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Hospital Helpers

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Gibsons' Geothermal Uncertainty Page 5

Sechelt's 'Sneaky' Tax Process Page 6

False Alarm Rescue Page 8

Wooden Eggs For Easter?

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The Sechelt library renovation includes a narrow addition on the south side of the building that would have a new entrance. SECHELT LIBRARY ARTIST’S CONCEPTION Sechelt Library's proposal for a renovation got a rough ride at Sechelt Council's Committee of the Whole on April 5. Councilors who had just spent the morning in a budget meeting struggling to find funding for a long list of capital projects were unhappy to be faced with a new proposal with a $1.7 million price tag.

Architect Vance Harris presented architectural plans for what was billed as a "renewal project," not an expansion. However, the plan includes a narrow addition along the south wall of the library (on the footprint of the current pergola), which would add 500 to 550 square feet of new space.

The library plan features a new main entrance, new lighting throughout and an upgrade to the heating and ventilation system. It also reorganizes and "reclaims" existing space, including the space currently occupied by the Sechelt Archives. A (Class B) cost estimate, including contingencies, came in at $1.7 million.

Councillor Noel Muller expressed his dismay.

"This began as a $50,000 grant to deal with the front and now we're looking at one point seven and change for an upgrade to a building that our strategic plan indicates that we're going to vacate," said Muller. "We simply do not have the money to do this."

Councillor Doug Wright agreed.

"As I look back through the five-year financial plans for this district I couldn't find the library asking for any money," said Wright. "Now all of a sudden, like an emergency item, it rises to the top of the pile and here we are sitting discussing the library for 1.8 million dollars."

Chief Librarian Margaret Hodgins defended the plan, stating that the library "has been chronically underfunded in a shameful way."

"When you talk about all of a sudden this is on the radar, I'll tell you what's different: I'm here," said Hodgins. "I arrived here [in 2014] and I saw the state of things, and I said this needs to change.

We asked our public what do you think? And they said we agree."

"The price does look like a shocker, especially when you hear that the building

Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast (HFHSC) has received $100,000 from BC Housing.

The money, to be used in the building of affordable homes on the Sunshine Coast for families, comes from a new, "$50,000 per door” grant that BC Housing offers to approved affordable-housing projects. HFHSC recently completed two affordable housing units and is about to break ground on two more units.

“We will use every penny of the $100,000 to continue to build homes at the Sunshine Coast Village for our waiting families,” said Laurie Vance, Chair of Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast.

Two new families are preparing to move into their new

homes at the Sunshine Coast Village in Wilson Creek in the next few months, “but applications are coming in from more and more struggling families who could really use a hand up. The affordable housing we provide is one of the best ways to support families and build strong, healthy communities,” said Vance.

Today more than ever, affordable housing is of vital importance, not only for the Sunshine Coast but throughout the province, said Habitat For Humanity Sunshine Coast executive director Cori Lynn Germiquet. “We are grateful that our provincial leadership has decided to invest in affordable housing in our rural area, as it will enable us to continue to build 'forever homes' for young, working

was built 20 years ago, but in the broader context of projects that are going on today, it isn't as way out of line as it may seem," said Hodgins.

Councillor Mike Shanks noted that three to five years ago council had discussed an addition to both the library and municipal hall, but plans had gone nowhere. He applauded the library for taking the initiative.

Councillor Darnelda Siegers, the District's representative on the library board, also expressed support. She noted that the library can take their cost estimate to the public.

"I think we'd all like the opportunity to see whether or not the public is willing to support it with their tax dollars," said Siegers.

Director of Finance Doug Stewart estimated that a $1.7 million project, financed over 20 years, would result in a property tax increase of 1.7 per cent. Donna McMahon

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With the goal of providing affordable, suitable and adequate housing for British Columbians, BC Housing carries out various housing initiatives and housing programs. This new "$50,000 a door" partnership is intended to facilitate the creation of affordable homes for British Columbian families with low to moderate incomes.

"On behalf of everyone at Habitat, we are very grateful to our many partners for working with us,” said Germiquet. “Welcoming BC Housing as a partner opens many doors in reaching our goal of building safe, decent and affordable housing for families in need."

