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Which two elementary schools in School District 72 will shut their

doors at the end of this school year? That’s the question the Board of Trustees will now be tasked with answering after accepting all the recommendations of their 10-year

Facility Plan at this week’s public meeting – after amending a few of them based on public feedback. The Facility Plan was presented

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Taxes are going up again next year for Campbell River taxpayers. On Wednesday afternoon, the final day of budget deliberations, city council approved a 2.45 per cent residential tax increase for 2016. There will be no increase to all other tax classes. The residential increase translates to an extra $37 in property taxes for the average assessed Campbell River home. Just prior to arriving at that figure, council was sitting at a 2.95 per cent increase following three days of budget planning. Just as budget planning was about to wrap up, however, Coun. Larry Samson convinced council to dip into the city’s reserve account to reduce the budget by 0.5 per cent. “This is higher than I’d like to see,” Samson said of the 2.95 increase. “We put $1.8 million last year in the Financial Stabilization account, that was extra money taken in. By bringing it down to 2.4, I think that’s sellable to our citizens. It’s much more palatable.” It’s a similar move to what happened during 2015 budget planning when council decided to take

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Andy Adams opposed. Adams, however, was pleased with the budget as a whole, and in particular with council’s decisions to beef up security in the downtown core and improve downtown parking lots. “We hope with all the initiatives, in particular the SLCRs (service level change requests) for public safety and enhancements, that they are appreciated by the community,” Adams said. “I think we’ve developed a budget that is palatable and provides a tremendous amount of capital projects which the community has expressed a desire that we do.” The safety measures include money for 15 extra hours a week for security downtown, as well as funding for increased video surveillance, as well as support

$200,000 out of the city’s 2014 general operating surplus to get this year’s tax increase down to 1.69 per cent. Coun. Michele Babchuk, like last time, disagreed with the move. “I will not support it,” Babchuk said. “I don’t believe you take money out of your savings to pay your bills.” Samson said it wouldn’t be a loss to the savings account, as it’s extra funding council put in during the year. “I don’t see it as taking out,” Samson said. “This was money put in last year through taxation or revenue. It wasn’t money already tucked away.” In the end, council voted to use the money from the reserve account to offset taxation, with Babchuk and Mayor

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for the RCMP in investigating major crime. Samson said the position is needed because, as council heard from RCMP Insp. Jeff Preston last month, Campbell River ranks 260 out 303 communities in Canada for severe crime (with 303 being the worst). “We’re getting worse,” Samson said. “Downtown liquor and disturbances are up 30 per cent over last year, robberies are up 60 per cent, assaults are up 13 per cent, sexual offences are up 35 per cent. “Our own downtown safety survey showed that of people working in the downtown core, over 50 per cent said they feel more unsafe now than when they first started working in our downtown. Only 25 per cent of the people who work downtown said they feel

very safe. “By funding this position it allows the RCMP officer to come off the desk, away from the office and get out onto the streets where they do their best work,” Samson added. “It frees up an RCMP officer.” Council also allocated $10,000 to improve lighting in downtown parking lots and landscaping to make them cleaner and safer. City Manager Deborah Sargent said she believes that overall council has put together a good budget that contains a lot of good services. “I think this has been an excellent process,” she said. “The many, many SLCRs brought forward were priorities for your staff and council and I think council did an excellent job of balancing those priorities with

a stable tax rate.” Budget highlights: n $125,000 for downtown revitalization concept plan and design n $7,500 for Campbellton planning projects n An addit iona l $10,000 in funding for the design of the city’s 3.5 acre waterfront property near Discovery Harbour marina n $20,000 to clean up the beach access at the southern end of the Maritime Heritage Centre parking lot n $10,000 for downtown parking lot maintenance and landscaping n $15,000 for increased security in the downtown core n $35,000 to increase video surveillance downtown n $26,303 for major crime and general investigation support

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City council took city staff to task this week for removing money from the budget that council had previously set aside

for a new downtown fire hall. During 2016 budget planning sessions this week at City Hall, Coun. Michele Babchuk noticed that only $50,000 of the $500,000 council

had allocated had been carried forward to next year’s capital plan. “I’m just confused… why it was unilaterally only $50,000 brought for ward? ” B ab chuk asked.

