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Regional district lacks confidence in rail foundation Board wants task force to oversee rail service on Vancouver Island By Karl yu THe NewS bULLeTIN

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Report card shows improvement at Nanaimo high school By Karl yu THe NewS bULLeTIN

Despite the Nanaimo school district’s aversion to the Fraser Institute’s rankings, one of its high schools is being lauded by the rightwing think tank. According to the institute’s latest secondary school report card, Nanaimo District Secondary School is among 30 high schools in the province showing improvement over the past five years. The average exam mark was 68.4 in 2009 and was 70.2 per cent in 2013. Nanaimo District’s graduation rate

has always been more than the 92-per cent mark the past five years, but it hit close to 98 per cent in 2013. The Fraser Institute gave it an overall rating of 6.2 out of 10 in the report, which is up from the 5.3 given in 2010. Peter Cowley, institute director of school performance studies and co-author of the report, said the Nanaimo high school showed “statistically significant improvement” and made the list after analysis of a statistic underlying the overall rating out of 10. He said it is used to calculate, in a statistically valid way, the probability that numbers from the past five years represent actual change, as opposed

to random movement. “Essentially, we have to be 90-per cent certain that this set of five data points will reflect a real change, something that’s actually happening, as opposed to just random movement and that’s the case when speaking about Nanaimo District,” said Cowley. “What does this mean [from] an educational point of view? It simply means that somehow or other, the school has found a way, or circumstances have changed such that the kids are now achieving at a higher level than they were five years ago,” Cowley said. See ‘NARROW’ /11

A week after a tentative deal between Southern Railway and Via Rail was announced, the Regional District of Nanaimo passed a motion of non-confidence in the Island Corridor Foundation. Marc Lefebvre, a Regional District of Nanaimo director for Parksville, proposed the motion at Tuesday night’s committee of the whole meeting. The motion, which was passed by a majority of directors, still needs to pass a vote at an upcoming regular board meeting to take effect. Lefebvre’s motion We’re looking included a provision that would see at a much the regional district its support of wider-ranging affirm a task force of people with rail experience strategic to assist and “reindiscussion. vigorate the foundation” following consultation with First Nation groups and other regional districts. Lefebvre cited the deterioration of the rail line, lack of realistic capital funding and information provided on how taxpayer dollars and revenue are being spent on track repairs by the foundation among his reasons for the motion. Lefebvre said the current aim is to have a broader discussion about rail and public transportation among elected officials on Vancouver Island.

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KERRY WIDSTEN recognized for his bravery as deputy. By Chris Bush The News BulleTiN

Even in the 1970s, echoes of the Wild West still rang in some of B.C.’s remote communities. It was a cold, foggy September night in 1977 when Kerry Widsten was swept into the aftermath of a major dust-up between two men in the tiny coastal town of Bella Bella. The task of investigating the violent confrontation and apprehending one of the two men fell to RCMP Cpl. Hunter MacDonald, who was in charge of the recently established Bella Bella detachment at the time. Both men had fled the scene of the altercation – the local pub. Four or five shotgun blasts had been heard afterward and the man MacDonald was after was reportedly armed and headed for his adversary’s address to kill him. MacDonald, the sole representative of law enforcement in town, decided having a little backup could be

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handy, so he asked Widsten if he wouldn’t mind lending a hand. MacDonald handed Widsten a loaded, RCMP-issue shotgun with instructions to apply it as required should the situation go south when they encountered the suspect, whom they came upon not long into their search. The suspect had stopped in his tracks and was pointing what appeared to be a firearm at them. After a few tense moments and determining the suspect was holding a 1.2-metre length of lead pipe, they had their man in custody.

Widsten, a 24-year-old charter float plane pilot at the time, had already established a working relationship with his neighbour MacDonald. “We worked together and our families knew each other and I’d say that we were friends…” Widsten said. “We trusted each other well enough and it didn’t seem like an odd request at the time.” Widsten said living in a small, remote B.C. community, people had to be selfreliant and every so often could find themselves in risky circumstances.

“It’s just something that you do when you grow up in that environment,” Widsten said. “It wasn’t a huge deal to me. I trusted Cpl. MacDonald and we just went out there and did it.” MacDonald, who retired as a sergeant in 1992, eventually moved to Victoria and Widsten moved to Nanaimo. MacDonald never forgot the incident and believed Widsten should receive recognition for stepping up when called upon. He pressured the RCMP for two years to make sure Widsten got it. Last Thursday, nearly 37 years after the incident, Widsten received a District Commander’s Certificate of Appreciation. Supt. Jim Faulkner, assistant district officer for Vancouver Island, made the presentation at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment. “Without the assistance and calm demeanor of Mr. Widsten, this situation would not have been resolved peacefully and successfully,” MacDonald said in a press release, adding he is eternally grateful for Widsten’s help and happy he finally received the recognition he deserved. photos@nanaimobulletin.com

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Nanaimo-Cowichan MP picked to lead campaign By Karl yu The News BulleTiN

Jean Crowder will be one of the people in charge of mapping out the NDP’s 2015 federal election strategy. The NanaimoCowichan member of Parliament will co-chair the NDP’s national campaign along with fellow MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont La PetitePatrie), hoping to build on momentum from the 2011 election, when the NDP became the Official Opposition for the first time in party history. Crowder said she is thrilled with being named and has previous experience with NDP election policy and strategy. Her duties will deal primarily with ensuring there is a good group of candidates running. “Part of it is certainly working with the party with regards to campaign recruitment – recruiting good candidates…” said Crowder. “Talking to

potential candidates and encouraging them to think of us as a good alternative, that’ll be a big part of what I’ll end up doing.” Although she recently announced that she won’t be running in 2015, Crowder said she will still have her responsibilities as riding representative coupled with her new duties as national campaign chairwoman leading up to the dropping of the election writ. “I still have all my regular duties,” Crowder said. “I’m still the Aboriginal Affairs committee person and I still have my riding. Let’s face it, MPs are used to juggling multiple duties and it’s what I’ve always done, so I’m expecting that I’ll just re-arrange my life to accommodate this.” The announcement was made Sunday and Crowder said she will be working out the details with the NDP team in the near future. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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“We’re looking at a much widerranging strategic discussion and once that discussion has taken place then we’ll see what happens,” Lefebvre said when asked what his motion would mean for the foundation. “I really don’t know how that’s going to evolve, but what we really want to focus on now is, with regards to the rail line, getting a dollar number that we feel is realistic in terms of what it’s going to cost to get the rail line up and running.” In a statement, foundation chairwoman Mary Ashley referred to the motion as “disrespectful and ill-conceived.” “It is disrespectful of the ICF directors who have contributed years of dedication to preserve the E&N corridor for the people of Vancouver Island,” said Ashley. “It is ill-conceived because the foundation has accomplished much in the development of trails, preservation of its heritage buildings

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and has tentative agreements for $21 million in track and bridge infrastructure investment from the federal, provincial and five regional governments and a tentative Via Rail train service agreement,” she said. The foundation announced a tentative deal with Via and Southern last week that would allow access to $20 million in funding for infrastructure improvements but there were conflicting reports immediately afterward as to whether Via was on board. Both foundation CEO Graham Bruce and Via Rail spokeswoman Mylene Belanger reiterated that the tentative deal in place required ratification. The regional district is currently withholding a total of about $945,000 in funding to the foundation until passenger rail service is established on the Island. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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thiEvES targEt firearms during break and enters. by Chris bush the news bulletin

Mounties are investigating multiple break-ins in central and north Nanaimo where firearms were the primary targets. At least five break-ins have been reported since late December and in each case, the firearms were properly locked up in gun cases, but so far a total of 12 rifles, eight shotguns and three handguns have been reported stolen. In the first incident in late December, a side door of a home on Uplands Drive was kicked in and a a gun case containing seven rifles and three shotguns was taken. In the second theft, a storage locker at an apartment building on Mt. Benson Street was broken into and three rifles were taken. Three other break-ins involved garage door openers being used, starting Feb. 20 on Rockwood Place when a homeowner went out to his driveway in the morning to find his garage door open and his firearms and Toyota

pickup gone. His garage door opener was in his pickup. On Feb. 25, a homeowner on Blackcomb Place told police he simply forgot to close his garage door before turning in for the night. Thieves made off with two high-end bicycles and a gun safe, containing three handguns and a shotgun. On Invermere Road, homeowners returned from vacation March 31 to find the interior of their home ransacked and four firearms taken from a gun case. Neighbours reported seeing two men loading a white van the day prior and described the driver as being Caucasian and the passenger as of either South Asian or African descent. In another incident, the homeowner parked his vehicle in the driveway, but left the driver’s window open slightly. “The homeowner figures the bad guys went in with a stick and activated the garage door opener,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “A lot of these garage door mechanisms are quiet. You don’t even hear the garage door open.” The homeowner never heard the garage door opening and items taken included

mountain bikes, an air compressor and wetsuit. “In one instance there’s three other garages they went to and the only thing they took were the firearms,” O’Brien said. So far, none of the firearms stolen have been reported as having been used in any crimes. All of the firearms reported stolen had been registered. O’Brien said thieves realize garages are being used to store firearms and other high-value items and he is cautioning homeowners to either better secure their gun cases or even move them to another location in their homes. Many firearms lockers can be bolted to wall studs and floor joists. “If you’ve got a gun case in your garage and people can get access to it, you’d better think about doing a secondary means of locking the gun case, like securing it to the floor or doing a secondary locking mechanism,” O’Brien said. Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or online at www. nanaimocrimestoppers.com. photos@nanaimobulletin.com

