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Jacquie Coates can sum up the issues with Island Health’s home support program in two words: trust and continuity. The 94-year-old Nanaimo resident has been a home support client with Island Health for the past year, assessed at needing an hour of care each day. But she doesn’t always get the time she’s allowed. She says there doesn’t seem to be enough staff. She’s had workers come in
for 15 minutes or 30 minutes. Sometimes not at all. Continuity is the “big thing” lacking, said Coates, later adding there’s a feeling of trust when you see the same person every week on a certain day. “It’s a good service but I think it could be better.” Home support is just one of the issues highlighted in the first report of the B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate, released last week to show where the province sits with income supports, health and transportation services. According to the Monitoring Seniors’ Services report, home support hours for daily personal care activities decreased in 2014-15 in three of five
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health authorities in B.C. – including this one. Island Health claims home support hours are on the increase in Nanaimo in the first 10 months of the fiscal year over the same time last year, as well as a 2.6-per cent increase in clients in service, although it is grappling with staffing shortages. Overall, however, the health authority, which spans Powell River and Vancouver Island, saw a five-per cent drop in home support hours in 201415 compared to the year before, even as the number of clients inched upward. The population over the age of 65 and 75 is also up. “By reducing the intensity of home support we
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Canada will move closer toward equal pay for equal work. A pay-equity motion made Tuesday by Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson passed the next day in the House of Commons. The motion demanded government action to close the gap in pay between men and women. “It did not appear in the Liberal election platform and it didn’t appear in any of the mandate letters to any of the ministers, despite the prime minister’s avowed commitment to feminism and gender equality,” Malcolmson said. “So we saw that we really would need to act early to get this on the Parliamentary agenda and that’s just what happened … We’re delighted with the support.” Liberal minister Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board, responded positively to Malcolmson’s motion, so she pressed him to support it and he did. “Even the Conservatives sounded like they wanted to find a way to vote in favour of this, but in the end
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the first phase of development, Holland said. It’s now seeking subdivision approval from the district for its first phase of 29 lots. If everything goes to plan, Holland said the company would look at doing detailed designs for sewers, water lines and reservoirs this summer. The first lots would be for sale this time next year. “We’re quite pleased with how things are going,� Holland said. “We have a very good working relationship with the town now, the new CAO, the new planner is fantastic to work with. The new council has been very good to work with.� The company plans to work with the original development agreement for the first phase of its project, but could later negotiate a new phased development agreement. According to Holland, the process could easily take two years with a need to look at zoning and an official community plan amendment. The company “can’t afford to wait years
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By Karl yu Hamdi Aweys, shares her experience of being a refugee in Kenya while fellow refugees Feras Saedam, left, and Ernest Dushime look on. The three were part of Vancouver Island University’s Stories of Migration, which took place at the Shaw Auditorium on Tuesday. NICHOLAS PESCOD THE NEwS BuLLETIN
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Ernest Dushime was just a young boy but he remembers the moment with absolute clarity. His mother rides past him on a bike and as she does so he waves at her. It is also one of the last memories he has of her, because a few hours later she was taken from their home and killed. “I didn’t know that was my last wave,” Dushime said. At the time, Dushime was living in the African country of Burundi when his mother was killed by rebels. Already without his father, he and his many siblings were now without their mother. “My mom was my hero,” he said. “That wave on that bike was the only thing I can still remember and it was the last thing.” When Dushime was 11, he, along with seven of his siblings, came to Canada as sponsored refugees. Now 21, Dushime is a student at Vancouver Island University,
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Aweys was born in Somalia but spent time in a refugee camp in Kenya after her family was forced to flee due to war. In 2013, she was sponsored by VIU’s branch of World University Service of Canada and is now a thirdyear student at the university. “I lost my dad and two of my cousins,” Aweys said. For Saedam and his family, the pathway to Canada was a bit different. They spent years as Palestinian refugees, before heading to Iraq and eventually to Syria and Turkey. “It was a horrific time,” Saedam said. Eventually, Saedam and his wife and children were sponsored and arrived in Nanaimo in 2014. Today, Saedam is now a freelance journalist who has written about refugee issues for publications including the Hamilton Spectator. Dushime, said he, like m a n y re f u g e e s , h a v e endured struggles unimaginable to westerners. “Lots of people see you as a broken man and it is true you are broken,” he said. “But we don’t want to be fixed. We want to be included.” reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
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Woodlands Secondary School parents are expressing concern about the school’s arts and pottery program as the school prepares to close its doors in June. I n D e c e m b e r, Nanaimo school district board approved closure of Woodlands and the district is holding school consolidation work groups into late spring to garner information on the movement and transition of students, according to John Blain, school superintendent. Woodlands’ parents are wondering where materials from the arts and pottery program, run by teacher Jean Kloppenburg, are going, said Mary Vassilopoulos, school p a re n t a d v i s o r y council secretary. Vassilopoulos is taking part in the work group and said Woodlands had the room to accommodate the program, allowing it to be more extensive than at other schools. “Other schools do have a pottery program as well, it’s just that we have such a great amount of space that it’s just expanded a little differently,” said Vassilopoulos. “We had that Sparks (mural) project displayed in front of our school that was as a result of that program.” Va s s i l o p o u l o s said Woodlands has woodworking and metalworks labs as well and concerns are being expressed about where all the
materials will go. She estimates that Nanaimo District and Wellington secondary schools – where displaced students will attend – will have first choice on supplies. Blain said there haven’t been any decisions made about the program. “We don’t talk about staffing at these meetings, but [it’s] a connection for us to listen to them there, and it may push us to a decision around some staffing that we can have a conversation with the union or something to ensure things happen,” said Blain. T h e Wo o d l a n d s group meets until March 7, unless it is determined more sessions are needed. Vassilopoulos said she finds it is fruitful. “I really like all the people that are there in a sense that there are so many groups re p re s e n t e d , i t ’s quite fantastic,” she said. “They are open to suggestions and answer questions that our parents have brought up and filtered through us. It’s a great working group.” A working group is being held for the Learn at Home programs, which will be combined at Mount Benson School. There are also sessions for Woodbank Primary and North Cedar Intermediate school consolidation, the Skills for Life program, which is moving to Georgia Avenue school, and for parents in Cedar, as the high school will re-open. All the changes happen this fall. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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Despite Woodlands Secondary School’s impending closure at the end of June, organizers are hoping to make the best of a bad situation with the school’s 60th anniversary celebration. The celebration takes place Feb. 12-13 on the school site, with alumni basketball and volleyball games on the first day and an open house, cake cutting and barbecue the next day. “During [Feb. 12 day], in front of our whole school, we have the senior boys against an alumni team and then in the evening, between 6-9 p.m., we have men’s and women’s volleyball and ... basketball,” said Gunnar Myhrer, long-time Woodlands English and physical education teacher and an organizer.
los, Woodlands parent advisory council secretary, said there has been much feedback on Facebook with people expressing excitement about walking through the school again and leaving on a positive note. “It’s 60 years, it’s made a big impact in the community,” said Vassilopoulos. “A lot of people have come through there – Allison Crowe, we’ve had Olympians that have come through, some that have come back as teaching staff.” School trustee Bill Robinson said the milestone is significant. “To me, it’s espeKARL YU/The News BULLeTiN cially important,” Gunnar Myhrer, a longtime English and physical edu- said Robinson. “Sixty cation teacher at Woodlands Secondary School, is years is a whole lot helping to organize the school’s 60th anniversary of history and it also celebration, which takes place Feb. 12-13. coincides with being the last year this The school band, way. We’ve done a lot school will be open. which will have a of work. Some people It’s hopefully going to reunion of sor ts ... have researched be quite the party.” as well, will play Nanaimo Museum Myhrer said he’s throughout the eve- and archives, other been teaching at ning, said Myhrer. schools. They’ve got- Woodlands since it The open house will ten articles, artifacts became a Grade 8 to revisit the past. together to really 12 school in 1989 and “We’ll have some build up these classhas) seen changes. ( ad 1A themed rooms going rooms,” said Myhrer. “Kids are kids, peo( ad 1A down the main hallMary Vassilopouple) are people,” said ( ad 1A ) Myhrer. “I think that probably technology has changed a lot of the way we communicate, that’s a huge thing.”
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Messages stamp out stereotypes I Solidarity Wall helps promote sharing positive experiences with Muslims. By niCholas PesCod The News BulleTiN
Spread words of love, not hate. That’s the message that Nanaimo’s largest post-secondary institution is promoting this week in an effort to tackle Islamophobia. Yesterday, Vancouver Island University rolled out a special whiteboard dubbed the Wall of Solidarity as a way to stamp out negative stereotypes and portrayals of Muslims. Staff, students and the general public are encouraged to write on sticky notes positive words, what global citizenship means to them, or their positive experiences interacting with Muslims and attach the notes to the wall, which will be on display at the school’s library until Feb. 12. Yalda Ahmedi, the university’s international communications coordinator and creator of the wall, said the idea behind it was simple. “As a Muslim Canadian, I have been seeing a lot of negative reactions, social media posts after the Paris attacks,” Ahmedi said. “We thought we would counteract all that negativity with some positivity. We have this Wall of Solidarity to basically share positive thoughts and positive messages. So we are asking faculty and staff and students to share a thought and leave a positive note.” The Wall of Solidarity is a part of the university’s celebration of International Development Week, which runs until Friday (Feb. 5). This year’s theme is global citizenship and throughout the week there will be a number of events on and off campus. As part of the week’s events, the university hosted Stories of Migration at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre Tuesday. (For a related story, please see page 5.) According to the 2011 National
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Household Survey, 3.2 per cent of Canadians identified as Muslim. Although Ahmedi has not personally been the victim of Islamophobia, she knows of others who have and has heard concerns from students on campus. Ahmedi said that given Vancouver Island University has a large international student population, it is important to engage in sensitive conversations, adding that it is the school’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a safe learning environment. “As an education institution, we have to be having the difficult conversations in our community that nobody else is having,” she said. “I’m very proud to be working at VIU because we have been very vocal about First Nation issues and about
the local socio-economical issues that we have been having in the VIU community and the Nanaimo community.” Students Anna Jung and Amanda Newman were on their way to their global studies class when they spotted the Wall of Solidarity. They both said the wall ties into what they’re learning in class and that it was fun to see all the positive messages on the wall. Since the wall went on display Monday morning, the response has been overwhelming, according to Ahemdi. “It has been amazing,” she said. “Staff and students from all sorts of backgrounds and colours, and when we talk to them they absolutely agree that Islam is not about what people talk about.” reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com
men charged for december brawl at north-end restaurant Charges of aggravated assault have been laid against three adults following a brawl in December at a north Nanaimo restaurant. According to Nanaimo RCMP, the three suspects in the fight, which happened Dec. 6, include Jeremiah Taylor, 31, Sunjay Sharma, 25, and
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Free parking continues in downtown Nanaimo By Tamara Cunningham The News BulleTiN
Drivers will still find free weekend parking in downtown Nanaimo. City council agreed to continue a free evening and weekend parking promotion that a local merchant organization calls a massive success. The year-long pilot program started in December 2014. While drivers still had twohour time limits on street stalls in the Old City Quarter and downtown, they no longer had to plug meters with coins on Saturday. The move was aimed at helping to grow parking demand and attract people and business to the city’s core. It added to parking already free on Sundays, evenings and statutory holidays. The pilot program also included parking at no cost at the Bastion Street parkade on evenings and weekends. At an open meeting Monday, John Cooper, president of the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association, called the initiative a massive success and said the association could not be happier with the results. A membership survey of about 50 businesses showed half the respondents reported free parking on evenings and weekends has doWNtoWN parkiNg a positive impact on the street is free on their business on weekends, evenings and 55 per cent and statutory holidays. received unsolicBastion street parkade ited positive pubis also free on weeklic feedback on the ends and evenings. free parking. Cooper told the News Bulletin the association loves that the city will continue the free evening and weekend campaign. “It’s a great thing to promote to have people be able to go downtown and park free on evenings and weekends,” he said “We’d like it to be a permanent fix, not just a pilot project until the point when supply becomes a problem just like it is Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 p.m.” Rod Davidson, the city’s acting manager of bylaw, regulation and security, believes there is an increasing number of vehicles downtown. He also noted in a report that on-street revenue has remained relatively consistent at $20,000 to $22,000 a month. The program will continue as a promotion and the city plans to do car counts to get statistics about occupancy rates for the Bastion Street parkade and metered street stalls. The business improvement association plans to key up awareness of the free stalls this year, with stickers on meters to remind people it’s free on evenings and weekends, and possibly additional signage in the parkade.
