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Visitors tapped to help pay for tourism initiatives By Tamara Cunningham ThE NEwS BULLETIN
Nanaimo visitors could soon pay for tourist attractions in the Harbour City. The Nanaimo Hospitality Association, with the support of the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation, is looking to add a new two-per cent accommodation tax to hotel bills. The move is aimed at creating a new pot of money to pay for and market tourism attractions in the Harbour City, from multiday festivals to a new interpretive and cultural centre on Newcastle Island. This city wouldn’t be the first to see the charge levied. According to the province, 47 B.C. municipalities and
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arm at $570,000 a year. The tax is meant to promote tourism on top of what municipalities already do, so to get the two per cent, Nanaimo must continue to fund Tourism Nanaimo, according to a city report. How to spend the money will be decided by the hospitality association, which will work with the economic development corporation to achieve its tourism goals. “One of the things identified [in Tourism Nanaimo’s strategic plan] is ... developing the destination, so that’s where accommodators are prepared to step in and at least help fund that,” Brady said, adding visitors will likely be OK with the extra charge because they pay it in other B.C. communities. See ‘HOTEL’ /4
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After pleading guilty to charges related to the assault that caused the death of Gabriola Island resident Michael Brophy, the Maybin brothers will not spend time in prison. Brophy died from a brain injury after a fight in October 2006 at the Grizzly Bar, which has since closed. At a sentencing hearing Friday, Judge Catherine Bruce issued conditional sentence orders, with Timothy Maybin, 29, to serve two years less a day for manslaughter, and Matthew Maybin, 31, eight months for assault causing bodily harm. Earlier in the day, Buddha Gains, a bouncer at the former bar, entered a guilty plea to assault causing bodily harm in relation to the incident. The conditional sentence is a jail term that is served conditionally in the community, according to Crown counsel spokesman Gordon Comer. As part of their sentences, the brothers must remain in their residences at all times, with allowances for work, medical emergencies, community service, exercise and to attend religious services. In addition, Timothy will be required to complete 50 hours of community service while Matthew will be required to complete 20 hours. The brothers will be prohibited from consuming alcohol or drugs during their terms and possessing weapons for 10 years. Neither may be in contact with Brophy’s family unless it is for purposes of restorative justice. Both will have to submit DNA samples and pay a $100 victim surcharge. See ‘CONDITIONAL’ /6
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Regional District of Nanaimo directors have given final approval of non-confidence motions related to the Island Corridor Foundation. The motions, originally proposed at the April 8 committee of the whole meeting, will see a meeting set up with affected First Nations and other regional districts to discuss the future of the foundation. Following that, the regional district would affirm support for a task force, comprised of people with knowledge of railways, who would “assist in reinvigorating the Island Corridor Foundation,” as the motion states. Parksville director Marc Lefebvre, who introduced the April 8 motion, said one of the task force’s aims
would be to provide a third party independent review of whether $20 million is an accurate figure for track and infrastructure upgrades, a figure that was mentioned by the foundation. Nanaimo director Diane Brennan proposed delaying the First Nations and regional districts meeting after a meeting with the foundation and Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (track operator), stating that it was “precipitous to call a meeting with our other partners until we’ve heard from the ICF per our request to them.” Area F director Julian Fell pointed out that numerous meeting requests had been made, but were turned down. The motion to defer the meeting was defeated but the original motion passed. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Equipment stolen during break-in Hotel tax A public address system and other items were stolen from the Barsby Bulldogs football team when someone broke into the team’s storage room Wednesday night. Thieves disabled the alarm system to get in the team’s outbuilding at John Barsby
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The accommodation tax has been floated among politicians and hospitality members since 2009. The City of Nanaimo has now prepared a business plan and an application for the province and Nanaimo city council members were to consider a new bylaw during an open meeting after press time Monday. With the help of the new tax, the city’s business plan estimates total funding for local tourism initiatives will increase from $1.25 million in 2014 to $1.3 million by 2018. Every five years, the business plan, including how to spend the money, will be reviewed, according to Brady, who said the need now is for community champions of tourist initiatives. Snuneymuxw Chief John Wesley was unavailable for comment to discuss plans for Newcastle Island.
