with opinions. Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmeticchallenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start. u Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Incinerator will dirty city’s clean air BY TREVOR GREENE

Metro Vancouver’s bulging landfill at Cache Creek will be full by 2018. Every day, 42 truckloads of garbage make the 345-kilometre trek to the landfill. The waste-to-energy garbage incinerator in Burnaby will not be able to keep up with the mounds of waste the city generates every day. In 2008, Vancouver produced one and a half tons of waste per capita, well above the national average.

Another incineraoptions are availtor is badly needed able to prevent an so Metro Vancouver incinerator from was directed to being built within investigate in- and the city limits and out-of-region sites what the implicafor a new incinerations might be. tion facility. Last year GUEST In the sumash from mer, Duke Burnaby COMMENT the Point propoincinerator nents talked was found about building a to be leaching cad$500-million inciner- mium, an extremely ator that would pro- toxic metal, into cess 370,000 tonnes the Cache Creek of waste a year. landfill. According Nanaimo city to a Metro Vancouncil hasn’t yet couver factsheet, formed a consensus the Burnaby plant on the contentious turns approximately issue. But it called 280,000 tonnes of for a report on what garbage a year into

steam which is sold to B.C. Hydro to generate electricity; enough to power 15,000 homes and earn $10 million a year. Making electricity and money from stuff Vancouver throws away sounds like a sweet deal, but burning garbage spews toxic ash into the air we breathe. This ash is likely to turn off tourists coming to breathe what the World Health Organization says is among the cleanest air on earth.

Vancouver doesn’t seem to treasure its trash To the Editor,

Re: Waste-to-energy facility partners fire up public outreach campaign, Dec. 26. I wonder how come Vancouver doesn’t want proposed waste burning facility over there? They would pocket huge savings for not barging to and fro containers from the mainland, and piling up all garbage at Nanaimo. They would also directly benefit from all jobs and energy promised by the investors. Further, they could net out even more jobs by disposing and transporting leftover ashes to a landfill. The proponents and investors swear that there are few health, pollution and stink issues, so this facility could rapidly expend and efficiently cremate waste from other municipalities including garbage made in the U.S.A. Sky is the limit how much energy and prosperity this facility could create from smoke and hot air. All for the benefits of area residents and optimistic investors. However for some strange reasons Vancouver does not see it and by hook or crook wants to build an incinerator outside its area. Seems to me as if someone is trying to smoke and to swindle them out of all jobs,

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economic opportunities and environmental benefits that garbage burning brings, and convince them to bring WTE prosperity to Nanaimo. Despite the fact that Nanaimo may have some landfill to spare and people are used to bad odour from industrial composting at Duke Point, this is like stealing a candy from a baby. After all, the way I see it, it is Vancouver’s waste and it is only fair that they keep it and collect all benefits that rubbish burning brings.

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Don’t get caught up in incinerator hype To the Editor,

Re: Waste-to-energy facility partners fire up public outreach campaign, Dec. 26. The hype to locate the incinerator at Duke Point will now go ahead in earnest. It has actually been going on for an extended period. It is just that the public was not aware. We should now expect a full campaign to prove the benefits of having such a facility in our midst. I expect that Seaspan would be the big winner here as it not only owns the land where the incinerator would be located, but would most assuredly be the contractor for transporting garbage across the strait. If this incinerator is built here, we are stuck with it for decades. It is probable that all of the waste from the Island will also make its way to Duke Point and so we will officially become the “garbage capital” of the province. No doubt that there are economic benefits available, but if they are so enticing, why isn’t every community begging to have it built in their back yard?

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Boxing Day sales weren’t real bargains To the Editor,

My late mother was convinced that what Christmas has become is mostly the result of merchants attempting to unload merchandise that the public was too smart to buy the rest of the year. She used to call Christmas, Kitschness. Kitsch is a German word that roughly translates as an unconscious collective agreement to engage in a false sentiment. Recently I’ve had my eye on a $59 laser printer made by the Japanese company Brother. The week before Christmas, the merchants moved the price of the printer up to $119. On Boxing Day, these same merchants advertised the printer at $59, a $60 savings. Caveat emptor.

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Re: B.C. Ferries employees shouldn’t sail for free, Letters, Nov. 28. There is a lot of complaining being done about B.C. Ferry employees having free travel benefits. What is never mentioned is that these free travel benefits are a taxable benefit under Revenue Canada taxation legislation. All employees pay income tax on these benefits. Enough propaganda. Check out the facts before giving an opinion.

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Accidental guitar discovery leads to music career I MARK CRISSINGER performs at Acme Food Co. Friday. BY NICHOLAS PESCOD THE NEWS BULLETIN

Mark Crissinger was just a boy looking for hidden Christmas presents under the stairs when he discovered something else. Crissinger stumbled upon his mother’s YMCA campfire guitar and began playing around with it. “I just liked the sound of the strings and I liked that I was able to create anything,” Crissinger said. “I seemed to get off on making the sounds even though I didn’t really know how tune it.” Eventually, someone showed Crissinger how tune the guitar and he began playing and writing songs. “I just started making up stuff and writing songs right away,” he said. “Finally someone showed me how to tune it and then I got a real guitar.” Crissinger, who will be performing at Acme Food Co. on Friday (Jan. 3), said the first song he ever wrote was called ‘Kati,’ which was about a girl he liked at the time. “I actually found the lyrics for it the other day and I might bring it back,” he said. Crissinger, now 46, was born in Pointe-Claire, Que., and moved Toronto in 1987. He began exploring the growing music scene in the city and eventually became a regular performer at Grossmans Tavern. “It was a really good time in Toronto. It was a wave of music with a lot of bands like I Mother Earth and Our Lady Peace that were forming and were really giving the Canadian music scene a boost,” Crissinger explained about the

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In 1993, Crissinger decided to become a solo artist and spent two years performing in Toronto. He also ended up sharing the stage with the likes of Burton Cummings, Pat Rush, Jeff Healey, Lee Oscar, and Jack de Keyzer. “It is nice to be able to put on your resume,” Crissinger said about performing alongside higher profile artists. “But they are just people.” Two years later, he joined Toronto-based band Caution Jam, where he remained until 2007. “It was a breath of fresh air,” Crissinger said about his time with Caution Jam. “It was so much fun to be in that band

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and it was a creative time. We made a point of being creative while on stage and we had a huge repertoire so we could pretty much play any gig.” In 2007, Crissinger moved to British Columbia and has been performing as a solo artist ever since. Earlier this year, he released his latest album, a six-song EP titled ‘Terra Nova.’ Crissinger was also nominated for a 2013 Vancouver Island Music Award for his song ‘In Love With a Liar.’ “It’s definitely a rock album, but it’s not hardcore or anything like that,” Crissinger said. “It’s just a rock and roll album about a lot of issues and things from my past that went awry in terms of relationships.” Crissinger has performed across Canada both as a solo artist and as a band member. He said things are very different now after all the changes the music industry has undergone over the last 20 years. “Those shows where you get a full house now are rare,” he said. “Back in the day Halifax was a great play to go. Those shows were fantastic.” The music scene in Nanaimo, he said, is very much alive and well and he encourages members of the community to come out to more live shows. “There are a lot of really great things that are happening here in our community in Nanaimo and bars are making it as easy as possible for people to come out,” he said. Crissinger said regardless of how many people buy his albums or come out to shows, he remains grateful for all the support he receives. “It is not about how many Twitter followers you have. It’s about being grateful for what you do get, big or small,” he said. For more information, please visit www.reverbnation.com/ thebluebudzz. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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Author shares journey to sobriety START THE Quickfacts YEAR RIGHT! GHT! I SmiTh gRAy talks at Gabriola library saturday (Jan. 4). By Nicholas Pescod the News BulletiN

