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Something fishy in Halfmoon Bay

Junior anglers took the bait at annual derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

Award-winning author returns

Former Gibsons resident Tim Bowling reads from recent works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11

Mighty Rapids capture awards

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“Recycling is a necessity if we want to sustain our quality of life,” says Dion Whyte, SCRD Manager of Sustainability Services.

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unshine Coast RCMP consider speed may be a factor in the fatal ATV accident that claimed the life of Shelby Rowland, 22, on Friday, July 13.

The ATV collided with a vehicle on a forest service road off the end of Mason Road in West Sechelt. Rowland was pronounced dead at the scene. The ATV’s driver suffered only minor injuries and the 19-year-old driver of the SUV was unhurt. Both women on the ATV were wearing helmets.

Rowland, an employee of Pharmasave in Sechelt, was described by coworkers as “a pretty special gal.” A memorial banner above the store entrance on Cowrie Street pays tribute to her memory.

RCMP are asking that anyone with information pertaining to this incident contact Constable Harrison Mohr at 604-885-2266.

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oung anglers, parents and grandparents crowded Halfmoon Bay pier on Saturday, July 14 for the forty-sixth anniversary of the children’s fishing derby.

Organizers from the Welcome Beach Community Association (WBCA) noted that all funds raised by the event will be matched by the Halfmoon Bay General Store and benefit the Halfmoon Bay Daycare Society.

As he handed out rods and bait, Terry Knight noted that the WBCA “loves to give back to the community.”

The community loved the event.

Shiners, the most popular catch, generally weighed in at around an ounce or two; a couple of flounders tipped the scales at two ounces and a whopper of a bullhead took top weight at just six ounces — not quite half a pound. All were thrown back after weighing, even Flippy the Flounder.

London Allcock walked off with a new fishing rod for landing that monster bullhead, with Joshua Kennedy and Emma Fawcus also taking home prizes.

Samuel Theal caught the most fish. He appeared at the scales about every 15 minutes.

Jacob Shmyr caught the ugliest fish, and Sidney Porter caught the smallest.

The youngest fisher, wee Doris Garner at just a year and a half old, took home a prize as youngest participant and Josephine McKenzie was Most Sportsmanlike.

Sechelt Sign & Design provided medals to ensure everyone participating would leave with a souvenir of the event, and after a lunch of hot dogs served up courtesy of the WBCA families headed down the road to the firehall and the next event in the Halfmoon Bay Fair weekend schedule of activities.

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Poise Island in Porpoise Bay. Everyone is invited to join him for all or part of the journey using any human-powered means. There will be a potluck barbecue at the park following the swim. Our apologies to Paul Hodgson for the erroneous photo credit, and our thanks to

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Editorial Opinion The dog days of summer

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e are all still reeling from the change – chilly, wet weather had us digging in our closets for sweaters for so long we despaired of ever seeing blue skies and that bright yellow thing that occasionally made an appearance.

The clouds have moved off for a while (and, according to the forecast) we’ll see a lot more sun in the next week, too.

But with the sun came the heat and while we’re trying to adapt to hot summer days by wearing shorts and light clothing, there are those who can’t shed apparel to cool down – our pets. It’s time to remember that we also have to consider our pets and the effect this warm weather is having on them.

Please remember that it’s not a good idea to take your pet with you when you’re out shopping. Leaving your pet in a locked vehicle – even with the windows cracked – still exposes them to danger; temperatures inside a vehicle can quickly climb to more than 38 degrees. Dogs can withstand high temperatures for only a very short time before suffering irreparable brain damage or even death. It is far kinder and safer to leave your dog at home, in a cool environment.

According to the BC SPCA, you should use caution when running, cycling or rollerblading with your pet, as these activities pose serious risks of heatstroke, accidents, and anxiety experienced by the animal. If you run or cycle with your dog, choose cooler times of day such as early morning or late evening and take plenty of breaks. Also, run on soft trails rather than on cement and asphalt, which can burn your pet’s foot pads. Always take water and an appropriate container from which your dog can drink. Have the number of a veterinarian on hand so that you are prepared in case of an emergency.