Coun. Larry Samson said it was not city staff ’s place to move money around without first consulting council. “I believe when council, through a majority

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to the board at the Nov. 17 meeting, and contained seven recommendations, implemented in three phases. Phase one, to be completed by the end of June 2016, involves the closing of two elementary schools within the greater Campbell River area to address the issue of excess unutilized space. The board accepted this recommendation unanimously. “I’ve been here in SD72 for a long time,” said Trustee Richard Franklin during the comment period on the recommendation, pointing out that Campbell River is simply not the same place it has been through the years, and the district needs to respond appropriately to that reality. “I came here in 1978 as a school teacher, and in those days there were well over 8,500 students. Now we’re at a place where we have just over 5,000 students. That’s a huge drop. The town has changed. The mill is closed. Mines

think this is right.” Trustee John Kerr then added that the empty space in many schools – 69 of the district’s 175 elementary school classrooms are “surplus” – simply take too many of the district’s finite financial resources to maintain. Those resources should, he argued, be going to improving the learning outcome for students, not for maintenance of empty space. “We get a limited envelope of money,” Kerr said. “What we’ve seen is a lot of our resources are going to maintaining capacity that’s far in excess of what we need. We need to look at where do we get the largest bang for our buck in terms of supporting learning for our children all across the spectrum.” Trustee Joyce McMann summed up the board’s position before the vote. “In the seven years I’ve been on the board, there has been no adjustment to our facilities maintenance money,” she said. “Our schools are getting older and we’re having to spread that money thin-

ner and thinner so that many of our schools are now in a deteriorating state. I really feel that we’re in a position of figuring out which of our children we’re going to abandon, but I think it’s come to that.” After voting in favour of the recommendation, the board directed district staff to come back to the board with a recommendation on which two schools should be considered for closure and the rationale behind those recommendations. That report will be delivered and discussed at the Jan. 12 public meeting. Once schools are identified for closure there will be a school closure process as required by the Ministry of Education under the School Act and in accordance with the school district’s existing permanent or temporary school closure policy (E-03), which can be found on the district website. This process would include its own series of meeting with potentially affected school communities and stakeholders.

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have closed. The fishing industry is not what it was. We have a different economy and different family structures, and, unfortunately, we just don’t have as many kids as we did. “No board ever relishes the idea of closing a school,” he continued. “On the other hand, we have a responsibility to the taxpayers to run those schools in the best way possible. It’s very unfortunate that it comes to this, but in looking at the numbers, in terms of empty classrooms… unfortunately, it’s necessary.” Trustee Daryl Hagen agreed with Franklin, pointing out that through his 25 years on the school board, he “never thought he’d be in favour of closing schools,” but in this circumstance, with many of the district’s buildings in the physical condition they’re in, closures are necessary, “so that people don’t look back in five years and ask, ‘why didn’t they do something back then?’ We have to do what is right, and I

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C it y c ou nc i l has approved an “ambitious” capital plan with more than $19 million in projects for 2016. It includes an annual contribution to the city’s new Public Art Committee as well as $25,000 to replace the iconic Logger Mike statue near Spirit Square with a replica. During Tuesday’s budget planning session, Mayor Andy Adams questioned whether

the amount of projects scheduled for 2016 was doable. “When I look at the overall capital plan I can’t help but see it as extremely ambitious. Are we actually going to be able to do everything that’s planned?” Adams asked. “Do we have the capacity and the resources to do these?” City staff assured Adams it was doable, though they agreed it is an ambitious plan. “It’s certainly not a knock on staff and the

great work they’ve done,” Adams said to staff. “I’m just trying to look out for you guys and make sure you’re not swamped.” To help pay for all of the work, the capital plan contains a new 0.75 per cent tax increase proposed to be an annual component of the capital plan, which is mostly funded by various city reserve – or savings – accounts. That 0.75 per cent generates an additional $190,000 in revenue annually for the city. In return, taxpay-

ers may see significant improvements to several city assets in the coming years, particularly at Robert Ostler Park. C ouncil approved spending $400,000 to improve the Seagull Walkway which is adjacent to the park and also approved $400,000 for re-design plans for Robert Ostler Park and then an additional $839,000 in 2017 for construction of the re-design. Council will also spend $100,000 to replace the playground equipment at the

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vote, passes a motion, staff do not have the right to change or alter that motion unless it has been brought back to council for our approval,” Samson said. “Staff are not allowed to ignore the motion and move the money where they feel fit. To me the Community Charter is clear where it states only council can exercise the powers, duties and functions of the municipality.” City Manager Deborah Sargent said staff ’s rationale for only allocating $50,000 in 2016 was because, prior to budget planning, staff, in consultation with the

city’s fire chief, agreed the city would not move forward with replacing the downtown fire hall until a Fire Services Plan is completed, likely in early 2016. “ The feeling was although there had been a clear council direction at the beginning of 2015 to have the $500,000 in the capital plan, there wasn’t a clear indication that would be needed in the 2016 capital plan,” Sargent said. “ The finance department has worked closely with our fire chief to establish a business plan for the development of a new fire hall and what they found was so many unanswered questions or roadblocks.”

