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City council ‘comfortable’ with 2.5% tax increase KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

‘Comfortable’ seemed to be the common theme around the table on Wednesday afternoon as council wrapped up a 10-year financial plan that includes several critical infrastructure improvements and a 2017 tax increase. Both Mayor Andy Adams and Coun. Michele Babchuk said they were “comfortable” with landing on a 2.5 per cent residential tax increase for 2017 following three days of budget planning by city council. That figure falls within the budget parameters of a 2.5 to three per cent tax increase that city staff had built in to the 10-year, 2017-2026 financial plan. The hike equates to a $36 tax increase for the average assessed Campbell River home. “I think we’ve done a really great job of being able to get our priorities in there, have some great capital projects come forward and not be too much of a burden on the taxpayers,” Coun. Babchuk said. Included in the 2.5 per cent increase is a 0.75 per cent tax allotment that will be set aside in reserve accounts and go directly towards the city’s capital plan which includes several infrastructure improvement projects. Coun. Colleen Evans said as the city’s assets age, it’s vital that coun-

cil has a long-term plan for staying on top of necessary improvements which communities across the nation are facing. “I think the challenge always is during budget time that infrastructure needs far exceed our current funding models and we have to be aware of that fact and that’s why this 10-year plan was put in place,” Evans said. “Infrastructure continues to be a major crisis in municipalities across B.C. Just a cautionary note that we need to recognize that and it’s not going to go away. These funding models and these reserves are put in place for addressing what is an inevitable issue that is coming forward to this council and councils in the future and that’s how do we address significant infrastructure issues in our community.” Coun. Charlie Cornfield, who made the motion to allocate the 0.75 per cent towards capital (which is the same amount as in 2016), said he agreed with Evans that it’s critical dollars are earmarked for such investments. “I support 100 per cent having money set aside for infrastructure,” Cornfield said. To that end, council approved a lengthy list of capital projects including $250,000 in 2017 and $2.97 million in 2019 to replace aging infrastructure along Shoppers Row between St. Ann’s and 11th

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orna Bradley and her family spend this part of the year out in the cold in front of Canadian Tire surrounded by Christmas trees – rain, snow, or shine – from about 9 a.m. until dark. It all began about 17 years ago, when Bradley realized that many of the trees being sold locally were being sourced from the U.S., which she didn’t think was right, considering we’re surrounded by trees right here. “We have ample Christmas tree farms right here on Vancouver Island to be able to supply everyone around here with a local tree,” Bradley says. So she struck up a conversation with Mike Fleming, who owns a tree farm down Island and happens to be president of the BC Christmas Tree Farm Association, and he said, “why don’t you start selling them?” she says. “So here we are, 17 years later, still doing it.” She chose a local organization she could support with her and her family’s efforts when they started up, and these days, they do it for the Campbell River SPCA.

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Lorna Bradley and Marley are once again in the Canadian Tire parking lot selling Island-sourced Christmas cheer from 9 a.m. to dark. The Bradleys also have a lot at Woofy’s in Willow Point.

“For the first few years we did it for the Timberline football team, and once we did enough to get their junior varsity program started up – buy all the equipment they needed and get them going, anyway – I started to look around and see where else we could go with it, and the people who were running the local SPCA – who are fantastic people doing fantastic things – just didn’t have enough money.” And that was a cause they could certainly get behind. Her whole family has always been big animal lovers. Their current furry family member – a rescue dog named Marley – will likely be one of the welcoming faces the public

will meet at the lot this year. The lot jumped around from various locations for about a decade, but, thankfully, when they approached Canadian Tire manager Darrell Anderson seven years ago to see if they could use part of their parking lot to sell their trees, it turned out that store owners Ron Detweiler and his wife were animal lovers, too, “and they very kindly gave us a spot to use and we’ve been here ever since,” Bradley says. They later expanded their operation to add a second location at Woofy’s Pet Foods in Willow Point that is run by her sons so they could service both ends of town.

