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familiar rumble and roar will greet Alberni Valley residents when Thunder in the Valley hits the throttle this weekend at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport. “We have 16 door slammer cars coming,” said Alberni Valley Drag Race Association president Bill Surry. “Those are our high powered cars and we’ll have a pretty good field.” That’s not the only class Surry is excited for. “Everything’s going real well. We had a couple of test and tunes and laid down some rubber. “We have a nitrodragster coming and a couple other dragsters.” While rumours about whether this year’s race would happen or not slowed down early registration, Surry said it’s almost back to normal. “We’re at about 225-230 right at the moment and we usually run between 240-260,” said Surry. “So it’s down a little bit but we might get them before we’re finished. There was a lot of apprehension.” The details of how the event will run in future years is still up in the air— negotiations for a new location haven’t amounted to anything, Surry said. “It went nowhere,” said Surry. “Until they give us a spot and say ‘this is yours now,’ we can’t do much so at this point in time we’re still operating from the

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Drivers from around the Alberni Valley and as far away as Nanaimo take the opportunity to test the temporary drag strip at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport and dial in their race cars during a recent test and tune night.

airport.” Surry said that the AVDRA will have to wait for the results of the alternate approval process—which finished on Aug. 5—to figure out their next steps. “We don’t know what the expansion will do to us,” he said. “We hope that there’s some way around it and that we can maybe make something a bit different at the airport and still be running.” One of the options offered up by the AlberniClayoquot Regional District is moving the race strip to the western end of the runway. “That’s the latest of the possibilities because there’s about 500 feet or more at the other end that’s all flat and

Dry weather precautions With the dry conditions and extreme heat, both Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association president Bill Surry and Sproat Lake Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Wade Hepp are taking extra precautions: • No open fires or smoking. With the extreme fire risk, Hepp said that a fire that gets out of control will spread very, very quickly. • A minimum of four SLVFD members will be on scene at all times throughout the event, Hepp said. graveled,” said Surry. “If we pave it or put concrete into there we can run from there.” It would be the most convenient move for the drag race. “We just move our bleachers, our safety stuff and everything else to the other end,” said Surry. “That way we can still use some of the facilities at the airport even if we have to make changes.”

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If the race moved to the western end of the runway, there would be no more issues with laying rubber or degrading the runway in any way. “It’s off the end of the runway at the opposite end of where the expansion’s going,” said Surry. “The only thing that will be on the runway is the shut down area... we won’t be tearing up any of

their stuff. It’ll be our own area and it won’t bother anybody.” But despite any future concerns, Surry is focused on making sure that this year’s event runs smoothly. “We’re all ready to go. We’re going to start at noon on Thursday (Aug. 6) and start setting up and be ready to go,” Surry said. With a new sticking compound being used this year, Surry said there will be a few test drives on Friday night to make sure that it’s all working the way it should. “When we’re all set up with all our timing gear in place we’re going to take a few runs on it and see what happens and how the cars react,” he said. Surry’s hoping that the preparations will draw

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a crowd even before the event gets going on Saturday morning. “We’d love people to come and see what we’re doing. We turn that airport into a little city and people don’t see exactly how much work goes into getting it ready,” said Surry. Thunder in the Valley officially kicks off with a car show at 4 p.m. at the Harbour Quay on Friday, Aug. 7. Races start at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. and continue till 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9. Gates will open at 8 a.m. and tickets are $20 per day or $35 for the whole weekend. For more information please visit www. albernidragracing.com. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Tlu-Piich Games The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council’s annual Tlu-Piich Games kick off Aug. 11 and run until Aug. 16 at sporting venues throughout the Alberni Valley. Catch the schedule on their Facebook page.

Pirate Booty Did you miss Pirate Day at McLean Mill? No matter; the Alberni Valley Museum has an entire exhibit to quench your thirst for treasures and trouble with Pirates: Treasure Island to Vancouver Island, on exhibit now.

Summer Fun Stage West School of Performing Arts at 4653 Margaret St. is holding its Summer Fun Open House on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 5–7 p.m. Come and check out what kind of programs they have for kids and adults too.