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Editorial Opinion The monarch’s best hope Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna had her mind blown recently. McKenna was visiting the hilltop monarch butterfly reserves in rural Mexico.

There she saw millions of monarchs clinging to oyamel fir trees in mind-bogglingly dense clusters, surprisingly well-camouflaged for such colourful critters. She then wrote a heartfelt article calling on people in Canada to act before monarchs go the way of passenger pigeons and buffalo.

Those monarchs travel thousands of kilometres, many from summer breeding grounds in Canada that once stretched from southern Saskatchewan to the Maritimes.

Since the 1990s, the eastern monarch population has declined by about 90 per cent. More than a billion monarchs once made the journey to Mexico. In winter 2013, that dropped to 35 million. Modest increases since then have largely been erased. An intense late-winter storm wiped out more than six million monarchs last March and unfavourable weather conditions during critical breeding periods caused a 27 per cent reduction over the past year.

Much of the overall decline has been pinned on the eradication of milkweed through widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate (known as Roundup) in the U.S. Midwest and southern Canada. Milkweed is a host plant and the only food source for monarch caterpillars.

In 2016, scientists estimated the monarch population has up to a 57 per cent chance of “quasi-extinction” over the next 20 years. That means the population could hit levels so low recovery is impossible. Others suggest the migration into Canada could end.

In the U.S., plans have taken flight over the past few years.

Federal and state agencies collaborated to develop an ambitious 10-year plan to increase the monarch population, providing more than $10 million for research and conservation efforts. Former president Barack Obama helped launch a plan to establish one million bee- and butterfly-friendly gardens across the continent, including butterfly gardens on the White House grounds.

In Mexico, government agencies, international organizations and local groups like Alternare are working diligently to protect the forests where monarchs overwinter.

What’s missing is action from Canada’s government. The good news is that the person with the most power to influence the plight of this imperilled species is Minister McKenna.

Whether Canada legally protects monarchs, as recommended in November by federal scientists, is up to her. Whether funds flow to monarch and pollinator research and conservation programs is largely her ministry’s responsibility. That’s why her newfound love of monarchs renews my hope.

If Canada is serious about saving the monarchs, the federal government needs to start now. David Suzuki

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Remove the covenant The Gibsons District Energy Utility Company (GDEU) is a fine example of why government should never run a company.

(Gibsons Director of engineering Dave) Newman's report to council April 4 states: "Problems over the winter exposed several operational issues that need to be addressed, which will take time to complete" for a projected cost of $170,000.

Could the cause simply be that they put 53 homes on the system that Ed Lohren of Geo-Xenery, the company that designed and installed our system, was quoted in a 2011 article as saying "The Town has completed construction of enough GHX to heat and cool approximately 35-40 homes".

The leak they keep referring to is an "operational issue". The Utility Company should have been able to deal with it in a timely professional manner long before they lost 12,000 gallons of fluid (that's 300 bathtubs full). The fact Mr. Newman says it took a month to find the leak affirms they have big problems.

Let's get real here.

The geothermal is broken and there is hydro and gas, proven utilities, available for our heat.

Mr. Newman's recommendation that "Parkland Phase 3 be excluded" from geothermal is very responsible in light of the situation. This saves the Town about $500,000 for the ground heat exchange field, pumps etc. It also saves the

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The next responsible recommendation will be to remove the covenant for everyone and to offer to move some of the existing customers off the system to bring the system back to "Geo-Xenery's specifications”. It is the cheapest, easiest solution costing less than the $170,000 for a gas boiler in the pump house.

David Hayward, Gibsons

It’s a crime The missile attack on Syria by the USA was targeted to send a message to Russia and Syria for the blatant disregard for mankind and the use of deadly gas on the general public, an action that constitutes a "war crime".

CTV News covered this action the following morning with various guests, one of whom was Peggy Mason, president of the Rideau Institute. Her comments were so anti-USA she could have been the representative for Russia at the UN. As a major Canadian news network, CTV selected a very leftwing spokesperson that is indicative of the media approach by all three major networks. The portrayal of news events, as reported in Canada, appears to be always from a left-wing, liberal (small "l") perspective. What has happened to objective reporting of news?