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Budget: ‘Something for everyone’ From Pg. 1

Avenue. The upgrades will also deal with ongoing issues related to the London plane trees along Shoppers, electrical capacity and storm water flooding. The plan also includes $250,000 in 2020 and $2.21 million in 2021 for similar upgrades on Shoppers Row between 11th Avenue and 13th Avenue. The capital plan also includes $300,000 in 2017 for sewer upgrades on Larwood-Erickson as well as $300,000 in 2017 to replace the existing waterfront sewer forcemain between Rockland Road and the Maritime Heritage Centre, which is undersized, in poor condition and frequently breaks, resulting in raw sewage on the beach and in the ocean. The budget also contains $655,000 in 2017 for Big Rock Boat Ramp improvements as well as $408,000 for the Robron Fieldhouse which is a partnership with Campbell River Youth Soccer Association. Mayor Adams said the budget is one that the community can be proud of. “I’m really comfortable with what this budget is delivering as far as enhancements,” Adams said. “I think this budget is touching on a lot of community groups, a lot of departmental projects and financial stability.” The budget contains a handful of items requested of council by community groups, including a sprinkler system for the Sybil Andrews Cottage, joint funding for a pocket park at the end of Spruce Street in Campbellton, as well as money for the fieldhouse, and funding for a staff position at the Seniors Centre to help with the lunch program. City Manager Deborah Sargent said she believes it’s a budget that the community can be proud of. “I think this has something for everyone in this community,” Sargent said. “I really believe you’ve got a budget that maintains a momentum out in the community in terms of invest-

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ment, attraction – new people moving to our community, people deciding to retire here, raise their families here. “I entered budget discussions saying I was ‘cautiously optimistic’ and I think hearing the results of the deliberations I am leaning more towards the optimistic side of things,” Sargent added. “I really believe we’re at the beginning of a really good growth curve and I think you’ve made some important decisions that will provide us with the horse power we need to move forward as a community.” Budget highlights n $40,000 in 2017 for design improvements to the parking lot on Cypress Street (gravel lot near the firehall) including paving and drainage improvements. n $225,000 in 2017 for design work for a replacement for the downtown fire hall. n $40,000 in 2017 for new glass transit shelters. n $129,649 for Elk Falls Cemetery upgrade. n $40,000 in 2019 (plus $100,000 carried over from 2016) for a new city welcome sign and landscaping at Jubilee Parkway and Highway 19A. n $15,000 with Campbellton Neighbourhood Association matching funds for development of a pocket park at the end of Spruce Street with river access. n $13,000 for automated watering system at Sybil Andrews Cottage. n $70,000 for design and construction of water and sewer servicing for new lease lots at the airport to attract new tenants. n $195,000 for two new firefighter positions to improve response times, meet regulatory compliance, reduce overtime costs and reduce fleet operational costs. n $82,000 in 2018 for transit service expansion of 1,500 additional hours annually and two new buses.

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Delaying Robron field house would send ‘entirely wrong message’: mayor KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

City council will move ahead with a new fieldhouse at Robron Park in 2017 despite a warning from the city manager that the city is taking on a heavy workload. In light of all the design works planned for various capital projects in 2017, city staff had slated construction of the field house – and the city’s $408,000 contribution – for 2018. At Tuesday’s financial planning session, council was dismayed to see that. “I would like to see it sooner than that,” said Coun. Marlene Wright as she put forward a motion to move that funding up to 2017. Wright noted that Rotary has already stepped up with a $100,000 contribution as have other community groups and organizations. “It’s something we need to show them we can get done,” Wright said. But City Manager Deborah Sargent said staff ’s justification for moving the field house up one more year was to avoid unrealistic expectations. “We do have a very ambitious capital plan; you’ve approved several design projects,” Sargent said. “We see the Robron field house absolutely as a priority for design but my concern is in putting it in the 2017 budget as a construction item that we’re setting the expectation that it will be constructed in 2017 and given our other projects – Lower Shoppers Row, waterfront sewer forcemain, possibly a design of construction of the

No. 1 Fire Hall – if it’s in the 2017 budget, I think it sets up an unrealistic expectation to the community that we’re delivering this project in 2017.” The field house, which is expected to include change rooms, public washrooms, wheelchair access, a concession, a multi-purpose banquet room, a board room and a wrap-around deck that overlooks the Robron play fields, is an initiative of Campbell River Youth Soccer. Seymour Pacific has chipped in detailed plans and building materials while the city has committed to pay for the installation of site services, the change rooms and public washrooms which will be available to all user of Robron Park. Coun. Colleen Evans said that in light of the buy-in from the commu-

