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VOL. 27, NO. 52
Construction costs push water plant beyond budget
Petition targets lack of books
BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM
LIBRARY USERS believe fewer titles available to public after Harbourfront branch renovation.
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Nanaimo’s state-of-the-art water treatment plant project could run $1.5 million over budget, according to city water resources manager Bill Sims. A new $71-million filtration system, one of the city’s most costly infrastructure projects in recent times, will potentially be $1.5 million over budget, thanks in part to higher-than-expected construction expenses and a switch to provincial sales tax. The City of Nanaimo is in the last leg of construction for the South Forks water treatment plant and filtration system, with hopes of sending treated water into the city distribution system by mid-December. Construction began two years ago, prompted by new requirements by Island Health that the city take more stringent measures to prevent waterborne illness. Already the system is attracting industry attention for its technological advances, Sims said in a staff report. But the project is also surpassing its $1.35-million contingency. “When the project was tendered we were in the middle of that transition from HST back to PST and GST and the province adjusted the rules, so there was a $2-million hit to the project,” Sims said, who adds that it took a chunk out of a contingency that normally would be $4-5 million. Overall the costs are not unexpected and other than higher construction tenders and the PST change, “things have gone as best as we could hope for with a project of this complexity,” he said. See ‘DEADLINE’ /4
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Grei Orser makes bowls for the Empty Bowl fundraiser at Woodlands Secondary’s pottery studio on Saturday. With Woodlands’ pottery program and student council planning the Empty Bowl fundraiser meal for Dec. 10, volunteers are hard at work making bowls. Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is the beneficiary of the event and more volunteers are sought for bowl making on Saturday (Nov. 14). Please contact Jean Kloppenburg at jkloppenburg@sd68.bc.ca for more information.
It feels like the collection at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library has been “whittled away,” says former librarian and bookstore owner Thora Howell, who is helping to collect signatures to bring back the books. The Harbourfront library reopened in October after a seven-month renovation project, estimated at about $900,000. The library claims it’s still stacked with plans to expand its children’s section, but Howell said all you have to do is go into the branch to see the “incredible absence of material.” Howell, who previously owned Bastion Bookstore, said she’s a huge supporter of libraries and is a former librarian herself, but she and about 10 to 15 other residents have concerns about the new renovation. She believes the collection was once at 120,000 items and now sits at 35,000. There are fewer books, said Howell, who adds that as far as she can tell, there was no consultation with library users. A photography section disappeared some time ago and the Pacific Northwest Room has been dissolved, she said. “That library doesn’t reflect anything of this community, it just doesn’t,” said Howell, who’s now collecting signatures on the petition. The Vancouver Island Regional Library saw concerns in an anonymous press release distributed last week and wrote a retort to “correct misstatements” and provide clarity. It says before the refurbishment it had the capacity to hold 120,000 items but actually held 50,000. Communications officer Natasha Bartlett said there was no major effort to get rid of books but an estimated 5,000 books have been redistributed into the general floating collection, which is available to all library users, not just those browsing the Harbourfront library. See ‘BOOKS’ /4
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Fast-food restaurant employees assaulted by irate customer Two employees at a north-end fast-food restaurant were assaulted and one received superficial knife wounds after an irate customer stole some items and was escorted from the eatery on Thursday.
The incident happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. when a 19-year-old man walked into the restaurant and stole food products. He left, then came back a few minutes later yelling and screaming, so he was escorted from the
business and assaulted a 25-year-old female employee in the process. According to police, shortly after being kicked out, the suspect tried crawling back into the restaurant through the drivethru window. An 18-year-
old male employee pushed the suspect out, but suffered superficial cuts on his arms when the suspect pulled a knife. The employee was treated by paramedics. Police found the irate man nearby and after a
short scuffle, managed to get him into custody. He was held in custody to appear in a bail hearing Friday afternoon. Police are recommending charges of assault, assault with a weapon and theft under $5,000.
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Nanaimo police seek the public’s help to find a man reported missing Nov. 4. According to Nanaimo RCMP, William Alfred Hall, 47, last seen Oct. 25, is described as an aboriginal male, standing 5-foot-11, weighing 200 pounds. He has short black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos – a cross on his left hand, a panther on his chest and numerous aboriginal marks on his arms and forearms. He could be sporting a cropped beard as well. A photo of Hall is available for viewing at the News Bulletin’s website at www. nanaimobulletin.com. If anyone sees Hall, they are asked to contact Nananimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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parENtS madE presentations to trustees about possible school closures. tury 21 realtor and mother of a Rutherford student, pointed to growth occurring around Frank J. Ney, Rutherford, Randerson Ridge and McGirr elementary schools. With developments, such as Dunn Place, Oceanview Terrace and the Linley Valley developments, there are many homes, she said. “I added it up and in total for north Nanaimo, there’s going to be 765 new homes, give or take, within these developments ... if you took that number and divided by three, to give you a rough estimate of how many children, that would be enough to fill one
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Potential population increase from new housing developments in Nanaimo’s north end should be considered by the school district when deciding Rutherford Elementary School’s fate, says a parent. Under a district proposal, Rutherford could shutter in June 2017, with low enrolment cited as a reason. Rutherford’s functional capacity is pegged at 317 students and preliminary enrolment for 2015 is 218, according to the Nanaimo school district. Dawn Burrows, Cen-
school,” said Burrows. Citing Multiple Listing Service numbers for north Nanaimo from June 2014 through June 2015, Burrows said there were 372 sales of single-family homes, ranging from $184,900 to $1.19 million. Twelve half duplexes ($239,900 to $389,900) and 169 strata proper ties ($99,000 to $549,000) were also sold in that time. Norm Blattgerste, Mount Benson Developments Inc. director, said his company is working on Linley Park Estates in the vicinity of Rutherford school, with a development permit for 350 townhouses. Blattgerste estimates 700 people and 100 children will live at Linley Park Estates in the next eight to
12 years. He said the community is slated for growth. “The real estate prices are such that based on the size city that we are, we have quite a few amenities and the price of real estate is quite low, comparatively speaking,” said Blattgerste. “I think that more younger people, maybe from other urban areas, where it’s more expensive to own a home, are going to come to Nanaimo.” Burrows and Blattgerste made presentations at a special board meeting on Nov. 4. Steve Rae, school b o a rd c h a i r m a n , said development in north Nanaimo and potential new stu-
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Police arrest suspect in poppy theft A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of poppy donation cans in Nanaimo. Police are recommending two charges of theft under $5,000.
dents is something trustees will take into consideration. “We heard what they had to say and we have our people looking into all those concerns too,” said Rae. No decisions have been made yet on whether schools will be closed, he said. Trustees expect a staff report on the closure and consultation process to be presented at a meeting at the end of November.
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Acting mayor Gord Fuller told the News Bulletin he’s disappointed the city is over budget, but not overly concerned. “It’s too late to turn back now, however if there are any more cost overruns then I will definitely be concerned,” he said. Island Health has extended a deadline for the treatment system to the end of this year. The city hopes to have the treatment plant running by mid-December. Ongoing challenges could see the date delayed to early 2016. Final completion, like site cleanup and landscaping, is expected at the end of March.
