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Community working to end exploitation of girls I was happening to me,” said Chalifoux, 45, who now works with Nanaimo’s Community Action Team in outreach for women in the sex trade. Don’t sensationalize the story, By Tamara Cunningham she says with solemn eyes. She The News BulleTiN wants people to believe it and know it can happen to anybody. er friend had cash, clothes “I had a loving family and I was and cigarettes. out of control and nobody knew Aimee Chalifoux was in how to help me.” and out of foster care, bathExploitation of underage ing herself in mall washrooms girls and vulnerable women and struggling to get clean and trafficking is a reality in clothes. Canada. Social agencies, police “I was sort of in awe,” said and health-care workers know Chalifoux. “She always had Nanaimo isn’t immune. money. She always had clothes.” Work is underway to bring Chalifoux was in eighth grade awareness to the issue, but gaps at Woodlands Secondary School still exist. in Nanaimo when she first met Sex trafficking is a global her older, 15-yearindustry, generold friend. They ating $99 billion hung out, her US in profits, friend fed her and a c c o rd i n g t o she had money the 2014 From t o p a r t y. S h e Hear tbreaking would often tell to GroundbreakChalifoux that she most people, ing report by the could make money when they’re Canadian Womtoo by going on en’s Foundation. “dates” with men thinking about The average and she could help annual profit for set her up with sex trafficking, each female trafguys. ficked in Canada they’re thinking Chalifoux didn’t is $280,800, with really know what there’s a foreign the most finanthat meant, but on cial gain for girls a bad day when face to it, where under the age of she was tired of actually the ma18. having nothing The majority of and being hungry, jority is domestic. those trafficked she decided to find are women, and out. while there’s no single way It was the first time she traded they’re brought into the sex sex for money. She was 14 years trade, experts agree it’s the old. vulnerable who are most often “I was really easy pickings to targeted – young girls who have exploit because I had no self- run away, are having trouble at esteem or self-empowerment home or living on the streets. or the ability to recognize what They can be lured by money, a

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sense of security, love or drugs and controlled through intimidation and mobility. Reza Moazami was recently sentenced to 23 years for 30 prostitution-related offences involving teenagers, some as young as 14 and 15 years old. The case detailed how young girls were drawn into the sex trade – most were introduced to Moazami through a friend and several worked out of hotels in different cities, including Nanaimo, court documents show. “In Nanaimo, absolutely sex trafficking exists,” said Shelly

Maunula, an outreach worker with Haven Society. “Most people, when they’re thinking about sex trafficking, they’re thinking international, they’re thinking there’s a foreign face to it, where actually the majority is domestic.” That means it’s Canadians, moved up and down the Island, between B.C. and Alberta, sometimes even across the country by pimps, boyfriends or whoever is orchestrating and profiting from them, she said. It’s not as visible as the outdoor, survival sex trade. Women are advertised in

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If someone grows suspicious or makes a report to authorities, the trafficked women are moved someplace else. Police see scenarios where people are moved into an apartment building and services are advertised. Officers knock on the door and encounter a terrified, non-English speaking woman who says very little. When police try to follow up a day or two later, the apartment has been shut down. The police “pick up these sniffs all the time that it’s going on” and have come to realize dealing with it means high-level collaboration in the community, from school staff to health-care providers and social workers. The RCMP prompted a sex-trade cohort, made up of 17 organizations, to help tackle sex-trade issues in Nanaimo. Those who deal with youths at risk need to be aware of the red flags, LaBerge said,

like a lack of ties to the community and no friends or social network. They don’t have their own identification and someone is hovering around them and speaking on their behalf.

factors and more conversation about trafficking. Vancouver Island has a need for a safe place for trafficked people to transition and get drugs out of their system. “A lot of our patients that have come in have been drugged for a very, very long time as a control tactic,” she said. Violet Hayes, executive director of Island Crisis Care Society, sees the same gap. Detox is also needed, where those who have been trafficked are not exposed to people who may get them back into it or threaten them, and where they can get help before they get to a safe house. N a n a i m o ’s s e x trade cohort, which includes the crisis society, is in the process of creating the city’s first action plan to reduce harm in the sex trade. Its focus, however, is less on

