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Liz DeMattia, Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society executive director, left, and Amie Oxler, society outreach educator, gaze through a microscope at the society’s science studio at Departure Bay Elementary School. DeMattia is prepping for the Catalyst gala, where she will have to present to a Dragon’s Den-like panel for $50,000 of support.
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The Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society is looking to emerge victorious in a Dragon’s Den-style competition on Wednesday (May 20). The society, which aims to inspire children to take an interest in science and sustainability, is one of three social enterprise finalists from Vancouver Island selected to take part in the 2015 Social Enterprise Catalyst Gala.
According to Liz DeMattia, society executive director, it stands to win cash and in-kind support totalling $50,000-plus, if successful. DeMattia said a coach, Jill Doucette, has been provided to assist with working on the pitch. She didn’t want to give away too much information on the presentation and how the money would be spent if the society won, as the two are related. She said the presentation relates to “stepping stones”
to get to the society’s longterm goal of a science centre in Nanaimo. It currently operates a science studio at Departure Bay Elementary School. “I will discuss where [the society] started from, where we are currently and where we hope to go, with their help,” DeMattia said. CBC show Dragon’s Den sees entrepreneurs making a proposal to a panel of judges in the hopes of securing money. See ‘COACH’ /3
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port workers’ union. “They didn’t need to make the necessary cuts this year to taking away services that are provided for the cleanliness and the safety of the students,” said Zver. “They also passed the two-week spring break, which affects only CUPE and only a handful of [teachers].” During budget consultations, the parent advisory council for École Hammond Bay expressed concerns about capacity of the school’s gym. The trustees allocated $25,000 for project planning, according to the school district. “The district will be working with the school, which already had been doing some work and that’s getting the ball rolling to make sure that in the near future, they do get the new gym that they’re hoping for. “It could very well be a review or in some sort of report because that’s the first step in making sure that we have what we need, so that we can get more money from the [Ministry of Education],” said Dale Burgos, school district spokesman. The school district was hit with a surprise expense of $434,000 for high-speed Internet upgrades from the province. As a result, a 10-per cent reduction on all non-instructional services and supplies will occur. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Game face Casey Loree, left, proves a fierce competitor as he leads his Grade 1 classmates from École Hammond Bay in a tug-of-war against an opposing team of even fiercer Grade 1s from his school who won the round Thursday morning at Merle Logan Field. Hundreds of students from Nanaimo’s elementary schools were at the sports complex last week for parks and rec’s 11th annual Healthamongus games that promote exercise and outdoor activities.
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Following on the heels of recently released elementary school rankings, the Fraser Institute released its 2015 report card for B.C. high schools on Thursday. The report from the rightwing think tank ranks 289 public and private B.C. high schools based on factors such as provincial exam results, graduation rates, and grade transition rates, using numbers from the 2013-14 school year. Dover Bay Secondar y School ranked the highest of Nanaimo area schools and 85th in the overall provincial
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road to specializing in animal welfare. The 41-year-old was born in London, England, and came to Canada at age seven when his father took a job with an engineering firm in Calgary. After high school Davis returned to England where he learned management and community relations skills running a theme park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and also resurrected a failing aquarium, purchased by the theme park operators, which ultimately won three county business awards that included growing business of the year, staff training and environmental awareness. The awards and newspaper clippings of their presentations helped Davis land the SPCA job. Davis has helped establish Nanaimo SPCA partnerships with Haven House, John Howard Society, programs working with people with disabili-
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The Alberta election, held earlier this month, may or may not prove to be a seismic shift in Canadian politics. The governing Progressive Conservatives, in power under seven different premiers since 1971, were dramatically thrown out of office by voters. Taking their place as the government of Alberta is the Alberta NDP, a party that has never held more than 16 seats in the legislature. Political scientists are having a field day with the election. There are many reasons for the fall of the PCs and the rise of the NDP, but the overriding one seems to be that the PCs took power for granted after 44 years. While leader Jim Prentice was capable and experienced, his actions in luring opposition Wildrose Party MLAs to his caucus, and bringing in a budget that punished ordinary Albertans, seemed to infuriate voters. The NDP under Rachel Notley seemed the best option for many of them. This election could have implications for the federal election in October. The Conservatives won all but one seat in Alberta in 2011. If there is a significant shift away from them (although they are not directly connected to the Alberta PCs), it could hurt the party’s chances of being re-elected as government. The federal Liberals could also be hurt by the shift to the NDP provincially, while the federal NDP in Alberta, who now hold just one seat there, are likely to benefit. In B.C., there are also implications. Notley opposes the Northern Gateway pipeline, which would now seem to have little chance of being built. She backs the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, and she also wants more Alberta oil processed in Canada – something many people of all political stripes agree with. It is quite likely that she and B.C. Premier Christy Clark can work well together on many issues, including pipelines and adding value to resources extracted in Canada.