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When Nanaimo’s city hall was completed in 1951 for a cost of $160,000, it was more than just a civic building – it was statement to the rest of the province. “It is a symbol of the city’s maturation,” said Christine Meutzner, Nanaimo Community Archives manager. “They situated it on a hill, they put a curving driveway up to it and they put this quite elaborate garden. This is a statement.” Nanaimo City Hall was designed in the early 1940s by Thomas B. McArravy, a modernist architect who was originally from the United Kingdom and designed a variety of buildings on Vancouver Island. The building was constructed on the site of a defunct
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christine Meutzner, Nanaimo community archives manager, holds a book showing photos taken during the grand opening of Nanaimo’s city hall in 1951. Both photos feature Lt. gov. clarence Wallace, Nanaimo Mayor Earle Westwood and their families.
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“These are high-end materials,” Meutzner said. “It is a kind of style that says ‘hey we are new, we’re fresh, we’re modern,’” Prior to 1951, Nanaimo never really had a true city hall site according to Meutzner. “They just housed the city hall in whatever random vacant building they could find,” she said. Among the promi-
nent guests to visit city hall in its first year were the mayor of London and Princess Elizabeth, who would become the Queen of England sixmonths after her visit to the Harbour City. Despite an extension in 1970, Nanaimo’s city hall has remained generally unchanged for the past 64 years. A l t h o u g h t h e re aren’t too many quirky facts about city hall, Meutzner said that before the flagpole was raised in 1951, officials placed a time capsule into the top portion of it. “It contains pictures and records for future interest, but my guess is that because it has been up in the elements for 64 years and unless that was absolutely water tight, it is all just soggy paper,” Meutzner said. “I don’t think most people know that because most of these people [involved with construction] are all dead now.”
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toward a fire escape door and a ramp. The board approved a motion at its Oct. 27 meeting, directing staff to complete an agreement with the association for the money, which will come from Gabriola Island’s allotment of the Community Works Fund. “They’ve already spent $27,000 and so they had a bit of a shortfall and
that’s why they came to the RDN,” said Howard Houle, regional district director for Gabriola Island. “They’ve done some renovations and when they expanded, of course what it meant was that one of the emergency exits didn’t have a ramp and so they had a bit of a shortfall and that’s why we stepped up,” he said.
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It was 2007 and Lynn Brooks had just moved to Nanaimo when she began looking for ways to familiarize herself with the city. Having relocated from Quesnel, Brooks had previously volunteered with a program called Highway Rescue, where she saw the ugly side of drunk driving. It wasn’t long into her search that Brooks saw an advertisement for Operation Red Nose, a volunteer-based service that provides a safe and free alternative way home for those who have been drinking during the holiday season. “When I saw this organization that I had never heard of, I was so excited because I can actually prevent that (drinking and driving) from happening,”
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Lynn Brooks stands in front of Operation Red Nose’s headquarters. Brooks is a long-time volunteer with the operation, which provides a safe ride home for those who have been out drinking.
she said. So Brooks enthusiastically signed up as a volunteer. Operation Red Nose has been operating for 20 years and is available to anyone regardless of age. The service allows people and their vehicles to get home safely free of charge. Last year, Operation Red Nose drove roughly 11,000 kilometres over 421 trips, taking an estimated 1,200 people. “If a teen were at a party or something
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On Friday (Nov. 13) Operation Red Nose will officially kick off the 2015-16 holiday season at Nanaimo North Town Centre beginning at noon. Weiss said her group is looking for volunteer drivers, navigators, escort drivers and dispatchers. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, however younger volunteers are in demand. For Brooks, it’s the damage caused by impaired driving along with the service to the community that keeps her coming back to Operation Red Nose year after year. “The most important thing is knowing that I am helping drunk people get off the road and getting them home safely,” Brooks said. The service will be available the last weekend of November as well as the first three weekends in December and on New Year’s Eve.
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like that and they felt that they couldn’t get home safely, they could give Operation Red Nose a call if they didn’t have a number or money for a cab. We don’t want teenagers drinking and driving either. The service is open to anybody who feels that they are not able to drive safely,” said Ursula Weiss, coordinator for Operation Red Nose.
A referendum on funding transit on Gabriola Island is set to take place in February, according to Howard Houle, the island’s Regional District of Nanaimo director. Gabriola’s Environmentally R e s p o n s i b l e Tr a n s - I s l a n d Express, the island’s community bus service pilot project, is paid for with federal gas tax money. Funding is set to expire in June, and there are no transit hours available through B.C. Transit for bus service. Houle said it will need to be paid for through taxation and that will need the support of Gabriolans.
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It’s imperative to remember
On Remembrance Day, do we really remember? Every year on Nov. 11 we try to remember the innumerable reasons for which we honour our veterans. We thank them for their sacrifices. We ask them to regale us with tales of courage and we applaud them for their bravery. We wear a poppy or lay a wreath. We try to recall why our country went to war, and why we must be determined never to go back. But most of us don’t remember, can’t remember, because we didn’t experience it, not really. Most of us are fortunate enough not to have lived through war, let alone war at its worst. We don’t have those memories that we wish we didn’t. Some of our soldiers come back from conflict safe. But too many of them don’t come back safe and sound. We know that post-traumatic stress disorder haunts our military men and women in great numbers, and we can surmise that it happened after the First and Second World War, too, though we failed to recognize it as often then. Soldiers gave us, and continue to give us, more than their service. We know now that the sacrifices they make last their whole lives. The News Bulletin, in our last issue, published a special Remembrance Day section with an array of war stories. Some ended in death and loss, but not all were sad stories, because these stories are also about heroes and valour, and often, hope. We will try to remember the fallen and try to remember war and what it meant, and what it means, and its good and ill. Our soldiers bear the memories that we don’t have to have. They possess one kind of strength and we must possess another: the conviction to live in a world without war. It’s important to remember. But it’s imperative that we work toward a world in which war is just a memory.
