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Transportation Minister Todd Stone said Wednesday he was encouraged by the BC Ferries commissioner’s recommendation to cap fare rate increases at 1.9 per cent in each of the next four years. But critics of continued price hikes in the wake of recent service cuts had a different reaction. “People are saying it’s good news, but we’ve been so battered by fare increases for the last three years that it makes 1.9 per cent look good,” said North Island MLA Claire Trevena, the NDP’s transportation critic. “We get another four per cent increase in April (2014), so that’s compounded to six per cent on what we’re already paying over the next 12 months.” The 1.9 per cent increases would be implemented beginning in April 2016 and continue each year through 2019 as part of BC Ferries’ fourth performance term (PT4). The recommendation by BC Ferries Commissioner Gord Macatee does not affect the 3.9 per cent rate increase scheduled for next month, the last of a series of fare increases

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Adin Teufel, left, and Nilay Carlson put the finishing touches on one of two toy wooden cars at Christian Life Childcare Centre Tuesday afternoon.

Surplus logs converted to kiddie cars for daycare Well it may not be trash, per se, but leftover logs that went unused in last year’s annual wood carving competition have been put to good use. They’ve been hand-carved and carefully crafted into two play cars

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The board of directors endorsed a 2015 Strathcona Regional District budget last week that includes a minimal tax increase for Campbell River taxpayers and a

decrease in taxes for all other communities with the exception of Area D and Gold River. In Campbell River, homeowners are expected to pay $216 in property taxes for the regional district this year, an increase of $3

over 2014 for the average assessed home. Taxes in Gold River are set to stay the same at $16 while in Sayward taxes are expected to go down by $2 to $19 for the average home. Tahsis will see a $1 decrease to $11 and home owners in

Zeballos will pay $12, $2 less than in 2014. In the Kyuquot/Nootka portion of Area A taxes are expected to go down by $20 while in the Sayward area of Area A taxes will go down by $12. For Area B (Cortes Island), taxes are set to

decrease by $43 to $689 this year while in Area C (Quadra-Discovery Islands-Mainland Inlets) taxes are expected to go down by $20 to $341. Area D will see the largest increase in taxes at $79, going from $1,341 last year for the aver-

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past and has had her work on display at symposiums in her native country. The pair, who live in Mill Bay, were asked by Teufel’s mom, who works at the daycare, whether they would be interested in the job. “It was kind of scary because we’ve never done something like this,” Teufel said. “They asked for cars and we came up with the design, which is a mix of the Flintstones and Pixar.” Carlson said etching out the details on the cars was the most enjoyable part of the work. “We started with chain saws and worked our way down to hobby drills and grinders,” Teufel said. “It was awesome, we really enjoyed it.”

age assessed home to $1,420 in 2015. Directors approved in principle the 2015-2019 financial plan, which includes $13.2 million in operating expenses for 2015, at the March 11 board meeting. The 2015 financial plan also includes $2.3 million for capital projects, with 36 per cent of that to be funded through contributions from other agencies, such as grants from senior levels of government. T he c apit a l pl an includes $716,400 for the Quathiaski Cove sewer extension on Quadra Island, as well as several Strathcona Gardens projects including $42,800 for a lighting upgrade on Arena 2 (pending security of grant funding), $50,000 for rubber flooring at Arena 2, $23,000 for fitness

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Adin Teufel, left, and Nilay Carlson bring a toy car out of a log at Christian Life Childcare Centre Tuesday afternoon.

Monica Brown at Christian Life Children’s Centre said the logs, which were transported by Telus volunteers to the daycare, had been

sitting in the back yard of the centre since last fall. The decision was made recently to create a third playground using all natural ele-

ments, similar to the new playground at Centennial Park. Brown said the play area will include oiled wooden pallets, tires,

wooden spools, and an old canoe – all items which are aimed at encouraging creative play using every day items.

and rehab equipment, $20,000 for landscaping along Pinecrest Street and $22,300 for parking lot lighting upgrades. The financial plan also carries a low debt load. “The regional district has a low debt position, with less than two per cent of 2015 operating expenses going to principal and interest payments,” wrote Dawn Christenson, the regional district’s finance manager, in a report to the board. “Approximately 61 per cent of the funding for services comes from tax requisitions in 2015; the balance is funded primarily from grants, user fees, and prior year surpluses.” The 2015 budget will be up for final approval and adoption at the Strathcona Regional District board of directors meeting March 26.

