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even something as simple as putting up a sign on Johnston Road directing people to turn left for the beach would be a way of promoting Canal Beach. “For the most part, I think you’re going to find a community that supports this.” Douglas said he doesn’t think that extended to his council. “There are some people on council that have no appreciation for this waterfront space. There’s been interest from other parties to acquire it for a log sort. I think it might be an ulterior motive on council’s part. Once they put the pier in it would be difficult to sell it back to industry,” he said. “There are people on council who feel the waterfront is just for mills or log sorts.” Solda said council does support the beach. She has circulated a note that states: “Last year we invested $100,000 in the beach to have the unsafe deck taken off the pier and gravel put in. We started this year with the Polar Bear Swim and passed a motion to join with other groups to put on a paddle board race in June. “We’ve since had offers from three service clubs to invest in the beach and have formed a working group of two councillors... to work with them and our neighbours to come up with a plan and direction for the beach. “This will maximize the benefits to the beach and minimize the taxpayer expense.” Douglas said the money is available, it was tentatively budgeted and it should be spent as requested. “Why on earth (council) wouldn’t embrace something that’s so well supported by using funds that won’t affect the tax bracket this year is beyond me,” he said.

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Canal Beach will be open to the public and work will continue this summer despite Port Alberni city council’s decision not to spend $500,000 to resurface the old Alberni Plywood pier this year. Councillor Cindy Solda attributed the confusion to some statements Mayor John Douglas made in another media source, that made it sound like the park would not be available. “We’re finding it really frustrating,” she said. “There are a lot of positives. (The mayor) should have said even though we’re cutting funding, there’s a lot of good stuff coming from service groups.” Coun. Dan Washington and Hira Chopra were asked last month to investigate whether service clubs could help finance some projects at Canal Beach. Washington said he has already received support from both the Kiwanis and Gyro clubs, and was to make a presentation to the Port Alberni Rotary Club on Thursday, after the News went to press. “The Kiwanis already met with the mayor and Scott Kenny in early January,” Washington said. “The Gyro club said if you’re (Kiwanis) going to do something then we’ll do something. There’s a lot of interest from service groups. “What I pitched at the council meeting was give me a year and see what I can do,” Washington said. Parks, Recreation and Heritage director Scott Kenny said there are projects available that services clubs could easily fund, such as permanent washroom facilities, a playground, a gazebo, more picnic tables or even a caretaker’s building in the long term. However, a

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Bud Collins walks one of his dogs along Canal Beach, Monday afternoon. Collins and his wife Lyn say they are staunch supporters of Canal Beach and what it offers the community.

larger project like the pier would be beyond their scope, he said. With the cut in funding, there is nothing official on the books for improvements to the beach this year. Parks and rec will continue to work on the newly seeded grassy area, and the pier has been fenced off and signs erected warning people to keep off. There is a porta-potty and some trash cans on site, and his department will look at starting the memorial park bench program. There are no conceptual drawings for the beach, nor for resurfacing the pier, Kenny said. But a design and cost estimates can still be done this year. “A lot of people like what’s going on down there,” he said. Bud and Lyn Collins, who walk their dogs regularly at Canal Beach, say council is shortsighted

‘A lot of people like what’s going on down there.’ – Scott Kenny for voting against spending the $500,000. “That pier could be a jewel,” Bud Collins said. “We’ll do whatever we have to, to support the development of this beach,” Lyn said, adding they have been invested community members in Canal Beach “right from the day we helped with the cleanup.” The Collinses were two of a dozen people enjoying the warm weather at the beach on Monday afternoon. Collins said it is also shortsighted that the city doesn’t have a plan for Canal Beach yet. He suggests finding some investors or leasing the

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Port Alberni city worker Jeff Gingras affixes a sign to the side of the pier at Canal Beach, Monday afternoon. The city has fenced off the end of the pier and added danger signs on the disassembled pier.

property to an operator that will get the best use out of the park. “Let them have a contest; who’s got a vision to draw up, a plan at no cost?” Lyn Collins said there are plenty of people who

would be willing to build up Canal Beach as a tourist draw for the city. “There are some new people working very hard to bring some vibrancy to this town,” she said, adding that

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Alberni Valley News writers have been nominated for a pair of Ma Murray Awards by the B.C. Yukon Community Newspaper Association. Reporter Christopher Sun, who spent the summer with the News, is nominated for the John Collison Investigative Journalism Award for his story, SD70 drowning in water taxi expenses. Reporter/ photographer Wawmeesh G. Hamilton is nominated for the Feature Photo Award: Colour, for his picture Seeing With Clarity, accompanying a story about Valley Vision Optical staff who travelled to Nicaragua on a humanitarian mission. Both awards are for newspapers with circulations under 25,000. The annual awards recognize excellence in all aspects of the newspaper industry, including reporting, editing, photography, advertising, production and more.

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Gill, Eighth Ave. schools to close SD70: | Decision still allows room for reconfiguration. WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

chool District 70 trustees have voted to close two Alberni Valley elementary schools and see all others retain their current configurations. Trustees voted 4-3 to close Gill and Eighth Avenue elementary schools in September. VAST will move to Eighth Avenue. Wood Elementary School— which many parents feared would also be on the chopping block—will remain open. Middle schools will remain. SD 70 chair Larry Ransom later said that this scenario had never been brought to the public nor cost

estimated by district staff. “This is not a magic bullet, there is still work to be done,” said trustee John Bennie, who moved the motion to close Gill and Eighth Avenue. “But this gets us on the way to the K-7, 8-12 goal.” The move accomplishes several things, Bennie said. Savings are realized with the closing of two schools. ADSS is spared an influx of Grade 8s, which it can’t accommodate. The district saves on the VAST lease as well. And savings will also be realized with a two-week spring break approved by trustees earlier in the meeting. But not closing Wood elementary was front and centre in Bennie’s move. “I learned two things last year: don’t close Wood school, and not to move French

Immersion at Alberni elementary,” he said. Wood is the last elementary school in the city centre and has a population that is best served by leaving Wood open, he said. As well, Wood students benefit from all the things that SD70 staff said students at the new ADSS would benefit from: proximity to the pool, Bob Dailey Stadium and the museum. Trustee Gurmail Aujla questioned the move’s rationale, saying it’s not like students are losing out; it’s just a different group of students who are benefitting. “I’m not prepared to close Wood School. It’s the hill I’m prepared to die on. It’s a deal breaker or a deal maker,” Bennie said. Aujla also asked if Bennie had costed out his scenario. Bennie

reiterated that there was still work to be done. Ransom later confirmed that staff will work on cost and logistic estimates which will be brought back to the next meeting. Bennie’s scenario was the most palatable of all scenarios, trustee Rosemarie Buchanan said. “We have been dealt a very poor hand by the government that is supposed to support us,” she said. “(Bennie’s) option will get us on the road. We’ll adjust spending for next year. And we can look at other options if we have to.” Trustee Pam Craig spoke against Bennie’s option, saying the first option that saw Wood and Gill closed and Eighth Avenue repurposed made the most sense financially. “We may have to look at deeper cuts during the budget

process in order to use every dollar we’re allocated.” Trustee Gaelle Frey said she seconded Bennie’s motion because she believed the district could still realize enough savings through it. “But this is huge,” she said. The vote shocked members of the audience, and some district staff members as well. “Will the students fit with this scenario?” asked student support services head Vera Kaiser. “We just voted for a scenario that we don’t know will work.” One audience member called passing a motion without due diligence “shocking, inappropriate and frustrating.” All the scenarios that the district brought to the public were terrible, audience member Chris Alemany said.

