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They are running uphill, in the middle of a half-marathon, but they still have the energy to signify just how much fun they are having. Virginia Nikkel, left, and Jill Sader, both from Langley were among more than 550 entrants in the “BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run presented by Eastlink” on April 7. The 21.1-kilometre route took them from Park Rd. in Gibsons to Mission Point at Davis Bay in good running weather. The overall winner of the 42nd Fool’s Run was Chris Napier of Vancouver, with a time of one hour, 13 minutes and 50 seconds. Said Napier: “I love the fact that you can’t settle into a rhythm at any point on the course and you constantly have to assess your effort.” The top Coast finisher was Jordan Maynard of Gibsons, with a time of 1:18:29, just four seconds ahead of Nick Duff, of Sechelt. The overall female winner was Kendal Paul, of Vancouver, with a time of 1:26:05. “The challenging bits were made easier by the smiling volunteers and spectators every step of the way,” Paul said later. And the top female finisher from the Coast was Carlin Goos, of Gibsons, at 1:28:35. As far as we can tell, a fun time was had by all. Full results at foolsrun.com. KEITH DUNN PHOTO
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A total of 36 Sunshine Coast employers had tables at the sixth annual annual “Hire Up The Coast Hiring Fair” April 5 at the Gibsons Recreation Centre. The event, hosted by WorkBC, was designed to help fill employment gaps by connecting groups looking to hire with those searching for local jobs. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO
Bricker’s wants to serve full glasses Bricker’s Cidery received District of Sechelt support for a Manufacturer’s Lounge Endorsement at the April 3 council meeting, despite objections from area residents. The final decision will be made by BC’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Board (LCRB). Council also agreed to business licence restrictions on the potential new services at the Bricker’s site on Norwest Bay Road in West Sechelt. Hours for liquor service will be limited to 11am to 7pm. The maximum capacity will be 83 patrons. The products that Bricker’s can offer will be restricted to the cider it produces and locally produced beer. Arriving at these decisions took about an hour, half of the evening’s council meeting. It included hearing from Bricker’s general manager, Nick Farrer, about the proposed changes and the future for the company. Council also received a delegation of two residents that live close to the site who opposed the change in licensing. Farrer said that the cidery is the only craft beverage producer within the district. Visiting craft beverage producers is an increasingly popular tourism activity. He reported
that visitors are being attracted to the area to experience Bricker’s and other breweries and distilleries on the Coast. Reviews from the cidery’s customers are mostly positive, except for comments on how liquor service is restricted under its current licence. As a manufacturer, Bricker’s can serve single five-ounce samples in its tasting room and bottled cider off sales can be consumed at its outdoor picnic site. Farrer noted that these on-site serving rules limit their business during the winter months. Over 100 of Bricker’s on-site customers agreed and signed a petition supporting a change in these rules. The petition was included with Bricker’s request for council support. Expanding to the limited lounge endorsement would permit guests to be served twelve-ounce glasses of Bricker’s products in the tasting room and picnic area. Farrer noted that vehicle parking for the anticipated increase in customers is available on the property. He also stated he has met with staff and the Parents Advisory Committee chairperson of West Sechelt Elementary School about the proposed changes. The cidery site is within the Agricultural Land Reserve
(ALR). It is subject to the same rules as other ALR properties when it comes to hosting special events on the property. Although the endorsement would allow Bricker’s to serve hard liquor, Farrer stated they want to limit their products to their cider and local beer. In voicing concerns, two of the site’s neighbours focused on noise and traffic issues as well as faults with the endorsement review process. Walter Tripp and David Oram noted that their residential neighbourhood is already subject to noise from events hosted at the nearby Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden site. They noted that West Sechelt Elementary is a designated ‘walk-to’ school. They expressed fears that if Bricker’s attracts more tourist traffic to the area, and more customers are served larger amounts of liquor, the chances of a traffic tragedy will increase. A lack of notice and consultation about the potential change was an issue for Tripp, Oram and the 30 other residents who submitted letters of concern. They questioned the procedures used by both the District and the West Sechelt Community Association to seek public input on the matter. Connie Jordison
Sunshine Coast & Powell River Schedules September September 5, 5, 2017 2017 -- January January 1, 1, 2018 2018
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Fracking the future Earthquakes, methane emissions, scarred landscapes, water depletion and contamination are just a few known effects of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. There’s also a lot we don’t know — but that hasn’t stopped governments and industry from throwing caution to the wind and fracking as if there’s no tomorrow. Fracking wells in Saskatchewan multiplied a hundredfold in 10 years, from 75 in 2004 to 7,500 by 2015. Alberta, which produces 72 per cent of Canada’s marketable natural gas, has 170,000 fracked wells. Despite a commitment to climate action, BC, which now produces one-quarter of Canada’s natural gas, is pinning its economic hopes on rapidly expanding its fracking industry, offering tax breaks and subsidies. Although the previous BC government’s vision of a windfall from more than 20 liquefied natural gas projects never materialized, mainly because of poor market conditions, the province still has its sights set on Shell’s $40-billion LNG project at Kitimat, as well as the smaller Woodfibre project near Squamish and FortisBC’s recently expanded Tilbury LNG facility in Delta. With easily accessible gas and oil deposits becoming depleted, companies have turned to fracking to extract it from shale formations. This involves drilling deep, often