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Hopefully new PM can maintain momentum I’m as excited about our new popular vote, that still leaves prime minister as much as the more than half the population next Canadian, but to be honest, unrepresented in Ottawa. The the fawning over Justin Trudeau Conservatives, who were so viliis making me embarrassed for fied by the left during the camyou. paign, managed to score more I went from intrigued to than 30 per cent of the vote – a cringing when national media significant number of voters reported Trudeau getting who wanted to choose Stephen mobbed by public service workHarper and his party for another ers after a news conference from four-year term. Like the left comForeign Affairs on U.S. President plained it was under-represented Barack Obama’s decision to kill in Ottawa during a decade of the Keystone pipeTory rule, so can the line. Cheering and Conservatives have the EDITOR’S selfies with the new right to lament relegaNOTEBOOK prime minister natution to the sidelines. Melissa Fryer rally followed, as did Trudeau promised Managing editor booing of reporters electoral reform, to who asked questions create a new way to bureaucrats apparfight elections that ently didn’t like. The allows for broader public service is representation among supposed to be nonvoters. Now that the partisan, yet keeping Liberals are no longer up appearances was facing a minority situdifficult that day. ation in the House of Perhaps I’m just that cynical, Commons, it remains to be seen waiting for the other shoe to whether Trudeau will give his drop on Trudeau. He can’t be opponents a greater opportunity that nice, can he? As a source in to defeat his party in the future. the Ottawa Citizen’s account of The challenge to act on electhe event suggested, it’s early toral promises also hinges on days – wait a few weeks to see if dozens of factors other than simthe euphoria continues. Because ply will or ideology. After former while Trudeau appointed a U.S. vice-president Al Gore’s docgender-balanced cabinet and reumentary An Inconvenient Truth instated the long-form census, a was released, the world was few stickier decisions are loomjumping on all sorts of bandwaging that will test the Trudeau ons to reduce carbon footprints, government’s commitment to its invest in green energy and genelection promises. erally accept that humans were Case in point: electoral reform. having a grave effect on Earth’s Although the Liberal Party won climate. Then the financial crisis with nearly 40 per cent of the of 2008 hit and citizens were
more concerned with feeding their families and saving their mortgages than they were about electric vehicles. Obama killed the Keystone pipeline, but Northern Gateway still remains a possibility, along with an increase in oil tankers on the West Coast. Environmental organizations believe Trudeau will not support an increase in tanker traffic and he did commit to cancelling Gateway. As Alberta, lately the country’s economic driver, continues to struggle amid cheap world oil prices, will the Liberals be able to stick to its environmental promises while people lose their homes and livelihoods? Perhaps the commitment to invest in green energy will fill the gap. Canada’s 42nd election saw some of the highest engagement and debate among voters that I’ve covered in my nearly 14-year career as well as my 18 years as a voter. I hope that continues, but I worry that the adoration lavished on Trudeau at this point will create disillusionment if and when his government is unable to fulfill all 184 promises made during the election. Keeping those promises might not be in the best interest of the country in three years’ time. Governments must evolve, negotiate and compromise when it’s necessary. Hopefully Trudeau’s fan base understands that. If you want to be part of the non-partisan team keeping track of Trudeau’s election promises, visit www.trudeametre.ca.
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Cedar can’t offer equitable education To the Editor,
Re: Cedar school far from filled, Editorial, Nov. 5. The current ‘consultation’ is necessary because the school board needs to change the facilities plan after making the ill-fated decision to re-open Cedar secondary, which effectively puts the entire district under further scrutiny. The survey of Cedar secondary catchment students project a September 2016 enrolment of 202 students. Of those, 67 are current Grade 7 students who were never polled, but are assumed to be heading to Cedar versus following siblings. Realistically, the enrolment will likely be less than 202. The capacity of Cedar secondary is 425, yet a fac-
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Rutherford-area families protest the possible closure of their elementary school. District schools are being scrutinized because of an ill-fated decision to re-open Cedar secondary, says letter writer.
tion of trustees stubbornly continue to believe they can sustain a high school that is less than 50 per cent full. How will they pro-
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intramural and extracurricular activities all require a critical mass of students. Even if the school were full, options would be limited in comparison to other high schools. Why are trustees hell-bent to make cuts everywhere in this district except Cedar? They may consolidate elementary schools, but by reopening Cedar, they further increased our excess capacity at the secondary level. With the facts in front of them, does this board have a Plan B? Apparently not. Plan B should be keeping Cedar secondary closed and making educational decisions that are in the best interests of the majority of district students.
Barb Humpherville Nanaimo
Mayor isn’t best choice to represent city abroad To the Editor,
Re: Mayor talks trade during trip to China, Oct. 29. Mayor Bill McKay is going to China on a trade mission for Nanaimo? The same mayor who often can’t even successfully lead a council meeting? The same mayor who has managed to insult many people both inside and outside council chambers? This is the man we’re sending to one of the most culturally sensitive countries in the world? Sending a trade mission to China with the premier may be a worthwhile investment for the city. However, we need a business leader who can do the job properly. Mayor McKay is certainly not that person.
Gail Radford-Ross Nanaimo
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Re: Mayor talks trade during trip to China, Oct. 29. I was surprised to read that Mayor McKay is seeking opportunities in China to bring a liquefied natural gas industry to Nanaimo. I find it hard to believe that our city council would vote for this. Did they? Is McKay aware of the immense volume of water used by LNG plants in fracking and of the chemicals left behind to contaminate our soil? Please, save us all this time and energy and forget this new proposal that would only compromise our beautiful city and rob our children of their safe and healthy future. Look for clean jobs instead.
Dyane Brown Nanaimo
To the Editor,
Re: Election all over except the shouting, Letters, Oct. 27. When your guy loses an election, it’s only natural to make weak excuses, laying the blame on everyone else while taking credit where it’s not due. It was not because of Stephen Harper that Canada survived the 2008 crisis
(that he didn’t see coming), but because the previous Liberal government cut spending on the advice of the International Monetary Fund. Yes, we are a trading nation, but it seems a bit hypocritical to tie ourselves to China in a trade deal while contemplating a monument to the Victims of Communism. Neither trade deal with Europe or the Trans-
Pacific Partnership has been ratified, and if we want to benefit from infrastructure programs, it should not be as contracts or we will then have to be open to international bidding. Ontario’s manufacturing was strangled by a high dollar caused by over-emphasis on our stature as a ‘petro state’ that is hurting Alberta’s non-diversified,
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Re: Mayor talks trade during trip to China, Oct. 29. It’s not really too much of a surprise that Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay got to go on a nine-day so-called trade mission with, no doubt, all the usual perks, because after all, it’s only the Nanaimo taxpayers’ money that’s really funding this lifeless trip. This is yet another very clear case of political over-excessiveness, which is dead wrong, more so when B.C. is very much still caught in the vise grip of a very hard-hitting economic recession. There should be in place economic sensibilities to prevent unnecessary and way too extravagant wastes of the taxpayers’ money.
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low-royalty, increasingly foreign-owned resource economy today. To blame the current Alberta government, in power five months, for these problems is truly irrational. Bitterness only goes so far. Be happy that the Harper era is over and we can anticipate better times.
