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Teachers to strike Monday J.R. Rardon Gazette editor School District 85 students may get an impromptu three-day weekend as Vancouver Island North Teachers prepare for a oneday strike Monday, May 26.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation on Tuesday rejected a six-year contract offer proffered by Education Minister Peter Fassbender last week, and announced the start of one-day, rotating strikes at schools around the prov-

ince beginning Monday and continuing through Thursday. SD85 School Superintendent Scott Benwell confirmed the District has received notification of a planned walkout by VINTA membership on

Monday. “We expect all SD85 schools to be behind picket lines,” Benwell said. “We fully respect the bargaining process, and this is a natural progression. I would expect other unions to honour the picket line as well.”

All school districts in the province will be impacted by a one-day strike before teachers return Friday, May 30.

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Students take on technology challenge in Port Alice. Page 3

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Tri-Port club hosts Vancouver Island motocross racing. Page 11 OPINION Page 6 Letters Page 7 Sports Page 11 Classifieds Page 13-15

Cody Walkus looks on as a dancer portraying the Gwa’sala whale Gwa’yam conveys the ancestor Yakatlanlis during the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School Yayuma in Port Hardy May 15. See more on page 16. J.R. Rardon

McNeill Council votes self a raise J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—Near the end of last week’s special meeting, Port McNeill council approved its 2014 budget. Well before the vote, though, they commenced the spending. First, council unanimously approved a pay raise for itself and

the mayor that brings Port McNeill from the lowest-paid council to the median compensation amount for communities of its size in British Columbia. It also unanimously approved funding for two summer student positions at the cash-strapped Visitors’ Information Centre, one of them to be funded through col-

since 2001, and came following a summary presented by treasurer Dan Rodin. Rodin noted an updated compensation bylaw had been prepared in 2005 but never adopted, and

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lection of the hotel bed tax. Finally, council was presented the Town’s 2013 financial statements and was addressed by the auditor in what turned into a lengthy and wide-ranging session between its regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The pay raise for mayor and council is the first for Port McNeill

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Ombudsperson to field complaints Gazette staff North Island residents will have a chance to directly air complaints into B.C.’s public agencies when the provincial Ombudsperson’s office pays a rare visit to the region June 2-3. “We serve the entire province; if people have not been successful in resolving their problems with the public agency and still feel they have not been

treated fairly and reasonably, they can come to us”, Ombudsperson Kim Carter said. “While the majority of complaints are by telephone, mail or online, some people are more comfortable meeting face-to-face and I feel it’s important that this opportunity is available to people throughout the province.” An ‘Ombudsperson Office for the Day’ will be set up in Port Hardy

Monday, June 2, and in Port McNeill Tuesday, June 3. While her staff meet with local residents wishing to file a complaint, Carter will meet with civic leaders and agencies under her jurisdiction. The tour also includes stops in Power River, Courtenay/Comox and Campbell River. B.C.’s Ombudsperson Office can investigate complaints about all provincial ministries

and boards, Crown corporations, colleges and universities, schools and boards of education, health authorities, local governments and self-governing professions. Appointments need to be booked ahead of time by calling 1-800-567-3247. The role of the Ombudsperson is to uphold the democratic principles of openness, transparency and accountability, to

ensure that every person in B.C. is treated fairly in the provision of public services, and to promote and foster fairness in public administration. The Ombudsperson does this by receiving and investigating individual complaints and conducting systemic investigations to consider issues from a broad perspective. Nearly 7,500 inquiries and complaints

Health Network seeks solutions

If you are reading this, then the Steering Committee members of the Mount Waddington Health Network and the editor of the North Island Gazette agree to the idea that a regular column might be a good way to increase communication about health on the North Island. You may have seen reference to the Health Network in a February or March issue of the Gazette. The Network hosted a forum in Port McNeill and J.R. was there with his camera. If you saw a picture of someone standing on a chair holding a microphone, that was me. Thanks J.R.! The Network holds

Forums at least twice a year to share information about its activities; (its sub-Committees include Seniors, Youth, Addictions and Housing). Often a keynote speaker is invited. The forums also provide an opportunity for community members to let the Network Steering Cmte. know about health-related issues they are concerned about, and their recommendations or ideas on how to address these. (The next forum is being planned for the fall of 2014.) In addition to hosting forums, Health Network members are often very involved with a variety of activities in their commu-

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Left: Moriah Purdy of Sunset Elementary keeps an eye on the filter her team created to separate oil from water during the inaugural STEM Challenge at the Port Alice Community Centre last Thursday, May 15. Right: Judges Khalid Jasim, left, and Tina Nordstrom review the STEM project of the Fort Rupert School team with teacher Barb Colbourne and students Natalya Child and Tyler Zapp. J.R. Rardon

Mixing oil and water (with fun and science) Gazette staff PORT ALICE— Nearly 100 Grade 6 and 7 students from across the North Island took their best shot at solving the sticky issue of cleaning up a marine oil spill last week in the inaugural STEM Challenge at the local Community Centre. The brainchild of Sea View Elementary principal D’Arcy Deacon and backed by School District 85, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) challenges teams of students to apply rational thought, experimentation and collaboration in problem solving. “I’m really pleased

with it,” said Carol Prescott, SD85 trustee for Port Alice. “This really showcases the progressive learning that’s taking place in the District. Students are challenged to learn, think, strategize, plan and be collaborative. It also encompasses our emphasis on reaching out to the community and local business.” The students gathered May 15 knowing the general parameters of the challenge, but without specifics. They were then briefed by school officials and engineers from Neucel Specialty Cellulose, who served as judges, on the task before them.

