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Concerned Lantzville resident Niels Schwarz, left, and Ted Gullison, right, who are behind an effort to stop logging at Woodlot 1475, stand in a section of the forest just off Sywash Ridge Road with Lantzville mayor Colin Haime, second left, and Coun. Will Geselbracht. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THe News BUlleTIN

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A push to protect a Lantzville forest is ramping up, with organizers arguing there’s atrisk species and high recreational value. “Can you imagine if Stanley Park was being logged?” asked Ted Gullison, biologist and concerned resident behind the Save Lantzville Forest effort. “It wouldn’t really matter if they were doing responsible logging, it just doesn’t make any sense. “It’s the same thing here.” Woodlot 1475 is at the heart of the fight, an approximate 256-hectare swath in upper Lantzville that’s 96 per cent Crown land. Save Lantzville Forest campaigners are petitioning to change the designation of the woodlot from a timber production forest to permanently protected area, on the condition the woodlot licensee is compensated, possibly with a swap in timber rights on other Crown land, if government allows third parties to purchase and retire the tenure of the woodlot. Gullison said more than 2,000 signatures have been collected so far. There’s also political support from Lantzville council and Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog, The Season of Giving

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who supports protecting the woodlot as long as the current operator is compensated. The woodlot, which can be accessed off of Sywash Ridge Road, is a maze of bridges and trails and home to three amphibian species considered at risk by the province, including the red-legged frog, a citizen-commissioned report by E. Wind Consulting shows. Other provincially listed species like the western screech owl have also been noted in the area and the province reports that 25 per cent of the woodlot is coastal Douglas fir, which it considers an ecosystem at risk. Woodlot guidelines, however, are not specific to operating in an endangered forest, says Gullison, who along with resident Niels Schwarz points to the area’s high recreational and environmental values. An end to logging would allow the area to be managed for recreation and the mature forest to get older, which is better for biodiversity and a higher-quality recreation experience, Gullison said. But there’s no easy solution, according to Michelle Stilwell, Parksville-Qualicum MLA, who notes two sides including licence-holder John Gregson. “The important thing we have to understand is as much as Save Lantzville Forest wants to see it protected, there are also those individuals who don’t oppose the woodlot and it’s important to acknowledge the Gregsons have a backing

by many of their neighbours,” said Stilwell who says she wants to make sure both sides have equal voice. She also said it’s a working forest and it’s a myth that it is being clearcut or that people will lose trail access. Lantzville council met with Stilwell and B.C. Forests Minister Steve Thomson in November, and Stilwell said it was asked whether the ministry would consider cancelling the requirement to remove timber if the woodlot licence was acquired by the community but “that’s not something within the minister’s abilities because the purpose of the woodlot is to manage and harvest timber as well as manage for the other values as well.” She sees the ability to turn the woodlot into protected area as being between woodlot-licence holder and Save Lantzville Forest and that the group should make an offer. Government also has to know what’s on the table. Gullison asks if the forestry minister can’t cancel the requirement to remove timber, who can? Government is being “way too passive” on this, he said. Gregson has held the licence for 10 years and said his company has been doing a good job of managing it and would like to continue to do so. He’s possibly open to compensation and acquirement of the licence but can’t comment further until there’s a proposal. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Nanaimo hospital sees new CT scanners New state-of-the-art CT scanners are coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Island Health announced this week two CT scanners will be coming to NRGH and be ready for patients next spring. The new scanners represent a capital investment of approximately $3.6 million, which will be paid for through contributions from the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation, Nanaimo Regional Hospital District and the province, through Island Health. Computed tomography, or CAT scans, is a medical-imaging test using x-rays and a computer to create detailed, cross-sectional

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New automated CNG-powered garbage trucks hinge on Fortis B.C.’s new filling station. Nanaimo city council agreed last week to purchase two CNG-powered automated garbage trucks, on the condition Fortis B.C. guarantees construction of a filling station by the end of the year. Fortis B.C. has partnered with Mid-Island Co-op to build a CNG filling station at a new card lock facility at the corner of Boxwood and Northfield roads, but Fortis B.C. is still waiting to finalize agreements before it can provide guarantees the CNG component will go ahead, according to a city report.

The city isn’t prepared to put the order in to buy CNG trucks without that guarantee by the end of the year. The station would be a good location – already on the route garbage trucks take back to the public works yard – and they have offered the city a better rate, says Bruce Labelle, the city’s fleet and service centre manager, who says the alternative filling station is at the Regional District of Nanaimo bus garbage on Applecross Road. If successful, it will also be the city’s consumption that contributes to the success of building the station and allows others in the community to look at CNG as an option, he said. The trucks themselves also carry benefits. They will would be less noisy than diesel trucks, have fewer fuel costs and mean the city no longer has to deal with maintenance costs and down time

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of diesel engine after-treatment systems, Labelle said. Each truck would also reduce emissions by 42 tonnes annually. The cost is more than $55,000 over the city’s $800,000 budget, but Fortis B.C. has agreed to provide a $40,466 grant per truck. The purchasing order has to be made by the end of December, however, when the grant expires and that’s on hold until there’s confirmation the station will go ahead. Labelle said if it doesn’t go ahead, another solution will have to be found because two new garbage trucks are needed. Council voted against the alternative of buying automated diesel trucks. news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Christmas time about tradition It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Tomorrow (Dec. 25), most of us will wake up to stockings filled with presents, candy and cheer. Each household will have its own way of celebrating, be it religious or secular or some combination thereof, and those traditions are what make this holiday so enjoyable. There is something special about Christmas, something that separates it from other occasions on the calendar. It’s something hard to define, yet something we can feel when we file into our church for candlelight service, or when we take a last look at the hearth before bed on Christmas Eve, or when we throw open the curtains on Christmas morning to discover a dusting of snow. They say ’tis the season to be jolly, and we hope that’s the case, and that the holiday is a happy one. The days leading up to Christmas can be a stressful time, as anyone who’s braved the mall parking lots this week can attest. If we’ve been Grinching around lately, well, now’s the time to atone by sharing some smiles. They also say ’tis better to give than to receive, and that’s worth remembering in a few different ways. We’ve given generously to the Loaves and Fishes food bank and the Salvation Army kettles this month and we’ve perhaps overspent with gifts for our family. Still, we should give once more this time of year: give of ourselves. It’s worth remembering, at Christmas time, what’s important, and for most of us, that’s family. The season for giving isn’t necessarily about what we want, it’s about what the family wants. And togetherness and tradition come wrapped up together, and that’s worth celebrating, and it will be worth celebrating next year, and every year. Above all, we’re wishing for happy holidays for all our readers, and a very merry Christmas.