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‘Rough week’ for boats out on the strait Strait,” said Dan Bate, spokesman for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. All three incidents are being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board. The Lasqueti Daughters, a wooden forestry crew boat carrying 15 people, took on water Monday off the south

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The third incident took place Wednesday when the small tug Syringa sank quickly while towing a roll-on equipment barge five nautical miles from Sechelt. The two crew members escaped and swam to nearby Mary Island, where they were taken in at the lighthouse station and warmed until they could be evacuated. No equipment from the barge was lost or damaged in the incident.

totaling 12 per cent from 2013-15. “It certainly could have been worse, but it’s not great news at all,” said Jim Abram, Strathcona Regional District chair and longtime critic of the BC Ferries corporation. “And the 1.9 per cent is just an average across the entire system. Quadra (Island) could be three per cent and somebody else could be 0.5.” Stone said the commissioner’s ruling — which is just a preliminary recommendation — would bring price hikes into alignment with inflation, and represents good news for British Columbian’s living in coastal communities. “It is evidence that the province and BC Ferries’ efforts to find savings and efficiencies are moving price caps in the right direction,” said Stone, addressing the media Wednesday several hours after Macatee released his report. Stone also suggested Macatee’s report

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affirmed the government’s steps to control costs and find savings in the coastal ferry system, but at the same time he ruled out closing one of the two large ferry terminals in Nanaimo, despite the commissioner’s instruction to explore that option. He also said he is in discussions with the federal government to increase its subsidy to BC Ferries, which lags behind the federal

subsidy to East Coast ferries. But he did not bring up the preferred solution of Abrams and other regional district board chairs to scrap the quasi-private BC Ferries Corporation and return ferries to the transportation ministry. “What we asked for was to roll the fares back to the 2003 rates,” Abram said, citing a report released during last fall’s Union of BC Municipali-

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ties conference. “At that rate it’s still unaffordable, but at the 2015 rate, it’s outrageous.” Trevena noted the proposed 1.9 per cent rate hike cap is based on an average ridership increase of two per cent. While ridership numbers have plummeted since 2008, Stone said Wednesday that the major routes have enjoyed an increase of 0.64 year-to-date. The Liberal government is also projecting an increase in ridership due to increased tourism resulting from the low Canadian dollar. “When they talk about a two per cent increase in ridership, they’re looking at tourism,” Trevena said. “But we have people who have lived here for generations who are dependent on ferries. “I think the government has missed an opportunity on this. They’re looking at funding and trying to keep it low. Instead, I think government could look at BC Ferries in a different light and realize a genuine investment in ferries could bring the province a strong return.”

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The three incidents in such a compressed time frame stretched the resources of the TSB’s Richmond detachment. “We’re looking to send the two investigators in Campbell River (with Lasqueti Daughters) to meet the crew of this boat (Syringa) on their way back,” said Raman. “We’d had a lull for quite some time; this is the first time we’ve had back-to-back incidents in the same area.”

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tracted Tuesday to tow it to Campbell River. “It looks like it was a bit of a floating ferry,” said Bate. “There were two pickups aboard as well as propane tanks and other debris. “There was an environmental response, but nothing significant.” Bate said the vessel’s owner undertook efforts to recover drums of gasoline and other flotsam from the incident. One day earlier, the tug

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A proposed LNG production and shipping terminal at the former Elk Falls Mill site suffered a setback this week when Quicksilver Resources Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. court. Tuesday’s filing in a Delaware court does not include the Texas company’s Canadian operations through its Albertabased subsidiary, Quicksilver Resources Canada, Inc. Its Canadian assets include natural gas-rich deposits in the Horn River Basin in northeast

