Business Magazine Spring 2014

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Sechelt is just the place you’re looking for. If you’re looking for new opportunitie s, a change of pace, a family-orien mild West Coast ted town, a climate, proxim ity to urban centres, or most of all, a serious comm munity-based, itment to comsustainable busine ss developmen Sechelt has it. t, The Sechelt and District Chamber knows that tools of Commerce and resources are essential business succe to ss. That is why we have been supporting our local business community for 66 years. Our over commitment to a sustainable economy includ local es communicat ion, education a locally based and network of profes sional services, committed to assist all ing new and estab ness. lished busiThe Sechelt Cham ber is able to offer our members tangible cost saving benefits, networking opportunities, and opportunities to promote you and your business, while still active ly representing Members and our the community as a whole to munic ipal, provincial and federal gover nments on a myriad of issues.

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Charting the Right Course

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Lifestyle Drives the Coast Economy

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Harbour at the Heart

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Brand Yourself with the Gibsons Chamber

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Partnering for Community Growth

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Capturing the Coast’s Sunshine

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Full Steam Ahead

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Sechelt: A Natural Choice

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Pier Review

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Feeding the World

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Chamber Works to Light Up the Harbour

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Music to their Ears

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Diversity and Opportunity in Egmont

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Share the Ride

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Fibre Optics Charging Ahead

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Lehigh Grows with Community

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Looking Back: St. Mary’s Hospital

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Community is Their Campus

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Opening Doors

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FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK EMBRACING CHANGE

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ur coastal community as a whole is on the cusp of a period of change that will define its future direction and growth. Expansion and renewal in Gibsons’ historic harbour and in the upper Town, Sechelt’s ongoing growth along and between its two waterfronts, and Pender Harbour’s revitalization, herald strong business confidence in our community. Embracing alternative energy sources – geothermal and solar power – and adding cutting edge fibre optic internet capability positions the Sunshine Coast as an ideal location to develop and grow businesses capable of competing in the global marketplace.

With almost 30,000 residents linked through Highway 101’s chain of communities, the Coast faces unique challenges. As most Coasters view themselves as members of a specific Sunshine Coast community, (one link of the chain) and generally close themselves into those areas, this falls short of defining the Sunshine Coast as a whole, a whole where there is a real seismic shift in community direction. First and foremost in our growth we must reach out and support our neighboring towns, businesses and residents – strengthening the whole Coastal community chain. Building on strength, we must also welcome change and work towards a stronger cohesive global network of knowledge, education and investment. Change

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.….progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything….

George Bernard Shaw is inevitable; growth is inevitable. As longtime resident and former SCRD Director Celia Fisher notes, “Change is just the community breathing.” Accepting and directing change and growth is our challenge as a community.

Much of the Coast’s changing face is driven by business and industry (with local government providing strong support). As Telus and Eastlink upgrade the fiber optic network, local businesses in the fields of communication, filmmaking and the arts (among others) stand ready to compete globally. Their corporate investments in our communities reach far beyond local initiatives as evidenced by new residents, businesses and expansion on a global scale.

We hope that Sunshine Coast Business Magazine will help our community to embrace the changes, welcome new business, and recognize new opportunities. Our aim is to help build community collaboration, highlighting new developments and trends. The businesses, Chambers of Commerce and local governments share this aim and we are grateful for their support as we launch this inaugural issue.

As our Sunshine Coast continues to grow, expand, and ‘breathe,’ we need to welcome new opportunities and keep informed of developments that will benefit, revitalize and strengthen all of our communities as a whole.

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CHARTING THE RIGHT COURSE

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he Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) strives to build a livable, sustainable region where businesses and families can enjoy access to a rich array of amenities: parks, beaches, lakes, trails, fields, community recreation centres, arenas, swimming pools, a winter recreation area, bicycle and walking paths, public transit, docks and other infrastructure.

Our Strategic Plan takes into account broader global trends. In practice, this means that the services we provide support a good quality of life as well as a strong, resilient regional economy.

The SCRD has consistently focused on three key strategic principles in the areas of Cultural, Social, Environmental, and Economic Sustainability; Financial Sustainability; and Collaborative Leadership.

The strategic directions address a number of critical issues for our region including leadership in regional economic development, improved regional transportation, putting in place a Regional Sustainability Strategy, implementing a comprehensive regional water plan, improvement of population health and housing, and measures to sustain our environment.

As always, the SCRD works to deliver effective and efficient regional and sub-regional services, operational efficiencies, and strong collaboration with partners and stakeholders. Regional collaboration is an essential strategic priority intended to achieve mutually beneficial decision making on regional matters, while respecting local interests. Through our conversations with stakeholders across the region, we know that an increased emphasis on collaboration is key to stronger confidence in SCRD leadership and decision-making, ultimately resulting in stronger, more prosperous communities.

The SCRD “community of communities� is committed to an enhanced natural context, local control over local resources, a vibrant economy and an enriched cultural fabric.

Charting the right course for your business The Sunshine Coast Regional District is one of many organizations on the Sunshine Coast taking steps towards a more sustainable, economically viable and collaborative community.

We are here to help your business: Reduce energy consumption

Businesses seek to become sustainable because it improves their bottom line. Increasing energy efficiency in buildings, reducing transportation costs, and increasing locally sourced products are some of the available solutions we can advise you on.

Participate in a healthy lifestyle

Business employees and their families can enjoy a rich array of recreational opportunities, including access to parks, beaches, freshwater lakes, hiking trails, fields, community recreation centres, arenas, swimming pools, a winter recreation area, bicycle and walking paths.

Become a leader in water conservation We will help you evaluate your business with respect to conserving water using a detailed rating system, with a variety of standards such as fixture or appliance efficiency, landscaping practices and rain water harvesting.

Business friendly rural zoning

Most of the land use zones in the Regional District provide for home businesses, while a range of small scale, rural business opportunities are permitted in our Rural zones. New business owners are encouraged to contact the Planning and Development Department to discuss future plans.