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City’s coal history should be preserved Located at the end of a nardates back to 1912 when the row dirt road in Morden Colliery Pacific Coal Company began Historic Provincial Park lies constructing the mine. Morden one of the last concrete coal Mine lived a short life. Soon after tipples and head frames in North its completion the Pacific Coal America. Company went bankrupt and the The seven-storey-high mining mine was closed in 1930. structure has stood tall for 102 In the mid-1970s, the provincial years. It has survived everything government created the Morden from the Great Depression to the Colliery Historic Provincial Park. complete evaporation of the coal Today, the Morden Mine mining industry in Nanaimo. structure is the only remaining Today the structure is just a concrete coal tipple and head shadow of its former frame left in Canada self. Protected by a and one of two left in REPORTER’S chain-link fence, it is North America, with VIEWPOINT weak, old, degraded the other being O’Gara Nicholas Pescod and fading rapidly. No. 12 Mine located in reporter But it doesn’t have Muddy, Ill. to. The American Last week the News mine is in much betBulletin reported that ter shape than the the Friends of Morden Morden Mine. That’s Mine, a group that because unlike in Britformed in 2003 and ish Columbia, Illinois advocates for the state law mandates restoration and expanthat O’Gara No. 12 sion of the site, have decided to Mine be maintained. call it quits. When the Friends of Morden “It’s very sad to see all of this Mine were founded, their mistremendous effort come to an sion was to restore the degraded end, but at some point you just site and turn it into an educahave to recognize that if the tional centre that Nanaimo and government is totally indifferent B.C. could be proud of. to its own park, there’s nothing Although the group made more you can do,” Eric Ricker, some progress, such as getting society co-president, told the an engineering study done last News Bulletin. year with money from the City If you ask me, “sad” is not of Nanaimo and the Regional nearly a strong enough word District of Nanaimo, it mostly hit to summarize the group’s brick wall after brick wall. announcement. Perhaps “tragic” I haven’t lived in Nanaimo for would be more accurate. very long. Yet in the little time The history of Morden Mine that I have called this beautiful
city home, I have come to understand just how important coal was to this community and B.C. The City of Nanaimo and its residents have a unique opportunity to come together and transform a degraded concrete structure into a beautifully restored space that attracts tourists and serves not just as a monument to the coal industry, but also as an interactive learning centre. Sure, the costs associated with restoring the Morden Mine structure have been estimated at nearly $3 million, but history is priceless and there are some things worth keeping. Also, any type of restoration project or learning centre would create jobs short- and long-term. There are plaques erected in around Nanaimo that pay tribute to the coal mines, but it isn’t enough. Last September, the Nanaimo Art Gallery featured an exhibit called Black Diamond Dust on the history of coal. It was interactive, engaging and informative, but now it is gone. The Friends of Morden Mine had a vision of something much greater than just a restored concrete structure. They envisioned a place where future generations could come and learn about the workers and history of coal. It seems that all of that will go up in smoke if this group truly decides to hang up its mining hats. But it doesn’t have to. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
‘I understand just how important coal was to this community.’
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We have approximately five months before the next federal election. NanaimoLadysmith is the name of our new blended constituency. We have four candidates competing for our vote; Tim Tessier for the Liberals, Mark MacDonald for the Conservatives, Sheila Malcomson for the NDP and Paul Manly for the Greens. The next five months give us an excellent opportunity to learn more about each candidate and their party policies. Betterinformed citizens are possibly more likely to vote – good for our democracy. Instead of waiting until after the election to wring our hands and complain of ‘voter apathy’ why not encourage citizens to write in their questions and give each candidate a set amount of words to respond so policies and candidates can be compared? Remember, however disinterested you may be in politics, the results of the election will affect you. Better to have your say and vote.