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Opposition leader talks trade, energy plan NDP leader John Horgan sat stimulate economic activity here down with Tom Fletcher for a at home. year-end interview in his Victoria TF: Your party supports the office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. carbon tax now, but not the revFor the full version, see www. enue-neutral approach. Do you nanaimobulletin.com/opinion. support increasing the rate? TF: In the recent federal JH: I’ve looked carefully at the election, national NDP leader report tabled by the premier’s Thomas Mulcair rejected the [advisory] group, a vast array Trans Pacific Partnership sight of British Columbians, and there unseen. Is your party seen as was a lot of water put into the against Pacific Rim trade? wine to get to the position they JH: No, I don’t think got to. What I’m comso, and what I said fortable with is that B.C. at the time was that I the date that they’ve VIEWS support trade. We’re selected for a ramping Tom Fletcher a trade-centred provup of the carbon tax Black Press ince. We’re looking is 2018, which will be across the ocean at a year after the next the largest market the provincial election. So world has known, and if I’m successful and I support getting our form a government, products to higherI’ll have time to look priced markets. But at tax policy broadly having said that, the to see if we can make B.C. Liberals embraced improvements in the TPP without even having seen it. carbon tax. For me, and I think TF: The NDP and unions have for most British Columbians, the historically been protectionist. model that Alberta has adopted Do you see any need to modernof taking revenues and driving ize the B.C. party? them into industries, or activities JH: When it comes to trade, I like transit, that will reduce emisthink we have modernized. And sions over time. who was the first premier to go TF: Natural gas price and volon a trade mission from British ume continue to go down, and Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. supply of oil and gas keeps going And now there has been a sucup. What’s your take on the proscession of premiers make regular pects for LNG? visits to other markets to try to JH: Not good. I’ve always said

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price will determine whether investors drop down multibillions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: There are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. u Tom Fletcher is columnist and legislature reporter for Black Press.

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Well, it is almost two months since Justin Trudeau became our prime minister. While it is obviously too early for political commentators to base observations on that short a period, it is interesting to note that another group of experts, namely the investment community, have clearly been displaying votes of non-confidence in the new government’s policies and performance. On the last day prior to the election, the Canadian dollar traded at US$0.77. As this is written, Canada’s currency has plunged to US$0.72 – a stunning seven per cent against the greenback since J.T. took over. In currency trading, that is a massive move within a short time frame of just two months. The Toronto Stock Exchange Index is hovering very near 13,000 – a drop of more than 800 index points or about six per cent, again a stunning decline. I believe there is a sound reason for this demonstrable skepticism among the investment community. One of the major sources for the Canadian government’s tax revenues has been the petroleum complex – and that industry is contracting at a frightening rate, at least in terms of tax revenues for the

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government. And yet, despite this sharp decline in revenues, the Trudeau Liberals have been announcing one dramatic spending splurge after another. Where do they think the money is going to come from unless the government plans horrendous levels of new debt to finance the now-certain onrush of deficit spending? The investment community is clearly ruminating about the same question.

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Certain religious folk believe their icon was born in a manger, as there was no room at the inn for a homeless couple who came to Bethlehem. Images of that nativity scene are symbolically prominent at this time of year, but real homelessness has reached a crisis point two millennia later. A recent nationwide survey asserts that homelessness is caused by poverty, disability, addiction, mental illness or trauma, and on any given night about 30,000 Canadians sleep in charitable overnight accommodation, or in

domestic violence shelters, or simply try and survive on the streets. Another 50,000 are temporarily staying with friends or family, simply because there is nowhere else to go. Surely, all levels of government need to work together, and think about creating permanent housing instead of the tent cities that have become prevalent in many communities. It would need a concerted effort to acquire disused public properties such as schools and hospitals across the country, then refurbish them into hostels for the homeless.

Ebenezer Scrooge changed his miserly ways, and cooked his Christmas goose in Charles Dickens’s wonderful tale of redemption. Now it’s time for all government agencies to say ‘What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander,’ and put as much focus and resources on homelessness as is put in welcoming Syrian refugees. Canadians will offer help to the homeless, just as they are doing for the refugees; charity begins at home, after all. It’s time to put some Ho! Ho! Ho! into homelessness.

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By Shari BiShop BoweS Nadifo Abdi remembers the long, dark nights she spent studying for national high school exams at home in Kenya’s massive Dadaab refugee camp, where she was born. While her six siblings slumbered, her mother was there at her side with a cup of tea, something to eat, and words of loving encouragement. “She would come stay the night with me as I studied, staying awake so that I would not feel like I was alone,” said Abdi, who is one of two new refugee students at Vancouver Island University this year on scholarships sponsored by VIU’s World University Service of Canada local committee. Abdi had first heard about the WUSC program from Aden Ahmed, the headmaster at her school. Aden had been in the process of applying to WUSC himself at the time, and has since come to VIU to complete his bachelor of business administration. Abdi arrived shortly after Hodan Musse, another WUSC-supported student who left behind a difficult life as a refugee in Jordan to begin studies at VIU. Musse’s family arrived as refugees in Amman, Jordan five years ago. They travelled from Saudi Arabia because her father was ill and needed treatment that could be provided by a United Nations hospital in Amman. Musse’s father died soon after arriving in Jordan, leaving his wife and family of six children with few prospects, as they were unable to work or access education other than English courses provided to refugees. Both young women put their ambitions and dreams behind the difficult path of studies and a competitive application process that could ensure them a chance to attend university in Canada. Musse hopes to enter the faculty of management and become a business professional – one day helping other refugees through employment and greater opportunities. Abdi dreams of a career as a

committee, we are creating procedures for helping schools to address issues regarding student and staff sexual orientation gender identity diversity. “We are writing a procedural guide to help our district accommodate diversity in that respect,” Esliger said. He said the multicultural and race relations committee is tasked with writing the procedural guide for the district to address the needs of cultural and race diversity. The work of the two committees will be focused on safe, caring and inclusive practice and will also address bullying, harass-

ment and intimidation. “We have a three-pronged approach to deal with that and that is that our procedures for addressing issues must be educative, preventative and restorative,” he said. Work from the two committees will go to the learning services department and will make up the procedural guides for schools. The school board will need to give approval for the inclusion policy, said Esliger. The district said the board is expected to discuss the next steps for the strategy during 2016 budget discussions. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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mother of a young disabled boy fights desperately to escape their impoverished life for just one chance at a magical holiday for her son. Her desperation leads her to commit a crime against the three kings, or magi, bearing gifts to the newly born saviour. Even though she strays, she eventually receives forgiveness. The tale unfolds in Amahl and the Night Visitors, an opera written by Gian Carlo Menotti, aimed at children. Menotti said the inspiration came from the painting The Adoration of the Magi, by Hieronymus Bosch, which hung at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The main character is the boy Amahl, who walks with a crutch. His mother worries about his future and that he will have to resort to begging to survive. The story explores the relationship between the mother and son and the lengths the mother will go to secure her son’s future. “It’s a really beautiful story. It’s a story of hope and forgiveness,” said Tyler Fitzgerald, who plays King Melchior, one of the three wise men. The cast gathered for a dress rehearsal at Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community Dec. 15. It was the first time the performers sang together. They have been practising their parts in isolation because they hail from across the Island. Between the starts and stops, and guidance from the director, the voices began to meld into a harmonic wave of beauty that settled in the hearts of onlookers.

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Jack Mace, front, plays Amahl, with Skye Donald as his mother, in Opera Nanaimo’s presentation of Amahl and the Night Visitors. The performers were rehearsing at the Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community Dec. 15.