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During the past 25 years, city design in North America has hurt – not helped – people, according to an author who wrote a book on human happiness. Author and journalist Charles Montgomery, who wrote a book that explores how the designs of cities impact happiness, spoke to a near-capacity crowd at the Shaw Auditorium inside the Vancouver Island Conference Centre last week as part of World VIU Days, a week-long event that focused on how culture influences understanding of the world. In his book, Happy City, which was released in 2013, Montgomery explores how cities have been built and how their designs affect individual happiness. During his presentation, Montgomery provided examples of how cities, such as Bogota, Colombia, and New York City, have made changes to increase happiness among their populations and how urban sprawl has had a nega-
tive impact on people’s lives. “People who live on the edges ... of cities reported lower levels of social trust. They are less likely to have neighbours and friends over for dinner, they are less likely to play team sports, they are less likely to volunteer or even vote because their time has been stalling by the miles,” Montgomery said. “These affect all aspects of our lives and in fact people, couples, who have more than a 48-minute commute are 45 per cent more likely to be divorced after 10 years.” Montgomer y said that throughout the last 25 years, North American cities and regions have designed urban systems that are hurting, not helping, people. “Nanaimo, like many cities, spent 50 years pouring all of its wealth into dispersal, or what some people call sprawl, into urban systems that pushed people far a part, made kids less healthy, destroyed family budgets and were bad for the environment,” Montgomery said. The author stressed the need for cities to improve d o w n t o w n c e n t re s b y investing more money and resources into them. “Nanaimo, like other cities, has a great opportunity to get richer, happier, healthier,
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by investing in the poor,” he said. Among the areas downtown that were of concern for Montgomery was Diana Krall Plaza, which he called “disastrous.” Montgomery said there is potential for change and that local politicians need to come up with ways to attract more people downtown. “These places are only going to thrive if you add more people and not just people driving there, but people living there. In your close and single-family neighborhoods you need to take away parking requirements, so people can do what they want with their own land,” he said. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
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Nanaimo News Bulletin 11
Exceptional Fall Offers SPECIAL OFFER o e COKE r t FREE Re tyl GLASS s
with the purchase of any
Coke, Sprite or Canada Dry
Canadian
6x710ml
2
10
$
LICABL PP
EES EF
PLUS A
99 Belle Creme
Triple Cream Brie Cheese
7
1/4 wheel
$
Topsweet
Chinese Mandarin Oranges 5lb box
4
99
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Extra Lean Ground Sirloin
Dairyland
Egg Nog
4
946ml
2$ for
1kg
9
99 Melitta
Whole Bean Coffee 907gr
Prices in effect November 09-15, 2015
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Meat
Sunrise Farms
Chicken Breast Fillets
Canadian AA
Sirloin Tip Oven Roast
13.20 per kg
Locally Raised BC Poultry
13.20 per kg
Grain Fed Free Run
5
99
5
99
Per
LB
Canadian AAA
U.S.A.
Top Sirloin Grilling Steak
LB
Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Roast
Beef Liver
Beef Simmering Short Ribs
15.41 per kg
Per
3.28 per kg
11.00 per kg
6
4
30
Per
LB
off
Wine and Cheese Awesome Door Prizes
Free Gift Wrapping with purchase
1
99
99
Step Above % AGiftware!
5.49 per kg
2
49
49
Per
LB
Per
LB
Per
LB
ONE NIGHT ONLY 4pm - CLOSING
CUSTOMER
Qualicum ............. Monday, Nov. 9 Courtenay ........... Monday, Nov. 9 Powell River ......... Friday, Nov. 13 Comox ..................... Sunday, Nov. 15
APPRECIATION NIGHT
Some restrictions apply. Food and Beverages excluded.
Taipan
Olympic
227ml
8x100gr
Yogurt
Water Chestnuts
99
¢
Patel’s
Uncle Tom’s
265ml
2kg
Long Grain Rice
100% Vegetarian Meal
399 Olympic
Taipan
Sauce
2
4
2$ for
Tasty Bite
Farkay
250-285gr
397gr
5
2$ for
99
Sharwood’s
5
2$ for
for
7
7
2$ Yogurt
Japanese Style Bread Crumbs, 227gr
2$
650gr
Olympic
Panko
395ml
Krema Greek Style Yogurt
for
Kikkoman
Indian Style Cooking Sauce
Noodles
Meal
2
99
350ml
Selected, 650gr
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
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Meat
Sunrise Farms
Bone in Chicken Thighs
Australian
8.80 per kg
Rib Eye Grilling Steak
3 Pack
3
99
15
$
Locally Raised BC Poultry
Per
Grain Fed Free Run
LB
Whole Pork Tenderloin
Schneiders
Schneiders
Mitchell’s
Classic Homestyle Recipe, 325gr
400gr
375gr
Hors-D’Oeuvre Sausage Rolls
13.20 per kg
5
7
99
Buy 2
Dempster’s English Muffins 6’s
Get a
Quality Foods Large White Eggs 12’s
On Sale
6
2$ for
A $3.89 Value
FREE
99
2$
for
LB
4
7
2$
Per
Premium Centre-Cut Bacon
Meat Pies
for
Light Up Your House with Thousands of Laser Stars! REDEEM ONLY
499,000 Q-Points
Regular 599,000 Q-Points Offer Valid November 9-15, 2015
OR $6995
Feel good fall food
Planters
Peanuts Resealable Bag 275-300gr
5
2$ for
Olivieri
Happy Planet
300-350gr
500-650ml
Filled Pasta
Everland
Coconut Water 520ml
Soup
for
Planters
Everland
Dry Roasted Peanuts 454gr
5
4$
2
for
Olivieri
Planters
Lasagna Sheets or Gnocchi
Cashews 225gr
350-360gr
4
99
7
3
2$
99
299
99
Olivieri
Pasta Sauce
2
99
400ml
5
3$ for
Olivieri
Everland
300gr
500ml or 454gr
Nested Pasta
160gr or 300ml
Organic Coconut Milk
Coconut Oil or Sugar
2
99
699
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Quality Foods an Island Original Simply Beverage
600gr
1.66lt
600gr
Minute Maid
Gourmet Delight Natural Fruit
Family Classic Frozen Dessert
Crackers
Armstrong
Europe’s Best
Breyers
Stoned Wheat Thins
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese
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Prices in effect November 09-15, 2015 Folgers
1.75lt
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
920gr
Armstrong
Shredded Cheese
Saputo
Natural Cheese Snacks
320gr
210gr
4
3
Ready To Serve Soup
Premium Plus Crackers
99
525-540ml
450-500gr
3
2
Singles Process Cheese Product
Trophy
for
Catelli
Pasta
2
Ocean’s World Cuisine
3
for
4
5
2
2
4 Lu
Cadbury
Biscuits
99
Peek Freaks
Chocolate Bar
150gr
4
99
99
99
Biscuits
90-100gr
6x591ml
4kg
500gr
256-350gr
Original Cream Cheesecake
Guiseppe Pizzeria Pizza
for
LICABL PP
Haagen Dazs
for
Orange Pekoe Tea
Assorted Sizes
500ml
8x28gr
5
4$
Red Rose
Ice Cream Bars
Ice Cream
Hot Cocoa Mix
800gr
555-652gr
5
3$
Haagen Dazs
Starbucks
Pizza Pockets
Cream Pie
960ml
NOT YOUR AVERAGE DESSERT
McCain
Sara Lee
Sara Lee
for
100% Juice
1.36lt
3
10
5$
Oasis
Tomato Juice
99
LICABL PP
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO! Dr. Oetker
Primo
LICABL PP
EES EF
5
225-300gr
Gatorade
Perform Thirst Quencher
EES EF
for
99
3$
Granulated White Sugar
Baking Pitted Dates
450ml
3
4
2
Rogers
Golden Boy
Hershey’s
Chipits
100% Fruit Smoothie
99
99
99
750gr
340gr
4$
100gr
2 Sun-Maid
Naked
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade 500ml
99
Natural California Raisins
Deluxe Mozzarella Cheese
99
Smucker’s
Kraft
Peanut Butter
1kg
Almonds
10kg
99
Tre Stelle
Authentica Sauce 530ml
Selected, 375-500gr
100gr
99
Trophy
Flour
4
99
3
99
EES EF
10
5$
for
Rogers
Pecans or Walnuts
450gr
2
3
99
3$
Make fall baking a piece of cake!