“I promise this is going to get bigger and grander each time we do this.” -D’Arcy Deacon

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bottle labeled with the first STEM challenge. The Sunset Elementary team of Moriah Purdy, Mica Donaghy, Adam Benwell, Tyanna Masterman, Dylan Pepper and Cassiel Carlson won the innovation design award for going beyond the parameters of the challenge and developing a recovery and re-use plan for the water after it was filtered from the oil. The top overall design went to the A.J. Elliott School team of Michael Tynjala, Justin Swanson, Niall Weyer and Colesa Pakkalen of Sointula, and A.J. Elliott also took home the trav-

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eling plaque for top overall school. “I promise this is going to get bigger and grander each time we do this,” said Deacon, who vowed it would be an annual

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Port Hardy Rotary Club members clean the seniors housing centre Sunday during a club volunteer project. Sandy Grenier

VIC gets funds from page 1 that council in 2011 enlisted an independent committee, “which determined council was woefully underpaid, by about 200 per cent,” he said. “For whatever reason, nothing was done.” Prior to last week’s passage of the new Compensation, Reimbursement and Expense Bylaw, the mayor received $7,500 per year and councillors $4,800. The next-lowest compensation for a municipality of similar size was Highlands, at $10,000 for mayor and $6,000 for councillors — and the median figure across the province was essentially double Port McNeill’s pay. The matter of council reimbursement had been caught in a Catch22 for nearly a decade, Coun. Shirley Ackland noted, with sitting councils deferring the matter to the next group of elected officials and new councils unwilling to be seen as raiding the Town coffers for their own benefit. “We’ve struggled with this,” said Ackland, who also served on the previous council which formed the community committee to examine the compensation issue. “Part of the rationale for putting something in place for an incoming council was, one, that it would look like we weren’t giving ourselves a raise. But councillors that are just coming in are likewise

loathe to decide the first thing they’re going to do is give themselves a raise.” Rodin provided council with an extensive written report, expounding on information gathered by the 2011 committee, and it was convinced to stop the treadmill of shoving the contentious issue on to the next council — which will be elected this fall. “The burden on our council was given to us about three months in,” said Coun. Grant Anderson, a first-term councillor. “I don’t know that we want to put that burden on the next council. If Dan is correct in saying we want to be fair to people who are trying to help the community, this is a no brainer. It has to happen and it has to happen as soon as possible. “It’s time.” VIC staff OK’d With the federal summer student funding program shutting its tap in Port McNeill and other Island communities, president David Mitchell of the Port McNeill and District Chamber of Commerce submitted a request for funding of two fulltime student staffing positions at the Town’s Visitor’s Information Centre from June through August. “The summer student program has provided us up to $12,000, and the loss of that $12,000 is huge to us,”

said Mitchell. “The Chamber’s been subsidizing the VIC for years, and this puts our already tenuous budget in dire straits.” The visitors’ centre maintains a paid manager, but with upwards of 11,000 visitors pouring through its doors during the peak summer season, Mitchell said, the full-time student assistants are critical to its functioning. In an extended debate, council tried to find alternatives to the staffing shortage, including sharing summer student employees already committed to jobs with the Town. “We’re nit-picking,” said Coun. Anderson. “They need help; let’s give it to them.” Mitchell had asked for a Town contribution of $5,500 to pay for one student employee at the centre, but Coun. Gaby Wickstrom submitted a motion to fund one position from the Town’s budget and contribute $5,700 for a second employee by applying the Town’s portion of the Hotel Room Tax. Last year the tax generated $5,606 for Port McNeill, which holds another $879 in the HRT account balance. Council unanimously approved the motion pending approval on the hotel tax portion by the Port McNeill Tourism Steering Committee. Wickstrom, who sits on the committee, reported that approval the following day.

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Michelle Tovstigo places a burger on a bun held by Katie Fyvie, right, during the B.C. Children’s Hospital fundraiser hosted by the crew of ScotiaBank in Port Hardy Friday. North Islanders stepped up to aid the Children’s Hospital at several fundraisers in the area last weekend, including events hosted by CIBC and Marketplace IGA, both in Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon

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Negotiations resume today

Clayton Harder of Sunset Elementary School, shown explaining his project to judges at the recent North Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair, picked up two awards at last week’s National Science Fair in Ontario. J.R. Rardon

Harder stars in national science fair

Gazette staff In his first year of eligibility to participate in the Canada-wide Science Fair, Clayton Harder made quite an impression. Harder, a Grade 7 student at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill, won a

pair of cash awards totaling $1,100 in the recent national fair in Windsor, Ont. Harder’s project, Veggie-Ponics: Growing Above the Call of Duty, earned the Western University Entrance Scholarship bronze medal, worth

$1,000, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization Excellence Award Junior bronze medal, worth another $100. Harder follows older brother Trevor, who was a two-time national qualifier while attending NISS.

from page 1 The strike action followed the union’s rejection of a six-year contract offer that would have included a 6.5 per cent wage increase and a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year. But the carrot was served with a stick as the offer was announced with the threat of a five per cent or higher wage cut if the offer was declined. BCTF president Jim Iker on Tuesday characterized the pay cut as, “so disrespectful, so unnecessary, and we’ll be dealing with it at the Labour Relations Board,” while adding the promised bonus does not make up for the 6.5 per cent wage offer. “Last week, teachers were hopeful when they saw the government and BCPSEA put out an olive branch by backing off the unrealistic 10-year term,” said Iker. “But the next day, hope that this government would start negotiating in good

faith faded when the employer announced a series of threats around wage rollbacks, lockouts, and attempts to divide teachers, parents, and students.” Negotiations are scheduled today and tomorrow between the BCTF and B.C. Public School Employers’ Association. But, barring a compromise, the oneday strikes will begin next week. “We’re just getting the word on this,” Benwell said Tuesday morning, shortly after Iker’s announcement. “We will be getting notification out to families as soon as we can.” Iker reiterated the union’s position that more pay, more teachers and a return to contract language guaranteeing class size and special needs support are needed to reach a settlement. Peter Cameron, chief negotiator for the province’s 60 school districts, informed the union last week that a five per cent pay cut will be put in place “soon” in response to the first phase of strike action.

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The BCTF began work-torule action in April, refusing supervision outside classrooms and communication with school management. Rotating strikes were also authorized by the BCTF membership in a March vote, and beginning to shut down schools could result in an effort to cut teacher pay by 10 per cent. Cameron said last week the union’s latest wage demand amounts to 15.9 per cent over four years, far beyond what other provincial public service unions have received. The BCTF maintains its wage proposal is 13.25 per cent over four years, including cost-of-living increases based on each year’s inflation rate. For up-to-date information on strike impacts to SD85 schools, visit the District’s website at www.sd85.bc.ca and click the Strike Updates link at the top of the page. With files from Tom Fletcher, Black Press.

