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May 11, 2016
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Tourism jumps 25 per cent
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The annual Tourism Season Launch took place May 5. Page 3
• CYBERBULLYING... A-Frame Church in Port McNeill hosts cyberbullying seminar. Page 13
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50 Years Young
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Lincoln Corbett, 9, watches his grandmother, District of Port Hardy Deputy Mayor Pat CorbettLabatt cut the birthday cake in celebration of the community’s 50 years of incorporation on May 6, 1966. Two-year-old Greyson Young shows more interest in the balloons.
By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Almost 16,000 tourists came to visit Port Hardy last year, a 25 per cent increase over 2014. “We believe that the marketing efforts put forth from Tourism Port Hardy, Vancouver Island North Tourism Association and the Port Hardy Visitor Centre is the catalyst for increased visitation,” said Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information Centre Executive Director Carly Pereboom. “We also feel that the Canadian dollar being lower last year was a huge part of this increased visitation and longer lengths in stay,” Pereboom said. According to the Visitor Information Centre’s Summary Report, 2015 proved to be a year of overall growth and not just over the summer. “It is the shoulder season which has most notably picked up” with a 13.1 per cent increase, says the report. Stays lasting more than one night in the off season increased by 6.4 per cent. “Seeing an increase in visitation in late winter and early spring is encouraging as Port Hardy could see the tourism season beginning earlier and going further into the Fall,” said Pereboom.
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The End of an Era
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Overwaitea in Port Hardy has officially changed over to Save-On Foods. Workers were busy taking down the old sign last Thursday evening.
Continued from Page 1 “The biggest draw in the off season continues to be the west coast - Cape Scott Provincial Park, Raft Cove, etc. Some are coming to surf, while others consider this a quieter time to travel and see places with less people around,” she said. “We hope that this shoulder season increase will encourage operators to reconsider their winter hours and provide alternative options for those travelling the North Island and Port Hardy in the off season,” she said. The North Island is also gaining popularity as a destination for day trips and getaways in the spring, which presents an opportunity to increase both the number of trips and the duration of the visits. According to the report, Port Hardy continues to capitalize on promoting affordable access to hiking, commuter trails, provincial parks, coastal surfing and camping. Due to the nature of these trips, multi-day visits and extended stays are up. However, the Visitor Information Centre said Port Hardy is lacking some services which would allow visitors to stay longer. These include businesses offering local excursions; transportation options that would allow travellers to see multiple points in one day; lack of interpretive signage, history and cultural information throughout the community; and recreational rentals
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of items like kayaks, fishing gear, paddle boards, bikes, etc. “Deficiencies in service occur in all markets, especially emerging markets, and Port Hardy and the North Island, are that.. emerging,” said Pereboom. “We know that as a community and as a Visitor Centre that we have to appeal to a wide-ranging demographic. “We need to be able to provide relevant experiences and opportunities that are affordable and packaged,” she said. In order to address these deficiencies, the North Island needs to be able to create partnerships and support existing businesses to expand and work collectively together to provide these services locally. “The services and pieces are not huge, but they create value and ease for travellers. Accessible services create better travelling experiences and that is what makes people return,” said Pereboom. According to the report, in 2014 the tourism industry in British Columbia generated $14.6 billion in revenue, a 5.1 increase from 2013 and a 37.7 per cent increase from 2004. The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce is the Sponsor Organization for the Visitor Centre and facilitates operations and renewal contracts - funding that supports the VIC and Chamber are completely separate entities.
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Tourism season launches By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor If chatter around the tables was any indication, tourism operators are gearing up for a busy season. From additional whale watching excursion times, to B&Bs being already 90 per cent booked for July and August, to the development of new rental cabins, to new Walking with the Wolf tours in Sointula, coupled with a low Canadian dollar, excitement about this year is building. That was the mood as North Island operators and local politicians gathered at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill May 5 for the annual Tourism Season Launch Event. Laurel Sliskovic, with the Sociable Scientists, went over the results of last year’s inaugural Visitor Experience Survey. Sliskovic explained 20 ballot boxes were placed around with people asked to give their email address to fill out an online survey once they return home. The reason for this was to allow visitors to rate their whole experience rather than filling one out part way through. “We did have really good success with it,” she said, with 444 useable surveys to draw information from. Sliskovic presented the survey results in a Family Feud game show format, to the delight of the audience and ‘families’. One of the questions asked by the game show host was ‘what accommodation was most used in the area’ (hotel/motel was #1; campground #2; friends and family #3; cabins and cottages #4). Another was ‘What attractions they visited while they were here.’ The number one answer was parks and trails, followed by beaches, local shops, and First Nations. Sliskovic explained after the game show portion that the North
Island received an overall satisfaction rating of 4.6 out of 5, with a lack of shopping opportunities being the biggest negative. The North Island also received a Net Promoter Score of 71 - above the provincial average of 68.3. The Net Promoter Score takes the number of people who will promote the area to others (83 per cent), less the number of people who would not be complimentary (12 per cent). “The number of promoters that you have is really fantastic,” Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo Sliskovic said. Laurel Sliskovic with the Sociable Scientists, centre, puts Family Feud After the Sociable ‘contestants’ Trish Weatherall, left, and Susan Mohler to the test during Scientists’ presenta- the May 5 annual Tourism Season Launch Event held in Port McNeill. tion, there was a networking break with ately recognized. an opportunity to try “We took a look at out Destination BC’s what our competitors Virtual Reality Oculus were doing and we Rift Experience. found that there was a Oculus Rift 360-degree sameness,” Elliott said. technology allows In an effort to stand users to put on a head- out and be different, set and headphones the decision was made and feel as though they to move away from have journeyed to one ‘perfect’ ‘posey’ phoof BC’s destinations, tographs to ones that and are taking a hike, are more subdued, with or are out on a boat monochromatic, earthlooking at sea lions. tone colours, and ones After the opportunity that are taken in a photo mingle and take a vir- tojournalist style. tual tour, Mary Elliott, The goal is to weave senior brand manager wilderness or natural for Destination BC, surroundings into the Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo took the stage to talk photographs. Destination BC Senior Brand Manager Mary about revitalization of In addition to the Elliott discusses the revitalization that is takthe BC brand. switch in photographic ing place. The Destination BC style, Destination BC brand, she explained has also developed two will act as a main call is “really meant to be new fonts which will to action for tourists to representative of the be used in its marketing the Island. whole province” and campaigns both in print The website has tourexpresses what it is and on line. ists plot what elements The Graceful Giant Humpback Whale about BC that makes “The new fonts marry make up their ideal travus distinctive, memora- well with the nature el formula. Vancouver ble and different from aspect of the brand,” Island North Tourism other tourist destina- said Elliott. Coordinator Joli White, tions. This summer it said her office will be “Nature really is the appears that many BC following Destination magnet” that draws residents plan to stay BC’s approach. people to BC, said at home due to the “We are working on Elliott. low Canadian dollar, building a concept that BC’s nature is huge, so Destination BC has is going to run through abundant, diverse, launched a rare local all the marketing,” accessible and authen- ad campaign on televi- White said. tic. As a result of stud- sion. That concept is ‘Get ies, it has been deter“We’re working real- Lost, Find Yourself’ mined that the essence ly hard to keep them demonstrating how of the new brand is here this year,” she experiences change ‘Wild at Heart’, cap- said. people. turing the sense that Denise Le Gal from “There are many dif“wilderness changes Tourism Vancouver ferent ways and levels you and impacts you Island said there is that we can work in in some way or form,” a synergy between this messaging,” she said Elliott. her organization and said. The goal of the revi- Destination BC and “We’re just in the talization is to have a that they have launched early stage, but this is more unified, cohesive a new website findy- the direction that we brand that is immedi- ourelement.ca which are heading.”