It was the early 1990s and Monique Gray Smith was with her mother watching the Vancouver Canucks play the Los Angeles Kings at Pacific Coliseum when her drinking caught up with her. “I passed out in my seat from drinking to much,” Gray Smith said. Her mother had to wake up her up halfway through the third period of a game that featured Wayne Gretzky scoring a natural hat-trick, although she never saw it. “She dragged me out of the arena,” Gray Smith said. After the game she realized she needed help. “It was that moment that I realized something that I wanted to be so special for her didn’t turn out that way because of my drinking and how my drinking was impacting other people around me,” Gray Smith said. Gray Smith, who is of Cree, Lakota and Scottish ancestry, returned home to Kamloops and began logging the first series of kilometres on long

road to recovery. “It was seeing a counsellor at the Friendship Centre in Kamloops and then going for treatment at a specific First Nation’s centre that really allowed me to connect with my culture and who I was as an indigenous woman,” she said. “I know, had I not gone for treatment at that centre, that I would not be sober today.” Since recovery, Gray Smith has remained sober for more than 20 years and has gone on to become a successful author, speaker and holds a diploma in psychiatric nursing. She will be speaking about her latest book, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience, at Gabriola’s Vancouver Island Regional Library on Saturday (Jan. 4). Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience is about a First Nations girl who struggles to overcome alcoholism. The book is based loosely off of Gray Smith’s very own experiences. “It’s the story of one woman’s journey from early addiction and alcoholism to discovering who she is as a mixed heritage person,” Gray Smith said. “Even though it’s a story based on First Nations people and history, it really is a story of common humanity around recovery and the ability to

mONiQUE gRAy SmiTh discusses her new book about a First Nations woman’s journey to sobriety at Gabriola library saturday (Jan. 4) at 3 p.m.

move past early obstacles in life.” Gray Smith began drinking with her friends on school lunch breaks when she was 11 years old. Eventually, the drinking became so frequent that she plunged into alcoholism and spent years recovering. She said that since 1980s there have been major improvements for First Nation’s people regarding alcoholism, health and wellness. “I think that there has been so much healing that occurred and has continued to occur that recovery is a very common theme in our community.” “There are so many young people growing up who haven’t seen their parents drink,” she added. Monique Gray Smith will be speaking at 3 p.m., at Vancouver Island Regional Library on Gabriola Island, 575 North Rd.

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Pick up information • Ask Questions • Get Advice From the Experts • Door Prizes!

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014 • 10am to 4pm Royal Canadian Legion #256 • Corner of Bowen Rd & 1630 E. Wellington Rd

Interactive Booths:

Get up-to-date travel information, try samples, attend workshops, win prizes!

ELEMENTS Wellness centre and spa; skin care and skin tests LONDON DRUGS Photo Workshop: 10:30am, 1:15pm SHEER ESSENTIALS Swimsuits GRANNY BAGS Fabulous travel bags (fundraiser) WINSTON TEAS Teas from around the world and samples WESTERN INSURANCE Travel insurance and information DUNES 100% cotton travel/casual wear FRANK LYMAN Win 1 of 2 $100 Frank Lyman gift certificates

Dune

WIN 1 of 2 $100 FRANK LYMAN GIFT CERTIFICATES

Schedule of Events: 10 to 4 10 to 4 10:15 10:45 11:15 12:15 1:15 2:15 3:15 4:00

Frank Lyman

What is a Fashion Trunk Show? Trunk shows offer a sneak preview of what is coming and the ability to pre-order items before they hit the stores. Of course when your size and preferred colour are available during the show, you are welcome to purchase and take them home that day.

FRANK LYMAN Fashion Trunk Show DUNES Fashion Trunk Show ETA BUS TOURS Presentation KC’s BOUTIQUE Packing demonstration HOLLAND AMERICA LINE Presentation OCEANIA CRUISE LINE Presentation AMA WATERWAYS River Cruise Presentation REGENT SEVEN SEAS Presentation PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES Presentation WESTERN INSURANCE Presentation

BOOKING SPECIALS Reduced deposits, shipboard credits and discounts at the show

Booking Specials at this event from:

HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISE LINE • OCEANIA CRUISE LINE • AMA WATERWAYS • REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES • PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES • CRUISE HOLIDAYS

ENTRANCE FEE: $5.00 PER PERSON - LIGHT REFRESHMENTS • MARK YOUR CALENDAR & BRING YOUR FRIENDS

Your hosts:

250-751-7799

www.kcsboutique.ca

250-758-7893

www.nanaimocruiseholidays.com

COMMUNITY

Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, January 2, 2014

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Kids’ club all about fitness, healthy living and fun by Don Fennell Black Press

An hour a day of fitness can be made fun, especially when it is coupled with other healthy choices like eating right. That’s the goal of the 60 Minute Kids’ Club, a fun and engaging online program designed to help get elementary schoolaged children active. The 60 Minute Kids’ Club is now looking to expand its community reach by partnering

Cheers

TRY OUR GREEK PLATTER FOR 2! #21-2220 BOWEN ROAD BEBAN PLAZA • NANAIMO

250-729-7134 *No coupon with specials*

Breakfast served till 3pm EVERYDAY!

From all of us at ABC Country Restaurant

Rock City Centre, Nanaimo 2980 Island Hwy.

250-756-4100

HELP

OVER 30 RESTAURANTS IN BC AND ALBERTA

take a bite out of your competition

BUFFET

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Every Sunday

with all the trimmings. Every Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 pm

FREE BANQUET ROOM When Catered

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Advertise your restaurant here, where it will be seen in over 30,000 homes every time.

WE ARE FULLY LICENSED.

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Located Inside the Days Inn Harbourview Hotel

WIN $40 IN DINNER VOUCHERS

Call a NEWS BULLETIN advertising professional today.

ENTER & WIN!!!

Simply write out the names of the listed restaurants YOU HAVE TRIED in the past 6 months in the space below along with a recent RECEIPT attached and send to

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Thank You Nanaimo!

Happy New Year!

2013

BEST KIDS RESTAURANT

ST OF THE CI BE E

2013

BEST BREAKFASTS

Best Breakfasts 12 years in a row Best Family Restaurant 7 years

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May 2014 exceed all of your greatest expectations.

Book your Meeting or Party with us!

BREAKFAST

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NAN NEWS BUAIMO LLETIN

Great food. Great people.

Seafood Thursday $

to determine the most active kids, grades, schools, districts, regions and provinces across Canada. The 60 Minute Kids’ Club, which is aligned with Canadian Sport for Life, originated in 2009. At that time 5,000 kindergarten through Grade 6 students in five schools in B.C., Ontario and Nova Scotia participated in a pilot program. In 2012, 70 schools in B.C. were involved.

NANA IMO NEWS BU LLETIN

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A toast to our good friends and customers at the start of a brandnew year:

Lunch $9.95 Dinner $11.95

Start your day at abc Country

to a New Year!