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A murder trial is set to resume June 23 in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo after the accused was found fit to stand trial, despite remaining mute and failing to participate in proceedings. Robert James Iverson was arrested and subsequently charged with first-degree murder of Cheryl Lynn Sim in December 2010. Despite being represented by legal counsel prior to the trial, he eventually chose to represent himself when it began last September. He remained silent, staring out the window and failed to cross-examine witnesses or review any exhibits provided to him. The trial was delayed as two fitness assessments were ordered by Judge Robert Punnett. The second, a 60-day assessment, saw Albert King, an experienced criminal lawyer, appointed to represent Iverson. But again, the accused refused to confer, prompting Punnett to hold a fitness trial, where the psychiatrist who prepared the assessment was called to testify, according to Basil McCormick, Crown counsel. Iverson was unwilling to be examined by psychiatrists during assessment but despite that, his history of substance abuse, head trauma and the possibility of bipolar disorder, Punnett found him fit to stand trail. Punnett stated Iverson presented an unusual case, but ruled Iverson is ableFOR to OUR distinguish JOINtOday tOday FOR OUR JOIN
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To save power, get unplugged It used to be that the old beer fridge, chugging away in the basement at all hours, was your home’s biggest energy hog. And sure, if you have an old beast whirring and humming away, it would be wise to unplug it and save your bucks. But there’s a new consumer of energy in your home – electronics – and you may be surprised to learn how much your cell phones, PVRs, computers and other gizmos are costing you. B.C. Hydro has been increasing its educational programming, through its website and at trade shows, encouraging customers to use less power. And one way is to properly monitor just how much your electronics are driving up your smart meter. While unplugging that old fridge can save you up to $85 a year, properly plugging in your gadgets has the potential to save you more than $100 a year. Just your personal video recorder alone is costing you more than your average refrigerator. B.C. Hydro suggests hooking up your television, DVD player, PVR, VCR and surround system to one power bar, and simply clicking the entire thing off when it’s not in use. ‘Phantom load’ is upping your the cost of your hydro bill, whether you’re home or away, sleeping or awake. Standby power can increase your annual bill by as much as 10 per cent. If hydro companies could convince everyone in Canada to reduce their products that use standby power, they could power up to 400,000 homes, and emissions reductions would be equivalent to taking a large coal-fired power generating unit offline. All you have to do to is unplug the things you aren’t using. If we could learn as a society to turn off the lights when we leave the room, surely we can learn to click off the electronics, too. Finally, B.C. Hydro’s green team suggests reading a book, and going for a bike ride instead of watching TV at all – the ultimate unplugged experience. 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.
Take it from me, keep on top of taxes BY SUKH DHALIWAL adhere to the Income Tax Act. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Last month, I appeared in the great American Supreme B.C. provincial court to take Court Justice of the early 20th responsibility for this lapse century, once stated that “taxes and move forward. I pled to are what we pay for a civilized my mistake, paid the allotted society.” fines and demonstrated that all Whether it is the roads filings are now up to date and we drive on, the schools we settled. send our children to, the law However, as someone who enforcement that keeps our served constituents for communities safe, or our several years in my time in universal access to health care, public life, I have asked myself taxes are the lifeblood of what whether there is some way makes Canada the best that the lessons I have country in the world to learned through this GUEST live. unfortunate experience COMMENT can benefit others. As a former member of Parliament, who First and foremost, proudly served as a there is no substitute public servant, I understand the for awareness and education. essential nature of what taxes I have just taken a brief can accomplish in terms of introductory course offered nation building. online by the Canada Revenue Canada Revenue Agency Agency (www.cra-arc.gc.ca) statistics show there are a about Canada’s tax system, significant number of smallresponsible citizenship and business owners who do not the basics about income-tax stay on top of their filings, returns. and in the years I served in This has led me to look into a Ottawa, I also encountered this wider variety of courses offered difficulty. by the Chartered Professional While there was absolutely Accountants Association (www. no malice nor intent behind cpd.cica.ca/incometax.cfm). the unfiled tax returns for a For small-business owners, company that I served as a these courses are a fantastic director of, this in no way resource, and I encourage lessened my obligation to everyone in business for
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themselves to make use of them. These are steps that I am taking not to wash away the past but rather to ensure that I build a better future in terms of my conduct. This is a process to improve myself and make sure that previous mistakes are never repeated. I am immersing myself in the above-mentioned efforts and remain humble in my resolve to chart a new path. In the midst of tax filing season, I cannot think of a more timely topic for discussion, and I am looking forward to continuing to participate in public dialogue on financial literacy in the months and years ahead. My example is one that I feel many Canadians may be able to learn from. A reliance on accountants, or income-tax software, doesn’t prevent individuals like myself from learning more about how taxation in Canada works, where exactly these taxes go, and why they are so important for the benefit of all Canadians. u Sukh Dhaliwal is a former member of Parliament who served the riding of Newton-North Delta from 2006 to 2011.