Bud Hoffman, Sechelt

Clark’s opportunism Christy Clark has set a new record for spending our money advertising her government, some $15 million for the year ending March 31, with the lion’s share spent in the lead-up to the May 9 election. At times, the sheer intensity of the government’s feel-good tagline “Our opportunity is here” ads felt like psychological carpet-bombing.

Miraculously, Clark’s government ads dovetail quite neatly with the themes of Clark’s Liberal Party reelection ads.

The purpose of advertising is to persuade. It works by repetition of a message to create a perception in the mind of the target audience regarding the product being sold, regardless of actual facts. The Clark government’s ads are intended to create the perception among citizens that her Liberal government has been good for BC. Clark’s Liberal Party re-election ads are intended to create the perception among voters that her party is worthy of reelection, based largely on the advertised performance of her government.

The partisanship displayed by the Clark government’s ad campaign has been so glaring it recently prompted BC Auditor General Carol Bellringer to chastise Clark & Co. for its lack of neutrality in their ads. While Bellringer’s critical comments are welcome, it is simply too little, too late: akin to closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. To the extent that the government’s ad campaign has done it’s job to persuade, regardless of actual facts, that impact cannot now be undone by a few stories in newspapers and television newscasts, much of which will not even be seen by those who viewed the ads.

As we roll through these final weeks to the election, voters would be wise to consider whether or not the Clark government’s advertising tag line would have more honestly read “Our opportunism is clear”.

Jef Keighley, Surrey

Musical magic More than 30 talented young actors (8 to 18 years) with the Driftwood Theatre School are bringing another classic fairy tale to the stage.

The Glass Slipper is a magical, musical re-telling of the Cinderella story with a talented all-youth cast of local thespians.

"Anyone who enjoyed our Alice in Wonderland in 2015 is going to LOVE The Glass Slipper," said Stage Manager Sandi McGinnis.

“This is, by far, our most ambitious project yet with its sumptuous costumes, lavish sets, and original choreography.”

“The Glass Slipper by Eleanor Farjeon was a real find," added Director Ingrid Bilton. "It's a delicious blend of unforgettable characters, sparkling dialogue, and charming poetry.”

Performances run April 28 - 30 and May 5 - 7 at Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

Tickets are available online at www.share-there.com and at Laedeli, Blackberry Shop, giggle 'n bloom and the Sechelt Visitor Centre.

Check out Driftwood Theatre School on Facebook and www.driftwoodplayers. ca/dts.htm JoAnne Bennison, Driftwood Theatre School

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The uncertain future of geothermal did not want to replicate existing problems in 25 additional homes.

Mayor Wayne Rowe, who was a councillor at the time that GDEU was established, said that the geothermal system remains popular. "In spite of the problems we've had I'm certainly getting correspondence that people love our system," said Rowe.

Council voted to defer a decision on halting expansion of the system until they receive Newman's work plan at the April 18 council meeting.

Parkland resident David Hayward, a retired engineering technician who has been researching the geothermal utility since last winter's breakdown, supports Newman's recommendations but believes that the utility is "in crisis." Newman stated in his April 4 memo to Council that the current system can serve 54 households, but Hayward says that it was only designed for 35 to 40 homes.

In 2010 the Town projected that GDEU would become profitable within 12 years,

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Provincial election stuff The provincial election kicked off on April 11, leading up to the vote on May 9.

As of The Local's press time, four people had declared their candidacy for the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding, although this is not final because nominations do not close until 1pm on April 18.

Candidates have already been attending many community events, and there are lots more opportunities to meet them.

All Candidates Meetings • April 18 (Tues) 5 pm Heritage Playhouse - hosted

by Gibsons Chamber of Commerce • April 19 (Wed) 6 pm Chatelech Secondary - hosted

by Sechelt Chamber of Commerce • April 21 (Fri) 7 pm - Roberts Creek Hall - green issues forum hosted by Sunshine Coast Conservation Associa-

but Hayward is skeptical. He calculates that the $50 per month presently paid by utility customers does not even cover the cost of operating the pump house, never mind maintenance or overhead.

He also claims that the $125,000 budgeted by the Town for construction of a new field for phase three does not represent the full cost of expansion because equipment will have to be added to the pump house.