To avoid potential disaster, know the signs of heatstroke in pets: exaggerated panting (or the sudden stopping of panting), rapid or erratic pulse, salivation, weakness and muscle tremors, lack of coordination, convulsions or vomiting and collapse. If your dog shows symptoms of heatstroke, immediately move the animal to a cool, shady place. Wet the dog with cool water including the head and feet and fan vigorously to promote evaporation. Do not apply ice, as this constricts blood flow, which will inhibit cooling. Allow the dog to drink some cool water. Finally, get him to the vet right away.

And don’t forget your small pets: guinea pigs, rabbits and rats. Never put their cages near windows and provide shelter and shade if they are enjoying outdoor time. On the hottest days, adding dishes of ice into enclosures will assist in lowering temperatures.

Letters to the Editor Not to be missed!

List past weekend, we went to the Halfmoon Bay Country Fair. It was extremely well organized.

The pancake breakfast was excellent and the people serving were wonderful.

They had a large area of games set up for children.

I wished I could play them too. One of the ladies let me throw a few rings at the ring toss game and made my day. Tons of great items in the Silent Auction, many stalls offering great items, and bingo was only $.50 a card – what a deal! A little girl playing beside me had a bingo and didn’t see it, so

I told her to yell BINGO. She won herself a fishing rod. The next game she won again and took another fishing rod to give to her brother. Aren’t children wonderful? Congratulations to all who worked to organize this event and to all who participated – a job more than well done.

Anita Paulin, Sechelt

Biggest Sechelt secret I have seen it happen a hundred times when I was growing up in the States: one town after another.

The big box stores move in on the strip malls and the downtown small fam-

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions ily stores start putting up plywood on their windows and doors. The small family stores in Sechelt support young families and young children for our schools.

Most of the money they make stays in Sechelt. Most of the big box stores’ profit goes to China or to the States but not to Sechelt.

We already have three big box stores on the Sunshine Coast and everything we do in Sechelt affects the whole Sunshine Coast.

Cowrie Street will turn into a boarded up plywood ghost town. Some of the beautiful buildings will be torn down and our young people will leave. Tell me I am wrong about this. Do we make a stand or just sit around and let it happen? I am involved in the arts and culture as well as heritage of this beautiful District.

The Sechelt downtown has a wonderful, peaceful small town nature that will attract tourists and the people who want to live here.

Stand with me and make a pledge to not let this happen. Write your letters to keep small family businesses in Sechelt profitable.

Bob Evermon, Davis Bay

Water metering raises questions With regard to the staff report at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday June 26: the report made recommen-

dations pertaining to the requirement that developers install water meters in individual units at new developments of multi family properties. My enquiries at this meeting were based on this report.

In the report, the town’s director of engineering dismissed the best solution, i.e. individual unit meters be installed in all new multiple family dwellings. Had this been recommended, Strata Corporations could monitor possible leaks and conserve water while saving money, but the present system of one or two meters per strata does not allow for this. At a two per cent cost per unit to the developer, which is then passed onto the buyer, the additional cost of water metering could be easily returned to the owner with good water conservation practice, but this is not possible under the present structure.

All strata owners pay a water parcel tax while having the responsibility to maintain and repair the strata infrastructure. All owners are also billed a water meter replacement charge per unit (although with no individual meter installation).

I suggest that a Registered Civil Engineer be contracted to conduct a formal study on the cost and feasibility of installing individual water meters for all new multiple family dwellings.

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This would be beneficial for both the Town and multiple family residents. The owners will have the ability to conserve water and save money, and the Town will have a greater water capacity for future development.

Malcolm Fullwood, Gibsons

Developers over citizens?