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street from the site worry their residential neighbourhood is slowly being converted into an industrial park that could draw traffic noise and other problems. Concerns include lack of adequate noise buffering for a facility that could operate seven days a week; dangers of added car and truck traffic; a possible rise in crime; that materials on site could attract rodents and stinging insects; lowered property values; effects of industrial activity on salmon runs in the nearby Chase River; accumulation of trash; discarded shopping carts; and unpleasant odours, especially during summer months. A number of light industrial and commercial businesses are strung along the north side of the road

between Seventh Street and Mackenzie Road, but Valentina Cardinalli, who lives at 1047 Old Victoria Rd., said neighbours want the impact of industrialization minimized as much as possible. “It’s not a small, little bottle depot, Cardinalli said. “It’s really big with plans to expand.” But regardless of what the city allows in the space, residents such as Sandra Laroque, who lives on Haliburton Street, are worried about increased traffic, especially through the Island Highway/ Old Victoria Road/ Halibur ton Street intersection, where they have been calling for the city to install a traffic light after a Jehovah’s Witness hall was constructed on Old Victoria Road. “They still haven’t

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Nanaimo school district is examining the possibility of a late French immersion program at Ecole Quarterway Elementary School for the beginning of the 2014 school year. The early French immersion runs from kindergarten or Grade 1 to Grade 12, but if there is interest, the late program would allow up to 30 Grade 6 students to undergo an intense program through the end of Grade 7 and then integrate with early immersion students in Grade 8 at Nanaimo District Secondary School, the only high school at which immersion is offered. According to Peter Hewitt, Quarterway principal and district French program coordinator, the program, which would be fully funded, would afford students who enter the district after Grade 1 the opportunity for French immersion and was a recommendation of the school board-commissioned French Immersion Review in 2011. “Late immersion students differ from early immersion in the sense that the student has a voice in the decision as to whether they’re going to leave their English school and come to Quarter-

way,” said Hewitt. “Sometimes they’ll grade level for a variety of reasons, come alone, sometimes they’ll come such as learning issues. with a buddy or a couple of kids from What the district has been seeing the same school… over the last few years is people leav“We do a full concentration on rapid ing the district for employment and if second-language acquisition in the they move out of the district, that is first year and we actually remove Eng- reflected in immersion numbers even lish language arts instruction for the though the people have actually left first year – it’s 100 per cent French in the community, said Hewitt. the first year. In Year 2, which is Grade “There’s no significant drop between 7, English language arts resumes at Grade 7 and Grade 8, when they tranabout 20 per cent, so an hour a day, sition to secondary, anymore than any and 80 per cent continues other year,” Hewitt said. in French.” “So kids, if they made it An information session to Grade 5 or 6, or 7, the will be held at the school vast majority go on to at 1632 Bowen Rd. on Grade 8.” Thursday (April 10) at 6 Hewitt pointed to a p.m. and expressions of “hiccup” that involved interest can be forwarded if we get the the immersion program to Hewitt until April 28. in Ladysmith at Ecole The Quarterway prin- expression of Davis Road – which is cipal said he’s fielded a more than 20, being moved to North number of phone calls Oyster Elementary – as and e-mails from people the board will parents are faced with who are intending to the dilemma of whether attend the meeting and seriously conto send their children plan to register. all the way to Nanaimo sider moving “If we get the expresDistrict Secondary to sion of, say, more than 20, forward. continue French immerthe board will seriously sion or to forego immerconsider moving forward with late sion and keep their children closer to immersion for Grade 6 in September,” home at Ladysmith Secondary. Hewitt said. Most of the school districts on When asked if there is a drop in Vancouver Island offer both French numbers between Grade 7 and high immersion programs, he said. school, Hewitt said there are misPeople with questions can contact conceptions about students leaving Hewitt at phewitt@sd68.bc.ca. the program. Children leave at every reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Recycling plan is problematic Recycling is supposed to make the world a better place, but we’ll be a lot worse off under the province’s new producer-pay recycling system. Businesses will be burdened by bills, companies will close and jobs will disappear – these are foreseeable outcomes if the provincial government doesn’t reconsider the regulations scheduled to come into effect next month. In principle, producer-pay is a fine idea. Forcing manufacturers to reassess packaging will lead to environmentally friendly innovation. B.C. is just one teensy patch of Earth, but we can make a little bit of a difference, and little bits of a difference can add up to a greener, cleaner world. That’s all well and good – but unfortunately, that’s not all we’re getting with Multi Material B.C. MMBC’s per-kilogram fees are so out of touch with other jurisdictions as to seem arbitrary, and they’re problematic. In this day and age, goods are bought and sold in a global marketplace, and with this new recycling scheme, the government is consciously putting B.C. businesses at a competitive disadvantage. Successful companies are ones that are already finding efficiencies, and to demand more from them, well, at some point the province is asking too much. Take community newspapers, for example. We manage to compete in a modern media environment. Amid the tweets and text messages flying around, there’s a place for local news in our community’s consciousness and on its coffee tables. Call us old-fashioned, but we still like words on paper, and if our ‘packaging’ becomes prohibitively expensive, newspapers will crumple and fold. Across B.C., municipalities, regional districts and chambers of commerce are publicly opposing new recycling regulations. We ask that civic leaders and business leaders in Nanaimo do the same. Let’s recycle. But when we do, let’s make sure, at the same time, that we aren’t doing more harm than good in our communities. 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.

Digital wave is only just beginning Have you got one of the new access code that goes with the B.C. driver’s licences yet? password.) By now, most drivers have Patients will be able to call up the one with the unsmiling their own files at home, book black-and-white mug shot, to medical appointments and even conform to passport standards renew prescriptions, which so it could be used for border is where the efficiency comes identification with the magnetic in. In-person visits for routine swipe strip on the back. prescription renewals are a About one million of us now cash cow for today’s doctors, have the newest version, with generating guaranteed billings a credit-card style but often little or no B.C. digital chip that health benefit. proves your residence Most people will VIEWS and eligibility for our still think of it as Tom Fletcher famously ‘free’ medical a driver’s licence, Black Press care. but it’s intended The motor vehicle as an all-purpose office started issuing government ID. If them about a year ago, you don’t drive, you as five-year licences are spared the $75 expire. They replace licence renewal fee, the old CareCard that and within a couple has no expiry date. of years the cards Over the years there will start providing were more than nine million online access to a wide range of CareCards issued, twice the government services. population of B.C., as people Andrew Wilkinson, minister held onto their access to of technology, innovation and our defenseless, overworked citizens’ services, says public medical system from wherever consultation has shown most they moved to. people are comfortable using Positive identification is only a system they already trust for the start for this card. Each will their banking. be assigned a password that Application forms converted gives access to online medical to online access will include records, so when patients show student loans, birth, death and up at an ER, their eligibility is marriage certificates, voter confirmed and any previous registration and even criminal conditions or medications are record checks. All this will be accurately matched. (Note costly to set up, but the savings that medical information is from having customers do their not stored on the card, just an own data entry are well known,

as any banker or supermarket owner can tell you. “This can all be done from places like Telegraph Creek and Horsefly remotely, that actually saves them a lot of money,” Wilkinson said. “There will be conversion of existing services where you have to go into an office and wait around and fill out forms. Those will be converted to online services.” It also means a decline in the number of government office jobs, and the potential for further outsourcing of services, as we have seen with Medical Services Plan administration and the back-office functions of B.C. Hydro. Some older readers won’t be thrilled to hear about this. They don’t want a smart phone, just a phone. But they will also see their great-grandchildren becoming adept with tablet computers before they can even speak. Seniors will get the hang of it pretty quickly, and their lives will become easier. u A correction to last week’s column on the Agricultural Land Commission. I erroneously said panel members were appointed from outside the region. They are local residents, and the new legislation formalizes a cabinet appointment process for them. u Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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their expenditures by only three per cent during the same period. Increasing R&D spending five times faster than all other funding sources combined is hardly the behaviour of an “anti-science” government.

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way in the last decade. We can have solar-powered pop-up LED crossing barriers and cameras at crossings that automatically activate. This must be considered in order to have a speedy, efficient and useful service. I don’t think Via Rail can do it.

Re: Management group pulls out of Centre Stage, April 1. I am dumbfounded city staff recommended council send out a request for proposals to manage Nanaimo Centre Stage. Engineers’ reports paid for by the city have pointed to the need for at least $925,000 in repairs to the dilapidated building’s exterior and that has not even addressed any seismic upgrades or hazardous material abatement. All this money in addition to the $500,000 of city taxes used to buy the structure. The logical thing for council to do is sell the bad investment and recover whatever money can be scraped back. Centre Stage has been a drain on taxpayers.

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Re: Management group pulls out of Centre Stage, April 1. Unfortunately an overbearing selfimportance gave Centre for the Arts Nanaimo a sense of privilege and in the end it has forced city fathers to rightfully lower the curtain. For over five years, little business savvy was shown nor an eagerness to raise much revenue on its own. Repeated presentations to council clearly demonstrated a bulldozer mindset to rely on city money. If this debacle teaches city councilors and staff anything, it is that small lobby groups must not control the city’s purse strings. The repeated encore performances to council cost taxpayers way too much money.

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Re: Tentative agreement could see passenger rail return to Island, April 3. Counting on Via Rail to provide any kind of passenger service here on the Island is like trying to hitch up some dinosaurs to a plow. The idea of using the ‘bud cars’ is unworkable; they are too old and too expensive to maintain so they will be broken down most of the time. Via is not able to move from its thinking to even consider the idea of the light rapid transit needed to make passenger service possible and economically feasible. We need to move people quickly, efficiently and on schedules that will make sense. Couple that with the addition of courier services and light freight and the passenger portion of the business becomes the gravy after the expenses are met. Technology has come a long

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The E&N trail will form the spine of the bicycle and pedestrian networks in the city’s soon-to-be released Transportation Master Plan. Providing high-quality pedestrian and cycling facilities such as multiuse trails, sidewalks and bicycle paths will lead to a healthier and fitter population and reduced traffic congestion, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions – all essential in making Nanaimo a more livable and attractive community.