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Learning to read has led Steven Mulvey of Port Alberni on a tumultuous journey, but by no means is his story unique to adult learners. Mulvey was diagnosed with dyslexia—meaning he has difficulty reading, writing, spelling and decoding language—when he was in elementary school. Dyslexia is said to run in families, and Mulvey’s grandmother and uncle both dealt with similar learning disabilities. While he may have difficulty reading, Mulvey became an expert at memorization—which kept his teachers and his mother from discovering his learning disability. “They didn’t figure out I’m dyslexic because all my spelling tests I would memorize the night before,” he said. “I passed right underneath the radar because of my memory. “Because I couldn’t read I found ways around it so my comprehension and problem solving were as above average as my reading was below.”

He was held back in Grade 2 and Grade 6. His mother, who worked alternately as a waitress, construction flagger and at Home Hardware, helped him where she could, even acting as his scribe in History 12. “She enjoyed it because she learned history,” he said. Where Mulvey differs from some adults who are illiterate, though, is he sought a solution. He turned to Literacy Alberni at the urging of his mother, who he says is responsible for him even graduating from high school. Once he graduated, Mulvey discovered there weren’t any programs available at the time where he could continue with his learning. “When school ended there was no more help,” he said. “I wanted to work with my hands and I wanted to make a lot more money. I put them together and found a job I wanted (welding). I had to upgrade my reading for blueprints and whatnot.” At Literacy Alberni Mulvey was paired with volunteer tutor Hugh Anderson, a former Member of Parliament who also spent more than a decade with the Port

both had a love of cars, gainfully employed… and that common bond “Hugh leaves behind him helped them get to know the legacy of municipal each other better. politician…national “The best part of reading politician…entrepreneur, things with him…it wasn’t farmer, husband, father, ‘read this’. It was read this, grandfather, greatand if I didn’t understand grandfather, mentor and something he knew about friend,” Schella said. it and told me more about Opportunities have it. Reading is pointless opened for Mulvey since unless he upgraded you have with tutoring a purpose at Literacy for Alberni. He reading.” obtained Mulvey his welding and – Steven Mulvey and forklift Anderson tickets, and worked is presently together for nearly three working as a labourer for years until this past April, Bowerman Excavating. when Anderson died of a “I have been called stroke. by Seaspan for an “Hugh began his apprenticeship, so I volunteerism with might be getting into the Literacy Alberni Society shipyard in Victoria (as a (LAS) the year before welder),” he says. I started in my current If he is not called to go position,” executive to Victoria, he will move director Charmead Schella to Nanaimo so he can said. “Hugh tutored four be more central to other days per week with us, welding positions. “I might assisting learners in their do some business courses aspirations of obtaining in my time off. If I’m in Canadian citizenship Nanaimo, I’ll have the and achieving functional university there,” he said. literacy. He was tireless. Mulvey said the “Hugh brought Steven structure of going to from a Grade 3 reading Literacy Alberni at least level to the point where once a week was good for Steven obtained his him. welding ticket and is now Continued / A7

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Steven Mulvey has a goal to be a ticketed welder. Going back to school with a tutor, the late Hugh Anderson, at Literacy Alberni helped him come closer to that goal.

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nowadays. He didn’t push me to do anything, which gave me more motivation. It felt like I was making all the decisions.” Tutoring sessions weren’t cookie cutter— Anderson was learning along with Mulvey. They

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Martin Mars keeps busy The Martin Mars water bomber had a record-setting weekend over the BC Day long weekend. The Hawaii Mars was dispatched to Wood Lake to twice help fight the Harrison Lake fire on Sunday (Aug. 2) and Monday. On Sunday, according to Coulson Flying Tankers’ Facebook page, the water bomber dropped a recordsetting 17 loads or 433,700 litres of fire retarding foam and gel in about four hours. “No snags to report on the aircraft— she’s running like a Swiss watch,”

a spokesperson quipped on social media. On Monday the Mars spent another 1.8 hours attacking the Harrison Lake fire, dropping 126,8700 litres of foam on the fire. On Tuesday the Mars was on standby for Harrison Lake, then called to help extinguish fires that ignited due to lightning in the Great Central Lake area, dropping 96,000 litres in just under two hours, according to Coulson Flying Tankers.