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In this day and age, in all centres with parking facilities, it is the employees who must park on the perimeter of the lot, not the paying public. Why then are the physicians at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
given priority marked parking spaces nearest the entrances -- ambulatory clinic and emergency? Being a client attending the ambulatory clinic, it is a mystery that the least able must park at such a distance. By the time we find
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Washington “Inaba”
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Meat
Boneless Centercut or Rib End Pork Loin Roast
Canadian AA
Inside Round Marinating Steak
8.80 per kg
13.20 per kg
5
99
3
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Canadian AA
Sunrise Farms
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Fort Hardy
Chicken Wings
Inside Round Oven Roast
Fully Cooked Pork Back Ribs
8.80 per kg
13.20 per kg
568gr
Locally Raised BC Poultry Grain Fed Free Run
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Happy Planet
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Organic Juice
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Boneless Center Cut Pork Loin Chops
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Sunrise Farms
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
8.80 per kg
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Locally Raised BC Poultry
3
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Olymel
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Smokies
Ready Crisp Bacon
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1
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Alexis de Portneuf
Greek• Potato & Egg• Creamy Coleslaw•
Triple Cream
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6
49
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Cold
Grimm’s
BBQ Pork Back Ribs
Ham with Garlic, Beer, Lyona or Summer Sausage
12 Piece California Rolls
4
99
1 Medium
Medium
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16 Piece Maki Platter
1
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50
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Medium
Sweet & Sour Pork
Bothwell Muenster Cheese
2
49
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95
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Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
99
99
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Frozen or Previously Frozen
Raw Red Argentine Prawns
Little Cedar Falls
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99
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Local B.C. Oysters 8oz tub
Fresh
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Bulk Foods Deluxe Mixed Nuts with 50% Cashews, No Peanuts
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Quality Fresh
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Sweet Treats Assorted Varieties
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selected, 150-250gr
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299
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Triple Cream
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99
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100 gr
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6
49
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Cold
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BBQ Pork Back Ribs
Ham with Garlic, Beer, Lyona or Summer Sausage
12 Piece California Rolls
4
99
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16 Piece Maki Platter
1
49
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6
50
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Medium
Sweet & Sour Pork
Bothwell Muenster Cheese
2
49
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Available at select stores only.
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950
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
99
99
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Raw Red Argentine Prawns
Little Cedar Falls
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21/25 size
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99
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Local B.C. Oysters 8oz tub
Fresh
Ling Cod Fillets
Bulk Foods Deluxe Mixed Nuts with 50% Cashews, No Peanuts
1
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Quality Fresh
Quality Fresh
Sweet Treats Assorted Varieties
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Family Favourites Sierra Trail Mix or Manhattan Mix
selected, 150-250gr
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299
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Large Salad
Alexis de Portneuf
Greek• Potato & Egg• Creamy Coleslaw•
Triple Cream
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99
2
100 gr
Sushi
6
49
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100 gr
Cold
Grimm’s
BBQ Pork Back Ribs
Ham with Garlic, Beer, Lyona or Summer Sausage
12 Piece California Rolls
4
99
1 Medium
Medium
Chow Mein
16 Piece Maki Platter
1
49
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6
50
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Medium
Sweet & Sour Pork
Bothwell Muenster Cheese
2
49
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95
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per 100gr
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950
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
99
99
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per 100gr
Seafood • Quality Foods
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49
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Raw Red Argentine Prawns
Little Cedar Falls
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21/25 size
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99
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Local B.C. Oysters 8oz tub
Fresh
Ling Cod Fillets
Bulk Foods Deluxe Mixed Nuts with 50% Cashews, No Peanuts
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Quality Fresh
Quality Fresh
Sweet Treats Assorted Varieties
Organically Yours
Family Favourites Sierra Trail Mix or Manhattan Mix
selected, 150-250gr
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250gr
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3
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B.C. Grown “Hot House”
Mixed Coloured Peppers 2lb bag
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May Madness Bouquet
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Vancouver Island “Hot House”
Long English Cucumbers
5
California Grown
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Organic Kiwifruit 1lb bag
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1pt Clamshell
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6oz Clamshell
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Will creditors continue to harass me after I declare bankruptcy?
DR. PAUL GENEAU
The Canadian Association of Optometrists and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind are reminding people that our vision is precious, and that there are steps that we can take to protect and enhance our sight. One of the most important ways to ensure that we maintain good vision is to have regular comprehensive eye examinations, yearly for children and seniors and every two years for adults. 75% of vision loss is preventable! Life is worth seeing. Take care of your eyes.