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Real pay equity is long overdue Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s glib response on his Liberal cabinet’s equal gender representation is being put to the test with the passage of a motion to legislate pay equity between men and women in Canada. That motion, put forward on Opposition Day by Sheila Malcolmson, rookie MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, calls on the Liberal government to do everything in its power to tackle the wage gap between men and women in Canada. It passed with the support of the governing party, which agreed to recognize equal pay for equal work as a human right and strike a task force to develop a plan to legislate pay equity in the workplace. In Canada, women still make on average 23 per cent less than their male counterparts – less still if that woman is indigenous, a minority, or living with a disability. Canada ranks 30th out of 34 countries in the OECD when it comes to pay equity. Quite frankly, in a developed nation, which recognizes women’s right to participate actively in all levels of society, that’s unacceptable. The government’s acknowledgement of this is one step in the right direction to ending wage discrimination in the workplace and alleviating some of the issues of poverty women are facing in this country. How effective legislation to correct the problem in the private sector will be remains to be seen. But the federal government can show leadership by legislating pay equity for its own employees – it’s a bit surprising to learn it doesn’t already – with the hope that it creates a standard that will translate to corporations, industry and business across the country. We’re now four weeks more enlightened that we were in 2015, making it clear that no woman should be paid less than the male colleagues she works alongside.
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Urban drug ghettos aren’t working in B.C. Communities around B.C. are squat on provincial land next to struggling to cope with the conthe courthouse, after years of tinued influx of what politicians uncontrolled camping in Beacon call ‘homelessness,’ a term that Hill and other city parks. suggests the problem can be The city opened a shelter in solved merely by providing more a vacant Boys and Girls Club homes. gym, complete with new indoor Taxpaying citizens see the tents. By the time that was daily reality behind the soothing full, the courthouse camp was euphemisms – mainly transients bigger than ever, with some squatting in parks and ‘tent citoccupants describing how they ies’ blighted by drug came to town for the abuse and crime, and opportunity. One said B.C. homeless shelters that Vancouver Police gave VIEWS fill up as soon as they her a bus ticket to Tom Fletcher open. They worry that Victoria. Black Press the continued costly The latest plan by a supply of supports local agency that runs only invites more Victoria shelters is to arrivals, particularly convert an old, empty in the gentle climate seniors’ care home of southwestern B.C. into a 101-bed permaTheir worries are nent housing facility. well founded. In This would also be Abbotsford, a 40-bed ‘low-barrier,’ a euphetemporary weather shelter mism for allowing drug and alcomade from industrial camp trail- hol consumption in the rooms. ers opened in December with a The city has come up with $450,000 operating grant from around $1 million for this projB.C. Housing. It was full in 10 ect, in a residential area next days. Abbotsford Police Chief to a school, but it still needs Bob Rich told city council in millions more to renovate and January that his bike officers run it. This would presumably don’t recognize most of the shel- come from B.C. taxpayers via ter occupants from their patrols our social housing czar, deputy of local tent camps, the largest premier Rich Coleman. of which has been on a cityColeman pioneered this owned roadside site since 2013. “housing first” experiment in Victoria’s camping population 2007, buying up 13 century-old has gathered in an Occupy-style hotels in Vancouver’s notori-
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ous Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one. Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment. Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.” The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka. It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed. ◆ Tom Fletcher is columnist and legislature reporter for Black Press.
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Harewood school has historical value To the Editor,
Re: School will be demolished, Jan. 7. According to historicplaces. ca, Harewood School, built in 1914, is a very good example of a classical-period revival-style building and the only remaining school of this style in the Nanaimo area. This building, with its banks of symmetrical windows, its classical ornamentation and its overall austere appearance successfully suggests authority and regimentation, concepts that were contemporarily linked to good
Lengthy break much-needed To the Editor,
Re: Long spring break isn’t about learning outcomes, Letters, Jan. 26. So much chat in the newspaper every year about spring break for schools. Personally, I think both students and teachers need two weeks off at Easter; also adding it to the Easter weekend makes good sense. The loss (with two weeks) for hourly staff could surely be accommodated by reducing the incredibly long summer holiday by one week. It seems odd that all school boards in B.C. do not coincide with their policies, especially in this respect.
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education. Yet the school board has opened up the bidding for demolition of a building that has been standing for more than 100 years. What is wrong with our local representatives to want another strip mall or spec-house subdivision rather than putting this awesome structure to good use? I’m wondering if we can make this public by properly informing people in your newspaper to what is going to happen to this heritage building. It’s a story that needs to be heard.
Shaun Haüg Nanaimo
Re: Harper left low taxes, small government, Opinion, Jan. 7. This Conservative propaganda on vibrant economies and Harper steering us through the tough economic times of the 2008 recession is pure hogwash and garbage. Let’s look at the pudding and find the real truth. Canada and the U.S.A. are probably the most interconnected economies in the world with enormous trade. In 2008 President Obama was handed a country in virtual collapse, with the Dow Jones, banks, financial institutions, real estate, car companies, etc. all in a downward spiral. It was serious and tense. Obama’s problems were at least 100 times that of Conservative PM Harper and our dollars close to par. Eight years later, Obama, a liberal Democrat steered the U.S.A. through all of that and Harper left us with a 69-cent dollar. So how did the Conservative economic policies stack up against the Democratic policies to the south? Care to think about it and face the truth? Those are real facts and the real scoreboard for all the right wingers to compare as opposed to critiquing Alberta and Ottawa on financial books they have never seen and governments that have barely taken their seats yet.
R.G. Burnett Nanaimo
Bridge to Gabriola is a bridge too far bridge to Denman When you live Island from Buckley on an island in the Bay? How about Pacific, is it realinking Campbell sonable to expect River with Quadra the same services, Island? That’s only a prices and access quick kayak away. A to provincial and bridge from French national road netCreek to Lasqueti? works? The issues surThis week, the rounding B.C. Ferprovincial govries complicate the ernment said an matter, of course. It engineering report gets more expensive shows a bridge every year to island between Nanaimo hop or get to the and Gabriola Island mainland. And there is not financially are constant cuts feasible. According to the frequency of to the province, the sailings. bridge would cost While we continue $258 million to $520 to believe ferries, million, dependfor certain routes, ing on the chosen should be treated route. The province as extensions of the set aside $200,000 Trans Canada Highfor the feasibility way and get more study. federal government Petitions asking funding, the notion Gabriola residents that more and more about a bridge to service should be Vancouver provided Island were GUEST for less and presented less money COMMENT to the Legis absurd. islature in We live in 2014. One had 700 arguably the most signatures in favour, beautiful place in another 3,400 the country. There against. The approx- are costs associated imate population of with Island luxuries, Gabriola is 4,000. It trade-offs if you will. seems pretty clear Expecting to pay the vast majority of a similar price for Gabriolians do not food and gasoline want a fixed link to as people in, say, Nanaimo. We’d sugAbbotsford, is not gest these people logical. We need to get it. choose our battles Every year or so, and create better talk surfaces about strategies. Here are a possible fixed link two: we need to put between Victoria more pressure on and the Lower Main- the federal governland, island hopping ment to support the until it has to cross big hops between 20km of waters the Lower Mainland that are as much as and Vancouver 400 metres deep. Island; and we need For comparison to develop more purposes, it cost $1 locally grown food billion in mid-1990s operations. money to build the u 13km Confederation John Harding Bridge linking P.E.I. is editor of the to New Brunswick. Parksville-Qualicum What’s next, a Beach News. BY JOHN HARDING
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Re: Harper left low taxes, small government, Opinion, Jan. 7. Tom Fletcher is my favourite columnist for the Bulletin. He is succinct, pragmatic, knowledgeable and insightful. A most welcome change from David Suzuki and the rest of the left-wing ideologues that regularly contribute to your paper. As for Stephen Harper, he will be sorely missed. As an economist, an academic, and well versed on international affairs, he will be remembered as a good, if not great, leader. He steered us through an international economic crisis skillfully, and Canada, as a result, was the envy of the world. He took a stand that he believed in, when it was not politically correct to do so, by supporting the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel. He committed humanitarian aid, training, and CF-18s as our contribution to fighting the scourge of ISIL and supporting our allies. Harper made Canada relevant and respected in the world. Congratulations Canada. You have voted for Tinker Bell for prime minister. The idea of Trudeau attending an economic summit is laughable if not so sad. Likewise on international affairs. It is time to give Stephen Harper his due. Linda Keays Nanaimo
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Re: Harper left low taxes, small government, Opinion, Jan. 7. Tom Fletcher’s article is honest and revealing. The media has indeed been biased toward the Liberals. It is interesting how after just a few days in office, the media was already reporting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was doing a great job. How could anyone tell? Harper’s government was responsible for Bill C-377 to compel unions to make detailed reports on their operations and financial commitments. Yet Trudeau supports the union bosses, not the union workers. Harper’s government passed the First Nations Financial Transparency Act that calls for accountability among First Nations leaders and resulted in revelations of a number of leaders who were abusing their authority at the expense of their people. Yet again, Trudeau suspended the sanctions for leaders who fail to comply. Canadians should show some respect for our previous prime minister. You may not agree with all his decisions, but he was our leader for at least a decade. I know there are a lot of anti-Harper sentiments out there, so the columnist has my applause for writing this article.
