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Campbell River’s mayor admits he’s surprised by this year’s tax increase. Council whittled down the tax hike in 2015 to 1.69 per cent, which equates to $24 more for the average assessed home and a $246.62 increase for the average business. Mayor Andy Adams said while he was pleased to see council arrive at the figure it did, he has some concerns. “I think during the last election, the message was loud and clear that we need to be cognizant of tax levels – to be honest, I think we got lower than I thought we would,” Adams said Wednesday afternoon, following three days of budget deliberations. “I expected in the neighbourhood of 2.2 to 2.4 per cent. To get to 1.69 is good on one side but still leaves work to do on the other side. There’s still the outstanding issue of having to replenish our reserves.” That’s because council, in order to arrive at 1.69 per cent, took $200,000 out of the city’s 2014 general operating surplus. Adams and first-time councillors Michele Babchuk and Colleen Evans were the only members of council opposed to doing so. It was Coun. Larry Samson who

made the motion to dip into those monies after council was stuck at a 2.64 per cent tax increase following more than four hours of deliberations Wednesday. Coun. Charlie Cornfield agreed with Samson’s recommendation, sensing that council wasn’t willing to cut any further. “I would have preferred more harder decisions looking at items that we could eliminate to reduce the increase but if council is at the point where it doesn’t want to reduce activities further and you still want to see a lower tax increase, this to me is one of the only ways we can achieve that so reluctantly I will be supporting,” Cornfield said. Coun. Babchuk said she couldn’t support using the surplus monies because she was worried about the impact it may have on the city’s reserves, or savings accounts. “I have a significant concern when we’re talking about drawing on the surplus or drawing down those reserves more as a new councillor, not totally having my head wrapped around what those reserves and surplus actually are,” Babchuk said. “I don’t believe we’re in that big of a quandary right now where we’re landing. “I would like to see it come down a bit more but not enough that I Continued on Pg. 3

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A few of the younger visitors appeared slightly intimidated by the life-sized RCMP Safety Bear, but École Phoenix Middle School was a bully-free zone Wednesday night during the second annual Anti-Bullying Fun Fair. The gym was filled with a profusion of pink shirts as Campbell River School District hosted the

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n $145,000 transferred from the general fund to the city’s Facility Reserve. n A Community Land Development reserve to help fund building fees for non-profits was delayed until 2016, saving $35,000. n A new sign for the entrance to the Discov-

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Efforts to stop bullying can’t stop Schools across the province stand united in hopes of bringing an end to the devastating effects bullying can have on young lives. Pink Shirt Day took place across B.C. on Wednesday. The anti-bullying day is celebrated across Canada and in 25 countries around the world on other dates. The movement aims to eliminate schoolyard bullying and alleviate the negative consequences bullying can have on children in school. And the consequences of bullying can be life-altering, not just for the victims but for their families, schoolmates and community. The statistics tell a frightening tale. Bullying is not just an occasional event. The growing popularity of events such as Pink Shirt Day show that Canadians We say: are committed to putting an end to the potentially Measures to tragic results of bullying. prevent bullying Strategies and legislation aimed at preventing worthwhile bullying and helping victims of bullying are certainly worthwhile ventures. But it bears noting that no one is born a bully, it is a behaviour children learn from those around them. It is something parents need to keep in mind the next time they’re angered by a passing motorist or something that takes place in the check-out line or neighbourhood rink. -Black Press

Online Voices ● “So, why do we have an ICBC monopoly?” – Feb. 24 Susan Sinnott I will provide a few reasons, and usually I would be the last person to advocate for ICBC but: 1. the profit over people problems that come from ‘for profit’ insurers were the original reason ICBC was created in the 1970’s. The experience in Ontario is an example of insurers lobbying for taking away rights of access to court, because of alleged “fraud” yet not passing on savings to consumers; 2. the for profit insurers still set rates based on things we in BC would consider irrelevant, such as marital status and age, rather than actual losses you have caused; 3. ICBC can work with other government departments to streamline costs (example is medical billing for doctors and therapists using MSP payments); 4. ICBC is regulated by the BC Utilities Commission; 5. ICBC’s entire insurance “policy” you buy is set by government legislation, is open and well known to all; 6. There is competition in what is called “optional” coverage, such as collision. 7. ICBC is better able to catch and prevent fraud claims, given it’s scope of control with suppliers (e.g. body shops) and relationships with other government and law enforcement agencies and duties (like licensing). 8. ICBC has well paid and professional unionized staff, providing good jobs in many communities 9. ICBC has a public service mandate by law, not a maximize shareholder return mandate that private insurers would have.

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Anti terror bill too broad, lacks oversight PETER SCHWARZHOFF LIBERAL CANDIDATE

In spite of numerous and substantive reservations, Justin Trudeau has agreed to the passage of a flawed Bill C-51, the so-called anti-terrorism bill, as a way to assure Canadians that the government is responsible for protecting national security and opposing threats of domestic terrorism. He holds that government is obliged to make sure law enforcement and intelligence agencies have the tools needed to keep Canadians safe – tools that they must always use responsibly. At the same time, he asserts that the bill contains serious deficiencies due to the speed with which the Conservative government is moving to exploit the concerns of Canadians. This cavalier approach to law-making has led to a bill that was badly conceived and hastily drafted. Worse than the haste is the resolve of Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to pass

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the legislation with limited debate in spite of the stated concerns of opposition parties, former Prime Ministers and Supreme Court Justices, academics and journalists. Informed commentators and analysts judge Bill C-51 to confer on Canada’s security agencies new powers that have the potential for abuse if exercised behind a cloak of secrecy. They argue, as the Liberal Party argues, that such powers must be made subject to civilian oversight through parliamentary review in order to protect the rights of Canadians to personal privacy, free speech and assembly. Given Stephen Harper’s inclination to rule with an iron fist, there is a real worry that the new laws will be used to stifle lawful political dissent by anyone who opposes the Conservatives’ social, economic or environmental policies. The law aims to curtail interference with infrastructure or economic stability which gives rise to concern that it may be

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used, for example, to apprehend peaceful pipeline or G20 protesters in the future. The bill gives rise to a reasonable fear that Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Communications Security Establishment (CSE) will have the authority to stifle dissent, remove due process and serve the state as a secret police force. As it is, the CSE presently monitors millions of e-mails and Internet downloads of ordinary Canadian citizens each day. Big brother is already watching. Stephen Harper and the Conservatives argue that it’s ok for big brother to watch because current oversight mechanisms provide adequate protection to the Canadian public. Thai is just not true. At the present time, oversight of security agency activities is in the hands of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), a body that is made up mostly of former Conservative politicians and other patronage appointments who complain that they do not have

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the authority to compel CSIS and CSE to fully disclose documents and present the testimony of agency officials. Justin Trudeau is committed to fair and effective protection of the public from terrorist threat; protection that is free from state sponsored abuse. The Liberals will propose amendments to Bill C-51 to clarify the new powers in order to better protect the rights of Canadians, improve oversight and require a mandatory review of the legislation after three years. Mr Trudeau challenges the Conservatives to abandon their plan to limit debate and permit a full national discussion of the legislation. If they persist on passing the imperfect bill that’s now before Parliament, the Liberals vow on election to open up the legislation and perfect its flaws so as to eliminate any possibility of an assault on the rights of Canadians by security agencies. Peter Schwarzhoff is the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for North Island – Powell River.

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Unhardened criminals strike Splashpark as photog shoots back

The family that vandalizes together may face the music together. The Willow Point Rotary Splashpark was defaced with writing and drawing in freshly poured concrete, in an incident caught in photos by a passerby. Photographs of what appear to be one or two family groups of adults and children writing and drawing in the concrete were taken Feb. 17 at approximately 5:17 p.m. by a man walking past the Splashpark. Four adults and five young children appear in the photo, and the man later took photographs of the damage. Both sets of images are with the RCMP for investigation that could lead to charges of mischief. “It’s likely these people didn’t set out to deliberately cause harm and

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THEY SAID IT: “It’s likely these people didn’t set out to deliberately cause harm and cost taxpayers money ... Such activity is considered vandalism, and we’re surprised that adults, as role models, could think this is a suitable family activity.”

Names and other markings were made in fresh concrete poured at Willow Point Rotary Splashpark last week. The incident was photographed by a man walking past.

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4x11 cost taxpayers money. Perhaps they thought they were just having fun,” said Ross Milnthorp, the City’s general manager of parks, recreation and culture. “But, if your neighbour poured a new concrete driveway, it wouldn’t be acceptable to write or draw in that concrete. “Such activity is considered vandalism, and we’re surprised that adults, as role models,

could think this is a suitable family activity.” The concrete had to be re-surfaced, which took crews away from other work and cost the City taxpayers extra expense. While Milnthorp was not yet able to confirm the exact cost of repair, he said the cost to pour the concrete initially was approximately $2,500. The concrete was installed to support new bike racks.

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Campbell River taxpayers will pay more for parks and recreation when they get this year’s tax bill. At Tuesday’s financial planning session – day two of budget deliberations – council approved a $12 increase to the Parks Parcel Tax for 2015. City staff ’s recommendation was to hold off until 2016 and imple-

ment a $15 increase to the Parks Parcel Tax, but council didn’t want to wait. Mayor Andy Adams highlighted the importance of the Parks Parcel Tax, which allows the city to do more than the bare minimum – basic maintenance and modest improvements of city parks. “For us to do anything beyond that we’re dipping into reserves or going into taxation,” Adams said. “There

have been a number of parks projects and trail networks that we have not been able to move forward on, whether it be Ostler Park, whether it be Maritime Heritage Park, Frank James Park, Nunns Creek Park Master Plan, Greenways Loop, Willow Point Park enhancements, or the Robron Park Master Plan, or Nunns Creek ballfields – there’s a litany of services and amenities that could be provided and that’s basi-

City may bring back curbside yard waste pick up KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

Council is considering using extra money in its solid waste budget to bring back curbside yard waste pick-up. At Monday’s financial planning meeting, council learned it has an extra $124,000 in 2015 funding from Multi-Material BC (MMBC), the organization which took over the city’s recycling program last May. City staff recommended council create a new solid waste reserve to handle the funding and use it to reduce solid waste user fees for taxpayers. But Coun. Larry Samson had a different idea. “I think this is the opportune time, with the extra money that MMBC is paying us, to bring back the yard waste program,” Samson said. “When we discontinued it, it was one of the services that we heard loud and clear from the public that they wanted.” Samson said it’s a valuable service to the community that helps prevent illegal dumping.

