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TOURING the hard way Carla Johnson will cycle the length of Vancouver Island as part of this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.
Carla Johnson, assistant program director for Island Radio in Nanaimo and Port Alberni, will ride in this year’s Tour de Rock.
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THE TEAM ◆ TYSON RICHARD Port Hardy RCMP; KYLE USHOCK Campbell River RCMP; MATTHEW PIDGEON CFB Comox; ANDREA FOLK Comox Valley RCMP; COLLEEN HENRY Comox Valley RCMP; CHRIS KIPPEL Comox Valley RCMP; GEORGE MINSHULL Oceanside RCMP; JORDAN REID Oceanside RCMP; RYAN BLAKEY Nanaimo RCMP; CARLA JOHNSON Island Radio; ELIZABETH AVIS Cowichan RCMP; STEVE WRIGHT Westshore RCMP; ADAM CARRUTHERS CFB Esquimalt; JORDAN CARRIE Oak Bay PD; JACK MCCLINTOCK Central Saanich PD; KATIE DEROSA Times Colonist; CHANDLER GRIEVE CTV; RYAN KOROPATNISKI Victoria PD; LORI LUMLEY Victoria PD; JENNIFER YOUNG Victoria PD; JASON BLAND Saanich PD; JUSTIN WHITTAKER Saanich PD; HEATHER HUNTER Saanich PD; DEAN NORRIS-JONES Special guest/ vice-principal at Reynolds Secondary School.
‘It has been very, very challenging...but it has been really rewarding.’ KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
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orking at a radio station means Carla Johnson is usually behind the scenes at the Cops for Cancer Tour De Rock, but this year she’s decided to take a more hands-on approach. The tour kicks off Saturday, Sept. 20 in Port Alice. The 24-member team, comprised of RCMP, municipal and military police and media riders, will be in Port Alberni on Friday, Sept. 26 before completing their 1,000-kilometre journey down Vancouver Island in Victoria on Friday, Oct. 3. Luckily for Johnson, assistant program director for Island Radio in Nanaimo and Port Alberni, this isn’t her first time on a bike. “I had cycled a bit; compared to the totally average person I probably cycled a bit more,” she said, though comparing her previous cycling to what she’s doing now, it feels like she barely cycled at all before. However, compared to some of this year’s participants she’s experienced. “One of the officers from the Saanich police department hadn’t been on a bike since she was five years old so she learned how to ride a bike to do Tour De Rock. It blows my mind that she’s that committed.” While most riders know how to ride a bicycle before they start training for the 1,000-km ride, that level of commitment is par for the course during an event that is so personal to so many of the participants. In January of – Carla this year, two of Johnson’s family members were battling cancer. “It felt quite personal for me, to feel like I was doing something to fight it.” It’s involved more hours in Spandex and on a less than comfortable bike seat that
Tour de Rock SCHEDULE ◆ SEPT. 20 Port Alice. ◆ SEPT. 21 Port Hardy & Port McNeill.
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Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rider Carla Johnson from Island Radio in Nanaimo and Port Alberni rides her bike in Port Alberni in preparation for the 1,000-kilometre trek down Vancouver Island. The ride starts on Saturday.
Johnson ever imagined possible. “Training has been great. It has been very, very challenging, it has been very time consuming but it has been really rewarding as well.” The training began with two days of riding a week in March and ramped up to three days in April, which are split between hill training, speed drills and long rides. While the training has been challenging, Johnson Johnson has loved seeing the progress she’s made. “There are hills and distances that in March were a real challenge and now we’re going three times that far and now we’re riding up hills that are unbelievable to me,” she said, adding that those are hills that
‘It felt quite personal for me, to feel like I was doing something to fight it.’
she “wouldn’t be that keen on walking up because they’re so steep and now we’re riding our bikes up them.” Along with the hills getting steeper, the rides have also gotten longer. The riders started with a 30 km long ride and have worked their way up to 100 kms. “Now [30kms] is more like what we would ride on a Tuesday or Thursday, on those shorter nights.” Their longest ride took place on Aug. 24. The team cycled all the way across the southern end of the Island and back, from the Saanich police department to Jordan River and back, a distance of more than 150 kms. It’s longer than the longest day of the Tour de Rock and done as an attempt to mentally prepare the riders for what’s ahead. In that same vein, the riders conquered the road up to Mount Washington Alpine Resort in July, a harder hill than
◆ SEPT. 22 Woss & Sayward. ◆ SEPT. 23 Campbell River.
