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s The Local went to press Tuesday, December 10, Gibsons Public Market organizers frantically tallied the last-minute donations, Marchmeet 29, 2012 confident they would their $250,000 goal before their scheduled 7 p.m. In-Camera meeting with Town of Gibsons Council. More than 184 donors helped the team reach the landmark.

The goal of raising $250,000 will help fund the purchase of the former Gibsons Yacht Club building. Currently all donations are being held in trust; once the goal is met, the funds will be directed as donations to the Town of Gibsons for the Gibsons Public Market project, enabling them as major shareholder to purchase the prop-

Sunshine Coast Secret Santa and Haley GM invite you to drop off unwrapped gifts and non perishable foods at Haley GM on Field Rd between now and December 19.

With your generous support last year, the Secret Santa Fund raised over $19,000 in donations. This year we have not had as fast of a start and urge everyone to share in the Christmas spirit of giving.

erty and issue charitable tax receipts.

The Gibsons Public Market is expected to be a catalyst for revitalizing the waterfront area.

Modelled on the hugely successful Granville Island Public Market, it will provide a yearround accessible site for area farmers to deliver produce to area residents.

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Reflecting, and looking forward Coast Cable 1145

nications, protect our assets for the long term, and conWayne Rowe tinue our commitment to exceptional public service.”

Mayor, How have we measured Town of Gibsons up this year? We have welcomed new businesses and encouraged entrepreneurs This is a time of year to Nov 7, 2013 pause and reflect on prog- who are employing local ress achieved, and those residents; improved our who helped us achieve that website, and increased the progress. Even in this final number of subscribers to month of 2013, the pace of our newsletter; developed activity at Town Hall and and begun to implement indeed, throughout our an affordable and sustaintown makes ‘pausing’ a bit able approach to managof a challenge; and yet, it’s ing the town’s assets; and important to me that I share worked closely with a vathese reflections and words riety of stakeholders as we strived to understand what of gratitude with you.

When we published Gib- ‘exceptional public service’ sons’ strategic plan in 2012, means to our residents, and we laid out a strong vision how to provide that service for a vibrant, welcoming with excellence in times of community with a thriv- financial challenge.

One of the most imporing economy, and described a number of the actions tant activities completed Council planned to take this year was the Aquifer during 2013 and 2014. In Mapping Study, commisthe Plan, we committed to sioned by the Town as part do our best to “strengthen of its long-term plan to enthe Town’s economic future sure a high quality, sustainand increase local opportu- able water supply. Carried nities, improve our commu- out by Waterline Resources

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TOWN OF GIBSONS Merry Christmas and best wishes for a safe and happy New Year.

Mayor, Council and Staff

Inc., Gordon Groundwater Consultancy, the Town of Gibsons, and the University of British Columbia, this project was partly funded by the Province of BC and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The study has afforded us a better understanding of the boundaries and qualities of our aquifer, including its response to climate, creek runoff, barometric and tidal fluctuations, and human activities such as pumping and diversion of groundwater. This places us in a better position to plan for future growth.

In closing, I would like to recognize the diligence, dedication and creativity of our municipal employees, volunteers and elected officials. Each of them has much to be proud of, and I know they are looking forward to an equally successful year to come.

I wish each of them, and every one of you, a peaceful, happy and healthy holiday season.

Our Lady of Lourdes parish welcomes Fr. Kiran Father Kiran Thumma, SAC, newly arrived from India to serve as parish priest at Our Lady of Lourdes CatholicTown Church of Gibsons 1150 on the shíshálh Nation lands, received a traditional shíshálh cedar hat – woven by shíshálh artisan Shy Watters – on the occasion of his 34th birthday after Mass on Sunday, December 8.

