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Milne credits community anger in defeating Henderson for Sechelt mayoralty or whatever else has been going on.”

Henderson said he now is focused on the final three weeks of his term, completing tasks already under way with council, such as the golf course rezoning for development and the future of Lot L. Beyond that, he said he’s always open to other opportunities, and maybe a little relaxation.

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Bruce Milne defeated years and the only way we incumbent Sechelt Mayor can do it is if we come togethJohn Henderson in a de- er and choose community cisive win in Saturday’s values.” municipal election, with Milne acknowledged the Milne saying the commu- possible role of third-party nity had come together to advertisers in the outcome. make the victory possible. During the campaign, he disIn his third successful run avowed a number of the allefor the mayor’s office in the gations in their ads, but said last 15 years, Milne drew the henomenon reflected 2,335 votes to Henderson’s the anger in the community.

1,349. Mayoral challenger “The government created Christine Younghusband got this category called third565 votes. Milne had previ- party sponsors and Sechelt ously won election in 1996 has more per capita than any and 1999. other place in British Colum“We have chosen commu- bia,” Milne joked. nity values tonight and I’m Re-elected councillor Mike really, really proud of you for Shanks was colourfully blunt doing that,” Milne told about in his appraisal of the elec100 supporters at a victory tion results. party at the Sechelt Arts Cen“The reign of terror has tre after the results were an- ended,” Shanks told the gathnounced. ering. “A reign of hope and “There were people who integrity is upon us.”

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ing we have to go,” Minchin said. “It’s so sad.”

“They won it by allegation and accusation and lies and negative campaigning and that is the greatest disappointment.”

Younghusband, who was re-elected by acclamation as a Sechelt school trustee, said that despite losing the mayor’s race by a wide margin, she was still satisfied with the result.

“I’m happy that the voters in Sechelt were looking for change and they got change.

I’m happy with the council that was elected and with Bruce Milne leading,” Younghusband said.

Would she consider running again?

“Absolutely,” Younghusband said.

‘Rebuilding trust’ When Milne was asked what he would tac le first when he ta es office in early December, he reiterated one of the themes of his campaign.

“The priority is rebuilding trust in the community. I’m really happy that the mandate is as strong as it is. Well over 55 per cent. There’s no question the community healing will start with that.”

“I think the hard work really will be letting [residents] see that they do have a government that cares, listens to them and takes their priorities seriously and isn’t busy doing wheeling and dealing,

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For his part, the defeated mayor, who had soundly beaten then-incumbent Inkster for the office in said he and his supporters had misread the electorate.

“The concern I have is we think we know the community. And clearly we don’t. Because Bruce got 2,300 votes and I got 1,300,” Henderson told his supporters. “That’s something that none of us in this room, I think, expected.”

‘Community has spoken’ In an interview later, Henderson said he really didn’t see the loss coming, but agreed it was conclusive.

“We knocked on a lot of doors and got a good, positive response, so I am surprised.

I’m satisfied ecause when the decision is decisive, then the community has spoken.”

Henderson was critical of the tone of his opposition’s campaign, however.

“My fear is that that kind of tactic, with Mr. Milne and the third-party advertisers, was so negative, and that’s going to promote more negativity.

That’s not who I am and not what I stand for,” he said.

Outspoken Henderson supporter Carolyn Minchin said she was so dismayed by the campaign and the results, she wasn’t sure what she or her fellow supporters would do now.

“We are at the point of just wanting to leave now. The educated people that have come here now, we’re think-

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Sechelt Mayor-elect Bruce Milne talks to reporters after his victory.

electric sports car parked most days for the past three years at District Hall.

“The more you see an orange car, the more you see red,” said Shanks.

Three councillors re-elected Fifteen candidates were on the ballot for Sechelt council, with three incumbents returned, including Shanks, Alice Lutes and Darnelda Siegers.

Incumbent Tom Lamb, who drew the most councillor votes in finished just out of the running, in seventh place. Council will also have three new councillors, including former mayor and one-time councillor Darren Inkster, Doug Wright and Noel Muller, who received most votes, with 2,629.

Councillors Chris Moore and Doug Hockley did not seek re-election, while candidates Jon Bell, Norm Blair, Alice Janisch, Terry Karkabe, Ed Steeves, Christine Stefanik and Keith Thirkell did not muster enough votes.

Siegers was cautiously optimistic about the outcome.

“There were a couple of other people I would have liked to see get in, who are compatible with my viewpoints,” Siegers told The Local Weekly at a gathering of Henderson supporters at Buccaneers restaurant in Sechelt. “But this is the coun2014-11-03 2:31toPM cil I’m elected work with. I can play with a team.”

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Faux photo-finish in school board race trustee... she has done a fantastic job in her role as chair.”

“Allen is a lovely man. I would love to see him at the board table,” Baxter said.

So the only change to the seven-member board was the acclamation of Gibsons representative, Pammila Ruth. She replaces Silas White, who was elected as a councillor in Gibsons.

Also re-elected to the board for Area 2 were Greg Russell and Lori Dixon. Sechelt trustees Christine Younghusband and David Mewhort were returned by acclamation, as was Rural Area 1 trustee Lori Pratt.

Along with Stevenson in Area 2, Sarah Bradley was also defeated. John Gibbs

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Tuesday afternoon Weswick emerged to announce that they had discovered a mistake in adding a column of numbers so that Baxter actually finished with about 160 votes more than Stevenson.

Before the recount, both candidates offered up a lesson in good sportsmanship.

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The Sunshine Coast school board election turned into a lengthy lesson in democracy and arithmetic.

Betty Baxter, chair of SD46, won her Rural Area 2 trustee spot on election night by a single vote.

Preliminary election results showed Baxter squeezing into the last spot with 1,210 votes, edging out realtor Allen D. Stevenson, who got 1,209 votes.

“Its democracy at its very best,” Stevenson said in an interview. “This is what its all about.”

Said Baxter: ”The lesson here is that elections are unpredictable.”

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Agriculture plan offers a “community vision” Less than 15 per cent of Sunshine Coast land that is in the Agricultural Land Reserve is actively farmed, and the SCRD is hoping its plan for local agriculture will help get more hectares under cultivation.

The SCRD announced Nov. 3 that it had approved the Sunshine Coast Agricultural Area Plan (Ag Plan), which is intended to help get the Coast closer to a state of food sustainability.

But getting there is a complex process, and short-term goals of earlier, related plans—like the SCRD`s We Envision sustainability plan—have had to be scaled back.

“The We Envision sustainability plan had set out 20 per cent [of agricultural land actively farmed] by 2020,” SCRD Planner Gregory Gebka told The Local Weekly in an interview. “We know that that’s just not realistic.”

Gebka said the SCRD is helping facilitate stakeholders’ meetings as one means of kick-starting agricultural commitment and investment.

“We have to get those people together in a steering committee and allow those conversations to take place in some coordinated way,” Gebka said.