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All the police dispatcher heard early Monday morning on a 911 call was yelling on an open line and then the caller hanging up. The dispatcher was able to find a general area where the call came from and police attended immediately. The constable patrolling down Spit Road noticed a vehicle driving slowly. The constable activated his emergency lights, the suspect vehi-

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So, the obvious conclusion is to keep up an active social life in retirement. But don’t go overboard. You could choose to volunteer or learn a new sport or activity with fellow retirees, join a group travel program, or coach a team of youngsters – but only take on what you’re comfortable with. Stress isn’t good either.

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Studies – including one conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – concluded that strong social ties can be beneficial to both mental and physical health. They found that an active social life can be linked to lower risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, greater ability to carry out physical tasks, improved happiness and better cognitive function. The reverse is also true: A lack of social ties is associated with depression, later-life cognitive decline and increased mortality. In fact, a Harvard Medical School study found that a lack of strong social relationships increased the risk of premature death from all causes by 50%.

Friendship is important – not just because it will help keep you healthier – but because friends are … well, friends. So stay in touch and perhaps plan to meet with some of them every month or so for a breakfast or lunch. There’s no doubt the “friend effect” will keep you booming and blooming through a long and happy retirement. And remember this: Be sure to stay in touch with your professional advisor who can help make sure that you’re financially safe and secure for all the years of your retirement.

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The federal approval of two pipeline proposals — Kinder Morgan and Enbridge Line 3 — means exponentially more Alberta oil is going to be shipped through B.C. waters. But the question has to be asked whether the benefits outweigh the negatives. That is good news for the oil industry, and more importantly oil industry workers waiting and hoping for tar sands production to ramp up again. It’s important for the Okanagan as well, since many of those workers make their home here during their off weeks, and local industries service the oil sector. Then there is the jobs created by building the pipelines. All good things, at least in the shortterm. But in the long-term, We say: Why not oil and other fossil fuels are a dead end, with start investing a high environmental in researching cost. Leaving aside the alternatives to oil environmental damage done constructing the pipelines — and the potential, however small, for an environmental disaster — burning fossil fuels for energy damages the environment every day. We’re not going to give up our vehicles, factories and an economy based on using up natural resources overnight. It’s going to take decades at the very least. But even if nothing is done, fossil fuels are eventually going to be too scarce and/or expensive to extract; then we will be forced to look elsewhere. So why not start working on it now? Instead of taking all the short-term gains we can while ignoring Mother Nature, why not start investing in research, both in alternative energy sources and in how to shift our economy to one based on sustainability? Someone has to offer this world hope for a new, sustainable economy. We have all the tools at hand — instead of exporting unprocessed resources in our traditional role of hewer of wood and drawer of water, Canada should be focused on leading the way, first in energy efficiency, and making use of all the renewable energy sources we have available: wind, wave, sun and more. – Black Press

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Fund health service, not free parking

As a former member of a team working to clarify terms for hospitals under the health accord for the province of Ontario I was struck by the non medical items such as lawn mowers, plush carpets exotic plants and rare wood desks for staff proposed for hospitals under the plan. The other side pointed out that every dollar spent on these items took away from direct medical staff and equipment. Those who advocate for free parking at the new hospital forget that a massive parking structure is part of the new hospital complex and must be paid for. This past year, I have spent much time in our present hospital visiting a patient who was a close personal friend and time in the Nanaimo hospital for a family member. In our hospital, I often found it difficult to find a parking spot while in the Nanaimo hospital it was fairly simple to park close to the building.

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Here we have free parking while there we paid a small fee to park. I noticed that in both cases there was plenty of offsite parking for those in our case who couldn’t find parking and those there who didn’t want to pay.