Father Kiran is eager to learn more about the culture and language of his Dec. 12, 2013 new parish, so that services will show respect for, and reflect, the local First Nations traditions. Pope Francis recently called for the Catholic Church to enter whole-heartedly into the Christmas hymn in time Truth and Reconciliation for Christmas Eve midprocess, and to encourage night mass. Angels We Have the use of First Nations Heard on High, for example, culture and language in ser- has been sung in the ‘she vices. Accordingly, Father shashishalhem’ language for Kiran and parishioners are nearly 150 years. (The she learning prayers in the ‘she shashishalhem language is a shashishalhem’ language Coast Salish Dialect spoken beginning with the Hail by the shíshálh people. In Mary, and hope to learn a the early 1970s the Elders

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of the shíshálh nation began to revive the language with the assistance of UBC professor and linguist Ronald C. Beaumont.) Our Lady of Lourdes welcomes the whole Sunshine Coast community to attend their unique services, and to meet and welcome Father Kiran.

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Ecole du Pacifique students chosen for national exchange L’ecole du Pacifique was recently singled out as the only BC school to participate in the l’Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française (ACELF) cross-Canada exchange program. In May, 2014, most of the grade six class stewarded

by Marie-Luce Claveau and Nadine Coombes will travel to Montreal, billeting in

the homes of students from Montreal’s Notre Dame du Foyer elementary school. It is the third time the school has been singled out for participation.

“Our goal is to let students live in French, in a francophone context. Right now, most of the students speak French only at school,” Claveau explains. The exchange

is designed to show students the strong role French can play in their lives, while providing an opportunity for new friendships and insight into Canada’s francophone community.

The Sechelt students will host 18 students from Notre Dame du Foyer in April, 2014.

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A plan to transport coal by train from Wyoming to the Port of Vancouver and then by barges to Texada Island where it will be stored for future shipment by freighters to China and Korea has received strong opposition from the shíshálh nation. The proposed route will see coal barged through the Sabine Channel, a sacred fishing area in shíshálh territory.

Chief Garry Feschuk and Council have been in contact with the Provincial government and will be seeking prompt resolution to what they term a “serious breach of Provincial responsibility.”

Chief Feschuk asks, “What are they thinking?

The Sabine Channel is a pristine fishing and environmentally sensitive area.

It would be pure recklessness to proceed with this plan without proper consultation. The shíshálh Nation has NOT been consulted although the huge barges will travel through our territory. No health or environmental impact

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The holidays bring lots Take care of yourself first and don’t neglect of joy but also can cause sleep, nutrition and exercise. This will help make stress and anxiety. When dec. 12, 2013the time more enjoyable for everyone. the decorations start cropping up in stores, many begin feeling the pressure of a subconscious clock ticking, often finding themselves so overwhelmed that they can’t enjoy what should be a happy time full of special moments with family and friends.

Because they are socialized to nurture, women often assume responsibility for all the extra tasks that surround the holidays, or the role may be thrust upon them by other family members, notes Cleveland Clinic psychiatrist and sleep disorders specialist Ketan Deoras, MD. This may be on top of already busy roles as mothers and in the workplace.

“Trying to balance all of these obligations likely will cause women to sacrifice of yourself first and don’t stressed others will feed off sleep,” Dr. Deoras says. “As neglect your sleep, nutrition her emotions and become a result, they may become and exercise. This will help stressed, too.” irritable and stressed, and make the time more enjoySpecial situations also even wind up sick. able for everyone.” can cause difficulties. If “I like to use airplane safe“It’s important to un- you’re dealing with the rety as an analogy,” he contin- derstand that stress is con- cent loss of a loved one, Dr. ues. “Put your oxygen mask tagious,” Dr. Deoras adds. Deoras says support groups on first, then help your chil- “Mom is the central fig- are particularly valuable at dren. In this case, take care ure here, and when she is this time of year. And, he

suggests that changing your holiday routine may help. Or, if there is ongoing family tension, try to find common ground and set aside differences, at least temporarily.

Try these seven tips: Think about what the holidays mean to you.

What traditions and rituals do you really enjoy? It’s okay to re-evaluate traditions and let some go.

Plan ahead. Figuring out your holiday roadmap and avoid taking detours or adding new stops along the way.

Stick to a budget. Overspending is a major cause of stress.

Set realistic expectations.

The house doesn’t have to be perfectly clean or elaborately decorated. Simplify entertaining routines where possible.

Ask for help. And accept it graciously, when offered.

Make lists. It helps with time management and gives a sense of accomplishment to cross things off.