The Local received a copy of this letter for publication Mayor Rowe and Councillors Bouman, Johnson, SanJenko, and Tretick: Mayor Rowe, you stated that after the first Committee of the Whole session examining the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan this week, the public would be allowed to pose questions.

As a member of “the public” my first question is: Could you clarify what exactly are the objectives of these deliberations the Committee of the Whole is holding?

The Town requested input from stakeholders. You received well thought out and articulated feedback on the plan from several quarters. Most of the feedback concentrated on the plan’s shortcomings and much of it offered solutions to the problems raised, ywet after two and a half hours of deliberations, you made no improvements to the plan and no changes of any kind.

The problems raised so tren-

chantly by the stakeholders received barely a mention.

Where is this all going?

What is the point of wasting staff time and taxpayer’s money talking? We want results. We want this plan to reflect the desires of the majority of the townspeople as demonstrated many times over the years, most concretely in the referendum of 2008 when, although offered a devil-and-the-deepblue-sea choice, the people still came down firmly on the side of leaving the waterfront natural.

You were all elected to represent the best interests of the citizens of Gibsons, not to cater to the ambitions of developers. It is perfectly legal for them to support your election campaigns. It is also perfectly legitimate for you, in fact required of you, to put the interests of the Town and its citizens before the interests of the developers, a couple of whom seem to be the beneficiaries of massive up-zoning in this plan. Nothing has ever been put forward by the Town or the developers or anyone else claiming (let alone proving) that the GRNP in this or any of its iterations is in the best interests of Gibsons and its citizen-taxpayers.

So my second question is: Can you clarify what’s in it for us? Please be specific.

Judith Hammill Gibsons, (Letters continued on page 5) Kate Purnell

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions (Continued from page 4)

Defending the indefensible

I am saddened at Mr. Weston’s defence of the so-called budget bill. It is a vast, all encompassing document that suddenly and profoundly changes the face of Canada as we know it and all this without the lengthy and serious discussion that a healthy democracy demands. Ultimately, Mr. Weston, you are justifying and defending the indefensible.

Alan Sirulnikoff, Gibsons

Note to Jef Keighley Just wanted Halfmoon Bay resident Mr. Jef Keighley to know that I didn’t appreciate his letter to the editor in last Thursday’s edition regarding ‘Legal Actions Eat Tax Increase.’

He doesn’t know any of the background of the legal issues and the expenses for them. He doesn’t know anything about the potential transit enhancement regarding the paving of the top end of Mason, Heritage to Sandpiper and Sandpiper to Gale roads... not to mention the future proposed interconnects from Sandpiper to Ripple Road to improve access from West Sechelt to the Sechelt Golf Course and Kinnickinnick Park. But what he really fails to appreciate is that he is NOT

a resident of the District of Sechelt and when he refers to “our new Council’s management skills,” it’s basically none of his business!

If he wants to look into the management of something that impacts his taxes he needs to spend his time evaluating the SCRD. Doug Hockley, West Sechelt

Harper out of control?

A week ago, CBC radio was reporting on the Conference in Rio. It was said that Canada’s reputation as a moderate, environmentally responsible, trustworthy country had taken a pummeling. I wonder why? Other countries’ representatives said that Canada was unrecognizable to them now. I wonder why?

The Leadnow organization, run by young people, who are incidentally worried about the ramifications of Bill C-38 and how Canada is now being portrayed globally by the Harper Government, is having standing room only meetings throughout Canada.

Everywhere I go, people are worried about the environment. Maybe I am not moving in the right circles.

Now it seems that the Beaufort Sea and northern Canada will be open for business to even more oil companies. There have been two serious oil spills in Alberta this month alone.

Someone said that was OK

because after the oil soaked into the earth it could just be extracted again! I hope that was a joke.

The Harper Government allowing the oil companies’ “sharks’ feeding frenzy” in northern Canada, is not responsible government. It does not take a great brain to just pluck the natural resources from the earth and sell them overseas. It might take a brain to figure out how to slowly dismantle the “dirty oil” model and develop clean, sustainable energy and be a world leader in this field to boot.