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NDP scores byelection victories NDP candidates won both Metro Vancouver ridings up for grabs in twin byelections Tuesday. Melanie Mark, who is part Nisga’a and Gitxsan, easily won Vancouver-Mount Pleasant with 61 per cent of the vote, becoming the first First Nations woman elected to the B.C. legislature. It was closer in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, where the NDP’s Jodie Wickens won with 46 per cent to 38 per cent for BC Liberal challenger Joan Isaacs. Isaacs had hoped to keep the Coquitlam riding in B.C. Liberal hands after former MLA Doug Horne stepped down to make an unsuccessful run for the federal Conservatives. SFU political marketing expert Lindsey Meredith noted it’s not unusual for the governing party to lose by-elections, where turnout was once again low. Fewer than 8,000 of the 38,000 eligible voters in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain cast ballot. For an expanded version of this article, please visit www. bclocalnews.com/ news.
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Dogs and advanced DNA testing are emerging as new tools to detect invasive species and keep them from becoming entrenched in B.C. The new tactics were described by experts Tuesday at a conference of the Invasive Species Council of B.C. in Richmond. Trained sniffer dogs have proven much more effective than human teams, particularly at night, in detecting tiny invasive zebra mussels that can cling to boats and then infest new lakes, according to Cindy Sawchuk, who heads Alberta’s Conservation K9 program that helps inspect water craft arriving in that province from the east and south. Most of the 11 musselinfested boats intercepted last summer entering Alberta from other jurisdictions were ultimately destined for B.C. lakes. Sawchuk’s superiors had dismissed her proposal for dogs as useful only for public relations, so she designed a trial in 2014 to test them. “The dogs were 100 per cent accurate in detecting the mussel-fouled boats and our humans came in at 75 per cent,” Sawchuk said. “The dogs were also much quicker at detecting it. They averaged 2.3 minutes. And that included their play time for their reward.” Speedier inspections also mean less resistance from boat owners, some of whom
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Zebra mussels can cling to boats and infest new lakes. Dogs have been more accurate in detecting mussel-fouled boats than their human counterparts.
had told Sawchuk they’d taken to entering the province in the dead of night to avoid inconvenience. The three highly trained dogs – Hilo, Seuss and Diesel – cost $25,000 each but Sawchuk says they’re cheap compared to an estimated $75 million a year Alberta estimates it would spend clearing clogged pipes, canals and water intakes if the mussels arrive. Delegates also heard from Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientist Davon Callander who is using DNA testing of water samples in the B.C. Interior to quickly determine if a given lake has a particular invasive fish species. Gail Wallin, executive director of the Invasive Species Council of B.C., says the best prevention rests in better choices by people, whose decisions in the past ushered in many of the species now disrupting ecosystems in B.C. Japanese knotweed – which is nearly impossible to eradicate and can punch through
concrete – was first introduced as a garden plant. So was giant hog weed, another invasive landscaping plant but one that poses such a serious human health risk that WorkSafeBC has rules for dealing with it. “It’s a great big tall 10 to 15 foot plant that’s got a hollow stock and it’s got a sap inside that causes your skin to be photosensitive, so when you get sun on it you get a second degree burn,” Wallin said. Flowering rush is a new invasive plant that has been detected in three areas in B.C., including Whistler and areas of the Fraser Valley, triggering an emergency response by the province to contain it. The plant grows underwater in lakes and is difficult to remove because the tiniest portion of the root left behind regenerates. B.C.’s costs of dealing with invasive plants alone is estimated to hit $139 million a year by 2020, twice as much as in 2008.
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ductions aren’t on Nanaimo soil the community is still benefitting. Kaese said hundreds of people from Nanaimo went to the ttracting filmmakers to Nanaimo Cowichan Valley and Victoria to be extras. isn’t glamorous. The Disney movie Pup Starz was filmed It takes a lot of legwork and in Duncan. It attracted individuals from patience. A key aspect of attract- Nanaimo who went and brought their ing ing television series and film producers to dogs to participate in the show. the area is taking a regional view instead She said one of the barriers is people of an insulated community view, said Joan don’t recognize the Nanaimo actors Miller, film commissioner for InFilm. appearing on screen. It’s not the same as “They don’t see boundseeing the actors on stage aries. They see the assets while attending a play. they can use,” said Miller. Hollywood has been “They don’t just want to getting more involved in know what’s in one comToday, Tuesday (Feb. 9) television, web series and munity. They want to and Thursday (Feb. 11) short films over the last know where all the loca- we publish a series of few years, said Kaese. Festitions are to fit their need.” articles on Nanaimo’s film vals such as the Vancouver F o r f i l m s s u c h a s scene, leading up to the Island Short Film Festival Godzilla, filmed in 2013, Vancouver Island Short Film and the Whistler Film Festhe production company Festival. Today we talk about tival have been selling out. needed train tracks Hollywood productions in These forces are combining and Vancouver’s were the region and the city’s to create “synergy,” said too busy. Nanaimo independent film landscape. Kaese. wouldn’t have “We are experiencing a secured the producbumper year,” said Kaese. tion company’s interest unless there “We haven’t seen a year like this since were other key locations, said Miller. 2006 or 2007. It is definitely Hollywood InFilm scouted for other locations and north with bells on. Film, I feel, in the scenes were shot on View and Seventh community, is finally here and recognized Streets, Douglas Avenue and Victoria as an art form.” Crescent near the Cambie. She said Hollywood is changing and it is Other locations included Ladysmith and having a dramatic impact on the industry. Shawnigan Lake. Miller agrees, saying distribution is In 2006 the City of Nanaimo ended its changing the landscape with companies support of the Nanaimo Film Commis- like Netflix buying material and creating sion. From 2009 to 2013 InFilm pro- it. vided services for productions wantKaese said over the next 10 to 15 years ing to scout Nanaimo locations after China is going to be a big player, creating the Nanaimo film office closed. movies for its home audience. In 2013, the Nanaimo Economic One of the barriers Nanaimo needs to Development Corporation and overcome is skilled crew. Crew is about InFilm signed a funding agreement. 60 per cent of the budget, said Miller, addOver the last three years the NEDC ing finding experienced crew, feeding and has funded InFilm about $20,000 a housing them is costly. year; previously Nanaimo paid $80,000 “The time is right for us to look at trying for its local film office. to train a crew,” said Miller. According to InFilm, since 2009 the orgaShe said there is training available but nization has helped 34 productions find production companies don’t want to take locations in the region, bringing in more the time to train crew. InFilm is in talks than $4.45 million in economic benefits. with a production company “looking to “It’s an exciting time for our industry,” come to the table and film a slate of prosaid Miller. ductions” and work with crew over the Jacqui Kaese, an actress and owner of next two to three years, she said. Spotlight Academy, said even though proarts@nanaimobulletin.com THE NEWS BULLETIN
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ABOVE: Jacqui Kaese, of Spotlight Academy, says the film industry on Vancouver Island is growing. TOP: crew set up for the Godzilla film in Nanaimo in 2013. Photo courtesy of InFilm. BOTTOM: Crew Members use a boat to film The Twilight Sage: Eclipse scenes. Photo courtesy of Maggie Laird.
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Dancers from across Vancouver Island are hitting the Nanaimo Port Theatre’s stage during Dance Odyssey. The event, presented by Dancestreams Youth Dance Company, showcases the talents of more than 200 young dancers from 16 studios, hailing from Victoria to Port McNeill. “Everybody sends the best from their studio. It’s completely non-competitive. Everyone is there to support each other,” said Pattie MacKenzie, artistic director of Dancestreams. The youngest dancers are about 10 years old and the oldest are 20. “It’s an exciting program and we are very excited about this. There is something for everybody,” said MacKenzie. Audience members can enjoy a variety of dance styles including classical ballet, lyri-
Chloe Dugas shows her flexibility while dancing. She is one of the performers in Dancestreams Dance Odyssey showing at the Port Theatre Saturday (Feb. 6). DAVID LOWES PHOTO
cal jazz and modern and contemporary. “This show is a powerhouse of energy and enthusiasm,” said MacKenzie, in a press release. The show opens with a piece created by Heather Myers, The Vanished Ones. “She’s an amazing dancer and choreographer and we are thrilled she is going to dance for us,” said MacKenzie. Myers has worked as a choreographer for theatres and institutions in the Netherlands, Springboard Danse Montreal, Ballet Kelowna and Citie Ballet of Edmonton. She has experience in a wide range of dance styles from classical to experimental. Her piece is a contemporary number that requires the dancers to use very fluid movements with their bodies, said MacKenzie, adding it is a technically challenging piece. Dancestreams has worked with youth for more than three decades. The dancers gather once per week for a six hour rehearsal. MacKenzie said some of the dancers, such as one from Port McNeill, travel for hours to the mid Island to come
train with the dance company. This year’s event includes dancers from Nanaimo’s Vibrant Dance, Tempo Dance Academy and Kirkwood Academy of Performing Arts. Dancestreams’ Dance Odyssey will be presented Saturday (Feb. 6), 7:30 p.m. at the Nanaimo Port Theatre. Tickets are $22 or $17 for a group of 10 or more. For tickets please call 250754-8550 or go to www.port theatre.com. In addition to the performance, Dancestreams is also hosting a master class with Victoria choreographer Constance Cooke. Cooke has taught in dance schools across Canada. She has won numerous awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, B.C. Arts Council and other foundations. The classes begin at 11 a.m. at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and are for ages 10 and up. There are three levels of classes offered. The classes are $20 and pre-registration is required by e-mailing dance streams@shaw.ca or www. dancestreams.ca. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
Arts council seeks entries for Festival of Banners program The Nanaimo Art Gallery is seeking artists of all ages and skill levels to participate in this year’s Festival of Banners.
This year’s theme is What a Wonderful World. People interested in participating in the program are asked
to create an original design based on the theme and submit their entry form to guest services at Nanaimo North Town Centre during mall hours, or the Nanaimo Arts Council Creative Space, located at 4 Commercial St., open Thursday to Saturday noon to 4 p.m. After Feb. 16, people interested in participating can also drop off the entry at the
banner painting site in North Town Centre. Entr y forms are available from the guest services office or arts council. This year only 200 entries will be chosen. This is the first year the Nanaimo Arts Council has run the Festival of Banners program, taking over from the Nanaimo Art Gallery. “Nanaimo Art Gal-
lery is delighted to hand Festival of Banners over to such a committed and enthusiastic partners,” said Julie Bevan, executive director of the Nanaimo Art Gallery, in a press release. “We know the festival will continue to thrive and grow because of the community’s strong support.” For more information please call 250729-3947.
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inspiration for his grandson, Dale Bent, to create the series topic, the Great Trek of the North West Mounted Police in 1874. He’ll re-tell the tale of his grandfather’s trek across Canada with the police and how this led to the creation of today’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Bent is a retired business professor and member of ElderCollege.
