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«INSIDE: City budget: fire dept. cuts costs, delays ladder truck purchase. Page A4

«ARTS

JANE AUSTEN ON THE MIND. Costume workshops continue. Page 22

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Koszegi wins BE award for real estate

ongratulations to realtor Dave

After a one-year sabbatical, the annual home show is returning to Port Alberni in March.

TERESA BIRD

Koszegi and The Dave Team on

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Jan. 21 in Nanaimo. Koszegi has been in the real estate business for 23 years in the Alberni Valley and maintains a 25 per cent market share. Koszegi holds the only Global Marketing Agent designation in Port Alberni and is a recipient of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board CARE Award. www. thedaveteam.ca ••• And speaking of awards, the Alberni

Valley Chamber of Commerce is seeking

nominations for their

Annual Community Excellence Awards. To nominate a business

or person, visit the chamber’s website at albernichamber.ca. The awards gala titled From the Chamber with Love: Bonding with Excellence promises to be the event of the year and will be held April 22 at the Italian Hall. Tickets are $75, contact the chamber office at 250-724-6535. ••• And speaking of the chamber of commerce, it might not be too late to get a ticket for Wednesday night’s networking dinner out at Sproat Lake Landing where you will hear from with the following guest speakers: owner of Pacific Seaplanes

Randy and Brenda

Hanna, Doug Podetz who currently has an Industry Training Authority office in Nanaimo, and Ryan Dvorak, the projectbased learning teacher at ADSS. ••• The Rotary Club of Port Alberni is planning an encore of the wildly successful Mardi Gras night from last year. The dinner, dance and auction will be held Feb. 20 at the Italian Hall. Cajunstyle buffet, costume prizes and dancing Cruze Control. Tickets are $40 and available at Scotiabank, Echo Centre and Staples. Proceeds from the event will benefit Literacy Alberni. •••

Evergreen Exhibitions will present the Alberni Valley Spring Home and Wellness Expo

March 12 and 13 at the Athletic Hall. This year brings an exciting new element, a section dedicated to helping families live a balanced and healthy lifestyle. The Health and Wellness industry is growing exponentially, with more variety than ever before. Stand out among the crowd in this already saturated market by exhibiting in the new wellness section! This is the perfect place for natural health practitioners, wellness products, and nutrient and supplement suppliers to promote their business.

Whether your business appeals to those looking to improve their home, or to improve their lifestyle, the Spring Home and Wellness Expo provides opportunity to meet hundreds of potential customers, face-toface. Contact Show Manager Glenda Gall

for more information about the show or to book space. www. homeshowtime. com or 1-800-471-1112. •••

Twin City Brewing

has a small run of growlers ready to share with craft beer lovers when they open shop in the spring. The shop, owned

by brewmaster Aaron Colyn, will be located

at the corner of Margaret Street and Southgate Road. ••• Cherry Creek Ink is a new tattoo studio in Cherry Creek. The studio is owned and operated by Kim McLennan in her health-inspected and insured home in Cherry Creek. To get things started, McLennan is having a contest for her grand opening. To enter to win a free tattoo, check out Cherry Creek Ink on Facebook. The website also includes a full portfolio and more info. www. cherrycreekink.com

Teresa Bird is the Alberni Valley News publisher. If you have a business tip for her, e-mail publisher@ albernivalleynews.com.

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«COVER STORY

Exploring our depths New equipment will give us a better understanding of land-based activities: OCN Part one of a series KATYA SLEPIAN

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Ocean Networks Canada scientists install a community observation station in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Something similar will soon be installed somewhere along Alberni Inlet.

identified the shoreline ocean and the inlet, the of the Alberni Inlet as a tidal influence, the river location for coming out a possible and the community community obseritself.” vatory—a It’s also a small station logical choice that will look because of at ocean data NEPTUNE’s close to shore. presence. Port Alberni’s “That’s a unique location where geographic we already are location makes so we have a it an especially relationship valuable with the research community location. and – Teron Moore infrastructure “For science, it’s an interesting area,” there so it just makes said Moore. sense.” “You have the Moving closer to shore interaction between the makes it harder to get data

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information and data that’s been collected over years can aid those decisions. It’s an area [of research] that’s important to understand better than we do to give decision makers that information to make better decisions for communities.” With climate change becoming a growing concern for coastal communities, that scientific data will be more

necessary in the future. “There’s a lot of research that’s telling us it’s happening a lot quicker than it has in the past.” According to the BC government, assuming an eustatic sea level rise of 100 (+/- 30) centimetres by the year 2100, Port Alberni will see a sea level rise of between 44 and 108 centimetres. Continued / A17

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So it’s interesting science but it misses out on some of the interaction that’s closer to the community.

