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Fish farm fans, foes circle Gazette staff PORT HARDY—An open house held jointly by Marine Harvest Canada and the Tlatlasikwala First Nation to highlight a joint economic venture drew a big crowd to the Airport Inn last Thursday. Including the project’s critics.

The Tlatlasikwala have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations for licenses for two new Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off Hope Island. The open house, held in a banquet room of the inn’s sushi res-

taurant, drew executives, managers and local employees of Marine Harvest, Tlatlasikwala Chief Tom Wallace and several family members, representatives from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and other agencies, and a who’s who of environmental biologists and activ-

ists, including wild salmon crusader Alexandra Morton, Marine Detective and whale researcher Jackie Hildering and Will Soltau

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• COMMON CAUSE

U.S. cyclist riding for vets joins Canadian counterparts. Page 9

• KING OF THE HILL

Port McNeill runner tops local entrants in Kusam Klimb. Page 12

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Sea Wolf Adventure Tours finds niche in cultural tourism. Page 16

Kirsten Strussi, right, and brother Jorden gallop through Carrot Park in Port Hardy while preparing for a Western-themed Canada Day earlier this week. Local communities celebrated Canada Day Tuesday; look for coverage in next week’s Gazette J.R. Rardon and online any time at www.northislandgazette.com

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Charges in break-in Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Alcohol was at the heart of a series of cases in the Port Hardy Courthouse last week. Billy Ray Walkus was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his part in a May 17 break and enter on Sporty’s Bar and Grill on Port Hardy’s Market Street. The court heard that Walkus — along with two accomplices who can’t be named for legal reasons — used rocks to break a side window to the premises at 3.40 a.m. before Walkus climbed in and handed out six bottles of liquor. Walkus was detained at the scene and a review of security footage confirmed his presence. Appearing by video, counsel for the defendant entered a guilty plea on the charges, describing a “poor choice made by Mr. Walkus that night, not indicative of the type of person he is.” A joint submission recommended a 90 day sentence — effectively 57 days taking time

Court Report served into account — with a 12-month probation order, a $100 restitution fine and 30 day concurrent sentencing on breach charges. Bad example A night’s drinking in breach of a court order earned Johnathan Louis a 90-day conditional sentence. RCMP members responded to a complaint that a male was “smacking a female around” off Granville Street and stopped Louis as part of their investigations. Members discovered he was intoxicated, telling officers he’d “had a few shots,” in breach of an existing order and subsequently arrested him. A joint submission suggesting a 30-day jail sentence was rejected by the judge and a conditional sentence imposed. The judge berated Louis for setting a poor example for his children, telling him that

children follow the examples set by their parents. “The older I get the more I worry about the children in our society,” he said. “Because I have to send too many of them to jail I guess.” The court handed down a 90-day conditional discharge along with 20 community work hours for the offences. Hot water Port Alberni’s Lewis James Leach landed himself in hot water after a night’s drinking in Port Hardy got a little out of hand. Leach was charged with causing a disturbance after the RCMP were called to deal with the man. The court heard that the fisherman was ejected from Sporty’s but lingered in the parking lot picking fights. “Let me guess that you don’t behave this way when you’re sober,” said the judge to agreement from Leach. In light of the man’s job aboard a boat, a suggested work ser-

Artist Thomas Wamiss unveiled this piece during a recent reception at Vancouver International Airport. His artwork, Nagamal (Bear Face), is a pounded copper shield with acrylic and enamel paint and will remain on exhibit at YVR.

vice order was changed to a $500 fine, which the judge said Leach should have no problem paying. “I understand there’s going to be lots of fish,” he said, “you’re going to make lots of money.” Molly In other matters, Robert Beatty was ordered to serve 15 hours of community service after what Crown Counsel described as “a bit of vigilanteism.” The court heard that Beatty took umbrage after hearing that a former friend had been involved in a break and enter at Providence Place, responding with a punch to the head. Rupert Wilson, the man accused of causing unnecessary pain/ suffering to an animal in the Molly case, appeared briefly in court Tuesday. The court heard that counsels were still awaiting a pre-sentencing report and the matter, along with a pair of unrelated charges, was put over to July 15.

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Artist shows in YVR Gazette staff One year after receiving a $5,000 art scholarship, a young Kwakwaka’wakw artist unveiled his finished artwork in a special reception at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Thomas Wamiss Jr., 19, of the Quatsino Band in Coal Harbour, was among the aboriginal artists to show their work at the annual YVR Art Foundation

Scholarship reception at the airport May 30. His artwork, called Nagamal (Bear Face), is a pounded copper shield with acrylic and enamel paint and will remain exhibited at YVR. After receiving his scholarship last year, Wamiss attended the Emily Carr University Summer Institute to mentor with hereditary chief William “Wa” Wasden, a noted

OrcaFest 2014 Where the Wild Things Are Chamber Update

submitted by Cheryl Jorgenson, Executive Director Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Submissions to Update: Phone 250-956-3131 or email portmcneillchamber@telus.net

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Gone are the times we used to share, But in our hearts, you are always there; The gates of memories will never close, We miss you more than anyone knows; Life goes on, we know that’s true, But it’s not the same since we lost you.

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OrcaFest Invitational Slo Pitch Baseball & Evening Dance; Sidewalk Sales OrcaFest SundayOrcaFest Invitational Slo Pitch Playoffs The Port McNeill & District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to support the residents of Port McNeill and local businesses with the development and production of the annual “OrcaFest” event. The “mission” of the Port McNeill and District Chamber of Commerce is to support and enhance local business; contributing to the quality of living in Port McNeill and surrounding North Island area. Well … and have a great time while doing it! Port McNeill Visitor Centre Literally thousands of extra people contributing to the economy of Port McNeill every year! Port McNeill’s visitor numbers have remained consistent over the last several years and now we enjoy a strong reputation as a destination home base for the North Island. Did you know that the largest visiting group represented would be our fellow British Columbians but the second is folks visiting from Europe? Europeans love Port McNeill & the North Island! Did you know that directing people to your local Visitor Centre throughout the year is the best way you can support it. Partnering with your Visitor Centre means great things for the economy of Port McNeill! Visitor Centre Hours of Operation: July & August 2014 Monday – Sunday 9:00 am – 7:00 pm

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Cougars on track in Victoria Camp sites Gazette staff The North Island Cougars prowled into Centennial Stadium at the University of Victoria June 14 for the 44th annual Operation Trackshoes Opening Ceremonies. The team, comprised of adults with developmental disabilities from Port Hardy & Port McNeill, travelled down to Victoria with their support workers from the Community Links Program June 13 and returned June 15. Competitors participated in recreational and competitive track and field events for the weekend and celebrated at a formal banquet for 800, followed by an evening of dancing and live music. The North Island delegation, participating for

The North Island Cougars were on the prowl at the 44th annual Operation Trackshoes event in Victoria. Photo submitted

the 12th consecutive year, included 12 competitors and six coaches who represented their North Island communities. Lana Gavin, Community Links/Semi-independent Living Program coordinator

for North Island Community Services Society, thanked the local supporters for financial donations that made the trip possible. “This year, the North Island Cougars fundraised just over $13,000 to pay

for their registration and participation at Operation Trackshoes,” said Gavin. “A big thank you the Port Hardy Lions and Overwaitea Foods for their tremendous financial support this year!”

Gazette staff With the school year wrapped up, summer day camps for youth are being scheduled in North Island communities.