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Credit union loses identity So, now comes word the petitioners from Sointula, Alert Bay and Cortes Island have been shot down in their latest — and probably last — chance to find redress from the management of Coastal Community Credit Union. The credit union last month announced the closures of branches in all three remote communities effective July 1, and have since stonewalled every effort by its alleged members to gather information, negotiate an alternative solution or have the decision overturned by a full vote of the institution’s membership. Along the way, CCCU has blown up its own mandate to “build relationships that improve financial health, enrich people’s lives and build healthier communities.” If that was once its mission, leadership has gotten rather passive-aggressive in the relationship. Credit Unions are supposed to be owned by their members. Rather, it seems the members have been owned. People choose credit unions to keep their investments in local, cooperative institutions. If they wanted to suffer capitalist predation, they could have gone with a genuine big bank, rather than this second-rate knockoff.

Are we offering education or victim studies? VICTORIA – The B.C. School Trustees’ Association is calling for a mandatory high school course on the history of residential schools set up to assimilate aboriginal children into European culture. Trustees propose a 25-hour course required for all graduating students, using interviews with residential school survivors, presentations by aboriginal leaders and discussion of current events. This would build on aboriginal courses already in offered in B.C. schools, and a public education effort that began with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology and compensation for Canada’s residential school policy. B.C. Teachers’ Federation vice-president Glen Hansman gave a speech on the need for mandatory education to a 2012 teacher conference. He said current aboriginal

culture courses are poorly attended, and went on to denounce a school system he said is still based on “colonialism” and a “settler construct” of history. “We need to acknowledge that racism is the norm in public schools – still today,” Hansman said. Is it really? He also claimed that the purpose and legacy of the residential schools have been “deliberately hidden” from school curriculum. In lieu of evidence, Hansman recounted old anecdotes of Americanstyle stereotyping from his own schooling in Ontario. But mostly he demanded social engineering in schools that must of course include more funding, more teacher professional development time and an affirmative action program to recruit more aboriginal teachers. Do Hansman’s allegations reflect the kind of attitude that would lead to

Clayton Harder of Sunset School cashed in big at the National Science Fair. To teachers and provincial negotiators: get a room. And use it to strike a bargain.

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truth and reconciliation? Or are they signs of another unfortunate legacy, that of the victim studies mentality that permeates our universities? Here’s a suggestion for this mandatory course. Students could spend a couple of hours on one of the definitive works of B.C. aboriginal history, A Stó:lo Coast Salish Historical Atlas. A long-term project of the Stól:lo Nation, the atlas has meticulously documented chapters on

European contact and residential schools, and others that piece together oral histories and what few written records there are of B.C. First Nations life at the time of European contact. A journal kept at Fort Langley from 1827 to 1830 documents some of the raids between aboriginal communities on the Fraser River and Vancouver Island, corroborating elders’ accounts. During those three years,

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Cowichan men attacked the Chilliwack Stó:lo community four times. In the same period, the journal records 30 incidents of inter-community violence, some reaching down to presentday Washington state. Atlas editor Keith Thor Carlson summarized the research this way: “Viewed from the perspective of the aggressor, raids and attacks appear to have been motivated primarily by a desire to obtain quick wealth (in the form of slaves and property such as dried and smoked salmon) or to exact revenge for previous insults.” Archaeological study of stone fortifications and weapons at fishing sites in the Fraser Canyon traces a history of inter-community violence back at least 3,000 years. Historians characterize some of this as warfare. British colonial authorities had some “settler constructs” about these A member of

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activities: they saw them as assault, robbery, abduction and murder as well as slavery. This is the seldomdiscussed backdrop for the European settlement of British Columbia, the imposition of British law and the later establishment of church-run residential schools. None of this is to excuse the forced removal of aboriginal children from their families, the horrendous abuse and neglect or the multi-generational damage to a culture already weakened by waves of smallpox. This 1928 plan to fix what was called the “Indian problem” deserves to be understood by everyone. But glossing over historical context and presenting a guilt trip to students would serve no one well. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca.

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CAPP claims are 'half-truths' at best (Editor's note: A portion of this op-ed was inadvertently omitted in last week's Gazette. It is being reprinted here in its entirety). Dear editor, In a letter to this paper Greg Stringham, on behalf of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, makes assertions about the behavior of diluted bitumen (dilbit) in salt water that are at best half-truths. He states that dilbit floats on salt water and that it is no more dangerous at sea than other types of oil. That is wrong. It is more dangerous at sea, and infinitely more so than refined fuels like diesel

and gasoline. What Stringham doesn’t mention is that the same report from Environment Canada that he quotes from, goes on to say that dilbit sinks in seawater when there is sediment present. Another study by a top U.S. environmental chemist, Jeff Short, says the same thing. It was filed by the Gitxaala Nation to the National Energy Board in March 2013, so Stringham is well aware of it. That study says animal and plant matter like plankton, as well as sediment, cause the dilbit to sink. Our entire coast has sediment and plankton in

"Why is it so hard for our oil industry to see that the way forward is to build a green refinery ... and gain acceptance for a safe pipeline?" abundance. All our rivers are glacial and full of silt. Plankton is omnipresent, which is why the whales are here, and shallow seas like Hecate Strait throw up huge amounts of sediment

from the bottom in storms. Dilbit will sink in our waters if there is a spill and it will harden up like caulking material on beaches and the intertidal zone. The intertidal zone

includes large mud flats in the midcoast because the tidal range is more than 20 feet there. How would we ever get them clean again? Stringham also says our Canadian oil industry is interested in the Kitimat refinery idea. That is news to me. I have talked to all the companies and there is no interest whatsoever. That is why I am spearheading the project. It will keep dilbit out of tankers and provide an enormous value-add for B.C. Canada’s oil industry needs a west coast pipeline. Coastal First Nations, the Yinka Dene First Nations, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Terrace,

Smithers, the provincial and federal NDP, the federal Liberals, the provincial and federal Green Party, many blue collar unions and the majority of folks in B.C. are against Northern Gateway’s idea of putting dilbit in tankers. A refinery is economically viable. Why is it so hard for our oil industry to see that the way forward is to build a green refinery which will cut greenhouse gases by 50 percent, create thousands of jobs, generate billions of new annual taxes, and gain acceptance for a safe pipeline? David Black Kitimat Clean, Black Press

Four-way tie as Charlie Cup hits home stretch Dear editor, I decided to share what I am trying for before the 32nd annual Charlie Cup Championship comes to an end during the close of Alert Bay June Sports. Currently I have 332 student entries who have tried to get their school a point in the championship. At this time, there are four

winners, which has created a four-school tie for first place. If the contest ends in a tie I will need to arrange for a playoff, meaning an elimination head-to-head playoff of the students who have won. I am thinking that would likely take place a day or two at the latest after Father’s Day, and I think that Seven Hills Golf

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Trying on a trade at NISS

Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— The inaugural NISS Trades Fair at North Island Secondary School was an unqualified success last week, as more than 25 businesses and service

organizations set up shop for the day. Students gathered career information and took part in a variety of hands-on demonstrations, including woodworking, welding and machine operating.