However, that is not my job. People are being paid a lot of money to sully Canada’s reputation overseas and devastate our pristine landscape against the wishes of most of the populace. Mr. Harper is out of control.

Janet Fairfield, Roberts Creek

Big box rezoning end of Coast lifestyle?

Rezoning for Eco Village on Field Road coming to Council!

This will be the end of the Sunshine Coast as we know it. Yes, the big box stores will be in Sechelt but it will hurt all the small businesses on the Sunshine Coast.

The small family stores in Sechelt support young families and young children for our schools.

Krangle appointed to Madeira Elementary

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chool District No. 46 (Sunshine Coast) announced that Barry Krangle has been appointed Principal of Madeira Park Elementary School effective August 1, 2012. Krangle is an experienced teacher and educational leader who started his teaching career in the Sunshine Coast School District in 1978. He taught at the intermediate level at Cedar

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Grove, Davis Bay, West Sechelt and Roberts Creek Elementary Schools. During the 2002-2003 school year, Krangle taught in Guadalajara, Mexico in a K-Grade 12 school.

He has also taken on leadership roles as Teacher-In-Charge and Staff Representative at Roberts Creek Elementary School.

He is well known in the school district for his inno-

vative teaching, coaching, musical performances and his energy and enthusiasm.

“I am excited to work with the Pender Harbour community and the staff at Madeira Park Elementary School,” he said.

The Board of Education proudly supports all of its Principals and Vice-Principals as they work in partnership with staff, students and parents.

Most of the money small businesses make stays in Sechelt. Most of the big box stores’ profit will leave Sechelt and go to China or to the States. We already have three big box stores on the Sunshine Coast.

Cowrie Street will turn into a boarded-up plywood ghost town. Some of the beautiful buildings will be torn down and our young people will leave.

The Sechelt downtown has a wonderful, peaceful small town nature that attracts tourists and people who want to get away from the busy city. Don’t bring the big city lifestyle to the Sunshine Coast.

What do you gain, a dollar here and there maybe.

What do you lose, a lifestyle that you will never find again on the Sunshine Coast. I have seen it happen a hundred times, the big box stores move in and the downtown small family stores start pulling out and up goes the plywood on their windows and doors.

So do we keep big box stores out of the Sunshine Coast and keep small family business in Sechelt profitable?

Bob Evermon, Davis Bay

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JuLy 25 • 1:00 pm Annual general meeting The District’s 2011 Annual Report will be presented for consideration by Council at this meeting. This meeting is open to the public and residents are welcome to attend and ask questions. In compliance with Sections 97, 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, the District’s 2011 Annual Report will be available in draft form at the District Office and on www.sechelt.ca as of June 30, 2012. The Annual General Meeting will be followed by a Committee of the Whole meeting.

District of Sechelt offices are located on the 2nd floor, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC Mailing address: PO Box 129 Sechelt, BC, VON 3A0 Phone: 604-885-1986 • Fax: 604-885-7591 • Email: info@sechelt.ca Open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Three sets of Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Amendment Bylaws were adopted at the July 4 meeting, including ones to allow for processing of sturgeon and sturgeon roe at Target Marine Industries’ site in the Tillicum Bay area.

Following adoption of these bylaws, Mayor Henderson expressed thanks to all who presented their views to Council on this issue, noting that Council has considered all input received and made decisions based on what it has determined to be in the best interest of the community as a whole.

Greypointe Development (often referred to as the Sangara lands) in the West Sechelt neighbourhood received final reading of the bylaws required for its phased comprehensive

residential development. A ‘no build’ covenant restricts development to Phase One, pending Council approval of a Development Agreement.

Bylaws for Stockwell Enterprises Ltd.’s application to allow for a concrete plant in the East Porpoise Bay area were also approved. Included with these bylaws is a Restrictive Covenant on the property, created to help ensure that views and concerns raised during public consultation on this proposed development will be addressed.