For more information about the Sunshine Coast Regional District, visit www.scrd.ca or follow us on sunshinecoastrd

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LIFESTYLE DRIVES THE COAST ECONOMY

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800 kilometres of coastal access to deepwater fjords, waterways and lakes means the Sunshine Coast is ideally suited for marine businesses including kayak rentals, tours and instruction, fishing and diving. A network of trails and the new Coast Gravity Park draws thousands of cyclists annually, with opportunities for young (and young-spirited) entrepreneurs to blend lifestyle with business.

With 800km of saltwater coastline, freshwater lakes and rivers, the Sunshine Coast is ideally situated for marine businesses, wilderness adventure tourism, and an active outdoor lifestyle.

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mall business drives the Coastal economy, with 1,103 of its 1,186 active businesses employing 19 or fewer persons – and many of them home-based enterprises. The labour force is growing at double the rate of the provincial average; jumping between 2001 and 2006 by 15.2 per cent compared to the BC average of 8.1 per cent for that period of economic boom, and holding steady through the recession years.

Economic incubators such as Community Futures and Sechelt’s new ED entity, Sechelt Innovations Ltd., actively encourage new business by partnering with financial, charitable and educational entities to offer programs designed to bring cutting-edge concepts to the Coast.

For example, Community Futures recently offered Simon Fraser University’s ‘local entrepreneur accelerator program’ (leap!), sponsored by Sunshine Coast Credit Union with support of the Vancouver Foundation. The seven-week course for local entrepreneurs – called IGNITE! – developed businesses following the social enterprise model (where the business commits to returning

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60 per cent of their after-tax profits to their community). It resulted in the launch of the Coast Car Co-op vehicle sharing program. The Co-op allows members to access vehicles on the Coast as well as in communities with which they have reciprocal agreements including Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops.

With its proximity to Vancouver, its small-town ambience, and its culture of active living, the Sunshine Coast is a desireable place to live. With an urbane, educated

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ifestyle and business often intertwine for Coast entrepreneurs.

population, affordable commercial and industrial facilities, cutting-edge wireless and fibre optic technology and access to Capilano University’s community-based learning network, it is an excellent place to incubate a new business.

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New arrivals are often surprised by their new community’s supportive and collaborative reception of their enterprise, and this is particularly true of the emerging aboriginal tourism sector. Tour operator and guide Candace Campo notes, “we are such small operators, we have to work together.” A representative from Aboriginal Tourism BC adds, “we must all help people understand that when travelling in BC, the trip is not complete unless you add in an aboriginal tourism component.” Entrepreneurs like Campo are cooperating to develop a site within the Sechelt Visitor Information Centre offering a welcome, and one-stop booking opportunities for tours, performances and other aboriginal experiences as a preliminary to an envisioned interpretive centre. When fully realized, the centre will allow visitors to book tours, learn about opportunities online before they arrive, and get a bit of background on the area and its cultural heritage.

Area Chambers of Commerce and Realtors offer helpful advice for anyone considering relocating an existing business to the Coast. Anyone planning to start a new business may wish to contact the Sunshine Coast Credit Union or Community Futures of the Sunshine Coast for information on demographics, business clusters and financing, while Capilano University counsellors are waiting to advise on courses to support the emerging entrepreneur.

Considering the Coast? Welcome home!

HARBOUR AT THE HEART

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red and white plane sets down, skimming the surface of the rippled water and gently pulls along side a dock. Nearby, a group of people talk cheerfully outside a rustic cedar boutique, while a couple loads sport fishing gear into their boat, tied up at the government wharf.

This could be a summer scene in anyone’s imagination, but it isn’t; it is the middle of February in Gibsons Landing harbour on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, and the sun brightly illuminates the boats, the pier and snowy mountain peaks. The Government Wharf occupies a central location in Gibsons, physically and historically. Its pre-Millennial renewal expanded the dock parking and added the breakwater walkway, gazebo, showpiece Wharfinger’s office with adjacent coin laundry and showers, and gallery building. A new gourmet take-out is readying for the summer traffic, and Wi-fi is on the way. It’s no wonder a hundred or more boats a day come to seek overnight mooring in summer. And while sailors and other visitors come to Gibsons Landing for festivals like the biannual Howe Sound Outrigger races and annual Sea Cavalcade, they do also come simply for its convenient location.

The harbour is the heart of the Gibsons area, with its parks and walkways, and linked marina basins set amid a necklace of unique shops, galleries and restaurants.

The future has signalled its landfall in Gibsons, where Harbourmaster Bill Oakland points to a new 125-foot steel and concrete floating dock that adds an accessible and formidable feature to the government pier, thanks to funding from Community Futures and other partners.

“There’s lots of commercial and recreational boats using it to load

Gibsons’ new floatplane dock welcomes private and commercial air travellers. Tofino Air recently announced harbour-to-harbour service from Gibsons to Vancouver

and unload cargo and equipment or to tie up (short-term),” Oakland notes. “We haven’t had to take reservations for this dock ... yet.”

“Gibsons Harbour is a good jumping off point for boaters to Nanaimo and Gabriola island ... and it’s the first overnight stop for vessels going to Desolation Sound,” Transport Canada course trainer and Land’s End sailing school owner, Greig Williams says.

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ibsons builds on maritime history with harbour’s planned growth

Pointing to the new floatplane dock, Oakland notes the recent expansion is “Phase A of the Harbour Master Plan.” He’s talking about the planned harbour expansion that will incorporate dozens more boat mooring fingers and a floating breakwater on the east side of the

pier, sponsored by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

There is a sense that harbour expansion could be a bellwether for Gibsons and area’s future prosperity.

Many business owners in the Landing support this kind of harbour development, and are strongly supportive of community-driven initiatives such as the Gibsons Public Market that will revitalize the former Gibsons Yacht Club site. The town, the harbour and area are all connected economically, Williams says with enthusiasm.

