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Political hopefuls floated ideas for Nanaimo during an all-candidates forum Tuesday, from taking cars off downtown roads to bus stop amenities and billboards announcing a business-friendly city. More than 700 people turned out to the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce’s all-candidates forum Tuesday night, which featured a ‘speed campaigning’ event and mayoral discussion. Voters had the chance
to visit different tables of council, mayoral and school trustee candidates and ask questions, with topics like the potential lease of Georgia Park, community engagement and intersection upgrades dominating the discussion. Council and mayoral contenders also took the opportunity to express ideas for the Harbour City. Nanaimo council candidate Ian Thompson told one resident “we should take the cars off downtown” when he was asked how he’d bring the city closer together, adding
that having people walk the area is naturally a better way to bring folks together. Candidate Jim Goldsack proposed e-mails as a different format for the city to engage the public and mayoral contender Bill McKay pitched the installation of two billboards in Nanoose and Ladysmith to say Nanaimo is open for business as a strategy for creating jobs. “First thing we have to do is declare that we are actually open for business ... then we’re going to have to prove to business that
we’re actually talking the talk and walking the walk,” he said, during a mayoral discussion. Other ideas came from mayoral hopeful Al Thompson, who said he’d like to see Nanaimo’s Nicol Street theatre turned into “Nanaimo’s Got Talent” when he was asked about how he’d support and advocate for arts and culture, while rival Brunie Brunie called for a bus station with amenities like coffee and tea as part of new transportation additions the city should consider. See ‘VOTERS’ /4
The provincial transportation minister said he doesn’t support the elimination of B.C. Ferries’ Nanaimo-to-Horseshoe Bay route or replacing it with passenger-only service. Todd Stone said Wednesday afternoon that he has been consistent for the past year that he does not support consolidation of Nanaimo’s two ferry terminals at Departure Bay and Duke Point. “I indicated yesterday that while we weren’t endorsing or supporting the idea, it may be worthy of consideration,” Stone said by phone from Regina. “Over the last 24 hours, I’ve had some very good conversations with my Island colleagues, Don McRae (Comox Valley) and Michelle Stilwell (Parksville-Qualicum) as well as my pariliamentary secretary Jordan Sturdy (West Vancouver-Sea to Sky). They’ve made some very strong and eloquent arguments to me that they don’t believe closing one of the two terminals at Nanaimo would be a good thing, not just for the economy of Nanaimo, but potentially the economy of the mid-Island.” An efficiency strategy from B.C. Ferries, released Sept. 30, suggested the route cuts as well as a passenger-only service between Nanaimo and Vancouver – a business venture already in the works from private company Island Ferries. Dave Marshall, Island Ferries’ director of operations, said the company is willing to talk to B.C. Ferries, although no meeting is scheduled. See ‘ROUTES’ /5
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With the holiday season approaching, the News Bulletin and Nanaimo-area Quality Foods stores will partner again to benefit Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank. Tuesday’s (Nov. 11) issue will include a marked paper
bag which people can fill with non-perishable food items for the food bank. Full bags can be dropped off at the News Bulletin, any Quality Foods store or the food bank, according to Rob MacKay, Quality Foods marketing director. An estimated 67,500 kilograms of food was collected from all of Quality Foods’ stores last year and the goal is to meet or exceed that this year, said MacKay, adding the promotion is mostly as a reminder that need is great during the holiday season.
“If we can support that, obviously with the things that were on the news last night, with the food banks across Canada are in dire straits ... it’s an awareness program,” said MacKay. He said the promotion has been going for 15 years and while it officially runs until Christmas, it can go beyond as well. “The food bank likes it when it gets some after Christmas as well because they start dwindling by then,” said MacKay. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
Cranberry firefighters fight blaze in own hall even start the attack and you need to get all your protective gear out, too, because all It’s not often a fire depart- our gear is hung in the truck ment responds to a blaze in bays,” said Ron Gueulette, its own fire hall, but Cran- Cranberry fire chief. berry Volunteer Fire Depart“Fortunately, the fire was on ment’s volunteers were called the second floor so we were out late Monday to snuff out a able to get all of our trucks fire in an equipment out.” storage room in their Gueulette said he fire station on Morknew of nothing that den Road, south of could have sparked Nanaimo. t h e f i re , w h i c h Firefighters started in a secondresponded at about storey equipment 11 p.m. Monday, storage room and when their fire hall’s burned through a recently upgraded wall into a commufire alarm sent out an nity hall gymnasium, guEuLEttE alert. They worked which was also damuntil after 2:30 a.m. aged. Tuesday to completely snuff Investigators from the B.C. out the fire. Office of the Fire Commis“The problem is, when sioner, scheduled to attend you’re called to your own fire the scene Wednesday mornhall, you have to get all the ing, will try to determine the apparatus out before you can cause.
“We had practice last night and we were here until 9:30 p.m. and we had nothing going on,” Gueulette said. There was no damage to the fire department’s apparatus bays, but flames caused structural damage to the engineered trusses in the roof of the building, which could take some time to repair. The building is now under lockup, unless the fire trucks are needed for emergencies, until the investigation into the fire is complete. Cranberry fire department will move its dispatch operations into the old South Wellington Elementary School while the building is being repaired. A polling station for the upcoming election has also been relocated from the fire hall and into the school at 1536 Morden Rd.
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The City of Nanaimo will investigate an alternative fix for the Colliery dams, with the park preservation society and city staff still at loggerheads over proposed solutions. Nanaimo city council approved a multiphased review into the Colliery dams during its committee of the whole meeting Monday, which included looking at a new concept for remediation. The work is estimated to cost between $26,000 and $42,000, bumping up the city’s total expenses for the structures to more than $2.4 million. According to a city report, the Colliery Dam Park Preservation Society and city staff members continue to disagree on two solutions currently on the table, including expansion of the spillway. Now the groups are looking at a swale or drainage course to Harewood Creek – a third proposal they are in agreement could be viable to address flood risk if it can work. The review will look into whether the idea is feasible and how much it would cost, with a report expected in January. City officials will also look into capacity of the existing spillway and water distribution in an overtopping situation during the three-stage review. Mayor John Ruttan, who approved mov-
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As of November 13, 2014, Terri-Lynne Campbell, a third generation Nanaimo resident is set to take the helm as Commodore of the Nanaimo Yacht Club. Growing up on and around boats, Terri-Lynne’s passion is with the sea, sailing and her family. Climbing the officer’s ladder, she is well informed in all aspects of the Club, and is the ideal candidate for the position of Commodore. Her tenacious and infectious spirit will steer the Nanaimo Yacht Club to the winners circle on land and sea.
Terri-Lynne was instrumental in guiding the junior sailing program into the success it is today and is currently foredeck on a racing sailboat, a crew position that is not for the faint of heart. She encourages anyone in the community who would like to experience keelboat racing and dinghy racing to participate. We have divisions for all levels of sailors, and crew positions to fill. No one who shows up to crew is left on the dock. There is no better way to hone sailing skills than to get out there and experience the sport of racing. The Nanaimo Yacht Club hosts racing series, spring, autumn and winter, single handed racing, as well as the annual Cutty Sark SIN Regatta. Our Autumn Series has two more race days, November 9th and 23rd and our Winter Series Starts in January. For more information about racing, have a look at our website. For those of us who prefer getting to our destination in a straighter line and choose powerboats over sailing, we host several activities year round for our members and the community to enjoy. So, if you are interested in joining an active community minded, local boating club, we have membership openings for adult and junior members. Commodore TerriLynne would be more than happy to discuss your interest in becoming a member. There are two Community events in the near future being hosted by the Nanaimo Yacht Club. The first is the Annual Craft Fair, being held in the Clubhouse on November 22nd from 12:00 until 4:00. Avoid the mad crowds and get your Christmas shopping done early. A variety of crafts made by members and their friends will be available. The Nanaimo Yacht Club invites you to light up your boat and join the Annual Christmas Light Cruise on December 6th. This evening is open to public participation, and is anticipated by many Nanaimo residents with a view of the Nanaimo Harbour. It’s a beautiful spectacle, with many boats participating along with our Club members. The skipper and crew on participating vessels are invited to enjoy chili afterward in the Clubhouse and get to know some of your local boating community.