Kraft
Selected, 285-640gr
1.36kg
450gr or 755gr
10
99
Muslix or Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal
Cereal
Margarine
250ml
227-250gr
99
99
Christie
Primo
250gr
200gr
Kellogg’s
Kellogg’s
Imperial
Artificial Vanilla Extract
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Premium Cocoa
Feta Cheese
Club House
Kraft
Fry’s
2
PLUS A
2
99
LICABL PP
PLUS A
Saputo
3
99
EES EF
3
99
99
PLUS A
600gr
PLUS A
14
144’s
481-538gr
465-900gr
4
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
2
10 2
99 5$ for
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
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Quality Foods an Island Original Simply Beverage
600gr
1.66lt
600gr
Minute Maid
Gourmet Delight Natural Fruit
Family Classic Frozen Dessert
Crackers
Armstrong
Europe’s Best
Breyers
Stoned Wheat Thins
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese
Nanaimo News Bulletin 15
Prices in effect November 09-15, 2015 Folgers
1.75lt
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
920gr
Armstrong
Shredded Cheese
Saputo
Natural Cheese Snacks
320gr
210gr
4
3
Ready To Serve Soup
Premium Plus Crackers
99
525-540ml
450-500gr
3
2
Singles Process Cheese Product
Trophy
for
Catelli
Pasta
2
Ocean’s World Cuisine
3
for
4
5
2
2
4 Lu
Cadbury
Biscuits
99
Peek Freaks
Chocolate Bar
150gr
4
99
99
99
Biscuits
90-100gr
6x591ml
4kg
500gr
256-350gr
Original Cream Cheesecake
Guiseppe Pizzeria Pizza
for
LICABL PP
Haagen Dazs
for
Orange Pekoe Tea
Assorted Sizes
500ml
8x28gr
5
4$
Red Rose
Ice Cream Bars
Ice Cream
Hot Cocoa Mix
800gr
555-652gr
5
3$
Haagen Dazs
Starbucks
Pizza Pockets
Cream Pie
960ml
NOT YOUR AVERAGE DESSERT
McCain
Sara Lee
Sara Lee
for
100% Juice
1.36lt
3
10
5$
Oasis
Tomato Juice
99
LICABL PP
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO! Dr. Oetker
Primo
LICABL PP
EES EF
5
225-300gr
Gatorade
Perform Thirst Quencher
EES EF
for
99
3$
Granulated White Sugar
Baking Pitted Dates
450ml
3
4
2
Rogers
Golden Boy
Hershey’s
Chipits
100% Fruit Smoothie
99
99
99
750gr
340gr
4$
100gr
2 Sun-Maid
Naked
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade 500ml
99
Natural California Raisins
Deluxe Mozzarella Cheese
99
Smucker’s
Kraft
Peanut Butter
1kg
Almonds
10kg
99
Tre Stelle
Authentica Sauce 530ml
Selected, 375-500gr
100gr
99
Trophy
Flour
4
99
3
99
EES EF
10
5$
for
Rogers
Pecans or Walnuts
450gr
2
3
99
3$
Make fall baking a piece of cake!
Kraft
Selected, 285-640gr
1.36kg
450gr or 755gr
10
99
Muslix or Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal
Cereal
Margarine
250ml
227-250gr
99
99
Christie
Primo
250gr
200gr
Kellogg’s
Kellogg’s
Imperial
Artificial Vanilla Extract
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Premium Cocoa
Feta Cheese
Club House
Kraft
Fry’s
2
PLUS A
2
99
LICABL PP
PLUS A
Saputo
3
99
EES EF
3
99
99
PLUS A
600gr
PLUS A
14
144’s
481-538gr
465-900gr
4
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
2
10 2
99 5$ for
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
4
99
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Deli & Cheese Grimm’s
Maple Ham
1
1
99
Fat Free Turkey Breast
2
69
Per
100 gr
Sushi
2
49
6
99 Medium
per 100gr
Medium
Vegetable Chop Suey
Chow Mein
27 Piece Party Tray
100 gr
Salad • Broccoli & Grape • Chicken • Creamy Coleslaw • Caprese • Red Potato with Dijon
Pastrami
10 Piece California/ Dynamite Rolls
49
Per
Per
100 gr
Medium
Schneider’s
Medium
6
Dry Garlic Wings
75
14
99
Available at select stores only.
Small
Sweet & Sour Pork
Available at select stores only.
1
Schneiders
Grimm’s
Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf
7 1195 625 75
5
99
Arbutus Ridge
Homous, Spinach or Tzatziki Dip
1
49 per 100gr
Seafood • Quality Foods
49
Fresh
Fresh
Grey Cod Fillets
Snapper Fillets
1
99
Per
100 gr
Per
100 gr
Previously Frozen
Previously Frozen
Smoked Salmon BBQ or Peppered Tips
Chocolate Wafers
99
1
49
Per
100 gr
Per
100 gr
Per
100 gr
Organically Yours
Dark Chocolate Covered Raisins
Cranberry Cocktail or Country Style Trail Mix
2
99
21/25 Size
Quality Fresh
Quality Fresh
Organic Medjool Dates 250gr
500gr
225-250gr
¢
Raw Red Argentine Prawns
2
99
4
99
699
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Bakery
Calabrese Buns
Muffins
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Multigrain Bread
3
2
49
99 6 pack
Chocolate Cake Donuts
5
2$ for
6 pack
Mini Danish
D’Italiano
Bread or Buns
4
2
99
99
8 pack
for
Lemon Truffle Cake
Family Pack Squares
5
2$
6 pack
Two Layer
Original Cakerie
8” Apple Pie
675gr or 8’s
Arnold
Bread 680gr
7
4
99
9
99
99
6
2$ for
Quality Foods • Taste for Life Nature’s Path
Real Foods
Granola Bar
So Delicious
Corn Thins
175-220gr
299
for
Organic Crackers
Selected, 126-454gr
5
for
Blue Diamond
220gr
1.89lt
3
for
Scotties
5
2$ for
5
Household
Pledge
Cleaner
12’s
6’s
99
7
Bathroom Tissue
Paper Towel
6x88-126’s
99
Purex
SpongeTowel
Facial Tissue
6
Almond Beverage
2$
99
4
2$
Kettle Brand
Potato Chips
184gr
Coffee
473ml
2$
Mary’s
Melitta
Coconut Milk
125-150gr
5
99
275gr or 795-798ml
5
99
5
99
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NEW APPY SPECIAL!
Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh
Exceptional Fall Offers
2$6 3
99
“Pom Wonderful”
Fresh Pomegranates
4’s
BAG OF
5
Mexican Grown
Avocado 5’s
for
B.C. Grown
Winter Squash
99 2.18 per kg
C
H
O I C
E
Washington Grown
¢
Snap Top Carrots
69 1.52 per kg
Per
LB
Washington “Fancy”
4”
Remembrance Day Bouquet
Per
4.39 per kg
LB
1
99
Green or Red Bartlett Pears
99
¢
2.18 per kg
Per
LB
Natural Organics
¢
H
C
99
B.C. Grown “Hot House”
Beefsteak Tomatoes
Per
LB
Washington “Fancy”
Anjou or Bosc Pears 2.18 per kg
¢
Per
LB
O I C
E
African Violet
H
E
B.C. Grown
Organic Russet Potatoes
for
5lb
3
99
O I C
E
B.C. “Fresh”
H
C
19
99 2$7
O I C
C
C
H
Organic Bunched Red Chard
1
99
O I C
E
B.C. Grown “Fancy”
Organic Ambrosia Apples 3lb
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TUES.
WED.
THUR.
FRI.
SAT.
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SUN.
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DEATHS
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IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM
DEATHS
Helen Lee
June 30, 1915 – October 9, 2015 www.evergreencremationcentre.com A more affordable funeral home
Direct Cremation $1680.75
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Including casket, cremation, gov’t fees and GST Funeral Director See our website or phone for details 17 yrs experience
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IN MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM
Cy Sunnus 1924-2002 Leading Seaman in Royal Canadian Navy during WWII Served on the HMCS Nanaimo from 1943-1945
DEATHS
DEATHS
Richard William Kuntz June 20, 1938 – October 31, 2015
Forever in our Hearts A million times we needed you, A million times we cried, If love alone would have saved you, You would of never died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still, In our hearts you hold a place, No one can ever fill. A light from our household is gone, A voice from our love is stilled, A place in our vacant home, Which never can be filled. Some may think you are forgotten, Though on earth you are no more, But in our memory you are with us, As you always were before.
With deep sadness I announce the peaceful passing of my beloved mother, Helen Lee at the age of 100. Mom was born in Vancouver on June 30, 1915 and resided in Nanaimo for twenty years. Cherishing her memory are her loving daughter Donna Lee, her sisters Mabel, Esther, Edith, & Ruth, as well as her Brother Lenard, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Her dear daughter Judy Lee predeceased her in May 2010, as well as two sisters and six brothers. Mom enũoyed socialinjing, shopping, handicraŌs and creaƟng beauƟful acrylic and watercolour painƟngs. She was an embodiment of gentleness, kindness, uncondiƟonal love, compassion, deep faith and quiet strength that impacted many. celebraƟon of life will be held at 1͗30 p.m., Saturday, November 14th at Nanoose Evangelical Free Church, 2462 Nanoose Road, Nanoose, BC. In lieu of Ňowers memorial donaƟons made to Haven dransiƟon Home in Nanaimo or Covenant House in Vancouver would be much appreciated.
FERGUSON, Margaret Evelyn 1927 - 2015 Margaret was born on April 13, 1927, in North Hatley, Quebec, and passed away peacefully at home on September 24, 2015. Her beloved husband Alex predeceased her. Margaret is survived by her children Dean (AnnChristin) of London, U.K., Donald of Nanaimo, and Janet (Rudy) Vogt of Toronto, and her grandson Alexander Vogt. Margaret met Alex, who was born in Ladysmith, in 1957 and they were married in Glasgow, Scotland that year. They settled in Lantzville in 1958 and remained in the greater Nanaimo area thereafter. Margaret will be remembered for her tireless work on behalf of the Clay Tree Society for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Canadian Cancer Society. She was a dedicated mother and took pride in the accomplishments of her family. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. A private burial was held with immediate family attending. A memorial service will be announced in the New Year. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Margaret’s memory to the Clay Tree Society for People with Developmental Disabilities or the Canadian Cancer Society.
It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, A part of us went with you, The day God called you home. Your precious memories are for keepsakes, With which we never part, God has you safely in his keeping, But we have you forever in our hearts.
A thought of sweet remembrance from one who thinks of you.
Sergeant Ernest Aigner 1919-2002 21st Field Artillery Regiment in the Royal Canadian Army Served in WWII from 1942-1945
Fondly Remembered by His Family DEATHS
GRACE TICKSON 92, has jittered her last bug and jived off—stage left—to join the pantheon of dance immortals and revolutionaries living now only in our memories. She suffered a massive heart attack in late October and after a week in hospital succumbed peacefully but reluctantly on November 2, 2015. She is survived by her son Ray and numerous grandkids as well as a multitude of friends, dance partners and fellow activists for peace and social justice. ✱A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
DEATHS
DEATHS
Marcia Jean Miller March 1954 – October 19, 2015 “Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” (Psalm 16:11) It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our dear sister and loyal friend who inspired us with her courage, tenacity, buoyancy and bright nature throughout her life, but never moreso than in the last five years, as she refused to let cancer limit her hope for a better day ahead. This adventurous spirit began her journey in Lindsay, Ontario. Marcia spent her early years in Sarnia and was a natural in a pair of skates, training early in figures and later playing hockey where she outskated many of her male teammates long before it was “cool” for girls to compete in that arena. In summer, Marcia was a force to be reckoned with on the ball field. Her intensity and focus as a fastball pitcher intimidated the most seasoned batters. She especially enjoyed playing slow pitch on the same team as her Dad. Later when the skates and the glove were retired she turned her need for a challenge into “crafting”. She enjoyed tackling the intricacies of cross-stitching, quilting and needlework but most of all Marcia enjoyed the friendships and commradery that she found at Jonanco Hobby Center, her home away from home. Marcia worked in the office of the Nanaimo and Duncan RCMP detachment and later in the Claims Department at ICBC. These careers matched her values as she was an outspoken proponent of justice and fair play. Never one to let a friend or loved one down, Marcia put the needs of others before her own.. Marcia provided compassionate and loving care to her dear mother who spent the last years of her life struggling with dementia. Marcia is predeceased by her treasured parents Leslie and Jeanne Miller. She is survived by her patient and abiding sister, Linda Schiebel (Brian), and her niece and nephew Karie and Brian. A special thank you is extended to the friends she made at Cedar and Arbutus Units at Dufferin Place, especially Jerry, who brightened her days and gave her a sense of importance and purpose. She will be missed and remembered fondly by her special friends Chris Potvin, Doreen Bzdell, Linda Addison, Karen Streeter and Catharine Dugan. “Until we meet again” There will be a Celebration of Marcia’s Life at a later date. Please forward any donations you may wish to make in Marcia’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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THOMAS (BUZZ) CROSS March 8, 1914 ~ October 31, 2015 It is with sadness that we announce that Buzz passed away at George Derby Veterans Centre. Born in Lethbridge, ALTA to the late Annie and Edward Cross. He was predeceased by his wife Alice, sisters Vera and Victoria. He is survived by his daughter Frankie Addison, son David/Diane Cross. Grandchildren Stephanie/Dave and Andrew/Cheryl, Darcy/Curtis, Dena/Darren, and Dale/Jen, great grandchildren, Olivia, Carmen, Samuel and Zoey, also his niece Alayne Moser and family. Buzz married Alice Shaw in 1941, enlisted in the air force from 1941 to 1945. Buzz spent most of his adult years in Cedar, BC, he and Alice owned the A&B Store (what is now the Cedar General Store). Buzz enjoyed woodworking and his wooden bowls became his trade mark, he loved gardening and reading. He belonged to crib and dart leagues, and was still playing darts at 95. When his health starting failing he moved to Vancouver to be with his daughter and for the last 2 years has resided at the George Derby Care Centre. Special thank you to the staff for their care and support. A private service will be held at a later date.