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Some nutritionists and professionals would argue that we can get all the nutrients we need DR. KAREN L. FRASER from our food, but this is debatable. There is a depletion of nutrients in the soil, crops have been hybridized for taste over nutritional value, GMO produce offers debatable nutritional value and cooking causes nutrient loss. As a result, overfed Canadians are suffering from high rates of nutritional deficiencies. I offer my patients a high quality multivitamin to help them build a foundation for optimal health. When looking for a good quality, you should look for a label to say that it is hypo-allergenic, wheat & dairy free (as these are commonly used as binders or fillers), as well as no preservatives or food colouring. On top of these items, look for bioactive ingredients such as 5-MTHF, methylcobalamin, full spectrum tocopherols, activated B6 as P5P, and vitamin K in the forms of MK-7 and MK-4. Instead of taking a handful of individual pills, sometimes a good quality multivitamin may have it all! Naturopathic consults are covered by most extended health care plans.
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Between the time that you file for bankruptcy GARETH SLOCOMBE, CA, CIRP and are discharged, there is a “stay of proceedings” in place under which creditors may not continue any legal collection proceedings. As long as you comply with all of your duties and receive your discharge from bankruptcy, most creditor claims will be legally extinguished such that they can no longer pursue collection from you. However, your discharge from bankruptcy will not relieve you of the following debts: • Court ordered fines or penalties; • Court ordered damages for intentionally inflicted bodily harm; • Court ordered support or maintenance; • Debts arising out of fraud or misappropriation; and, • Student loan debts incurred within seven years preceding the date of bankruptcy. As such, you will continue to have to deal with these creditors claims either during the bankruptcy or immediately following your discharge.
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AMBER SCOTCHBURN No! This is a perfect time to get him help as you can talk BSW, B.Ed to David’s teacher to find out where the help should be concentrated. You can ask the teacher: -What does the teacher see as your child’s weaknesses and strengths? -Can they explain the breakdown of David’s current mark? -What would be the best course of action right now to catch up, keep up, and/or excel? -Would they have copies of your child’s tests and assignment from the year? -Could they provide an opportunity to re-do any of the work to excel in the course by the end of the year? -Can they provide the upcoming schedule of work: topics, assignments, tests? -Will they provide review for the final exam (if there is one)? If so, can your child have it earlier? -Would they communicate with a tutor? Please connect with us, as we have designed a PDF Checklist so that parents, just like you, can know what questions to ask! We will passionately and confidently match your child with one of our amazing tutors. And at Tutoring ... With A Twist, we go above and beyond the academic basics to teach your child how they learn. Please send us your burning educational questions to: info@tutoringwithatwist.ca
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Family Law My boyfriend and I lived together for over two years, had two kids, then broke up and now I want to get sole custody LAURA ALLEN & and guardianship. What’s the difference KARA DUNCAN between custody and guardianship? If you and your spouse were never married, you will be applying for a court order under the provincial Family Law Act (FLA). Under the FLA there is no such thing as custody. That term is now only reserved for married spouses who apply under the Divorce Act in Supreme Court. Under the FLA you and your boyfriend, because you lived together with the children, are both presumed to be guardians. As the guardians of the children, you are presumed to share all parental responsibilities for your children unless you agree or the court otherwise orders. Section 41 of the FLA outlines a list of 12 broad parental responsibilities such as, deciding where the children will live, who the children will associate with, what extracurricular activities they will participate in, and their religious and cultural upbringing. You and your spouse can share all of the parental responsibilities in consultation with one another, divide them up between you or one of you can have them all. If you cannot agree on how the parental responsibilities will be shared, you can apply to the court and have a Judge decide.
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Scoliosis, a lateral curvature of the spine, falls into two broad categories. One is functional, which arises when the base of the spine is not level, DR. KAREN MATTERN or when segments of the spinal column are misaligned. This can be corrected or minimized with chiropractic treatment. The second is idiopathic, which means it is of unknown origin. Although some forms of idiopathic scoliosis appear in infancy, the most common type begins in adolescence, most often in girls. Treatment is aimed at minimizing the curve, for health as well as cosmetic reasons. Often the diagnosis is made when the patient complains of pain, but if the spinal joints are moving freely, idiopathic scoliosis need not be a painful condition. It is a good policy to have your children’s spines screened regularly by a chiropractor. In the early stages, functional scoliosis can be easily corrected, while idiopathic scoliosis is most successfully controlled if it is detected as early as possible. At any age, spinal pain can usually be relieved. For more information call 250-758-7022, email us at drkarin@shaw.ca or check out our website: drkarinmattern.shawwebspace.ca
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Snoring is the sound produced by vibration NICOLE CAOUETTE of soft tissue in the upper airway due to restricted air movement. Snoring can be a sign of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or, at the very least, contribute to sleep deprivation. With OSA, repetitive blockage of the airway occurs resulting in decreased oxygenation of the blood. This disorder can be linked to many significant health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and depression. The easiest way to tell if snoring is a sign of OSA is to have a sleep test done. Provincial Sleep Group offers a no charge sleep test which you can perform yourself in the comfort of your own home. We also provide effective treatment and support for a variety of Sleep disordered breathing conditions. Contact us if you would like a sleep study and assessment performed or for more information.
