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Boat users call for upgrades to Brechin ramp Lack of access in other communities combined with better fishing is leading to conflict at launch
usage and more varied groups accessing the ramp, such as fishing guides and paddlers. Access problems, parking short“A few years ago you could go ages and yelling matches between down there any day of the week and boaters has fishermen calling on there would only be a half-dozen the city to take action on Nanai- trailers,” said Clyde Wicks, chairmo’s Brechin Boat Ramp. man of Nanaimo’s Sport Fishing Nanaimo fisherAdvisory Commitmen are angling for tee. “Now on weekimprovements at the ends – Saturday and city-owned Brechin Sunday – the place B o a t R a m p , f ro m is jammed.” increased parking to Twenty trailers is etiquette education considered a good and extra floats. day at the facility. now it’s so With a major turnGerry Rupp, around in fishing over oversubscribed owner of Invictus the past three years Charters, calls the and the popularity and underramp an “embarof recreational water developed. rassment” that sports, they say the needs investment. ramp is at capacity and They need a “If you went back has become a choke 30 years ago, yeah, point for people want- place three it was a good faciling to access the water. times that size. ity,” he said.“Now There are reports of it’s so oversubparking being at capacity, traffic scribed and underdeveloped. They congestion and verbal and physi- need a place three times that size.” cal altercations between users tryRupp and Wicks anticipate the ing to get into and out of the New- use of ramp will only increase as castle Channel. good fishing continues. A Nanoose According to fishermen, part of ramp is also expected to shutter the problem is the facility was built and they say it’s important to look to accommodate the city’s needs at how Brechin can handle any close to three decades ago but is additional demand. now seeing larger boats, higher See ‘CITY’ /4 By Tamara Cunningham THe NewS BULLeTiN
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Land added to protected wildlife area Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced Wednesday the B.C. government added 105 hectares of alpine meadow and subalpine habitat on Crown land near Nanaimo to the Green Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The additions raise the overall size of the protected area by more than 40 per cent to a total of 342 hectares. The area is important habitat for the endangered Vancouver Island marmot, and is ideal terrain for Roosevelt elk, black bear and various threatened and endangered species including the white-tailed ptarmigan, western toad and northern pygmy owl. The wildlife management area was established in 1991 to help with Vancouver Island marmot recovery. Recent marmot recovery efforts have been successful. In 2008 there was an estimated 166 Vancouver Island marmots in the wild. Today their numbers are estimated between 280 and 400. The increase to the Green Mountain Wildlife Management Area will help ensure they will have protected wild spaces as the populations continue to recover. To view a map of additions to the Green Mountain Wildlife Management Area, please visit the map webpage at www.newsroom.gov. bc.ca/downloads/ green_mtn_wma_ addition.pdf.
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Dean Sam, elders advisor for the Katzie First Nation, stands with the Spirit of Katzie II shortly after arriving at Nanoose Bay from maple Ridge on Wednesday. the 18-person crew of the nine-metre-long craft is joining more than 300 other paddlers and 19 canoes gathering on Snaw’Naw’as land in Nanoose for this year’s Pulling together canoe journey which sets out Friday (July 4).
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Twenty canoes and 350 paddlers are poised to launch Pulling Together 2014, a canoe journey to promote positive relationships between First Nations people, law enforcement and other social services. Tseycum First Nation is hosting this year’s journey, which got its start in 1997 as Vision Quest, which included RCMP staff sergeant Ed Hill, an organizer and participant of the event who understood the importance of the relationship between First Nation peoples and the RCMP. That journey visited West Coast First Nation communities. The event was revived as Pulling Together in 2001 when paddlers travelled to communities on the Fraser River.
Each year the journey serves as a reaffirmation of West Coast First Nations seafaring culture and history and follows a different course. This year, it will be sent on its way by the Snaw’Naw’As First Nation in Nanoose. Jennifer Jones, a member of the Tseycum First Nation in North Saanich that is hosting Pulling Together 2014, is co-ordinating this year’s event with Elizabeth Smith and Max Henry Jr. and has been involved with Pulling Together since 2007. “We wanted to do an inner island journey this year to bring it back to the islands,” Jones said. Every journey has a theme, which for 2014 is “nete mot, working together with one mind,” and this year focuses on furthering positive relationships between First Nations youth and police, and other service agencies. “The main reason I do this journey, in my own words, is to help youth foster relation-
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Parking spaces will be swapped out for shared cars and bicycle stalls at a new Nanaimo apartment complex. Nanaimo city council has just given the green light for a developer to cut 35 per cent of its parking spaces at a hospital-area apartment building geared toward young professionals. Instead it will offer more than 60 bicycle stalls and two car-share vehicles. While the Molnar Group has included bike stalls at its other Nanaimo development – The Crest on Terminal Avenue – this is the first time it’s bought into a car-share program. It will purchase two vehicles, which will be leased and operated by Nanaimo CarShare Cooperative for tenants. Those behind the project say people are moving away from car use to save money or protect the environment. The Crest reportedly only sees 30 per cent of its parking stalls used. Owning a car While some tenants will still have cars, to the young giving people options to bike, take transit generation and share cars adds to the appeal of the ... is not as building, according important as to owner Andre Molit was when i nar. “The bottom line is we really, really was 25. believe that people are shying away from vehicles more and more,” he said. “Owning a car to the young generation, between 25 and 40, is not as important as it was when I was 25.” Building architect David Echaiz-McGrath with Wensley Architecture LTD, said the project on Summerhill Place also targets hospital employees, who have the ability to live, work and play in the neighbourhood and won’t necessarily want to have a car. “They have their grocery shop nearby, they have a fitness centre, they have quite a lot of amenities just around this area,” he said. Reduced parking, which required council approval, sparked concern about adding pressure on an area notorious for parking problems, but Dale Lindsay, the city’s director of community development, said having a development that accommodates its own parking wouldn’t make the problem worse. City staff also anticipate new measures on the way that will help address congestion issues, such as a permit system.
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With summer in full swing, The City of Nanaimo Parks, Recreation and Environment department invites children ages five to 12-years-old and their parents to participate in the Summer Playground Program from now until Aug. 22. This free program runs Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and includes music, crafts, games and science activities with Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society. “We are very excited to have the
Summer Playground Program running at various playgrounds around Nanaimo,” said Deborah Beck, recreation coordinator for the City of Nanaimo. “This free event is a great way for families to get out and enjoy some summer fun.” The program runs at Country Hills Park on Mondays and Tuesdays; Departure Bay Centennial Park Wednesdays to Fridays; Deverill Square Park Mondays to Wednesdays and Fridays; Harewood Centennial Park Mondays to Fridays;
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“If this year is any indication and fishing continues to get better, which is what’s predicted, then we definitely have to look at better traffic flow there, more parking and maybe we even need an attendant down there on weekends,” Wicks said, adding the person could help direct traffic and collect parking fees. Rick Ferguson is
chairman of a boat launch users group that operates under the Sport Advisory Committee umbrella and he also supports change. “It’s a beautiful harbour we have and we are having trouble getting people out into it,” he said. Richard Harding, the city’s director of parks, recreation and environment, said the City of Nanaimo will start to work
with user groups on an ongoing basis and could make some fixes this summer, including potential education about etiquette and signage. It also plans to talk to users about potential long-term solutions. The city will also look at potential improvements to Charlaine Boat Ramp in north Nanaimo, which is also experiencing high demand. news@nanaimobulletin.com
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William Alexander Montague, 5, wears a gold medal from the B.C. Summer Games at Maffeo Sutton Park during Canada Day celebrations. Summer Games volunteers were on hand to promote the event, which will take place in Nanaimo this month.
