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time around, but our electoral district also shrunk when the lines were redrawn in 2012. With a population Campbell River’s Kim Bennett of 113,356, the previous electoral waited more than an hour and a half district of Vancouver Island North in line last Friday to cast a ballot. had almost 10,000 more people than She wasn’t alone, obviously, or it the new riding of North Island– wouldn’t have taken so long. Powell River, which has a population According to Elections Canada, of 103,458. she was one of over 3.6 million peoAnd the math says that even ple who voted over the Thanksgiv- accounting for the extra day of polling weekend. ing, around, it’s still abut 92our perelectoral cent increase MIKE DAVIES time disThat’s a 71 per centMIRROR increase over trict in per-day polling here this CAMPBELL RIVER also shrunk when the– 3,058 lines were 2011 advance polling numbers. time versus 1,590With in 2011. redrawn in 2012. a population In our region, however, the of The national increase when Campbell River’s Kim Bennett 113,356, the previous electoral increase wasthan evenangreater. accounting for the extra was waited more hour and a half district of Vancouver Islandday North Numbers released Elections had 28.5almost per cent. n line last Friday to castbya ballot. 10,000 more people than Canada onalone, Wednesday showed what droveofthe people out in She wasn’t obviously, or it theSonew riding North Island– 12,232 people castsovotes such increased numbers? wouldn’t have taken long.over the Powell River, which has a population Thanksgiving weekendCanada, in the of 103,458. “I already knew who I was votAccording to Elections North-Island–Powell River riding. ing for,the ” Bennett didn’t she was one of over 3.6 million peoAnd math says, says “and thatI even In who 2011,voted Elections reported accounting want to keep thinking about it. I ple over Canada the Thanksgivfor the extra day of poll4,771 votes in advance polls here. justit’s wanted getper it over I feel ng weekend. ing, still ato92 centwith. increase That’saover 150cent per cent moreover peo- inlike Canada needs That’s 71 per increase per-day polling herechange, – 3,058and this I ple voting in advance polls this time wouldn’t pass up the chance to make 2011 advance polling numbers. time versus 1,590 in 2011. around last. however, the that ” In ourthan region, Thehappen. national increase when Granted, was one more day accounting She’s not alone in that, ncrease was there even greater. for the extraeither. day was of advance polls this year than last Bennett says there was “lots of Numbers released by Elections 28.5 per cent. Canada on Wednesday showed So what drove the people out in 12,232 people cast votes over the such increased numbers? Thanksgiving weekend in the “I already knew who I was votNorth-Island–Powell River riding. ing for,” Bennett says, “and I didn’t In 2011, Elections Canada reported want to keep thinking about it. I 4,771 votes in advance polls here. just wanted to get it over with. I feel That’s over 150 per cent more peo- like Canada needs change, and I ple voting in advance polls| this time |wouldn’t CHEVROLET BUICK GMC pass up the chance to make around than last. that happen.” Granted, there was one more day She’s not alone in that, either. of advance polls 570 this year than lastAvenue Bennett says there was “lots of – 13th MIKE DAVIES

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Frogs, bats, a praying mantis and a whole lot of concrete BC Hydro says they are committed to both high environmental and building standards MIKE DAVIES CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

hile they certainly are making a ruckus up at the John Hart Dam Project, they are also trying to minimize their environmental impact in whatever ways they can, according to spokesperson for the project Stephen Watson “BC Hydro has really high standards when it comes to our relationship with the environment,” says Watson, adding they try to instil in their workers a love and respect for the natural world around them even while working on huge mega projects like John Hart. One example of that is their “I Saved a Frog!” sticker program. Despite fencing the site in an attempt to prevent the provincially-protected red legged frog from being impacted by the project, every now and then one manages to find its way onto the site. “One of those little fellas made it all the way down the service tun-

nel somehow,” Watson laughs. “That’s a 300 metre trip. He’s got some kind of story to tell his buddies.” That particular frog – one of three red legged frogs found on site and relocated in September – was saved by environmental monitor Chris Beers and released back into the wild. Anyone who finds and recovers a red legged frog on site and returns it back to its natural environment gets a special sticker for their hard hat. “They’re very coveted,” Watson says. “Everyone takes a great deal of pride in being a part of this place, and that’s another way we can support that mindset.” That mindset resulted in another pleasant surprise in September, as well. “Because of the awareness we’re fostering through our environmental initiatives,” Watson says, “people are on the lookout for things, which is how we found that praying mantis,” Watson says. “They don’t generally show up this far north, so it was