Amendments to Public Sewer and Sewer Pumping Bylaws were adopted, updating regulations and cost recovery for the installation of lines and pumps on private property. Council voted against asking staff to draft a Pet Regulation Bylaw to require licensing of pets other than dogs, particularly cats.

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Sechelt’s 2011 Statements of Financial Information were received by Council and, with minor technical adjustments, will be made available to the public on the District website, at the District Office and the public library. The Sunshine Coast RCMP Detachment’s May 2012 crime statistics were received.

Council also endorsed the issuance of a letter supporting in principle the efforts of ‘Coasting Along Theatre’ to work towards hosting a production of The Nutcracker ballet/theatre performance in the community during the 2012 Christmas holiday season.

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Super summer in Sechelt Mayor’s Message John Henderson Mayor, District of Sechelt

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ith summer in full swing, I am thrilled to report that downtown Sechelt is buzzing with activity. The Canada Day celebrations on Cowrie Street and at Hackett Park were huge successes with record crowds. On behalf of the community, I want to thank the organizer, Sechelt Downtown Business Association, and the many volunteers for their energy and enthusiasm in making our town so vibrant!

It’s also great to see and feel the “buzz” in our downtown business community.

It’s very gratifying to see the number of new businesses that have opened in

recent months. As well, the ‘Thursday Night Market’ and the Saturday Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market have been blessed with good weather and great crowds.

The colourful street banners are up and the planters and open spaces are showing their summer best.

We have recently launched a pilot project to enhance the enjoyment and the vibrancy in our downtown shopping area.

Merchants can use the sidewalk areas outside their shops for product displays, seating areas, etc. I encourage all to be creative – who knows, we might just have a contest for the most innovative idea!

In addition, two multifamily residential facility construction projects are underway (the Watermark on Teredo and Wharf Place, on Wharf near East

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Porpoise Bay Road.) On completion these projects will add 125 high quality residential units to our downtown area. Such activities demonstrate that our community is growing and that our future is bright.

I am also pleased that the BC Hydro undergrounding work on several of our streets is now completed.

My thanks to everyone for their patience while this work was underway.

In closing, I continue to be so aware of how fortunate we are to live in Sechelt. While ours is such a great place at all times of the year, there’s no doubt that our summer times are beyond compare. The myriad of activities available along with the influx of tourists makes it truly exciting to live, work and play in Sechelt!

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Ottawa-based poet Brandon Wint, a Capital Slam poetry competition champion and veteran of two Canadian Festival of Spoken Word championship teams, brings his spoken word performance to The Sound in Sechelt on Friday, July 21 at 8 pm.

Special guest Jillian Christmas and former Canadian Idol finalist, singer Chelsea Johnson, join Wint for an evening of spoken word that includes an open mike session for local poets to share their work.

Tickets ($10) available at the door.

Creek singer explores themes Roberts Creek singer/ songwriter Jess Hart’s recently released single ‘Lifestyle Ad’, a little ukulele number mixed at Strait Sound in Roberts Creek, explores themes of media concentration, corporate ownership, consumer culture and isolation.

An accomplished singer/ songwriter admired for her thoughtful lyrics and unique vocal and musical style, Jess Hart’s self-produced debut album ‘Incorporated’ has been featured on CBC and

Art Stroll in The Landing Thirteen venues will showcase a variety of art works and wares during the annual Gibsons Landing Art Stroll, August 9 through 12. Enjoy exhibitions, art activities, creative cuisine, music, and artist demos throughout the scenic seaside village, plus a sneak peek at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery’s future home during a ‘work in progress’ reception Saturday, August 11 from 4 to 7 pm at the former BMO building, 431 Marine Drive. Take part in the free drop-in collage art activity Thursday through Saturday, 1 to 3 pm, in the Gibsons Public Library, catch Music in the Landing performances and stroll the Sunday Market at Holland Park.