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Ferry scheme unacceptable It was the worst idea B.C. Ferries cooked up since the Sunshine Breakfast. The corporation quietly floated an efficiencies plan last month that suggested eliminating the Departure Bay-to-Horseshoe Bay sailing, possibly replaced by a passenger-only sailing on that route. What’s more, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation was initially willing to consider the scheme before cowering yesterday in the face of immediate, vociferous backlash. For Nanaimo, severing this connection would have gone beyond any mere inconvenience; it would have been a crippling blow to tourism and other business. Beyond that, it would have challenged our very identity as the Hub City. In a world that’s ever shrinking, it’s absurd to think we would have become further isolated from the rest of British Columbia. When the Duke Point terminal was built, we might have known – or guessed – that the Departure Bay terminal was endangered, but to see it in black and white was infuriating. The Nanaimo-West Vancouver sailing is one of B.C. Ferries’ few profitable routes. The terminal is central and convenient. We will always have to ferry to and from the mainland sometimes, and if one day Duke Point becomes the only way to do that, then we will grudgingly take that detour. But ridership would be negatively impacted, and with fewer and fewer people paying more and more to take the ferry, at some point we’re past the tipping point, and past the point of righting the ship without yet another debilitating ferries ‘rethink.’ We understand that just because a route is efficient, doesn’t mean it can’t be more efficient. But our best-used, most-needed ferry should not be sacrificed, not now, because of a broken business model and a flawed funding formula. The transportation ministry was right to back down. B.C. Ferries might have thought it could just abandon ship, but that’s not good enough for us here in Nanaimo. The Nanaimo News Bulletin is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Hot gases spewing from B.C. legislature The climate debate, which all Most politicians who presume left-thinking people insist is over, to decide the fate of this indushas erupted in the B.C. legislatry have at best visited a well or ture over our nascent liquefied plant site, and media informanatural gas industry. tion about the industry is often Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Liberal from questionable protesters. MLA Laurie Throness heated So today I’d like to provide things up by announcing that some background on the natural he’s “agnostic” on the subject gas industry, as someone who of human-caused worked in it in northB.C. global warming. The eastern B.C. religious terminolNatural gas is mostly VIEWS ogy is intentional, he methane, the main Tom Fletcher said, because this is ingredient in farts. It Black Press how climate change is is many times more currently discussed – potent than carbon deniers, believers and dioxide as a heatso on. trapping gas in the Throness mentioned atmosphere, which is the inflated elephant one reason it is often in the room, 18 years flared rather than with little or no avervented if it isn’t capage global surface tured for use as fuel. temperature rise, even as greenRaw natural gas may contain house gas emissions keep rising carbon dioxide, a key plant around the world. food and component of exhaled Needless to say, Green Party breath that has been rebranded MLA Andrew Weaver was aghast as pollution. Gas from the Horn at this heresy. And NDP MLAs River Basin, one of B.C.’s largest lined up behind former Sierra deep shale formations, contains Club high priest George Heyman 10 per cent or more CO2, more to ridicule Throness, proving his than conventional gas. point about their religious zeal. B.C.’s most lucrative gas field I’m also skeptical on global is the Montney shale around warming, and I agree with Fort St. John, which contains Throness’s main point that B.C. nearly CO2-free gas as well as shouldn’t sacrifice its energy light petroleum liquids. economy while the jury is still Weaver and the NDP are corout. rect in their main objection,
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‘You can only learn so much from books. Here, you get the essence of what it was like.’
which is that the B.C. government’s new limits on CO2 from LNG production are a sham. As much as 70 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the gas industry occur before the LNG stage, which is the only thing the new rules regulate. CO2 that comes up with gas is extracted and vented. A government-subsidized pilot project to store CO2 at Spectra Energy’s operations at Fort Nelson seems to be going nowhere. Restricting LNG-related emissions is mostly a cosmetic gesture. Environment Minister Mary Polak correctly notes that gas producers pay carbon tax. Yes, but only on the fuel they use, not “process emissions” such as flaring. Big LNG proponents plan to burn more gas to compress and cool LNG, and their emissions beyond a certain limit will force them to buy carbon offsets or pay into a technology fund. If LNG investment isn’t scared away by protests and piled-on taxes, it surely means B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets are history. The question now is how much that actually matters. u Tom Fletcher is a columnist and legislative reporter for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
– Vancouver Island Military Museum vice-president Brian McFadden on a new First World War display, page B8.
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This civic election, no apathy allowed To the Editor,
Re: Get informed, then cast vote, Editorial, Oct. 23. If we really love our city, we have an obligation to vote in the municipal election on Nov. 15. We have all seen what the public’s apathy did to Nanaimo in the past few years. The incumbents’ divisive – almost unanimous – vote on the Leadercast fiasco not only made a mockery of democracy but
also made Nanaimo the laughingstock of Canada. It cost taxpayers thousands of dollars in compensation payments to the affected parties. Let us not forget about the $120,000 public toilet that broke down immediately after it was installed. Then there was the controversy over the Colliery dams. It boggles the mind that bottled water was banned from all council-
owned facilities, but sugary pop may still be sold (the only alternative available). Controversy has been part and parcel of this council. Fortunately we have a wide choice of talented and knowledgeable candidates who are willing to step up to the plate. Their expertise is urgently needed. Please cast your vote.
C.F. Kotze Nanaimo
Women need larger role in city To the Editor,
Re: Together, men and women can make city better, Letters, Oct. 30. It is not just council and city staff that are unbalanced. Have a look at the makeup of all the city committees, from the Nanaimo Economic Develop-
ment Corporation through to the South Downtown Waterfront Committee. So how can women get a feel as to how their city works and where they might like to first get involved?
Pat Portsmouth via e-mail
Trustees must advocate for entire district To the Editor,
It’s gratifying to see heightened interest in public education and an increase in candidates running for school trustee. Given the numbers, it is imperative for voters to ensure they are well informed and carefully consider the track record of trustees running for re-election and the background and motivation of those running for the first time. The current board must be commended for its collaboration, perseverance and for forging ahead with a governance model that resulted in a sound strategic plan and vision for this district – something that has been desperately needed. There is no question we face ongoing declining enrolment and continued underfunding of public education by our pro-
vincial government. These are realities we cannot continue to ignore. Therefore, in order to provide the best possible educational opportunities for all students in the district, trustees must make some difficult and unpopular decisions. It is critical that we move forward and support the current strategic plan and lobby the ministry in the most prudent and practical way possible. Do your research and think carefully prior to casting your vote, especially for candidates who are focused on single issues. Remember, an elected trustee’s fiduciary duty is owed to the board as a whole and collectively they must remain focused on maximizing the overall, long-term educational picture of the entire district.
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Puppy mills mistreat pooches To the Editor,
Last month, my dog, Daisy, died. She was resilient, brave, and the most gentle spirit I have ever known. Daisy was born into a puppy mill located on the mainland of B.C. where she was used as a breeder dog for the first eight years of her life. A puppy mill is a commercial breeding facility that mass produces puppies for sale on the Internet, through ads, by brokers, or at pet stores. An emphasis on profit takes precedence over the animal’s health and welfare, and conditions for the dogs are sub-standard. Breeder dogs like Daisy are housed in overcrowded and unsani-
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When Dustin Bentall was a young boy, his father took him on a sailing trip that would ultimately change his life. “He thought it would be cool if him and my brother and I took the little sailboat that we had and sailed to Nanaimo,” Bentall recalled. “So we got in this boat and we gave ourselves plenty of time.” Bentall soon found himself on the water enjoying the spectacular view when his father pulled out a guitar and asked an important question. “We were sitting in the middle of the water and he said ‘do you want to learn a song on the guitar?’” Bentall said. “And I said ‘yes.’” Although he didn’t know it then, his answer would mark the beginning of a musical journey that continues today. “Pretty much the first songs that he taught me were on that trip,” Bentall said. Years later Bentall would follow his father, Barney Bentall, and embark on his own music career. “He really let that decision be up to me and let me find it my own way,” Bentall said.
Tonight (Nov. 6), Bentall will be per- first record,” Bentall said. “We will probforming at the Queen’s with Ridley Bent ably release a couple of songs and then and Leeroy Stagger. The show is the first finish the record and put it out in the stop on a month long tour that will take summer.” Bentall across Western Canada. Since becoming a full-time musician, “It’s something we’ve sort of wanted Bentall said his father has always been to do and talked about supportive and never doing for years,” he pressured him into said. “All the stars the industry. aligned for it to work “He’s not that type out this year so we of person,” Bentall could put some shows said. “He just taught together. I think the me guitar … and was collaboration is great. there any time I had It’s a natural fit. We’re I have to have control questions or wanted all friends. That’s probto learn more. He ably what I am most of my art and my music always encouraged excited about.” and supported and I have had to turn that Bentall began his me when I went into career nearly a decade down some offers music.” ago and has released While Bentall has records as a solo art- because of that. managed to find sucist and with his band cess his own way, he Dustin Bentall and The Smøkes. The has faced his share of challenges over Vancouver-based rocker is currently the years. working on a new album with Ryan Gul“One thing I’ve found challenging is I’ve demond of Mother Mother. had some pretty great offers from man“We’ve known each other for a long agement, where I felt like I was going to time now and we have done some writ- be pushed in a certain direction and I ing in the past and he actually recorded just don’t really work that way,” Bentall my very first demos, before I made my said. “I have to have control of my art
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Book shares story of veteran By Nicholas Pescod The News BulleTiN
Canadian Alex Decoteau was a standout runner and only 29 years old when he was killed in 1917 during the Great War, but his memory lives on through a new book by Gabriolian author Charlotte Cameron. “His entire life was dramatic,” Cameron told the News Bulletin. On Saturday (Nov. 8) Cameron will be speaking at the Gabriola library, where she will officially launch her book, Running: The Alex Decoteau Story, which has been published by Fictive Press. The book is an extension of a oneact play of the same name that Cameron wrote in 2001, while she was living in Edmonton.