“unspoiled” by human interaction, Moore said, but that’s what makes it interesting. “The closer you get to communities, the less you’re able to get data from ‘unspoiled’ environments so in terms of looking at some of these areas where there are populations that are interacting with that ocean environment, we’re able to determine some of these choices that we have in terms of development, long-term growth or sustainability.”. The key, he added, is to get a baseline against which future data can be compared. “This is where

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he Alberni Valley is full of diverse animals, landscapes and plants—but what about what lies under the surface? Port Alberni is home to NEPTUNE, an Ocean Networks Canada research facility that includes an 840-kilometre loop of fiber-optic cable on the sea floor that allows scientists, governments and the general public to see what’s happening on the ocean floor. But while the 130 instruments provide a host of data on what’s happening in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, Ocean Networks Canada wants to know what’s happening a little closer to shore. “NEPTUNE starts in Port Alberni and then it runs its 800 kilometre loop offshore and it’s collecting data from all kinds of environments— but they’re very offshore environments,” said ONC business analyst Teron Moore. “So it’s interesting science but it misses out on some of the interaction that’s closer to the community and that’s an area we’re interested in studying closer.” To that end, Ocean Networks Canada has

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The Port Alberni Fire Department is hoping to hold off on replacing its ladder truck next year as part of its cost saving strategy, fire Chief Tim Pley told city council during his department’s budget presentation. The fire department’s budget is proposed to increase by 2.3 per cent in 2016. “These things are very expensive units,” said Pley. In 2017, the previously planned year to replace the ladder truck, the PAFD would have had $1 million set aside for it in the equipment replacement reserve fund (ERRF). Fire trucks must be replaced every 20 years. “It was built and purchased in 1997 and that 20 year lifespan is primarily driven by the fire underwriters survey.” The fire underwriters survey is what determines the level of fire protection

a community is considered to have. This rating affects commercial (not single-family dwelling) insurance premiums. “They come in and apply a rating to a community for fire protection. They rate our water system and our streets and a bunch of things, certainly our fire department,” said Pley. “We haven’t done ours since the mid1980s and we’re certainly very overdue.” Pley plans to have the underwriters complete a more thorough, written report at a cost of $8,500 as opposed to just giving the city a simple rating. “It will tell us where we’re strong and where we’re weak.” The fire underwriters will also tell the city whether or not Pley’s plan to extend the life of the ladder truck is feasible. “There is a potential to extend the life of

the ladder truck by up to five years and get recognition from the underwriters,” said Pley. The ability to get that extension, he added, relies on the mechanical condition of the truck. To that end, with the help of the city’s mechanical services superintendent Wayne Cheveldave, the truck has been reviewed. “We’re satisfied that it’s mechanically sound to operate for four years. The ladder itself is in good shape.” Pley cautioned against pushing it too far. “You don’t want to extend the life of a critical piece of apparatus if it’s going to fail during the extension.” Pley recommended that council budget for a replacement in 2021 instead of 2017. Another factor for not buying an expensive piece of American-made equipment now is the exchange rate. “The Canadian

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Fire dept. cuts costs for 2016: Chief Pley

A PAFD firefighter uses the existing ladder truck to perform maintenance on one of the city’s tsunami warning stations.

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insurance premiums will increase. Actual proposed capital costs for the PAFD in 2016 are at $60,000 for a new fire hall generator. The current generator is 50 years old. The money won’t come from ERRF, Pley said. “A couple of years ago we were looking at replacing this and Cheveldave said that we don’t ERRF these units because in theory, a diesel engine will run forever. We talked to the electricians and they said in theory, electrical windings will last forever if they’re maintained. So in theory, these things run forever.” However, the upcoming 2016 Coastal Response exercise changed Pley’s mind. “I turned to our mechanic and said from June 7-10, during this exercise, I want to flip the switch and be on generator power for four days straight,” said Pley. “He said ‘are you kidding? It won’t run that long, it’s leaky, it’s got problems.” That was enough for