A self-guided tour brochure is available at the Gibsons Visitor Information Centre, online at gibsonspublicartgallery.ca, and at local businesses.

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Far from the typical female singer-songwriter, Hart views music as a vehicle for change. “Music for me is the best tool possible to express my thoughts and ideas about my surroundings and to communicate them meaningfully,” she says.

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Renowned author Tim Bowling, who made Gibsons his home for several years, returns to the Sunshine Coast to give a reading at the Gibsons Public Library on Wednesday, July 25, from 6 to 7:30 pm. He will be reading from his most recent poetry collection, Tenderman, which just won the Alberta Book Award for Poetry this past May, and his new novel, The Tinsmith, published in March.

Bowling, who now makes his home in Edmonton, is an award-winning writer who has garnered national and international acclaim for his poetry, non-fiction and novels.

In his poetry collection Tenderman, Bowling outlines the central tension that acts as a vital force in the collection, the dichotomy between the sensitive poetic observer and the tough workingclass subject. The tenderman (the term for a crewman on a salmon packing boat), who represents an unromantic, fiercely independent everyman, acts as unintentional muse to the collection; its poems are often delivered through dialogues between poet and fisherman, reminiscences of their shared childhoods, or narratives delivered by the tenderman himself.

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The Tinsmith opens on September 17, 1862 at the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history. It follows the aftermath of this famous Civil War battle, as Anson Baird, an assistant surgeon for the Union Army, meets a mysterious soldier named John.

Anson soon realizes that John is no ordinary soldier and that he harbours a dangerous secret. In the bizarre aftermath of the battle, this secret forges an intense bond between the two men.

This free event is made possible with support from the Canada Council for the Arts. Seating is limited, so pre-registration is recommended.

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GARAGEJuly SALES 19, 2012 Yard Sale - tools, camping & household items. Sat. July 21, 9:00am.

5506 Orchard St, Sechelt. p29 Happy Cat Haven Yard Sales are back!

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Save MLS commission fees of over $10,000! $229,500. Try your offer with Norm, or call to view: 604-741-1755

800 FOR RENT DumpHOMES truck 1028 Gibsons: Security in numbers! 3 bdrm twnhs in this six-plex, close to schools and shopping. N/S, sm pet ok. $1200/mo. Avail. now, call Key Property Management at 604-886-6618 for viewing or visit www.keypropertymanagement.ca b29 Gibsons: SxS duplex, two stories, 3 bdrms, avail. now. Great view w/2 decks, and2012 rec room.

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Mighty Rapids capture provincial awards

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he Sunshine Coast provincial championships Rapids Midget C alongside 30 other teams Lacrosse Team’s season from around BC. came to an inspiring Although the nine-player conclusion at the BC team was outnumbered Feb. 16, 2012 Box Lacrosse Provincial nearly two to one heading Championships over the into their first game at the weekend in Port Co- Provincial Championships quitlam, bringing home on Friday, they trounced many awards to prove Nanaimo 8-4 as Goalie their love for the sport.

Joseph Beckman stopped With only eight runners more than 80 shots on goal and a goalie (almost half to earn the MVP award for their teammates aged out his performance. this year), the Rapids MidgA hard-fought second et team fielded the smallest game against Williams bench in the BC Lacrosse Lake saw Erik Sawchuk league. Yet seventeen-year- scoring first with an assist 7, 2012from Nolan O’Reilly, Liam old Head Coach June Sterling Ratcliff led this gritty team Singleton’s quick dancing to first place in the regional feet making the game endivision and a spot in the joyable for spectators and

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Going into their third game exhausted, with a number of injured players and again outnumbered almost two to one by West Kootenay, the Rapids played hard until the last buzzer. Carlos Ibanez scored first, with Liam Singleton, Raven Wall, and Jesse Mulligan demonstrating outstanding passing skills. Alex Ratcliff, the Rapids’ only fe-

male player earned the Most Valuable Player title against West Kootenay.

