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Nominations for the Order of British Columbia will be accepted at the Secretariat’s office (First

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ne of the most important functions of a municipality is to construct and to maintain the infrastructure necessary to provide its residents with a reliable and affordable level of services.

Discussions about asset management are almost certain to cause eyes to glaze over. Meetings concerning re-zoning applications, neighbourhood plans and a variety of topics often outside of the jurisdiction of a municipality tend to draw the most interest.

However, we ignore proper asset management at

our peril. It is no secret that municipalities across our country and North America are facing serious challenges in maintaining aging infrastructure, much of which was constructed several decades ago. Recent examples of this problem include a large sinkhole on a major Toronto street, the partial collapse of a Montréal tunnel and the total collapse of a major Minneapolis bridge. Meanwhile some municipalities are unable to provide adequate water treatment facilities and sewage disposal systems.

One of the contributing factors to this situation is obviously insufficient funds in the municipal coffers to fund the necessary upgrades. The primary source of municipal revenues is property taxes, which would

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factor is the tendency of councils to defer addressing the need to provide for adequate maintenance of infrastructure. It is tempting to commit funds to matters that are more likely to show some demonstrable result during the term of a council. A council needs to be responsible to its community in the long term and the community needs to reciprocate by understanding and supporting its council in long-term planning.

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Teachers versus FSAs Education Matters Silas White Chair, School District #46 School Board

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ronically, one of the provincially mandated administrative tasks that raises the most ire among teachers won’t be carried out much differently during this year of job action than it has been the past few years. This is because the BCTF already refuses to have anything to do with the provincially standardized Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) of numeracy, literacy and reading comprehension that will be administered to all grade 4 and 7 classes in the province over the next few weeks.

School districts have become accustomed to calling upon principals and retired employees to administer and mark the FSA; however this year it is going to be more difficult for principals to do so when they must also pick up the duties no longer required of teachers under Phase One job action.

School District #46 recognizes that the Minister of Education has legal authority over provincial assessment, so can declare the FSA man-

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datory. Furthermore, the FSA may not be counted in marks for report cards, but it does provide us with data on student performance, even if only a ‘snapshot’ on a given day rather than (superior) ongoing assessment performed by classroom teachers.

The only excuses for a student missing the FSA can be a family emergency, long-term illness, extensive adaptations or other extenuating situations. Our school principals will assess any exemption requests based on these factors.

At the political level, our board strongly disapproves of the Fraser Institute’s unscientific use of FSA and provincial exam results to supposedly “rank schools” and promote elite private institutions on the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Unfortunately the Fraser Institute and some media outlets try to present

this flawed use of the data as statistically meaningful and objective, without openly declaring that one of the founding mandates of the Institute is to politically advocate for privatization of public services.

Our board recognizes that different school populations and classroom cohorts have different challenges, and helping individual students improve and become lifelong learners is how assessment should be used rather than to misalign free-market competition with public education.

Therefore, we’re on record for requesting that the Ministry not identify individual schools by name when publicly releasing FSA data or any other provincially standardized exam results—which would prevent the biased and flawed “rankings”.

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Editorial

Planning for a happy retirement

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ou’ve spent all those years of toiling in your career and putting money into RRSPs (less in some years than others). You’re tired of driving to and from work each day and getting up when that alarm clock jars you awake. At last, that big day arrives; you’ve achieved retirement and what’s more, you still have your good health to enjoy it.

There are three distinct phases in early retirement: Phase One - you suffer from employment withdrawl. The first phase begins about a month more or so after you retire full time. You begin to miss your fellow coworkers (even the ones who drove you crazy!) because suddenly, you’re not part of a team anymore. Your work-oriented goals have vanished overnight and you’re left floating from day to day. The projects you’d planned to do when you retired become less appealing because they’re things you planned to do alone.

With the loss of coworkers, you begin to feel underappreciated and less respected. All those years of working your way up the corporate ladder have achieved one thing – it established your scale of self-worth. Once you retire, your value can no longer be based on how high up the ladder you were; whether you were a CEO or a department head, that status doesn’t carry forward into retirement. You become Mr. Jones or Ms. Smith, and suddenly you feel that all you’ve become and all you’ve achieved is gone. You look in the mirror and the person you see is just older.

Suddenly, you make up your mind that you can’t just float through your days. You begin those projects you once dreamed about. You give structure to your days, getting up in the morning with something to do and working at it until you’re tired or it’s time to quit for the day. Your self-worth is now based on how well you achieve your objective. On viewing your finished project, and glowing from the (usually excessive) praise of your spouse, you begin to plan your next project. You’re elated with the results of your labour – but there’s still something missing.

There are only so many projects you can plan before you again revert to the problem of not being part of a team.

That’s usually when retired people begin to think about going back to work. Fortunately, there are programs to get people back into the workforce after age 50, because the value of your experience and knowledge is still an asset.

Many people thinking about reentering the workforce want to do something on-call or part time, rather than full-time.

Often, they seek work not related to their fields of expertise, just something to fill time, be among coworkers and satisfy that inner need to be productive. If this is you, check out local federal or provincial programs that are set up to help you reenter the workforce. Or, better yet, if financial recognition isn’t part of your criteria, check out the local Volunteer Centre to find your niche.

Retirement should be fun and just as rewarding as a career. When you plan ahead for financial security in your retirement, don’t forget the old saying, “Happiness is something to do, somewhere to do it and someone to do it for…”

Enjoy a happy retirement – you deserve it!

Letters to the Editor

Err on the side of caution

I think BC Hydro made a huge mistake by not erring on the side of caution before installing smart meters, especially since they knew of the huge controversy surrounding these meters. The public should have had a say before these meters were installed.