Pley to replace it. “That’s telling enough for me. If our mechanic says we can’t get four days out of it... for an emergency building we need to replace that thing.” A control room console and electronics revamp will also be done in 2016, although it was approved for 2015 and the $58,000 necessary is left over from that year’s budget. The PAFD is also anticipating a no-cost upgrade to the tsunami warning system in 2016. The stations were upgraded in 2015. “Tseshaht First Nation got some grant money and they purchased a fifth station,” said Pley. Originally, the Tseshaht were going to operate the station separately but will now integrate it into the city’s system. “It will work completely hand in glove with ours. It will be owned by them, maintained by them and operated by us.” Pley said that the Tseshaht’s addition to the tsunami warning

system works with the city’s long-term goal. “This starts down the path of this vision that we have—building out this tsunami warning system with more stations that aren’t city funded.” Operating budget increases are projected to be 1.9 per cent. “The majority of our costs are personnel related—it’s a service that is personnel delivered,” Pley said. Personnel costs make up 90 per cent of the fire department’s operating budget. While personnel costs are hard to control—wages are set province-wide— Pley said that it’s not a blank cheque to spend and costs are still managed.” “We do that by saying ‘no’ a lot. A lot of the time when our personnel come to us for something, we say no.” The department’s CUPE support staff will have an anticipated salary increase of 1.75 per cent, firefighters will have an anticipated salary increase of 2.5 per cent and the exempt staff (chief and deputy chief) an anticipated salary increase of one percent. The other two factors are building maintenance (two per cent of operating costs) and apparatus and equipment (eight per cent of operating costs). Building maintenance costs are projected to increase by two per cent in 2016, amounting to an extra $1,145 over 2015 for a total of $58,395. Apparatus and equipment costs are projected to go up by 1.9 per cent, amounting to an extra $5,252 over 2015 for a total of $275,344. “Through some changes we made operationally, last year it didn’t go up at all.”

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EDITORIAL

SUSAN QUINN Editor

PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR DEPTHS

hat lies beneath? That’s something Ocean Networks Canada is trying to answer, with its scientific equipment based off the coast of Port Alberni. NEPTUNE has been based off the shores of Port Alberni for close to a decade, but because it’s underwater it’s easy to forget. Run by the University of Victoria, the underwater research program has a low profile on land, but a worldwide reputation among scientists due to the information it gathers via an 840-kilometre long fibre optic cable system that circles Barkley Sound and the Alberni Inlet. Now, NEPTUNE wants to expand its research equipment with a community station based closer to shore. The station will, according to an Ocean Networks As more expert, attention turns Canada gather data about to the Alberni activities happening Inlet’s natural closer to shore. One of the aspects deep-sea of this station we port, we think find exciting is that it will track data this will be a of the community valuable tool. interacting with the ocean environment, and should help us determine whether that activity is being dealt with in a sustainable or harmful manner. As more attention turns to the Alberni Inlet’s natural deep-sea port, we think this will be a valuable tool that can potentially keep shore-side businesses accountable. It can also act as a long-range warning system for rising ocean temperatures and water levels, giving us a picture of things to come for our community. There is also the possibility of giving us an idea of what could happen to the Alberni Valley in the event of a large earthquake or tsunami. — ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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It’s the little things that really count offer: its natural environment. My heart was full seeing the SUSAN girls’ smiles, and hearing them QUINN tell each other stories about Quinn’s Quips camping at Sproat Lake with their families and friends. It’s something I admit I have never done: Sunday was the first time spent my Sunday at I had spent time at the lower Sproat Lake Provincial campground, although I have Park campground, helping driven through it to take a look. to lead a day camp for It felt good to spend the day my Girl Guide unit and a breathing fresh air, instead of group of Brownies. The the stuffy office air I am used weather cooperated, only giving to. I’m one of those people us a warning sprinkling, and who enjoys being outdoors, otherwise allowing us to have a fun day learning some new skills but unfortunately has to be reminded of that fact. and playing outdoors. Sometimes I think adults need It was also a great reminder to set aside everything in their to watch the kids experience own worlds and experience life new things, enjoy the familiar on a child’s level. They are way (hotdogs roasting on a stick more adept at experiencing over a campfire, anyone?) and things at face value, and experience one of the best weeding through all the things the Alberni Valley has to