The Ag Plan proposes six interrelated goals, which are, “a clear set of actions for realizing the community’s vision,” Dale Peterson, Chair of the SCRD Agricultural Advisory Committee, said in a news release.

The goals are to: - Protect farms, improve farming opportunities, and expand access to land for agriculture.

- Secure a sustainable water supply for agriculture.

- Develop a viable coastal food system.

- Educate and increase awareness of coastal food and agriculture.

- Advance and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

- Prepare for and adapt to climate change.

A 14-minute, SCRD-produced video now on YouTube, called the Sunshine Coast Agricultural Area Plan, recalls that between the 1920s and 1960s, farming was a big part of the Coast economy.

It’s a very different story today. The latest Vital Signs Report from the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, the average local farm size in 2011 was about 2.8 hectares (seven acres), which is about half the average size in 1996.

But Gebka noted that small farms could have a big future if they work together to decrease their costs and increase their production and revenues.

“How do they do that? The obvious way is to co-operate,” he said.

“It has to be such that small scale producers come together to address these types of challenges and market opportunities.”

Gebka said some big local food retailers are on board, but there are conditions.

“They need a consistent supply,” said Gebka. “They’re happy to take on local produce. It has to be consistent, it has to be reliable.” Rik Jespersen

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Venom got the votes

Mayor-elect Bruce Milne was just interviewed on Coast radio. He said that he was glad Sechelt was returning to “community values”.

Well, students at Chatelech, listen up. Mr. Milne has just provided you with a valuable life lesson. Adults and teachers will tell you not to bully because you are being taught good solid values. However, clearly they have been lying to you.

Bullying works and you saw it work in this election.

You saw the portapotty on the truck with stickers aimed at defaming one person, Mayor Henderson. You saw the full page ads in newspapers libeling Mayor Henderson via something called Third Person Advertising, which was really just an excuse for supporters of Mr. Milne who had lots of money to spew venom.

As George Orwell said, “Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket”.

It’s clear that community values include bullying and calling names even though you have been taught that this shouldn’t be the case.

I’m very glad you are getting this lesson because it will be invaluable in your own school elections, as well as after graduation, so that you can be good citizens. So get a good job, kids, because if you have the money, you can bully anyone you like and get away with it.

Laura Davis, Sechelt

Political polygraphs please

Having watched the all candidate’s meeting for municipal elections, I’ve come to the conclusion that next time they should short form the whole process by simply posting a candidate’s picture, their credentials, their promises...and their polygraph results!

John Bucholtz, Sechelt

How Henderson will help Milne

Now that the election results are in, we would like to thank Mayor John Henderson and the progressive members of his council for all of your hard and diligent work over the past three years and for your commitment to making Sechelt a better place for the residents of our community to enjoy. We also want to thank you for being bold enough to take on the onerous task of effecting the house cleaning at District Hall partly for which you paid the ultimate price in losing your elected positions.

Given what we witnessed first hand during the revious councils term, it was something that should have been done before your term in office ut they as many would, chose to ignore the problems. District Hall is now a more harmonious and functioning environment and we are in no doubt that the incoming mayor and council will enefit from your actions.

We would also like to say how disappointed we were by the citizens of Sechelt – both elected candidates and otherwise - who, whilst professing to be building a better community, were behind one of the most destructive election campaigns we have ever seen. These are some of the same people, who criticized the FABS organization then went on to create an organization without the intelligence of FABS, but who used slander, defamation and bullying to try to hurt and cripple others. We certainly are ashamed to call them our neighbours in community.

Carolyn & Geoff White, Sechelt

The facts on Silverback

We are writing in response to a recent letter in your paper from Laurel Ennis

regarding the “Silverback” property. We understand that during the election period people will sometimes makes statements which are not factual, this is an unfortunate reality. With regards to the Silverback property the easily verifia le fact is that it was zoned for a golf course and 1600 homes not by the Council of John Henderson but by a previous Council!

Fully aware of the risk of a Las Vegas style golf course and housing development being created in Sechelt, John Henderson, as a citizen, and Clark Hamilton gathered together friends and associates to purchase the property to stop that development from proceeding. This bold step was the only sure way to change the course approved by a previous Council.

Since acquiring the property we have begun the search for a better future for the property. In that effort we have been knocking on doors and meeting with Community Associations seeking input and fresh ideas. We have been extremely pleased with the response to date. All of us invested and involved have a vision of a long-term sustainDate able community which adds to the community of Sechelt.

This vision does not include another golf course or 1600 homes. We encourage everyone to take a moment and check out the FACTS at www.

SSCProperties.com Together we believe that Sechelt is a wonderful community with a great future and we wish to ensure that this property is thoughtfully part of that future.

Mark Sager and Werner Hofstatter, SSC Properties

Stop the coal

I agree wholeheartedly with Chief Calvin Craigan in his opposition to the US transporting coal in open barges on the Salish Sea, because they don’t want their

own waters polluted. How do we stop this? Is there a legal way?

Americans have too much sense to pollute their own environment – don’t let them pollute ours!

Doreen Tipton, Gibsons

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George wins in Gibsons as Mayor’s slate takes over council

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ballot, it loomed over the entire campaign. The winning candidates expressed a willingness to proceed with the project and negotiate details later; the losing candidates opposed the height of the building as out of step with the official community lan Rowe told his supporters: “Given the results, I believe our community has made it sufficiently clear that it chooses progress over the status quo, critical analysis over dogmatism and hope rather than despair.”

In a later interview, Rowe said the town is awaiting reports -- on issues such as the impact on the aquifer -- before “we know what we can do without jeopardizing the project...(but) it has to be viable.”

The crowd at his victory party included a smiling Klaus Fuerniss, owner of the George.

“It means we will now have the opportunity to sit down and negotiate something good for the community, and something that will be successful in its own right,” Fuerniss said in an interview.

Valeriote said in an interview that the hotel project “still has to go through the

process, but there is a clear indication that people would like to see an economic spark in the landing.”

Lumley, who owns a pair of restaurants in the harbour and has said the George would make his businesses more rofita le said the election results mean there will be an “engaged council.”

“We will not just kick it (the George) to the curb,” Lumley said. “We will see it work for the whole town.”

Senger said she will continue to push the council to reduce the height of the George.

She agreed the voters had shown support for the hotel “but it doesn’t mean this was support for the George as it is. And I won’t let them forget it.”

“Its a green light for the George,” said Bouman. Asked about the winners’ talk of negotiating the details, he said: “I hope so, but I very much doubt that will be the case.

The election was the public’s opportunity to force some changes but I’m not confident there is going to e any major changes.”

Johnson, defeated after nine years on council, said she is concerned that there

will be no one on council to “carry the ball” on issues such as affordable housing, and services for seniors and youth.

Both Bouman and Johnson decried the arrival of “slate politics” in Gibsons.