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Aimee Falkenberg is a big proponent of education on the signs of trafficking, as coordinator of the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’s forensic nurse examiner program and one of the creators behind the Help, Don’t Hinder tool kit which makes health-care providers and others aware of the signs of human trafficking. Falkenberg wants to see education for young girls on risk

trafficking and more on exploitation. A draft of the strategy shows a push to get resources and services to protect youths from exploitation and change consumer behavior. John Horn, city social planner and group facilitator, says social agencies can’t tackle international criminal enterprises. Even with domestic trafficking, there’s a significant crime, so it’s left to the police while the cohor t focuses on the women who are exploited. “That’s really the boundary that contains our work, otherwise we can be running around chasing transnational gangs,” he said. “What we really want to do is keep the woman safe and keep them healthy and then give them a way out of the business if they want that.” news@nanaimobulletin.com

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The Nanaimo school district is accepting bids for demolition work at the Harewood Elementary School grounds. A request for proposals is open until Jan. 19 and according to the tender package, work includes demolition and disposal of the school building foundations and playground equipment and provision of a new sanitary sewage connection from the gym to the property line. The gym will remain intact. There are no current plans to develop

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Movie buffs hankering for offbeat foreign films or British TV series will soon have one fewer source to turn to. Van Isle Video, which since 1985 has carried one of the Island’s largest video inventories, will draw the curtain on show business for good in February. Over the past 30 years, the store has seen format changes from VHS and Beta to DVD and Blu-ray and carries between 12,000 and 14,000 videos, but owner Richard Perks, now 75, wants to retire and is selling the store’s entire stock and fixtures. “There’s not enough money in it now to hire staff and I don’t want to work as long as I’m working,” Perks said. Overall, the video rental business has been in decline,

Perks said, since major video rental chains, such as Rogers Video and Blockbuster Video ceased operations in 2012 and 2013. The chains never carried the library of titles as Van Isle Video, but their presence helped buoy the video rental market. “They had a different business model from us, too,” Perks said. “They worked mainly on new releases where we worked on keeping a

catalogue of videos. At that time it was a very good model we had with them doing what they did because where would they send people?” The death knell for the video rental business, though, has been cable and online providers, such as Netflix, which offer similar content to Van Isle Video, and the popularity of PVR technology with viewers age 50 to 70 who now simply record older productions for

later viewing with no rental fees. “We did phenomenal on TV series until they learned how to PVR … so you could say technology has certainly taken over,” Perks said. When Perks closes his doors in February, Niko Video, an automated DVD vending outlet in Harewood, and Film Buff Video, in South Parkway Plaza, will be Nanaimo’s only remaining dedicated video rental outlets. photos@nanaimobulletin.com

Property assessments generally on the rise Most property owners on Vancouver Island will see higher values on their property assessments for 2016. According to B.C. Assessment, which announced Monday its 2016 property assessment notices are in the mail, most residential property assessed values have shifted between minus-five per cent to plus-10 per cent across the region compared to 2015. Assessments for properties within the City of Nanaimo have risen to $336,200 for 2016 from $319,800 in 2015, while Nanaimo rural properties climbed to $311,100 from $303,400. Lantzville property assessments jumped to

$404,800 from $387,200. Bill Dawson, deputy assessor in Nanaimo for the Island region, said the assessment rolls are based on property market values each year. The majority of properties in Nanaimo will fall within a zero to 10 per cent increase, Dawson said, with north Nanaimo 2016 property assessments coming in at the high end of the range – about eight per cent – and south Nanaimo property assessments falling in about three per cent higher compared to the previous year. Lower Lantzville residential assessments rose more than 10 per cent. “It’s all about the different