unnecessary stuff. One of the girls found a couple of clamshells in some brush where a group was building a shelter using a piece of rope, a plastic garbage bag and whatever natural things they could find that were on the ground and not attached to anything. The clamshells were likely tossed into the bush by a parent who had given their shellcollecting child a limit as to what could go home, but that didn’t matter to this particular girl. She was so excited, you would have thought she had found a pot of gold. For me, it was a golden moment that she chose to share her excitement with me. Susan Quinn is the Alberni Valley News editor. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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The third fundraiser is the annual Rotary Golf 4 Kids at Hollies. But it isn’t all work for Rotary members. The real draw for many members is keeping up on what is going on in the community, giving back to the community in a meaningful way and meeting new people. Although Rotary was started as an opportunity for businessmen, today Rotary considers new members from all walks of life and genders. The Rotary Club of Port Alberni meets for lunch every Thursday at the Best Western Barclay, where members and guests have an opportunity to network and hear about something going on in the community from a local guest speaker. Anyone interested in being a part of the Rotary Club of Port Alberni is welcome to drop by for lunch or contact the group through Facebook.

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of the day who wanted to give back to their community, the motto of Rotary is Service Before Self. That desire continues today with more than 35,000 clubs and 1.2 million members worldwide. Rotarians measure their actions against a four-way test with every project they undertake: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? The Rotary Club of Port Alberni of today focuses their efforts on supporting youth in the community. The breakfast program at ADSS, Literacy Alberni, ADSS team bus, bursaries for graduating students, Kidsport, Hugginz by Angel, the annual pirate train to McLean Mill and so many more worthy efforts benefitting youth are supported by the efforts of the club. The club raises funds for these causes with three annual fundraisers. Perhaps best-known one is the $10,000 cash draw during Salmon Fest. Nearly 3,000 tickets were sold this year. Mardi Gras in February is another successful event that brings a bit of colour to a grey time of the year.

It’s time to party, New Orleans style! The Rotary Mardi Gras event takes place Saturday Feb. 20 at the Italian Hall. The evening, which is a fundraising event that will benefit Literacy Alberni, will include a Cajun buffet, silent auction and dancing the night away to Cruze Control. A silent and live auction will be on site. Wear your best finery from feathers to masks and you might win a prize for best costume. Last year was a sell out, so plan now to get your tickets. They are $40 per person and can be picked up at Scotiabank, Staples and Echo Centre. Mardi Gras is just one way that for more than 75 years, the Rotary Club of Port Alberni has been supporting the community with projects that really make a difference. From the path at Kitsuksis Dyke to playground equipment in local parks and breakfast for kids at local schools, the Rotary Club of Port Alberni strives to partner with good things going on in the Alberni Valley. Rotary Clubs originally started in Chicago in 1905, the first service club organization. Started by attorney Paul Harris for businessmen

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Students from Cambridge Bay peer into the water over the site of the community observatory in their community. The station has afforded scientific learning experiences for students in the region.

does that mean for the tsunami that’s going to be following? I think that’s an area where we can further our understanding.” That’s why ONC is looking at modelling both the type and severity of earthquakes that might occur in the Port Alberni region as well as the tsunami that could follow. “Based on what

I think stuff like Ocean Network where it gets science into a community... really helps. – Chris Alemany happened in Japan where the scientists were surprised as to how big the tsunami was compared to what the models were, it’s time we continue to enhance our own modelling so we can better understand what sort of tsunami might follow an earthquake at that size.” That information would be key for disaster

preparedness. “Ocean Networks Canada is working with Natural Resources Canada and the province of B.C to determine what kind of flooding might happen from a tsunami after a large 9.0 Cascadia subduction zone event,” said Moore. “So things like how long it might take that event to come into the Barkley Sound and into the Alberni Inlet and travel to the mouth of the inlet, and what kind of wave height or currents are we looking at.” Getting close to Port Alberni makes the data more applicable to local development, whether it’s by businesses or governments, and will help with sciencebased decisions. “If you’re not sure of the current state of ocean ecosystems or temperature or any of the current context of what the environment looks like, then as the community evolves and changes, population changes, industry comes and goes... what are the impacts of those changes on the marine environment? If you don’t have continuous monitoring then you