LUNCH/DINNER/TAKEOUT MON. TO SAT. 11-9 SUN. 4-9

Curry Wednesday

Two 60-day challenges and one 45-day challenge are held throughout the school year, skipping over busy times and holidays. The second challenge is set to begin Jan. 15. Schools across Canada participate at the same time. Schools can sign up for the challenge at www.60minkidsclub.org. Each student logs in and tracks their own progress, receiving points for each log in, which aggregate under their school. This enables organizers

DINE & WIN!

Italian Grill & Greek Bistro

Pasta Monday All Pasta

ager of the 60 Minute Kids’ Club. And that means engaging more parents on the importance of their children making healthy choices, while demonstrating healthy choices themselves. These include physical literacy (playing for at least 60 minutes each day), eating healthy (including five or more vegetables and fruits daily and eliminating sugar and sweetened drinks), and cutting back on computer and TV time (two hours or less).

NANA IMO NEWS BU LLETIN

ALEXANDRA’S

with Black Press. “Our strong commitment to healthy communities is wellserved in our partnership with the 60 Minute Kids’ Club” says Randy Blair, president of Black Press’ Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island divisions. “The benefits of active families are so numerous, it will deliver increasingly great news.” “We want to make [children being healthy] even more of a community effort,” says Gillian Thody, Western Canada man-

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Literacy centre searches for publication developer The following are opportunities at Volunteer Nanaimo. For more information, please call 250-7587121 or go online to www.volunteernanaimo.ca. Volunteer Nanaimo is located at Unit 3-2350 Labieux Rd. u LITERACY CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND – Publications developer. Volunteers with extensive experience with Microsoft Publisher or equivalent, who are creative and enjoy taking on a project, required for this downtown society. Volunteer will collaborate with CEO and coordinators to develop professional, consistent messaging material. Flexible hours. Please contact Rebecca Kirk at 250-754-8988 or e-mail Rebecca@ LiteracyCentralVI.org.

Christina Young at 250758-5547 or e-mail christina@ndrc.info.

VOLUNTEER NANAIMO – Receptionist needed to help at front desk who can maintain their sense of humour for a shift from three to six hours, depending on availability. For more information, please contact Volunteer Nanaimo at 250758-7121 or e-mail vn.admin@shaw.ca. HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION – February canvassers needed to register for two- to four-hour shifts or canvass on line to help the foundation collect donations during February’s Heart Month campaign. To register, please call 250-7545274 or online at www. heartandstroke.ca/help.

NANAIMO DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE – Computer tutor volunteers with basic computer skills, a friendly, patient attitude and familiarity with e-mail and browsing the Internet, required for a two-hour shift 10 a.m. to noon one day per week, Monday to Thursday. A criminal record check is required and will be paid for by the centre. Reception and permit processing volunteer needed to greet walk in clients, answer phones, take messages, provide information and referrals, and process parking permit applications. All training will be provided, and the volunteer will always have a support staff member nearby. Shifts available Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., six-month commitment. Please contact

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All the fixin’s

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY – Community Daffodil Steering Committee volunteers who are friendly, outgoing, organized, have strong communication skills and record keeping, required to serve from November through to the April 2014 Daffodil Campaign Committee. Working with other committee members to determine sales sites, promotions, event planning, recruitment, record sales and other related duties. Job-specific training, volunteer orientation, optional workforce leadership program, ongoing support. Please contact Anna Glenny at 1-800-663-7892, ext. 226 or e-mail virvolunteerengage@ bc.cancer.ca

Galaxy Motors in Nanaimo and Duncan helped raise money and food for Hamperville by donating a hamper of turkey, stuffing, veggies, dessert and more for each vehicle purchased during the drive. With the collection of food are Jason Vance, left, sales consultant, Kevin McCaw, general manager, and Kevin Johnson, sales consultant. Hamperville provides food and toys to families in need in Nanaimo at Christmas. The News BulleTiN

1 DAY ONLY! Preview the NEW 2014 SPRING RESORT WEAR Saturday January 11th, 2014 10am - 4pm

BRANCH 256 LEGION E. Wellington/Bowen

Order Your Size/Style Looking for dress for Mother of Bride or Groom? CASH & CARRY AVAILABLE! Montreal Representatives are attending

Upper Longwood Station Turner Rd., Nanaimo Mon. Sat. 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sun. 11:00 am - 4 pm

ST I R T E M O T OP SITE OYNOUR EYE EXAM OR Y!

kcsboutique.ca

Classic Fashions

Regular & Petite Sizes 2-16

250-751-7799

“BC’S EYEWEAR HEADQUARTERS”

GET YOUR EYES IN GOOD SHAPE TOO!

A BOOK ITTING TOD F S N E L T C CONTA SEIKO DIGITAL PROGRESSIVE LENSES

THE LEADER IN DIGITAL LENS TECHNOLOGY

We will beat any competitor’s written quote!

50% OFF FRAMES ASK FOR DETAILS

FREE EYEGLASS CLEANER FOR LIFE

With complete eyewear purchase.

I S ION S ONE HOUR OPTICAL

Woodgrove Centre • Nanaimo DIRECT INSURANCE BILLING

250.390.2444

www.visionsoptical.com

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WIN from $50 to $100 WORTH OF GROCERIES EVERY WEEK AT COUNTRY GROCER...

GREAT GROCERY GIVEAWAY 3 mediaworks

Great Christmas Ideas Genuine Leather • Hand Bags • Belts • Purses • Shoes • Boots New shop hours • Tuesday to Friday 10 to 6 - Saturday 10 to 3

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Regular Price $1,575

• 1 year hosting • Content Management System • Creation of up to 7 pages • Image slider on home page • Optional image gallery • Responsive design (mobile ready)

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Now ! Open

ACP

Anchor Compounding Pharmacy

• Full Service Pharmacy • Compounding • Diabetes Management Monday-Friday: 9am - 7pm Saturday: 10am - 3pm • Sunday: Closed Next to Anchor Family Medicine & near the hospital 1450 Waddington Rd, Nanaimo

250-591-4411 • Ample free parking

This space available REASONABLY PRICED! Call Today!

Here are some exciting things that we have to offer this year: Competitive Prices and Cash Discounts Monthly Draws for Free Oil Special Discount Pricing for Regular Delivery Still Family Owned and Operated Local, Friendly Staff Referral Program

Congratulations Barsby Bulldawgs

BC CHAMPS! Serving Vancouver Island for 20 Years!

250-741-1922

HERE’S HOW TO ENTER: Each week we will scramble the letters of four business names on this feature. Simply read through the ads, unscramble the letters and identify the businesses. Fill out the entry form below with the correct names of the businesses to match the scrambles along with your name and phone number. Clip out entry form and send to: “Great Grocery Giveaway”, c/o Nanaimo News Bulletin, 777 Poplar St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9S 2H7, to arrive no later than Tuesday noon following this week’s feature. Each week a draw will be made and the first correct entry drawn will win $50 to $100 worth of groceries from COUNTRY GROCER. All entries will be kept for a GRAND PRIZE DRAW totaling $500.00 worth of groceries at COUNTRY GROCER. You may enter as often as you like. ENTER NOW! You could be a lucky winner. All staff of this newspaper and their families and everyone under the age of 18 are expressly forbidden to enter this contest. The judge’s decision is final. No cash surrender value. GOOD LUCK!

laeuv eiws tlplcaio nntojcui vr nda fesl oetrags 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________

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White Smile

*Be Brilliant* From the Inside out

White Smiles Professional Teeth Whitening

NEW YEARS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS

$66

Only Save 55% Guaranteed Results 3-8 Shades Whiter • No Sensitivity Long Lasting • Gift Certificates Certiﬁcates Available

Heather Nicholson 250-802-7275

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3v wdsoamekir fciapic iol 3. ___________________________ 4. dlnsia ___________________________ YOUR NAME:______________________________ YOUR PHONE NUMBER_________________

250-758-1877

5107 Somerset Dr, Nanaimo

250-756-3035 www.valuewiseoptical.ca

To advertise here call Kara:

250-753-3707 nanaimobulletin.com

Verico Sand Dollar Mortgage Corp.