While the winning candidates were not an official slate, they appeared together in advertising and supporters touted the councillorcandidates as youthful compared with their opponents.

Mayor Rowe, in his speech, acknowledged the contribution of Greig Soohen, originally a candidate for councillor who withdrew in favor of “putting my energy into ensuring the election of four young councillors”. This had the effect of making the race a head-to-head battle between the Rowe team and the four candidates who opposed the height of the George.

“I want to congratulate the team we put together here,” said Rowe. “I am under no illusions that they are going to be easy to manage but I know they are positive and forward looking. That’s all I asked of them.”

Winter is coming to British Columbia, and as temperatures across the province start to drop, the BC SPCA is encouraging people who are thinking about adopting a furry family member to consider cats, and is offering 50 per cent off adult cat adoption fees from Nov. 21-30.

“It’s cold outside. We’re reminding British Columbians that when one cat is adopted, it frees up shelter space and allows us to bring another cat in from the frigid winter conditions experienced in much of the province,” says Lorie Chortyk, BC SPCA general manager of community relations. “The BC SPCA takes in thousands of cats each year – there were 13,000 in 2013 and of those, 7,000 were adult cats.”

Homeless cats are a major

issue in B.C., often suffering from injury, illness, predator attacks and frostbite. Illegal abandonment and animals who aren’t spayed or neutered contribute to the problem, as well as cats without ermanent identification li e a microchip or a tattoo, who are never reunited with their guardians.

Chortyk notes the adoption fee includes vaccinations, spaying or neutering, permanent ID, any necessary medical care, and internal and external parasite treatment. Normal adoption counselling and matching takes place to ensure animals go to a good home, and Petsecure provide six weeks of free pet insurance.

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Klaus Fuerniss, developer of the proposed George Hotel, celebrates after the Mayor's slate won.

The George Hotel project took a big step forward in the Nov. 15 election, as Gibsons voters decisively re-elected Mayor Wayne Rowe and also elected his entire slate of “young” candidates.

“This will mean change,” Rowe told a cheering crowd of about 100 supporters at the Gibsons Legion. “We will need to move forward and embrace that change.”

With a turnout of 62.5 per cent of registered voters, Rowe took 1,419 votes.

Challenger Suzanne Senger got 807 votes in the race for mayor.

Silas White, coming off nine years on the school board, topped the polls with 1,529 votes for councillor. Charlene Sanjenko was re-elected councillor, while Stafford Lumley and Jeremy Valeriote were also elected councillors for a four-year term.

Incumbent councillors Dan Bouman and Lee Ann Johnson -- who were critical of the size of The George -- were defeated, along with former mayor Barry Janyk, and Katie Janyk.

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You’re reading this column, but do you know how lucky you are? You can read!

We don’t always appreciate the everyday miracle that allows an author’s words to reach our brains.

Your eyes capture the image, your nerves send it on to the brain, where your cerebral cortex translates words into meaning. A breakdown any step along the way and -- you can’t read.

It’s easy to forget that many people aren’t able to

ARTS & CULTURE enjoy reading, due to a print disability. They may have a vision problem; perhaps they can’t hold or manipulate a book; or maybe they suffer from one of a number of disabilities related to learning or comprehension.

Non-print alternatives like audiobooks or Braille aren’t new, but until recently only 10% of materials published in Canada were available in these formats. And the wait could be years for a new title to be released in an audio version.

The Gibsons Library is working to change all that, thanks to our recent enrolment with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) and the National Net-

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To access any of these items, print-impaired persons need only identify themselves as such at the Gibsons Library. Staff will help them authorize a Self-Declaration form (reserving the Library’s right to o tain verification from a competent authority). Then we can download e-audiobooks to their mobile device or supply them with CDs for their DAISY player (a digital talking book standard player) if they own one.

Award-winning novelist na ana chofield will read in Sechelt on November 22nd. Her debut novel, Malarky, follows the story of a widowed Irish farm wife through a struggle with her grief and her sexuality that is at times deeply tragic and at times darkly funny. The novel won the Amazon First Novel Award for 2013 and was short-listed for the Ethel Wilson prize, and has been described by reviewers as “exuberant,” “audacious,” and “brilliant.” It was included on at least sixteen “best book of the year” lists from The New Statesman to Georgia Straight. chofield also has a ac ground in theatre and film including several years in documentary filmma ing in Dublin, and is active in inno-

Stu Young is the library’s Technical Assistant. Stu is responsible for keeping our library computers running smoothly, updating our website, writing our newsletter brining books in from other libraries and helping all our members find the perfect read!

Library Winter Hours are here, which means the library is now also open on Sundays from 12:30 – 4:30pm. For information on any of our programs or services please telephone the library or visit our website or Facebook page. 604-886-2130 / gibsons.bclibrary.ca

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Anakana Schofield reads from her debut novel, Malarky, at the Arts Centre in Sechelt November 22nd. vative cross-disciplinary and multi-media creations. She has lived and worked in London and Dublin and, now, in Vancouver.

Anakana is known for lively presentations, and she may even tell us about her new novel, Martin John, com-

ing out next fall. Don’t miss her reading at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Trail and Medusa, at 8 pm, Saturday, November 22nd. Admission is by donation, courtesy of the Canada Council and the Sunshine Coast Arts Council.

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Events on theSunshine Coast November 20, 21, 22

November 26

Marion Bridge, Driftwood Players production, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 730pm, $20

Jim Christy celebrates publication of his 32nd book, “The Big Thirst and Other Doggone Poems”, Gibsons Library, 6-730pm, free, sign up at 604-886-2130

November 21

Artesia coffee house, entertainment by coast performers. Arts Centre, Sechelt. 8 pm. $10.

November 21

Mexican dinner fundraiser, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 5:30pm, $65 (with tax receipt) November 21, 22 & 23

Community association Christmas craft fair, Roberts Creek Hall, 5-9pm Friday, 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday, $2 November 22

Berner Walk, Bernese Mountain dogs and their people, Porpoise Bay provincial park parking lot, 11am November 22

The Doric String Quartet, Raven’s Cry Theater, Sechelt, 230pm, $25, students $10 November 22

na ana chofield reads from her award-winning novel “Malarky”, Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation November 22

Christmas craft fair, Roberts Creek Legion, 10am-4pm November 22

Habitat Harvest Gala, SC Golf & Country Club, Roberts Creek, 530pm, $100 November 22

Out the Cold Fundraiser, for cold weather shelter, with Robotic Horse Mechanical Sun, Gibsons United Church hall, 724 Trueman Rd., 730pm, $15, 12 and under $7.50 November 22

Hounds of Buskerville, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $7, guests $14 November 22

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue open house, Community Services building, 5638 Inlet Ave., Sechelt, 2-4pm November 22 & 23

Pottery sale, Creek Clayworks, 1738 Lockyer Rd., Roberts Creek, 10am – 5pm November 23

Music Makers fall concert, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 2pm November 24

Canadian Federation of University Women, general membership meeting, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, coffee at 930am, meeting 10am

November 26

Election of Roberts Creek fficial ommunity lan Committee, following community association meeting, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm November 27

Open house, Kiss Home Décor, 5697 Cowrie St., Sechelt, 4pm, 604-885-7807 November 28

Bonar Harris, music with dinner, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-730pm November 28

Sechelt Chamber of Commerce Wine & Taste Festival, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 6-8pm, $40 November 28

Sunshine Coast Arts Council Christmas sale opening reception and early-bird sale, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 6-9pm, $3 donation November 29 & 30

Arts Council Christmas sale, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 10am4pm, $3 donation November 29

Tales of Old Sechelt in new play

The Chair Actors have a new play about Old Sechelt, and some of its characters: Bert Whitaker charged 25 cents for sleeping on Trail Bay beach, but hosted a generous Christmas dinner for his neighbours.