don’t understand.” Those data points can help with deciding pretty much anything the community does in the Inlet. Give it half a decade, and the decisions get more significant. “Perhaps within that five years you had an increase in industrial activity and what happens if that temperature has spiked? You might be able to correlate that industrial activity with that temperature rise.” Since ONC is under the umbrella of the University of Victoria, Moore said that the data isn’t meant to support any one conclusion. “We’re really hoping that having long-term monitoring in place in the community will be able to inform discussions. It’s not that it supports one thing or the other thing, it’s data that’s out there that’s freely available to anybody whether you’re a proponent of an LNG [project], a mill or whether you’re Greenpeace.” That sharing of data is what makes a community observatory so key to increasing scientific literacy within the

community and not just in post-secondary institutions. Coun. Chris Alemany, an amateur meteorologist who runs AlberniWeather. ca, says that’s more important now than ever. “Over the past 10-20 years, I think—and whether you attach

it to the rise of the internet—we’ve had a huge turning away from science. You see it in the climate change debate, you see it in antivaccination, you see it in all sorts of different ways. It’s just this notion that you can’t trust a scientist because they’re paid by someone,” said Alemany. “I think stuff like Ocean Networks where it gets science into a community and makes it really accessible to young and old so that they can see it with their own eyes and it’s not in some ivory tower in Victoria or Vancouver, really helps.” Moore agrees that outreach outside of academia is key. “We have a great outreach program for researchers— universities, PhD students, masters students—and we deliver data and products to those clients.” But the sort of data delivered to

academics is very different from the sort of data that people without a scientific background can understand. “With the public or school children, they need a different type of outreach.” That’s where OceanSense comes in. “OceanSense is all about integrating science into K-12 curriculum through the Ministry of Education so that they can integrate the science, the information and the data that’s coming off of our sensors into the stuff they’re already learning about the marine environment.” Having a community observatory in Port Alberni would enhance that by bringing data so close to the students that they can reach out and touch it. “It’s really integrating the students into the stuff that’s happening in their own backyard.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com

ALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT

PARCEL TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS 2016 UPDATES The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District will be updating the Parcel Tax Assessment Rolls for the following services: • Arena Parcel Tax for Electoral Area “D” (Sproat Lake), • “E” (Beaver Creek) and “F” (Cherry Creek) • Sproat Lake Community Association, Electoral Area “D” • (Sproat Lake) • Bamfield Water System Local Service Area, Electoral Area “A” (Bamfield) • Beaver Creek Water System Local Service Area, Electoral Area “E” (Beaver Creek) The Assessment Rolls are available for inspection at the Regional District Office, 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni, BC from Monday, February 1st to Friday, February 19th, 2016, inclusive, during regular office hours. Owners of parcels included on the Assessment Roll may request that the roll be amended, but only as it relates to their own property, on one or more of the following grounds: 1. 2. 3.

There is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the assessment roll; There is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; An exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

Property owners must submit their request in writing for an amendment to the Assessment Roll no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, February 19th, 2016 in order for it to be considered for the 2016 year. Submit your request to: Andrew McGifford, Collector Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District 3008 Fifth Avenue Port Alberni, BC Phone: (250) 720-2717 Fax: (250) 723-1327 7417372

“Some of the research going on at Ocean Networks Canada is directly involved in climate change and looking at how the ocean system interacts with climate change, because oceans are a huge driver of climate,” Moore said. “As the ocean changes and gets warmer, what does that mean for sea level rise? What are the impacts for Port Alberni versus Kitimat or Prince Rupert or other locations globally? Having that baseline of data is key.” The data collected by the proposed community observatory will be similar to what NEPTUNE collects, just in a different location. “The community observatory proposed for Port Alberni would be seen as an extra set of data points. It’s similar types of instruments looking at similar parameters.” Those data points will include a hydrophone, a water quality metre (to track salinity, acidity, chlorophyll, temperature), a weather station, an automatic identification system antenna (used to track vessels) and both on and off shore cameras. Having both far out and close by data allows researchers to get a better idea of what’s going on oceanwide. “It helps us understand the bigger picture when it comes to say, the temperature of the ocean.” The community observatory could also measure seismic activity—something that could be lifesaving in a tsunami zone. “When we have our own subduction event off the Cascadia subduction zone, what

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Oliver Leo Sorensen (aka Rocky) Aug 06 1934 - Dec 20 2015