really something.” They thought it was such a special find, they reported it to the Royal BC Museum. They have also been seeing success in limiting what they call “bat incidents.” Bats have posed a problem in the past. When they get into the tunnels they can be injured or killed by ventilation fans. “We obviously don’t want them in there, not just for us, but for them, as well,” Watson says. “Thankfully, the grating we’ve put in the ventilation seems to have taken care of that problem and we haven’t had any more issues.” Concrete is kind of a big deal in building a dam, too BC Hydro’s focus isn’t entirely on environmental issues, obviously. They still need to build a dam, after all, and that involves a whole lot of concrete. And that concrete needs to be really, really good. “The level of diligence required is extraordinary,” says Stephen Watson, spokesperson for BC Hydro. “We set a very high standard (of testing) to make sure it’s of the very highest quality.” In order to be sure the concrete is living up to that standard, three on-site tests are done on every load before it

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School District 72 superintendent Tom Longridge told the Board of Trustees recently he’s excited to begin the official implementation of the new provincial curriculum.

ing forward to seeing how it unfolds,” he told the Board of Trustees at its last public meeting. Education Minister Mike Bernier said in the announcement that the new curriculum will

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For the last time (this round, anyway), VOTE I promise you, dear readers, this is the last time I will be harassing you to get out and vote for who those seeking to represent you in government. Well, the last time for a few years, anyway. It’s important. Last time around, somewhere around 40 per cent of the population didn’t bother, meaning they let 60 per cent of the population decide who governs 100 per cent of the population. And just over 39 per cent of those who voted cast their ballot for the Conservative Party of Canada. Now, no matter who you support in this coming election, I’m going to assume you can agree that 39 per cent of 60 per cent of the adult population (approximately 24 per cent of eligible voters), in an ideal world, wouldn’t get to decide who creates and implements the policy that will guide us into the future as a country. Thankfully, it looks like that will not be the case this election.

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Whatever the result ends up resenting you in our nation’s being, people will be turning capital. out in droves to have their say And there’s absolutely no reathis time around – at least if son to cast an uninformed vote. the advance polls are anything If you want to vote based on to go by. who you think will In the 2011 be the best leader MIKE’S of the country, federal election, a c c o rd i n g t o there is plenty of Elections Caninformation out ada data, 4,771 there about who people voted in Stephen Harper, the advance polls Elizabeth May, in our electoral Tom Mulcair and district. This year Justin Trudeau saw over 12,000 are. They have people turn out. all released their While there party platforms was one more and promises. day of advance One of them has polling this time been in charge of around, that’s still the country for a huge increase, especially con- the last decade or so, even, sidering our electoral district’s and you should at least know population decreased by about whether you like the state of it 10,000 people when the lines and how it’s viewed around the were redrawn in 2012. world. You have one more weekend, If you don’t know that, well, people of Campbell River and that information is out there, area. too. You have one more weekend Worst case scenario: go to decide who you want rep- online and look up “vote com-

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The longest Canadian federal election campaign in recent history will soon be but a memory. We have reached the final weekend in the campaign and polls show the final result is still anyone’s guess. And if last weekend’s advance polls are any indication, Canadians are taking an interest in this election. An estimated 3.6 million Canadians took time out of their Thanksgiving weekends to head down to their local polling stations. That number represents an astonishing 71 per cent increase – a 150 per cent incerase in North IslandPowell River – in the number of voters who took advantage of advanced polling in the last election and hopefully bodes well that Canada can see an increase in the 2011 voter turnout of 61.4 per cent, the third We say: Maybe lowest total in Canadian democracy history. signs are positive shouldn’t be quick soThe far. Reports indicate and easy some voters faced lineups as long as two hours to cast their ballots. The sight of hundreds of prospective voters lined up out the door of polling stations is enough to restore even a jaded cynic’s faith in democracy. Maybe democracy shouldn’t be quick and easy, maybe waiting in line for two hours can help to underscore the importance of the act of voting. The vast majority of Canadians will make their way to the polls on Monday. And this year’s marathon campaign has certainly delivered no shortage of reasons to cast a ballot for any one of the candidates. Whether it’s taxes, pensions, health care, infrastructure spending, debt and deficits, security issues or a combination of the above, there are clear differences between the political parties. We would urge all North Island-Powell River voters to take the time to join in the democratic process. Just identify the issue or issues that you feel are important and cast your vote for the party you feel best represents those views. There are no right or wrong answers, only the pride that comes from being part of the democratic process. – Black Press