anything during the tour. Hopefully, that means that the Hump into Port Alberni won’t tire Johnson out too much when she and the rest of the Tour de Rock riders will ride into town on Friday, Sept. 26, just in time for the Boston Pizza Family Fair Dinner from 6-8 p.m. It’s not only the physical aspect that’s been challenging in the past several months. “Physically it has been challenging but that’s all very structured and I have total faith in our trainers to get us to where we need to go,” Johnson said. “I think the challenging thing has been fundraising because I’m not used to or comfortable with asking people for money.” It’s been made easier, however, by the incredible generosity of everyone who Johnson has seen throughout the course of her fundraising efforts.
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Kayaking Come out to the new Canal Beach and kayak with Batstar Adventure Tours. Children ages 10 and up are welcome. $59 for three lessons starting on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 9-10:30 a.m. Call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181 to register.
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Come out and make a lantern at a fun and easy lantern making workshop at Echo Centre on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 6-9 p.m. There will be opportunities to learn how to make both bamboo and tissue paper designs and participants can showcase their creations in Rollin Art Centre’s Celebration of Lights Festival on Saturday, Nov. 29. Registration and materials are $10 each, call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181 for more information and to register.
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International students to stay despite teacher strike KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The teacher strike won’t affect international students coming to study in Port Alberni, said SD70 Superintendent Greg Smyth. The school district is taking on approximately 30 international students this year, with 21 already in the city and the rest scheduled to arrive later this fall. Tuition fees are $14,000 per international student, which means that the district is making around $420,000 this year from international students alone. Smyth said none of them have expressed any concerns over the teacher strike. “Part of it is
because our students are showing up in September as opposed to the beginning of September,” he said. Some international students stayed with their host families throughout the summer and thus were taken care of throughout the duration of the strike. A group of students that arrived on Sunday, Sept. 14 have been kept busy with an orientation week, said Smyth, adding that he hopes that the strike will be over by next week and students back in schools. Daytime orientation activities are being provided by school administrators who are not affected by the BCTF strike and English tutoring is
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being provided after school hours. The tutoring is part of a prior arrangement between the students’ recruiting agent and their families. According to Smyth, the cost of both the orientation activities and the English tutoring are being covered by the recruiting agent. reporter@albernivalleynews.com
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The Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) rolled into Port Alberni last week. The MMU, which is a provincial resource through the Ministry of Health that is shared equally by all communities across B.C., conducted a training session with West Coast General Hospital staff and emergency services on Friday, Sept. 12.
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staff cannot handle a surge in patients due to either a planned event that brings more people into the region or a natural disaster. “It’s a very flexible space, we can provide anything from first aid to critical care and in some cases emergency and surgical as well,” said Veenstra.
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Generally, the MMU does outreach and emergency services when and where it’s needed. The unit’s outreach services are more often used in rural communities where specialists are not available for conditions such as hemophilia and cystic fibrosis. “A lot of the time, those patients live all over the province but for their annual check-ups they need
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Water restrictions in Port Alberni are set to continue for the time being.
“[With] our continued hot weather we want to maintain the water restrictions,” city engineer Guy Cicon told city council on
Monday, Sept. 8. According to Cicon, the water restrictions have proved successful with the city dropping its daily water consumption
CITY OF PORT ALBERNI COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY ALBERNI HARBOUR QUAY The City of Port Alberni is now accepting proposals for lease of commercial Unit 13 at Alberni Harbour Quay located in Spirit Square. This unit is 200 sq.ft. and is currently rented at the monthly rate of $272.50 plus GST. An information package providing more detailed information and showing the location of this unit is available from City Hall or on the City’s website at www.portalberni.ca. All rental proposals will be evaluated on the basis that they complement other businesses and services provided at the Alberni Harbour Quay, and on the ‘track record’ of the entrepreneur. Preference will be given to proponents intending to operate on a year round basis. To view the shops please contact: Scott Kenny, Director of Parks and Recreation Tel. (250) 720-2507 Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 26, 2014 by: Davina Hartwell, City Clerk 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1V8 davina_hartwell@portalberni.ca Tel. (250) 720-2810 The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
from an average of 17,000 cubic metres in July down to 15,000 cubic metres in August. “Our lake reservoirs are holding quite steady [though] certainly they are depleting gradually,” said Cicon. The city is currently in stage 1 of outdoor watering restrictions, where odd numbered addresses can use outdoor water sources on Saturday, Monday and Thursday, while even numbers can use them on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, both from 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Residents are also asked to minimize non-essential outdoor water use while restrictions are in effect.