With sad hearts we bid farewell to Leo Sorensen. Predeceased by daughter Lori Kim and parents Karl and Diana Sorensen. He is loved and will be missed by wife, Marie; daughters Lianne Kruger (Ephraim); Karyn May (Wayne); Son Johnnie (Tracy); step daughters Christine Corder (Kelly); Angela Gowans (Geoff ); stepson Sean Bennett (Jessica); as well as 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Leo loved life and lived it to the full. He enjoyed being with people and people enjoyed being with him. He will be missed by many friends. We would like to thank the staff of the Nanaimo Seniors Village for their care of Leo in the past few years and a special thank you to our friend Kelly Zirk for helping with wheelchair transport and her support; Erin Badesso for his friendship who took the time to visit Leo ever week while he was ill. There will be celebration of his life held at the LDS Church , 4816 Compton Rd, Port Alberni on January 30th at 1 pm.

Babs Chapman (Craig) My mom’s last day with us was January 6th, 2016. She was ninety. Mom started a new life in Port Alberni with my dad, FRED CHAPMAN, in the house that he built on 8th Avenue. Mom came to Canada alone with a new baby, her Atlantic crossing protected by gunships, crossed Canada by train, reunited with Dad in Vancouver on February 2nd, 1946, and they put the war behind them. Dad was a lumberman; he was passionate about the environment long before Greenpeace and he believed that a community could not develop without rapid transit. He had travelled on the London subway system, explored Soho, and had been stationed in France. His interests were trout fishing at Elsie Lake, collecting steam railroad memorabilia, gardening, photography, investing and writing articles for a steam railroad magazine. He died at 52, before he could join the railroad excursion to Expo in Montreal that he helped to organize. Mom began her career in 1951; she worked for the provincial government for 32 years. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters, the Valleyettes, Business and Professional Women’s Club and Arrowsmith Lodge Auxiliary. She maintained close ties with her two sisters in Northern Scotland until their death. After dad died, she married Gavin Craig, who predeceased her. Mom leaves her grandchildren Jason Laschuk and Sonia Lowe. Her two great-grandchildren live in Colombia and Portland, Oregon. Mom and dad’s ashes will be scattered on “the mountain” - they had a clear view of Mount Arrowsmith from their house and now they will be together. Rest in peace, mom and dad, with blessings from your family. Condolences can be sent to conon@shaw.ca.

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Joe passed away unexpectedly on January 18, 2016 in Port Alberni at the age of 84 years. Joe is survived by loving wife, Georgina; children Jolynn and Monty; granddaughter Miranda (Jim); great-grandson Cole; as well as numerous grandchildren, extended family, and friends. Born and raised in Port Alberni, Joe worked for 50 years as a logger until his retirement in 1996. During his retirement, Joe was able to enjoy time with his family, as well as his many hobbies. He enjoyed oil painting, carving, and gardening. He also loved the farm life and tending to his cows. Joe will be greatly missed by his family and all who had the pleasure of knowing him. Following Joe’s wishes, a private family service has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Joe’s memory to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, B.C. Division, 1501 – 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC., V5H 4G7. Condolences may be offered to at www.chapelofmemories.ca

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WHAT’S ON TUES. JAN. 26 ◆ JANE AUSTEN COSTUME WORKSHOP at Alberni Youth Centre, 4210 Cedarwood St. (behind Circle Dairy), 7–9 p.m. Call Tricia to register at 778-421-1916 or www.centennialbelles. ca/contact. Women and men welcome; all ages.

WED. JAN. 27 ◆ PORTES OUVERTES/ OPEN HOUSE for École des Grandscedres, 9–11 a.m. at 5100 Tebo Ave. For parents wanting to learn more about the francophone school. FMI: principal Chantal Bernier, e-mail Chantal_bernier@csf. bc.ca or phone 250723-5614.

THURS. JAN. 28 ◆ GENERAL MEETING for Royal Canadian Legion Br. 293, 7:30 p.m.

◆ NORDSTROM PARK FUNDRAISING beer and burger night at Boston Pizza starts at 6 p.m. Tix: Boston Pizza and On Top Fashion the day of the event. Silent auction, draws, etc.

pre-register at Echo Centre, 250-7232181. For children aged 2–8 years; includes interactive storytelling of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’, by Drew Daywalt. ◆ JANE AUSTEN COSTUME WORKSHOP at Alberni Youth Centre, 4210 Cedarwood St. (behind Circle Dairy), 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Tricia to register at 778421-1916 or www. centennialbelles.ca/ contact. Women and men welcome; all ages.