July 22 and 24. Cost is $15 each day, with sessions running from 2-4:30 p.m. To sign up or for more info, call the Community Centre at 250-284-3912.

Port Alice The Port Alice Community Centre is taking registration for a pair of summer camps featuring crafts, games, sports, outdoor activities and more. Its camp for school-age children will run from 9 a.m-3:30 p.m. July 14-18. Cost is $75 for the week and includes a snack (children are asked to provide their own bagged lunch). The Port Alice Junior Camp, for pre-school children, is split over two time periods, with sessions on July 8 and 10 and again on

Port McNeill North Island Community Services Society will host a series of four, weeklong summer camps starting July 7 and running through the month at the Old School. Each session includes a morning group for children age 5-8, from 9:30 a.m.-noon Mon-Fri., and afternoon sessions for children 9-12 from 1-3:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per child per week. Registration and info is available at the NICSS office in the old school or by calling 250-956-3134.

Fall Fair theme casts its net wide

Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The 2014 Mount Waddington Regional Fall Fair organization is well under way, and a theme has been chosen: “CASTING A NET - Capturing the Arts of the North Island”. “Booth rentals are already coming in, and organizers encourage everyone to take advantage of this great idea for promoting your club or business, and even doing fundraising and sales,” said Brenda Fleeton of the Fall Fair committee. Exhibit lists and booth rental forms are now available at the following loca-

tions: libraries in Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, the Port Hardy and Port McNeill Chambers of Commerce, and the Hobby Nook in Port Hardy. For parents seeking a project for children for a rainy day during the summer, the exhibit list contains hundreds of craft ideas for children of all ages. Organizers also encourage North Islanders to take lots of photos over the summer – they are the fair’s fastest-expanding section. Forms should be available soon on the fair website: www.mountwaddingtonfallfair.ca.

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“As our decorating theme is based on fishing, we expect that decorating for the buildings and booths should be easy this year and look forward to some great ideas,” said Fleeton. “Our decorating committee is looking for the donation of used, broken or unwanted fishing gear for decorations: nets, rods or reels, floats, buoys, life jackets, life-buoy rings, etc. If you have something we can use please contact Sherri Whitehead at sherriwhitehead@yahoo.ca, or the Fleetons fleeton@telus.net.” The committee is seeking a person or

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group interested in organizing a children’s play area with crafts and/or games, face-painting, etc. Members also encourage businesses and non-profit groups to think about running food booths as fundraisers: bake sales, sandwiches, pies, snacks and more. “It’s a great way to make a lot of money in a short amount of

Annual cooking challenge In keeping with the fishing theme, this year’s cook-off will be done live on-site, and the theme is seafood chowders. Entrants will bring their own propane cookstoves or

cookers and prepare their chowders under a shelter outside – the results will be judged on the arena stage, and left-overs may be sold to the lucky audience. “We don’t care if you’re a pro, an amateur, or a rank beginner,” said Fleeton, “we promise some nifty prizes, and there will be enough glory to go around.” Fair organizers will

be looking for exhibit judges for the Friday evening, September 5, as well as volunteers for the entrance table and for accepting exhibit entries earlier on the Friday. If you are interested you are welcome to send your name and phone number in to Brenda Fleeton (fleeton@telus.net) or to Pat Boyd at 250-9564204.

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Funding offered for disabled access Gazette staff C A M P B E L L R I V E R — T h e Government of Canada last has opened a call for proposals for its Enabling Accessibility Fund, North Island MP John Duncan announced last week on behalf of Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social

Development). Organizations are encouraged to apply for funding through the EAF 2014 call for proposals for projects that will help improve accessibility in community facilities for Canadians with disabilities. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, August

1, 2014. Last year, the Town of Port McNeill successfully secured EAF funding to provide a wheelchair ramp and other accessibility improvements at its Old School building. “Since its inception in 2007, the Enabling Accessibility Fund has provided tremendous

support to organizations within Vancouver Island North,” said Duncan. “I am encouraging proposals once again and anticipate many successful projects funded as a result.” More than $8 million in funding is available this year. All applications are reviewed

against eligibility criteria, call for proposal requirements and program objectives. Application information is available on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website at www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/ disability/eaf/. Examples of eligible projects could include:

• renovations to widen hallways and doorways; • installing elevators; • installing automated power doors; • replacing doorknobs that are difficult to grasp with accessible handles, and installing accessible washrooms and showers;

• upgrading facilities that offer programs for adults and/or children with autism and other cognitive/intellectual impairments. “Our goal is to ensure all Canadians can participate in fully in their communities and contribute their many skills to society,” said Bergen.

Band seeks return to Hope Island village from page 1 of Living Oceans Society. There was no open conflict or direct dialogue between the parties. Hildering and Soltau instead stepped outside the room to seek answers from DFO biologists Bernie Taekema of Nanaimo and Todd Johansson of Port Hardy to a range of questions related to the siting of the farms at Ghi Ya (Bull Harbour) and Wanx talis (Heath Bay). Marine Harvest is listed on the submissions as applicant, but Ian Roberts, communications manager for the farmed salmon producer, said the tenure is in the name of the Tlatlasikwala Nation. “Marine Harvest sup-

plies the equipment and the fish,” he said. “We have 10 other First Nations partnerships in the province and, like we do in other sites, our plan here is to hire locally.” That is music to the ears of Chief Wallace, who said he was taken from his home on Hope Island to attend Indian Residential School and whose goal is to reestablish a thriving village there. The island was home to a Coast Guard base for decades until the land was ceded back to the band in 1990. “This is one of the things we want to try to have an opportunity to bring our people back and repatriate our homeland,” said Wallace. “In 1996,

when I became chief, there were only 12 members left in the band. Now there are 72.” Morton, who researches potential disease impacts on migrating wild salmon passing through waters containing open netpen farms, believes the applications will be approved. But she believes the recommendations of the Cohen Commission report on the 2009 Fraser River sockeye collapse have been ignored. “I applaud the desire to bring the people back to their home,” she said. “But bringing in 12 million Atlantic salmon is tragic. “I have serious concerns that’s not a safe Guests mingle during an open house for a pair of fish farm applications by the Tlatlasikwala Nation and Marine Harvest at Airport Inn last Thursday. site for wild fish.” J.R. Rardon

911 service goes private Gazette staff COMOX—The RCMP will be relieved of 911 call answering services and a private company will take on that share of the responsibility, following a study of options for emergency call-taking and fire dispatch by the North Island 911 Corporation. The Corporation’s board of directors voted to contract with E-Comm for 911 call answering services, and to continue to have fire dispatch services provided by the Campbell River fire department. The Corporation had hired Pomax, a firm providing independent consulting expertise to public safety and public service organi-

zations since 1996, to undertake an analysis of the options for 911 call answering after the RCMP, which had provided that primary call answering service, advised that it was not part of the force’s core business and that the price would be going up. The analysis looked at current and future cost increases facing the service, efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. There were no concerns with the performance of the existing contracted service providers – RCMP and Campbell River fire department. “This is probably the most profound decision this board will ever make,” said

North Island 911 Corporation president Jon Ambler. “This is an operational business and in some cases the operations involve life and death. E-Comm has proven strength in primary call answering for 911, and Campbell River Fire Department has proven strength in fire dispatch. Both organizations are operationally ready, right now, to provide these vital services for our citizens and visitors.” The cost of the new model for the “public safety answering point” (PSAP) 9-1-1 call answering will be $2,003,510 over a five year period, approximately $1.7 million less than it would have been under a new agreement

with the RCMP. The new model is anticipated to take effect in the fall of 2014, with the agreement covering a five year period, able to be renewed. The previous contract with the RCMP expired in March 2014. The North Island 911 Corporation was established in 1995, and manages the provision of 9-1-1 to the regional districts of Comox Valley, Strathcona, Mt. Waddington and Alberni-Clayoquot, Powell River and a portion of the Nanaimo Regional District. The Comox Valley Regional District provides administrative services for the corporation.