As residents retired to their rooms after the show, smiles flashed across their faces, and they thanked the performers for the evening entertainment. The cast stars numerous Island performers. Parksville’s Skye

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Donald plays the mother and Nanaimo’s Sharon Wishart provides accompaniment on piano. Fitzgerald, originally from Nanaimo, has performed around the world. The bass-baritone performer has sang alongside

the Edmonton Symphony, Peterborough Singers and Calgary Bach Society. He has played several roles over the years in opera companies in Canada and the United States. Nanaimo’s Jack Mace, 10, plays the part of Amahl. He tried out after his music teacher suggested it. “I love music,” he said. “It’s very fun, especially practising with adults.” Mace is currently exploring his artistic options and hasn’t settled on any path, but just wants to gain a variety of experiences. “There will be many surprises ... and a fair amount of laughs because there are some funny parts,” said Mace about the production. When asked about his young Nanaimo cast member, Fitzgerald had nothing but praise for Mace. “He’s got a cool twinkle in his eye. He has presence,” said Fitzgerald, adding that it’s a trait you can’t teach someone. Fitzgerald is glad to be back home to perform for his family, friends and Nanaimo residents. “It feels like you get a chance to give back to an audience that don’t get to hear you all the time,” said Fitzgerald. Amahl and the Night Visitors is Opera Nanaimo’s first “fully inhouse produced opera” according to the organization’s website. Fitzgerald said Opera Nanaimo “exposes people to a new art form” that they might not experience otherwise. The organization formed in the spring of 2014 with the goal of revitalizing opera in Nanaimo. Amahl shows Dec. 29-30, 7:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Centre, located at 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students in advance by calling 250754-8550 or visiting www.porttheatre.com. Tickets cost $28 at the door. For more information, please go to http://operanan aimo.ca/wordpress. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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Writers invited to submit work The Federation of B.C. Writers invites people to submit their work for the organization’s annual Literary Writes competition. There is no entry fee. Submissions must be received by midnight Feb. 9. Winners will be announced March 17. All submissions must be original, unpublished and not awaiting publication. Entries should be sent to submissions@ bcwriters.ca. Contest details and rules are available at http://bcwriters.ca.

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COMEDY TOBY HARGRAVE performs his comedy show at the Port Theatre Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. Tickets range in price from $25 to $30. Call 250-754-8550 or go to www.porttheatre. com.

MUSIC HIP-HOP FOR HUNGER featuring Madchild, SirReal, Hurt Crew and Switch and Morgan Murray Dec. 27, 6:30-11 p.m. at the Harbour City Theatre. Tickets $35 in advance/$60 for VIP available at http://bit. ly/1Yh9xzN. BEFORE MIDNITE performances by Christine Duncan at Hive Emporium Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 at the Hive.

LIVE AT LONGWOOD featuring Laryssa Campbell and guests Jan. 14. Show starts at 8 p.m. ACOUSTIC TRIBUTE to Radiohead, featuring Mercedes Courtorielle, Dan and Jesse from Gold and Shadow, Paul Mitchell and others at the Dinghy Dock Pub Jan. 15. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $20, includes ferry ride, at the pub or www.ticketzone.com.

THEATRE THE EMPEROR’S NEW Clothes presented by Nanaimo Theatre Group runs until Dec. 31 at The Bailey Studio. Evening performances are 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 26-30. Matinees are 1:30 p.m. Dec. 26-27. A New Year’s Eve show is 9 p.m. on Dec. 31. Tickets are $16, except the New Year’s show which is $25. Call 250-758-7224 or go to www.nanaimotheatregroup.ca. AMAHL AND THE NIGHT Visitors presented by Opera Nanaimo Dec. 29 and Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre. Tickets $25/ $15 students or $28 at the door. Call 250-7548550 or go to www. porttheatre.com.

EVENTS COUNTRY IDOL singer sign up is Dec. 22 and Dec. 29, 7-9 p.m. at the Queens. Performances Jan. 4, 11, 18 and 24 from 8:30-11 p.m. Semifinal Feb. 2 and Finale Feb. 3. Admission $6.

NICO RHODES Trio at The Vault Café Jan. 7, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Tickets $15, $10 students available at the cafe or at the door. LIVE AT LONGWOOD featuring Myc Sharratt and Ali Prince Jan. 7. Show starts at 8 p.m. ELVIS BIRTHDAY Tribute Show at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, Jan. 8, 8-11 p.m. Adult only show. Tickets $20 available from the legion. ON THE DOCK with TJ Muhl, Mike Bauche and Thomas Morris at the Dinghy Dock Pub Jan. 13. Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $20 at the pub or www.ticketzone. com.

MASQUERADE BALL party at Harbour City Theatre presented by Indie Entertainment Dec. 31, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets $70. Call 250-754-8550 or go to www. porttheatre.com.

NEW YEAR’S EVE at the Dinghy Dock Dec. 31, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $40, includes buffet, entertainment, ferry, snacks and champagne at midnight. Call 250-753-2373. DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE presented by Speakeasy Electro Swing Nanaimo Dec. 31, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at The Cambie. Alice in Wonderland and steampunk theme. Tickets $20 at Funk Your Fashion or $25 at the door. ROARING ’20S Pre-New Year’s Eve Bash at the Lighthouse Bistro and Pub, featuring Jayden Holman. Event runs 6:3010:30 p.m. in the pub Dec. 31. Tickets $30 available at the restaurant. FINALE NEW YEAR’S Eve celebration, at Beban Park Dec. 31, 5-10 p.m. features music by The Big Mess, Ian Johnstone and children’s entertainer The Purple Pirate. Tickets $10 per person, $32 for a family of five and children under two years old are free. Tickets available at Beban Park. BOWLIN’ EVE at Brechin Lanes New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). Two bowling times, 5-7 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Costs $105 per lane up to six people. Includes show rental, games, prizes, party favours, one large pizza, bottomless pop and ginger ale toast. Call 250-753-2341. DANCE AT WILDWOOD New Year’s Eve party. Features music by rock duo Paul Gurszki and Jessica Wolf, appetizers and campagne at midnight. Tickets by donation with a minimum contribution of $45. Call 250-327-6931. CELEBRATION at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch, New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Dancing starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets $35 members, $40 general public. Call 250-754-8128.

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BALLROOM DANCE Society hosts its annual New Year’s Eve Party Dec. 31, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Nanoose Place Community Centre. Ballroom and Latin tunes by DJ Andy Mundy. Tickets $20 in advance at tickets@ballroomnanaimo. ca. RUBBERSOUL performs during Simon Holt’s New Year’s Eve Concert. Tickets $25 from the restaurant, includes champagne at midnight.