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Notary My bank has recommended that I add one of my children to my bank account to make it easier for them to help me TIAH M. WORKMAN look after my finances. Is there any problem with me doing this.
This is a question that makes most notaries and lawyers cringe! There is no problem with this as long as you are OK with that child keeping all of the money in that account when you die, but the banks seldom let you know that will happen. If you add someone to your account, any money in that account becomes theirs on your death and they do not have to share it with the others. If you want to make it easier for them to help you look after your finances, have an Enduring Power of Attorney prepared that will allow them to assist with matters at that bank and with any other legal or financial matters that you may need assistance with.
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Experts’ Advice How Do I Deal With My Plantar Fasciitis?
The Plantar fascia is a ligament located on the DR. KATIA bottom of the foot. It functions by attaching the ball LANGTON of the foot to the front of the heel. It is important in maintaining arch height and providing stability to the foot when you walk. When there are problems with the way you walk, increased stress on the fascia causes injury and subsequently pain. Biomechanical problems can include the big toe having too much movement, the foot over pronating (arch collapsing) or the ankle being restricted or stiff in its movement increasing stress on the Plantar fascia. Typically the fascia will try to repair itself when you sleep or sit for extended periods. Once you stand up and put weight on the fascia, you tear the ligament and thwart these attempts to heal the fascia. This explains why pain is often worse first thing in the morning or after standing from sitting for longer periods of time. One of the more effective solutions is to support the arch with a custom foot orthotic. Custom orthotics will limit the stretch on the Plantar fascia. Once you limit the repetitive strain on the fascia; the inflammation and the pain it causes will generally resolve over a period of 6-8 weeks. As you are correcting the biomechanics with custom orthotics, you will need to stretch the tight achilles tendon and use cold laser, ice and ultrasound to decrease inflammation and speed up healing.
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First I’ll tell you what high density means. Foam is poured by weight per cubic foot, the higher that weight the longer the foam will last. Typically we carry 1 lb, 2 lb and 2.5 lb foams. The 1 lb being suitable for light occasional use, camping, throw on the floor for guests etc. 2 lb and 2.5 for upholstery and beds. Separate from density is firmness, within the 3 weight groups we can make the foam as soft or firm as what we need. So to throw in your tent for a couple of weeks a 1 lb 4” firm will probably be fine (low density). If you’re reupholstering your camper, RV or boat and you use it a lot use a 2 lb or higher. Call our experts at 1-800-663-5646 If you have a question.
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If it’s done correctly, a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) or The Free Home Evaluation TIMTIM WAITWAIT P.R.E.C. can be the next best thing to an appraisal in approximating the value of a property. The purpose of the CMA is to analyze data from properties similar to the subject property that has sold recently in order to project the realistic price at which the subject property would sell. I’m not an appraiser, but what I’ve always done is make upward and downward adjustments to the projected value of the subject property based on features and characteristics of the comparables I use. Some are based on “gut” feelings while other adjustments come about through rules of thumb I have developed from experience. Putting a value on real estate is an inexact science at best, and this methodology has worked pretty well for me over the years. I use a completely different method for projecting the value of land and property with residential development potential. How can you tell if the CMA you’ve been given is worth more than the piece of paper it’s written on? Call me at 713-1223 or email tim@timwait.com and I will let you know.
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Many people today are plagued with a variety of anxiety symptoms ranging from increased heart rate, profuse sweating, feelings of fear and foreboding, TRACY L. THOMPSON body pain, shakiness, burning skin, dizziness and many other symptoms. So why are we getting so anxious today? What is the cause? Some of it has to do with our fight or flight response within our subconscious mind. You see our autonomic nervous system will use our sympathetic response towards any perceived danger by increasing our heart rate, tightening your muscles, and a host of other bodily changes all designed to help us fight off or to run away from danger. But what if the perceived danger is not a bear jumping out of the woods but rather a car cutting us off in traffic? Or maybe you have experienced in the past a negative event, emotion or trauma and something you experience today triggers you into reacting with anxiety symptoms that you wish you could control. Hypnotherapy will help you to get your anxiety symptoms under control by teaching your mind a new reality and by providing you with mental triggers designed to help you change this reaction so you feel more calm, relaxed and in control. Contact us for a free evaluation and consultation.