“There is a long introduction because a lot of different things happened before the play,” she said about the book.“After the play there are historic photographs, I think about 10 of Alex.” Decoteau was born in 1887 on the Red Pheasant Reser ve near Battleford, Sask. He eventually moved to Edmonton where he became Canada’s first Aboriginal police officer. “His story is about having hopes and dreams,” Cameron said. “Like the dream of going to the Olympics in 1912 is a really good example of that.” In 1912, Decoteau, who was Cree, participated as a runner in the Olympics in Stockholm. Two years later, Decoteau joined the Canadian Army,
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five-mile race in England during a military sporting event. In 1917, Decoteau was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele. “He was running a message when he died,” Cameron said. In the years following his death there have been a number of stories written about Decoteau’s life. In 1967, Decoteau was inducted into Edmonton’s Sports Hall of Fame. Cameron speaks at the Gabriola library on Saturday at 1 p.m. For more information please visit www.virl. bc.ca or www.bit.ly/ ADWarVet. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Country stars will align in Nanaimo There are fewer than 60 days until 2015, but it is already a pretty good year if you’re a country music fan in Nanaimo. On Monday (Nov. 3) Aaron Pritchett announced via social media that he will be performing at the Queen’s on Jan. 17 as part of his Outlaws and Outsiders tour with Cory Marquardt and King and Cash. Less than 24 hours later, Sun-
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RING OF FIRE exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum runs until Nov. 15. The exhibit tells the stories of Canada’s troops in the Pacific during the Second World War.
DARRIN ROSE performs My Dad’s Other Son stand up comedy routine at the Port Theatre on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28. For more information and tickets please call 250-754-8550.
BARBERSHOP CHORUS host a benefit concert at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre on Nov. 9. The concert is a fundraiser for two refugees from Pakistan attending VIU. Tickets are $15. Call 250-740-0058.
AVENUE Q runs Nov. 13-14 at the Port Theatre. Tickets are $15 to $40. Parental guidance is recommended. For information and tickets, please call 250-754-8550.
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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To the kind person who found my old model cell phone in the parking lot at Woodgrove Centre and turned it in to customer service. BEEF To the person who took the dog to another vet and they said the dog had cancer. Why in the world would you believe the second vet? You should have got a third opinion. BOUQUET To the couple who held their umbrella, and walked me and my baby daughter into the store. I had forgotten mine by the front door, and it was so rainy. BEEF You’d think when you take a computer in to get repaired, and get charged $100, it would come home working better than when I brought it in. I asked to bring it back in, but was told I would be charged another $100.
BOUQUET To the person complaining about the elderly man holding up the grocery line with his conversation and jokes. Maybe spend some time wondering why; you too will grow old one day. BEEF To the woman in the big box store who gave me a dirty look when my one-year-old son was playfully but loudly screaming. I was trying to stop him from screaming and instead of offering help or understanding you looked at me like I was committing a crime. Shopping with a one-year-old is challenging enough without your judgmental attitude. BOUQUET To my amazing gramma who let me and my amazing mother move into her house and putting food on the table and giving us lots of love when we needed it most.
BOUQUET To the wonderful ladies of Altrusa. Over the school year, they drop off almost 100 dozen home-made muffins for the students of Georgia Avenue School. The students love them, and we so appreciate the work these women do for our school. BEEF To the small electronics dealer. Your high-pressure sales tactics, lying about competitors’ prices and lack of knowledge of your products will ensure I will never return to your business. BOUQUET To the husband wondering why his wife did not get responses from electricians in this city. My beef also, as this applies to almost all tradesmen when women place requests. No, they do not need these jobs – abhorrent “showingup” fees (if and when they are not too busy) and added outrageous hourly fees, pays enough. This beef also applies to corporations and most civic offices, businesses and neighbours.
BOUQUET To all those who wrote, acted, designed the set, managed, provided the sound, and anyone else who helped in any way for the play The Foreigner at the Bailey Theatre. This is one fabulous play and was a night of pure enjoyment that included laughter. The acting is superb and just the right actors for all the parts in the play. The stage set is unbelievable. BEEF To the people wrongly using the disability parking stalls at Costco. The last two times I have taken my disabled mother to the store almost every space was taken by someone without a car sign. Shame on you for being so lazy. BOUQUET To technical staff at Shaw Cable. I pushed the wrong button on my remote and really goofed up. I called Shaw and a nice young man talked me through the process without making me feel like a nitwit.
BEEF To movie makers. In the old days movies had no swearing and much chainsmoking. Nowadays the movies have no smoking but much chain-swearing.
BEEF To the heat pump installation company that recently went out of business.
BOUQUET Many thanks to the kind person who picked up my keys in the Beban Park fitness trail. Very thoughtful to put them at the entrance where they would be easy to find. You saved me a lot of grief, not to mention I could get back in my house after getting soaked on a rainy run. Zippered pockets for my keys from now on.
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TestFest puts green machines and gas-guzzlers through their paces wider, the all-new seventh-generation You gotta love a competition that pits Volkswagen Golf is my pick. It’s an a small, zero emissions 74-horsepower even more refined hatchback and I loved (Smart Car) electric vehicle against a its new base turbocharged 1.8-litre 707-horsepower, tire-smoking (Dodge engine. Challenger Hellcat) muscle car. That’s Price (base/as tested): what’s on the cards if both vehicles win $19,995/$24,295 their categories in this edition of the Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: Canadian Car of the Year Competition. 8.4 seconds This was the second year in a row that Same-day, back- Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 41.4 metres TestFest was held in Niagara Falls, OnFuel economy (city/highway): 9.3/6.5 tario, and once again, the Niagara Parks to-back vehicle L/100 km Commission, at the Legends on the Nicategory assessments agara Golf Course, hosted it. No golfing Family Car - Over $30,000: for Automobile Journalists Association of are performed, Hyundai Sonata, Subaru WRX & Canada (AJAC) members, who converged using both specially Toyota Camry Hybrid. Bob’s Pick: on the place in droves, but lots of oppor- prepared evaluation The ultra reliable Toyota Camry Hytunities to fill out score cards on the fifty brid is a great value package. Nearly ev2015 model year vehicle entries arranged courses and on public ery exterior surface has been redesigned roads…during the six and the interior has been upgraded. It into fifteen categories. Same-day, back-to-back vehicle category day TestFest event. now comes with 10 standard air bags assessments were performed, using both and a clever new feature allows it to Bob McHugh specially prepared evaluation courses recharge a smart phone wirelessly. and on public roads by the invited Price (base/as tested): journalists during the six day TestFest event. So, until $28,410/$34,500 the official category winners are announced December Acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour: 8.0 seconds 2, here are my picks in seven categories, in which I Braking 100 to 0 Km/hour: 43.9 metres evaluated all the entries: Fuel economy (city/highway): 5.7/6.1 L/100 km
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Tahoe up to towing task by Zack Spencer
Looks In the Chevrolet family the Tahoe is the short wheelbase version and the Suburban is the longer wheelbase model, with much more cargo space behind the third row of seats. Some might find the new design direction from GM to be a bit too slab-sided, with squarer edges and boxy shapes but I prefer the modern take on the classic design. The Tahoe sits very high off the ground so the power side step is a wonderful addition along with a
Mercedes handles any urban safari by Ian Harwood
The recent Mercedes GClass increased the aggressiveness of its physique. And, as a result, the G550 I tested can now navigate around the rhinos in the African Serengeti as well navigate the busy streets of downtown Vancouver without looking out of place. It has a European look at the front end, with two marker lights on top of the fenders and LED light strips just below the headlights. A large Mercedes emblem is proudly displayed in the centre of the grille. The large wheel well openings and fender flares contribute to the aggressive look but serve a practical purpose in allowing for full travel of the suspension without letting the tires rub. Good vision on all sides. The cabin is extremely well laid out. Controls are easily reached and I like the carbon fibre look over the wood burl. Three rocker switches on the dash control the centrifugal lock on the transfer case, the rear differential lock, and the front differential lock. To read more about this vehicle, please visit www. drivewaybc.ca.