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Re: Nanaimo agrees to match fundraising dollars to go toward rail trail, April 1, 2014 As a founding partner in the Nanaimo Regional Rail Trail Partnership, our organization would like to congratulate the city for its ongoing commitment to extending the trail through the community. The E&N corridor’s gentle gradient and central north-south location make it an ideal transportation and recreation link. Nanaimo isn’t alone in its efforts to develop this historic transportation

corridor. Many other Island communities are currently extending the trail, one section at a time. Lantzville built 1.3 kilometres of trail from Mostar to Ware Road. The Regional District of Nanaimo is currently gearing up to build the trail from Parksville to Coombs and French Creek. An Island-wide trail has the potential to become a world-class tourist destination, drawing thousands of visitors a year to experience our picturesque scenery, swimmable beaches, and historic sites and parks, generating significant economic opportunities.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Auto crime rates drop across B.C. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is letting recently published statistics speak to an overall drop in auto crime across the province. The numbers were rolled out as the B.C. government, Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team and ICBC launched the 2014 Auto Crime Enforcement Month in April and announced significant auto crime reductions have been achieved over the past decade. A s i d e f ro m a n upward tick in 2007, Nanaimo’s figures show an overall steady decline from

when they peaked in 2004 at 501 auto thefts and 740 thefts from vehicles. Last year’s figures show 120 vehicles were stolen in Nanaimo – 10 more than in 2012 – and 110 were broken into. Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said auto crime overall is down because of a combination of programs that include the Bait Car Program, Block Watch, Citizens on Patrol and Nanaimo RCMP’s crime analysis department. “Auto crime is one of the significant priorities for RCMP within E Division,” O’Brien said. “Specifi-

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Dear Tax Payers of Nanaimo, It’s not very often an opportunity like this comes along that has the ability to solve a future problem for your community and at the same time provides new and even unexpected benefits. As proponents of the proposed energy-from-waste facility, Wheelabrator, Urbaser and Seaspan are asking you and your City Council to keep an open mind regarding this opportunity for Nanaimo. In addition to the possibility of safely managing Nanaimo’s post-recycled, municipal solid waste, there are many more benefits.

The project would . . . • Bring good paying jobs to Nanaimo; from 50 to 70 permanent jobs to more than 300 construction jobs • Provide tax revenue; projected to be approximately $5 million annually • Bring much needed base power to the Island; enough to power 80,000 homes • Provide heat/steam for other industries in the Duke Point area • Offer a solution for post-recycled municipal solid waste in Nanaimo and surrounding regions that is currently being shipped off the Island or put into a landfill • Include a $500 million facility that would be primarily funded by Metro Vancouver; scalable for Nanaimo and regional post-recycled municipal solid waste • Recognize that post-recycled municipal solid waste is a fuel; in other parts of the world it is considered a renewable resource

So, why the rush to stop the evaluation process? There is plenty of time to review this opportunity and learn more about the benefits for Nanaimo. We are asking City Council to let the Metro Vancouver process run its course. This will allow for full disclosure of all the potential sites (in and out of region), the benefits that would arise from the facility, and generally a more public debate on the project regardless of location. Before a final decision is made, there are a number of gates that still need to be passed before any proponent and site are selected. The complete request for proposal is projected to go out in late 2015.

Other Energy-from-Waste projects in Canada: The municipal regions of Durham and York in Ontario, Canada began construction of an energy-from-waste facility in August 2011. The state-of-the-art facility, known as the Durham York Energy Centre, is planning to be operational in the fall of 2014. The Region of Peel is currently in the process of qualifying proven energy-from-waste technology providers, following an extensive qualifications process this winter. A full request for proposal is scheduled to be released this summer. The Southern Alberta Energy from Waste Authority, made up of 72 municipalities, is also evaluating energy-from-waste technology as their preferred solution to their post-recycled municipal solid waste disposal needs.

What you can do: Learn more about the project by visiting the website at www.dukepointefw.com. There are links and references to the latest environmental health risk assessment studies and published articles by science experts. Join your neighbors at the Monday, April 14th City Council meeting or contact your City Councilors directly asking them to be patient. Let’s not rush to judge the Project until all the information is available.

The Westchester County energy-from-waste facility blends into the scenic Hudson River environment. The facility was built in 1982 and occurred in tandem with development activities along the waterfront in close proximity to the facility.

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Phone scam uses RCMP numbers Nanaimo RCMP are warning the public to be on guard against a phone scammer posing as a Mountie. The scam was reported to police Monday by a Nanaimo woman who received three suspicious voice messages in two weeks from a man who claimed to be an RCMP officer from the RCMP’s B Division in Newfoundland, and that he was following up on harassment claims made by the victim’s husband. She checked with her husband who denied filing harassment complaints before she Googled the phone number – 1-647-800-2761 –and discovered it’s associated with a telephone scam where callers attempt to swindle money by convincing people they are talking to a police officer. “We will call your home from time to time,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “But we’ll be able to identify ourselves and be able to provide some background information.” People who doubt they are talking to a real police officer are advised to hang up and call the Nanaimo RCMP detachment at 250-754-2345. “If a cop’s not going to identify himself or provide a case number or any information, you don’t need to talk to him,” O’Brien said. For more information, please contact the Canadian AntiFraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

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RCMP Victim Ser vices of Nanaimo sees National Victims of Crime Awareness Week and National Volunteer Week (April 6-12) as a prime opportunity to ask people to step up and volunteer. When relaying bad news, police officers are often accompanied by an RCMP Victim Services volunteer who is trained to offer emotional support and comfort to grieving families. Police officers often leave to carry on with their investigations, while the Victim Services worker remains with the family, opening a relationship that can last for days, months or years depending on the circumstances. During the past year, Nanaimo RCMP Victim Services provided more than 4,000 hours of support to victims of crime and trauma, offering services such as emotional support, policeand hospital-requested crisis response, information on the status of police investigations, court support and orientation

for witnesses required to testify. They also provide information on how the court system works, help complete crime victim assistance compensation forms, victim impact statements and referrals to appropriate agencies. The services are carried out in confidence and are free of charge. Cheryl Zapotichny, Nanaimo program manager, said volunteering for the service starts with an orientation session. “We put that out there, have people come and tell them what it’s like to be a volunteer with Victim Services – what they’re getting into,” Zapotichny said. “If they wish to continue, they complete an application, they have an interview and then if they’re good to go they start the security clearance and then we start the training.” Zapotichny said the organization hopes to host an orientation session before the end of April. Applicants who pass security clearances, which can take several months, will start training by the end of August and be working with the program in November. The organization is currently looking for about six more volunteers. For more information, please call 250-755-3146.

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Mountain Fire Protection District and the East Wellington Volunteer Fire Department invite all property owners within this area to the Annual General Meeting to be held at East Wellington Fire Hall, 3269 Jingle Pot Road in the G. Bush Conference Room, Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 7pm.

ATTENTION CRAFTERS the 25th Annual Nanaimo Professional Craft Fair, Beban Park, Nanaimo, is on Nov 7, 8, & 9th, 2014. Register by May 30th to get a discount. Call 250-797-6544. www.nanaimo professionalcraftfair.com

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DEATHS

ALLEN, Gregory Roy

January 22, 1956 - April 4, 2014 Greg passed away surround by his family on the evening of April 4, 2014.

It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of our beloved husband, father, son, brother and uncle. Greg was devoted family man, born and raised in Creston, BC. Greg loved his job working the produce department at Save On Foods. He retired after 33 years with Overwaitea Food Group.

At this meeting elections will be held for two (2) Trustees for a three-year term. If you are a registered property owner in North Cedar you are encouraged to attend. Registration 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. Board of Trustees North Cedar Improvement District

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE bcclassiďŹ ed.com

LOST AND FOUND LOST: PURSE with clip and purple flowers, Apr. 5 between The Bay and the car. Call (250)390-2167.

TRAVEL GETAWAYS LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Spring Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Submit resume Attn: Human Resources Mail: 250 Craig Street Parksville, BC V9P 0A7 Fax:(250) 951-0812 jobs@stanfordplace.ca

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BE YOUR Own Boss Learn to Operate a mini-office outlet from home. Free on-line training.www.freedom-unlimited.info

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DEATHS

TURNER, Stephen William

Greg found joy in his love for golf, working in his and his motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gardens. Greg and his family loved spending time in Hawaii at their condo and Betteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cabin on Protection Island.

(The bear)

July 27, 1952 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 30, 2014

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday April 12, 2014 from 11am-3:00pm at Fairwinds Golf Club in Nanoose Bay, BC. A Celebration of Life for Greg will be held at a later date this summer for family & friends in Creston, BC. In lieu of flowers, we request memorial donations to be sent in the Memory of Greg Allen to the Protection Island Lions Club. Proceeds will be going towards a new hospital bed for the residents of Protection Island. Cheques payable to: Protection Island Lions Club, 208-Colevilleton Trail Protection Island Nanaimo BC V9R 6R1. Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family wish to thank their friends on Protection Island, Dr Vaughan, Homecare nurses and the Red Cross for their help in supporting Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final wish come true. Special thanks to all of the family and friends that have supported our family through Gregâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final journey.

Terry passed away with his best friend & love of his life, Heather by his side. Predeceased by his father Steve Kovalenko. Survived by his loving wife Heather, Mother Rena (Bill), Sister Connie (John), brothers Randy (Rhonda), Daryl (Connie), also survived by his son Travis Ranks, nephew Steven, niece Larissa, step children Bill Cloke (Merrissa), Kelly, Stacey Legault, four grandchildren; Garrett, Jeorgia, Dallas & Levi, whom he loved very much. Terry was born in Edmonton & came to Nanaimo 20 years ago. He worked in drywalling, security & on many ski hills. Terry loved the outdoors, especially skiing. He also had a great love for his dogs. He made many friends & always stopped to talk with people on the water front, where he loved to walk. There will be a celebration of life in the summer for Terry. Love you forever â&#x20AC;&#x153;the little bearâ&#x20AC;?

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED HAIRSTYLIST WANTED Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Nanaimo location. Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, benefits, paid overtime, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities. Call 1-866-472-4339 for an interview or send resume to careers@fchsk.ca.

September 16, 1946 ~ March 26, 2014

He is survived by his mother Kathleen, siblings Corliss and Randy and predeceased by his father Roy. Greg married Ena on October 15, 1977 and was blessed with two amazing sons, Stephen and Mark.