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HOT SPOTS July 4-5 Annual Port McNeill Logger Sports competition at the waterfront logger grounds on Broughton Blvd. Preliminary rounds Friday evening; finals commence Saturday at 10 a.m. July 5 North Island Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Port McNeill waterfront. $5/table, must provide own table and canopy, if desired. For info or to sign up, call 250956-2527 or email pmfarmersmarket@gmail.com. July 5 Cops for Cancer benefit golf tournament, 10 a.m., Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Four-person scramble format, $60 per person includes meal and auction to follow in clubhouse. To register, call the pro shop at 250-

949-9818; for more info or to donate, call Cst. Tyson Richard at 250-230-3679. July 6 Healing service at St. Columba Church, 7 p.m. HEALTH touch treatments to follow. July 10 Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society hosts its AGM, 7 p.m., Old School room 3 in Port McNeill. FMI, call Kathy Martin at 250-956-3456. July 12 North Island Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hyde Creek Petro Canada station. $5/table, must provide own table and canopy, if desired. For info or to sign up, call 250-956-2527 or email pmfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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Dysfunctional family, but great home Like most families, Canadians don’t always agree on everything, and sometimes the divisions between them can go fairly deep. But somehow, they always manage to come together when it’s time for a reunion party. Tuesday was Canada Day, and Canadians took the opportunity to kick off the summer in grand style with barbecues, camp outs and festivals. For one day at least, the causes of our divisions were no longer that critical. On this day, strife between B.C.’s teachers and the provincial government could be put aside. The recently approved Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. Coast? A battle for another time. Contested fish farm applications in B.C.’s coastal waters? Talk to me later. And thank goodness we don’t even have to deal with Rob Ford out here on the West Coast. Eventually, of course, we will have to deal with these issues, short-term and long-term, both locally and nationwide. We won’t all agree on a single approach, or even on the likely outcomes of economic and environmental conflicts. But hopefully we can all agree we still live in a country where those arguments can be heard, where each person has a voice and an opportunity for input and to make a difference. Another feature of Canada Day is the ceremony, held in venues from coast to coast, in which newcomers to this great land are sworn in as new citizens. For those of you who wonder if it’s still possible to improve your lives and those of your children in Canada, these immigrants are a valuable source of inspiration. They clearly believe there’s a future here, and want to be a part of shaping it. So do we, and hope you will continue doing the same. Hope your Canada Day was a great break. Enjoy summer, and let’s get back to work.

Life after the Tsilhqot’in decision VICTORIA – The Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision on aboriginal title held by the Tsilhqot’in Nation leaves many questions to be answered. Perhaps the biggest is this: Will British Columbia exist as we know it today by the end of this century? Or will it devolve into dozens of semi-autonomous regions, through treaties or similar court actions, as the only Canadian province that never completed historic treaties? The Tsilhqot’in decision appears to uphold the key finding of the 2007 trial, that 1,700 square kilometres of the Nemiah Valley west of Williams Lake are essentially owned by the people who occupied it hundreds if not thousands of years ago. It’s not quite ownership. Federal and provincial jurisdiction still applies, and their authority varies with the strength of the aboriginal title claim.

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Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin ruled that the province overstepped its authority by issuing logging permits in the valley in 1983. McLachlin noted that lawyers for B.C. first argued that the logging was to control mountain pine beetle, then dropped that argument in its first appeal. She also upheld the decision of the trial judge, David Vickers, who rejected B.C.’s position that the economic value of the timber to the province overrode the then-vaguely

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defined aboriginal title. Here’s McLachlin’s definition: “The nature of aboriginal title is that it confers on the group that holds it the exclusive right to decide how land is used and the right to benefit from those uses, subject to the restriction that the uses must be consistent with the group nature of the interest and the enjoyment of the land by future generations.” That’s not land ownership in the fee-simple sense of the term. It locks in communal ownership, which I and many others have argued is at the root of the poverty seen in many aboriginal communities. 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 A member of

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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. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca.

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Editor’s note: The following letter has been shortened due to space constraints. The full text can be read online at www.northislandgazette.com Dear editor, An open letter to Education Minister Peter Fassbender: Mr. Fassbender, I am an elementary school counsellor; I service eight elementary schools and more than 700 students in my school district — a district with a high percentage of at-risk students (in May, my caseload included 64 individual students, three classes, and seven groups; the average caseload of a full time counsellor is 25-35 clients). I have been teaching, and now counselling, in B.C. public schools since 1989. I am writing to tell you that I am grieved and disheartened with your lack of support for teachers, and your apparent lack of knowledge regarding public education in B.C. The old adage “you get what you pay for” applies also to education; if you consistently and systematically underfund public education, the results will be cuts to vital programs and services, crowded and illequipped classrooms, struggling teachers, and students whose learning needs cannot be effectively, or even adequately, met. Teachers have been funding their classrooms out of their own pockets for years, but as school operating budgets have shrunk, they have felt pressured to pay for more supplies and teaching materials themselves. I see the school secretaries working overtime without pay on a regular basis. I see teachers putting in long hours at school on the weekends. I see students who need psycho-educational testing and an individualized education plan, for which we don't have funding. I see students on waiting lists for support, often never receiving it. Several students that

I counsel must share their session times with others; I cannot see them all in a week, and must choose who is in greater need. Schools’ learning assistance programs have become triage units for those who need the most help. Music and band programs are for most schools a thing of the past, as are full-time librarians, custodians who work during school hours, as well as specialist gym teachers and French teachers in elementary schools. This year, our school district dismantled our district resource centre due to increasing and neverending budget cuts. It seems that there is just nothing else left to cut. And yet, Mr. Fassbender, you have something called “Cooperative Gains”, which is basically a sly political way to steal from Peter to pay Paul. Your strategy of giving pay raises (i.e., to CUPE education support workers) and telling the school districts that they must fund those raises by making cuts elsewhere in their budget, reminds me of the movie Sophie’s Choice — from which students will we take away much-needed support? You give money to school districts, only to take it right back again (e.g., for carbon taxes and everrising hydro and heating costs); then you twist the numbers and tell the public how you have put so much money into education. To you, it seems, the Ministry of Education is just a set of tasks to be done by the lowest bidder — the cheaper the better, at any expense (as long as it isn’t monetary). What you have recently been saying to the media demonstrates to teachers how little you know about what is really happening in schools. Your media statements about class size, education funding, and teachers’ salary proposals were based on half-truths, exaggerations, and lies, demonstrating to me that you are either grossly misinformed

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about the adequacy of funding for B.C.’s public schools, or you are intentionally deceiving the public. Shame on you, Mr. Fassbender, and shame on your leader, Christy Clark, and your colleagues. You are trusted with our tax dollars and our resources. Your job is to serve the public, honestly and ethically. Our most important resource is our children, and they all deserve to have a good education that is properly funded, and that is available to all. B.C. teachers are among the most highly trained in the world, and we deserve the respect of our government officials, and a fair settlement. Our province has fallen far below the national average in educational funding for students, and in teacher wages. It is time to change your “budget formula” and put the money back into education. Sincerely, Angela Hagen School Counsellor SD 85