One could experience a sensory overload in a Jaguar F-Type R Coupe. An eight-speed automatic transmission and 550 prancing ponies from a 5.0-litre, V8 engine, wait to be unleashed. To read more, please visit www.drivewaybc.ca.
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The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe is part of a full suite of large trucks from General Motors. These range from the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, the GMC Yukon and Denali and the Cadillac Escalade. GM kind of has a lock on big vehicles able to move a large family, tow a trailer and now do it with much greater efficiency. These are all based on the full-size Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks that arrived in 2014. GM has taken much of what made those some of the most comfortable vehicles to drive and baked it into the Tahoe and others.
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(Q=) I met a guy who’s selling a car that had a small accident. But he also says the car has been rebuilt. My friend says that means a major accident. Should I buy it? Thanks, Hope The Tahoe feels like a big luxury sedan, says columnist. power tailgate and backup camera. Drive The two-wheel drive Tahoe is the value leader in the GM line of full-size trucks. Yes, this is an expensive vehicle but keep in mind that towing is a big reason why people purchase such big trucks. With a towing capacity of 3,856 kilograms in two-wheel drive trim and 3,765 with four wheel drive, the Tahoe is up to the task of towing most pleasure boats and family campers with ease. The Tahoe uses the same 355-horsepower
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5.3L V8 engine found in the full-size pickup trucks. It uses direct injection technology and has the ability to switch off half of the cylinders to help save fuel. There is a small indicator light on the instrument cluster that tells the driver when the engine is running on just four-cylinders. This helps the driver feather the throttle to keep the engine in this fuel saving mode as long as possible. When more power is needed, the engine automatically reverts to all eight cylinders for maximum power. These tricks help
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improve city fuel economy by seven per cent and highway consumption by 10 per cent. Verdict The Tahoe feel like a big, luxury sedan. It is no wonder that people who have these big trucks love them. This Tahoe is just part of the full-line of trucks from GM that dominate the market, and for good reason. These are well-designed, well-made and supremely comfortable vehicles for a large family. zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca
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Representatives from B.C. universities and colleges will be at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre tonight (Nov. 6), 7-9 p.m., to provide information on post-secondary options.
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The Extreme Weather Shelter is open for the winter season, offering the homeless a warm bed and hot meals on the coldest winter nights. The shelter, which has operated since 2008 at the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo on the
corner of Millstone Avenue and Townsite Road, has beds for up to 24 people a night and is open 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. seven days a week until March 31. Kevan Griffith, shelter coordinator, said the shelter opened a little earlier than usual due to higher numbers of people being turned away from other shelter
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f a c i l i t i e s a ro u n d town. There is no cost to stay at the shelter. On average, the shelter takes in about 19 people per night, but staff make room for more. The shelter will take in people other shelters won’t. “Some nights we’ve had 25, 26,” Griffith said. “The RCMP brought in a lot of people rather than take them to the drunk tank because we’ll take them as long as they’re not
a problem. If they’re bad [RCMP] won’t even bring them … and they’re so appreciative that they’re not going to the drunk tank that they’re on their best best behaviour.” John Horn, city social planner, said the city contributed $20,000 this year. Other funding sources include cash donations and donations of socks, long johns, sweat pants and pyjamas. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
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2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the City of Nanaimo that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor and eight Councillors for a four year term commencing December 2014. Persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
Usual Name
Saturday, November 15, 2014 (between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm) at the following locations:
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Chase River Elementary School
1503 Cranberry Avenue
Nanaimo, BC
1415 Wingrove Street
5301 Williamson Road
1609 Meredith Road
MAYOR – One (1) to be elected Surname
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
➣ GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of the City of Nanaimo on:
BRUNIE
Brunie
CSAK
Kendal Justus Nanaimo, BC
HOLDOM
Bill
Nanaimo, BC
KORPAN
Gary
Nanaimo, BC
McKAY
Bill
Nanaimo, BC
Departure Bay Activity Centre City of Nanaimo Service & Resource Centre Frank J. Ney Elementary School Georgia Avenue Community School McGirr Elementary School
McKINNON
Roger
Nanaimo, BC
Nanaimo Alliance Church
NEUMANN-LADRET Alisha
Nanaimo, BC
ROUTLEDGE
Jim
Nanaimo, BC
RUTTAN
John
Lantzville, BC
THOMPSON
Al
Nanaimo, BC
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Residential Jurisdiction
ADRIENNE
Gail
Nanaimo, BC
ANDERSON
Brian
Nanaimo, BC
ARNOLD
Jack
Nanaimo, BC
BESTWICK
Bill
Nanaimo, BC
BRENNAN
Diane
Nanaimo, BC
BROOKS
Fred
Nanaimo, BC
CAKE
Leon
Nanaimo, BC
CAMPBELL
Tali
Nanaimo, BC
CANTELON
Kevin
Nanaimo, BC
COCHRANE
Stephen
Nanaimo, BC
FULLER
Gordon
Nanaimo, BC
GOGO
Paul
Nanaimo, BC
GOLDSACK
Jim
Nanaimo, BC
GREVES
Ted
Nanaimo, BC
HENDERSON
Scott R.
Nanaimo, BC
HONG
Jerry
Nanaimo, BC
HORN
Mike
Nanaimo, BC
HOVESTAD
Karen
Nanaimo, BC
KIPP
Jim
Nanaimo, BC
MANSON
Geraldine
Nanaimo, BC
PATTJE
Fred
Nanaimo, BC
PRATT
Wendy
Nanaimo, BC
TAYLOR
Jim
Nanaimo, BC
THOMPSON
Ian
Nanaimo, BC
THORPE
Ian
Nanaimo, BC
YOACHIM
Bill
Nanaimo, BC
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➣ ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 (between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm) at the Bowen Park Auditorium, 500 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC
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If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • Canadian citizen; • Resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration; • Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Nanaimo for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration; and, • Not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners. Note: a resident elector in the City of Nanaimo is not entitled to also vote as a non-resident property owner within the City of Nanaimo and a person may only register as a nonresident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in the City of Nanaimo. Note: No corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters and the 2014 General Local Election, please visit the 2014 Elections page on the City of Nanaimo’s website at www.nanaimo.ca/goto/elections, or contact the Chief Election Officer, Chris Jackson, or the Deputy Chief Election Officer, Donna Smith at 250-755-4405 or email vote@nanaimo.ca.
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Donna, of Nanaimo, BC died October 25th, 2014. Donna, daughter of Norman and Mary Bell, wife of Wayne Watson, passed awayOpportunity with her daughterwith and husband by her side. She is survived years Jackatand Mary enjoyed attending the TerriďŹ Annualc career MN/Spa Uplands www.facegrowth potential by her husband, Wayne, ofto47 years, and her daughter, Michelle, RCMP reunions and reconnecting with theoutstanding many book.com/FioreEsthetics. 250learn how toandlocate rail defects. granddaughter, Sophie. friends they had made while he was a member.NoJackRail Experience 714-9636 Needed!! Donna worked as an elementary school teacher for 28 years Skills Needed Ability to travel 3 was a devoted husband and father, a great friend to her retirement in 2002. Her students were blessed with the months at a until time, Valid License many, a fun person to be around and will always be w/ air brake endorsement. many field trips to beaches and forests as well as the music proLOST AND FOUND Extensive Paid Travel, Meal remembered as â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the good guysâ&#x20AC;?. she created for her school. Donna had a tremendous amount Allowance,gram 4 weeks Vacation A Memorial Service hoop and Celebration of talents. There was nothing Donna believed she could not do. She ts Package. LOST: GOLD earringof Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lifeand BeneďŹ Compensation priorgroups including the stitching guild, acwas abased memberon of many will take placeall at 1:00 on around. November 10 at Sands with holes the pm way experience. cordion band, alumni group, and newcomers group - just to name Maybe Superstore area. Call BC. Family driving Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo, Apply at www.sperryrail.com (250)591-0054. a few. Donna had a thousand friends. She always had a smile on and friends will be welcome to speak about under their careers, keyword Driver. herINface. Her OR compassionate memories of Jack. DO NOT FILL CITY STATE nature and warm sense of humor will be sadly missed.
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GRIEG SEAFOOD BC LTD. SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER - GOLD RIVER, BC Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. is a growing aquaculture company rearing Atlantic salmon at its farms on the east and west coasts of Vancouver Island. Our salmon is sold fresh and is on the menu at some of the finest white-tablecloth restaurants in the United States. We are currently accepting applications for a full-time permanent Special Projects Manager at our Gold River Hatchery.
