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Council debates rolling out new garbage plan BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THE NEWS BULLETIN
City of Nanaimo refuse collector Brian Fairbrother will have lifted 700 bins of hot, stinking, seeping kitchen scraps by the time he finished his Tuesday route. If he’s on the road with one of the city’s split-packer trucks, handling a mix of garbage and kitchen waste, those repetitive movements go up. Maggots and rats, dirt, dust, glass and needles are also a risk. Fairbrother had a near miss last week with a needle with a broken safety tip.
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Don’t get Fairbrother wrong, he likes his job, but a garbage fleet with automated arms would just be a lot safer. “It’s a lot less stress on the body, a lot less chance of being injured, a lot less exposure to the dust, needles, sharps, other bad stuff, right,” Fairbrother said. The City of Nanaimo is purchasing two automated-ready garbage trucks that will come into service next year, while politicians consider automating the fleet as part of budget talks. Nanaimo city council agreed to spend an estimated
$800,000 on the two trucks and on Monday (July 6), Charlotte Davis, the city’s manager of sanitation, recycling and public works administration, will re-introduce the idea of swapping out Nanaimo’s 10-truck fleet for eight new automated garbage trucks and 90,000 curbside bins. The $6.8-million plan was previously proposed in April. It’s critical to consider automation, according to Davis, who says the system is stretched with a mix of staff injuries and downtime with the fleet. See ‘AUTOMATED’ /3
Nanaimo Harbour Ferry will no longer zip across the harbour bound for Newcastle, but the loss could herald new opportunities for shuttle service and a stronger working relationship between the City of Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation. Nanaimo Harbour Ferr y stopped shuttling Newcastle Island passengers June 19, after failing to come to a service agreement with the Snuneymuxw First Nation, the operators of the provincial marine park. Protection Island Ferries will temporarily pick up Newcastle Island passengers at a slightly higher $10 round-trip cost. The Nanaimo Harbour Ferry would not speak to News Bulletin and the Snuneymuxw First Nation was unavailable for comment, but Mayor Bill McKay told the News Bulletin access options for the Island are being looked at, including the Snuneymuxw buying equipment that it would either provide the service with itself, or hire an operator to crew and maintain. He sees it as a chance for the city and park operator to partner, potentially through subsidization or the co-purchase of equipment.
The City of Nanaimo has also agreed during a recent protocol agreement working group with the Snuneymuxw to take a more active role in Newcastle and search for resources like government grants to help the First Nation. “Even though it was a dark day when I learned the ferry operator had left, when I learned a little bit more about it I realized, OK, there’s an opportunity here,” said McKay. “They’re anxious for our help and they appreciate our help and we need to take a more active role. It’s just even little things like really getting the tourism operators together so they promote Newcastle better.” According to McKay, the Snuneymuxw are talking to potential ferry operators and while Protection Island Ferries has interim capacity, he notes the need to bring other resources into play and said it could mean the purchase of the existing boats that run to Newcastle. McKay doesn’t believe a pedestrian bridge is on the table, but would like to see an aerial tramway, or gondola from Georgia Park to the Island. “The chief and I have had lots of things on our plate, some of them not so pretty, but if we can start freeing up and our council and Snuneymuxw can actually start having some time to sit down and start spitballing some of these ideas, there’s a lot of great ideas out there,” he said. news@nanaimobulletin.com
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A Nanaimo inventor has combined old technology to create a new way to battle brush fires. Urban interface fires have destroyed hundreds of homes in B.C. and elsewhere. What’s needed to fight fast-moving wildfires is a simple, rapidly deployable device that can protect property and be left to operate on its own to free up firefighters and equipment. Rod Szasz created the FireBozz, a water cannon based on a modified agricultural sprinkler that sprays large volumes of water to create a fire barrier hundreds of square metres in diameter. Szasz worked in personnel
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Several coastal communities on Vancouver Island have expressed interest in having the Maritime Museum of B.C. relocate to their municipality, if it can’t find a home in Victoria. In June, the province announced negotiations between the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority and the Maritime Museum of B.C. were at an impasse and the museum has been
asked to vacate its facility in Bastion Square by Sept. 30. The decision has sent board members scrambling to come up with a solution to house the more than 35,000-artifact collection. But there may be other options if they can’t find a permanent facility in Victoria. Campbell River Mayor Andy Adams said his city is “very interested” in the idea of moving the maritime museum up island.