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The Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society wishes to thank the following for providing us with financial aid during 2013: • Province of British Columbia • The Lung Association of British Columbia • Sunshine Coast Community Foundation • Sunshine Coast Regional District • Vancouver Coastal Health These contributions allow us to educate Sunshine Coast residents on relevant issues and also support programs and initiatives that enable us to improve and protect regional air quality.

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unable to eat foods such as meat, chicken, fish, eggs, nuts and dairy products.

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The Provincial Health Services Authority will manage the subsidy program and will continue to supply, free of charge, the metabolic formula that PKU patients need for proper body development. If not screened Dec 12, 20 for and properly managed from birth, PKU and related disorders can cause severe intellectual disabilities and restrict brain development.

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Editorial Opinion Peace, love, and all that jazz As the Christmas season begins to enfold us, the troops are rallying for various political confrontations – chief among them, The George Hotel and Residences controversy which could erupt in Gibsons Council Chambers later this month.

At this point, Council is simply poised to receive staff’s report on the project’s Development Permit application; Mayor and Council cannot reasonably be expected to shut this project down or move it forward until they have reviewed the report and done their own due diligence.

However, the forces of yea and nay are already brewing up the vitriol and honing the rhetoric, seeking political advantage and jockeying for position as the 2014 local government elections loom. This week, we printed exerpts from a representative selection of letters (many of which were also sent to the Town for consideration, in spite of the fact that letters from the public are received and normally considered only as part of the Public Hearing process) on page 6, and have posted the full letters barrage on our website at www. thelocalweekly.ca.

Many of the letter-writers took the opportunity to make pointed remarks and jabs at the opposing camp. In our opinion, the delivering of cheap shots is counterproductive, low class, and downright rude. It’s part of the anonymous hit-and-run Facebook bullying culture, and in this season of love and peace we should all sit down and have a hard think as to whether we should tolerate this behaviour as part of our Coastal culture as well.

Heather Jeal

A modest proposal for BC Ferries

While the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs (FACC) have not yet succeeded in figuring out how the provincial government’s ferry cuts will safeguard the coastal ferry system, they do think they’ve found the sweet spot for the least painful possible service cuts.

“If the government’s goal is to find the biggest savings for the smallest traffic loss and least hardship, then we suggest it looks harder at the major routes, and at the big moneylosing route hiding behind the profit-makers,” says Brian Hollingshead of the Southern Gulf Islands.

The three major routes (from the Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island) are the giants of the system. Yet they’re facing the slimmest of cuts compared to the 22 smaller routes. The three major routes are considered the ferry system’s profit makers. Yet one of those routes is one of the system’s biggest money losers.

The Tsawwassen-Duke Point route has been losing money for at least ten years. In each of the last five years it has lost somewhere between $24 million to $30 million a year.

The route has an average capacity utilization of 48 per cent.

It could stand to lose one of its four shifts on weekdays for ten months a year and still have room for all its traffic. A combination of consultation and a revised reservation system could produce a schedule to accommodate the freight and commercial carriers who use the route heavily.

These cuts to Tsawwassen-Duke Point alone would save $9.6 million. The two profit-making major routes also could be trimmed more. The government could use these savings to buy time to conduct social and economic impact assessments on the communities for which they’re lifeline transportation and to reverse any cuts that don’t make sense.

While the government considers this suggestion, the FACC will continue to ask for the detailed information used to develop the current cuts plan and to explain to ferry-dependent communities how the current cuts plan will fix the current barrier of the high fares, and how it will advance the government’s goals for jobs and the economy.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Shop locally and light the night We do. We support the local merchants. Have done so since moving here permanently in 1994. As parents of seven, grandparents of 13 and great grands of five, we have a lulu of a shopping list.

When the Christmas carols start playing, the cards come, the ads for turkey and trimmings - we get into the spirit. Even though we live out in the boonies we hang lights on every eave and branch. Family and visitors are appreciative. Lights sparkling in the night are uplifting.

So – what we have been ‘without’ for a few years is Our Mall getting in the spirit and decorating with outdoor lights!

If too late this year, then next - keep our precious dollars home. Light up the nights for Christmas and the eager shoppers.