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Mining report scathing This week in the Legislature, the Official Opposition continued to raise questions about the potential conflict of interest within the BC Liberal government because of political donations paid to the party. We started the week by debating a motion which would solve the problem immediately by the government implementing reforms MLA Update which would take big money out with Claire Trevena of politics. We brought examples of perceived conflict of interest, in which it appeared that corporate donations may have influenced government decisions, to the floor of the house every day. And the BC Liberals clearly did not like it. It is usually impossible to prove a definitive link, but we cited logging companies that escaped fines, garbage companies that got helpful regulations and mining companies that operated without oversight all after donating to the BC Liberals. The Auditor General released a damming report this week, describing the BC Liberal’s approach to our province’s mining as a ‘decade of neglect’. The report was scathing and looked at how the BC Liberals actions – or rather inaction -- led to the Mount Polley tailings disaster which devastated Quesnel Lake. Of course, in the BC Liberal government there is no accountability or responsibility; the Minister of Mines is still in his job. The mining sector gave more than $4 million to the BC Liberals. It really does not have to be this way. Other provinces have restricted or banned corporate and union donations. We have tabled a bill which would do the same. But the present system works in the interest of the BC Liberal party and they will not countenance any change. Ridding politics of corporate and union donations is part of a democracy strengthening package of reforms we would implement if we become government. We did not debate any legislation this week, instead our time in the House was spent on the budget estimates debates of the Ministries of Health and Jobs. I asked the Minister of Health about paid parking at our new Campbell River Hospital. I have written to him a number of times about this but his intransigence was reflected in his response: he effectively said we should simply be grateful we are getting a new hospital and we should expect to pay for parking. However, I am pleased to see that my lobbying for community paramedics for our smaller North Island communities has paid off. Cortes and Port Hardy are the pilot projects but over the coming year community paramedics – extending the role of our ambulance paramedics and providing more economic certainty for them – will be hired to work in Alert Bay, Sointula, Port Alice, Port McNeill, Sayward, Tahsis, Gold River, Zeballos and Quadra Island. This should help to retain our paramedics and expand health care in our communities. Salmon farmers were also in Victoria this week for meetings with government and the opposition. I had the opportunity to recognize the people who work in the industry, many of them members of the United Steelworkers in Port Hardy. We have just two weeks remaining in our spring session in Victoria. I can always be reached by email at Claire. trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca, by phone on 250-287-5100 in Campbell River, 250-949-9473 in Port Hardy or 866-3875100 toll free. I’m also on Facebook and on Twitter @ clairetrevena.
Growing trees for climate change Disagreements persist on the extent of humanity’s role in the current changes to B.C.’s climate, and our ability to influence it, as many readers have told me in the past week. But almost everyone seems to agree that growing more and healthier forests is a good strategy. I would add that harvesting and building with wood preserves its captured carbon, a fact not much discussed in emotional appeals against logging. The B.C. government is finally spending some money on community fuel load removal projects this year, after an initial flurry following the Kelowna fires of 2003 faded in hard times. But the effects of decades of fire suppression in a firedependent forest system remain, as northern B.C. and Alberta are showing us again. There is some positive news here. A Victoria-based government research team has published a study that calculates B.C.’s pine beetle-damaged forests are regenerating more quickly than expected. Warmer temperatures, increased precipitation and the “fertilizer effect” of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are factors. “By 2020, the enhanced growth due to climate change and increased CO2 more than compensates for the carbon loss from dead, rotting trees,” said lead researcher Vivek Arora of the Canadian Centre for Modeling and Analysis. This recovery even overcomes the projected increase in forest fire loss that comes with gradually increasing temperatures and drier periods. The federal government is still working on its plan to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets agreed to in Paris last year. But the forest industry has stepped up with its own goal. I spoke last week with Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada, after he announced his industry’s “30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge.” That’s a goal to reduce the industry’s net carbon emissions by 30 megatonnes a year by 2030. That would be 13 per The North Island Gazette is published Wednesdays at 7305 Market Street in Port Hardy, B.C. by Black Press Ltd. Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #391275. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
cent of the Canadian government emission target. One of the main strategies is salvage harvesting and developing more products that use wood. “It’s basically trying to use every part of the tree,” Nighbor said. “In forest operations right now, this is where we see a big part of the opportunity. Instead of the residual branches and whatnot just being left aside and slashing and burning, bring more of that out and turn it into something.” That something might be a console in a luxury car constructed with wood fibre, or an 18-storey wood student residence building planned for the University of B.C. The other is improving forest growth. Logging operations have long been required to replant areas they cut, not just in B.C. but across Canada. Another way to improve forest carbon capture is with more productive species, with genetic techniques that increase resiliency as well as wood mass. A background paper from the B.C. forests ministry responds to common misconceptions about forest carbon, including the idea that logging should be stopped to maximize storage. “Maximizing carbon storage in the ecosystem would make sense only if society stopped building new homes, acquiring new furniture and consuming in general,” it says. “If the flow of forest products stops, society will turn to other products with higher greenhouse gas footprints, e.g. plastics, metal or concrete. In addition, if harvesting stopped and we continued to suppress natural disturbances, there is increased potential for larger catastrophic disturbances in the future.” If Canada wants to make a bigger contribution to reducing greenhouse gases, forests are a good area to focus on. At 348 million hectares from the B.C. coast to Newfoundland, they represent nine per cent of the world’s forests. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc A member of
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Law enforcement and civil society: In Memoriam RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett and the attractions of anarchism, young Pinker scoffed at the notions of his “conservative” parents, who remained convinced that if the government ever decided to lay down its arms, all hell would break loose. Pinker got the chance to test the two competing predictions during a city police strike on Oct. 17, 1969. The strike officially began at 8 a.m. By 11:20 a.m. the first bank was robbed. By noon most downtown stores had closed because of looting. Within a few hours, taxi drivers burned down a competing limousine service, a rooftop sniper shot and killed a provincial police officer, rioters broke into several hotels and restaurants, and
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Documentary features North Island Gazette Staff Port McNeill, Telegraph Cove, Marine Detective Jackie Hildering and the comeback of humpback whales are featured in a new five-part documentary series. Launched May 2, the series, Coastal Revival, by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk, tells the story of how First Nations, conservationists, researchers and ecotourism are combining to preserve some of the most emblematic wildlife on BC’s coast.