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Beautiful evolution
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Choreographers are reshaping the language of contemporary ballet
It speaks to humanity, the human journey of getting to know yourself.
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Dancer Christoph von Riedemann will perform at Ballet B.C.’s upcoming show at the Port Theatre Wednesday (Nov. 11) at 7:30 p.m.
horeographers are continually questioning and pushing the envelope of dance. The art form evolves with each distinct dancer’s voice added to history. Three such choreographers present their pieces during Ballet B.C.’s upcoming show at the Port Theatre Wednesday (Nov. 11). The pieces, New Work, by Stijn Celis; Solo Echo, by Crystal Pite and Twenty Eight Thousand Waves by Cayetano Soto, display how choreographers are reshaping contemporary ballet. Each of the choreographers has danced with major ballet companies. “Now in their own way they have taken that knowledge and experience and have developed their own voices,” said Emily
Molnar, artistic director for Ballet “The voice of the protagonist is B.C. “The voices are influenced moving between the seven dancby ballet but they have taken ers,” said Molnar. “It speaks to them to a place that is a vector of humanity – the human journey of the original.” getting to know yourself. Their vision for the perfor“She uses a lot of beautiful mances comes from experimenta- sequences in the groups that cretion and the desire to see how the ates this kind of echo effect. She body can communihas an incredible cate, said Molnar. way of surprising “It comes from a you.” place of questioning. Molnar said What does it say in Pite has a beauBALLET B.C. presents terms of arts in the tiful dance three choreographed world – in terms of language that pieces during its upcomsociety?” she asked. reaches into peoing show Wednesday Pite, originally from ple’s hearts. (Nov. 11): Solo Echo, Victoria, explores Molnar said the New Work and Twenty themes of accepphysical body is Eight Thousand Waves. tance and loss in her becoming more work. important in “What is really fascinating is today’s society where people are when you see her work she plays being separated by technology. to so many different qualities of Dance gives people a way to conwhat dance can be,” said Mol- nect. nar. “There are a lot of wonderful The performance begins at 7:30 moments. She is one of the most p.m.; a pre-show chat is at 6:45 prominent Canadian choreogra- p.m. in the Harmac Room. Tickets phers today and is known around are $60 for adults, $54 for memthe world.” bers and $25 for students and are The piece features seven danc- available by calling 250-754-8550 ers, each embodying one compo- or visiting www.porttheatre.com. nent of someone’s personality arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Symphony inspired to meld music and dance during classical performance The spider is hungry. It dances across a simple wooden surface seeking its next meal. Spinning and pivoting, the spider, portrayed by a male dance member of Bohemia Ballet, devours other insects of the forest.
The dance piece, performed to Roussel’s The Spider’s Feast, is all about movement, said Ivana Ho, artistic director for Bohemia Ballet. The dance troupe was recently created to perform with the Vancouver Island Sym-
phony during its upcoming show, Music and Dance, at the Port Theatre, Saturday (Nov. 14). “The male dancer is the spider and has all the other insects for dinner,” said Ho. For The Spider’s Feast
the costumes are simple black leather. It is a more contemporar y dance number. Another classical piece dancers perform to is Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye, sometimes referred to as Mother Goose Stories, explained Ho. It has three
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“The most challenging part is getting all the dancers together at the same time,” she said. “Some are in other dance companies or have other jobs.” Ho said Vancouver Island Symphony artistic director Pierre Simard was on board with her using local talent for the show. To choreograph the dances, Ho used the classical music as her inspiration. “The music has to inspire me to see some kind of story,” said Ho. “If I have a good piece of music I can see the choreography right away.”
Ho graduated from the National Ballet School of Prague in the Czech Republic. She has performed with various ballet companies throughout Europe and Canada, including the Ontario Ballet, Ballet Victoria and Ballet B.C. Music and Dance is Saturday (Nov. 14) at 7:30 p.m. at the Port Theatre. There is a preconcert talk with Simard at 6:30 p.m. in the theatre lobby. Tickets prices range from $33-59, or $18 for students. For tickets, please call 250-7548550 or go to www.porttheatre. com.
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The subject matter is intense and emotional, but with a pop-rock music score pumping into the stage from the background. The story hits people with a classical-metal edginess that examines the issue in a fresh new way. It’s one of the facets of the play that attracted Dean Chadwick, artistic director of Schmooze Productions, to the piece. Schmooze tries to examine controversial or taboo ideas in its work, such as last season’s production of Rent, that examined drug addiction, AIDS and homosexual relationships. “It’s an honest look at a family and the effects of mental illness,” said Chadwick. “You have this ordinary family and the extraordinar y effects happening to them. It’s a real-life family living through an incredible circumstance.” The play “paints an authentic and thought-provoking picture” of mental illness, said Chadwick in a press release. The rock music varies from classical ballets to hyped-up beats that have a metal sound depending on what is happening on stage. For example, if a character is having an anxiety attack, the music mirrors that with a hectic beat. “The music drives the show. It grabs the audience but also grabs the actors…” said Chadwick. “The show can’t be described in words. You have to see it and enjoy it.” Chadwick codirects the play with Lisa Kerr and plays the character of Dan. Next to Nor mal premiers Thursday (Nov. 12) at 8 p.m at Harbour City Theatre, located at 25 Victoria Rd. Other showtimes include Nov. 13-14, Nov. 19-21, Nov. 26-28, Dec. 3-5 at 8 p.m. Matinees are Nov. 15, 22, and 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $29 and are available at Catwalk Fashions or online at www.schmoozepro ductions.com. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Clippers beaten on trip
Wellington wins at cross-country championships The Wellington Wildcats senior girls’ crosscountry team had a banner finish to the season. The girls are provincial champions following the B.C. High School cross-country championships at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach Park on Saturday. Alyssa Mousseau led the team with a 13thplace finish individually, completing her two 2.3-kilometre laps in 18 minutes, 32 seconds. Karly Dickenson, a Grade 8 student running up with the seniors, finished in 18:48, Amy Morris followed in 18:52 and Hannah Pow was the fourth contributor with a time of 19:30. Dover Bay Secondary School’s junior boys’ team, led by Linden Kaps, Ethan Hart, Jackson Isnor and Nate Seaman, were provincial silver medallists. Nanaimo’s Madison Heisterman of Queen Margaret’s School in Duncan, a Grade 10 student, was sixth among senior girls in 17:55. Hope Stewart of John Barsby Secondary School, Island champion for junior girls, was the top local finisher in her division. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Capilano Blues player Brendan Cairns, left, has his spike attempt blocked by Vancouver Island University Mariners opponents Ariel Acosta and Zach Grigg during Saturday’s PacWest match at the VIU gym.