In later years Greg played in the Nanaimo Old-timers Hockey association, with the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hotel Blues. The team travelled to many tournaments in Victoria and Hawaii.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Stanford Place CareCampus Responsible for overall operational management of department, Master Menu & supervision of F.S. staff QualiďŹ cations: â&#x20AC;˘ Current CSNM certification â&#x20AC;˘ 5 years Food Service exp.

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Greg loved the game of hockey. He played with the Creston Clippers as a youth, making many lifelong friendships.

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Food Service Manager

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Terry Steven Kovalenko

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Steve was born in Montreal. He had great memories as a small boy growing up there. His family moved to Richmond BC as he was getting into his teenage years. He loved Richmond in the sixties. He made a lot of friends there that he kept throughout his later years. In the seventies he got married and moved to Nanaimo, the city that he loved. Steve enjoyed his life to the fullest and had many adventures; including joining the army and being in Cyprus as a peacekeeper for 6 months. He was very proud of his army days with the P.P.C.L.I. Stephen has 2 brothers, Gordon and Gilbert; and a sister, Judy; his wife, Virginia, of 43 years; and sons, Rob and Ryan. He has 2 grandchildren, Dylan and Jordon; many nephews and nieces and many sisters-in-law. Susan especially, he called his guardian angel; she was always there to help in any way. He also had many brothers-in-law. We had a Celebration of Life at his house, April 5th, where many family and friends attended. We loved Steve very much and we will miss him. He will be in our hearts forever.

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT needed for traditional approach family and sport medicine clinic, looking after families and patients of all ages. Part or full time, Monday to Friday, no evenings or weekends, position available immediately. Billing experience an asset. Bring resumes and references in person to Townsite Medical Clinic, 512 Campbell Street, Nanaimo M-F, 9am-4pm. 250-753-5665

OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK A building materials supply company has an immediate opening for a full-time administrative assistant. This person needs to be reliable, friendly, polite, and a self starter. Responsibilities: Applicant will be responsible for coordinating shipments, data entry, answering telephones and responding to customer inquiries, communicating with vendors, creating and filing purchase orders, website updates, answering telephones in a courteous manner, maintaining a positive attitude toward customers and team members, and other miscellaneous tasks. Great benefits and salary is commensurate with experience. Forward resumes to hr@royaletileco.com.

SALES Sales Representative required to market recreational property. Property located in Comox Valley and ready to sell. Experience selling real estate, time shares, quarter shares an asset. Contacts and marketing provided. Weekend work required. Base salary & commission. Send resume:info@pacificplaygrounds.com

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

LEGAL SERVICES

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GARDENING

COMPUTER SERVICES

GARDENING

ATTENTION: Utility Tree Workers. Quad L Enterprises Ltd. is looking for Certified Utility Arborists and Slasher Operators. Full time work. Email hr@isley.ca or fax 780-532-1250

CRIMINAL RECORD? Pardon Services Canada. Established 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. A+BBB Rating. RCMP Accredited. Employment & Travel Freedom. Free Consultation 1-8NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1992â&#x20AC;? Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding Window & Gutter Cleaning

U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com

TREE PRUNING CHIPPING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE Call the qualiďŹ ed specialist... certiďŹ ed Garden Designer/Arborist Ivan 250-758-0371

PERSONAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS

In loving memory of

Michael Jeffrey Little January 21, 1951 - April 2, 2014

Mike Little touched many people, loved well and loved deep. He had many great friends. He was a wonderful, loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, stepfather, uncle, and friend. He dedicated his life to his belief as one ofÂ Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses. He is survived by his daughter Amori and her husband Ryan with their sons Ashton and Chaz. Survived by his wife Debbie and her children, Desiree and her husband Sean, Dean and his wife Celena and Cade. Their children are Abigail, Olivia, Alexis and Vienna. The Family of Mike Little wish to thank friends, family, neighbours & co-workers for their generous sharing of love, support and kindness during our time of unimaginable tragedy. There will be a service April 12th at 3:00 pm at 1724 Vowels Rd. in Cassidy

CLEANING SERVICES LEMON TREE Housekeeping. Home and office. Call Heidi (250)802-1984.

EAVESTROUGH

www.mrsparkle.net Call Jonathan 250-714-6739

BRADâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME DETAILING Gutter cleaning/Washing vinyl siding (by brush)/ De-mossing roofs/ Pressure washing/Windows. Brad 250-619-0999 bradshomedetailing@shaw.ca

CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS

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CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker. Antique & grandfather clock specialist. Call (250)618-2962.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

Ukrainian Easter Bazaar April 12, 2014 - 10am to 3pm

GARDENING LOCAL LANDSCAPES. Residential & Strata Landscape Maintenance. (250)616-2410.

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER PRO.$30 service call. Mobile Certified Computer Tech. Virus removal. Seniors discount. 250-802-1187.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall

Perogies, Borscht, Cabbage Rolls, Homemade Baking, Jams, Pickles, Relish, Ukrainian Novelties and more to be sold plus a Pampered Chef fundraising table. Partly sponsored by Mid-Island Co-op

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations Kingsley & Susie

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, full baths, Quality work. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

CAMPBELL RIVER, BC

BRAND NEW LOCATION! We are currently seeking an individual to run an efĂ&#x20AC;cient and proĂ&#x20AC;table truck & equipment service department in our new shop through productive stafĂ&#x20AC;ng, customer retention, cost controls, achievement of objectives and maintenance of all service records. Preference will be given to candidates with technical knowledge of heavy duty trucks & equipment and proven leadership skills. The Inland Group is an industry-leading group of heavy truck & equipment dealerships in business since 1949 with 1,200 employees and 23 locations in North America. Further details can be found under Canada, Job Opportunities at www.inland-group.com. Resumes & cover letters should be emailed to Lori Willcox at lwillcox@inland-group.com or faxed to 604-608-3156

HELP WANTED

August 1st 1920 - April 5th, 2014 It is with great sadness, that the Manhas family announces the passing of Bibi Bhagwanti Kaur Manhas, affectionately known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bijiâ&#x20AC;?. Biji passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family in the warmth of her own home on April 5th 2014. She is predeceased by her husband, Jagat Singh Manhas and her granddaughter Rajvir Minhas. She is survived by her four sons and three daughters Ajit (Balwinder), Paul (Surinder), Satnam (Kulwinder), Jeet (Kaajal), Nirmal (Gurdial), Harjit (Avtar) and Pritpal (Ranjit). Biji is survived by eighteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She immigrated to Canada in 1978 from Punjab, India. Biji lived a very active life, right up until her passing. She was loved by everyone in the Indo-Canadian community of Nanaimo for her selfless service, her quick wit and her unquestionable dedication to her family and friends, Biji had many friends in Nanaimo and will be missed by all who have known her. Her celebration of life will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 at 11AM at Yates Funeral Home, located on 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville, British Columbia.

RELIABLE HANDYMAN Services. Seniors rates avail. Call (250)390-9885.

HAULING AND SALVAGE FREE QUOTES: Same Day Rubbish, Yard Waste, Recyling, Donating. 250-668-6851. JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recycle & donate to local charities. Sean (250)741-1159 or (250)667-1382.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

MASONRY & BRICKWORK EXTENSION MASONRY. Small jobs & repairs. Brick, block or stone. (250)755-6931.

HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANT TOFINO, BC

BIBI BHAGWANTI KAUR MANHAS

HAPPY HANDYMAN Services - No Job too Small! Junk removal, carpentry, gardening, landscaping and more. Small moves. Also, I pickup & deliver miscellaneous items. Call (250)667-1382. HOME MAINTENANCE. Interior & Exterior. Paint, tile, window, gutters, garden, fence & yard. No job too small. Reasonable rates. (250)616-1450.

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50th Anniversary April 11, 1964 - April 11, 2014

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

WOODS FOREMAN (Nootka Forest Operation)

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. Nootka Forest Operation is located in Gold River, B.C. and harvests approximately 550,000 mÂł annually. Reporting to the General Foreman, the Woods Foreman will be responsible for leading company logging crews and ensuring that the highest standards of safety, production, and environmental protection are maintained. A detailed job posting and application requirements can be viewed at

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Cermaq Canada Ltd. is based in Campbell River, BC on Vancouver Island and one of the largest aquaculture companies in Canada. Cermaq Canada produces approximately 25,000 metric tonnes of fresh, farmed Atlantic salmon annually at 27 sea sites. The company operates four hatcheries and two processing plants (one under contract). As part of the five member HR team, you would report to the HR Manager in Campbell River with these position objectives: â&#x20AC;˘ Manage the recruitment process from advertising through to orientation for the west coast operations including saltwater and the processing plant â&#x20AC;˘ Be the point of contact for employees seeking human resource support and services â&#x20AC;˘ Provide guidance and coaching to management on employee relations issues performance management and disciplinary action â&#x20AC;˘ Coordinate training to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety and employee development opportunities â&#x20AC;˘ Prepare reports and recommendations that ensure monitoring and progress towards established goals whether on an individual or company wide workforce â&#x20AC;˘ Support the planning and implementation of the new human resource strategy Skills and requirements â&#x20AC;˘ A team player who understands that quality relationships and great service are the foundation of human resource solutions â&#x20AC;˘ Completed post-secondary education with a focus on human resources management and a minimum of 3 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in human resources â&#x20AC;˘ Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation considered an asset. If you have the skills we are looking for and you would like to become part of our team, please forward a resume to careers.canada@cermaq.com before April 25, 2014 with Human Resource Assistant in the subject line.