Johnny Cook was servant to a queen in England, but found happiness in his humble log house in Sechelt.

Ellen Paul from the Sechelt Nation used traditional medicine to cure Johnny’s ailing wife, Sara.

Hana Konishi found prosperity on her West Sechelt farm, but lost her precious daughter.

Florrie Clayton dreamed of opening a tearoom, but ended up with a grocery store.

They were all local landowners, but the notion of individual ownership was foreign to the Sechelt Indian Band.

The Chair Actors, a community group based at the Sechelt Activity Centre, presented My Father’s Story last year to a packed auditorium.

Their new script, Restless Spirits is a series of verbal “snapshots” about Sechelt’s early settlers, told with humour and compassion, and reinforced by photo projections using images from the

Helen Dawe Collection in the Sechelt Archives. Seventeen actors play over 30 characters, most based on real people. Together, their stories weave the fabric of Sechelt’s social history, from pre-colonial days to the outbreak of World War Two. A “verbatim” theatre format using stories drawn from letters, notes, interviews and other historical records, Restless Spirits was researched

by Sechelt Archivist (and Chair Actor) Ann Watson, and dramatized by Louise Phillips — with a lot of input from several cast members, who wrote their own material. Phillips, as Helen Dawe, and Willard Joe of the Sechelt Nation, act as narrators. Musician (and well known local physio) Katie Angermeyer lays a lively fiddle and doubles as eccentric horsewoman Rena Sutherland. Linda McTurk handles costumes.

Director Martin Evans has years of professional theatre experience across Canada.

The play runs Sunday, November 30 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 6 at 3 & 7 p.m. at the Sechelt Activity Centre, 5604 Trail Ave . Tickets $12 at the door or in advance from the Centre.

Friends of the Cook family, 1912 PHOTO FROM SECHLET ARCHIVES

CALLING ALL COAST ARTISTS! The District of Sechelt continues to accept applications for their rotating series of visual art displays at Municipal Hall and the Sechelt Public Library.

The application form and details can be found online at sechelt.ca via the “Arts in Sechelt Info” link.

Deadline for Winter 2014 display is December 12, 2014

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Christmas bazaar, Pender Harbour Christ the Redeemer Church, 13625 Sunshine Coast Highway, 10am-3pm November 29

Santa and Christmas fun, downtown Sechelt, 2pm onwards, call SDBA for details 604-885-9611 November 29

Marine biologist Dianne Sanford with a workshop on eel grass and our shorelines, Gibsons Library, 1-230 pm

St. Augustine's Indian Residential School, Sechelt, 1917 PHOTO FROM SECHLET ARCHIVES

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SC Model Railroad Club open house, 937 Stewart Rd., Gibsons, follow signs at North and Reed Rds, 11am-3pm November 30

“Restless Spirits”, a new play about old Sechelt by The Chair Actors,Seniors Centre, Sechelt, 7pm. $12.

December 4

SCRD open house, 1975 Field Rd., Sechelt, 1230-2pm December 11 & 12

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The Heritage Playhouse 622 North Road, Gibsons Saturday, November 29 • 2:30pm & 7:00pm Tickets $15 For more info call: 604.885.5791 Available at: Laedeli Gifts & Cards (Sunnycrest Mall) The Seasoned Kitchen (IGA Mall, Gibsons) Ty’s Fine Foods (Across from Trail Bay Mall)

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Garry Nohr Chair Sunshine Coast Regional District and Repesentative for Halfmoon Bay, Area B

The election for 2014 is now complete and changes in the councils in the local municipalities of Gibsons and Sechelt will mean dif-

ferent representatives at the Sunshine Coast Regional District. The regional district is made up of eight representatives, one from each of the following areas: Town of Gibsons, District of Sechelt, Sechelt Indian Band, Pender Harbour, Halfmoon Bay, Roberts Creek, Elphinstone, and Howe Sound.

I was acclaimed as director of Halfmoon Bay, as was

Frank Mauro in Pender Harbour. In the remaining regional areas, Ian Winn was elected in Howe Sound, Area F; Lorne Lewis, in Elphinstone, Area E; and Mark Lebbell, in Roberts Creek, Area D. It is important that the returning directors—Chris August, Lorne Lewis, Frank Mauro, and Garry Nohr—assist the new directors in understanding the functions of the regional district. In particular, it is important to clarify the budget process so that all directors can do their best to keep taxes under control for the taxpayers in their areas, and the Sunshine Coast as a whole.

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The new board meets for the first time ecem er 2014, to be sworn in and to select the chair and vice chair of the SCRD for 2015. After the initial meeting and orientation, the SCRD chair meets with members of the board to discuss where they, as new directors would fit est as chair or vice chair of one of the four major committees and as SCRD representatives to the many advisory groups that assist the regional district.

This year, the new-director orientation will not just cover the rules, regulations, and processes of the regional district. It will also include

training on computer laptops purchased for use by the directors, in order for the SCRD to increase efficiency and to move to a paperless environment. After orientation and assignment to committees, the new board will begin the budget process in January 2015.

Recently, the present board started the budget process for 2015 by meeting with Gibsons and Sechelt librarians and their boards. Both libraries had well-prepared presentations on how they manage their budgets and what services they contribute to the community. Both libraries have sent out sur-

veys on how they can better assist the community and are heeding suggestions made.

Both are moving shelving to facilitate easier book access for clients, especially seniors.

To do this, both libraries will have to close for a few days over the next month.

Please contact me about any of these items or other concerns at 604-741-2427 or glnohr@dccnet.com. I am available for discussions at SCRD or in Halfmoon Bay at Welcome Beach Market on Tuesdays at 9:30 to 10:00 or the Halfmoon Bay store at 10:00 to 12:00 on Fridays.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has approved a region-wide plan for local agriculture. Approval follows extensive public engagement since 2012 including focus group meetings, open houses, opinion surveys and poll, and other community input. The SCRD Board rovided final in ut into the Sunshine Coast Agricultural Area Plan (“Ag Plan”) following a review of potential responsibilities, costs and funding sources for implementing the Ag Plan.