“It would be a natural fit with our existing Maritime Heritage Centre where we have a significant number of maritime artifacts and most notably, the BPC 45, which is the same boat that is on the Canadian $5 bill.” Port Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan also expressed interest in the museum that he said would complement its local maritime museum. Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said the city would be open to having
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With the assistance of the Help Fill A Dream Foundation, a Nanaimo boy and his family are embarking on a dream trip to the Windy City. Jonathan Dean, 7, his family and two nurses are headed to the 12th annual Charge Syndrome Conference in Chicago between July 30 and Aug. 2. According to his mother, Grace, Jonathan was born with Charge Syndrome, caused by a genetic disorder. “It’s multiple, congenital anomalies at birth,” said Grace Dean. “It was a mutation of a gene and a lot of children present differently, but they’re all very complex. [Jonathan] is deaf and blind. He has some vision, that we’re able to use sign language, and he has a tracheostomy, and he’s tube fed.” The trip will be beneficial in many ways, said Dean.
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Jonathan Dean, 7, and his mother, Grace, will be heading to Chicago for the 12th Annual Charge Syndrome Conference between July 30 and Aug. 2 thanks to the Help Fill A Dream Foundation. Jonathan suffers from Charge and is deaf and blind.
“He gets a chance to meet his peeps, kids just like him, and I get to meet other parents and network and the nurses get to attend a professional day. There’s amazing workshops on all different challenges, there’s medical, developmental, communication, behaviours and all the things we get
presented with,” she said. One nurse will attend a workshop on school challenges, while the other will go to workshops pertaining to the home. Dean will attend workshops that help her in different areas and Jonathan’s brother Joshua, 11, will be at a camp where he can talk
about being a sibling of someone with Charge. Dean said Jonathan is a very content person, who likes going with the flow. “This is a kid that never cries. He’s always happy, content, he’s an explorer. He likes new situations. He doesn’t get scared or freaked out. He loves to explore and check out as much as he can,” said Dean. She said her son has a good sense of humour and recently, he’s improved his communication as well. “He’s had a lot of receptive, where he understands signs ... but he’s now just starting to express and tell us what he wants, so he’s got two-word sentences now, so we’re very excited,” she said. Help Fill A Dream Foundation was glad to help Jonathan with his dream trip to Chicago. “Dreams have a ripple effect that reach well beyond the family and into the entire community,” said Craig Smith, Help Fill A Dream executive director, in a press release. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
Conservatives float bill to deal with derelict vessels By Karl yu The News bulleTiN
While Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder’s private members’ bill dealing with derelict vessels was shot down in May, a federal Conservative MP has proposed a similar bill. John Weston, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP, proposed a private members’ bill last month that aims to address abandoned vessels in B.C.’s coastal waters.
According to a press release, the Prohibition of Abandoned Vessels bill (Bill C-695) “creates the possibility that a person who abandons a vessel may be subject to jail time and fines of up to $100,000,” and provides a definition of abandonment. Nanaimo-Ladysmith Conservative candidate Mark MacDonald said that Weston’s proposal addresses some of the issues that Crowder’s didn’t. “The issue is Jean Crowder’s bill was defeated because it
basically expropriated private property and made it the responsibility of the taxpayer and so what Weston’s bill does is it brings it back to the owner and no, you can’t ditch your boat and expect everybody else to pay for it. “They’ll fine the owner and then there may be monetary and criminal charges suggested in the bill,” said MacDonald. Weston was the only Conservative member who voted in favour of Crowder’s bill.