Hayward said: "There are a few [Parkland residents] that are 'green at any expense' and they bought here because of the geothermal and would like to keep it. Most people just want a reliable heat source provider."

Hayward represents a group of owners who would like to get off the system. "We just don't want to be part of the experiment anymore. If after seven years they haven't figured it out, we don't have any confidence they will do so in the near future."

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tion and Alliance4Democracy • April 26 (Wed) 6:30 pm Pender Harbour Community Hall - hosted by Pender Harbour Advisory Council • April 27 (Thu), 10:30 am - Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre – hosted by Sunshine Coast Alternative School TV Coverage Coast Cable will broadcast the April 18 and 19 all candidates meetings live on Channel 10, and will repeat them.

Campaign Of�ices NDP Gibsons office - Unit 3, 819 Gibsons Way (604-7417097) NDP Sechelt office - 5679 Cowrie St. (604-740-3122) Liberal Sechelt office 5485 Wharf Street (604-8858110) Green Sechelt office - 5758 Cowrie Street (604-8855651) Donna McMahon

Attempted Robbery On April 9, at approximately 8:45 pm, an attempted robbery occurred on Wharf Avenue in Sechelt, near the BC Ambulance Services building.

A female pedestrian was approached by a heavily intoxicated male who attempted to grab her purse. The female successfully fought the male off, grabbed her purse back and ran to safety at a nearby business. She was not injured, and the defeated suspect mumbled something and stumbled away. The suspect, who is described as a Native male aged between 20 and 30 years old, between 6-feet and 6-feet 2-inches tall, was wearing a baseball cap and a black sweater. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 17-1959.

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7pm, May 6 & 20 held in the Cowrie) Community Meeting Room, (1st Floor, Meeting Room, (1st Floor, 5797 unless otherwise stated)

5797 Cowrie ) unless otherwise stated) Planning & community Visit19 www.Sechelt.ca • Regular Council Meetings, 7pm, April and May 3 for more information Development on District news, programs and services, committee Bylaws related to the 2017 Budget (2017-21 Financial Plan) and 2017 Property including: 1pm,Taxation April 22, Rates are scheduled to be included for consideration on the agenda of

the April 19th Regular Council meeting. The 2017-2021 Financial Plan Background

Public Works, Parks • NEW - Committee of the Whole Meeting, May 8, 1pm information and a schedule for the plan development are available on Sechelt.ca.

Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to & environment Regular Council meetings are now being live-streamed. Until approximately May 18, and consider the economic, social committee, 2017, our live stream may hear be limited to the presentations presentation that viewfoster and live meeting audio,

andofenvironmental well-being of ourThis community. will be 2:30pm, April with no live22 camera footage Council, staff or our audience. is due toThis a technical (or later, depending on an incubator for new ideas, and policy that is in issue that is being addressed and we apologize for anygovernance, inconvenience. the length of the line with Council’s strategic goals. Committee meetings will be previous meeting) Videos of past meetings and E-Town Hall events are available for viewing on the

scheduled on the first Wednesday of every other month, starting District’s YouTube Channel. See Sechelt.ca for details. in May, 2015. To apply to present, email info@sechlet.ca.

Finance, culture

Planning and Community Development Committee, 1pm, April 26 &•economic • All are encouraged to participate in the Public Engagement/ Development information Meetings on Municipal Regulation • Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee, 2:30pm, Aprilof26Medical Marihuana Production and Distribution in Sechelt Tuesday, committee, (or later, depending on the length of the previous meeting) 1pm, May 13

April 21, Seaside Centre, 2pm (and repeated at) 7:30pm

• Finance, Culture & Economic Development Committee, 1pm, May 10

Input on Council the direction municipal regulationmeetings on these issues The full schedule of 2017 District and of Council Committee is District of sechelt office: available on Sechelt.ca. is welcomed. Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 25266 regarding medical marihuana production facilities will 5797 cowrie street, be reviewed. Plan to attend one or both meetings. For more TheBc District Office will be closed for the Good Friday (April 14) and sechelt, information or to submit written comments, visit Sechelt.ca Easter Monday (April 17) Statutory Holidays.