“I would go there once a week then go to INEO and make appointments for that day,” he said. “It helped me organize my life around the frequency of going once a week.” After Anderson’s death, Mulvey decided to take a break from his tutoring sessions at Literacy Alberni, but continues with some of the activities he learned from Anderson. Mulvey still reads the newspaper for current events, keeps up with politics “like Hugh would do” and is reading a series of 14 audiobooks by the late Robert Jordan called the Wheel of

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Time. He has a piece of advice for people thinking of volunteering with Literacy Alberni, as Anderson did: “To be a volunteer for literacy you don’t have to be the best or the brightest. Even with learning how to read with Hugh, we learned a lot of things talking to each other because we had different perspectives on what we did read,” he said. Next week: An innovative program teaches parents how to read to their children.

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Campaigning starts already Prospects for BC’s biggest investment The silly season has begun. Prime Minister Stephen Harper dropped the election writ on Sunday, a full 11 weeks early, which means the artificial campaign that started weeks ago with the federal Conservatives handing out money like it was going out of style will now begin in earnest for all four of the official parties— Conservative, NDP, Liberal and Green—as well as various fringe parties. In Port Alberni, it will be especially important to follow at least some of the campaign as we are now in a new riding called CourtenayAlberni. We are no longer sharing an MP with Nanaimo, but with part of the Comox Valley. Although no candidates had officially confirmed they are running for office in this new riding before the News went to press (nominations don’t close until Sept. 28, about three weeks before the Oct. 19 election), there are five who have made their intentions known: Conservative John Duncan, Green Glenn Solitt, Liberal Carrie Powell-Davidson, Libertarian Troy Degerness and NDP Gord Johns. We are not looking forward to 11 weeks of rhetoric, nor do we agree with the millions of dollars in election spending we can look forward to the main political parties spending. We are hoping the issues aren’t buried by extended election campaigns. We’d like to hear from our readers what you think the issues are, and we will do our best to find the answers among the campaigning. — Alberni Valley News

TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

ICTORIA – Now that the political back-and-forth is over, there are two questions left about the Petronas-led proposal to make the biggest privatesector investment in B.C. history. Will it actually happen? And is it a good deal or a bad one? Premier Christy Clark ducked the first question on the day the project agreement for Pacific Northwest LNG was approved by the B.C. legislature. “After many predictions about the Canucks and the Alberta election, I don’t make predictions any more,” Clark said. “But I can say that this project has gone farther than any of our critics said that it would.” For what it’s worth, my prediction is on record: it will go ahead. The latest evidence is the company’s

continued, costly effort to gain federal and local approval for a suspension bridge to Lelu Island to minimize the marine impact. Lax Kw’alaams Band members could not have had details on that change from an underwater pipeline when they voted to oppose the project in May. Is it a good deal? The mayors of Prince Rupert and Port Edward have made their views clear – they see it as a lifeline for an area that has struggled for years with a faded forest and fishing industry. The B.C. NDP is also now clear, having voted against the project agreement in the brief summer session of the legislature that concluded last week. Whether the project proceeds or not, this will be a key election issue in 2017. NDP leader John Horgan and other MLAs made much of the lack of job

guarantees, pointing to similar projects in Australia. Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman issued a statement with excerpts from the state of Western Australia’s agreement for the Gorgon LNG project. The so-called guarantees contain qualifiers like this: “... except in those cases where … it is not reasonable or economically practical to do so, use labour available within Western Australia.” Obviously there were no job guarantees, which could only exist in a command economy, in other words a communist dictatorship. Everyone agrees that specialized trades such as welding alloys for lowtemperature operation will be brought in. And LNG processing trains will be shipped in prefabricated from places

‘For what it’s worth, my prediction is on record: it will go ahead.’

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like South Korea, as they have been in Australia and elsewhere. Pacific Northwest LNG is on record with federal regulators that in the latter stages of construction, the use of foreign labour for the project could reach 70 per cent. Does that make it a bad deal? Perhaps B.C. could attempt to develop this expertise from the ground up. It seems to me that was tried with aluminum ship fabrication, and it didn’t work out too well. For David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance, the question is how many large LNG projects, pipelines and all, can be managed at the same time as the Site C dam is being built. It was skilled labour shortages, and particularly a shortage of supervisors, that caused Australia to lose some of its proposed projects. Keane said all LNG proponents here want to use as much local labour as they can, because it’s less expensive and it builds local support.