But Bennie’s scenario should have been brought to the public with more numbers earlier, he added. Trustees have to bear the cross for not bringing more options to the table earlier, Ransom said. “Other trustees never supported other scenarios.” Bennie’s scenario was brought to the public. “It was part of the process in scenarios we did. It was on the web and in public meetings,” Frey said. “It wasn’t something that was just brought up now.” This board voted to pass the motion but the next may have to live with the fallout. “The next board will have further discussions of what might happen farther down the road,” Ransom said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

Councillors lash out at mayor over lack of trust WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

he subtle tension that has been simmering behind the scenes between Mayor John Douglas and Port Alberni city council is now a public visceral dislike.

City councillors voted down a seemingly innocuous request by Douglas to attend a meeting in Ottawa with federal officials prior to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting that same week. The trip would have cost an extra $1,000

and would have resulted in raising the profile of the Alberni Valley, linking with other communities on the Island, Douglas said. The request served as a lightning rod though for a storm of personal criticism that was aimed squarely at Douglas.

“How do I know what you are going to say there that isn’t 100 per cent accurate,” Coun. Jack McLeman said. McLeman took issue with recent news reports in which he said Douglas openly questioned council’s decision to stall investing $500,000

into improvements at Canal Beach. The criticism was “unprofessional”, Coun. Hira Chopra said. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but a ‘no’ vote didn’t mean we don’t trust you.” Meetings in Ottawa are a waste of time, Chopra added. “How

many years have we gone? We go and what did we achieve?” Some of council has a history with former mayor Ken McRae but they’ve still shown integrity for Douglas, they say. “I’m a friend of Ken McRae’s but I still showed you respect as mayor. Continued / A11

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NEWS The Alberni Valley News is published every Thursday by Black Press Ltd., 4656 Margaret St., Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 6H2. Phone: (250) 723-6399. Fax: (250) 723-6395. Classifieds: 1-855-310-3535. The Alberni Valley News is distributed free to 9,500 households in Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Sproat Lake and Beaver Creek. The Alberni Valley News is Vancouver Island owned and operated. 2012 CCNA

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EDITORIAL

Not a simple day at beach Forget the issues; pass the muffins There seems to be a misconception that Canal Beach will be closed to the public this year since city council voted in favour of leaving $500,000 originally earmarked for beach improvements in the Land Sale Reserve fund. Last week council voted against a budget item that would have seen $500,000 spent on resurfacing the old Alberni Plywood pier. Mayor John Douglas, who was the only voice in favour of spending the money in 2014-15, called it a ‘grave error’ and intimated that work on the pier would likely never be completed if it wasn’t done this year. Squabbling aside, the beach is something a large percentage of the community has embraced, including city councillors. Just look at how many hundreds of people showed up for the polar bear swim on Jan. 1 as evidence. What is in store for the beach and adjacent park this year? Opinions seem to differ. The mayor feels that if the pier is not resurfaced, the beach will likely die or the property will be sold. Some envision Canal Beach as akin to Ladysmith’s Transfer Beach, a lovely little green space along what used to be a complete industrial waterfront. Others see it as a jumping off point for all sorts of watersports. Still others see it as a recreational gem sandwiched between marine industry. The problem is, there is no plan for the beach. There is a lot of talk about what people would like to see, but there is no vision, no plan. And there needs to be cohesiveness for this place to flourish. Lack of a pier this year won’t kill Canal Beach; political posturing very well could. If the community really wants this beach, it’s time to step in. Don’t let the city argue it to obscurity. — Alberni Valley News

TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

ICTORIA – Proceedings here at the B.C. legislature were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds. No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forcing through legislation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents. It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733. This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected

Speaker last summer. In Prior to this, MLAs had fact it’s just the latest to troop down to the phase of a strikingly basement dining room to expensive refit to provide put muffins and coffee on wheelchair access, which their expense accounts, Reid has championed. or have an assistant fetch The new MLA lounge them. The outraged talk replaces a seldom-used shows didn’t mention that. one at the top of steep There are access issues in stairs high in the 1898 the dining room too, a fact stone structure. The new more difficult to ignore lounge is served by a with Children and Family ramp near the Development chamber exit Minister ‘It was to another Stephanie muffins. More Cadieux, under-used room in the specifically, Paralympian library, and Michelle equipped with ‘free’ muffins Stilwell big-screen and former in a newly TVs to follow Vancouver proceedings, Sam relocated and mayor similar Sullivan to those equipped MLA now elected installed in to serve lounge....’ the legislature using their chamber last wheelchairs. year. A costly Everything done here is new outside access ramp expensive, from matching assisted Kenny Michell, ornate woodwork to who visited last week to upgrading ancient tell his harrowing story plumbing and wiring. of the Burns Lake sawmill But the public, explosion that nearly conditioned by media to burned him to death in expect corruption and 2012 and left him in a scandal, would rather wheelchair. be outraged about free The NDP brought a muffins. delegation of survivors

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and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counselling for longsuffering wives to seeing someone punished for alleged negligence. The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges, but the companies or executives would be able to show “due diligence” that would likely result in acquittal. What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s inquest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

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QUESTION of the week

Fletcher, gov’t wrong on pot To the Editor,

Do you think Canada should pull its athletes from the Sochi Paralympics over growing political tension between Russia and the Ukraine?

Yes – 41.7% No – 58.3% This week’s question: Do you think Port Alberni’s mayor is doing a good job in his first term?

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Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park. It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain completed a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount

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Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park, without incident or scandal to date. But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: fletcher@blackpress.ca

I am strongly against removing our Marijuana Medical Access Program. I am concerned that the cannabis that will be offered to personaluse patients from Health Canada will lack quality, and will be harder for them to access this medicine. I am strongly in favour of medical marijuana in Canada, as more and more medical studies are proving it to be effective treatment for many different things. If the cannabis is harder to access, costs more, or lacks quality or strain selection, I believe this will enable many more criminal organizations. I think also patients may have to rely more on harmful treatments, like opiates and other pain medications. Like most of Tom Fletcher’s stereotypical opinion columns, I strongly disagree. I hope to see lawyer John Conroy successful in his attempt to force the government to continue allowing patients to grow their medicine.

Ryan Chypyha Merritt, BC

Great effort, Bulldogs!

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Our Bulldogs did us proud! They and we as a community can hold our heads high after showing grit and integrity in a hard fought series against a talented (in more ways than hockey) team. I would rather lose with effort and honour than win with slashing, hacking and spearing or by using Oscar-quality antics and embellishments of every clean bump or hit. The whining and sniveling by the Grizzlies, especially their top line, should be embarrassing to the Victoria fans and maybe is why so few show up for their home games. It is also too bad that what could have been a great Game 6 was determined and interrupted by marginal refereeing and lining and more play stoppages than any hockey fans should have to endure, especially our great fans. Onward and upward, Go Dogs, go!

Bob Cole, Port Alberni

(Editor’s note: Bob Cole is affiliated with the Port Alberni Junior

Make elections mandatory To the Editor,

To make elections fair, rather than expend time/energy/ money on what ultimately amounts to excluding potential voters, why don’t we do what Australia does and legislate mandatory voting? After all, we need laws to legislate against something as common sense as not drinking and driving because sometimes we’re too stupid to know what’s good for us, so why not something equally as common sense as voting? Something, in a country where we don’t have to risk our lives to do so, it should be common sense. Help reduce the deficit by fining those who don’t show up to the polls $500 which would be referred to a collection agency if not paid up. Maybe that would get more apathetic Canucks up off their duffs on election day, and we could focus less on a mission of excluding suspicious voters and focus more

on getting as many eligible voters to the polls as possible. Liz Stonard, Port Alberni

LNG nothing but pipe dream To the Editor,

There is no way that an LNG project for here could compete economically with LNG plants in Kitimat and/or Prince Rupert. So we’re likely to see pigs fly before we see an LNG plant in this area. Why, oh why haven’t you written any editorials pointing out the absolute futility of pursuing an LNG plant here or anywhere on Vancouver Island? We’ve had similar ideas for aluminum smelters and textile plants here which haven’t gone anywhere. Up to now, the public has been misled about such proposals, and some actually believe/ believed that such proposals are/ were viable, leading to false hope and expectations—not good in a depressed economy. The public good demands that such folly should be exposed editorially.