This whole business seems similar to the HST travesty.

Enough has been written in your newspaper on this subject. However I feel it my duty to warn both new and old condo and townhouse owners that attached to some of their gyprock outside walls, in a small room, can be 10-20 smart meters attached. I only found this out when I recently decided to attach a no smart meter sign on the outside of one of

Letters to the Editor these buildings were my meter was.

About three weeks ago, a young person knocked on my door and informed that there would be a minute electric short while he changed the meter to my house. When I told him that I had put on the no-meter sign he informed me that his superior had told him to ignore the sign. I accompanied him to the room that held the meters and was shocked to learn that more than a third of the meters there had already been replaced with smart meters. I was told that all the meters would now be changed to new smart meters. I then spoke to the supervisor over the phone, who informed me that as all meters were the property of BC Hydro, they could do what they liked with them. However, I think to appease us, he told both the homeowner whose wall all these meters were attached to and myself, that he would not change our meters, but all the others would be changed. I wonder what kind of a democracy we live in where a homeowner has no rights. If I understood correctly BC Hydro received 1 billion dollars from the government to do this conversion, money from taxes paid by you and I, but we have no say.

Jack Stein, Gibsons

Homelessness on the Sunshine Coast I was very happy to see the

signs stating the homeless now have a shelter to go to on those cold nights. After Christmas, I went by the church to see if there was anything I could do. I also took socks, toques, scarves, and gloves for the homeless. I eventually got to meet Father Clarence, who is the one who opens his church doors for the homeless to have a warm place to sleep.

He told me of only one thing that concerned him.

He couldn’t open his door until nine pm. I took a moment to think and told him I would see what I could do.

I have contacted a couple people about it, but came up with the idea of the Seaside Centre. It is right by St. Hilda’s church and hardly ever used in the evening. Only three hours are needed, between six pm and nine pm., so I wrote to our Mayor, John Henderson, asking about it. I never heard back, so off to city hall I went.

I was given Connie Jordison to talk to regarding it.

She mentioned an email she sent me in regards to my email and told me how our Mayor was out of town.

I asked when I would be able to talk to him regarding this and she looked in her book letting me know that, maybe, next Thursday. I did bring up how it would be nice if we could get a spot sooner and she went on discussing how we would have to ‘rent’ the space. I mentioned how it was taken care of through the Salvation Army and she

stated, ‘you can apply for funding from us, but we will only be able to give you a little bit. The rest you will have to do charity work to get’. I couldn’t believe I was hearing city hall would give us some money that would go straight back to them, just to get three hours of warmth in the evening.

I waited all day for the letter from Mrs. Jordison, but no luck. After discussing it with numerous people and having them write her regarding it, I finally got that letter this morning. I have been given some different stories, like our Mayor was not in his office at the time when before it was he was out of town. With a very cold winter and our homeless count going up, it would be nice to have a Mayor who can put some things aside to help give them some warmth for three hours a night.

Sarah Vatnsdal, West Sechelt

Drug hysteria or drug sense?

When a parent deals with a child’s disobedience by killing that child, we call that murder and talk about how shocked we are by such insane behaviour. And yet we not only tolerate, but even embrace, social policies that have a similar effect.

Roughly 2,000 people died each year in the US, during the era of alcohol prohibition, from drinking bootleg liquor containing

deadly contaminants, and many others were permanently blinded and suffered other serious but non-fatal health effects. So the fact that the lack of dosage and quality control in the production of popular drugs – the inevitable consequence of prohibition – inevitably leads to unnecessary death for a number of users, should come as no surprise.

Nowadays millions of people regularly purchase and consume alcoholic beverages free from fear of police harassment, and secure in the knowledge that these products are produced under strict dosage and quality control guidelines. We certainly don’t want our young children drinking booze, but thank God that – if they do – we don’t have to worry that drinking a few bottles of beer or a couple of shots of whiskey is going to kill them. And for young adults who prefer psychoactive substances to alcohol and other consciousness-reducing drugs, it’s not exactly clear why we refuse to extend to them the same courtesy, unless it’s because we actually prefer drug hysteria to drug sense. I would much rather stumble upon my teenage child enjoying the effects of high-quality ecstasy of a known dosage, than to trip over his or her dead body lying on the living room floor. Wouldn’t you?

George Kosinski, Gibsons (Letters continued on page 5)

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Letters to the Editor (Continued from page 4)

A big hi to the team at The Local We just discovered that we can access your paper through a link via C-VUE FM radio and we think it’s brilliant. We have visited The Sunshine Coast numerous times over the years to visit family so to be able to keep in touch with what’s happening over there is just great! We love the Photo Gallery section too!

All the best for 2012!

Pam and David, Colchester, UK This letter to BC Ferries was received for publication in The Local To BC Ferry Authority Attention: President and CEO Mr. Mike Corrigan On January 20, 2012, my 88 year-old mother Jean McKeating of Gibsons was discharged from Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, where on January 9 she had had her leg removed just above the knee.

Settled in a fairly cramped position in the front seat of my car at the Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal and with me first showing and then handing the BC Ferry cashier my medical transport form from the hospital, we were refused admission to

board the 11:20 am ferry because we arrived there eight minutes before boarding time instead of prior to the mandatory 10 minute cutoff time!

Had I not been so upset over my mother’s condition, I might have been more assertive and asked to speak to the person in charge of the terminal. As it was, we waited minute by worrying minute to board the next ferry over two hours later!

If a ‘merciful time allowance’ of two minutes had been granted, my mother, instead of enduring pain and misery in the car, (unable to use any amenities whatsoever) would have been at home in a hospital bed which had been set up there, ready for her imminent arrival.