“Ours is a seafaring community since George Gibsons (a navy man) founded it in 1869, so marine travel is a part of our cultural history. It’s written right there on his statue.”

Story and Photo: Apryl Veld

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BRAND YOURSELF WITH THE GIBSONS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

By Dean Walford, President

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here’s a lot happening at the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, and we invite you to get involved.

As well as our regular monthly meetings and networking events, we hold workshops on topics such as online marketing. We are helping the Coast Makers, a new group of innovators, to get established. We publish two informative monthly newsletters, and work with municipal and regional government on economic development initiatives.

And we are advocating on local and provincial issues such as ferry service and agricultural planning.

The Chamber also runs the Gibsons Visitor Information Centre, where we are running a Car Free Tourism campaign, aimed at short haul visitors from the Lower Mainland. Last year we fully updated our Walking Map of the Landing, and now we’ve published a visitor map of Upper Gibsons, showing local businesses and services. And stay tuned for a web cam of the Landing that will let us share our fabulous ocean and mountain setting with the world!

Finally, if you are “business curious”--thinking of setting up a venture here--or looking for a business tune-up, we’d be pleased to help you with information and referrals to resources. Look us up at gibsonschamber.com

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ibsons is a busy place this spring,” says Donna McMahon, Executive Director of the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce. “With five active building sites between North Road and Pratt, including a new elementary school with an integrated daycare, and double the usual number of business license applications coming in to the Town this January, the level of activity is impressive.”

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tablished businesses. The Town of Gibsons has the highest population density on the coast, and is the commercial and services hub for a regional population of 13,000. Along with its proximity to the ferry, this makes Gibsons a strategic location for business success.

he Town of Gibsons has the highest population density on the coast, and is the commercial and services hub for a regional population of 13,000. Along with its proximity to the ferry, this makes Gibsons a strategic location for business success.

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The Chamber provides valuable resources, including money-saving benefits, marketing and business planning, advocacy, education and networking opportunities to businesses just starting up or relocating to Gibsons, as well as to more es-

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“Currently, there are more than 500 businesses operating in the Gibsons area,” says McMahon. “This may come as a surprise to some, since many of them are not visible because they’re tucked away in an inconspicuous office space, or are operating from home.”

“The sustainability of our local economy has always been a key motivator for me,” says Gibsons Councillor Charlene SanJenko. “The Town has been focusing on improving conditions to ensure businesses can flourish, for example reducing regulations, streamlining review and approval

processes, and providing reliable municipal services to support the quality of life we all enjoy here. And it’s great to see new businesses start up here that can strengthen our community in many ways – for example, Persephone Brewing, a true social enterprise that taps into locally grown products and local workers, including a team from Community Living, and yet also has Vancouver business connections that are helping to move their product out to a broader customer base.”

“What’s gratifying to me personally,” SanJenko adds, “Is that Gibsons now has enough tangible assets on offer to attract young families and businesspeople. For example, to young parents living in a small Yaletown condo which is bursting at the seams, the chance to come here and become homeowners in a friendly, thriving seaside community could be quite tempting, especially for those who work online, or who can telecommute. The newly installed fibre optic network is a real boon for us in that regard. A member of the Telus crew recently described the change from the previous network to fibre optics as the difference between being stuck in traffic, and having a lane on the highway all to yourself; really, that makes us globally competitive.”

For further information: Gibsons Chamber of Commerce (604)886-2325

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CAPTURING THE COAST’S SUNSHINE

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Between 30 and 40 per cent of existing Sunshine Coast buildings could benefit from solar power, Elson estimates: “anywhere with a clear exposure.”

Solar panels at Gibsons Recycling Depot can generate enough power to charge their electric collection vans.

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ith BC Hydro rates estimated to rise 17 per cent over the next three years, alternative energy – clean, readily-available solar, wind and geothermal – is moving into the mainstream.

Heavily-industrialized countries like Germany and China now lead the world in solar technology and other alternative power usage. BC averages 2,000 solar hours of energy annually – more than Germany or China, and an indicator that this largely-untapped resource is ripe for harvesting. Embracing this new technology, Alternative Power Systems (APS) is among the companies helping lead the Coast towards a reduced reliance on hydro power. “Solar is an up and coming thing,” APS Director Scott Elston notes, and his company aims to make the Coast a Canadian leader in alternative power.

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Adopting the Provincial Solar Ready initiative, the SCRD and District of Sechelt offices began harnessing the sun’s in 2011 with installation of rooftop solar panels. The units power the buildings’ water heating systems, saving approximately 35 per cent on cost of operation. “This installation is an example of our commitment to implementing the Sunshine Coast’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan and our desire to explore new ideas,” said Garry Nohr, SCRD Board Chair.

Sechelt’s commitment to renewable energy earned it recognition as a ‘solar community’ from SolarBC. The Provincial Solar Ready reg-

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ulation, adopted by Sechelt and the SCRD, requires new home construction to be solar ready.

“The SCRD Board has waived the permit fees for solar hot water installations to further encourage this technology on the coast.

Inspections are still required, to insure compliance with the regulations,” said Building Inspector Allen Whittleton.

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ith Hydro rates on the rise, tapping into the sun’s energy makes sense

Although most panels are installed on rooftops, they can also be sited on the ground and mounted on tracking systems to maximize energy harvesting. Each panel contains a network of individual photovoltaic cells (PVCs) that capture sunlight and convert it to electric current. The power generated is stored directly on BC Hydro’s power grid, connected through a ‘grid tie;’ the stored power is recorded and credited to

Two new banks of solar panels recently installed at Gibsons Recycling Depot (GRD) are now capable of producing 4,500 watts of electricity on a sunny day, enough to fully charge one of GRD’s electric recycling vans. (On a rainy day, production drops to 10% of that).

This installation is very typical of solar packages and retrofits APS installs.