Richard Berg, Port Alberni

Teachers have it so good To the Editor,

The B.C. Teachers Federation says there are more than 41,000 school teachers in the federation. Strike vote results from March 6, show that only 29,301 teachers voted with 26,051 voting yes for strike action. This leaves 14,949 teachers or 36.46 per cent of the BCTF that seem to be happy with the way things are. The way things are is that the average teacher wage in B.C. is $89,000 per year ($70,624 in wages, $18,000 in benefits), two weeks off at Christmas, a two-week spring break, lieu days, a pension plan, having the months of July and August off, and a taxpayer funded benefits plan. With the Alberta teachers federation’s recent four-year contract with only a two per cent pay raise in the fourth year with a cash bonus, and with the announcement that Staples will be closing 225 stores, these 14,949 seem to be saying “things are great the way they are; we are lucky to be working.” Joe Sawchuk, Duncan

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Space agency looks to island’s west coast to launch series of satellites WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Dorothy Taschuk observes as sap from maple trees tapped at Arrowvale Farm on Hector Road boils into syrup during Sapsucker Saturday events at the farm on March 1.

Seedy Saturday March 29 Arrowvale hosts its annual Seedy Saturday event on March 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local growers will

have seeds and plants for sale, and Women’s Food and Water Initiative will hold its AGM at 2:20 p.m.

ne man’s dream of using the West Coast as a location to launch satellites into space has taken another step closer to reality. Space Launch Canada has signed a three-year agreement with the University of Victoria to construct three space satellites. Work on the design and construction has already started, and the first satellite should be completed in one year and launched within two

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– Redouane Fakir years, said Space Launch Canada director Redouane Fakir. “This is a chance to begin diversifying the economy on the West Coast with a viable alternative,” said Fakir, who spearheads the project. “I always hear that West Coast communities are resource based or that they have resource economies. I believe that we are capable of going farther than that.” The $840,000 project is being underwritten with a $420,000 grant from the Natural Sciences Engineering and Research Council of Canada, and the

other half with private investors. The satellites will be built at the UVic Centre for Aerospace Research, a first for the facility, Fakir said. Specifically, the team at UVic will construct three Space Launch Moon-5 satellites, each of which has a 10-year lifespan once in orbit. A third group — AGO Environmental Electronics — is also involved with the research. The satellites will have the ability to take high-resolution pictures from space for educational purposes. “People will be able to take pics of something real time

instead of using old pictures of something that may be different now,” Fakir said. “These won’t be military grade super high-resolution but they’ll be good for what they’re used for.” As well, students from across the globe will be able to send basic messages to each other, and the satellites will be useful in a pinch if the Internet is down, he added. In 2011, Fakir proposed building a launch site somewhere on the West Coast: Port Alberni, Ucluelet or Tofino. The idea is still percolating and hasn’t been forgotten, Fakir said. His plan is to build a satellite then launch it from another country. Next, to bring another country’s launch infrastructure here to launch the

second satellite from a barge on the West Coast. And finally, to build a third satellite and launch it from a dedicated launch facility on the West Coast. It’s too late to get in on the space software sector, which is established elsewhere and saturated now, Fakir said. “We missed that boat. But it’s a good time to get in on space technology at the launch level.” A new sector would not only diversify the economy but would also spark arts and culture, he said. “Inspiration makes arts and culture prosper and inspiration can come from making new things,” Fakir said. “In communities where things are happening, arts and culture are thriving.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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“I support you on some things and not others,” Chopra said. “But I never stabbed you in the back.” Coun. Dan Washington and Douglas voted in favour of the motion. The remaining councillors voted against, some begrudgingly. “I was close to saying yes but not after what you said,” Coun. Cindy Solda said. Earlier, Coun. Rob Cole said he couldn’t support the motion because of Douglas’ past and

present conduct. Audience member Neil Anderson asked Cole to elaborate on the point and Cole declined, touching off a scolding from Anderson. “I want explicit facts, not innuendo,” he said. “If you have a problem in this council then you better damn well get it sorted out.” After the meeting, Douglas said the issue has its roots in the past. “I’ve never had a vote of confidence from the three incumbents since

I’ve been elected mayor,” Douglas said, referring to McLeman, Chopra and Solda. “They’ve used their influence to thwart decisions, like the one about the beach, over the past two years.” The last election may have come and gone but there’s still a hangover from it, he said. “The incumbents have been reluctant to accept me as mayor and constantly refer to former mayor Ken McRae,” he said. “People have varying resistance to change and I find this

council to be highly resistant to it. It was that way when I was a councillor and that’s why I ran for mayor.” Pining for the past is going to compromise the future, Douglas said. “What they’re really reluctant to do is move the Valley into the future. And if we’re not careful we’re going to sit, it will pass us by and then we’re going to wonder what happened.” When asked how the issue can be resolved Douglas replied, “an election.”

City staff have been ordered to examine management and non-union staff wages with an eye to cutting them. Coun. Wendy Kerr made the notice of motion at council’s March 10 meeting. The matter was referred back to city council for deliberation in an in-camera meeting. Wages and labour issues are typically discussed in-camera. “City staff wages was among the most common concerns outlined in the surveys we got back from the public,” Kerr said. According to city manager Ken Watson there are 19 exempt employees on staff who make between $68,000 and $156,000

per year. Each of the 19 has an individual contract with the city. “It’s at the top and that’s where the big money is at,” Kerr said. “I think when times were good then city staff got taken care of. But things aren’t the same, the economy’s not the same.” Kerr wouldn’t speculate how much of a cut she was looking at. “But this conversation has to start somewhere and someone has to start it.” City council recently voted to give itself a raise, but the optics of reducing some council wages must be taken in context. Council’s raise was below the average of other municipalities, Kerr said. “And CUPE just got a one per cent increase in January. Well, one per cent of a $40,000

wage is a lot different than one per cent of a $100,000 wage.” Kerr works at West Coast General Hospital and is a member of a union. But she says she doesn’t feel like a hypocrite asking that negotiated contracts be opened up and wages examined for reduction. “I’m a member of a union that took a 15 per cent wage cut. Myself and a lot of women in the union didn’t like it but we had to manage after and we did,” she said. The issue is a tough one to tackle but it has to be broached, Kerr said. “There’s been a lot of pussyfooting around but people have talked about this and someone had to make a move.” Contracts would have to be re-negotiated.

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So far, I’ve looked at econo cars at the lower end of the market. No point in me offering price details because all Euro cars are substantially more expensive than the same examples sold here in Canada. Finally, I cast a close eye over the Audi S1, which is a hot sportback version of the popular A1. It comes with a 228hp 2.0-litre turbocharged gas engine capable of hitting 100 km/h in less than six seconds. I will reveal it will sell for more than $40,000 in the UK. It’s fast, it’s a premium offering and I’ll eat my hat if it shows up here. All of the above have great fuel economy going for them and most are competitively priced. The common keys to their success likely come down to two key factors. Impressive fuel consumption numbers matter because fuel in Europe is substantially more expensive than here. And Europe is crawling with folks going about their daily duties on often far less land and road space. While there is a greater acceptance of smaller vehicles in our cities, people outside urban areas have more ground to cover and so are tempted by larger vehicles, especially as a first family vehicle. And the truth is that the advances in fuel saving technology means there’s not a massive difference between the econo-cars and small family sedans. And perhaps a bigger factor is for “an extra $20 a month, madam, you could have the roominess and utility of this car.” A line heard in most dealerships, most days. And the sales people are not wrong. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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The RX350 is the best seller in the Lexus line and is built using parts common to other Lexus and Toyota products. eyes of the road. The array of buttons and their less than logical layout could do with an update. The F-Sport comes which heated and cooled seats but it took me about five minutes to locate the switch in the centre armrest. The dial for the tuner is as far away from the driver as it could be and the seating position is very high. Drive At the heart of all RX 350 models is a very versatile 3.5L V6 engine with 270hp. The F-Sport is made sportier by the inclusion of an 8-speed automatic transmission instead of the regular 6-speed unit. By

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“I think there’s some election optics here as well.” Solda said the decision to cut the funding for 2014-15 was one of simple economics. “There is no plan yet for the $500,000. We weren’t going to spend it without a plan. “We just want a proper plan and want to see it in black and white before we approve the funds.” Washington said the money might be there, but it has been set aside in the Land

Sale Reserve fund for contingencies. Solda said responses to the city’s budget survey indicated people would rather the city keep the money in reserve to help fix aging infrastructure than resurface the pier this year. Kenny said there are plans to hold an open house to collect people’s ideas on what Canal Beach should look like. “But that’s not going to happen until after the budget process is through.” editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Women matter

Tanya Porter reads some of the hundreds of names of missing and deceased women that Gwynne Hunt of Main Artery honoured with an International Women’s Day event at Char’s Landing last Saturday.