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New year brings new fee hikes A new year, of course, heralds a fresh step forward. But unfortunately, Jan. 1 has also become an occasion that marks a step upward – it’s the day when yet more rate hikes take effect. Like the march of time, ever forward, fee increases and surcharges never seem to shrink on New Year’s Day but continue, ever higher, ever shrinking the gap between what we earn and what they take from us. On Jan. 1, Medical Services Plan premiums rose $3 per month for a single person earning more than $30,000 per year – hardly a living wage. A family of two, in that same category, will pay $5.50 more per month and a family of three or more, again earning more than $30,000 per year, will pay $6 more each month. A few bucks might not seem like a lot, but a few bucks here and there certainly does add up each year – over the last five years, MSP premiums are up 39 per cent. And relief is hard to find. Consider that B.C. Hydro already has plans to increase rates by four per cent this year and 3.5 per cent next year, ICBC has applied to raise its rates by 5.5 per cent, and the B.C. Ferries Commissioner set price caps for fare increases at 1.9 per cent each of the next four years. We can expect to pay more rent, cable, telephone and internet services and other stuff as businesses that can get away with charging you more, will charge you more. 2016 is a brave new year. When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, many of us made new year’s resolutions. No one, we’re sure, resolved to pay more in fees. If only Crown corporations would resolve to manage their customers’ hard-earned and increasingly scarce money more competently, it would indeed be a happy new year.

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Harper left low taxes, small government I first met Stephen Harper tradition of owners looking up when he was running for the from their accounting ledgers to Canadian Alliance leadership in endorse a political party contin2002. ued, with the Postmedia chain Speaking to a group of Fraser and the Globe and Mail pointing Valley party members concerned out that Trudeau’s rash promthat the party had split over ises didn’t add up. the leadership of Stockwell Day, Endorsements were a brief Harper didn’t mince words just interruption in the media assault because a local reporter had on Harper’s record. His governshowed up on a Saturday mornment’s plan to welcome 10,000 ing. He explained his prediction refugees, unveiled way back in that no matter who leads the January 2015, was portrayed as conservative moveheartless and feeble, ment started by while Trudeau’s 25,000 B.C. Preston Manning, the by Christmas repreVIEWS national media would sented the generous work against it. character of the true Tom Fletcher Black Press “The press is owned Canada. by big-L liberals and Those modest $10 staffed by small-L libbillion annual deficits erals…” Harper said. that Trudeau prom“The media will always ised, and Harper be on the other side.” warned against? Harper’s cold war Borrowing and spendwith national media ing will far exceed is a theme that runs that, but we’re assured through his decade as prime that’s because they were based minister, peaking in 2015 with on inflated Conservative finanthe most slanted election cover- cial forecasts. age I’ve ever witnessed. The celIn fact, independent private ebration continues over Justin sector forecasts are now the key Trudeau’s victory, with the supreference for government budposedly non-partisan federal gets at the federal and provincial bureaucracy cheering along with level. None of them predicted much of the national media. the further slump in energy pricHarper’s assessment of major es that continued through 2015. newspaper ownership is no And cooking the books before longer accurate, except for an election isn’t really possible the Toronto Star. But the dying any more, thanks to the estab-

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lishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office. That was a Harper innovation, along with scheduled elections. And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and use the proceeds to finance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. For one thing, wealthy people have a variety of legal ways to reduce their taxable income. Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s weather? The official submission from his bloated delegation to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coalfired electricity generation. Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care. He advocated free trade, small government and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section. ◆ Tom Fletcher is columnist and legislature reporter for Black Press.

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Re: Opposition leader talks trade, energy plan, Opinion, Dec. 24. Tom Fletcher’s interview with John Horgan is disappointing. Fletcher asks a misleading non-sequitur: Since the federal NDP opposes TransPacific Partnership, is Horgan and the B.C. NDP against Pacific Rim trade? Horgan responds that he and B.C. NDP favour trade, especially in Pacific Rim markets. Differ-

ent sectors in B.C. (agriculture, tech, etc.) could gain or lose under TPP and that needs to be examined. In the full online interview, Horgan adds that, if TPP does not restrict our ability to export valueadded forest products, then Horgan would support that. All this treats TPP like some classical trade deal from a bygone (pre-NAFTA) era. While TPP lowers some tariff barriers, it is so much more than a trade

deal. It’s a deal that enshrines the rights of multinational corporations to trump democratic process in Canada, B.C. or our municipalities. It’s a deal to protect the rights of big-time investors, including a ‘right’ to future profits. If Canadians pass a law that could impact some corporation’s future gains, we get sued for billions. That suit will be resolved by a panel of corporate lawyers while Canadian courts

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have no say. TPP is another step – a big step – toward corporations ruling the world, while democracy no longer matters. Maybe that future is OK with Tom Fletcher. If it’s OK with John Horgan, then we ask why a government by Horgan would be any different than Christy Clark turning B.C. into a mere territory in the domain of Global Big Bucks Inc.?