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art into the library for years. “I’ve wanted to have an art competition in the library now for a couple of years,” Carter said. “But we’re a small cozy branch so trying to have big art wouldn’t really work. I came across another library that had a Post-it Note competition that was really successful. So I thought why not try it.” The Post-it Note contest runs until May 31 and is free to enter. For more information, please call the library at 250-758-5544 or visit www. virl.bc.ca.
Lifelong musician Jeffrey Randle was playing the djembe at an open mike when he caught the attention of a female musician named Katelyn Wood. “She was in the audience. She had never even heard me sing or play guitar or heard any of my songs,” Randle recalled. “I never heard any of her songs and she said to me ‘if you help me find a drum and give some drum lessons I will sing for you.’” Randle happily agreed. “I took a chance and she took a chance” Randle said. It wasn’t long after that the two began singing and performing together. “That’s how it started and we started to start gigging together and she’s on the album I am working on,” he said. On Sunday (May 24) Randle and Wood will be performing at the Lantzville Farmers Market, 7113 Lantzville Rd., between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. “We just enjoy working and singing together,” Randle said. Randle was born and raised in Nanaimo and became interested in music at an early age. “Dad handed me a guitar at the age of six ... and that is how I learned,” he said. Randle, who lived off the grid on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2007 and was a member of the Naked Grapes band, is working on his second album, which he hopes to release later this year. “It’s going to be a 10-song album,” he said. “On it is it going to be a little bit of reggae. In fact one of the songs that is on it I wrote while I was in Maui.” Randle said the record, which has yet to be named, will include a mix of genres such as country and Romanian gypsy. “There is a little bit of hillbilly stuff ... and when it gets done it is going to have horns on it,” Randle said. Randle and Wood perform in Lantzville on Sunday. For more information, please visit http://on.fb.me/1E8gdU6.
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Julie Carter, children and youth customer services librarian, tapes a Post-it Note to a display wall at Wellington Library. The library is hosting a Post-it Note art contest throughout the month of May.
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Post-it Notes are great for writing down reminders or quick bits of information. But at one Nanaimo library they have become the perfect canvas. Currently taking place at the Wellington Library, 3032 Barons Rd., is the Post-it Note art show, which runs until the end of the month. Julie Carter, Wellington Library’s children and youth customer services librarian, said the contest is meant to bring people into the branch.
“It is basically just to ners. The art will remain engage the community and up in the library until mid encourage them to use their June,” Carter said. “We will creativity,” she said. be having prizes. We will be People of all ages can choosing somebody as an show off their artistic adult winner, teen winner, abilities by children windrawing ner and so anything on.” they wish This is the POST-IT NOTE art contest on a stanfirst time that is open to all ages and dard 3 x 3 Wellington runs throughout the month Post-it Note Library has of May at the Wellington and submitheld such Library. ting it at the a contest. library. Carter, who Once the contest ends has worked at the branch on May 31, library staff will for roughly five years, award prizes. explained that she has “We will be drawing winwanted to incorporate more
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The Canadian Prime Minister will be in the Harbour City tonight. But it won’t be the Stephen Harper that one might expect. This Stephen Harper is merely a puppet controlled by multitalented performer James Gordon, who just happens to be an elected official in Guelph, Ont. “I make my living mostly as a singer-songwriter. I am touring all over the place,” Gordon said. “In the last few years of touring in Canada the most common topic that people want to talk about is … what is happening to our country?” Tonight (May 19), people will have the opportunity to hear about to hear and see the puppet version of Stephen Harper when Gordon performs his one-man show Stephen Harper: The Musical at Vancouver Island University’s Malaspina Theatre at 7 p.m. “The reason why I have a kind of creepy large Stephen Harper puppet on the stage is because it is a not-so-subtle metaphor,” Gordon said. “I feel like he is actually a puppet for big oil.” Stephen Harper: The Musical
is mainly a comedy, but Gordon said the show is also designed to educate people about what is happening to Canada. “I kind of lay it out because people have short memories politically in this country, I think,” Gordon said. “In the second half of the show we start to look at what we can do about it besides just electing someone else. There are other things.” Gordon, who was elected as a city councillor in Guelph last October, has been a performer for years and created the musical more than a year ago. While the production touches on a range of serious issues, such as pipelines, Gordon says he tries to keep the show fun. “I try to use humour and music with it and keep it light and I hope people get entertained first and educated second,” Gordon said. Since the show began, Gordon has toured it throughout the country. In an effort to keep the show current, he is always tweaking his production. “There is so much that changes all the time,” he said. “The show keeps changing itself. I keep updating it. I have a song about Bill C-51 now.” Stephen Harper: The Musical runs at Malaspina Theatre tonight. Tickets are $25. For more information, including ticket purchases, please visit www.jamesgordon.ca.