horizontal wells and pumping large amounts of pressurized water, sand and chemicals into them to fracture rock and release gas or oil. Gas is piped to LNG export plants where it is cooled, compressed and liquefied before being shipped, requiring enormous amounts of energy. (Some speculate the Site C dam’s purpose is to provide the LNG industry with energy and water.) Almost all BC’s natural gas is fracked. A year ago, the BC government appointed a science panel to look into issues around fracking, including seismic activity and impacts on water resources. The panel’s report, released in February, concluded that we don’t know enough about impacts. We know fracking can cause earthquakes. A 2016 study found 90 to 95 per cent of magnitude 3 or greater earthquakes along the BC-Alberta border were fracking-related. We also know it uses enormous amounts of water, is linked to drinking water contamination and has massive impacts on land and habitat. It’s also contributing to climate change. Despite proponents’ claims that fracked gas is a “clean” or “transition” fuel that will help fight climate disruption, research shows the industry’s methane emissions make it as bad as coal in some cases. As easy sources of coal, oil and gas become depleted, industry and governments are moving as quickly as possible to exploit “unconventional” reserves through oilsands extraction, deep-sea drilling, Arctic exploration and fracking. This is neither sustainable nor rational. David Suzuki
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Too much noise (Re “Gibsons wrestles with unauthorized tents”, the Local, March 28) As a resident of Soames Place, I am baffled that the town bylaws are simply not being enforced. Sunshine Tiny Homes is allowed to build homes right behind our building in a “tent” with no regard to the two apartment buildings it has sandwiched itself between. Residents are forced to live with intolerable construction noise; residents have made numerous complaints to the town and have been completely ignored. Growing pains are one thing...but disregarding tax-paying residents’ desire to live peacefully in their homes is something else. Tally Gardner, Gibsons
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(Re “A Docking Incident”, the Local, March 28) On behalf of all of us at BC Ferries, I would like to
Watch for whales For the past number of years, the Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) has been bringing awareness to people all over the BC Coast regarding the increase in whale sightings and the need for protecting whales and people from collisions. Here on the Sunshine Coast we have experienced increased sightings of humpbacks, gray whales and orcas. Regulations from DFO for safe distances from whales and marine mammals (porpoises, seals, sea lions, dolphins etc.) is 100 metres. In 2018, the safe distance was expanded to 200 metres for southern resident killer whales, to give them more space. The 200-metre
extend my sincere apologies for the effect our service interruption had on the lives of our customers when the Queen of Surrey made contact with the berth at Langdale terminal on March 26. We know many of our customers had their plans disrupted that day with the vessel being out of service. I would also like to express my gratitude to the many individuals and organizations that responded quickly with assistance, including Seaspan, the Coast Guard, Lloyd’s Register, West Coast Marine Response, Sunshine Coast Water Taxi, Cormorant Marine, BC Transit and Transport Canada and others. We thank them for their efforts at the time of the incident, and in the days that followed. Safety is our highest value, and we are thankful that no passengers were injured in this incident, and that there were no environmental consequences. A thorough investigation is under-
way to determine exactly what happened. I’ve heard from many passengers who were on board the Queen of Surrey that day that our crew and terminal staff acted calmly and professionally. We are grateful for the way they handled this unexpected situation and our employees likewise have expressed their gratitude for the patience, kindness and respect they received from our customers throughout the day. Incidents like these are never easy. We know that customers on board had places to go and appointments to keep, and their plans were disrupted. For that, we are truly sorry. We will be reviewing the findings of the investigation and the processes by which this incident was handled to ensure we apply all lessons learned going forward. Corrine Storey ,Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, BC Ferries
distance applies to all killer whales. It is not only the larger boats that need to respect these DFO regulations regarding marine mammals, but also smaller boats, kayaks and, paddleboards. With this increased whale activity in our urban areas and summer approaching, the opportunity to interact and interrupt cetacean activity is heightened. The regulations are there for the safety of both the whales and humans. The MERS “See a Blow? Go Slow!” campaign now has several signs in place at wharves on the Sunshine Coast. These signs also have more information on them that can be activated by phone card readers. To have one of these in-
formation signs placed at your marine location, contact geordieharrower55@ gmail.com More information is available at mersociety.org Geordie Harrower, Roberts Creek
Less of everything
(Re “Time for concrete solutions”, the Local editorial, April 4) David Suzuki’s request for an environmentally responsible replacement for concrete make sense. His mention of l’affaire SNC, however, is merely playing to the gallery – bribery might exist in engineering bids regardless the material, whether concrete or pine cones. Regarding his demand for less concrete (and recalling his previous demands for less logging, less fossil fuels, less mining, and less everything), one wonders why environmentalists don’t just state the obvious: the only way to the promised land of minimized human impact requires less consumption per person, but also some population ‘control’. Barring some miraculous new world order in which humanity voluntarily (or under duress) returns to a long-gone era of complete simplicity, any reduction in total consumption to Suzuki-acceptable equilibrium levels means that on various occasions the planet will achieve maximum allowable capacity. At those points, uncomfortable choices will have to be made. Who is forbidden from procreating? Which births are not allowed? Who is encouraged to leave a bit earlier than planned? Who decides? Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons
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Politicians had a look at the rooms in the new 40-unit supportive housing project in Sechelt. From the left, Councillor Matt McLean, Mayor Darnelda Siegers, MLA Nicholas Simons and Nick Gaskin of RainCity Housing. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO Contacting those selected for suites in BC Housing’s Hightide Avenue supportive housing project has been a career highlight for local RainCity Housing spokesperson, Nick Gaskin. This is because all who are scheduled to move into the $7.6 million-apartment building by the end of April currently reside in the Sechelt area. As he conducted a facility tour for elected officials and project partners on April 5, Gaskin recounted an emotional “This is really happening” response from one of the 40 new tenants. At the event, Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons thanked all who worked with the province to make the project possible. This included acknowledging long time community housing advocate Sue Jackel, who was in the audience. Jackel has done considerable background work to identify gaps in the Coast’s housing supply. Her efforts helped highlight the need for homes for those with the most modest financial resources. Simons stated he was pleased that the residents of BC support giving people who need housing more than just shelter access, but a place to call home. He noted that the province’s Rapid Response to Homelessness (RRH) program is developing projects in 22 communities. “For a long time, this was not a priority. We have some catching up to do. Just over a year ago the BC government committed to delivering 2,000 supportive housing units. The Lower Sunshine Coast will be the recipient of 80 of those; 40 at this site and 40 to be built in Gibsons,” said Simons. Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers expressed the com-
munity’s thanks for the cooperative efforts of the multiple groups involved with the project. She outlined Sechelt’s contributions, which include the waiving of development cost charges and annual consideration of property tax relief for the facility. RainCity, the non-profit affordable housing advocacy group that will manage the facility under the direction of Vancouver Coastal Health, began using the building for staff training on April 3. Project construction began in early January. Tom Faliszewski, senior manager of innovative solutions with the project’s construction contractor, Metric Modular, stated a full occupancy permit should be in place by mid-April. That permit is being delayed, in part, by large piles of soil that remain around the building at 5656 Hightide Avenue. The site is of archeological significance to the shíshálh Nation. Artifacts have been recovered during the excavation work
Sunshine Coast RCMP are seeking any information relating to a motor home that was stolen from the 600 block of Industrial Way in Gibsons BC. The RV was last seen on the evening of April 2nd. It is believed that the motor home may have left the Sunshine Coast on the first ferry from Langdale to Horseshoe Bay on April 3rd. The Ford motor home is 28 feet long, white with tan colored trim and is bearing BC
license plate GW778V. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Sun-
for the building. Areas of interest have been marked and soil that was dug up is being screened on-site for potential artifacts before it will be removed. Each apartment has a private bathroom and a single open living space with a partial kitchen. The suites will be furnished. Eight units on the main floor are mobility-aid accessible, more than double the number of accessible suites required for RRH projects. Gaskin said this was done to meet housing demands in our area. The Coast has an older population and a higher than provincial average number of senior citizens have been identified as in need of affordable, supportive housing. Facility residents will also have access to a shared amenity space for programming, and laundry facilities. Once tenants move in, RainCity will have staff on site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Connie Jordison
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Regular Council Meetings Regular Council Meeting: April 17th at 7:00pm Committee of the Whole Meeting: April 24th at 3:00pm Regular Council Meeting: May 1st at 7:00pm The 40 people chosen for the supportive housing project on Hightide Ave. in Sechelt should be moved in by the end of April. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO
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Visitor Information Centre opening The Sechelt Visitor Information Centre will reopen under the management of Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) on April 17, 2019. The hours during the month of April will be Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm and closed Monday and Tuesday. From May to September the Centre will be open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm.
Sechelt Citizen App Download the new Sechelt Citizen App on your apple or android device to get: • Garbage and recycling reminders • Waste widget to check if (and where) an item can be recycled • Report bylaw, park and road concerns to us • Receive alerts when there is road or sewer work happening in your area Search for “Sechelt Citizen App” in your App Store or Google Play to download, or visit sechelt.ca/Live/Garbage-Recycling for a link to the web version.
District of Sechelt office: 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC Phone 604-885-1986 Fax 604-885-7591 Email info@Sechelt.ca
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Sechelt apologizes for sewer construction, blasting and damage About 35 construction-weary West Sechelt residents heard District of Sechelt responses to questions about the Wakefield Road sewer project on April 2 at
the Seaside Centre. Graham Schulz of Sechelt’s project engineering contractor, ISL, stated that the project, which has taken over nine months, would be complete by “the
end of June”. “Of what year?” was a response from one frustrated audience member. The work has meant ongoing road closures as well as disturbances from con-
struction vehicles, drilling, digging, jack hammering and blasting. Potholes and ditches on roads and driveways, along with damages to residents’ properties have also
occurred. On March 15, the district advised residents that claims for damages must be submitted by March 31. It has now eliminated that deadline.