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I see that the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) directors in their infinite wisdom have closed the parks and trails under their jurisdiction. They are apparently very worried about the extreme fire danger. Bravo, directors. I wonder why it is

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And he disagrees that B.C. is a sweet deal for the industry. Among other things, pipelines have to be built across two mountain ranges. Not only that, B.C. producers would pay an LNG income tax, which is a first in the history of the industry. Add to that PST,

GST, payroll taxes, municipal taxes and federal and provincial corporate income taxes. Add aboriginal revenue sharing, and we have a deal. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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that they are worried about a few hikers starting a fire on a trail somewhere in the bush, but have

absolutely no regard for taxpayers’ lives or property near the planned music festival in a rural residential

neighborhood? It seems to me gathering 500-700 people who are consuming alcohol and smoking in a hay field surrounded by trees, for three days, may be a more of a danger than hikers out for a walk and exercise. Are the 86 neighbors in the immediate area who signed letters of opposition to the event, and I, the only ones who see the

hypocrisy and irony in this decision? I hope the directors are proud of their decision to save the public. All ACRD taxpayers will be on the hook for all damages caused by this party including fire costs. The neighbors are hoping no lives are lost, as it is almost a given houses and property will be. Loren Smith, Port Alberni

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The guest opinion by Jim MacGregor (Let nature take its own course, Guest Shot, June 18) is a excellent example of how incorrect ideas can be held by many intelligent people. The final couple of paragraphs clearly show the authors’s distorted moral view of nature and development. Some people conclude there is a point in recent human history where development or

modification of nature should end. Others erroneously think that the world as it was when they were born is natural. The most serious moral position though, is the, “freeze further change” ideal. I don’t view human inventiveness as destructive. We humans embarked on the “improve nature” path when the first human chipped a sharper edge on a stone, effectively creating a more useful tool. A few of his fellow travelers on the earth saw what he had done, considered it beneficial to their own lives, copied it and some thousands

of years later, here we are, living in a modern industrial society. Probably some folks would have liked to complain about changing nature then, but sadly they had to wait until other geniuses invented the language we finally learned to speak. To consider change in the proper perspective, today’s peaches, pears, cherries, apples a far cry from what was found in nature. And yes, today there is no excuse for sloppy thinking about “natural” origins of fruit, of pets, of livestock as the Internet has those

answers. Wheat, rice and corn are all descended from grasses. Through selective breeding, those greatly modified grasses today feed some seven billion people. And consider your friend, the dog. Selective breeding gives us hundreds of variations showing little resemblance to their distant ancestor, the wolf. We need to keep in mind how this happened. The modifications of nature that surround us are there because a significant number of our ancestors viewed those changes

positively and adopted them for the purpose of improving their own lives. The things we like, we keep. As a warning to us all, the “we should resist change” attitude carries a dangerous component. “Should” is a moral word and that statement is far too close to, “you may not change” for my liking. Mr. MacGregor, like so many others, is careless with his words and that gives us a window into his mind. As George Orwell said, “But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”

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You should eat your vegetables! What is your emotional reaction to this declaration? Do you think I am helpful, or am I judging you for not eating your vegetables? Many churches have numerous rules to be follow. Eat fish on Friday, don’t consume alcohol, etc. These rules have cultural origins, to preserve the health and cohesion or the congregation within the culture of the day. Our culture has been transformed by expansion of human rights of races, women, gender preferences. Many old rules are no longer relevant. Unlike culture, the Bible’s teaching is universal and unchanging. Gluttony, lust, greed, pride, despair, anger, envy, sloth leads to a life of misery. Love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, gentleness, self-control leads to a fulfilling life, applicable to all cultures. In the Bible, Romans 14:1,3 “ Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters………. The man who eats everything must not look down him who does not” God’s Word is for all people, all cultures, all times.