The weather on July 1 couldn’t have been any better as hundreds of people showed up downtown for Nanaimo’s official Canada Day celebration. The celebration took place at Maffeo Sutton Park and featured live performances by The Midnights, Jake West, Trinitude, Luke Blu Guthrie and the Tidesmen. There were also plenty of activities for the kids, including face painting and cupcake decorating. Ashley Ritchie, who was in attendance with her niece and daughter, said the cupcake building was one of her kids’ favourite activities. “It’s nice to get out and enjoy the sun,” Ritchie said. “The kids obviously love being out here … They’re having a great time.” There were also a number of organizations present at the park, including the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society, a Nanaimo-based charitable organization that provides settlement assistance to new immigrants. Cindy Qin, an immigration settlement worker with the society, was on hand for the Canada Day celebrations. She explained that the society helps immigrants with everything from applying for Care Cards to getting social insurance numbers. “When they come to our organization we will provide a service ... like ordering social insurance cards and health cards, and helping them with where they will live,” Qin said. The society also provides English language classes and helps immigrants find employment opportunities. Qin and her husband immigrated to British Columbia from China nearly a decade ago. She cited the province’s warm climate as one of
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the reasons for coming to Canada. “The first thing is weather, especially in B.C.,” Qin said. “There is less pollution and the other thing is education for our children.” Qin joined the society in 2012 and has been helping other immigrants settle in Canada ever since. She recently applied to become a Canadian citizen herself and is glad she made the move. “I just sent the application to become a Canadian,” she said. “For me, I like it here and I want to be a real Canadian citizen. I know more about Canadian culture and the way of life.” Qin was proud to be a part of the Canada Day festivities in Nanaimo. “I am really happy to be part of this event,” Qin said. “I love my job to help new immigrants to settle in Nanaimo.” arts@nanaimobulletin.com
Provincial government approves higher speed limits on some highways in B.C. by Tom FleTcher Black Press
The B.C. government is raising speed limits around southern B.C., including a new 120 km/h limit on three remote stretches of divided four-lane highway. The new maximum applies to the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector (Highway 97C) from Aspen Grove to Peachland and Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell River. The Coquihalla sections get new 120 km/h signs this week, and more changes will roll out this summer as sign crews put up new limits. In all, 35 sections of rural provincial highway are getting higher speed limits. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said limits are being raised where traffic studies show the majority of traffic is already going faster than the posted limit.
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Quickfacts SPEED liMit on inland island highway 19 from Parksville to campbell river increased to 120 km/h. coquihalla highway will see new signs first, with more changes rolled out throughout summer.
on rural highways. ICBC representatives also expressed safety concerns, and will monitor areas with higher limits to see if the severity of crashes increases. Ministry statistics show the number of serious crashes on provincial highways has decreased 28 per cent since 2003, from a combination of improved vehicle technology, driver education and enforcement. The ministry accepted recommendations from RCMP representatives to
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improve signs that encourage slower traffic to move to right lanes, and to clarify winter tire rules. The ministry is changing regulations to make tires with an M&S (mud and snow) symbol as well as those with a ‘mountain snowflake’ (winter) symbol acceptable for roads requiring winter tires. New designs for wildlife warning signs, including lighted signs for high incident areas, are being installed. An updated sign reminding drivers to ‘Keep Right, Let Others Pass’ is being installed, after people around the province expressed frustration about the slow vehicles in passing lanes. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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No picket lines at B.C. Games sites while B.C. teachers are still on strike, the union local has promised not to picket any schools that will serve as venues for the upcoming B.C. summer Games in Nanaimo. in an open letter, Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association president Mike Ball said Nanaimo teachers support the Games, noting that a significant number of teachers will be volunteering and participating. The opening ceremony takes place on July 17 at 7 p.m. and the closing ceremony, July 20 at 1:30 p.m. For more information on the Games, please go to www.bcgames.org.
Carnival raises money for centre Vancouver island university’s Master’s of Business Administration students are holding a carnival fundraiser on saturday (July 5). students are holding the carnival at Brooks landing mall between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., with a number of children’s activities, a clown and international food. Proceeds will go to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre to reduce the wait-list for children who need special care. students will also be selling tickets for the July 13 silly Boat Regatta, a fundraiser that also benefits the centre.
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Free parking could get tougher to find in downtown Nanaimo. City staff members are pitching an $875,000 multi-year parking shift, from higher meter rates to the elimination of free two-hour parking in popular downtown areas, like Commercial Street. The plan, made public for the first time last week, is a “major undertaking” aimed at boosting parking revenue, managing traffic, filling parkades and speeding up turnover on busy streets, according to Rod Davidson, the city’s parking services manager. The City of Nanaimo has been looking to manage its traffic congestion hot spots, including the downtown core which has seen congestion on streets where parking is free and high use of residential streets by those parking and walking to work, according to a report. The result is dissatisfied residents and merchants who see little turnover of traffic on streets in front of their establishments. In the Old City Quarter, businesses have com-
plained of drivers abusing the two-hour free spaces, with some vehicles left for six hours at a time, Davidson said. Under the proposed plan, more on-street spaces would be made available by making it “cheaper and more economical” for drivers to use parkades for longterm stays, he said. F i v e h u n d re d n e w meters would be installed in areas that previously allowed two-hours free, from the Old City Quarter to pockets of downtown, like Commercial Street, Cameron Road and Museum Way. On-street rates will also increase for the first time since 2004, rising from 50 cents an hour to $1.25. It will cost 75 cents for two hours in a parkade and $1 every hour afterwards. For one year the city will also try free weekend parking at its Bastion Street parkade. “We are trying to come up with some sort of solution where we can have free – as in open – spaces in our busiest streets,” Davidson said. “What’s considered best practice is your on-street parking, where everyone wants to park is more expensive than off-street parking.” The proposed changes would take place over three years, generating an expected $872,500 increase in annual revenue for the city.
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Candidate’s nomination rejected by federal NDP By Karl yu The News BulleTiN
A Nanaimo-based filmmaker’s federal NDP candidacy for the 2015 election has been denied. Paul Manly was seeking the NDP nomination for the newly-formed Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding, but in an online statement posted on Monday, said “the federal NDP has refused to allow me to stand as a candidate.” Manly’s father was part of a humanitarian flotilla that went to Israel in 2012. The ship was seized by Israeli authorities and his father was taken to prison. Manly spoke out at the time on behalf of his father and the cause he was representing. When contacted by the News Bulletin, he declined to comment on the 2012 incident, pointing to the online statement, but said his supporters have a right to know why he’s no longer a candidate and he has a right to tell them. In the statement, he said he did not and will not receive a written explanation for being refused and was told over the phone that it was related to “what I said and did when my father was in Israel.” He said he has done nothing illegal, immoral or that breaks the NDP constitution. “I did what I did to support my father,” Manly said to the News Bulletin. “The statement I made, I don’t want to really add to it. I think my supporters have a right to know why I was denied and I have a right to tell them and that’s kind of it. What I said when my father was in prison is what I said. You can’t take [it] back.” He said he worried about people making assumptions regarding why his candidacy was rejected. George Soule, federal NDP spokesperson, said the party has a confidential vetting process. “All parties have some form of vetting and within this vetting process, something concerning came up and so his candidacy was rejected,” Soule said, adding that he couldn’t comment further due to confidentiality. The deadline to apply to become a candidate for the NDP in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith federal riding is in September. So far, four candidates have been approved to contend for the nomination: Natasha Bob, Sheila Malcolmson, Dominique Roelants and Kip Wood. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Few can argue against the statement that mental illness touches everyone. There are, of course, those with the diagnosis. Then there are their children, siblings, parents, friends and co-workers. Even complete strangers are often hit with the ripples, as society is forced to bear the burden of missed work days, medical visits, inadequate treatment options, etc. It doesn’t matter that research has led to many strategies and treatments that, when adhered to, can help sufferers live productive, even normal, lives. Perhaps if it felt easier to talk openly about mental illness, things would be different. For those directly affected, it can feel simpler to try to ignore the reality – to keep the door closed and the windows shuttered, so to speak. Not the healthiest approach, really, but common nonetheless. And while time has led to strides in the realm of mental illness, it has done less for society’s acceptance of it as a disease. Many worthwhile stories do not get told in these pages because of the stigma attached to mental illness, the fear people have of being branded by going public with their struggle. ‘Mental illness’ is still a phrase that, despite so-called progress, few afflicted with the likes of depression or schizophrenia or paranoia dare to mutter outside – sometimes even inside – their immediate family. There are tireless advocates for the mentally ill. Many of these individuals are friends or family members of those living with a mental illness. A few are those individuals themselves, who have taken that brave step into the spotlight. All know firsthand the impact of the conditions. They know the difference that acceptance – both of the conditions and the person trying to live a balanced, productive life with them – makes, and we can all learn from them. No one should feel the need to hide something he or she cannot control. The reality is, many of us share the blame for the fact so many people do. 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, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Life in B.C. after the Tsilhqot’in decision The Supreme Court of of the timber to the province Canada’s landmark decision overrode the then-vaguely on aboriginal title held by the defined aboriginal title. Tsilhqot’in Nation leaves many Here’s McLachlin’s definition: questions to be answered. “The nature of aboriginal title Perhaps the biggest is this: is that it confers on the group Will British Columbia exist as that holds it the exclusive we know it today by the end of right to decide how land is this century? Or will it devolve used and the right to benefit into dozens of semi-autonomous from those uses, subject to the regions, through treaties or restriction that the uses must similar court actions, as the only be consistent with the group province that never nature of the interest B.C. completed historic and the enjoyment treaties? of the land by future VIEWS The Tsilhqot’in generations.” Tom Fletcher decision appears That’s not land Black Press to uphold the key ownership in the finding of the 2007 fee-simple sense of trial, that 1,700 square the term. It locks in kilometres of the communal ownership, Nemiah Valley west which I and many of Williams Lake are others have argued essentially owned is at the root of by the people who the poverty seen occupied it hundreds in many aboriginal if not thousands of years ago. communities. It’s not quite ownership. Another big question: Is there Federal and provincial any future for B.C.’s 20-yearjurisdiction still applies, and old treaty process, or will this their authority varies with the precedent-setting case send strength of the aboriginal title more First Nations to court, claim. or to the barricades as the Chief Justice Beverley Tsilhqot’in did on a logging road McLachlin ruled that the in 1983? province overstepped its One of the advantages that authority by issuing logging has emerged from the handful permits in the valley in 1983. She of modern treaties in B.C. is that also upheld the decision of the aboriginal communities have trial judge, who rejected B.C.’s more options in land ownership. position that the economic value By voluntary agreement, they
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can convert land to fee-simple ownership, making it available for mortgage or sale. One of the big questions asked in the days after the Tsilhqot’in decision was this: Is the Northern Gateway pipeline project dead? None of the aboriginal communities along the pipeline route has this kind of declared aboriginal title. Few if any would have a similar strength of claim as the Tsilhqot’in, who fought a small war to defend their territory from a wave of gold seekers in the 1860s. One that does is the Haida Nation, whose occupation of a beautiful group of islands was long defended militarily, and never challenged by any other aboriginal group. Council of the Haida Nation president Peter Lantin said after the decision that his team is preparing its own aboriginal title case for trial. Few doubt that this assertion of title will be successful, either by negotiation or court ruling. But there is a unique aspect to the Haida claim that would set another precedent. They claim title to the ocean around Haida Gwaii, a challenge to anyone wishing to sail tankers through. u Tom Fletcher is a columnist and legislative reporter for Black Press.