As a former chair of our hospital foundation involved in fundraising and interacting with other levels of government to provide staff and expensive equipment for our hospital, I would much rather see our fundraising efforts go

to direct health care needs and not to providing free parking in a covered parking structure for those who can afford it especially when there is an off site option as is the case now here with limited parking spaces. Sterling Campbell

The debate about humancaused climate change is much like the debate about whether the earth is flat – the jury has been in for some time. Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that the planet’s climate is warming as a direct result of human activity. Even Donald Trump has grudgingly acknowledged this may be true. I’d like to see Tom Fletcher do the same. His column, “Polluting the Climate Change Debate”, is a textbook example of misinformation, half-truths and logical fallacies. A few minutes on Google is enough to locate

his sources in the nooks and crannies at the far right of the internet. His claims that polar bear populations are increasing, that global temperatures are no longer rising and that a fully implemented Paris Agreement would result in negligible change are quickly refuted by legitimate scholars and publications. Even more objectionable than his disregard for scientific fact is the deliberate way in which he tries to manipulate his audience. In referring to what he considers “a religious war on fossil fuels”, in calling the scientific consensus on cli-

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cern surrounding what they have been saying for years about ongoing funding issues both within this district and across the province. “I appreciated the opportunity to talk to the minister about the need for predictable and sustainable funding, although, by his own admission, he didn’t understand what that meant,” said trustee Richard Franklin. The board went on at last week’s meeting to discuss two letters that are currently in the drafting stage, both of which are to be addressed to the minister – and both of which are in regards to different funding issues. One of the letters that was discussed has been in drafting stages for “quite a while,” accord-

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You would think that the news story coming out of Friday’s game would be the Teddy Bear Toss goal or the 10-1 Storm victory over the Generals. Instead it was the player ejections and penalties, over 340 minutes in total. The game was more reminiscent of the Storm games of old than what the fans have seen in recent years. With the Storm leading 7-1 in the third period, the game deteriorated into a melee and by the end of the night the Storm bench was down to one line and three extra skaters. It was the Teddy Bear Toss game and the fans once again released their stuffed toys in the first period when Sheldon Brett pounced on a puck in the low slot. The 20 year old said following the game, “I told the boys I wanted it, they said go get it and I did.” He added, “Great work

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Clockwise from the top: Christian Brandt advances the puck. Mitchell Williams scored one of seven goals. Pearce Messer, one of the Storm’s associate players, looks for a pass at Friday’s home game against the Oceanside Generals, he scored one of the seven goals.

by Christian (Brandt) and Trevor (Bottomley) to set it up for me.” Players will be distributing the teddy bears and plush toys this week at the hospital and at two senior care residences. Max Daerendinger was the player that stood out on Friday. He was named first star with 2 goals and 2 assists. Other Storm goals came from

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Kobe Oishi (2), Dylan McCann, Pearce Messer, Greg Brydon, Colin Blake and Mitchell Williams. Goalie Chris Smith was another standout, turning aside 34 of 35 shots. C a mp b e l l R i v e r ’s injury woes continue. Oishi joins key players Carter Hikichi, Aaron Brewer and Dawson

Frank sidelined with undisclosed ailments. Oishi and Hikichi could be out until after Christmas. Much like the week before, the Storm met fierce opposition from the Glacier Kings down in Courtenay on Saturday night. As good as Marcus Gloss was in their previous meeting, he was even

better in this one backstopping the G-Kings to a 4-1 victory. Mitchell Williams scored the lone Campbell River goal. It was another frustrating game for the Storm that saw more of their players ejected. Blake was tossed in the third period after discussions he had with on-ice officials about an incident in which he felt that he had been hit from behind into the boards. Campbell River Head Coach Lee Stone was also ejected at the same time. For Stone, it was his second ejection in two days. Associate Coach Mike Wilson will be managing the bench for the next two games. In two weeks the Storm have gone from the least penalized team in the VIJHL to the most. Campbell River still hold the best record in the VIJHL (23-6-0-0) as well as in the province. They are home to the surging Nanaimo Buccaneers Friday night at Rod Brind’Amour Arena.