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With work continuing and, as some damage may not be found until after construction contractor Bear Creek Projects leaves, the district is now asking for damage reports as soon as possible. If the problem is the result of the contractor’s work, they will be asked to make repairs. If damages resulting from the project are discovered later, costs can be covered from the bond that the contractor has posted. The bond, worth close to $1 million, will remain in place for one year after the district accepts the project as complete. It can also be used to cover construction deficiencies identified within that timeline. Disagreements surfaced at the event about the decision to patch rather than repave the lower portion of Wakefield Road. District director of engineering Darwyn Kutney said this work would be proceeding during the week of April 22. He noted that the district will always look at patch repairs due to the high cost of repaving. Residents challenged this approach, with calls for the district to ‘do it right, the first time’. Concerns were raised by residents about ground water flow changes on their properties, which they feel were caused by the work. The effectiveness of hydro-seeding to repairs lawns and boulevards, scheduled for later this spring when weather will likely be drier, was questioned. Sechelt’s communications manager, Julie Rogers, voiced a district apology to residents for the project delays, frightening incidents with rock blasting, and other inconveniences relating to the work. She noted that a lack of communication between the district and area residents has been identified as a concern by both parties. “No individual councillors responded to any of our emails or made any statements about this situation,” said area resident Cathy Kiss. “It makes us feel like you don’t care about how this work is impacting us. Some residents have been traumatized by this.” Once the new sewer line is functioning, impacted owners are to arrange and pay for construction of connections from the street to the home on their property. The properties will start incurring annual sewer user fee charges when they connect. Owners may opt to stay on their existing septic service, but would still be charged that fee, starting two years after they are notified that sewer connection is available to them. Properties in this area have been paying the annual sewer parcel charge since its inception in the early 1990’s. Connie Jordison
Talk of The Town
Bill Beamish Mayor, Town of Gibsons
It is time once again to set our municipal tax rates in order to meet our 2019 budget requirements. This year, our budget drivers include infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, increases to the cost of municipal operations and the need to build our reserves to meet future requirements. While taxation from new development will offset some of our costs, additional revenues are required. To achieve this, we are proposing to increase the tax rates for utilities and to ensure that others are consistent with municipal practice. The Town of Gibsons Council is also contemplating increases to both our residential and our commercial property tax rates, with the rise in the residential rate likely to be higher than the increase to the commercial rate, thereby reducing the
Pull of the Tide Pam GoldsmithJones MP, West Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky Country
Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced Budget 2019 in March. Here are a few highlights I believe would be of interest. A clean economy • A onetime addition of $2.2 billion (through the Federal Gas Tax Fund) for municipalities and Indigenous communities. • Energy efficiency – $1.01 billion to increase energy efficiency in residential, commercial and multi-unit buildings (through the Green Municipal Fund). • Zero emissions vehicles – the expansion of charging and refuelling stations and a new federal purchase incentive for electric vehicles. Transport Canada will provide a federal purchase incentive of $5,000 for electric battery or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $45,000. For businesses, these vehicles will be eligible for a full write off in the year they are put to use. Pharmacare • A new Canada Drug Agency will assess the effectiveness of new prescription drugs and negotiate drug prices to lower the cost of drugs. • A national formulary for a comprehensive, evidence-based list of prescribed drugs will be developed. • A rare diseases fund of $1 billion over two years, and up to $500 million per year ongoing, so that Canadians with rare diseases can access the drugs they need.
class multiple. That’s not because we’re unsympathetic to homeowners. Rather, it’s because we understand that a rise in commercial property taxes is typically passed on to the small businesses that rent space and operate from those premises. In British Columbia, small businesses account for 98 per cent of all businesses in the province, and those small businesses are truly the engine of our economy. Research shows that in BC, locally-owned businesses create more than double the economic impact of their chain competitors. For every $100 spent with a local business in BC, $46 is re-circulated back into the province’s economy, compared to just $18 for multi-nationals. Besides paying taxes, locally-owned businesses make an important financial contribution to our community in many ways: they invest their own capital, at their own risk, to provide essential goods and services; they support families and create jobs, train their employees and pay for benefits; they support
our local sports teams, events and charities by donating goods, money and/or time to multiple community events and activities. In addition, our small businesses pay an annual business license fee, that in turn supports the Town’s initiatives with the Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization, which leads many Coast-wide economic initiatives. Hospitality businesses pay an additional tax to support Sunshine Coast Tourism, which works hard to build a strong local tourism industry. The Town of Gibsons has a history of supporting our businesses and this past February, was recognized by Small Business BC with the “Open for Business” Award. This was a strong acknowledgement of the many business-friendly initiatives implemented by previous Councils – and a reminder to current Council about the importance of continuing that legacy. I hope residents will also lend their support to Gibsons’ small businesses, by choosing to shop local as much as they can.