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A brush fire, two car accidents and a rash of medical calls kept Port Alberni Fire Department busy over the BC Day long weekend. “I guess you could call that a fairly busy weekend,” PAFD fire Chief Tim Pley said. “Most of them were medical calls.” One of the car accidents occurred just after midnight on

Monday, Aug. 4. Crews were called to a car that had gone over a bank, into a railing and hitting a tree. However, the driver had left the scene by the time a first responder arrived, Pley said. The 20 calls over the weekend was higher than the annual average but not unusual given it was a warm, busy long weekend. “When it’s really warm like this the

‘I guess you could call that a fairly busy weekend.’

between the PAFD and Cherry Creek Fire Department’s jurisdictions. Both departments responded and spent two hours knocking down a six-by-10metre brush fire. “We think it was human caused,” Pley said, but an exact cause had not been determined by the News’ press time. “We’re not sure at this point if it was accidental or on purpose.”

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activity hours get extended because people are out later.” The brush fire was originally called in on McBride, but it was in the forested area behind John Howitt Elementary School— right on the border

The fire happened on city parkland “and city parks and trails are still open for use, but no smoking, no fires and no motorized vehicles,” he added. Crews had the fire under control fairly quickly “but it was a fair bit of work. “The fire was burning down and getting deep seated. It was entrenched in at least one stump. It was fairly laborious work.” editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Fighting fires wasn’t the only reason the Hawaii Mars water bomber was airborne in July after almost two years of rest. Pilots from the International Test Pilot School spent 22 hours flying the Mars around the Valley. “They were doing an evaluation of the Martin Mars against civil certification regulations,” said Giorgio Clementi, owner of the ITPS. “They were practicing regulation flight tests on a large sea plane.” The training crew was made up of Chinese pilots from various parts of the Chinese government and included both

pilots and engineers. “We’re training a team of test pilots and engineers that are going to be testing the new AG-600 which is a new Chinese seaplane.” The Mars, Clementi said, was the perfect plane for the job. “It’s the biggest seaplane in the world.” Flying the Mars was the final stage of the 14-week ITPS course, the earlier parts of which were completed in London, Ont. “We taught them how to test sea planes and then we gave them the (Hawaii) Mars as a project where they could apply their newfound skills,” said Clementi. Each pilot received five hours on the Martin Mars water bomber, 1/10th of their total program flight hours. The remaining two Martin Mars flight

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Pilots from China complete flight training with International Test Pilot School on the Hawaii Mars water bomber at the end of July.

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There were no money pot winners as all par-3s were halved. A reminder that there is no men’s club competition this weekend due to the mixed tournament. The following Sunday, Aug. 16 is the Van Isle Ford Scramble. This event will be a fourman scramble, not a computer draw. Enter your own team and each team must have a minimum handicap of 50; no more than two team members

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Bronze for U18s A pair of Port Alberni fastpitch players have won bronze medals at the U18 girls’ western Canadian championships in lloydminster, AB after they were picked up by a Nanaimo team in need of players. The Nanaimo Breakers picked up Chelsea Charlesworth and Shellsea Steed to compete at this elite level of softball, said Alberni Valley Softball Association secretary Shannon Charlesworth. “The two brought impressive strength to the team’s defence and added offensive strength to the Nanaimo batting lineup.” Fifteen teams from Manitoba,

In Alberni Golf Club men’s club action on Sunday, the game of the day belonged to the duo of Craig Acland and Glen Trask. They each shot an impressive 73, which happens to be Trask’s age—great game, gentlemen. Acland won first low gross

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Full Time Building Inspector/Building Bylaw Enforcement Officer The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District is looking for a Full Time Building Inspector/Building Bylaw Enforcement Officer. The successful candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the BC Building Code, a solid understanding of construction methods and materials, and will be required to have or obtain, as a minimum, a Level 1 certification from the Building Officials Association of BC. Excellent communication skills, computer literacy, and a valid BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Licence are required for this position. In general terms, the candidate would provide the public with building inspection services, inspection of wood burning appliances, and deals with building bylaw infractions. The successful candidate will be required to be a member of CUPE Local 118 (Alberni-Clayoquot Unit). The pay is $35.79 per hour based on a 35 hour work week. Benefits are outlined in the Collective Agreement. This is a permanent full time position. A detailed job posting is available on our website at www.acrd.bc.ca Please reply to: Mike Irg, Manager of Planning and Development 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 2E3 Phone: (250) 720-2700 Fax: (250) 723-1327 Email: mirg@acrd.bc.ca