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Essay on literacy struggle nets award for Bodnar SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
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Port Alberni Mayor John Douglas, second from left, joins Leo Willis, left, Chuck August and Melissa Johnson in a nutritional literacy class at Literacy Alberni last week.
Class educates mayor on cooking Every Thursday afternoon a delicious aroma wafts from the Literacy Alberni kitchens as 10-12 eager cooks learn how to make simple and budget-friendly yet nutritious meals. And this time they have a special guest “chef” whose rice pilaf is cooking in the oven. “The cooking of it went very well,” said Mayor John Douglas, before adding a caveat: “well it’s still in the oven, so we’ll see.” The class is taught
Rotarian on mission in Jamaica Edwin Knight, owner of Alberni Family Medication and a Rotarian, is in Jamaica this week helping to plant breadfruit trees to feed elementary school students. Knight raised more than $3,300 to purchase breadfruit trees. “Each tree costs around $15,” Knight said before he left. “the program is aiming [to plant] 3,000 trees.” Knight will be sending back photos and a story on his progress.
‘...we try to do minimal stuff. A cutting board, a knife and a skillet and there you go.’ – Marjorie Jarrett
by Marjorie Jarrett, a Port Alberni resident who considers teaching this weekly two-hour long class to be a “zen vocation.” “It’s so much fun,” she said of the program, which attracts both
newcomers and repeats of varying skill levels. “I think people can always learn and [this program] opens windows for people,” said Douglas, “and cooking is a really great skill to acquire. “I like cooking but I’m really interested in healthy cooking, cooking from scratch instead of buying a microwave dinner or opening up a can.” The class focuses on teaching participants to make a main meal with an emphasis on vegetables. Since novice cooks may not have or want to invest
in much kitchen equipment, Jarrett focuses on meals that can be cooked up in a skillet. “Quite a few people don’t have a lot of cooking equipment, they don’t have a stove with an oven, they don’t have pots and pans so we try to do minimal stuff. A cutting board, a knife and a skillet and there you go.” Nutritional Literacy meets every Thursday from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Literacy Alberni kitchens at 5100 Tebo Ave. The class is a drop-in. reporter@albernivalleynews.com
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Alana Bodnar of Port Alberni stands by a poster board featuring a quote from her essay on literacy, last week at a Decoda Literacy Solutions gala in Vancouver. Bodnar won second place in B.C.
to share my story,” Bodnar said. Bodnar is an executive assistant at Literacy Alberni; she started as a board member before applying for the job. She has a unique perspective on literacy learning that clients appreciate.
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NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Port Alberni that nominations for the offices of: Mayor - one (1) Councillor - six (6)
will be received by the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer, as follows: By hand, mail or other delivery service: From 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 City of Port Alberni 4850 Argyle Street Excluding statutory holidays and weekends Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1V8
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The gala was also Decoda’s opportunity to kick off its Literacy is Life campaign. Literacy Alberni executive director Charmead Schella and learner Steven Mulvey are featured in Literacy is Life television commercials.
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Nomination documents, including information on the requirements and procedures for making a nomination are available at the City Clerk’s Department during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays to the close of the nomination period. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • will be 18 years of age or older on general voting day, November 15th, 2014; • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
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Alana Bodnar of Port Alberni has placed second in a provincial essay writing contest put on by Decoda Literacy Solutions. Bodnar and four other finalists attended a gala at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre last Wednesday, where Decoda announced the winner. The award is quite an achievement for Bodnar, who details her emotions as she struggled with a learning disability all through school. “I received my Grade 12 Dogwood certificate and I could not even read what it said,” she relates in her essay. “I entered the contest because I like to write and I wanted
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Johnson pictures her junior riders for motivation
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“I was at an event on Canada Day and I just had bottled water by donation and there was a guy who gave us $100 which is so amazing and I never thought that I would see that.” But both the most rewarding and challenging part of training for Tour de Rock has been interacting with the junior riders. Junior riders are an integral part of the tour and serve as a visible reminder of what the ride across the Island is meant to achieve: to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
For Johnson one of the most impactful moments was getting to visit Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for children and teens diagnosed with cancer. The camp is designed to help them forget about the sometimes grim diagnoses they face and just be kids again. “When we’re actually meeting with and learning about and spending time with kids who have been affected by cancer it’s pretty hard to hear,” she said. But seeing the children playing and having fun together really drives home
the positive impact of Camp Goodtimes on children who don’t get to feel like every other kid very often. “One of the really important things for the kids there is that everyone there has been through something very similar so they don’t feel weird, and if they have scars and things like that, there’s nobody to judge them because for all of the other kids there it’s no big deal [and] they completely understand.” Two of the children who Johnson has met are her junior riders, Griffyn Dmytar, 3, and Lucas Wetklo, 6.