Babchuk said she could appreciate the rationale but added that conversation was never brought back to council. “It was just put here unilaterally so I was a bit taken aback when I saw that only $50,000 was brought forward,” she said. Samson agreed, saying that council has made it a priority to improve its infrastructure and to not allocate all the funding is doing the city a disservice. “When I see the fire department only be being brought forward $50,000 and then wiped clean for the next 10 years with no money in the budget, it seems to be an oversight,” Sam-

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Opposition MLAs formed their own agriculture committee to tour the province over the past year, chaired by NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham and independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington. Their report speaks to some of the issues not discussed by the government. One of those is foreign purchase of farmland, a matter subject t o re g u l at i on in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba but not B.C. Properties have also been purchased to grow hay for export to Asia, and Huntington says she continues to hear of costly farmland in Delta and Surrey being bought at prices longestablished farm families can’t afford. We’ve seen a British food and drug conglomerate buy up B.C. Interior farms to plant trees for carbon offsets, a project that was wound down after local protests. Popham and Huntington are calling for a systematic

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inventory of foreign purchases, to determine if regulation is needed here as climate change shifts growing patterns. Popham argues that with California enduring years of drought, B.C. can’t continue to depend on imports for more than half its food. “We have counB.C. tries that are actively seeking food producing land, b ecaus e their countries are having difficulties producing under drought conditions,” Popham said. “So before we know it, our farmland could be bought up by other countries that are actively and smartly trying to ensure their own food security.” Neither Letnick nor the opposition MLAs could produce results from the government’s decision to split the Agricultural Land Reserve into two zones, with more latitude for non-farm activities outside the southwest and Okanagan. But we’re starting to see signs of the new system of regional

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Re: Tom Fletcher’s column “Inconvenient Truths of Climate Change”, Dec. 4 2015. I shudder at the willingness of Mr. Fletcher to ignore the findings of 97 per cent of the world’s climate scientists, cherry pick from the remaining three per cent, squeeze in a report from a scientist in the pay of the oil soaked Heartland Institute and generally imply that worry about climate change is wasted energy. Wow! Now that’s chutzpah! The reality is, that leaders from over 170 countries around the world met in Paris last week to commence planning on how to prevent run away, human induced climate change. To underestimate or downplay climate change is to ignore the risk of serious consequences. Ask yourself, if your child was gravely ill and you sought advice from 100 doctors, and 97 of them gave you a detailed plan of recovery, but three said, “don’t worry, you don’t have to do anything, the kid is fine,” who would you go with? It’s your choice, but do you feel confident enough to risk it? Tom Fletcher may like playing with fire, but shows little understanding of the risks involved. Charley Vaughan Black Creek

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick has released the latest update to the B.C. Liberal government’s “strategic growth plan” for farm and food products. After reporting a record $12.3 billion in total agriculture and agri-food sales in B.C. for 2014, the latest plan sets a new goal of increasing it to $15 billion by 2020. It’s a mostly a status quo plan, continuing current marketing efforts and encouraging higher-value production of a wider range of products. The ministry intends to hire its first expert in food and beverage production. It’s a reflection of the fact that fully 70 per cent of that $12.3 billion comes from food and beverage processing. This continues the government’s push to improve economic viability of farms by allowing more food product manufacturing and sales on Agricultural Land Reserve property. Letnick says another key strategy is to improve access to irrigation. B.C. has 20,000 farm operations, a number that’s holding steady even as the average age of farmers increases.

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Agricultural Land Commission panels working with local governments. The Langley Times reports that the Township of Langley quietly signed a deal with the ALC in July to allow development of farmland near the Aldergrove border crossing and Langley airport. The agreement says there is a need for a “defensible and durable urban/ALR edge.” If you think everyone loves farming, you’ve likely never lived on this “urban/ALR edge.” The latest example is on Vancouver Island, where urban neighbours are protesting an established farmer’s decision to clear a forested property for hay growing. The farmer has been forced to erect a chain-link fence to keep out trespassers who have decided the property is a park that they can use when they like. The mayors of Saanich and View Royal seem more concerned with appeasing urban complainers than protecting the right to farm. They are being pressed to buy up idle ALR land to soothe urban voters repelled by logging and farming.