B.C., and in 2013 it purchased the shuttered Elk Falls Paper Mill for $8.6 million and announced plans to explore creation of the Discovery LNG terminal on the site. In July of 2014, Quicksilver applied for a license to ship LNG from the facility, which would also convert natural gas piped from Horn River Basin into liquid form and provide storage. “Any plan to develop that area as an LNG facility was always contingent upon Quicksilver Resources Canada being able to secure a partner for our Horn River Basin Integrated Proj-

ect,” said David Erdman, Quicksilver’s Director of Investment Relations. “We continue to seek a partner for that asset, but with the filings and the announcement (Tuesday), our efforts have not produced … a viable solution for Quicksilver. That’s the reason we did the Chapter 11 filing.” At the time of its license filing last summer, Quicksilver estimated regulatory approvals and permits were expected to take two years to complete, with another four years for construction on the first phase of the proposed project. But that license request

was submitted just as the price of oil and gas began a decline that has since seen it plummet from nearly $120 a barrel to just under $50 a barrel last month. The resulting cash flow and debt crunch has driven three oil and gas companies to bankruptcy this month alone, with Quicksilver following Texasbased BPZ Resources and Houston’s Cal Dive International. In the run-up to last year’s provincial election, Premier Christy Clark touted the potential of LNG to B.C.’s bottom line. But those pronouncements were based

on a much higher price. “Canada has been a tough place to create value lately,” Steve Pruett, president and CEO of Elevation Resources, told the Fort Worth Star Telegram in an interview this week. “The resource is there, but the price isn’t there at the well

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Thanks in large part to the low Canadian dollar and lower gas prices, Campbell River is expecting recent gains in seasonal tourism to take another jump this summer. And the tourist season may be growing longer, as well. “I did a consumer trade show in the U.S. and from everything I heard, the Canadian dollar is going to be a factor,” said Teresa Davis, manager of Tourism Campbell River & Region. “We’re looking to get a lot of American tourists this year.” And the boost may not come from south of the border alone. Davis has spoken to industry insiders in Alberta who suggest that same dollar differential will keep many Albertans from crossing the border south for their vacations this year, and many of them may look at west coast trips, instead. “I think the dollar being down will be in tourism’s favour,” Davis said. That’s not all Campbell River has going for it. With its proximity

to outdoor recreation, wildlife and aboriginal culture, it possesses the range of experiences travelers are looking for according to demographic studies by Destination BC and Tourism Vancouver Island. “The cultural explorer is the main type of traveler to Vancouver Island,” said Davis. “So they will include some type of culture with their trip, whether it’s a museum, or First Nations, or local arts. It’s definitely something people include in their trips.” Of course, Davis adds, fishing continues to be a major draw for guests from near and far. But Tourism Campbell River & Region has shifted its emphasis in the past halfdozen years from fishing to that cultural experience, with a particular eye toward the burgeoning “eco-tourism” sector. These visitors don’t want to simply be shown sights, but to experience them through nature hikes, kayaking, mountain biking and wildlife tours among orcas and grizzly bears. “It’s shaping up to be one of the best years in the last 10 for us,” said

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Military families need more help In light of the recent Wounded Warriors run, which shed important light on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in our military veterans and active members, the continued stonewalling of Sheila Fynes is, in our view, unacceptable. The Victoria-area mother of Cpl. Stuart Langridge is continuing to fight for answers and change for the future in the wake of her son’s suicide. After Cpl. Langridge, who had apparently been suffering the effects of PTSD, hanged himself on March 15, 2008, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service launched three investigations. All were botched from the start. A report released recently by the Military We say: Mistakes Police Complaints Commission outlines the were made but of mistakes made no answers as to series by the CFNIS following how or why Langridge’s death. One of these mistakes was withholding a suicide note from Langridge’s parents for 14 months, for reasons that still have yet to be explained. The note, addressed to the Fynes, contained a special request for a private, family funeral as opposed to a military one. Instead, the Fynes were kept in the dark and were not allowed control over funeral arrangements. Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Rob Delaney said in a statement that mistakes were made in the investigation and that he is committed to learning from those mistakes. Yet there are still no answers to why these mistakes happened, and why it has taken this long to recognize them. Shaun and Sheila Fynes are two grieving parents that were caught in the middle of a bureaucratic mess. Sheila has made it clear that she is willing to meet with Defence Minister Jason Kenney to discuss changes that need to be made in non-combat deaths. She has been fighting this battle for seven years now, and the government would be remiss if it did not use her knowledge and experience to improve the system. The military, with the help of the federal government, needs to treat PTSD seriously and help stem any further related tragedies. -Black Press