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The relationship we had with the bears was very different. It was avoid, prevent and defend. Now it’s respect and interact and that’s a complete shift.” Yanchyk said, “The Kitasoo Xais’xais and Gitga’at Nations, now have thriving businesses, providing local employment and bringing people from
all over the world to view the elusive Spirit Bear and learn of its cultural significance.“ The documentary also travels with Guardian Watchmen who actively patrols First Nations territories to enforce a ban on trophy hunting not currently recognized by the provincial government. Coastal Revival was
made possible with support from TELUS Optik Local. It premiered on Monday, May 2 for free on TELUS Optik Local’s YouTube Channel and on TELUS Optik TV On Demand. The five-part series will launch over five weeks from Monday, May 2 until Monday, May 30.
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Gazette staff The minimum wage in British Columbia is going up. This province currently has the lowest rate in Canada. The British Columbia government is increasing the minimum wage in two stages to better reflect the province’s overall economic growth and ensure all workers benefit from B.C.’s success. The first increase will be 40 cents and bring the minimum wage rate to $10.85 per hour, effective Sept. 15, 2016. This new rate includes the 10 cents scheduled for the 2015 Consumer Price Index (CPI), plus an additional 30 cents. A second increase of 30 cents plus an amount based on the 2016 CPI (estimated to be 10 cents) will bring the minimum wage rate to $11.25,
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tonnes (a value of $404.9 million CAD) - A two per cent increase in volume from the previous record in 2012, but a 40 per cent increase in export value from the previous high in 2012. • B.C. accounts exported 2,839 metric tonnes to Asia in 2015 with a total value of $20.5 million CAD a 30 per cent increase in trade value over the previous record in 2013. • B.C. accounts for 63 per cent of the Canadian export value to the U.S. • B.C.’s total 2015 farmraised salmon export value is $431.6 million CAD. Salmon farming has a total economic impact of $1.1 billion in British Columbia and accounts for more than 5,000 jobs. Salmon farmers are working closely with coastal First Nations with 19 economic impact benefit agreements in place counting for 78 per cent of all salmon raised in B.C.
Fire calls up three per cent By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The first three months of 2016 saw a nine per cent increase in calls to Port Hardy Fire Rescue. Fire Chief Schell Nickerson appeared at the District of Port Hardy Council meeting April 26 to present his first quarterly report. Nickerson told council Fire Rescue responded to 40 calls in the first quarter with nine being
Outhouses linked to tank
By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The Link River Regional Park Campsite will soon be more environmentally friendly. The Regional District of Mount Waddington, which manages the campground, will be hooking up a storage tank to collect effluent from the outhouses. The tanks “will be pumped out annually with the effluent hauled to a secondary sewage treatment plant. We will be replacing two existing pit outhouses,” said Administrator Greg Fletcher. The campsite features 22 sites. Link River is how Victoria Lake drains into Alice Lake.
false alarms. “Is it true those calls were all to the hospital,” asked Councillor Rick Marcotte. Nickerson responded that only three of the nine were to the hospital which had been testing a new system and “not informing anyone”. The department also responded to seven motor vehicle accidents; and three structure fires. They also held 13 practices for a total of 624 hours. The total member hours for the first three months of the year were 2,682. Nickerson told council the department is now down to 28 members with the departure of three firefighters. Three others have been promoted to Lieutenant Officers - Kurtis Holm, Justin Reusch, and Corrie Hollands, Nickerson said. The department also received a donation from Port Hardy Coast Guard of eight pails of AFFF Foam, a spine board and a clamshell. “We have donated the spine board and clamshell to the Quatsino Fire Brigade,” Nickerson said. North Island 911 has also announced they will be going ahead with a repeater system on Mount Bing on behalf of the Regional District of Mount Waddington. “This will service the new Quatsino Fire Brigade, Port Alice Fire, Holberg Fire and Coal Harbour Fire,” Nickerson said.
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The Gatehouse Theatre in Port McNeill put on their spring production, ‘A Night with Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet’, April 29, 30, and May 1. Pictured above from left to right, performing in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ are Maya Vanderheide, Sarah Brandson, and Joel Waines.