At the recognition ceremony on Saturday, firstyear player Matthew Bentley won the Warrior Fair Play Award and first-year goalie Joseph Beckman took home the All Star Player Award. Nominated by his elders and peers, Head Coach Sterling Ratcliff received the Warrior Fair Play Coach award.

Capping these accomplishments, the mighty Rapids beat out the other 30 participating teams to capture the provincial Team Sportsmanship award.

Way to go, Rapids!

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ost of the youth Minor Hockey Associasports going on in tion is seeking enthusiastic our communities would not community members who work withoutClaytons the effortscrossword of would1029 like to share their coaches and other volun- knowledge of hockey with teers who generously give our younger generation or hours of their time to pro- provide guidance and supvide a safe learning environ- port to our coaches. Withment for the young people out volunteers, children they mentor. These volun- would not get out on the teers might be parents of ice. “Aside from the physiplayers on the team or they cal health reasons, other might be other members of proposed benefits of sport the community who July have19, participation for children 2012 knowledge to share and the include improved self-estime to share it. Volunteers teem, social and problem are the engine that drives solving skills, academic youth sports, and they are achievement, and school attypically the first individu- tendance,” said Sean Gray, als who teach young people President, SCMHA. “We teamwork, sportsmanship need the help of those in and leadership. our community with a pasThe Sunshine Coast sion for children’s sports,

we need more people to volunteer.”

The Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association is a proud member of the Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association. In association with Hockey BC and Hockey Canada we offer the youth in our communities the benefits of a managed Hockey program in Sechelt, Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast. Play well – play hard – play fair!

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Register at the SPCA shelter or online at spca.bc.ca/ walk

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Avoid these mistakes when staging Real Estate Tips Kenan MacKenzie Sunshine Coast Real Estate News

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ou may love your home, but that doesn’t mean that everyone coming through the door will feel the same way.

What may be “charming” to the seller may seem off-putting to a prospective buyer.

Many sellers attempt to stage their home themselves and in doing so, create mistakes that can actually sidetrack the sale of their homes.

Here are some of the biggest staging mistakes, according to professional home stagers.

Getting too personal: Home staging is meant to create a neutral canvas, or a model home look, for broadest appeal. This is not the time to bring in your unique style and create a look that appeals to just you.

Using dark colors: If painting, choose a neutral and warm color such as beige, grey, light blue or pale green tones. You’ll be amazed at the transformation a few coats of fresh paint will make.

Not taking advantage of natural light: People love natural light so blocking off light with heavy curtains or furniture can hurt your sale, especially if the home has attractive views. Anything dated in a home is a turnoff to a potential buyer and window treatments are one of them.

Thinking more is better: Furniture should be in scale

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This special celebration will be held at the Iris Griffith Centre, 15386 Sunshine Coast Highway, Madeira Park (1 km south of Ruby Lake) and there will be a slide show presentation on the 10-year history of the Society followed by a potluck BBQ at 4:30.

You’re also welcome to stay for the festivities, including live folk music by Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives staffer Matthew Lovegrove, a performance by the summer student staff, and some fun activities for the kids and young at heart! This free event is family-friendly so everyone is welcome.

For more information, visit www.lagoonsociety.com or phone 604-883-9201.

with the room. Its purpose is to define the purpose of the room and show what will fit where – not to show you can seat 15 in your living room with a side table for every seat.

Leaving pets at home: Remove all traces of animals from the house and make sure pets are not on the premises during showings. Having a pet could kill a sale before someone even steps into a house.

Neglecting the outside: Add flowers, make sure the lawn is mowed, the yard is tidy and add a few backyard accessories for the kids.

Only dealing with “main” rooms: People are quick to

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Forgetting fixtures: Ensure all fixtures are working, have fresh bulbs and are lit during showings.

Remember, staging a home

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