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Let’s try harder to turn off taps If we run low on water, we could always drain the Colliery dams. Just kidding – drought conditions are no joke. A hot May in Nanaimo was followed by an even hotter June, and if the progression from hot, to hotter, to hottest continues, then we’re in store for a scorching summer. The problem is that it’s a dry heat. Our snowpack melted away weeks ago, and though the City of Nanaimo reservoirs are expected to hold up, it’s up to residents to be mindful of their water use. When it comes to conservation, all it really takes is for everyone to share responsibility and do a little or do a lot. We appreciate those people who observe the watering restrictions or go further and allow their lawns to wither and yellow. More laudable are the efforts of those who really take water conservation to heart, and look at ways to reuse their bathwater, for instance. There are so many ideas out there on how to watch our water use that we can pick and choose what can work in our household. Some strategies might be unrealistic, but some might work, and certainly some might be worth a try. If there were ever a summer to try to find new ways to conserve, it’s this one. As long as almost every resident does his or her share and a few do far more than their share, then it won’t be the end of the world if one or two feel the need to cheat on the hosepipe ban. As long as we take the issue seriously all summer long, then maybe it will be OK to forget being serious for one day, and instead have fun, and set up a ginormous slip-and-slide on a downtown street. We can’t splash around in the sprinkler every day, and maybe that’s a modern reality on our warming globe. But if we continue to think about ways to turn off our water taps, then it will taste even sweeter when the taps are turned on. The Nanaimo News Bulletin is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
B.C. still the Wild West with its elections The man behind ‘HarperPAC’ HarperPAC emerged that says it lived and died in a few muttering began about ‘dark days to make a point about money’ in Canadian politics. third-party advertising in Unifor, anti-Conservative front Canadian politics. LeadNow and the many faces of When it launched, I wondered the Tides Foundation somehow why he would choose such failed to ignite much discussion a deliberately provocative in the Canadian media. name. No, not ‘Harper,’ but the Taylor launched the bid in acronym for ‘Political Action response to the emergence Committee,’ which has come to of Engage Canada, a unionsymbolize the financial excesses financed action committee that of U.S. politics. he said was part of HarperPAC ran one a broader effort by B.C. radio ad, accusing the left to oust the VIEWS Liberal leader Justin Conservatives. Engage Trudeau of blaming Canada portrays itself Tom Fletcher voters for his as a brave alternative Black Press declining popularity, to shadowy rightand suggesting that wing groups such as Trudeau’s “months Working Canadians, of mistakes” are a which has also run likelier cause. No pro-Conservative ads. kidding. Two recent HarperPAC developments spokesman Stephen have led to all this. Taylor, who like Scheduled elections Stephen Harper before him every four years have finally has worked for the National taken effect at the federal Citizens’ Coalition, announced level, after a series of minority the end of the project last week. governments. And courts have “We have contributed to a repeatedly struck down efforts new discussion about political to restrict third-party spending financing in a fixed election in the so-called ‘pre-campaign’ era that is critical to our period as an unwarranted democracy,” Taylor said. “We restriction on free speech. note that this discussion only The B.C. Liberal government occurred once a right-wing tried and failed several times analog of the left’s PAC-style to restrict third-party spending, efforts emerged on the scene.” largely in response to the Indeed, it was when million-dollar tirades of the
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teachers’ union. Their strategy was not so much to keep corporate money out of B.C. politics as to keep it flowing through the B.C. Liberal Party. This spring the B.C. Liberal majority passed Bill 20, the Election Amendment Act. Not only did this recognize the freedom of outsiders to weigh in on elections, it also did away with pre-campaign restrictions on registered political parties and candidates. NDP MLA Leonard Krog warned that this sets the stage for “some mad Wild West show,” with politicians desperate to raise money. The big difference between the pre-campaign ads for this fall’s federal election and the next provincial vote in 2017 is that corporate and union donations to parties and candidates have been eliminated at the federal level. That means more money available for thirdparty campaigns, but it seems to be fairly well distributed between the two sides, the Conservatives and everybody else. Here in the Wild West, nothing’s going to change as long as the B.C. Liberals are in the saddle. ◆ Tom Fletcher is columnist and legislature reporter for Black Press.
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Water is too precious to waste
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Nanaimo’s Diana Walker waters shrubs in her rock-garden yard.
properties like the police station? As for commercial users of water, are there to be no regulations of water use for them whatsoever? How many hundreds of gallons of purified water per player are required to entertain the relatively few Nanaimo residents who enjoy swinging sticks at a little white ball
trying to knock it into a hole in a manicured lawn? Every summer my lawn turns golden brown. Then it happily becomes green again when the fall rains come. Nature seems to love varieties of colours. Perhaps that’s a counsel we need to follow.
Edwin Turner Nanaimo
Re: Water restrictions could be more fair, Letters, June 16. In a recent letter to the editor, a homeowner felt discriminated against due to the Level 2 water restrictions. These are necessary due to extreme conditions. Fortunately, all residents, whether they own a house or rent an apartment, can still water flowers and shrubs planted in the ground or containers. Heck, at Level 2 you can still water your lawn twice a week. However, if not watered the grass will go dormant (yellow) during the summer and then turn green again when the rains return. So, no plants or shrubs will die under these restrictions.
Rhonda Irving Nanaimo
Cuts unhealthy B.C. voices call for environmental stewardship for students To the Editor,
To the Editor,
Re: Plan advises closure of four area schools, June 16. I was pleased to see that the school board chairman now wants the school board “to make sure we’re doing what’s best for the whole district.” Yeah, right – after making the decision to reopen Cedar Secondary at the expense of every other school in the district. Parents should make sure their children’s vaccinations are all up to date in light of the district’s move to reduce janitorial services to schools throughout the district. You know, the money for the reopening has to be found somewhere, so let’s have dirtier schools regardless of the adverse consequences to student and staff health.