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pass” or “I side with Canada” and take an easy quiz to see which party your values most align with and vote that way. If you want to vote based on which local candidate you feel will best represent your region’s interests in Ottawa, that information is out there, as well. We’ve been running stories for weeks about how the local candidates feel about various issues. All those stories are online at campbellrivermirror.com under the “2015 FEDERAL ELECTION” tab in the top right corner. Heck, the entire local AllCandidates Meeting where each of the four local candidates answered more than 20 questions about various issues of public concern is available online in both audio and video form. Anyway, that’s enough badgering. See you at the polling station on Monday. I’ll be there helping shape the future of our country. I hope you will be, too.

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Pay parking adds a burden I am writing this letter about the proposed pay parking at the new Campbell River hospital. I have worked in health care for about 20 years as a Medical Laboratory Technologist, and I have a daughter with a rare chronic illness who has been hospitalized numerous times, so I am very experienced with health care from an employee perspective and a patient perspective. Currently I live in Pitt Meadows on the Mainland, but I am a frequent visitor to Campbell River, having grown up here, and my family has had to use the hospital facitlities here on many of our visits. I am really sorry to hear that Island Health plans on implementing pay parking. My daughter has required frequent hospital services at BC Children’s Hospital, The Royal Columbian Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital, and Ridge Meadows Hospital. There is pay parking at all four of these hospitals. It becomes very expensive on a weekly basis when parking at all four of these places comes to about $15 per day. This is on top of the burden of having a family member who has expensive health needs anyway, such as feeding tubes, an elemental feeding pump, elemental formula, drug costs, etc. Then there is the fact that I had to retire from

my career early to stay home and care for my daughter, so we are now a one income family shouldering expensive medical costs. Pay parking at the hospital simply targets the more vulnerable people of society who can least afford it. Another problem with pay parking, is that it actually drives revenue away from the hospital. People naturally want to reduce driving and parking costs, so they will go to where it is least expensive for them. The laboratory in hospitals has always been a revenue source for hospitals, with any payment left over from medical tests going back into the general revenue of the hospitals, so the lab actually ends up helping to fund surgeries and other hospital costs. Once pay parking is introduced, people will simply go to the private labs for their blood/urine tests, helping to increase profits for the owners of Life Labs so that they can buy more expensive multi-million dollar homes. I once attended the Christmas party of an owner of a private lab in Vancouver, and his home was a multimillion dollar luxury property, compliments of all those people who preferentially visited his private lab for their lab services. So wouldn’t you rather your tax money go into the running of your hospital instead? If private X ray services are

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is fracturing and polarizing this country. The resulting fear is spreading. We now worry obsessively about the economy, jobs, corporations, trade agreements, retirement funds, the very rich, the very poor, food banks, species extinction, extreme weather, the cost of education, daycare, pharmaceuticals and even taxes — what we pay to alleviate these worries. The sense conveyed is of a country fragmenting into suspicious individuals and conflicting factions — tearing itself apart. The prime minister won’t talk to the premiers so national policies aren’t implemented.

We can’t trust environmental assessment reviews, the health care system, pension plans, fair voting, senators, the PMO or even the integrity of Parliament itself.

Truth has become secondary to political expedience. The mail is no longer reliably delivered. Even casting a ballot has become inexplicably difficult.

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Part II (Here is a selection of some of the answers to questions posed at last Thursday’s all candidates meeting. To hear a recording of the whole all-candidates meeting, go to www.campbellrivermirror.com and click on the link in this story or to see a video of the meeting, visit http:// agoravi.com/cr-all-candidates/). What is your party’s stand on anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51.