BC Ferries is a ‘Service Industry’ and without vehicles and passengers would not exist. The users of that service are the bread and butter, so to speak. Also having spent my working years in the service industry, I am aware of the demands our work requires. Persons manning the tollbooths at Ferry Terminals all over BC are the ‘front line’ hospitality workers and as such, I’m sure, are hired to be efficient, pleasant, compassionate and helpful. These attributes are surely why

NICHOLAS SIMONS, MLA they receive their substantial paycheques!

The principle of the Golden Rule may always be applied no matter how ‘busy’ the situation and there can always be exceptions to every rule – however, I feel that at the Horseshoe Bay Ferry terminal at 11:12 am January 20, only the enforcement of one rule was even considered.

Nicki Sawatski, Gibsons

Rethink troublesome speed bumps Buses should go where people need to be, otherwise they’re pointless.

The Gibsons bus route has just been changed to bypass the Municipal Buildings and Coast Health.

There has always been a stop at South Fletcher and Winn near the library. Instead, the new route turns onto Gower Point Road, passing the tennis court and Kinhut. Far more residents live in the upper area near S. Fletcher.

I received a reply from Brian Sagman of the SCRD explaining this drastic action: “Unfortunately the recent installation of planters and speed bumps ... by the Town of Gibsons has necessitated this change. We have had a bus hit one of the plant-

ers and have observed that buses can no longer safely maneuver along that street.

Although the new routing does not provide a convenient service to the library and museum facilities, they are within walking distance from the new bus stops”.

The old stop provided close access to government services and the library. The nearest stop is now Winegarden Park, requiring a long climb up cement steps to reach the buildings or an uphill circuitous trek using sidewalks. The farther but perhaps easier walk is from the stop near the Kinhut.

This is a great disservice to the elderly, to those who are mobility challenged, or who travel with young children. It hardly encourages people to use public transportation.

Council needs to reexamine the desirability of high speed bumps between Gower Point and Winn, and remove those large abutting structures, which have substantially narrowed the road. If the SCRD considers the route dangerous for buses, it’s unsafe for other traffic. We need the bus to access the library and other government services, within reasonable walking distance for the typical population.

Maureen Goldman, Gibsons

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The Pool: Jan 23-28. There will be ‘spell and swim’ activities during swim lessons and public swim times. Underwater word games, word relays, charades and more! Come and join in on the fun! Prizes too! See you at the Pool!

Crosswords and wordsearches available all week Saturday, January 28: 10:00 am. Start the Day with storytime at Rogue Used Books, inside Copper Sky 11:00am – 3:00pm is the Great Chain on Pender at the Community Hall. Make our community count! Let’s see how long a paper chain we can make and have fun taking on this. All materials supplied, just drop in.

11:00am – 1:00pm at the Learning Centre is computer tutoring. Free drop-in.

7:00pm: Pender Unplugged. Music and readings at Copper Sky Cafe. Hosted by Penny Lang. Let’s rock this town! Everyone welcome to perform or just listen.

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he Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) has elected Phil Kent, Mayor of Duncan as its new Chair, Camela Tang as the Board’s Vice-Chair, Bev Parnham, Mayor of Port Hardy as Secretary and Dallas Smith as Director at large of its Executive Committee.

ICET also announced the outcome of the election of three new members to its Board of Directors and the new Chair and Vice Chair to the North Island - Sunshine Coast Advisory Committee (NISCRAC).

The recent municipal elections created three vacancies on the Board of Directors, to be elected from the North Island Regional Advisory Committee in addition to vacancies on the Board of Directors Executive Committee.

On January 13, the Trust’s statutory stakeholders Mayors, Chairs of Regional Districts and MLAs within the Trust’s NISCRAC mandate area - came together in Courtenay and elected Mayor Bev Parnham of Port Hardy, Mayor Edward Lewis of Zeballos and Mayor John Henderson of Sechelt to the Board of Directors. These stakeholders also elected Mayor Teunis Westbroek of Qualicum Beach to serve as the NISCRAC Chair and

Mayor Paul Ives of Comox to serve as Vice-Chair.

“The Trust is pleased to welcome these new representatives to the Board and the Executive. The newly elected members to the Board of Directors represent some of the smaller communities in our constituency and will no doubt bring new ideas and a new outlook to our Board,” stated Phil Kent, new Chair of the Trust. “This new energy will help guide our Board forward, in the coming years, as we continue our work to foster new economic growth in our region,” added Kent.

Mayor Kent also acknowledged the hard work and contributions of former members of the ICET Board including Barry Janyk of Gibsons (former Board Chair), Charlie Cornfield of Campbell River, Ken McRae of Port Alberni, and former NISCRAC chair, Greg Phelps of Courtenay.

The Board’s mandate is to make strategic investments in economic development priorities including forestry, transportation, tourism, mining, energy, economic development, agriculture and aquaculture, and small business. The ICET region encompasses all Regional Districts and municipalities

on Vancouver Island north of the Malahat as well as the Powell River and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts.

ICET has approved over $46 million for over 80 projects on the Island and Sunshine Coast since implementing its grant program in 2007.

The 13-person Board of Directors, plus the two Chairs of the Regional Advisory Committees sitting ex-officio, meet monthly to consider and make decisions regarding projects submitted for funding support. Under the Trust’s enabling legislation, eight Board members must be elected by the two Regional Advisory Committees every two years or when vacancies occur. Four members are elected from each of the North Island-Sunshine Coast Regional Advisory Committee and Central South-Island Regional Advisory Committee. The current term for all elected Board members will end in July 2012.

The Regional Advisory Committee Chairs and ViceChairs are elected annually or when vacancies occur. The election of the new CSIRAC Chair and Vice-Chair will occur on February 17.