• Clean, Dry Storage • Boxes & Packing Supplies • Home purchases • Fully Secured • Access 7am-9pm • Refi nances 7 days a week

• Home equity lines of credit • Construction loans • Equity lending • Second mortgages

Callemail Faye–junction1@shaw.ca Drope 250-753-2003 13136 Thomas Ladysmith 406 HarwellRoad, Rd, Nanaimo Junction of Trans Canada Hwy. & South Cedar Road www.sanddollarmortgages.ca

• Clean • Fully 7 day

e 131

Juncti

You’ll Feel Like Family. Locally Owned & Operated since 1984

Clean, Dry Dry Storage Boxes && Packing Packing Supplies Supplies ••• Clean, Clean, DryStorage Storage•• Boxes Fully Secured Secured Access 7am-9pm ••• Fully •• Access 7am-9pm Boxes & Packing Supplies days aa week week 7 days •7Electronic Gate Butchers Best • Seafood • Deli • Meals To Go • Bakery Fresh • Video Surveillance Natural & Organic • Fresh Dairy • West Coast Flavours • Health & Beauty • Fully Secured Fresh Certified Organic Produce • Access 7am-9pm 7 days a week Chase River Market Place 82 - Twelfth St, Nanaimo • 250-753-7545 email –junction1@shaw.ca email email –junction1@shaw.ca –junction1@shaw.ca Bowen Road 1800 Dufferin Cres,13136 Nanaimo • 250-591-5525 Thomas Road, Ladysmith 13136 13136 Thomas Thomas Road, Road, Ladysmith Ladysmith • Clean, Dry Storage • Boxes & Packing Supplies • Fully Secured • Access 7am-9pm 7 days a week

Open Daily 7 am - 10 pm • www.countrygrocer.com Junction of Trans Canada Hwy. & South Cedar Road

CONTRACTING

We Deliver or You Pick-up

Give the gift of clear vision for Christmas! Student discounted packages available!

GAIL WADE LAST WEEK’S WINNER:_____________________________

Be seen by your customers! This space available. Call today! LT D . • Topsoil Specialists • Compost/Fish Compost • Decorative Rock • Bark Mulch • River Rock • Lawn Sand

Burns A. Grund

Licensed Optician/Contact Lens Fitter • Owner

This space is the GRAND PRIZE WINNERS WIN 00 00 best way to get your 1st Prize: $250 2nd Prize: $150 message across! 3rd Prize: $10000 FROM COUNTRY GROCER

THIS WEEK’S SCRAMBLE + ENTRY FORM

To advertise here call Kara:

value WISE OPTICAL

Wallace Driving School

Junction Junction of of Trans Trans Canada Canada Hwy. Hwy. && South South Cedar Cedar Road Road

Clean •• Clean Fully •• Elect day •7Fully 7 day

e e 131

Juncti Junctio

250-755-1331

Since 1976

• Clean, Dry Storage • Boxes & Packing Supplies • Electronic Gate • Video Surveillance • Fully Secured • Access 7am-9pm 7 days a week email –junction1@shaw.ca @ Road, Ladysmith 13136 Thomas

• Clean, Dry Storage Storage • Boxes & Packing Supplies • Clean • Elect Fully Secured • Electronic Gate• Access 7am-9pm • Fully daysSurveillance a week 7 day •7Video • Fully Secured • Access 7am-9pm 7 days a week email –junction1@shaw.ca –junction1@shaw.ca email e 13136 Thomas Thomas Road, Road, Ladysmith Ladysmith 13136 131

Electronic Gate • Supplies Video Surveillance GLP • Gift Certificates Refresher Lessons • Boxes &• Packing

To advertise here call Kara: 250-753-3707 nanaimobulletin.com

Seniors, We are Best B.C.’s Safest Drivers Learn Here for Your RE-Test Find Out More About The Wallace Way www.wallacedrivingschool.com

Junction of Trans Canada Hwy. & South Cedar Road

Junction of of Trans Trans Canada Canada Hwy. Hwy. && South South Cedar Cedar Road Road Junction

Junctio

Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, January 2, 2014

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QUALITY FOODS 4 and 5 of 8 Process

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Nanaimo News Bulletin 15

www.nanaimobulletin.com

Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, January 2, 2014

Kraft

Cracker Barrel Cheddar Cheese 907gr

Kraft

250gr

each

Kraft

Cheez Whiz

1kg

Pasta or Rice Sidekicks

630-640ml

112-153gr

900gr

each

Gold Seal

Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese 200gr

4$ For

Heinz

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese Original, 4x225gr

works out to less than For HALF PRICE!

New mobile device? Activate daily deals with the QF App! McCain

Aquafina

Ultra Thin or Traditional Crust Pizza

Demineralized Treated Water 24x500ml

900ml

99 each

Dole

100% Juice or Sparklers 12x340-355ml

3$ For

For

10 3

Plus Applicable Fees

Plus Plus Applicable Applicable Fees Fees

French Fries 1kg

Selected, 398ml

Heinz

Bassili’s

Beans

Quickies

Selected, 398ml

250gr

Green Giant

Simply Steam Vegetables

Fibre 1 Granola Bars or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks

each

Kraft

Margarine

500ml

1.36kg

WOW!

SunRype

100% Juice

Juice or Cocktail

5x200ml

1.36lt

Selected, 1lt

Pasta 398ml

Royale

Tiger Towel

6’s

plus applicable fees

2$ for

plus applicable fees

4$ for

each

Imperial

Jam

SunRype

Heinz

each

1kg

plus applicable fees

Look for “Quality Foods” in iTunes & Google Play store! Weight Watchers

Smart Ones Entree 126-311gr

99 99¢ 99¢ 99 99

Family Size Cheerios Cereal

425-505gr

525-685gr

WOW!

each

General Mills

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

272-552gr

Bathroom Tissue

each

General Mills

Nature Valley & General Mills

226-250gr

12-24’s

For

Peanut Butter

Fruit

600gr

Royale

McCain

915-930gr

Kraft

334-433gr

Selected, 330-380gr

Ground Coffee

Cereal

Del Monte

4x99gr

Kraft

1lt

Simply Broth

Dad’s

Snack Pack Pudding Cups

each

Tomato Ketchup

Hunt’s

890ml

Nabob Coffee Company

This Weekend only! January 2 - 5, 2014

Mayonnaise

213gr

each

Hellmann’s

Sockeye Salmon

170gr

Kraft

each

For

Knorr

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

General Mills

Knorr

220-240gr

...“In with great prices” on these perennial faves!

each

Cracker Barrel Cheese Slices

900gr

Knorr

Pasta Sauce

Kraft

Singles Processed Cheese Product

Ragu

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Nanaimo News Bulletin 17

Thursday, January 2, 2014

LET’S MAKE A FRESH START TO 2014!