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Stax Potato Chips

for

398ml

Lay’s

Christie

Bits & Bites

Unico

Clover Leaf

for

Mott’s

Non Alcoholic Sparkling Juice

LICABL PP

Refried Beans

500ml

EES EF

Martinelli’s

LICABL PP

Old El Paso

Dairyland

250gr

100% Orange Juice 1.75lt

EES EF

for

Sour Cream

Sour Cream Dip

LICABL PP

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for

Heluva Good

Tortilla Bowl

227-510gr

3 Minute Maid

Sparkling Water

Dinner Kit

Process Cheese

Dasani

77 99

3 12x355ml

Old El Paso

Seasoning Mix

650ml

Swiss Knight

Rosenborg Danish Brie or Camembert Cheese

Coke or Sprite

12x355ml

Old El Paso

Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa

920gr

24’s

3$ for

from Quality Foods

890ml

Castello

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Mayonnaise

Tazo

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7 EES EF

Dare

for

225-500gr

453gr

Nestle

Carnation Hot Chocolate Mix

EES EF

for

Hills Bros

Cappuccino

EES EF

Hellmann’s

Selected, 475ml

Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar, 230gr

Dressing

Pickles

140-454gr

340gr

600gr

Kraft

Vlasic

Imperial Carefully Aged Cheese

Crackers

PLUS A

320gr

500gr

PLUS A

Crackers

MacLaren’s

Christie

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Stoned Wheat Thins

Shredded Cheese

Natural Sliced Cheese

Kraft

for

PLUS A

Saputo

Armstrong

PLUS A

for

PLUS A

Cheemo

Perogies

2kg

340-630gr

499

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Deli & Cheese Grimm’s

Maple Ham

Schneiders

Fat Free or Harvest Tyme Turkey Breast

Hungarian or Wine Salami

Per

100 gr

Sushi

Royal Gourmet

100 gr

Cooked Meatballs

227gr

7 95 35

NBUN151224_A22

for

Dinner for Three

27 Piece Party Tray

Medium

Salad • • • • • • •

Spring Roll

Available at select stores only.

Per

100 gr

Medium

Homous or Baba Ganouj

10 Piece Sushi Lovers

Per

Available at select stores only.

Broccoli & Grape Caprese Creamy Coleslaw Pasta Primavera Potato & Egg Potato & Yam Double Baked Potato

Seafood • Quality Foods

10/20 Size

Frozen or Previously Frozen New Zealand

Blue Cod Fillets

99 4 ¢

100 gr

Sweet Treats Cranberry Trio

Sultana Raisins

Per

Quality Fresh

Organically Yours

Per

100 gr

Fresh

Hand Peeled Shrimp

Per

100 gr

Alaskan King Crab Legs

Digby Scallops

3-4oz Lobster Tails

Roasted Cashews from India

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Frozen

400gr

Per

100 gr

Quality Fresh

Sweet Treats Licorice Wheels

500gr

99 Per

100 gr

399

599

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

8” Pumpkin Pie

Bakery

Original Cakerie

1/4 Slab Family Pack Squares

Pumpernickel Bread

680gr

for

Dinner or Crusty Buns

English Bay

12 Pack Cookies

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Bread

2$ for

7” Keylime, Cherry or Mango Cheesecake

QF Signature

Raisin Butter Tarts

6 pack

510gr

12 pack

Cheesecake Slice

for

Villaggio

Buns

6-8’s

2$ for

Quality Foods • Taste for Life Rizopia

Astro

100% Brown Rice Pasta

340-454gr

2$ for

Kettle Brand

Yogourt

650-750gr

for

2$ for

Calbee

Non Dairy Frozen Dessert

739ml

6x355ml

Frozen Coconut

Organic Pasta Sauce

Zero Calorie Soda

220gr

Simply Natural

Zevia

Potato Chips

Snapea Crisps

93gr

for

Glad

for

Glad

Cling Wrap or Press ‘n Seal

Sandwich Bags

Assorted Sizes

Household

Glad

Containers

LICABL PP

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PLUS A

473ml

Selected, 40-100’s

Bags

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6.59 per kg

5.49 per kg

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Long English Cucumbers

2lb bag

Yukon Gold Potatoes

for

California Grown

Garden Salad 1lb bag

3 5 2$

2$ for

6”

Bunched Spinach

88 1.94 per kg

Taylor Farms

Glittered Daisy Bouquet

Washington Grown

California Grown Green Giant

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California Grown

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3.28 per kg

Per

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3.28 per kg

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for

Natural Organics

Paperwhites

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TUES.

WED.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

2016 AWD SPORTAGE

2016 AWD SPORTAGE 2015 SORENTO “HIGHEST RANKED MIDSIZE IN INITIAL 2015SUV SORENTO BEST NEW SUV/CUV QUALITY INRANKED THE U.S.” “HIGHEST ($35,000 - $60,000) BY J.D. POWER MIDSIZE SUV IN INITIAL Stars. Safer Cars. QUALITY IN THE U.S.” BEST NEWMore SUV/CUV ($35,000 - $60,000) BY J.D. POWER