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he Tickles only come to life during the dreams of a small boy named Keke. The whimsical troupe of characters are the creation of author R.C. Clark, who pens the book, The Tickles, under the name R.C., and the illustrative imagination of Nanaimo’s Sarita Mielke. These characters visit in the night and readers must determine for themselves whether they are good or evil. “I see this book from the perspective of a child. He’s dreaming all this in his head,” said Mielke. “I liked the idea of having some whimsical folklore characters so I instilled them in the book.” She wanted the characters to have an elusive, dream-like quality to them so she used certain elements for them, such as parts of a witch or a raccoon, without the character being completely recognizable as that archetype.

“I’m taking a lot of inspiration from folklore and there is a high emphasis on nature,” said Mielke. “As I read it I imagined some little monsters coming to get you. Like when you were little and your parents say ‘the tickle monster is coming.’ “With everything I do as a visual artist, you are constantly inspired and pulling from your experiences. You are constantly collecting these things,” she said. Mielke worked on a previous book with Clark called If I were a Foot. She met him by chance when she was selling a motorcycle jacket on Craigslist. He saw her e-mail signature which said she was a graphic designer and checked out her work. He liked it and approached her to illustrate his book. “He said ‘Hey. I am an aspiring children’s author, do you want to collaborate?’” said Mielke. The last book, Clark handled the publication process. At

first Mielke was going to pay out of pocket to publish the books, but after talking to friends who had successfully funded a project though Kickstarter she decided to give it a try. “The biggest push was word of mouth and hitting the pavement myself, and using Facebook” said Mielke. “When it comes down to it, the people who usually pledge are your friends or your work comrades.” The goal was to raise $5,000. The campaign ended up raising $5,315 for the project through the support of 87 backers. Mielke said she did all the leg work because she didn’t think she could count on someone randomly stumbling upon her Kickstarter campaign and pledging. Another challenge beside getting backers to print the book was finding time to complete the project. Mielke runs a graphic design company, Wildfree Creative, and teaches yoga. Clark lives in Saskatch-

ewan so the two had to correspond by e-mail to collaborate. It took several years for The Tickles to become a reality. There will be 1,000 copies of The Tickles printed and five per cent of the book’s sales will be donated to an environmental charity. Mielke is still deciding on whether to donate to Greenpeace Canada or the Fanny Bay Salmonid Enhancement Society that plants trees along Rosewall Creek. The tree planting helps preserve the creek habitat. To lessen the environmental impact of creating the book, it is being printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. “It might be nice to keep the money closer to home to see the effect on the environment and see the trees,” said Mielke. She also plans to donate books to Nanaimo elementary schools. The Tickles is $15 plus tax. For more information please e-mail sarita@wildfreecreative. com. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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A hunt is underway for Canada’s most talented amateur pianists. CBCMusic.ca is inviting amateur classical pianists to enter the second annual Piano Hero. The contest received 300 submissions its inaugural year and more than 86,000 votes. The winner was Thomas Yu from Calgary. This year’s winner will receive a Steinwaydesigned Boston professional upright piano and a trip for two this spring to Montreal, where the winner will get private lessons with pianist David Jalbert and an opportunity to perform a pre-concert solo piece during the Orchestre Metropolitian concert. Contestants must submit videos of themselves performing a piece of classical music from the selection list provided on the CBCMusic website. Submissions are being accepted Jan. 11-21. Public voting is Jan. 21-28 and the winner is announced Feb. 2. For more information, please go to http:// music.cbc.ca/pianohero.