A full overview of ICET can be found at www.islandcoastaltrust.ca

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Suncoast Singers is starting rehearsals for our next concerts, to be held on May 27 and 29. We will be performing excerpts from ‘The Creation’ by Haydn in the first half of the concert and a varied assortment of pieces that celebrate our wonderful world during the second half.

New members are invited to join us. An open rehearsal will be held on Thursday, January 26 at the Sechelt Arts Centre at the corner of Trail Avenue and Medusa from 7:15 to 9:15 pm. Second sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are encouraged to attend this rehearsal to see if we are the choir for you. No audition is necessary – only the ability to match pitch is required.

For further details, please contact Joy McLeod, Director at 604-885-3087 or dacapo@pacificcoast.net

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To buy or to sell in 2012?

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f you are thinking of selling in 2012, you need to answer the first question “What will I do when I Sell?” Will you be buying back into the market? If you are buying back into the market, this is a great time to sell. In our current buyer’s market you may find that there is more than one choice for you. So if you sell low, you buy low.

If you have other needs for the money, ask yourself the

question “Will I make up the difference if I sold today versus waiting for the market to go up?” If the property is strictly an investment and if you have no other use for the money, maybe you want to wait a few years.

If you are thinking of buying, do not be caught waiting for the bottom only to be left behind. It seems we wait for everyone else to start buying to confirm our decision that the time is right. History tells us that as long as the Sunshine Coast is desirable it will be a great investment. We have record low interest rates with banks and mortgage companies competing for your business

and willing to deal on rates and terms with you.

If you are a first time buyer call your bank or mortgage broker and get a pre-approval for your mortgage with your rate locked in. They will also tell you the amount you can afford, so do this prior to looking at homes and you will save yourself any disappointment. Also, remember the Home Buyer’s Plan that allows you to use your RRSP funds up to $25,000 for a first time home buyer and for a home that you intend to occupy.

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Looking for BC’s greenest projects T

he Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC are looking for leaders in designing and building “green” projects.

Representing 9,500 provincial technology professionals, ASTTBC enters its third year of TechGREEN Awards to encourage excellence in designing and building projects or systems that display environmental benefit and sustainability.

Award nominations are invited until March 15, in three classes: Individual, Organization, and Business.

“We offer TechGREEN Awards to persons, companies and organizations that have a significant positive impact on green living, sustainable best practices, energy conservation and environmental benefit,” explains ASTTBC Executive Director John Leech, AScT, CAE. “These awards recognize

BC’s most exciting advances in built environment design and systems. They were created to shine the spotlight on the engineering and affiliated teams in which ASTTBC members work.

We hope they will engage youth in GREEN activities, and promote technology education and careers.”

Detailed criteria and online nomination forms are posted on the ASTTBC website, www.asttbc.org

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HOROSCOPES Jan. 26, 2012 Shanti Gifts 1003 starting January 20, 2012 Tip of the Week: Just hours after the New Moon in Aquarius, Mars turned retrograde in Virgo.

Mars entered Virgo back in mid November and due to it turning retrograde Date it will remain there until early July. Of itself, Mars in Astrology is symbolic of action and self-expression.

The first planet outside the orbit of our own planet and the ruler of Aries (the firstsign of the Zodiac), Mars symbolizes action upon the purpose of the Sun, the thinking and perceptions of Mercury, the Jan. 26, 2012 the desires and wants of Venus, emotional feelings and needs of the Moon and the practical needs and desires of life on Earth. Mars can most basically be interpreted as one’s style and mode of self-expression.

Mars retrograde in Virgo often stirs conflicts in personal relationships. The projection of expectations and high ideals leading to disappointments in others are some of the main issues. This can make people hard on others and then on themselves by reaction. At best, Mars retrograde can be interpreted as having a more spiritual and less material ambition. In other words, achieving one’s material goals and satisfying desires, as is generally the case when Mars is Direct, is reversed or the urge and passion is diverted. Until spiritual goals are met, outer worldly ambitions will be set aside.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Many new realizations are coming your way now and this trend will continue. Heart opening experiences are featured. These may have mystical leanings or at least activate feelings of compassion for others.

Meanwhile, your ambitions are on the rise. Circumstances are pushing you to be more aware, committed and responsible.

Your career and/or public life are getting some extra attention. It is possible that you have made some sacrifices in this respect and you are ready to cash in. Loving friends are coming forward, as if suddenly. This stands to be an expansive and exciting time for you. Yet, you may still feel green and realize that you have a lot to learn.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Your higher mind is being activated. Visions of the future are streaming through your mind.

Yet, you are not out of the dark entirely yet. Continued inner work to feel faithful about things is probably necessary. Patience with people and situations remains important. Circumstances are directing you to express compassion and selfless love.

Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22) Probing some of life’s deeper mysteries continues as a central theme. You want answers like never before! Meanwhile, increasing the scope and quality of your connections with others feels right. You may still have some deep lingering fears you must contend with. Imagine that in doing so you will claim hidden gifts and powers, because you will!

Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23) Exciting relationship activations are yours to enjoy now.

The exchange of ideas feels profound and prolific. Sharing higher-minded truths will bring rewards. Your desires are running deep these days and the passion is there, yet your drive may not be equal to these.

Give more time to achieve your goals; slow down yet persevere.

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) Activating changes in your daily routine is now in focus.

You want to feel clear in your mind and energetic and so are taking measures to succeed.

You may suddenly find yourself changing your diet. Deep feelings of love for significant others are being stimulated. Yet, give them room to be themselves and do not lean, either.

Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22) An exciting wave of creativity is washing in. This will inspire you to make changes in who you relate with and how. Relationships will be scrutinized for their worth. You may not act on your feelings right away, at least

not outwardly. This is a good time to do inner work to clear subconscious angers, fears and blocks, especially if these are blocking intimacy.

Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) Creative projects in the safety of your home spell happiness now. You may be in an inventive mood. Inspirations and/or the need to re-invent yourself somehow, or to make changes in your lifestyle are likely. Your social life is poised to expand.

You should already see the signs.

Make the most of this window of opportunity.

Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21) A busy cycle is now underway. With a lot of people to see and places to go, you stand to cover a lot of ground. Yet, you may also have unfinished business to attend to, which is a good idea. This may include attending to your health. Desires to remain close to home are also strong. Perhaps you can invite people to your home to strike the balance.

Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) Gathering ideas, plans and prospects is on your mind. You want to feel secure that you have everything you need for success. Flirting with new possibilities can include projects as well as people. Yet, you also want freedom or at least are in a very independent mood. Making key investments is part of the plot because you want measurable returns.

Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19) You are in a pioneering mood and may even feel a bit punchy and aggressive. Many new perceptions are stimulating your thought processes. Getting clear on your own genuine needs versus those of others is important now. If you don’t, you could feel confused and moody or reactive, and thus alienate others.

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Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Getting things done behind the scenes is extra important now. This is a good time to rest and retreat as well. Balancing both urges can mean accepting fewer invitations or being mindful not to escape into the television or Internet. Get clear on what you want to achieve and pace yourself. The tendency to scatter your energies remains high so be deliberate.

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WCA Metro Vancouver is inviting the community to nominate exceptional women throughout Metro Vancouver for its 29th annual Women of Distinction Awards. Nominees will be accepted from the Coast.

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awards for women, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours women whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. One of the awards honours businesses and organizations that support the diverse needs of

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This year the YWCA Metro Vancouver has added a new category, Environmental Sustainability, which highlights women who are dedicated to promoting the factors and creating the practices that contribute to a sustainable community while

generating opportunities that minimize the physical, ecological, human and economic impact on our planet.

Deadline for submissions is Monday, March 5 at 5:00pm.

Nomination forms can be obtained online at: www.ywcawomenofdistinction.org or by calling 604 895 5768.

Green Film series announces spring lineup T

he Green Film Series has announced their spring line-up of films. The fall series was very popular and The Gibsons Green Team and Sustainable Coast Magazine in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Film Society are continuing the Green Film Series to be shown at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. This special series features environmental-themed films, discussions to engage the audience and door prizes. The next three films are scheduled for the months of February, March and April. The films will be shown on Mondays, alternating with the SCFS’s regu-

lar fall schedule of films.

The February 6 film is The Economics of Happiness. This film describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, all around the world people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance—and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future.

A chorus of voices from six continents tells us that climate change and peak oil

give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the economy home. The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world. This film is by Helena NorbergHodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page.

On March 5 Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is the featured film. This film is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel. Taking us on a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately

uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world. Queen of the Sun follows colorful, alternative and inspiring beekeepers from all around the globe as they keep bees in natural and holistic ways.

Screening times are at 7:30 pm., doors open at 7 pm. The Gibsons Heritage Playhouse is located at 662 North Road in Gibsons. For more information on the web go to: greenfilms.ca or scfs.ca Contact: Green Film Series, contactus@greenfilms.ca

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Popsicle stick bridges – where science and fun meet!

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ast March, nearly 100 people attended the first Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest on the Coast, including young students, their friends, relatives, teachers, participants and spectators. They were all at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt to watch the testing of 50 competing bridges on the special hydraulic machine.

Planning is now underway for the second annual Sunshine Coast Popsicle Stick Bridge Construction Contest – which, in a year or two may be renamed the Annual Sunshine Coast Festival of Science and Technology. The success of this event is thanks to the generous contributions of sponsors, donors and the help and participation of the community.

This year, organizers want to make the contest bigger.

In addition to building traditional bridges, some suspension bridges will be included in the competition.

Participants will display and compete with models they can build at school or at home. Anyone interested is invited to watch four informative video presentations, about 30 minutes long each. A workshop is

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organized for bridge builders and all activities will take place in the Sechelt Senior’s Centre Activity Centre at 5604 Trail Avenue.

Prizes will go to the strongest bridges, in three categories: elementary school division, secondary school

division, open category and family (team) builders.

Hint: Non-structural decoration encouraged – two special prizes will be awarded for this! There will also be many other prizes awarded throughout the day, including door prizes! Want to

Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: AT SECHELT SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE, 5604 TRAIL AVENUE Saturday, Feb. 4 from 11:30 am for about four hours: A bridge building workshop by engineers from Buckland & Taylor Ltd., of North Vancouver. Following will be a short video presentation, ‘Outstanding World Bridges from Ancient to Modern Time’.

Friday, March 9 starting at 3:30 pm for three hours: Preregistration of bridges and models for next day testing and judging (for participants who live within 30 minutes of Sechelt).

Saturday, March 10 starting at 10 am for about seven hours: Registration for the remaining participants and bridge testing. A panel of judges will judge models. Information about education and careers in science and technology will be available from various organizations. During this day there will be three video presentations: ‘History of Interesting Technical Inventions’, ‘Canadian Women in Science and Technology’, and ‘Problems and Challenges Facing Engineers and Scientists of Today and Tomorrow’.

The kits for bridge building will be available from Jan. 30 at Gibsons Building Supply stores in Gibsons and Sechelt, and at the Rona stores in Pender Harbour and Powell River. The cost of the $5 kit will be refunded when you register for testing. Please pack a lunch. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be provided.