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the property owner’s account through the SmartMeter. For remote or ‘off-grid’ locations, power is used as a standalone system with battery backup. Depending on size and complexity of the system, installation can be completed in a matter of days.

A small solar array at the District of Sechelt municipal building powers its water heating system. SolarBC has recognized Sechelt as a ‘solar community.’

An average Canadian family of four typically uses between 13,000 and 14,000 kilowatt hours of power each year. A full solar system (18 solar modules) can generate almost half the typical home’s energy needs, while significantly reducing CO2 consumption.

Because the systems are modular, each panel generates its own power using micro inverters. If one panel is affected by shadows, the others are not affected and continue to produce. There is no limit to the number of units that may be installed – more can be added in future, as budget or demand permits.

The cost of solar systems can run from several hundred dollars for a ‘cabin system’ to almost $16,000 for a system that will produce over half the home’s energy needs (shipping and installation not included in these prices). The payback time – i.e. when the unit has paid for itself – depends not just on energy generated and used, but also on energy generated and sold to BC Hydro and the rates for each.

Information on Solar Ready regulations and programs is available at the District of Sechelt and SCRD offices and at solarbc.ca - Heather Jeal

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SECHELT: A NATURAL CHOICE By: Colleen Clark, Executive Director

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Sechelt is just the place you’re looking for. If you’re looking for new opportunities, a change of pace, a family-oriented town, a mild West Coast climate, proximity to urban centres, or most of all, a serious commitment to community-based, sustainable business development, Sechelt has it.

The Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce knows that tools and resources are essential to business success. That is why we have been supporting our local business community for over 66 years. Our commitment to a sustainable local economy includes communication, education and a locally based network of professional services, all committed to assisting new and established business.

The Sechelt Chamber is able to offer our members tangible cost saving benefits, networking opportunities, and opportunities to promote you and your business, while still actively representing our Members and the community as a whole to municipal, provincial and federal governments on a myriad of issues.

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Plaques affixed to the wharf entrance will feature names of major donors (over $5,000).

ICET Chair Phil Kent believes that “Providing bigger, better, and safer access to the stunning Davis Bay waterfront attracts new tourist dollars, and with them, opportunities for new tourism-based businesses,” with additional opportunities for revitalization and investment in new and existing area enterprises including tourist accommodations, B&Bs, and marine activities such as kayak rentals and scuba diving.

A favourite with photographers, moody and rustic Davis Bay Wharf is slated for restoration and expansion.

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hortly after the Davis Bay – Wilson Creek – Selma Park Community Association ‘Wharf Rats’ completed a fundraising push that successfully raised $50,000 towards restoration of the Davis Bay Wharf and qualified the project for other grant monies, the team welcomed news of an injection of $150,000 from the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) for the $600,000 project. With $100,000 committed from the District of Sechelt for the project, plus in-kind donations from area businesses, the group is confident work will begin in summer 2014.

The restoration will see the current pier enlarged by one-third and new amenities added to enhance access for sports fishermen, birdwatchers, and other marine-based tourists. A new timber frame gazebo will provide an attractive and functional all-weather space for entertainment, arts events, and more.

Designer John Denham explains, “A wharf is a structure that

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can be accessed from the water by a boat. A pier is a pedestrian structure only. Although it’s less functional now, this is a restoration project and the heritage is that of a working wharf, something that we feel is worth remembering.” As shown in Denham’s drawings, the final restored wharf will be con-

“Its heritage is that of a working wharf, something that we feel is worth remembering.”

– John Denham, Designer siderably larger than the present structure, with a wider ramp flared to meet the sidewalk, and more accessible. In addition to the new gazebo, the expanded (more than double in size) wharfhead will incorporate a permanent float for swimming or emergency moorage for search and rescue vessels.

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“Tourism is a very important part of the Sechelt economy. The Davis Bay Wharf provides another reason for visitors to come here, stay longer and support our local businesses,” according to Sechelt Mayor John Henderson. “Every dollar spent by visitors or by local residents enjoying expanded recreation infrastructure helps sustain local jobs. ICET funding for projects like this is a key component of Sechelt’s efforts to build a strong economic future for our community and region.”

“ICET’s goal is to help communities leverage investments to help spur economic growth and vitality,” said Kent. “This project is a great example of how working together with the community and local government provides tangible results with fairly modest investments.”

Based on a standard economic model, ICET estimates approximately 8.4 local jobs will be created through its $150,000 grant alone.

Construction is expected to begin in late spring, with completion by the end of summer 2014.

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The nutty, buttery flavour of hemp hearts (the hulled seed of the plant) means this healthful food is also tasty.

Just 55,000 acres of hemp are under cultivation in Canada.

The specially-grown plants are organic, non-GMO and virtually THC-free.

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he slow but increasing turn of the consumer tide to locally produced foods, goods and services is creating a “rising tide” effect on towns and regions alike.

This is particularly noticeable on the Sunshine Coast, where the entrepreneurs behind Hapi Foods (Holy Crap cereal) and Canada Hemp Foods have grown foodbased businesses now supplying a growing demand from the global marketplace.

Coast consumers expect local food manufacturers to reflect the cultural ethic: fresh, safe (preferably organic), high nutrition, minimal processing, and with ingredients sourced from trustworthy suppliers. Manufactured cereals and foodstuffs marketed by local companies invariably respect the environmentally sustainable paradigm, which gives consumers confidence in quality.

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Canada Hemp Foods Ltd., established in 2007, found the Sunshine Coast market tailor-made for a company launching a virtually unrecognized but very healthy and sustainable food source. Hemp hearts, hemp protein powder and hemp oil are produced from specially-grown plants that are virtually THC-free (0.2 to 0.3 parts per million), well below the 10 parts

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Company founder Robert Rae discovered the benefits of hemp when recovering from therapy following cancer surgery.

Within months of adding hemp to his diet, his vitality was up and weight was down. The recent retiree began working with his sister to purchase, process and market the product as hemp hearts cereal, hemp protein powder, and hemp oil. All products are manufactured and processed in Canada from Canadian-grown organic hemp.