Bent is joined in the discussion by Penelope Bent, a retired lawyer who teaches genealogy courses for ElderCollege. The event is being held in the university’s faculty of management building 250, room 125, from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is $10 at the door. For more information, please call 1-866-734-6252. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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Vancouver Island University’s ElderCollege Speaker Series continues Feb. 13 with a discussion about the North West Mounted Police’s trek to western Canada. The event helped cement Canada as a nation, according the the press release. Fred Bagley was the youngest recruit on the journey. His diary and other possessions were the
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Nanaimo’s independent film community is emerging from an underground artistic endeavour into a celebrated mainstream art form in the community. “It is definitely a growing community … something more celebrated in town,” said John Gardiner, a founder of the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival and Vancouver Island University videographer and photographer. Films getting pushed into the public eye is in part due to the independent filmmaker community banding together and creating more opportunities and connections, he said. “I think that is in part to the film festival shining a light on the scene,” said Gardiner. “It’s got people excited to make these.” Last year, the film festival had record attendance with 800 people, said Gardiner, adding the most people attending the festival before was 600. The festival’s reach is also growing. The majority of the films being submitted in the past were from Nanaimo and Vancouver Island but now filmmakers are submitting from across Canada and internationally. This year, the festival received entries from Malaysia, Los Angeles and the Czech Republic. The number of submissions by Nanaimo filmmakers varies with 13 submitted in 2015 and 18 in 2016. Zachary Tannar, a filmmaker and member of the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival, said the film community has been growing strongly over the past three years. It started emerging when the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival was created 11 years ago. “People are working with each other and it’s a tight community, not a huge community, but definitely a growing community,” said Gardiner. Barriers are also diminishing. “I think a lot of the barriers have been lifted and now people just need the confidence to go and do it,” said Gardiner. “If you really try you can make an entire feature film in Nanaimo, where before people thought it was insurmountable.” With the formation of the Hub City Cinema Society, filmmakers now have access to studio space and equipment. The society’s membership has grown from five members to more than 50 over the past three years. Three years ago less than 10 independent films were made a year, said Tannar, and now there are about 20 and a feature film is being produced called Beyond Control. Attendance at the Hub City Cinema Showcases has also been increasing, said Tannar. In May 2013, 52 people attended, June 2014, 70, and in April 2015, 90. While some filmmaking challenges are being diminished others remain the same. “In the past, the biggest challenge was access to programs and equipment to make films, but
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Bobs and Lolo, consisting of Robyn Hardy, left, and Lorraine Pond, were nominated for a Juno award in the Children’s Album of the Year category for their album Dirty Feet. David Gogo also received a nomination for his latest album Vicksburg Call for Blues Album of the Year and Diana Krall is up for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her album Wallflower.
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Three performers with Nanaimo roots got a nomination nod for the 45th Annual Juno Awards. David Gogo’s latest album Vicksburg Call was nominated for Blues Album of the Year. Bobs and LoLo consisting of Robyn Hardy and Lorraine Pond, were nominated for Children’s Album of the Year for their album Dirty Feet. And Diana Krall was nominated for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her latest album Wallflower. “I’m really proud of the album and I really had my fingers crossed,” said Gogo, about his nomination. “It wasn’t the usual suspects this year.” Gogo said he put more work into the pre-production of this album, such as creating the
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demos for the band members. “It was more of a collaborative effort than in the past. I was really pleased with it,” he said. “I’m just excited. This kind of gives it a little bit of a rebirth.” Vicksburg Call has been getting a lot of airtime on independent and commercial radio stations across the country, said Gogo. He is currently arranging to have a performance with his band in Nanaimo at the end of April so he can “play for the home crowd.” He performs a solo acoustic show at the Dinghy Dock Pub on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Pond said it’s the fourth time the singer-songwriters have been nominated for a Juno, but they haven’t taken an award home yet. “We’re obviously ver y excited. It’s amazing, really rewarding to get recognition from the industry,” said Pond. Dirty Feet was Bobs and LoLo’s first full original album. The group’s previous work was a combination of covers and original songs. Inspiration for the album came from both performers’ experiences with motherhood. Dirty Feet is “nostalgic,” Pond said, and looks at all the activities the two performers enjoyed as kids such as lying in the grass in the sun or spinning in circles. “It’s just kind of celebrating those simple joys in life,” said Pond. Bobs and LoLo is coming to Nanaimo to perform March 19 during the Pregnancy to Pre-K Expo being held at the Beban Park social centre March 19-20. arts@nanaimobulletin.com
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ART SILVA PART II: Booming Grounds at the Nanaimo Art Gallery runs until Feb 13. ON SITE ART Interchange at Nanaimo North Library every Tuesday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. until March 29. Artists invited to bring painting supplies and work on art. LOVE IS THE SEVENTH Sense exhibit at Gabriola’s Hive Emporium Feb. 11 to March 12. Free opening reception, A Piece of Your Heart Feb. 7, 6-8:30 p.m.
BALLETS JAZZ de Montréal: Kosmos, Rouge, Closer Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the Port Theatre. Tickets $60, $54 members and $25 students. Call 250-7548550 or go to www. porttheatre.com.
MUSIC JIM BYRNES performs with special guest Babe Gurr Feb 6 at the Queens. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets $26 in advance from the Queens and Cranky Dog or $30 at the door.
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TIDESMEN CHORUS and the Wiltshire Education Society hosts a benefit concert for refugees with The Big Mess. The event is Feb. 7, 2 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre. Tickets $20, available from the society, Arbutus Music and the Quilted Duck. Children under 16 will be admitted free.
DANCESTREAMS Youth Dance Company presents Dance Odyssey Feb. 6 at the Port Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets $22 or $17 for groups of 10 or more. Call 250-754-8550 or go to www.porttheatre. com.
ON THE DOCK with Roberts Hall, Monique Hendricks and Raymond Knight at the Dinghy Dock Pub Feb. 10. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $20, including ferry ride, available at the pub or www.ticketzone.com.
COMEDY OLD CITY LAUGH Lounge features Ed Hill, Peter Hudson and guests, Feb. 12 at the Old City Station Pub. Two showtimes 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets $10 per show available at the pub.
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LIVE AT LONGWOOD featuring Mark Crissiner and guests Feb. 11 at the Longwood Brew Pub at 8 p.m. MUSIC AND POETRY presented by the Vancouver Island Symphony Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Port Theatre. Features guest artist Shane Koyczan. Tickets range in price from $38-$67.50. $18 students. Call 250754-8550 or go to www.porttheatre.com. VICTOR ANTHONY TRIO performs at the Gabriola Community Hall Feb. 13. Doors open 7 p.m. Dance lessons 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance from North Road Market or $23 at the door.
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BLUE MOON MARQUEE band performs at Gabriola’s Hive Emporium Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 at the Hive.
THEATRE LUNAR NEW YEAR Gala - Mulan Percussion Musical is Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. at the Port Theatre. Tickets range in price from $28 to $48. Call 250-7548550. SHREK THE MUSICAL presented by Nanaimo District Secondary School at the Port Theatre Feb. 17-18. Showtime 7 p.m. Tickets $15. For information, please call 250-7548550.
EVENTS CHARACTERS, CON MEN and Celebrities runs at the Nanaimo Museum until May 7. JESSICA LOWRY talksabout her family’s connection to forestry as part of Silva Part II: Booming Grounds Exhibit. Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. Admission by donation. SONGWRITERS CIRCLE meets Feb. 4, 7-10 p.m. at Oak Tree Manor. ROBERT GUEST storytelling at the Nanaimo Art Gallery as part of Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Silva Part II: Booming Grounds Exhibit. Feb. 6, 2-4 p.m. Admission by donation.
BLACK HISTORY Month Grand Opening Ceremony, presented by the Nanaimo African Heritage Society, at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library Feb. 12, 2-4 p.m. Features acoustic guitarist Daniel Gerrard. Admission is by donation.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND Short Film Festival is Feb. 12-13 at Malaspina Theatre. Feb. 12 7 p.m. and Feb. 13 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. showings. Tickets $15 or $12 students. Call 250-754-8550.
FINALE DINNER DANCE Gala presented by the Nanaimo African Heritage Society at Bowen Park Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets $40 or $20 for children under 13 available at Arbutus Music, Fascinating Rhythm or call 250754-8550.
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Architects, contractors, designers and owners have been recognized. Last week, the City of Nanaimo hosted the 2016 Design Awards at Beban Park social centre. The awards recognize significant design contributions to development in the city. Among the buildings to be recognized for design was Island Optimal Health and Performance at 1881 Dufferin Cres., which won in the Commercial Renovation category. Completed in 2014, the $1.6-million building, which is home to Island Optimal Health and Performance and Moksha Yoga, was designed by Jackson Low and the work was carried out by Windley Contracting Ltd. The two-storey structure features prominent glass windows, treated wooden siding, metal sidings, exposed concrete and has a multi-purpose exercise room, treatment rooms, meeting rooms and a yoga studio. The design of the building allows rainwater from the roof to drain into landscaped bioswales and rain gardens that surround the property. Dr. Kristen Butler, owner of the building, and the two businesses operating inside
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Kevin Winiski, project manager for Windley Contracting ltd., and Dr. Kristen Butler, owner and operator of Island Optimal health and performance and Moksha Yoga, hold their 2016 Design awards out front of Beban park social centre on Jan. 28.
it, said the building’s exterior and interior were designed to reflect positivity, openness and nature. Kevin Winiski, project manager for Windley Contracting Ltd., said the design posed challenges initially. “Structurally it was a bit of a challenge because of the design – nothing stacks on top of each other,” he said. “There were a lot of elements in there that added some complexity to the actual build of it.” Other design award winners were Delinea Design Consultants Ltd., which won awards in the Commercial Develop-
ment and Industrial Development categories, while architect Paul Hammond won awards in the Commerical Renovation, Public Institution Development and Public Institution Renovation categories. David Leahy, owner of Milton Manor on 371 Milton St., won in the Old City Multi-Family Renovation category. Additional winners include Hazelwood Construction Services Inc., Island West Coast Developments, Lochaven Holdings Ltd., Century Group Inc. and Vancouver Island Regional Library.
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Business awards see longest-ever nomination list Nominations for the Nanaimo Chamber of C o m m e rc e B u s i n e s s Achievement Awards find nearly 90 businesses on a list for consideration – the largest nomination field ever. The business commu-
nity still has until Monday (Feb. 8) to nominate candidates in the 2016 competition. There are 18 categories open for nominations ranging from manufacturing and technology to retail, restaurants, youth
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tion, let us know through a nomination,” said Kim Smythe, chamber of commerce CEO. “We welcome any business in the region to nominate themselves or their colleagues, their employers, and their employees.”
Nominations are open to all businesses in the Greater Nanaimo area. Winners will be announced at an awards show March 4 at the Port Theatre. Tickets are $39 at the Port Theatre ticket centre.
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City seeking website input The City of Nanaimo is looking to replace its current website, which was launched in 2008. Public feedback gathered during the early development stages of the site showed people wanted to find information more easily, make the site easier to understand and have better compatibility with mobile devices, such as smartphones. For the second development phase, the city is asking people to join a small focus group Feb. 16 to help guide the look and feel of the website. Participants can also help with information placement on the site to make sure information being sought is placed where most people would expect to find it. The online exercise the city is asking residents to complete is called a card sort and helps evaluate how information is organized and labelled on a website. To participate in the Nanaimo website card sort exercise, please visit http://www. nanaimo.ca/Newsroom/ and follow the links.
Sailings added for Family Day Extra sailings from Nanaimo to the mainland will be added for the upcoming longweekend. B.C. Ferries has announced that there will be additional sailing times on Family Day (Feb. 8) in order to accommodate the heavy traffic that is anticipated. There will be a 7 p.m. sailing from Departure Bay and a 9 p.m. sailing from Horseshoe Bay. B.C. Ferries is expecting heavy traffic throughout the long weekend and is encouraging travellers to make advanced reservations. For more information, please visit www. bcferries.com or call 250-383-3421.