ROMAX MASONRY. Expâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully insured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

MOVING & STORAGE MOVING/ Deliveries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lower Price.â&#x20AC;? Job Quotes or hourly rate. Jason (250)668-6851

PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-585-6499 DREAM TEAM PAINTERS: Interior/exterior. 30yrs exp. in Nanaimo. 1 (250)739-2819

Small Island Painting

Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES. (250) 667-1189

PLUMBING RETIRED Plumber Journeyman. Repairs, fixture replace, H/W tanks. (250)390-1982.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FREE ITEMS FREE: FRIGIDAIRE Galary washing machine, 17 yr old, works perfectly. You pick up. Call (250)756-2937

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

â&#x20AC;˘ SHINGLE SAWYERS â&#x20AC;˘ SHAKE PACKERS Full-time day shift positions available for exp. Shingle Sawyers and Shake Packers. GOOD WAGES, MEDICAL & DENTAL PACKAGE

How To Apply:

In person at Teal Cedar Products 17897 Trigg Rd. Surrey BC or Fax resume: 604-581-4104 or Call Dwayne Duncan: 604-317-4759 or Email: swhitney@tealjones.com

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed the safety of employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. Non-Union Positions

FIELD FORESTER AREA ENGINEER AREA PLANNER (Silviculture)

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

FRIENDLY FRANK

GARAGE SALES

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

18 NEW 7â&#x20AC;? Tomic Trolling Plugs, good colours, $5 each. 1 (250)729-0875

USED GOLF Bag on wheels, $25. 10-gallon portable air tank $40. Call (250)758-7795.

BRIGGS & Stratton gas powered vertical shaft pressure washer $99.00 250-758-0415

PIANO (SHERLOCK Manning), $600. Beautiful condition. Located in Qualicum Beach. Call (250)752-5373.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

MOVING SALE APRIL 12-13, 9am-2pm (NO EARLY BIRDS) 3725 CAVENDISH BLVD NANAIMO, Almost all household items for sale, toys, tools, furniture, antiques, etc..

CRAFTSMAN MOWER, 6.75 H.P. Rear bag. All serviced. $99 O.B.O. (250)754-3571. DANBY COMPACT FRIDGE: with thermostat, separate freezer. Works fine $50. HOOVER lynx cordless vacuum, works fine $49. 758-7614 GOLF BAG & cart $30; Single bed frame $30. 250-756-2653. GOLF SET: Mensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; R/H, MacGregor graphite shafts. 1,3,5 metal, 3 - PW +SW & putter. Lge Spaulding bag. $99. (250)756-2398

METAL SHED: 67â&#x20AC;?H x 44â&#x20AC;? D x 62â&#x20AC;? W. Good size, good cond. $75. (250)585-6499 METAL SHED: 67â&#x20AC;?H x 44â&#x20AC;? D x 62â&#x20AC;? W. Good size, good cond. $75. (250)585-6499 NEW INSULATED hour-glass shaped covers for humming bird feeders. Warm in winter/cool in summer. $15/sm, $20/lge. 250-591-5510 OLDER ZENITH TV set & cabinet, excellent condition. Used only in guest room. $35. (250) 585-0201

COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

FURNITURE PILLOWTOP MATTRESS: Brand new, queen size set for sale. Never opened. $200. (250)713-9680 THOMASVILLE 2 piece entertainment unit, cherry wood. Excellent condition. width 45â&#x20AC;?, height 82â&#x20AC;? and depth 26â&#x20AC;?. TV included. $200. Call (250)7292690 (Nanaimo). TWO MATCHING Lazboy recliners. Clean, grey/brown fabric. $200/pair obo. Phone 250246-1481

GARAGE SALES 1724 NORTHFIELD Rd, Nanaimo, Sat, April 12th, 8am2pm. 3-Family Huge Garage Sale! Household items to tools - Lots of everything! LANTZVILLE: SAT & SUN, April 12, 13, 19 & 20. 10am4pm. 6820 Harwood Dr. NORTH END- 4822 Vista View Cres, Sat, Apr 12, 8-1pm Something for everyone.

NANAIMO: 5431 Alta Vista Dr- (off Lost Lake Rd). Fri, Apr. 11th, 12pm-3pm, Sat., 12th, 9am-1pm. Dutch antique wall clock, puzzles, tools, nails, new table saw, quality cedar patio planters, trellises, privacy screens, wishing wells, bird feeders, nesting boxes, 18.2 cu ft frost free refrigerator, 30â&#x20AC;? electric range. NANAIMOFIRST Baptist Church, 1650 Waddington Rd, Sat, Apr 12, 9-2pm. Must cut & bring ad to get additional 20% off sale items. NEIGHBORHOOD Garage Sale. 10 houses. Saturday April 12th. 9am - 1pm. Garside Road, Quarry Crescent, and Redwing Crescent. N.NANAIMO. Friday, April 11 & Saturday April 12, 8am-2pm. ART supplies:Acrylic deco art paint, paint brushes, sculpture tools, wood chisels, drafting table. Asian & Egyptian figurines. 6441 Lasalle Road. NORTH NANAIMO: Estate Sale, Sat, April 12th, 8am-2pm and Sun, April 13th, 9am-2pm. 5078 Vista View Cres. Garden tools, tools, furn, artwork, upright freezer, xmas decorations, records and much more. No Early Birds.

Union Positions

HOBBIES & CRAFTS

CERTIFIED HAND FALLERS LOG TRUCK DRIVER GRAPPLE YARDER OPERATOR HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS

GLASS FUSING Kiln, Evenheat model, 120 volt, manual control, 14.5â&#x20AC;? x 6.5â&#x20AC;?. $450, please call for more information, 250-890-9233.

VOLUNTEERS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Detailed job postings can be viewed at

8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; WEST Marine inflatable boat, like new. $550 obo. Call (250)585-4009.

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We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive beneĂ°ts package.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

If you believe that you have the skills and qualiĂ°cations, and want to experience the special West Coast lifestyle reply in conĂ°dence to:

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, W/D, F/S, granite tiles, beautiful, 17-pce kitchen cupboards, jacuzzi. (250)753-0160

Human Resources Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

Well-being is about

HELP WANTED

prevention,

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Pharmacy Assistant Nanaimo

Overwaitea Food Group, a Canadian-owned company and one of Western Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading food and consumer-goods retailers, operates more than 100 pharmacies in BC and Alberta under the banners of Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Cooper's Foods, Urban Fare and Overwaitea Pharmacy. We are currently seeking a Pharmacy Assistant for our Save-On-Foods Pharmacy located in Nanaimo. You must have completed an accredited Pharmacy Assistant Program or have 2 years' dispensary experience. Qualified candidates should possess excellent communication and customer service skills. Kroll computer experience is an asset. We provide a very professional pharmacy practice environment and are committed to: O challenging and growing our staff O caring for people O supporting healthy living for our shoppers and patients O innovation O investing in our future. Join the Overwaitea Food Group and make your career prescription complete! Please contact us for more info or submit your rĂŠsumĂŠ, in confidence, to: Jeff Moore, Pharmacy Manager, Save-on-Foods, 3200 N. Island Hwy, Nanaimo, BC V9T 1W1. Fax: 250-751-1412.

La-Z-Boy, a growing, energetic furniture company, is seeking a physically fit capable person to drive a five ton furniture truck on Vancouver Island. This is a full-time position starting at $16 per hour. We offer profit sharing and a good benefit package after 90 days. This is a great place to work. Send resume to David Younger, Operations Manager at: david@la-z-boynanaimo.com EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HUSQVARNA RIDER (18AWD/3 blades) 4 yrs old, $3,200 obo. TROY-BUILT tiller (with manuals), Horse model H60, $400 obo. Construction ladder, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; telescoping, $45. Memorex turntable CD/cassette recorder, $40. Variety of fishing rods & reels, best offer. 250-746-7238 MOVING MUST SELL: entrance table & mirror, roof carrier, sewing machine, storage cabinet, chess set, room divider/screen & 2 tables. Cerosun heater, collector plates and Phantom print. See website: www.greatstuffandmore.com (250)248-4393.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. View anytime. $339,900 Reduced to $329,000. (250)7539123

DUPLEX/4-PLEX OPEN HOUSE- Sat & Sun, every weekend, 1-4pm. New Duplex For Sale, Duncan, at 5909 Stonehaven Dr. in Stone Manor Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (near Hospital) 1850sq.ft. 3 bdrms, 3.5 baths, 5 appls and much more, $295,000. Also New Home For Sale: 5887 Stonehaven Dr, 2050 sq ft, 2 bdrm + den + rec room heat pump, 5 appls, central vac, $364,500. near hospital. Quality homes at an affordable price. Call Gord (250)7101947.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

108 Timber View Dr$545,000. Georgia Straight ocean view 10 year old, custom built 4200 sqft home on large lot (.46 acres) completely finished with 5 bdrms and den, 4 bathrooms including 2 bdrm suite. Open area vaulted ceilings, 5 skylights, very large family kitchen, main floor laundry, tile and hardwood floors, NG fire place, BBQ, heat pump, NG ht water tank. Master bdrm (18x14) Oak cabinets throughout. Large rear deck (26 x 26) garage, RV storage with room for possible workshop or carriage house. Quiet keyhole location near Westwood lake. Call 250-585-7769.

MT. ARROWSMITH golf membership for sale. Annual green fees paid for by the corporate passes. Contact for more info. 250-248-2210 or 250-240-0007.

WOODSTOVE, GREAT condition, nice and clean. Located in Nanaimo (you must be able to pick up). $500 obo. Call (250)933-5223

PACIFIC OCEAN View Cabin for Sale. Overlooking the Broken Island Group BC. 2 bdrm, 1 bath, kitchen, living room, deck. 8 by 12 shed. Vinyl siding. finished inside. $189,000. obo. Call 250-585-7769. Motor home and boat trades considered.

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Our HCA program is for students with strong wills and warm hearts. Learn how to work with a team of health care professionals to identify and address the unique needs of each unique client.

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5654 OCEAN View Terrace $625 000. Breathtaking ocean views in North Nanaimo with executive custom built 2 year old home, 3200sqft. 5 bdrms, 4 bath including 2 bdrm authorized suite. Large open area concept, 3 skylights, living rm, dining rm kitchen, vaulted ceilings. Extraordinary pantry and kitchen set up. All granite countertops with eating bar, Bamboo hard wood and warm cork floors, Ng stove F/P and BBQ. Heat pump for affordable hydro bills. Built in Vacuum system. Large double garage. Convenient main floor laundry, walk in closets in mstrbdrm. Lower level also includes family area lots of storage and wine room. Smaller lot and house are almost mtce. free. providing time for those extra fun activities. Call 250585-7769.