Just 55,000 acres are under cultivation for hemp.

The tough, fibrous plants must be machine-combined, separating out the seeds and baling the stalks much the way wheat is harvested.

The seeds are then hulled to reveal the tender heart.

A few years after Rae’s discovery of hemp, Corin and Brian Mullins began experimenting with cereal combinations that would address Brian’s food allergies and sensitivities, be vegan, GMO free, and above all – taste good. The final result, now known as Holy Crap, is the cornerstone of Mullins’ Hapi Foods. It sources 65 per cent of its ingredients in Canada (including hemp hearts, accounting for 50 per cent of Canada Hemp Foods’ sales). The cereal is an international success story, carried in over 2,200 stores across Canada, marketed to more than 40 countries through its online store,

Both companies started with a modest distribution on the Sunshine Coast. Canada Hemp Foods first placed products at Fong’s Market and Seaweeds Health Foods in Gibsons, which remain loyal and strong marketers. Coast retailers became huge supporters of both products, with Clayton’s, IGA Marketplace, Super-Valu, Oak Tree Market and all area health food stores climbing onto the hemp bandwagon. From this

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and is a favourite with high performance athletes, diabetics, dieters, outdoor enthusiasts, and persons with food allergies and sensitivities. It’s not just an international sensation – it’s literally out of this world. The newly-developed single-serving portions of Holy Crap rocketed to the International Space Station with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. Calling it “the best cereal in space,” Hadfield enjoyed it during his five-month mission.

Hapi Foods co-founder Brian Mullins and Canadian astronaut Dr. Chris Hadfield get down to earth at the Calgary Stampede. Hadfield enjoyed the cereal during his five-month stint aboard the international space station.

strong base, they have built an increasing presence in the West and are moving into the US market through their website as well as Amazon.com and Walgreen’s.

In 2013, the Canada Hemp Foods team followed Holy Crap’s ex-

ample and auditioned for CBC’s Dragons’ Den and, a year later, got their shot as a ‘web pitch’ on the program website (www.cbc.ca/ draonsden).

The Sunshine Coast is a great business incubator, according to Robert Rae. The positive support from local retailers and consumers can translate into fierce loyalty, which in turn provides a firm financial base from which to expand to the much more volatile off-Coast marketplace.

With new companies like Persephone’s Brewing Company, Eat Your Greens salad dressings, Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co. and Gladiator Wild Seafoods stepping into the marketplace, it appears the Coast is poised to become a hub for quality food production and distribution.

Canada Hemp Foods Ltd. founder Robert Rae, out standing in his field.

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Originally sold at the Sechelt Farmer’s Market, Holy Crap is now available in over 2,500 stores across Canada and the USA. The company is continuing expansion into export markets while solidifying their #1 position in Canada.

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CHAMBER WORKS TO LIGHT UP THE HARBOUR

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he Pender Harbour and Egmont Chamber of Commerce works to sustain the economic health and livability of communities on the coast’s northern peninsula. Our membership includes large employers as well as smaller businesses, self-employed residents and not-for-profit organizations.

Our region enjoys abundant natural resources, and a transportation network of ferries, good roads and sheltered boat moorage supports several industries engaged in resource development. The Chamber’s economic development strategy aims to encourage new businesses and expand local employment opportunities.

Tourism is a key element of our area economy. The Chamber of Commerce helps our tour operators and resort owners by marketing visitor services within the region and beyond the coast through its website, and by maintaining a Visitor Information Centre in Madeira Park and signage parks on Highway 101.

We recently embarked on two new initiatives: a Shop Local campaign, which sponsored the first Light up the Harbour Christmas Light contest, and an economic development study, which is being provided by the UBC Sauder School of Business to produce recommendations for improving local employment and business opportunities.

Our biggest challenge is the current ferry price structure. Negative publicity from frequent fare increases discourages potential visitors and investors and hurts all our coastal enterprises. We have joined other Chambers of Commerce and local governments from coastal areas in a campaign to achieve fiscal fairness from the BC Ferry Corporation.

Throughout 2014, we will explore ways to implement recommendations from the economic development study, working closely with not-for-profit organizations and making contact with businesses that are not currently Chamber members. We hope to encourage them to join our team and help us work for the benefit of all.

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Performance Centre hosts a wide variety of events year-round. Owned and operated by the Pender Harbour Music Society (formed in 1987), it fulfills their mandate to nurture, promote and enhance music, music education and culture on the Sunshine Coast.

With seating for 100, the former BC Forestry Service building built in 1952 has been enhanced with professionally engineered acoustics, professional lighting and sound equipment, and its own Yamaha C7 grand piano. Etched glass sculpture created in 1987 for the Music Society by David Mont-Petit graces the entry to the performance space.

The Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival features the world’s best classical musicians, packing the Madeira Park Performance Centre throughout the 3-day event.

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erched on a rocky bluff overlooking the harbour in Madeira Park, the Pender Harbour School of Music

The Pender Harbour Music Society punches above its weight as it draws internationally-renowned performers for its annual Concert Series and festivals. The annual Chamber Music Festival in August, the Jazz Festival in September, and monthly coffeehouse sessions throughout the year keep this cultural hub popping with excitement.

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DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN EGMONT ple to see and have a taste of what Egmont village used to be. It’s totally different from anywhere else.”

Adventure is part of the Egmont experience, with kayak and zodiac tours to the rapids and cruises up Princess Louisa to the lush Chatterbox Falls area and Skaqua River in late summer for a glimpse of the area’s grizzly bear population.

Returning to the Lodge, visitors discover an oasis of pampering, unparalleled views from the deck and dining room – and amazing food service. This year’s expansion of the kitchen will accommodate chef’s tables and cooking classes – and the popular tasting menu returns.

Drive up and discover Egmont!