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COMMUNITY UPDATE DECEMBER 11, 2015

2016 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

Council meetings will be held at City Hall, 301 St. Ann’s Road as follows: Monday Monday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday Wednesday

January 11 January 25 January 27 February 9 February 22 February 24 March 7 March 21 March 23 April 11 April 25 April 27 May 9 May 24 May 25 June 13 June 27 June 29 July 11 July 25 July 27 August 8 August 22 August 24 September 6 September 7 September 19 October 11 October 24 October 26 November 7 November 21 November 23 December 12 December 14

6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting 9:30 a.m. Committee of the Whole Meeting

Please note that the regularly scheduled public meetings of City Council may be preceded by a closed (In-Camera) session.

In the interest of public safety the City is installing generators at two Emergency Reception Centres: the Sportsplex and Campbell River Community Centre.To carry out this emergency preparedness work, power will be disconnected. As a result, the Sportsplex will be closed to the public for four days, and Campbell River Community Centre will be closed for one day.

SPORTSPLEX CLOSED, Monday, Dec. 21 – Friday, Dec. 25

During that time, the public can register for recreation programs or make inquires by calling the Campbell River Community Centre at 2502861161.

CAMPBELL RIVER COMMUNITY CENTRE CLOSED – Tuesday, Dec. 29 On this day, the public can register for recreation programs or make inquires by calling the Sportsplex at 2509237911.

To thank our customers for their cooperation and patience during the closures, fitness pass holders, who have a pass that is one-month or longer and is valid on December 21, will automatically receive a one-week pass extension. The Sportsplex and Campbell River Community Centre will also be closed December 25 and 26. The Community Centre will also be closed December 28.

FORESTRY TASK FORCE Request for Applications The City of Campbell River is inviting interested members of the public to apply to serve on the City’s Forestry Task Force. The City is looking for seven (7) members who have experience and expertise in the coastal forest industry and/or community forests. The purpose of the Forestry Task Force is to build on the work of the previous Future of Forestry Task Force and: 1.

in cooperation and consultation with the Forest Industry Governments, First Nations, Organizations and the public to provide City Council with recommendations, advice and guidance on relevant forest issues and initiatives to enhance the sustainability of the forest sector for the benefit of the City of Campbell River.

to enhance and retain existing business and attract new forest investment capital creating jobs and economic growth for Campbell River.

to secure a community forest license for the City of Campbell River that will generate revenue, create employment, protect our watershed and wildlife habitat, enhance tourism and recreation, provide job training, research and education, and promote non-timber forest resource business opportunities.

Appointments to the task force will be for a maximum of 24 months. Information and applications are at City Hall or at www.campbellriver.ca Apply today! Deadline is 4:30 PM Friday, January 8, 2016 Questions? Please contact Peter Wipper, City Clerk at 250-286-5700 or email peter.wipper@campbellriver.ca.

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of HHVIN at the event, in thanking the city for the land that made the build possible. “We’re, I don’t want to say stymied in the Comox Valley, but … let’s just say it’s just darned easier for us to build here in Campbell River.” He also thanked the volunteers that make the whole thing possible. “Habitat is built on the backs of our great volunteers,” McKenna said. “On our last build, we were in excess of 8,000 volunteer hours to build the two on Hilchey. That’s

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Mayor Andy Adams, left, and Habitat for Humanity’s Patrick McKenna break ground on the new build site in Willow Point.

just a phenomenal commitment from our volunteers.” Thanks to those volunteers and the city for donating the land, two more hard working families making between $20,000 and $44,000 per year will be purchasing their own homes, thanks to the duplex to be built on the site. “We have six families who have qualified,” McKenna said. Since only two of those will be partners in the Dalton/ Westgate build, HHVIN will now be looking for more land, so they can keep building and selling houses to community members to break the cycle of poverty. “A lot of these hard working families are paying over 50 per cent of their income on rent,”

McKenna said. “That leaves nothing left over at the end of the day. When we can cap their mortgage at 30 per cent, it funnels the leftover money (that they used to spend on rent) to the education of their children.” Mayor Andy Adams returned the thanks given to him by McKenna, saying it’s the community who should be thankful for HHVIN, not the other way around. What the city is committed to continue to do, Adams continued, is to provide the land, utilities and waive the development permit fees so that builds can continue to happen. In terms of future development, Adams told the crowd he Cont. page 14

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couldn’t pinpoint any further possible sites right now, “but I can tell you that we are looking at future properties so you can continue to move forward, because we see this as a real success story. We’re going to continue to make it as easy as possible for you guys to build.” The latest property will be cleared to prepare it for the March 7 start of the build, which would make for a midJune completion of the duplex.

