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Julian Fell says he has been blacklisted by the Island Corridor Foundation. Fell is the Regional District of Nanaimo’s representative to the ICF’s board of directors. In a close vote, the RDN decided in August to give the ICF almost $1 million to help the effort to revive passenger rail service on the Island. Fell, along with directors representing Bowser, Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Beach and Parksville, voted against the funding request, but the motion passed on the strength of the RDN board’s Nanaimo contingent. “The ICF board met in October and they didn’t invite me,” Fell, who represents Errington/Coombs said this week. “I appear to be on their black list.” Fell was asked what he knew about the ICF’s progress toward restoring passenger rail service on the Island, which was halted in 2011 due to safety concerns. “You’ll have to ask them (the ICF),” said Fell. “They don’t return calls — mine or anyone else’s.” ICF CEO Graham Bruce returned a call from The NEWS within 15 minutes on Tuesday. Bruce said former RDN and Nanaimo city councillor Ted Greves resigned from the ICF board in July and the ICF board had not approved Fell as a member by the October meeting. “There’s a process that needs to be followed and that’s what (the ICF board) is doing,” said Bruce. The ICF has been seeking funding from both the provincial and federal governments after regional districts up and down the Island agreed to kick in a total of about $7 million. Matching funds from Victoria and Ottawa were supposed to give the ICF more than $20 million, money Bruce said would be enough to get the track operational. See SERVICE COULD BE HERE, page A7
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An SUV makes its way through the flooded section of Martindale Road on Tuesday afternoon.
FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINS FORCE EVACUATIONS
State of emergency declared CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
A severe storm pelting the Island with heavy rains and wind has resulted in evacuations, power outages and elementary school students being pulled out of classes. Seven people and three pets were rescued Tuesday night after a State of Local Emergency was declared by the regional district for Parry’s RV Park on Martindale Road, located on the banks of the Englishman River. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue’s Michael Addiscott said there have been no reported injuries from the
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Joe Stanhope reclaimed his position as chair of the Regional District of Nanaimo board Tuesday night — 2015 will be his 13th consecutive year at the head of this board table. As no other names came forward, Stanhope, who represents French Creek, took the chair by acclamation after being nominated by Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay. “It’s overwhelming,” Stanhope told The NEWS, holding back tears. “It suddenly just clicked — there’s a lot of people who support me here.” Stanhope said he was expecting to see some opposition, but was pleasantly surprised that nobody stepped up to vie for the position. “You just never know,” he said. “There’s always people interested (in the chair position).” Stanhope said top of mind will be bringing new directors up to speed with regional district processes and balancing the budget. Meanwhile, recently-elected Lantzville Mayor Colin Haime ran unopposed for the deputy chair position. Haime said he’s looking forward to working together on a regional basis with neighbouring municipalities and electoral areas. Haime was previously Lantzville’s mayor from 2003 to 2011, and he sat as his community’s RDN director during that time. See WESTBROEK WANTS NAME CHANGE, page A6
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Qualicum fire hall leads nation The building is expected to be the most environmentally-friendly fire hall facility in the entire country when it is completed this summer AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
Qualicum Beach is building the country’s most environmentally-friendly fire hall. “Our goal was to be 75 per cent more efficient than the next most efficient fire hall in Canada; right now we’re at about 73 per cent,” said project manager Walter Hoogland. In that calculation, he included the installation of solar panels on the roof, for which they are waiting for a $400-$500,000 grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund. The energy efficiency measures include everything from LED lighting, low flow toilets, reused materials, in-floor heating, lots of windows to decrease light use and as much local material as possible. “The goal was to source everything within 500 kilometres,” Hoogland said, listing off materials from much closer, including the concrete and finishing cedar from Coombs, the cladding from Nanaimo and the extensive glass from Victoria. The building will not be officially LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, but will still meet or surpass the LEED requirements. Mayor Teunis Westbroek said Questions come up about the efficiency aspect will cost certain costs, or the more up front but save operating size of the budget, but I costs in the long term. think those are usually The need for a new fire hall answered has been talked about for years TEUNIS WESTBROEK in Qualicum Beach and got rolling in 2007 when the current site — 150 Rupert Road, by the roundabout — was chosen. Council developed a financial plan in 2009 which includes a one per cent property tax increase (average $14 per property) every year for five years, starting last year. That will bring in about $500,000 and Westbroek said they never stop looking for ways to save money and applying for grants to help cut down the amount they will eventually have to borrow. The total cost is estimated at $6.5 million, which John Marsh, acting as chief administrative officer at the time, previously said includes absolutely everything, right down to the furniture. Along with expansion space, the new hall will include facilities for the volunteer fire fighters, including a fitness gym, day-use room with kitchen, lots of storage and properly designed rooms for gear and breathing apparatus, including hazmat decontamination. Built to post-disaster standards, the building
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would also be crucial in any major emergency like an earthquake, acting as an emergency services hub and potentially providing shelter. Westbroek said the town’s fire hall working group, led by Hoogland, was instrumental in planning the project and deciding what it should include, working by consensus. “The working group really did their homework,” said Hoogland, wanting to thank the three civilian, or resident members specifically: Jason Davies, Greg Husband and Sandy Vogstad. The group also included senior town staff like Director of Planning Luke Sales, Director of Engineering Bob Weir, and eventually the chosen architect and engineer. Each member of council also attended at least one of the monthly meetings, Hoogland said. The group developed four basic design options and chose the one with the best traffic flow, where fire trucks enter the property on the east side, drive around to the back of the building and enter four, extra-long drive-through bays, exiting straight out onto Rupert Road. Hoogland said the group found the location to be ideal, providing the best access to town, the highway and surrounding communities for the increasingly important mutual aid work they do.
“There hasn’t been a lot of opposition,” Westbroek said. “Questions come up about certain costs, or the size of the budget, but I think those are usually answered.” “We did everything through consensus and got everything we needed for these guys for the next 50 years,” Hoogland said on a recent site tour in the mud and driving rain. They were scheduled to have a 100-ton crane lifting large sections of laminate pre-fabricated floor panels, but the wind was too strong and part of their shipment was delayed by ferry cancellations due to the wind. Weather is often an issue on big projects, said Dennis Brooks, construction manager with general contractor Windley Contracting. They are about a month behind schedule, due to the weather and some design changes, but everything is progressing nicely, Westbroek said. Construction started this summer and with the use of pre-fabricated components, Brooks said things will come together very quickly when the weather cooperates. The goal is to get the bulk of the structure up before Christmas, which will give them a sheltered, controlled environment to work in for the next six months, hoping to finish by the summer.