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had the loudest drum I’ve ever with a stick or gouged by flyheard. I’m glad I wasn’t sitting ing skate blades. I don’t think I right beside him. I wasn’t there screamed. But you can never be for the first period so I wasn’t sure of these things in times of expecting him when he started chaos. LOL! Self preservation pounding on the prevailed over photo drum at the beginreflexes. ning of period two. Getting dumped I was so startled, I over the boards into nearly dropped my t he opp osit ion’s camera. bench is always Speaking of being embarrassing for dropped, I could the player but it’s a have had the photo pretty exciting piece of the year from that of action. I didn’t Alistair Taylor game. I was on the note which player it Out On A Limb players’ bench side of was but he scram@AlstrT the ice shooting from bled back onto the the edge of the Plexi- editor@campbellrivermirror.com ice with a grin on his glas when a Storm face. player was dumped over the The Cougars’ backup goalboards into the Cougars’ bench tender Anthony Ciurro was area. And I was right there! pretty pumped at that moment. Yep, photo of the year, except After spending the game for the fact that I didn’t have a pumping his teammates tires wide angle lens on my camera (to use a goaltenders’ reference) to capture close at hand action and opening and closing the – I had a telephoto zoom to cap- bench door on line changes, he ture action out on the ice – and finally got some action when also because I, well, spun away the Storm player was dumped and ducked back behind the at his feet. He just started givglass to avoid getting whacked ing it to the Storm player lay-

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DARCEY DARCEY WOOD WOOD

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ing on the floor at the bench area by, laughing, hooting and whoo-hooing! Yep, fun times at the Brindy. Game four goes tonight after last night’s game three was held in Victoria. ❖❖❖❖ And speaking of instincts. I was covering the small protest of the federal Conservatives’ Bill C51 on Saturday at Spirit Square when I noticed these dark clouds looming over Campbell River. Well, just when things were to get underway, the sky opened up and we were pelted by hail. Everybody was urged to get up on the stage which had an awning type roof. I scrambled up there too when federal Liberal candidate Peter Schwarzhoff said I should get a picture of everybody huddling on the stage. He said he thought my reporters instincts would have had me scrambling for my camera. Nope, my instincts seem to have a preference for self-preservation as we’ve seen before.

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Island-wide solid waste solution to get Strathcona input “I would like to see a report on how we’re going to pay for this, because I’m assuming we’d have to pay for the costs involved,” Cornfield said. In a letter from AVICC president Barbara Price it states that two of the considerations of the committee would be “that each board will agree to cover the travel

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The Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) wants to form a committee to address the challenges that Island communities are facing surrounding solid waste. During a workshop in Nanaimo last September, representatives from nine regional districts identified problems such as an inability to locate waste disposal sites and control waste flows, difficulty with implementing diversion strategies to cut down on waste, and transportation and disposal security issues. The AVICC is asking all of its member regional districts to nominate one director and one alternate to sit on the committee which it hopes to form by May 1. The Comox Strathcona Solid Waste committee nominated Campbell River Director Larry Samson – with Tahsis Director Jude Schooner as the alternate – to represent the Strathcona Regional District and Director Rod Nichol,

for its representatives to attend in-person meetings” and “that each board would agree that they would be willing to share the costs based on a fair cost-sharing formula to be established through discussion with the CAOs and approved by the committee.” If there is enough interest by all nine regional districts, the commit-

tee would be formed after this year’s AVICC convention which takes place April 10-12 in Courtenay. At that convention, the City of Campbell River, with an endorsement from the Strathcona Regional District, plans to bring forward a resolution to have the AVICC conduct an assessment on the feasibility of a

Vancouver Island-wide solid waste function. Council has said it recognizes that regional districts on the Island are struggling with the financial implications of dealing with solid waste and wants to explore the possibility of reducing costs if local governments tackle the issue together and provide a joint service.