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Lilian Bland’s connection to Quatsino There are so many surprising and interesting stories that intersect with the North Island. Recently a reader contacted me to suggest that I write a history article on Lilian Bland and her connection to Quatsino. Never having heard of Ms. Bland, I was intrigued. Lilian Emily Bland was born in Kent, England in 1878. Her mother died when she was young, and she was raised by her father. She was always a bit non-tra-
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farmer’s field she successfully flew her own powered airplane, the first woman to do so. She also looked into the commercial applications of air flight, but decided it was not as lucrative as the growing motorcar industry. Bland became the first female agent for the Ford Motor Co. in Ireland. She was also a reporter, writing for the London papers. Lilian married her first cousin, Charles Loftus Bland. Charles, a younger son in a well-to-do family filled with successful army men, had trained for a career in the army, but found it not to his liking. When he quit the Army his sister had him committed to an insane asylum for about seven months before he was released and went to work as a farm labourer picking potatoes in Ireland. By 1906 Charles’s family had convinced him to move to California. Having an adventurer in the family, it seems, was preferable to having a potato picker. By 1908 Charles was in Victoria, British Columbia, and hired himself out to work a trap line near Quatsino Sound. He met Alec Farmer, Joe Browning, and George Thorburn who were all taking up land at the Ingersoll River, and convinced his brother to lend him money to invest in an homestead nearby. After a brief trip home to Britain, Lilian and Charles were married in 1911 when she was 32 and he was 29. The couple kept their nuptials a secret, as they were worried their being first cousins would be looked down upon. Lilian set off to join Charles and to explore the wilds of Quatsino Sound in 1912. In 1913 the Blands had a daughter, whom they named Patricia. Lilian took up photography during this
period and took many wonderful photos of the homestead in Quatsino Sound on the Johnson River (now known as Kewquodie Creek). The farm was located on the south side of Quatsino Sound just west of Drake (previously known as Limestone) Island. Many of the photos which Lilian took in Quatsino have been published on a website dedicated to her life: http://www. lilianbland.ie/ . Life on the homestead was hard, with rough physical labour required to remove the huge stumps and to plant gardens and build rough outbuildings. All wood had to be chopped by hand and hauled to the house. Trips away from the homestead in the small boat were at the mercy of the weather. In 1917 Lilian’s cousin Mary Madden, aged 15, joined the family in Quatsino to help out on the homestead. The Blands were friends with the Varneys, also emigrants from Britain who had homesteaded in Varney Bay by the mouth of the Marble River. During prohibition the Blands thought they would make some extra money by brewing loganberry wine and selling it to Ned Frigon’s establishment, the Central Hotel on Limestone Island. Unfortunately Charles was caught by the Port Alice police and fined $300, in lieu of the 30-day jail term. In 1929 the Bland’s daughter Patricia died of tetanus at the age of 16 years. This was a tremendous loss and heartbreak for Lilian. Lilian and Charles’ marriage was also a rocky one, and in 1930 Lilian returned to the United Kingdom, where she resumed her avant garde lifestyle, wearing trousers and gambling. She took up painting and
Submitted Photos Top photo, Lilian Bland, centre, Lilian Bland is her flight gear, bottom, the Johnson River homestead, early 1920s.
landscape gardening and became well known for her garden in Cornwall. She died May 11, 1971 at the age of 91. Once Lilian was gone, Mary returned to the homestead and lived there with Charles. They had four children, and their descendants still reside on the North
Island. ( B r e n d a McCorquodale is a local amateur historian who has been writing a history column in the Gazette since 2004. Her columns are collected in a blog at undiscoveredcoast. blogspot.ca . She can be reached at Storeysbeach@gmail. com.)
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RDMW looks into fire course By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Efforts are being made to offer fire training on the North Island. At the Regional District of Mount Waddington meeting April 19, Operations Manager Patrick Donaghy told the board he is working with the fire departments to get the ‘External Operations Train the Trainer’ training course here. “It’s a course that the training officers of the fire depart-
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higher than last year’s penalties. The B.C. government has been taking a tougher stand on irresponsible behaviour that contributes to increased wildfire risks, in an effort to protect communities, natural resources and infrastructure from wildfire damage. These changes mean that British Columbia now has some of the highest wildfire-related violation ticket fines in Canada. For example, the fine for not complying with a fire restriction under the Wildfire Act has tripled from $345 to $1,150. Failing to properly extinguish a burning substance, such as a cigarette, will now cost an offender $575. To report a wildfire or unattended campfire, call 1-800663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.
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Gazette staff Clayton Ses Saunders, 18, Nuxalk Nation, from Bella Coola has won a scholarship due to his artistic ability. On May 3, YVR Art Foundation (YVRAF) announced the nine British Columbia and Yukon First Nations recipients of its 2016 scholarship awards. The winners will be recognized at the annual YVRAF awards reception held at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on May 27. In addition, the 2015 scholarship recipients’ art works will be unveiled. “The YVR Art Foundation is proud to recognize this extraordinary group of talented First Nations artists who have been selected as our 2016 scholarship recipients,” said Susan Jackson, executive director, YVR Art Foundation. YVRAF art scholarships are given annually in two categories: Youth (under age 27) and MidCareer (aged 27 and up). Selected by a jury of three senior First Nations artists and curators, the recipients receive a $5,000 scholarship to attend a formal art institution or study with a mentor over the course of one year. Mid-Career recipients work with a master artist, attend an art institution or undertake a special project. In addition to the monetary award, YVRAF brings the recipients to Vancouver for a weekend that includes the Scholarship Awards Reception and a day touring Vancouver museums, galleries and art studios. At the end of the scholarship year, the recipients are brought to Vancouver again to display their art work at the Awards reception, followed by an exhibition of their work at YVR for one year. Since 2005, the YVR Art Foundation has awarded over 80 scholarships, grants and awards to BC and Yukon First Nations artists totaling $350,000.
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Cyberbullying discussed at A-Frame By Tyson Whitney Reporter Cyberbullying, the act of harming or harassing via information technology networks in a repeated and deliberate manner, has become a growing problem, especially among teenagers. The A-Frame Church in Port McNeill’s Speaker’s Corner Program welcomed Brett Holfeld, PhD Dept. of Psychology, University of Victoria, to give a seminar on the subject on Friday, April 22. Holfeld startTyson Whitney Photo ed studying cyberbullying nearly 10 years Psychologist Brett Holfeld spoke about cyberago, and has developed bullying at the A-Frame Church in Port McNeill. and taught his own I started reading that ing gossip, rumours, or course on the subject. literature, and from secrets; pretending to According to Holfeld, there I got more inter- be someone else and there was no “good ested in that topic,” said sending negative messtory” about why he Holfeld. sages; posting material chose to pursue the The seminar official- to tease or make fun subject. ly started with Holfeld of someone; posting “When I started Grad listing eight statements real or digitally-altered School and was think- about cyberbullying. pictures or videos of ing about my Thesis, He then asked the others without their I was actually inter- audience if the eight permission; or ratested in cyberstalking statements were actu- ing peers’ popularity because my Masters ally ‘fact’ or ‘fiction’. or appearance online. was in Forensic Holfeld then went on A few YouTube vidPsychology, but when to explain what is gen- eos were then shown, I started to look at the erally constituted as documenting real life literature, there really cyberbullying, outlin- cyberbullying cases wasn’t that much there. ing it as online behav- that had catastrophic There was some over- iour that can range outcomes (Megan lap with cyberbullying, from sending or post- Meier, Amanda Todd).