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Stats & Standings

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Monday Night Men’s 10 Pin Bowling December 5 Standings

QTR Boston Brutes 146.5 Leeson Lake 142.0 Da Bears 139.0 What’s On Digest 135.5 Alley Cats 133.5 Storrie Creek Golfers 110.0 Clippers 89.5

YTD 294.0 240.0 274.5 232.5 251.5 272.0 239.5

WEEK 20.0 15.0 26.0 28.0 17.0 5.0 17.0

TEAM Hi Scratch Game Hi Scratch Series Hi Handicap Game Hi Handicap Series

What’s On Digest Boston Brutes Da Bears What’s On Digest

762 941 2160 2726

INDIVIDUAL Hi Scratch Game Hi Scratch Series Hi Handicap Game Handicap Series

Shane Konkle Ritchie Dunn Shane Konkle Shane Konkle

236 263 678 732

Wednesday Ladies 10 Pin Bowling

MOST POA

Tuesday Lunch Bunch 10 Pin Bowling November 29 Standings

Teams Odd Balls Marine Harvest Newbies Quay West Is Fever Travel

QTR 186.0 172.0 170.5 144.0 140.5

WOMEN High Scr Game High Hdcp Game High Scr Series High Hdcp Series MEN Hi Scratch Game Hi Handicap Game Hi Scratch Series Handicap Series TEAM Hi Scratch Game Hi Handicap Game Hi Scratch Series Handicap Series

WK 41.0 37.0 31.0 25.0 19.5

Teams QTR Heavy Balls 140.0 Nesbitt Is Coffee 131.0 Quinsam Auto 127.5 Bowl Mates 117.0 SMF 111.5

Darlene Woods Darlene Woods Darlene Woods Darlene Woods

253 297 566 698

Wayne Bezaire Alvin Hobenshied Wayne Bezaire Alvin Hobenshied

224 246 590 641

Marine Harvest Marine Harvest Odd Balls Odd Balls

509 680 1403 1937

WK 11.0 27.0 14.5 22.0 12.0

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Monday Night Darts League Standings

VIJHL Standings

November 30 Standings Standings LW QTR(2) YTD Bailey W. Stars 2 23 125 239.5 CR Floors 12 123 209 pIndecisive Women 19 113 246 N.I. Comm 24 108 200 Bailey W. Stars 1 22 107 240 Rockin’ Rollers 23 107 238.5 Lucky Strikes 6 94 203 2nd Storie 15 87 200 TEAM High Scr Game Bailey W. Stars 1 647 High Hdcp Game Bailey W. Stars 2 889 High Scr Series Bailey W. Stars 1 1862 High Hdcp Series Bailey W. Stars 2 2467 INDIVIDUAL High Scr Game Lindsay Shann 182 High Hdcp Game Cynde Ashdown 254 High Scr Series Maria Addison 516 High Hdcp Series Cynde Ashdown 671

North Division Team GP Storm 29 Glacier Kings 29 Buccaneers 28 Generals 26 South Division Team GP Cougars 29 Braves 28 Wolves 27 Islanders 28 Panthers 28

November 28 Standings

W 23 16 16 6

L 6 11 12 19

T 0 0 0 0

OTL PTS 0 46 2 34 0 32 1 13

W 19 17 11 10 6

L 7 8 13 16 19

T 0 1 2 1 0

OTL PTS 3 41 2 37 1 25 1 22 3 15

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Thursday Seniors 10 Pin Bowling Team Spare Shooters King Pins Amigos Hopefuls Class Act

December 1 Standings QTR YTD Team QTR YTD 73 124 Flyers 58.5 120.5 68.5 153.5 The “EH” Team 56 110 63 128 AFT Strikers 54 132 62 131 Quinsam Auto 46.5 117.5 61.5 121.5 Happy Wndrs 27 97

Team High Game scr Team High Game hdcp Team High Series scr Team High Series hdcp

Spare Shooters Spare Shooters Spare Shooters King Pins

710 921 1878 2518

Men’s High Game scr Men’s High Game hdcp Men’s High Series scr Men’s High Series hdcp

Doug Ellis Doug Ellis Hogie McCrae Ray Smith

234 268 545 654

Ladies High Game scr Ladies High Game hdcp Ladies High Series scr Ladies High Series hdcp