“Following the contributions of many, the Sunshine Coast now has a fresh and growing plan to increase coastal food production,”

says Dale Peterson, Chair of the SCRD Agricultural Advisory Committee. “It lays out a clear set of actions for realizing the community’s vision, aptly called ‘our growing opportunity’, under six interrelated goals”.

The goals are as follows: (1) Protect farms, improve farming opportunities, and expand access to land for agriculture (2) Secure a sustainable water supply for agriculture (3) Develop a viable coastal food system (4) Educate and increase awareness of coastal food and agriculture (5) Advance and promote sustainable agricultural practices (6) Prepare for and adapt to climate change “The Plan will form an integral part of a regional food sustainability strategy, regional food security plan, regional and local economic development plans, and integrate with various social, cultural, tourism plans and strategies relating to our community’s food system,” says Gregory Gebka, SCRD Planner.

“Extensive community collaborations and contributions will be necessary to implement the Ag Plan”, says Garry Nohr, SCRD Board Chair. “The SCRD will soon be

inviting participation to form a regional steering committee to help oversee the Ag Plan.”

As part of the Ag Plan, a short video was re-released in September featuring the past, present and future of farming on the Sunshine Coast. The public is encouraged to view the Ag Plan and video by visiting the SCRD’s Ag Plan web page at www. scrd.ca/Ag-Plan, where an additional background report and other related information are available.

The Ag Plan was funded jointly by the SCRD through its regional planning function, and by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC through programs it delivers on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the BC Ministry of Agriculture. The District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons, the Sechelt Indian Government District and Islands Trust (Gambier Local Island Trust Committee) provided in-kind support for the project.

For more information, visit www.scrd.ca/Ag-Plan or contact Gregory Gebka, Planner, SCRD Planning and Development Division at 604-8856804 (ext. 3).

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Land Exchange Will Secure a Districtowned Site for Septage Receiving Station Sechelt Council and Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited (Lehigh) have agreed in principle to exchange the District leased property located on Dusty Road (known as Upper Dusty) for a fee simple property of approximately 17 acres on the North side of Dusty Road.

This proposed exchange would allow Lehigh to assume the District lease and mine the Upper Dusty property. Subject to regulatory approvals, Sechelt willacquire fee simple property to replace the existing septage receiving facility and provides the District with

another option to construct its new public works building.

The District could then sell the remaining two lots on its existing Lot L. The exchange is subject to the approval of the Province, and will include consultation with the Sechelt Indian Band. The Dusty Road wastewater treatment plant will be decommissioned in early 2015 when the Sechelt Water Resource Centre takes over treatment of all wastewater flows Sechelt intends to relocate the septage receiving station to the property it would ac-

quire. This would eliminate the need for Sechelt to renegotiate the Upper Dusty Road lease which is in effect until September 1, 2031.

“The exchange would provide Sechelt with land that we would own and on which we can construct infrastructure improvements that will serve our residents for many years to come. The location of this land is ideal for septage receiving. The land is in an area already used for industrial activity and waste collection, with no residential properties nearby,” said Mayor John Henderson.

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o first-ti e candidates in in for the first time in decades has no female directors elected from the five rural urisdictions.

“It would be better to have gender balance,” said Shugar, but, you can’t have a quota system. You can’t legislate gender balance.”

Both Gibsons and Sechelt, and the Sechelt Indian Government District, also have seats on the eight-member Board.

It is up to those areas’ government leaders, all male, either to attend meetings as Directors themselves or designate councillors to the job, which could alter the gender balance at the table.

Gibsons wll have one female councillor, Charlene Sanjenko, for the next four years and Sechelt will have two, Alice Lutes and Darnelda Siegers.

The current SIGD Chief and Council are all men.

Shugar said she was somewhat concerned about the “old boys” network regaining a foothold.

“So it will take some effort on the part of the SCRD to ensure gender alance in staffing and in the advisory committee structure,” she said.

“But it will be up to us, the general public, of which I will again be a member, to make sure the needs and views of the whole community are accounted for.” Shugar also noted that, for his part, Lebbell has a well-balanced outlook. “ ou will not find a man with a more feminine sensibility than Mark.”Rik Jespersen

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our work together over the next four years,” Lebbell said Monday.

Shugar, who publicly endorsed Lebbell, said she was pleased with the result.

“He has values that I share and I feel are shared by many people in Roberts Creek. It is clear from the election results that most of the voters agree,” Shugar said.

In Elphinstone, two opponents to incumbent Lorne Lewis split the vote, vaulting Lewis into his fourth consecutive term. Lewis a 472 votes (45 per cent) of the 1,053 cast, while Robert Corlett drew 387 and Thomas Murray got 194.

Retired business manager and B&B co-owner Ian Winn won in West Howe Sound with 344 (57 per cent) of the vote.

Opponent Ron Girard, a Gibsons town councillor in 1996 and 1999, got 222 votes.

All vote counts were still preliminary at press time.

Voter turnout was mediocre in the three SCRD elections.

Some 43 per cent of eligible voters showed up in Roberts Creek, but that’s up from 35 per cent in 2011. Turnout was also up, to 38 per cent, in Elphinstone, which saw only 26 per cent of voters participate in the last election. In West Howe Sound, 33 per cent of the electorate voted this year.

There was no election in 2011, because Lee Turnbull ran unopposed and was acclaimed. ender balance uestion With both Shugar and Turnbull stepping down, the Board,

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Alpha Adventures Blue Magnolia Blue Heron Restaurant Claytons Heritage Market Everything Wine Georgian Trading Gumboot Cafe Harbour Air, Sechelt Kern’s Furniture La Petite Souris Lund Hotel Not Too Shabby Paintin’ Gals Paul’s Paintin’ Place Relections Bed & Bath Rowland Brake & Muffler Sechelt Golf Course Shopper Drug Mart Birgit Stefani Sunshine Coast Quilters Super Value Talewind Books Tim Hortons Upstairs & Downstairs Shoppe

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Arlene’s on the Lane Blue Dot Pottery Canadian Tire Eye Deal Optical Fossello’s Granville Island Hotel Halfmoon Bay Heating Home Hardware-Sechelt Landing Clothing Lighthouse Pub MORE Bakery- Gibsons Ovino Winery Palmeros Redfish Vintage Furnishings Rockwater Secret Cove Resort Seasoned Kitchen Shades of Jade Inn and Spa Starbucks Coffee Sunshine Coast Golf & Country Club Sunstone Gems & Jewelry Renee Seitzer & Intra West Resort, Whistler Telus Tofino Air

HABITAT HARVEST FUND RAISING COMMITTEE Phyllis Mooney, Chair Margaret Condon, Gwen Hawkins, Sheena MacDonald, Beverly McEwan, Birgit Stefani.