Rollin seeks artists for ’15 tour MELISSA MARTIN SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

The Community Arts Council is seeking artists who would like to put their names forward for the 2015 Days with the Arts Tour. The committee is getting an early start with its call for interest. This two-day event only happens every other year and is a large fundraiser for the Community Arts Council. If you are interested, please call the Rollin Art centre for more information at 250724-3412.

Escapes with landscapes The Rollin Art Centre’s current art exhibit is with local landscape/seascape artist Dianna, who showcases her collection of landscapes and seascapes in oils. Originally from England, Dianna and her husband moved to Port Alberni five years ago. “Relocating to such a beautiful place inspires me,” she says.

Join her for refreshments in the gallery on Saturday, March 15 from 1-3 p.m.

Urgent need for books Book donations for the Community Arts Council’s annual book sale are down from prior years. The book sale is swiftly approaching — sale day is May 10 at Echo Centre. Books, DVDs, CDs and gently used puzzles can be dropped off in the wooden bin under the stairs at the Rollin Art Centre during opening hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers cannot accept National Geographic magazines, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest condensed books or textbooks.

at their meeting on Thursday, March 20. This is the 100th anniversary of the 4-H movement in BC, and the 60th year in the Alberni Valley. Members past and present will share their stories. Learn more about this and other aspects of local history at public meetings and by visiting the Archives open every Tuesday and Thursday. This special presentation in the

museum at 7 p.m. is free and open to all. For more information contact Meg at 250724-4855.

Thanks for the glass jars

Thank you to everyone for the donations of glass jars and milk cartons for the Celebration of Lights Festival next year. We now have plenty for the students’ lanterns and regretfully cannot accept any more.

ort Alberni city council voted unanimously to support the province issuing a primary liquor licence to Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. The liquor licence approval will now be sent back to the province for a final approval. “I’ve been here for four years and I’m, wow,” owner Charlene Patterson said. “We have built it and they have come.” Patterson has transformed the former Salvation Army Church building into an arts and entertainment venue that anchors the Rotary Arts District. A city council report notes that it has a capacity of 145 people. The report recommended that alcohol be served until 11 p.m. weekdays, and that liquor be served until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The facility hosts

noise and the patio to live performances. A letter from the building manager of a 41-unit apartment building across the street from Char’s was of most concern, Patterson said. With respect to the noise concerns, Patterson said she moved heavy metal concerts to the Gyro Youth Centre. The summer block party has already been endorsed by council but Patterson is still considering scaling back the end time to midnight, she said. Coun. Cindy Solda asked Patterson what would happen to the liquor license if she sold the establishment. Patterson replied that she can either sell the license to another venue or sell the building. If she sold the building then the application process would start all over again for the new owner. She also has the option of retiring the license, she said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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arts, entertainment, concerts and lectures. Adding a liquor license would grow out the business by making Char’s Landing a place to go for an afternoon cocktail. While there are other drinking establishments nearby Char’s would service a different clientele. “Addition of liquor service to this upscale entertainment/social venue would provide an attractive social gathering place in the uptown for local residents and visitors to enjoy,” the report noted. This is Patterson’s second attempt to obtain a primary liquor license. The province turned down her first request in 2013 because Char’s Landing didn’t meet the requirements to be considered a restaurant. The city received 56 written responses in response to Char’s application. Forty nine were in support of the application; seven were against it. Concerns of those opposed ranged from

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Clockwise, left to right: Sophie Hunter, 1, and buddy Nick Mott, 7 had a lot of fun at the Port Alberni Christian School Fun Fair on Saturday. Sandi Offerein paints the face of Brandon Neuwirth, 9, while her so Lucas Offerein, 12, watches. Boutique Belles Amies owner Linda Bowers, centre, presents Pacific Rim Therapist, Lynn Barton, left, with a gift certificate for a bra and panties and Rebecca palmer of Gayleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fashions with a gift certificate for $100. They won the draw that was held on Friday evening at the Business after Business event at Boutique Belles Amies. Sarah Marshall, 10, carefully lines up her put at the Port Alberni Christian School Fun Fair. The Lions Club give more to the community, $5,500 and the Lions with recipients from left to right are Joe McQuaid Executive Director of Fir Park and Echo Village, Rob Dalton, president of the Lions Club, Leanna Fines Director of Programming for Fir Park/Echo Villages, Ryan Dvorak, Shawn Shahi, Vice Principal of Vast, Mike Roberts Athletic Director at ADSS, Neelanm Parmar Director of Kids Sport, Don Hudson Lions Secretary. Missing Joanne Silver Executive Director of ACAWS.

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Clockwise from top left: At Little Bavaria Restaurant, Dave Lyle, 83, and Gail Bridge ,69, enjoy going out with friends every year on their shared March 11 birthday. Earle and Myrna Shick share a close moment at their 60th Wedding Anniversary dinner at Little Bavaria Restaurant. Earle and Myrna Shick celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday night at Little Bavaria with all of their children, from left to right are Earle, Myrna, Debbie, Dianne, Rick and Rob. The actual date of their anniversary is today, March 13. The over 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club gathered for their yearly get together at Heritage Place for tea and cake. They were from both Abbeyfield and Heritage Place. Standing from left to right are Mildred Reynolds, 91, Elsie Reynolds, 91, Doug Thomson, 91,and Alida Bout, 94. Seated from left to right are Susan Watson, 91, Norma Nichol, 90, Lia Counts, 94 and Yvette Cowley, 90. Missing are Bertha Levesque, 95, Bertha Castelyns, 91 and Dorothy Ackerman, 95.

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he Shamble is a tuneup for the start of the Alberni Golf Course’s Men’s Club, which is scheduled for Sunday, March 30. Head pro Bruce MacDonald calls it a Shamble— a cross between a scramble and regular golf. The Shamble happens on Sunday, March 16 with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The format is as follows: there will be four-man teams. All players will tee off then choose which drive to use. You then play your own ball from that

THUR. MARCH 20 ◆ HISTORICAL SOCIETY presentation: the 4-H movement in the Alberni Valley, going back 60 years. Starts: 7 p.m. 7 p.m. At the Alberni Valley Museum. Fore more Information 250-7244855.

FRI. MARCH 28 ◆ DECADENT AND DESSERT LIVE AUCTION at the Alberni

Valley United Church on Church Street (off Argyle Street). The fee is $10 and includes a scrumptious dessert and a beverage. Everyone is welcome to this event.

call 250-730-9413. ◆ SEED SATURDAY at Collins Arrowvale Farm and Campground, Hector Road. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring seeds you have saved to swap for others’ seeds. There will be a guest speaker at 1 p.m. Snacks and hot drinks for sale at the Arrowvale Cafe.

SAT. APR. 5 ◆ CENTENNIAL BELLES fashion show. At Echo Centre. Times and ticket prices to be published later. Proceeds to help with local families who have children with cancer.