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“What happens in one area affects the entire region,” said Haime. “I’m looking forward to working with Joe in a position other than as a director … He’s someone I respect, who has a wealth of history and knowledge about local government.” Alongside Haime, new additions to the board include Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek, Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay, Nanoose Bay director Bob Rogers and Nanaimo councillors: William Yoachim, Wendy Pratt, Ian Thorpe and Jerry Hong. Westbroek, returning to the board after a three-year hiatus, was already toting new mo-
tions at the RDN’s first meeting of the year. “My first notice of motion is going to be to change the name from the Regional District of Nanaimo to the Regional District of Benson-Arrowsmith to better reflect the area,” said Westbroek. “That way people won’t think we’re all part of Nanaimo.” Representatives from Qualicum First Nation, Snaw-Naw-As (Nanoose First Nation) and Snuneymuxw attended the meeting pledging their support to the board, and vowing to work in partnership with the new politicians. Judge Justine Saunders swore in the new board.
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Only one cab company here Police urge residents to ensure they have a safe ride home this holiday season CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
Parksville Qualicum Beach has eight taxi cabs servicing more than 40,000 people spread over 500 square kilometres. And Oceanside Taxi is the only gig in town. Owner Joti Gill said his business amalgamated with their former competition, Alliance Taxi, eight months ago. Gill said he purchased Alliance’s four cab licences during the transition, doubling his company’s stock. He said Oceanside Taxi services the area from Nanoose Bay to Qualicum Bay and westward to Whiskey Creek, 24 hours per day. As soon as you get in a cab, it’s $3.50, and you are then charged $2 a kilometre. Comparatively, Nanaimo’s Yellow Cab starts at $3.15 and users are charged $2.18 per kilometre. Gill said the average wait time for a cab is 15 to 20 minutes. But Dan Brodeur, general manager of the Rod and Gun, the region’s only nightclub, said some nights customers wait up to 45 minutes for a cab. “I’m not in the cab business whatsoever so I
can’t understand what they are going through,” said Brodeur, noting Oceanside Taxi has a large area to cover. “But we’re a big source of income for them … they have eight cabs but who knows how many are on shift.” Parksville’s Upper Deck Sports Bar manager Darrell St. Pierre said “in peak seasons there seems to be a shortage (of cabs).” However, St. Pierre said wait-times typically aren’t a problem otherwise. Gill said having eight taxi cabs is a number based on population and controlled by the transportation board of B.C. He admits “December is very busy” as well as most Friday and Saturday nights. According to the Regional District of Nanaimo’s transit schedule website the last weekday bus leaves the Parksville Exchange at 10:01 p.m. and the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre at 10:29 p.m. On Saturdays the last bus leaves at 7:01 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., respectively. On New Years Eve transit will run a “modified free service” from 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said “police will be out in full force this holiday season ensuring people find safe rides home and if they aren’t willing to do that, they can deal with it on the roadside.”
Qualicum Bay person injured in landslide One person was airlifted to hospital Wednesday afternoon after a landslide hit Little Qualicum River Estates, according to RDN officials. RCMP visited each home in the subdivision and
residents were advised to evacuated the area; they were referred to an emergency reception centre at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Keep checking www.pqbnews.com for updates.
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First responders were on the scene until 11 p.m. Tuesday night. Meanwhile, many Parksville Qualicum Beach residents were left in the dark Tuesday. According to BC Hydro, at peak times more than 8,200 people went without power. BC Hydro spokesperson Karla Louwers said Horne Lake, Errington and Bowser were “the hardest hit areas.” Louwers said nine additional crews have been working on restoring power and by Wednesday morning only 50 homes were without power, most of which were in Bowser. On Vancouver Island, more than 25,000 people were without power. Environment Canada issued a wind and rainfall warning Wednesday morning for east Vancouver Island, forecast-
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It’s a huge endeavor — We don’t move down that pathway unless we have to ROLLIE KOOP
Louwers said power was on and off throughout the area due to the weather, tree-related outages and restoration work. On Tuesday, both Errington and Bowser Elementary were dismissed early due to power outages at the
schools sending nearly 500 students home before schedule. “This isn’t a common occurrence (sending students home early),” said School District 69 Superintendent Rollie Koop. “It’s a really challenging process.” Koop explained district officials had to rely on one rotary phone and personal cell phones to contact all the parents of the students who were dismissed early. “It’s a huge endeavor,” he said. “We don’t move down that pathway unless we have to.” According to Environment Canada, the wind and rainfall are supposed to subside by the weekend. Up Island, Courtenay declared a State of Emergency due to flooding on Tuesday.
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Bruce said the information that’s now in the hands of senior government officials from the ICF requesting funds is “very, very thorough. They are doing their review.” Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre has consistently said he doesn’t think that amount of money will be enough to do the required repairs. “I don’t believe for $20 million you are going to get a passenger rail service up and running from Victoria to Cour-
tenay,” Lefebvre said this week. “This is a dog that’s not going to hunt.” As a city councillor, Lefebvre was Parksville’s rep on the RDN board for three years and he will continue in that role as mayor. He said, like Fell, he would like some answers from the ICF. “What we can’t get is an activity report from anybody at the ICF . . . about what work they have been doing since 2011,” said Lefebvre.
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JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pqbnews.com
Eve Flynn has returned to the chair’s position of School District No. 69’s Board of Trustees after a vote Monday during the new board’s inaugural meeting on Monday. Flynn, who won Area E by acclamation in November’s election, was previously school board chair from 2008-2011. On Monday she said her first order of business isto get to know the new members of the board and their strengths, and to tackle the budget in January. “The budget will be key to the activities in spring,” she said. During this process, Flynn said the board will also evaluate the recent reconfiguration of schools in the district. In particular, they’ll look at how the transition back to a K-7/ 8-12 is going and how the model is working for students. Barry Kurland, who was acclaimed in Area H, was seclected as vice-chair. Trustee
THURSDAY, DEC. 25 ISSUE
Delivered Dec. 24 Display: Thursday, December 19, 12:00pm Classifieds Display: Monday, December 22, 12:00pm Classifieds Word: Monday, December 22, 2:00pm
JESSICA SKELTON PHOTO
From left, Chair Eve Flynn, Trustee Julie Austin, Trustee Jacob Gair (background), Vice-chair Barry Kurland and Trustee Elaine Young were sworn in as the new school board for School District No. 69 (Qualicum) on Monday.