“Not everybody has a truck to go up to the end of Willis Road and up to Quinsam Crossing (the yard waste drop-off centre) and dump their stuff there,” Samson said. “Not all seniors have the ability to throw it in the back of their car. “These clippings, they end up on our logging roads, they end up in our parks, they end up in dumpsters, so I would like to see this service brought back,” Samson added. Coun. Charlie Cornfield agreed and said he was concerned that staff ’s recommendation would restrict council in how it could use the funds once in the solid waste reserve. “When I look at the recommendation of the report, ‘that council allocate the equivalent amount of remaining new MMBC funding toward a solid waste reserve to help stabilize solid waste user fees,’ then I don’t see how we’re going to be able to utilize it for that other purpose,” Cornfield said. “I have no problem setting up a reserve provided it can be used for the other purpose. As long

as the motion is crystal clear, so we do have that latitude.” Cornfield proposed a motion that council allocate the MMBC funding to a solid waste reserve, without stipulating what those funds should be used for, in order to give council more freedom. That motion passed unanimously. City staff ’s recommendation to use the MMBC funding to decrease solid waste user fees by roughly $12 per household in 2015, to give taxpayers a break before costs are expected to rise next year. “Due to flat city user fees and increasing contract costs and increasing household numbers, the solid waste function will require a user fee increase starting in 2016 on existing service levels,” wrote Amber Zirnhelt, the city’s sustainability and long range planning manager, in a report to council.

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and not start this year. Ron Bowles, the city’s corporate services manager, admitted “there wasn’t a whole lot of science behind starting in one year versus another.” Samson suggested council up the Parks Parcel Tax by $12 to $37 in 2015 and ease in towards the original $50. Coun. Colleen Evans said she liked Samson’s recommendation. “It’s an opportunity to introduce that and ease into something

and ramp up into 2016,” Evans said. Adams agreed. “I would concur,” he said. “Parks, recreation and culture has certainly been a priority for me, and they provide public facilities that really improve the health and welfare of our community. I like the idea of $12, that basically equates to a dollar (more) a month per household and that’s a pretty good investment in your community.”

But Coun. Charlie Cornfield disagreed that an increase to the Parks Parcel Tax was a good idea in 2015. “I think right now we’re already facing a $48 increase for sewer and water fees, now we’re adding $12 on to that and we’re at $60,” Cornfield said. “I think it was very prudent of staff to suggest the increase in 2016 and that to me is ramping it up towards the former $50 contribution from before.”

Council bumps up bylaw enforcement KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

The city will beef up its bylaw enforcement after council allocated funding in its 2015 budget to ramp up those services. The decision was made Wednesday morning during city council’s third day of budget deliberations. City staff had budgeted for the extra services in 2017 but Coun. Larry Samson proposed council move the $67,966 for bylaw enforcement up to 2015. “We’ve talked about this for the last three years and we just about had the position last year,” Samson said. “We’ve talked about graffiti, we’ve talked about cleaning up our downtown, we’ve talked about always just answering complaints instead of being pro-active. To put this position off two years, I don’t think is advantageous to our city.” City Clerk Peter Wipper confirmed to council that the city currently has a one-half bylaw enfor cement officer position and that the approximately $68,000

would bring that up to one position. Wipper said the funding will also provide for another vehicle as well as allow the city to continue downtown parking controls by contractor Robbins Parking Service. The city hired Robbins last June at a cost of $1,579 per month to crack down on people parking illegally in the downtown core.

As was reported in Wednesday’s Mirror, Robbins handed out 99 warnings in its first three weeks of operation before it began issuing tickets. In total, 683 tickets were given out to motorists who committed parking infractions downtown. A bylaw enforcement report released by the city last week, showed that bylaw complaints

have been on the rise over the last three years. Samson said that’s justification for addressing the lean bylaw enforcement department now rather than later. “As we see the workload for the current bylaw officer, I think this position is sorely needed,” Samson said. The city last year responded to 414 bylaw complaints.

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Campbell River has the best Crime Stoppers program in B.C., according to annual statistics released last week. Pat Patterson, coordinator of Campbell River Crime Stoppers, said year end statistics for each Crime Stoppers program show that “the most effective Crime Stoppers program in British Columbia is here in Campbell River.” Patterson, during a presentation to council at its Monday night meeting, said Campbell River led the province in arrests made, cases cleared, and charges laid due to tips received. Arrests mades on tips was 19.4 per cent, while cases cleared on tips received was 34 per cent and charges laid due to tips was 28 per cent – all of which were the highest in B.C.

Patterson also threw some other impressive numbers out at council. “Campbell River is less than one per cent of the population in B.C. but we generated over three per cent of the tips, resulting in 16.5 per cent of the arrests, 20.4 per cent of the charges laid and 28.7 per cent of the cases cleared right across B.C.,” Patterson said. “It’s not only a great program, but a great ( C r i m e St o p p e r s ) board. The city has supported Crime Stoppers, and the RCMP – I can’t speak highly enough about the motivated members here.” Crime Stoppers President Rob Harris said Patterson himself also deserves a bulk of the credit and said his passion and experience as a former police officer are invaluable to the organization. Harris and Patter-

son also reiterated to city council what they said to the Strathcona Regional District last month – that 2014 was the most successful year in the program’s 25 year history. Patterson said numbers were up across the board: n 61,258 more views on the Crime Stoppers Facebook page (+ 25 per cent) n 66 more calls taken by Campbell River Crime Stoppers (+25 per cent) n 66 more tips received (+25 per cent) n 35 more arrests made (+125 per cent) n 58 more cases cleared (+132 per cent) Patterson said as great as those numbers are, he’s hoping for even more next year. “I’d like to sit here again next year and say 2015 was our best year,” Patterson said. “We’ve done very, very well.”

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THE HISTORY OF THE CAMPBELL RIVER AREA The story of the Campbell River Library INTO

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Did you ever wonder how the library in Campbell River came to be? A letter recently unearthed in the Museum Archives by volunteer Jessica Madsen looks like a reply to that question and clearly outlines the beginnings of book lending in Campbell River. The letter was written in 1957 by William R. Taggart, the Regional Librarian, and addressed to Hazel Anderson, who was the Custodian of the library at that time. Mr. Taggart wrote: “Dear Mrs. Anderson, The Vancouver Island Union library was founded in April, 1936. Negotiations were made during the summer of 1936 for the old Campbell River School District (not the present boundaries) to join the Union Library, and on September 19th, of the year the first Campbell River branch was opened, in somebody’s house or store. For almost fifteen years, the branch carried on in this way, going from pillar to post as it were, with a fair number of different custodians, some threats and rumours of threats that the library would fold up, but somehow at every crisis everyone pulled together and the Campbell River branch never once broke the connection which it had from the start with the Union Library. When the population began to increase shortly after the war, it became apparent that a more formal agreement was

Group of children enjoying reading time in 1966.

necessary with Nanaimo Headquarters. Also, the improvement in the roads and the Library’s vehicles made it possible to give better and more frequent service to Campbell River. And with the incorporations for the Village, it was possible for the Library to negotiate directly with the local Commissioners. There were the usual prolonged discussions and meetings, but finally in December, 1950, the citizens of Campbell River voted by plebiscite to join the now Vancouver Island Regional Library. By this time the Regional Library was not serving the newly formed Campbell River School District, so the direct agreement with the municipality was absolutely necessary. The effective date of the Village’s membership (as con-

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tracted with the old School District) was January 1, 1951. Another historic date occurred in 1951; that was when you [Hazel] took over as Custodian on July 7th. It was also around this time that the Library began to get separate quarters. I am not sure of the dates in this regard, but you can probably fill this in to a certain extent. It may not be safe to mention individuals when so many contributed to the growth of the Campbell River Library, but if one person in the Village had to be singled out, I think it would be John Lambie, library trustee from 1950-1955. I think that pretty well gets us up to date, except to say that with the present business your library is doing, we will need bigger quarters and more shelving very shortly.” – William R. Taggart From its simple beginnings as a bookshelf housed in McCar-

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proposed that they erect a new building for the library on the Van Isle parking lot. The 10,000 square foot new library opened in September 1987. Since that time the library has continued to grow to meet the demands of the public, including providing computers. Current Manager Thom Knutson says that “VIRL (Vancouver Island Regional Library) bought its first computer in 1977; however, the late 1990s really saw the introduction of computers for the public.” Renovations underway today mean that “the Campbell River branch will be revitalized with internal branch improvements that include new paint and furniture. This will allow us to expand study space and public computer capacity, while providing a brighter environment for all customers.” Although one of the largest expansions has occurred in what the VIRL can offer online, Knutson explains that there is still a large demand for in-person programs, public computers, meeting space and physical collections. He says that “In 2014 alone, over 82,000 people attended VIRL programs, while the system’s total circulation for physical items (books, DVDs, CD, magazines) reached 4.3 million.” That Campbell River loves to read is evidenced by the growth of the Museum at Campbell River’s Book Sale and Fundraiser, now in its tenth year. Its continued success is due to the terrific donations received by the Museum, the volunteers who help sort and sell, and the people who always need more books!

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Minister rejects petition to put Ferries back under highways River and hosted on the Internet site change.org, calls for the return of BC Ferries to the status of public highways. Ferries were a part of the provincial transportation system until becoming a provincial crown corporation in the 1970s. In 2002, it was changed by the Liberal government to an ostensibly private corporation. But the province is the only shareholder and provides an annual subsidy to BC Ferries. “The Liberals decided they wanted to offload some debt from their books,” said Abram. “So they switched it to the BC Ferry Authority, which is supposed to be a quasi-private thing. Nobody really knows what it is.” When the petition reached Eacott’s goal of 20,000 signatures, Abram — a longtime proponent of ferries in

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A 20,000-signature petition calling for the restoration of B.C. Ferries to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure was brought to the floor of the legislature Tuesday and promptly dismissed by Transportation Minister Todd Stone. But proponents are just getting started. “This is something that’s not going away, because it’s not going away in our communities,” said Jim Abram of Quadra Island, chair of the Strathcona Regional District Board of Directors. “Since the petition was put back up at 4 p.m. (Tuesday) afternoon, almost 3,000 more people have signed. That was just overnight.” The petition, posted by Laural Eacott of Powell

Coastal B.C. — helped her negotiate the steps to have it introduced before the legislature. The petition was presented by independent MLA Vicki Huntington of Delta South and tabled by legislature. The opposition NDP “were all advised and upto-date on what we were doing,” said Abram. “The reason behind going with an independent MLA was we did not want to give the Liberal government the opportunity to say, ‘This is just NDP rhetoric’ or ‘This is just Green rhetoric.’” Stone re pl i e d to reporters Tuesday that putting ferries back into the government “doesn’t solve the underlying problems at BC Ferries, the challenging financial realities.” Among those are a $1.3 billion debt. In 2013 the ministry announced a

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DOWNTOWN TREE PRUNING As part of its annual street tree maintenance program, the City will prune the London plane trees along the Shoppers Row and Pier Street sidewalks on three Sundays in March. Mar. 8, 15 and 22 – from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To minimize disruption, local businesses have been notiﬁed, and pruning work will not be done in areas near hotels on Sunday mornings. Tree trimming equipment will temporarily take up some parking spaces where the work is being done, and sidewalks could be brieﬂy and temporarily closed when pruning is taking place. Please respect any areas marked for public safety. Questions: Please contact the Parks Department at 250-286-7275.