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GRIEG SEAFOOD BC LTD. HATCHERY TECHNICIAN - GOLD RIVER, BC Grieg Seafood BC Ltd. is a growing aquaculture company rearing Atlantic salmon at its farms on the east and west coasts of Vancouver Island. Our salmon is sold fresh and is on the menu at some of the finest white-tablecloth restaurants in the United States. We are accepting applications for Hatchery Technician at our Gold River Hatchery. Shifts will be 8-days-on and 6-days-off, and willing to work occasional overtime shifts. Company staff accommodation can be provided for individuals without pets. Key accountabilities: â&#x20AC;˘ Basic operation and maintenance of automatic feeders and other hatchery equipment. â&#x20AC;˘ Efficient fish handling (smolt transfers, grading, vaccination). â&#x20AC;˘ Safely work in recirculation systems & oversee their routine maintenance. â&#x20AC;˘ Basic trouble shooting of equipment and processes. â&#x20AC;˘ Understanding and adhering to Standard Operating Procedures, provincial health and safety regulations, and lockout procedures. â&#x20AC;˘ Physically fit and able to lift up to 50 lbs. Qualifications & skills: â&#x20AC;˘ A minimum of 2 years hatchery technician experience. â&#x20AC;˘ Diploma in Aquaculture OR Science-based degree in Biology, Aquaculture, Aquatic Resources or Fisheries Resource Management. â&#x20AC;˘ Valid certificates for First Aid 1, WHMIS & Forklift operator are an asset. â&#x20AC;˘ Computer proficiency. â&#x20AC;˘ Good verbal and written communication skills. â&#x20AC;˘ Problem solving ability and participate well in a team-oriented environment. As part of our commitment to employment excellence, Grieg Seafood offers a highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Deadline to reply Noon Monday, November 24, 2014: Email your resume and cover letter to: alina.constantin@griegseafood.com or Fax 250-2861883. Please specify the position you are applying for. Thank you for your interest in working for Grieg Seafood. Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.
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1824 Alberni Hwy, Coombs GARAGE SALE at 394 Harwell Rd. from 10 to 3 daily. This Sat and Sun. Motorcycle gear and household items. No early birds plse.
PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-585-6499
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GARAGE SALES ANGEL ESTATE SALES: Liquidation Warehouse Opening Saturday, Nov 8/14! Hrs:10am - 4 pm daily. 1824 Alberni Hwy, Coombs GARAGE SALE at 394 Harwell Rd. from 10 to 3 daily. This Sat and Sun. Motorcycle gear and household items. No early birds plse.
PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-585-6499 CHAMPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PAINTING since 1992. $199/rm, 2 coats, all inclusive. Satisfaction guaranteed! Refs. (250)327-7043.
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FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).
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COMMERCIAL SPACE avail. at Timberlands Mobile Home Park, FRIENDLY 3581 Hallberg FRANK Rd. Suitable for restaurant or small grocery. Call 250-245-3647. Bayberry Spruce- 7.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christmas Tree, flame resistant, exe condition. $70. 250-758-8145. MOBILE HOMES & PADS LADIES DARK brownMOBILE leather TIMBERLAND coat hoodSeniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & fir trimmings, Homew/Park; pad site med, obo (250)390-3126. avail. $80. $450/mo. (250)245-3647 SILVERHOMES EUPHONIUM FOR RENT made by Conn in USA. Complete w/ case, $95. (250)753-4289. GABRIOLA ISLAND- from 2 B/R 750 sq. ft. cottage. Near school, FUEL/FIREWOOD stores & ferry $720/m lease length negotiable. Call 247-9583 after 5pm. COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD250-468-9660. TWO B/R Call House with office 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose). space. Also 3 B/R house with legal suite. 250-753-0160
HOUSE FOR SALE: by owner with reasonable D/P, owner will carry mortgage with very low interest rate. Also 3 b/r hse for rent 250-753-0160
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED LONG LAKE: Bachelor suite, on bus route, NP/NS. Avail Nov. 1st. singer $575/mosewing + deposit. OLDER maRefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. (250)729-0104. chine & accessories working or not. CASH PAID. 250-7556827 UPLANDS AREA: 1 B/R; near all amenities & bus stop. includes 1/3 util,ESTATE refs. D.D. Avail REAL Dec 1; $650/M 250-797-0269
TRANSPORTATION HOUSES FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE: by owner ACCESSORIES/ with AUTO reasonable D/P, owner PARTS will carry mortgage with very low interest rate. Also 3 like b/r SNOW TIRES; Michelinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, hse 250-753-0160 new,for4,rent 195/75R14. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No car, no need the tiresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Asking NEWfor TOWNHOUSE $600 obo. Call (250)591-3352. 2-BDRM + DEN
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Basketball season has only just tipped off, and the VIU Mariners already know how it’s going to end. Vancouver Island University’s women’s basketball team will be going to nationals no matter what – it’s got a host berth – so from now until then, there’s a process of ensuring that the Mariners belong. “We know that we’re going to be playing in late March; we want to be playing our best basketball at that point,” said Bill McWhinnie, M’s coach. “So that’s all we’re doing day by day is just trying to get better.” The journey started last Thursday with VIU’s season opener, a 53-49 home win over the Camosun Chargers. “We were in trouble and we got out of it … I think we did very well,” said Jamie MacFarlane, veteran guard. The coach liked the way the Mariners made big plays down the stretch and said it’s a confidence builder for players to succeed in those sorts of situations. “We had highs and lows all throughout that game and it really tested us,” said Jenna Carver, veteran forward. “Ending up with a win really shows what
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we’re made of.” The makeup of the Mariners is quite different from last year with key starters moving on, including two of the top scorers in the Pacific Western Athletic Association. “It’s a brand-new team, new everything. Teams don’t know what to expect from us, which I think is a good thing,” Carver said. Forward Sienna Pollard from Auburn, Wash., is a high-scoring newcomer and freshman guard Emily Clarke will be an immediate contributor. The coach will be looking to veterans like MacFarlane, Carver and point guard Amanda Tapia for big seasons. “Instead of having a 20-point scorer and a 17-point scorer, we might have four 10-point scorers, and that’s fine,” McWhinnie said. “We have talent, it’s just going to take time to get this talent playing together.” The nationals-bound Mariners know they have a rare opportunity in front of them this season, but at this stage of the season, it still seems far away. There is a lot of basketball, first, that they’re looking forward to playing. “We’re just focused on our games ahead, the next game, and when we get there, we get there,” MacFarlane said. GAME ON … VIU’s women’s and men’s basketball teams play road games Friday (Nov. 7) and Saturday against the Douglas Royals and Langara Falcons, respectively.
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It has been a month annual Halloween now since the start of Open Spiel. This year the local curling seathe competition hapson. Leagues are well pened Oct. 24-26 with underway and now 20 teams involved, the first bonspiel of including several the year, the Hallowfrom out of town. In een Open Spiel, has addition to action been held. on the ice, those Taking over as pres- participating enjoyed ident of the Nanaimo a Saturday night Curling Club this banquet and a draw year is to the butDave ton conthorpe Perpeluk. test won report Assisting by Maria Ian Thorpe him on the GuldbranColumnist executive sen. And, are first with Halvice-presiloween dent Linda being the Torgerson theme, and secof course ond viceprizes for president the best Vic Brice. costumes Sally Noonan is the were also awarded. club secretary, Fred As for the actual Rumo the treasurer curling, finals in the and Ron Kaneen the bonspiel’s three (55+) rs io n past president. Also events were held on e S • Adults on the club’s board the Sunday afterids* 6-12 K • of directors are Mark noon, followed by rs a e y 8 Youth 13-1 ticket Duffell, Susan Chepil, presentation of cash or ni se t/ ul ad ith EE w George Duffell, Bob prizes to the top four *Kids 12 & under FR Davies and Gary teams in each event. Schenk. The competiIt has become tration’s A event was dition that the first sponsored by ChrisClippers Office: #1 - 2290 Bowen Road, Nanaimo chance to bonspiel tensen Collision and comes near the end resulted in an 8-7 win of October at the for the Diane Foster team from Nanaimo over the Qualicum entry skipped by Rod Stewart. Backing Foster on the championship team were third Penny Shantz, second Debbie Pulak > HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT - 29 Weeks and lead Kelly Bleau. Third place went to > EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - Certificate - 45 weeks skip Mike Kenefick > PHARMACY ASSISTANT - 33 Weeks and his team of Teri Palynchuk, Bob Pal> COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER-SOCIAL SERVICES - 49 Weeks ynchuk, and Elaine Cloutier. > BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - PAYROLL - 41 weeks In the bonspiel’s Bill and Marjorie NANAIMO CAMPUS 250.754.9600 OR VISIT SPROTTSHAW.COM Tegart Memorial B
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Buccaneers play Panthers The Nanaimo Buccaneers take on the Peninsula Panthers tonight (Nov. 6) on home ice. The Bucs will be looking to start stringing together good results after losing three of four heading into a road game against the Westshore Wolves last night after press time. Before that, Nanaimo lost 4-2 to the Oceanside Generals on Saturday on the road. To n i g h t ’s g a m e faces off at 7:15 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Tickets available at the door.