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Tax dollars should go to SPCA Re: Let SPCA build its own shelter, Editorial, June 26. This article minimizes totally the important services that the SPCA provides the community, and the writer sounds very flippant, heartless and careless. I do realize the city contracts to Coastal Animal Services for the city pound, but you are trying to make it sound like the the efforts are being duplicated by the SPCA, which I know they are not. Both shelters have their own sets of priorities, and deal with different animal related issues, and they are all very important. The SPCA is providing very valuable services to the community and citizens of Nanaimo. These same citizens are the ones ultimately putting animals into situations where help, protection, shelter and emergency services may be required, and so should be helping the SPCA. I have no problem with some of my tax dol-
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lars going to help the SPCA. It benefits me personally much more than, say, a theatre I can’t afford to go to, or a conference centre I have no use for. I understand that the city has been very good to deal with by the SPCA and hope this continues. My family will be very unhappy with Nanaimo city council if assistance is not granted to SPCA who provide such an invaluable service to the residents of this city.
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Re: Let SPCA build its own shelter, Editorial, June 26. The level of downplaying portrayed in this article of what they actually do for this community is upsetting. As a registered psychiatric nurse working in the community I have on numerous occasions needed the SPCA. I have had patients who are psychotic and their animals are at risk, patients admitted to hospital and need temporary respite care for their animals. Severe cases of neglect and the SPCA responding immediately with court injunctions to help. This is just one aspect of what they do. I find your article portrays a very negative light on a service that helps when no one else wants to. Would it not be more well-served to discuss all that they do, the animals they speak for and ways we the community can help?
Chelsea Reisinger via e-mail
Teachers aren’t striking because of salary demands To the Editor,
It alarms me that people are not more supportive of teachers during this strike. It seems we are far too focused on teacher salaries rather than classroom conditions for our province’s students. Focusing on salary and calling teachers greedy is just plain ridiculous. The government agrees that teachers deserve a raise and they and the BCTF are only apart by one per cent with regards to wages. The issue of wages could have been settled easily when bargaining first began if this was the main concern. Secondly, in what other profession do you have to fight for your product? Would
you ever see another union on strike because they didn’t think their company was making a quality product? Absolutely not. Yet teachers have given up their wages for just that, the ‘product’ in this case being children’s educations. Teachers are standing on picket lines receiving no pay to persuade the Liberal government to properly fund education.
Lisa Cunnian via e-mail
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In regards to the teachers’ strike, I have never seen such a group of spoiled so-called professionals. The average teacher makes $74,000, plus the enormous benefit
package they enjoy. Is it really about the children? Why then do they demand pay raises that are out of proportion to the private sector and paid for out of taxpayers’ wallets every time they come to the bargaining table? Final exams, graduation, summer school and field trips have all been disrupted or cancelled. I suppose this is all in the best interest of the children. What is needed is a dose of reality. We should shut down the schools for an entire year. Maybe then if they got to work in the private sector they would realize how lucky they have it.
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Free golf week meant to get folks teed off Free rounds are bound to attract people to the greens. Fairwinds Golf Club is participating in the Take a Kid to the Course Week (July 7-13), where children under the age of 16 can golf for free when accompanied by a paying adult. In addition to the free golf, Fairwinds Golf Club will also be offering kids a free basket of range balls when accompanied by a paying adult. Adult baskets must be purchased at the golf shop in order to get the free kids’ basket. Developed by the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada to encourage families and juniors to take up the game of golf, this crossCanada campaign is designed to illustrate how easy it is to improve both your score and your relationship with your children by bringing them out to the golf course. “Golf provides kids with valuable life skills, such as perseverance, patience, and respect,” said Jeff Calderwood, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association of Canada, in a press release. “They will enjoy quality time with family and friends and experience an activity that takes them away from the computer and into the great outdoors.” The National Golf Course Owners Association Canada is a not-for-profit trade association representing close to 1,300 members. A map featuring more than 620 Canadian participating courses is available at www. kidsgolffree.ca. Fairwinds has participated in the Take a Kid to the Course program since this program was introduced 12 years ago. For more information, please visit www.fairwinds.ca.
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Store showcases Canada’s diamonds and artisans Canadian diamond mines. When Entrepreneurs Don and Kerry they semi-retired and moved to Yamkowy are proud to be Canadian, Vancouver Island, they wanted to so it makes sense their new store give residents and visitors a taste would be an ode to this country’s of the quality diamonds that exist in diamonds and art. this country. The majority of jewelry “We have such great artists available to people is from China, in Canada I think we should be Kerry said. promoting them,” Kerry said. But Canadian diamonds are not The Yamkowys have just opened any more expensive and they are Lexi Diamonds and Gifts on Chapel high-quality and Street, in the ADVERTISING serial numbered, heart of Nanaimo’s Don adds. downtown. FEATURE Lexi has diamond The store is jewelry like a showcase of sparking pendants and engagement Canadian artistry, displaying rings with prices that vary from $50 everything from quality jewelery and to $30,000. But jewelry is not the diamonds to unique works of art, only reason the Yamkowys hope like one-of-a-kind petrified whale bone carvings, rare Inuit pottery and their store will stand apart. The owners say they have unique finds hand-blown glass. people may never have seen before, “There isn’t a store in town like an Inuit fishing pole, an Iroquois that handles just Canadian-made corn-husk mask and sheared beaver jewelry,” Kerry said. “We will hats. The store also features eventually only carry gems from soapstone carvings and paintings, Canada and the jewelry that the as well as pottery by artists from gems are put into will be made in the B.C. Interior and Ladysmith. Canada.” “It’s artwork from ocean to ocean The Yamkowys previously owned to ocean. It’s from all over Canada,” a jewelry store for more than a Kerry said. decade in Yellowknife, N.W.T., near
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Derek Harvey Smith August 12, 1925 - July 26, 2014
Derek Harvey Smith aged 88 of Nanaimo, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on June 26, 2014. Derek leaves his beloved wife of 42 years, Diana, to mourn his passing. He also leaves a sister, Christine, in the UK, as well as family in Victoria. Derek was born in Littlebourne, Kent, UK, on August 12, 1925, to Maude and Sidney Smith. He grew up working in the family mill, then at age 17, in 1943, joined the Royal Navy. He served during the Second World War as an engineer on tank landing crafts seeing action in many parts of Europe and the Far East. Derek immigrated to Canada in 1949 and settled for a few years in Winnipeg before joining the Canadian Navy in 1952. Derek served his adopted country well for 24 years, before being honourably discharged in 1976. Derek worked as an engineer at the municipal hospitals for the city of Winnipeg until his retirement in 1989. Leaving the snow and ice behind, Derek and Diana headed west to Nanaimo where they enjoyed many years with friends they made through Branch 257, Lantzville Legion. Derek always remained strongly connected to the Navy, and he was President of the Nanaimo branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Association for many years. He also worked with sea cadets and was an active member of the Legion. Derek was a character to the very end, and his friends and comrades, as well as Diana’s extended family, will remember Derek fondly. The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Nanaimo Seniors Village for the excellent care they extended to Derek during his residency over the last two years. A memorial service celebrating Derek’s life will be held on Sunday, July 6, at 1:00 pm at the Lanzville Legion.
Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, when I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep, turns again - home. Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, when I embark; For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place, the flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face, when I have crossed the bar. Alfred, Lord Tennyson Sands ~ Nanaimo (250)753-2032
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“ROBIN� Edwin Anthony Midan Sadly, Robin lost his brave battle with cancer, at home on June 17, 2014. Deeply missed by his wife of 35 years, Sherry. Also survived by daughters Vicki (John) Klinginsmith, Sherri (Graham) Hawkins; four grandchildren Kyla, Nathan, Devon and Samantha and the light of his life, great-grandaughter Lilly; one brother and two sisters and their families. Robin was born January 26, 1948 and was raised in South Wellington. He lived in Nanaimo until he moved to the sunshine coast to enjoy retirement after many years in construction. Rest in Peace Robin, we love you. Celebration of life will be held on Saturday July 5th 1 – 4 pm in room #1 at Bowen Park Complex, 500 Bowen Road.
ROMANCHUK, WILLIAM July 31, 1928 June 26, 2014
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our father on June 26th after a long and courageous battle. His warm and caring spirit will leave an emptiness in our hearts. William was predeceased by his wife Doreen in 1983 and brother Al in 2011. He is survived by daughters, Judy (Vic) Dougan and Norma Outram; sons, Jim (Debbie) and Michael (Steve); grandchildren; Brett (Gordana) Dougan, Tamara (Todd) Bjorgan, Melissa (Ian) Browett, Chris (Jenn) Outram, Kristin (Lowell) Rumsey, Mike (Nicole) Outram, Ashley Romanchuk (Mike Thompson); and 11 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Rattray. William was born in Burnaby and moved to the Alberni Valley, where as a talented musician he played many dances during the late 40’s and 50’s. Around 1960, the family moved to Nanaimo, where he worked for Canadian Westinghouse and coached minor league hockey. In later years, he organized a prostate support group and was instrumental in having Neck Point preserved as a park. He was happiest when he donned his work clothes to cut firewood or work in his garden. There will be a celebration of his life at his home on July 19, 2014 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. I shall not pass through this world but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, Or any good thing I can do, Let me do it now; Let me not defer or neglect it, For I shall not pass this way again. Time dissolves but love endures forever. I love you, dad. – Michael Sands ~ Nanaimo (250)753-2032
INFORMATION Helen A Cole 100th Birthday Celebration You are invited to an afternoon tea on Saturday, July 12th from 2:00 pm to 4:00pm at Arrowsmith Hall 1014 Ford Road, Coombs Please join us, in celebrating this amazing woman! bevsandy@shaw.ca
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Florence Flannigan (Reid) nee: Jasper
April 22, 1923 – May 30, 2014 Born and raised in Victoria, Florence peacefully passed away in Nanaimo. She was predeceased by her brothers, Delbert and Bill. Florence was a loving Aunt to her nieces and nephews. Florence is survived by her beloved and dedicated husband, Patrick Flannigan. Following a prolific career at the Nanaimo Hospital, she retired in community of Lantzville, B.C. She was an Executive Director for the first Nanaimo homemakers support group, a longstanding member of Toastmasters and also volunteered with the Yellowpoint Drama Group. Many thanks to the staff at the Nanaimo Traveller’s Lodge for the wonderful care they gave her as well as, her dear friends, Stella and Vesta. A very special thanks to her nephew, Ron Jasper, for his numerous years of assistance. A private gravesite service was held on June 4th, 2014 in the Woodlands at Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, B.C.
Joyce Rhoda McAfee
July 1, 1916 - June 25, 2014 With great sadness the family announces the passing of Joyce McAfee of Nanaimo, BC, peacefully at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Born in London, England, of parents, Henry Albert and Edith Holding, Joyce came to Canada in 1920, with her then widowed mother, settling in Saskatchewan and eventually moving to Nanaimo in 1998. Predeceased by her husband Andy in 1996 and her grandson Kelly in 2001, Joyce is survived and lovingly remembered by her son, Ron (Roberta), granddaughter, Paula Kuffler (Jason), great granddaughter, Payton Kuffler, brothers Bruce and Brian Edwards, numerous nieces and nephews, and many long-time friends. The family wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful staff and volunteers in the Palliative Care ward of N.R.G.H., whose dedication, caring and compassion were so evident and helpful during her final days. A private gathering for family will take place at a later date.
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Island Veterinary Hospital in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a full time, self-motivated Receptionist to join an enthusiastic and dynamic team. At Island Vet, we take pride in offering a full service clinic to take care of all your pet’s needs. Our team enrolls in continuing education and training to keep up-to-date on all of the latest advances. We are also one of the few Veterinary Hospitals in Western Canada with the IDEXX digital radiology system and VetLab suite for a complete in-house laboratory. The successful candidate must possess excellent customer service and organizational skills, intermediate computer skills and have the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment. They must be compassionate towards pets, have a positive outlook and be a team player. Experience in a veterinary environment would be considered an asset. The position is 40 hours per week on a shift rotation that includes days, evenings & weekends. We offer a competitive salary, health and dental benefits, uniform allowance and continuing education allowance. If interested, please apply with resume and cover letter to: Randy Langelier Clinic Administrator randy@islandvet.com
Publisher/ Editor The Princeton Similkameen Spotlight is looking for the right person to be the Publisher/Editor. Princeton is located in the Similkameen Valley‌.truly an outdoor lover’s dream with world-class hunting, fishing, hiking and snowmobiling. In addition to having a strong understanding of news gathering and meeting deadlines, the successful candidate will represent the Spotlight at social and client functions. They will also have strong organizational skills and be able to work without direct supervision. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: •Work closely with the sales consultant to develop new sources of revenue •Create a newspaper that represents the community •Account for all business activities in a prompt manner •Manage all expenses and wages •Produce 10-15 stories per week, plus photos as necessary •Allocate print space for story, text and photos according to space parameters and copy significance. •Plan the contents for the Spotlight according to the publication’s style, editorial policy and publishing requirements. •Verify facts, dates and statistics using standard reference sources •Develop story and feature ideas •Read, evaluate and edit press releases, Letters to the Editor and other materials submitted for publication. •Upload stories to the website •Participate in community events Please e-mail resume by July 8, 2014 to: Don Kendall, Regional Publisher, South Okanagan Email: dkendall@blackpress.ca
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SECURITY Guard Training and Employment! Securiguard Services in Nanaimo is holding a Basic Security Training Course on July 14th. Full Course Information: Monday, July 14th to July 18th from 9AM to 5PM. BST Exam on July 21 at 10AM. Cost: $225.00, includes course material and BST exam. Address: 205-2520 Bowen Road. To enroll please call our toll free number 1-888-475-1551. Limited seating so enroll soon! Securiguard provides government-required Basic Security Training through our regional offices on a monthly basis. Our course has been adapted to ensure that all graduates meet the modern day requirements of providing enhanced customer service, leading to greater employment opportunities. The next Nanaimo BST Course will be August 11th to 15th.