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First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who got involved with this baby photo contest. All the money raised from entries will go to 1000 X 5 Port Hardy Recycled Books Project. Huge thanks to the businesses who supported the contest, through prize donations and advertising sponsorship, without your support this would never have gotten off the ground. As for this year’s contest, below is a guide outlining the rules and how to vote for your favourites! How it works: The entries for the baby contest are pictured on the next page and are also on the North Island Gazette’s Facebookpage with larger photos. Voting (Likes) will be through June 6, whichever 10 photos have the most votes at that time makes it to the finalists which will be narrowed down to 1 winner. Prizes: First Place: $100; Second Place: $150 Gift Certifi cate towards a photo session with KPH Photography; Third Place: $50 Gift Certifi cate towards a photo session by Kimberley Kufaas Photography. Voting: There are two ways to vote for your favourite pictures. First, the photos are online at the Gazette’s Facebook page, arranged in albums which mirror the next page. Simply give a ‘Like’ to whichever photos you like. What if you like more than one? Like it too. You can like as many as you want online. Alternatively, if you don’t use Facebook, you can phone in your top three to the Gazette. Each photo has a corresponding number in the paper. If you phone in your vote you MUST give the numbers of your top three picks to a staff member. Staff are not supplied with the child’s name, owner’s name or the name of the photo submitter—the only information they can use to cast your vote correctly is the photo number. Votes must be given to a staff member, those left on answering machines will NOT be counted. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and the phone number is 250-949-6225.

Clockwise from above: Sarrah Moore of North Island Secondary School tries out one of the firearms and helmets at the RCMP display with help from Cst. Chris Mousseau during the first NISS Trades Fair, May 14; Crystal Tapp, left, and Mandy Foldy sand the finishing touches onto bread boards they created in the North Island Secondary School wood shop; Alex Scott tries his hand at welding under the watchful eye of Ryan Benwell. J.R. Rardon

Winners: The top 5 most liked photos will go to a panel of judges after the voting deadline of June 6th. The winning picture will then be displayed in the paper June 12th. Good luck if you entered! The first place winner will receive $100 cash!

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Remote park was once a glacial refuge Brooks Peninsula is located just South of Quatsino Sound, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Isolated and remote, the area is home to the Mquq win/Brooks Peninsula Provincial Park. The park was originally established as a Recreational Area in 1986 and expanded to a Class A Provincial Park in 1995. In 2009, following a partnership agreement signed between BC and the Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nation, the park was given its present name, which means “the Queen” in the Nuu-Chah-Nulth language. One of the distinguishing features of this park is the fact that parts of its upland area (between seven and nine square kilometres) are believed by scientists to have been a ‘glacial refugium’ during the last ice age. From 35,000 to 18,000 years ago, all of the land in B.C. (with the exception of Haida Gwaii) was covered by the Cordilleran ice sheet that extended off-

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale shore and was up to 2 km thick. A number of factors led scientists to theorize that parts of Brooks Peninsula had protruded from the glacial mass (a group of mountains from 580m to 670m in height), and subsequent analysis of the geology and biology of the upland areas has supported this theory. This rocky outcropping would have been one of the only pieces of land exposed in the transition between the Pacific Ocean and a massive sheet of glacial ice. As the ice receded about 16,000 years ago and plant life returned, First Nations moved into the area. The first documented evidence

HOT SPOTS May 22 Speaker’s Corner series, 7 p.m., St. John Gualbert (A-Frame) Church, Port McNeill. Debbie Anderson will discuss the volunteer-run Marble River Hatchery. No admission fee; donations welcome. May 23 Ready, Set, Learn pirate fun, 10 a.m.-noon, A.J. Elliott School in Sointula. Families with children 2 to 5 years are invited for fun and interactive learning activities. Info, Amanda, 250-949-6618, ext. 2228.

This photo of Brooks Peninsula (Split Rock off Woody Point) was sketched by James Colnett, captain of the Princess of Wales, in 1787. Photo submitted

of First Nations occupation of the North Island area is about 12,000 years ago. Since the time of contact with Europeans, Brooks Peninsula has been the dividing line between the Kwakwaka’wakw and Nuu-Chah-Nulth language groups, although in prehistory this area is believed to have had more fluid borders. Archeological examina-

tion of the area revealed one village site and a number of general use and burial sites. Growth of trees over house depressions suggest that the village was used up until the 1700s. It is estimated to have been home to about 3,000 people, in seven family groupings (nuyums). Explorer Captain James Cook called the area “Cape of Storms,” when he vis-

May 27 Ready, Set, Learn event and parent information session, 6-7:30 p.m., Cheslakees School in Port McNeill. Information will be shared to help parents learn more about the kindergarten program at Cheslakees. Activities include fun outdoor activities and play for the kids. Info, Amanda, 250-949-6618, ext. 2228. May 31 Relay for Life, 6 p.m., North Island Secondary School track, Port McNeill. Teams and volunteers being sought for 12-hour fund-raising event to raise money for cancer research and treatment. To sign up or for info, call Sabrina at 250-949-8485 or Mo at 250230-2005.

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ited in 1778 in his ships the Resolution and Discovery. Cape Cook, on the northwest point of the peninsula, is named for this explorer. Solander Island, located off of the peninsula, is named for Daniel Solander. A contemporary of Cook, Solander was a noted biologist. The island is an Ecological Reserve, off limits to the public, home to a valued seabird

nesting area. In 1788 Captain Duncan anchored in Klaskish Inlet, and called this inlet Brooks in subsequent correspondence. In 1795 Spanish officers Galiano and Valdes, who were surveying the area, named the inlet “Puerto de Bruks,” a Spanish interpretation of Duncan’s name. Captain Richards, surveying in 1862 on the Hecate, again confirmed this name. In the early 1900s the Ilstads built a cabin on the North side of the peninsula, from which they ran a trap line. In the 1970s a couple from Quatsino lived in a driftwood shack for an undetermined period of time, possibly two years. Brenda McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail.com. A collection of her past articles is available on her blog at undiscoveredcoast. blogspot.ca/.