Phone 604 885-1986 Free Culture Days Worshop April 30, 4:30pm Sunshine Coast Centre 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt, BC Fax 604District 885-7591of SecheltArtsoffice: email info@sechelt.ca Phone 604 885-1986 Fax 604 885-7591 Email info@Sechelt.ca

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A crowd of Parkland subdivision residents is expected at Gibsons Town Council on Tuesday, April 18 when Director of Engineering, Dave Newman will bring forward a plan to assess the operations of the Gibsons and District Energy Utility (GDEU). A leak in the geothermal heating system last winter left residents without heat during a cold snap, prompting concerns about the system.

The Town's geothermal utility dates back to a feasibility study conducted in 2008. Development costs for the utility, which is the first of its kind in North America, were largely covered by grants, and it earned the town a Community Energy Association Award in 2009.

All houses in the Parkland subdivision are required to use the geoexchange utility as their primary source of heat. The Town pays for construction of geothermal fields and operates the utility, while the developer must install distribution lines and service connections. There are 58 housing units in the first two phases of Parkland, which is almost built out.

Another 25 lots will be developed in phase three.

At the April 4 Town Council meeting, Newman recommended that expansion of the system be put on hold while staff investigate issues with the system, and that the developer be given permission to build phase three without geothermal connections.

"The developer is ready to break ground, so we are holding him up if we wait for the results of this study," said Newman.

Among the problems that Newman identified is difficulty performing maintenance. "Right now if we have to shut the system down and work on it we have to get everybody on the system to shut down their heat pumps, which is somewhat challenging," he said, adding that he

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Business owner attacks ‘sneaky’ process Sechelt business owner Mike Evans appeared before Sechelt Council on April 5 to strongly protest the "petition against" method being used to approve the District of Sechelt's Business Improvement Area (BIA) Bylaw.

The BIA bylaw is a tax levy that funds the Sechelt Downtown Business Association (SDBA). The SDBA organizes promotional activities to attract shoppers and represents downtown businesses to Council on issues affecting them.

Under the "petition against" process, owners of downtown business properties were mailed a notice of the proposed bylaw and given 30 days to file a petition if they oppose the proposal. The proposal will pass unless more than 50 per cent of owners file a petition against, and those who file own more than 50 per cent of the assessed value of

all the commercial properties.

There are approximately 128 commercial properties within the BIA boundaries.

Evans, the owner of RE/ MAX Oceanview and "a born and raised son of Sechelt" described the petition as "an awful way to go about something like this."

"We need a better approach, a more democratic approach, and a less sneaky approach," said Evans.

Evans said that downtown businesses are obviously struggling and the business owners he had spoken to are opposed to paying more taxes.

Evans urged council: "This proposal is wrong and the method that you're considering to pass it is wrong, and I urge you to take the high road."

"Let's get a 50 per cent approval to proceed, not a 50 per cent vote against to stop it."

But Mayor Bruce Milne pointed out that the business

improvement bylaw was driven by the business community, and is not a council initiative.

"What's ironic is when the counter petition is sent out to people, asking them if they disapprove, we had a number of people responding immediately that it showed the council was trying to ‘deep six’ the project," said Milne.

The petition against closed April 3. According to SDBA Administrator, Matt McLean, results are not expected to be tallied before April 13. The matter will be on Council's April 19 meeting agenda.

McLean stated: "If the petition against fails, passing of the BIA levy will go to council for a final reading at their next meeting. If the petition against passes, we will not receive any funding for 2017, and the existence of the SDBA will be in question."

Donna McMahon

Pacific Ferries passengers disembark on Gibsons dock April 10, as the company resumed its service to downtown Vancouver. The service had been suspended in late November to allow repairs to the boats. Pacific Ferries offers a 6:20am sailing from Gibsons that stops in Horseshoe Bay and arrives in Coal Harbour at 7:40am, and a return trip leaving Coal Harbour at 4:35 pm and arriving in Gibsons at 6pm. The fare into the city is $20, the return $30. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

New house-lifting system Newly launched company FailSafe House Lifting BC Ltd recently completed their first house lift on the BC coast in Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast.

FailSafe BC utilizes its own innovative Atlas 5 House Lifting System. The system – which uses electrical, mechanical lifting – was recent-

ly granted a patent in both Canada and the United States and is the culmination of over nine years of extensive research, development, and testing.