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MEN’S SOCCER team unbeaten this season. BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
The Mid-Isle FC Highlanders can control the way their soccer season goes. The Pacific Coast Soccer League reserve side, representing Nanaimo and Ladysmith, won again this past weekend and has now won six straight. “We’ve had a great start…” said Daragh Fitzgerald, Highlanders player. “We’re getting towards our peak at the right time.” Mid-Isle shut out Chilliwack FC by a 3-0 score on Saturday at Nanaimo’s Merle Logan Field. Mid-Isle’s record gives the side some breathing room in the table, but the players can’t let up. Four of their last five are on the road including two games against a good Victoria Highlanders team and then backto-back games in the Interior to close out the schedule. “It’s basically up to
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Upper Island Storm U18 players Griffin Douglas, left, and Jason Roodbol close in, but Mid-Isle FC Highlanders player Daniel Doukakis gets to the ball first during a friendly on Sunday at Nanaimo’s Merle Logan Field. The exhibition was arranged to help prepare the Storm for provincials, which get underway today (July 3) in Burnaby.
us,” said Bill Merriman, the team’s coach. “It’s going to come down to that, whether we trip up or whether we keep on the roll we’re on.” Fitzgerald said even
with the team’s firstplace record, guys are committed to practice and are training hard. “The guys, they don’t miss a beat…” he said. “Nobody wants to
spend the whole summer training two nights a week and playing every weekend and throw it away just out of complacency in the last couple of weeks.”
GAME ON … Mid-Isle visits Victoria today (July 3) and hosts Kelowna United on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Ladysmith’s Forrest Field. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
Premier Pirates play a lot as they try to make a playoff push BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
There’s still time for the Nanaimo Pirates to put together a late-season rally. Starting today (July 3) in Victoria, the Hub City Paving Pirates play three road doubleheaders in four days as they try to make a push up the B.C. Premier Base-
ball League standings. “It’s good to be busy like this…” said Doug Rogers, the team’s manager. “This is going to help. They’re going to get a lot at at-bats and they should be able to get locked in.” Six games in four days will challenge the team’s health and fitness and will especially test the depth of the pitching staff,
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Acme T-men make moves to get better The Nanaimo Acme Timbermen, already in first place, hope they’ve strengthened their team into a cup contender. The Acme Painting Timbermen senior B lacrosse club added three players at the trade deadline – defenders Chris McElroy and Bobby Debrone and transition player Shane Chalker. McElroy is a nine-year National Lacrosse League veteran, Debrone played senior A this season and Chalker is an Acme T-men veteran. “We filled some holes that we needed on defence; our offence has been clicking all year,” said Shawn Swanson, Timbermen general manager. “It’s a matter of which team’s going to show up.” The Acme T-men saw their win streak come to an end Sunday on the mainland in a 9-8 loss to the Valley Rebels. “The ball didn’t seem to go where we wanted it,” Swanson said. “We had a lot of shots but we weren’t hitting the net.” Devon Casey had a fourgoal game and Jon Diplock, Ryan Clark, Cody Keating and Ryan Forslund also scored. Danny Walters tended goal. The Acme Timbermen are preparing for their final regular-season home game this Sunday (July 6) at 5 p.m. against the Ladner Pioneers at Frank Crane Arena. Swanson said winning on Sunday to clinch homefloor in the playoffs would be massive. “[It] is a big deal for us,” he said. “We play really well at home.” DIGITAL SOUND July 4 - 10
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Curling club celebrates banner year Nanaimo Curling Centre got together for an AGM that turned into a celebration. The club had strong turnout at its annual general meeting, as curlers wanted to celebrate the success of local women’s teams. B . C . ’s j u n i o r, women’s, senior and masters champions all had Nanaimo curlers. The skips were on hand to present curling centre president Ron Kaneen with banners.
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Juniors trade for prospects The junior A Nanaimo Timbermen were able to get some value for their player assets at the trade deadline. The B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League club traded No. 1 goalie Pete Dubenski and leading scorer Brett Hawrys to the Coquitlam Adanacs this week. Dubenski is in his final year of junior, while Hawrys is a rental player who will be returned to the T-men for next season. Nanaimo acquired intermediates Mitch McDole, Tyson Walker, Colin Winship and Connor Sutton in the deal.
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Provincial champions Trudy Beskau, Zorka Smith, Kalia Van Osch, Lorraine Jeffries, Marika Van Osch, Eilene Mitton, Penny Shantz, Debbie Pulak and Kesa Van Osch whoop it up at the Nanaimo Curling Centre’s annual general meeting last month.
As well, Dennis Heppelle and Jake McGlenen from the Elks Club presented incoming NCC pres-
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Also at the AGM, Pat Merkel and Cliff King were added to the NCC Honour Roll.
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Summer Games will be a big deal
All of a sudden, the nications, just as he B.C. Summer Games are was when the Games just two weeks away. were last held here in Planning for this 2002, is Gord Robinson. huge event has been a Committees include massive undertaking volunteers chaired by and now it’s crunch Mary Smith and equiptime as the team of ment headed by Terry volunteer organizers Burkitt. Chairing comfine-tune their plans so puter services is Dave that everything runs Yule, electrical power smoothly when the is Gary Toole, switchGames happen here board is Jan Lawson from July 17-20. and telephone systems Heading up that orgais Sid Cosman. nizing team is Nanaimo Michelle Behie is the 2014 B.C. Summer director in charge of Games president Jeff special events. Working Lott, assisted by vicewith her are Veronica president Buck and Bruce Hunter Penny Crosby thorpe and operaas chair report tions manager of volunIan Thorpe Lori Barlow. teers, Lisa Columnist Then come and David 14 directors, O’Sullivan as each of whom co-chairs of oversees holding area numerous and Sarah committees Joachim as in the major chair of parareas of ticipant speresponsibility cial events. for different aspects of Also within the directhe Games. torate are Wally Wells Pam Donnelly is the as chair of community director in charge of development and accomodation, arrangAmanda Daly heading ing accommodation for up volunteer appreciaclose to 4,000 athletes, tion events. coaches, managers and The food services officials who will be in directorate has the huge town for the Games. task of arranging breakWithin the directorate fast, lunch and dinner are committees chaired for all Games particiby Anne Judson, Susan pants. Ashwak Sirri is Flint, Jeanne McNaughthe director in charge ton, Debbie Narver, and committees are Chris Southwick and chaired by Ian Ter Veer, Audrey West. Geoff Murdoch, Corry The administration Hostetter, Shaun Maladirectorate chaired by koe and Anne Marie Dan Kucherka oversees Smith. all admin planning for Rod Milner is head of the Games. Committhe important Friends of tees include volunteers the Games directorate, chaired by Nicole which provides a link Yusep, budget control between all directorheaded by Natasha ates for the purpose of Kucherka, environment recruiting and recogchaired by Morgan nizing donations from Kennah, food conceslocal businesses. Mike sions chaired by Darci Delves is the directorate Dukoff and risk manliaison, while Greg and agement headed by Troy-Anne Constable Nicole Parkinson. Trina head up recruitment, Brubaker chairs legal Andre Sullivan chairs services and Bob Webb the recognition commitis in charge of the ware- tee and Al Dreger is the house. volunteer committee The ceremonies direc- chair. torate, tasked with Next week we’ll review planning all aspects of the other Summer the opening and closGames directorates. ing ceremonies of the Meanwhile, volunteers Games, is headed by are still needed. If you Arlene Blundell. Joanne can help, go the website Rowland is chair for www.bcgames.org. volunteers, Silvia Knapp Whatever your sport, heads a committee for a reminder in closing entertainment, Lawto play your hardest, rence Tang for marshalplay fair and show good ling and Gregory Heide sportsmanship. u for looking after properIan Thorpe writes ties. about sports Thursdays. Director for commu-
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hen British Columbian singer Jessica Stuart decided to move to Toronto a half-dozen years ago she had just three goals. “I had only three goals when I moved out to Toronto as my markers of success and I met two them fairly quickly, which were to release an album of my material [and] to have my music played on radio,” Stuart told the News Bulletin. “And CBC started being very lovely to us.” Her third goal was to return to the country that she once lived in as a child. “The last goal was to tour Japan because I play a Japanese instrument [the Koto] in my group.” Prior to moving to Toronto, Stuart found herself working at a regular day job when she
decided to relocate and kickstart her music career. “I was in a very stable job before and I gave up that up and financial stability and all the things that go along with a normal job in order to do this,” she said. Since relocation, the Vancouverite has not only found herself living and working fulltime as a musician, but she has experienced some success with her band, The Jessica Stuart Few, who took home two Toronto Independent Music Award nominations in 2012. “I hadn’t been doing music as my profession out west because I didn’t really see an opportunity to make enough money to live to be honest,” Stuart explained. “Unless I was doing a whole lot of teaching or other things, which take the form of a more conventional job.” On July 17, she and her band will be performing at the Vault
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Quickfacts JESSICA STUART once lived in Japan and can speak the language fluently.