Rachel Blaney, NDP: So, our commitment is that we will repeal this. We know that some scary things are happening in the world and we need a good plan around that but this is not the way to do it by threatening Canadian rights and freedoms. When we see four previous prime ministers and many, many people from the justice field stand up and say this is not the right legislation, it is imperative that we listen. We’ve listened, we’ve done our homework, we will repeal this bill. Thankyou. Brenda Sayers, Green Party: Yes, this is an interesting one for First Nations. Yesterday I attended a conference in Edmonton put on by the Assembly of First Nations and it was to promote voting amongst First Nations and this was one of the questions asked to almost all the leaders that were present at the conference. It’s a big concern for First Nations as we move to front lines to protect the natural resources not only for our communities but for all people because it all contributes to climate change and it’s imperative that it be protected. So the Green Party will rescind Bill C-51. It contains the wording economic security, which is open to interpretation. Hundreds of academics, lawyers and judges have said it is a bad piece of legislation and we agree so the Green Party will rescind it. Thank-you. Peter Schwarzhoff, Liberal Party: So this is not the first anti-terrorism bill. The first one was introduced by the Liberals after 9-11 when the World Trade Centre was brought down and that time 14 years ago we introduced a bill. Things have changed in

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back and forth with his recommendations and we do things to correct it and then he, finally, approves it. So, we have a balanced budget and we have on forecasted for the next several years.

Schwarzhoff: It wasn’t that long ago that Paul Martin, as finance minister, had to deal with a crushing debt that actually threatened to put Canada into bankruptcy. He did that in dramatic fashion, returning us to surplus. Recently, he stood on the stage with Justin Trudeau to say, “This is not that time.” We’re actually doing okay. The problem is we’re not growing fast enough. That’s why our standard of living is under pressure. So, he agrees with us that now’s the time to invest so we’re proposing kickstarting the economy by putting almost $10 billion of additional debt on in the first two years, roughly $6 billion in the

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future. The NDP have proposed a plan that while it balances in the early years it backloads its promises and in the future years, it’s not balanced at all. Kevin Page called it Swiss cheese it has so many holes. So, I don’t know what’s going to happen with that besides more cuts, tax increases or they just can’t keep their promises or some combination thereof. With the Liberal plan, they don’t even want to try and balance the budget in the first little while and this growth that they’re claiming, the C.D. Howe Institute has done an analysis and based on the incremental difference between what we’re proposing and what they’re proposing, it won’t do the job. Thank-you.

Blaney: So we’ve seen the Conservative plan, it includes selling Canadian assets and making promises and not fulfilling them. So, we have a little bit of a different plan. Ours is about making sure we have responsible taxation, making sure we’re taxing those big corporations, making sure that CEOs that are going to be paid in stock options are actually taxed appropriately, reversing the plans around tax havens for people who are at the top 15 per cent earners. Not a lot of them live in our communities. And then we’re going to have a responsible plan around paying back the debt. You know Tommy Douglas, he likes our Tom too, and what he did was he went into Saskatchewan which was a have-not province and had 17 years of balanced budgets and at the same time, and paid off their debts significantly. Our Tom is promising to do the same. Thank-you.

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secured his first ever Roadrunner Championship, coming into the night 334 points ahead of Devon Degraag, making it mathematically impossible for Degraag to catch him. In the Bomber car division, Boston Larson came into the night 431 points ahead of second place, making him your 2015 Bomber Car Champion. Finally, in the Crash to Pass division, Sheldon Hopp had his second straight championship also wrapped up before the final night go under way, holding an insurmountable lead over the rest of pack, crowning him the 2016 Crash to Pass Champion. Even with most of the championships won, some great racing took place on a wet track on Saturday. Heat races saw wins go to Larson, Guest, Brian Calderwood, Clancey Beamish, Trey Woolcock, Blair Mangles, Dano Bryant and Travis Stevenson. Going into the main events, The I.M.C.A Modified and Hornet A championships were still up for grabs. In the Hornet A division, White, who had Hornet B champion Westra filling in for him on the night, carried a 48 point lead over Neufeld going into ■ ■ ■ ■