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Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. May 24 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. May 25 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. May 31 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. June 1 Motor Sports Stock car racing season opener, 1 p.m., Tri-Port Speedway. Tickets $5 adults, $3 students, $2 seniors. Concession. Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. June 7 Baseball Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. June 8 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. June 11 Track & Field Annual Districtwide meet for Grade 3-7 students, 9:30 a.m., North Island Secondary School track, Port McNeill. June 13-15 Soccer Annual June Sports festival and tournament, Alert Bay. Competition in youth and adult divisions, parade, kids races, concession, vendors. June 14-15 Golf Annual Loggers Golf tournament, Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Barbecue dinner; huge prize table, bestball team format, field limited to 144 players, $65 per player by June 11. To register or for info, call Bill Gray at 250-949-7623 or Lito Pineda at 250-9565234.

Left: Brody Schmidt plows through a mud puddle during a rainsoaked session of racing Saturday at Seven Mile Motocross Track. Right: Jason Abernethy of Port McNeill soars over a table top in front of the tower during Saturday's racing. J.R. Rardon

Abernethy cleans up in the mud

J.R. Rardon Gazette editor SEVEN MILE— Jason Abernethy typically does his best motocross racing while charging from behind the leaders. Though, he admits, a muddy track can put a damper on that strategy. “It’s always easier chasing someone than have them chasing you,” Abernethy, a 2013 North Island School graduate, said after claiming a pair of class victories in Saturday’s Vancouver Island Motocross Series event at Seven Mile Motocross Track. “When you’re in front, you can’t see where the other guys are. Of course, it’s not always the most comfortable approach on days like this.” Riders spent much of Saturday afternoon peeling off visor covers or throwing aside their goggles altogether after a weather system settled over the track and dumped a steady, heavy rain that turned low spots on the course into bogs. Conditions improved markedly with mostly sunny skies for Sunday’s second Seven Mile session, the sixth in the VIMX series and part of a special free admission promotion by the Tri-Port Motorbike and ATV Club.

“We’re just looking for a way to get more people out here,” said race organizer and club co-founder Mark Ellis. “We realize it’s the long weekend and there’s lots going on with camping and the big baseball tournament in Sointula.” Ellis was pleased enough with the turnout that he said the club will likely open the gates to the public again when racing returns to Seven Mile in October, on Thanksgiving weekend. “It seemed to work out well at the concession, and quite a few locals came by to check it out. They didn’t all stay for the whole day, but they came and stopped in, maybe on their way to the lake.” Dozens of riders and their families from clubs across the Island turned the track parking lot into one of the region’s biggest campgrounds for the weekend. Abernethy, the son of club co-founder, sponsor and veteran-class rider Stu Abernethy, enjoyed the best showing among local riders. Despite bowing out of Sunday’s final moto due to a lingering illness, Jason finished tops in points for the weekend in the Intermediate MX-2 and Youth classes while

Dan Nikirk of Victoria flings aside a pair of rain- and mud-splattered goggles during a moto Saturday.

"It's always easier chasing someone than having them chasing you." Jason Abernethy

winning three of the four daily titles available. After placing second in Saturday’s first youth moto to Graham Scott, a pro rider from Victoria, Abernethy spent much of the second moto duelling Dwayne Richmond of Port Alberni for second place while Scott

motored ahead in the lead. But when Scott suffered a mechanical breakdown and had to withdraw, Abernethy claimed the checkered flag thanks to a mid-race pass of Richmond. “I had no idea (I won),” Abernethy said. “I thought Graham had

gone and checked off on us.” Asked if luck plays a part in motocross racing, Abernethy was diplomatic. “You can call it luck,” he said. “Or you could look at it as being prepared for opportunity, and taking it when it comes along.” Mason Northey of Port Hardy was also a winner, winning Saturday’s 7-8-yearold 50cc title Saturday before returning Sunday to place second in the class. Younger brother

Maxtin Northey added a second-place showing in the 4-6-yearold class both days, and fellow Port Hardy youngster Ryler Smith placed seventh Sunday and eighth Saturday in the 7-8-year-old division. “We’ve got a good group of the younger kids, which is what you want to see to keep things going here,” said Ellis. See local results in Scoreboard, page 12, and complete results online at www.northislandgazette.com.

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Norsemen back in provincials Gazette staff The North Island Secondary School girls soccer team earned its fifth straight trip to the provincial championships with a runner-up finish in last week’s Island A tournament in Duncan. NISS swept through its pool round unbeaten to earn a berth in the final against provincial powerhouse Glenlyon Norfolk. Playing its third game in a seven-hour span, NISS fell 10-0 to Glenlyon, which outscored its opponents 33-0.

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“We were the only team in the tournament that had to play three games in one day,” said Kathy Mitchell, who coaches the Norsemen along with Adrian Pendergast. “We had a discussion with the organizers about that.” The May 13 final was also played in 24-degree heat, which didn’t seem to suit a North Island squad that opened the morning with a lopsided win over Gold River and followed with a 3-1 semifinal victory over host Duncan Christian

“The more I’m talking to other coaches, the more I realize it’s a commitment to coming to practice.” at midday. “The heat took its toll, no doubt,” Mitchell said of the 3:30 p.m. final. The top two teams from the Island both advance to the 16-team provincial finals, set for May 29-31 at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. NISS opened tourney

Kathy Mitchell play May 12 with a 4-2 win over local rival Port Hardy Secondary School, the team’s only game that day. “It was a very, very good game and could have gone either way,” said Mitchell. “(The Whalers) hit a few posts and crossbars.” PHSS also faced Glenlyon Norfolk and

fell 6-0 to the eventual champs before bowing out of contention. Despite the rough ending, the tournament continued a halfdecade run of success for the NISS girls program, which finished as provincial A runnerup in 2010. “The more I’m talking to other coaches, the more I realize it’s a commitment to coming to practice,” Mitchell said of the team’s favourable finishes at Islands. “And we’ve got a great group of girls.”

Hockey camps coming back Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—The ice will return to Chilton Regional Arena this summer, and with it will come a pair of summer hockey camps. Port McNeill pro hockey player Benn Olson will head the Excell Hockey Camp at the arena July 1-5. The following week, Lou Lemire returns for the fifth straight year of the Lou Lemire Summer Hockey Skills Camp. Information on the Excell Hockey camp can be found on its Facebook page, Excell Hockey - Featuring Benn Olson. To register or for more info, email excellhockey@gmail.com. Online registration and information on Lou Lemire’s camp is available at www.loulemirehockeycamp.com.