Elsie Pickering Elsie Pickering Joan Berkenstock Diane Davidson

181 249 476 671

High Scores Cont... Dave Hill 133 Len Yarjau 133 Albert Wilson 133, 121 Darrel Wilson 127 James Binnersley 125 Gary Kernovich 121 Nelson Gilette 121 140s Karl Bro 2 Steve Cavanagh 2 Ken Minaker 1 Ken Binnersley 1 Ross Doak 1 Steve Saunders 1 Mark Schultz 1 Greg McAuley 1 High Out Mark Schultz 111 Roy White 102 Bobby Harrison 100 Dave Hill 82

Ladies Team Scores Eagles #2-11 vs Eagles #1-3 CR Legion-10 vs CC#2-4 CC#1-9 vs Riptide-5 Ladies Teams G F A High Scores 120 Curling Club #1 11 105 49 Kim Barrows Curling Club #2 10 74 66 Christina Martin 119,114,110 119 CR Legion 10 72 68 Cristi Idiens 108 Eagles #2 8 64 48 Jane Hilchey 107 Riptide 10 53 87 Donnalynn Sayer 105 Eagles #1 11 52 102Shannon Holmes Jennifer Harrison 104

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Thursday Seniors 5 Pin Bowling

December 1 Standings GOLDEN CRYSTALS Tuesday Night 10 Pin Bowling THURSDAY P.M. SENIORS (Over 50) November 29 Standings Team Name 2nd QTR Teams Quarter Won YTD Dolphins 18 Split Happens 32 40 Dogfish 16 King Pins 26 58 Gobies 15 Stingrays 14 *The B.U.F.F.S 26 66 Groupers 12 Awl Tec 24 48 Flounders 9 Canada Plus 20 54 Croakers 8 Friggin’ 10 Pin 18 48 Grunts 8 *Spare Talent 16 56 WEEKLY TEAM SCORES *Screaming Eagle’s 16 56 Ryan’s Pizzeria 16 40 Points Over Series Average Gobies +255 Quarter Winners: 1st = * 2nd = ** 3rd=*** Hi Scratch Game Team Scr Game Gobies 940 Friggin’ 10 Pin 739 High Scratch Series Team Hcp Game Gobies 2616 Friggin’ 10 Pin 913 INDIVIDUAL SCORES Team Scr Series Friggin’ 10 Pin 2010 Pins Over Average Game Team Hcp Series Men John Fozzard +117 King Pins 2635 Ladies Gail Shillito +65 Scr Game Men/Women Hcp Series Men/Women Pins Over Agerage Series 726 Men Dave Macklin 223 Dean King John Fozzard +68 680 Ladies Devon Rodgers 188 Maeylene Inrig Gail Shillito +128 Hcp Game Men/Women Most POA Men/Women High Scratch Game Dean King 256 Dean King John Fozzard 324 +111 Men Devon Rodgers 242 Karen Parker Ladies Gail Shillito 265 +73 Scr Series Men/Women High Scratch Series Dean King 600 Men John Fozzard 689 Malene Inrig 524 Ladies Gail Shillito 728

Men’s Team Scores Q. Legion-11 vs Eagles #1-1 Riptide#2-9 vs Riptide#1-3 Finning/Eagles#2-8 vs Freddies #2-4 CR Legion-6 vs Freddies#1-6 CC#1-6 vs CC#2-6 Mens Teams G F A Quadra Legion 11 91 41 Finning/Eagles #2 10 78 42 Curling Club #1 9 72 36 Riptide #2 10 68 52 Freddies #1 10 58 62 Curling Club #2 9 57 51 CR Legion 8 53 43 Eagles #1 11 48 84 Riptide #1 11 40 92 Freddies #2 11 35 97 High Scores Mike Downey 160 Peter Hemstalk 138 Dave Wilson Jr 135 Rick Yarjau 135 Brian McCabe 134 Bobby Harrison 134,121

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CR Storm - Player Stats

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PLAYER NAME

88 55 90 91 62 9 12 89 58 71 77 18 43 15 7 22 44 8 14 24

Colin Blake Christian Brandt Kobe Oishi Mitchell Williams Aaron Brewer Carter Hikichi Josh Harvey Zach Erhardt Max Daerendinger Sheldon Brett Trevor Bottomley Reid Wheeldon Dawson Frank Dylan McCann Brett Kinley Brayden McCartney Aiden Sutherland Mateo Albinati Logan Cursley Dayton Keith