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Saratoga Speedway retuned for the season finale on Saturday with Kyte Delivery Service sponsoring the night. For the first time in many years, The Great Pumpkin Race returned on Saturday, with all classes joining into the race. The eventual winner was Martin Beaulieu in the No. 11 car. The Crash to Pass cars, Hornet cars, Roadrunners, Bomber cars and the I.M.C.A Modifieds were also on the card, with yet another amazing Firework show capping off the 2015 season. Coming into the final race of the season, only a few classes had serious point battles to be decided. Glenn White held a very slim 51 point lead over Nigel Neufeld and Raymond Fortier in the Hornet A division, and Chris Beaulieu held a tight 66 point lead over Travis Stevenson and Troy Tarbuck in the I.M.C.A Modified class. Some Championships were already won going into Saturday, though. Rowland Westra had the Hornet B championship won many weeks ago, as he dominated the class throughout the entire season, finishing over 600 points in the lead to crown him the 2015 Hornet B Champion. In the Roadrunner division, Ryan Guest

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their 25 lap main event and Westra would not let White down, managing to hold on to take home the 2015 Hornet A championship. 20 laps were awarded to the I.M.C.A Modifieds for their main event. Beaulieu carried a 50 point lead over Stevenson going in and he would not be denied his fourth I.M.C.A Modified championship, holding off Stevenson who made a very strong run for the championship, only finishing 42 points back on Beaulieu. The rest of the main events saw wins go to Justin Beaulieu in the Bomber class, Guest in the Roadrunner division, Stevenson in the Crash to Pass class, and Woolcock would take home his third Hornet B main event. Extra laps…With yet another season down, Saratoga Speedway would like to once again thank all of the Sponsors, Fans and of course all of the Race car drivers who come out every weekend to put on a great show for all the fans, without all of you, Saratoga Speedway would not be where it is today, and with that said, they look forward to seeing you all back for the 2016 season.

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pions, the former D-man says, “winning everything last year was something all those kids will look back at further down the road and it will be looked at with a big smile. “The fans, the group of guys we had, the character in that room was second to none. Seeing 20 year-olds with tears of joy in their eyes was something I won’t forget. We brought in Nathan Browne, who I played with in Trail. Seeing him leave here, a winner and with 23 new best friends, is an example of want you want to see happen as a coach.” The Campbell River Storm organization has been focussed on two goals, winning a championship and encouraging players to reach their potential. Twelve players from last season are playing Junior A or college hockey, three playing in American Division 1 university programs. This season, seven players to wear the Red and Black have already had stints in Junior A. Seeing a coach move to the next level is a proud moment for the organization says Stone. “I’m so excited for him, he’s a great coach – we’re going to miss him greatly.”

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I met fish Culturalist Graham Nessman on Oct. 6 at the Campbell River Fish and Wildlife day use area and watched as the transported trout were released into the water. The water temperature at Echo Lake was ideal at 15 degrees. I was close at hand watching as the trout were being transferred into the water and a few were milling about in their new home and they all were scattering around the area and were showing themselves up to 30 minutes later.

Fish culturalist Graham Nessman Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery stocks Echo Lake with 1250 trout

way into deeper water. The local eagles stayed away but they will get their share of fish in days to come. The Fraser Valley rainbows have been stocked locally at Maple and Echo Lake. As of April 1, 2015, 100 per cent of revenue generated from fishing licences will be directed to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. to invest in services aimed at improving freshwater fisheries in B.C. Previously, the

Stella Chalupiak was watching, as the trout were being released and said that their eyes were open. A few trout were still in shallow water and they later made their

Since 2003,the society’s activities have been focused primarily on stocking of small lakes, promoting sport fishing and improving the science around fish culture and small lakes fisheries management in the province. The additional funding will allow the society to work with partners to further improve angling opportunities and management of stocked and wild fish in small lakes and rivers throughout the province.

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society received 70 per cent of the revenue. The total amount of revenue for 2015-16 will be close to $10 million, an increase of about $3 million annually.

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. has started the fall season of fish releases and 1,250 catchable rainbow trout slipped and slided through the hose from the water tanker truck to their new home at Echo Lake a popular fishing spot near Campbell River.

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