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It’s been a long, difficult fight with cancer for both children. Griffyn was first diagnosed when he was just five days old and has battled the disease twice now and come out on top each time. “The really wonderful thing now is that he is healthy now,” said Johnson, adding that looking at him now, you would never guess that he spent the majority of the first year of his life fighting cancer. “He loves superheroes and he’s a fun and super special kid.” Her other junior rider, Lucas Wetklo, has also battled cancer twice, the last time only a few
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time,” Johnson said. Typically, most children are treated where they live and only in the most serious cases are taken to B.C. Children’s Hospital full-time as Lucas was. But despite the hardships that he’s just recently endured, Lucas’ good spirits and love of superheroes are still winning out. “The more obscure the superhero the better for him, which is pretty cute,” said Johnston, adding that she thought she “was doing okay when I could name the ones that have had movies but he called me on that pretty quick.” Since Tour de Rock started, prognoses for children like Dmytar and Wetklo have improved greatly, Johnson said. “Childhood cancer survival rates used to be much lower and now, four in five kids who have cancer come out of it okay,” said Johnson. “But of course, when that one in five is your child it’s not nearly good enough and I think that’s one of the most powerfully motivating things for us.”
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Civic elections need diversity Off to school and off to court Civic candidates are already coming forward for our consideration. In some ways, the race is already on, leading up to the municipal election Nov. 15. On that date, city residents will be entrusted to elect a mayor, city councillors, regional district representatives and school trustees who will represent us for the next four years. Some people have indicated their intentions; many have yet to go public. Candidates can’t formally declare until the end of the month, Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. and they have another 10 days after that (Oct. 10) before the deadline to hand in nomination packages. We hope, most of all, that there will be strong candidates, but we hope also that there will be a variety of candidates. Beyond gender, there can be a place at the council table for candidates of any age, ethnic background, sexual orientation, social standing or political leaning. Rather than categorize and divide us, these diversities can create a broader perspective. Compromise and co-operation are a part of democracy. Of course we realize that counting councillors by gender – or any classification – is an oversimplification. Candidates will be judged on their merit, their character, their priorities and promises, their strength and smarts, their motivation, their intentions. We hope that this fall, voters will have the chance to elect just the sort of representatives we’re looking for, both men and women. — Black Press
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ICTORIA – Whatever ceasefire emerges from the latest round in the war for control of B.C.’s public school system, the next court battle is ready to proceed. Lawyers for the provincial government and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation have filed their written submissions to the B.C. Court of Appeal. At issue is whether legislation removing union contract terms that dictated class size and teacher staff levels was a violation of members’ constitutional rights to freedom of association. When B.C. Supreme Court justice Susan Griffin found that it was, the government changed legislation again. The same judge ordered that struck down and the 2002 contract language reinstated retroactively for every contract since then,
imposed or negotiated. The government says that would create chaos as well as billions in expenses, pushing out full-day kindergarten and other allocations of space and money that have proceeded since union control was removed. Griffin’s order is stayed pending this appeal. If you think the latest strike has been disruptive, you don’t want to see what this judge’s vision would look like. Government lawyers argue that the BCTF’s constitutional right claim is “wrong in law” and amounts to a veto that blocks the province’s ability to legislate in response to changing conditions. “According to the BCTF, legislation may improve on collective agreement entitlements but cannot remove them over the objections of the union without violating [the Charter of Rights
and Freedoms],” the government’s submission says. “On the BCTF’s theory, collective agreement entitlements become constitutionally protected in perpetuity.” What that would mean to voters is when they throw out an NDP government that handed the keys to the treasury to public sector unions, the unions can veto that too. And when mandated minimum teacherlibrarians sitting in rooms full of paper books become the equivalent of buggy whip weavers, they must remain as long as the union wants. BCTF’s lawyers submit that the government is wrong in fact as well as law. Its arguments are technical, dwelling particularly on the fact that the government didn’t appeal Griffin’s first ruling. For instance, there have actually been two negotiated deals since
‘BCTF’s lawyers submit the gov’t is wrong in fact as well as law.’