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SAT. MARCH 29 ◆ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Women’s Food and Water Initiative for a Sustainable Vancouver Island Bioregion. At Collins Arrowvale Farm and Campground, Hector Road. From 2:20-3 p.m. For info

◆ CHOIR MEMBERS NEEDED Barkley Sounds Choir welcomes new members in advance of new program for spring concert. Practice is at the United Church, 2474 Church Street.

Contact Sylvia at 250723-7185. ◆ COMMUNITY ARCHIVES at the Alberni Valley Museum is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers available to answer questions on local history, help with family records and other research. Phone 250-723-2181, local 267. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY STARFLEET CHAPTER meets the second Thursday of every month. At Echo Centre, 6 p.m. For info. call 250-7247293. ◆ FREE DROP-IN at Hilton Centre, 4325 Neill St. On Mondays from 10-11 a.m. For parents of children up to age five. Call 250735-3022. ◆ FUN NIGHT on Friday nights at Legion Branch No. 293, 4680 Victoria Quay. Starts at 5 p.m. Food available. Nominal

admission fee. ◆ JAM SESSIONS every Sunday at Legion Branch No. 293. From 2-7 p.m. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND meets Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in the E. J. Dunn band room. Flutes, saxophones, and brasses are needed but all instruments are welcome. For info: Cory @ 250-723-1285 or Manfred @ 250724-6780. ◆ ALATEEN at the Alano Club, 3028 Second Ave. From 11 a.m. to 12 noon. For teens ages 13-17. For more info. call 250-7246826 or 250-7237223. ◆ CRIB NIGHT at Legion Branch No. 293. Starts at 7 p.m. every Monday. ◆ FUN DARTS at Legion Branch No. 293. From 2:30-4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. ◆ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED volunteers with calm obedient dogs requested by the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. Contact Pat Threlfall at 250-714-5264.

Branch No, 293, at 4680 Victoria Quay. Starts at 6:45 p.m. ◆ TY WATSON HOUSE HOSPICE is looking for people to work in the kitchen preparing meals and offering hospitality. Interested volunteers may call Theresa at 250723-4478 for more information. ◆ BETA SIGMA PHI’S Preceptor Gamma Beta chapter meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Call Lorna at 250-7242487. ◆ MEN’S DART LEAGUE, looking for players and teams. New players will receive a set of darts. Drop in nights planned as well. Call Bill at 250-731-6930 for more info. ◆ RAINBOWS helps children process loss, due to divorce, separation, death or other life changes. Contact Family Guidance 250 7240125. ◆ Do you have an item for our calendar? If so, please contact our newsroom at editor@ albernivalleynews.com

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While you’re not looking, this is what’s happening to BC’s world renowned recycling program.

Well, lookie here. One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion. That’s definitely not democracy in action. The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offload the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected officials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board. That’s gotta tell you something. Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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June 15, 1920 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 4, 2014 We are saddened to announce the passing of Mom at the age of 93. Edna passed away peacefully at the West Coast General Hospital with family by her side. Mom was predeceased by husband Bill and son Larry; she leaves behind daughter Bev (Trevor) and daughter-in-law Rose (Clark); grandchildren Terri (Doug), Tina (Mario), Leanne, Lorie (Jeff ), Tyler (Tammy), Bryce (Tanya) and Travis; great grandchildren Denaye, Kristin, Amber, Shayla, Bryce, Kierra, Dara, Taiya, Talon, Jayden, Branden; great grandson Aiden. Edna was born in Comox, BC and moved to Port Alberni in 1928. She had many great accomplishments; co-owner of Kennedy Motors, as well as the Honda Shop, working at Clutesi Haven Marina, working as a matron for the RCMP and as a marriage commissioner. Mom loved to travel. She always had lots of jokes and stories to tell. Her favorite place was Beauty Island at Great Central Lake. Mom will be sadly missed by all whoever had the privilege of knowing her. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews and friends. It was Ednaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish that no formal service be held. Instead a private family gathering will be held at a later date. We would like to say a special Thank You to Dr. Smit, the staff at the hospital, Rainbow Gardens and Echo Centre for their wonderful care. As well, a Thank You to Blake for all the ice cream sundaes. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Ednaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, Port Alberni Unit, 3030B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3rd Ave, Port Alberni, BC., V9Y 2A5.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMOTIVE Technician needed immediately in Vernon BC. We are a busy independent shop doing all types of diagnosing, maintenance and repairs. Wages are $25/hr but negotiable. We are located in the desirable North Okanagan. obcauto@gamil.com 250-545-3378

PORT ALBERNI HEALTH UNIT is looking for a PREP COOK to join our team! We need an individual who enjoys working with families in preparing and promoting healthy nutritious meals.

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Playoffs a ‘rollercoaster’ BCHL: | Grit, goaltender give ’Dogs spirit. SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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The Lorraine Jeffries rink from Port Alberni is the BC Masters Women’s Curling champion following competition in Creston last weekend.

Jeffries wins BC Masters title Creston, BC – Lorraine Jeffries curling foursome was crowned champions of BC at the Creston Curling Club on Sunday. Jeffries topped the 2014 BC Masters Curling Championship. The ladies and men’s teams will head

to Coaldale, Alta., March 31 to April 6 for the 2014 Canadian Masters Curling Championships. The Kootenay team of Ralph Will won the BC Men’s Masters title. This is the second BC masters title in a row for Jeffries, who played third for

the 2013 champions, Team Lepine. The women’s championship was close at the top. Team Jeffries, from the Alberni Valley Curling Club, finished with a 5-2 record. They played Team McFadden in the final, winning 7-3 on a threeender in the sixth.

The B.C. Hockey League playoffs have “been a rollercoaster ride here for the last few days,” Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ head coach and general manager Kevin Willison said. The Bulldogs were up 3-1 in their semifinal series when the Victoria Grizzlies drew within one game with a 9-2 victory on Monday, then forced a Game 7 with a 3-1 win on Tuesday in Port Alberni. The teams were to play Game 7 on Wednesday night, after the News went to press. (Watch our website, www. albernivalleynews.com

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Alberni Valley Bulldogs team captain Tryg Strand trips over Victoria Grizzlies netminder Nic Renyard’s skate midway through the third period, Tuesday night in the Dawg Pound.

for results.) The Island Division final starts on Friday, March 14, with the winner of Wednesday’s game playing the Powell River Kings. Willison said the Bulldogs “are a team that had our backs against the wall,” but has fought their way into a playoff spot in the past six weeks and

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through. A check from behind penalty carries an automatic two-game suspension; Willison said the team was going to appeal. “It could be pretty tough” without the team captain, he acknowledged. Willison gave a nod to goaltender Connor LaCouvee, who earned his third BCHL Player of the Week title last week. The 19-year-old from Qualicum Beach posted a 1.51 goalsagainst average and a .936 save percentage as the Bulldogs went up 3-1 in their playoff series. He was named first star in games two, three and four and up until then had faced 156 shots and allowed just six goals. “He’s the reason we’re here today,” Willison said following the Bulldogs’ loss on Tuesday. “He’s a young goaltender that has come in here and done an unbelievable job.”

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Airborne take flight with volleyball program WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

teams competing included Comox, Parksville, Nanaimo and Campbell River. Alberni Airborne Black earned third place behind the Comox Valley Strikers A and Campbell River Crush Red. Coach Lindsay Devine singled out the play of several players in the win. Rebecca Donahue made amazing passes all

he Alberni Airborne have lifted off for another season. They’ve shaken the rust off and placed well at their own play day, third and eighth respectively in a nine-team event at Alberni Athletic Hall on March 2. Other

day. Aimee Beaulac, Taylor Savard and Kaitlyn Roberts were the most consistent servers. And Maryna MacDonald and Laurel Davidson had several kills (spikes/hits). Airborne Red meanwhile placed eighth. Devine noted the play of Jordyn Miller and Briana Vermette, both of whom hustled, gave great effort

and moved the ball quickly. The Airborne normally plays as one team for tournaments like Islands, Provincials and Nationals. But coaches split the team into two on play days so players get more floor time. “We had great rallies all day. Lots of very competitive games,” Devine said. “The

girls have come a long way. We are really starting to see the passion for the game and the drive that is developing for many of the girls.” SIDE OUTS...The Airborne were in Comox last weekend for another play day tournament. Results were unavailable at press time. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Alberni Airborne’s Sara Kailer-Dore readies to bump a ball during a game against Parksville at the Alberni Athletic Hall. Nine teams participated in a play day on March 2.