When asked about the causation behind cyberbullying, Holfeld stated that “With cyberbullying there’s been some theories explored, but there’s not really a clear theory that’s superior to others in terms of explaining the cause, because there really is just a lot of variability. Anyone with access to a computer can be involved. For example, a victim of traditional bullying may try to get back at their bully online without direct fear of something happening. It’s not specific to certain kids,” said Holfeld. “Parents have the initial role of when they introduce technology to teach their kids how to use it properly. The goal of communication in general is to treat others with respect, whether it’s online or offline, and I think that’s the message we want to instil in children at a very young age.” Holfeld added that if parents “teach them how to use these devices properly and how to behave online appropriately, it will definitely help.”
Work done on playground By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Work is being done to make Cedar Heights Park more visible. At the Operational Services Committee meeting March 17, Director of Operational Services Sean Mercer advised that some trees are being removed because they are dangerous. It was suggested that a Municipal Insurance Association Risk Analysis be done on the park as well. Risk analysis is done for
select areas of town each year to give the District a guideline of the level of risk for an injury to occur due to District negligence, (maintenance) for one particular area or structure, said Chief Administrative Officer Allison McCarrick. “This year the Skateboard Park and the Public Works yard were chosen. We also requested, if time permitted, Cedar Park be included,” McCarrick said. The District is permitted two areas per year as part of their general insurance coverage.
District applies for Seagate funds By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The District of Port Hardy is hoping to cash in on a new funding program. The province has announced that $75 million will be available through the new BC Rural Dividend program. The three-year program will help rural communities with populations under 25,000 diversify and strengthen their economies. Local governments, not-for-profits and First Nations are eligible to apply for up to $100,000 for community-driven projects and must contribute at least 20 per cent of the total project cost. Partnerships involving more than one eligible applicant can apply for up to $500,000, and must contribute up to 40 per cent. In-kind contributions of up to 10 per cent can be included in the applicant’s share.
The due date for applications for the first round is May 31, 2016. “We should look at our wharf down at the Seagate,” said Mayor Hank Bood of one potential project for the community. “That sounds like a really good one to me,” Bood said. “It’s something that we need to do, and if we can get a grant, that’s a good thing.” “The Seagate Pier has got ongoing issues with pilings that need to be replaced,” said Bood in an interview. The new funding “gives us the chance to give it a redo,” he said and cover other items such as new lighting as well as parking. “We could do a whole bunch of things that will bring it up to a higher standard.” At a committee of the whole meeting April 26, Council approved sending in an application for the Seagate Pier Revitalization project.
Near the end of the seminar, Holfeld went over what the best methods are for dealing with being cyberbullied. “Cyberbullying can be very powerful and very devastating,” said Holfeld, adding that if you’ve been a victim of it, the best thing you can do is to “collect evidence first and foremost, because then you have tangible proof you can take to parents and schools, police if necessary, and show them exactly what happened and help figure out what is the best path from there.”
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Erin Spencer takes Jock, age 9, for a walk along the seawall in Port Hardy. Jock first belonged to Spencer’s grandmother. Jock’s back went out when he was four years old due to spinal failure and he’s been using his ‘doggy wheels’ ever since.
Gazette Staff In January 1960, Grant Evans first stepped foot on the tarmac at the Port Hardy Airport. With him was his (now late) wife Gloria and their infant daughter Cheri. Evans was 22, and it was his first posting as a newly-licensed air traffic controller. The family lived alongside other airport personnel in the former RCAF quarters at the airport. By the time Evans left Port Hardy in 1967 for another posting at the Vancouver Airport, his family had grown to four children, one of whom was actually born in Alert Bay. 56 years later, Evans returned with his daughter Cheri, which is the first time they have been in Port Hardy together since they left, to sign copies of his book ‘View From the Tower, my Port Hardy Years and West Coast Aviation Adventures’ during the Port Hardy Museum’s temporary exhibit ‘Gwadzi & Port Hardy’ which opened on April 30. ‘View From the Tower’ details the years he spent as an air traffic controller in Port Hardy, and is an ode to aviation and flight. Throughout the book, Evans skillfully weaves humourous stories about the characters he meets, many of whom found their way into the airport tower. Evans’ love for the North Island is evident as he writes about his fishing adventures and the history of neighbouring communities such as Alert Bay and Coal Harbour, also saying that his years in Port Hardy were the best years of his life.
Tyson Whitney Photo Grant Evans holds up a copy of his new book ‘View From the Tower, My Port Hardy Years and West Coast Aviation Adventures’ at his signing during the Port Hardy Museum’s temporary exhibit ‘Gwadzi & Port Hardy’ opening on Saturday, April 30.
Strong Action For Safer Communities A three-year, $23-million commitment by the Government of B.C. builds on the Guns and Gangs Strategy with the B.C. Anti-Gang Unit, RCMP and Crime Stoppers to support B.C. communities to prevent gang and gun violence. Key elements include: $450,000 to support Crime Stoppers’ proven Cash for Tips on Illegal Firearms and to promote awareness of the Gang Tip Line Enhancement of the End Gang Life Program More outreach to youth More police, with the addition of two 10-person teams New Office of Crime Reduction and Gang Outreach Illegal Firearms Task Force
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Hope for Habitat By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Habitat for Humanity representatives were in Port Hardy for a follow-up visit. At the regular District of Port Hardy council meeting April 12, Councillor Dennis Dugas said Tom Beshr and Pat McKenna had come up again. The duo had been in Port Hardy in January to talk to council about the program which sells homes interest free to people who earn between $20,000 and $40,000 a year. Each house is built using volunteer labour, and each homeowner must complete 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’ in lieu of a cash down payment. “We discussed hopefully some things that will happen in our community in the future,” Dugas said. “The ball is in our court now, so to speak,” said Councillor Fred Robertson.
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North Island dancers place in Alberni Gazette staff From the North Island to the West Coast, a number of North Island highland dancers made a trek down for a competition in Port Alberni. All of the local North Island dancers who participated placed in some large groups of competitors. In large Primary class, 6 years and under, Natalee Hunt of Port Hardy did a great job and placed first in Pas de Basques and Sword, second in the Highland Fling, and third in PDB & High Cuts. In the Beginner 7 & under 9 years class Hannah Hunt of Port Hardy placed fifth in the Sword dance. Paisley Barolet of Port McNeill placed third in the Sword Dance.