SERVE YOUR CITY Interested in helping Campbell River move forward? Make your point. Be heard. And help shape Campbell River’s future by applying to serve on the City’s Advisory Planning and Environment Commission (APEC). Four appointments to the Advisory Planning and Environment Commission are now coming up: • one position for a one-year term from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 • three positions for three-year terms from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018. The City is looking for members of the public to apply, preferably with experience and expertise in the areas of: • Sustainability, conservation and environment • Development industry • Member at large The APEC provides policy advice and recommendations to Council, on various issues related to long range planning (OCP), land use and development planning, permitting and development application processes, transportation planning and environmental and sustainability issues. Information and applications are at City Hall or at www.campbellriver. ca by going to Your City Hall - City Council – Advisory Committees and Commissions – Advisory Planning and Environment Commission. Apply today! Deadline is 4:30 PM Friday March 13, 2015. Questions? Please contact Peter Wipper, City Clerk at 250-286-5707 or email peter.wipper@campbellriver.ca

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NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURES AND DEDICATION REMOVALS Pursuant to Section 40(3)(a) of the Community Charter, Council is considering adoption of Road Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 3569, 2015 (Erickson Road to Island Highway) and Road Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 3572, 2015 (Dogwood Street South to Jubilee Heights). 1) The portion of Lot 3, Section 18, Township 1, Comox District, Plan EPP6409, shown as Road to be Closed on Reference Plan EPP40649, marked as Subject Property on the map (top right). 2) The portion of Lot 7, Section 17 and 20, Township 1, Comox District Plan VIP82145, shown as Road to be Closed on Reference Plan EPP40648, marked as Subject Property on the map (bottom left). Please send written comments by March 20, 2015 to: Elle Brovold, Property Manager, City of Campbell River 301 St. Ann’s Road, Campbell River, V9W 4C7 Elle.Brovold@campbellriver.ca or 250-286-5709

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arah Hagen is no stranger to Campbell River audiences. The Courtenay-raised now Vancouver-based pianist has brought her classical music series and collaborations to community venues many times. On Tuesday, she performs once again in Campbell River this time at the Tidemark Theatre and she is eagerly anticipating her appearance there. First of all because she will be performing with two personal friends from Vancouver – viola player Jennifer MacLeod and her husband, clarinet player Keith MacLeod. “We’ve been wanting to play together for a long time,” Hagen said. But in addition, she also gets to put her

Sarah Hagen will perform A Classical Afternoon with Sarah Hagen and be joined by viola player Jennifer MacLeod and clarinetist Keith MacLeod on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Tidemark Theatre.

hands on the Tidemark’s piano, an instrument that has stuck with her since she played it in a performance a few years ago. “They have a really gorgeous piano,” Hagen

said. “It’s a Yamaha that just has a magical sound board.” She was playing a solo Tchaikovsky piano piece for Jeff Hyslop’s Nutcracker performance with local dance group

and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the piano. “I was determined from that point to get back to the Tidemark,” she said. Well she’s back on

Tuesday at 1 p.m., a somewhat unusual time for a concert until you realize that the audiences for classical performance don’t necessarily want to be restricted to going out in the evening. “A huge percentage of my concerts are in the morning,” Hagen said. “Because people who listen to classical music like to do things in the day time.” So afternoon performances fit with classical audiences’ desire to have alternatives to night time shows. “It’s a nice feeling to have music in the daytime,” Hagen said. Hagen, Macleod and Macleod will perform a recital of classical music for piano, viola and clarinet. A visionary and an idealist, Hagen’s performances are conceptually

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Worms are performing at the Heriot Bay Inn on Quadra Island for two nights of chortles, snickers and guffaws March 11-12. Arrogant Worms shows are fast, furious and family friendly. The wit is quick, the satire is biting and the musicianship is second to none. Show seating at 6:30; show finishes in time for the last ferry back to Campbell River. All seats

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innovative, involving photography, dance and theatre. She is the Artistic Director for Pro’ject Sound, a performance project involving live piano with large-scale projected images. She curates, hosts and performs on numerous concert series in B.C., sharing the stage with artists from around the world. So, head down to the Tidemark on Tuesday,

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Seeing people at their best Veteran paramedic inspired by how people handle traumatic situations

By Kristen Douglas Allan Newbert sees people at their worst – on a regular basis. As a paramedic, itʼs Newbertʼs job to help those suffering from illness or injury. Though itʼs not always easy, itʼs the patients that Newbert credits as one of the best aspects of his profession. “You get to meet some really nice people,” Newbert says. “I find that even in really, really bad circumstances you still get to meet really nice people. The way people handle being in the medical system I find really inspiring.”

Itʼs why Newbert has stayed with BC Emergency Health Services (formerly known as BC Ambulance) for as long as he has, while also holding down a job in the forest industry. The ﬂexibility of the profession has allowed him to work part-time as a paramedic since 1977.

Newbert grew up in Edmonton but moved to Tahsis 35 years ago for work. He was recruited to join the ambulance service because of a need for paramedics.

“I got hailed down on the street, they asked me if I wanted to be a paramedic because they were short,” Newbert recalls. “It was pretty easy to get in back then, all you needed was Occupational First Aid Level 111 and a class 4 driverʼs licence and BC Ambulance would provide the rest of the training.” Newbert jumped at the opportunity, having taken an interest in paramedic

work some years earlier.

“I did a ride-along with my cousin in Squamish, it was a transfer from Squamish to Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver. It was a lot more informal then,” Newbert says. “I think thatʼs what hooked me.” After spending a few years in Tahsis as a full-ﬂedged paramedic, Newbert was transferred to Gold River for his forestry work; in order to continue as a paramedic, he joined the volunteer ﬁre department which at the time also provided the villageʼs ambulance services.

Following his time in Gold River, Newbert spent ﬁve years in the Queen Charlotte Islands (now Haida Gwaii) where he was the ambulance unit chief before moving on to Sayward for the next 10 years. In 1998, Newbert and his family settled in Campbell River. He retired from Western Forest Products in 2011 and intends to retire from the ambulance service next month. While he loves his job, Newbert says some aspects can be tough.

“We get paged out, and when we go there, we sometimes put ourselves in harmʼs way right oﬀ the bat,” Newbert says.

And like any profession, there are ups and downs and days that are particularly challenging.

He said pediatrics – providing care to young children – is the most diﬃcult part of his job.

“You talk to 10 paramedics, at least eight will say thatʼs the toughest part,” Newbert says. “Especially when you get a call for a child around the same age as your own.” Newbert recalls a time he had to attend to a small child in Sayward.

“I was wondering why it was bothering me so much and then I realize ʻIʼve got one at home the same age,ʼ” Newbert says. “Everyoneʼs Paramedic Allan Newbert is on got great training, the front lines emergency. during a medica so it doesnʼt mean l you canʼt do it, but itʼs diﬃcult and it tends to hang around longer.” But with 35 years of experience under his belt, Newbert knows how to deal with diﬃcult situations. Heʼs responded to motor vehicle accidents where people have been trapped in their car and the prognosis isnʼt good.

“Itʼs very diﬃcult, theyʼre injured in a way where you pretty much know theyʼre not going to make it, itʼs hard to do,” Newbert says. “Suicides are diﬃcult too.”

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“The police are all really good people and we support them,” Newbert says. “We have a very symbiotic relationship. Youʼve got my back, Iʼve got yours.”

“Iʼve probably been in every hospital on the Island except for Toﬁno,” Newbert says. He, and other Campbell River paramedics, also provide services in tandem with the local RCMP, whether it be for victims of crime or

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“We have a really diverse group,” Newbert says. “The people I work with, theyʼre a really good group of people. “I have one more month until Iʼm retired. Iʼm using it to wind down from working.”

Paramedics can mean the diﬀerence between life or death

Theyʼre on the front lines and theyʼre often the ﬁrst health care provider a seriously ill or injured person sees before arriving at the hospital.

them medication, at the scene.”

Glen Greenhill, the paramedic unit chief in Campbell River, said once a call comes through 911, the scene is already assessed before paramedics are even dispatched.

But not every call is a matter of life or death.

Theyʼre BC Ambulance Service paramedics and they provide valuable life-saving, prehospital care in a pre-hospital setting.

“It could be a heart attack or injury such as a pedestrian struck,” Greenhill says. “We determine how many patients are there, are there any chemicals or weapons around. Once we get that information we send out the appropriate paramedic crew.” Once at the scene, ambulance paramedics have a truckful of specialized equipment they can use.

“Most ambulances have one main stretcher, three spinal immobilization devices, deﬁbrillators, oxygen tanks, diagnostic equipment, thermometers, pulse oximeters, glucometer, and blood pressure monitoring,” Greenhill says. “The patient may need CPR for a heart attack, if theyʼre unconscious they may need airway management or oxygen, or we can give

The early interventions that paramedics provide to those who are too ill or injured to make their own way to the hospital is critical, as paramedics can stabilize a person in serious medical distress before they even get to the hospital. “A lot of people may not know that most of the calls are without lights and sirens, and thatʼs a good thing,” Greenhill says. “It shows people may be sick or injured and needing to get to the hospital but itʼs not life-threatening.” A lot of the calls are also for transfers, from Campbell River Hospital to a higher level of care centre in Victoria, Nanaimo, or Vancouver.

Greenhill says Campbell River paramedics respond to an average of 5,500 calls in a year. The Campbell River ambulance branch has a staﬀ of 41, with nine of those being full-time paramedics and the rest working part-time. A typical schedule for the full-time paramedic is two day shifts, followed by two night shifts and then four days oﬀ. Shifts for the part-timers are typically 12 hours long, depending on which of

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and south to Hamm Road, paramedics are not bound to one area and are sometimes sent to neighbouring communities to help out when needed.

“We have no boundaries, we will respond and assist outlying areas,” Greenhill says. “We go to Sayward, Gold River, and even assist the Comox Valley if theyʼre busy, and theyʼll assist us up here.”