Above: Runners and walkers breaking from the starting line on the Port Hardy Secondary School track in the SportMed BC Aboriginal 5k and 10k run/walk. Right: Kevin Brand is paced by five-year-old daughter Danaea as they start the run. Sandy Grenier

Scoreboard MOTOCROSS Vancouver Island Motocross Series At Seven Mile Motocross Track Race 5 Sat., May 17 Intermediate MX-2 1. Jason Abernethy (1,1) 50; 2. Joe Nikirk (2,2) 44. 50cc, 4-6 years 1. Ray Williams (1,1) 50;

2. Maxtin Northey (2,2) 44. 50cc 7-8 years 1. Mason Northey (1,3) 45; 2. Charley Roberts (2,4) 40; 3. Sebastian Seby Sulyok (5,2) 38; 4. Ryan Brett (3,5) 36; 5. Ashton McCay (4,6) 33; 6. Marcus Drake (6,7) 29; 7. Owen Hopewell (8,8) 26; 8. Ryler Smith (7,9) 26; 9. Ty Cyr (0,1) 25. Youth 1. Jason Abernethy (2,1) 47; 2. Dwayne

Richmond (3,2) 42; 3. Nolan Egeland (4,4) 36; 4. Joe Nikirk (6,3) 35; 5. Alexander Haley (5,5) 32; 6. Harrison Bradley (8,6) 28; 7. Garrett Mcalinden (7,8) 27; 8. Steven Zap (10,7) 25; 9. Graham Scott (1,0) 25; 10. Brandon Johnson (9,0) 12. Race 6 Sunday, May 18 Intermediate MX-2 1. Jason Abernethy (2,1)

Gunning for the Old Guys Frazier Swanson of Sointula’s Young Guns takes a cut at a high, hard one during his squad’s game against the Sointula Old Guys during the annual Sointula Invitational baseball tournament Sunday afternoon. See more on the tourney in next week’s Gazette and online, at www.northislandgazette.com. J.R. Rardon

47; 2. Joe Nikirk (1,2) 47. 50cc 4-6 years 1. Ray Williams (1,1); 2. Maxtin Northey (2,2) 44. 50cc 7-8 years 1. Ty Cyr (1,1) 50; 2. Charley Roberts (3,2) 42; 3. Ryan Brett (2,4) 40; 4. Ashton McCay (4,6) 33; 5. Mason Northey (9,3) 32; 6. Sebastian Seby Sulyok (5,5) 32; 7. Ryler Smith (6,8) 28; 8. Owen Hopewell (8,7) 27; 9. Marcus Drake (7,0) 14.

Youth 1. Graham Scott (1,1) 50; 2. Joe Nikirk (3,2) 42; 3. Alexander Haley (4,3) 38; 4. Steven Zapp (6,4) 33; 5. Garret Mcalinden (5,5) 32; 6. Jason Abernethy (2,0) 22. Plus 50 1. Dan Nikirk (1,1) 50; 2. Stuart Abernethy (2,2) 44. See more at www.northislandgazette.com

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The Port McNeill rider claimed top honours in two classes during last weekend’s VIMX series races at Seven Mile Motocross Track. J.R. Rardon

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/14

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome” Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243

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An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051. ATTENTION- EXPERIENCED servers and cooks needed at Northern Lights Restaurant in Port McNeill. All shifts available. Apply in person or call 250-956-3263 ask for Phil. FAST AND Reliable Plumbing Repairs, 24/7. Call Parker Dean for your next plumbing job. Present this ad and get $50 off. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

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North Island Church Services NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909 Sunday Masses St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10am

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PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year. For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14

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CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234

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LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE • Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/14

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/14

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PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/14

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HELP WANTED

POWELL RIVER and Region Transition House Society is posting for a full-time “Stopping the Violence Counsellor.” For a complete job posting, please email Julie at chamberj@telus.net.

The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: Camp Cooks (Red Seal Chef an asset), Camp Bull cooks. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca

HAIDA WAY PUB is looking for a bartender/server. Serving it Right required. Drop off your resume at the front desk or see Christine in the office after 1pm.

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This position offers a full benefits package with a competitive wage based on experience and qualifications. If you meet these qualifications and want to work with a leading North Island employer, we invite you to deliver or forward your resume to: Orca Sand & Gravel 6505 Island Highway P.O. Box 699 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Fax: 604 628 3354 emailto: resumes@orcasand.ca

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THE LEMARE Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: Boom men, Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers, Hydraulic Log Loader Operator, Processor Operators, Chasers, Coastal Certified Hand Fallers, Machinists, Millwright, Heavy Duty Mechanics. Full-time with union rates/ benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca

THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Junior Accountant to join our Finance team located in Port McNeill, BC. You must be well-rounded and hands on with at least two years accounting experience and the ability to work independently. Candidates will have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. Attention to detail and a high level of proficiency with Excel are essential. This position will be best suited for a flexible individual who is willing to assist with administrative and accounting duties as needed. Forestry experience will be considered an asset. Please forward your cover letter and resume to hr@lemare.ca

THE Tahsis Time Grill is seeking a full time cook from June 1 - Aug 31. Position primarily responsible for executing dinner service. Pref given to skilled candidate with min 2 yrs rest. exp. Licensed dining for 40, waterfront location, we offer an ethical workplace and staff housing. Pls email tahsistimegrill@gmail.com, See our facebook page & TripAdvisor.ca for more info.

SETO’S WOK & GRILL is looking for a P/T Server, F/T short order cook. Please apply in person.

HELP WANTED

Orca Sand & Gravel, is located in Port McNeill and is one of the North Island’s leading industrial employers. We produce and ship high grade construction materials to west coast US markets.

The regular hours of work for this position will be Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, or as determined by production and shipping requirements.