Douglas McBride Nanaimo
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Re: Foreign interests decide B.C. need ‘saving,’ Opinion, June 4 Like certain other right-wing commentators, Tom Fletcher tries to paint the environmental movement as a foreign-instigated attack on the Canadian economy, rather than a movement of local people who wish to conserve the ecosystems that sustain them. The Marine Planning Partnership, which Fletcher alludes to in the column, is an initiative led by 18 First Nations and the B.C. government, with financial backing from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and administrative support from Tides Canada. The initiative aims to foster sustainable economic
development alongside environmental stewardship. Fletcher minimizes the 18 First Nations, various provincial and local governments, and numerous local experts who were the architects of the initiative. He wants to remove domestic agents of change from the story by presenting them as little more than puppets of ominous American billionaires. Fletcher needs to stop erasing local voices and misusing the facts for his partisan politicking, and needs to respect the fact that it is British Columbians themselves who are standing up for sustainable development and environmental conservation.
Yvonne du Plessis Nanaimo
Nanaimo’s coal history should be cherished To the Editor,
Re: Morden Mine important to city’s culture, Letters, June 11. Historical artifacts deserve to be preserved. Nanaimo’s beginnings were in coal and there is a wonderful example of that history that needs to be
given some importance – Morden Mine. The letter writer mentioned several examples of historical pride in other parts of the province and we have one, almost one of a kind, in desperate need of restoration, in our own backyard. The regional
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ith Canada Day having just passed, the next major holiday in North America is the United States of America’s Independence Day. And when the U.S. celebrates its independence from Great Britain on Saturday (July 4), Boston-based band Bent Knee will be more than 4,000 kilometres away performing at the Queen’s. “We are really excited to come to Nanaimo,” Bent Knee vocalist Courtney Swain said. “This time of the year British Columbia is so beautiful. I am just really looking forward to being there.” Their stop in the Harbour City is part of a lengthy tour that began back in May in Massachusetts and has worked its way through the continental United States and into Canada. “This is our 10th tour as a band and this is our longest yet,” Swain said. “We really worked up to doing this tour.” Bent Knee was born in 2009 on the campus grounds at Berklee College of Music. “None of us are originally from Boston, but we all met one way or another at Berklee College of Music,” Swain said. “The guitarist, Ben [Levin] and I started
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writing music together in 2009.” What started out as a music project grew bigger as more people started joining the band. “Our synth guy, who is also our producer, Vince [Welch] came on board and it became a live band project,” Swain said. Today Bent Knee includes Swain, Levin and Welch as well as violinist Chris Baum, bassist Jessica Kion and drummer Gavin WallaceAilsworth. Although Bent Knee describe their style as a mixture of art-rock,
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“We travelled to a church in Georgia to record a church organ ... and we had some ethnic instruments in there too and the combination of all that is a really fullsounding album,” Swain said. Currently, the band is finishing up a new record, which it will begin tracking once it returns to Massachusetts in August. “When we wrote Shiny Eyed Babies we were very meticulous about the writing. We would hash out every detail before we would bring it in front of an audience,”
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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To Woodgrove Chrysler for always going above and beyond with their customer service. You went the extra mile in finding us great prices on our parts and repairing it in a timely manner. BEEF To whoever is responsible for the pieces of scrap iron bolted to the concrete behind Frank Ney’s statue in Maffeo Sutton Park. BOUQUET To Nancy at Sears menswear. Thank you for going to bat for me to retrieve my points after my account had been mysteriously closed. All the phone calls were very much appreciated. BEEF To people who, when stopped for a traffic light, leave two to three car spaces between cars making it impossible for a vehicle to make a left or right turn off the road. Please be courteous to your fellow drivers. BOUQUET To those who arranged our Victoria trip. The museum and the Imax theatre were very enjoyable and informative. BEEF To the gym that puts up monthly rates and still expects us to pay for additional classes. Also, no new equipment has been purchased. BOUQUET To Lisa C. at Seair Seaplanes for always giving exceptional service to my sister and I. BEEF To the city and parks department for limiting the size and vendors at the Thursday market in Maffeo Sutton Park. Look at Parksville.
BOUQUET To the woman who dumped her cat at the SPCA because she was pregnant. Cats can carry toxoplasmosis but if Daddy cleans the litter box there is no problem. Even Mummy can do that if she takes precautions such as gloves.