Dear editor, As we move into summer, and to what we call in the logging industry ‘silly season’ — so named for the time of year when conflict between logging trucks, private RVs, motorbikes, quads, pickups and cars is at its highest — I would like to make a few points. As a log truck driver I have had numerous encounters with private vehicles and many times the drivers of these vehicles are inexperienced or have no idea what to do in the event of meeting a logging truck. Many times these drivers panic and drive into the ditch when, in fact, there was ample room to stop in a safe manner. Here’s a few tips: • When meeting a logging truck, don’t panic; • Try to brake on the running surface. Getting off the beaten path could

put you into slimy shoulders or gravel that will resemble marbles, both of which will double or triple your stopping distance; • Once you have come to a stop, if there is no turn-out available for you to pull over in make visual contact with the driver. He will direct you to the safest place for you to go dependent on load, load length and leans in the road; • If you are traveling in a group check in at the WFP office and let them know your destination and direction of travel. This then allows for an announcement to be made on the radio alerting drivers to your whereabouts so they can be expecting you; • Pay attention to signs at highway and major intersections. They are not just there for workers in the forest industry; they are also there for the general public. Take the time to

read the signs and understand what they mean. We have frequent log truck traffic traveling in the Cluxewe area, so anyone heading out Keogh Main — especially Clint Beek Campsite — should expect to meet log trucks and be on high alert. So let’s make this a safe and enjoyable summer for everybody. A note: for the last four years, I have presented a Back Road Safety session to high school students and the newest of drivers. However, with the recent labour developments this did not occur this year. Consequently, this year it is up to parents to educate their kids on the hazards of driving on logging roads when going to lakes and rivers during working hours. Enjoy your summer, Glenn Moore Port McNeill

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Local rider joins this year’s Tour Gazette staff The North Island has always thrown its support behind the Tour de Rock, but this year there’s an extra reason to get involved. For the first time since 2009 a North Island RCMP member will be in the saddle as part of the team tackling the gruelling 1,000 km cycle from Port Alice to Victoria in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Port Hardy member Cnst. Tyson Richard is no stranger to riding, having been an avid cyclist for most of his life. Richard said that he has always wanted to help out and the Tour seemed like the perfect opportunity to get involved. “There was a groundwork already there,” he explained. “That made it easier to get involved.” But he freely admits that the Tour poses his biggest challenge to date. “It’s definitely the biggest thing I’ve done, the most dedication I’ve put in,” he said. And dedication is a bit of an understatement in this case. To prepare, Richard has been racking up the miles with a three-day-aweek training regime fit for an Olympian. Tuesday nights see the officer practicing hills with

Left: Port Hardy RCMP member Cnst. Tyson Richard in this year’s Tour de Rock colours. Above: Last year’s team is escorted into Port Hardy on the first leg of the 1,000 km fundraising ride. Photo submitted, A O’Toole file photo

a ride from Marble River to Port Alice and back. Thursday nights he does speed training with local triathletes, while Sunday’s distance workout involves an 80-100 km ride. Every week. Unfortunately, while the North Island terrain lends itself well to his solo training, Richard hasn’t had much opportunity to train with the rest of the team, most of which is based in the greater Victoria area. But, the punishing training means the course holds little fear for the rider.

“There’s no part of the ride that I’m really dreading; well, the rain I guess,” he said with a laugh. “I’m not a big fan of riding in the rain but as you can probably guess I’m pretty used to it, riding up here.” Richard said he was looking forward to meeting those that the fundraising ride would be helping. “The thing I’m most looking forward to is meeting the families and the kids that have been affected by cancer,” he said. “We’re going to Camp Goodtimes on July 15. That’s a camp that the

Tour de Rock supports, we’re able to send tons of kids and families every year. They get to go and be a kid for a week; run, play — just get to feel normal for a week.” Richard is also the local coordinator for the North Island’s biggest Tour fundraiser, the Cops for Cancer golf tournament. Scheduled for this weekend, July 5, format for the tournament is best ball. Teams of four with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Golf is followed by a steak dinner and a silent auction.

Tickets are $60 per player and can be purchased at the Seven Hills Golf Course by calling 250-949-9818. Non-golfers can also show their support by coming out for the dinner and auction. Tickets for the dinner only are $20, also payable at the golf course. Richard said that he and the event had been receiving great support from locals and businesses, with people walking in off the street to offer donations. The Tour will kick off September 21 with riders given the traditional send

Festival season gets underway Gazette staff Summer festival season kicks into high gear this month as Port Hardy and Alert Bay celebrate with their respective annual community bashes. In Port Hardy, Filomi Days weekend will take place July 18-20, with this year’s theme as Fish ON! The parade will make its way along the traditional route Saturday, ending at Carrot Park where a host of vendors, booths and entertainment will await.

The weekend will also see the soap-box derby, the annual duck race and lots more before wrapping up with a firework spectacular on Sunday night. Volunteers are always welcome. To get involved with this year’s events, come out to the next Filomi Days Committee meeting, Tuesday, July 8, at the Port Hardy Visitors’ Centre. For more information search Filomi Days on Facebook.

In Alert Bay, preparations are underway for the SeaFest/MusicFest weekend July 25-27. This year’s Treasure Island-themed parade will kick off festivities on Friday, followed by games, contests and the kids’ fishing derby. Saturday will see the return of the popular Kids Got Talent contest, more fun and games in the square and the spaghetti eating competition at Passing Thyme. Sunday will see BC/ DC headline a stel-

lar lineup on stage at MusicFest. Other acts include Dehli 2 Dublin, Headwater and The Roper Show. Stubbs Island Whale Watching will provide a water taxi service to Port McNeill and Sointula after the festivities; to reserve a spot contact 250-956-3185. Sunday will also see the return of the Salmon Run, the 5/10 km walk and fun run. For more information, including registration and route, go to www.salmonrun. ca.

Concurrent to all those happenings, ArtFest will once again showcase the work of talented locals at the NETLOFT on the Government dock. Back for its seventh year, ArtFest this year will feature works from more than 30 Alert Bay Artists. For more information on any of the weekend’s events go to www.alertbayseafest. com or contact Brenda Gordon, 250-974-2404 (evenings only), gorval@cablerocket.com.

off from Port Alice. The team will make their way south over the following 14 days to arrive in Victoria Oct. 3. Since 1998, the annual ride has raised close to $20 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, with the money used for paediatric cancer research and family assistance programs. To lend your support or for more information search Tour de Rock Tyson on Facebook, check out tourderock.ca, or go to convio. cancer.ca/goto/tysonrichard to make a donation.