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Refined oil just a lesser of two evils Two concerns perturb me, however. First, we still need to get the diluted bitumen, which is every bit as toxic and destructive as Mr. Black describes, over all those mountains and rivers where a leak could be devastating to fish and wildlife and very challenging or probably impossible to clean up. Second, we must turn down the heat. The Inter-
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Re: Refined oil safer for B.C.’s coast, Opinion, April 22. I agree that refined oil would be somewhat safer to ship in tankers. Refining bitumen in B.C.would provide jobs and revenue for us, which the present plan does not. The present plan imposes all the risks and none of the benefits to British Columbians.
national Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which are objective, international bodies, have all sounded this alarm. We must stop burning fossil fuels. Building the pipelines is an expensive undertaking. Once they’re built, the investors will demand they be filled with toxic diluted bitumen to make them pay.
We’ll be more locked in to burning fossil fuels than ever. I’ve wondered why the Albertans don’t refine their own dirty bitumen. It would create thousands of jobs. And, as Mr. Black says, it would be less toxic than dilbit. I want so much to burn a green fuel in my hybrid. Why can’t I have that choice?
Dam leak needs Holmes on case
Nanaimoites weren’t hands-on with their approach to Earth Day seed and checked the new growth of the flowers and veggies. We checked the hoses and the irrigation. The vehicles kept right on passing by. Nobody turned in and stopped to look around. No visitors. It was only later that we realized that this was an official day to be friendly to Earth. I guess nobody read your editorial. Or nobody took it seriously. But we noticed plenty of trucks with gardening equipment in the back. Hire a gardener to touch the earth for us – now there’s a plan.
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Re: Save the world this Earth Day, Editorial, April 22. Nice editorial about a worthy concept. My wife and I have a garden box in the community garden at the corner of Turner Road and the Island Highway. We went there on one of our regular visits on a sunny April 22. The vehicles go through the adjacent intersection endlessly, only stopping for a red light. We cut some grass, pulled some weeds and did a little tidy up in the garden area. And the vehicles kept rolling by. We put out some bird
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Flowers flourish at the community garden on the corner of Turner Road and the Island Highway.
Recycling service should co-operate with consumers need to drive to one of MMBC drop-off locations and waste gasoline and time, would benefit as well. To transport individually boxes of Styrofoam, bottles, pickle or jam jars to specified MMBC drop-off locations is not an environmentally friendly solution. Given that MMBC is a non-profit corporation there should be no objections to co-operate with the citizens. Do not eliminate blue box. This is an opportunity to expend and actuality get some benefit from residential recycling by MMBC.
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Since Nanaimo residents are by now fully versatile in separating food waste from trash, and recyclables from glass, plastic or Styrofoam, the blue bag/containers should not be eliminated as planned. Rather, blue containers should be re-used to accept at curbside glass containers and plastic materials and ship them to Multi Material B.C. drop-off sites. The new, blue scheduled pickups could be made at intervals that coincide with other regular pickups. This will save the city a bundle on collection cost. Everyone else that would otherwise
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I cannot believe that the worst item that pollutes, plastic bags, are not to be included in our roadside pickup. A lot of people will not drive out of their way to go to one of the drop-off centers. They’ll find it easier to just stick them in their garbage can. Even using my cloth bags, I still end up with too much plastic. Let’s use the blue bags for plastic bags only – we already have them in use now but won’t need them after May 19.
J. Towle Nanaimo
Re: Colliery dam investigation ends in May, April 1. I am now even more fuming especially when $1.8 million of taxpayer dollars in Nanaimo is yet again being squandered, and for what? A century-old dam that is continuing to stand the tests of time, but yet for some very mysterious reason, the powers at large regard the ultimate removal of the Colliery dams as being the top priority. They are actually willing to spend excessive amounts of tax dollars and use spin doctors to prove their so-called legitimate case for it. It does not have to take one of the greatest TV or film investigators to solve this particular intriguing case, just Mike Holmes. He would most definitely recommend a lot of changes. Unless the powers at large get their collective acts together and stop the continuing leaks of tax dollars for Nanaimo’s dam, it will run dry, which will not be a fun time for everybody.