Julie Austin, who was re-elected in Area F, accepted nominations for both the positions of chair and vice-chair. Trustees Elaine Young and Jacob Gair, both new to the school board for Area G this year, did not receive nominations. All trustees were sworn in by Secretary Treasurer Erica Bailey. “As a trustee, you are in a position of trust,” said Bailey to the new board members. She also encouraged them to work together and remain diligent
in their job of overseeing the education of the district’s students. The new board held its first meeting the next day, and business included talk about some surplus funds due to the teachers’ strike, the establishment of a French Advisory Committee and the release of the district’s financial statements. For news from that meeting, visit www.pqbnews.com and read Tuesday’s edition of The NEWS.
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f you give your organization a big-enough sounding name, can you purport to speak for thousands, even if you aren’t much more than a coffee klatch? It would be good for democracy here if there was a Parksville residents’ association with hundreds of members from all points in the political spectrum, with well-publicized and well-attended meetings, a website and an active executive with a mandate to put together position papers for city council and staff to consider. Selfishly, it would be good for us too — a go-to source for comment about the affairs of the city. A real residents association with an active membership could organize debates during elections, help voters focus on some issues and perhaps even increase interest in municipal politics. The considerably smaller community of Qualicum Beach has a few such organizations. Is it coincidence the voter turnout in Qualicum Beach last month was north of 60 per cent and in Parksville it was less than 35 per cent? We think not. A search for the Parksville Residents’ Association (PRA) on the web is pretty much a fruitless exercise. There is no link to this supposed association from the city’s website. The city lists a number of links for organizations, but not the PRA. The PRA is apparently a member of something called the Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition — that’s the extent of the PRA’s existence on the web, aside from some mentions in news stories. And the PRA is not a member of the Federation of Oceanside Residents’ Associations. The PRA, or at least the person who sent us the news release (see story in Tuesday’s edition of The NEWS), wants the new city council to conduct a town-hall-style meeting about the water treatment plant. Fair enough. Good idea. The scope and price of the current proposal may need to be scaled down considerably. This suggestion was raised a number of times during the election campaign. What standing does the PRA have to call for this kind of meeting and to allege the process has been “secretive”? Perhaps no standing is required. Hmmm, does that mean we can get a few buddies together once in a while, call ourselves the World Residents’ Association and expect standing at the United Nations? Cool, we see a trip to Manhattan in our future. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters CHECK YOUR SOURCE
The letters by Jim Drummond (Nov. 25) and the Dec. 4 letter by Janet Thony about GMOs require context. Genetically engineered crops (aka GMOs) and derived food involves complex science and are unfortunately also severely misunderstood by the public. The Internet is chalk full of false information about GMOs and the average person is unable to differentiate between the real science and the prolific pseudo-science that is designed to generate fear. Some of the best sources of good information are national and international food safety, health and science bodies. Some of the best sources are the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Health Canada and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. A good review of GE crops can be read in the 2010 National Academy of Science report-Impact of GE crops on Farm Sustainability in the U.S. (available free on-line). A global perspective comes from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society and every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement techniques. Critics of GE crops and derived food often claim European science says something different. Readers might want to check the European National Academies of Science Advisory Council 2013 report, Planting the Future (available free on-line):
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“My first notice of motion is going to be to change the name... to the Regional District of Benson-Arrowsmith...” TEUNIS WESTBROEK, see story page A3
“There is no validated evidence that GM crops have greater adverse impact on health and the environment than any other technology used in plant breeding. There is compelling evidence that GM crops can contribute to sustainable development goals with benefits to farmers, consumers, the environment and the economy.” These statements from global expert organizations clearly demonstrate the overwhelming consensus on the safety of GE crops and derived foods. I encourage people to seek out these organizations if they want to learn the real science of GMOs. ROBERT WAGER, VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY Nanaimo
FAIRWINDS CATSPAN During the recent November cold weather, CatSpan was contacted about kittens crying on an empty lot on Evanshire Court in Fairwinds. We hoped to try and catch them quickly before they froze or starved to death. We thought the property was owned by the people who called us about the kittens, and tried to feed them there to get them used to our traps. CatSpan is dedicated to humanely and safely trapping feral cats/kittens and getting them the care they need. We do so without harming cats or any other wildlife. Unfortunately the property where we fed was private property. The owners may have mistaken our intent — which was to rescue kittens — with some other purpose. We couldn’t put a sign up where we were, as we can’t leave a cat vulnerable in a trap and known to the public, sadly enough there are people who harm animals. Ultimately our traps were taken and so was the food.
CatSpan is a local registered charity, which operates on the generosity of donors and the loss of the traps and the opportunity to rescue these kittens has been quite a setback. One of the traps was specifically for kittens. The trapper — a senior and a laborer — bought that trap with hard earned money to help CatSpan rescue cats. We respectfully ask whoever took our traps to please contact CatSpan and return them, especially the kitten trap. You can contact us at nanoosecatspan@gmail.com or call the numbers on our website to let us know how to make arrangements to get the traps. We would also like to thank the Fairwinds Community Association for their help and the residents we spoke to that offered support and help locating the kittens. Our apologies to the owners of the vacant lot for trespassing — if you were the ones who removed the traps — and for not leaving a note explaining why we were there. For those who don’t know of our work, our intent was to TNR (trap, neuter, return) provide vet care for the kittens and relocate them or socialize for adoption. True feral cats (wild) are neutered so they can’t reproduce. We try to return them to their colonies where they are fed or they are placed in barn homes. You can find out more about CatSpan on Facebook or our website, www. catspanferals.com/ If you would like to help, either by donating money, replace our kitten trap or to support our work in the community we would be most grateful. Donations can be sent to CatSpan, P.O Box 64 Nanoose Bay, B.C., V9P 9J9 or online via CanadaHelps.org We are a registered charity. SHAWN HOOPER, CATSPAN Nanoose Bay
ALMANAC Government Contacts PROVINCIAL:
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We asked: How do you stay dry, is the rain affecting you?