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The Nanaimo Pirates need to be dialed in as they step to the plate for another B.C. Premier Baseball League campaign. The league is competitive, teams are capable, and the season won’t wait. “The last thing you want to be doing is battling for that eighth spot to get into the playoffs,” said Luke Skingle, Pirates pitcher. “You want to get your wins early.” The Hub City Paving Pirates have high hopes as they begin the 2014 season on the road Sunday (April 13) versus the Victoria Mariners. The Pirates held spring training in Cuba, where they bonded over baseball and got inspired for the pre-season and now the regular season. “ We ’ re p re p a re d , ” Skingle said. “We’re coming together as a team now and the young guys are getting some games in. They know what it’s like at the premier level now.” Tristan Olsen, Pirates third baseman, said the team feels like it can put out a nine-man roster that should stack up against any others in the PBL. “Our lineup can compete out there, and even the guys [coming off the bench] into spots will be able to compete,” he said. The Pirates’ pitching

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Morgan Lessard, front, and Iain Petersen vie for positioning in the nine-year-old intermediate division during action Sunday afternoon at the first race of the season at the Nanaimo BMX Association’s Marie Davidson BMX Park.

Nanaimo BMX Association season gets on track association’s president, said during the off-season, the club held gate practices on clement days to keep kids riding year-round. He said the association is happy with registration to date, but there’s always room for more riders and it’s simple enough to get involved. “Get the kids on the track,” he said. “The track’s open any time to the public.” Race days are Sunday mornings and some Wednesday evenings.

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The city’s BMX riders managed to look as though they were in midseason form, and yet it was only the start of the season. The Nanaimo BMX Association held its first race of 2014 on Sunday at Marie Davidson BMX Park. About 125 riders signed up on opening day, making for 28 hotly contested motos. Chris Johnson, the

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For newcomers, their first race is free. The club also has an informal mentorship program for new members. “We’ll get one of our older riders to take them around for a bit and show them the ropes and show them what to expect,” Johnson said. He said almost everyone who tries the sport continues to come out to the track. A race is just one lap, but it’s fast, full of ups and down and twists and turns, and it’s never the same twice.

“There’s always lots of things that can happen in a race and it just adds to the excitement,” Johnson said. The next race is Sunday (April 13), with registration from 10-11 a.m. There is a free newcomers’ day on April 26 leading up to the Vancouver Island Challenge race April 27. For more information about the Nanaimo BMX Association, visit www. nanaimobmx.com or search Facebook. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Lawn bowlers invited to Bowen green Every year at this time, one of the indicators of spring is the start of the outdoor lawn bowling season. So with warmer weather on the way, members of the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club are eager to get going… Preparations have already begun. At the end of last month a work party of club volunteers was busy mowing, edging and raking to prepare the bowling green at Bowen Park for the season ahead. Last Sunday, the club’s spring general meeting was held at the clubhouse and plans for the upcoming season were discussed. Returning as president of the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club this year is David Mitchell, assisted by vice-president Bill Roos and past-president Janet Taylor. Also on the executive are secretary Bernice Urbaniak and club treasurer Bob Calderwood. Directors include Vern Hag-

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For current club members, the season will get underway this Sunday. Traditional opening-day ceremonies will take place at 2 p.m., with civic dignitaries on hand to deliver the first bowl of the season. Then, the season will get into full swing with games and competitions nearly every day of the week through until the end of September. There are men’s and ladies’ leagues, mixed leagues and visually impaired leagues. And there’s always plenty of fun and camaraderie. If you’re interested in learning more, drop down to the Bowen Park bowling green and check out the appeal of lawn bowling. Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship. u Ian Thorpe writes about sports Thursdays.

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region, met Zárraga and wanted to share the stories with Englishspeaking people. “She let me read them and I offered to translate them into English,” Windh said. BY NICHOLAS PESCOD Although the Yagan people are THE NEWS BULLETIN from the southern part of South America, there are plenty of he spirit of one the world’s similarities between them and southernmost indigenous many of the native populations population is being kept on Vancouver Island, according alive thanks to the help of to Windh. “They are very similar a dedicated Vancouver Island and that’s part of why I wanted to author. translate them,” she said. “They Over the past decade, Port are very similar to the stories Alberni resident Jacqueline here. They are creation stories Windh has played an instrumenand transformation stories.” tal role in ensuring Windh was travelthat the stories of ing in the Patagonia a South American region when she indigenous group, learned about the known as the Yagan Yagan people, who of Patagonia, don’t frequently used die with their only canoes as a means of They are very transportation. remaining pureblood by translating “I was really sursimilar to the stories into Engprised to find out lish. that there were the stories Windh, whose native people who here. They efforts have cumuwere using canoes lated into a book down there,” Windh are creation called Hai Kur said. “I was just Mamášu Cis (I Want amazed when I found stories and To Tell You A Story), out that there were transformation canoeing people will be at Nanaimo Harbourfront down there. I had no stories. Library on Sunday clue and most people (April 13), 2 p.m., don’t know that.” to talk about the Yagan people Windh’s stop in Nanaimo is one and Cristina Calderón, the last of the last remaining stops on her remaining pure-blood Yagan. book tour, which has taken her “Some of them are creation across North America. myths and transformation stories “It’s been really good. Espeand some of them are true stories cially the ones in America,” that happened to them,” Windh Windh said about the tour. “The said about Hai Kur Mamášu Cis. ones in San Francisco and Los The stories were originally Angels were hosted by really written in Yagan and translated high-profile fine arts museums. into Spanish by Calderón’s grand- So, I had a really engaged and daughter, Cristina Zárraga. The enthusiastic audience.” For more information, please idea to translate the stories into English came about when Windh, visit http://bit.ly/windhspeaks. arts@nanaimobulletin.com who was visiting the Patagonia

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When singer/songwriter Mike Mallon formed Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners back in 2007, he assumed it would just be a simple blues cover band and nothing more than a side project. “We did parties and we did a few things like that,” Mallon said. “It was never really that serious.” That all started to change when the band decided to play a couple of original songs. “Then it got kind of serious,” he said. “The original stuff was going over well and we were really enjoying it.” It didn’t take long for Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners become the main project for Mallon. Seven years later, the band is on the verge of releasing its third album, Rollin’ Through This World. On Friday (April 11), Mallon, along with his bandmates Mark (West Coast) Comerford, Bob (Blue)Berry and Ryan Connell, will be holding a CD release party at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 in Nanaimo. “I am hoping for a good turn out,” Mallon said, about the upcoming album release show. Those who listen to Rollin’ Through This World should hear an improved sound from the Port Albernibased band, according to Mallon. “This one is a little more polished and we used a few different guitar players, a lot of friends and different guys all over the Island. It was kind of nice that way because we used a lot of our friends,” Mallon said. “The material gets better and better and I think our playing gets better and better as well.” Mallon explained the biggest challenge for the band is playing shows further away from home. “The big challenge for us right now is just getting out there.

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Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners release Rollin’ Through This World, their third album of original material, on Friday (April 11) at the Harewood Legion.

I try to keep the band pretty busy. It’s hard to get together and practice all the time. So I try to keep us busy so that we do get lots of practice,” Mallon said. “I think the biggest challenge is just getting out there more and getting onto the mainland. It’s always a tough gig and there is obviously more rooms out there and there is way more musicians who are vying for the same rooms.” H o w e v e r, L a z y Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners have played their fair share of shows and festivals, which include the Vancouver Island Blues Bash

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The history of Nanaimo’s Departure Bay neighbourhood runs deep and it isn’t as ship shape as one might think. The neighbourhood was once the frequented by sailors running drugs and was once home to a jail as well as a haunted mansion. Departure Bay’s history is currently on display at the Nanaimo Museum as part of a new exhibit, Discovering Departure Bay, which runs until May 31. “We read about drug smuggling and car thefts in the news and think they are modern problems,” exhibit curator Aimee Greenaway said, in a press release. “You could pick up a Nanaimo newspaper in the 1880s and read similar stories.”

In fact, during the late 1880s sailors on a coal ship from Departure Bay to San Francisco were caught smuggling opium. The museum is showcasing Departure Bay’s history and heritage through various photos, paintings and artifacts. Many of the pieces in the exhibit were donated by various families and organizations. In addition to the new exhibit, author Lynne Bowen will be giving a presentation on life during the 1880s in Departure Bay on April 23 at 3 p.m. Her presentation will feature stories from her book Three Dollar Dreams, including how the coal wharf changed the area. For more information, please call 250-753-1821.

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Music HOWIE JAMES plays at MGM Restaurant on April 11 at 5 p.m. NINJASPY play at Cavallotti Lodge 2060 East Wellington Rd. April 11 at 8 p.m. FRED SALIANI plays at Acme Food Co. restaurant on April 11 at 7 p.m. THE WILD ROMANTICS play the Buzz Coffee House on April 11 at 7 p.m. ALMOST FAMOUS play the Well Pub on April 12. EMMA PLANT plays with Robin Mills and Coal Moon at the Dinghy Dock Pub on April 16. Tickets are $20. Includes ferry ride. BOBBIE WALKER plays at Demeters Coffee on April 17. SLUM VILLAGE plays the Queens on April 19. TRIBUNE plays the Cambie on May 3. AVIATOR SHADES play the Cambie on May 9. STEVE MARTIN at the Port Theatre May 11. THE GORDS play at Simon Holt on May 16 at 9 p.m. APPLECAT plays the Spice Lounge on May 27.

IAN SHERWOOD plays at the Dinghy Dock Pub on May 27. Tickets are $20. Includes ferry ride. BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE with Barney Bentall at the Port Theatre May 28, at 7 p.m. Tickets $100$125.50. Call the box office at 250-7548550. STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES at the Port Theatre on June 23. Call 250-754-8550. SCOTT WEILAND plays at the Port Theatre on June 27. Tickets $67.50. Call 250-7548550 for more information.