BEEF To the people who have garage sales. Do you not remember that you put those signs up all over the place? Then can you remember to take them down, especially if there’s no date on them?
BEEF To the ski resort for eliminating the affordable midweek pass and discounted books of tickets for the upcoming season. Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you. Good luck as myself and my friends won’t be supporting you anymore.
BOUQUET A son has a special bond with his mother. Time can be slow. Time can be fast, but time can also heal. Jim, you’re a great son and I’m so sorry. Dad.
BOUQUET To Midas N. Island Hwy. Thanks to Mike and his crew for prompt service while I was having my water pump replaced. They met the deadline and answered all my questions in a very professional manner.
BEEF To the housekeepers at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on their breaks helping themselves to kitchen food. Those items are for patient use only, not for you to supply yourselves for your coffee/lunch breaks.
BEEF To the owners of the German shepherd in the Altavista area. Your dog is aggressive and unpredictable. It is unfair to others to walk your dog where there are other dogs. My dog is now terrified of big dogs after being attacked by your dog.
BOUQUET Me and your mother always said that if we had a choice between a million dollars or a great daughter, we’d take the million dollars because we already have a great daughter. I’m so sorry – thank you, Kerry. Dad. BEEF To the rude neighbour who talks so loud on the cellphone that the whole neighbourhood can hear his business. Tone it down please. BOUQUET For Charlotte, at Uplands Tim Hortons, for you conscientious and caring attitude.
BEEF To the City of Nanaimo for not ensuring all fire hydrants are functional, especially in this dry weather. My insurance is based, in part, on how close I am to a fire hydrant. BOUQUET To Adam at Davey Tree Service for his kindness to the senior lady on Sandpiper Place. BEEF To the person who stole my grandson’s new sandals from the cubicle in the family change room at the Beban Pool area. There were only eight children and five adults. BOUQUET To Damien and all the other employees at Trojan Collision who worked so hard on my truck. I can’t believe the before and after, they did wonders on my truck. We highly recommend this place, fabulous people and a job very well done. BOUQUET To all the generous donors of postsecondary scholarship awards from the many grateful Class of 2015 recipients. BOUQUET To the amazing lady in the shiny VW Beetle who did a turnaround on Lost Lake Road to ensure that my two large dogs were OK and to offer any assistance. The dogs were laying in the cool high grass and this wonderful lady thought there might be a health issue/accident with the dogs. BOUQUET To Karen, office manager at Nanaimo Veterinary Hospital, who does a great job of taking care the requests and needs of the dog owners. Also thank you to Dr. Domigan for all the great dental work on our little Ella. BOUQUET To proud Canadians celebrating Canada Day this week.
Submit your own Beef or Bouquet Beefs & Bouquets is a free forum to give thanks or express views on issues and events. The News Bulletin reserves the right to edit or refuse submissions. Length is limited to 40 words and two submissions per person per week. A winner will be selected at random to receive a floral bouquet from Turley’s Florist and Potting Shed. Mail or deliver to the News Bulletin, 777B Poplar St., Nanaimo, V9S 2H7 or e-mail to bulletinboard@nanaimobulletin.com. Fax to 250-753-0788.
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BEEF To the people who clap, shout, and scream in the circle on Cameron Island. Just imagine that happening outside your own bedrooms and living rooms. You are disturbing the peace as well as being just plain thoughtless and rude.
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BOUQUET For Jeanette, my Avon lady, who always goes above and beyond.
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BEEF To anyone complaining because Cedar people are getting their secondary school back. You have your secondary schools – let Cedar have its secondary school.
BOUQUET To the Hamel family for their hard work and planning of the Westdale Leslie Park improvement project.
BOUQUET To Jim at Intell Alarms. Thirty-plus years and two houses later Jim is still the best. A quick phone call and it’s done. Good service every time.
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Karate athletes all going for black belts Inbrief I sports
SHIMA SCHOOL has 20 students at grading tests.
Bantam T-girls win Island title
Nanaimo’s bantam rep girls are Island lacrosse champions. The Timbermen girls defeated Victoria 7-1 on Sunday at Frank Crane Arena to sweep the best-of-three final two games to none. Sarah Ferguson scored four goals for Nanaimo in the win and Lydia Zart, Alyssa MacDonald and Faryn Good were other scorers. Ronnie Robinson was the winning goalie. The bantams will join the peewee and midget Timbermen girls at B.C. Lacrosse championships in Port Coquitlam starting Wednesday (July 8).