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FEDERAL:
QUALICUM:
JAMES LUNNEY, MP Nanaimo-Alberni
TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach Town office: 250-752-6921 e-mail: mayor@ qualicumbeach.com
1-866-390-7550 e-mail: nanaimo@ jameslunneymp.ca
PARKSVILLE: RDN:
MARC LEFEBVRE, Mayor, City of Parksville
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All LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be signed and include your full name, home town and contact phone number. Those without these requirements will not be published. Letters must be 300 words or less and are subject to editing. THE NEWS retains the right not to publish submissions.
Send them in I just put on a hat. ANNE BUSINK Parksville
It’s pretty hard, just try to stay home I guess. NORMA ANDREWS
Stay inside. My back It depresses people, yard is pretty wet. but not me. I’m going to Bermuda next week. JOHN SCOTT Parksville KEN DORUSH
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In the spirit of Christmas, I will donate all of my GIC sales commissions from December 1st – December 24th.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
EDIE McPhedran Vancouver Island
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Featured Events for the Week
PARKSVILLE’S CAREER CENTRE’S MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS PARTY
MILNER CHRISTMAS MAGIC
DEC 13 & 14TH
12-2pm, #110-198 E. Is. Hwy, Parksville. Hot dogs, coffee, hot chocolate, oranges & baked goods.
COOMBS OLD TIME FIDDLER DANCES
7:30-10pm, last December dance. Rotary House, 211 Fern Rd, QBeach. Variety of dance. $2.50/snack included. Bruce Foden, 250-586-3743, ebfoden@gmail.com
CRAIG BAY CHORISTERS A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 1:30pm, Knox United church, held for seniors living in care homes, tea & goodies afterwards. Partial proceeds to OS Hospice. Lesley Brown, 250 9540221 slbrown2@telus.net
OCEANSIDES PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB EXHIBIT
to Dec 30th. Arts Cafe, 147 Harrison Ave, Parksville. Mo-Fri, 9-4. http://oceansidephotographers.ca/wp/
5-8:30pm/last entry 8pm. Dec 12-14, 17-21. Lit, decorated trails. Donations support the garden. $5/adult, $2.50/child, $12/family. 250-752-6153. www.milnergardens.org/
SAT. DEC 13 ARROWSMITH GOLF MEN’S CLUB Every Saturday morning, visitors welcome. John Cash 250-752-1771.
9am-2pm, 281 A Pioneer Cres/Eagles Hall, Parksville.
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6pm, Dec 13-16, Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church. 9:30-11am/Dec16, a morning presentation for pre-school & special needs. 250-248-6322, office@parksvillebaptist.org, http://www.pfbc.ca/ Shuttle runs from Wembley Mall during all presentations. Nonperishable food/$ for the PV Salvation Army.
WINTER WONDERLAND ON ICE Dec 13-31, Oceanside Place Arena, Special lighting makes it feel like you’re skating on an outdoor pond under the moon & twinkling stars. A variety of public skate sessions. Phone RDN 250-248-3252, recparks@ rdn.bc.ca, view schedules at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation.
CRAIG BAY CHORISTERS A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
7pm, Knox United church, Parksville. $10/Knox office or from a chorister member. Partial proceeds to OS Hospice. Lesley Brown, 250 954-0221 slbrown2@telus.net
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SUN. DEC 14 HANDEL’S MESSIAH CONCERT SING-ALONG 2:30 p.m., Knox United Church, PV. Parksville District Comm. Choir, Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra, & guest soloists. $20/Mulberry Bush Bookstores/$22/door. Kathy Larson, 250-752-8130.
FREE FAMILY SKATE/RENTALS
12:15-1:45pm, OS Place Arena. Courtesy of Parksville Lion’s & Save-on-Foods. Children accompanied by 19 years+. 250-248-3252, recparks@rdn.bc.ca. www. rdn.bc.ca/recreation
QB SCHOOL OF DANCE PHOTO FUNDRAISER 10am-2pm/family. 2-4pm/ family & pets. Old QB Elementary gym. $15/family. Raising $ for 2015 travel to Disneyland. Cupcake walk, candy bags, face painting. robynholt@shaw.ca
MON. DEC 15 CHRISTMAS LIGHT TOUR
Book your guided tour at www.pqlights.ca Mon. in Dec. MUST PRE BOOK! Register your house (OS, Nanoose, Coombs). Penny @ 250 586 5882, pqlighttour@gmail.com
7-9pm, PCCC, 132 Jensen Ave. Overcome your fear of speaking. Matt 250-752-0794.
TUE. DEC 16 OS WOMEN’S BUSINESS NETWORK SOCIAL 5:30-9:30pm, Tigh-na-Mara, 19+/$35.Bonnie Chomica, 250-228-2384, info@ owbn.ca ‘Little Black Dress’ or evening wear. Guests welcome. OWBN.ca.
TEA BY THE SEA DEEP BAY MARINE FIELD STN, 370 Crome Pt Rd, Bowser. Reserve online or 250-7406611, deepbay@viu.ca.
6:30-8:30pm, 136 East Hirst Ave., Parksville. 19+. Free. Pat/Sharon, 250-954-0785, execdir@ forwardhouse.com. For caregivers of persons with mental health &/or addiction issues. www. forwardhouse.com
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HARP WITH PATT SCRIVENER
1:30-3:30pm, the MAC Fund Raising Event. Browse the galleries showcasing our Winter Wonderland Exhibit. Refreshments. $5+ donation/door. 250-248-8185
WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE MAC Over 30 artists exhibiting, sale in all 3 galleries to Dec. 21st. 240-248-8185, info@ mcmillanartscentre.com
PQ LINUX/ANDROID USERS GROUP 6:30pm, A & W Restaurant, 540 Island Hwy East, PV. Bring your laptop, Android device, or Chromebook.
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11am, Dutch speaking group get together upstairs in Boardroom at Quality Foods. Info: Yvonne 250738-0248.
THU. DEC 18 MUSIC AT DEEZ
7-11pm, Deez Bar & Grill, 3353 Is. Hwy W. QBeach. SONS OF GUNS! 250-7528055.
WHITEY SOMERS HOUSE CONCERT
7-9:30pmLazy Mike’s House of Music, 961 Clarke Rd. All-ages. $15/door. Mike, 250-594-9951, lazymike@hotmail.com Bring
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUNDAY No service at the Errington Hall today
Sunday 10:00am Errington Hall 1390 Errington Rd. Info: 250-954-3941 www.livinghopecommunitychurch.ca
6:30-9pm, Hangar A3/ QBeach Airport. Pot luck dinner, games. Debbie, beaufort893ssc@hotmail.com.