April 1 – May 15 Enter for a cash prize in the BC Aboriginal Writing Contest (www.inourownvoice, closes May 15) A partnership initiative between Rebel Mountain Press and Vancouver Island Regional Libraries. April 30 - Sept. 30 Port Hardy Museum Temporary exhibit “Gwadzi & Port Hardy”. May 12 Free Public event: No Dream too Big at the Port Hardy Public Library at 6 p.m. Okumu Lomudak shares how life is for refugees and why Canada provides hope to many living a hopeless life. Lomudak experienced refugee life in an Ugandan camp and in Ethiopia. He arrived to Canada in 1997 and is currently a Port Hardy Pastor. May 14 Hardy Bay Senior Citizen’s Centre garage sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You may make a donation and we can pick it up or have your own table and pay a donation. Please call and leave a message at 250-949-7252. Rain or Shine. May 14 An Introduction to Short Story Writing with Garth Holden. Saturdays, May 14 through to June 18 at the
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In Premier Under 13 years Abigail McCorquodale of Port Hardy placed first in the Highland Fling, and second in the Sword, Seann Truibhas, Reel, Johnnie, and Earl of Errol. In Premier 13 - 16 years Catherine Symons of Port McNeill placed fourth in the Fling, and fifth in the Sword and Seann Truibhas. The Team Charlton Highland Dancers are starting their spring and summer fund-raising drive to support dancers who have been nominated for scholarships this year through the Scottish Dance Teacher’s Alliance examination program. The scholarship weekend takes place in October 2016 in New Brunswick.
Submitted Photo Natalee Hunt of Port Hardy did a great job and placed first in Pas de Basques and Sword, second in the Highland Fling, and third in PDB & High Cuts.
HOT SPOTS Port McNeill Public Library. May 14 Port McNeill Lions Club is hosting its annual Action Auction. Doors open at 6 p.m. Auction starts at 7 p.m. All items are new, there will be concession and refreshments. For more info please call 250-956-4394.
May 14 North Island Farmers and Artisans Market, Hyde Creek Petro Canada, 10-2, Rain or Shine May 15 The Port Hardy Scotiabank MS Walk takes place at the Port Hardy Secondary School track at 9 a.m. offering participants a safe, scenic, wheelchair and scooter accessible route with three walk lengths to choose from – 2, 4 and 8 km. Dogs on leash are welcome. Stay after the walk for a delicious barbecue lunch. May 21-23 Sointula 20th Annual Men’s Baseball Tournament. For more information phone 250-973-6153.
May 14 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Berry good) Pancake Breakfast and Plant Sale! Grassroots, 7580 Park Drive, Port Hardy. Tomato, Basil, Pepper plants and more. For more info, contact Dawn, organic9@telus.net or 250-230-4243
May 28 6 p.m. to Midnight, Relay for Life, Rock out to Knock out Cancer theme. Register online at www.relayforlife. ca, call Sabrina @ 250-949-8485 or come see her at the Scotia Bank in Port Hardy.
May 14 – June 18 Short Story Writing with Garth Holden at Port McNeill Public Library. Saturdays from 11:45 – 1:45 p.m. All skill levels welcome. Please drop in.
May 31 Port Hardy Secondary School/Eke-Me-XI year-en cultural celebration, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch included. Fort Rupert Bighouse. Please RSVP to Stephanie Nelson at snelson@sd85.bc.ca.
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Gazette staff The 2016 MS Walk will be held at the Port Hardy Secondary School track Sunday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 (noon). Check-in is from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. with the walk starting at 10 a.m. In 2015, the MS Walk was held in Port Alice, said Cherie Kamenz, fund-raising coordinator, North Vancouver Island Chapter. “There were 26 participants and $11,851.76 was raised,” Kamenz said. The top fund-raiser last year was Barbara Rickard of Port McNeill who raised $4,122.15. The Frigon Island Walkers from Port Alice were the top fund-raising team with $4,549.61. This year’s route, around the PHSS track, is wheelchair accessible, safe, and dog friendly. After the walk participants are invited to enjoy a barbecue lunch,
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The 2016 MS Walk is being held May 15 at Port Hardy Secondary School. Last year’s participants in the walk, which was held in Port Alice, raised $11,851.76.
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Port Hardy Chamber Update SAVE THE DATE! May18th, 12:00 –1:00 PM CHAMBER LUNCHEON Location: Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce welcomes guest speaker Conrad Browne - CEO of K’awatsi Economic Development Corporation. Topics that will be covered at the luncheon is a review of KEDC’s first year, the history of how it started, challenges, successes and what the steps forward are. Please join us for a fresh, delicious catered lunch from the Sporty Bar & Grill, and be briefed on what is happening at your Chamber! Chamber luncheons are a great opportunity to network and make connections with other members! Port Hardy Chamber Luncheon $20, which includes a $5 donation to support facility development at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre! RSVP to this event @ 250-949-7622 or Email manager@porthardychamber.com
SAVE THE DATE! May 14th, 9:00am – 2:00pm SENIOR’S FUNDRAISNG GARAGE SALE EVENT Location: Hardy Bay Seniors Centre Come out and support the Seniors on this day and give back to those that have given so much our community a place we all call home. WORLDHOST Workshop – Are you interested in taking the Worldhost Training course? Do you want your employees to brush up on their customer service skills before the busy summer season? Contact your Chamber about dates and availability. Spaces are limited so call now! 250.949.7622 or email manager@porthardychamber.com for more details.
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Advisory appointments Members of the Province’s Rural Advisory Council were reappointed for another two-year term by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson. The mandate of the council is to provide input to government policy decisions to best support thriving rural communities, while keeping in mind government’s need to control spending and ensure an overall balanced budget for the province. “I want to thank the members of the Rural Advisory Council for their commitment and dedication to helping the province support rural communities to thrive and prosper and for providing a strong voice for rural British Columbians,” said MLA Donna Barnett who chairs the council. The 12 appointed council members include elected officials and representatives from First Nations and economic development organizations from small rural communities throughout B.C., including Tom Hoffman of Williams Lake. The other members are Debra Arnott of Cache Creek, Susan Clovechok of Fairmont Hot Springs, Geri Collins of Kamloops, Bill Holmberg of Houston, Chief Roy Jones Jr. of Skidegate, Sue Kenny of Dawson Creek, Jonathan Lok of Port McNeill, Grace McGregor of Christina Lake, Chris Pieper of Armstrong, Sylvia Pranger of Agassiz, Gerry Thiessen of Vanderhoof and Eric (Rick) Thompson from McBride. The council provides advice on rural economic development, including rural access to capital and business development support for rural entrepreneurs and businesses. The council also advises on rural community capacity building, including the Rural Dividend. The council meets on a quarterly basis.