Seniors • Enhancing Guaranteed Income Supplement earnings exemption so that seniors who are employed can keep more of their income. • Proactively enroll Canada Pension Plan contributors 70 years or older who have not yet applied to receive their retirement pension. Housing • First-Time Home Buyer Incentive, a $1.25 billion investment over five years, providing shared equity mortgages with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) expected to help approximately 100,000 firsttime home buyers. • First-time home buyers will have greater access to their Registered Retirement Savings Plan in order to buy a home by increasing the Home Buyers’ Plan withdrawal limit from $25,000 to $35,000. Advancing Reconciliation • Forgiving all outstanding comprehensive claim negotiation loans and reimbursing Indigenous governments that have already repaid these loans. • $1.2 billion to help First
Nations children access health and social services. Ovarian Cancer Canada • Provide $10 million over five years beginning in 201920 to address existing gaps in knowledge about effective prevention, screening and treatment options for ovarian cancer. Terry Fox Institute • Provide up to $150 million over five years, starting in 2019-20, to establish a national Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network. Broadband • Focus on high speed, high quality internet in rural and remote areas so that all Canadian homes and businesses have access to 50 Mbps internet where they live. The full plan can be found here: https://www.budget. gc.ca/2019/docs/plan/budget-2019-en.pdf Please visit: www.pgoldsmithjones.liberal.ca for more information. I welcome your thoughts - Email me: pam.goldsmith-jones@ parl.gc.ca, connect with us on Facebook: Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, or drop by our office in Horseshoe Bay, 6367 Bruce Street 604-913-2660.
The Sechelt Visitor Information Centre will reopen under the management of Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) on April 17. After a previous management contract ended, the Visitor Information Centre closed on December 3. A request for proposal was issued by the District of Sechelt for a new management contractor and it was awarded to Sunshine Coast Tourism for $40,000. SCT also manages the Gibsons Visitor Information Centre under a contract
with the Town of Gibsons. Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) is a non-profit association, specifically a destination marketing organization (DMO) providing tourism services on the Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Lund. The hours during the month of April will be Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm and closed Monday and Tuesday. From May to September the centre will be open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm Submitted
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Recently members of Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue had the opportunity to attend the BC Adventure Smart “train the presenter” workshop. The workshop focused on increasing awareness about outdoor recreation safety, personal preparedness and search and rescue prevention. The attendees are now available to the community to teach community members about personal preparedness and outdoor safety. Our search dog team Joyce Tattersal and Echo completed their yearly validation from the RCMP. Joyce and Echo are an integral part to the team and we are very lucky to have them. It takes a
special commitment to have you have a lifejacket on board a sound signaling device and a search dog, many extra for each person on board, the a VHF radio so you are able hours spent training as well Canada Safety Council highly to attract attention in your as challenging their skills. recommends not only that time of need. From all of us The team’s 10 new recruits you have the PFD, but that at RCMSAR, please wear your have settled in well and are you wear it at all times. A PFD PFD, it will save your life. well on their way as full high- won’t help you if it’s sitting Stay safe, wear your PFD ly trained members. We will on the seat while you’ve fall- and have fun! be doing another recruit- en in the water.” https://rcmsar12.org/doment this summer. Check our It is also important to have nate/ Facebook page or the local media outlets for information as it becomes available. If you haven’t had a chance to see the expansion to our hall beside the SCRD offices at the top of Field Rd., take the time to drive by and check it out. We should be able to move all our equipment into the new bays in the next 30 days. Thank you to Mortgage Corporation Community Forest for their generous donation to the hall expansion. Station 12 Halfmoon Bay Mortgage Corporation would like to remind our marine community about the importance of PFDs. Here’s what the Canada Over 25 years arranging Safety Council has to say: Broker/Owner private mortgage financing “Water-related deaths aren’t RICHARD WATT on the Sunshine Coast preceded by a lot of warning. Broker/Owner Richard Watt Drowning can happen in secBroker/Owner onds and fortunately, Canadians seem more aware of this fact in recent years and the statistics continue to trend suncomortgagecorp@gmail.com in the right direction. Despite the statistics demonstrating EASY TO QUALIFY / QUICK APPROVALS a gradual reduction, drowning continues to be a serious This proof is for the purpose of issue, PLEASE being the RESPOND third leadingBY EMAIL BY TYPOGRAPHICAL cause of unintentional fataliPLEASE RESPOND BY EMAIL BY This CORRECTIONS proof is for the purpose of ties worldwide. 3PM WEDNESDAY TYPOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS “Personal floatation devices (PFDs) are essential any AD SIZE BOOKED (3.13” x 1.8”) time you board a boat. While AD SIZE BOOKED (3.13” x 1.8”) 1/18 PAGE Canadian law requires that
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heavily trafficked areas of the yard can help homeowners identify the problem early and address it before grass begins to suffer. Cooperative Extension, which is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, notes that the following are some sign potential indicators of compacted soil. • Hard soil: Soil that is difficult, if not impossible, to penetrate with a shovel is likely compacted. Even healthy soil is sometimes resistant to penetration, but if homeowners put some muscle into their efforts to penetrate the soil and still can’t do so, then the soil is compacted. • Standing water: Water standing on top of soil for a long time is doing so because the soil is likely so compacted that the water, which roots need to thrive, cannot get through.