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Special Olympic powerlifters take their place amongst the best in the Commonwealth Two Campbell River Special Olympians competed at the 2015 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships on Dec. 1. The competition at the Richmond Oval involved participants from among the 23 member nations of the Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation. Special Olympics athletes had their own category and kicked off the whole competition. Twelve Special Olympics B.C. (SOBC) powerlifters from Abbotsford, Campbell River, Chilliwack, Langley, and Vancouver competed alongside two athletes from Special Olympics Great Britain. This marked the first time in more than 20 years that SOBC powerlifters competed in squat in a major event. In recent years, SOBC athletes have competed only in bench press and deadlift, but the squat was added back in last year after a Performance Program training camp helped coaches strengthen their techniques to teach the event. The SOBC athletes who competed in squat in the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships – Tye Cranton and Callum Maclagan of SOBC – Campbell River and Todd Moore, Jamie Robinson, and Steven Sykorsky of SOBC – Abbotsford – impressed with their abili-

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ties, and more athletes will be ready to compete in the event by the time of the Powerlifting Regional Qualifier next March. Maclagan posted the highest numbers of the event among all the Special Olympics athletes, posting top numbers of 142.5 kg. in squat, 137.5 kg. in bench press, and 200 kg. in deadlift. He reached the 1,000 kg. club

by lifting 1,140 kg. total in all of his successful lifts. This competition came after the BC Powerlifting Fall Classic in October, where “Cranton and Maclagan both smashed previous personal bests in their lifts. In the deadlift, Cranton pulled 137.5 kg. off the floor and Maclagan benched 137.5 kg. to become the youngest Special

Olympics athlete in Canada to bench over 300 kg.” In a 2015 speech, Cranton said he has developed a great deal as a Special Olympics athlete. “Special Olympics has let me have the opportunity to be someone extraordinary, to be an athlete, to be a role model, to be a good friend, and to just be me,” he said.

Riverites fare well at Mill Bay wrestling tourney Campbell River sent a large contingent of wrestlers to the Cougar Invitational held in Mill Bay last Saturday. Timberline Secondary’s team had a strong showing, with seven wrestlers coming home as medalists. Earning bronze were Mitchell Nessel, Colby Ladret, and Carsyn Coward. Casey Kletke won a silver medal, and both Joel House and Conlan Foy brought home the gold in their respective classes. “It’s really great to see such strong performances from the Timberline team,” said head coach Paul Murphy. “The Mixed Martial Arts P.E. program has a wrestling component, and it’s great to see some of these kids participate in tournaments like this one.”

Carihi sent a small group to the tournament and both Ali McPhee and PetroKindy-Olesen finished at the top of the podium, winning gold medals. Phoenix was well represented, as 10 members of the team finished in the top three of their respective divisions. Sadie Dowler won a bronze medal. Winning silver medals were Chymira Alsager, Brayden Alsager, Holten Ewing, Lexus Wills, Rain Samuel, Kamryn Kerluck, and Kaitlyn Jinda. Scott Assu and Hailey Ricard returned home with gold medals. Campbell River Christian School’s only entry into the tournament, Keagan Milliken, wrestled hard and won a bronze Carihi’s Corrine Holmes celebrates a win medal. in Win in Mill Bay last weekend. ■ ■ ■ ■

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Submit your League’s stats to: sports@campbellrivermirror.com Monday Night Men’s 10 Pin Bowling