P&G Harding, Wescan Road

Very concerned While I appreciate Brian Sadler’s heads up regarding the proposed incinerators and agree completely with his concerns (The Local Guest Editorial, Dec. 5), it must be noted that this issue is just now emerging into the public’s consciousness (I believe this week’s is the

first article your paper has printed about it). There has been a lot more time for opposition to the George Hotel to have built. It’s hardly fair to imply that those who oppose the George are ignoring this other issue when we haven’t had time to react.

I am very concerned about our ferries, MMBC, and the coal transport issue.

(I’m also a long-time supporter of Gibsons Recycling Depot.) Many who oppose the George Hotel, as it has been presented, are also concerned about these issues. My opposition to the George can be summed up in three words: IT’S TOO BIG. Like many citizens of Gibsons I do not buy the developer’s hype that plunking a building the size of the Hudson’s Bay department store on our waterfront will confer huge economic benefits to our community.

Anne Miles, Gibsons

Feedback to Ferries Residents, organizations and businesses are encouraged to take a few minutes to complete a BC Coastal Ferries Community Engagement Feedback Form by the Friday December 20 deadline. The discussion Guide and Feedback Form are posted on-line at coastalferriesengagement.ca or you can email comments to coastalferriesengagement@

gov.bc.ca This is your opportunity to provide input to the Province and BC Ferries prior to implementation of their plan to reduce ferry service, reduce senior’s discounts, and offer gaming on BC Ferries ships. The plan includes cancelling 40 annual round-trips of the 6:20 a.m.

Sunday morning sailings from Langdale for all of the year except the summer months; and on those Sundays they propose revising the 8:20 sailing from Langdale to depart one hour earlier at 7:20 a.m. This would also cancel the 7:20 a.m. return sailing from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, and possibly move the 9:20 return sailing from Horseshoe Bay to one hour earlier at 8:20 a.m. It has not yet been decided by the Province and BC Ferries how the remaining sailings on those Sundays will be refined to best meet community needs while achieving the required estimated $200,000 net savings to 2016. This plan was announced prior to reaching out to ferry users and the community to understand the economic and social impacts of their plan.

Please take a few minutes to have your say on future BC Ferries services.

Barry Cavens, Chair Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee

Going a round with roundabout ABOUT the Roundabout!!! I found out that the District of Sechelt thinks they should cram a ROUNDABOUT into the intersection of Trail and Dolphin.

Do our citizens really want to spend nearly ¾ of a million tax dollars on a small roundabout that will calm or impede traffic? In the writer’s opinion, there is a need to get citizens to help turn around this roundabout and send it back to those that think this is a “cool” fad. Have you seen the conceptual design? Can you imagine trying to turn a forty foot transit bus through the small turning radius?

How about slowing down emergency vehicles? How about the off corner crosswalks and accessibility for pedestrians? How do cyclists fit into this small circle? Are there other places in Sechelt that could do with $700,000 in road improvement?

Time is of the essence. If you want to let your council know about the roundabout then you need to get around to it quickly. Council is scheduled to cast the roundabout into stone as early as December 18. If you don’t think that a roundabout at Trail and Dolphin is a good idea, then please get around to making your thoughts known.

Bob Paulin, Sechelt

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Readers write as ‘The George’ controversy heats up The George Just say ‘no’ Size matters Of course a Hotel/Condo development as massive as the George is going to cause uproar within the community. Its bigger than anything on the coast, double the density and triple the height of what’s currently allowed, bigger than St Mary’s Hospital plunked right on Gibsons waterfront, overshadowing our beloved public park and blocks views. If the developer wants to triple the density his current site can accommodate then I suggest he buys the adjoining properties. He can then build a low-lying condo and hotel development without Royal Canadian

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affecting public land or views. He can act honorably and present something the community can actually work with for a win-win.

Deborah Geoffrion, Gibsons

A flagrant abuse I do not understand what you are doing if you even consider this flagrant abuse of our local decision making, by considering hugely variant specifications to the Harbour Plan that Messrs Fuerniss & Philips are proposing.