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gmont is not just a sleepy village on the shores of Sechelt Narrows – it’s a tiny economic powerhouse, drawing visitors from around the world to marvel at the Skookumchuck Rapids, enjoy the abundant wildlife in lush natural habitat, and cruise up Princess Louisa Inlet – the West Coast’s answer to Grand Canyon. Paul and Patti Hansen chose Egmont as the site for their Westcoast Wilderness Lodge. Proximity to the lush rain forest and marine environments drew them to live and establish their dream enterprise here at the northern tip of the peninsula. “If you’re looking to build a business, there’s very few places that offer such a diversity of opportunities as Egmont,” Paul says. “It’s rich in First Nations and pioneers history, and the Heritage Centre really accesses that, allowing peo-

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SHARE THE RIDE The model of a carsharing organization fits perfectly with the culture of the Coast. It provides access to a range of vehicles for those that normally bike, bus or walk, and it augments one-car households for when they need that second vehicle. As our membership increases on the coast, we will grow from three cars up to 10 or more here in the next three years.”

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Organized similar to Credit Unions or grocery co-ops, car share members generally pay a one-time refundable membership fee, plus a $25 registration fee, (providing a copy of their valid BC drivers “If you drive less than 8,000 km. per year, or have a vehicle needing a lot of repairs, license and proof of a or have a second car you seldom use, then the Co-op is a great option.”

3-year clean driving re– Johan Stroman, Coast Car Co-op founding member cord), and are invoiced for the time they actually use one of the cowas the logical place to start our ar share programs are increasop’s vehicles.

Members therefore car share program,” said founding ingly popular in North Amerco-operatively own a fl eet of vehimember Johan Storman. With supica and Europe. Moving into the cles which are parked at a number port from local businesses, Chamtrend, the Coast Car Co-op (CCC) of central ‘hub’ locations.

Any members of Commerce and the Town of recently launched its venture on ber needing to use a car books it Gibsons, the fledgling enterprise is the Sunshine Coast, basing it in online, picks it up and returns it to riding the wave of the growing car Gibsons. Executive Director Johan an agreed drop-off location. Fuel, share trend.

Stroman announced that the notinsurance, and maintenance are infor-profit organization has received “The community support has cluded in the hourly usage fees. widespread support throughout the been exceptional,” said Stroman.

Car share for small business community. Starting with 45 mem“We are committed to providing makes sense. With a one-time $800 bers and two vehicles – a 2013 Toythe Sunshine Coast with a more enrollment fee, plus an application ota Prius C (hybrid car) and a new affordable, convenient and greener fee of $25 per driver, up to 8 busiDodge Grand Caravan (family van), option for transportation, and they ness drivers can access vehicles. the venture expects to add a third have responded with huge support.

As the business is invoiced monthvehicle shortly. Through a roaming ly for usage, tracking mileage and agreements with other co-ops, CCC ecause most vehicles costs is simplified. members will have access to Modo are parked up to 90 the Car Co-op’s more than 300 veStroman first realized the Coast hicles in the Lower Mainland, plus per cent of the time, the needed a car share program when over 50 vehicles in Victoria, Nanaihis family tried living without a car option of sharing through mo, Kelowna and the Kootenays. on the Coast. While much of their Car Co-ops uses them normal family activities were with“Because Gibsons is the gatemore effi ciently. in walking distance, or near bus way to the Sunshine Coast, this

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Stroman is particularly excited about the potential benefits for small business owners through the program, who can reduce paperwork and track their vehicle expense exactly (as usage is itemized on a monthly invoice). With a van, a pickup truck, and several hybrid sedans, the fleet offers a selection of

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transportation, there were times when they needed the convenience of a car. “If you live outside the main bus route, or have two kids and a grocery list and a number of stops to make, getting around the Coast without a car can be quite challenging,” Strohan noted. “For getting around Vancouver, we joined the MODO Co-op, which started with 10 members and two cars and has now grown to 8,000 members and 300 cars. It was amazing. We booked online, there was no paperwork, no guessing on costs, and we were in the car five minutes after booking it.

And we realized – we need something like this on the Coast.”

vehicles that meet the actual need of the trip.

Because most vehicles are parked up to 90 per cent of the time, sharing uses the vehicles more efficiently. Stroman calls it an extension of the transit system, reducing the number of vehicles on the road and cutting air pollution as well. “If you drive less than 8,000 km. per

year, or have a vehicle needing a lot of repairs, or have a second car you seldom use, then the Co-op is a great option. It can cost as much as $8,000 per year to operate and insure a vehicle. With the Coast Car Co-op, it’s pay on demand.”

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FIBRE OPTICS CHARGING AHEAD

As fibre-optic cable installation from Port Mellon to Pender Harbour provides high-speed connectivity, Coast businesses are poised to be globally competitive

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ocal people have been seeing a lot of white trucks with cable techs stringing wire in their Sunshine Coast neighbourhoods.

Businesses and residents are poised to get a leg up with the installation of Telus fibre-optic cables and more competition between cable and internet service providers (ISPs) like Eastlink, which has also been operating in the region for some time.

While bigger communities have a variety of ISP giants vying for their internet and cable subscriptions, the Coast has had a limited patchwork of

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providers and technology which left some people parsing meagre bandwidth or even for some Telus customers ... still on dial-up. While this may have been a roadblock to success for some businesses, that will soon be a thing of the past.

As one IT veteran, Dave Em, tells it, “It’s great to see the clash of the titans with Telus and Eastlink going into competition locally. And it should result in a slightly higher level of service and bring the price down.”

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fibre optic cables in her area.

“I thought we were going to have to wait another five years so I’m glad it’s actually happening.”

She says her web company needs more bandwidth and reliable service to speed up her web building work.

“When I’m trying to upload gigabytes of data with the bottlenecks we’re having, it is pretty difficult,” she says.

As is the trend, McConnell operates a home-based business, and often has to share bandwidth with family members and colleagues.