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Pianist Nico Rhodes was always surrounded by music as a child. As the son of Canadian singersongwriter-actor Joëlle Rabu, Rhodes was exposed to music at a very young age. He grew up on the road, along for the tours with his mother. “Music for me was kind of a natural experience. It was in my environment,” said Rhodes. “I started composing music ... just by osmosis, being around her playing and singing all the time.” Rhodes started to play music when he was five and by 10 he knew he wanted to pursue it as a career. He writes and performs songs with the Nico Rhodes Trio, works with theatre companies throughout the province arranging music and has also worked with the Vancouver Island Symphony creating music arrangements. Rhodes said it’s tough making a

living as a musician, which is why also works with theatre companies in Canada. Theatrical experience has influenced his own musical compositions with the addition of storytelling aspects in his songs. Rhodes performs with Sean Drabitt, bass, and James McRae, drums. Members write their songs individually, then they come together and collaborate to finish the piece. “It’s co-operative,” he said. Rhodes and McRae have been performing together for about 10 years. The trio is known for its original jazz compositions, but Rhodes said it goes beyond the typical jazz performance. The trio is also performing modern arrangements of classical pieces such as Chopin’s nocturnes and old jazz songs with modern twists. “The three of us together it is gonna be bombastic,” said Rhodes. “There is going to be a lot of energy.” The trio performs at the Vault Café on Thursday (Jan. 7) at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $10 for students and are available at the door. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

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Lantzville’s first paid parttime fire chief takes the reins Monday (Jan. 11). Robert Chatton will take on the top job at the Lantzville volunteer fire department after nine years as assistant fire chief of training for Pitt Meadows Fire and Rescue Service. A panel, that included chief administrative officer Brad McRae and outgoing volunteer fire chief Tom Whipps, chose Chatton of 17 applicants.

It will be the first time Lantzville’s fire rescue service is led by a paid part-time chief, a result of recommendations from a department review that showed the status quo isn’t sustainable and the current $18,000 annual honorarium for the position is not enough to attract qualified candidates. McRae said with B.C.’s new training playbook and heavier requirements on fire departments to do more and be under more difficult guidelines, the district needed to move to a pay position. “Chief Chatton brings a long history of developing departments and working forward with creating new opportunities and change and training and we were very impressed

with his interview,” said McRae, who looks forward to providing Whipps the ability to retire, as well as stability in regards to who will move the department forward and seeing what direction the new fire chief believes the department needs to go. Whipps announced plans for retirement last year, but stayed on as the community undertook a political byelection and took steps to fill his position. “I have a great admiration for the amount of hours and the amount of time that Chief Whipps has put in, not just the fire department, but the community,” McRae said. “He will absolutely be missed.” news@nanaimobulletin.com

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Francis Richard “Dick” Gray June 4, 1924 – December 30, 2015

During his 91-year-long life Dick lived and worked on three continents. He was born and raised in Cork, Ireland, and graduated from the National University of Ireland in 1948 as a medical doctor. After internships in England he joined the British Army. While cruising through the Suez Canal he received his commission as medical officer with a Malayan regiment in Kuala Lumpur. A photo of the time shows Dick in khaki shorts and knee socks, a rifle by his side, although scalpel and sutures were his primary tools as he tended the wounded during Malaysia’s bloody preindependence struggle. After discharge from the army Dick worked in various hospitals in England to broaden his medical experiences. He met his future wife Claudia in Huddersfield and last June the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. As a young married couple they lived in Liverpool, with Dick joining a busy general practice. Soon Mark and Heidi were born and completed the happy family. The children were in elementary school when Dick decided to immigrate to Canada. He joined general practices in Prescott and London Ontario, until moving to Vancouver to work for the Workers Compensation Board. When the board established a new position in Nanaimo, Dick was happy to return to island living. Dick was a modest man who loved and cared for his family. He performed his work duties with diligence, was valued by colleagues and patients for his competence and compassion, traveled the island to review cases, often brought home extra work, but also had time on his waterfront property in Lantzville to prune his roses and enjoy the sunsets. After retirement the couple moved to Nanaimo, travelled North America in their VW camper and cruised and jetted around the world. Dick was a tireless explorer of different countries and cultures. He was supportive of Claudia’s musical and pottery endeavors, loved her cuisine, and never gave up on his Diesel Mercedes! He enjoyed celebrations with the family, including grand-daughters Danielle and Brittany. Sitting at the head of the table he poured wine for his guests in celebration of a good life! Funeral Services will be held Thursday January 7, 2016 at Bethlehem Retreat Centre, 2371 Arbot Road, Nanaimo at 12:00 Noon. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation.