You are trusting people who have a vested interest in making money on the backs of our community, to do it with the citizens’ best interest. Excuse me!

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Editor’s note: Due to space limitations, the many letters we received, both pro and con The George Hotel and Residences project, could not be printed in their entirety. We present edited versions on this page, and direct readers to our website at www.thelocalweekly.ca where all letters have been printed in full. about how on earth any Keep village atmosphere parking and traffic probThe proposed George lems can be solved, practiHotel/Condo complex is cally rather than through against the Village experipromised solutions (again ence and also vastly against by those vested interests in the OCP. I do not have a building their facility and problem with development then leaving you to solve that takes in the values of the problems), a smaller, Gibson’s village atmosphere. less intrusive building - in If the waterfront has to be keeping with the comdeveloped, please comply munity’s nature would be with the terms of our presacceptable, relatively probent OCP and not to the lem free, and an asset to whim of some money hunour town. gry developer. This developGibsons Legion 1150 David Short, Elphinstone ment mirrors the way of the

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Bless the George We (Town of Gibsons) have a very small tax base with both Area E and F voting not to help. This leaves us with the highest taxes on the Coast. We have been paying for our infrastructure with the help of federal and provincial grants which apparently will not be available in the future. I do not want the replacement money coming from increased property taxes and I would think other home owners and business people would think likewise.

So I see the George hotel as our salvation. A million dollars per year will have a major positive impact on our budget. Bless the George.

Bob Urquhart , Gibsons

The proposed 125-foot George is laughably and Embrace progress startlingly out of proportion and change with the town.

If the George does not Currently there are develDec. 12, 2013go ahead then what? Those opments underway in Gibsons that were not met with houses will still be torn Adds to Coast’s any objections because they down, replaced by condos, economic foundation are well proportioned, good with no increase in jobs or We applaud the developer designs, fit the criteria of the an increase in our property tax base, no ripple of for taking the inherent risk OCP and add to the characfinancial benefits as to the in building such a diverse ter of the town.Why not do magnitude of the George. facility in our town and bethe same with the George The George will be right in lieve the result can only add plan? Refine it, scale it to my backyard; when I wake to the economic, social and the OCP, make it cutting Gibsons Recycling 1150out the window ... cultural foundation of Gibup look edge in energy efficiency that’s what I’ll see. To me sons and the Coast. Gibsons and design, and go for it. the prospects of the benefits needs this kind of investGeorgina Brandon, Gibsons to Gibson’s is staggering and ment or we risk disappearall I can say is embrace prog- ing into the backwaters of Wherre’s Rollo? ress and change. small insignificant villages Nicole Josh, Gibsons that people do not visit or The Town’s website conchoose to live. We have total tains a link to what looks like three pages excerpted A positive contributor to confidence in the Town staff and Council to work with from G. P. Rollo’s finan- quality of life the developer to ensure all Dec 12, 2013 cial analysis, put into PDF Over the past few years, steps are taken to make The format by “CDixon”. It certainly appears that the we have seen the loss of George a valuable contribuintegral Rollo report, with important community fa- tor to our community. the best and worst case cilities and economic gen- Nicholas and Linda Sonntag, scenarios and underlying erators in Gibsons Land- Gibsons assumptions for each that ing, such as a food market, any credible analysis would a bank, and a pharmacy Benefits outweigh include, hasn’t so far been among others. Overall, the the issues made available for public economy of the coast is not thriving; and let’s be honest, I am shocked that the scrutiny.

Gibsons itself is struggling.

George Hotel (being a local David Stow, Elphinstone Now enter The George business venture as opposed Hotel and Residences pro- to “big box”) is not being posal, which is predicted to welcomed with open arms.

Giggle ntaxBloom increase Gibsons’ base 1150 As a family, we certainly see by 40 per cent — funds that the benefits outweighing are critically needed by the any the issues such as fitting town—and breathe new life within “guidelines” or the into the entire coast. At the “problems” that come with same time, it meets the high- our town’s growth. This est environmental building will be a huge asset for this standards in Canada. So- community and it needs cially, it will provide stable our support. year-round employment for The Turner Family, Gibsons

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several persons and add to people’s use and enjoyment of our beautiful harbour, while helping many small coastal businesses with spinoff economic benefits. We believe this project will enhance our community and should proceed.