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2002. The one in 2006 provided five years of raises and a bonus to get the government past the 2010 Olympics, and in 2012 there was a preelection truce negotiated with the help of mediator Charles Jago. The government argues that re-imposing 2002 conditions would overturn other contracts that were agreed to by the BCTF. BCTF’s lawyers say, in effect, the deleted terms covering working conditions weren’t there to negotiate. The Coalition of B.C. Businesses has entered the case as an intervener, arguing for the supremacy of elected governments when providing public services. Its submission notes that unlike private disputes, the right to strike is often curtailed in the public sector, and sometimes eliminated as in the case of police and health care. “When critical aspects of public policy are jeopardized by employee demands, those aspects could be legislated.
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Yes – 66.7% No – 33.3% This week’s question: Do you think the proposed six-year teachers’ contract will end the battle between the government and BCTF?
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“Where a fiscal downturn or inflationary pressures required austerity measures, they could be implemented through legislation; where strikes jeopardize important public services, the legislature could pass back-to-work legislation, and so on.” It’s been obvious for many years that the BCTF doesn’t function like a normal union, and isn’t much interested in starting to do so. Its leadership sees
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itself as an agent of “social justice,” a belief demonstrated by its promotion of flawed poverty statistics and pronouncements on everything from U.S. labour law to conflict in the Middle East. Its decades-old instruction to government is blunt: raise taxes and give us the money. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Christy Clark’s approach to labour relations visa vie the B.C. teachers has been a lesson in puerility: i.e. an example of how to govern this province foolishly because of a deficiency in managerial skills. After frittering away the summer, her Liberal government was forced by the weight of public opinion to finally get off its collective butt and negotiate in good faith. Clark’s hamfisted government must now pay for the administration of their boondoggle known as the Temporary Education Support for Parents. Shelling out $40 for each school day lost to the parents of qualifying children is another example of Liberal incompetence. This program was nothing more than a political ploy to appease the affected parents, i.e., partisan bureaucratic inefficiency at its worst. If you are wondering why parents and children have had to endure all this inconvenience, uncertainty and
stress, the answer is contained in the word puerility. If you have the need for a derisive chuckle or two, watch Christy Clark try to spin atop her skewed version of events.
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Unions deserve gov’t respect To the Editor,
At 89 years of age, I have observed many labour disputes. The current one between the teachers and the “Liberal” government appears to be a direct attack on labour unions specifically the BCTF. Many people feel that unions demand too much but as a person who worked many years ago in both union and nonunionized restaurants, the difference in working conditions was astounding. Just one example of this was: in the nonunionized restaurant, we were expected to do all clean-up and other duties after the completion of our shift on our own time which resulted in at least one hour of unpaid work per shift. Is this what we want to return to? People need to be reminded that unions and the labour
‘People need to be reminded that unions and the labour movement have led to reforms...’ – Grace Thornton movement actions have led to reforms such as the 40-hour work week, minimum wages, paid holidays, an eight-hour day, child labour laws, equity for female workers and many health and safety reforms for all people, not just unionized workers. In 2002, the BC Liberal government with Christy Clark as education minister stripped class size and composition from the collective agreement. A 12-year court battle won twice by teachers has resulted in the government launching yet another appeal. In order to negate the court’s rulings they have recently introduced to the bargaining table Bill E-80 which would keep class size and composition at current levels. Bill E-80 and their
refusal to go to binding arbitration clearly shows their unwillingness to solve this deadlock with the teachers in a fair way. Teachers are fighting for all students in the classroom and for quality public education. Our society will not benefit from an under-funded public education system nor will our economy grow. Grace Thornton, Qualicum Beach
Classes too big, or unruly? To the Editor, Re: Factory model fading for schools (B.C. Views, Sept. 10). With respect to class size, one thing that is never discussed is the lack of behavioural discipline of the students. Some years ago I had a job as a teaching assistant in the federal prison system, where I noticed that many prisoners were stuck at the grade five level. That led me to take the social service program at a secondary institution to become a teaching assistant in the public school and help the “slower” students overcome learning difficulties. While doing my practicum in a school,
I was appalled at the chaos in the classroom. While the teacher was busy at the green board explaining a lesson, several students walked about having conversations with other classmates, while others walked over to the window looking at the playground. Juxtapose that to my experience in public school where we didn’t dare chat, never mind wandering about. Also, the wife of a former governor of Washington State took a group of teachers to China a few years ago and observed the discipline of the children there. The average class size was about 50 students. All of the students were at their desks focused on the teacher. If students in a classroom were studying online with only a monitor walking around, the matter of discipline would not be an issue. You could have many students in a classroom, each student progressing at his or her own speed and then have periodic tests as is done through distance education. Ted Grigoleit, Burnaby
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The 30th annual Port Alberni Toy Run was one for the record books. “It was incredible,” Toy Run president David Wiwchar said. “We had 1,600 bikes come, we sold out the dance and had a great poker run at Boston Pizza. And the
prize for winning was $1,600.” Volunteers collected two cube vans full of toys this year, and “tens of thousands of money in cash for children’s programs throughout the year,” Wiwchar said. He was impressed with the quality of toys as well: there were many for older children, like bikes
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A pair of runners cross the finish line at the annual Terry Fox Run around Kitsuksis Dike, Sunday morning. The run raised more than $5,000 this year: Team Elaine brought in $1,647 and Jamie Amos $1,308, the largest team and individual donations.