Habitat Board advisors: Ken Croizer, Sheila Gamble Thanks also to the many volunteers who made this evening possible.

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The Sunshine Coast Regional District Board table will have at least two new faces, following the Nov. 15 municipal election.

First-time candidate Mark Lebbell won with a strong showing in Roberts Creek (SCRD Area D), while West Howe Sound (Area F) voters also elected another first-timer, Ian Winn. Board veteran Lorne Lewis was re-elected in Elphinstone (Area E).

There also could be new representatives to the SCRD Board table from Sechelt and Gibsons.

The SCRD, which manages all Sunshine Coast areas outside of the two urban jurisdictions, saw two acclamations in this election, with Frank Mauro running unopposed in Egmont-Pender Harbour (Area A) and current SCRD Chair Garry Nohr acclaimed in Halfmoon Bay (Area B).

Lebbell replaces Donna Shugar, who is retiring after three terms representing Roberts Creek.

Lebbell drew 61 per cent of the vote, with 687 of 1,118 ballots. Hans Penner, running for the second time in Area D, finished second with Barbara Hague, also running the second consecutive time, drew 148 votes, while David Kelln got 61.

“I am deeply honoured and humbled by the opportunity to represent such a dynamic, diverse, creative and thoughtful community as Roberts Creek.

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shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation Announces the Protection of Mount Elphinstone This year we celebrated the twenty-eighth year of Self-Government. In the last twenty-eight years our Nation has grown exponentially, as have our collaborative working relationships with local governments. As we have done since time immemorial, we are out on the land using and regulating the use of our lands. We are building on the work we have done and articulating our governance and regulatory regime to others seeking to live and work in our territory.

Since achieving Self-Government, we have sought to articulate our governance through documents such as our Land Use Plan and our Lands and Resources Decision-Making Policy. Recognizing that we are all here to stay, and in pursuit of mutual reconciliation, we have worked to enhance and develop our relationships with local governments.

Our collaborative working relationship with the Sunshine Coast Regional District has been meaningful and mutually eneficial e have worked together on important projects like the protection of the Chapman and Gray Creek Watersheds.

We see this relationship as an important part of our

governance, which is why we are announcing the protection of a portion of Mount Elphinstone. We are moving ahead immediately to protect a portion of the identified hectares on ount Elphinstone critical to local drinking water that is within shíshálh territory. “shíshálh continues to govern our Territory to ensure sustainability of our lands and prosperity of our people.

The protection of these lands has been of great concern to the SCRD for several decades.

Directors such as Area D Director Donna Shugar have worked tirelessly to protect this area and the drinking water of those in the area.

In support of our working relationship and after considerable dialogue we have chosen to protect this area from industrial development. We will be working with the SCRD, as we have in the Chapman and Gray Creek Watersheds, to develop collaborative management”, said Chief Calvin Craigan.

In the recent and historic Supreme Court Tsilhqot’in decision the court stated, “Governments and individuals proposing to use or exploit land, whether before or after a declaration of Aboriginal title, can avoid a charge

The Vancouver Métis Citizens Society celebrated Louis Riel day Nov. 16 at Mission oint ouse at ission oint on the Sunshine coast.

In attendance were VMCS board members: President Ron Paradis, Vice President Judy Thibault, Secretary Joan Thibault, Director Lori Thibault Winn, and Director aryl i er istorians George and Terry Goulet, Métis Silver Tip Swingers Phil and Maxine Lavallee, a Rep-

resentative from NDP MLA icolas imons office along with friends and VMCS members. We were honoured as well to have some members of the Sechelt Nation attend our celebration.

Terry Goulet gave an impassioned speech about the rich history of the Métis followed by a heartfelt presentation given by George Goulet about Louis Riel and the injustice suffered by him at the hands of the Canadian Gov-

of infringement or failure to adequately consult by obtaining the consent of the interested Aboriginal group” (para. 97). The Courts clearly articulated what shíshálh always knew - that Aboriginal title is alive and well. Consent for development has always been required within shíshálh territory. Tsilhqot´in unlocked new doors for reconciliation, doors which we are opening.

We expect that our Lands and Resources DecisionMaking Policy, our Resource Policies, as well as our Land Use Plan will be adhered to in all decisions within the territory. These governing documents provide the place to begin a discussion regarding reconciliation of our interests.

The shíshálh Nation, as stewards of the land, will continue to make decisions in the best interest of the ecosystem and its inhabitants. As a part of our stewardship responsibility we will continue to work with all levels of government as well as forestry companies on forestry initiatives within shíshálh territory. We see this as another step towards reconciling the interest of the shíshálh Nation and the SCRD.

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ernment. Silver Tip Swingers Phil and Maxine Lavallee preformed a traditional Métis Jig. In closing VMCS President Ron Pardis stated that the VMCS has continued to move forward in a positive way and more of these events would take place in the future and the VMCS would ensure our Métis traditions would continue and the best interests of our members would come first Submitted

ELF-sponsored walk on Mount Elphinstone earlier this year.

ELF celebrates shishalh Nation’s declaration Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) is pleased to have learned of the shishalh (Sechelt) Nation’s call for protection of the forests that grace the Elphinstone slopes – a low elevation, Salish Sea facing ecosystem.

Since the late 1990’s, residents of the lower Sunshine Coast, notably in the community of Roberts Creek, have lobbied the Province to create a land-use lan in a a ‘inter-urban’ zone that extends across the lower slopes of Mt. Elphinstone. During the land use planning unit (LRUP) discussions, various proposals were discussed that included, ecosystem-based management, that could have included some eco-forestry activities, however the Province rejected them, and instead gave only a in ar protection, and the rest to industrial scale clearcut logging.

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“For the past 4 years, ELF has undertaken a robust campaign to have what remains of the Elphinstone slopes protected from clearcut logging. It’s a great day to realize that the shishalh Nation will become stewards of this area, and has gone so far to declare industrial activity offlimits in the ha zone.” Ross Muirhead of ELF states.

“We feel that our organization and its supporters, have layed a significant role leading towards this decision, including, supplying both Sechelt and Squamish Bands with our legal documents outlining numerous professionallycommissioned reports that highlight planning gaps in BC Timber Sales proposed blocks in the a one numerous presentations to shishalh Chief & Council, doz-

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ens of guided walks into previously unseen areas of the Elphinstone forests and outreach in the form of newspaper advertisements calling for an expanded Mt. Elphinstone Provincial Park.”