We’re celebrating “Out with the old 2013”... Kraft

www.nanaimobulletin.com

Del Monte

Real Fruit or Yogurt Frozen Bars 12x50ml

2$ For

4 4

Nestle

Skinny Cow Ice Cream Treats

Assorted Sizes

Red Rose

Orange Pekoe Tea 144’s

www.nanaimobulletin.com

Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, January 2, 2014

Kraft

Cracker Barrel Cheddar Cheese 907gr

Kraft

250gr

each

Kraft

Cheez Whiz

1kg

Pasta or Rice Sidekicks

630-640ml

112-153gr

900gr

each

Gold Seal

Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese 200gr

4$ For

Heinz

Kraft Dinner Macaroni & Cheese Original, 4x225gr

works out to less than For HALF PRICE!

New mobile device? Activate daily deals with the QF App! McCain

Aquafina

Ultra Thin or Traditional Crust Pizza

Demineralized Treated Water 24x500ml

900ml

99 each

Dole

100% Juice or Sparklers 12x340-355ml

3$ For

For

10 3

Plus Applicable Fees

Plus Plus Applicable Applicable Fees Fees

French Fries 1kg

Selected, 398ml

Heinz

Bassili’s

Beans

Quickies

Selected, 398ml

250gr

Green Giant

Simply Steam Vegetables

Fibre 1 Granola Bars or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks

each

Kraft

Margarine

500ml

1.36kg

WOW!

SunRype

100% Juice

Juice or Cocktail

5x200ml

1.36lt

Selected, 1lt

Pasta 398ml

Royale

Tiger Towel

6’s

plus applicable fees

2$ for

plus applicable fees

4$ for

each

Imperial

Jam

SunRype

Heinz

each

1kg

plus applicable fees

Look for “Quality Foods” in iTunes & Google Play store! Weight Watchers

Smart Ones Entree 126-311gr

99 99¢ 99¢ 99 99

Family Size Cheerios Cereal

425-505gr

525-685gr

WOW!

each

General Mills

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

272-552gr

Bathroom Tissue

each

General Mills

Nature Valley & General Mills

226-250gr

12-24’s

For

Peanut Butter

Fruit

600gr

Royale

McCain

915-930gr

Kraft

334-433gr

Selected, 330-380gr

Ground Coffee

Cereal

Del Monte

4x99gr

Kraft

1lt

Simply Broth

Dad’s

Snack Pack Pudding Cups

each

Tomato Ketchup

Hunt’s

890ml

Nabob Coffee Company

This Weekend only! January 2 - 5, 2014

Mayonnaise

213gr

each

Hellmann’s

Sockeye Salmon

170gr

Kraft

each

For

Knorr

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

General Mills

Knorr

220-240gr

...“In with great prices” on these perennial faves!

each

Cracker Barrel Cheese Slices

900gr

Knorr

Pasta Sauce

Kraft

Singles Processed Cheese Product

Ragu

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Nanaimo News Bulletin 17

Thursday, January 2, 2014

LET’S MAKE A FRESH START TO 2014!

We’re celebrating “Out with the old 2013”... Kraft

www.nanaimobulletin.com

Del Monte

Real Fruit or Yogurt Frozen Bars 12x50ml

2$ For

4 4

Nestle

Skinny Cow Ice Cream Treats

Assorted Sizes

Red Rose

Orange Pekoe Tea 144’s

Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, January 2, 2014

www.nanaimobulletin.com

QUALITY FOODS 4 and 5 of 8 Process

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Nanaimo News Bulletin 15

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LEADERS IN LIGHTING the islands’ most extensive lighting selection VictoRia - nanaimo FamilY owned and oPeRated with eXPeRienced lighting conSUltantS PRoViding gReat SeRVice Since 1960

250-758-0138

Toll free 1-800-665-4448 2520 Bowen Rd. • mclaRenlighting.com

Thursday, January 2, 2014

H use Smart WESTCORE & MECHANICAL HomeELECTRICAL Improvements

• Electrical Windows •&Plumbing Patio Doors Don’t Pay Too Much! Quality At Low Prices. • Gas (Heating,Pricing! Ventilation We’ll Beat All Competitor’s • HVAC & Air Conditioning) Special NO HST! Save 12%** **Windows • Small service callsOnly up toGrants light for up to $2,000right in Gov’t industrial projects Windows Now Available! Furnaces, Pumps, Road Ductless Heat Pumps 2239B Heat Meredith Nanaimo

250.758.5388 250-954-5485 Toll Free 1-866-560-2137 www.houseSmartHomeImprovements.com www.westcoreltd.com

“The Refreshing Remodel”

® Locally owned & operated.

Since 1979

WORLD’S LARGEST BATH REMODELER BATHTUBS AND BATHTUB LINERS • wALL SURRoUND SySTEmS SHowER BASES • BATHTUB-To-SHowER coNvERSIoNS wALk-IN-SAfETy BATHTUBS • gRAB BARS & NoN-SLIp coATINgS

FREE in-home estimates

www.rebath.com Heritage Centre Mall 12B 1209 EAST ISLAND HWY PARKSVILLE 1-800-BATHTUB 250-586-1555

Floors For Your New Kitchen! Wingren island Woodw e rks Buck c o n s t r u c t i o n lt d .

Come see us at our New Location!

FINE FURNITURE REPAIR & REFINISHING

2067 Boxwood Road Nanaimo “At OVER 36 YEARS IN BUSINESS, specializing in:

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This space is the best way to get your message across! & Fine Finishing Established 1947 • High end wood finishing and Kitchen re-finishing • Cabinet doors painted or lacquer finishes • Commercial & residential painting

CallTo Wayne Aebig • here 250-758-6372 advertise call Kara:

www.aebigpainting.com 250-753-3707 nanaimobulletin.com Drafting and Design Services All Types of consTrucTion

we work wood”

HORIZON SERIES 8” DEEP SILGRANIT

KITCHEN SINK v80% Natural Granite

To advertise here call Kara:

“Complimentary initial consultation available” 250-753-3707 nanaimobulletin.com

www.buckislandconstruction.com

• Natural Cultured Stone • Hardscape 250 390 & 4714 Call for information and aParksville free estimate 1360 Valley Rd., www.DirksonDesign.com 250-754-6905 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7am-5pm; design@dirksondesign.com Sat.-8am-10:30am Ron Dirkson Owner/Senior Designer

Exit 51

Alberni Hwy.

. wy

by: May Mackay Tel: 250-729-0151

Phone: 250-758-2185 Cell: 250-816-9706

If you are thinking of building a new home, renovating or adding on to your existing home, Drywall • Hardiequality Products we• can provide professional plans • Roofing and •planning for your project. Insulation • Steel Stud • Masonry

“To effectively sell your home in today’s market, you need to be different... that difference is staging! Make your home a stylish commodity to sell quickly for top dollar.”

250-753-9797

Log Home stock plan catalog available for $20

This space is the best way to get your Maison message across! Redecorating and staging with an “Eye for Design”

14-4128 Mostar Rd. Nanaimo BC Ph: 250-758-1771 250.758.1771 • www.bartlegibson.com

Tel: 250-758-3914 250.758.3381 Fax: Call: 250-758-6722 Email:Unit wingrenfloors@shaw.ca 2221 B, McGarringle Rd., Nanaimo

• New Residential / Commercial construction and design • Specialists in difficult or remote projects • Frame, timbre frame, log experts • High quality interior finishing Independently Owned & Operated by: Mid-Island Reglaze Canadian • Major renovations Home Builders Association • Fully covered indoor BC N A N A i M o home warranty program

Valley Rd.