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and a demonstrated desire to make a positive difference in the world. Students must apply to the Gustavson School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce Program before Feb. 28 to be eligible. The scholarship was established in 2008 by Black Press owner David Black to give students from across the province
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access to a business education. Black chose the Gustavson School of Business because of the innovative program format. Students spend their last two years of their degree fully immersed in the business school where they can specialize in entrepreneurship, ser vice management, inter-
national business or management where they customize a program that suits their interests. Every student takes at least two paid co-operative work terms and has the opportunity to participate in an international exchange. For more information, please visit www.gustavson.uvic. ca/blackpress.
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Sam Blackstaffe, carpenter, and Heather Prencipe, marketing director of Pleasant Hill Homes, show some of the progress being made on rebuilding a community bookcase that was heavily damaged by a suspicious fire at the corner of Campbell and Pine streets Jan. 20.
very familiar with the library,” said Heather Prencipe, of Pheasant Hill. “Our clients saw this happen, which is right close to their house and asked, would you be willing to rebuild the library?” The company is donating all labour and materials to rebuild the cabinet, which is nearing completion. O n We d n e s d a y, carpenter Sam Blackstaffe took measurements to have leaded glass panes made for the bookcase’s doors. Cheeky Monkey Glassworks is also
donating labour and materials to recreate the glass door panes. The goal is to combine salvaged materials with new ones to replicate the original cabinet as closely as possible. “We’re not trying to make something new and fancy, because that cabinet did have history with [Cheryl’s] family,” Prencipe said. The Wards and Sacht now plan to add a smaller children’s bookcase to the site as well. “It was a huge surprise,” Harry said.
Other types of fraud are less obvious. Fraud like this includes exaggerating the extent of an injury, misrepresenting a previous medical condition or slanting the situation when reporting a claim. It’s not unheard of for people to embellish their claim by including vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, or to claim they can’t work when they’re actually back on the job. These tactics may not make the news, but the costs add up and come out of all of our pockets – we all end up paying for those who cheat the system.
Fraudulent claims take a toll on B.C. drivers
While most B.C. drivers are honest when it comes to making insurance claims, there are a few that are hurting things for the rest of us in the province. Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per cent of all insurance claims contain an element of fraud or exaggeration. Applying those estimates here means fraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or more than $100 annually on every auto insurance policy. Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapes and sizes.
ICBC combats fraud with their Special Investigation Unit, which last year looked at more than 5,000 claims les. This includes a cyber unit that employs information publicly available on the internet and social media to investigate suspected fraudulent claims. They’re in the process of increasing their focus on investigations, including training and analytics technology that ags patterns and predictors of fraud. By stepping up efforts to reduce fraudulent and exaggerated claims, along with managing injury claims costs, ICBC is working to take pressure off rising insurance rates. Fraud. It cheats us all.
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Local companies have stepped up to write a new chapter in an ongoing story of a community bookcase heavily damaged by a suspicious fire. Cheryl Ward, her husband Harry, and s i s t e r C a ro l y n n e Sacht, who created a popular community bookcase at the corner of Pine and Campbell streets, only to see it burned by a suspicious fire Jan. 20, thought they might wait a while before replacing it – if ever. They found out how much the bookcase meant to the neighbourhood, though, when they came home last week to find a truck blocking their driveway, people cleaning up the mess left by the fire and loading the cabinet’s charred remains into a truck. “Just the night before we talked about what we were going to do and talked about rebuilding the whole unit,” Harry Ward said. Staff from Pheasant Hill Homes, who had been working on a heritage home nearby, were the people picking up the cabinet. “We were around this neighbourhood constantly and were
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Dream to be fulfilled Thanks to the Help Fill A Dream Foundation, Katie Schilling will travel to Los Angeles on Saturday (Feb. 6) to watch a taping of the television show The Mindy Project. She suffers from Friedreich’s ataxia, which affects her nervous system and muscle control. Schilling said she is a huge fan of Mindy Kaling, the star of the show.
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Business Works Youth, a new training program for young entrepreneurs in the Nanaimo area aged 15 to 29, provides free training by successful business owners to help participants start their own firm within three months. “We provide a clear road map,” said program coordinator Charlayne Jones, who brings more than a decade of self-employment experience to Business Works Youth, including several years of training young people in the central Island. “We provide business planning tools and training to help everyone rise to the challenge ahead.” Participants don’t even have to quit existing jobs to sign up for the program, which offers flexible hours and online coaching, training and mentoring. “You can start from your kitchen table right now,” Jones said. “You can experiment, run a prototype project, and work
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Wednesday HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets Feb. 10, 7 p.m., Brechin United Church. www. nanaimohort.org.
Thursday NANAIMO RHODODENDRON Society meets Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., at Beban Park social centre. Guest speaker: John Deniseger. Visit http://nanaimorhodos. ca.
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Haven help Bobbie Warners, president of the Kiwanis Club of Nanaimo Sunrisers, left, presents $1,000 to Anne Taylor, executive director of Haven Society. Haven Transition House provides emergency shelter and support for women and their children who have experienced violence and are seeking safety while exploring their options.
Custom contribution Byron gallant, left, and Steve Strenja, of B. gallant Homes, donate $900 to the Salvation Army, represented by Dawne Anderson. The custom home building and renovations company hosted a gingerbread home cookie decorating event at the annual Santa’s Workshop in downtown Nanaimo in December. Those who donated to the Salvation Army were provided locally made gingerbread and icing, and candy to make their own delicious custom home.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY – The Re-store is in need of a volunteer cashier. Four hour shifts available from Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Responsible to perform cash, credit and debit card transactions. Previous cash handling experience would be an asset. Please contact Traci Higgins at 250758-8078 or e-mail restoremanager@ habitatmvi.org CRIMSON COAST DANCE SOCIETY – Crimson Coast Dance Society is looking for volunteers to be a part of its special events committee, which assists the
society with organizing planning of two annual fundraising events, the Wee Tipple Party and Mad Hatter Tea Party. Please contact Aarame Robillard at 250-7163230 or e-mail dance@ crimsoncoast.org CANUCKS AUTISM NETWORK – Volunteers for taekwondo and Physical Literacy TryIt Day needed. This special event is on Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to noon, at 205 Howard Ave. No experience required. Volunteers will work closely alongside support worker staff to ensure each child is actively engaged and able to participate on their own terms. Please e-mail Harold Cecchetti at volunteer@ canucksautism.ca L’ASSOCIATION DES FRANCOPHONES DE NANAIMO – Volunteers are needed for the annual Maple Sugar Festival. Various duties including set up, greet
participants over the course of the weekend, maintenance, or tear down. Event is being held Feb. 24-28. Four-hour shifts are available from Thursday through Sunday. Please contact Julie Lajoie at 250-7292776 or e-mail julie@ francophonenanaimo. org KIDS HELP PHONE – Organizing committee members needed to support the Walk So Kids Can Talk event in Nanaimo. This committee will work from FebruaryJune 2016. Basic requirements are leadership skills and organizational skills. Fundraising experience an asset. Please contact Katelyn Jmaeff at 778-379-5437 or e-mail Katelyn.jmaeff@ kidshelpphone.ca NANAIMO ARTS COUNCIL – Membership assistant needed for an ongoing
position with the arts council for processing of memberships, and ensuring that membership lists and statistics are current and available. You should be comfortable on the telephone, and have some proficiency in Word, Excel and databases. Please contact Sarah Schmidt at 250-729-3947 or e-mail admin@ nanaimoartscouncil.ca ERGONDRAGONS BOATING AND FITNESS CLUB – Treasurer is needed immediately until annual general meeting in late February. Duties include ensuring financial records are kept in manner to comply with society act, give reports to board, act as signing officer, deal with day-to-day financial reports. Please contact Maureen Neuman at 250-729-8683 or e-mail red-dazzle@shaw.ca.
NANAIMO BUDDHIST Group meets Saturdays 10-11:30 a.m. 587 Seventh St., Nanaimo. 250-7562127 or e-mail susanjwilson@shaw.ca. SONS OF Norway Lodge meets first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Bowen Park Activity Room 1. Call 250-7562406 or 250-7511435. AgLOW LIgHTHOUSE Nanaimo meets on the third Saturday of each month at Nanaimo Four Gospel Assemby, 4900 Hammond Bay Rd. at 9:30 a.m. 250754-6568 for details. NANAIMO NEWCOMERS Club, a women’s group for new Nanaimo residents, meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 4235 Departure Bay Rd. NANAIMO KIWANIS Club is looking for people interested in getting involved in the community. Phone 250-7542675 for details. NANAIMO BOAT Modellers meet every Sunday at the north dock of Inn on Long Lake from 9-10 a.m. with radio controlled sail and power boats. 250-753-2594 or visit www.nanaimoboatmodellers.com for details. NANAIMO LIONS meets first and third Monday, 6:30 p.m., at Kiwanis Village, 1233 Kiwanis Cres. Open to men and women. Call Larrie Taylor at 250-954-3814 for more information.
HARBOUR CITY Senior Quilters meet Tuesdays from noon to 3 p.m. at Bowen Park. No experience necessary, all supplies provided. Call 250-756-9149. THURSDAY NIgHT cribbage at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256 on East Wellington. Starts at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. NANAIMO WIDOWS Support Group meets Wednesdays. All widows welcome. 250722-3353 for time and location. NO-AUDITION FUN singing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Details at 250-729-6135. NANAIMO STROKE Recovery Group meets every Friday at Bowen Park Social Centre at 10:45 a.m. Bring a bag lunch. Contact 250-753-5328. CANCER SUPPORT group for women meets first Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., at Origin retirement home and first Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m., at Canadian Cancer Society office. Call 250-751-1956 or 250740-1459. MID-ISLAND vINTAgE Tractor Club meets first Wednesday at the red barn at Beban Park at 7 p.m. NANAIMO FAMILY Life Association offers counselling services and life skills for healthy relationships workshops. Call 250754-3331. vANISLE FIDDLERS is a weekly gathering that welcomes fiddlers and all acoustic musicians. Every Thursday at Scout Hut. Groups run at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Call 250-591-3913. SUICIDE BEREAvEMENT Support Group. Monthly adult meeting for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets first Wednesday of every month. Call 250-7532495. SEx AND/OR Love Addicts Anonymous. There is help with a closed 12-step program, confidentiality assured. Call 1-888357-8104 for details. WHIMSICAL SCRIBES, a writer’s group reborn, meets every second and fourth Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome to listen or share work. For information, please call 250-585-3348.