# PLAYER NAME 1 Chris Smith 40 Matt Henwood

GP G 28 29 28 18 7 7 26 25 26 22 28 24 21 25 20 16 19 18 9 10

18 12 10 10 15 11 6 4 10 5 2 8 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 0

GP 22 15

A 26 17 19 14 22 18 12 14 6 10 13 4 8 7 9 6 4 2 2 3

W 19 3

PTS P/G 44 29 29 24 0.8 0.9 18 18 16 15 15 12 12 11 10 6 5 3 3 3

1.6 1.0 1.0 1.3 4 3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

SO SV% 3 .921 0 .884

A DIVISION Rank 1 2 3 4

Team Kathunk Net Results Duck or Pay Young Guns

GP W 8 7 8 5 8 3 8 1

L 1 3 5 7

+/65 20 -33 -52

Win % 88 63 38 13

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6

B DIVISION Team GP W Booyahs! 8 8 Bumpin Uglies 8 4 Snoop Dogs 8 4 Bump It Up 8 3 Air Strike 8 3 That’s What She Set 8 2

L 0 4 4 5 5 6

+/198 14 5 -9 -57 -72

Win % 100 50 50 38 38 25

C DIVISION Rank Team GP W 1 TNT 8 8 2 Sunnyvale Hithawks 8 6 3 John Beers 8 3 4 How I Set Your Mother 8 3 4 Setting Ducks 8 3 4 Cermaq Attack 8 1

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Hard lessons from the ice SPIN MY

RIDE James Durand

About 20 years ago when I lived in the city, we had a solid dump of snow one Friday afternoon. Then we woke up Saturday morning to blue skies and freezing temperatures. Generally, in these conditions, most people are thinking of the ski hill, but my buddy Pete thinks differently. He quickly had a bunch of us organized and geared up for a bike ride on Burke Mountain out in Port Coquitlam. Normally, Burke is known for its great single track and loamy descents, but that day the best riding was up the main logging road right to the top for a short loop around the snowmobile trails and then back down the road. It sounds boring, but the frozen snow would give just enough traction to allow us to maintain momentum on the climb. On the return trip you could pick up enough speed to drift corners, carve fresh tracks and get more air than you wanted as you flew out of the cross ditches to land with a crunch in the snow again. It was perfect…almost. One steep section of the road that seemed to remain wet, even in the driest conditions, was not covered in crunchy snow that day, but a solid sheet of rough ice that ate up 500 metres of

the road before the snow took over again. It was a treacherous section that was impassable on the climb. We had to bushwhack and hike-a-bike to get around it on the way up, but for such an amazing day it seemed like a small fee to pay. We hit the top, battled through the softer snow of the snowmobile loop, had a snack and started the high speed and out of control descent. It was hard to describe, but very different than normal mountain biking and soooo much fun. Even big crashes came with no consequences, other than a face wash in the snow. Then we approached the ice section and as most of us slowed down in preparation to hike around it, my racing partner Gary picked up speed and flew into the ice. He held it together for almost two feet before chaos ensued. He hit the ice hard, got

tangled in his bike and slid violently for about 30 meters before drifting to the side and catching some much needed traction in the snow. As we scrambled down to see if he was alive, I could here him through his laughing “I forgot about the ice.” Oddly, the rest of us saw it clearly and stopp ed, but Gar y learned the hard way that the shiny bits are extra slippery and make for a brutal landing. Short of a few bruises, Gary was fine and rode the rest of the day with careless abandon. I thought he would take it easy after a close call like that, but he just brushed it off and rode like nothing had happened. Sliding through corners, jumping the water bars and riding as fast as we could. That attitude is probably why Gary is such a fast rider. Regardless, we had even more fun on the remaining descent that afternoon to finish off a fantastic winter ride. Like a flash of deja vu, this entire story came back to me Tuesday morning on Rhyley’s commute to school. Blue skies, freezing temperatures and a bit of snow. We were watching pretty closely for icy patches. Well, at least I was watching closely. Rhyley decided that the shiny