For rules & tips: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/branches/seatosky/popsicle.html

build a stronger bridge? For rules and tips, check out: www.apeg.bc.ca/services/ braches/seatosky/popsicle. html You may also want to visit these sites for more tips/information: www. eod.gvsu.edu/~oostdykj/ techniques.html or www. bridgecontest.usma.edu/ Schedule of events: Sat., Stick Feb. 4Popsicle from 11:30 am1004 for about four hours – workshop by engineers from Buckland & Taylor Ltd., of North Vancouver. There will be a short video presentation, ‘Outstanding World Bridges from Ancient to Modern Time’.

Fri., March Jan. 9, 26, for 2012 three hours starting at 3:30 pm, is preregistration of bridges and models for next day testing and judging (for participants who live within 30 minutes of Sechelt).

Sat., March 10 for about seven hours starting at 10 am, registration for the remaining participants and bridge testing. A panel of judges will judge models. Information about education and careers in science and technology will be available from various organizations.

During this day there will be three video presentations: ‘History of Interesting Technical Inventions’, ‘Canadian Women in Science and Technology’, and ‘Problems and Challenges Facing Engineers and Scientists of Today and Tomorrow’.

The kits fo r bridge building will be available from Jan. 30 at Gibsons Building Supply stores in Gibsons and Sechelt, and at

the Rona stores in Pender Harbour and Powell River.

The cost of the kit will be refunded when you register for testing. Please pack a lunch. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be provided by Sea to Sky Branch, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists.

For more information, please go to www.apegbc. ca/services/branches/ seatosky/popsicle.html

Elementary school category 2011 first place winner was Liam Watson who was awarded a $70 gift certificate from The Source for Sports.

Sunshine Coast SPCA fundraiser

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uno Nominee ‘Sweatshop Union’ will be headlining the entertainment lineup for the annual Sunshine Coast SPCA fundraiser evening, to be held February 4 at the Gibsons Legion. Members of ‘Sweatshop Union’ are vocal supporters of human rights and fair trade.

According to organizers, community support has been exceptional, with

seven businesses already signed up as sponsors for the event. Organizers hope to raise $1000 for our local shelter, as government funding is limited.

“Animals are a very important part of our community,” said Claire Stanhope, one of the organizers, “and our furred friends deserve humane treatment.”

If you’d like to donate

to the SPCA, please call 604-740-0301, or for more information on tickets, 604-740-7575. With community support the SPCA will continue to help reunite families with lost pets, find new homes for abandoned or unwanted animals and continue the movement for humane treatment for all living creatures.

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Student Day of Action

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he B.C. Federation of Labour’s officers have thrown their support behind the Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action, Federation President Jim Sinclair announced Wednesday, January 18.

“Post-secondary education and training are the keys to our economy and to a young person’s place in today’s job market,” said Sinclair. “After ten years of cuts to post-secondary funding, massive tuition fee increases and cuts to student grants, young people are worse off and so is our economy.”

Sinclair said that BC’s tu-

ition fee problem and lack of a good student grants program are just two of the reasons that working and middle class families have fallen behind in the last ten years. “More and more families are struggling to make ends meet and record high tuition fees are making it much harder.”

“Tuition fees are more than $6,000 per year in some programs,” said Sinclair. “You’d have to work full-time for four months at $10 an hour to earn just enough to pay your tuition fees, with no money left for books, rent, or food.”

“We say to young people that they can’t get a good job without education, but then we make it so expensive that they can’t pay for their education without a good job,” said Sinclair. “That’s wrong, and it’s why students across Canada are going to stand up for accessible post-secondary education on February 1 and the labour movement supports them.”

The Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action will be held in cities across Canada on February 1, 2012. For information on events in your area, visit cfs-fcee.ca

February Stargazing

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elescope ‘not required’ as the bright planets Venus and Jupiter dominate the western half of the sky the entire month of February. The best viewing time for these two planets is during evening twilight when they appear the highest above the horizon. Jupiter, the gas giant, appears somewhat diminished in brightness compared to the brightly illuminated crescent of the planet Venus.

Look for some interesting pairings later this month when the crescent moon enters the view.

Seasoned astronomers will want to use their scopes the night of Feb 9, when Venus and the faint planet Uranus both appear in the same field of view. While this sight will be visible through binoculars, using higher magnifications with a telescope is necessary to discern the blue/green planetary disk of Uranus from the many background stars.

Astro-imagers also get a chance at something special. On the morning of Feb 3 ‘Comet Garradd’ will appear in the same field of view as the globular cluster M92 located in the constellation Hercules. A stable goto mount, 50mm or larger refractor and a digital SLR camera such as a canon rebel are what’s required to capture this astro spectacle.

Interested in astro-imaging? Check out one club member’s website at www. starchasers.ca and see some images taken by local astronomers.

Month end brings three spectacular pairings that you won’t want to miss. On the evening of Feb. 25, the crescent moon sits next to Venus. On the 26 the crescent moon is next to Jupiter and on the 27 it sits just above the ‘Pleiades’ or seven

sisters, a star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. Incidentally, the Pleiades are sometimes mistaken for the Little Dipper or Ursa Minor. The little and the big dipper both reside close to the north celestial pole while the Pleiades is a more southern object. The Pleiades and the crescent moon should make a wonderful

binocular and naked eye object so don’t miss it (weather permitting of course)! Until next month, clear skies!

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Sunshine Coast Centre, meets the second Friday of every month, 7:30 pm, at the Sechelt Arts Centre on Trail Avenue. Anyone interested in learning more about astronomy is invited to attend our meetings. Telescope chat and viewing also the third Friday every month.

Meet at 8:30 pm at Pier 17 Market for coffee with telescopes set up on the sea wall at 9 pm. All are welcome.

Go to www.coastastronomy. ca for details.