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Black belts are going to be the latest fashion pretty soon at Shima Karate. Over the next few weeks, said Kurt Nordli, Shima Karate sensei, an “unheard-of” number of students in Nanaimo will be testing for their black belts. Shima will have 20 students grading, more than double a typical year. “When I told [the International Karatedo Gojukai Association] how many we have grading, they just about fell over,” Nordli said. Four of the students are masters-aged athletes, but the other 16 are all between 13 and 16 years old and many of them have been training at the Shima dojo since they were five or six. “And most of these kids are on the principal’s list, they’re straight-A students, they have goals, they know what they want to do when they go to university,” the sensei said. “The whole path they’ve taken has helped them get ready for that.” Grading for a black belt is a two-part process. An organization test, as it’s called, will be held on Saturday (July 4) at the Oliver Woods Community Centre, then a dojo test will follow. “The organization test is all about perfection
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Shima Karate athletes Hannah Darmadi, left, and Sage Thomas train last week at the dojo on Departure Bay Road. Darmadi and Thomas are two of the 20 Shima students who will be trying for their black belts in the coming weeks.
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of technique…” Nordli said. “The dojo test is about testing your heart – driving them into the ground, so to speak, pushing them in sparring and exercise and training until they want to give up, but they don’t.” He said he expects the students to do extremely well in the grading tests. ww.sears.ca
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Sport awards assist high-calibre athletes The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards help local high-performance athletes continue to pursue their goals in sport. Four athletes received money through the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards Athlete Assistance Program. Curlers Kesa, Kalia and Marika Van Osch and lacrosse player Johnnie Grais each received $500 cheques at a media event last month at the Nanaimo Museum. The athlete assistance program is possible through the support of sport awards sponsors and by proceeds from the annual awards gala at the Coast Bastion Hotel.
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Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards chairwoman Marilyn Sullivan, left, presents $500 cheques to Johnnie Grais, Kalia Van Osch and Marika Van Osch as part of the awards’ athlete assistance program.
SR. A LACROSSE team hosts Langley in key matchup.
The Nanaimo Timbermen are still in playoff contention, as long as they start stringing some wins together. The city’s senior A Western Lacrosse Association club has lost seven straight games to fall to last place, but it has also played five of its nine games so far against the top two teams in the league.
Now at the halfway point of the season, the Timbermen will most of their remaining games against teams they’re battling with to make the playoffs. Nanaimo (2-7) plays its next two against the Langley Thunder (4-5), and then faces the Coquitlam Adanacs (4-5). The Thunder and Adanacs are currently tied for the fourth and final playoff position. GAME ON … The T-men and Thunder play this Saturday (July 4) at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. Tickets will be available at the door.
Is your hearing worth more than a cup of coffee? How much is your hearing worth? According to my health plan, mine is worth $43,750 per ear. Of course, if I paid more for my plan then my hearing would be worth proportionately more. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t seem quite right to me. So what’s your hearing really worth? Not to some heartless insurance company, but to you. $50? $5,000? $500,000? An experiment I conducted recently leads me to think that the true value of your hearing needs to be expressed not in dollars and cents, but in terms of all the things you’d lose if your hearing were to suddenly stop working. Please indulge me a moment while I take you through my eye-opening journey of selfdiscovery. The experiment Before leaving work one day, I cut a pair of earplugs in half and carefully inserted them deep enough in my ear canals that they couldn’t be seen. (To avoid the risk of injury or permanent loss of your ear plugs in the depths of your skull, I can’t recommend enough that you do not cut your ear plugs in half as I did.) I wanted to experience firsthand what life is like with hearing loss. I walked out the door and entered an entirely new world . . . The street sounds were muted and distant. The jingle of my keys was softer but still audible as I fumbled for the right one to secure my office. I could just make out the satisfying clunk of the deadbolt as it slammed into place. After settling into the driver’s seat of my car and starting the engine, I instinctively reached for the radio settings. I selected the Wave (don’t judge) but, though I could hear the music, the sound seemed empty somehow. When I increased the volume, the speakers became distorted. Grumbling, I settled for crumby sound quality. Transitioning from my quiet office to my busy household (six people and a large dog) is usually a full-on auditory assault (I mean that in the nicest possible way, honey). This particular evening, though, the din was muted and the transition was easy. Unfortunately, this is where the advantages of my artificially reduced hearing sensitivity ended. What happened at dinner shocked me Dinnertime is one of the few moments when our whole family assembles for a common activity, and I did my best to keep up with my children’s reports of what happened at school that day. I could “hear” that there was a conversation taking place, but it took a lot of