Church Rd.

bartle&gibson

$299

Dirkson Design services inc.

Licensed Residential Builder

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LYCHAK, Harry Born on March 3, 1930 in Hafford, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2013 at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. He is predeceased by 1 sister, 7 brothers, his parents, and his son Jerry. Harry is survived by his loving wife Dorothy, daughters Shari, Cindi (Mike), and Violet (Keith), 5 granddaughters, 1 grandson, 8 great-granddaughters, as well as extended family members and close friends. Harry was a valued member of the volunteer community in Nanaimo, and a lifetime member of the VIEX. He was also a devoted family man who will be missed by all. Memorial service for Harry will be held on January 3, 2013, at 1:00pm, Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo, BC. Flowers gratefully declined. For those so desiring, donations may be made, in Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, to a charity of your choice. Sands ~ Nanaimo (250)753-2032

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29 ROYAL DOLTON Dolls, Ashley, Office Furniture ($2500),Robert Bateman Print, & Bev Doolittle Print, 64” Tall Floor Centurion Safe. Call 250-228-1362 2 fridge’s $70 each. 1 stove, $50. 1 Kenmore Dryer with new motor. Needs heat element. Open to offers for all 4. 250-752-0169 ADVANTAGE FITNESS. Retirement sale. Buy fitness equipment at cost and save 250-753-7368. 890 Crace St., Downtown.

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Information Session: Clerical/Customer Service Training January 6th, 2014 at 10am & 2pm 290 Bastion Street, Nanaimo BladeRunners is a Youth Skills Link/ACCESS program that builds community partnerships and connects motivated, job ready youth with valuable employment opportunities in the Clerical and Customer Service industries. Youth must: • Be facing barriers to employment • Be out of school and ages 16-30 • Attend an information session Youth will: • Participate in skill enhancement training • Obtain First Aid Level 1, WHMIS, Microsoft Office training (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.), other related tickets and group-based employability skills • Receive individual support and guidance Employers will: • Connect with job ready and motivated youth • Benefit by having youth provide up to 60 hours of work exposure at no cost to them For more information please call: Debby Evans or Casey Graw Tel: (250) 754-1989 Fax: (250) 754-8661

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s. All exterior Roofing, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131. BLUE OX Home ServicesExpert Renovation & Handyman Services. Refs & Insured. Call 250-713-4409, visit us at: www.Blueoxhomeservices.ca

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AUSTRALIAN THEMED Christmas Light Display- 6 White Boomers, Emu, Platypus, Koala, Santa and sleigh, $500 obo. (250)756-6125. BROWNING 2000 Semi-Auto Shot Gun. $550/obo. Arrowsmith Golf Membership. $4800 reg price selling for $3200/obo. Excellent Xmas Gifts. Call 250-240-0007

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APPROX 2.5 CORD loads of dry slab wood. Delivered. $160. Call (250)754-2276. COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

FURNITURE MOVING SALE. Matching oval glass top tables (two) $150. Matching 3-seat sofa & armchair $450. 250-586-7655, French Creek. SHERATON DINING chairs (5), $400; Piecrust coffee table, $150; Queen Anne bench, $150; 2 Occasional chairs, $150. (250)390-2805 Two matching Lazy Boy recliners. Clean, grey-brown fabric. $250 /pair OBO 250-246-1481

MEDICAL SUPPLIES STANNEH STRAIGHT chair lift, $1000. Power lift chair, new, $650. (250)760-7009.

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TORO SNOW BLOWER, near new, used only 10 hours. 8HP, with chains, 26” cut. $700. obo. (250)724-1043.

DOUBLE ELECTRIC Bed, with remote control, headboard & mattress. Exc. cond. $1000. (250)751-7941, Nanaimo. DOWNSIZING; Collectors 4 porcelain dolls, Pen Delfin plate, 5x7 carpet, 2 lamps, 3 English plates, Ken Christmas print, star bucks world mugs (14oz). Call 250-586-5528. DOWNSIZING Union 20” Planer Hand & Electric Tools Snooker/Billiard Slate Table Mahogany 4 Gun Rack & gear China/Crystal & punch bowl 91 Explorer, 2 briefcases Child’s 4 pce kitchen playset Wine Corboy Lifter 6”x20” Timber Steel Rollers Lrg.Cap. Sawdust Vaccum Tooled Saddle, Mens jewellry Walnuts, Garlic & Squash And more! 250-248-4495 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

ATTENTION SENIORS Central Duncan 954 sq.ft. second floor. Reduced to $151,900, 55+ building @ 650 Dobson Rd. Call 250-815-0866

DUPLEX/4-PLEX OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Duplex’s For Sale 5909 & 5911 Stone haven Rd in Stone Manor Estate’s (behind Hospital). 1850sq ft each, 3 bdrms, 4 bath, 5 appls and much more. $309,000. Call Gord (250)710-1947.

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MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633. MOVING, Deliveries. “Lower Price.” Job Quotes or hourly rate. Jason (250)668-6851

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TEMPUR-PEDIC,Single, Electric Bed. Swedish Mattress, hand control, hardly used. Paid $4400, asking $1250. Call 250-752-8158

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 120 Bass piano accordion $190 OBO; Singer sewing machine & cabinet $100; Electric bass guitar & hard shell case $200 OBO; Electric “Jay Turser” guitar, as new $150; Student violin $90. Lrg set Royal Albert china “Peti Point” mint cond. $2000 OBO; Twin electr. bed, clean $500. 250-7488270

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INDUSTRIAL BUILT log splitter. 30 ton, pull & electric start, Honda 13 hp with lift table. For more info call Doc 250-2468111 Kenmore dryer, excellent cond. 7 y/o $75. Sm 110V hot water tank 10 gal, as new $40. Dan 250-749-3805 LARGE GLOBE w/light, $20. Webster dictionary 4x11, on stand, $20. Goose down duvet, queen size, $50. Portrait of a pretty lady, gold framed, 30x20, $20. Antique car collection displayed in frame, $50. Hospital bed, hardly used w/linens, $750.(250)751-2142. LIKE NEW, Lady Jazz golf clubs with 2 hybrids, new golf bag, and used cart $200. Call (250)756-4626.