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Long weekend delays scores Some teams took the long weekend off, but there were others in action the past few days. Due to early deadlines necessitated by the Victoria Day long weekend, recent sports scores weren’t available at press time. The Nanaimo Pirates played a pair of big games on Sunday against their No. 1 rivals, the Langley Blaze, and the V.I. Raiders junior football team held its spring camp. Look for sports news in the next issue of the News Bulletin, or visit www.nanaimobulletin. com/sports.
goes on Gordy Racette trying to make boxing history BY GREG SAKAKI The NewS BuLLeTIN
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or Gordy Racette, getting back in the boxing ring after 15 years is like something out of The Twilight Zone. There’s an episode of the 1980s TV show, recalled Racette, where a young boy is compelled to read to his greatgreat-great-grandfather every night, and as long as the boy never finishes a story, the old man stays alive and awaits the ending. “So this family, through generations, kept reading him stories. He couldn’t die until he got to the end,” said Racette. “And that’s kind of like me. I set goals five, 10 years down the road. It keeps you motivated to keep going.” Nanaimo’s Racette (396) is fighting Kelowna’s Sandy Pembroke (3-7) as part of the Rumble at the Rink boxing card this Saturday (May 23) at Frank Crane Arena. It will be an historic bout – only two other pugilists have fought in five different decades, and no Canadian has performed the feat. “In 2000, when I had my fourth-decade fight, I went, ‘Ha ha, four decades, I wonder if I can make it five?’ So the seed was planted,”
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Nanaimo’s Gordy Racette will step back in the boxing ring for the first time in 15 years this week at the Rumble at the Rink card on Saturday (May 23) at Frank Crane Arena. The 63-year-old Racette will face a 42-year-old opponent.
Racette said. Once he identifies a goal, he said, he can’t quit, and has to “go for the gusto.” Even if someone tells him he can’t do it. “[They say], ‘You’re too old; you shouldn’t be fighting,’ Why? Well, maybe because they don’t,” Racette said. “I’ve passed all the physical hoops, the mental hoops, I’ve done that and beyond. There’s no reason for me to not fight.” His sports heroes are legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Gordie Howe whose careers spanned decades. Racette himself might have generations of fans in the stands this week; the multiple-time toughman boxing champ in the late 1970s and early ’80s went on to fight in Atlantic City and Las
Quickfacts GORDY RACETTE hopes to raise awareness for organ donation through his boxing efforts. For information, please visit www.gordyracette.com. TICKETS COST $20 for the Rumble at the Rink eight-bout boxing card Saturday (May 23) at Frank Crane Arena. Please visit www.glovedup.com or call 250-6161070.