After some debate, Coun. Larry Samson was appointed to a committee addressing solid waste issues.

with Director Roger Kishi as alternate, as the representatives from the Comox Valley Regional District. But at last week’s March 11 Strathcona Regional District meeting, Campbell River Director Charlie Cornfield was hesitant to go ahead with Samson’s nomination. “I don’t know what the rush is,” Cornfield said. “I wanted to have some more discussion about the solid waste issues. We haven’t had a chance to sit down and discuss what’s important to us.

And if they’re going to represent us, what’s their philosophy on solid waste?” But Area C Director and chair of the board, Jim Abram, told Cornfield that the Comox Strathcona Solid Waste board was meeting the next day and a representative from both the Strathcona and Comox Valley regional districts would need to be approved at that meeting. Cornfield wanted to defer the issue until more information was available.

4x11 Spice Hut

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Come enjoy the taste OF India at Spice Hut. 10th3X7 Annual

Community “Swing forFoundation Charity”

PROCESS Saturday, May 30, 2015 Storey Creek Golf Course Golf Tickets - $250 - Includes:

• 18 holes of best ball, shot gun start golf with cart at Storey Creek Golf Course. • Complimentary use of the driving range. • Lunch before you tee off, snacks and complimentary refreshments (beer, wine, coolers) and crazy golf games & prizes provided throughout the round, followed by dinner at Storey Creek Golf Course with complimentary wine service.

All dishes available Mild, Medium or Hot Family owned and operated

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

FOR ORDERS OR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL

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Dinner Only Tickets $100 each All proceeds raised go directly to the Campbell River Community Foundation.

Take out menu available.

Mariner Square 510-1400 Dogwood Street For ticket information or to register online: info@swingforcharity.ca www.swingforcharity.ca

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Dr. Irinakis has been offering his Periondontal Services to the Campbell River region and has fallen in love with the North Island. Dr. Irinakis has now established a Periodontal Implant Centre in Courtenay in order to continue to service the residents of the North Island and the Comox Valley.

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Courtenay Dental Health and Implant Centre Is pleased to introduce

3x6 Dr. Anastasios (Tasso) Irinakis Courtenay Dental to our practice.

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Services Offered at our new facility include: - Exceptional quality of Implant Dentistry - Specialized Periodontal Therapy - Esthetic Gum Grafting - Guided Bone Regeneration

20 under 40

Did You Know?

Derek Lamb (right) is a Top 20 Under 40 business community Achievement Awards winner. Lamb is a partner in Chan Nowosad Boates Chartered Accountants in Campbell River. The awards, handed out on the weekend in Courtenay, honours entrepreneurs, executives, managers and professionals under the age of 40 in public, private, and non-profit sectors.

- Dr. Tassos Irinakis was the Director of the Graduate Periodontics & Implant Surgery program at UBC from 2005-2014. - He has published extensively his clinical research on Implants & Bone Grating on various scientific journals. - He’s an internationally acclaimed lecturer on Esthetic Implant Dentistry and Advanced Bone Grating Techniques.

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Dr. Tasso Irinakis is rated one of the “Top 10 Periodontists in Canada” by Rate MDs

Call to schedule your consultation with Dr. Irinakis

250-338-5011

email: courtenay.periodontist@gmail.com Suite 101-389 12th Street, Courtenay

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We know you’ve always loved Comfort Zone for handmade goodies including delicious muffins and scrumptious sandwiches… but a hot bowl of soup is what comfort food is all about. The best part of autumn is what is served hot and fresh from the Comfort Zone kitchen! Try our soup at the Willows Market, or -- take some home with you to enjoy our comfort food in the comforts of your own home.