WED. DEC 17 MID IS. WALKING CLUB 9:30am/1hr walk/Wed. 1&2hr walks/alternate Sat/Sun. Looking for new members. Ann. $10. email marmac2@telus.net
Every day from 4 to 6pm go to Quality Foods for crazy low prices on a select product. The Appy Hour deal changes every day!
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“CHRISTMAS CRAWL” STUDIO TOUR
4-6pm, Qualicum Christian Fellowship, 825 Village Way, QBeach. Carol 752-3600. Help & Encouragement after the death of a loved one.
8:30am-12pm, Veterans Way. fresh baked goods, jams & jellies, fish, chicken & pork, local crafts. 250-951-6516.
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May the Holiday Season bring only Happiness and Joy to you and your loved ones.
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NOTHING BEATS A BIKE FOR
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DEC. 17
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DECEMBER 18
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1025 Qualicum Rd, Qualicum Beach
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Little Qualicum Cheeseworks & Mooberry Winery Saturday Dec 20th 2014 11:00-3:00 250-954-3931
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ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY HORSE LOVERS DREAM SALE
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3 Days of Exceptional Festive Savings from Right Here at Home and Abroad!
Schneiders
Country Naturals Chicken 750gr
Garlic Sausage 300gr
3
3
99
99
9 h T e U m o K to Y r F t c e
454gr
4x415gr
6
Heinz
99
Baked Beanz 415gr
99
4
4 Heinz
Branston
Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce
4
2$ for
Cadbury
Dairy Milk
Old Jamaica
for
4
2
Heritage
Bigga or Mushy Peas
300gr
Ginger Beer
with Fiery Jamaican Root Ginger, 330ml
300gr
for
4
www.qualityfoods.com
3$ for
5
9
Aunty’s
Pudding
Tunnock’s
Coconut Covered Marshmallows
for
Crawford’s
Biscuits 100-150gr
3
2$ for
6 4
for
Cadbury Digestives or McVities Rich Tea 200-300gr
for
Caramel Wafer Biscuits Real Milk Chocolate
6
2
99
Cherry or Vanilla
Coca-Cola 330ml
2$
8’s
680gr
2$
2$
Tunnock’s
Value Bag Popcorn Shrimp
ou!
99
99
Milk Chocolate Tea Cakes
2
99
14 Weetabix Ready Brek
Super Smooth Porridge Original, 250gr
Saturday Dec. 13th, 2014
156-200gr
Armstrong
Cheese 1.35kg
Scott’s
Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea &
500gr
80’s
Porage Oats
2
99
Marmite
Kraft
125gr
220gr
Yeast Extract
Vegemite
3
4
99
Colman’s
Daddies
100gr
400gr
5
Wishing you a Healthy, Happy & Safe Holiday Season, from our family to yours!
5
2$ for
Decaf Tea
3
99
2$ for
Chocolates
So that our QF people may enjoy a well-deserved Christmas function
99
English Mustard
Tunnock’s
6’s
Ferrero Rocher
Qualicum Foods OPEN regular hours
¢
Plus Applicable Fees
Parksville and Nanoose Bay will close at 6pm
Aquastar
Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
2x100gr
99
4’s
2$
170gr
¢
Plus Applicable Fees
Batchelors
180gr
99
400gr
99
6
2
200gr
275gr
2$
ef
ef
for
Piccalilli Pickle
Broad Beans
410gr
99
Paxo
2$
Heinz
Classic Cream of Tomato Soup
2$ for
3
99
Nestle
Quality Street Chocolates
170gr
330gr
99
GRADE
Just in time for Christmas Stocking!
Favourite Gravy Granules
Red Cabbage
GRADE
an Be
520gr
1kg
Ahh! Bisto
Hayward’s
Onions
AA
AAA
h Ca na
Hayward’s
6
Fres
h Ca na
Crosse & Blackwell
Fres
Inside Round Roast
19
1.2 kg
Baked Beanz
DEC. 17
Store Hours
99 Dir
Brie Cheese
POINT S
WEDNESDAY
99
Brise Du Matin
Heinz
LE TRIP
12x355ml
300gr
Canadian AA
4
Ginger Ale
Crackers
an a More th l! hee 2.6 lb W
Branston Original Pickle
Plus Applicable Fees
Canada Dry
Stoned Wheat Thins
di
5
Grimm’s
an Be
2$
7
99
di
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Scottish Blend Tea 80’s
99
Favourite Brown Sauce
Hartley’s
4 4
99
99
Ma Made 850gr
3
99
Prices in effect December 12th-14 th, 2014
4
99
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3QX
3 Days of Exceptional Festive Savings from Right Here at Home and Abroad!
Schneiders
Country Naturals Chicken 750gr
Garlic Sausage 300gr
3
3
99
99
9 h T e U m o K to Y r F t c e
454gr
4x415gr
6
Heinz
99
Baked Beanz 415gr
99
4
4 Heinz
Branston
Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce
4
2$ for
Cadbury
Dairy Milk
Old Jamaica
for
4
2
Heritage
Bigga or Mushy Peas
300gr
Ginger Beer
with Fiery Jamaican Root Ginger, 330ml
300gr
for
4
www.qualityfoods.com
3$ for
5
9
Aunty’s
Pudding
Tunnock’s
Coconut Covered Marshmallows
for
Crawford’s
Biscuits 100-150gr
3
2$ for
6 4
for
Cadbury Digestives or McVities Rich Tea 200-300gr
for
Caramel Wafer Biscuits Real Milk Chocolate
6
2
99
Cherry or Vanilla
Coca-Cola 330ml
2$
8’s
680gr
2$
2$
Tunnock’s
Value Bag Popcorn Shrimp
ou!
99
99
Milk Chocolate Tea Cakes
2
99
14 Weetabix Ready Brek
Super Smooth Porridge Original, 250gr
Saturday Dec. 13th, 2014
156-200gr
Armstrong
Cheese 1.35kg
Scott’s
Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea &
500gr
80’s
Porage Oats
2
99
Marmite
Kraft
125gr
220gr
Yeast Extract
Vegemite
3
4
99
Colman’s
Daddies
100gr
400gr
5
Wishing you a Healthy, Happy & Safe Holiday Season, from our family to yours!