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part of the sidewalk looked like more fun. Wham! Down she went with a look of surprise. Similar to Gary, when she should have been bleeding, or crying, she was no worse for wear and after a few seconds of rubbing her knee she rode like nothing happened. The next big patch of ice appeared a block later and she rode right over it with a giggle. She slipped a bit, but managed to stay upright. I’ve never liked riding carefully. I find it causes more issues than it prevents and it definitely slows skill development, but watching your kid is a different story. I’m not sure if I love that she’s like me, or if it just scares me. I’m James Durand and I’m Goin’ Ridin’...

A Campbell River player is one of three members of the Okanagan Hockey Academy named by Hockey Canada to the 23-player roster for the Canadian National Women’s U18 team that will compete at the upcoming 2017 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship. OHA players competing for Canada are Nara Elia of Saskatoon, Olivia Knowles of Campbell River and Saskatoon’s Sophie Shirley. “We are very excited for Nara, Olivia and Sophie,” said OHA Female Prep head coach Jim Fetter in a press release. “All three are model student athletes on and off the ice and it’s great to see them rewarded by being named to the Canadian National U18 team. We wish all three, as well as assistant coach Delaney Collins, the very best of

luck in Czech Republic.” The 2017 IIHF Women’s World Championship takes place Jan. 7-14, 2017 in Prerov and Zlin, Czech Republic. Team Canada is slated to play Sweden, Russia and the United States in preliminary round action. Also taking part is Okanagan Ho cke y Ac a d e my ( OHA ) Female Prep assistant coach Delaney Collins (Pilot Mound, MB), who will serve as an assistant coach with Team Canada. Elia, 17, has registered

11 points (4-7-11) in 10 games with the OHA Female Prep team this season, while Knowles, 17, leads all CSSHL Female Prep blueliners with 11 points (4-7-10) in 10 games. Shirley, 17, sits second in CSSHL Female Prep scoring with 16 points (9-7-16) in 10 games. G o a lte nd e r A l e x Gulstene is expected to be named to Team U.S.A. At last year’s she led the U.S. to a 3-2 overtime win over Canada. In six games with OHA, Gulstene is 4-2-0 with a 1.81 goals against average and .934 save percentage.

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In the month of December there are the regular local anglers who traditionally go out and get a winter spring before Christmas. There is plenty of elbowroom out there and for those who can brave the weather, fish are there – it’s a matter of finding them in a short period of time, as daylight hours are few. There have been some boats being launched from the Big Rock boat ramp and the few getting out are fishing nearby at Willow Point along the kelp. A prime fish will be 21 pounds but 16s have been caught and lots of undersize salmon are around. Salmon is always a welcome addition to any meal at Christmas and smoked salmon is very popular with holiday guests. There are a few places in Campbell River that will smoke salmon for you but there is a wait period so salmon caught now has to be in right away because the local places that do smoked salmon will be closing for the holidays. Many who fish for salmon will have their own smoker and these can be

The Campbell River is high and the Salmon River has settled down and would be driftable if water levels change but the month of April will likely be ideal for locals and those coming in from the south to fish.

A nice trout caught in the Sayward area.

purchased at the retail fishing tackle stores in Campbell River, Courtenay or Port Hardy. A good fishing buddy of mine Ed Cargill is in the process of building a home made smoker and I will get a chance to see this unit sometimes in the new year. I have seen a smoker built from a steel frame shaped like a triangle and finished off with wet canvas wrapped around with an open hole on top for ventilation. This makeshift smoker works well in hot weather as the heat remains more constant but in weather like we have had this week,

We have had a good snow dump already and lakes in the upper elevation areas will be a winter wonderland and getting there may be a chore or maybe even impossible at the moment. Local lakes around Campbell River that are easily fished are Echo, Little Echo and Mirror. Some ice may be around the edges but I wouldn’t walk out as the weather just hasn’t been cold enough. Last year I fished Maple Lake near Cumberland and open water was all around and shore fishing can be done using bait. My next open house for beginner fly tying will be held at the Campbell River Regional Library in the New Year with a date to be determined.

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