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Wednesday, May 20th 7:00 PM Sundance Java Bar

Food artisans hard at work.

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Burger night to support Heart and Stroke Foundation Attention all gentlemen: does your girlfriend, wife or partner complain that you never make plans? And let’s face it you probably don’t pick up on their subtle hints too well either, so Tyee Chevrolet has made a plan made just for you. The dealership is holding a Burger and Beer night fundraiser at Misty Fins on Saturday, April 11. Tickets are $20 and

It’s cookie time

Girl Guide cookies are here. The classic chocolate and vanilla cookies will be sold on Sunday, March 22 at two locations: Save On Foods from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Superstore from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $5 per box. Cookies will also be sold door to door in some neighbourhoods.

can be purchased from Briana at Tyee Chevrolet, all proceeds go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Did you know in Canada a stroke happens every 10 minutes?

Last year the foundation helped create 165,000 survivors. Come help support a great cause and make your special someone happy by surprising them with a night out at the same time.

Shocking new electric car incentives!

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Campbell River Youth Soccer

Spring Registration Now is the time to register for Spring Programs. Call us today and advertise your CLUB!

250-287-9227

Spring 2015

Campbell River Salmon Kings

7x9

REGISTRATION

Summer Swim Club

Tots-U12 (Birth Years 2003-2010) U13-18 (Birth Years 1997-2002) (interlocked with Comox)

Thursday, March 26th 6:30-8pm in the lobby of Strathcona Gardens

Registration ends March 28 A registration/payment day will be held

Sat, March 28 at the clubhouse from 10am to 2pm

$250 for 3+ months of swimming Registration fees payable by cash or cheque

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Spring Break Camps - Register NOW! LAST REGISTRATION & FIELD PREP Registration

to be held at Nunns Creek Park Saturday, March 21st • 10am-2pm Registration Deadline is March 21st

Intermediate Camp All ages

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weather permitting - watch website for alternative location

Tykes T-Ball Tadpole Mosquito Pee Wee Bantam Midget

age 4-5 age 6-7 age 8-9 age 10-11 age 12-13 age 14-15 age 16-18

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Volunteer Executive Members Needed! Let us know what you can do for CRMBA

Ready for your

For riders looking to improve their skills! Learn: care for assigned horse, dressage lesson, pole/jump lesson, stable management, learn show prep & participate in mini dressage & hunter show. 8 students.

For the horse crazy: a week of fun filled time with horses for riders in the beginning stages of learning to ride! Riding lessons, stable management, games, crafts & farm work, horse show prep & participate in a mini-show. 12 students.

Contact Amanda Doherty amanda.doherty@shaw.ca or call 250-923-8518 for a mail out of the registration package

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April 7-10 9am-noon $250 +GST

2105 Shetland Rd (just off Peterson/Willis) Campbell River

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Campbell River Mirror Carrier

Drop in or call and register to be a carrier today!

Campbell River Mirror Carrier

9am-1pm $300 +GST

Beginner Camp 5-12 yrs old

FIRST JOB? Marissa

March 30-April 2

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Carihi helps warm up the coldest night Breagha ZakaiB Carihi Mirror

n Feb. 21, the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser took place across Canada, including Campbell River. The event supports local community organizations that help the homeless. It involves a walk where those fundraised and involved, participate. The money raised stays within the town or community it is raised from. Carihi’s Leadership class had 14 students participate in the event,

and the school wide coin drive raised $1,285 all going towards our homeless community. All the leadership students that participated found the event was a great way to fundraise locally “Our leadership class was looking for a new way to give back to our community, the Coldest Night of the Year was something a lot of us hadn’t done before, so we were all pretty excited,” says Megan Grant, Carihi and leadership student. The 5km walk started downtown at the community centre and had

quite the turn out. “The sidewalks were covered with all of us walking in support of our community,” says Jessica Grant, a participant and leadership student. The leadership class, as well as Carihi likes do to as much fundraising and support for the community as possible and received support from the community, teachers, parents and students in making the event successfull. Overall Campbell River as a community raised $22,000, all staying local to help the homeless.