FRI. JAN. 29 ◆ WINTER CARNAVAL FUN FAIR AT ECOLE DES GRANDSCEDRES, 5100 Tebo Ave. (old Klitsa School). 5–8 p.m. Port Alberni Christian School and École des Grandscedres are holding a combined event. Bake walk, facepainting, concession, bowling, tire de traineau and more. FMI: Chantal Bernier, principal, at 250-723-5614.

SUN. JAN. 31 ◆ NANCY WILMOT’S BIRTHDAY PARTY AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUNDRAISER 6–9 p.m. at Char’s Landing, 4815 Argyle St. Admission by donation. Tapas for sale, silent auction, loonie toonie auction.

SAT. JAN. 30 ◆ FAMILY LITERACY DAY at Echo Centre, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission, but families must

◆ ALBERNI VALLEY REGATTA ASSOCIATION will hold a general meeting and planning session at 7 p.m. at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport office on Coleman Road. This year’s regatta is set for July 15–17 at Sproat Lake Provincial Park.

FRI. FEB. 5 ◆ FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS opens at the Capitol Theatre. Tix: $20 ($15 students/ seniors) advance at the Capitol Box Office, which is open Monday to Friday from 3–6 p.m or online at http:// atthecapitol.org/. Add $5 to buy at the door. Lobby opens at 6:30 p.m., curtain at 7:30 p.m. ◆ ALBERNI ARMADA WRESTLING INVITATIONAL— Feb. 5–6 at ADSS. 10:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday (finals from

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SAT. FEB. 13 ◆ VALENTINE CRAFT SHOW, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cherry Creek Hall, 3720 Moore Rd. FMI: Barb, 250723-4324 or e-mail dragonflydesignbc@ gmail.com.

FRI. FEB. 19 ◆ PRO D DAY SKATE at the AV Multiplex from 12:30–2 p.m.

SAT. FEB. 20 ◆ EVE ENSLER’S THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, 8 p.m. at Char’s Landing. Tix: $15 at Main Artery at Harbour Quay or at the door. ◆ ROTARY CLUB MARDI GRAS DINNER at The Italian Hall. Doors open 6 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m., dance to follow. Tix: $40 each available at Scotiabank, Echo Centre and Staples. Fundraiser for Literacy Alberni.

SAT. MAR. 5 ◆ INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION OF WISE WOMEN at the Italian Hall. An all-day event with meditation, gentle yoga, creativity and bellydancing. At night: the play Breast Friends, a rant by Just Us Girls–Rape Culture, songs by Kat

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FRI. JULY 15– SUN. JULY 17 ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY REGATTA ASSOCIATION hosts the Sproat Lake Regatta at Sproat Lake Provincial Park.

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Chilean artist delighted by Alberni SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Efren Duran Encalada, an artist from South America, spent several weeks in Port Alberni last summer visiting members of his family. “I spent valuable time in Port Alberni and Victoria. There’s so much to see and appreciate on this Island,” says the 47-year old native of Chile, who developed his enthusiasm for mosaic almost two decades ago. “My passion for this artistic form of expression began when I felt I needed to overcome the stress of the daily hustle of the big metropolis of Santiago. Soon I realized that this pastime not only made me feel relaxed and fulfilled, but at the end of each design that I had finished became my own “master piece”, to which I had given my time, my dedication and my love. “I enjoy the fact that there are endless areas to work on with mosaics, from walls, furniture, floors, to ceilings, in other words, ‘the imagination is the limit’. Besides, when working on this type of art, we find a variety of materials that can be used to make the art, ranging from tiles, glass, stone, wood, metal, etc.” Duran Encalada holds a degree in accounting and has held various managerial positions and is currently the owner/operator of a successful hair salon in downtown Santiago. He is the second

son of a family of four, who grew up with a keen interest in the collection of coins and bills, post cards, key chains, photos of passenger air planes, and stamps. This became his major pastimes as a youth and allowed him to learn about other countries’ geography, resources and their cities, from an early age. “By collecting stamps and coins, learning their origin, inspired me to learn more about other lands of the world, their people, their culture, etc. I have been fortunate to have travelled within my own country, as well as other countries throughout the Americas, as well as being able to land in this wonderful country of Canada.” Speaking about his visit to Canada, he praises the people of Port Alberni and their friendliness, as well as the city’s natural surroundings. “I am amazed to see how the majority