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Alberni District Co-op Serving the Alberni Valley since 1928

The Co-op has been made a strong local business, by members working with members and saving money by purchasing fuel together. Members saved 5 cents per litre in 2012

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HOW DO OUR MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM THEIR MEMBERSHIP SERVICE! ✓ Co-op’s positive customer service ✓ Co-op’s 2 convenient facilities for its members ✓ Co-op’s friendly staff and members too! ✓ Co-op’s both locations offer “We Serve”petroleum service for members/customers ✓ Co-op’s locations regularly include upgrades to serve our members better ✓ Co-op’s popular, first touchless car-wash in Port Alberni, is a handy “quick clean” ✓ Co-op’s self-serve 24/7 petroleum card lock with fleet rates serves large companies ✓ Co-op delivers home heating fuel ✓ Co-op’s certified employees serve your propane exchange/fill needs ✓ Co-op tight charge account policy ensures our members only business integrity

SAVINGS! ✓ Co-op’s competitive pricing ✓ Co-op’s 2% discount for paying early ✓ Co-op’s patronage returned 5¢ per litre of purchase amounts back to member in 2012 ✓ Co-op’s 2010 patronage in Port Alberni will return $849,052 in 2011 to members ✓ Co-op’s membership is only $10 for a lifetime of benefits ✓ Co-op’s gift cards can be used for $10 lifetime memberships or purchases ✓ Co-op’s self-serve 24/7 petroleum cardlock with fleet rates serves large companies ✓ Co-op’s certified employees serve your propane exchange/fill needs ✓ Co-op’s tight charge account policy ensures our members enjoy business integrity

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✓ Co-op’s members enjoy a huge annual party & prizes for the whole family ✓ Co-op’s annual bursary program supports the educational community ✓ Co-op’s educational programs offer employee placement in Canadian business ✓ Co-op’s student opportunities for summer camps ✓ Co-op’s Tour de Rock support wins accolades for our community ✓ Co-op’s staff represents...full & part time employement in Port Alberni ✓ Co-op’s staff is in Port Alberni, who shop & spend their pay cheques at home ✓ Co-op’s staff volunteer in Port Alberni ✓ Co-op’s profits stay in Port Alberni ✓ Co-op’s practice of supporting non-profit organizations in our community ✓ Co-op’s policy is returning profits to members ✓ Co-op’s member/ownership/gives you a Port Alberni Co-op voting right ✓ Co-op tight charge account policy ensures our members only business integrity

✓ Co-op’s piping hot coffee & cold drink specials are the talk of the town ✓ Co-op’s C-store has w-a-y more than local eggs and butter.

HOME HEATING! ✓ Co-op offers home heating service and extends to the West Coast ✓ Co-op’s 2% senior discount for home heating ✓ Co-op’s Furnace Protection Plans benefit its members ✓ Co-op’s Furnace Repair Service benefit its members

Alberni Co-op has returned $10,263,704 in equity & cash-back to its members 4885 Beaver Creek Road 250-723-2831 OR 4006 Johnston Road 250-724-0008

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Alberni District Co-op Serving the Alberni Valley since 1928

Alberni District Co-Op Board of Directors are pleased to announce we gave back 5.36Â˘ per Litre on your 2013 purchases.

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5535 Broadway Blvd.

4203 Rosewood Street

HANDY MAN SPECIAL • 2 bdrm,1 bath Fixer-Upper • Ideal starter or rental on level lot. • Close to city transit, schools, shopping, etc.

$109,900

• Thermal windows • Close to all amenities • Hardwood ﬂoors Alease or Chris Arcus

LOCATION ! LOCATION ! • Beautiful, private fenced yard • Covered carport • 3 bedrooms

99,000

• 2 bedrooms & full bathroom • Open concept w/ gas ﬁreplace • Parking & storage unit included The Fenton Team $124,900

ICE

Kat Dwolinsky

Sonja Sutton 102-5170 Angus St

2688 Anderson Ave.

$97,000

The Fenton Team

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4213 Princess Rd. Corner of Ian & Johnston

4833 Helen St.

$169,900

LIKE BRAND NEW!

4265 Johnston Rd. OF RO W NE

$179,900

UPPER NORTH PORT FAMILY HOME

• North Port 2 bedroom rancher • Completely redone, lots of updates • Walking distance to all amenities

• 3 bedrooms, plus den, 2 bathrooms • Wheelchair access from backyard, alley access • Single car garage, woodstove, ﬁreplace

Chris & Alease Arcus

Sonja Sutton

4073 Kendall Ave.

$197,900

LOCATION! LOCATION!

• • • •

3 bdrm full basement family home 2 baths; 2 gas ﬁreplaces Newer roof, f/a gas furnace Separate garage, fenced back yard

2479 10th Ave.

$199,900

UPDATED 3 BDRM HOME • New roof, thermal windows • Move in ready • Detached garage and RV parking Dena Wickman

Pat & Gerry Hickey 3805 China Creek Rd $205,000

2658 Anderson Ave.

$219,000

E RIC

2640 - 3rd Avenue

$179,900

2852 10th Ave. CE PRI W NE

PERFECT FAMILY HOME

INCOME PROPERTY

• 4 bedroom family home • Suite potential • Large double garage

• 3 bedroom suite up/ 1 down • Shared laundry • $1300 month total rents Alease or Chris Arcus 5054 Cherry Creek Rd.

199,900

$180,000

$199,999

NORTH PORT CHARACTER • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus den • Close to schools and shopping • Reﬁnished wood ﬂoors

Sonja Sutton

Dena Wickman

$219,900

CLEAN AND SPACIOUS

Lukh Saran

GREAT LOCATION • 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, 2 ﬁreplaces • Spacious family home w/alley access • Partially ﬁnished detached garage

4639 10th Ave.

$189,900

• Updated 5 bedroom • 2 bedroom in law suite

Gary Gray

4789 Margaret St.

3704 - 5th Ave

4353 Virginia Road

$225,000

#301-5404 Victoria Quay $204,900

NICE LOCATION

• 2 bedroom plus den • Great views • Secure building

Gary Gray 2220 11th Ave

$227,000

SOLID HOME

INHERENT ATTRACTION

• 3 bdrm 2 bath home, spacious kitchen • Newer roof, all thermal windows • New carpet & some lighting ﬁxtures

• Sits beautifully on large lot • Heat pump & newer roof • Wired 26’ x 23’ workshop

Kat Dwolinsky

The Fenton Team

$229,000

COUNTRY LIVING • Half acre • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Full basement Craig Filipchuk

5535 Woodland Cres. E.

NORTH PORT RANCHER

• 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, great location • Garage with workshop/carport, newer roof • Quick possession, move in ready

Chris & Alease Arcus

229,000

3180 7th Avenue

$229,900

Sonja Sutton 3142 McNaughton

$229,900

SOUTH PORT 2 STOREY

• 3 beds, 1 bath, 2250 sq ft • Updated kitchen, granite & S/S/appliances • Stylish new bath with heated tile ﬂoor Maureen Mackenzie 5671 Chapman

$229,900

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BEST LOCATION - BEST NEW PRICE • Multi-unit building site • Space for shop or pool • Green belt for privacy Joe VanBergen & Craig Filipchuk

UNIQUE FAMILY HOME – MULTI LEVELS

• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathroom, basement home • Detached garage, alley access, workshop • Solarium, new roof, fenced yard, vaulted ceilings • Stroll to the Harbour Quay for great shopping

OWNER WANTS HOUSE SOLD NOW!