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Van Isle Ford dealer principal Will Pulford, second from left, is joined on Wednesday, Sept. 10 by Port Alberni economic development manager Pat Deakin, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada Dianne Craig and Gerald Wood to open the new Ford dealership on Beaver Creek Road. KATYA SLEPIAN/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
United Way kicks off campaign United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island kicked off its annual campaign to raise money for the Community Fund this week. Officials were at West Coast General Hospital on Monday for the kickoff.
“Support of United Way means together we can address the root causes of social issues in each community,” says Signy Madden, executive director of the United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island.
This year, more than 16,500 people across the region are supported through 48 programs funded by local donors and run by local community partner agencies. There are 28 programs funded in the Central Island
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Roy Bridge and his family on Sunday at the Lawn Bowling Club at the special occasion of his 80th birthday. From left to right are daughter in law Shelley Bridge, wife Gail and their dog Allie, Roy, and son Rob. Above, right: Roy Bridge with one of his two birthday cakes, this one making special note of his hole in one at the Hollies Executive Golf Course this year. Many friends came by to wish Roy all the best.
John Paull II Catholic School held a fund raising car wash at 7-11 at the corner of 10th and Redford on Sunday afternoon. Participants in the photo in no particular order are: Kiara Collinge, Cooper Cardinal-smith, Haley Surrell, Jeremy Tjahjadi, Bailey Thompson, Amber Santarelli, Declan Lenihan and teacher Dan Oliver. They raised $650 and would like to thank everyone for their patronage and generosity.
The local Eagles donated to many local charities on Sunday at their hall on 3rd Avenue, standing from left to right are Capt. Kristiana Mac Kenzie of the Salvation Army, Lorna Tetrault of Girl Guides, Elvyra Montgomery for Read & Feed and Mike Ruttan for ADSS Breakfast Club, and seated left to right are: Aveleigh Hess of Diabetes education, Wade Tourangeau president of the Eagles Club and Stacie Camponi coordinator of the Bread of Life.
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Sparks takes first place finish GERRY FAGAN Alberni Golf
Another Men’s Club event is in the books at Alberni Golf Club. Many thanks to Tim MacLean and Stephanie Webber of Tim Hortons Restaurant for their contribution to the day. Also, it was great to have Tim join us for golf. Congratulations
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Club Captain Steve Acland, Jacques Giovetti, Darren Van Dyk and sponsor Tim MacLean play at Alberni Golf Club on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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the top five was Don McGowan.There will not be a Men’s Club next week because of the Men’s Senior tournament being held on Saturday, Sept. 20 and and Sunday, Sept. 21. The following Sunday, Sept. 28 will be the wind-up for the Men’s Club, sponsored by our friend Dave Gray Contracting, more about that next week.
Tony Joyce gets ready to release his bowl at the Mixed Pairs Lawn Bowling Tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Lawn Bolwing Club in Port Alberni. There were 16 teams participating that came from Courtenay, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum and Port Alberni.