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Qualifications: r Recognized technical training and certification or 3-5 years experience in a warehousing environment r Experience in sourcing and purchasing heavy industry materials and equipment, and inventory management r Experience working with an inventory control system (GuideTI or similar software) r Demonstrated strong communication and computer skills r Good understanding and experience working within budget constraints r Demonstrated familiarity and compliance with all relevant safety policies and regulations r Ability to work with minimal supervision r Grade 12 education or equivalent r Overhead crane and forklift experience is an asset r Ability to safely lift and carry up to 35 lbs. and to climb on and off mobile and stationary equipment

HELP WANTED

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF MOUNT MOUNT WADDINGTON WADDINGTON

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REQUEST REQUESTFOR FOREXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONSOF OF INTEREST INTERESTFOR FORCAMPSITE CAMPSITECARETAKERS: CARETAKERS: Link River (Alice Lake) near near Port Port Alice Alice Bere Point on Malcolm Malcolm Island Island Duties include include collecting collecting campsite Duties campsite fees; fees; enforcing enforcing campground campground rules; rules; minor minormaintenance maintenance work; and and coordination coordination of work; of reservations reservations with with the the Regional Regional District District Ofﬁce. Office. Term: Term: June June 13 13 to September September 3, 3, 2014. 2014. to Ideally, the the successful successful candidates Ideally, candidates will will stay stay at at aa designated designated site site atat Link Link River River and and Bere Bere Point Campsites Campsites for for the Point the season. season. The The candidates candidates should should state state their their previous previous relatrelated experience; demonstrate their ability to provide service for the season; state ed experience; demonstrate their ability to provide service for the season; state any any requirements they they may requirements may have have from from the the Regional Regional District; District; and and provide provide references. references. A complete list of work and services to be performed is available at the Regional District A complete list of work and services to be performed is available at the Regional District Ofﬁce or from the RDMW website: www.rdmw.bc.ca under “Regional Services, Parks”. Office or from the RDMW website: www.rdmw.bc.ca under “Regional Services, Parks”. Closing Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 at 4:00 pm Closing Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 at 4:00 pm Please send in your Expression of Interest application in writing to: Please send in yourGreg Expression Interest application in writing to: Fletcher,ofAdministrator GregDistrict Fletcher, Administrator Regional of Mount Waddington Regional District of Mount Waddington Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, V0N 2R0 Phone: 250-956-3301 Fax: 250-956-3232 Email: BC info@rdmw.bc.ca Phone: 250-956-3301 Fax: 250-956-3232 Email: info@rdmw.bc.ca

A detailed job description and qualifications may be obtained from the Port McNeill Town Office at 1775 Grenville Place, or on the Town’s website at www.portmcneill.ca Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on Thursday May 29, 2014 at the Town Office. Please apply in writing with resume to: Administrator, Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0; or fax with cover letter to 250-956-4300; or email reception.portmcneill@telus.net Remember… Drop off your dead batteries at the Gazette office.

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By busy janitorial company. Work is part time including evenings and weekends. Must be able to handle auto scrubber and other cleaning equipment. Training is available.

Drivers licence is also required. Wage depends on experience. Please call 902-7218 or fax resume to 949- 7238

WE ARE looking for young enthusiastic carriers to expand our current paper routes in PORT HARDY, PORT MCNEILL, HYDE CREEK and PORT ALICE. A great way to gain experience with your first job and to earn a little extra spending money! Call the office at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

RADIUM Technologies Inc. is currently looking for: PIPEFITTER’S Camp work 14/7 rotation. In Grande Cache, Alberta. Fax your resume to 780-567-3789 or email resumes@radiumtech.ca

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER: Milieu Family Services We are looking for enthusiastic people who have a great deal of common sense and can work well under pressure. Successful candidates will work with young people in their homes and in the community. We offer competitive wages and a benefit package and will provide required training. Please send Resumes and Cover Letters to lori.cochrane@milieu.ca

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The Regional District of Mount Waddington is seeking applications for the position of Seasonal Parks Labourer, starting June 2 until September 30, 2014. Applicants should also hold a valid BC Driver’s License. This is a union position with a 40 hour work week. Please send or drop off resumes to: Greg Fletcher, Administrator Regional District of Mount Waddington Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 FAX: 250-956-3232 Email: info@rdmw.bc.ca

HEAVY Duty Mechanics JM & Exp 2+ yr Apprentice to join our team, camp work on the Westcoast of BC. Comp. wages/benefits. Email resume to js29bd@shaw.ca Black Diamond Mechanical.

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SEASONAL PARKS LABOURER

The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for a Public Works Gardener

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Regional District of Mount Waddington

2014 Port McNeill Summer Employment Opportunity

MEDICAL/DENTAL PORT McNeill Dental Clinic is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team 4 days a week. Please submit resume to: bbdentalrecep@gmail.com

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On Call Custodians School District #85 is accepting applications for call-out custodians for the Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Woss, Sointula, and Alert Bay areas. Recent institutional custodial experience is an asset. Job requires good health and fitness and stamina to perform a variety of routine cleaning tasks. Successful applicants are subject to a criminal record check. Rate of pay: $21.25 per hour. Application forms are available at North Island Schools, the School Board office or on-line at www.sd85.bc.ca For further information, please contact Darby Gildersleeve at 250-949-8155 (ext. 222)

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TOWNHOUSE . #2-2697 Mine Road, Port McNeill. Quiet strata complex, convenient to schools and hospital. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath home, approx. 1250 sq.ft. Open plan main floor. Kitchen with built-in dishwasher, fridge, stove. Upper level has master bedroom with walk-in closet, storage room, laundry alcove with full-sized washer/dryer. Electric baseboard heat. Single attached garage with remote controlled door opener. Tidy, fenced back yard with patio, greenhouse and tool shed. Price reduced to $144,500. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-956-9875 or email: windonthemoon3@hotmail.com for appointment to view.

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English Springer Spaniels CKC Reg. Puppies Champ lines, tails docked, vet checked, 1st shots, guaranteed. Home raised, well socialized. Ready May 30. $1,200. peterandskye@gmail.com (250) 392-1440 Williams Lake

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587 S. MURPHY St. Spacious 4bdrm, 3bth, 3500sqft. Centrally located. Ocean view. Low maint yrd w/ 2 lg. decks in back. Oversize dble garage + RV prkng. Must be seen to appreciate. $519,900. 250-2877709 or 250-203-5160. CR

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS PORT HARDY 3 bdrms, 1 bath on own corner lot. #105 Cedar Hts. TAP. Storage shed, workshop, fenced backyard, 2 car parking. $66,900. Cell 949-0950, 949-6843, 9496597.