Local paramedics also have a good working relationship with their other emergency services partners. This includes the Campbell River Fire Department, RCMP, Canadian Coastguard, SAR, and Oyster River Fire Department. Paramedics also work very well with their closest health care team, the emergency room doctors and nurses at Campbell River Hospital.

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During a structure fire, paramedics are called out as a precaution in case of any injuries. Theyʼre also there to provide stand-by coverage in the event a fire fighter is injured and provide a rehydration protocol for the fire departments.

“We have an excellent working relationship,” says Greenhill, noting the partnership works both ways. “Itʼs great to have them on those calls when we need extra hands.”

Greenhill says heʼs been fortunate to work in Campbell River where all emergency services personnel share such a good working relationship and paramedics are inclined to get involved in their community (local paramedics recently hosted the 16th annual Trivia Night to beneﬁt the Hospital

Foundation).

“Itʼs a fabulous place to work for a paramedic,” Greenhill says. “And weʼre very fortunate to have many senior paramedics.

“Residents of Campbell River can be very proud of the services provided by BC Emergency Health Services (governing body that oversees the BC Ambulance Service and the BC Patient Transfer Network),” Greenhill says. “The dedication here and the pre-hospital care is outstanding and the crew here are very professional.”

Anyone who is interested or would like to get involved as a paramedic can visit www.bcas.ca or call the BC Ambulance Service Careers Help Desk at 1-877-577-2227.

Dispatch centre turns 20 this year

By J.R. Rardon

The Campbell River Fire Dispatch Centre turns 20 this spring as a hub bristling with the latest in hightech communications and mapping equipment and software. But there will always be a role for the human component of the operation.

“Weʼre asking people to make big decisions on little information, much of the time,” Campbell River Fire Chief Ian Baikie said of the 10 dispatchers who staff the facility in the departmentʼs downtown Fire Hall 1. “Over 95 per cent of the time it does happen that we get the call away in 60 seconds; itʼs a challenge, and itʼs a skill to do that accurately.” The dispatch center is run by the City of Campbell River through a contract with the North Island 9-11 Corporation, an organization made up of six participating regional districts on Vancouver Island and the mainland coast. It dispatches emergency call-outs to 50 fire departments, from Nanoose Bay and Bamfield to the south and west, to the northern tip of Vancouver Island and across the strait to the Powell River Regional District. Juggling everything from full-time professional departments to small, rural volunteer forces, the dispatchers are working at a console with five different computer monitors and taking calls with one ear while dispatching the call-out with the other.

“Sometimes Iʼm dispatching a call while the caller is still screaming in my other ear,” said Donna Stuart, who has been a dispatcher since the centre opened in 1995. This job has been made easier over the past 20 years by the development of a cutting-edge communications and mapping system. The hub is the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which can be linked to portable CAD units in ﬁre department vehicles and provide realtime information as its coming to the dispatcher.

When a call comes in, the callerʼs address and location is displayed on the screen before the dispatcher even begins speaking. When a responding vehicle is en route to a scene, the built-in GPS informs dispatch and other responding units of its location. “It also detects when a vehicle gets within .1 of a kilometre of the ﬁre scene, and it switches the status from en route to on-scene,” said Vrabel.

A dispatch through CAD also results in an instant text message to all members who are on the service.

“From the beginning, when we started 9-1-1, a lot of the radios and pagers some of the departments werenʼt so great,” said Stuart. “Sometimes my way of getting them to a fire was dialing 10 different (phone) numbers and waking them up at home.” The CAD is linked to the other major advance, a point-based digital map that allows for local input not only of official civic addresses, but wellknown landmarks in specific areas within the greater region. Some of these can include a designation as “the Hump”, for the accident-prone stretch of road to Port Alberni, or even “the big tree” in one remote rural area. “Iʼve dispatched to Joeʼs house before,” said Patrick Schiefele, another dispatcher. “Now, of course, I donʼt know where Joeʼs house is, but if they can tell me, ʻJoeʼs house by such-and-such cornerʼ, I can usually find it.”

Donna Stuart, on e of 10 dispatch ers Dispatch Center, has been at the ce at the Campbell River Fire ntre since it was created in 1995.

Dispatchers have had to adapt to the proliferation of cell phone calls and the confusion they can introduce in establishing a ﬁreʼs location. Where a call from a land line displays the address on the CAD, a cell call will provide latitude and longitude coordinates if the phone is GPS-equipped, or simply the cell tower the call originates from if GPS is not activated. “I got a call from somebody in Victoria for a ﬁre they saw on Mount Washington,” said Schiefele. “They saw it on the (resortʼs) web cam.”

And all the technology in the world can only do so much when a natural disaster strikes, like the wind storm of March 12, 2012. That daybreak event, which brought peak gusts of 137 kilometres an hour, resulted in toppled trees and downed power lines throughout the area. Where the Campbell River Fire Dispatch Centre usually staﬀs two people per shift, round the clock, ﬁve dispatchers were used during the stormʼs peak that morning.

The Campbell River Fire Dispatch Center, created in 1995, boasts an array of cutting-edge communications and mapping equipment.

“Because the storm peaked around 8 a.m., we had two people working here on night shift and two more coming in for for the start of their shift at eight,” said Baikie. “We didnʼt let anyone go home.”

That storm was preceded by a generic wind warning calling for gusts to 70-80 km, said Vrabel, but the centre was taken by surprise by the actual force of the weather.

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Fighting fires and contributing to the community since 1942 Since its wartime creation in 1942 as an all-volunteer department with a single, downtown hall, Campbell River Fire Rescue has grown to a staff of nearly 75 members and volunteers through two halls, seven fire/rescue vehicles and a dispatch centre that provides services across North Vancouver Island.

The ﬁre department provides a wide range of services to the community and Strathcona Regional District including; Fire Suppression, Auto Extrication, High Angle Rope Rescue, Tower Crane Rescue, Conﬁned Space Rescue, Hazardous Materials Response, First Medical Response, Elevator Rescue, Fire Dispatch Services, Fire & Life Safety Public Education, Fire Inspections, Fire Investigation, Development Plan Review, Emergency Disaster Management and Wildland & Urban Interface Fire Protection.

In 1995, the department began fire dispatch services for North Vancouver Island and today dispatches to 51 fire departments covering over 56,000 square kilometres, from Nanoose Bay to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, including the Powell River area and the northern gulf islands. The dispatch centre consists of one chief officer and 10 fire dispatchers. The Campbell River Fire Department was organized in 1942 and consisted of a volunteer fire-fighting force and one fire hall (Hall No. 1) located at 10th Avenue and the Island Highway.

The department went professional in 1966 with the hiring of its first full-time fire chief, and two years later, in 1968, a second fire hall (Hall No. 2) was built on Larwood Road in Willow Point.

In 1975, the department expanded to full-time coverage, 24/7, at Hall No. 1. In 1978 Hall No. 1 was relocated to its current location at 13th Avenue and Dogwood Street.

At that time, the department consisted of two chief officers, 17 full-time fire fighters, 50 volunteer fire fighters, two fire halls, four Pumper Trucks, one 85-foot aerial truck, two water tankers, one rescue truck and one reserve pumper truck. In the 27 years since, the population of Campbell River has grown more than 160 per cent and call volume has increased more than 280 per cent. Today, the department consists of two chief officers, 21 fire fighters, 50 auxiliary fire fighters, two fire halls, three pumper trucks, one 75-foot aerial truck, one water tanker, one rescue truck and one reserve pumper truck.

In addition to the on-duty commitments to the community, ﬁre department members contribute more than 20,000 hours of volunteer time back to the community. This service is provided through various community programs and events such as coaching and assisting with various sports teams, school programs, participating in fundraising events and community groups. The membership has also raised thousands of dollars from fundraising activities, money that is directed back into the community.

In the background, behind the flashing lights and community involvement, Campbell River Fire Rescue provides another critical service to residents of the City and surrounding region. A primary purpose for the establishment of fire services in a community is to reduce the fire insurance costs for that community. As a result of the services provided by Campbell River Fire Department, the avoided insurance costs for the citizens of Campbell River are more than $5 million annually. This represents a cost benefit for every dollar spent on fire protection, a return of $1.65 to the citizens in avoided insurance costs.

2014 was Campbell River Crime Stoppersʼ best year ever Last year was the most successful year for Campbell River Crime Stoppers in their 23-year history.

Facebook and our web site was viewed over 253,004 times. Very impressive numbers.”

“This success was accomplished with the help of our media friends getting the word out, as well as extensive use of Facebook, Twitter and our Crime Stoppers website,” says Crime Stoppers president Rob Harris. “We tweeted 429 times, posted 400 times on

Crime Stoppers is an eﬀective vehicle that allows citizens to anonymously supply the police with information about a crime or a potential crime of which they may have knowledge without fear of reprisal.

The amount of stolen property and drugs seized totalled $167,950. The tip line received 372 calls with 297 tips that resulted in 28 arrests and 43 charges being laid as well as 44 cases cleared.

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On May 30, they will be hosting their first on-site mobile document shredding fundraiser. This is ideal for any citizens and/or business that needs large (or small) amounts of documents destroyed. With your donation, you can witness the destruction of your records. A certificate of confidentiality and destruction is provided at the end of the process. R&R Shredding supports this event and the Kinsmen will be hosting a barbecue to help raise funds for Crime Stoppers.

In the early fall, Crime Stoppers will be hosting a murder mystery dinner. The Great Gatsby will be the theme. “The continued success of Crime Stoppers depends on the community supporting our fundraising events and becoming members,” Harris says.

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Campbell Riverʼs RCMP detachment delivers topnotch police services

By Alistair Taylor

The story of Campbell Riverʼs Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment could so easily be about the numbers: how many personnel, individual case loads, crime stats, number of police cruisers, etc. But itʼs not just a numbers story, it is also a story about people. There are 52 uniformed members working at the Public Safety building on Dogwood Street but those members are professional police officers, career men and women contributing to the life and vitality of the community both on and off the job. A team of professionals ranging from rookies to seasoned veterans who dedicate themselves to a wide range of policing services. Thereʼs serious crime investigators, street crime officers, forensic investigators, crime prevention/ victim services officers, a municipal traffic force, a police dog handler and more. There are 25 civilian staff as well, which includes Support Staff, Victim Services Personnel, Restorative Justice, Crime Analyst and Crime Stoppers.

For the police officers working out of the detachment, Campbell River is a plumb assignment. They have a state of the art Police and Public Safety Building to work out of and a wide range of police work available to challenge them professionally. On top of that, you have a fabulous community to live in close to the outdoors and open to individual Mounties willing to contribute to the community as volunteers, something police officers are encouraged to do. As for police work specifically, Campbell River, despite its size, is by nature an urban policing assignment. Itʼs not Surrey

but itʼs not an isolated wilderness outpost either. “The majority of our oﬀences are within the city boundaries,” says Cpl. Gord Hay, NCO in charge of Professional Standards, Campbell River RCMP. “But itʼs still not downtown Vancouver.”