Dahl Howard Church August 5, 1948 - November 25, 2015 I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go, you go) Goodbye to a wonderful friend, husband, brother, cousin, and son, but most importantly, to a father who loved his daughter with all his heart and soul. Lindsay, you were his light! CELEBRATION OF LIFE Eagles Hall - First Avenue, Ladysmith, BC 2-5 pm - Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sella Magnusson March 1, 1914 December 21, 2015

It is with deep sadness we announce the death of our Mother, Cecelia Maria (Sella) Magnusson peacefully in Nanaimo, BC at 101 years. She was born at The Narrows, MB to Sam and Maria Baldwinson. She was predeceased by her husband, August (Gusti), her granddaughter, by Cynthia Horner, her brothers, Barney, Karl and Snorri Baldwinson, her sisters, Runa Aitkin, Anna Scott, Ella Olson, Inga Seabert, Olive Chambers, and Tobba Riley. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Magnusson, and Dr. Frances Horner (Bennett), loving Nano to Heather, Barbara & Byron, proud greatgrandmother to Paige, Allison, Nanessa, Wesley and Cyrus. Sella had a generous and lively spirit always enjoyed entertaining family and friends, a mentor to many, enjoyed bridge and travel. She and her warm heart will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her. Cremation by request. A private family celebration of life is planned. The family would like to thank Dr. Baird and the caring staff at Nanaimo Senior Village.

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SEIDEL, Karl Ernst November 1, 1940 - December 31, 2015 It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dad, Opa, brother, uncle, and friend to many. Surrounded by family and love until his very last breath, Karl left this world at age 75 after a life filled with travel, adventure, and hard work. Born during WWII, he emigrated with his family to Canada from Germany via the MV “Beaverbrae” in 1953, eventually settling in Coaldale, Alberta. Working the sugar beet fields, wrangling cattle for the Burn’s Ranch, partnering to create and operate “United Drywall” in Calgary and then “Yellowpoint Drywall” in Yellowpoint (where he settled for many years) were ways that dad showed that he cared for and always provided for his family. He was an exceedingly generous man and could always be counted on to help friends and family with good advice (he was a financial whiz!), a bottle of his homemade wine (raspberry was the best!) and even with the occasional loan or financial gift. In his latter years, he supported many causes with a particular fondness for Covenant house and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Dad and mom were able to travel the world often, including a year-long stint in Australia (family in tow) and many vacations with good friends to Mexico, Hawaii, and Cuba. Despite all the happy times and hard work there were losses that affected dad particularly hard. In 1986, dad’s niece Debby Gutz was taken by cancer, in 1983 dad’s best friend, Jack Gutz passed away, and then in 2003, Emmy, the love of his life, passed away unexpectedly. He became ill but beat his lung cancer with stubbornness and sheer determination. However, dad was left with the aftereffects of treatment and his heartache over the passing of mom, from which he never seemed to fully recover. In 2007, other tragedy rocked dad’s world with the untimely passing of his granddaughter, Rebecca Seidel at age 13 and yet again in 2011 with the passing of his niece, Cheryl Newman. He carried on by doting on his other grandchildren Cassandra Seidel, Anthony Maslen, and Eric Maslen, whose football games he attended often and regularly. Dad is survived by his daughter Linda Maslen (Dwayne), his son Norman Seidel (Julie), his three newest grandchildren Briana, Cailin , and Skylar, his siblings Greta Moch (Gert, deceased), Charlotte Lukewich (Al, deceased), Heinz Seidel (Hanna), Horst Seidel (Sharron), Monika Seidel (deceased), Klaus Seidel (Peggy), and his beloved nieces and nephews. There are also many friends whom dad discovered at the German Club, through the I.O.F., through his businesses, and along the way, but certain ones were always at the house: mom’s brother Jack Gutz (deceased) who introduced dad to mom, Dagmar and Gunther Wichary (deceased), and too many more to count. Dad was a true social butterfly and was loved by all. The list would not be complete however without mentioning Chuck and Natalie Reinfelder, who were true friends to both mom and dad for decades, and who were with him through just about every crisis that he weathered, right to the very end. As dad would roll his eyes and complain of their expense, in lieu of flowers, please support a charity of your choice or consider supporting a local children’s organization. Alternately, he would have loved it if you raised a glass of beer in his name! Memorial Service will be held Saturday January 9th at 11:30 a.m. at Telford’s of Nanaimo, 595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo, BC followed by a reception. Condolences may be offered at www.telfordsladysmith.com Telford’s of Nanaimo 250-591-6644