Nanaimo News Bulletin 23 MS SOCIETY self-help group meets Nanaimo Aquatic Centre alternating months at 11:30 a.m. Call 250722-2214 for information. NANAIMO MENTAL Health and Addictions Advisory Council meets the third Monday of every month at 528 Wentworth St. from 10 a.m. to noon. Anybody with an interest in mental health and addictions is welcome to attend. No meetings July and August. gREEN DRINKS, a group interested in sustainability and the environment, meets fourth Wednesday of every month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Vault coffee bar. Google Green Drinks Nanaimo for more details. Open to the public. CLOggINg CLASSES take place at Cedar Community Secondary School every Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For details contact 250-722-2953. ASTRONOMY SOCIETY meets fourth Thursday monthly at 7 p.m. at Beban Park social centre. Public welcome. Visit www.nanaimoastronomy.com. Educational services available for schools and businesses. HEART OF the Island Chorus meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Lantzville legion. 1-866-923-8119 for details. NANAIMO ELKS No. 26 meets third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd. 250-741-8308 for details. ALzHEIMER’S AND Dementia Caregivers’ support group meets the second Thursday and third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Alzheimer Resource Centre, 200-1585 Bowen Rd. Call 250734-4170. MID ISLAND Métis Nation monthly meeting is held the last Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at 83 Victoria Cres. 250740-0223 for details. CAMERATA SINgERS welcome new members who have ability to read music and some singing experience. 250-758-0263. BOWEN PARK Tennis Club plays doubles tennis under the lights Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 pm. Lower courts, Bowen Park. All skill levels. For more information, please phone 250758-6841.
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I was 14 years old at a dance and in you walked with a girl on your arm. All I heard was “Chix is here”. You were a fashion plate even then with your hair shaved short, your suit jacket, jeans at half mast and your Doc Martin boots. I think I loved you from that day. You got your nickname Chix because you looked like the freckled face kid off the bubble gum wrappers. Our paths crossed again a couple of times but we could not connect and then we had our first real date on Nov 1st 1973 and the rest is history. We married March 29th 1974 and Zak was born March 29th 1975. We moved our little family to Canada in June 1979 and never looked back. We travelled often, to many places in the world but our happy place was Hawaii; we always felt at home there. We have planned that it will be our finally resting place when we are reunited. Zak and our daughter-in-law Sam gave us our most precious gift when Jaden was born in 2009. He is such a blessing and we took him on a Disney Cruise; just the three of us, and we had so much fun. Jaden is only 6 so we need to keep your memory alive so he never forgets his Iron Man. There was not a day when I did not know how much I was loved; you made me feel like I was the most important person in the world each and every day. You were a good father to Zak and he has taken on all your best qualities. He has been my rock through all of this. Your life was cut so short after only 12 days of retirement but you went quickly and it seems very peacefully at home but I will always be sad that I was not with you. I will miss you and love you until my last breath. You will also be missed by your sister Susan and family in England and your brother Robert and family in Canada. You will be in my dreams forever Your loving wife Cath
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We love you and miss you very much; thank you for all that you have done for me; you were the best dad in the world. We did more in our time together than most people did and I will treasure those memories forever. Zak, Sam and Jaden
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Sigifredo (Fred) Nov. 20, 1924 - Jan. 18, 2016 Born in Cavaso Del Tomba, Treviso, Italy. Fred immigrated to Nanaimo in June of 1952. In Dec. of 1954 married Maria Balliana of Cavaso Del Tomba in Nanaimo. Fred was predeceased by his wife in June of 2001 after 47 years of marriage. Fred is survived by his oldest daughter Liana Steele (Carl), son Lorenzo Rossetto (Fiona), daughter Lucia MacKeigan and six grand children whom he took great pride in. He is also survived by 1 brother and 2 sisters in Italy as well as numerous relatives in Italy and Australia. Fred was a longstanding member of the Cavallotti Lodge (1953). Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Trinity Catholic Church, 6234 Spartan Rd., Nanaimo. Monday morning Feb. 15, 2016 at 11 A.M. Reception to follow.
Jamieson, Robert Jr.
1937 ~ January 26, 2016 It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Jamieson on January 26th in Nanaimo. Survived by his three daughters, Pamela (Bill), Andrea, Kimberly (Tim) and his sister, Margaret. His partner, Norma, parents Robert and Elizabeth, brother Campbell and sister Betty predeceased him. Bob leaves behind his grandsons Mitchel, Colton and Parker, nieces and nephew. Bob was born in Nanaimo and raised in Northfield. His first job was distributing the Free Press until the age of 15 years, at which time he began delivering telegraphs on his bike for the CPR. Bob eventually moved to Campbell River, working for the CW Schultz surveying company. When Bob returned to Nanaimo, he began his career with the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Company working on a “gang” line crew raising poles up and down the Island. Bob worked as a Communication Lineman for many years, until his job ended. He then began his second career at Harmac working in the No. 1 Woodroom and Phoenix until retirement. Bob’s passions were camping, fishing, travelling and spending time in Bowser. Bob will be missed for his witty sense of humour and enjoyment for life. The family would like to thank Dr. R. J. Van Rensburg and, the nurses and support staff for making Traveller’s lodge a place to call home. A private celebration of life will take place.
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Raymond Rudolph December 27, 1947~January 19, 2016 Ray Windecker peacefully passed away while surrounded by family on the evening of January 19, 2016, at the age of 68. Born in Manitoba, he grew up on Vancouver Island with his three brothers, moving to Abbotsford in 1974 with his wife Debbie to take teaching positions after graduating from UVIC. Ray was a devoted teacher, and loving husband and father, doing everything he could to make his family happy, even while he battled illness for almost 20 years. Although his passing was fairly sudden, his family is content knowing that Ray is at peace and no longer in pain. Ray will be in his family’s hearts forever, survived by his devoted wife of 41 years Debbie; loving children Danielle and Jeffrey; sons-in-law Grant and Al; daughter-inlaw Audrey; cherished granddaughters Avery and Emerson; and three brothers Allen, Bill and Terry.
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Born at Fort St. John and a resident of Nanaimo since 1977. Survived by his loving son: Kolton Aaron March; Mother and Father: Iris & Daryl Klein of Nanaimo; sister: Jodi Beumal of Calgary; Karen Parker of Albany Oregon; brother: Gary Klein of Kelowna B.C. and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Special thanks to doctors, nurses and staff including housekeeping and cafeteria of Nanaimo General Hospital. They were all so kind and caring plus very proficient during the time our son Glenn Aaron Klein was in emergency then Intensive Care Unit. Also thanks to the transplant team from Kolton March, Iris & Daryl Klien. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Feb. 6th, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Brechin United Church, 1998 Estevan Rd. Nanaimo, BC.
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Deeply missed by his wife Sheila, daughter Kate (David), sons Michael (Sherene), Mark (Paulette), Grandchildren Ben, Sam, Joe, Katie and Alyson. Born in Poland, Alex was in the Polish Underground Army during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. After release from a German prisoner of war camp in 1945, he joined the British & Polish Army in Italy, then went with them to England. Later, he met his wife Sheila and they emigrated to Canada in 1953. He was a high school teacher in Ontario; a scuba diving instructor and assisted the police with diving recoveries; a Boy Scout leader and active in skiing, curling, golf and hiking. He moved to Nanaimo in 1989 where he designed and built their retirement home. Alex was also a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Legion BCH 257, Lantzville. 106775 The family wishes to thank Nanaimo Hospital, the Palliative Care, nurses and volunteers for their care and kindness, with a special thank you to Dr. H. Baillie and staff, Dr. K. Park and Dr. S. McNie.
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(nĂŠe Catherine Anne Taylor) December 6, 1950 - January 21, 2016 Anne fought a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis, among other ailments. She passed away peacefully on January 21, 2016 after a stay at NRGH. Anne was known for her rich stories, deep friendships, keen sense of humour, and bright smile. Anne was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and moved to B.C. as a teenager. She spent many years in Vancouver, raising her boys, supporting local sports and maintaining friendships at Park Royal Shopping Centre. Upon moving to Nanaimo in 2012, Anne enjoyed weekly trips to Woodgrove Shopping Centre, holiday traditions with her grandchildren, and being part of the family at Kiwanis Village Lodge. She is lovingly remembered by her sons, Rob (wife, Maquinna, and children Isabella and Lucas), Grant (wife, Samantha, and children Elizabeth and Jackson) and Stew (wife, RenĂŠ, and children Keaton, Bailee and Colton); sister, Patricia (Tim); brother, John (Shirlyn); and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of cards and flowers, donations may be made to the MS Society through â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventurersâ&#x20AC;? MS Walk team at http://mssoc. convio.net/goto/annesadventurers
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ith many happy memories, but heavy hearts, we celebrate the life of Albert George Gray. Al grew up in Winnipeg MB with his father, Albert James, mother, Myrtle Doreen and three sisters, April, Susan and Patricia. Ever surrounded by women, Al is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Gillian; his girls, Jennifer (Steven), Heather (Kent), Ashleigh (Zach), and Tamsyn (Joe) and, his mother-in-law, Beryl. Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolute joy were his grandchildren, Nathan, Ana, Mackinnon, Adam and a little girl on the way. As a young man, Al, with his adventurous soul, left Winterpeg as soon as he could to travel the world before finally settling down in Nanaimo. He continued to share his travel stories over many years, always with wonder, delight and incredible detail. A charming and humourous man, Al was the consummate salesman. It is no wonder that Al had so many good friends, each and every one greeted with a friendly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yo!â&#x20AC;? and a Wildcat in hand. Al, and his two great friends, Keith and Brian, spent countless hours on the deck, spinning tales and telling jokes. In true Al style, a man of colourful sayings and quick wit, they are sure to continue the tradition of, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I had a dogâ&#x20AC;?. Al was a loyal and reliable man, every Sunday morning for over 25 years was spent enjoying a glass of champagne in bed with his wife, whom he deeply loved, and who drove him nuts! An avid and talented chess player, golfer, pool shark, and an excellent cook who enjoyed his own food better than othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Al was a man who appreciated all that life has to offer, as long as he was getting the best deal! He has left a lasting, wonderful impression on us all. Kind, strong and intelligent, Al was also exceptionally stubborn, which only added to his charm. He will be remembered particularly at Christmas with his vast array of cookies and pedantic decorating of the tree. The cat whisperer, who could tame all but one, will be dearly missed as he continues on, to drive that Lavender Lincoln in the sky. Time to Hit the Road, Jack! All good things come to an end. As per Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes, an Open House Celebration will be held at his home on February 13,2016 at 2631 Starlight Trail,Nanaimo B.C., Please feel free to stop in for a refreshments between 1:00PM - 4:00 PM.
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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To those who repeatedly mention Nanaimo-specific extremely high gas prices, as prices are determined by a mere flick of a switch. This problem needs to be addressed at the next civic election.
BEEF To the dog owners who let their two dogs live outside in a kennel morning and night. Seems to me they are never in your home – why have dogs if they aren’t part of your family?
BEEF To unclean facilities like public bathrooms.
BOUQUET To a kind couple who helped a widow get a washer/dryer. I was overwhelmed and so touched.