The detachment has 29 vehicles, 12 of them marked patrol cars, the rest unmarked. You have a coverage area that ranges from the Oyster River in the south to halfway between Campbell River and Sayward in the north and Strathcona Park in the west to the vast and unpopulated mainland coast in the east.

To help with the eastern sections, the detachment can call on the services of the RCMP marine section which has two crews at its disposal and which includes the waters oﬀ Campbell River as its precinct. There is also the availability of a helicopter out of Comox for work in more isolated locales. In addition, there are specialty services available from RCMP detachments in larger centres. But thereʼs little that the Campbell River detachment canʼt do itself. “Every type of ﬁle is covered from here,” Hay said. “Because we have a serious crime unit here, we donʼt have to call in anyone.”

If not, the detachment would have to call in the Vancouver Island Major Crimes Unit. But the Campbell River detachment can stand on its own because of the size of the detachment and the qualifications of the RCMP members stationed here. The serious crimes unit has five members and has an accredited team commander. There is nothing unique to the crime files that the Campbell River detachment works

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on, although there are a lot of violent crimes in the area, Hay said. But “the numbers are getting better,” he adds. One of the tools that is pushing those numbers down is the detachmentʼs curfew check program.

“Once the curfew has been put in place… we do monitor the offender quite closely,” Hay said. “Itʼs working very, very well.” The success is reflected in the large number of “breach offences” – people breaching their bail or probation conditions – coming out of the detachment. Thatʼs because the officers diligently keep track of offenders. Currently, there are about 1,000 offenders Campbell River Mounties are keeping track of. But the Campbell River detachmentʼs story is not just about crime stats, itʼs about being a part of the community.

“A lot of our members are very active in the community volunteering with diﬀerent sports groups, for example,” Hay said.

Being involved with youth in the community is a two-way system. The youth benefit from not only the service being offered, in Hayʼs case, coaching basketball, but also from seeing the officers on a more personal level. “They can see us not just as a uniform but the person inside the uniform as well,” Hay said.

Itʼs that all-around approach that makes Campbell River a desirable destination for police oﬃcers. “Itʼs a well known detachment,” Hay said. “Itʼs a progressive detachment. Here you can progress your policing.”

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Campbell River has the elements that make this a good policing experience, Hay said. “Morale is a big thing,” Hay said.

How well members work together within the environment of the detachment is important. The type of work that is available professionally is important too. It is more than just general duty, there are specialist sections you can transfer to. And the lifestyle outside the job is an appealing part of the posting. Campbell Riverʼs outdoor lifestyle appeals to an individual in a profession that, itʼs safe to say, attracts active people.

“That was a big draw for myself…coming to an area thatʼs got such beautiful scenery,” Hay said. “Without have to go to an isolated spot.” This is also a community large enough to provide the services a growing family wants. And itʼs all housed in a state of the art building. Campbell Riverʼs Public Safety Building was built in 1998 and is owned by the city. It was designed to accommodate police work and even 17 years later, is still pretty cushy. “I have worked in a number of diﬀerent buildings,” Hay said. “This is one of the nicest detachment buildings around. Overall, itʼs a fantastic building.”

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River member of the Emergency Serious Policing Campbell Response Team is ready for action By Alistair Taylor

Policing is already a dangerous occupation but thereʼs a group of Mounties who have chosen to take on an even higher level of risk as part of their job. Theyʼre the Emergency Response Team or ERT and theyʼre a crack squad of highly-trained police oﬃcers ready to move in at a momentʼs notice.

“You just never know what kind of situation you are going to come up against,” said Sgt. Terry Deley, the uniform division commander of the Campbell River RCMP detachment and a member of the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team.

When the ERT shows up you know itʼs a serious situation. One of the ﬁrst signs of the ERTʼs arrival is a “convoy of suburbans” carrying the up to 20 members of the team. And when the team members step out of the vehicles, thereʼs no mistaking them. These guys look like theyʼre prepared for some serious action. In fact, they look more like theyʼre ready for Kandahar than Comox or wherever on the Island the ERT has been dispatched.

Body armour, helmets, goggles, black uniforms, gloved hands, all but the eyes covered, automatic weapon in hand – these are serious-looking individuals. This is a situation where what you see on TV is what youʼll see in real life, Deley said. “The reason for ERT is we have more training than a regular member out on the road in addition to the weaponry that we carry,” Deley said. “We have a little bit more advanced weaponry and equipment available to us to deal with high risk situations.” Those situations can be anywhere from drug warrants with weapons involved to bank robberies and barricaded individuals related to domestic violence or a suspect barricaded in a residence.

In a barricade situation, the house gets surrounded by general duty RCMP members who hold the scene until the ERT shows up.

The ERT members can be outfitted for three modes of action: marine, urban and bush. The bush tracking kit looks the most military because of its camouflage colouring. All three kits put forward a well-armed police officer whose very presence will command your attention. “You know what, you donʼt know until you show up somewhere what youʼre dealing with,” Deley said. “Something very basic can turn into something very bad, very quickly.”

For an ERT member, all that extra gear is pretty heavy. Thatʼs why they need to be in top physical condition. But the equipment is necessary to keep a situation under control.

“Itʼs all about oﬃcer safety and public safety,” Deley said. The members train twice a month, three times if, like Deley, you have to

include weapons training. But during the rest of the month, they keep themselves ﬁt.

Deley stays in shape with the help of the Campbell River RCMP detachmentʼs own fitness equipment. The 48-year-old, 19-year RCMP veteran feels as sharp as the day, 18 years ago, he was approached by his commanding officer and asked if heʼd be interested in joining the Emergency Response Team. It was back in Williams Lake, his first posting and heʼd only been on the job for about 11 months.

“I spent a lifetime there for six years,” Deley quipped. It was a busy spot for a police oﬃcer and he considers his posting there as a great learning opportunity. “Williams Lake was the hub of the Cariboo,” Deley said.

It was a resource-industry, redneck, First Nations, very transientpopulation area that covered a large territory. For a young police oﬃcer, it was an opportunity to forge policing skills in the ﬁre of the social milieu of a diverse community. Things got even hotter for Deley when an opening came up on the regionʼs ERT.

“At that particular stage I had only about 10 or 11 months service and it was something I was interested in because of TV and we had a couple of calls where the ERT had showed up in Williams Lake and I thought that would be an interesting thing to do,” Deley said. “I was keen, in shape.” Deley jumped at the chance and heʼs been on it ever since. ERT work is a heightened level of policing. A high level of skill is required and the ability to handle a high risk situation is necessary.

For Deley it is exciting work that he loves because you get to work with a positive group of police oﬃcers.

“Itʼs a bunch of positive members that want to be there because itʼs voluntary on-call,” Deley said. “So thereʼs lots of camaraderie. We deal with high risk situations and youʼve got to trust the guys that are with you. So, the teams I have been on are very tight.”

During his “day job,” Deley is the third in command at the Campbell River RCMP detachment who looks after four watches of six RCMP members. In addition, heʼs responsible for a crime reduction unit of four members, a traﬃc unit and a domestic violence unit – in excess of 30 members. “It keeps me busy,” he said.

And on top of that are his ERT responsibilities. In addition to ERT callouts, he trains three days a month and one of those days is dedicated to his position as the sniper on the team. Itʼs all a high level of commitment to a police career for the father of two and husband to a wife in the RCMP as

RCMP Emergency Response Team members are trained for

well.

Being a Mountie was something he set his sights on early in life. “I”ve always wanted to be in the RCMP,” Deley said.

It took him about six and a half years to go through the application process, including a university degree, something which enhances the success of your acceptance into the national police force.

Born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta, Deleyʼs father was a park warden and his mother still works in the Fish and Wildlife department. After his ﬁrst posting in Williams Lake he moved around to postings in the Interior and northwest of the province before landing in Campbell River three years ago.

Through it all he maintained his membership on Emergency Response Teams in the diﬀerent regions heʼs served. His ERT callouts involve 20-25 days a year but they are on call 24/7, 365 days a year.

high risk situations.

They go into high risk situations but Deley said heʼs usually pretty calm when called into action.

“I have been doing it for a long time now,” he said. “You try to be as calm as you can be.”

It also helps somewhat that given the time it takes to deploy the ERT, the situation is often at a standstill and the members themselves have had the travel time to calm down. “By the time you get there, most of the adrenalineʼs gone,” he said.

Deleyʼs specialization as a sniper also requires the ability to be calm. Being able to shoot accurately requires a steady hand. So far, heʼs never been required to use his sniper training. Deley admits some of the day-today police work can get mundane so being on the ERT keeps things interesting. “Itʼs still excites me to get called out,” he said.

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The Role of the Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard is probably best known for its role in marine search and rescue.

But Coast Guard forces, including those stationed in Campbell River, are called upon as ﬁrst responders in a variety of other areas, including environmental and security response. In addition to its well-known role in marine search and rescue, the Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for all ship-source oil spills and other pollution incidents in Canadian waters.

In cases where the polluter is known and takes actions to mitigate the spill, the Coast Guard assumes the role of Federal Monitoring Oﬃcer. When the polluter is unknown or unable to respond, the Coast Guard actually assumes overall on-scene command.

In this role, the CCG employs a National Support Team that directs human and material resources to a management site; oﬀers international assistance in marine pollution incidents; and provides humanitarian aid in response to either natural or man-made disasters.

And it doesnʼt have to be a large-scale disaster. Last spring, Campbell Riverʼs duty crew was called upon to evacuate a woman suﬀering a medical emergency on Quadra Island late at night, when BC Ferries was unable to assemble a crew to sail her across.

That is a service the Coast Guard prepared for after the announcement of cuts to BC Ferriesʼ service to Quadra and Cortes Island beginning last April. “We at Coast Guard are predicting we are going to get called for more EHS (emergency health service) calls to Quadra Island,” CCG spokesperson Dan Bate said at the time. “So thatʼs something weʼre prepared for.”

Though not directly under the Ministry of Defence — the Canadian Coast Guard is a special operating agency of Fisheries and Oceans Canada — it can also be called on to support marine and coastal security priorities of the federal government. The Canadian Coast Guard provides a variety of other services, including training, to commercial and personal marine craft, ranging from aids to navigation and waterways management to marine communications and traﬃc services. In some sectors ice-breaking services also fall under CCGʼs mandate, though that has not been a responsibility in Campbell River.