This is a casual Recreation Instructor position in the Nights Alive program. The Nights Alive program provides safe, late night recreational activities for youth (12-17) on Saturday nights in a variety of recreation facilities. The successful candidate will be expected to work from 8:00 pm to 12:30 am every second Saturday and be available to work one weekday evening twice per month. Applicants must have a current Class 4 BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License, Standard First Aid certificate, CPR C certificate, some post secondary education in a related field, some directly related community recreation experience and experience working directly with youth, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal record check. Rate of pay is per CUPE, Local 118, Collective Agreement. Resumes, with covering letter and photocopies of required qualifications will be received until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2015 by Theresa Kingston, Director of Corporate Services at City Hall, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 1V8 or by email: humanresources_resumes@ portalberni.ca (MS Word format). We regret that only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. 7076863

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Rate of pay is per CUPE, Local 118, Collective Agreement. Resumes, with covering letter and photocopies of First Aid and CPR C certificates, will be received until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by Theresa Kingston, Director of Corporate Services at City Hall, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 1V8 or by email: humanresources_resumes@portalberni.ca 7092929

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY City of Port Alberni Aquatic Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lifeguard/Instructors (Casual) The City of Port Alberni is accepting applications from enthusiastic, reliable and qualified people to work part-time as a lifeguard/instructor at the Aquatic Centre. Applicants must have completed Grade 10, have good customer service skills, and the ability to work weekends and evenings. Applicants must successfully complete a PINS (Potential Incoming New Staff ) Session, and have a current National Lifeguard (NL), Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, CPR C (within the last year) and a Standard or Aquatic Emergency Care First Aid certification. Rate of pay is per CUPE, Local 118, Collective Agreement. The PINS session is the first step towards being hired as a Lifeguard/Swim Instructor for the City of Port Alberni. The session will include written and practical teaching assignments and a practical life guarding session including simulations. To participate in the session, resumes with covering letter and photocopy of required certifications (NL, Water Safety Instructor, CPR C, Standard First Aid or Aquatic Emergency Care) will be received until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 by Theresa Kingston, Director of Corporate Services at City Hall, 4850 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 1V8 or by email: humanresources_resumes@portalberni.ca. Those selected to participate in the PINS session (Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.) will be contacted to pick up an information package. The length of the PINS session will depend on the number of participants but will not exceed two hours.

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Contributors of tournament services, prizes and items for our silent and live auctions Alberni Colour Corner Alberni Industrial Marine Animal Ark Arbutus RV Archie’s Hairstyling Arrowsmith Flooring

AV Bulldogs AV Clean Team AV Museum Azaleas Flowers Back Country Horsemen Bare Bones Fish & Chips Batstar Adventure Tour Beaver Creek Market Ben Potter Tours Blue Fish Gallery Blue Marlin Inn Boomerang’s Cafe Boston Pizza Capitol Theatre Canuck’s Organization Canvas Cup Coffee Bar The Card Corner Carmoor’s Cookery Chase and Warren Estate Wineries Circle Dairy Clam Bucket Clip 21 Hair Salon Cloud City Cloverdale Paint Colyn’s Nursery Coomb’s Country Candy Cornerstones Cypress Restaurant, Chances Rim Rock Dimitri’s Pizza Dodds Furniture Dolan’s

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Smitty’s Restaurant Solda’s Restaurant Sproat Lake Pile Driving & Dock Works Starboard Grill SteamPunk Café St. Jeans Sushi Alberni Sysco Tandoori Junction Tofino Sea Kayaking Treadsetters Treasure Chest Tyler’s No Frills Valley Wine & Water Valley Vision Walk the Coast Waya Point Resort Windsong School of Eastern Arts Wynan’s Furniture LB Woodchoppers Mark’s Work Wearhouse Alberni Golf Club Arrowsmith Golf Club Cottonwood Golf Club Fairwinds Golf Club Glacier Greens Golf Club Long Beach Golf Club Uplands Golf Club G Abrahamson C Ahern A Bodnar