5
2$ for
Decaf Tea
3
99
2$ for
Chocolates
So that our QF people may enjoy a well-deserved Christmas function
99
English Mustard
Tunnock’s
6’s
Ferrero Rocher
Qualicum Foods OPEN regular hours
¢
Plus Applicable Fees
Parksville and Nanoose Bay will close at 6pm
Aquastar
Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
2x100gr
99
4’s
2$
170gr
¢
Plus Applicable Fees
Batchelors
180gr
99
400gr
99
6
2
200gr
275gr
2$
ef
ef
for
Piccalilli Pickle
Broad Beans
410gr
99
Paxo
2$
Heinz
Classic Cream of Tomato Soup
2$ for
3
99
Nestle
Quality Street Chocolates
170gr
330gr
99
GRADE
Just in time for Christmas Stocking!
Favourite Gravy Granules
Red Cabbage
GRADE
an Be
520gr
1kg
Ahh! Bisto
Hayward’s
Onions
AA
AAA
h Ca na
Hayward’s
6
Fres
h Ca na
Crosse & Blackwell
Fres
Inside Round Roast
19
1.2 kg
Baked Beanz
DEC. 17
Store Hours
99 Dir
Brie Cheese
POINT S
WEDNESDAY
99
Brise Du Matin
Heinz
LE TRIP
12x355ml
300gr
Canadian AA
4
Ginger Ale
Crackers
an a More th l! hee 2.6 lb W
Branston Original Pickle
Plus Applicable Fees
Canada Dry
Stoned Wheat Thins
di
5
Grimm’s
an Be
2$
7
99
di
A20
Scottish Blend Tea 80’s
99
Favourite Brown Sauce
Hartley’s
4 4
99
99
Ma Made 850gr
3
99
Prices in effect December 12th-14 th, 2014
4
99
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Aim high, town council
A
n open letter to Qualicum Beach Not that I’m one to be throwing stones. Betown council: fore I was ordained I was required by my church Let me begin by first thanking to agree that I was in “essential agreement” with you for your most generous invi- our denominational teachings and that I would tation to offer a blessing over the be a part of the pension plan. Hardly inspiring Qualicum Beach town council at its inaugural stuff. Not even “agreement,” but I just needed meeting. As I said at the gathering that evening, to be in the doctrinal ball park somewhere. Is we the churches in the district pray for you reg- that and supporting a pension plan the best we ularly, but being asked to offer God’s blessing could aim for? Of course not, and I like to think on you and your work was something that I ex- we in reality do much better than that. perienced as a particular honour. Still, I am reminded how hard it is to be It was a good first meeting I leading in any institution or orthought — very positive, lots of ganization that is attempting to hope for the work of the council be responsive to its membership, for the next few years, not too long, By Phil Spencer which of course in your case is the and the snacks following were voters. There is a great temptation well-received by the good-sized to simply agree to settle on the lowcrowd of people in attendance. I est common denominator, to find left with all sorts of thoughts, but the place where you get the least for some reason I kept replaying flack and say, “This is what it is.” I in my mind the administration of am pretty sure that our communithe oath of office that members ties need much more than that. So I of the council were required to write this to encourage you to listen make. It struck me as kind of … to us, the public — there are inevodd. I did some sleuthing and discovered that itably some interesting ideas bubbling up in it was the one outlined in the Local Govern- our midst — but also make sure you lead. Keep ment Act and so I’m guessing that it’s used by your aim high, and please, try not to settle for all municipalities. But I found it rather jarring, the low bar of our lowest expectations. Surprise because when you boil it down, it was pretty us, inspire us, and make us proud. much an affirmation that you haven’t bought Thanks for doing this tough job. And thanks or intimidated your way into office and you again for the opportunity to offer God’s blesswill continue to acquit yourselves in an hon- ing over you. Be assured that the church will be est way. Fair enough, I suppose, but it struck keeping you in our prayers as you lead. me as a pretty low standard. For some reason I Rev. Phillip Spencer is a pastor at St. Stewas hoping for something a little more inspirphen’s United Church in Qualicum Beach. ing. E-mail: eutychus@shaw.ca.
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Hyundai composes a memorable new Sonata Hyundai is a company that pushes the Inside envelope in terms of styling, vehicle As with the outside, the interior has content, engine choices and value, makbeen given a total refresh, no basic ing others carmakers take notice. tweaking here. The same, more muted The last generation Hyundai Sonata, design is at work here too, now the allreleased in 2011, is a perfect example. new centre console is wider and flatter The “Fluidic Sculpture” design language than the last car. This makes the car really set the pace for the mid-size class feel more open and airy, the brushed Hyundai has done aluminum surround is bright and the of cars. The competitors that followed, like the Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and it again, delivering a way the buttons and dials are fitted is Honda Accord, all took styling chances to none. Fit and finish is one very attractive car, full second after that Sonata was introduced. The area that Hyundai does as well, if not same too for the engine development, of features and at an better than most. Even on the base including smaller turbocharged 4-cyl$23,999 GL model, the Sonata comes attractive price. inder engines and fuel saving direct with standard heated front seats, backZack Spencer injection technology; compared with up camera, Bluetooth, 5-inch radio/ the competition all this technology was backup screen, satellite radio and USB ahead of the curve. Now, just a few years later, the connectivity. The $26,299 GLS adds a power driver’s Sonata gets another refresh, making this car more seat, heated leather steering wheel and heated rear compelling than ever. seats, and these are just the two entry-level cars. All cars now come with additional 2.5 cm of rear Looks legroom and a very useful trunk that is expandable, As dynamic as the Fluidic Sculpture design was, it thanks to a 60/40 split rear seat. didn’t age well. Cars that are heavily styled can date
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Clay Mates show modelling clay can be artistic Multi-media pieces dominate show JESSICA SKELTON
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Rose Gauthier, Lynn Orriss, Joyce Grenon and Pat Hart of the Mid-Island Polymer Art Guild — A.K.A the Clay Mates — are here to show that modelling clay isn’t just for kids crafts. “There’s probably more time put into it than a painting,” said Orriss, who herself is a painter. “Yet it’s still seen as more of a craft than an art form.” This year, the group is holding a show at the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply. On display are decorative boxes, pieces of jewellery and wall hangings of all shapes, sizes and colours. The main attraction, however, are art journals filled with acid-free paper and fronted by covers sculpted from clay. “There’s a tremendous amount of work that goes into these,” said Bonnie Luchtmeijer of the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply. In particular, the Clay Mates use a polymer clay. This pliable substance can extruded, moulded or sculpted into pretty much anything, explained Gauth-
ier. She also said that this particular clay doesn’t need the high temperatures of a kiln to set. Instead, the artists simply put their pieces into a regular kitchen oven at around 250-300 degrees. Orriss also added that the clay is versatile in the fact that one can put glazes on it, polish it, paint it before or after firing it. It also lends itself well to other media. In fact, many of the Clay Mate’s show pieces include beads, wood, metal, wire, paint and more to augment the clay. “The techniques are endless,” said Grenon. The Clay Mates started learning all these techniques around 10 years ago when Vickie Turner brought the group together and introduced them to polymer clay, Orriss explained. Although Turner has since moved to Eastern Canada, Orriss said the group is still going strong. “She really got us going,” said Gauthier. Orriss said while the group varies in size depending on the season, she, Gauthier, Grenon and Hart (who hail from Parksville and Gabriola Island) continually make up the core of Clay Mates. They get together once a month at one of their home studios to share new ideas
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From left, Rose Gauthier, Lynn Orriss and Joyce Grenon show off a few of the clay-covered art journals they sculpted from polymer clay for their current show.