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mission to take part, and was welcomed with open arms. Von Kaenel couldn’t have found a better match, particularly since his own ride was inspired by a lifesaving intervention by a serviceman half a world away. A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Von Kaenel was cycling the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain when he suffered a devastating accident, leaving him with multiple injuries including a broken hip and pelvis, and a potentially life-threatening blood clot. “The local doctor said I needed to find a high-impact trauma centre,” he said. “An Air Force major helped arrange a medevac flight for me to a U.S. military hospital in Germany. If I hadn’t, they said I’d probably never walk again.” Instead, Von Kaenel arrived in Port Hardy last week having cycled 5,783 miles — or about 9,600 kilometres from South

Carolina on the way to his ultimate destination in Juneau, Alaska. His trip actually started in the opposite direction, with a jaunt to Key West, Florida — “I wanted to start from the farthest state from Alaska,” he said — before turning West across the southern U.S. and north once he reached the coast in California. In each state, he made one stop to construct a temporary memorial for the fallen service members of that state. His lone Canadian memorial was assembled in Port Hardy Friday, on the floor of the Visitors’ Information Centre. It was made up of a Boomer’s Ride jersey covered with and surrounded by small cards bearing the names, rank and hometowns of the 165 Canadians killed in Afghanistan. “This isn’t political,” Von Kaenel said. “It’s just to honour the service members and raise awareness of the homelessness, the brain trauma and the

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life-altering impacts of serving in combat.” Von Kaenel said he never saw a shot fired in anger in his own years of peacetime service, and was left humbled and awed by the work of Maureen Eykelenboom in response to her own son’s death. “I marvel at Maureen’s strength and ability to turn a personal tragedy into a public triumph,” he said. Clearly moved by his Boomer’s Ride experience, Von Kaenel said he would continue to wear his Boomer’s jersey until arriving in Juneau this week. At that time he will finally doff the jersey, along with the beard he has been growing — like a Stanley Cup playoff participant — since his departure from South Carolina in March. From Port Hardy, Von Kaenel hopped the ferry to Prince Rupert. Another ferry Tom Von Kaenel of South Carolina stopped in Port Hardy Friday trip was to deliver during his Florida-to-Alaska cycling journey in tribute to service him to Juneau, where members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. today he will close J.R. Rardon out his 6,800-mile Sea2Sea journey with for sightseeing — OU N one last memorial at “The whole point was R the Alaska state capi- to get to the cause,” tal. said Von Kaenel. “But T His first visit to I’m definitely coming OWN Vancouver Island did back to do the tourist (MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX not allow much time thing.”

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Pipeline means selling out Mother Earth I’m going to pull a Don Cherry. Two years ago I wrote about the negative impact the Northern Gateway Pipeline would have on grizzly and woodland caribou. That piece was met with some, well, colourful responses. Ignorant, but colourful nonetheless. Finally, on June 17, the federal cabinet gave approval — with 209 conditions attached for the pipeline to be built. In the process it admitted the significant adverse environmental impacts, especially to the woodland caribou and grizzly; both listed at-risk Canadian species. Yet during that time period not a whisper from any government-paid, desktop biologist. My experience with the Ministry

of Natural Resources gave me quite a bit of insight into the operations of senior desktop biologists, aka paid lap dogs. The government then stated that the impacts would be justified due to the economic benefits — more baubles and trinkets versus the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of caribou and grizzlies. In my books a life is a life. I wonder if the oil industry killed all native populations that oppose the pipeline, would that be justified — “they’re in the way just like the grizzlies and caribou” — it’s all relative isn’t it? Hopefully with the Supreme Court ruling, native communities will not sell out for baubles and trinkets for

allowing access of the pipeline. If they do, it will only be purchasing a modern version of the smallpox blanket. It will have impacts on the woodland caribou that they hunt and, when a spill wipes out a salmon run, where do they turn for their food stores? And the woodland caribou, which is listed as threatened, will surely be impacted; development will destroy the herds that migrate in the region. And there is no minimal impact assessment; it will be devastating. The George River Herd in Northern Quebec, which numbered close to 800,000 animals, the largest herd in the world only 30 years ago, has a population

of less than 28,000 today; human development has destroyed the herd. We fought the same battle back then in Ontario and Quebec that is being fought today in B.C., and industry and government used the same words over and over, “minimal impact.” The Cree communities that relied on the caribou are in a tailspin, their lives and culture turned

Gazette staff Alert Bay, the village of Tsaxis and Tsulquate Reserve will all play host to a flotilla of paddlers next week as the annual Tribal Journeys returns to Bella Bella. In accordance with protocol, the Heiltsuk recently sent out canoes to invite coastal First Nations to Campbell Island for the Qatuwas — “people gathering together” — Festival, scheduled for July 13-19. Around 100 canoes and 1,000 pullers are expected to make their way up the coast for the festival, visiting Cormorant Island July 6, with Fort Rupert hosting the convoy July 7 before it moves to Port Hardy July 8 for a Gwa’sala’Nakwadaxw-hosted stopover. The festival began with the journey of the Glwa, a Heiltsuk canoe paddled from Bella Bella to Vancouver for Expo ‘86. The journey was the first of its kind in that century for Coastal First Nations. Three years later, the Glwa took part in

the Paddle to Seattle, where the Heiltsuk delegation invited attending bands and all other Nations of the northwest coast to a gathering in 1993. The event has been held annually since, and grown to include participation from other indigenous groups such as the Maori and Aleuts. The destination has changed each year, with different Nations acting as hosts for the festival. Along the way,

pullers are taught traditional ecological knowledge, environmental stewardship, respect for the ocean and its power, and how to work together as a team. This year, dubbed Qatuwas II, sees the event return to its modern birthplace for first time since 1993 and is expected to draw up to 5,000 visitors to Bella Bella. For more information on the event visit www.tribaljourneys. ca.

The crew of the Glwa request permission to land at Tsulquate en route to last year’s Paddle to Quinault at Taholah, WA. A O’Toole file photo

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upside down. They sold out to development, but the promise of jobs and prosperity never came. And then there is the iconic Canadian symbol, the majestic grizzly bear, an apex species. Of course, the Ministry of Natural Resources stated that Enbridge must develop an environmental protection and management plan that will reduce adverse effects on the grizzlies. This is a sellout. Enbridge will pay some PR firm to put a glossy package to wow the city folks into believing that the road to Oz is actually paved in gold and everyone will live happily ever after. The reality is — and it’s been shown over and over again — where there is development with all

measures in place, the grizzly pays the price. The extensive Eastern Slope Grizzly study illustrated that with all the tunnels and wildlife corridors built, sows with cubs would not cross man-made obstacles to reach nutrientrich feeding grounds, leading to a high mortality rate and a declining grizzly population. The Bow Valley, which once boasted more than 300 grizzlies due to a rich food supply, now has fewer than 30 animals and they continue to decline. In every scenario, industry and government maintained minimal impacts and that management plans were in place. Some say this is a benefit. I thought we were attempting to

change our behaviour patterns towards mother earth to clean up our act, but I guess a last kick at the can with our Neanderthal definition of progress means a healthy future for our children remains elusive as ever. Maybe when the last grizzly dies off and the caribou no longer roam the landscape, maybe we’ll have regrets, but by that time our children will be used to a dead planet scarred by pipelines and development. Then again, maybe I spend too much time in the bush and live in a natural state of wonderment embraced by nature. Lawrence Woodall is a longtime naturalist who has spent much of his life in the outdoors.