• Listed below assessed value. • 4 bedrms, 3 bath family home • Choice residential neighbourhood.

Sonja Sutton

RECRUITMENT

Dell McConnell

HOBBY FARM

• 1.25 acres w/fenced pasture & barn • 4 bedrooms, updated kitchen • 2 car carport, RV Carport, on bus route W. Earl Engstrom

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7833 Wardrop Rd. E RIC WP E N

FAMILY HOME W/SHOP • 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom home • Detached shop • Quiet neighborhood

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4213 Princess Rd. Corner of Ian & Johnston

4566 Beale St

$229,900

6064 Renton Rd. South W NE

HOME SUITE HOME

• 5 bdrm, 3 bath home, single car garage • 1 bedroom in-law suite • Renovated throughout...too much to list

244,900

#8 4951 Burke Road $238,800 E RIC WP E N

UPSCALE PATIO HOME

• large open living space • two bedrooms, two baths • quality ﬁnish throughout

The Fenton Team

NOW is $328,000

W. Earl Engstrom

$240,000

2159 Rita Road

$299,900

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW

• 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom rancher • Double detached shop • Fully fenced yard

2337 Anderson Ave

Jim Robertson

$249,000

3192 12th Avenue

$329,900

$297,700

MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS!

• 5 bdrm + den 3 bath • Updated Character style home • Lots of parking Kat Dwolinsky

4151 Steede Avenue

$299,900

E RIC

SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME!

2595/2593 2nd Ave. CE PRI W NE

309,000

SIDE BY SIDE DUPLEX • Completely renovated, like new • Both sides 1820 sq.ft. • 2 bedrooms, new kit., 4 pce. bath W. Earl Engstrom

Alease or Chris Arcus

2661 2nd Ave

Dell McConnell

IDEAL “HOME- BASED BUSINESS” OPPORTUNITY!

• Professional 24’ x 45’ shop on leg lot, central loc. • 2+1 bedrm, den, 2 bath, 1-1/2 storey , full bsmt. • Hardwood,Elect. furnace, Heat Pump/AC

3935 Port Alberni Hwy $329,900

HOME WITH A VIEW

• 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, custom built • Great location, outstanding views • Heat pump

Dell McConnell 3503 Frank Street W NE

$319,900

Gary Gray 3619 12th Ave

ICE

BEAUTIFUL LIVING • 3 +1 bedroom, 3 bathrooms • 2 ﬁreplaces, 2 decks, vaulted cedar ceiling • Spacious & open ﬂoor plan

EXECUTIVE HOME

• Oak ﬂoors & gas ﬁreplaces • 2225 quality sq.ft. • Walk out in-law suite

Pat & Gerry Hickey 5607 Kitsuksis Street

$339,900

The Fenton Team 7171 Beaver Creek Rd $346,900 W NE

QUALITY BUILT FAMILY HOME

• 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 baths • 1 bedroom cottage • Great ofﬁce location Sonja Sutton

$319,900

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LOTS OF TREES & PRIVATE • 6 plex on a park like RM2 Zoned lot • Lots of trees, very private • 4-2 bedroom units & 2-1 bedroom units

4612 North Cres.

IN-LAW SUITE • 3 beds, updated features throughout • Separate wired 22X31 ft. garage with 2 piece bath

MUST SEE!

Kat Dwolinsky

AMAZING CEDAR HOME

$239,900

• 3 bedrm, 2 bath on main, rear covered deck. • 2 ﬁreplaces, lrg. rumpus/fam rm. & den down • Laminate, thermal vinyl windows.

Gary Gray

• 5 bedroom 3 bath • Lots of updates • Fully fenced back yard with large deck

ric

2556 2nd Ave.

• large great room and kitchen • four bedrooms, two baths • full ﬁnished basement

Gary Gray

P ew

• 1,100 sqft cedar log home • Beautiful 1.66 fertile acres • Lovingly restored

3731 Argyle St

SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME

BEAUTIFUL CHERRY CREEK CHARMER

• 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths • .88 acre, no thru rd, 24x24 wired shop • New kitchen, bathrooms, new windows

W. Earl Engstrom $299,900

$237,500

ICE

Sonja Sutton

CANAL VIEW • Custom designed 3 bdrm & den • Full basement, detached garage off alley

6321 Ferguson Road

2428 7th Avenue,

Sonja Sutton

2586 2nd Avenue

$229,900

ACREAGE WITH CHARACTER!

• Original character throughout • 2 Acres • Private setting Alease or Chris Arcus

ICE

COUNTRY ACRAGE

• Imaculate 1600 square foot modular Home • heated and wired shop Craig Filipchuk

Call McLean & Higgins when you buy a new home! • Hot water tanks supplied and installed with an 8 year warranty • Professional kitchen and bathroom renovations • Drain cleaning and camera inspections

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4213 Princess Rd. Corner of Ian & Johnston

4771 Leslie Ave.

349,900

3588 Swordfern

$359,000

2541-4th Ave.

$375,000

Lot B Leslie Ave.

2600 Burde St.

$425,000

$485,000

CE PRI

INVESTOR ALERT GRAND CHARACTER HOME • Heritage home on 80x120 view lot • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg master w/ensuite • Oak kit. w/nook & lg patio off nook W. Earl Engstrom

6435 Cypress Blvd

$529,000

QUAINT & CHARMING RANCHER

• 3 bed, 2 bath, 1568 sq ft • Built in 2011, heat pump • Granite counter tops, wood ﬂoors

SL#1 & 2 • Duplex new construction • Trades considered or lease to own • Good income producer

CUSTOM FAMILY HOME • 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroom • Over 4700 sq.ft, .45 acre in the city • Trade potential, Partially ﬁnished bsmt

Pat Hickey

Maureen Mackenzie

BEYOND COMPARE

Craig Filipchuk

Maureen Mackenzie 5250 Darnley Rd

• Brand new under construction 1 plus 3 bdrm • Two story spacious family home • Main level entry/open living concept

$595,000

Redford Estates Lots starting @ $79,900

MORE THAN

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE

DELIGHTFUL CURB APPEAL

• Built in 2008 • 5 bed, 3 bath • 1.98 Acres Alease or Chris Arcus

• 3 beds, 3 bath, 2,726 sq ft • Quality ﬁnishes throughout • 1 acre, det. shop, pool, built in 2005

3510 Barkley St.

79,900

LOTS FOR SALE • Lot sizes and building schemes avail. • Contact Kat for more info and pricing

Maureen Mackenzie 5175 Cleary Rd

$87,500

NEW

89,000

NORTH PORT LOT • Level 40x84 lot • Close to all amenities • Price to go!

Alease or Chris Arcus

Kat Dwolinsky 4007 Shaughnessy

Lots 32, 33 & 34 Arvay Rd

$99,900

E RIC

2201-11th Ave.

The Fenton Team

5165 Golden St.

$149,000

• Building lot in quiet location • level .22 acre lot • water, sewer and storm drain already connected

• 1.67 acre lot is a choice location • Great holding property for future subdivision • Previously pre-approved for 6 lot subdivision

IDEAL BUILDING LOT! • Located in upper North Port • This serviced level building lot is in a quiet neighbourhood on a no thru street.

$162,900

Lot A Tebo Ave. W

ONE OF A KIND • Over 1 acre in city • All city services • Privacy & green view Joe Van Bergen

NEW DEVELOPMENT

• 2.57 acre development site • No through road • Great for your future home! Gary Gray

$169,900

Maureen Mackenzie

W. Earl Engstrom

Lot 1 Franklin River Rd.

THE PERFECT SETTING • 32 acres • Bare land • Private and secluded

Lukh Saran

“WE WANT TO MAKE YOU...

Dena Wickman

NOW OPEN SOME FRIDAYS. Call for an appointment.