EvEnts UPPER ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL Dance Gala at the Port Theatre. April 12. Call 250754-8550 for more information. NANAIMO SEARCH AND RESCUE FUNDRAISER at Lucky’s Liquor Store. Live music by David Hart and Narissa Young. April 26. WORDSTORM AGM with Emilia Nielson and Lorne Daniel at The Vault Cafe. April 29. WEST COAST ROOTS CELEBRATION with Neil Osborne, Daniel Lapp, Mae Moore and others at the Port Theatre. May 25 at 7:30 p.m.

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Impala leaps impressively to the top contemporary style favoured by The 2014 Chevrolet Impala is the many competitors. Its lines actubest domestic sedan ever, really? ally lean closer towards classy, That was the question front of rather than sporty. mind when I heard such a boast Let’s open the driver’s door. As its from a General Motors execuoutward appearance suggests, tive recently. Well, he’s paid to it is roomy inside with Business say that, I thought, but then he Class legroom in the rear! And the backed up the assertion with business class theme continues something that surprised me more. After spending a with the use of quality materials throughout. The hypercritical Consumer ReControls are logically placed ports organization had just given week in an Impala, I have to admit it and easy to operate with one the full-size sedan a 95-point score: No other domestic car had softened my cynicism exception. The standard infotainment system, which features an ever topped the sedans ratings to the point of almost eight-inch touch screen, is not in 20 years of rating cars by buying the hype. nearly as intuitive as I would like. bothsegment and style. And, just I would need to spend an hour to offer a bit more perspective to Keith Morgan with the manual to get it to perthis remarkable score: the fourform for me. The reason I don’t door was just behind the expendo that ahead of time is because I want to test sive Tesla Model S ultra-luxury hatchback with these systems against my iPad/iPod. Apple is 99 points and the BMW 1 Series coupe at 97. the benchmark. Get over it, guys! Mimic Apple After spending a week in an Impala, I have rather than try to reinvent the wheel and come to admit it softened my cynicism to the point up with a pale imitation. There’s a nifty secuof almost buying the hype. Explanation of my rity feature offered though that I must praise. continued reservations to follow. The screen emerges from the dash, revealing It wouldn’t take much imagination for designers a small storage bin that can be secured with a to turn out a more handsome Impala than its four-digit code. predecessor. But this long-looking car manages Let’s roll. The tester was equipped with a to look sharp and streamlined but not so overly 3.6-litre V6 DI with FlexFuel capability, including aggressive in stance, which is more often the

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variable valve timing, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The two base engines available are a solid 2.4-litre four-cylinder and a 2.5 version, both of which are likely adequate for commuter use. I headed straight for Highway One and it positively purred along the long, clear stretches open to the daytime driver. Great acceleration in take-off and passing with limited lean and sway when cornering at speed. Back in urban madness, it offered a good view of fast encroaching vehicles from side streets and the rear. I mention this because I expected the sleek window profiles might hinder views, especially to the rear. Hence, it was also not as much of a beast to park at the supermarket as I had feared. Light steering also assisted in that manouevre. On the urban performance front, the transmission took the annoyance out of stop-go traffic. Have to think it was gulping gas though in smoothing out the urban trek. The Impala with the V6 starts at $32,945 (around $3,000 more than the 4-cylinder-equipped versions) but the test car options, which included rear park assist, rear vision camera, collision and lane departure alerts, premium audio, sunroof, added another $7,000. It will compete with the Dodge Charger and Ford Taurus domestically and a host of imports. Now to my reservations: the fuel economy for the V6 is 11.1/6.9L 100km (city/highway) and while that is not bad for a large car, it’s not the best in its segment. The four-cylinder eco version is impressive at 8.7/5.8L 100km (city/ highway). That said,I don’t think fuel economy will be a deal breaker for most people. My continued reservations really boil down to reliability. It’s a brand new car and we should wait a couple or three years before anointing this car as the best domestic sedan ever. That caution should not stop you from taking one for a spin. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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A Euro car that really works for the Americas ST was introduced last year and this year we get the Fiesta ST â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hot hatch.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a huge fan of the Fiesta. In fact, I prefer it to the bigger Focus; it is a perfect city runabout with go-kart like handling and a stylish little package.

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Ford has done an excellent job of using its worldwide expertise to bring some very practical, yet fun to drive, small cars to North America. Using Europeans to build the Ford Focus and Fiesta for a worldwide market enabled the manufacturer to bring these superb handling cars virtually unchanged to our shores. On top of that, Ford is also selling its sportiest ST versions of both these cars. The Focus

Looks For 2014, all Fiesta models get a minor facelift with a new front grille and headlights. The ST is easy to spot because of the black honeycomb grille with an ST badge, bigger alloy wheels, a rear spoiler hanging over the rear window, a bigger rear air diffuser with twin exhaust tips and blacked out trim around the windows. The ST looks like it means business. There are two exterior options that might be worth the money. Upgraded paint colours like orange and green cost extra, as do the smoked grey wheels with red brake calipers. The base ST comes very well equipped and is ready to cause some trouble.

Inside The first thing that pops right out on the ST interior are the two heavily bolstered Recaro sports seats. These are not meant for big people; you just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit. They are snug and supportive but lack some simple, yet important adjustments. The front of the seat sits much higher than the back so your backside is low with your knees pointing up. This produces a sporty feel initially but on longer trips, the lack of adjustment prevents the driver from stretching his or her legs. The dash has been updated to include a MyFord Touch screen for radio, phone, navigation and climate functions. The screen is small and far away from the driver, which makes accessing the small, virtual buttons on the screen a challenge. However, it does look much better than the older Fiesta dash. The ST comes standard with very powerful front seat heaters, automatic climate control, a fat leather steer-

The Ford Fiesta ST hot hatch is a gem in its subcompact class. The base model comes decked out. ing wheel with redundant radio controls and a leather covered manual shifter. The back seat has always been tight in the Fiesta; this is perfect for a single person or couple. Drive In an era of cars that almost drive themselves, the Fiesta ST is a throwback to a time when the driver felt connected to the machine.

The suspension is much firmer than the regular Fiesta, almost harsh over bumpy roads but the feedback to the driver through the tight steering ratio, firm chassis and the grippy Recaro seats is superb. The turbocharged, direct injection 1.6L Ecoboost engine pumps out 197hp. Only sold with a super-slick manual transmission that shifts with no effort at all and the

clutch is precise. In such a small car, this engine lets the driver do pretty much anything at will. Want to pass on the highway? No problem. Want to scoot away from a traffic light? No effort at all. This really is a car that does everything very well, including getting good fuel economy: only 7.8L/100km in the city and 5.6L on the highway.

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yet potent Subaru’s famed sedan took to the high speeds and corners of the club track. Without getting too deep into the engineering, here are the top three take-home points of this incredible vehicle. by Alexandra Straub One: the increased use of Four-time World Rally Cham- high-strength steel makes pionships winner Tommi for a stiffer and stronger Mäkinen, is behind the body, and decreases its wheel of the 2015 Subaru tendency to twist and bend WRX STI at Buttonwillow in corners. The result? A Raceway Park in the middle more predictable handling of nowhere, California. sedan that isn’t easily irked I’m riding shotgun along and stays firmly planted to with two others in the back. the ground. Furthermore, The ease and effortlessness the 2015 STI achieves 16 in which he wrangles the per cent less body roll than 305 turbocharged horses of before. the Subaru via the six-speed Two: You have the practicality of added dimensions. manual gearbox is really no There is 25mm added to surprise. After all, he’s not a wheelbase, there is 900mm champion because he looks more legroom in back and good doing it. you get 20L more cargo So, if the pro can make it space (from 320L to 340L). look and feel as perfect as a summer’s day, I should be Drives-U-Crazy. Three: . . The Base WRX and STI don’t have a rear spoiler. able to as well, right? The Sport and Sport-tech I slip into the captain’s chair WRX has a trunk lip spoiler of the STI – without Tommi I want to scream when I am stuck behind a and the corresponding STI in the car, thank goodness car that fails to signal an intent to turn left until take the traffic light fiveturns green. trims have the ‘table for six’ – and to the It has to be one of the most inconsiderate or very large spoiler! kilometre track. acts, especially in congested areas. It’s also Prior to thewhich hot laps, an offence, carriesIahad $121 fine andPerhaps it’s also sacrilege two-point penalty. Considerate drivers would to not put the emphasis of driven the outgoing 2014 realize their error and drive on. Ha! They this review on the design Subaru STI on the same don’t exist. and engineering of this new course. be back-to-back What I’d drives-u-crazy. testing these all-wheel drive generation of STI. After all, keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca Drives it has been reimagined on machines to see how the both the inside and out. engineering prowess has, But anyone who knows the yet again, continued to vehicle is aware that it is in make a vehicle with a cultCrazy! a class of its own, with few like following even better. competitors that can come Masuo Takatsu, WRX STI close to the emotional approject general manager, peal that this sedan brings mentioned the modus operandi of the fourth gento the market. eration STI was to create a And anyone not familiar vehicle that behaves as the with it should be aware drivers expects it to. that, despite its 2.5L Mission accomplished. turbocharged engine, it is Though I didn’t even come as gracious and powerful close to Tommi’s perforas a samurai soldier and his mance, that wasn’t my goal. sword. The goal was to experience first-hand how docile Alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca

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bchonda.com †The Fit, Civic and CR-V were the #1 selling retail subcompact car, compact car, and compact SUV respectively in BC in 2013 based on Polk 2013 Dec YTD report. ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only on behalf of the customer. £Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX. €0.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $67.49 based on applying $1,100.00 lease dollars and $4 dealer contribution (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes); and $1,000.00 consumer incentive dollars (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes) Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $8,773.70. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers.*Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. #1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $84.63 based on applying $600.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,001.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. Ω Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $133.83 based on applying $1,000.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $17,397.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. **MSRP is $16,130 / $17,185 / $27,685 including freight and PDI of $1,495 / $1,495 / $1,695 based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX / new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only. ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers valid from April 1st through 30th, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