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“If they pursue this in the courts the city will end up paying legal fees, funded by taxpayers, just to set a taxation rate that is in line with other B.C. communities,” Laidlaw said. “It is unfortunate that TimberWest, as a corporate taxpayer, has taken this action against council policy, which aims to set an equitable tax rate for managed forest lands, phased in over three years.” Terry Francis, operations manager with TimberWest, said the company believes the city is in the wrong and is legally restricted from setting the tax rate for managed forest lands

No one is immune from mental illness, says suicide awareness advocate Barbara Swanston. “Mental illness is still very much misunderstood and there is a lot of stigma surrounding it,” Swanston says. “Yet one-in-four people will experience a mental illness.” For Swanston, the statistic is one that’s close to her heart. Since Swanston’s son Terry took his own life four years ago – at the age of 29 – Swanston has been a champion for mental health awareness and for encouraging people to “come out from the shadows,” speak up about their feelings and seek help. As part of her efforts, Swanston is hosting an open discussion at the Campbell River library on May 5, 6:30 p.m., as part of Mental Health Awareness month. She will be joined by Victoria Broker who lives with mental illness every day but is thriving with proper treatment. Swanston says the talk is aimed at breaking down barriers and overcoming the stigma and lack of understanding that prevents many people from seeking treatment. “Victoria and I want to facilitate an open conversation which will help shine a light on our beliefs, misconceptions and the stigma,” Swanston says. “We want to help open people’s hearts so they can open their minds to the reality that everyone has mental health – if you have a brain you have mental health – and no one is

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for Campbell River taxpayers. That translates to a $10.72 increase over 2013 rates and is estimated to be $213.40 for residential taxpayers with an average assessed home of $260,971.

Directors adopted the 2014 budget at its board meeting last Thursday. The budget contains a 0.3 per cent tax increase for Zeballos, an 8.9 per cent decrease for Tahsis, and a significant 29 per cent tax cut for Say-

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Campbell River Search and Rescue evacuated four people from Raft Cove near Holberg after several landslides cut off access to the isolated area Saturday. Port Hardy RCMP received a call on Saturday afternoon from the family of a woman who had driven out to the northwest coast of Vancouver Island between Raft Cove and San Josef Bay. The woman planned to walk into a surfers’ shack for a couple of days, but did not return when expected. Heavy rains had washed out the road in several places and the woman was stranded. On Sunday morning, battling heavy winds and rough flying conditions, two Campbell River Search and Rescue (CRSAR) members and an RCMP officer flew along the logging road to investigate. “The woman was located safely at her vehicle, but completely unable to return to civilization without help, as the washouts would have been extremely hazardous, if not impossible to walk across,” said CR SAR search manager Tim Fairbank. The woman was picked up and flown to town, leaving the fate of her vehicle to insurance adjusters. The RCMP had been told from the forest operators that the road might never be repaired. What came as a surprise at the idyllic west coast hideaway, was that three other men from Victoria were in the same predicament. While they knew about the washout, they

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Campbell River Search and Rescue provides a vital service

Campbell River Search and Rescue responded to a 48 calls in 2014, a record high in the groupʼs 38-year history. Campbell River SAR released the ﬁgure as part of a report reviewing last yearʼs activity by the approximately 40 members of the all-volunteer group. Its members routinely drop whatever they are doing to come and help, whether it is to slog through wet bush, or hike up a steep trail in the dark. Many of them put in extra hours of training to qualify for specialty rescue teams such as Alpine, Swiftwater, Rope rescue and helicopter long-line.

Others have fully qualiﬁed search dogs, and still others have expertise in areas like mapping, search management and radio communications. A primary focus going forward in 2015 will be the training of this yearʼs new recruits. More than a dozen new members will attend 80 hours of classroom and outdoor training. By the beginning of May they will be qualiﬁed to join searches — just in time for the busy season again. In its review of 2014, Campbell River SAR recognized the contribution of partners and supporters, including its many donors — both private and corporate — the RCMP detachments of the North Island; B.C. Ambulance Service; West coast, Grizzly and E&B Helicopters; and all those employers who let our members leave work when someone needed our services

rescue for a large geographical area. From the Oyster River north to Port Hardy, east to Bute Inlet and sections of the BC mainland coast, west to Nootka island, this area encompasses one of the response areas in BC. We work closely with other SAR groups, the RCMP, EHS and Canadian Forces 442 Rescue Squadron to provide the best response possible for missing and injured persons.

All Search and Rescue groups are a provincial resource and as such can be deployed anywhere in BC to aid in an SAR response. CRSAR has traveled as far north as Terrace and Haida Gwaii and numerous times to the lower mainland to assist other search groups. All Search and Rescue in BC is run through the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Management BC. Many of the training courses we receive are run through the Justice Institute of BC and other training partners. Search and Rescue in BC is made up 100% of volunteer, unpaid professionals on call 24/7. CRSAR, like all SAR groups, must fundraise privately and apply for government grants to fund the purchase of vehicles, rescue equipment, training and other day-today expenses. SAR volunteers receive no pay for any SAR service and a SAR response is not billed to the rescued party. Search and Rescue services are free in BC.

CRSAR trains its members in the latest search and rescue techniques. Our Campbell River SAR is responsible for training meets or exceeds national all land and inland waterway search and and/or international standards.

Those who would like to learn more about Campbell River SAR and what it does are invited to visit the groupʼs website at crsar.ca. There is also a link to its donation service, for those willing to help contribute to the high cost of training and equipping local members.

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IN MEMORIAM

Joyce Margaret Campbell (nee Fleming)

March 6, 1942 - February 28, 2009

June 7, 1929 - Feburary 19, 2015

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Joyce Campbell on the evening of February 19th at home, surrounded by family. Joyce was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Leone Fleming, her brother Glen, sister Hazel and by Harold, her husband of 51 years. She is survived by her sister Nora Pagan. She leaves behind to mourn four children: Jo-Anne (Ed) Ivanisko, Bob (Pat) Campbell, Karen (Colin) Weinbender, and Burt (Jane) Campbell; her nine granchildren: Dyson (Shara), Auburn, Yari, Kali, Jenna, Ashley, Scott, Ben, Todd and five great-granchildren: Nick, Katie, Charlette, Lily and Mia. Joyce was born and raised in Kenora, Ontario on the Lake of the Woods. She set off to Winnipeg for nursing school in 1950 and graduated in 1953. Her first job was in Thunder Bay, ON where she met Harold. They were married in 1954 and lived in Geraldton and Atikokan, ON and then settled in Campbell River in 1966 where she was an R.N. at Campbell River General Hospital. What do you say about a woman like our mother and grandmother? Nothing got in her way or got her down. She always saw the glass as half full. Family was the most important thing in Joyce's life. She never missed a sporting or school event that her children or grandchildren were involved in. Boating was our family's passion with every free moment being spent on the ocean. Joyce and Harold made countless trips on the coastal waters of British Columbia, Alaska and Washington State. They spent their retirement years boating the Eastern seaboard, as far south as Florida and had many good years in the Bahamas. She was a world traveller, seeing more than twenty countries and travelling right up until she became ill. Joyce thought nothing of driving her huge motorhome out camping well into her eighties! That's when she took up kayaking and said that if she was a little younger, she would kayak around Vancouver Island. Being a master Quilter, we each have a quilt to treasure, adding up to over thirty quilts in all. Joyce was a competitive skier at the National level when she was young and continued skiing right into her seventies. Other important aspects in Joyce's life were the Genealogy Club, her Stitch and B**ch Group, her love of gardening and of course, her many friends. She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Maritime Heritage Centre on Saturday, February 28 from 1:00-3:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Joyce's name to the Campbell River Genealogy Society, 621 Island Highway, CR, V9W-4C7

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A CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Donald (Don) Gardner will be held at the Discovery Masonic Temple 2905 Island Hwy, Campbell River, BC Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 2:00pm

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Agnes Birchmore

June June 18,1937 18,1937 -- February February 22, 22, 2015 2015

ItItisiswith withsaddened saddened hearts hearts that that we we announce announce the the peaceful peaceful passing passing ofofAgnes Agnes Birchmore Birchmore on on February February 22, 22, 2015 2015 at at the the Campbell Campbell River River Hospital. Hospital. Agnes Agnes was was born born on on June June 18, 18, 1937 1937 in in Airdrie, Airdrie, Scotland, Scotland, the the daughter and Helen Helen Stevenson. Stevenson. She She attended attendedschoool school daughter of of David David and inin Coatbridge, Coatbridge, Scotland Scotland and and was was an an active active church church member member and and Sunday Sunday School School teacher. teacher. After After completing completing her her schooling, schooling, she she travelled travelled to to Canada Canada where where she she spent spent aa year year working working in in an an office office ininVancouver. Upon returning to Scotland, Agnes took a job with Vancouver. Upon returning to Scotland, Askey's Askey's ininAirdrie Airdrie as as aa costing costing clerk. clerk. Agnes Agnesmarried married Derek Derek Birchmore Birchmore on on Jan. Jan. 20, 1959. They had two daughters, daughters, Helen Helen and and Julie. Julie. The The family family immigrated to Canada inin 1967 1967 and and undertook undertook the the interesting interesting and challenging job of managing managing the the Pine Pine Grove Grove Motel Motel in in Campbell Campbell River. Agnes Agnesloved loved to to read read and and was was aa great great story story teller, bringing smiles totoall allwho whoknew knew her. her.She She was was aa woman woman with with a big heart who will be besadly sadly missed missed by by many. many. Agnes Agnes was was predeceased predeceased by by both both parents, parents, her brother Tom and her heryoungest youngest daughter, daughter, Julie. Julie. She She isis survived survived by by her her loving loving husband husband Derek, Derek, eldest daughter Helen Helen (Jim), (Jim), grandchildren grandchildren Derek Derek and and Christina (Mike), greatgrandchildren grandchildren Farley Farley and and Julie, Julie, and and numerous friends and extended extended family. family. The The family family wishes wishes to to thank thank Dr. Dr. Veerapen Veerapen for the care and compassion compassion he he provided provided to to Agnes Agnes throughout throughout her illnesses. At AtAgnes' Agnes' request, request,there there will will be be no no service, service, and in lieu of flowers and andcards, cards,please please make make aa donation donation to to the the charity of your choice.

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Too fast has another year gone by Since the day fate plucked you from our lives. Wife, Mother, Grandmother. To bare such loss we’ve clung together Your will to stay was ever strong Alas, even strength can only battle so long In the story our paths were to part Memories of you live glowing in our hearts Where you lead we cannot follow Know the love you shared was never hollow To touch your hand, to kiss your face Always welcome returned warmth and embrace May the joy of your life bring light to our tears As we continue to love you throughout the years Farewell and goodbye are not the end You are treasured within until we meet again by Rebecca Walsh We love you and miss you every day Bill, Tony, Rita, Jessica, Rebecca

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CHRISTOPHER ROBERT SMYTHE February 10, 1982 – March 1, 2010

I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new I thought about you yesterday and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name All I have are memories and your picture in a frame Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart. Love Dad, and so many others.