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After reading the draft of the new City of Nanaimo Governance Framework Roles and Responsibilities, it makes one wonder why we have a council at all? It states “the councillor role is a governance role, distinct from the management role. Council does not involve itself in the management or operational work of the city unless there is a direct linkage to the strategic level decisions of council. Council involvement in the operational or management work of the city should be rare and exceptional.” It also states that basically if an individual councillor wants to talk to staff for more than 30 minutes, it requires permission from the city manager. In all companies that I know the bosses talk to the staff for as long and as often as the bosses feel is needed. The boss is the one in
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charge and responsible for the results, not the employees under them. If work is only important if all of council agrees, then is it not important if one councillor disagrees? If individual councillors asking questions is a waste of city staff resources maybe we should not have any councillors and just have a mayor to approve the wishes of the city manager, period. This would save tax dollars and staff would not be bothered by individual councillors for 30 minutes a week.
Terry Wagstaff Nanaimo
Recreation programs being underutilized To the Editor,
Imagine our disappointment when, after registering my 12-year-old daughter in a free drop-in gym program at the Oliver Woods Community Centre, we discovered only one other person in attendance. In a city with 6,400 youths aged 12-18, there have only been 30 registered participants since September. Are youths really too busy with more serious pursuits or with managing their online life to take part in unpressured activities? Do our community values only embrace highly structured competitive sports? I’m not dismissing competitive sports. I’m merely questioning why sports for recreation and socialization is not valued in Nanaimo. Here is hoping youths don’t waste their youth waiting for the next ‘like’ or being fixated on gaming.
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t wasn’t too long ago that singer/songwriter Victor Anthony was wandering around Gabriola Island when a couple of people asked him when his next live performance was going to be. Anthony, who hasn’t performed as a solo artist for nearly two years, thought it over. “I went home and told my wife about it,” Anthony said. “She said ‘well that’s a sign.’” On Friday (May 2), Anthony will be performing a solo set of acoustic blues at the Gabriola Theatre Centre. “I usually do my gigs with some sort of little theme, and I hadn’t done a blues thing in a quite a good long while, so I’mma do that this time,” Anthony said.
Anthony was born and raised in Tennessee. For years he performed under the name Victor Mecyssne, but decided to take his wife’s last name [Anthony] when they married, and released three albums, Skinnybones, Hush Money and Personal Mercury, to the nowdefunct Sweetfish Records. He’s currently working on his fourth, fifth and sixth albums and said he’s in no rush to complete them. “I don’t know when they will see print,” Anthony said. “I started back in the fall doing a songwriter record and I am doing a five-song EP record of novelty songs. Just as soon as those are finished I am going to do a record of traditional stuff, mountain music kind of thing.” In 2007, Anthony and his wife made the nearly 4,500 kilometre move from Cumberland County, Tenn., to Gabriola Island. A big reason for the move was largely due to the couple’s strong desire to experience life outside of the Volunteer State and the United States.
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Symphony serves up multi-layered concert social media gives voice to metal music scene Nanaimo’s got talent – gastronomical and otherwise. There’s the Nanaimo bar, famous dessert known around the world, and now there’s the Nanaimo Bar None – a delicious family event on Saturday (May 3) at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at the Port Theatre. The ingredients: supreme, scrumptious up-and-coming and world-class Nanaimo talent – 170-plus award-winning performers, all in one show. This blockbuster event, presented by the Vancouver Island Symphony, will appeal to all ages and all senses – with the rhythmic, smooth sounds of musicians and singers, to the sights of dancers, lights, colour, sets, costumes and action, and to the mouth-watering taste
and smell of real Nanaimo bars – plus special chocolates and Nanaimo bar icecream available at intermission by donation. Add feelings of joy, celebration, laughter, wonder, rapture and pride and you have a totally delectable event. “I’m really excited about the different art forms resembling the layers of the Nanaimo bar – from jazz bands and a string quartet, to piano, violin and guitar soloists, singers, dancers, and Nanaimo’s Poet Laureate, Naomi Wakan,” said Calvin Dyck, producer, director and violinist. “It’s the fabric of Nanaimo life.” The concert combines the 50-plus member VIS Fabulous Fives choir led by Patri-
cia Plumley, the Wellington Jazz Band conducted by Carmella Luvisotto, and pianist Devon Joiner flying in from New York to tickle the ivories. Add a cup of Kirkwood Academy Dance, composer and pianist Sarah Wood, and Eric Harper on guitar and mix well. Blend in the Nico Rhodes jazz trio, dancer Holly Bright of Crimson Coast Dance Society, Andrew Clark on French horn, and the Symphonic Choir. Topping it all off is a surprise that the symphony won’t reveal until the concert. Tickets $22-46; $15-20/ students. Please call 250754-8550 or visit www.porttheatre.com for more information.