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comprehensive warranty. Offer(s) available on select new 2015/2016 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from December 1, 2015 to January 4, 2016. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change on includes select newdelivery 2015/2016 through to qualified retail customers take delivery from taxes, December 1, 2015PPSA, to January 4, 2016.insurance, Dealers may sell ordealer lease for less. Some conditions apply.charges See dealer complete details. Vehicles(ifshown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subjectΦ0% to change financing for withoutOffer(s) notice.available All pricing andmodels destination feesparticipating up to $1,715,dealers $22 AMVIC, $100 A/C charge (wherewho applicable). Excludes licensing, registration, variable administration fees, fuel-fill up tofor$100, and down payment applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. Φ financing for without notice. pricing includes delivery andon destination fees2015 uptomodels. to $1,715,Discount $22 AMVIC, $100who A/Ctake charge (where applicable). taxes, PPSA, registration, insurance, dealer fees, fuel-fill charges to $100, and down payment (if and unless otherwise specified). Other lease andchange options available. up to 84 months upAlltonew $7,000 discount available other select is deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price4,licensing, beforeDealers taxes. Maximum $7,000 discount ($6,000 cashadministration discount $1,000 ECO-Credit) is up offered on Optima Hybrid LX applicable (OP74AF) only. Certain conditions apply. See your dealer forfinancing complete details. Financing Offer(s) available onorselect 2015/2016 models through participating dealers qualified retail customers delivery from December 14, Excludes 2015 to January 2016. may sell or lease for less. Somevariable conditions apply. See dealerand for complete details. Vehicles shown may2015 include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to without notice.also AllRepresentative pricing includes0%delivery andExample: destination Jon Luk Sales Φ 84 months or on up toA/C $7,000 discount available other models. Discount is deducted from the purchase/lease price before taxes. $7,000 discount ($6,000 discount and $1,000 ECO-Credit) is offered ondue 2015atOptima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) only.includes Certain conditions apply. See your dealer forregistration, complete details. Representative Financing Example: Financing offer available credit (OAC), on a on new 2016select Sportage LX MTPPSA, FWD (SP551G) with a selling pricenegotiated of $21,532 is basedfees, on monthly payments $244andfordown 84 months at(if0% with acash $0 down and first monthly payment financealso inception. Offer also $1,000 cash discount. Other taxes, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Cash fees upuptoto$1,715, $22 AMVIC, $100approved charge (where applicable). Excludes taxes,2015 licensing, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fuel-fill charges up toofMaximum $100, payment applicable and unlesspayment otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options available. 0% financing for up to 84 months or up to $7,000 discount available on other select 2015 models. Discount is deducted the Sales Offer also includes $1,000 cash discount. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Cashfrom Consultant Financing offer onOptima approved creditLX(OAC), on aisnew 2016 and Sportage LX MTaand FWD (SP551G) with ais selling price $21,532cash is based on monthly payments of $244 for 84may 0%forwith a $0 down payment and first monthly payment dueare atoffer finance inception. negotiated purchase/lease price2015 before taxes.Hybrid Maximum $7,000 discount ($6,000 cashincludes discount $1,000 ECO-Credit) offered on 2015of$6,000 Optima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) Certain conditions apply. Seemonths your complete details. Representative Financing Financing available on approved on a new MT FWD (SP551G) withnegotiated a selling price of $24,832 based on monthly payments of $284 Purchase Price for theavailable new (OP74AF) $24,752 cash discount of $7,000 including discount andonly. $1,000 ECO-Credit. Dealer sell dealer forat less. Other taxes, registration, insurance andExample: licensing fees excluded. Cash discountscredit vary(OAC), by model and2016 trimSportage and areLXdeducted from the selling priceisbefore taxes. †“Don’t Pay For 90 Consultant Purchase Price fora the new 2015 Optima Hybrid LX (OP74AF) isdue $24,752 and offers includes discount $7,000 including $6,000 cash discount andinsurance $1,000 ECO-Credit. Dealer sell for less.Purchase Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees excluded. Cash discounts vary model and trim and monthly are from the ECO-Credit. negotiated sellingmay price before taxes. †“Don’t Pay ≠ For 90 for 84 months at 0% with $0 down payment and first monthly at finance inception. also includesof$1,000 cash discount. Othercredit. taxes, registration, andduring licensingthe fees aremay Price for theAfter newthis 2015 Optima Hybrid LXstarts (OP74AF) is are $24,752 andthe includes a cashwill discount $7,000 including $6,000 cashdeducted discount Dealer sellends for less. Other 4,taxes, registration, insurance Representative Days” on all models (90-day payment deferral) applies topayment purchase financing on aOffer allcash new 2015/2016 models on approved No interest will accrue first 60excluded. days ofCash the finance contract. period, interest to accrue and purchaser repayofbythe principal interest overand the$1,000 term of the contract. Offer January 2016. ≠ Representative Days” on models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on all 2015/2016 on approved credit. interest accrue the firstdeferral) 60 isdays of the contract. thisonbi-weekly period, starts accrue andforthe purchaser willat principal interest monthly over the term of thethis contract. ends January 4, 2016. and licensing feesallareLease excluded. Cash discounts by model and(OAC), trim andonare deducted from the2.4L negotiated price models beforeOptima taxes. †“Don’t For 90Nowith Days” allwill models payment applies financing offers all new interest 2015/2016 models on approved credit. Nomonths interest willrepay accruetheduring the first 60 days of$500/$2,000 the finance contract. After period, Offer interest starts to accrue and purchaser repay the Leasing Example: offer available on vary approved credit new 2016 Sorento LX new FWDselling (SR75AG)/2015 LX AT Pay (OP742F) aonselling price(90-day ofduring $29,332/$26,452 based ontofinance apurchase total number ofAfter 130/78 payments ofto$129/$119 60/36 1.9%/0%, $0 security deposit, lease credit, $2,650/$1,950 down payment andthe first monthlywillpayment ≠ 2016 Sorento 2.4L LX FWD (SR75AG)/2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F) with a selling price of $29,332/$26,452 is based on a total number of 130/78 bi-weekly payments of $129/$119 for 60/36 months at 1.9%/0%, $0 security deposit, $500/$2,000 lease credit, $2,650/$1,950 down payment and first monthly payment Example: Leasethe offer available onisapproved credit (OAC), onoption new principal interest monthly Total over termobligation of the contract. Offer ends January 4,the 2016. Representative Leasing offer for available on approvedLease credithas (OAC), on 2016 Forteallowance Sedan LX MT(other (FO541G)/2015 Optima LX AT (OP742F) with a selling price of $17,552/$26,452 based on bi-weekly payments of $69/$119 for 60/36 months at 0%LX withAT$0AWD security deposit, $1,300/$2,000 (lease(SP755G)/2016 credit), $600/$1,950 downLXpayment and due atLeasing lease inception. lease $16,813/$9,287 with to purchase at theExample: end of Lease the term $11,138/$13,215. 16,000 km/yr packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). °No ischarge AWD applicable on cash purchase of 2016 Sportage (SP753G)/2016 Sportagediscount EX AT AWD Sorento 2.4L AWD due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $16,813/$9,287 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $11,138/$13,215. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for °No charge AWD applicable on cash purchase of 2016 Sportage LX AT AWD (SP753G)/2016 Sportage EX AT AWD (SP755G)/2016 Sorento LX 2.4L AWD first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation $8,991/$9,287 with the option to purchase at the end of the for $6,661/$13,215. Lease has 16,000 km/yr allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). °No charge AWD applicable on cash purchase of 2016 Sportage LX AT AWD (SP753G)/2016 Sportage EX AT AWD (SP755G)/2016 Sorento LX 2.4L AWD (SR75BG)/2016 Sorento LX + Turbo AWD § excess kilometres). (SR75BG)/2016 Sorento LX + Turbo AWD (SR75DG) with an approx. value of $2,300/$2,400/$3,000 ($2,000 AWD credit and $1,000 in discounts)/$2,000§ respectively. Some conditions apply. See dealer for details.§ Open to Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence who take a test drive at a Canadian Kia dealership between (SR75DG) with an approx. value ofLX$2,300/$2,400/$3,000 ($2,000 credit andvalue $1,000ofin$2,300/$2,400/$3,000 discounts)/$2,000 respectively. Seeindealer for details. Open to CanadianSome residents who haveapply. reached age offor majority or territory of residence who reached take a testthe drive between November 2015 and January 4, 2016. weeklyatprizes of a $3,000 itravel2000 voucher Openprovince to Canadian residents who have ageatofa Canadian majorityKia in dealership their province or territory of 3,residence who take a test10drive a Canadian Kia dealership betweenavailable. (SR75BG)/2016 Sorento + Turbo AWD (SR75DG) withAWD an approx. ($2,000Some AWDconditions credit andapply. $1,000 discounts)/$2,000 respectively. conditions Seethedealer details.in their ‡ Model shown Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price for 2016 Sportage November 3, 2015 and January 4, 2016. 10 weekly prizes of a $3,000 itravel2000 voucher available. Plus one $100 travel voucher per eligible test drive. Limit of one entry/test drive voucher per person. No purchase necessary. Skill testing question required. Some conditions apply. Go to kia.ca for complete details. ‡ Plus one $100 travel3, voucher eligible4,test2016. drive. Limit of one entry/test drive itravel2000 voucher per voucher person. Noavailable. purchase necessary. Skill testing questionper required. Some apply. kia.ca for complete details.per **$500/$750 Bonusnecessary. amounts are 2016 Forterequired. (Sedan, Koup 5-door), 2015 Soul/2015 Optima, 2016 Sportage models andManufacturer are deductedSuggested from the negotiated cashforpurchase, finance or lease Model shown Retail Price 2016 Sportage November 2015 andperJanuary 10 weekly prizes of a $3,000 Plus one $100 travel voucher eligible testconditions drive. Limit of Go onetoentry/test drive voucher person. NoHoliday purchase Skilloffered testingonquestion Someand conditions apply.Soul, Go 2016 to kia.ca for complete details. SX Luxury (SP759F)/2015 Optimafrom SX December AT Turbo (OP748F)/2016 Sorento Turbo AWD (SR75IG) is $38,495/$34,895/$42,095. The 2015 Optima was awarded thePrice 2015forTop SafetySX Pick by the Insurance Forte Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Luxury for model yearis2015. U.S. models tested.The Visit2015www.iihs.org for full details. Government Ratings areforpart of theSafety National Safety price before taxes.(SP759F)/2015 Offer available 14, 2015 to January 4, Sorento 2016SX only supplies last. 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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET Goes out to Santa Greg from the finest consignment store around, Funk Your Fashion. Thank you ever so much for your kindness and generosity. BEEF To those car dealerships that send the worst environmentally friendly prize promotion with the plastic pulltab to Nanaimo households. BOUQUET To God for giving us His son. I look forward to celebrating with Him. Happy birthday, Jesus. BEEF To the stores that ask customers for donations for charity yet give nothing themselves. BOUQUET To those who put money in the Christmas kettles. It makes sitting in the cold so worthwhile. BEEF To the drivers who run the red light at Brechin and Estevan roads. Children from two elementary schools need to go home to their moms and dads at the end of the day. Please stop when the light is red. BOUQUET To Nancy and Jim from Abba Carpets. Great service and beautiful job laying vinyl planking. BEEF To the lady in the department store bathroom who tried touching my baby on his face and when asked not to called me a witch. Babies do not have strong immune systems and it is my right as his mother to ask strangers to not touch him. BOUQUET To the Harewood neighbours for caring, concern and helping some of us to get through the difficult days. You carry on the history of this unique part of Nanaimo. BEEF To the person who beefed about people sleeping on the bus stop benches. If the transit system was on time and efficient I wouldn’t fall asleep waiting for the bus. BOUQUET To Seatops Mobile Marine for taking pride in your top-notch work. Comfy chairs. You’re tops in our book.