Lot 22 Ferguson Rd. E RIC WP E N

$229,900

PRISTINE WATERFRONT • 5 acres along Somass River • Salmon/steelhead ﬁshing year round • Build your dream home 7 mins. from town Alease or Chris Arcus

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229,000

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT

99,000

CHERRY CREEK LOT - PRICED TO SELL! • Level .9 acre lot ready to build on • Private with nice stand of trees • On no thru road w/ newer homes

ICE

• .47 acre level lot, Upper North Port • Great opportunity • Zoned M1

FANTASTIC & QUIET AREA

• 3 lots creating .34 of an acre • Low taxes, no through road • In amongst beautiful homes

Gary Gray

Dena Wickman

Lot 4 Traves Road

$239,000

AREA OF QUALITY HOMES

Lot 2 Cempthorn Ave REDFORD HEIGHTS • 0.18 building lot • Surrounded by ﬁne homes • Fully serviced lot

45,000

ICE

1/2 OF LOTS NOW SOLD!

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4213 Princess Rd. Corner of Ian & Johnston

5350 Falls Road

$1,600,000

3790 Meares Drive

Lot O Cheeyah Island

$149,900

RM 1 ACREAGE • 1200 ft. of riverfront • 5.84 acres • Hwy. 4 exposure Alease or Chris Arcus

14 Headquarters Bay

$299,000

• Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best ﬁshing, diving & canoeing • Perfect location & summertime retreat

468 Pachena Rd

$349,000

ICE

OCEAN FRONT • 5 acres waterfront strata • 860 sq. ft. cabin to lock up • Septic installed Craig Filipchuk

Lot 1 Michelsens Ln

$199,000

Craig, Pat or Gerry

Craig Filipchuk & Joe Van Bergen

WATERFRONT PROPERTY

TOP OF THE TOWN

• Over .3 acre view lot • Location of ﬁne homes, fully serviced • Nicely sloped for daylight basement

WEST COAST QUALITY

• Well cared for 2 bedroom rancher • Pine interior, vaulted ceilings, wood stove • Move in ready complete with furniture and appliances

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

180 Cape Beale Tr

SL 36 Haggard Cove $429,900 30 Uchucklesit Inlet E RIC WP E N

RECREATION DREAM HOME

• 4 bedroom & 4 bathroom home • Built in 1992 • Open concept w/ ﬁreplace

$299,000

$329,000

$97,000

WATERFRONT PROPERTY

• 1400 square foot ﬂoat cabin • Sleeps 12 to 14 people • Private location, large ﬂoat Craig, Pat & Gerry Hickey

Pat & Gerry Hickey

23 Michelsens Ln

432 Pachena Road

$260,000

Bamfield & Inlet

$180,000

ICE

18 Headquarters Bay

$389,900

BAMFIELD ACREAGE

• 6.06 acres • Possible subdividable • Harbour view Craig, Pat or Gerry Lot R Cheeyah Island

$250,000

WATERFRONT PROPERTY

• Just under 2 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best ﬁshing, Diving and canoeing Craig, Pat or Gerry 302 Tower Rd

$674,900

• 0.23 acre building lot • Sitting atop a bluff • Walk to boat moorage

• 1,680 sq.ft. west coast cottage • Built in 1994 to R2000 standard • Vaulted ceilings & woodstove

• 15 year old home • 0.92 acre lot • Ocean views

PANORAMIC OCEANFRONT. • Nearly 180 degree views • Neat as a pin cottage • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms

PORT DESIRE OCEANFRONT • Modern 2,450 sq.ft. home • Ground level suite • Private dock, walk-in freezer

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

SWEEPING OCEAN VIEWS

6 South Bamfield Rd

$999,999

NESTLED IN THE FOREST.

294 South Bamfield Rd

WEST BAMFIELD’S BEST

$2,950,000

#8-3749 10th Ave. LEASE $12.75 sq.ft.

3107 2nd Ave.

$124,900

• 1750 sq.ft. building • 33 x 60 rear fenced compound • Mostly lg. open space w/small ofﬁce

Commercial & Investment 1000’ OF OCEANFRONT • Spectacular 1.73 acre • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 60’ deep safe moorage

• 5.72 acre oceanfront • 5,140 sq.ft. executive home • Over 200’ of moorage

WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING CENTRE • High foot and vehicle trafﬁc • C2 Zoning allows wide range business uses • Building waiting for your business

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

PRIDE OF THE COAST

ZONED C3

W. Earl Engstrom

2 Locations to serve you We provide Fast & Friendly Service We do medication reviews & Blister Packs

3949 Maple Way • 250-723-7270

MONDAY TO FRIDAY FREE RX Deliveries (City Limits)

4833 Southgate • 250-723-4940

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SL 1&2 2541 4th Ave $192,000 ea.

4905 Cherry Creek Rd.

NEW CONSTRUCTION DUPLEX • Income producing $28,000 $30,000 potential • Strata duplexes, in-law suite

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Opportunity on approx. 3.24 acres • Zoned for commercial • Close to Paciﬁc Rim shopping

Craig Filipchuk

Gary Gray

137 Winter Harbour Rd. $699,000

$325,000

4356 Gertrude Sreet $399,000 2984 3rd Avenue ING LIST W E N

COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOT

• High visibility location • approx 2/3rds of an acre

$29,500 4984 Johnston Rd

LEASE SPACE

LOYAL CLIENTELE • Turn key ﬁshing lodge • Accommodates up to 20 guests plus staff • Includes 4 - 22 ft aluminum boats equipped for charters

• turn key business opportunity; • great location, good visibility and parking; • growing client base, loads of potential; • leased premises, equipment included

• large, commercial service bay with adjoining ofﬁce; • lots of potential uses; • great visibility

Craig Filipchuk & Joe Van Bergen

Gary Gray

10298 South Dr

$114,900 #9 3761 10th Ave

Pat & Gerry Hickey

Lukh Saran

$355,000 4985 Johnston Road FUTURE INVESTMENT LEASE OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY

• well maintained, two storey building; • two tenants, good potential cashﬂow; • great visibility; • prime “uptown” location

Gary Gray

$12.75 Sq Ft

Gary Gray

C – 4805 Mar Street, South Port

$5000 a month

STORE FRONT WITH 5100 SQ. FT. FOR YOUR BUSINESS • Great parking facilities • Easy access/level entry WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING MALL

• C2 Zoning allows for wide range of business uses • 1100 square feet

The Fenton Team

C – 3653 3rd Avenue, Central Port

Sproat Lake

$450.00 a month

SECOND STORY WITH A VIEW • Great parking • Reception area with 3 Ofﬁces Pat Hickey

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

8720 Stirling Arm Dr $869,000 10298 South Dr

• ofﬁce, storefront, shop space; • off street parking; • high trafﬁc location, great visibility • lots of potential uses

$8.50 sq. ft.

A – 4658 Adelaide Street , North Port

SPROAT LAKE AREA

$4,200 pm

Gary Gray

GREAT PARKING AND VISUAL EXPOSURE • 6000 sq. ft. for retail or service • Lease space can be reduced to suit

• 82’ x 265’ building lot • Lake access nearby • Quiet wooded area

$539,000

COMMERCIAL MULTI-UNIT BUILDING • C3 Zoning, warehouse included • Separate gas/hydro meters • room to increase revenue

$1,000 pm 2966-3rd Avenue

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY C2 SALON

3218-3rd Ave.

SOUTH PORT INVESTMENT • 20,000 sq. ft. building • Two long term Tenants in place

Craig Filipchuk& Joe Van Bergen

4746 Johnston Road

439,000

$114,900

13 SPROAT LAKE BEAUTY

• 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,760 sq ft • In ﬂoor heating, built in 2003 • 3 car garage, 1.55 acres, 100 ft of beach Maureen Mackenzie

SPROAT LAKE AREA

• 82’ x 265’ building lot • Lake access nearby • Quiet wooded area Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

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