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DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY Public Works TE-1220-20-486 (2014) Disposal of Surplus Equipment - Recycling Containers The District invites bids for the sale of four (4) steel recycling containers. This bid includes: 1. To purchase as is, where is, two (2) used (2009) 33 CU/YD cable roll-off Steel Container Systems recycling bins. 2. To Purchase, as is, where is, two (2) used (2009) 35 CU/TD cable roll-off Steel Container Systems recycling bins. The containers can be viewed and inspected at the District of Port Hardy public works yard located at 8900 Park Drive during normal working hours Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30 pm. Sealed bids clearly marked TE-1220-20- 486 (2014) will be accepted no later than 4:00 pm, July 11, 2014 by mail or in person to: Trevor Kushner, Director of Operational Services District of Port Hardy PO Box 68 - 7360 Columbia Street Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 The District will not accept proposals or revisions to proposals that are received by facsimile machine or email. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Engineering and Operational Services via email: tkushner@porthardy.ca or (250) 949-7779

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Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. July 1-5 Hockey Excell Summer Hockey Camp at Chilton Regional Arena, featuring Port McNeill-raised pro Benn Olson. Open to players 5-6; for late registration availability email excellhockey@ gmail.com. July 4-5 Logger Sports Port McNeill Logger Sports Society hosts its annual Logger Sports Competition at the Broughton Blvd. grounds, across from Centennial Ballpark. Prelims Friday evening 6 p.m., main show Saturday 11 a.m. Novice-class competition open to newcomers; everyone invited. No admission charge, concession on site. July 5 Golf Cops for Cancer benefit golf tournament, 10 a.m., Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Four-person scramble format, $60 per person includes meal and auction to follow in clubhouse. To register, call the pro shop at 250-949-9818. July 5 Motor sports Stock car racing at TriPort Speedway, 6 p.m. Concession, kids play area, more. $5 adults, $3 youth, $2 seniors. July 5 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark. July 5-6 Golf Port Alice Golf & Country Club Men’s Open tournament, 9 a.m. each day. Dinner, prizes. For registration and info, call 250-2843213. July 6 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Above left: Dominik Nelson of the Port Hardy Blazers, left, and Rhys Dutcyvich of Port McNeill's Ice Caps tangle during their U-12 match in the Port Hardy Youth Soccer tournament at PHSS June 21. Above right: Wyatt Brand of Port Hardy's Cheetah Stingers celebrates his goal against the Port McNeill Boltz in a U-8 game. J.R. Rardon

Soccer season wraps up in Port Hardy Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Players in the Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association apparently enjoyed their homecooking on the final weekend of the season in June, coming within one title of a sweep of their own tournament at Port Hardy Secondary School Fields. Port Hardy teams won both the boys and girls U-12 championships, the U-15 boys title and the U-18 mixed final. Only a win by Port McNeill’s U-15 girls, in a matchup of Port McNeill squads, broke up the Port Hardy run. Port Hardy coach Darryl Coon helped guide two teams to wins, with his U-18 Blue Lightning topping the Port McNeill Lemareicans and his U-15 boys Blazers edging the top-seeded Duct Tape of Port Hardy 3-2 in the final. Both U-12 finals featured all-Port Hardy lineups. In the boys’ championship, the Red Bulls topped the Bluecaps, while the girls Green Hurricanes downed the outdueled the Blazers to earn their title. The Hurricanes’ win gave them matching North Island tournament

Clockwise from left: Tyler Wadhams of Port Hardy's Bluies, left, deflects a shot in front of goalkeeper Logan Henderson; Port Hardy goalie Quinton Wamiss, right, rushes out for a sliding save against Port McNeill attacker Leo Stoner (7); Griffin Chapman chases the ball while Jesse Porter whoops it up in the background during a U-6 game.

titles, following their victory in the Port McNeill Mud Bowl in April. In the U-15 girls final, Port McNeill’s Kick Ass upended the rival Strikers, reversing the result of the Mud Bowl final in a rematch of the teams.

The tourney ran across three days on four area fields, and included non-playoff games from young players aged 10-under. Concessions were set up at Eagle View Elementary, Robert Scott School and PHSS to accommo-

date the crowds that moved between fields throughout the weekend. The tourney wrapped up the North Island’s spring soccer season, though players aged 4-16 will get another opportunity at the pitch when the World Cup

Soccer Camp makes its annual appearance July 21-25. The World Cup camp features sessions for players in Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula and will wrap up with the always-popular soccer and dance jam-

boree and T-shirt signing Friday, July 25, at the North Island Secondary School field in Port McNeill. To register or for more information on the camps, including local contacts, visit www.worldcupsoccercamp.com.

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Murgatroyd leads locals in Kusam Klimb Gazette staff S AY WA R D — J o e Murgatroyd of Port McNeill ran to a 21stplace finish out of 457 finishers in the annual Kusam Klimb mountain race, leading North Island finishers in the gruelling, 23-kilometre run. Murgatroyd’s finish, in a time of three hours, six minutes and 42 seconds, placed him sixth among men in the 40-49 age group. Brenden Voysey, who grew up in Port McNeill and now lives in Campbell River, placed 51st overall, in 3:25:18. Ian Beatty of Sointula also cracked the top-60 with a 59thplace finish in 3:32:07. Lucas Rushton of Woss, who just graduated from North Island Secondary School, placed 4th in the 19-under men’s division and 80th overall in 3:51:48. He was joined in the run by his mother, Denise Rushton (157th, 4:50:36); Charlotte Mellstrom of Port McNeill was the top local woman, placing 150th overall and 59th among women in 4:47:11. The winner was Nick Elson of Squamish, in a time of 2:09:25.

Joe Murgatroyd of Port McNeill celebrates his finish in the Kusam Klimb as Kelsey Knoll of Comox approaches http://www.adventuresbycamera.com the finish in the background in Sayward June 21.

Additional results for runners from the Mount Waddington Region: Men 19-under 80. Lucas Rushton, Woss, 3:51:48; 246. Christian Wood, Port Hardy, 5:45:58; 277. Stephen Knopp, Port

Hardy, 6:18:39. 20-29 340. Tristan Gale, Port Hardy, 7:15:01; 366. Robert Butcher, Port McNeill, 7:42:16; 403. Douglas Abbot, Port McNeill, 8:18:25. 30-39 59. Ian Beatty, Sointula, 3:32:07; 135. Marian Minar, Port Hardy, 4:34:34; 328. Colin Wenman,

Port McNeill, 7:03:38; 401. Mark Taylor, Port McNeill, 8:18:22. 40-49 21. Joe Murgatroyd, Port McNeill, 3:06:42. 50-59 140. Brad Nelson, Port McNeill, 4:37:29; 179. Jeff Houle, Port Hardy, 5:02:17; 288. Bill Milligan, Port Hardy, 6:28:36; 323. Rick Weippert, Port

McNeill, 6:58:16; 335. Robert Nicholson, Port Hardy, 7:11:00; 421. David Walker, Port Hardy, 8:44:57; 443. Jim Corbett, Woss, 9:58:18; 447. Roy Harmison, Woss, 10:07:58.

registration forms may be picked up at Timberland Sports and info is available by calling Sandy McKenzie at 250-230-

7092. In Port Alice, call the Rec Centre at 250284-3912. In Sointula, contact Debbie Garrett at 250-902-9200.

Port Hardy, 7:15:00. 20-29 150. Charlotte Mellstrom, Port McNeill, 4:47:11; 298. Heather Hawley, Port McNeill, 6:35:17; 310. Krista Minar, Port Hardy, 6:43:21; 338.