Wednesday Ladies 10 Pin Bowling

Friday Night Mixed 10 Pin Bowling

Monday Night Darts League Standings

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November 30th Standings 140s Men’s Team Scores Mike O’Brien Finning/Eagles-10 vs Eagles-2 Terry Binnersley CC #2-8 vs Freddies #2-4 Mark Schultz Riptide #2-7 vs Riptide #1-5 Keith Adams Q. Legion-6 vs Freddies #1-6 Jim Nelson CC #1-6 vs CR Legion-6 Mens Teams G F A Kurtis Kernovich Curling Club #1 11 84 48 Andy Holmes Finning/Eagles 9 76 32 Bobby Harrison Curling Club #2 10 71 49 180s Freddies #1 10 61 59 Mark Schultz Quadra Legion 9 57 39 Dave Hill CR Legion 9 57 39 Riptide #2 11 55 77 Ladies Team Scores Freddies #2 11 48 84 CC #1-13 vs Eagles #2-1 Riptide #1 10 42 78 CC #2-8 vs CR Legion #1-9 Eagles 10 37 83 Ladies Teams G F A High Scores Curling Club #1 8 78 34 Gary Boutilier 156 Curling Club #2 7 53 31 Don Teed 134,134 CR Legion #2 7 52 46 John Ellis 134, 121 CR Legion #1 6 42 42 Greg McAdley 133 Eagles #2 5 29 41 Taylor Kernovich 133 Riptide 6 28 56 Kurtis Kernovich 125 Eagles #1 6 26 58 Mike O’Brien 121,120 High Scores High Outs Christina Martin Andy Holmes 120 133,108,102 Jim Nelson 100 Phyllis Mandseth 124 Taylor Kernovich 96 Terry Ramm 106,105 Keith Adams 96 High Out Billy Young 92 Marnie Fee 82

Da Bears Boston Brutes Buddy’s C. R. Bowling Ctr Leeson Lake Alley Cats Clippers Not Pensioners Storries Cr. Golfers TEAM Hi Scratch Game Hi Scratch Series Hi Handicap Game Hi Handicap Series INDIVIDUAL Hi Scratch Game Hi Scratch Series Hi Handicap Game Handicap Series

Week 26.0 29.0 15.0 39.0 30.0 24.0 35.0 7.0 15.0

Quarter 179.5 178.0 172.5 171.5 157.0 149.0 129.0 104.5 77.0

Team Standings 2ND Storrie Bailey W Stars #1 Bailey W Stars #2 CR Floors Rockin’ Rollers Lucky Strikes ‘Break’ Bitzis N.I. Comm TEAM High Scr Game High Hdcp Game High Scr Series High Hdcp Series INDIVIDUAL High Scr Game High Hdcp Game High Scr Series High Hdcp Series POA

YTD 369.0 351.0 346.5 247.5 341.0 316.0 317.0 282.0 296.0

Clippers Clippers Boston Brutes CR Bowling Ctr

813 2262 991 2700

Robert Rogers Robert Rogers John Belanger Ian Lenting

237 643 264 712

Tuesday Lunch Bunch 10 Pin Bowling Week 14 Teams WK Heavy Balls 16.0 Is. Fever Travel 29.0 Nesbitt Isl Coffee 8.0 Marine Harvest 18.0 Smokies 27.0 TEAM High Scr Game High Hdcp Game High Scr Series High Hdcp Series LADIES Hi Scratch Game

YTD 356.0 344.5 328.5 316.5 304.5

Teams Steve Marshalls Quay West Quinsam Auto Bowl Mates Odd Balls

Smokies Smokies Gimps Smokies Steve Marshalls

Gerry Saje Darlene Woods Hi Scratch Series Darlene Woods Hi Handicap Game Gerry Saje Handicap Series Darileen Barker MEN Hi Scratch Game Merv Belanko Hi Scratch Series Allan Bradshaw Hi Handicap Game Merv Belanko Handicap Series Allan Bradshaw

WK 30.0 22.0 18.0 25.5 26.5

YTD 294.0 287.5 279.0 273.5 256.0

529 1481 644 1852 179 495 240 627 248 590 271 656

Tuesday Night Mixed Bowling Week 14 Teams Quarter Won YTD Friggin’ 10 Pin 70.5 128.5 Canada Plus 57.0 119.0 King Pins 46.0 105.0 Spare Talent 46.0 113.0 Awl Tec 41.5 110.5 Screaming Eagle’s 39.0 106.0 Ryan’s Pizzeria 31.0 81.0 The B.U.F.F.S 29.0 87.0 Team Scr Game Canada Plus 721 Team Hcp Game Screaming Eagles 925 Team Scr Series Friggin’ 10 Pin 2114 Team Hcp Series Screaming Eagles 2619 Scr Game Men/Women Hcp Series Men/Women Robert Rodgers 212 Sal Adamo 668 Brooke Rodgers 209 Elfrieda Macklin 687 Hcp Game Men/Women Most POA Men/Women Ray Berkenstock 245 Ray Berkenstock +53 Lorna Carlson 258 Richard Oxbury +53 Scr Series Men/Women Sal Adamo +53 Robert Rodgers 616 Elfrieda Macklin +78 Devon Rodgers 501

YTD 11.5 27 14 22 21 18.5 12.5 17.5

QTR 97 121 122.5 113 86.5 113.5 117 93.5

CR Floors CR Floors Bailey W. Stars #1 Bailey W. Stars #1 Jacquie Abbot Cindy Stewart Jacquie Abbot Cindy Stewart Cindy Stewart