BEEF To the government. My elderly father, who is on a fixed income, was charged $104 for a pneumonia shot.

BOUQUET To a very nice, kind bus driver Noel. He was going beyond his duties to help a bus passenger.

BOUQUET To Jim of Nu-Star heating who provided expert, cheerful service on my electric furnace. A professional job.

BOUQUET To beautiful people at the News Bulletin. Thank you very much.

BOUQUET To the nice people at the Superstore deli department. You are the only one in Nanaimo cutting the salami really thin with a smile. And you are always polite. BOUQUET To Carole and Ken for their work every Thursday for the dance group at Bowen Seniors. Also to your helpers Irene and Joe. You all make our evenings thoroughly enjoyable and we thank you. BOUQUET Faith restored again in humanity seems a cliché sometimes, but thank you to strangers who stopped with blankets, called an ambulance, took my bike home for me, etc. People helping people these days – special or the norm?

BOUQUET To the efficient cashiers at Thrifty Foods at Port Place shopping centre. BOUQUET To all nice, hard-working bus drivers. Thank you for driving safely. BOUQUET To a lovely lady, Maria, and to others at Nanaimo Home Hardware.

BOUQUET To everyone who so generously donated after a devastating fire destroyed my son’s home. Special thanks to Shear Creations and clients. BOUQUET As grandparents of 10 it does our hearts good to see and hear the kids during the ‘yell off’ at the hockey games. Nice to see them out watching hockey. BOUQUET To the group of carollers that came to our door on Parton Drive and brought such cheer with their singing and the sweet little angel with them. BOUQUET To all drivers who use care and caution on Brechin hill intersection. The children at risk appreciate you. So do I, the crossing guard. BOUQUET To Isaac for the coffee, and to citizens who have provided a hot drink on those cold mornings and afternoons. BOUQUET To Happy Haulers Jim and Stan. There is almost nothing they won’t do to help you. Two great men with hearts of gold. BOUQUET To Nanaimo citizens for their generous donations to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256’s annual poppy campaign. Thanks to your generosity, we collected approximately $48,000 to help our veterans and seniors in need.

BOUQUET To Andy for singing and playing for Christmas parties at Dufferin Place. We always enjoy your entertainment. Also, kudos to Marcus for all the dancing fun.

BOUQUET To housekeeping, transitions and psychiatry staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital from Lorna Crowder. All the best in 2016. It’s been great working with you all.

BOUQUET To the staff and volunteers at Dufferin Place for all the hard work they put into making our Christmas parties so wonderful. The food was great and it was lovely to have our families with us.

BOUQUET To Isabella Ostman for the work she does all year making crafts to sell for the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive. This year, she was able to donate $900 because of her efforts.

BOUQUET To Nanaimo Nissan for all the assistance and personal attention they have provided. All wonderful friendly staff from sales, management, reception, service and car wash boys.

Submit your own Beef or Bouquet Beefs & Bouquets is a free forum to give thanks or express views on issues and events. The News Bulletin reserves the right to edit or refuse submissions. Length is limited to 40 words and two submissions per person per week. A winner will be selected at random to receive a floral bouquet from Turley’s Florist and Potting Shed. Mail or deliver to the News Bulletin, 777B Poplar St., Nanaimo, V9S 2H7 or e-mail to bulletinboard@nanaimobulletin.com. Fax to 250-753-0788.

BOUQUET To the people on Jasmine Place who gathered up the newspapers that were blowing all over the street during the horrible storm last week. It was truly appreciated because when I tried to gather them up, more newspapers blew off the top of my cart creating more of a mess.

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FOUND PRESCRIPTION glasses on the corner Northfield & Lancashire Rd. Call to identify. (250)740-5073.