BOUQUET To Linda Gilkeson, gardening expert from Salt Spring Island, the best public speaker I’ve experienced, the epitome of a font of knowledge and my gardening guru. BEEF To the person who torched the beautiful open-air library on Campbell Street. I hope that mother karma catches up with you. BOUQUET To custom leather work at Nanaimo North Town Centre for a wonderful job on three belts for my husband and sonin-law. BEEF To Nanaimo Airport for allowing aircraft over residential areas after 10 p.m. BOUQUET To the understanding and helpful young man who assisted me when I slipped and fell in Woodgrove Centre. I really appreciated his caring attitude. BEEF To feeding the pigeons. Please stop putting bread on your roof so pigeons fly over our yards and cars and crap on everything. We will complain to the landlord. BOUQUET To Kal Tire on Island Highway. I was so impressed by their service. It was a pleasant experience just dealing there and I didn’t realize they had a full service.
BOUQUET To the staff at the A&W at South Parkway Plaza for your friendly breakfast service. Ask the crib-playing crowd who are there regularly. BEEF To the garbage men who ran over my garbage can and were not man enough to admit it to their manager even though my wife saw them roll back and forth three times in front of our house. BOUQUET To the Bluebird Motel for promptly replacing its Canadian flag. BEEF To the owners of the mall for removing the water clock. You have taken out the heart and soul of your mall. It was a meeting place and a wishing well for the hopes and dreams of many Island people and tourists. BOUQUET To the work that is being undertaken by organizers to celebrate Woodlands Secondary School’s 60th anniversary. Let’s hold a celebration for the ages.
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BEEF to the driver who pulled a right on Hammond Bay Road from a left lane, in front of another vehicle and on a green light. You narrowly escaped a collision and likely due to the skills of the other driver. BOUQUET My huge new and grateful smile is the result of the skills and support of the following experts: Dr. Stephen Crowley and his team; Dr. Norm King and his team; and Dieter Teuschler of Teuschler Dental Lab.
BEEF To the downtown market for refusing my son entry into your store because he is in a wheelchair. You hurt a sweet person’s feelings. Clean your aisles and show some concern for others. BOUQUET To Carter Elder and friends for helping us remove our muffler lodged into the driveshaft on Mount Benson. He took off his sweater and crawled under the truck into the mud. Your parents must be proud of such a gentleman. BOUQUET To Mark Zuckerberg for co-founding Facebook. I’ve been able to reconnect with a lot of old friends and regularly stay in touch with them because of the social network. Some of them might regret it, but it’s been rewarding for me. BOUQUET To Mr. Pickles. You’re the best online sidekick an avatar can have. BOUQUET To friends, family and colleagues who are so patient while I complete my master’s degree. Thank you so much for the support, encouragement and understanding – I’ll re-join the world in a few months when the program is done. BOUQUET To Rick our Nanaimo Daily News carrier. Thanks for all the years that you delivered our papers, always on time and in good condition, delivered right to our door. We will miss you. Good luck in the future.
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BEEF To the fact the school district is shutting the school down.
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BOUQUET To Dr. Jennie Chen who provided excellent service before, during and after my surgery. Your professionalism and bedside manner was wonderful.
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Nanaimo News Bulletin 29
BCHL’s best to face off at Frank Crane I
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CLIPPERS PLAY VEES in matchup of league’s top two teams. BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN
The Nanaimo Clippers won’t even try to contain their excitement this week – they’re going to let it overflow onto the ice. The biggest game of the B.C. Hockey League season so far takes place Friday (Feb. 5) as the Clippers face off against the Penticton Vees. The two teams lead their respective divisions and boast the BCHL’s best records and leading scorers. What’s more, this Friday will mark the first time the Vees have been to Frank Crane Arena since they hoisted the Fred Page Cup there last spring. “Really, for a regular-season game, there’s not much more you could ask for from a standpoint of a buildup and some storylines,” said Mike Vandekamp, Clippers coach. He said his players recognize that, and the Clippers agreed that’s the case. Kale Bennett, one of Nanaimo’s alternate captains, said there’s a different feel in the lead-in to Friday’s game. “We know it’s going to be more of a playoff-style game, for sure,” he said. “They’re obviously a good team, their record shows it and they’ve got really good players. We’re excited.” The game is a who’s who of the BCHL’s leading scorers, as the top five point-getters will all be on the ice Friday night – Nanaimo’s Sheldon Rempal (103 points), Penticton’s Scott Conway (98) and Tyson Jost (78), and Nanaimo’s Matt Hoover (77) and Devin Brosseau (72). “There’s always that competitive edge,” Hoover said. “[We] know how well they’re doing and for us, we’re doing pretty
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Penticton Vees forward Tyson Jost, left, is checked by Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Kale Bennett during the B.C. Hockey League finals last spring at Frank Crane Arena. The Vees return to Nanaimo this Friday (Feb. 5).
well, too, so when this game rolls around, obviously we’re going to be thinking, hey, we want to do better than that line, for sure. “But more importantly, we’ve just got to win. That’s what gives us the pride at the end of the day.” The Clippers always try to be aware of who’s on the ice, no matter the opponent, but they won’t overthink things. Vandekamp said he wants his guys to stick to team concepts, be smart with the puck and keep the game simple.
“There’s not really one line that you can just focus on and shut down, they can all do it,” Bennett said. “So we’ve all got to be sharp and be on our game and really think defence first, otherwise they’re going to hurt us.” For the Clippers, Friday’s game is their only action of the weekend, so they’ll bring everything they have and even a little extra. “[Playing the] No. 1 team in the country right now, it’s a game we’re looking forward to, to try to take them down,” Hoover said.
In the biggest game of the season so far, the Clippers feel they have every chance to win. “I would hope that we would be coming into the game confident and composed and believing in ourselves,” Vandekamp said. “It’s as much our game to win as it is theirs.” GAME ON … The Clippers and the Vees face off Friday at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena. For tickets, please visit www.nanaimoclip pers.com or call 250-751-0593. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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The VIU Mariners will try to overcome a couple of obstacles as they look to keep up their perfect record in the PacWest. Vancouver Island University’s basketball program plays host to the Quest Kermodes and Langara Falcons this weekend (Feb. 5-6) at the VIU gym. The M’s men (140) still have seven games to go in the regular season, but based on the standings, the secondplace Kermodes (122) and the third-place Falcons (9-5) shape up as the greatest challenges. The Mariners want the wins this weekend, but the undefeated record isn’t really on the radar. “It’s still a ways away and something
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VIU Mariners forward Josh Ross, front, flips the basketball to a teammate as guard Kaz Kobayashi lines up a shot during a shootaround at practice Tuesday night at the Vancouver Island University gym.
we’re not really going to focus on,” said Matt Kuzminski, VIU coach. “We obviously want to win every game and these guys, being two of the top teams in our league,
we’ll be really excited to play good games.” Bryson Cox, VIU shooting guard, said the Mariners take every weekend the same – as another chance to compete,
focusing on the opponent at hand. Against Quest and Langara, he said, VIU will have to push the pace and play hard. “We’ve got to have 100 per cent effort
from every one of our guys, because we know [the opponents] will be into it because we have a target on our backs,” Cox said. “So we’ve got to come in and be
ready to play as hard as we can without being slack at all.” John Thompson, VIU point guard, a g re e d t h a t h i s team’s approach this week isn’t any different than usual. “You would think so because of the level of the game, but not really…” he said. “We’ll be fine as long as we do our roles and play basketball like we know how to play.” So the process might not change, but game day might feel different for fans as the PacWest’s best crash the court. “There might be a little show, for sure,” Thompson said. “All four times we’ve matched up this year so far it’s been good games … I think it’ll be intense, it’ll be fun.” GAME ON … The VIU men face Quest on Friday at 8 p.m. and Langara on Saturday at 3 p.m. The women’s games are Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
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Tumblers win their first meet The Nanaimo Gymnastics School’s trampoline and tumbling team was a winner at its first competition of the year. A contingent of athletes participated in the Trampoline and Artistic Gymnastics Cup in Port Coquitlam from Jan. 22-24, earning a handful of top-three placings. Sierra Schuler placed first in trampoline, tumbling and double-mini trampoline in her Level 3 division, while Emily Mould placed second in Level 5 tumbling and Abbi Richardson took second in Level 3 tumbling. In boys’ competition, Adin Brenner was first in trampoline and tumbling and third on the doublemini, while Blake Mould took second place in tumbling and third on the trampoline and double-mini.
Field Raiders win at Islands The Nanaimo Raiders U15 field lacrosse won at the right time and claimed an Island championship. The Raiders defeated Duncan’s Mid Island Lightning 11-6 on Jan. 23 at Merle Logan Field in the Island final. The Lightning had given the Raiders trouble this season, but Nanaimo was better in the big game. Will Cookman scored a hat trick for the Raiders, and Chris Harris, Aidan Cateaux and Fisher Zawasky had two goals each. The team will compete in B.C. Lacrosse’s field championships in Langley beginning Friday (Feb. 5).
Burrett runs personal best Nanaimo’s Erin Burrett set a new personal best in the half marathon and set a Canadian worldchampionship time standard in the process. Burrett was 20th at the Houston Half Marathon in Texas Jan. 17, finishing in one hour, 14 minutes, 45 seconds. It was 16 seconds better than her previous personal best and more than a minute faster than Team Canada’s world-championship standard of 1:16:00.
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Nanaimo News Bulletin 31
Runners ready for Cedar 12K
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Wellington Wildcats player Hassy Fashina Bombata, middle, tries to get past Nanaimo District Islanders defenders Becca Evenson, left, and Janessa Swan during league play Tuesday at the Wellington Secondary School gym.
NDSS upsets Wellington High school basketball bounced a little bit closer to playoffs. League play continued this week in advance of North Island championships later this month. A noteworthy result Tuesday saw the Nanaimo District Islanders upset the Wellington Wildcats 50-40 in senior AA girls’ action at the Wellington Secondary School gym. “When they play against us, they bring their A game…” said Nicole McRae, coach of the Wildcats. “They’ve been wanting to beat us for a long time, and they did.”