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NDSS Islanders finish season The Nanaimo District Islanders will look to end their season on a winning note. The AA varsity football team (1-4) won’t qualify for the post-season, so the guys will look to play hard and have fun in their football finale this Friday (Nov. 7) against the Carson Graham Eagles. The Isles and Eagles kick off at 1:30 p.m. at Nanaimo District Secondary School field.
Sport awards seek nominees The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards are looking forward to their 10th annual gala event on Feb. 13. In the meantime, organizers are seeking nominations. Nominations are now being accepted and are open to any athlete, team, coach, official or sport administrator including junior athletes and masters in the Nanaimo area from Ladysmith to Nanoose Bay. The nomination deadline is Dec. 12. “It’s great fun every year to celebrate the success of our outstanding local athletes,” says Marilyn Sullivan, Chairperson of the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. New awards will be added this year in the junior age division. There are also male and female individual and team athletes of the year, plus coach of the year categories and more. Please visit www. nanaimosportachieve mentawards.com to access a fillable online nomination form. To become an event sponsor, or for more information, please call Marilyn Sullivan at 250716-6110.
VIU Dance Team raises a glass The VIU Dance Team is holding a beer-andburger fundraiser Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Queen’s Hotel. The team is trying to raise money for uniforms and travel. Tickets for the event are $15. For ticket info, please e-mail Kylagillett@gmail.com.
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t the outbreak of the First World War, Canada had a standing army of just over 3,100 men. The country was completely unprepared to enter a world conflict, but as a member of the British Commonwealth when England declared war on Germany in August 1914, Canada was automatically at war, too. What Canada did have control over was its level of commitment. With overwhelming support that crossed the country and political ideologies, Canadians jumped into the fight with booth feet, sending 32,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force to England for training. The men would receive their baptism of fire in 1915 at Ypres when they faced the first use of poison gas on the battlefield, but held their ground against a German advance. More men and women from across Canada and Newfoundland (Newfoundlanders were initially excluded from the force) would follow throughout the war, including many from Nanaimo. At the start of the war, the Vancouver Island coal strike, which started in 1912, was fizzling out. When the strike ended in 1914, some of the strikers who were blacklisted from future employment left to seek work in Alberta. Military service offered another alternative. Even the 1,000 militia sent to pacify the most militant of
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the striking miners had also been redeployed for service in the war. Miners formed ranks in what became known as the Bantam Battalion units made up men 5-foot-4 or shorter. About 2,000 men from across the province, many from mining towns and fishing villages on the Island, were recruited into the battalions, including the 143rd Battalion of the B.C. Bantams, formed in December 1915, and trained in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park. The battalions were created as standard infantry units, but many
Quickfacts ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION branches are getting ready to entertain guests following Remembrance Day ceremonies with events and activities at each branch. BRANCh 10 (hAREwOOD) is planning an afternoon of food and music. The afternoon’s activities include lunch and beverages, followed with musi-
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of the men with mining experience in the 143rd served as tunnellers in the trenches in Europe. For a nation of just 7.5 million, what would become the birth of Canada’s national army was a massive commitment. The First World War would eventually kill 67,000 Canadians in combat and injure 172,000 out of a total of 630,000 volunteers and conscripts who distinguished themselves in battles at Ypres, Vimy Ridge, the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel and Passchendaele. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
A beef on a bun lunch courtesy saveOn-Foods will be served at the hall from noon to 1 p.m. From noon to 5 p.m., a DJ will play music in the lounge. A light dinner will be served at the branch 4:30-5:30 p.m. A dance, with music by the band Doubleplay, will be hosted in the branch hall 5:509:30 p.m. For more information, please call 250-754-8128.
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While Capt. Joseph Verling Edward Carpenter began as an artillery officer in the British army, his military contributions continued after he emigrated to Canada in 1886. Originally hailing from Ireland, he spent time in Alberta before joining the Strathcona Horse regiment in 1900 and served 18 months in the Boer War. He earned the Queen’s Medal in August 1900 and after briefly returning to Edmonton to train soldiers, transferred to the Canadian Mounted Rifles and returned to South Africa, where he served until the end of the war. Carpenter moved to Nanaimo in 1912, formed the Nanaimo Independent Company militia and commanded it for a year and a half. According to Brian McFadden, vice-president of the Vancouver Island Military Museum, Canada had a small army totalling about 3,000, and militias were responsible for defence of their areas, which was cost effective for the government. Carpenter’s company used Nanaimo’s Bastion in its cap badge, but
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Carpenter was a sapper, or a military engineer, and had a thankless job, which included tunnelling, working in the dark and placing explosives. “If you were a [sapper] that was probably one of the most dangerous jobs that you could have because you were tunnelling underneath the German trenches placing hundreds of boxes of explosives before an attack ... before the infantry attacked, they would blow up the trenches from below. “Unfortunately, the Germans had the same idea and ofttimes, they found each other tunnelling towards each other at the same time. There were many cave-ins and premature explosions to try and blow up each other’s tunnel,” said McFadden. The military museum vice-president believes Carpenter didn’t see any more military action after returning from his First World War duty. “He probably had enough excitement – twice in the Boer War and once in the First World War. So he came back to Nanaimo and that’s really all we know about Capt. Carpenter,” said McFadden. He died in January 1943. Carpenter will be featured in an exhibit at the military museum commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. It opens Remembrance Day.
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dinner/dance in Edinburgh, in the breast pocket of his flight jacket. “My date happened to be a Glaswegian, from Glasgow,” Heweston said. “Of course I couldn’t understand a damn word she said, but she was a cutie, and [a friend] also gave us a bottle of French champagne and we uncorked this. We were dancing. It was a dinner dance. She gave me the cork and said, ‘You keep this. It’s good luck. You’ll be safe.’ I kept that cork. I wouldn’t fly without it. After the war, I kept it and that’s why I was so successful in the oil business.” One morning Heweston was a first-hand witness to an unusual German air raid. “Five buzz bombs came right over our God damn squadron and there was a total of nine,” Heweston said. “They had been launched from Heinkel 111 aircraft. Nobody ran for cover. They were so low we thought they hit the
water tower and, of course, they made a hell of a noise. They shot one of the Heinkels down and they said that one of the buzz bombs went off on a Heinkel.” A salvo of air-launched V1 buzz bombs – essentially rudimentary cruise missiles – was a glimpse at future air warfare. Buzz bombs derived their nickname from the noise made by the pulse-jet motors that propelled them, but one morning after a mission, a member of Heweston’s squadron caught a glimpse of what was likely a British Gloster Meteor jet fighter that really shook him up. “We were all having a beer in the mess and this English pilot came rushing in, eyes as big as pizzas, and he said, ‘This aircraft just stormed past me and up ahead it banked and flew off and it had no propellers,’” Heweston said. “Every one of us yelled, ‘Bullshit!’” photos@nanaimobulletin.com
Breakfast: 7:30 - 9:00 am Service at the Br. 9:30 am Service at 11 am Downtown Nanaimo Lunch: Served by Save On Foods - 12 to 1pm Light Dinner: 4:30 to 5:30 pm Music: DJ in the lounge 12 noon til 5pm Band Double Play (Hall) 5:30 - 9:30 pm Come out & join your fellow Veterans & Comrades. Their will also be shuttle transportation between the three local Legions.
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he 2014 Remembrance Day ceremony in Lantzville will see the culmination of about two years worth of work by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257. While previous Nov. 11 ceremonies have been held on the Seaview Centennial legion’s property, this year’s will be held at a new war memorial at Huddlestone Park. It consists of a cenotaph and memorial walkway, with granite markers bearing the names of Armed Forces and first responders. The branch had a target of $150,000, but thanks to in-kind and financial contributions from the community was well as funding from various levels of government, it was able to exceed that, with approximately $165,000 raised, according Jim McEwan, cenotaph committee chairman. The additional money will afford the legion the ability to add flagpoles, benches and other items appropriate to the cenotaph area.
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Jim McEwan, Lantzville cenotaph committee chairman, left, and Barry Ostrand, second vice-president of the Lantzville Royal Canadian Legion, lay a wreath in honour of Patrice Vincent and Nathan Cirillo, two members of the Armed Forces who were killed in separate attacks in Canada last month. The cenotaph at Huddlestone Park will host the district’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11.