“For example I’m using a system which creates a cloud-based backup of my entire hard drive which is a terabyte (of data),” she explained, “And because of the limitations on upload speed, it took four months to do the initial backing up. Videographers definitely (before highspeed lines reach them) have to go into (Vancouver) to upload content, because videos can be gigabytes of data,” McConnell added.

Civic employees and residents will also reap the benefits. Town of Gibsons CEO, Emanuel Machado says he appreciates how better internet supports basic services. “For infrastructure like water and sewers the Town uses the Superior Control Data Systems (SCADA) for monitoring points in the (pipes and connections),” he says, “and these can be turned on or off in response to an alarm ... so that each house can be seen from the office, and correcting problems will be much easier.” And he added, with the industry footing the bill, Gibsons and area can update its infrastructure without causing tax hikes.

“It is helpful for Telus to be making a substantial investment in making better business opportunities on the Sunshine Coast,” Machado notes; “economic development is the Achilles heel of the area. Good internet service can counteract that disadvantage.”

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Part of the commitment to the local workforce is also to think about the next generation. Over the past 8 years, Lehigh has provided an opportunity to many Sunshine Coast students by offering annual bursaries (each valued at $3,500) to support students entering the trades industry.

The supported John Harrison Memorial Bursary provides opportunities to our youth and in turn offers the community

essential skill sets in the local workforce.

“We are proud to have supported several students in their educational endeavors while offering skills and assets to local economic growth in the trades industry,” said Morrelli.

The company’s annual Open House is a popular, family-friendly event attracting close to 1,000 visitors each year.

“It’s an opportunity to take the facts to the people, and explain initiatives like our site reclamation,” Morrelli explains.

The ongoing reclamation of the previously mined landscape uses treated biosolids from municipal wastewater facilities to fertilize and rebuild the soil structure. The process eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers on site and earned Lehigh the 2012 Mining Association of BC’s Mining and Sustainability Award. To further enhance the reclamation, Lehigh hosts a thriving colony of bees on site under the watchful eye of a local beekeeper whose demonstration was a big hit at the last Open House.

Morrelli stresses that Lehigh will continue its ongoing commitment for its employees and the community by providing strong financial support for youth sports teams, the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, the Woodcrafters’ Association, the Salmon Enhancement Society, to name a few, and continue to not only sponsors of the annual Hike for Hospice but fields an enthusiastic team of employees to participate.

With a committed workforce and a transparent partnership with the community, Lehigh Materials sees a successful future not only for its Sechelt operation but for the Sunshine Coast residents as well.

Photos Courtesy of Lehigh Materials Sechelt Sunshine Coast Business Magazine • Spring 2014

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LOOKING BACK: ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL

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ith Vancouver Coastal Health considering a change of name for venerable St. Mary’s Hospital, Sunshine Coast Business reviews the institution’s past, its vital present, and its future as a health care hub.

In the early 1900s, the Sunshine Coast’s various settlements clustered along the shoreline and were mainly accessible by boat. For residents of the northern portion of the peninsula, health care was provided by the Columbia Coast Mission boats that also supplied the communities and logging camps along the isolated areas of the Sunshine Coast with groceries and religious services.

In 1912, with the arrival of Dr. Fred Inglis in Gibson’s Landing, and some road construction through to Roberts Creek and Sechelt, medical care on the lower part of the peninsula became more accessible.

As the population grew, it became apparent that a permanent health care facility should be built. Accordingly, Mr. R. Brynildsen of Garden Bay donated property overlooking the harbour, and Anglican Rev. John Antle lobbied government and church officials for funding to build the area’s first hospital. Area residents began the fundraising tradition still carried on by today’s Hospital Auxiliary, raising substantial sums that helped kick off construction. The hospital was named St. Mary’s, in appreciation for the assistance provided by members of St. Mary’s Anglican Church parish in Vancouver, who helped design and build the hospital’s in-house hydro-electric plant. It opened its doors August 16, 1930.

The building still stands – it is now the Sundowner Inn. By the 1950s, it became apparent the Coast needed a larger facility, and one that was more centrally located to serve the growing population. In 1959 the Sechelt Indian Band ceded eleven acres of their land on the north side of the highway in Sechelt – the site of the former Sechelt Indian Residential School’s farm facility – for the nominal sum of one dollar, to the Regional Hospital District. Hospital Auxiliaries in Pender Harbour, Halfmoon Bay,

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St. Mary’s Hospital opened its doors overlooking Garden Bay in 1930.

The facility moved to Sechelt in 1964, built on land donated by the Sechelt Indian Band.

Photo c. 1930 courtesy of Sechelt Community Archives (Photographer unknown)

Sechelt, Roberts Creek, Gibsons and Hopkins Landing began fundraising.

The new facility opened in 1960 and continued to grow.

By the beginning of the Millennium, the hospital needed to expand and update its facility. Accordingly, after another vigorous fundraising drive, construction of a new wing began, providing an opportunity to upgrade the facility to LEED gold standard. St. Mary’s Hospital was designed with the goal of becoming North America’s first carbon-neutral hospital. In addition to a high-performance building envelope, the project includes 125 boreholes, each 250 feet deep, which provide a source of zero-carbon energy for heating and cooling the building.

On March 20, 2013, in an official opening ceremony in the stunning new atrium, federal, provincial, and local government and health care officials joined in honouring the vision of the shíshálh First Nations elders who first offered the land for the facility.

Tours of the 5,400-square-metre addition showcased the larger emergency and radiology departments, intensive care rooms and a labour and delivery unit, all equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Two additional floors of single-occupancy inpatient rooms with large windows to maximize natural daylight and offer spectacular views of the Salish Sea provide the highest standard of infection control and the

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existing hospital buildings are organized around a light-filled lobby, which marks the main entrance.

The designers, Farrow Partnership Architects, credited members of the Sechelt Indian Band who played an important role in the design process, emphasizing connections to nature and promoting overall health and healing.