effort to understand it. Occasionally I’d piece together a bit that somehow materialized within my awareness 30 seconds after it was spoken, but by then it was too late to make a meaningful comment. So I just sat there, until the aural fog was broken by my daughter veritably yelling, “DAAAD, PASS THE KETCHUP!” Notice the lack of “please” from my normally polite little girl. Without a doubt she’d asked me nicely once or twice already, and in her frustration she’d abandoned all pretense of decorum. It didn’t take long for me to tire of asking my children to repeat themselves. In fact, I lost all interest in trying to participate in the conversation. I was in a bubble – a lonely little world that I shared with no one; on the outside looking longingly in at my own home and my own family. I’d never felt so disconnected. What connects you? I have to admit that my experiment, though revealing, fell well short of helping me truly understand the experiences of thousands of people living right here in Nanaimo with a reduced range of hearing (a fancy term for hearing loss). It was a far cry from living with a chronic condition that has, in most cases, crept in slowly and almost imperceptibly. My experiment did, however, make me reconsider the value of my hearing. My hearing connects me to my world. All those soft sounds that make up the background soundtrack of my life are so much more important than I’d realized. The gentle swishing of the dishwasher tells me that my children have completed their chores. The clicks of my canine’s nails on the hardwood behind me warn that she’s about to express her love to me in her unique, sloppy way. Losing that soundtrack is unnerving. If you’ve ever had young children, you know how unsettling it can be when suddenly the house gets “too quiet.” Much more than simply connecting me to my environment, though, my hearing connects me to what truly gives my life meaning – the people I love. Without my hearing, I was the proverbial man stranded on a desert island – lost and utterly alone. Is your hearing worth more than a latté? After my earplug evening, I thought about the cost of hearing improvement that I have to ask people to spend – thousands of dollars in most cases. Then I thought about some of the little things
Hanan Merrill Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner Shelagh Merrill Patient Care Coordinator we spend our money on each day: coffee, cell phones, the occasional drink. These are all expenses that we gladly take on because they help us connect with others. Hearing aids, without which all the lattés in the world won’t help some people connect with the people around them, amount to about $2 to $3 a day. Yes, those “expensive” devices, along with the professional care to program them and keep them working their best, cost only a few dollars a day when spread out over the average lifespan of a hearing aid. I reflected on my experience that evening. What if I hadn’t been able to simply remove the earplugs? What if the cost of a cup of coffee each day would bring me back into the world I once shared with my family? Would it be worth it to me? Absolutely. Would it be worth it to you? The true value of hearing I’d like to propose that the true value of your hearing is simply the difference it makes in your life. How much does it help or hinder you? What are you willing to do to improve or protect it?
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It’s estimated that one in five people living with a reduced range of hearing doesn’t even know it. Remember how I was forced to distance myself from my loved ones during my little experiment, or how my daughter lost her politeness when demanding the ketchup? By the time hearing loss is diagnosed, relationships with loved ones have often already deteriorated to near the breaking point. If you’re over the age of 30, get your hearing checked. If everything’s working fine, I encourage you to grab a pair of earplugs and replicate my experiment. Try it for even a few hours and I guarantee you’ll have a renewed appreciation of the value of your hearing. If it turns out you do have a reduced range of hearing, try the opposite experiment: try wearing a hearing device for a day and experience what you’ve been missing. You’ll be surprised. If you’d like to book a free hearing assessment, or even just pick up a free pair of earplugs, call 250.585.4100 or visit us at 5800 Turner Road. For more resources, visit www. nanaimohearingclinic.com.