A school wide coin drive raised $1,285 for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for homelessness on Feb. 21.

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This time of year, most high school students find themselves in more and more stressful situations. Now, second semester classes are in full swing. For some students, that may be three or four academic classes. Each one of those classes comes with homework, assignments, quizzes, tests and projects. Teachers are scheduling their classes so that their chapters or units end before spring break. All of this easily leads to this being one of the

most stressful times of the school year for students. “Students commonly panic at this time of the year due to the fact that exams are approaching and teachers are beginning to cram for spring break,” says Marisa Wood, grade 12 Carihi student. With all of this work piling up, it can be sometimes difficult to manage stress. “I find that playing hockey and relaxing can sometimes help me with my stress,” says Curtis Palmer. “It’s hard to find time to relax, but when I do, it helps clear my

Alec Hauser and Gina Klein are feeling the pressure like most students at this time.

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realistic is a good place to start. “If I find myself stressing about school, I try to manage my time appropriately to ensure that my work gets completed efficiently without rushing through it,” Wood says. But Grade 12 student Aleata Vanstone says, “Sometimes the stress becomes too much, and you break down. The best thing for my friends and I to do, is to take a break before things become too much to handle. After we feel refreshed and a lot less stressed.” This is a stressful and difficult time of year, students should make it a priority to do things in order to keep their stress at healthy and manageable levels, otherwise, it will do more harm in the long run.

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The Campbell River Festival of Film will present a special screening of the award-winning film Mr Turner March 24, as a benefit for the Campbell River Art Gallery. The film will run at the Tidemark Theatre Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. and tickets are $12. The Campbell River Art Gallery is thrilled that the Campbell River Festival of Film is presenting it with this wonderful gift. “To have one community arts organization support another in this way is amazing and so appreciated,” said Gallery Executive Director Kris Anderson. Actor Timothy Spall won the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his magnificent performance as J.M.W. Turner in director Mike Leigh’s gorgeous biopic about the famed British landscape painter. Mr Turner has also been nominated for best costume design,

Mr Turner will be screened at the Tidemark Theatre Tuesday, March 24 by the Campbell River Festival of Film, as a benefit for the Campbell River Art Gallery.

best production design and best original score at the 2015 Academy Awards. Leigh has created a film that’s both intellectually and visually captivating. Mr Turner focuses

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Tuesday to support the Campbell River Art Gallery and the Campbell River Festival of Film. For more information, contact admin@crartgallery.ca or 250287-2261.

This is not just another piano recital Not Another Piano Recital is returning to the Campbell River United Church again this year. The lineup is diverse, and concert goers will be pleased to enjoy many different styles of music on various instruments. The String Beans, under the direction of Christine Doknjas, will be performing on strings; Raincoast Creative Performing Arts has prepared group and

solo musical theater numbers; and Julie Matsuzawa and Towa Stuart will be playing the piano. Soprano Bjaankka Lenz will be performing, and singer/songwriter Nigel Nikolaisen also return. This concert is sponsored by the Campbell River Friends of Music as a fundraiser for students who wish to study in musical programs during the summer. The concert will take

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Carol Swindon, PEI artist, kicks off a West Coast teaching tour with a trunk show of her Pictorial Quilts at Quadra Community Centre March 23 from 7-9 p.m. Come join us for an up-close and personal experience with the artist’s stories and her works. An artist to begin with, Swindon started using fabric and thread as a medium in 2005. Since then, she has garnered awards such as Best in Show at the Canadian National Quilt show in 2012, Judges’ Choice Award in 2010, and Grand Prize at ‘Art of the Quilt’ Show in 2010. She has taught and shown her work in the US and Canada. Swindon has a broad range of interests and her quilts show that variety, from sweeping landscapes to detailed vignettes of waves and trees. From animals and people to automobiles. In addition to her skills in the needle arts, she is a painter and sketcher. Swindon’s Quadra Island