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New exhibit opens By Tyson Whitney Reporter The Port Hardy Museum’s temporary exhibit “Gwadzi & Port Hardy” officially opened on Saturday, April 30 with speeches from Councillor Pat Corbett-Labatt and hereditary Kwakiutl Chiefs Tony Hunt and Alfred ‘Hutch’ Hunt. The event “went quite well,” said Museum Curator/Director Jane Hutton. “We had around 60 people stop in throughout the day, which is a really good turn out. We had a lot of great support from members of the community who made a special effort to come out and be involved, and I couldn’t be more proud.” The “Gwadzi & Port Hardy” temporary exhibit is a fascinating look at the history of how life and society evolved around the Hardy Bay area. The Kwakiutl people, whose ancestors were the first residents here, called it Gwadzi. Europeans named it Hardy Bay in honour of a British military hero, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy. In the 1840’s, the Hudson’s Bay Company discovered there was coal located near Hardy Bay. They soon built a trading
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Tyson Whitney Photo Port Hardy Councillor Pat Corbett-Labatt, back right, and hereditary Kwakiutl Chiefs Tony Hunt (left), and Alfred “Hutch” Hunt, right, with Museum Curator/Director welcomed the crowd of people to the opening of the Port Hardy Museum’s ‘Gwadzi & Port Hardy’ temporary exhibit on Saturday, April 30.
post on the other side of Seven Hills, which is the land that divides Hardy Bay from Storey’s Beach/Beaver Harbour, that they named ‘Fort Rupert’ in honour of the company’s original royal patron. The trading post was actually erected on the site of Tsaxis, one of the many villages used by the Kwakiutl people for eons. The fur trade and a land scheme then encouraged many people to start living in and around the Hardy Bay area more permanently. The temporary exhib-
RDMW gives to film commission By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The Municipal District of Mount Waddington has turned down a funding request for $5,000 from the North Vancouver Island Film Commission. Instead, at their meeting April 19, the board agreed to give $500, the same as last year. “It’s my opinion that the dollar value (they requested) doesn’t match the benefits that they are providing,” said Manager of Economic Development Pat English. The Commission provides liaison and location scouting services to the film, television, commercial and new media industry representatives interested in filming on northern Vancouver Island, from Nanaimo to Cape Scott, including the Powell River Regional District. They develop and maintain an online location library database accessible to production companies world-wide. The database includes a huge collection of photographs of locations from all of Northern Vancouver Island.
it features beautiful artwork, artifacts and tools, old photographs, and also maps with the sites of archaeological digs displayed on them. “Most of the temporary exhibits I put together I have to borrow most of the items we put on display, but this time we actually had the majority of things already in the museum in storage,” said Hutton, adding that the storage area in the back “has actually quite a lot more stuff about Port Hardy, but there just wasn’t enough room really to show every single thing, and I realized also partway through putting this together that I could have done an exhibit just on transportation in and out of Port Hardy alone, and I might still do that some day.” Author Grant Evans was also at the event
doing a signing for his new book ‘View From the Tower, My Port Hardy Years and West Coast Aviation Adventures’, which Hutton thought was great for the event as “a lot of guys from the airport and the 101 (Squadron) guys came in to visit, which worked out really nicely.” While Hutton felt the event was quite successful in showcasing the history of the Hardy Bay area and how it came to be settled over the years. She made sure to note, however, that “Although we’re all very happy and proud that Port Hardy is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a municipality, it should be emphatically stated that there were other people living here first who should rightly be recognized.”
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on deck Tell us about items of interest to the sports community. Ongoing Ball hockey drop in event Thursday night from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill. $4 to play, ages 12 and up. May 13-15 Annual Ombrelle Active Start Soccer Fest; Port Hardy Aftershock Tournament at Robert Scott, Eagle View & Port Hardy Secondary School fields. May 15 Al Petrie Memorial Fun Golf, Tournament and Lunch at Seven Hills Golf Club. $30 to play, 10 a.m. start. May 21-23 Sointula 20th Annual Men’s Baseball Tournament. For more information phone 250-973-6153. May 26 5K or 10K Run/ Walk event at Port Hardy Secondary School. Registration 4 p.m. and the event starts at 5p.m. Water, chocolate milk and a dinner will be provided free of charge. May 28 6 p.m. to Midnight, Relay for Life, Rock out to Knock out Cancer theme. Register online at www.relayforlife.ca, call Sabrina @ 250949-8485 or come see her at the Scotia Bank in Port Hardy. June 16-19 57 Annual June Sports First Nation Soccer Tournament, Salmon Prince & Princess Pageant, Parade, Crowning of Salmon Prince & Princess, Kids races etc. in Alert Bay. More information call 250974-5556.
NISS wall funds climb By Tyson Whitney Reporter The idea for a climbing wall inside of the North Island Secondary School (NISS) gymnasium came about from an offhand conversation. “Greg Muirhead (NISS’ Outdoor Pursuits, Math, Science, Tourism and Field Studies teacher) walked into my office when we’d just begun our outdoor education programming and vision for the North Island, and asked if we would be able to build a climbing wall,” said NISS Principal Jay Dixon. “I paused for a moment, and the first question I asked was ‘how much?’. He told me approximately how much it would be, and then my second question was ‘why not?’ “Our students and community members soon heard about our conversation and started bringing in cheques. “One student opened a GoFundMe account online and soon it rippled from a small grassroots community movement all the way to a place where the Port McNeill Rotary joined in to support it. It basically grew from a conversation into something that will, in fact, be opening,” Dixon said. NISS students collaborated with the Port McNeill Rotary Club to hold a Spring Fling
Gala called ‘Build the Wall’ on Saturday, April 30. The fund-raiser “was a phenomenal success. “It was amazing to see the community support and the people rallying around a positive project on the North Island. I grew up here and I haven’t been a part of something like that since the early 90’s,” said Dixon, adding that the school’s foods class “cooked the dinner, students throughout the school helped set up the event, and 20 students volunteered their time to serve and host and they were phenomenal. They were respectful, polite, professional and had a great time. The school was presented with a $10,000 dollar cheque from the Port McNeill Rotary Club and we are still calculating all the incoming money from the auction, however, we estimate there is about $10,000-$12,000 that came in over and above the Rotary’s $10,000.” All told, Dixon happily stated they have now raised over $40,000 total at this point. “We’ll know more over the next couple weeks, but we’re likely sitting around the mid-$40,000s,” he explained. “On Monday morning I made an announcement during school time that we had reached our goal for the climbing wall and the entire school abruptly
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Submitted North Island Secondary School will be hosting the Senior Girls “A” Soccer Championship May 13 and 14. The top two teams will qualify for the Provincial Championship to be held in Prince George June 2-4. There will be six teams participating in a two-pool Round Robin format with two crossover games to determine who will play in the gold medal game. All games will be played on the NISS field. NISS’s first game will be at 12 p.m. against Duncan Christian School. Spectators are welcome to come cheer on the home team!