• Excessive water runoff: Runoff occurs when watering lawns. But if nearly all of the water intended for the lawn and the soil beneath it is seemingly being diverted away from the grass, then that means the water cannot get through to the soil or that so little is getting through that the lawn’s health is in
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I had to wait tilljust school was out toWe tellwere Kobeexcited, bu things felt different. weren't even sure we would qualify but we knew askinghad if wechanged could come in onwethe following to say that the board a bit and magnificent example of natural and thatthis day, school felt like it was on forever!! knew there were a lotgoing of other families that h it wouldn't hurt to just apply. biodiversity. evening meet with theboard. board. That day, we would have present ourand story to the new The day felt toapplied go so slowly. When he got home, I and everyone needs and Mark your calendars for a guided walkdeserves a h had to go citybut foronce some specialists We were a bit nervous toonto meetthe them We met Cori Lynn at the very beginning. I was so got to tellthat himtakes the best news ever. The news he had to call Ourwoods’ kids were aware of wh us their ‘deepown. into the . appointments butboard we were a again, the people that are on the arestill able to make nervous and my anxiety about just applying was been dreaming, envisioning andwhat waiting to hear! I that was going on and habitat is. After ferry home time to meet We were absolutely wonderful. Thisin time around wewith had them. to of control (silly, I know!). But within the first don't think it felt real at this point, but it was and is! alm In out January, representatives of non-profi t groups attended the “Protecting Key Forests Habitat in old order meeting,and Kobe, our 9 year son, asked nervous the awonderful go into a bit more detailbut about few things.group Someof ladies we met few minutes of talking to Cori Lynn, my program, nerves designed launch of the Volunteer Sunshine Coast everyday, "did habitat call?? 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Just compassion and love At to thathelp moment, I knewvolunteering it was a Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) fairinvolved. designed you fiJeff nd and the best fit for might and say no we are or for the home habitatsoofthey humanity all but the maybe if we and acceptance.questions they ask make us feel uncomfortable good decision to PHOTO go in and apply. you. MICHELL BRUECKER loggingfocus@gmail.com envisioning moving into a habitat home, ma judged. They were all asked from caring hearts wonderful team members there!! they will call with a yes! Every time we drov As Jeff and I walked out and were going home, loggingfocus.org and compassion. Not much time had passed after we dropped off the building site, Kobe would say I hope the Thank you so much habitat for helping us finally be things felt different. I don't know how or why, but the application, that we got a call from Cori Lynn After that, building was put on hold so we didn't say yes! able to have a forever home that we can call our things just felt different. We were excited, but we asking if we could come in on the following w w w. t h e l o c a l w e e k l y. c a own! knew there were a lot of other families that had evening and meet with the board. That day, we applied and everyone needs and deserves a home • Volunteering provides 65had to 75 years of age, females to go onto the city for some specialists Airen, Jeff, Kobe and Bella call their own. Our kids were aware of what benefits to toolder tend to volunteer andstill health appointments butmore we were able to make a Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast Family to contribute more average adults. It offers them signifiwas going on and what habitat is. After that ferry home in time to meet with them. We were and hours per year than males. cant physical, emotional meeting, nervous over but the of ladies methealth ben- Kobe, our 9 year old son, asked almost cognitive orwe brain However, thewonderful age of 75,group everyday, "did habitat call?? Did they say yes? I with, were were absolutely amazing us feel at Visit us efits.made It also enhances social males more likely to and just know they will say yes?" I kept reminding ease. We than talkedfemales about our kids support, and our crazy social inclusion and volunteer and him that there are so many families that need a at the civicany engagement. males alsoinvolunteered more journey life so far. Not once did of the Dontations: 604-885-6773 home so they might say no but maybe if we keep • Senior adults may experiaverage hours per year. questions they ask make us feel uncomfortable or envisioning moving into a habitat home, maybe ence challenges • judged. Baby boomers tend vol-from Restore - BuildingVolunteer Habitat Homes They were allto asked caring hearts and barriers to unteer to supervise events, to volunteering related they will call with a yes! Every time we drove by and compassion. Fair this serve on boards and com- transportation and schedulthe building site, Kobe would say I hope they Cori Lynn, Executive Director R out-of-pocket mittees, or building participate in on ing After that, was put holdissues so we and didn't say yes! Saturday, VOLUNTEE
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Why “older adults” make good volunteers Canada was home to the largest baby boom of any western country. Considered to be born between 1946 and 1964, the baby boomer generation can be characterized as having multiple mosaics, between ethnicity, family, religion and lifestyle preferences. This range and variation in the experiences of baby boomers affect their ability and/or motivation to volunteer. Volunteer Canada has developed a variety of tools and resources that explore the opportunities and barriers to effectively engaging boomers and older adults. We are in a very fortunate position, as there now exists a large and highly talented group able to contribute to their communities and nurture the spirit of civic engagement in Canada. • There are close to 15 million older adults in Canada: more than five million seniors age 65 and over and close to 10 million baby boomers (45 – 64 years old). Together, they make up 43 per cent of the population. • Baby boomers and senior adults contributed more than one billion volunteer hours in 2010. Older adults have a lower volunteer rate than younger age-groups; however, they contribute, on average, more hours per year. This is likely due to health and mobility issues that increase with age, while availability tends to increase with age, due to fewer work and family responsibilities. • Among those 45 to 64 years of age and those age
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fund raising, while seniors are more likely to volunteer to provide support to individuals through counselling and giving advice and to provide support to health care services. Adults age 45 and over tend to volunteer within sports and recreation, social services, education and research and religious non-profit organizations. Involvement with education and research drops quickly with advancing age, while seniors’ contribution to other types of organizations remains relatively stable. • Baby boomers tend to seek meaningful volunteer activities and have consistently high rates of volunteering. They are loyal volunteers who have time and flexible schedules, making them highly valued as volunteers; however, they also have high expectations for their volunteer experiences at organizations. In addition to a desire to contribute to the community, seniors are motivated to meet new people and volunteer with friends, whereas baby boomers are more often motivated to use or develop skills.