Team Name The Gimps Chucking Awesome Killer B’s Wingnuts Bowlderdash Alvin & Chipmunks Aztec A Spare I Guess Whatever Works C&C

YTD 257 256 249 248.5 235 218.5 205.5 202.5 601 850 1682 2492 199 264 520 691 +91

Thursday Seniors 10 Pin Bowling

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Robert Rodgers Ray Storm Robert Rodgers Robert Rodgers

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TEAMS High Scr Game Whatever Works 744 QTR Total High Hcp Game Chucking Awesome 935 QTR Total Team High Scr Series Bowlderdash 2130 77 143 “EH” Team 58 136 2688 54.5 132.5 High Hcp Series Bowlderdash 68 120 Q. Auto 66.5 134.5 Spare Shtrs 47 102 Campbell River Christian School 42 95 60 127 Amigos December 2nd 59 124 Happy Wdrs 38 121 Dec. 3rd Standings

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The “EH” Team The “EH” Team The “EH” Team Class Act Michael Gribble Michael Gribble Michael Gribble Michael Gribble Juanita Benedictson Juanita Benedictson Helena Courbille Elsie Pickering Allan Bradshaw Shirley Focht

701 866 1849 2532 234 270 552 660 186 247 477 659 180 158

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Dec. 6th Standings League Standings 38 Eagles Navigators Eagles Filthy 5 JJ’s Perfect Racks 35 Curling Club United Eagles Oldtimers 34 Freddie’s Leftovers Eagles Talons 30 JJ’s Exotic Shots Eagles Rockers 27 Quinsam Q’s Curling Club Divas 24 Quinsam Mighty Cues Freddie’s Shooters 24

Thursday Seniors 5 Pin Bowling GOLDEN CRYSTALS THURSDAY P.M. SENIORS (Over 50) Team Name 2nd QTR Team Name 2nd QTR Tasmanian Devils 9 Rug Rats 10.5 Gophers 16 Chipmunks 11 Muskrats 13 Marmots 9.5 Prairie Dogs 12 Hedgehogs 9 WEEKLY TEAM SCORES Points Over Series Average Muskrats +183 High Scratch Game Hedgehogs 888 High Scratch Series Marmots 2573 INDIVIDUAL SCORES Pins Over Agerage Game Men Del Price +70 Ladies Pina Vanzo + 58 Pins Over Agerage Series Men Roy Campbell + 125 Ladies Pina Vanzo + 93 High Scratch Game Men John Fozzard 263 Ladies Sharon Petersen 227 High Scratch Series Men John Fozzard 605 Ladies Oliva Milan 555

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Gage Colpron Colin Blake Braeden Cyra Kobe Oishi Alex Brewer Alex Rosolowsky Josh Coblenz Christian Brandt Trevor Bottomley Dylan McCann Joe Gage Carter Hikichi Michal Holub Keenan Scardina Cole Slaney Austin Steger Aaron Brewer Ryan Grills Darryl Senholt Ezra Paddock Finn Withey Reece Costain

28 27 23 26 28 27 23 24 26 16 18 13 16 14 19 6 13 26 24 16 1 0

26 33 17 14 23 12 7 5 13 6 9 5 4 5 5 6 5 5 2 3 1 0

# PLAYER NAME 30 Matt Kostiw 0 Riley Welyk

30 8 12 11 2 11 10 9 1 7 3 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

GP W 16 12 1 0

PTS P/G 56 41 29 25 25 23 17 14 14 13 12 11 8 8 7 7 6 5 3 3 1 0.0

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SO SV% 1 .894 0 .781

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Z - Ten Zeroes Andy Paul Trevor Wilchuck Alf Prevost Brehon Denroche Brent Coward Gerry Davis Ron Ramm Steve Denroche Todd Sader

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Week 10 Results - December 2, 2015 5 Eagles Filthy Five VS Eagles Navigators 0 4 Eagles Oldtimers VS Eagles Rockers 1 2 Curling Club Divas VS Freddie’s Shooters 3 TBA JJ’s Exotic Shots VS Quinsam Mighty Cues TBA 1 Freddie’s Leftovers VS JJ’s Perfect Racks 4 2 Quinsam Q’s VS Curling Club United 3 Eagles Talons VS BYE

VISL Div. 2 Standings Team Cermaq City Wave FC 2 Lakehill United 2 PLSC Lakers Black 2 Nanaimo United FC 2 Vantreights FC 2 Sooke Loggers 2 Powell River Villa 2 Cowichan United 2 Castaways FC 2 SFFC Bayside Tigers 2