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Watermark at Sechelt watches first concrete pour Tuesday January 24, Watermark at Sechelt began pouring concrete with a lot more concrete to come. The first section poured is for the elevator shaft for Phase One; they plan to use approximately 13,000 cubic metres of concrete for Phase One and Two, all which will be supplied by Swanson Ready Mix of Sechelt. The pump is supplied by Ross Concrete Services of Gibsons; Denis Turenne Concrete, also from Gibsons, will complete all the concrete placing & finishing.

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Hosted by Christian Life Assembly We are privileged to welcome Watoto back to Gibsons.

Watoto means “The Children” in Swahili and these children are on a mission that will take them on a journey from the West to the East Coast of Canada in 2012. Through inspirational songs and compelling stories, the Watoto Children’s Choir is spreading a message of hope for Africa’s children.

Join the Watoto Children’s Choir as they celebrate Beautiful Africa – A New Life on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012.

This concert is a free, family-friendly event featuring African rhythm and harmonies, which are accented by brilliant costumes and inspirational stories from the children of Watoto Children’s Villages in Uganda, East Africa. You will be moved by the music and captivated by the energy of these talented Ugandan children.

THURS., FEB. 2, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. Free Admission with a Love Offering CHRISTIAN LIFE ASSEMBLY, 730 School Road, Gibsons Contact: 604-886-7107 email: jomarie@telus.net

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Amazing prices on extraordinary yarns & fibres (closed Monday for inventory)

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Sunshine coast Campus Jan. 19, 20121 WorkStart Essentials In eight weeks you will have certification in Word and Excel, WorldHost, and Occupational First Aid. Then, choose the program options most suited to you, to give you even more marketable skills: Business and Computer Essentials Adds Introductory Accounting and Quickbooks

Seating is Limited *To see if you qualify, call 604.885.9310 Information Session

Thursday, January 26, 4:30 – 5:30 pm Sunshine Coast Campus Room 104

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February 20 to April 13, 2012

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103 ANNOUNCEMENTS One Straw Society - AGM. Jan 29 at 2:30pm, Davis Bay Hall. Special Resolution Vote on renewed charter at AGM. onestraw.ca p4 Experienced private tutor offers essential English skills for K - College. Learn to read or improve your grades with essay writing and research instruction. Proofreading/editing is also available.

Call: 604-741-5158 p4 RC Legion #219 Roberts Creek.

Tuesdays are Cheaper Chewsdaze and Beer Specialz, kitchen closed Mondays & Wednesdays.

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Lovingly remembered by his two daughters Judy (Jim), Linda (Brian); two sons, Denis (Betty) and Bradley (Terry); 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

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Bldg has no age restrictions, small pets allowed. Covered parking, strata fee includes gas FP, immed. occupancy. Mins. to downtown Sechelt. $240,000. Please phone Christa, 604-885-3729 for apt. No agents, please. p5

Sechelt: Large 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, upscale family home with a 1 bdrm in-law suite. Too much to list - a must see. Avail now. NS. Pet nego. $1800/mo. Call Key at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b4

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Gibsons: Waterfront. Furn., top half of big house. 1200sq.ft., 2 bdrms, shared utils., $900/mo, NP. 1-604-987-2591, 604-8863299, 604-886-3286, or 604-8867475. b4

Sechelt: Greene Court Seniors Housing has brand new, one bdrm market suites for rent. Avail.

Feb. 1 at 5583 Ocean Ave. Suites have ocean or mountain views.

To view please call Bob Morgan, manager at 604-885-5962 between 8am - 4pm, Mon. to Fri. btfn

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We have several one and two bdrm apts. and suites available from $750 - $1250/mo. NS. Call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keyproper tymanagement. ca b4 Gibsons: Avail. immed., two 1 bdrm and one 2 bdrm apts. All have ocean view balconies. Heat, H/W and one parking space incl.

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LOCAL EVENTS

Thursday, January 26 •3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).

•7:15pm-9:15pm. Suncoast Singers Open House to start their new season. All welcome, exp. singers and first-timers who just like to sing. Join your community choir. Sechelt Arts Centre, Trail & Medusa, Sechelt. For further details contact Joy McLeod at 604-885-3087.

Friday, January 27 •5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kids movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Egmont Community Hall. Free.

•7:00pm-8:30pm. ‘Let the Games Begin’ at Halfmoon Bay Community School. Celebrate literacy of all kinds; sports, health, and financial with intergenerational activities.

WonderWheels will be on site.

•8:00pm. Artesia Coffeehouse featuring the Hastings/Crawford duo, Pops & punks and more. SC Arts Centre, Sechelt. Tickets at the door. (doors open at 7:00pm) Saturday, January 28 •Garden Gala Dinner & Auction. The Sc Botanical Gardens biggest fundraising event of the year. Senior’s Activity Centre, Sechelt.

Tickets/reservations 604-740-3969.

•10:00am-12:00pm. BC Schizophrenia Society, Sunshine Coast Branch is pleased to present Jim White, Arrowhead Centre Coordinator,

speaking on the topic of ‘Housing and the Homeless’. Arrowhead Centre, 5554 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. All welcome, refreshments served.

•11:00am-1:00pm. ‘Computer Tutoring’ Upgrade your computer skills at the Pender HarbourLearning Centre.

•11:00am-3:00pm. ‘Great Chain on Pender’ at the Community Hall in Madeira Park. Be part of creating a community paper chain!

•1:00pm-3:00pm. ‘Bringing the Outdoors In’ at Capilano University, Sechelt. A nature workshop for families, facilitated by Lydia Watson. For children seven yrs. & older and their parents or caregivers. Pre-register at 604-885-9310.