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LEGALS MOSTAR Mini Storage will auction Dennis Bayne Oldsmobile stored at Mostar Mini Storage at Ibid4storage.com Auction starts December 24, 2015

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RESIDENT CARETAKER for 10 suite apt, approx 5 other rentals. Rental collection & minor repairs. Must have valid drivers licence. Reply to Box 98, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K4. DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

SUTCO seeks US qualified drivers for Super B flat deck division. We offer e logs, benefits, matched contribution pension plan, late model equipment and more. Apply; on line at sutco.ca, email careers@sutco.ca or fax (778)754-4025

HELP WANTED SECRETARY/ MANAGER Wanted, F/T, Multiple duties. Must have experience with liquor licensing and bookkeeping. Deadline for applying is Dec. 31, 2015. Please send request for information to: rcl49@shaw.ca

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October 18, 1942- December 13, 2015 Amazing mother, much loved Nana, beloved wife, loving sister, friend for life to many, who was also a Registered Nurse, brave, an inspiration, a tireless spirit in her battle with cancer, crossword guru, unbeaten at Scrabble, thoughtful, caring, generous, compassionate and our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phoenix,â&#x20AC;? has finally ended her cancer journey. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Constance Stephanie Ritchie (1994) and James (John) Leyton Ritchie (1986), and a baby granddaughter, Samantha Maria Colonna (1997). She is survived by her husband, David Graham Boyd; her children, Eliza-Jane Boyd (Frank Colonna) and Shawn Boyd (Victoria Boyd); her grandchildren, Haylee Boyd, James Boyd, Gabrielle Colonna, and Joshua Colonna; and her siblings in Australia, James Ritchie, Dugald Ritchie (Janet), Janet Constance Ritchie, and Bob Ritchie. Throughout her life she was a dedicated nurse for over forty years and worked at NRGH in the nursery. She also took great pride in her volunteer work with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cancer Connection,â&#x20AC;? counseling others with cancer across Canada throughout her own 17-year battle with cancer. In 2012, she received the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Medal of Courageâ&#x20AC;? from the Canadian Cancer Society for her spirit, determination, and dedication to helping others. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to cancer research via the Memory Page we have set up in Prueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name: http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/site/ TR?pxfid=20602&pg=fund&fr_id=1340

Marlene Tulak October 4, 1945 to December 17, 2015

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DAY ON LY!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 FROM 8AM ‘TIL 5PM AWESOME DEAL!

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Season’s Greetings Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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Rudolph lights up your night on Christmas Eve. “We’ll be there” to light up your night everyday of the year. 2015

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Only 129 days until May Day.

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Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday full of laughter and may the new year bring you peace, love and prosperity. Michelle, Family & Staff

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Nanaimo News Bulletin Thursday, December 24, 2015

’Tis the night before Christmas

Coastal Cup girls to provincials did swarm, With silver awarded to U18 Storm. Robertson, Kirk, and Horsley could smile; Whiting and Baird were coaches with style!

BY IAN THORPE

’T

is the night before Christmas, and all through the town, Not an athlete is stirring, as leagues are shut down. Teammates and others call time out and pause, Awaiting the road trip of someone named Claus.

Men’s team United for Greenaway shoot; Andre was winner of league Golden Boot! Fitzgerald as coach had the women United; Strebel with Martin and Chase were delighted. Mariner women had Kang as their guide; Second in province gave Rodgers great pride. Fourth at provincials the men’s team did get, With Merriman, Brown, and captain Arnett.

Now my annual gift every year at this time, Is a series of greetings composed into rhyme. The aim is to offer a thank you of sorts, To folks who are known for involvement in sports.

ootball Nanaimo has Russell and Wright; FWith Roden and Bryson were also in sight. Faickney, Borserio, Miller on field,

To honour achievements of year that is past, Names of some people I’ve quickly amassed. Apologies, though, to those that I’ve missed: There are simply too many to fit on my list!

MVP honours did Dennis-Orr wield.

Raiders this season in league did just fine; Erdman was coaching, as Conn did resign. O’Brien and Atwall both warrant a toast; Bowles and Rodriguez of honours can boast.

So my effort at verse I hope you’ll accept, Though much of the rhyming is somewhat inept. Critics may moan, but this I do know: My poem is as ready as Justin Trudeau!

To playoffs provincial the Bulldogs did glide, But three-peat for Barsby was sadly denied. Cooper had Fletcher as defensive cog; Stevenson coaching was really ‘top Dawg!’

ith hockey we’ll start, as kids love to skate, Which Davis, MacDonald, and Long will relate. There’s Becia, Coulson, Paziuk, Russell; Dubyna and Boehm get players to hustle.

Youth soccer has Coates, Wassermann, Myhrer; Blumenthrath, Francis, and Brown never tire. Butler at Beban keeps track of the scores; Landry’s in charge of the referee chores.

At Pioneer Park, where rugby teams come, Perry encouraged new players to scrum. Division 1 Hornets had Marshall take kicks, For Milford and Stokes, and president Wicks.

Girls on the ice have Whitford with heart; For Robinson, Islanders women take part. Brother and sister named Hardy could cheer; Both siblings at Canada Games did appear!

Santa Claus celebrates a goal at Frank Crane Arena with Nanaimo Clippers forward Matt Hoover.

Old-timer hockey has icing with Cake; Tyce passes to Briggs, on knees that may ache. Edwards and Monk will the teams oversee; Ethier watches as head referee!

As for our Clippers, the fans can delight; Nanaimo this season has first place in sight. Vandekamp’s players have been on a streak; Ten wins in a row was extremely unique!

n arenas each summer, lacrosse teams do show; IBowmen Junior A players had captain named Roe. and Couling helped light the team fire;

In rec team division, Shockers went far, With Wynia, Falk, Granholm and Tarr. Brzovic helps to make ball hockey run; Ringette type of ice sport for Therrien’s fun.

Defencemen like Kaldis and Reilly are set; Johnson and Walter are solid in net. Hoover, Brousseau, are quick to give chase, But Rempal as scorer is setting hot pace!

Swanson and Diplock, on team senior B, With Patterson, Maughan, had reason for glee. A championship banner the team could hold up, Advancing to play at the Presidents Cup!

North Island Silvertips answer the call, With Heathcote and Davis, Sexton and Krall. Levesques are the owners of Bucs junior B; Lemmon’s now coaching, so wins they will see.

ow soccer has matches for young and for old; NYoungsters For men and for women, in heat or in cold; with Hackett and Evans hone skills;

For Timbermen entry in league senior A, Came Ratcliff and Nicholson leading the way. Missing the playoffs gave Toth some concern; Ranger with Shamrocks a Mann Cup did earn!

File photo

Mini Cup tourney gave Kirby some thrills.

Intermediate players were sparked by O’Dwyer.

CITY OF NANAIMO HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVENTS

FINALE 2015 Nanaimo’s Biggest & Best Family New Year’s Eve Party

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December 26-30 at Frank Crane Arena Join us at the Frank Crane Arena where it will be transformed into a “Winter Wonderland” with a WINTER CARNIVAL theme. Sessions are only $1, and all skate and rentals are FREE! Drop in during any of our public times. (See our website for session times)

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Lacrosse for the kids featured Bishop and Boas; Lehman and Turley wore referee clothes. Stannard and Lassam are part of the story, With Ferguson, Terris, Bowman and Ory.

It’s volleyball matches that Bevis does like; Where Orton and Tang, and Nelson can spike. Rounis in coaching with club team Express, With Philip and Nichol can savour success.

Angelucci and Krassman won national gold; MacIntyre, too, was part of the fold. McGonigle, Clark, could not be ignored; Fulton this year won Lacrosse Boy award!

Mariner players are ready at net; Avender, Hyde, as coaches are set. Harder and Webb, of sand courts will preach; Greene and Behie captured medals on beach!

lo-pitch in summer has games every day; SSoftball Annesley, Woods, and Rogerson play. for girls took Spracklin on road;

Others use hoops, and basketballs throw; Kuzminski, McWhinnie with Mariners know. Hiemstra and Stevens run league Friday Nite; Lennox and Letham coach players with height.