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Clippers, Kings will play rematch The Powell River Kings spoiled the Nanaimo Clippers’ first road trip of 2016, but the Clips will get a chance to try to turn the tables this week on home ice. The Clips host the Powell River Kings on Saturday (Jan. 9) at Frank Crane Arena. The game starts at 6 p.m.; incorrect schedule information was published in the last issue of the News Bulletin. Nanaimo played its first home game of the new year on Wednesday, hosting the Alberni Valley Bulldogs after press time.

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In a busy and scattered season, Marika Van Osch has found direction – she’s heading to nationals. Nanaimo’s Van Osch and her teammates Sarah Daniels, Dezaray Hawes and Megan Daniels won the B.C. junior women’s championship on Sunday in Kamloops, defeating longtime rival Corryn Brown 11-3 in the final. “We expected a really tough game, so we brought our A game and we played really well. I was really proud of my team for that,” said Van Osch, who plays third for the Team Daniels rink that curls out of New Westminster’s Royal City Curling Club. Brown had defeated Daniels in last year’s B.C. final, and then twice more last week during the tournament. But the Daniels rink came closer as the tourney went along, then broke through for the win when it mattered most. “We kind of came in with the mindset that we didn’t have much to lose, because they were the defending champions,” Van Osch said. “We just wanted to bring our all and see what would happen.”

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The game wasn’t close for very long, as Team Daniels scored five in the fourth end to take a 5-1 lead and firm control of the final. “You play very clean, you kind of hit everything,” Van Osch said. “But you also have to be really careful that you don’t … get ahead of yourself.” They kept focused and closed it out. “It was fantastic,” said Van Osch. “Losing last year, it was kind of heartbreaking, so this year it was really amaz-

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ing only as an alternate this season on her other team, a women’s rink skipped by her sister Kesa Van Osch. But Marika’s bouncing back and forth is starting to sort itself out. The women’s B.C. Scotties will overlap, so she will go there first, then fly out for the start of junior nationals. “It’s a very cool thing,” Van Osch said. “You get to curl with the B.C. flag on your back. We’re all really excited.” sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Superball will tip off

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Woodlands Eagles player Jarryd Brown, left, defends against NDSS Islanders opponent Maxime Therrien on Tuesday at the Woodlands gym.

A new year’s tradition continues on the court this week as Superball tips off. Wellington Secondary School’s long-running basketball tournament begins today (Jan. 7). “The boys and the girls are both really excited this year. Every time you can play in front of your friends, it’s pretty exciting,” said Nicole McRae, coach of the Wellington Wildcats senior AA girls. The Wellington girls start things off against Stelly’s at 3 p.m. today,

followed by Welly’s boys against R.E. Mountain at 4:30 p.m. Dover Bay’s boys and girls and the NDSS girls are other local teams participating. Look for more schedule information at www. nanaimobulletin.com/ sports. In league play Tuesday, Wellington reached triple digits in a blowout win at John Barsby Secondar y. Brooks Branchi scored 20 points. Also Tuesday, the NDSS Islanders beat Woodlands by a blowout score.

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$6,888 (+ $499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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Expires January 13, 2016

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