McEwan said the community support was very good and individuals were extremely generous. “In one particular case, there was a private donation from a Lantzville resident of $10,000, which we appreciated very much and he wishes not to be recognized at this time, but it was certainly a welcome addition,”
said McEwan. With a price tag of $300 apiece, the stone markers were sold in the fundraising effort. About 83 have been purchased thus far and there is room for another 25 on the remembrance pathway. “It may take another year or so, but they’re still trickling in at a fairly
regular pace ... we’ve got 15 more to put in before [this Nov. 11] at the ceremony,” McEwan said. Given the tragic deaths of a pair of Canadian Armed Forces members – Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent, a warrant officer – in October on home soil, this Remembrance Day will be more of a solemn occasion than usual, said McEwan. “A lot of the public there I’m sure will recognize the events of [October]. It won’t be gone by Nov. 11,” explained McEwan. “I’m sure a lot of the public will remember that there were two very valuable soldiers that have been lost during their duty.” For more information about purchasing a stone marker, please call McEwan at 250-751-2775. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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ach year around this time, Bill Brayshaw dedicates his time to organizing and helping sell poppies in an effort to raise money for Nanaimo’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10. According to Brayshaw, a former president of Branch 10 and interim service officer, the branch is expecting to raise roughly $30,000 this year from poppy sales in the south end of Nanaimo. However, spending the money that is raised from the poppy funds isn’t as simple as it might appear. “We have to account for every penny that goes out,” said Brayshaw. According to Inga Kruse, executive director for the Royal Canadian Legion British Columbia and Yukon command, there are strict guidelines on how each legion can spend its poppy money. “When you’re run largely by volunteers, and in our command’s case, we’re spread over 150 branches, you have to be very clear with what people are allowed and not allowed to do,” Kruse said. Last year, legions across British Columbia and Yukon raised a combined total of $3.4 million from poppy sales, which according to Kruse is up $100,000 from 2012. Money generated from the poppy fund can be used to provide assistant to veterans and their immediate families. “If they can’t get a wheelchair … we will purchase it for them,” Brayshaw said. “Even if people come in
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royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 past president Bill Brayshaw, left, accepts a $20 donation from legion member Jim Hunter. Brayshaw is expecting Branch 10 to raise $30,000 during this year’s poppy campaign.
and they have a hardship, we usually use the poppy money to buy food vouchers to give to them.” Kruse explained that Veterans Affairs Canada, as well as most municipalities, provide funding for the construction of new memorials and monuments. “We’re not allowed to build a new one with the poppy money because that’s really a community and a Veterans Affairs thing,” Kruse said. “We sometimes fundraise separately from the poppy campaign for that. We are allowed to use poppy funds to make sure that it doesn’t fall into disrepair.” This year the B.C. and Yukon command have distributed 2.3 million poppies. Poppy money collected by the legions is also used
to help fund the Veterans Transition Program, a relatively new organization that offers counselling to veterans. “We have put 500 soldiers through a trauma counselling program that is free for them and not connected with the military,” Kruse said. “So their bosses in the military don’t know they have PTSD. So we treat them and send the back to their careers, without any stigma on their file. In 500 soldiers, we’ve not had a single postcounselling suicide.” To donate to the Royal Canadian Legion, visit a branch or visit www. legionbcyukon.ca. People can also donate $5 to the legion by texting ‘POPPY’ to 2022. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Lantzville legion holds memorial at Huddlestone Park location
DianeBrennan Museum Open Nov. 11 11:30am - 1:30pm
RING OF FIRE Canadians in the Pacific in WW2 September 12 to November 15 A travelling exhibt from:
With thanks to our Veterans, and In memory of those no longer with us,
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a lot of the public will remember that there were two very valuable soldiers that have been lost during their duty.
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T
he 2014 Remembrance Day ceremony in Lantzville will see the culmination of about two years worth of work by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257. While previous Nov. 11 ceremonies have been held on the Seaview Centennial legion’s property, this year’s will be held at a new war memorial at Huddlestone Park. It consists of a cenotaph and memorial walkway, with granite markers bearing the names of Armed Forces and first responders. The branch had a target of $150,000, but thanks to in-kind and financial contributions from the community was well as funding from various levels of government, it was able to exceed that, with approximately $165,000 raised, according Jim McEwan, cenotaph committee chairman. The additional money will afford the legion the ability to add flagpoles, benches and other items appropriate to the cenotaph area.
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Jim McEwan, Lantzville cenotaph committee chairman, left, and Barry Ostrand, second vice-president of the Lantzville Royal Canadian Legion, lay a wreath in honour of Patrice Vincent and Nathan Cirillo, two members of the Armed Forces who were killed in separate attacks in Canada last month. The cenotaph at Huddlestone Park will host the district’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11.
McEwan said the community support was very good and individuals were extremely generous. “In one particular case, there was a private donation from a Lantzville resident of $10,000, which we appreciated very much and he wishes not to be recognized at this time, but it was certainly a welcome addition,”
said McEwan. With a price tag of $300 apiece, the stone markers were sold in the fundraising effort. About 83 have been purchased thus far and there is room for another 25 on the remembrance pathway. “It may take another year or so, but they’re still trickling in at a fairly
regular pace ... we’ve got 15 more to put in before [this Nov. 11] at the ceremony,” McEwan said. Given the tragic deaths of a pair of Canadian Armed Forces members – Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent, a warrant officer – in October on home soil, this Remembrance Day will be more of a solemn occasion than usual, said McEwan. “A lot of the public there I’m sure will recognize the events of [October]. It won’t be gone by Nov. 11,” explained McEwan. “I’m sure a lot of the public will remember that there were two very valuable soldiers that have been lost during their duty.” For more information about purchasing a stone marker, please call McEwan at 250-751-2775. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
Poppy sales provide veterans’ services
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money raised goes directly to soldiers and their families. By Nicholas Pescod The News BulleTiN
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ach year around this time, Bill Brayshaw dedicates his time to organizing and helping sell poppies in an effort to raise money for Nanaimo’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10. According to Brayshaw, a former president of Branch 10 and interim service officer, the branch is expecting to raise roughly $30,000 this year from poppy sales in the south end of Nanaimo. However, spending the money that is raised from the poppy funds isn’t as simple as it might appear. “We have to account for every penny that goes out,” said Brayshaw. According to Inga Kruse, executive director for the Royal Canadian Legion British Columbia and Yukon command, there are strict guidelines on how each legion can spend its poppy money. “When you’re run largely by volunteers, and in our command’s case, we’re spread over 150 branches, you have to be very clear with what people are allowed and not allowed to do,” Kruse said. Last year, legions across British Columbia and Yukon raised a combined total of $3.4 million from poppy sales, which according to Kruse is up $100,000 from 2012. Money generated from the poppy fund can be used to provide assistant to veterans and their immediate families. “If they can’t get a wheelchair … we will purchase it for them,” Brayshaw said. “Even if people come in
On Remembrance Day the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation honours the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. Lest we Forget!
The Foundation proudly supports Dufferin Place and NRGH, Eagle Park Healthcare Facility and Trillium Lodge. NICHOLAS PESCOD/THE NEwS BuLLETIN
royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 past president Bill Brayshaw, left, accepts a $20 donation from legion member Jim Hunter. Brayshaw is expecting Branch 10 to raise $30,000 during this year’s poppy campaign.