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It was an idea that was cooked up in the kitchen. Terry Anderson along with Bryan Baker and their friend were sitting around the kitchen table discussing music and various metal bands. That’s when Baker proclaimed how wonderful it would be to “quit their jobs and start a metal band.” It wasn’t long after that Anderson and Baker formed Tribune, a progressive-metal band based out of Vancouver. On Saturday (May 3), Tribune will be performing in Nanaimo at the Cambie. Tribune was formed back in 2004 and is currently features Anderson, Baker, along with Shawn Culley and Jason Brown. Over the last decade, Tribune has released four albums, with Elder Lore/The Dark Arts and Tales released last October. Anderson said that over the years the band has explored various directions within the metal
genre, such as playing faster and focusing on guitar harmonies. “Sound-wise I would say we’ve really developed the guitar harmonies. There are a lot more dynamic parts than in previous albums,” Anderson said. “Musically, we are experimenting and going in all different directions. I know some bands want to go extreme and play as fast as possible, but we we’re always trying to touch on as many elements as much as possible without making it too weird.” While the metal genre is often ignored by the majority of mainstream radio stations, Anderson said that since the social media revolution has given the genre an opportunity to reach new audiences and thrive. “Heavy metal is a hard nut to crack,” he said. “It’s hard to get people into it. I think it’s because when people are teenagers, or when they’re learning what they like to listen to, they’ll get into metal, but if we didn’t have the Internet to make it so easily available for them, by the time they’re old enough to get into bars they’ll have been listening to whatever is on the radio or TV. So [the Internet] is definitely making the metal scene more accessible to people.” arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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125ml
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McKinnon, Jean Paul (nee Cook)
December 23, 1927 - April 19, 2014 Jean passed away peacefully at Stanford Place Care Campus in Parksville on Saturday where she has been lovingly cared for since this past February.  She was predeceased by her parents Jane(Jean) and James Cook and her sister Ellen.  She is survived by her husband of 64 years, James, son James (Faye), daughter Lynn(James)Barnstead, grandson Chad in Vancouver BC, grandaughter Rebecca (Richard) Hastings in Inverness Scotland, and three very special Great grandchildren, Sienna, Cruz & Rio. Jean was born in Nanaimo, and in her youth was a talented singer. She sang at many weddings and special occasions in the area. Jean and Jim were married on June 17,1950 and built their family home in Harewood. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Harewood Volunteer Fire Dept. and helped with many Christmas parties and wedding showers. She loved organizing events in the neighbourhood whether it was Guy Fox night bonfires or Christmas cookie decorating in her dining room. Everyone was always welcome in her home and there was always an extra chair at the dinner table for anyone who wanted to stay for a meal. In the early 70’s the family moved to Cassidys’ Sunny Slope Mobile Home Park where Jim & Jean lived till 2012 becoming part of a tight knit community with caring neighbours. Jean worked most of her life beginning at the Malpass grocery store, David Spencers department store and then many years at Eatons. Her last job was working as a cashier at the then, Malaspina College where she met many special student friends from around the world. Mom & Dad spent many happy summers camping and boating around Vancouver Island with the YO YO Club, snowbirding to Yuma Arizona for winters and loved touring relatives from the UK around BC. She loved her whole family and kept in touch with all her cousins, nieces and nephews through the years. “We Love You Gramma Mac� A celebration of life will be held at Jeans’ daughters’ home at 7002 Aulds Rd, Lantzville on Saturday May 3,2014 from 2-4pm. Flowers are politely declined, a donation may be made in Jean’s name to the Heart & Stroke Fund or the CNIB.