Last year, The Jessica Stuart Few, who are self-described as a pop-indie-folk-jazz band travelled to Japan, where they experienced a wealth of success. “I really wanted to have the chance to bring my music back there and see how the Japanese felt about it and if they would connect with it in the way that I hoped that they would and they did. It was totally amazing. We ended
up with a Top 40 single from our last album. It just totally blew me away,” Stuart recalled about their tour in Japan. The Jessica Stuart Few have released two albums, Kid Dream and Two Sides to Every Story. “When we recorded the first album I feel like we were still quite young as band. Also, some material on that album, was songs that I had from when I was in B.C. and I brought with me to Toronto,” Stuart explained about Kid Dream. “I was sort of experimenting with things at that time, so that album has a particular sound to it.” She said Two Sides to Every Story is a more accurate representation of the band’s sound. “When we recorded that album we had done a significant amount of touring. We recorded it after a 40-date cross-Canada tour. So we were totally studio ready. We had
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MUSIC MOONSHINE MOLLYS plays at Fibber Magees Station on July 5.
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KIMBERLY CALDWELL plays the Port Theatre on July 8 as part of the third annual LOS RASTRILLOS play Vancouver Island the Queen’s on July 10 Coast Salish Hope at 9:00 p.m. Tickets and Health Evening ofT:8.8125” are $22.
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THEATRE GABRIOLA THEATRE FESTIVAL runs from Aug. 15-17. The festival features 10 main stage plays as well as an outdoor performance stage, kids corner, street art, live music and a speakeasy launch party. For more information visit www.artsgabriola.ca.
EVENTS CANADA DAY EXHIBIT at the Nanaimo Museum runs until Aug. 29. The bilingual exhibition features stories of immigrants’ and their personal Day 1 experiences, from Confederation to present day. For more information, please visit www.nanaimomuseum.com or call 250753-1821
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Theatre provides opportunity for youths Are you a young person? Are you looking to get involved in your community and meet new people? If so, then you’re in luck. Nanaimo’s Port Theatre is actively looking for outstanding youths between the ages of 15-24 to be part of its Youth Working Group. The group will help organize a professional performance at the Port Theatre for the National Youth Ark Week, which takes place next year. “Our hope is to remove barriers to participation in the performing arts for young people, and nurture
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There will be no shortage of things to do at your local public library, regardless of whether you live in Nanaimo or on Gabriola Island. The Vancouver Island Regional Library has introduced two new programs to a number of their branches, including Nanaimo’s Harbourfront Library, the Wellington library branch and the Gabriola branch. The programs, the Taskmaster Teen Challenge and the Adult Summer Reading Club were designed to encourage residents to use their local library and make it a fun place to be over the summer. “Throughout the seven weeks in the summer ... there is always something happening in the branches, VIRL Gabriola branch librarian, Jason Kuffler said. The Taskmaster Teen Challenge, which runs until July 31, is an “online scavenger hunt” with 32 different tasks and is designed for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18. Participants can receive points depending on the difficulty of the task. For every 5 points a teen earns, they receive one prize point, which is entered into a draw to win various prizes, such as gift cards. “It’s actually really cool,” Kuffler said. “It’s not exactly a reading forum but I guess you could call it more of an activity club.” Tasks include liking VIRL’s Facebook page, learning to say “I love the library” in a different language, making and decorating a cupcake based on a favourite book character, creating a 60 second book trailer and uploading it to YouTube, using a cookbook from the library and preparing a meal from a different culture and summarizing a book in a Vine video. “The activities are pretty cool and were
done by the Teens Services Committee…” Kuffler said. “They did a really good job of coming up with these summer activities. I already know that there are teenagers participating in this.” The Adult Summer Reading Club, which is like any other library reading club, was created to coincide with VIRL’s children’s reading club. “This is a way for adults to also participate in something kind of different and exciting,” Kuffler said.
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The summer reading club is currently being held across all Vancouver Island library branches. “I think the Adult Summer Reading Club is a way for adults to participate in the excitement that happens in the library,” Kuffler said. For more information about the Adult Summer Reading Program or the Taskmaster Teen Challenge, please visit www. virl.bc.ca or e-mail GabriolaIsland@virl. bc.ca.
A series of festivals and events are set to kick off this coming weekend. The events, which occur between Thursday (July 3) and Sunday, include the InFrinGinG Dance Festival, which coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival. The InFrinGinG Dance Festival, which is being held at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and Maffeo Sutton Park, features a wide range of various dancers and musicians. Performers include the Island Rose Belly Dance Troupe, Bob Lasoto, Wass Wattunee, Panj Bhangra as well as world class African drum and dance artists Aboubacar Camara, Naby Camara and Mohamed Duranteau For more information about the InFrinGinG Dance Festival including festival schedule, ticket prices and a full list of performers please call 250-716-3230 or visit http://bit. ly/InFrinGinGDanceFestival or www.crimsoncoastdance.org.
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Notice of Disposition of Real Property by Way of Lease Pursuant to section 26 of the Community Charter the City of Nanaimo hereby gives notice of its intention to lease the land and improvements on that 1.96 acre portion of property shown as “Ferry Terminal Lease Area” on the drawing below, located at 1 Port Drive, Nanaimo, B.C. and legally described as PID: 029-036-500, Lot A Section 1 and Part of the Bed of the Public Harbour of Nanaimo City Plan EPP27507 to Island Ferry Services Ltd. for use as a passenger ferry service terminal, for an initial term of twenty (20) years with two rights of renewal, each for an additional twenty (20) year term. Island Ferry Services Ltd. shall pay to the City an annual fee of $52,000.00, which amount is subject to review every five (5) years. Under the lease agreement, the City may substitute for the Ferry Terminal Lease Area an alternative location. The City further intends to lease the land and improvements on that 0.4238 acre portion of the same property, shown as “Parking Lease Area” on the drawing below, to Island Ferry Services Ltd. for use as a parking lot in connection with the passenger ferry service, for a term of three (3) years, for a monthly fee of the greater of $500.00 and 5.5% of Island Ferry Service Ltd.’s net parking revenue. Further information in relation to these dispositions may be requested from the City of Nanaimo Real Estate Section, at (250) 755-4476.
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Island Health earns award
Ronald McDonald House BC is growing. ®
Island Health staff are being recognized with 2014 Excellence in B.C. Health Care Awards for innovation that has contributed to improved patient care and a better work environment for staff. For the fifth year in a row, Island Health’s occupational health and safety teams were recognized for reducing long-term absences and for improving workplace ergonomics, and Marguerite Rowe, a leader in Island Health’s senior’s program, has received the Health Care Hero award for Island Health. Since 2011, the WorkSafe B.C. Duration Reduction project team has focused on returning employees to work sooner after an injury.
The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. A home away from home for seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the new and bigger House has enough room to welcome 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year together when it matters most.
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Volunteers needed to help with Meals On Wheels, Marine Festival The following are opportunities at Volunteer Nanaimo. To find out more information, please call 250-758-7121 or go online to www.volunteer nanaimo.ca. Volunteer Nanaimo is located at Unit 3-2350 Labieux Rd. u
MEALS ON WHEELS SOCIETY – Meal delivery drivers with a valid Class 5 driver’s licence needed for one to two hours per week. Driver orientation and kit provided. Day captain – Volunteers with general computer skills, e-mail and organizational skills required for the office one day a week for four to six
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NANAIMO DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET – Downtown parking guide needed on Fridays until October to help guide vehicles at Pioneer Waterfront Plaza. Please contact Laurysa Sharrard at 250-247-9803 or e-mail tiedupanddyed@gmail.com for more information.
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Teen picked for tech program I MadelINe Shred joins Shad.