At the opening ceremony, shíshálh Chief Gary Feschuk stated, “I would like to thank Vancouver Coastal Health and St. Mary’s Hospital for reaffirming their commitment to the Sechelt Indian Band for our donation of the land to centralize the hospital on the Sunshine Coast. Thanks also to the architects and their team for showcasing our Culture in the design of the building. We are as proud of it as we are the artwork that will be displayed for everyone to view and appreciate.”

Today the St. Mary’s Hospital/Health Care Auxiliary Society continues to be a major contributor to the quality of health care on the Sunshine Coast.

With almost 500 volunteer members, the St. Mary’s Health Care Auxiliary Society contributes significantly to the wellbeing of the community’s health care hub, annually hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase equipment or support hospital/health care programs on the Sunshine Coast.

By: Heather Jeal

CAPILANO UNIVERSITY Sunshine Coast Campus 5627 Inlet Avenue, Sechelt, BC 604-885-9310 www.capilanou.ca/Sunshine

Welcoming Diverse Learners Focusing on Student Success Encouraging Community Connections

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While the administration and classroom hub at Inlet Avenue in Sechelt hums with activity, instructors take full advantage of the surrounding amenities. Students enrolled in the ocean dive instructors’ courses use the public pools and the many excellent saltwater sites as they build their skill sets; future outdoor guides and cycling instructors explore, build and maintain the Coast’s notable trail network through pristine wilderness.

Capilano U embraces diversity. We have several programs to support learners with developing the skills they need to attain their educational goals. This includes literacy programming, tutoring, and English classes.

Capilano University’s Sunshine Coast campus’ First Nations Student Services seeks to improve participation and success rates of First Nations Students attending Capilano.

We work closely with the Sechelt Indian Band and all Aboriginal students up and down the Coast. Our First Nations Student Liaison, Sarah Ward, is available locally to assist Aboriginal students with support and advising.

Capilano University encourages the ‘laddering’ approach to learning – where students learn around a work schedule, achieving certificates and degrees that allow them to progress in their career as they progress in their skills and qualifications. The Early Childhood Care and Education Program, starting in September 2014, is an example of this approach. It offers a mix of evening classes and online learning, so that students can earn credits towards their degree while completing the Early Childhood Care and Education Basic Certificate.

Local business owners – both new and seasoned – are discovering the tools offered through Capilano University’s Continuing Studies & Executive Education courses. The Accelerate Your Business series to be offered this fall addresses fundamental management areas such as marketing,

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apilano University’s Sunshine Coast campus excels in working “outside the box” to deliver innovative programs uniquely suited to an active, outdoor-oriented community. In fact, “the community is our classroom,” says Lydia Watson, Convenor of the popular Mountain Bike Operations Program.

Many, if not most, of the certificate career options offered at the regional campus combine classroom activities with outreach; scheduling events and activities designed to draw in and integrate community members. As the Sunshine Coast grows and develops, the University keeps pace.

Mountain Bike and Dive Students volunteering at the Coast Gravity Park October 2013

social media, taxation, and financial management. Many Coast residents are seeking local training and career development. Capilano University has stepped in to offer Jump Start Your Career!, a series of certificate-based training programs such as Business Writing, Accounting, Workplace Computer Essentials, Foodsafe, WorldHost, Traffic Control (TCP), and WorkSafe BC safety courses that help our community members change careers or advance in their current career– all locally!

The Coastal culture embraces lifelong learning. Continuing Studies and ElderU programs tap into this with a wealth of community expertise, as local artists, writers, and scientists teach fine arts, languages, photography, bioethics, and even wild foods and beer pairing courses! With an amazing range of age and experience, our community comes into the classroom hub and then moves out again for learning in and for the Sunshine Coast, partnering with local businesses, public libraries, museums, and art galleries to meet our residents’ thirst for knowledge.

Capilano has a program for U. Discover us!

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Opening Doors and Inspiring all British Columbians to Succeed

OPEN DOOR GROUP • WORKBC Sechelt Office WorkBC Emplyment Services Centre 5600 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A3 T: 604 885 3351 F: 604 885 3361

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pen Door Group operates in partnership with WorkBC to deliver innovative employment programs for employers and job-seekers.

Established by a small group of volunteers in 1976, today Open Door Group serves thousands of people per year, operating WorkBC Employment Services Centres in several communities throughout British Columbia including Vancouver, Kamloops, the South Okanagan and Lillooet, and of course, the Sunshine Coast.

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Achieving employment can be a challenge for anyone, at any age.

How helpful, then, to have a team to Open Doors to jobs on the Coast and beyond.

Open Door Group’s mission statement is “Opening Doors and Inspiring All British Columbians to Succeed”.

Through the Employment Program of BC, the organization provides a results-oriented one-stop-shop for job seekers, helping eligible clients update their skills, prepare attention-getting resumes and cover letters, providing access to appropriate work apparel, and encouraging lifelong learning to expand interests and employability options.

Open Door Group’s vision of thriving communities embracing diversity and inclusion is supported by a number of programs and resources designed to help persons with particular challenges to succeed and to help business owners find the right person for each job opening.

The employment specialists work with employers to develop on-site resources supporting persons with disabilities in the workforce. The resulting diversity is a winwin-win: the employee gains a sense of self-worth, feel-

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ing valued in the community; the employer gains a staff member who, once trained, is inclined to be a loyal and hard-working team player; and studies show customers will feel increasingly supportive of a business which provides meaningful employment and integrates persons with challenges into their workforce.

Working with employers to find the right employee is an Open Door Group specialty. Pre-screening job applicants, providing post-placement support and follow-up for new hires, supporting employers and employees with ongoing training and workshops, and assisting in the event of an employment crisis are just a few of the professional services offered at no charge to either employer or applicants at WorkBC Employment Services Centres across the province.

How may we help YOU? Website: www.secheltesc.ca Email: info@secheltesc.ca

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