Danielle Lacasse - Stellar Photography Port McNeill Rotary Club President Carl Nissan hands North Island Secondary School Principle Jay Dixon and the North island Climbing Society Representative Greg Muirhead a check for $10,000 at the Spring Fling Gala ‘Build a Wall’ on Saturday, April 30 at the North Island Secondary School gymnasium.
cheered. This wouldn’t have happened without the students, their families, and the local businesses.” Even with their original monetary goal currently met, they aren’t planning to stop there. “The intention was the more money that came in, the bigger the wall would be,” said Dixon.
“We are hoping to add a bouldering section to the wall, which is a lower wall for beginning climbers to learn some basic climbing skills on.” The school has officially set up an install date of July with local contractors. The wall will be 40 feet high, at least 30 feet wide, and they will hopeful-
SportMed event By Tyson Whitney Reporter The 5k or 10k Run/Walk event will be held Thursday, May 26 for the fourth year in a row. Registration time is 4 p.m. and the event starts at five p.m. at Port Hardy Secondary School. “The last three years we’ve had up to 100 participants of all ages,” said Stephanie Nelson, PHSS Connections Worker. The event is part of the 13-week SportMed Aboriginal Run/ Walk program. “There are 250,000 people across B.C. participating in the program,” said Nelson, adding that there will be a “free dinner after, cash prizes donated by the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Band and the School District 85 First Nations’ program, and Save-On Foods always donates chocolate milk and water every year.”
ly have it finished by September for a grand opening. “It all connects to the power and size of our communities and how when push comes to shove we really support each other and we want to see options for our youth and community members in the evenings,” said Dixon. “We hope to see a
new culture grow here on the North Island where all the local communities get involved with climbing, creating a group of likeminded people who want to get outside and do positive, healthy activities,” he said. We built the ‘Everest’ for our community, and we hope it’s something that just continues to grow.”
Memorial golf tournament By Tyson Whitney Reporter The Al Petrie Memorial Fun Golf Tournament and Lunch is taking place on Sunday, May 15 at the Seven Hills Golf Course. The tournament starts at 10 a.m. and is $30 to register. The Pro Shop will be taking registrations until Saturday, May 14. There are 12 teams registered so far, with four to five players on each team. The tournament is held in honour of the contributions that Petrie made to the golf course, is best ball format, and there will be a lunch catered by the Seven Hills Golf course afterwards. A few prizes will also be awarded. Please contact Clay or Sharon at 250-949-9818 to play or register as a team.
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Spring slow pitch tourney Do you need... By Tyson Whitney Reporter There was an allweekend ‘Icebreaker’ slow pitch tournament Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8 at the Storey’s Beach diamonds. There were16 teams playing in three different divisions, featuring a unique ruleset where you only score a point for innings won. There was also a concession running all weekend long, thanks to Erin Klatt who arrived at the crack of dawn each morning to set it up and was there till the bitter end cleaning up. All money raised went to support Tri-Port Minor Ball. Scotiabank will be matching all the funds raised at the concession. In the C event, it was the ‘Totems’ and ‘Deadliest Catch’ who had collected enough wins over the weekend to meet in the finals on Sunday afternoon. In what was a closely-contested game, the ‘Totems’ managed to squeak out a
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Tyson Whitney Photo The ‘Lucky Dawgs’ were up to bat first in the A event finals against ‘Load Em Up’ on May 8 at the Storey’s Beach baseball park. The ‘Lucky Dawgs’ went on win six innings to one, taking home a $720 grand prize, which they donated to the concession.
razor thin win, taking it by a score of four innings to three. The B event, which featured the ‘Woodchuckers’ and the ‘Ravens’ meeting up in the finals, was a little less close. The ‘Woodchuckers’ toppled the Ravens 7-0, with Aaron Desbiens crushing a lead off home run to officially
seal the victory. The ‘Lucky Dawgs’ and ‘Load Em Up’ battled it out in the A event finals. with a $720 grand prize on the line. The ‘Lucky Dawgs’, a team thrown together at the last minute after two other teams dropped out of the tournament, ended up dominating, winning six innings to
one. ‘Lucky Dawgs’ team member Kevin Coates said the team was “just happy to get to play,” and really enjoyed “participating in the event.” The ‘Lucky Dawgs’ then donated their entire winnings to the concession, showing what a class act they are on and off the field.
PHSS finish in sixth place By Danita Schmidt For the Gazette The Port Hardy Secondary School (PHSS) Junior girls soccer team had an early departure down island to play at Highland Secondary in Comox in the 2016 Junior Girls North Island Soccer Championships. The championships were held on May 5 and May 6. Three games were scheduled to qualify for playoffs to be held on Friday afternoon. There were two pools of teams that participated. PHSS was part of Pool A which also included Dover Bay Secondary School, Ballenas Secondary School, and Cahiri Secondary School. The girls played a competitive game against Ballenas which resulted in a 3-3 tie. The next game was against Cahiri which ended with a 4-0 win. The last game played was against Dover in which the girls came out strong in the first half. The final score of the game was a 2-2
tie. After playing three games, PHSS was in a three way tie for first place in Pool A. This prompted a long discussion between the head referee and the organizer of the championships. Scores of all the games played by three teams were looked at and it was determined that PHSS was one point short away from
qualify for second place. Only the top two teams advance further towards provincials. PHSS placed third in the Pool A to play Mark Isfeld from Pool B. The girls finished the season with a 3-1 loss to Isfeld to a sixth place finish. This is an improvement to their eighth place finish from last year. The girls had a great season with
five wins and one loss in regular season play. The team has improved a great deal since last season. This is largely due to the dedication and commitment of the coaches in developing and fine tuning the girls’ skills and abilities. Next year will be even better as the girls continue to develop their soccer skills.
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gold, and to bring the Coastal Cup home to the Comox Valley. Although the team is based in the valley, its members are girls from Port Hardy, Campbell River, Powell River, and the Comox Valley, with a sub for this game from Nanaimo. West Vancouver was a strong team, but goalie Avarie (CV) gave a top performance with the goal posts, and managed a shut out. Alongside her, as defence, were Maddy (CR), Toni (CV), Tommylia (CR), Jodi (N), Jill (CV), and Jenna (CV). Strong in midfield were Olivia (CV), Sophia
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