Madeline Shred of Nanaimo has been selected from more than 1,200 applicants across Canada to pursue her potential and participate in the award-winning Shad science, technology, engineering, and math program in July. The experience will take Shred on a four-week journey designed to push her intellectual, creative, and leadership skills to the next level. “Shad is where Canada’s top youth achievers are exposed to great ideas, inspired to look at things differently, and challenged to reach for the highest levels of excellence,” said Barry Bisson, Shad president. Shred is among only 620 youth selected to spend July immersed in the rewards and rigours of higher learning at one of Shad’s 12 host univer-
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Nanaimo News Bulletin B9
Changes made to city planter program The City of Nanaimo Parks Operations is currently making adjustments to the street planters program to make the program more environmental sustainable and cost effective. Fifty-five portable planters from the downtown core and
30 other planters throughout the city will be removed. Some planters will be redistributed to the China Steps area and others have gone to auction. Unused street planters are currently up for auction at B.C. Auction at www.bcauction.ca.
Canadian Western Bank Announcement Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is excited to announce that, effective July 1st, Kevin Wilson will assume his role as Assistant Vice President & Branch Manager, Nanaimo Branch. Kevin’s true entrepreneurial spirit, active community involvement and client-focused approach to relationship building all support CWB’s vision to support our clients’ business and personal growth. He looks forward to personally meeting all current and potential valued clients to share what makes Canadian Western Bank one of Canada’s Top 10 Corporate Cultures. Nanaimo Branch 101-6475 Metral Drive P: 250.390.0088 E: kevin.wilson@cwbank.com cwbank.com
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Saturday NANAIMO AND Area Land Trust hosts Bottles for Benson fundraiser July 5, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Lucky’s Liquor Store at Country Club Centre.
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Ongoing SepArATION AND Divorce Support Group meets first Wednesday of the month. 7-9:30 p.m., Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre, 418D Fitzwilliam St, side door. Call 250716-1551 or e-mail info@nthemenscentre. ca for more information. AlS SUppOrT group meets fourth Wednesday of the month, 2-4 p.m., Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd. Patients, family, caregivers welcome. 1-800-708-3228 ext. 221. NANAIMO UNIT of the Canadian Cancer Society sponsors several peer support groups for the victims of cancer. For further information, contact the Unit at 777E Poplar Street or call 250741-8180. NANAIMO HeAlINg Rooms. Come in for prayer, Mondays 7-9 p.m and Wednesdays 2-4 p.m. at Eagle Mountain Church, 1 Terminal Ave. (same building as Greyhound bus depot). Contact urhealed.nanaimo@ gmail.com. MID ISlAND Advanced Toastmasters meet first Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m., Rm. 8, Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, 250-758-3668. TOpS grOUp meets Mondays, Rm. B019, NRGH from 6-7:30 p.m. near the sat lab entrance. Lose weight sensibly. 250-7544334 for info. TOASTMASTerS ON The Hill meets Tuesdays at 5- 6:15 p.m., Vancouver Island University, Bldg. 180, Rm. 316. 250-758-3227. SUNrISerS TOASTMASTerS meet Fridays, 6:30 a.m, Hope Lutheran Church, 2174 Departure Bay Rd. 250-585-2232. eNTerprISINg TOASTMASTerS meets Thursdays, 7:30-9
p.m., community boardroom at Country Grocer on Dufferin Crescent. 250-7546636. HeArT OF the Island Chorus of Sweet Adelines Int. meets Wednesdays 7-9:30 p.m., at the Royal Canadian Legion in Lantzville. 250-7223233. YellOw pOINT Singers community meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Cedar Secondary School. 250-6160421. pAreNT SUppOrT Circles free weekly groups for parents with children 12 and under. 1-800-665-6880 for information. HUb CITY Toastmasters meets from 7:30-9 p.m., Tuesdays, Oxy Pub (downstairs), 432 Fitzwilliam St. Visit hubcity.toastmastersclubs.org. KIwANIS SUNrISerS mornign t meetings, Thursdays at 8 a.m. Contact nanaimo.sunrisers@yahoo.com. OrgANIC plANT sale, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., corner of 14th Street and Cranberry Avenue. 250-7222292. CAregIverS’ SUppOrT Circle. Are you caring for a loved one with a terminal illness? Drop in peer support with trained facilitators. Tuesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., Nanaimo Community Hospice, 1080 St. George Cres. Call 250591-881. HArbOUr CITY Toastmasters meet every Thursdsay from noon to 1 p.m. at the Occidental Hotel, 432 Fitzwilliam St., in the basement. 250-7400202 for details.
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Beefs & bouquets BEEF To those managers of rentals who use their power of position to choose what rental lease rules apply to certain tenants. Instead of making excuses and blame, managers need to take responsibility and be accountable for their behavior. BOUQUET To the Lantzville legion and all the people who came to my 70th birthday bash for making it a truly wonderful night. BEEF To the commercial truck driver on his phone while on city streets. Do not put my family at risk so you can talk on your phone – get a Bluetooth. BOUQUET To the Medicine Shoppe at Terminal Park for the exceptionally good and kind service to its customers. BEEF To the person who was trying to covertly take pictures of my friend and our young waitress during a recent visit to a Chinese buffet. I hope the manager told you to never come back. BOUQUET To the kind manager of the Great Canadian Oil Change. He went out of his way to pick me up at the hospital when the car was delayed with minor problems. BEEF To people who use profanity as their second language. You show lack of respect for others and your surroundings, but mostly for yourself. The next time I hear this nonsense in a family store or restaurant, I’m walking out, but not before I notify the manager of why I’m leaving. BOUQUET To Germaine, a wonderful lady who befriended me at church attendance as a newcomer to Nanaimo and also took me out to lunch on my birthday as I have no family in Nanaimo. BEEF To all those drivers who continue to drive while talking on their cellphones. You deserve to get caught.
BOUQUET To the wonderful customer agent at Nanaimo Airport who went out her way to arrange another flight to Winnipeg for Easter after I missed Tango flight.
BEEF To whoever drained Richards Marsh. This once thriving wetland, bridged over from Kelsie Bay to Ranchview Drive, has been reduced in just a few days to a mucky, fetid, mosquito-breeding area.
BEEF To retail stores being firm about needing my e-mail address, postal code or telephone number when purchasing paint, knitting wool, batteries, linen and a pizza. Why do they need this information? I walked out each time, no sale.
BOUQUET To Leaf, for the bully beef. I agree. Without an audience there ain’t no show. BEEF Bus shelters are for people to sit and wait for their bus, not for smokers to sit back, smoke and spit after every puff. Especially the two young girls – think how you look to others.
BOUQUET To the team at Victoria Road KalTire for your excellent customer service. BEEF To the country neighbour of an 83-yearold dog owner. Banging on his door and calling his home at 4:30 a.m. to berate and threaten him about his small dog barking is completely uncalled for. Of course he’s going to bark at you when you are creeping around in the bushes in the dark.
BOUQUET To a lovely lady, Val, who befriended me when I first started work at a job in Nanaimo upon transferring from Manitoba. Always helpful, cheery and ready to give me a ride. BEEF To the person who left a large amount of broken glass beside the E&N Trail in front of Terminal Park mall in May. Not one dog owner who saw me remove the glass bothered to acknowledge my effort.
BOUQUET To the volunteers of the Lifeline program at Bayview Elementary School. Thanks for giving your time to make a difference for the kids.
BOUQUET To the painter who stayed all night to paint the apartment I was moving to. BEEF To the seamstress who only took in the back centre seam of my jean skirt and pants. Now the back pockets are so close that both look ridiculous. BOUQUET To all the staff on the psychiatric ward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for all your loving care and compassion while I was a patient there. It takes a special person to work on that ward and I am forever in your debt. BEEF To the people in charge for not having the flood signs removed. The signs are a blight on our neighbourhood and they are lowering our property values. BOUQUET To Dr. A Goodhue for the extraordinary care you have given me the past five years. I don’t think I’d be here without you. BEEF To the city garbage truck driver who was talking on his cellphone while driving in our neighbourhood. BOUQUET To Rosie and Lynn at work who were ready and willing to drive me around Nanaimo when I had no car. BOUQUET To the person who turned in my wallet, which I had dropped in the Wal-Mart parking lot – not one thing was missing. BOUQUET To the lovely young woman who helped me when I slipped and fell in front of a ladies’ shop downtown in April. BOUQUET To Cathy, from the News Bulletin. Miss you, girlfriend – didn’t know you were gone. Wishing you all the luck in the world. BOUQUET To those who follow our Twitter feed at @BeefsBouquets.