here appeared to be so relaxed and willing to speak to you,” he says. “I think the natural environment of this area makes people behave differently. Unfortunately, by contrast, when you live in a big city, it feels you are another number surrounded by cement!” Duran Encalada adds. His major artistic and successful endeavour took place in 2009 when he was invited to be part of a major project of this kind, the production of the largest mosaic made in Chile, located on the facade of the Cathedral of Osorno, a southern city 900 kilometres of Santiago. It was designed by acclaimed Chilean painter Juan Echenique (www. juanechenique.com). “This project, that took almost two years to be completed, made me very proud and, without a doubt, such a feeling will be with me for the rest of my life,” Duran Encalada said.

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Tricia Knight, left, and members of the Centennial Belles continue their workshops on making Regencyera clothing leading up to this summer’s Jane Austen festival, where the Belles hope to set a world record with the most people dressed in regency costume in one gathering. There is a workshop Tuesday, Jan. 26 from 7–9 p.m. at the Alberni Youth Centre, 4210 Cedarwood St., and Saturday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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École des grands-Cèdres, the Alberni Valley’s francophone school, is holding an open house at its new location, 5100 Tebo Ave., from 9–11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Parents wanting more information on the francophone program are welcome to come by and learn more. The school opened at the Tebo Avenue location in September.

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When volunteers of the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society heard of vandalism to one of their prized possessions, they were shocked and saddened by the news. The passenger cars that take people to and from McLean Mill from May to December each year were extensively damaged by two young brothers on the evening of Jan. 14. Kevin Hunter, WVIIHS president, said flares were seen inside one of the cars around 8 p.m. where it was parked in the rail yard. On Saturday morning, Bert Simpson went to inspect the damage. “He called me,

horrified,” said Hunter. “All the guys are at a complete loss. We looked around just dumbfounded. Those are the locomotives that keep us going back and forth to the mill and are used for training the BCIT engineer students.” Footprints show the two boys, aged 12 and 14 at the time, went in through a smashed window. They started at one end and went through, burning chairs and letting off all 10 fire extinguishers. “They went back and forth a few times, dropping flares and burning the floor,” Hunter said. “In the conductor’s coach they tore the seat covers off and threw them on the floor. They burnt the cover and emptied all the

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They went back and forth a few times, dropping flares and burning the floor. – Kevin Hunter items from the tote.” At first, Hunter said he thought it was just senseless vandalism, but it was felt deeper knowing thousands of volunteer hours went to waste. “We are a completely volunteer-run group and it was a huge volunteer effort,” Hunter said. “I feel for all of our volunteers.” Hunter said the group does not have the funds to cover the approximate $2,000$3,000 damage and may have to put other projects on hold. “We have no funds for general maintenance of those cars,” he said. “We had some money earmarked for restoration of the No. 7 and our big Diesel 8427.” Volunteers had put effort into taking the walls off the cars and putting on new ones. The inside was refurbished and repurposed seats from a BC Transit bus were installed. The damage, including smashed windows, burned sections and items thrown on the floor, took place in four of the five cars. When Hunter and Simpson met with RCMP early Saturday evening, the vandals had already been caught. “I started to explain what happened to the RCMP and he told me to stop,” Hunter said. “He said, ‘We already got the kids.’” When the two boys

came home with a first aid kit and emergency flares, their mother questioned them and brought them to the police. Hunter met the family at the police station on Sunday morning where he proposed disciplinary action through community service. “I could have vented and ranted and raved,” he said. “But I knew if I did, there would be no way of getting anything out of the kids. I wanted to know the details. They were very embarrassed and nervous. I told them the first thing was that they were going to come clean up the mess.” On Saturday, they cleaned one car at a time, getting approval from Hunter before moving on to the next. He took them, along with their mother on a tour of the roundhouse and the IHS Centre to show much volunteer work goes into the trains and heritage vehicles. “They were stunned and I think they started to understand how much it affects the volunteers,” Hunter said. “The mom did an excellent job because now we are hearing about others being personally vandalized and have witnesses and the parents are vehemently denying it.” Hunter said one blessing in disguise was that the incident took place during the train’s off-season. He hopes, too, that the boys learned a lesson. The next step for the brothers is to attend restorative justice with a trainer, the RCMP, Hunter and McLean Mill’s manager, Neil Malbon. In the spring, the boys will continue working to replace rail ties in the yard.

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