VIU’s men defeated, but women’s team winning Vancouver Island University’s volleyball teams are trying to rise to the challenges of the PacWest campaign. The VIU Mariners men’s volleyball team was deafeated by the Capilano Blues this past weekend in Pacific Western Athletic Association action at the VIU
gym, but the Mariners women’s squad swept past the lady Blues in straight sets. Scores in men’s action were 29-27, 21-25, 25-12, 21-25, 15-8 on Friday and then 25-23, 25-19, 20-25, 25-22 the following afternoon. The M’s women were 25-23,
25-12, 30-28 winners on Friday and then dominant on Saturday with scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-17. GAME ON … VIU hosts the Columbia Bible College Bearcats on Friday (Nov. 13) at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., then Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the VIU gym. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
BCHL TEAM loses to Trail, Penticton, West Kelowna.
The Nanaimo Clippers left on a road trip and came back in a slump. The Shipmen lost all three of their games in the B.C. Interior this past weekend, getting blown out by the Trail Smoke Eaters 6-1 on Friday, losing to the Penticton Vees 3-2 in overtime the next night, then falling to the West Kelowna Warriors 7-4 on Sunday. Devin Brosseau scored and Jakob Walter got the start in goal in the loss to the Smokies. Nanaimo outshot Trail 48-35. Brosseau scored both Nanaimo goals and the Clips outshot the Vees 37-32 but were 0-for-9 on the power play. Sunday’s game was even more penalty filled. Chris Dodero had a goal and two assists, and Brosseau, Sheldon Rempal and Kale Bennett also tallied. Reinhart tended goal. GAME ON … The Clips visit the Alberni Valley Bulldogs tonight (Nov. 10).
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M’s men come back I VIU BASKETBALL men’s team winners on weekend trip. BY GREG SAKAKI The News BulleTiN
The VIU Mariners were faced with some early-season adversity and responded. Vancouver Island University’s men’s basketball team came back from a 19-point deficit and beat the Douglas Royals on the weekend as part of a two-win road trip. The M’s defeated the Royals 79-71 on Friday, then handled the Capilano Blues 90-74 the
next day in North Vancouver. The Royals executed a fullcourt press to build a quick lead on their home court. “In those situations, sometimes guys will think they need to get it all right away and start speeding up and shooting threes, but the guys were talking about chipping away one possession at a time,” said Matt Kuzminski, Mariners coach. “I think it gives them confidence that they can come back when they’re down.” John Thompson led VIU with 18 points, while Josh Ross had 16 points and 16 rebounds and Bryson Cox added 15 points. The next day it was Ross leading the way with 22 points,
11 boards and eight assists, while Jason Fortin, with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Curtis Wilson, with 13 and 10, also had double-doubles. Meanwhile, the Mariners women beat the Royals 72-51, but were edged 60-59 the next day against the Blues. In the win, Sienna Pollard had 20 points and Lanae Adams had 17. Pollard had 19 points and 15 boards the next day while Sara Simovic was top scorer with 20 points. GAME ON … The M’s are on the road again next weekend (Nov. 13-14) to face the Kwantlen Eagles and Columbia Bible College Bearcats.
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Kerry Park Islanders player Dawson Haines, left, checks Nanaimo Buccaneers opponent Chad Bell during Thursday night’s Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League game at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The visitors won 5-2.
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The Nanaimo Buccaneers dropped out of first place after a pair of losses last week. The city’s junior B hockey club was defeated 5-3 by the Kerry Park Islanders on Thursday night at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, then got shut out 2-0 against the Comox Valley Glacier Kings two nights later on the road. In Thursday’s contest, the game was 3-3 going into the third period but the home team got into penalty trouble late and the Islanders scored on a tip-in
Two up-and-comers with the Nanaimo Gymnastics school won bronze in their first-ever experience with international competition. Adin Brenner and Blake Mould teamed up to place third in the double mini trampoline at loulé world Trampoline and Tumbling Cup in Portugal on Oct. 30-31. Brenner also had an individual fifth-place finish on the double mini trampoline and was sixth in tumbling. The gymnasts were accompanied by the school’s head coach Megan Conway.
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and shots were 29-28 in favour of the visitors. Nanaimo had gone into the games in first place in the VIJHL’s North Division standings, but were passed by the Campbell River Storm on the out-oftown scoreboard on Sunday night. The Bucs and Storm will duke it out this coming week in a homeand-home series. GAME ON … The Bucs take on the Storm on Thursday (Nov. 12) at 7:15 p.m. at the NIC, then the teams play again the next night up Island.
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Jenna Bayes, a lifeguard at nanaimo aquatic centre, and Mike Seginowich, the centre’s aquatics coordinator, stand poolside. Seginowich says the city of nanaimo Junior lifeguard club and canadian Swim Patrol programs are beneficial.
pants are taken up to Westwood Lake, as it is a lifeguarded beach. Seginowich likes the idea that the lifeguard program is like a club, not focusing on passing or failing. Participants have the potential to be employees, said Seginowich. “It’s come in, let’s have some fun, learn a couple of things, let’s play some games and I can’t say enough about Guy,” said Seginowich. “He’s really keen. He’s been doing it for a long time. He’s got a good following as well.” The Canadian Swim Patrol is
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“There’s a variety of different skills that they are actually evaluated on and once they meet all their criteria and they pass the skills, then they get their certification in rookie and then ranger and then star,” he said. Junior Lifeguard Club runs on Saturdays year-round from noon to 1:30 p.m. and Canadian Swim Patrol takes place Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. The next session begins Jan. 10. For more information, please call parks and recreation at 250756-5200. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Fitness need not hibernate By Tammy Toor Whenever we turn the clocks back and the darkness of the day descends upon us earlier, I always struggle with myself to maintain the level of physical activity I did so willingly in the spring and summer. I admit it: when evening comes, I just want to spend my time snuggled up under a blanket while sitting in my La-ZBoy. I have learned that the fall and winter shouldn’t be a time to let our fitness routines hibernate – especially with all of those holiday treats soon to be tempting us at every turn. By changing our mindset and getting a little creative, we can ensure our fitness and health remains a priority now and in the months ahead. Here are a few tips that may help you:
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