In light of the shishalh decision, ELF will step up its pressure on BCTS drop its plans to log Cutblock A87126 situated on the Elphinstone slopes near Clack Creek, and another surveyed ut loc in the lee y ollow area further east As the main, grass-roots organization that has led the fight to rotect the lphinstone forests, ELF looks forward to meeting with shishalh in their territory to discover what they have in mind for this next, exciting chapter in the Elphinstone Forest protection story. Submitted

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Fire safety week

November 24 to 30 is National Home Fire Safety Week, and the Canada Safety Council encourages home cooks to put safety on the front-burner and revent coo ing fires tand y your an on’t wander away when you have something on the stove. on’t give clutter a home on the range If it’s not a ot or an it doesn’t elong on the stovetop. Keep paper towels, rags or other combustibles away from the burners, and don’t use your oven for storage. rder in if you’re stewed or half-baked. Cooking while tipsy is asking for trouble. a fire i nites no what to do.

If the fire has already spread from the pan, then get out, stay out, and call for help.

If you the fire is confined to the pan: ut a lid on it tightfitting lid clasped on top of the pan should immediately cut off the source of oxygen from the flames hut it off and leave the lid on until the pan has cooled completely. on’t add water ater will s read a grease fire and make things worse.

If at first you don’t succeed, quit. If you are unable to contain a blaze within 30 seconds, get out as per Step 1.

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and police spoke with the driver who advised she had been upset about an argument she’d had and was not paying attention while driving. The driver was issued a Violation Ticket for Improper Display of a Plate and Speeding gainst a ighway ign n ovem er an offduty olice officer witnessed a male take an item off a shelf at a pharmacy in Sechelt, and conceal it under his jacket before exiting at the business. Police located the suspect nearby and arrested the male for theft under $5,000.

The male was released with a romise to ear for court and has been banned from the business. n ovem er a theft from auto was reported by a coast resident travelling from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay on the 12:20 p.m. ferry.

The vehicle was locked but the thief was able to open the side windows to gain entry and stole a black tool box and a white plastic shoe-box sized container holding a variety of tools as well as a DeWalt radio.

During the afternoon of November 16, a thief gained entry to an unlocked vehicle parked on Madeira Park oad near the I mall and stole a wallet. The wallet contained cash and an $300 I gift card olice remind people to avoid leaving valuables in their vehicles, and to lock their vehicles when they

are unattended. n ovem er a two vehicle incident occurred in the 7000 block of Highway 101, Halfmoon Bay, after a south ound vehicle’s rear passenger tire came off the axle and flew down the highway second vehicle was struck by the projectile tire on the driver’s side causing damage to the doors and side panel. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. he first vehicle a eared to be overloaded which compressed the rear suspension and compromised the wheel earings he first vehicle was towed and the driver was issued a vehicle inspection notice. The matter has been referred to ICBC. n ovem er olice witnessed a vehicle southbound on Gibsons Way travelling above the posted speed limit, enter the on-coming lane temporarily, and then tailgate the vehicle ahead of it. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver was issued a Violation Ticket for Drive Without Consideration.

Between November 11 and 15, a thief stole a variety of specialized pottery tools from an unsecured building in the loc of rail venue. The thief stole a Skutt Digital Plyometer, a vice and a torch.

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Car drives through Gibsons fence Shortly before 6pm on Thursday, November 13, police, Gibsons Fire department, and paramedics were called to Harvey Road and Marine Drive in Gibsons, after a car crashed through a fence and went down an embankment.

The driver had been southbound on Harvey Rd., when he missed the stop sign at Marine Dr., and drove through a nearby fence. The car came to rest near the front door of the home below. The driver sustained only minor injuries. The investigation is continuing.

“This is a good reminder that with the darker eve-

nings and slippery roads, it is all the more important to slow down and drive with care,” said Cst Harrison Mohr with Sunshine Coast RCMP.

“In this case everyone was very lucky that the car did not go into the house, it certainly could have been much worse.” Submitted

Marine Drive Bikeway / Walkway Construction lease e advised that there will e traffic delays due to bikeway / walkway construction on Marine Drive from November 17 to 28 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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On behalf of the Gibsons and Sechelt Rotary clubs we thank all who contributed to the Rotary 2014 Auction success.

Without the generous support of donors, volunteers and bidders we would not be able to make this annual community event possible. Monies raised goes to local projects that benefit us all.

A Special Thanks to Coast TV, Steve Sleep and the Students and Crew at Elphinstone School.

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Mid morning on November 12, a pair of shoplifters was caught at a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Road, Sechelt. The suspects were caught on video surveillance footage and identified y olice. Later the same day, one of the suspects was caught again by staff at the same business shoplifting again.

Staff confronted the suspect and recovered some of the items efore the sus ect fled the premises. Charges of theft are being recommended for both suspects. n ovem er olice witnessed a vehicle speeding up the Langdale bypass in the right lane and passing vehicles in the left lane. radar reading showed the vehicle was travelling 130 kilometres per hour in a posted 80 kilometre zone and on icy road conditions. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver was issued an excessive speed ticket and his vehicle was impounded for seven days. n ovem er witnesses reported a vehicle southbound on Highway 101 in Roberts Creek that did not have a rear licence plate. Police in a northbound vehicle observed the vehicle, activated the emergency equipment and turned around to pull the vehicle over. The vehicle proceeded at a high rate of speed and quickly broke visual contact with police. The vehicle was located a short time later

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Cherry dining table, Victorian slipper chair, Maple dbl. bed, Mid century Mexican chairs, retro armchair, couch, Jaques & Hay hall table w. 2 side chairs, vintage dresser & night stand, 4 captain chairs, 2 bunching tables, ant. china, Limoges dinner service, Rosenthal glasses, Sterling silver flatware, framed art incl. Dutch oil paintings, collection of Mata Ortiz pottery, wood drafting table, desk chair, Plexiglass mats, many scrapbooking stamps & accessories, indoor cat tree, treadmill, fireplace tools, misc. carvings, heron, decoys, large carved rooster, collection of carving wood, shop vac., BBQ, gas mower, garden pots with plants, many more items. See SSC. Craig’s List under Garage/Moving and other relevant categories, after Nov. 19 for photos & info.

Too much ice cream this summer? Need help to get rid of those extra pounds? TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) will help. Sechelt Activity Centre, Trail Ave, Wed 6:00pm, 604747-4755. Gibson's Frank West Hall, 1224 Chaster Road, Gibson's, Thurs 6:30 pm - 604886-2683. First meeting is free.

COMMUNITY NOTICES Feldenkrais: Classes for healthy, organized movements.

Enjoy these gentle, no-sweat classes and eliminate pain, inhibited movement and restricted range of motion. Great for rehab as well as general maintenance. Tuesdays, 5-6pm, Davis Bay Community Hall, or customized, hands-on sessions by appt. 604-885-9064 or silkbri@dccnet.com

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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (Station 12 Halfmoon Bay) is hosting an Open House on Saturday, November 22nd from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Community Services building (5638 Inlet Avenue). Consider volunteering as either boat crew or with our community event planning team. New members welcome!

FOR SALE - MISC Lattice: New 4x8 sheets, hvy duty, $45 ea. Various other sizes avail. 604-885-7014.