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Located along the beautiful coastal waters of Vancouver Island, Cermaq Canada Ltd. is a salmon farming company focused on operational excellence. With our skilled team, we strive for a high quality product achieved through sustainable aquaculture practises. To prove this, we maintain several ISO standards as well as other industry recogni]ed certiĹľcations, along with an award winning safety culture. Our employees are given opportunities to develop and grow within the company. We offer competitive wages, a corporate bonus program, company paid beneĹľts, and a matching retirement fund. To learn more about us visit Cermaq.ca. Cermaq Canada is currently looking for 4 Saltwater Assistant Site Managers to join our dynamic team! Reporting to the Site Manager, Assistant Site Managers lead their teams on all site activities at their sea sites from smolt entry to harvest. Their objective is to optimize production while maintaining or exceeding regulatory compliance, including management of feed and feed conversion rates. They make adjustments to the production schedule as directed to maximize productivity, while maintaining site cleanliness, and strict adherence to Occupational Health and Safety procedures. This physically demanding role requires the Assistant Site Manager to implement, monitor, and report out on programs that beneĹľt the team as well as the salmon. They will be responsible for the use and maintenance of company equipment and assets, while providing an example of collaborative and efĹľcient teamwork in a positive workplace. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Ĺ&#x2DC; At least one complete cycle of experience working on a farm sea site, including smolt entries, bloom season, and harvesting (other aquaculture production experience will be considered) Ĺ&#x2DC; Strong leadership skills and the ability to foster an efĹľcient and safe team Ĺ&#x2DC; Critical and creative problem solving skills Ĺ&#x2DC; Able to adjust and adapt quickly and efĹľciently to changes Ĺ&#x2DC; Superb communication skills Ĺ&#x2DC; (xcellent computer skills, particularly the use of Microsoft OfĹľce Ĺ&#x2DC; 3reference will be given to candidates with a diploma or degree in aquaculture or a related Ĺľeld of study. Ĺ&#x2DC; 4ualiĹľed Applicants must have or obtain authority to work in Canada and preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Ĺ&#x2DC; 3rerequisites to hiring are a Ĺľtness test and a criminal record check Ĺ&#x2DC; Only applicants who are legally allowed to work in Canada will be considered POSITION DETAILS Ĺ&#x2DC; This is a permanent position that may based at any of our saltwater seasite facilities in Clayoquot Sound, the Broughton Archipelago, Okisollo Channel or Barkley Sound. Company transportation to the seasites is provided from various cities on the Island. Ĺ&#x2DC; This is a camp based position that operates with days on shift and days off. Ĺ&#x2DC; This is a salary position starting at , per annum. Ĺ&#x2DC; Company beneĹľts are available after the successful completion of a month probation period and include BC MS3, (xtended Health and 'ental with /ong Term 'isability and Accidental 'eath 'ismemberment insurance, and a matching RRS3. HOW TO APPLY If you have the skills we are looking for, and would like to become part of our team, please forward a resume in person, by fax, or by e mail to

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Night Harvest Work Vessel Operator - Klemtu Qualifications include: SVOP, 60T Masters limited and ROC-M, crane and forklift certifications, as well as experience harvesting and fish handling We are looking searching for an ambitious person. Please specify in your application which area you are applying for. Please review the full posting and apply at www.marineharvest.ca This position closes on the 6 March 2015 Marine Harvest is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest supplier of farmed salmon and produces 5 million healthy meals per day. We have 10,400 employees and activities in 22 countries. Through our vision of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leading the Blue Revolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x153;, Marine Harvest aims to be the leading supplier of healthy, sustainable food from the ocean.

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Deckhand Positions Night Harvesting - Klemtu Qualifications include: Minimum 1 year of aquaculture experience; significant experience on work boats and operating related equipment, SVOP preferred. We are looking searching for an ambitious person. Please specify in your application which area you are applying for. Please review the full posting and apply at www.marineharvest.ca This position closes on the 6 March 2015

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HOMES FOR RENT 3-BDRM, 2 bath rancher. $1400./mo. Drive by first: 578 Grayson Rd. (250)203-8438. Avail April 2nd. GREAT CAMPBELL RIVER NEIGHBOURHOOD! $288,000 ..â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś. 265 South McCarthy St. 3 Bedroom family home, full basement (suite potential). Private fenced level backyard, gas heat & fireplaces, Call 250.287.6635.

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The 27th annual Cystic Fibrosis Bowl for Breath raised close to $8,000 for cystic fibrosis research and clinical care. The event took place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Campbell River Bowling Centre. Cindy Stewart, event organizer said, “I am thrilled to see such a remarkable group of young students raise so much money to help their peers who have cystic fibrosis.” Approximately 100 school aged children and just over 50 adults participated. Stewart said she was very pleased to have teams from Scotia Bank, School District 72 and other friends and family of people with cystic fibrosis. The winner of the helicopter ride donated by West Coast Helicopters is Jacob Williams, a student at Georgia Park Elementary. The student who raised the most is Keltie McKay, a student at Pinecrest School. The school that raised the most funds was Pinecrest. The event was made p ossible thanks to Campbell River Kinsmen Club, West Coast Helicopters, Shoppers Drug Mart, McDonald’s Restaurant, Save On Foods, Canadian Tire, Superstore, London Drugs, Little Caesars

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Five year old Jacob Williams was very excited to win the helicopter flight provided by West Coast Helicopter through his participation in the Cystic Fibrosis Bowl for Breath. Pictured are: Rocco Bellosta and Al Buxton, Kinsen members, Bonni Roset and Cindy Stewart, Cystic Fibrosis Chapter members, Jacob Williams, winner of helicopter flight, Reto Glass, pilot West Coast Helicopters.

Pizza, Intersport, Strathcona Gardens, Walmart, Landmark Theatre and Campbell River Bowling Centre. Stewart said, “we owe a huge thank you to the teacher contacts in the schools that participated for the work they do in promoting and helping organize the students who came to bowl and

to the parents for supporting their children in attending. All funds raised go to Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Campbell River Chapter to support high quality clinical care for people with cystic fibrosis and medical scientific research to find a cure or control for this life threatening disease.

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Camping reservations to open March 15

Campers, set your alarm clocks to wake up from dreams of roasted hotdogs and riverside hikes, Discover Camping, the Province’s camping reservation system, opens for business at 9 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 15. Just a few clicks is all it takes to reserve a frontThe Campbell River & District Adult Care Society graciously accept a $1,500 country campsite in cheque from Greg Manzulenko, right, Plant Manager from the Island Genera- many provincial parks, tion Facility. Capital Power proudly donated these funds to support the Annual up to three months in Spring Fling event in June. Pictured are two happy clients; Ruth Howie and advance through the Helen Kovacevich, along with Nurse Administrator Pam Mann, left. D i s c ov e r C a mpi n g website (www.DiscoverCamping.ca). Bookings can also be made through the call centre at 1-800-689-9025. Up to three reservations can be made in one easy transaction for those avid explorers looking to book more than one camping excursion. New for the 2015 your extra tax savings to help camping season, families from prior years. can now reserve camppay off the loan. sites in Summit Lake, • You can ﬁll your unused Juniper Lake, Whiskers • Split to gain. If your contribution room in a single Kathy Point and Kootenay Lake spouse’s income will be provincial parks. More Furmaniak year or over a number of campsites are also availlower than yours over years until the end of the CFP, CPCA able in Mount Robson the next few years or in year in which you reach age Financial and Kentucky Alleyne Consultant retirement, a spousal RRSP provincial parks. 71(or the end of the year can generate retirement your spouse/common-law This year, Haynes Point and Okanagan income that is subject to partner turns 71). Falls provincial parks are The deadline looms for makless tax. The plan is in being managed by the RRSP tax-saving, taxing your 2014 contribution your spouse’s name but Osoyoos Indian Band deferring, income-building to investments held in your you contribute to it. Your (OIB). Campers to these tips Interior parks can expect Registered Retirement Savtotal can’t exceed your

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the same recreational opportunities enjoyed previously. The Province and OIB are working to have both parks open April 1, 2015, for the camping season, and for Haynes Point to be on the Discover Camping system. The campground at Okanagan Falls remains first-come, first-serve. The interactive reservation website transports campers to their desired campground displaying the availability, layout and amenities at 115 easily accessible (frontcountry) campgrounds in 99 provincial parks. Campers can also make bookings on the go through their smartphones. This mobile platform is simpler and easier to access when the Discover Camping website is in high demand, accessible from any Internet device. “With camping season just around the corner, many families are looking to fit BC Parks into their outdoor adventures,” said Mary Polak, Environment Minister. “The Discover Camping service is a great tool for those campers who know when and where they want to spend their time. With over 5,200 easily accessible campsites to

choose from throughout the province, I encourage families to visit the website now and familiarize themselves before the reservation system opens on March 15.” You can book your favourite camping spot up to three months in advance at www.discovercamping.ca Quick Facts: • Some campgrounds on the reservation system are 100 per cent reservable, while others offer first-come, firstserved sites • Bookings for group sites are available up to 12 months in advance of the arrival date. • In 2014, more than 133,000 reservations were made through Discover Camping - an increase of almost 10 per cent from 2013. 75 per cent of bookings made in 2014 were placed by British Columbians. • The non-refundable reservation charge is $6 per night, up to a maximum of $18 (plus tax) per party, per campsite. • Reservations can be made through the call centre at 1-800-6899025 for a surcharge of $5 (plus tax). • Parking is free in all provincial parks making them more accessible to families.

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Athletes have special showing in Winter Games Six Campbell River athletes were among the Vancouver Island delegation to last weekend’s 2015 Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops, and all six medaled while achieving personal best marks. Three coaches and a mission staffer joined the athletes in the 140-member delegation, the largest at the games. Dallas Flynn started the medal count going with a silver medal performance in Floor Hockey Skills. The Campbell River Special Olympic Snow Shoe team of Krista Meldrum, Shelly Morrison, Hazen Meade, Paul Aubochon and Reise Collins along with their coaches Burton Collins and Yvonne Senay trav-

elled to Sunpeaks resort for competition on both Feb 19 and 20. Divisioning races were held on the Friday in all disciplines from the 50 m to the 1600 m with the medal events taking place on Saturday. Coaches Yvonne and Burton brought their athletes to personal best performances in the snow shoe competition Feb. 19-20 at Sunpeaks Resort. Meade continued his amazing development as a snow shoe racer with dominating performances in the 1600 metres, 800 metres and the 400 metres, taking home three gold medals and a bronze in the team relay. Aubochon displaying a spark from his past,

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added a silver medal. Meldrum won bronze medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre events

and a silver medal in the team relay competition, with personal-best times in all of her events, and Morrison won bronze medals in the 100-metre and 200-metre races. “My mom and dad will be so proud,” said Morrison. And “Captain” Collins had a stellar weekend of competition where he ran a race of a lifetime in the 200 m capturing his first ever gold medal at a Provincial Games to go along with his silver medal in the 800-metre race. Also, Campbell River curling coach Cheryl Clay coached athletes from the Comox Valley to a silver medal in curling, a new winter sport for Special Olympics BCCampbell River.