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David Grant Conroy August 5, 1955 ~ April 18, 2014 Grant (David) passed away, age 58, during his sleep and after a very lengthy difficult struggle with cancer of the lung. He was born in Nanaimo, BC and following his schooling here he moved to reside and work in Edmonton, Alberta, later to California USA before returning to his home town here again in January 2013. Grant is predeceased by his father, Thomas Conroy, in April of 2001. He is survived by his loving mother, Margaret Conroy and his brother Glen Conroy, of Nanaimo, and by his uncle Alan Bull, Windsor, Ontario. His many nieces and a nephew and cousins are also left to mourn his death as well as his friends. We will really miss his generosity and caring spirit and his humour. We wish to express much gratitude for the care which Grant received while in the Palliative Care Unit of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and from the staff of the 4th floor of Kiwanis Village Lodge where he spent the last weeks of his life. A Private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date with his minister The Rev. Bert Ramsey of St. Andrew’s United Church. Condolences may be offered to the family at telfordn@shaw.ca “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there by any more pain: for the former things has passed away. And He that set upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.� – Rev 21:4-5
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The Central and Upper Island Community Council is searching for a highly skilled Administrative Assistant, starting immediately, for up to 20 hours a month to support the activities of the Council. The successful applicant will have: excellent organization and communication skills; well developed skills in word processing, spreadsheets & presentations software; ability to arrange advertising, organize meetings and workshops; have their own equipment, internet access and workspace; and be able to travel throughout the Central and Upper Island. Experience with desktop publishing would be an asset. Please respond in writing to Community Living BC, 6531 Metral Drive, Nanaimo, V9T 2L9, Attn: Community Council, by May 13, 2014, stating remuneration required and availability. Applicants should submit a resume with cover letter and one (or more) letters of reference. Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.
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Toby (Glen) Brown August 9, 1923~April 18, 2014. After over 90 years of enjoying life, Toby, a WWII veteran, passed away peacefully in Nanaimo with his family by his side April 18, 2014. Toby will be greatly missed by all those who knew him but especially by his wife of 67 years, Joan; Son Jack (Yvonne), Daughter Nancy Stern (Harvey); Grandchildren Wayne (Tanya), David, Darren (Michelle), Meagan (Billy); and many precious Great Grandchildren. The special times we’ve had together will forever live in our hearts. Toby was born in Brandon, Manitoba, the baby of nine children. He enlisted with the Navy in 1942 and was on the North Atlantic run. After the war, Toby took up his favourite sport, hockey. He played semi-pro with the Regina Caps, Los Angeles Monarchs, Kamloops Elks and New York Rovers before moving with his wife Joan to Victoria, B.C. He worked at Canadian Stevedoring and was transferred to Nanaimo in 1961. Toby enjoyed golf, curling, salmon fishing and after retiring, he and Joan enjoyed many winters in Mesa, Arizona and amazing cruises. Toby’s life was exciting, rich and full of wonderful family and friends. We would like to thank the staff and Hospice volunteers at the Palliative Care Unit and his Legion buddies who made his final days peaceful. There is no service as per request, but we encourage you to celebrate your time with & memories of Toby in your own special way. Donations in Toby’s memory can be made to the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation.
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Seeking an individual who is highly motivated and works well in a fast paced environment. Must have a flexible work schedule. Duties include but not limited to dispatching crews, dealing with customers, answering phones and maintaining the warehouse. Preference will be given to those individuals with previous experience but willing to train the right person. Remuneration based on experience. Medical and dental benefits after 6 months. Please send your resume to: Box 345 c/o Nanaimo News Bulletin, 777 Poplar St, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 2H7. 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. SEEKING Writer to write life story. Must speak and write German and English. Please respond in writing to Box 48, C/O PQB News, Box 1180, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H2 Vernon Service Company requires Journeyman Service Plumbers/Gasfitters, $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416
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Just south of Campbell River has a workkamper position for pool and hot tub maintenance available to start June 15 to Sept. 15. Full hook-up RV site including Wi-Fi, cable TV and all park facilities exchanged for part-time hours worked. Please email resumes including experience, expectations, availability & references Attn: Monica sales@salmonpoint.com The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: •Processor Operators •980 Operators (Dryland Sort) •Hook tender •Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers •Hand Buckers •Coastal Certified Hand Fallers •Machinists •Millwright Full time with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-9564888 or email to office@lemare.ca.
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Intership BC Inc. Intership BC Inc. is a subsidiary of the Norwegian wellboat company Intership AS. Intership BC Inc. has recently signed a 5-year charter for a wellboat with a major salmon farming company in British Columbia. The wellboat will mainly be used for live transport of salmon and will mainly operate in the coastal waters of BC. The vessel will operate with a minimum crew of 4 people. Campbell River will be the home harbor for the vessel.