A lovely 1650 sq ft rancher on .46 acre corner lot in a quiet, friendly rural neighborhood, close to storries beach&oyster rv. nicely landscaped,fenced backyard,garden,dogpen,new flooring,countertops,updated fixtures,bright D/R 3 bdrms,1.5 bth+ fam rm,mud rm,attached 19x11 shop, forced air natural gas heat. $287,000. 250-9233150

Chartwell area. 3 bdrm, basement home, 12 yrs old, gas furnace & f.p. Double garage, large sundeck, close to school. Asking $370k, 250-752-8158

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L-SHAPED jeweler’s showcase, 72”x72”Lx22”Dx44”H, comes complete with lockable display area plus drawers and shelving in one area. The cabinet is very solid however it needs some TLC. Price as is $195 or ask us for a price quote to restore it to its original beauty. (250)246-4409

DELUXE 1329 sqft rancher. 2 bedroom + den, 2 bath, dbl garage home. Spacious master bedroom has walk-in closet, ensuite has heated tile floors. Open living concept w/ gas fireplace, house also has a heat pump. Appliances & window coverings included. Landscaped front & back yard w/sprinkler system. Close to hospital & downtown Duncan. 10 yr New Home Warranty is in effect. 1 (778) 429-8645

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SUITES, LOWER CHEMAINUS: 1 bdrm, lower level, new kitchen cabinets & carpeting, private entrance & patio in quiet setting, ocean view N/P, N/S util. incl. $725 (250) 416-0062

Close to Hospital and bus, elevator, wheelchair accessible. Special incentives for seniors. Early move-in on some suites. Free Storage (depends on availability)

NANAIMO: CLEAN, quiet 1 bdrm suites. Hot water inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, on bus route. $545/mo. 1 yr lease, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & credit check reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Avail. Jan/Feb. Call 250754-8411. NANAIMO: QUIET, clean and comfortable 1 bdrm. Central location, intercom, elevator. Free hot water. N/S, N/P. Refs. $650/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633. NANAIMO: TOP floor 2 bdrm. Private, spotless, quiet and bright. In good building, intercom, elevator. Free hot water. NS/NP. Refs. $795/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633.

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DOWNTOWN NANIAMO: Luxury Waterfront Lifestyle; Elegant 2 Br, 2 bath condo, ocean, mountains, marina views. Lagoon, clubhouse, gym, swimming pool. Walk to Sea wall, near Port Theatre. Reduced for quick sale $349,000. Call 250-591-7800 agents welcome. Open House; Dec. 15th from 13pm

1681 BOUNDARY AVE Manager 250-618-4510 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT MOBILE 14X56 w/8x12 addition in well maintained 55+ Upper Lantzville park. Lrg bdrm, kitchen & living room. 2yr old roof, furnace & oil tank, kitch counters & appliances. 14-6820 Parklands Place. $48,500. (250)390-3200

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When it takes a Nanaimo Bowl to settle things, then that’s a sign that it’s been a fantastic year for local sports. There was one weekend a month ago that particularly stood out. The Barsby Bulldogs and Nanaimo Redmen both won provincial football championships one day after another. Some sports fans suggested the Bulldogs and Redmen play one another and call it the Nanaimo Bowl. But wait – that same weekend, the Nanaimo District Islanders volleyball team also won a provincial title. So wouldn’t it be just as fair to settle this whole Nanaimo Bowl thing on a volleyball court? The year produced a ton of other worthy winners, too, and great games and memorable moments.

Brandon Jones dominated the most important games With national championships way out in Montreal, not even the most die-hard members of the VIU Nation could see the big game live. Instead, fans were left to watch the webcast from Nanaimo, and be outraged at the colour commentator’s apparent bias toward the Holland Hurricanes. But by game’s end, not even the colour man could contain his excitement for the play of VIU’s Brandon Jones. Jones drove to the hoop, or pulled up and drained a trey, or dished to a teammate. He did what it took for the Mariners to beat the Hurricanes 77-70 and capture their first national title in 19 years. In the provincial final two weeks earlier, Jones had reached a new stratosphere and scored 42 points in a four-point loss to the Langara Falcons, earning tournament MVP honours. Could he repeat that kind of performance at nationals? “Really, my focus is just trying to do whatever I can to help the team win,” Jones said. “Hopefully we can get balanced scoring between everybody. But if it happens and I get the shots … and I’m feeling it, then maybe.” He must have been feeling it. He led his team in scoring at nationals, his team won; he was MVP, an All-Canadian, VIU’s Athlete of the Year. Give him a whole year and see what he can accomplish. Or give him just one game, and he’ll win over a new fan.

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Vancouver Island University’s basketball teams each won a banner in the winter, with the women winning their league and the men winning at nationals. There was a huge hockey tournament in the spring. The summer saw more local track and field standouts than ever compete in national and international events. Lacrosse season extended all the way to the President’s Cup; junior football season, all the way to the Canadian Bowl. Huge victories came in mountain biking, BMX, MMA, gymnastics, soccer and more. As for the Nanaimo Bowl, it didn’t happen, and it shouldn’t. Instead, let’s be fans of all our teams at once, and celebrate a whole bunch of special sports seasons in our city. - Greg Sakaki

Many worthy candidates for athlete of the year Steve Smith - The downhill mountain biker from Cassidy owned the podium on the Union Cycliste Internationale World Cup circuit, with wins in Norway and Austria in September that earned him the overall title as UCI World Cup champion in downhill. He was also a national champion in 2013. Jocelyn Jones - VIU’s women’s basketball team hadn’t won a provincial championship in 15 years, but that changed in 2013 thanks in part to an all-star point guard. Jones slashed to the net with determination and led her team with 27 points and an MVP performance in the gold-medal game. Brandon Parker - Barsby’s star football player is an athlete of the year candidate even though he never gained a yard in his team’s championship win. Parker rushed for 131 yards per game for the Bulldogs in 2013, then in the semifinal, had 304 yards and four touchdowns before being injured on the final drive. He was the first Barsby player to hoist the trophy after the Subway Bowl win in November. Ethan Schulz - The league’s hardest-hitting player never relented on offence or defence and was a huge reason why the Nanaimo Redmen won community football’s provincial championship in December. Schulz made a game-clinching sack and was MVP of the final.

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Victoria Behie - Comfortable on any kind of volleyball court, Behie captained her indoor provincial team to a silver, won national bronze on the beach, and then completed her set of medals by leading the Nanaimo District Islanders to gold with an MVP performance at the senior AAA provincials in December.

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Only a certain few Special Olympics athletes at last summer’s provincials qualified for the next stage. And now that they get to go to nationals, they intend to make the most of the opportunity. Five B.C. Special Olympics Nanaimo representatives will compete at national championships in July at the University of British Columbia. Track and field athletes Alex Williams and Simon Phipps, swimmer Kristeen Cooper, golfer Yves Moskaluke and 10-pin bowler Noel McLean advanced out of the 1,100 participants at provincials in Langley. Track coach Angela Behn and bowling coach Bill Crocker are also going. With a year in between provincials and nationals, the athletes are supplementing their usual practices with a new Club Fit program. “Our athletes signed a contract to make sure they keep

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Alex Williams, front, and Simon Phipps train during B.C. Special Olympics Nanaimo’s Club Fit program last month at Quarterway Elementary School.

up their end of the bargain in fitness and training,” said Bobby Debrone, B.C. Special Olympics Nanaimo’s manager of community development. “They come here and they push each

other and they push themselves and they try to exceed their personal bests.” The group meets weekly at Quarterway Elementary School. It’s for any Special Olympics

athletes, not just the ones bound for nationals. At Club Fit they run through strength and conditioning exercises, plyometrics and balance and agility training. “Whether it’s golf or bowling or track and field, there’s a lot of [training] that can cross over,” Debrone said. Since the workouts are in a group setting and mixed up with fun and games, they keep the athletes interested. There’s plenty of inspiration anyway, Debrone said, with nationals and homefield advantage a few months away. “Having the games in your backyard and having friends and parents and caregivers come to cheer you on, you can see the determination in them,” said Debrone. “Obviously we want great medal counts but at the same time we just want them to do their best too and be happy with their performance.” GYM SHORTS … For more information about B.C. Special Olympics Nanaimo, call Sylvia Taylor at 250-758-0630. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Junior B Bucs get back on ice The autumn had its ups and downs for the Nanaimo Buccaneers, but the junior B hockey team still finds itself high up in the standings as it enters the second stage of the season. The city’s Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League club returns from its holiday break to take the ice tonight (Jan. 2) against the Kerry Park Islanders at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The two teams played in the last game of the fall, a barnburner that the Isles eventually won in overtime, 6-5, in Mill Bay. Tonight’s game is a 7:15 p.m. faceoff at the NIC and tickets – $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students and $5 for kids – will be available at the door. The next night, the Bucs (20-11-2-1) have a chance to re-take first place in the North Division as they visit the Campbell River Storm (20-9-2-2).