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We’re back on the track this top three in the 100m were week, continuing our review Cameron Martiniuk from of the recent Nanaimo DisCoal Tyee, Wyatt Cameron trict Elementary School Track of North Cedar/Woodbank and Field Championship… and Hammond Bay’s Nate In the tyke (born 2005-06) Paris. There was an impresboys’ division, Owen Brown sive showing on the track from Uplands Park won the by Forest Park athlete Sean 100m sprint and finished Duquette. Duquette won the third in the 200m. Rock City’s 200m, then set a new district Benedek Horvath took first in record by winning the 400m the 200m and was runner-up in one minute, 4.28 seconds. in the 100m. Hunter McInnes- Second in both the 200m and Prawdzik from 800m was MitchHammond Bay was ell Finner from thorpe the 400m winner Mountain View. report and was second in Third in 200m went Ian Thorpe both the 800m and to Park Avenue’s Columnist 1,500m. Mountain Devon Bruce, while View’s Dylan Barsecond and in the berie was first in 400m was Jayden 800m and second Watson from Cinin 200m First in nabar Valley. In the the 1,500m and longer distances, third in 800m, went Cinnabar Valley’s to Kaleb Nykwist Gage Zanette took from Uplands first place in both Park. Cole Prontack from 800m and 1,500m, with MounMountain View and Carter tain View’s Gus Johnson third James of McGirr were second in both races. Runner-up in and third respectively in the 1,500m was Ryan Seaman rep400m event. Seaview’s Logan resenting Rock City. MacGillivray finished third in Paris was the top peewee both 100m and 1,500m. long jumper and Cinnabar With field events for tyke Valley’s Brett Schlitz was tops boys, Kevin Taylor of Uplands in high jump. First in the shot Park won the long jump and put event was Cinnabar ValSpencer Whitcomb from ley’s Ethan Duggan. Cameron Hammond Bay was the high took first place in discus. jump champ. Track events for bantam Turning to peewee (born (born 2001-02) boys featured 2003-04) boys’ track results, Evan Singleton from Georgia
Avenue winning both the 100m and 200m. Quarterway’s Daniel Hall won the 400m, as well as placing second in 200m and third in 100m. Runner-up in 100m was Coal Tyee’s Matthew Noshkins, while Campbell Arnold from Randerson Ridge was third in 200m. Second in 400m, as well as champion in the 1,500m, was Rutherford’s Ethan Hart. Third in 400m and second in 1,500m was Nevan Beausoleil representing Cilaire. Fraser VanAllen from McGirr was first in 800m. Hammond Bay’s Luke Hoefer was second in 800m and third in 1,500m. Third in 800m went to Riley Gannon of North Cedar. In field events, the top long jumper was Josh Vickers from North Cedar, and Ethan Katzberg of Cinnabar Valley was first in high jump. Winner in shot put was Elijah Beauchemin from Pauline Haarer. Roy Cheng of Randerson Ridge was first in the discus event. Total boys’ and girls’ points accumulated during the district meet resulted in Cinnabar Valley placing first among small schools. For larger schools, Mountain View took the title. Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship.
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WHY LATEX?
As a consumer in today’s marketplace I strive to purchase products that are made as close to home as I can get, items that are cleaner and greener, always with an eye on value. With over a quarter of a century in the sleep industry I’ve seen thousands of mattress fails and very few wins. One of those wins is good quality, natural, pure, Talalay latex which I get from Latex International (LI) who in my opinion produces the best product. side and medium on the other) with a 3” soft latex topper. This combination gives you the best of both worlds – supportive, and pressure relieving.
Here is a partial quote straight from LI on quality and purity: “Our Talalay Natural is the best latex being offered on today’s market. Our Talalay all natural formulation is made from 100% natural latex from the rubber tree and the only other properties added is needed for the vulcanization process. No latex foam in the market is completely made of all natural ingredients. All latex rubber needs additional sulfur, zinc oxide, and vulcanizing agents to be made into a usable form. LI also uses a natural, mineral reinforcing agent to improve the strength and durability of the product. On a volume basis, this material is less than 10% of the latex foam make up. Latex used is all natural latex. The product is washed after the vulcanization process to remove residual residues.”
Talalay vs. Memory foam. Of the top four mattress companies in the US, one spends more in annual advertising than the other 3 combined, and this company only makes memory foam beds. This is why we see so much hype about memory foam. While memory foam seems to be good at relieving pressure, it actually only works one dimension – you sink into it until you hit the firmer surface underneath. Latex is two-dimensional: it supports you while reducing pressure. At John’s our latex mattresses have a 6” medium and/or firm base (and yes, we can build you a mattress that is firm on one
Latex doesn’t sleep hot. “Too hot” is the biggest complaint I hear about memory foam. Memory foam requires body heat to collapse the foam cell structure in order to conform to your body curves; this collapse prevents air flow and traps body heat. This same process also creates a crater where you sleep, when you turn over the feeling is like rolling uphill leaving a hole behind. I’ve had many people tell me they wake up exhausted from this process. LI Latex is seven times more breathable than memory foam. Talalay latex is healthier. Our Talalay latex is harvested from rubber trees that create an inherently hypoallergenic, dust mite resistant, mold and mildew resistant sleep environment that doesn’t off-gas like as memory foams can. Latex lasts longer. I have a sample of latex that was in a client’s favorite chair for 50 years and is still in pretty good shape (better shape than me at 50)! Latex from LI has been proven to last 20 times more than leading memory foam. Come and talk to our sleep specialists about your sleep needs. You can email me directly anytime. john@johnsbedrooms.com
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