Brian F Nattrass, PhD, Mary A Nattrass, PhD

Dec 12, 2013

A matter of economics With respect to the proposed George Hotel and Residences for lower Gibsons, some naysayers appear to be angry about a certain “Nothwithstanding Clause” contained in the Harbour Area Plan 2012. However, it is important to read ANY document, in its entirety.

One of five of the stated objectives of the Harbour Area Plan (page 8) is: “Ensure the economic viability of the Harbour Area, recognizing the unique role the Harbour plays in the local economy and the economic history of the area”.

The proposed George development should be seen as a catalyst to the economy as a whole. Let’s talk about the economics of maintaining the Gibsons that we love.

Michele March, Langdale

Most communities have one We have a lot going on in our neck of the woods. Logging on the Coast and now Gambier Island. BC Ferries rate increases and schedule reductions. Open coal shipments in nearby waters, gravel mining at McNab creek, the Provincial Government looking at LNG being shipped out of the old Woodfibre site, and now possibly the biggest news, all of metro Vancouver’s garbage being shipped to Port Mellon for incineration.

Makes me think that a $26 million dollar investment in our community that is clean and will return tax dollars and tourist dollars to our economy is anything but bad. It’s called The George.

It’s a hotel. Not very earth shattering. Most communities have one.

Morley Baker, Gibsons Letters to the Editor and Submissions are welcome on any topic of local or general interest. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and do not reflect opinions of The Local publication. Letters should not exceed 300 words. Letters will be edited in the interests of style, clarity, legality, brevity and taste, as necessary. The Local reserves the right to refuse publication of any submission. All letters must be signed and include place of residence and telephone number; names may be withheld from publication for valid reason by approval of the editor.

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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me!

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For every year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee.

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– when everyone is encouraged to sing out loud and sing out strong. Gather dockside, beachside, or fireside with this handy pullout section and indulge in the tradition of ‘tolling the ancient Yuletide carols.’

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!

Gather around the Gibsons Public Art Gallery for a song and a story from Ed Hill on Saturday, December 14 or Sunday, December 14. Anyone who’s been nautical or nice this year can enjoy the parade of Carol Ships leaving Gibsons Harbour, or from Porpoise Bay in Sechelt, on Saturday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m. Bring the pullout song sheets, so you too can carol through all six verses of O Christmas Tree!

Each bough doth hold its tiny light, That makes each toy to sparkle bright.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

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He got into a drifted bank, And we – we got up sot!

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Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

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He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.

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Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe, Help to make the season bright.

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow, Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase, To kids from one to ninety-two.

Altho’ it’s been said many times, many ways, “Merry Christmas to you”

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year!

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The executive and members of the S.C.D.R.A. would like to sincerely thank the Sunshine Coast citizens, race sponsors, event volunteers, Sechelt Fire Department, and the District of Sechelt for their continued support in 2013. With planning in motion for our 2014 events, the S.C.D.R.A. is looking forward to another great year at the Sechelt Airport.

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Hill gets Busted in new book Artist, raconteur and former RCMP S/Sgt. Ed Hill recently launched Busted, a self-published collection of anecdotes and insider stories, with a reading/fundraiser at Swish in Gibson’s Landing.

The book reveals Hill unvarnished and unrepentant (mostly) – whether giving the inside scoop on catching crooks during his early days as a ‘narc’ on the mean streets of the Vancouver suburbs, or catching trout in his early days as a boy in rural Ontario. The stories are all told with economy and plain language. While some may take exception to the use of the ‘f-bomb’ sprinkled throughout the stories, those familiar with his blunt cop-talk delivery will recognize that this is just how Hill speaks.