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In the nine hole ladies Low Handicap group, La Donna Knutson was the winner of the low gross, there was a tie for low net between Kath Stolth and Lee Anne Van Lent. Katy Lekich had the lowest putts for the day. In the High Handicap group, Betty Adair won the low gross and Carol Jaworski took low net as well as having the lowest putts. Joan Hall had a birdie on number 13. Pars were had by Katy
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Carol Hastings won on number 10. The special prize winner was Carol Jaworski. The final game of the Handicap Cup was played today, A Flight winner was Janice Cross and the runner up was Marilyn McPherson. In the B Flight Winner was Katie Cyr and runner up was Marie Randall. Our meeting will be September 30. The luncheon is October 7. Winners the Senior Games, Carol Hastings and Carol Bouchard won gold medals and Barb Sheare won a silver medal, way to go ladies.
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Ruth passed away peacefully in her sleep She will be sadly missed by her loving husband, Ray of 50 years, her sons, (the McKnight boys) George, Jim (Barbara), Harry (Faye), Bill (Tracey), 8 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 2 sisters, Dorothy and Lila, and many nieces and nephews. Ruth was born in Squam Bay, BC, resided in Port Alberni, Mission and Qualicum Beach. Flowers gratefully declined. Ruth’s great love was her family. Please spend quality time with yours.
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Friends came up from Seattle for a too short, three-day visit. Neil and I decided to go discover and photograph the famous “Hole in the Wall”; we parked across from Coombs Country Candy and set out on the only path available. Half an hour later we came across a couple from Ontario that were as lost as we were. The instructions that they were given at the hotel were “just follow the path, it will lead you to the Hole in the Wall”. No one at the hotel told them that the path branches off again and again. They set off on
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Port Alberni resident Linda Ross paints a wet on wet oil painting of Sproat Lake during the first day of the second annual Alberni Valley Paint Out at Sproat Lake Provincial Park on Saturday, Sept. 13.
She’s back
Sarah Elizabeth is bringing her ‘Milkman’s Daughter’ EP with special guest Lara Kroeker to Char’s Landing on Thursdsay, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. Advanced tickets can be bought for $10 at Gayle’s Fashions at 5262 Argyle St. or the Rollin Art Centre at 3061 8th Ave. Drop-in tickets can be bought the day of for $13. Both advanced and drop-in tickets are cash only. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Long-time resident and local well known artist, Shelley Penner, will be the Rollin Art Centre’s this Sat., Sept. 20th from 1-3 p.m. Join us for refreshments and let’s talk art! A Brush with Nature features Shelley’s ever-loved paintings of nature and wildlife along with detailed paintings on shelf fungi, special pieces you won’t want to miss. Shelley’s art exhibit is currently running until Oct. 11th.
One Heart Concert Char’s Landing presents, Leah Barley One Heart, Two Cases Vancouver Island Tour - Music Style: Bluesyfolk, Wed., Sept 24th, 8-10 p.m. Vancouver based singer/songwriter Leah Barley tells her bluesy-folk tales of love, loss, epic bike rides, and broken homes with beautiful tones and a ridiculous range that will make your hair stand on end. Advanced tickets are available at Gayle’s Fashions and the Rollin Arts Centre.
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Barkley Sounds choir is recruiting The Barkley Sounds Community Choir has now started its 15th season and welcomes new members of all ages. Come and join us as we rehearse every Wed. from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church. Our Christmas Concert will be on Dec. 7. For further information contact Sylvia at 250723-7185. Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Arts Council.
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Community Events
SAT. SEPT. 20 ◆ 13TH ANNUAL ALBERNI VALLEY WINE FESTIVAL comes to Echo Centre from 7-9 p.m. WIth 13 wineries and six food vendors there’s sure to be something for everyone. Tickets sell out quickly so buy yours at Echo Centre or the Hospitality Inn Liquor Store at 3835 Redford St.
SUN. SEPT. 21 ◆ SPROAT LAKE DRAGON BOAT
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REGATTA starts at 9:45 a.m. at Sproat Lake Provincial Park. Event is family and dog friendly and parking is free. For more info email westcoastdrago nboatsociety@gmail. com or look them up on Facebook.
SAT. OCT. 4 ◆ SECOND ANNUAL
CARDBOARD CHALLENGE takes place at the Glenwood Centre from 12-3 p.m. This free event is for all ages and all the supplies will be provided. Check out www.portalberni.ca/ park-and-rec for more information.
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◆ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 293 CRAFT SALE runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Legion is accepting bookings for tables (max. 13 available). Call Monty at 250735-2254 or Linda at 250-724-4665. Proceeds aid various Legion programs.