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Vessels specifications: 44 meters long, main engine: MAK 749 Kw, 2 Caterpillar generators each 245 Kw
To crew the vessel we are seeking the following personnel: Captains/First Officers/Engineers/Deckhands with the following qualifications/certificates: • Previous relevant experience for the various positions • Training and certificates according to STCW regulations for the relevant positions • Valid health certificate Intership BC Inc. offers interesting and challenging positions in a growing industry with competitive benefits. Please apply by May 2, 2014 to: havard.grontvedt@intership.no. All applications must include a CV and list of references.
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The vessel plans to sail from Norway to Campbell River with Canadian crew around mid-June. To manage the company, we are seeking a General Manager with the following qualifications: • Experience as manager with personnel responsibility • Commercial mindset • Work experience from the salmon farming industry • Knowledge about the maritime industry • Technical insight
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Nanaimo News Bulletin 25
Acme Timbermen off to fast start
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Things will get tougher for the T-men now. They play two more home games this coming weekend, hosting the Ladner Pioneers on Saturday (May 3) and the Langley Warriors on Sunday. “We’ll go into practice with a jump in our step knowing we got the win that we needed to get, and now we just have to work and look ahead at Ladner,” Swanson said. The Pioneers are the No. 1 rivals of the Timbermen and games between the two teams are always competitive. Ladner hasn’t started its season yet and Nanaimo doesn’t know what sort of roster to anticipate, but Swanson noted that the Pioneers “come from a little lacrosse hotbed” and should come ready to compete. “It’s always really good lacrosse – rough, tough, lots of little skirmishes,” he said. “We really get up to play them.” GAME ON … The Timbermen and the Pioneers play Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Sunday’s game against the Warriors is a 5 p.m. faceoff at the NIC. Admission to Timbermen home games is $8.
SR. B CLUB wins 12-4 in opener.
BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
The Nanaimo Acme Timbermen found their lacrosse legs and earned a win, too. The senior B Acme Painting Timbermen won their season opener Saturday, defeating the Royal City Capitals 12-4 at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. “Really good,” said Shawn Swanson, the team’s general manager. “I was quite surprised. There was a little worry going in because we had so many rookies playing, but they all played really well.” The Caps didn’t come over to the Island with a full roster, and the T-men took advantage, establishing the pace and running the floor in transition. “I thought our offence was really crisp for the first game of the year. Defensively we had a few breakdowns; luckily [goalie] Nick Patterson was having a really good game. And our transition was pretty good. We had lots of breakaways and two-onones.” Swanson said the
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Nanaimo Timbermen senior B player Brad Dougan, right, checks a Royal City Capitals opponent during Saturday’s West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association season opener at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.
energy of opening night was one of the reasons for his team’s success and said the contest resembled a midseason game. “Obviously it wasn’t up against top talent and a full
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Nanaimo Pirates batter Zach Diewert hits a grand slam Sunday at Serauxmen Stadium in a game against the North Shore Twins. The visitors won 11-7.
Grand slam isn’t enough as Pirates get outscored BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
The Nanaimo Pirates swung for the fences and it got them back in the game, but that was all. The Hub City Paving Pirates won two and then lost two this past weekend at Serauxmen Stadium in B.C. Premier Baseball League action. The Pirates swept the Coquitlam Reds by scores of 1-0 and 5-1 on Saturday, but then fell to the North Shore Twins the next day, 5-4 and 11-7. The weekend finale was a game of ups and downs for the home team. The Pirates fell behind 5-0 after three innings but didn’t quit, loading the bases. Zach Diewert came to the plate with two outs and hit a grand slam over the left-field fence, and Nanaimo added one more run that inning, too, to tie it at 5-5 before getting outscored the rest of the way. “I did like our compete level,” said Doug Rogers, Pirates manager. “We didn’t give
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up. Typical Nanaimo baseball – we seem to always come back in situations.” T h a t ’s e m e rg i n g as a trait in the 2014 Pirates, just as it has been in recent years. “It’s always been like that, really,” said Diewert. “This team never gives up. We hate losing. That’s one thing I love most about this team.” In the earlier game that day, the Pirates had a 3-1 lead but hurt themselves with some errors. “If we come out and really harness that game and play defensive baseball, we win that game; we win the weekend,” said Rogers. The manager said players need to learn how to give themselves advantages in games through smart baseball. “The coaches have a lot of work to do in teaching them the game,” he said. “Not just how to swing a bat and how to throw a baseball. There’s a lot more to the game than that.” See ‘BALL’ /27
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Mitchell Kis-Toth is in good position coming around the first turn during his semifinal race in the six-year-old novice division at the Vancouver Island Championship series stop Sunday at the Marie Davidson BMX Park. GREG SAKAKI ThE NEwS BullETIN
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Juniors start with setback The junior A Nanaimo Timbermen lost the war of 18-12 to start their season. The city’s B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League club fell to the Delta Islanders by an 18-12 score on the Lower Mainland on Saturday. Corey Shires scored six goals and added two assists, Brett Hawrys and Cole Kryworuchka had two each, Travis Mickelson had a goal and three assists and Jaeden Gilles has the other goal for the Timbermen. Nanaimo’s home opener is Saturday (May 3) when the New Westminster Salmonbellies visit Frank Crane Arena in a 5 p.m. faceoff.