and projects. “It’s something we really enjoy,” she said. The Clay Mates will be at the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply until the end of
January. The Gallery is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Luchtmeijer also said that the Gallery will be closed Dec. 25-28.
Craft fair gets set for second weekend Thirty-three different vendors to fill Hall JESSICA SKELTON
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Susanne Vignault of Moondance Tie Dye is the organizer for the annual Errington Craft Faire. This is the third year she has stretched the show over two weekends, with each having different vendors. “I got tired of saying no to everyone,” she said.
Even if you went to the annual Errington Craft Faire last week, the second installment of the event this Saturday will have plenty of new handmade items for you to browse. That’s because the Errington Hall will be filled with 33 different vendors. “You have to come twice to see everything,” said organizer Susanne Vignault. Vignault, who has organized the event for five years, said this is the third time that the annual fair has stretched over two weekends. “I got tired of saying no to everyone,” she said. “I had a waiting list the size of the Hall.” She also said that having different vendors each weekend has helped introduce variety to the show. According to Vignault, the Errington Craft Faire started around 30 years ago as an event in which only vendors from Errington were allowed to sell, and many of those people would come year after year. Some of those vendors still have booths at the
show, and Vignault said those are who you’ll see this weekend. “It’s a real social event,” she said, comparing it to meeting up with old friends. Now, however, Vignault says that the first weekend of the Errington Craft Faire is mostly reserved for people who are new to the show. Also, no matter if you’re new or returning, Vignault said nobody can rent more than one table at the event. “We’re trying to keep it as big as possible and keep variety,” she said. This weekend you’ll find a selection of fibre arts, jewellery, candles, soap, baking and more. Also, each vendor has donated one of their items into a basket draw. To enter, simply fill out the ballot form you’ll receive from each individual vendor you buy something from. As always, the fair is also a fundraiser. All proceeds from booth rentals will go to the Errington Hall. The last Errington Craft Faire of the year is this Saturday Dec. 13. Doors open at 10 a.m. and admission is free. There is also a concession stand. For more information, call 250-954-2922 or email susanneandguy@shaw.ca
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Classic spin on an old favourite Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra joins Parksville & District Community Choir for the first time JESSICA SKELTON reporter@pbqnews.com
The Parksville & District Community Choir will put a classic twist on an old favourite for their 45th annual Christmas Concert this weekend. The choir will sing Handel’s Messiah and for the first time, they will be accompanied by The Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra, led by Karl Rainer. “It’s going to be much more like the original,” said the choir’s director Ann Barber. “Handel intended it to be for a smaller chamber orchestra.” The opportunity comes in part thanks to choir member Kathy Larson, who takes cello lessons with NCO’s music librarian, principle cellist and chair of the board Diana Fletcher. Larson said she brought her connection to the Nanaimo music group to Barber’s attention, who then took over the job of organizing a show with the NCO. “Handel’s Messiah is one of the most famous great pieces,” said Larson. “With the orchestra, it will be amazing.” This isn’t the first time the choir has sung Messiah or been accompanied by an orchestra. Larson said the group’s archives show the choir first sang the piece in 1974 and has performed it every few years since then. Barber also said that former director Dr. John Lewis used to lead Messiah with an orchestra made up
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Pianist Margaret Nelson will play the harpsichord continuo while accompanying the Parksville & District Community Choir in their rendition of Handel’s Messiah.
of musicians from the mid-Island. In more recent years, however, that accompaniment has narrowed to a handful of musicians, including Bryn Badel who will again join the choir this year on piccolo trumpet. The choir’s regular pianist Margaret Nelson will also be there, only this year she’ll be playing the harpsichord continuo. “It’s not a real harpsichord,” she admitted, revealing that she’ll be playing on an electronic version for the concert. However, Nelson isn’t too upset about using the non-traditional instrument. She said that the keys on a real harpsichord distinctively drop when struck — the keys move a feather plectrum to pluck a string inside the instrument— and she hasn’t trained her fingers to play like that. Instead, the pianist will be in
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KSS boys basketball win home opener Kondors beat 49ers 78-49 with home court advantage Tuesday night in Qualicum Beach T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
The Kwalikum Secondary Kondors came out flying for their home opener as the senior boys basketball team took on the Ladysmith 49ers Tuesday night. Jesse Goring, Grade 12, led the way in scoring for the Kondors with 19 points as they cruised to a 78-49 win over the 49ers. Ryan Becker, Grade 12, chipped in with 18 points while Lucas Sposato, Grade 11, had 16 points to boot. “I thought we played a lot of good, high tempo basketball,” head coach Butch Gayton said. “We were aggressive on defense and created a lot of turnovers. That can be demoralizing to a team, especially one like Ladysmith that didn’t quite have the amount of players on the bench I think they would have liked.” Holding a 39-24 lead at the half, the Kondors busted the game open in the second, outscoring the 49ers 39-25 again. Sposato scored 10 of his 16 points in the game during the second half, leading the way for KSS in the final two quarters.