Hill signed on with the RCMP straight out of high school, and spent a lifetime gleefully rousting out the bad guys, initially as a longhaired baby-faced undercover narcotics officer. He tells us of his ultimate capture – the heart of life-partner Joy – and introduces readers to his two children, one of whom is a second-generation member of Canada’s police force. When Hill signed on to the RCMP, rookies had to ask permission to marry; the work was intense, demanding and all-consuming – hard on the marriages, and

Yes, Virginia – there is a radio play Christina Obeck, Nicolaas van der Sande, Pat Dorval, Susan Rule and Aaron Fuller get into the spirit (and costumes) to perform the classic 1940s radio drama, Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Clause before a studio audience at Heritage Playhouse on Saturday, December 14, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Written by Andrew J. Fenady, Yes Virginia is a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit with an old-time ‘feel good’ story presented by the Knights of Columbus in partnership with CKAY radio.

On Christmas Eve, enjoy Yes Virginia broadcast over CKAY, and a rebroadcast of previous years’ productions: Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life.

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Hill turns his unblinking blue gaze on his own overreliance on his tipple of choice – scotch – and comes clean about his decision to quit cold, 40 years ago. His background as a functioning alcoholic and his empathetic understanding of the problems alcohol was creating in the First Nations communities where he was posted led to a unique healing venture: the Vision Quest and Pulling Together program.

Hill touches on Vision Quest only peripherally, leaving the door open for a fuller treatment in a future volume. Instead, he chooses to expound on the addiction that took alcohol’s place in his life: painting. What began as a typical Hill-joke, to tease friend and artist Roy Vickers by creating a paint-

ing that would exactly copy his style, backfired. Vickers used the experience to neatly set the hook and landed Hill smack in the middle of a new obsession. Now, Hill’s distinctive and minimalist artistic style (he is as economical with paint and design as he is with words) and his ‘addictive personality’ combine in a prolific body of work that hangs in collections around the world.

Busted crackles with Hill’s energy. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, it’s a great read and affordably priced.

Pick up a copy at Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG), the Landing Gallery, or Talewind Books in Sechelt.

Ed Hill will be reading and telling tales at GPAG at 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15. Admission by donation to the food bank.

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This year’s theme, ‘Why I Love Living on The Sunshine Coast’ resulted in almost 500 entries from ten different schools. The selected banner designers for 2014 are: From Kinnikinnick Elementary School: Taylor Krake, age 6; Asanani Baurin, age 7; Jett Riepe, age 7; and Violet Rae, age 12. From West Sechelt Elementary School: Brady Davison, age 7;Erin Kaatz, age 8; Ashaya Walkey, age 10; Austin Fournier, age 12; and Lauren Arsenault, age 7. From Langdale Elementary School: Alex Hall, age 10. From Ecole du Paci-

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Banner Project designs are now on display at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, corner of Trail and Medusa in Sechelt, until Sunday, December 15.

Join Sechelt Mayor John Henderson and Banner Project 2014 sponsor Neil Clayton of Claytons Heritage Market for a special reception and award presentation on Sunday, December 15 at 12:30 p.m.

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According to the US National Institutes of Health, holiday eating can result in an extra pound or two every year. Over a lifetime, holiday weight gain can really add up. This year, follow the tips to help focus on a healthy balance of food, activity, and fun through the holiday season to avoid those unwanted holiday pounds.

Be realistic. Don’t try to lose pounds during the holidays, instead try to maintain your current weight.

Plan time for exercise. Exercise helps relieve holiday stress and prevent weight gain. A moderate and daily increase in exercise can help partially offset increased holiday eating. Try 10- or 15-minute

Healthy Holiday Nog “The American travellers, before they pursued their journey, took a hearty draught each, according to custom, of egg-nog, a mixture composed of new milk, eggs, rum, and sugar, beat up together;...”

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Don’t skip meals. Before leaving for a party, eat a light snack like raw vegetables or a piece of fruit to curb your appetite.

You will be less tempted to over-indulge.

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Be careful with beverages. Alcohol can lessen inhibitions and induce overeating; non-alcoholic beverages can be full of calories and sugar.

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Bring your own healthy dish to a holiday gathering.

Practice healthy holiday cooking Preparing favourite dishes lower in fat and calories will help promote healthy holiday eating. Incorpo-

A holiday staple, traditional home-made eggnog is a rich, warming and calorie-laden beverage. For an equally flavourful drink without the guilt, try this alternative.