Margaret Waldstein, Port Hardy, 7:15:00; 339. Lisa Lenarduzzi, Port McNeill, 7:15:01; 365. Caity Porter, Port McNeill, 7:42:15; 400. Stephanie Rose, Port McNeill, 8:18:21. 30-39 282. Shelly MacGregor, Port McNeill, 6:25:07; 324. Heather Evenson, Port McNeill, 6:58:16; 328. Sherri Wenman, Port McNeill, 7:03:32; 392. Stacey Iceton, Port McNeill, 8:09:24. 40-49 157. Denise Rushton, Woss, 4:50:36; 297. Karin Sinclair, Woss, 6:34:44; 300. Julie Osorio, Port Hardy, 6:36:09; 303. Sandra Wilson, Port McNeill, 6:40:18; 349. Janet Dorward, Port Hardy, 7:19:21; 391. Dar Murgatroyd, Port McNeill, 8:09:22. 50-59 240. Marcelle Grant, Port McNeill, 5:43:34; 286. Peta Kelly, Woss, 6:26:57; 369. Toni Trettenero, Woss, 7:45:30; 432. Heather Murray, Port Alice, 9:04:51; 433. Patty Hawley, Port McNeill, 9:04:53; 446. Sussie Harmison, Woss, 10:07:56.

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Gazette staff The brief North Island youth soccer season may have wrapped up, but there’s still an opportunity for local players to get their kicks when Stef Steiner and his staff return for their annual visit with the World Cup Soccer Camp beginning July 21. The weeklong camp is actually a series of local camps held in Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula, if high enough turnout allows. The week culminates with a combined jamboree for all players at North Island Secondary School Friday, July 25. In Port Alice and Port Hardy the camp is open to players age

Tide Guide: July 3 - 9 Camp director Brett Hyslop, centre, oversees a "rock, paper, scissors" tiebreaker during last year's jamboree. J.R. Rardon file photo

6-14. In Port McNeill and Sointula, it is open to players age 4-16. Registration for the half-day camps is $100 per player for the week, with a full-day camp available in Port McNeill for $185. Preregistration is available online for all sites at www.worldcupsoccer-

camp.com, or download the registration form and turn it in with payment locally. For registration in Port Hardy visit North Star Cycle and Sport on Market Street; for info call Sandy at 250949-8928 or Liz at 250-949-7965. In Port McNeill,

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The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Namgis Health Centre is Seeking a Community Health Representative Specific to Elders (CHR) Responsibilities: By working in a variety of programs, the CHR fosters wellness and independent living amongst adults and elders. As well, the CHR assists with educational classes, health clinics, and may undertake home and hospital visits. Experience: Six months community work experience with First Nations People A minimum of three years experience working in a health organization Demonstrated ability to manage time, program scheduling Demonstrated â&#x20AC;&#x153;conflict resolutionâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;problem solvingâ&#x20AC;? skills. Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated computer skills Knowledge and experience with Chronic Disease, Health Promotion, Prevention and Protection Ability and experience in workshop facilitation Ability to work with Integrated Service Team

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.

TRADES, TECHNICAL MACHINIST WANTED

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Vancouver Island Company requires a machinist immediately. Must be proficient in the operation of boring mills and lathes. Union position with comparable wages and excellent benefit package. Submit resumes via fax to: 250-656-1262 or email to: rmwltd@ramsaygroup.com

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Qualifications: Basic First Aid and CPR certificate Food Safe and Physical Activity Leadership Certification Valid Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License, preferably class 4 Minimum Grade 12 Able to complete CHR Training including foot care

HELP WANTED

Marine Harvest is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading producer of farmed salmon. Due to an internal promotion we are currently seeking an Operational Accountant for our Campbell River office. In this role your duties will include working directly with operations and plant staff to track and manage costs, developing weekly and monthly reports, conducting variance analysis, and preparation of annual budgets/forecasts. The ideal candidate will have, or is pursuing, a professional accounting designation and have 4 - 5 years of related accounting experience, preferably in a production or manufacturing environment. You must have a proven track record of working effectively with line management to analyze production costs and operations to identify cost improvement. We offer a competitive compensation package and challenging work. Please view the full posting on our website at www.marineharvestcanada.com and apply as directed.

Deadline for Applications: July 4, 2014 For more information on these positions, please contact: Georgia Cook, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Namgis Health Centre Ph: (250) 974-5522, fax: (250) 974-2736

HELP WANTED

OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTANT

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS www.localwork.ca HELP WANTED

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DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY OPERATIONS MANAGER PURCHASER Orca Sand & Gravel, is located in Port McNeill and is one of the North Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading industrial employers. We produce and ship high grade construction materials to west coast US markets. 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 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. 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

Reporting to the Director of Engineering and Operations, this challenging professional position is responsible for the administration of all Public Works and Utilities. The Operations Manager will provide technical support, leadership, and direction to public works staff and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure including roads, water treatment plant and distribution system, sanitary sewer treatment plants and collection system, storm drainage system, Ă&#x20AC;eet, parks, and municipal buildings. The successful candidate will have a reputation as a results orientated professional that is passionate about public works and improving service delivery. 6peciÂżcally, the candidate will have the ability and can demonstrate the following: Â&#x2021; Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and successfully deal with multiple priorities; Â&#x2021; Ability to develop and build systems and programs that support the effectiveness of the Public Works Department; Â&#x2021; Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with the union and community stakeholders; Â&#x2021; Ability to exercise considerable independent judgment; Â&#x2021; Ability to effectively manage complex projects and employees performance. Â&#x2021; Demonstrate a proven track record in preparing and presenting cost estimates, technical and administrative reports, along with experience in risk management, policy development, and application of WorkSafeBC regulations. The District offers an attractive beneÂżts and remuneration package. This is an exempt position and is part of the senior management team. Please apply by : pm -uly , in ConÂżdence to the Director of Engineering and Operations, District of Port Hardy, 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC, V0N2P0. Email: tkushner@porthardy.ca

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North Island Gazette Thu, July 3, 2014 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422 or online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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

TOWNHOUSE- Price reduced to $137,500. #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. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-9569875 or email: windonthemoon3@hotmail.com for appointment to view.

PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com

APARTMENT/CONDO KINGCOME MANOR

PORT MCNEILL

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

MARINA VIEW APTS & Townhouses. Professional building. 3 bdrms & 2 bdrms available, small dogs allowed. Call 250-949-0192. 7175 HIGHLAND Dr. Port Hardy. 2520 sq ft 4bdr home. 2 landscaped lots joined. 2dr garage. Walkout basement/suite. 250-949-8922 or www.island.net/~fishnet. Asking $336,000.

QUESNEL Lake waterfront home. Near Likely, B.C. Refer to Kijiji Ad ID 577141020 for info. lenyedy@yahoo.ca

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartments include stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro. Clean, comfy, quiet & upgraded. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $850 inclds hydro or $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered. Call 1250-949-8855. www.twoceans.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

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

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 PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse. Ocean view. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmc neilltown houses.yolasite.com

PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

Phone Rick 250-956-4555 PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S.

Invest your future with one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest lumber companies

New Management 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. Competitive prices.

CARS

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. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

Call 250-956-3526.

LOG PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR Coastal Woodlands Division

Interfor Corporation is a growth-oriented lumber company with operations in Canada and the United States. The Company has annual production capacity of more than 2.6 billion board feet and offers one of the most diverse lines of lumber products to customers around the world. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at www.interfor.com. Interfor is currently recruiting for a Log Production Administrator for our Coastal Woodlands operations based in Campbell River, British Columbia. This position will be responsible for various accounting and administrative tasks (daily, weekly, and monthly) related to the processing of log scale and production information in a timely and accurate manner. The ideal candidate will possess the following preferred skills and qualifications: â&#x20AC;˘ Highly organized with ability to prioritize tasks to meet tight deadlines â&#x20AC;˘ Office administration/experience with data entry â&#x20AC;˘ Mathematical aptitude and ability to analyze data â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrated proficiency with all Microsoft Office Software To express interest in this opportunity, please apply online at www.interfor.com/careers We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment background check.