“We’ve got a couple of kinks to work out,” Gayton said. “I thought we executed well enough tonight and put a lot of good pressure on their team to cause some turnovers to get transition baskets. If we can hammer out the offensive side of things, we should start to see a well rounded game for ourselves.” Coming off a big come-frombehind win over the AAA Alberni Armada, the Kondors beat the 49ers in their first home game of the season and move to 1–0 in league play on the season. “I think that we really set the tone early on,” Gayton said. “Our three headed monster of Goring, Becker and Shane Craven, those three guys can really cause a lot of problems for other teams with their speed and quick hands on defense.” “They created the majority of turnovers on defense and turned them in to fast break layups for us.” That trio of guards will be the focal point of a quick and aggressive KSS defense this season. The Kondors have a bit of size in the paint with Grade 11’s Sposa-
to and Connor Haywood, to go along with Grade 12 Wylder Carson-Austin. “We aren’t going to be the biggest team on the floor every game,” Gayton said. “We’ve got some big guys but our bread and butter is with our quickness.” “Our big guys can get up and down the floor too, so when we create scoring chances off defensive turnovers, we put ourselves in an excellent position to win games.” The senior boys will now travel to Courtenay this weekend for a tournament at Mark Isfeld Secondary, where they will take on the Ladysmith 49ers once again in their opening game of the tournament. “We’re starting to pass the ball more as a team,” Gayton said. “Our guards are starting to see the floor better on offense and even our big men are getting in there, passing the ball well within the offense. We’re making good strides and it’s early in the season, so that’s always nice to see. As the season goes along, we’re hoping to keep getting better each week.”
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Ryan Becker, who scored 18 points, goes hard to the hoop for a layup as the Kondors beat the Ladysmith 49ers 78-49.
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With the off-ice distractions seemingly behind them, the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals will look to right the ship on the ice this week. They will be in Victoria, taking on the Victoria Cougars tonight and a familiar face in PJ Heger. Heger was recently traded from the Gens to the Cougars for future considerations. The move saw the Gens lose their leading scorer, as Heger had 13 goals and 10 assists. “It’s tough, there’s no doubt about it,” Heger said after the trade. “I made a lot of
good friends and really enjoyed coming to Parksville. It’s a beautiful place and I’m going to miss it. But this is a good chance for me to continue to improve as a hockey player with the trade to the Cougars and I’m excited about the new opportunity that’s in front of me.” There was a flurry of action off the ice with the departure of president Sylvain Giroux and general manager Lou Gavel. Rob Gaudreault, who takes over as head coach and general manager, still has a bit of room left to make some deals. “We’ll see what happens,” Gaudreault said. “We don’t have many cards left to
bring guys in but we’ve got a few to use. It’s a different situation than being the assistant coach but I’m up to the challenge of trying to make this team better and give these kids the best chance to go out there each night and have some fun while trying to win some hockey games.” This week the Gens are dealing with a smaller roster and injuries. A pair of defenseman are on the shelf as Chandler Bruyckere is dealing with a shoulder injury and David Biagioni is dealing with an upper-body injury. Forward and Parksville’s own Jarrett Weme is getting over a shoulder injury of his own and should be
back to 100 per cent hopefully this week. “It’s been a bit of a struggle with this injury, for sure,” Weme said. “Just when it feels like I’m ready to get back out there, it sort of comes back and bothers me. It’s at the point now where it’s nowhere near as painful but when I get bumped; it’s just like a little brother punching you in the arm constantly. I’m close though, shouldn’t be too much longer.” On the road Thursday, the Generals are still looking to beat the Comox Valley Glacier Kings for the first time this season. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. See PHOTO, page A37
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Sebastian Powsey and the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals will look to get back in the win column this week, starting tonight as they take on the Victoria Cougars in Victoria. Saturday the Generals host the Comox Valley Glacier Kings at 7:30 p.m. at Oceanside Place.
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It was cold and clear with a very light breeze as skippers and crews of the Schooner Cove racing fleet tested their skills in race six of the Fall Colours Series. A short six-mile course was selected because of the light air and all six vessels stayed close to the line during the pre-start sequence. It was a down wind start with Shingebiss being the first boat to deploy a spinnaker even before the start signal. As the fleet crossed the start line for the first leg of two miles, more sails went up to get maximum advantage of what little wind there was.
As each boat rounded the down wind mark, spinnakers came down and head sails went up to begin a painfully slow two mile leg followed by one mile cross wind. One final crosswind leg took the fleet to the finish line. The seventh and last race of the series is scheduled for December 14. RACE SIX RESULTS: Vessel Skipper Time Calais Ralph Hunter 2:27:11 Flight Brian Robinson 2:44:39 Shingebiss Neal Berger 2:51:02 Amazing Grace Tim Rann 2:53:52 Spud John Collins 3:03:05 Freewind Richard Hudson DNF
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The Parksville Lawn Bowling Club donated $650 to the Salvation Army towards their Christmas campaign. Club Vice-President Ron Davis, left, hands the donation to Major Norman Hamelin of the Salvation Army.
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Darts’ league turkey shoot T YSON TAYLOR
sports@pqbnews.com
The District 69 Darts League is going to be holding a Turkey Shoot this week, open to members of the public. Taking place on Saturday, December 13, registration starts at 12:30 p.m. and costs $7. Open to anyone at any skill level, the Turkey Shoot will take place at the Qualicum Legion and is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Here are the results from last week’s dart’s
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase, finance and lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Trax, Silverado or Cruze. Freight ($1,600/$1695/$1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration & dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. *Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 and January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 and January 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup(except Colorado/Canyon); delivered in Canada between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. **Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between December 2, 2014 through January 2, 2015. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox and Malibu. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. 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See your dealer for additional details. ‡‡2014 Silverado 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100 km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Ford F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine has a fuel consumption rating of 12.9L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 2WD and 14.1L/100 km city and 9.6L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ++Whichever comes first. See dealer/manufacturer for details. Based on Wardsauto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and last available information at the time of posting. +Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. 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Joe Cunningham Ford Christmas Sweater Colouring Event Colour your most creative Christmas sweater and drop it off to WIN 1 of THREE $100 Parksville Shopping Sprees!
Name: ______________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________ Open to kids 15 years and under. Draw date Monday December 22nd, 2014 at 5pm. All entries will be displayed at the dealership. To print additional copies visit: joecunninghamford.com
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