M Bowerman K Bradley L Campbell C Cauduro R Chernomaz P Craig D Cusson P Davis P Day S Emo J Finch R Frolic M Gardner C Hennessey S Herbert R Israelson D Johnson J Kenward S Koch K MacPhee K McMaster Z Nesbitt T Nicholson D Nicklin B Power B Rands R Ronalds S Shead R Shick E&D Shubart I Stone M Swain D Tuinstra

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The 2015 CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC wishes to thank the 160 golfers for their generosity and support. We also extend a heartfelt thanks to our generous community for their many contributions. This year we will distribute $43,000 to BC Children’s Hospital, AV Rescue Squad, Bread of Life, Literacy Alberni and Stepping Stones Childcare bringing our 22 year total to $651,700.00! ((Please note that contributors are listed once but may have made contributions in several areas.)

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Fundraisers help Rollin Art Centre ease pain of losing gov’t grants MELISSA MARTIN Arts Around

Tickets still available for Symphony in White This Sunday, Aug. 9 the Centennial Belles are set to present another fabulous historical fashion show; Symphony in White. More than 35 featured wedding dresses will be presented for the first time ever. This exquisite fashion show will feature designs from the late 1800s to present. Proceeds

from this fashion show will help benefit the Rollin Art Centre’s many programs that have just recently been cut by the government. The show begins under the canopy of trees on the Rollin terrace at 2 p.m. Special musical guests include Sandy Bouleau. Tickets are $20 and include refreshments. Tickets are on sale now at the Rollin Art Centre. Seating is limited.

Music is our special-tea

The Rollin Art Centre’s summer teas on the terrace are winding down and only have two

teas left; our last scheduled tea is already full. If you are looking for the perfect place to listen to wonderful music, nibbling on delicious delectable, by Harvest Thyme Fine Foods, and catching up with friends, our summer Tea on the Terrace series is the place to be. When you purchase your tickets you are also helping to raise funds for the Rollin Art Centre. Tickets are on sale at the Rollin Art Centre for $12 seniors/students, $15 adults and $10 for children under 12. Teas begin at 1 p.m. The last two summertime

Sister act Sister Speak from San Diego is rootsy with some grit. Check them out on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Char’s Landing, 4815 Argyle St., at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 and available in advance: call 778421-2427.

entertainers are: Aug. 6 – Old Time Fiddlers. Aug. 13 – Marilyn Smith-original, guitar and vocals.

We’re in search of tea items

The Rollin Art Centre is currently looking for a few items to help better serve our popular teas: tea towels, serving plates, small juice glasses, teaspoons and tea cups. Anyone wishing to donate any of these items may drop them off at the Rollin Art centre any time.

Tour Denman art studios Denman Island south of Courtenay offers an artistic get-away this weekend, Aug. 8–9 with its annual art studio tour. Sixteen unique venues will be

showcasing Denman talent in the form of painting, photography, woodwork, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media and more. The event is free

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Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council.

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Timbre! Choir in Port Alberni is looking for new members in all singing sections for its 43rd season. Rehearsals start Monday, Sept. 14. Please contact Pat Venn at 250-723-2380 or Patricia Miller at 250-390-7508 for more detailed information. For more information on the choir itself, check out the Facebook page or the website at www. timbrechoir.com.

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August 15th 6:30-midnight

• Cost is $60.00 per golfer (includes BBQ and golfing) • There are Closest to the Pin (KP) prizes that include weekend getaways to adventure excursions. • There is a 10,000 hole in one sponsored by Macdermotts Insurance •There will be a silent auction with over $1000 of merchandise to be bid on • Putting and chipping contests • Balloon Pop Game • Night golf is with glowing balls and the fairway is lit up like a runway. It sells out each year • Payment can be made in cheque or cash format to 4589 Adelaide (administration office) Mon-Fri 10am-2pm. • Tickets sell out each year so it is best to call 250-723-4050 to book a spot

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