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†The Fit, Civic and CR-V were the #1 selling retail subcompact car, compact car, and compact SUV respectively in BC in 2013 based on Polk 2013 Dec YTD report. ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only on behalf of the customer. £Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX. €0.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $67.49 based on applying $1,100.00 lease dollars and $4 dealer contribution (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes); and $1,000.00 consumer incentive dollars (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes) Down payment of $0.00, frst bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $8,773.70. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers.*Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. #1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $84.63 based on applying $600.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, frst bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,001.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. Ω Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDI, is $133.83 based on applying $1,000.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, frst bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $17,397.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. **MSRP is $16,130 / $17,185 / $27,685 including freight and PDI of $1,495 / $1,495 / $1,695 based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX / new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent's fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only. ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/** Offers valid from April 1st through 30th, 2014 at participating Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicles. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Nanaimo News Bulletin B15

F-150 is a head turner by Ian Harwood

The all-new 2015 Ford F150 turned some heads at the Vancouver International Auto show including mine. Here’s close look at what’s new and different. I think the first thing that impresses is the new styling. The LED back lit headlights are a real stand out and the grille is a three-bar traveling all the way down to the bumper, very nice. Next noteworthy change is the super lightweight military grade aluminum alloy body, weighing almost 318 kgs less than the previous model. We saw glimpses of this with Ford’s concept truck, the Atlas, but did not expect it to become reality so soon. No waste of materials building this new truck. Any unused aluminum during manufacture is reclaimed. When it goes on sale late this year, there will be five trims available: XL, XLT,

Beetle simply can’t be beat The original air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle lasted an incredible 58 years in production, during which time it was fundamentally unchanged. It’s a record that will likely never be approached, let alone broken. The original classic Beetle didn’t leave production until 2003, although it was last sold in North America in 1979 (by which time the water-cooled Rabbit had replaced it), the original aircooled Beetle was produced in Mexico until 2003. It’s essentially identical to the cars produced in Germany for export to the U.S. in the 1970s.

Lariat, Platinum and King Ranch. Chrome appearance packages are available with them all. Optional power running boards drop down into position only when the doors are opened. Some of the safety concerns expressed around driving a pickup are addressed with the use of sensors in the advanced personal safety system that control deployment of the dual stage front airbags, front seat side airbags, and side canopy air bags. Advance-Trac and roll stability control comes standard. MyKey technology allows you to program the ignition keys with reminders to drive at appropriate speeds, limit the volume on audio system, limiting the vehicles top speed, muting the audio system until the front seatbelts are fastened. There are second-row inflatable safety belts, which work like a traditional belt but include a tubular airbag that inflates in the event of

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a crash and distributes the force of the impact across a wider area of the passenger’s chest. A feature called curve control, automatically provides more aggressive four-wheel braking when the truck is going into a corner too fast. There are host of safety systems. Adaptive cruise control, allows drivers to set a cruising speed and use radar technology to monitor traffic ahead and maintain a safe distance between

vehicles. The lane keeping system is designed to help avert unintentional drifting of the vehicle outside the intended driving lane. It automatically detects the left or right-hand road lane markings using a camera mounted between the windshield and interior rear-view mirror. The Blind Spot Information System with cross-traffic alert uses radar hidden in the taillights to detect a vehicle entering a driver’s blind spot while driving or backing up. One of the engine choices is a new 2.7L EcoBoost engine that has undergone more than 16 million kilometres of testing. The other motors are the new 3.5L V6 EcoBoost that combines the efficiency of twin independent variable camshaft timing, and flex fuel capabilities, a 3.5L EcoBoost engine, which we are familiar with and a 5.0L V8.

The Ford F-150 has new styling that stands out at auto shows.

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When it comes to used sedans, this one’s the Altima warrior by Bob McHugh

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Nissan substantially revamped the Altima, its popular family sedan, for the 2010 model year. In addition to external front and rear styling changes, its roomy interior got a once-over in a refurbish that also included two important new standard active safety features, electronic stability and traction control systems. The base engine in a 2010 Altima sedan or coupe is a robust 2.5-litre four cylinder and a 3.5-litre V6 was an option. A six-speed manual transmission was available with the four-cylinder and the continuously variable transmission option was standard with the V6 engine. The fuel-frugal 2.5L four-cylinder (175 horsepower) can get 8.9L/100km in the city and 6.1L/100km on the highway and runs on regular gasoline. The 3.5L V6 can produce a whopping 270 horsepower, yet it still provides decent city/highway fuel consumption (rated at 10.6/7.7 L/100km). It does, however, have a craving for premium quality fuel. A continuously variable transmission is more efficient than a conventional automatic and is designed to always provide best fuel economy, however, some drivers dislike the way it holds engine speed at an optimal level. On the plus, it has a solid reputation for reliability and a nice feature of this CVT is a sequential manual mode that provides six speed settings. There’s also a less popular hybrid version of Altima, which claims an outstanding city fuel consumption rating of 5.8L/100km. This full-hybrid powertrain was jointly developed with Toyota and can run for short distances completely on battery power. Like most

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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To Judy, a mammography technician extraordinaire at NRGH. Your kindness, encouragement and expertise were so appreciated during my recent appointment with you. You were such a blessing. BEEF To the housing organization for not housing an individual who has been homeless for three years now. BOUQUET To the community support shown at the theatre production of Dissolve. Haven Society would like to acknowledge the tremendous financial contributions of Rosanne Duffy, Wendy Pratt and Tom Vu of Huong Lan restaurant. BEEF The Regional District of Nanaimo wants to save money. Easy – don’t give yourselves a raise. You don’t need it – you already earn five times the average wage in Nanaimo. BOUQUET To Pam Damon of Nanaimo Veterinary Hospital and her wonderful, sensitive, caring staff for being there when we had to say goodbye to our beloved Maddie in March. We will never be able to repay their kindness. BEEF Taxi companies are gouging Nanaimo citizens by charging extra-high rates. A cab ride to the ferry (7.5 kilometres) cost $26. In Vancouver, the cost was $16 for the same distance. BOUQUET To the petite lady who gave me a sundae at Burger King – a random act of kindness. BEEF To the provincial government’s poorly thought-out recycling scam, er, scheme. B.C. is already a province of dedicated recyclers. A new system won’t improve anything and it will hurt B.C. businesses. BOUQUET To the wonderful staff at the TD Canada Trust on Bowen Road: Kelly, Rhonda, Steph and the others who are always so pleasant and helpful. Good things come to good people.

BEEF To the premier’s ineffective jobs plan. If only there were more people like my unemployed neighbour who never works an honest day, leaving more job opportunities for the rest of us. BOUQUET To Lindsey at Onmi Foods for everything you do each day and everything extra you do for all the stores. You are greatly appreciated and respected. BEEF Note to self – speed limit on Bowen Road is 50 kilometres per hour, not 50 miles per hour. BOUQUET To the guys at Hub City RV. BEEF To the whiniest person on the page. Why don’t you do something about the smoke? Why, because you can’t. Their property, their choice. Your property your problem. Inhale deeply. BOUQUET To all our great neighbours on Beacon Place. As seniors we appreciate year-round thoughtfullness and help, such as during the last snowstorm. Special thanks to Don, Sid and Tracy. BEEF For what is happening to a senior couple who are being forced to stay in a hospital instead of getting care at their home or at a care facility. This should not be allowed. BOUQUET To 2 Burley Men movers. They took a pretty big hit financially with my lastminute move from Nanaimo to Kelowna because their truck broke down. They got another truck and got my belongings safely to Kelowna within 24 hours – delivered with a smile nonetheless. BEEF To the way some people take care of their cars driving at night with burnt-out lights. If the car is more than five years old how is the car taken care of with brakes, tires and exhaust?

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BOUQUET To Island Mobile Detailing. He made my 23-year-old Maxima look like it came from a showroom floor. BOUQUET To Mary and Kiyo for letting me use your yard for my papers. BOUQUET Congratulations owners of the new dollar store at Port Place. A welcome and much-needed addition to downtown. Staff choice is also commendable. Everyone looks happy, friendly and helpful. BOUQUET To the RCMP. They caught the thief who broke into our home. He got jail and we got our stuff back. BOUQUET To Gord of Ridgeview Roofing for his assistance. Truly a great neighbour.

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BOUQUET To Al and Cheryle. Wow – what a wonderful job you both do making Deerwood such a beautiful place to live. BOUQUET To Pat and John for organizing the Planta Park invasive plant removal work parties. Also to all dedicated volunteers. BOUQUET To my two daughters, son-in-law and my best friend’s husband for moving me last week of February in the snow and rain while I was at work. BOUQUET To John at Mid-Island towing. At each unfortunate event that we have needed a tow, we have been blessed to have you come to our rescue with a big smile and well wishes. BOUQUET To Turley’s Florist for the beautiful, fresh floral bouquets they award as prizes to the winners of Beefs and Bouquets column. Your generosity is much appreciated. BOUQUET To Wenner Electric and B.C. Hydro for prompt, efficient and cheerful repair to our power line downed by a branch. BOUQUET To the understanding person who backed the late-night smoker and to the nosy neighbour, with respect, nothing is going to change. BOUQUET To the federal and provincial government for putting up the tax on cigarettes. It made me quit and now they get 100 per cent of nothing.

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.

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Saturday nanaimo LaWn Bowling Club open house Saturday (April 12), 2-4 p.m., at Bowen Park greens. nanaimo SeniorS Village open house Saturday (April 12), 1-4 p.m., at 6085 Uplands Dr. rain GardenS workshop with Sheri DeBoer of Easy Living Landscape Saturday (April 12), 1:30-3 p.m., at Cedar Heritage Centre, 1644 MacMillan Rd.

Sunday SPrinG FaShion Show fundraiser for Nanaimo Ambassador Program Sunday (April 13), 1-3 p.m., at Beban Park Social Centre.

Monday nanaimo FamiLY History Society meets Monday (April 14), 7 p.m., at Beban Park Social Centre, rooms 7-8. Guest speaker: Lynne Bowen.

Wednesday nanaimo QUiLTerS’ Guild meets Wednesday (April 16) at Nanaimo Curling Club, 106 Wall St. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker: fibre artist Gloria Daly. www. islandquilters.ca.

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