Nichol and Poystila fastball condone; Cornborough’s minors have league of their own. Larsen and Kenney keep juniors in line; East gave direction for Diamonds to shine,

As best in B.C. did the Bomb Squad explode!

But leading the way to the victory ramp, Eby made history as national champ! She credits assistance from coach Charbonneau; Patterson, too, and also Boudot.

Fastball for men featured Belton at park; Bates and Mainwaring would play until dark. Pitching by Spooner was cause for renown; Playoffs saw Wheatsheaf awarded the crown!

Hagstrom and Park, at Splitsville do bowl, Where tenpins saw Gruninger get on a roll. But bowling outside is Urbaniak seen, With Mitchell and Dawkin at Bowen Park green.

Up at Serauxmen, where baseball is king, Coal Miner league with MacKinnon did swing. From college-aged players like Schroter we hear, Blundell and his Mariners had a great year.

Coach Sherry with Staddon a gold medal shared, At national bowling for vision impaired. Elsewhere on grass, Niamath likes cricket; Field hockey action for Eby’s the ticket.

Leaf and MacNeil help to run minor ball; With Neff and Holyk, they’re volunteers all. Buckle’s involved, Humphreys and Vance; Eade behind plate took an umpire’s stance!

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et’s move to an alley where Brittain holds sway, As bowlers at Brechin throw strikes every day. Burgmann and Theedom of talent can gloat, With Coulson and Keaist, Radelja and Sloat.

For fastpitch did president Robillard yearn, With Bassett and Currie, Rodway and Byrne. To score at provincials, Breakers did hurry; Foglietta was batting for Fletcher and Murray.

To target with arrow, Baldassi draws bow; An ultimate Frisbee is Schein set to throw. Gourlay at dartboard will take careful aim; McFarlane is head of the club Fish and Game!

Premier League Pirates for Rogers took aim; Finishing second in championship game. Rainey and Goodall were part of the scheme; Burgmann was chosen for national team!

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Now golf can be fun but it gives you grey hair; It drives you to drink, and makes people swear. But Harper and Wilson both had a great year; Anjarwalla was stellar in championship here.

Durkin and Debelic, Davies and Drope; Bastion Club runners from Trajan get hope. Palfery, Hollingshead, both love to race; Campbell and Goodman will set a good pace!

Morris and Symbaluk drive to the green; I’m in the rough where my ball was last seen. MacDonald has talent, with Davison, Hill; Ruth whom I love scored a hole-in-one thrill!

Track club with Heisterman honours did win, Say Andersen, Doughty, Katzberg and Pynn. Miller and Johnston showed plenty of flair; On national team there was Mousseau and Clare!

ow into the water where Ebbtides get wet; NDiamonds Masters with Burvill and Ryan are set. in water made spectators blink;

octors like Kurytnik and Cline will admit, DRegional That people stay healthier when they are fit. centre does Cooper inspect;

In summer White Rapids set records in pool; For Johnson, McGonigle, Kossey, O’Toole. Saunders and Trajan as coaches concur, With Goodman and James, Kirkhope and Der.

Athletics on campus does Hunter applaud; VIU programs have Dunlop and Dodd. For fitness and wellness there’s Alden and Hyde; Cormie and Kellow run classes outside!

Parks and rec programs earn Harding respect.

Richards and Jones, for Scott were in synch!

With Irwin and Flood, Riptides do train, Like Orton and Moore, Wilson and Crane. Berg, Della-Rosa, and Shoesmith can tell That Irvine’s in charge, and Convey as well. Rowing club members now come into sight; Rutherford coaches Malainey and Knight. Nikitovic, Caron, of kayaking rave; Provincials were venue for young Antifave. Paddleboard lessons see Vroom on the lake; Wakeboarding waves will Champion make. Pleasure from sailing does Gorrie derive; Singer with scuba will go for a dive! hen winter arrives, then skiers show skill; W Trimmer on Washington races downhill. Bergvinson’s Riders out snowboarding go; Blazers with Erickson motor through snow!

Hawkes and Ahmadi will take a strong stance, That skaters need ice, for figures and dance; Pallard and Kedves attracted some stares; Competing together at national pairs! At centre for curling, now Horton will say, That ice has been pebbled and ready for play. Masters’ provincials were held with success, As Obee and Franklin could probably guess.

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On Torgerson, Brice, and manager Wood; Davies and Whittam with draws that are good. On Gallo and Gummer, two sweepers so strong; On Adams whose shots almost never go wrong! or Nanaimo Gymnastics, fortunes have soared, FBrenner Again being given the top club award. and Mould, with Conway are seen, Tumbling on mats, or on trampoline.

Boxers have Creswell to teach them to spar, Wisniewski and Pegues are set to go far. Wrestlers like Robson and Broz could exclaim: Tuck earned a silver, and national fame! Malone and McDonald of jiu-jitsu dream; Biernacki is coaching for Island Top Team. Walker, Arnott, can kickboxing show; Kim as Grand Master will teach taekwondo! Karate has Semple who’s really quite skilled; Nordli is hoping new dojo to build. Fiandor and Kruger on judo are sold; Clark was a winner of Winter Games gold. Gilks as a trainer, of fitness has sung, Boot camp has Wengel; Northridge has Jung. Merrett is keen that Pilates is taught; Butler does yoga, where some like it hot! utcher and Boon enjoy cycling on road; BErwin Thibault and Simms are in cyclocross mode. and Johnson set BMX pace; Kubacki, McGarrigle, mountain bikes race. Hansen and Young like to walk quite a bit; Stilwell and Abbott in wheelchairs stay fit. Special Olympics has Taylor quite keen. Stevens on rollers in derby is seen.

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Santa Claus watches his drive during a round at Cottonwood Golf Course in Cassidy.

Race-walker Ramage in fitness prevails; Clegg is a runner in motion on trails. Thibodeau, Ross, at Westwood are set; Marathon title was first for Burrett!

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Sports hall of fame saw Bianchin get in; Johnson and Manson induction did win. Lacrosse legend Fulla the Timbermen led; Goalie with nickname of ‘Fabulous Fred!’ Now to those people who cover all sports; They witness the games, and bring us reports. On radio waves it was Marshall who scored; For broadcasting talent he earned an award. McKenzie is writer with Daily sports news; Sakaki at Bulletin gives us his views. As editor here, he writes with great flair, Filling up columns with stories to share. now that my poem is nearing its end, ATondSome timely reminders I’d like to extend: keep yourself healthy, get out and take part; Being more active will strengthen your heart.

When everything’s over it’s nice to have won, But games for the kids should always be fun. Let everyone play, no matter the score; To ‘win at all costs,’ I really deplore. No matter what sport, one rule is the same: Always play fair, whatever the game! And try to remember that when you compete, Be humble in winning, show grace in defeat. Give it your best, whatever you do, But always show class – good sportsmanship too. And now I’ll exclaim to all readers in sight: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Ian Thorpe writes about sports Thursdays in the Nanaimo News Bulletin. This is his 34th annual Christmas poem. His Thorpe Report column will return in the new year.

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