•5:30pm. Gibsons Seniors Society host their annual Robert Burns Night Supper. For tickets call Phyllis at 604-886-1378. www. gibsonsseniors.com •7:00pm. ‘Pender Unplugged’ - Music and readings at the Copper Sky Cafe, Madeira Park.

Hosted by Penny Lang.

•7:30pm. Songs and Stories from the General Area of the Heart with Lowry Olafson, singer/ songwriter and David Roche, author/speaker at Gibsons United Church, Gibsons. Admission by donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).

Sunday, January 29 •3:00pm. One Straw Society AGM. Davis

Bay Hall.

•7:30pm. SC Guitar Society. Bring your guitar and join in or just come and listen. Rockwood Centre, Sechelt. Contact: Paul Pinsonnault or John Farmer; 604-740-5938 or 604-886-0031.

Monday, January 30 •5:30pm. Info session for new programs; Gateways to Health Careers & Intro to Cultural Tourism at Capilano University, 5627 Inlet Ave., Sechelt. Contact: 604-885-9310.

•7:30pm. Sechelt Garden Club presents Farmer Dave Ryan and Aaron Joe who will talk about Salish Soil and the Sechelt Indian Band Demonstration Garden. Seaside Centre, Sechelt.

•7:30pm. Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts AGM. Sechelt Arts Centre.

Thursday, February 2 •3:00pm-6:00pm. Farm Gate Market at Roberts Creek Hall (indoors).

•7:00pm. The Watoto Children’s Choir presents Beautiful Africa - A New Life. Hosted

by Christian Life Assembly, 730 School Rd., Gibsons. Contact: 604-886-7107.

Friday, February 3 •5:30pm. Egmont Movie Night. Kids movie 6:00pm, adult movie 8:00pm. Egmont Community Hall. Free.

Saturday, February 4 •2:00pm. Coast Symphony presents ‘Stars

Shine Brighter on the Sunshine Coast’: Musical offerings from Bach to Verdi. Sechelt Indian Band Hall.

•9:00pm. The Roberts Creek Legion is hosting the 15th Annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash. For more info call 604-886-9813.

Sunday, February 5 •2:00pm. Coast Symphony presents ‘Stars Shine Brighter on the Sunshine Coast’: Musical offerings from Bach to Verdi. Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons.

Monday, February 6 •7:00pm. Doors open for The Green Film Series at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. The Economics of Happiness is a film that restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world. Screening time 7:30pm. For more info go to www. greenfilms.ca Tuesday, February 7 •6:30pm. Gibsons Garden Club presents Linda Gilkeson speaking on “Year Round Organic Gardening” at 7:30pm, Gibsons Heritage Playhouse Theatre, Gibsons. To reserve tickets call 604-886-0960.

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Nominations for the 2012 B.C. Child Care Awards of Excellence open today. Every year, the Ministry of Children and Family Development celebrates outstanding individuals, local governments, facilities and organizations delivering exceptional service to B.C.’s children andThe families.

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Health and Wellness

The cradle of life –

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quatic therapy consists of an exercise program that is performed in the water, a form of therapy useful for a variety of medical conditions. Aquatic therapy uses the physical properties of water to assist in patient healing and exercise performance.

Aquatic therapy programs are still relatively rare in Canada despite being well established in other countries. We are fortunate to have a highly qualified massage and physiotherapist here on the Sunshine Coast; Marianne Hansen has her own aquatic therapy facility where she has brought immense relief to many.

While submerged in water, buoyancy assists in supporting the weight of the patient. This decreases the amount of weight bearing which reduces the force of

stress placed on joints. This aspect of aquatic therapy is especially useful for patients with arthritis, healing fractured bones, or who are overweight. By decreasing the amount of joint stress, it is easier and less painful to perform exercises.

The viscosity of water provides an excellent source of resistance that can be easily incorporated into an aquatic physiotherapy exercise program. This resistance allows for muscle strengthening without the need of weights and to strengthen muscle groups with decreased joint stress that cannot be experienced on land.

Aquatic physiotherapy also utilizes hydrostatic pressure to decrease swelling and improve joint position awareness. The hydrostatic pressure produces forces perpendicular

to the body’s surface. This pressure provides joint positional awareness to the patient. This is important for patients who have experienced joint sprains, as when ligaments are torn, or proprioception (stimuli produced especially when connected with the position of the body) becomes decreased. The hydrostatic pressure also assists in decreasing joint and soft tissue swelling that results after injury or with arthritic disorders.

Lastly, the warmth of the water experience during aquatic massage therapy assists in relaxing muscles and dilating vessels, increasing blood flow to injured areas, allowing for a greater range of motion and more efficient tissue healing and repair. It also promotes natural pain relief, deep

relaxation and is especially therapeutic for patients who suffer from arthritis, chronic pain, chronic inflammation, sports injuries, and spinal and/or traumatic brain injuries. Patients with muscle spasms, back pain and fibromyalgia find this aspect of aquatic therapy especially therapeutic.

Patients in wheelchairs are lifted with a special lift and lowered gently into the water. Aquatic physiotherapy combined with massage therapy is a holistic approach to aid in healing and reclaiming movement, providing a total relaxation that relieves deep tension resulting from chronic pain. As well, aquatic massage is a very good treatment for anxiety, depression and stress.

Hansen’s goal during a treatment is to provide a safe environment for self-healing without intruding into the patient’s personal space.

All participants are screened for participation in an Aquatic Program with a Health History Assessment during the first session. Barriers to participation include: contagious infections and skin disorders or fevers. People with cardiac conditions can participate only while under physician care. Those with incontinence of bowel and bladder can participate if using a closed system for control. You should always talk to your physician before beginning any therapy program.

For more information on aquatic physiotherapy and massage, please visit Hansen’s website at www. mhansen.ca

Stephanie Langer BSc.

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