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run at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Call 250-591-3913 for more information. sUICIde BereaVemenT Support Group. Monthly adult meeting for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets first Wednesday of every month. Call 250-7532495 for more information. nanaImo moose Lodge holds a collectables garage sale last Sunday of every month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1356 Cranberry Ave. Tables $15. 250816-1233 or 250-7542853. sex and/or Love Addicts Anonymous. There is help with a closed 12-step program, confidentiality assured. Call 1-888357-8104 for details. WHImsICal sCrIBes, a writer’s group reborn, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome to listen or share work. 250-5853348. nanaImo menTal Health and Addictions Advisory Council meets the third Monday of every month at 528 Wentworth St. from 10 a.m. to noon. Anybody with an interest in mental health and addictions is welcome to attend. No meetings July and August. Green drInks, a group interested in sustainability and the environment, meets fourth Wednesday of every month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Vault coffee bar. Google Green Drinks Nanaimo for more details. Open to the public. CloGGInG Classes take place at Cedar Community Secondary School every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For details contact 250-722-2953. asTronomY soCIeTY meets fourth Thursday monthly at 7 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. Public welcome. Visit www.nanaimoastronomy.com. Educational services available for schools and businesses. HearT of the Island Chorus meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Lantzville legion. Phone 1-866-9238119 for more information.

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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET to Milano’s Ristorante for their beautiful Christmas decorations.

cookies and muffins as a “just because” random act of kindness.

BOUQUET A huge bouquet to Broco auto glass. While they installed a new windshield, I received free of charge a rental vehicle, and an interior shampoo. Great job Budget car rentals and Broco auto glass

BOUQUET To Ed and Sandy Bacon who do such a wonderful job of enhancing our neighborhood with their beautiful yard and all the effort they put into decorating it for Halloween and Christmas.

BOUQUET to my new manager. Your iridescent smile and bubbly personality make it easy to come to work every day. BOUQUET to all the vendors, customers and members who participated in the Faternal Order of Eagles First Annual Ladies Nite. We were able to purchase some muchneeded bus passes and food cards for the Haven Society. BOUQUET to my neighbours on Twiggly Wiggly who put up with all the dust and noise over the past several months as our retaining wall was built. Hopefully you’ll agree much nicer than the blackberry brambles it replaced. BOUQUET To V.I. Outdoor Maintenance. Your workers are so efficient. No matter what job they do they do it quickly and happily. I’m impressed with how hard these guys work. BOUQUET A bouquet to Ali Baba pizza for handing out delicious pizza during the Santa Claus parade downtown. Made a great event even better

BOUQUET To all of our neighbors in the area of Howard Avenue and Fourth Street for making such an effort to decorate and participate in Halloween this year. BOUQUET to the extraordinary staff of Malaspina Gardens Franklyn first floor for all the compassion, dignity and respect they show to their residents and their families. BOUQUET to the staff and management of the Wallace Street Tim Hortons, who treated serving members of the military with such courtesy and kindness on Remembrance Day this year. They greatly appreciated it and so did I. Your consideration will be paid forward many times over. BOUQUET to my dad, Armand, for his positive energy and bringing joy to so many every season with his crazy outfits. Also to my mom, Lorraine, for being my rock with a listening ear and constant unconditional love and listening ear for our family. I love and adore you both.

Sensible B.C. campaign. Their dedication to forward a cause that many people strongly believe in shows their willingness to “go the extra mile” to bring change to an outdated Police Act.

BOUQUET To the Hope Lutheran Church for two very generous, anonymous donations, totalling $1,535, toward the Thursday Community Lunch at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. BOUQUET To Save On Foods Woodgrove Centre for ensuring their shopping carts stay on their premises and are not all over the neighborhood. This is being a good neighbor and is greatly appreciated. BOUQUET To the person who took my purse to Quality Foods’ service counter after I left it in the grocery cart. I am an 83-yearold senior and I had gone home before I missed it. You hear so many bad things these days its shows there are good things too.

BOUQUET To the gentleman holding the door at Woodgrove Centre’s Tim Hortons entrance. It was freezing cold but he was there holding doors for others for at least half an hour. BOUQUET To the woman who paid for my parking pass at the Port Theatre on Dec. 6. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday and all the best in the new year. BOUQUET To all the many wonderful Angels who signed up with Volunteer Nanaimo to adopt a family this Christmas. We were able to help 63 families in the community – an all time high. BOUQUET To the Good Samaritan who loaned me her car blanket when I fell in Terminal Park Mall to keep warm while waiting for the ambulance. Your blanket is at the Service desk at Save on Foods, whose associates were also very kind to me. BOUQUET To Darin at AA Vacuum Doctor on Turner Road for his knowledge, kindness and compassion in getting repairs on a wall vacuum and attachments delivered to my home. After a difficult time his kindness was heartfelt. BOUQUET To Mike Gogo and family up at the tree farm, we got our tree a week ago and it’s awesome. BOUQUET To Dr. Barnsley and staff at the pediatric ambulatory ward for making my four-year-old daughter’s visit to the hospital for day surgery pleasant and stress free. You all cared for her as if she was your own, and her mom is very appreciative. BOUQUET To Nanaimo Sausage House for letting people park in your parking lot on Sunday so we could enjoy Christmas Dinner with family at Long Lake Chateau.

Submit your own Beef or Bouquet Beefs & Bouquets is a free forum to give thanks or express views on issues and events. The News Bulletin reserves the right to edit or refuse submissions. Length is limited to 40 words and two submissions per person per week. A winner will be selected at random to receive a floral bouquet from Turley’s Florist and Potting Shed. Mail or deliver to the News Bulletin, 777B Poplar St., Nanaimo, V9S 2H7 or e-mail to bulletinboard@nanaimobulletin.com. Fax to 250-753-0788.

BOUQUET To all those who reached out to us during my husband’s recent cardiac bypass surgery. Your thoughts, prayers, acts of kindness and support meant so much to the both of us.

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BOUQUET to the lady who held a table for me in the Wal Mart McDonalds. With two month-old twin girls it made things so much easier and really made my day.

BOUQUET To the owners of the A-frame on College Drive. Not only are your Christmas lights beautiful but the giant Christmas tree in your window is wonderful too. I smile every time I drive by.

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BOUQUET Special recognition to the sweet young girl who visited the palliative care unit offering home baked happy face

BOUQUET To all the volunteer organizers and canvassers who were out in the rain, snow, sun, and cold collecting signatures for the

BOUQUET A bouquet to the kind lady in the movie line-up who gave us a free movie ticket. This good deed will go forward to a Salvation Army Christmas kettle.

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