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REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ALERT Bay 1/2 acre semi-waterfront property w/5400 sq ft commercial bldg, 1200 sq ft warehouse, 1800 sq ft 4 bdr house. FSBO $285,000. 250974-5843 or 250-974-2602 blulinegh@gmail.com

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PORT HARDY #61 Highview TP. Completely renovated, CSA electrical certification, certified woodstove with baseboard heat, new insulation and drywall. Other details are posted at the trailer. Starting at $68,000 obo. Call 250-9495131 or 250-902-9114.

RENTALS

PORT HARDY SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite. Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises. Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets. References required. Inquiries contact 250-230-1462 or 250-949-8501

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AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

Nolan Altmiks of Port McNeill, 7 months, took in some baseball from the front row of his mom’s Snuggly. J.R. Rardon

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Eileah Cotter and Jenna Brown get autographs from young adult fiction novelist Richard Scarsbrook during the author’s visit to Eagle View Elementary. A O’Toole

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Gazette staff Children’s authors, illustrators and storytellers took part in a series of events across Canada earlier this month for the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, created to celebrate the importance of reading. Kicking off the celebration, Eagle View Elementary and Sea

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APARTMENTS FURNISHED PORT HARDY Highland Manor •Bachelor •1bdrm furnished •1 bdrm suites Move in incentive on approval References Call Jason 250-949-0192

View Elementary played host to Torontobased author Richard Scarsbrook on the first stops of an Island-wide tour. Scarsbrook is the award-winning author of many young adult fiction novels as well as a successful poet and short story writer. He also teaches creative writing courses at

CARS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES PORT MCNEILL: Large 3 bdrm, tri-plex suite. No loud music/parties, good view, close to town and schools. $700/mo. Call Oley at 250956-2682 or John at 604-5810574.

PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent. Short walk to shopping, school & ocean. $300/ month Call 250-758-4454

Port Hardy, BC West Park Manor & Lindsay Manor 1/2 month free for selected suites! Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition. Also elegantly furnished executive suites available. Well maintained secure & quiet buildings. Close to shopping. Friendly onsite resident managers. Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email for info: comehome@pineridgevillage.ca

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PORT HARDY: Airport Rd. 2 bdrm, quiet. NS/NP. Refs. $550. Call 250-949-6319.

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NEWLY RENOVATED Bach, 1 or 2 bedrooms. Newly furnished available. Free sat tv, over 300 channels. Phone Ron and Linda 250-956-3365

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, gated community, like new 2 bdrm, in suite full size washer/dryer, $700. (604)4183626, trojan12@shaw. ca

Woodgrove Gardens Very clean & bright. 2 bdrms, 5 appliances, patio. On site manager. Available now. $645./mo. NS/NP. Call Rosaline

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RENTALS

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1966 FORD RANCHERO Good condition, good driver $5000 O.B.O. 250-287-3345 1974 JEVELIN- 304 motor, automatic, motor and transmission removed but available. Car to view is in Port Hardy. Call (250)902-8016 or 250-937-0391.

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Koch, Dona Louise September 16, 1921 to May 15, 2014 Dona passed away peacefully at Eagle Ridge Manor in the company of family, friends and the Lord. Born in Vancouver, the eldest of nine children of Guy and Emilia Cave, Dona travelled through Manitoba and the Northwest Territories before settling on northern Vancouver Island in her beloved community of Port Hardy. She is predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Roy, her son Paul and her brother Phillip. She is survived by her children Bob (Ann), Geoff (Kluane), Cheryl (Alain), and Annemarie (Barb), her grandchildren Jamie (Rob), Joel, David and Nick, and her sisters Audrey, Julie, Marianne (Don) and brothers Bernie, Joe (Gudrun), Norbert, and Frank (Cec). Our thanks to Dr. Douglas for your compassion and care, Father Scott for your blessings, and to the amazing staff at Eagle Ridge for the professional and tender way in which you took care of Mom. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 11,2014 at 2 p.m. at Saint Bonaventure’s Catholic Church in Port Hardy with a reception to follow at the Hardy Bay Seniors’ Centre. Donations in Dona’s memory can be made to St. Bonaventure’s Church and, if the spirit moves you, please bring some flowers to the service – she loved flowers! Those of you who knew her well will agree that her indomitable spirit and insistence that things be ‘done right’ will live on in you.

George Brown College and the Humber School for Writers. In Port Hardy, Scarsbrook gave a presentation to a large group of students before hosting a creative writing workshop for a group of 21 young writers. The writing group were given a series of prompts by the author, challenging them to start stories inspired by school, a person, a place and a conflict. Scarsbrook told the young authors that he wanted to give them ideas for stories that they would enjoy writing, and shared some tools he himself uses when working on novels. The group was then asked to listen to an instrumental piece by composer John Barry and describe the story that the music inspired. Scarsbrook called the group “talented and enthusiastic young writers,” and posed for photographs with students before making his way to Port Alice where he presented to Grades 4-9. The North Island stops were followed by a trip to Campbell River on the author’s first tour of the Vancouver Island. For more on the author visit www.richardscarsbrook.com.

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Legends come alive Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Aboriginal learning passed down for countless generations reached the latest generation last week, as students at Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw School performed their spring Yayuma before an appreciative audience of classmates and community members. The Yayuma was organized by Mike Willie, the school’s Cultural Preservation Coordinator. Yayuma, he said, is a

term meaning to learn traditional dances. Several key characters in both Gwa’sala and ‘Nakwaxda’xw mythology and history were portrayed by masked dancers. Other students donned brightly coloured regalia for group dances. Willie honoured the graduating Grade 7 class with its own dance, and close out by inviting the youngest kindergartners to the dance floor as the audience joined in.

Clockwise from left: From left, Dominik Mountain-George, Happy 35th anniversary, Tabitha Walkus and Isabelle Paul dance with classmates during cheers to many more years, the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School Yayuma in Port Hardy last Love your kids: Thursday, May 15; Mary Lynn Henderson looks out at the crowd while performing in the Yayuma; A dancer portrays the mythical Rachel and Jeff, Garret and Ainsley ‘Nakwaxda’xw character Sap’a.

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Market returns to Hyde Creek Gazette staff HYDE CREEK— Fresh off a banner season opener, the North Island Farmer’s Market returns for its second 2014 event Saturday on the grassy median next to the Hyde Creek Petro Canada Station. The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Table space is $5 each and vendors are welcome to share home-grown, homemade and hand-crafted items. For info, call Neva at 250-956-2527.

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