and they have a hardship, we usually use the poppy money to buy food vouchers to give to them.” Kruse explained that Veterans Affairs Canada, as well as most municipalities, provide funding for the construction of new memorials and monuments. “We’re not allowed to build a new one with the poppy money because that’s really a community and a Veterans Affairs thing,” Kruse said. “We sometimes fundraise separately from the poppy campaign for that. We are allowed to use poppy funds to make sure that it doesn’t fall into disrepair.” This year the B.C. and Yukon command have distributed 2.3 million poppies. Poppy money collected by the legions is also used
to help fund the Veterans Transition Program, a relatively new organization that offers counselling to veterans. “We have put 500 soldiers through a trauma counselling program that is free for them and not connected with the military,” Kruse said. “So their bosses in the military don’t know they have PTSD. So we treat them and send the back to their careers, without any stigma on their file. In 500 soldiers, we’ve not had a single postcounselling suicide.” To donate to the Royal Canadian Legion, visit a branch or visit www. legionbcyukon.ca. People can also donate $5 to the legion by texting ‘POPPY’ to 2022. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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hen Brian McFadden came across a Christmas card at the Nanaimo Archives signed “Black Maria” he knew exactly what kind of treasure he’d found. “I don’t think the archives knew what they had in that,” said McFadden, vice-president of the Vancouver Island Military Museum, who recognized the card was signed by one of Canada’s top fighter pilots under the name of his aircraft. “[Raymond Collishaw] was in charge of what was called the Black Flight, which was all Canadian and they were probably the most prolific fighter planes in the First World War,” he said. The card is just one of the artifacts showcased in a neverbefore-seen First World War exhibit at the Vancouver Island Military Museum – a now-permanent fixture to commemorate the centennial of the Great War. The exhibit has been in the works for three months and will be on display next week in time for Remembrance Day. It has artifacts, memorabilia and photographs people have likely not seen before, according to McFadden, who says they’ve been working with the Nanaimo Archives to create sections on internment, the Nanaimo Independent Company, Collishaw and the home front. The Canadian Scottish Regiment and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, which are both celebrating their 100th anniversaries, will also be featured. “They are going to get a piece of history that I would think that very few people know about,” said McFadden of the display. “You can only learn so much from books. If you come here, you get the essence of what it was like. You get a flavour of the artifacts; you can try to imagine how many hands it passed through and ... what’s the story that got this from Flanders to Nanaimo.” The world broke out in its first
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Vancouver Island Military Museum vice-president Brian McFadden holds up a Dead Man’s Penny given to soldiers’ next of kin by the British government during the First World War. It’s one of the artifacts displayed in a new First World War exhibit.
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global conflict 100 years ago this year, when Nanaimo was still in the midst of a coal mine strike. But when Britain announced it was going to war, the local com-
munity got behind the effort. Dozens of men volunteered for the militia, there were community celebrations to see the men off to Victoria, Quebec and the war front and the Daughters of the Empire collected money for a Dominion gift for Britain. More than 100 men would not return. On Sept. 20, 1914, the city would also see an internment camp set up in the old provincial jail for eastern European prisoners of war. The internees were transferred to Vernon in 1915. For more information, please visit www.vimms.info/. news@nanaimobulletin.com
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landers poppies will bloom by the thousands in Nanaimo next spring, thanks to a planting campaign catching on across the Harbour City. The City of Nanaimo launched a poppyplanting effort earlier this year, announcing it would sow 67,000 poppies at its cenotaph to commemorate those killed in the First World War. It also offered the flowers to residents and has seen more than 60 people call to pick up seeds. Some of those looking to plant seeds have shared their stories with the News Bulletin, like Teresa Driver, who had the poem, In Flanders Fields, memorized by the time she was in Grade 1. Both of her grandfathers served in the first and second world wars, and her father in the Second World War. She thinks it would be beautiful to
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Nanaimo resident Elise Prill, 92, props up a couple of pictures of her husband’s two brothers – Berle and Maurice Prill – air gunners who died three weeks apart in the Second World War.
have poppies planted everywhere because it makes people think about those who have fought in the wars, she said, adding these are men who wanted to protect their country and gave up their lives to do it. “I think we should remember them forever for all the sacrifices they’ve done.” Nanaimo’s Elsie Prill, 92, was stuffing bullets from behind a partition at a British munitions factory by the time she was 17. She later married Garner Prill, a Canadian radar technician who served in the Second World War. He
had lost his two brothers, Maurice and Berle, air gunners, three weeks apart in 1943 and 1944 during the same war. She now has their medals, which she sent for this year, neatly mounted and resting beside their photos on a living room dresser. Prill had asked for seeds in remembrance of her husband and his family, but hasn’t received any yet. Then there’s John Barr, who served with the Royal Engineers in Berlin during the Cold War in 1958 and whose son has been a regular forces
soldier for more than two decades. One task asked of his son was to receive the aircraft with the bodies of young men killed in Afghanistan, so Barr said he knows there’s a lot who did not come back and wanted the poppies to grow in his own garden. “I think it was a good idea,” he said of the city sharing its poppy seeds. “It’s something that should be continued, if the city would keep it going maybe other veterans would take that project up the same as I did this year.” Gail Pasaluko, the city’s horticulture supervisor, expects with the uptake there will be little seas of red displayed throughout the community next spring when the flowers bloom. “I think it’s a fabulous project ... the remembering of World War One, the vets, the things that people went through in those times, it’s so important and what’s happening today with our vets and our wars,” she said, adding the response is also fabulous. “It’s all about we don’t forget, right?” news@nanaimobulletin.com
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“With them intercepting more than one million messages a day, I would think the whole unit was pretty busy,” Jack Prestley said. “There was camp activity … They had ball games and stuff like that and movies, the regular camp thing, but it was pretty tight. I don’t think they moved away from there that much.” Some of the men would be sent occasionally to New Guinea to set up listening stations. Prestley still has an original copy a leaflet his brother carried, from thousands dropped on South Pacific islands, imploring Japanese troops to surrender. Murray’s book also revealed the Vancouver Island connection to the top-secret operation. The training base for the unit’s signal operators was located on the northern tip of the Saanich Peninsula. “They left from Esquimalt, went to San Francisco and stopped at a camp there. I don’t know whether they went for further training or what the purpose of it was, but then they embarked again on an old ship – and by description it was pretty old – and off they went to Australia, no escort or anything,” Prestley said. “So it was kind of, cross your fingers and hope we get there.” Prestley said a shroud of secrecy still hangs over the operation. “Even today, there are methods that were used that one country didn’t want the other to know.” Prestley, 86, wants people to know what the unit and his brother contributed to the war. “They performed wonderful work and accomplished a lot and I’d just like them to be recognized,” he said.
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t wasn’t the kind of surprise flight engineer Al Hudson was used to seeing on a bombing mission: a German fighter pilot flying so close, he could see the number on the side of his measure seat. “I looked out around and I could see this fighter right beside us, about 40 feet away and that’s not very far when you’re up in the air, I’ll tell ya,” said Hudson, 95, who admits he was ‘awful scared’ to see a Messerschmitt flying so close to his plane. It would have taken two seconds for the fighter to shoot them down with cannons, he said. Hudson, who was born in Timmons, Ont., was 21 years old when he sailed for England in 1940 to join the Second World War effort. He would go on 35 bombing missions with his flight crew, monitoring the aircraft system, temperature and engines while they were in the air. He remembers the Berlin raid as one of the worst missions. To this day, he still sees the picture of that fighter
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Nanaimo’s Al hudson, 95, holds a photo of himself (upper right corner) with his flight crew during the second World War.
pilot in his sleep. That night had been a 1,000-bomber raid on Berlin and he’d volunteered to fill in as flight engineer for a new crew. From the dome of the Lancaster plane, he could see everything – the search lights, the bombs going off below and a German fighter pilot so close that if Hudson was holding a revolver, he said he could have slid his window down and shot him. The German pilot had been staring straight ahead, and Hudson’s own crew had no idea what was going on.
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“I says, ‘Christ, are you guys asleep? There’s a fighter right beside us,’” he said. “Poor fellas, I guess they were nervous. First time they saw a fighter and all that.” By the time the gunners started firing, they had tracers going “all over the damn place. It’s a wonder they didn’t shoot one of our guys down.” The fighter pilot ended up banking away from the Lancaster and Hudson said when they got back from the mission he told his skipper the new crew better smarten up. The next day, that
crew was one of the first planes shot down. It was unfortunate, he said, and he felt sorry for talking about them. Hudson still has his flight book packed away somewhere in his room, and a black and white photo of his crew. With a half smile, he talked about how after a mission they’d get shots of 100proof rum from the chaplain, who was in charge of the booze, or the pack of cigarettes he’d smoke each trip. Then there was the ritual of urinating on the back wheel of the plane before it took off. It was good luck, a routine and it never failed. After a mission to the SKF bearing plant in Schweinfurt, Germany, his was among four or five planes of 112 that hadn’t been shot down. They also survived with some German flak to the end section of the plane when they were caught in a searchlight over Hamburg. As for the thought of being shot down, he didn’t worry about it too much. “With me, it was just [an] ordinary trip, eh. You’re going to get it, you’re going to get it. That was the way I thought. It didn’t bother me so much,” he said. And every time it did, he’d light up a cigarette. news@nanaimobulletin.com
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REMEMBER In keeping with a tradition since 2001, all Quality Foods stores close each Remembrance Day to pause and reflect on the importance of the role of our past and present service men and women. Whether in times of war or peace, we are ever grateful for these brave souls who put themselves in harm’s way for the greater good of all Canadians.
This year, with continuing turmoil worldwide, the need becomes even more apparent to keep November 11 aside for current & future generations’ to remember and appreciate their courage and sacrifices made in the name of freedom. We believe that when we stand united in acts of remembrance, we can make a world of difference.
All Quality Foods stores will be closed Tuesday, November 11 For the Fallen (excerpt) They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. -Lawrence Binyon
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