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Radically new Cherokee returns after 20 years Jeep has been one of the that the Dodge Dart strongest brands for the uses, the styling is edgy Chrysler Group, thanks and modern. to the fantastic Grand The sharp nose and Cherokee mid-sized SUV small headlamps, along and the always-popular with the curved Jeep Wrangler. grille make a statement. Building off that success Some Jeep aficionados is the introduction of an might not be intrigued The 2014 all-new Cherokee. It has by this new design but been almost twenty years Cherokee is a newcomers to the brand since we had a Cherokee thoroughly modern might. The starting price in the market and this is $23,495, which is less SUV with goone is radically different than it’s major comfrom anything one might anywhere capability petitors. For this price, remember. Since the you get standard air and around town Chrysler group didn’t have refinement that needs conditioning, Bluetooth a small SUV in its portfolio connectivity, two USB to be experienced. to take on established ports, a 5-inch Uconnect players like the Toyota screen and power winZack Spencer RAV4, Honda CR-V and dows/doors. The AWD Ford Escape, this 2014 Cherokee has a model starts at $25,695, which is also lot riding on its success the lowest price model in this class. The closest competitor, on price, image and Looks capability might be the Subaru Forester Unlike the last 1990s Cherokee, this for $25,995. radically different Jeep is based on a car platform instead of a rugged truck Inside chassis. This approach is lighter, to The interior of the all-new Cherokee is save fuel, and rewards the driver with more upscale than most of the competgood on-road manners. Built off the itors. The doors, armrest and dash are same Alfa Romeo-derived platform covered in soft touch materials. The front
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A good off-roader, comfortable and an easy street performer, the Cherokee does both equally well.
runs and longer distance driving. The flip side is that the 4-cylinder is a very good in-city commuter and the lighter engine helps this Cherokee to corner, brake and manouevre better. The 9-speed automatic shifts quickly and smoothly, in fact I forgot it had so many cogs but it does improve fuel economy with a highway rating of 6.4L/100km with the 4-cylinder and 7.0L with the V6. Most Canadians will opt for the AWD versions thanks to our winter conditions, but here too there are more choices. Jeep has included three AWD systems. The first is a called Active Drive 1 with a selectable drive mode called Select-Terrain, for automatic, snow, mud and sand settings. The second is called Active Drive 2 and offers a two-speed mode for low speed crawling. The most aggressive system is Active Drive Lock, which comes in the off-road purpose-built Cherokee called Trailhawk. The Trailhawk is a ‘real’ Jeep; this is thanks to a locking rear differential and a host of electronic aids. The most impressive feature is the low speed crawling mode for both up and down hill tasks. Therefore, Jeep purists, yes there is a Cherokee for you. Verdict This new Cherokee is off to a fantastic start. Sales are strong and the sharp design is bringing in buyers, not shoving them away. The 2014 Cherokee could not be further away from the last model; this is a thoroughly modern SUV with go-anywhere capability and aroundtown refinement that needs to be experienced. The Lowdown Power: 184hp 2.4L 4-cylinder, and 271hp 3.2L V6. Fill-up: 9.9L/7.0L/100km (city/highway AWD) Sticker price: $23,695-$32,195
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Nanaimo News Bulletin B15
Chrysler 200 improves on its predecessors
by Alexandra Straub
Taking to a track that you’ve never been on before, on a motorcycle that’s foreign to you is much like the kid’s game Connect the Dots. Prematurely, you try to make out the figure that will shortly appear on the page. You might even spend more energy on it than you need too. At first, it seems disjointed and abstract. But as you use the ballpoint of the pen, take your time, and obediently draw lines from one number to the next, those lines will commence shape. Aaaaah, so that’s what it is… It turns from angular to organic. You stop trying to predict the silhouette on the page because you just go with the flow. You trust the numbers. You make a shape. That shape manifests as your first lap of the Adria International Raceway, a circuit northeast of Bologna in Italy. Your ‘writing’ tool? – The Ducati 899 Panigale. While you’re trying to get your footing around the sinuous curves of the track, you have to remember to breathe, relax and focus. In no particular order. After all, when the light turns green and it’s your turn to head out and master your skills and your bike, those three things will come in very handy. Ducati’s Riding Experience program is open to all those who are looking to hone their motorcycling abilities from some incredible riders and teachers. A mixture of theory and practical application helps participants understand why you need to do the things you do, and then do them. To get your feet wet, they don’t just hand you keys to the bike, show you to the raceway and say, “Have fun.” Though, that would be fun, in a stressful kind of way! – Slow speed skills are assessed and coaches are on hand to give you some pointers. The next day of the two-day Racing Level 1 program is a long day; a day that’s filled with ups and downs. Ups because the nemesis corner has now become your greatest strength. Downs because you just want to get better and better but you’re feeling so tired. And want just one more lap around the track to prove to yourself you can do it better. With the sun beating down on you, it’s a blessing and a curse. It makes for amazing track conditions, but it does get mighty warm inside a one-piece leather racing suit. But hey, it’s worth every drop of sweat.
by Bob McHugh
The Chrysler 200 was introduced for the 2011 model year and replaced the outgoing Sebring. It’s available as a midsized sedan, with coupelike styling and a roomy interior, as a hard or soft top convertible with two doors and four seats. The 200 is based on the same chassis as the outgoing Sebring but came with revised suspension geometry, stiffer body mounts, a raised roll centre, new sway bars and a wider rear track to improve both its ride and handling. There were also extensive upgrades to reduce cabin noise and these included acoustic lamination of the front door windows and windshield. The 2011 edition of 200 came in base LX, Touring, Limited and top-line S trim levels. The base engine is a 173-horsepower, 2.4-litre, 16-valve four-cylinder. A
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Used prices for the Chrysler 200 are reasonable from a buyer’s perspective and there is adequate supply of sedans. carry-over engine from Sebring, it provides good low-end torque, decent fuel economy and is mated with a reliable four-speed automatic. City/highway fuel economy is 9.9/6.7 L/100km. Even the LX edition of the 200 comes with a very good equipment package that includes a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, four-wheel disc brakes with an anti-lock system, remote keyless entry with a security alarm, power windows, locks and mirrors (heated) and air conditioning. The optional and newer 3.6-litre (Pentastar) V6 was a powertrain offering that came with a six-speed
automatic. A quieter and smoother performer than the four-cylinder, this V6 can effortlessly produce 283 horsepower. Highway fuel economy (6.8 L/100km) is also impressive and almost the same as the base four-cylinder. Its city rating, however, is 11.0 L/100km. The Chrysler 200 Convertible was available with the choice of two automatic-latching power tops. There’s a light-weight fabric-top with a glass back window or a (body colour) fully-retractable steel hard-top. Both types of folding top can also be lowered or raised remotely via the owner’s key fob,
which is a neat feature. In addition to being less expensive, the fabric-top is more compact when folded and allows more cargo space in the trunk. The hard-top, on the other hand, can provide a quieter cabin for occupants while driving and it’s more secure when parked. Active safety improved with the addition of both electronic stability control and traction control systems as standard equipment in all editions for the 2012 model year. Otherwise, the 200 was unchanged. Some new paint choices were added for the 2013 model year, but other than that the
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200 was again unchanged. The 200 comes with an up-to-date complete passive safety package and its crash safety test ratings have been top-notch, both for the sedan and the convertible. In fact, the sedan achieved Top Safety Pick status with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Consumer Reports rates the 200 as “below average” for predicted reliability, “above average” for owner satisfaction and “average” for owner costs. Used prices are reasonable, from a buyer perspective, and there appears to be a good supply of sedans, but not
too many convertibles, out there for sale. The Limited trim level (see price check chart) visually adds 18-inch polished aluminum wheels, dual exhaust tailpipes and inside upgrades include leather-faced seats. Like most Chrysler products the 200 offers high content and value, and it’s a good looking car. Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condition, mileage, usage and history. A complete mechanical check should always be performed by a reliable auto technician prior to purchase. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca
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I want to scream when I am stuck behind a car that fails to signal an intent to turn left until the traffic light turns green.
Non- signallers:
Non- signallers:
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22,888
17,388
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14,788
12,488
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19,998
13,488
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9,488
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$
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21,498
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13,888
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7,388
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11,498
$
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$
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2013 2 MAZDA MAZDA2 SPORT
14,998
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Stk #D15519A
$
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$
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7,998
$
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Stk S16037A
22,998
$
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17,998
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7,488
$
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