expenses. • Boomers, shadow boomers and seniors will increasingly be interested in having a strong voice in political and social issues. Programs to educate and support individuals in citizen advocacy and civic participation will become increasingly important. • Volunteers bring both social and economic benefits to non-profit organizations through their volunteer work. • Key strategies for engaging older adults include those that promote well-being during times of transition, such as retirement planning and condo volunteering, as well as strategies that promote personal development and learning, such as skillsbased volunteering, volun-tourism and citizen science. • Public policy and programs aimed at promoting volunteering among older adults and strengthening the capacity of organizations to involve older adults within a broader spectrum of engagement will be critical for the future of citizen engagement and volunteering in Canada. Submitted by Volunteer Canada
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Events on the Sunshine Coast April 11 Spring clothing swap, The Kube, Gibsons, 6-9pm April 12 Opening reception for exhibition by Béla Ord, with music by Hordes of Ords, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7-9pm April 12 PH coffee house with women’s vocal ensemble “Reflections”, singer-songwriter Matt Richards, jazz vocal trio “J-Tones” and pianist Matthew Douglas, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30pm, suggested $10 donation April 12 Astrophotographer Alan Dyer presentation on “chasing the northern lights”, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, donations accepted April 12-13 The Yestertones, fundraiser for the centre, Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt, Fri. 7pm, Sat. 3pm, $20 April 12-13 DS Danse youth company presents “Exploration, Discovery, Connection”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, Fri. 8pm, Sat. 2pm, adults $20, children $15 April 13 Volunteer fair, non-profits explain volunteer opportunities, Sechelt Band Hall, 10am-2pm April 13 Spring fair, Sarah Wray Hall, Garden Bay, 10am-3pm April 13 Merchants’ food festival, Gibsons Public Market, 10am6pm April 13 Repair cafe, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 11am-4pm April 13 Wedding venue open house, Gough Creek Estate, 3000 Day Rd., Roberts Creek, 11am-3pm, register at 604-740-0724 April 13 SC Film Society presents “Ash is the Purest White”, a drama about romance in modern China, Madarin with English subtitles, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, members $5, others $9 April 13 Workshop on podcasting with Sean Eckford, Gibsons Public Library, 2-4 pm, register at 604-886-2130 April 13 Opening reception for “Rabble&Rubble?” exhibition, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm April 13 Jeevious Family entertains, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30pm April 13 Jazz Group of Seven, with Jennifer Scott and Beth Jay, present “women jazz composers”, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 7:30pm, $20 April 13 C.R. Avery and the Storm Collective, High Beam Dreams, 350 Glassford Rd., Gibsons, 7:30pm, advance $30, at the door $35, share-there.com April 13 The Colorifics, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $8, guests $12 April 13 “Drip drop it like hiphop”, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15
April 14 Off the Page playreading presents “The Long Call” about an ex who turns up to settle an old score, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 1-3pm, by donation April 14 Blues and rock with Billie Zizi, 101 Brewhouse, 3:30-6pm, $10 April 14 Beer and burger fundraiser for Seaforth Expeditions’ “Race to Alaska”, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 6:30pm, $25 April 15 Opening of new killer whale (stalashen) exhibit, Tems Swiya Museum, Sechelt, 10am April 15 Grand opening of new FUSE work space, above Corner Cafe, corner of Hwy 101 & Madeira Park Rd., 7-9pm April 16 Death cafe, a safe place for conversation about death, Gibsons Public Library, 1:30-3:30pm April 16 Seminar on keto weight-loss diets, Pharmasave, Sechelt, 6pm, register at 604-8859614, ask for Sheri April 16 Jen Blancard, PODS biologist, addresses the Pender Harbour Wildlife Society about volunteer positions, PH Secondary School, 7pm, free April 17 Launch of new novel from Mark Cameron, ”17 Weddings”, Gibsons Public Library, 6pm April 18 Coast Works spring mixer for entrepreneurs and creators, 107-5710 Teredo St., Sechelt, 6:30-8pm, free April 18 Nearly Neil with Bobby Bruce, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8-11pm, $15 April 19 Zonolite pub party, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 8pm April 19 Full moon rising drum circle, everyone welcome, Sargeant Bay Park, 8:15-9:15pm April 19 Punk rock with Modern Terror and The Corps, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $10, guests $15 April 20 Easter bake sale by Grandmothers and Grandothers, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 9am1pm April 20 Sale of succulents, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 10am April 20 Grand re-opening of the Visitor Information Centre, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 10am4pm April 20 Art show and sale with four artists, 612 Marine Dr., Gibsons, 10am-4pm April 20 Repair cafe, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 11am-4pm April 20 SC Streamkeepers clearing invasive plants and planting native species, foot of Metcalfe Rd., Roberts Creek, 11am1:30pm April 20 Book launch with poets Heidi Greco and Marion Quednau, Gibsons Public Library, 2pm