THURS. OCT. 23 ◆ FUN FAIR takes place from 4-7 p.m. at the Glenwood Centre. There will be activities, face painting, crafts, cake walk and more.
and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers available to answer questions on local history, help with family records and other research. Phone 250-723-2181, local 267.
Admission is free.
WED. OCT. 29
◆ BARKLEY SOUNDS CHOIR has started its 15th season and welcomes new members of all ages. Rehearsals are Wednesdays fom 6:45-9 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church. For more info call 250-723-7185.
◆ HALLOWEEN SWIM is happening from 6-8 p.m. at the Echo Aquatic Centre. All ages welcome and there will be a costume contest at 6 p.m. with prizes. Anyone with a costume receives free admission.
ONGOING ◆ COMMUNITY ARCHIVES at the Alberni Valley Museum is open every Tuesday
◆ CRIB NIGHT at Legion Branch No. 293. Starts at 7 p.m. every Monday. ◆ FUN DARTS at Legion Branch No. 293. From
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GREAT STARTER INVESTMENT
3782 6th Ave
MAIN FLOOR LIVING
Clean 2 bedroom rancher New floors, windows & bathroom Fenced back yard Garage/shop off alley
• Spacious reno’d kitchen w/island • Roof, windows, plumbing all done 5 years ago • Kitchen and bath reno’d 5 years ago • Unfinished, not full height basement
Gary Gray
$209,000
4028 9th Ave
$169,000
2677 5th Ave
FAMILY HOME IN GOOD AREA
• New roof • Heat pump • Thermal windows
Kat Dwolinsky $214,900
5535 Woodland Crescent E $219,900
$189,900
Chris & Alease Arcus 4665 Elizabeth Street
$249,900
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CHARMING HOME
R2 zoned, 67 X 145 Lot Detached Double car garage 3 bed, 2 bath, 1560 sq. ft. Suite potential, some updates
REDONE IN 2008
• New appliance package available • 5 bed/2 bath • Priced below assessed value
Maureen Mackenzie
CENTRAL LOCATION DUPLEX
• Each unit 3 bedroom & 3 bathroom • Low maintenance yard and garage • Good income producer
Chris & Alease Arcus 2918 1st Ave
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$269,000
UPDATE HOME
Inlet View 3 bed + 2 bath main-new kitchen New flooring and bathroom Rented lower suite
Craig Filipchuck & Joe VanBergen
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Craig Filipchuk 10-3500 McKnight
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READY TO MOVE
Oak floors & fireplace 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms Newer windows & furnace Great Echo area location
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The Fenton Team
$297,900
PATIO HOME BUYERS
2 bedroom/2 bath Backing on to green belt Gas fireplace Covered patio One level living/wheelchair accessible
Pat & Gerry Hickey
4184 Steede Ave
4 bedrooms, 3 bath New kitchen/granite counter tops Hardwood thru-out Large lot, with views
The Fenton Team
Multi family development site Established subdivision Fully serviced Lots of potential
Gary Gray
$299,900
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
6028 Strathcona
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ENCHANTING PROPERTY
Versatile 3 bedroom, 2 bath Large lot, double garage Newer roof, windows, flooring Ductless heat pump
The Fenton Team $379,900
CHERRY CREEK FAMILY HOME ACREAGE
• 3.58 acres • 3000 sq. ft. family home • New roof
Chris & Alease Arcus
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OPEN HOUSES
6647170
Saturday, Sept. 20
10:00am – 11:00am
2852 Anderson Avenue
$115,000
Dena Wickman
Saturday, Sept. 20
11:00am – 12:00pm
4307 11th Avenue
$229,900
The Fenton Team
Saturday, Sept. 20
11:00am – 12:30pm
6620 Rosewood Road
$259,900
W. Earl Engstrom
Saturday, Sept. 20
11:00am – 1:00pm
3916 Shaughnessy
$159,000
Craig Filipchuck
Saturday, Sept. 20
11:30am – 12:30pm
15-5558 Beaver Creek Road
$114,900
Dena Wickman
Saturday, Sept. 20
11:30am – 12:30pm
3975 9th Avenue
$174,900
Kat Dwolinsky
Saturday, Sept. 20
12:30pm – 1:30pm
4184 Steede Avenue
$299,900
The Fenton Team
Saturday, Sept. 20
2:00pm – 3:00pm
4774 Athol Street
$229,999
Kat Dwolinsky
Saturday, Sept. 20
3:30pm – 4:30pm
2780 Anderson
$169,900
Kat Dwolinsky