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Walk Away from Racism about journeying together We Wai Kai elder Alberta Billy has a cherished story she tells to foster understanding between First Nations and non-native communities. The tale is a legacy from her mentor Chief Dan George, the wellknown First Nations political activist and Hollywood actor. Billy inherited the story as the pair worked together to address the issue of residential schools more than 30 years ago. It’s the story of a sacred canoe. As Billy tells it, in the past to build the perfect canoe, aboriginal people went into the forest to find a massive and flawless cedar. After giving thanks to the tree, First Nations would fall the cedar and create the vessel they needed to make their journey. But now there is no one single tree large enough to create the perfect canoe, says Billy. “Now, we must go into the forest to find two perfect cedar trees,” she says. “And these two perfect trees would have to come together, so you can’t see the seam. It would have to look like one perfect canoe.” The story is a metaphor for what needs to happen between native and non-native people for society to move forward today, notes Billy. “We are from all different walks of life, and we must compromise and come together to work for the goodness of our children and our people.” The story, though decades old, has meaning for our lives, and we’re just beginning to apply its lessons, says Billy. The annual Walk Away from Racism is a way people can work and journey together, she adds. “I think the [Walk] in the Quadra and Campbell River area is a good thing,” she says. “We have different

Chief Robert Joseph expressed his hopes for a positive future with the demolition of St. Michael’s residential school during a healing ceremony in Alert Bay on Feb. 18.

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up in the corner, skated into the left faceoff circle, and drilled a low shot between the pads of Victoria goaltender Grant Payne. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, especially after a long game like that,” said the 18-year-old rookie from Kelowna, “The puck was down low and I picked it up off the wall – they gave me some space so I came out of the corner and fired it, fivehole. I was falling over at the time and just tried to get it on net.” Storm head coach Lee Stone said the winning goal couldn’t have gone to a more deserving player. “What can you say about Kobe? Here’s a kid that was on our fourth line for a good chunk of the season. He played all three forward positions for us and we even had him on defense earlier in the year. He’s done everything we’ve asked of him, never complained, and now comes through with the winner in overtime. Not only is he producing at a point-

per-game clip but he’s also helping shut down their top line.” Campbell River built up a 2-0 second period lead on a pair of power play goals by red-hot Dane Feeney, his ninth and tenth of the postseason. However, Devin MacKey got one back for the Cougars before the end of the second, and then tied it six minutes into the third on a shot that dribbled in past Storm netminder Riley Welyk. Both teams had glorious chances in overtime, including power play opportunities, but couldn’t score. Welyk stopped Victoria’s Brett Lervold on a breakaway just before Oishi ended it. Campbell River outshot Victoria 35-23. “It’s a great series, Junior ‘A’ calibre hockey,” c o m m e nt e d S t o r m defenseman Nathan Browne, “We’re only two games in but it feels like a marathon already. They (Victoria) are a veteran team, they’ve been to the finals before, and they know how to win.

We’re getting used to it. I think we can play a little more physical – give it back to them – and that will create more scoring chances.” Coach Stone expects more of the same as the series continues. “All the games (in this series) are going to be tight,” he said, “We could be down two games just as easily as we’re up two. We’re playing against a very experienced team but so far we’ve managed to find a way to win. There’s no question we’re thrilled to be ahead, but at the end of the day, two games doesn’t win you anything – we need four.” The Storm welcomed back versatile forward Gavin Rauser to the line-up after missing six weeks due to injury, but played without veterans Zack Sanderson and Will McNamara. Both sat out with undisclosed ailments. Game 3 took place last night in Victoria, while Game 4 is scheduled for tonight in Campbell River. Puck drop is at 7:30.

WHAT A WEEK! CONGRATULATIONS ON COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS! Last week, City Council members attended a number of community events. We extend great appreciation to: • Volunteers who support fundraising events for community enhancement • Local artists who add immense value to community culture • Young Professionals of Campbell River, whose community leadership is revitalization in action • Local business owners who keep the entrepreneur spirit thriving These are just a few examples of local residents working to build an even better place to call home. The list of invitations to upcoming events promises much more activity from many, many people.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR CAMPBELL RIVER!

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