Vegas and exotic locales around the world. Now, his career comes full circle, back to the Island where he threw his first punches. The bout that’s been booked is perhaps a tougher matchup than Racette might have anticipated. His 42-year-old oppo-
nent is coming off a 10-round loss last year in a Canadian Professional Boxing Council cruiserweight title fight. “For some reason, the commission, because of my record, thinks that I should be fighting a top 20 in the world or something,” Racette said. “Hey guys – I haven’t fought in 15 years.” But it’s coming back to him. Some boxers talk about ring psychology; Racette talks about neurons and dendrites and their role in creating innate qualities through repetition. If he can draw from his experiences in the ring, then it won’t matter as much that he might have lost a step over the years. “When you see somebody standing in front of you and their shoulder twitches or their eyes open up, you know
something’s happening, then you have to react. That’s the difficulty, is trying to co-ordinate what you see and evading the shot,” he said. “It’s difficult, but it can be done.” It’s supposed to be difficult, he said. Achieving a goal should take a lot of effort. Too many people talk themselves out of trying, or they let themselves get talked out of it. “Any goal that you have, it’s possible,” said Racette. “You just can’t quit. As soon as you stop your dream, it’s dead. So you have to keep moving towards it.” And that’s why the old man stays alive to hear the ending of the story, and then the next one, and the next one. And the fight goes on. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
Two Western Canadian title fights to be contested on boxing card The Rumble at the Rink boxing card Saturday (May 23) at Frank Crane Arena features two Canadian Professional Boxing Council Western Canadian title fights. The night’s main event sees
Aubrey Morrow of Qualicum Beach take on Paul Bzdel of Saskatoon for the vacant middleweight title. Following a long layoff, Morrow won at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre last year and then
won another bout in the fall, setting up his title shot. “Aubrey has been very impressive since his return,” said his trainer, Rich LeStage. “He’s matured a lot as a fighter, which
is great to see.” There is also a super flyweight women’s championship bout on Saturday night’s card. First bout is at 6:30 p.m. -with files from Tyson Taylor
The Nanaimo Timbermen added some scoring punch to the lineup. The city’s senior A western Lacrosse Association club traded for Reagan harding last week, sending a 2016 fifth-round draft pick to the New westminster Salmonbellies. harding recently wrapped his senior season at Lake erie College, where he led his team in goals with 44.
Top athletes earn bursaries PacificSport and woodgrove Pines Clinic presented $12,000 in bursaries to 20 Vancouver Island highperformance athletes earlier this month. PacificSport shared $10,000 among the 20 athletes, while woodgrove Pines shared an additional $2,000 among four of the athletes. Nanaimoites receiving bursaries included Mathieu Leduc, ski cross; Mitchel Landry, BMX; Aidan webber, BMX; Braxton Clark, judo; Cheyenne Fiandor, judo; Dillon Butcher, cycling; Drew Johnson, BMX; Vanessa Kruger, judo; Ben Leslie, BMX; Alicia Fiandor, judo.
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LACROSSE RIVALS meet tonight (May 19) in Nanaimo.
The junior A Nanaimo Timbermen will try to mow down the Victoria Shamrocks. Vancouver Island’s two B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League squads meet for the first time this regular season tonight (May 19) in Nanaimo. Photo submitted
Nanaimo’s Morgan Theedom of Brechin Lanes is the new B.C. Five-Pin Bowlers’ Association ladies’ champion after winning last month in Chilliwack.
Brechin bowlers win championships Two female bowlers from Nanaimo’s Brechin Lanes ended their seasons by winning major championships. Mikayla Eby won the Youth Bowling Canada junior girls’ five-pin championship earlier this month, while Morgan Theedom won the B.C. Five-Pin Bowlers’ Association’s B.C. Open women’s championship last month. Eby averaged 214 over 22 games at the three-day event in Toronto and Oshawa, then needed a tie-breaker game because she
and another girl had each won 17 games. In the tiebreaker, Eby defeated Maude Durand-Rondeau of Gatineau, Que., 239202. Theedom’s victory Easter weekend in Chilliwack also came down to the wire. She averaged 248 over the 10-game round robin, qualifying her for the playoffs. There, she advanced in the double-knockout brackets and had to defeat the top seed twice in a row to win the B.C. Open. Theedom swept Brittany Dacosta 243-195, then 257-231.
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“It always builds a lot of energy,” said Kyle Couling, Timbermen coach. “And being from the Island, all these guys have played against each other for years, so there’s a really good rivalry there, and that’s a motivator for a lot of these guys.” The Timbermen have raised their game of late, led by some of their returning college players, the coach said. Still, Nanaimo will go into tonight’s matchup as
the underdog. “That leads us to being hungrier, I think,” Couling said. “If … we want it more and we play physically and all give 100 per cent, then we’d like to take the ‘W.’” GAME ON … The Timbermen and Shamrocks face off tonight at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena and tickets will be available at the door … The T-men hosted the Port Coquitlam Saints on Saturday after press time. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
Nanaimo’s Dylan Chapdelaine has carried on a V.I. Raiders tradition of winning the Wally Buono Award. The linebacker is the fourth Raider in the past six years to win the national award for junior football achievement and leadership. Look for more in a future edition of the News Bulletin.
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Chase River Marketplace: 82 Twelfth St, Nanaimo • 250-753-7545 Bowen Road: 1800 Dufferin Cres, Nanaimo • 250-591-5525 Open Daily 7 am - 10 pm