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Buddhist Sangha

Plans are underway for a new Buddhist group (“sangha”) on the Sunshine Coast. We would practice Mainstream Buddhism in the tradition of Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh of Plum Village. If you wish to help with planning or hope to participate later, please call Wayne (“Awakened Heart of the Source”) at 604 741 0605, or e-mail wayhas@ telus.net. This invitation is open to newcomers and experienced meditators alike. N.B. This is not an appeal for money. We only wish to gauge the level of interest in such a venture.

For background info, see www.plumvillage.org.

Sale starts at 9:30am No Advance Sales Cash sales only

RE Décor Consignment: Hi all you early bird Christmas shoppers! (Is it even remotely possible I could be as organized as you someday?!) ReDecor has become, over the past 5 years, a local favourite for gifts that are stylish, affordable, and INTERESTING. How about a vintage fishing rod, or a small carpet made out of recycled materials, or some vintage pottery mugs, maybe a hammered silver martini shaker, or a chess set in a dove-tailed wood box? And for all the rest of you shoppers like me, YES, we will be receiving new stock daily, right up until the very last minute! Love to see you soon. Also offering design and de-cluttering services. www. redecor.ca-www.facebook.com/ redecorsechelt. 5660 Cowrie St., Sechelt. 604-885-5884.

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WDS Enterprises Interior painting, odd jobs. Also I am a licensed auto technician, can work from home shop. Oil changes & inspections, general maintenances, tune ups, brake jobs, select repairs.Live in the Halfmoon Bay area, drop off & pickups can be arrange. Contact Warren. Home 604-8856162. Cell 778-688-5266 or email at (guitarschopp@telus.net)

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Horoscope Michael O’Connor Astrologer

Tip of the Week:

The cycle of Scorpio is all but over. The New Moon in Sagittarius occurs on November 22 at 4:19 am PST. Scorpio time is always deep and intense somehow and this year’s was even more so than usual. That triple conjunction Solar Eclipse is history now but its legacy will live on generally until the next Solar Eclipse in April and for everyone who felt the full scourge of Scorpio well… its effects will be forever more.

As mentioned in last week’s Horoscope, this is the 2nd of 4 New Moons occurring at 0 degrees of each respective Sign – Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius. 0 like 29 degrees, the alpha and the omega meeting point of a sign when viewed in its own singular light are the first among equals regarding critical or ‘anaretic’ degrees in Astrology.

Metaphorically speaking, 0 is raw, potent and packed with potential yet it is new, green and inexperienced. At the other end of the spectrum 29 degrees indicates an evolutionary theme that has completed its cycle through a particular lesson or area of focus yet it must now ass the ig final exam.

It is worth noting that the 0 Scorpio New Moon has served to bring the whole issue of male/female equality linked

especially to civilized and respectful sexual conduct to the fore, true to Scorpio’s style as the sign symbolic of psychology and depth psychology in particular. Interestingly, there will be two New Moons in Aquarius, the sign of the process of democracy the first at and the second at 29 degrees.

It may be said that this is life’s way of saying ‘okay humanity, it is now time to address this pivotal theme in order to advance to the left level of fulfilling the ideals of a genuine democracy’.

As for this New Moon, although the Sun, Moon and Venus are close together in Sagittarius, Mercury and Saturn remain in Scorpio’s sacred space. When closely aligned, Saturn the taskmaster and Mercury the student go to work to investigate research and probe deeply to produce insights which must survive the scalpel of their skeptical scrutiny. Yes, when together these two produce penetrating insights and this is especially so when in the sign of Scorpio.

Stay tuned! (Learn more about it in my New Moon Newsletter – free sign-up on my website).

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

You have been moving slowly but surely through a tunnel of change these past months and this week you will feel the warmth of the light at its end.

It will take another few weeks for you to fully and finally e through, however. Yet, the feeling of its completion is already evident his final hase is contributing to the drive of your ambitions.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21) A whole new level of commitment to the future linked to some of your most intimate relationships continues. One feature of these is your career itself. A steady learning curve is implied. You are on the verge of an in-depth study cycle. It will leave you feeling transformed. This journey will last for quite a while, but it will officially egin this wee Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) A series of endings and completions linked to your overall lifestyle have occurred of late and the process persists. Yet this week you will feel freer than you have for a while. Circumstances will also produce a busier social agenda. A weave of unique events and regular errands will keep you interested and alert. Celebrate the cycles of life that repeat but which are never the same.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22) An extra creative cycle continues. It includes insights, investigations and investments for the future. You have felt both the brush and the sting of sudden change over the past while and it has activated your survival instincts. A blended attitude of deliberate action with patient resolve characterizes your approach. With each corner attended to, you will feel at peace.

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23) Making and/or experiencinProcesses of deep change close to home both within and without have been a source of action and intrigue. There is writing on the wall now that was

not there just a few weeks ago.

A creative response to these new realizations is the key to success. This includes acceptance and adaptation, mentally and emotionally rust the flow so you can better direct it.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) A wave of new perspectives and ideas are activating your pioneering spirit. They may also be directing you to dig deep into your hidden reserves of faith. Change is the law and you can feel it being enforced.

Trusting this law will activate a proactive attitude versus one of futile resistance. Call upon your adventurous spirit and venture out where variety awaits you.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22) steady flow of change lin ed to finances and a rocess of re-prioritizations of your time will take a turn this week. Inspirations to explore new horizons and to socially engage where you have not gone before is featured. Cultural attractions will prove to be extra appealing. Travel is also a distinct possibility and could qualify to satisfy all of the above.

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Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) A whole new quality of selfexpression has been gestating and will now reveal some sprouts. This trend will continue over the coming months.

Although still in the early stages, it will lead you to many new creative perspectives. For now the emphasis is upon inspiration. Visualize a variety of avenues of expression where each brings its own unique returns.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21) The dawn of a new day is casting a warm glow in your skies. There remains enough dark to reveal the light of stars but these will fade soon. Breaking out of the comfort zone of sleep and dreams is the other side of the story. But some days are brighter than others with blue skies beckoning, and this is one of those days. Give thanks and get going.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) You have been on a power roll these past several weeks and months. It has challenged you to draw upon your strengths even more than usual. Intimate and intense engagements as well have been a source of stimulation. At best

you have advanced your position. Yet, you may be beginning to feel the call to retreat. Take heed because before too long it will be an outright command.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19) Stimulations in your social, public and professional life have been keeping you busy. These include new associations. As well, some of your most cherished philosophies have been stirred. Confrontations both within and without have been likely. These continue yet the time has come for you to step out and focus on the directions you define as forward.

Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) A detour into the depths of your soul has summoned you these past several weeks. Now you know if you are enjoying the heaven state or that of hell or somewhere in between.

Rest assured, all of the above states are ever changing according to our own attitudes and circumstances. Either way, this journey is ending now and pulling you back out into the world of material matters.

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