Taylor Olsen was ND’s top scorer with 11, with Natasha Jensen adding eight. For Wellington, Olivia Mjaaland scored 23. Another all-Nanaimo matchup Tuesday saw NDSS defeat the Woodlands Eagles by a blowout score in senior AAA boys’ play. ND’s Callum Gemma was the game’s top scorer with 21 and Jordan Cox scored 20 for Woodlands. In senior AAAA boys’ league play, the Dover Bay Dolphins lost to the G.P. Vanier Towhees 50-47 on the road Tuesday. sports@nanaimobulletin.com
We’re into what is arguably is $15. Among the services the busiest week of the year offered to club members is for the Bastion Running Club, expert advice and assistance with a major road race in with training. The Bastion Cedar just days away. Club also acts as a conduit of Nanaimo’s premier running information relating to other club got its start back in 1981 clubs, upcoming clinics and and through the years since competitions. Much of this then has provided training comes through the efforts of and support for hundreds Ross Palfery, who ably takes of joggers and runners of charge of club communicaall ability levels. The club tions. welcomes both competitive Important to note is the and recreational runners and club’s contributions to the prides itself on offering a fun community at large. The social atmosphere along with Bastion Club has made donafacilitating personal fitness. tions to Morell Nature SancWhile some of us may be tuary and the Nanaimo Track fair-weather joggers, most and Field Club and regularly Bastion Club members stay donates volunteer time and active year-round. equipment to As is club tradition, various school or thorpe a number of hardy charitable runreport members ushered ning events. In Ian Thorpe in 2016 with a New the plans for this Columnist Year’s Day Run and year is to begin a Dip at Westwood student bursary lake Park. The dip award. Also this portion involved year, the club first breaking plans to revive the through the ice on Bastion Mile race the lake, but paras a part of Heriticipants were able tage Days celebrato warm up aftertions. wards with hot chili. For those that wish to At the club’s annual gentake advantage of training eral meeting prior to Christsessions, the Bastion Club mas, Jane Campbell and sponsors regular Saturday Brad Goodman took their morning trail runs at Westplace as new co-presidents wood, with runners of all levof the Bastion Club, taking els accommodated. Routes over from Mike Thibodeau. and distances vary and often Assisting them will be a pair the workout is followed by a of vice-presidents: Byron breakfast social. On WednesTrajan and Shelby Drope. day evenings, workouts are Also on the new executive held at the Rotary Bowl track are treasurer Denise Bonin facility behind Nanaimo Disand social director Matthew trict Secondary. Thursday Lamb. Returning for another night trail runs have been term as race director is John added this year, along with Durkin, with Paris Gaudet a speed training group that stepping up as assistant race trains at Rotary Bowl on director. Directors at large Wednesday mornings. are Carene Booth and Zlatko For the more competitive Zvekic. club members, the training Membership in the club is sessions are preparation for certainly a bargain. Annual race events held throughdues for an individual is just out the year on the Island. $10 and a family membership Among those are the races in
Local runners manage to stay race-ready year-round, and prove it every time the Cedar 12K rolls around. This year’s race, the third stop on the Vancouver Island Race Series, goes Sunday (Feb. 7) and will attract hundreds of participants. “We have 400 registered so far and expect that to increase,” said John Durkin, race director, in a press release. “It would be nice to top the 500 mark again by race day.” The Cedar 12K starts and finishes at North Cedar Intermediate School on Gould Road. There is an early 10:30 a.m. start for slower joggers and walkers before everyone else starts at 11 a.m. Online registration will be available today (Feb. 4) and tomorrow at www.vira.bc.ca at a cost of $30 for adults or $25 for students. Raceday registration costs $40, and will take place at the start line from 9-10:30 a.m.
the Frontrunners Island Race Series, a set of seven competitions held at different island venues. This coming Sunday (Feb. 7), the Bastion Club is hosting the third event in the Island Series, the annual Cedar 12K. John Durkin and a crew of club volunteers have been busy ensuring that everything such as registration, marshalling, food, water and entertainment is wellorganized. For addition details about the Bastion Running Club, information can be found at www.bastionrunning.ca. Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship.
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Island Division Nanaimo Powell R. Cowichan Victoria Alberni V.
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L 16 18 18 22 24
T OTL Pts F 1 1 68 207 3 0 57 177 3 3 52 159 4 0 46 145 3 3 42 140
A 163 142 157 137 174
VANCOUVER ISLAND JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE North Division Campbell R. Nanaimo Comox V. Oceanside
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W 33 20 17 11
L 6 17 22 27
T OTL Pts F 2 2 70 220 1 3 44 144 0 4 38 151 1 3 26 128
A 117 134 177 210
GP Valley West 32 Cariboo 34 Okanagan 32 Van. NW 32 Fraser Valley 32 Van. NE 34 Greater Van. 34 South Island 34 Thompson 32 N. Island 32 Kootenay 32
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L 6 7 8 8 12 13 15 15 22 24 26
T 1 3 3 4 6 8 5 6 6 4 2
Men Pts 51 51 45 44 34 34 33 32 14 12 10
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Women GP 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
W 14 12 9 7 6 6 2 0
L 0 2 5 7 8 8 12 14
Pts F 28 1306 24 1148 18 1143 14 1140 12 1109 12 1032 4 1042 0 934
A 996 924 1111 1088 1066 1080 1229 1360
PacWest scoring: GP M. Bogajev, Cap. 12 J. Thompson, VIU 14 D. Downer, Lang. 14 Josh Ross, VIU 14 VandenEkart, Qst. 14 Ravi Basra, Lang. 14
Douglas VIU Capilano Quest Langara Columbia Camosun Kwantlen
Men GP 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
W 13 12 10 6 5 5 5 0
L 1 2 4 8 9 9 9 14
Pts 26 24 20 12 10 10 10 0
F A 869 698 988 710 952 801 852 806 781 854 832 921 835 911 649 1057
PacWest scoring: Pts 233 267 263 248 241 229
Avg. 19.4 19.1 18.8 17.7 17.2 16.4
GP S. Pollard, VIU 14 K. Candell, Camo. 14 L. Adams, VIU 14 Kelly Young, Camo. 14 J. Wilkinson, Qst. 14 M. Errico, Cap. 14
Pts 252 248 219 215 211 203
Avg. 18.0 17.7 15.6 15.4 15.1 14.5
Camosun Douglas VIU Fraser V. Rockies Capilano Columbia
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W L 17 3 14 4 12 8 10 8 8 12 4 14 1 17
Pts 34 28 24 20 16 8 2
Women VIU Camosun Capilano Fraser V. Douglas Rockies Columbia
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advanced laser scanners. Using a smart phone or watch a driver can instruct the vehicle to go park itself in a multi-level parking lot. The driverless car then takes off on its own, autonomously self-steering through the building, seeking an empty stall to park, shutdown and lock itself. Robo Bimmer can also be started remotely and summoned to pick up its driver at the same entry/exit location. Every major auto maker is stepping up work on autonomous vehicle technology. Toyota, GM and Mercedes-Benz are all heavily invested in autonomous vehicle development and expected to bring products to market. Ford recently announced that it’s tripling the size of its autonomous vehicle development fleet and accelerating on-road testing, which starts in California later this year. Its demo vehicle is a Fusion Hybrid sedan with puck-power, a new Solid-State Hybrid-Ultra Puck Auto sensor. About the same size and shape as a hockey puck, this puck can map and create real-time 3D models of its surrounding environment. Autonomous vehicle development also transcends traditional auto production sources. Google, the internet search engine and browser behemoth, surprised everybody back in 2010, when its autonomous vehicle development work was revealed. It’s now working with a number of traditional automakers and is expected to have a fully autonomous vehicle ready for market by 2020. Other Silicon Valley giants getting on autonomous vehicle action include Tesla and Uber. Yes, of course, they’re working on a Robo-Taxi. Not sure
what they have planned for the in-trip friendly customer conversation but it should be interesting. Please note, “automated” is arguable a more accurate but less widely used descriptive term than “autonomous” for the new generation of self-driving vehicles. Early self-driving vehicle experiments were done with vehicles that generally relied on a magnetic strip embedded in the road and were typically called automated vehicles. A brave new world of motoring is almost upon us. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca
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Vancouver Island drive reveals wild and rugged west coast by Keith Morgan
The 1965 MGB is a beauty.
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Violent fall storms were in the forecast so the drive to Black Rock Oceanfront Resort on the west coast of Vancouver Island threatened to be a challenging one. A more cautious man may have postponed the trip but my reaction was – bring it on. In the driveway was a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 Overland edition, loaded for bear. Whoops, the latter comment might be considered a little insensitive in some parts, but you know what I mean. This luxuriously appointed and techy vehicle promised to perform every required task on tricky terrain. Judge its 2014 refreshed looks for yourself but it doesn’t set my pulse racing. There’s really not a lot you can do with your basic SUV big box look. I don’t really care unless its plug ugly. I’m looking for an efficient and roomy vehicle and this Jeep meets both of those tests. For this trip, cargo space was a major consideration. Four sports bags loaded with clothing for wet and windy weather, including boots, plus evening wear for the posh resort. Ah yes, and two cases of wine for private functions. Didn’t even need to fold the rear seat flat to get all luggage safely stowed. Apparently, 1,028 litres was more than adequate. Folding the leather seat would have maximized capacity to 1,934 litres but reduce passenger capacity from five to two. I’m being a smart aleck quoting these numbers. Does anybody really know what a litre looks like when it comes to luggage? Without more ado, let’s get tester on the road. It was powered by a 240-horsepower 3.0-litre turbodiesel V-6 (the base engine is a 295-hp 3.6-litre V-6 and a 360-hp 5.7-litre V-8 is a further option). Not your grand-pappy’s diesel. Neither smelly, nor noisy. Fast forward to the ferry dismount, heading north on Highway 19 for what is largely a 40-kilometre mix of urban stop-go traffic and suburban highway. It was an important test of the vehicle’s urbanity because let’s face it, most examples will spend most of their time in civilization rather than the back woods. It happily takes on the role of a comfortable higher-end sedan with the additional commanding row of the road. The fun began within minutes of taking exit 60 onto Highway 4, which is also known as the Pacific Rim Highway. The next 150 km or so took us underneath the
The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 Overland edition can navigate the rugged Island coast. travelling through massive trees that breathtaking form Cathedral scenery brought us Grove, through the to the Tofino/Ucluequaint community let junction and of Port Alberni and sunshine. Minutes by the river where later, the first bottle we counted fish was cracked and the jumping. Well, my magnificent view passenger did. I’m looking for an from the room’s balThe rain fell along cony of Big Beach efficient and roomy twisty road around Sproat and Kenvehicle and this Jeep and a rocky grove nedy lakes, though it enjoyed. meets both of those Day two took us wasn’t the downpour promised. through slippery tests. It was a blessing conditions on trails Keith Morgan because it meant around the amazing taking the truck to Long Beach, which the speed limit and it offered a glimpse of just hugged the road in the corners. the Jeep’s considerably off-road capabilities. (Resisted the temptation The air suspension guaranteed a to surf there.) Off-road fans are not luxury limo ride. going to buy this to pursue their The eight-speed transmission offered smooth ascent and descent hobby but it’s a fabulous vehicle through high country that forms for winter sports fans. Sutton Pass. In some uphill stretchBy the way, safety equipment on all es, there were a few too many gear models includes electronic stability changes but slipping it into sport control with roll mitigation, ABS mode fixed that. A couple of hours with brake traction control system,
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Fast facts Power: 3.0-litre V6 EcoDiesel (240 hp, 420 lb/ft), Transmission: 8-speed TorqueFlite auto Drive: Four-wheel drive (QuadraTrac II) Towing: 3,266 kg (7,200 lb). Fuel economy: 11.2 litres per 100 kilometres in the city, 8.4L/100km on the highway. Tank Range: 1,100 km keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca
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New Lexus cool as ice The concept of driving on ice has taken on a completely new meaning for Lexus, which has crafted the world’s first set of working wheels and tires made from solid ice. Lexus commissioned a team of ice sculpture specialists to explore how ice could be used in place of conventional alloy metal and rubber. After three months’ research, design and testing, the finished wheels were fitted to a Lexus NX for the ultimate ice drive. The car itself was deep-frozen, stored for five days at –30 C (it started first time) before being driven off down a road in London, England. The addition of in-wheel LED lighting added an extra dramatic dimension to the styling of the NX. The project was undertaken by Hamilton Ice Sculptors, a London-based business established for more than 35 years with world-leading experience in producing inno-
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