A well-rounded defenceman will make the jump from the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League to the B.C. Hockey League. The Nanaimo Clippers announced last week that they have signed Sean Buchanan from the Peninsula Panthers. The 6-foot-3, 200 pounder from Victoria scored 14 goals and 30 points and had 107 penalty minutes in 43 games in 2013-14. “He is a big, strong defenceman with a bright future…” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers general manager, in a press release. “We expect Sean to be a good allaround defenceman who will add some offensive punch to our defence corps.”
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Youngster rides motocross high Eight-year-old Sebastian Sulyok competing at major Las Vegas event BY GREG SAKAKI The News BulleTiN
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n eight-year-old Nanaimo motocross rider and his family will cross the U.S. border this week, en route to a major race in Las Vegas. Sebastian Sulyok will have his KTM SXS 50cc and all his gear. He’ll also have, hidden, a secret weapon that customs probably won’t find – a little bit of dirt from the Wastelands Motocross Park in Nanaimo. Sulyok has raced all over Western Canada, but the dirt he’s most familiar with is the muck of the Wastelands. Racers who can thrive in the mountain’s mud are going to be well-practised and ready for anything that the sport of motocross throws at them. “It’s a big, gnarly, open motocross track,” said Steve Sulyok, Seby’s father. “We’re blessed to have this here.” His son has been riding for just three years after first seeing mini dirt bike racing at Wastelands. “What are those?” he asked his dad. Steve looked into it and the family bought Sebastian a bike for his fifth birthday. Was there any hesitation
to let a five-year-old get into extreme sports? “Love is blind, brother,” Steve replied. Sebastian has thrived on the track. He races on the Vancouver Island circuit, where he placed second last season, and also on the FuturesWest Canadian Arenacross Championships series, where he came third. The trophies don’t matter to him, Seby said. It’s fun to win, but that’s not necessarily what the sport is about at this level. “I think it’s the camaraderie,” said Steve. “There’s the racing, but there’s such a social dynamic amongst the families and amongst the racers.” It’s interesting, he said – the youngsters will tear around the track, competing like gladiators. Then afterward they’ll be kids again, and friends, and relive wins and losses with little motocross toys. So there’s a team aspect to the individual sport of motocross. That team spirit is also evident leading up to the races, as Steve and Seby’s sister Jasmine co-operate to run through the pre-race checklist of hydration, nutrition, fuel, gear and high-fives. This coming Saturday (May
3) is the biggest race yet for Sebastian. He’s the only Canadian rider who was invited to compete at the KTM Junior Supercross challenge in Vegas, and it will be like nothing he’s experienced to date. In recent weeks, Steve has been helping his son with race visualization. “We’ve shown him the video, we’ve done the surround sound,” said Steve. “‘OK, my friend, this is what you’re going to see: the fireworks, the big screens, your name on the screen. This is it. Remember to breathe, take it in; you’re allowed to be nervous.’” Sebastian took time off from classes at Woodbank Primary School to practise. He’s got plenty of experience, support from family, cheers from well-wishers. And some Wastelands dirt to make the Las Vegas track a little more like home. In his biggest race yet, he might earn a win. No matter what, he’ll gain something. “We’re trying to build life lessons,” Steve said. “We’re building good, productive members of society that understand that in order to get to a goal, there’s a lot of hard work.”
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