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APARTMENTS FURNISHED PORT HARDY Highland Manor â&#x20AC;˘Bachelor â&#x20AC;˘1 bdrm suites Move in incentive on approval References Call Jason 250-949-0192

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

HOMES FOR RENT PORT HARDY-Garden Apts 2 and 3 bdrm townhouses, fenced back yard, small pet allowed. $ 650-750. Close to school, hospital and shopping. 250-949-9421

2005 33â&#x20AC;&#x2122; MONTANA 5th, designed for full-time live-in. Well cared for. Polarpack, large bright living space. W/D, lots of storage, generator. Asking $22,500. obo. Amazing, must see! (250)202-5820.

29FT MOTORHOME. Class A Very good cond. 2nd owner Must sell for health reasons. $15,000 obo. 250-287-3345

MARINE BOATS

TRANSPORTATION

of the week.

AUTO FINANCING

1980 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; COMMANDER: twin Volvo engines(512 hrs.) Dou. prop legs, stainless propellers, Walker Bay dinghy, 2.5 H.P. Yamaha 4 stroke kicker. Recent survey(April 2014.) Heavy duty 3 axle trailer included $40,000. 250-923-8959

Elijah Gray of Port Hardy clowns around between games during the Port Hardy Youth Soccer tourney. J.R. Rardon

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40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LONG/RANGE Cruising Boat. The Silver Fox is Transport Canada Compliant for Chartering. Recent Survey $98,000. 250-339-7502. www.silverfoxmarinecharters.com

Meditate stress away Feeling overwhelmed? Worried? Trouble sleeping, or run-down? All these are symptoms of stress and it can affect people of all ages and arise in all circumstances. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the award-winning TV host and cardiothoracic surgeon, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stress wears us down, drains from us the joys of life, fuels countless diseases and disorders, and is slowly or rapidly killing us. Cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, as well as digestive disorders, anxiety, and depression, are often caused or exacerbated by stress.â&#x20AC;? We know a good nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep can refresh our mind and body and make the day go better. Scientists have discovered that dreaming is also an important factor for creating balance. When individuals are deprived of dreaming, (REM) they become disoriented, depressed, crabby and quick-tempered. They eat more, are oversensitive, lack concentration and have memory loss. All signs of being more stressed. Clearly, deep sleep and dreaming are of vital importance for counteracting stress. There is another important tool for combating stresses which until the late 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had never been looked at scientifically â&#x20AC;&#x201D; meditation. Researchers at UCLA found that people practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM) gained a unique state of consciousness they called restful alertness (a wakeful, hypometabolic state). The mental and physical correlates measured were completely different from waking, dreaming and sleeping. To date, more than 650 research studies have been completed on TM technique showing conclusively that with the experience of the state of restful alertness, stresses and strains are spontaneously dissolved and balance is

State of Mind with Potri Lightheart naturally restored to the mind and body. Life is inherently stressful. The powerful waves on the surface of the ocean may be huge and intimidating and yet just beneath this turbulence lays the profound stillness of the ocean depths. Likewise there exists, deep within each one of us, an ocean of peace and stability. Stress and fatigue blocks this experience and TM is a tool which helps us regain it. Cardiologist and author Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum uses it clinically. She says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I treat stress with something like TM, I can get as much as 48-66 per cent improvement â&#x20AC;Ś It is the most efficacious way for us to treat one of the major risk factors of heart disease, which is stress.â&#x20AC;? Millions of people around the world practice this simple, natural, effortless mental technique for 15 to 20 minutes twice a day to combat stress and gain inner peace. Transcendental Meditation does not involve concentration, contemplation, breath control, mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation or autosuggestion nor is it a religion or a belief system and it requires no change in life style. All four states of consciousness are important for maintaining a balanced and progressive life free from the debilitating effects of stress. Potri Lightheart is a certified teacher of transcendental meditation on Vancouver Island North. plightheart@tm.org.

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With the edifice of St. Michael’s Indian Residential School as an imposing backdrop, Mike Willie (centre) and K’odi Nelson of Sea Wolf Adventure Tours describe the history of the facility and the students who attended it.

J.R. Rardon

Sea Wolf finds niche in cultural tourism J.R Rardon Gazette editor ALERT BAY—A few decades ago, it was unclear whether there would be a future for the aboriginal people of B.C.’s coast. But a pair of North Island entrepreneurs have discovered there’s no time like the present to build upon their families’ past. Mike Willie and K’odi Nelson last summer began Sea Wolf Adventure Tours, a First Nation-owned and oriented cultural tourism business. And heading into their first full summer season of operation, the pair are finding a willing and eager audience. “The reason we’re doing this is so we can get back into our territories,” said Willie, whose family hails from Kingcome Inlet. “How do you reconnect, as First Nations people? That’s getting into aboriginal tourism.” The tours are run from a modest office on the boardwalk in Telegraph Cove. Guests are ferried in a new, rigid-hull boat purchased last summer, to nearby Cormorant Island for a three-hour tour of ‘Namgis history. Featured on the tour are visits to the historic

Willie, above, is backed by some of the potlatch collection of historical Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial masks at U’mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay. At right, Nelson explains the history of the memorial pole cemetery on Cormorant Island.

Memorial pole cemetery at the waterfront, the U’mista Cultural Centre and its century-old potlatch collection, and to the Alert Bay Big House, where the T’sasala Cultural Group performs traditional native dance. The two men narrate at each location, weaving descriptions of pre-contact history with some of the darker aspects of life after colonization, including the residential school period in which their native language was all but lost to an entire generation. “We also have a tour over on Hanson Island, where people can come and learn

how our people utilized the living trees,” said Willie. “You can go and see six planks taken out of a living cedar tree. “That’s our archeological sites. Archeology in B.C. is different from the Mayan ruins.” Willie and Nelson, who both teach in the cultural program at Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw School in Port Hardy, hope to apply funds raised by Sea Wolf Adventures to establish and promote a language revitalization program. Due to their teaching jobs, they are able to operate their business full-time

only in the summer months. But they did take the opportunity this spring to showcase the Sea Wolf tour to various tourism charters and lodges, to show them what they could share with their clients. The tours were an immediate hit. “We have a group of regular clients,” said Colin Griffinson of Vancouverbased Pacific Yellowfin Charters, a high-end touring company. “They want to come back, but they don’t want to come back and do the same thing every time. That’s where Mike comes in, and his vision.

This is an ideal fit for our charter.” Sea Wolf Adventure Tours has also set up a working partnership with Nimmo Bay Resort in Broughton Strait, and will work with other operators to expand the tourism experiences they can offer their clients. It is an idea whose time has come, and Willie and Nelson appear to be getting in on the ground floor at the perfect time. In a long-term regional planning workshop hosted by the Regional District of Mount Waddington last month, William Trousdell

of EcoPlan, Intl., put tourism high on the list of economic drivers of the North Island economy in the coming decades — and tourism wasn’t even listed the last time the RD worked up its plan in 2004. “We’ve already done an exercise identifying the key sectors going to be driving the economy, diversifying the economy,” Trousdell told a gathering of civic, business and education leaders. “Tourism is an important sector, and there are emerging opportunities within that sector, particularly aboriginal and cultural tourism.”