GP 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 12

WL 8 1 8 3 5 2 5 5 4 2 5 4 4 5 2 2 1 8 1 9

T 4 1 6 3 6 3 3 7 2 1

GF 38 20 18 23 19 18 16 15 13 8

GA DIFF PTS 10 28 28 13 7 25 13 5 21 19 4 18 16 3 18 21 -3 18 15 1 15 13 2 13 35 -22 5 33 -25 4

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Midget Tyees split weekend with Comox, Nanaimo The Tyees continued their regular season schedule last weekend, travelling to Courtenay to take on their long time rivals, the Chiefs on Saturday before returning home Sunday to face Nanaimo. The opening period Saturday saw strong aggressive play from the visitors, controlling the tempo of the game with an effective fore-check. Tyee Goalie Dominic Bellefleur was solid as a rock when his team was two skaters short early in the second, making a number of big saves and keeping the score tied at zero. The Tyees found their second wind late in the second period. Dalton Kimbasket started what would turn out to be the play of the game, sending a beautiful pass down the wing to a streaking Jacob Hartley, who shattered the

goalie’s water bottle, 1-0 Tyees. The hometown Chiefs decided to turn up the physical play, trying to intimidate the visitors, but the boys from the north kept their cool, staying focused on the big picture. Hartley would double the Tyee lead, pouncing on a rebound after a nice net drive by Sage Lim. The Tyees were able to steer home a confident 2-0 victory. The team then returned to the friendly confines of the Brindy on Sunday to face a tough Nanaimo Clippers Tier 1 squad. The Clippers are a perennial Tier 1 powerhouse in B.C. and would prove to be a good test for the young Tyees. The Tyees had a number of excellent chances to open the game but the visitors were able to open the scoring

The Clippers goaltender was excellent when called upon, stopping chance after chance, especially on a long Tyee power play. The local boys didn’t quit and kept working hard, though. Owen Boyd was rewarded in the third when he finished a nice passing play from Tyler Dickson and Jacob Hartley. The game would finish 4-1 Nanaimo. Head Coach Brent

DOOR TO DOOR The Midget A Tyees managed to come away with two of a possible four points after a weekend against two very strong Tier-1 squads. The team shutout Comox on Saturday, but couldn’t hold off an experienced Clippers team in town from Nanaimo on Sunday.

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Spences Bridge and fishing was good last year in mid-December.

The recent storm has passed and many boats simply could not get out for those anglers hoping to get a Christmas salmon for the table. A 26 pound fish is bonus and are around but, in general, to get a 14 or 16 pound salmon would be ideal. North of Campbell River, some will head out and set out prawn traps where areas are open. In the new year fishing for springs will begin to improve at Bates Beach and Kitty Coleman Hump and around Denman Island. Some have been fishing 150 to 200 feet of water using small Tomic plugs and Army Trick Hootchies. Following a storm in Discovery Passage, manoeuvering around debris will be a concern for many boat operators but will get easier as the wind and tides move the floating logs to shore. Is Campbell River ready for a oneday Fishing Derby? A local Campbell River company is working on Salmon Derby in mid-June and proceeds will be donated to local salmon enhancement. A press release will be issued in the new year.

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On my weekly visit to Sayward, the Salmon River was very high and the water was muddy but if the rain stops its surprising how fast the river will clear and the water level decreases in a matter of days. In local rivers, the salmon are done but those after catch-and-release trout can have a ball. Some big cutties are around and there are some steelhead. I tied up a few worm imitation flies for Graham Kelly who is quite active going after steelhead. There are a few fly guys that will fish steelhead in the Thompson River in the Interior at

Local stocked lakes are fishable and last year I was out one week before Christmas and if the weather holds, some carry-over fish can be caught on the surface. Trout are feeding on snails and sticklebacks as there is no bug hatch. Shore fishing can be good by throwing out a worm and wait and wait and wait. A Panther Martin lure can be effective if you find the deeper water. This year I met up with Karen Kendall from Campbell River and we started talking about fly fishing. Karen had mentioned that she was given a fly tying kit for an anniversary gift and later got a pair of waders for her birthday. Many people often ask how to start getting involved in fly tying and I often say before you go out and buy a bunch of materials try it out and see if its for you. Local tackle shops have kits ready to go or you can purchase the tools and materials and start tying. Reader inquiries are welcome by contacting me at dond@ campbellrivermirror.com.

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