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Film society season ends with epic Chinese love story Considered to be one of the world’s greatest film makers, Chinese auteur, Jia Zhangke has been making epic masterpieces for years. His latest, “Ash is Purest White”, is a winding tale of love, disenchantment, and survival, spanning a period between 2001 and 2018, one of epic change for China. It follows
local beauty Qiao (played by Jia’s wife and muse Zhao Tao), a woman from a dying coal-mining town in love with a local mobster, Guo Bin (played by Liao Fan). Early in the film Qiao reflects on the whiteness of ash from a local volcano, marvelling at the purity of anything that burns so intensely. This theme courses throughout. Qiao holds her own in the macho environment that surrounds her and the complicated relationship with Bin. But her drastic actions to save his life result in a jail sentence and the loss of her relationship. Undaunted, she embarks on a journey to find her former lover, rediscovering herself along the way. A challenging series of adventures ensues as Qiao humourously uses survival skills she learned in the prison yard, and discovers that she has weathered the changes better than Bin. Years pass, landscapes morph, and entire ways of life seem to van-
ish as Bin and Qiao drift back and forth into each other’s lives. Replete with riveting performances, a wonderful score, and sweeping cinematography by French cinematographer Eric Gautier, “Ash is Purest White” has garnered many international awards and a nomination for the Palm D’Or at Cannes. Don’t miss this final film of the Sunshine Coast Film Society’s season and a fantastic
look into the reality of modern China. “Ash is Purest White” screens at 2pm. Saturday, April 13 at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt, and Monday April 22 at 7:30pm at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. Members $5, others $9. Mandarin with English Subtitles. Submitted by Bette Chadwick, SC Film Society
A still from the movie “Ash is the Purest White”, in which Zhao Tao plays a woman in love with a mobster during a time of great change in China. PHOTO SUBMITTED
A work called “Look Up, Look Way Up” by Deanna Fogstrom is part of the new exhibit at the Gibsons Public Library. The exhibition, called “Rabble&Rubble?”, also features work by Penny Parry, Jocelyne Robinson, Kathy Kinakin and Danaca Ackerson. The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 13, 2-4pm. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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A painting by Judi Scott-Wood, currently being exhibited at the Gibsons Public Market. Says Judi: “My paintings are informed by…creating tension through the exploration of relationship and personal space.” The exhibition, which runs to May 16, also includes work by Cate Baldwin. PHOTO SUBMITTED
Rock the rockfish Every year on June 8, people around our planet celebrate and honor the ocean. This May and June, the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre, in partnership with Gibsons Public Market, is excited to bring you the inaugural World Oceans Day Festival community art event. This is a fresh new take on the historic and much-loved Gibsons Salmon Festival of the early 2000s. Just as in years past, community members from up and down the Coast are invited to purchase a blank plywood fish and unleash their inner artists in decorating their fish. (Starting May 1, you can get the plywood fish
for $20 at the public market or Zócalo.) Once decorated, the fish will be submitted for inclusion in a two-week art show and then auctioned during the inaugural World Oceans Day Festival the weekend of June 7 - 9 at Gibsons Public Market. Part of the new take on this event is picking a different signature Salish Sea species to feature each year. For 2019, we will celebrate the rockfish. All proceeds from sales of the rockfish and from the auction will benefit the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre. Submitted
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Tom Gregorchuk, left, made a presentation to Norm Blair of the Sunshine Coast Community Services of $1,279.00 in cash donations, along with 730 pounds of donated groceries. This was on behalf of the Holy Family Catholic Church, the proceeds of their second annual community food drive that was held March 23 behind Clayton’s Heritage Market. PHOTO SUBMITTED
A sail boarder works to get his sail in the air, in 40 kmh winds, at Mission Point in Davis Bay on April 5. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO
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