Healthy Holiday Nog

Place in a blender or food processor: Four bananas, 1-1/2 cups skim milk or almond milk, 1-1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt, 1/4 teaspoon rum extract. Puree until smooth.

Top with dusting of nutmeg.

rate some of these simplecooking tips in traditional holiday recipes to make them healthier.

Gravy — Refrigerate the gravy to harden fat.

Skim the fat off. This will save a whopping 56 grams of fat per cup.

Dressing — Use a little less bread and add more onions, garlic, celery, and vegetables. Add fruits such as cranberries or apples.

Moisten or flavour with low fat low sodium chicken or vegetable broth and applesauce.

Turkey – Enjoy delicious, roasted turkey breast without the skin and save 11 grams of saturated fat per 3 oz serving.

Mashed Potato — Use skim milk, chicken broth, garlic or garlic powder,

and Parmesan cheese instead of whole milk and butter.

Baking Light — Make a crustless pumpkin pie.

Substitute two egg whites for each whole egg in baked recipes. Replace heavy cream with evaporated skim milk in cheesecakes and cream pies. Top cakes with fresh fruit, fruit sauce, or a sprinkle of powdered sugar instead of fattening frosting.

Enjoy the holidays, plan a time for activity, incorporate healthy recipes into your holiday meals, and don’t restrict yourself from enjoying your favorite holiday foods. In the long run, your mind and body will thank you.

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Elf Week magic on Coast Gibsons Mayor Wayne Nicholas Simons served as Rowe and Council officially part-time MC, kibitzed with proclaimed the week of De- the entertainers and helped cember 9 to 13 ‘Elves Week’ the good times roll. and across the Coast, genBottom right: Blackfish erous residents Dec. channeled 12, 2013Pub’s annual Toy Lunch their ‘inner elf’ to provide brought in an avalanche food and gifts for neigh- of toys for the Elves Club, bours in need. guaranteed to put smiles Top right: Saturday, The on hundreds of little faces Elves Club Telethon at Christmas morning.

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L.A. Auto Show: a future car that will drive itself Sensor-based technologies make driving safer today and could also be considered as building blocks for a more comprehensive automated driving system.

While most driving enthusiasts do not recognize the advent of a self-driving car as a good thing, drivers who have to endure crowded urban parking lots and the drudgery of stop-n-go highway commutes, on a daily basis probably have a very different view.

The fully autonomous car may never become a reality for non-technical reasons.

We are, however, seeing layer upon layer of new technologies that certainly move things along in that general direction and could make it technically feasible on a restricted basis.

The new Ford Edge Concept revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show included two interesting automated driving technology advances that are currently under development

by Ford… self-parking and obstacle avoidance systems.

This advanced self-park technology allows an owner

to automatically position or remove a vehicle from a tight parking situation from outside the vehicle, with a remote. That certainly beats crawling in or out of the rear hatch, when there’s not enough room to get in from a side door. This system builds on Ford’s active park assist feature, restricted to parallel parking situations and using ultrasonic sensors.

Using similar sensor and automated vehicle control technology, Ford engineers are also working on an advanced obstacle avoidance system. The concept vehicle detects slow-moving or stationary obstacles in the same

lane ahead and warn the driver. If the driver fails to steer or brake, the system automatically brakes and steers around the object.

Ford’s current Active Park Assist system, already available on 12 models, automatically guides the vehicle into a parallel parking spot, while the driver controls the gas and brake pedals.

Adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support, available on 10 Ford models, uses radar to detect moving vehicles immediately ahead and modifies cruising speed if necessary.

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All of these sensor-based technologies make driving safer today and could be building blocks for a more comprehensive automated driving system.

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Born the youngest of six children to Theresa and Marshall Mulligan in Hamilton Ontario, Denis moved to Sechelt as a young boy. He loved soccer, baseball and boxing. He worked as a plumber. He spent many years as a volunteer firefighter and chief for The Roberts Creek Fire Department.

He will always be lovingly remembered by his wife Merrilee, son Gary (Tanya), daughter Colleen (Jim) and his grandchildren, Kerrie, Nick, Cory, Jessie and Jeremy.

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