Special Olympics BC Campbell River sends out a huge thank you to Harvey and Maureen Hunter, who continue to amaze with their dedication to Special Olympics and who have built a sporting community in Campbell River that is the best in Canada.

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John Samuels, left, and teammate Nicholas Mitchell of the Upper-Island Riptide bracket an unidentified MidIsland Storm opponent as the three go up for a header during the teams’ U15 boys semifinal at the Vanier Turf field in Comox Sunday.

Four Upper Island Riptide soccer teams remained in the hunt for berths in the 2015 provincial championships after securing semifinal victories on the turf in Comox Valley last weekend. The defending provincial champion U15 boys shook off a tenacious Upper Island Storm squad to win 4-1 after playing to a 1-1 draw through the first half. The boys squad will host Saanich/Prospect in the Vancouver Island Premier League championship final on the turf at 2 p.m. Sunday, with the winner advancing to the provincial tourney. The Riptide’s U14, U15 and U16 girls teams all advanced as top seeds and will also host Island finals matches this weekend. The U15 girls took control early in the second half and went on to a 4-2 win over Gorge/Lakehill Saturday. They host Saanich/ Prospect at noon Saturday with a provincial berth on the line.

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The U16 girls advanced with a forfeit win in a scheduled semifinal against Bays/Peninsula, and will also host Saanich/Prospect in the finals Saturday at 2 p.m. The U14 girls topped Saanich/ Prospect in their semifinal Saturday afternoon and will host the Storm this Saturday in the other final. Game time has not yet been announced. Four Riptide teams were knocked from contention in semifinal road losses. The U18 girls suffered a 3-0 loss to the Storm; the U17 boys played the top-ranked Storm to a 1-1 draw in regulation but fell 2-1 in overtime; and the U21 Riptide men dropped a 5-2 decision to Highlanders. The Riptide club is made up of players from Campbell River, the Comox Valley, Powell River and Port Hardy. For more information and schedule updates, visit riptidesoccer.ca.

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Jenna Moore of the Upper Island Riptide leaps over Gorge/Lakehill’s Erica Trani to head a ball during their teams’ U15 girls semifinal matchup at the Vanier Turf field in Comox Saturday.

Locals tackle Canada’s best Storm sweeps Generals Four Campbell River athletes are taking on some of the nation’s best as the Canada Winter Games continue this

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Riley Welyk posted his first postseason shutout and Dane Feeney scored a hat trick Tuesday as the Campbell River Storm completed a first-round sweep with an 8-0 romp over Oceanside in Parksville. The Storm will next face the Comox Valley Glacier Kings, who

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Tyees finish fourth in Island championships The Carihi Tyees Senior Girls Basketball team rallied from a devastating, buzzer-beater loss to win two games and place fourth in the AA Vancouver Island championships at St. Michael’s University School in Victoria last weekend. As the No. 4 seed from the North, the Tyees drew top-seeded Lambrick Park from the South in the opening round and quickly fell behind 14-1. “We called a timeout and told the girls that the nerves should be gone and now it was time to play our basketball game,” coach

Dana Dunsmore said. The team responded by charging back from a series of deficits, the final one a nine-point hole with just four minutes remaining. “The girls played the best four minutes of the season and took their first lead of the game with two seconds left in the game,” said Dunsmore. “Unfortunately, they called a timeout and set up a buzzerbeating three-point shot to stun the Tyees 53-52.” Carihi bounced back with a 48-35 win over host St. Michael’s, then outdueled Pacific Chris-

Ski club travels to Whistler for ‘home’ GS race Campbell River’s Sylvi Nymann posted a top10 finish and teammate Natalia Bellefleur cracked the top 20 last week as the Mount Washington Ski Club traveled to Whistler for a giant slalom event originally scheduled for the snow-challenged Mount Washington slopes. Nymann had a weekend consistently in the top 15 with 13th, 12th and 8th place finishes in the U14 competition on a challenging Olympic downhill course with a drop of 270 meters. Bellefleur, also of Campbell River moved from 22nd, to 25th and then up to a 16th place finish in the combined two-run event on day 2. The Mount Washington club was led by Emilly Johnston of Comox in her first year of U14 racing moved from 41st to fourth in her first race of the weekend and

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mate Lidia Sanchez were also named to the North Island All-Star Team and will be competing in the North vs. South All-Star game in late March. Carihi finished the season with a 16-7 record. “Both coaches were very proud of the girls for bouncing back with two key wins after the devastating first-round loss,” said Dunsmore. “We had a very good group of dedicated girls who worked hard the entire season. It is the best team I have coached and I will remember this season and this group for a long time.”

The Carihi girls basketball team placed fourth in last week’s Island championships. Front Row (l-r): Lisa Lloyd, Ally Cyr, Kristine Osachuck and Morgan McDonald. Back: Madison Ashcroft, Char Amelia, Lidia Sanchez, Kyla May and Kyra Boulding. Not pictured: Renate Blushcke.

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ascended to the podium for a bronze medal in the second race of the weekend. Comox native Kieran Nilsen had a personal best weekend with a bronze medal and podium in race 1, an 8th place in race 2 and a fifth place in the combined event making the top 10 in the zone each race.

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until April 1 when it increases to 7 m3/s for two weeks. For the migration pulse flows it will be increased to 10 m3/s. Out of consideration for public safety, BC Hydro will increase the water discharge from the dam on Tuesday evenings. Meanwhile, BC Hydro provided an over of its Elk Falls Canyon smelt and spawner abundance assessment. This 10-year project will be conducted each February to June and will allow BC Hydro to monitor steelhead, chinook and coho spawner and smelt abundance in the Elk Falls Canyon. The main purposes of the survey are to determine: ■ If base flows of 4 m3/s are sufficient to increase juvenile rearing

habitat to near maximum values. ■ If the fish migration and spawning pulse flows trigger the upstream migration of spring and fall spawners. ■ If the spawning flow is effective at increasing available spawning habitat to spring spawners. ■ If resumption of base flows following the spawning release keep fish eggs adequately wetted ■ If general fish productivity within this river stretch from Elk Falls to the generating station has increased. The data that is to be collected over 10 years is expected to determine whether the operational change from the 3.5 m3/s base river flow in the canyon with no fish migration pulse flows,

to the slightly higher base flow with seasonal migration flows, benefits fish. The study is to monitor the correlation between flow, rearing habitat and behavioural response in fish from the different flows. BC Hydro started operating under the new water license, as a result of the Campbell River Water Use Plan, in January 2012. A BC Hydro fisheries consultant, in collaboration with BC Parks, will be conducting the study with equipment and fish snorkel surveys. The study began August 2014 with an assessment of fish collection methods through the fall of 2014. There were also snorkel surveys in September through December 2014, and February 2015 for

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First Nations and the larger community. St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, being torn down in stages, is slated for demolition by the end of March. Established in 1929, St. Michael’s housed up to 200 students at a time. By the time the school closed in 1975, thousands of aboriginal children had been forcibly removed from First Nations families and bands across the North Coast and sent to the school. Separated from parents for years at a time, children were forbidden to speak their language, with many suffering physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Many boys and girls never returned

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After two successful seasons in operation and over 22,000 visitors through its doors, Campbell River’s Discovery Passage Aquarium is about to expand. Plans are in place for a sister facility, a 1,300 square foot hands-on learning lab and activity space called the Explorer Lab. Located just across from the Aquarium on the bottom floor of the Maritime Heritage Centre building, the new lab will offer a great range of new opportunities and is slated to open in May this year. “With the confined size of the Aquarium we have been missing the space to work with school classes and interest groups,” says Mark Wunsch, president of the Discovery Pas-

sage SeaLife Society, the charity that will run both facilities. “With the new wet-lab and classroom space, we will be able to facilitate discovery and in depth learning about our local coast and watersheds. Our volunteers will now have a dedicated space to meet and work or prepare for special events, which is huge for us.” With the architectural plans ready to go, the society is reaching out once again to the community and is asking for support to help fund necessary renovations, equipment and operations through in-kind contributions or funds. Approximately $30,000 in cash and in-kind contributions has already been raised for field

and lab equipment, lab tables, microscopes, and programming, however, that is only half of what we need. New walls, plumbing, flooring, washrooms, office space, specialized library, self-contained aquarium system (for the wet lab), and expenses to get their programming and activities up and running is what they’re now asking the community to assist with. “The Explorer Lab will just completely change what we can offer to residents and visitors to our rich North Island region,” says Deb Cowper, visionary and designated manager of the Explorer Lab. “We will be able to offer fun-filled and locally-focussed curricula, school pro-

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or Roast Centre, Regular, Butterfly or Fast-fry Canadian Grain Fed All Size Pakages $7.69/kg

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On Sale

149

49 Per lb

Per 100g

Green Ocean

Shrimp Raw, Quick Peel 71–90 to the lb Frozen 300g Bag

On Sale

399 Each

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH to SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2015 Vancouver Island locations ONLY. For a limited time.

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Come in and get yours with every purchase of $50 or more. Visit www.thriftyfoods.com/shell or ask your cashier for details.

*Coupon is good for one (1) gasoline fill-up, up to seventy-five (75) litres. Coupons have no cash value. Coupons can be combined at the time of redemption with other discount offers for a cumulative discount of up to $0.30 per litre. Spend must occur at Thrifty Foods Stores on Vancouver Island excluding Saltspring Island in the province of British Columbia in a single transaction and does not include taxes, purchases of tobacco products, gift cards, prepaid cards, Canada Post products, bus passes, bottle deposits, prescriptions, lottery, and all other goods or services specified by Thrifty Foods or excluded by law, and applies to in-stock items only. Thrifty Foods and Shell reserve the right to amend the promotion at our discretion or terminate this promotion without notice. Offer is only available at select Thrifty Foods and Shell locations. Thrifty Foods will award coupons between January 19, 2015 and March 15, 2015. Coupons expire and must be redeemed at Shell by end of business on April 30, 2015.