“It is the safest and most secure way to lift a house found anywhere on the house lifting market today,” said Monty Wensel, FailSafe’s president.

FailSafe House Lifting Systems Inc. was established in Regina and recently expanded to coastal BC. In addition to offering house lifting services the company is set to start manufacturing the house lifting system and make it available through a franchise model to contractors.

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Local realtor makes the list A Sunshine Coast-based realtor has just been named one of Canada’s top-performing real estate agents.

Ali Khan of Royal LePage Sussex has been recognized in Real Estate Professional magazine’s 2017 Top 200 Agents list. The third annual

RE-ELECT Nicholas Simons We can Build a Better BC

Nicholas and Leader John Horgan will bring ethical government, work for regular British Columbians and: • Put a hold on skyrocketing ferry fares, hydro and ICBC rates • Support more affordable housing • Renew the public school system and move to $10/day childcare • Encourage and support local businesses • Eliminate the MSP; protect public health and seniors’ care • Increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021

feature shines the spotlight on leading realtors who are elevating the entire industry by going above and beyond for their respective clients.

This year’s list was compiled through a combination of Multiple Listing Service data and online survey re-

sults to determine the top agents in the industry. To allow for discrepancies in home prices in different markets, the magazine focused on the number of transactions per agent rather than overall sales volume.

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Pull of the Tide Pam GoldsmithJones MP, West Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky Country

It was a pleasure to join with municipal and regional district elected leaders in March to announce the following investments in clean water and wastewater infrastructure. Your federal tax dollars have been matched by your provincial tax dollars. Our government is committed to supporting local government priorities to help alleviate the significant burden that expensive and essential infrastructure places on the property tax payer.

On the Sunshine Coast, these are the projects that were prioritized by your local and regional governments, and which now have the financial support from all three levels of government in order to proceed: • Gibsons water infrastructure renewal program $618,000 • Gibsons integrated storm-

Talk of The Town

Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons

In backyards and on balconies all over town, Gibsons residents who planted bulbs last fall are enjoying the rewards of their efforts; after a stretch of rather dismal winter weather, the first spring flowers are a welcome sight, inspiring many to begin projects they could only plan, though not implement, during those long grey months.

Similarly, your Town maintains a list of priority projects, so we are well-positioned to maximize any ‘seed funding’ that comes our way. I’m pleased to advise you that recently, we received news of just such funding: two key projects, designed to improve our natural and engineered infrastructure, will receive funding from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, a joint program of the governments of Canada and British Columbia. The Town of Gibsons is very appreciative of these funds, which will enable us to plan the restoration of creeks and ponds that provide vital

Around the Harbour Patti Soos

in Pender Harbour

April 23 to 28 is Volunteer Week. The Pender Harbour Community School is celebrating the many volunteers in Pender Harbour and we need your help. The Community School in partnership with the Pender Harbour Aquatic and Fitness Centre and the Seniors Initiative groups would like to create a photo project featuring volunteers within our communi-

water update and implementation - $150,000 • Sechelt sanitary sewer expansion project - $1,757,000 • Pender Harbour water systems water main replacements - $1,650,000 • Pender Harbour Canoe Road community septic field system replacement $37,500 • Madeira Park Merrill Crescent community septic field system replacement $32,500 The federal government recognizes that BC Ferries is a crucial aspect of life on the west coast, and added ferry infrastructure to the permitted criteria for infrastructure funds. In March, on behalf of Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi, we also announced $60 million to go toward three projects: two minor vessels which will serve the Powell River – Texada Island and Port McNeill-Alert Bay-Sointula routes; an investment in the newly established seasonal direct ferry route between Port Hardy and Bella Coola; and last but most definitely not least, major up-

storm water services, and to replace aging water mains thereby increasing the resiliency of our water distribution system. Here are a few details of each project.

A grant of $618,420 (Federal) and $408,157 (Provincial) will provide 80 per cent of the funding required for work within the Town’s Water Infrastructure Renewal Program, allowing us to replace water mains identified as priorities because they have reached or exceeded their expected service lives. This will reduce the Town’s risk of pipe failure, while improving capacity to address existing and future fire flow needs for Lower Gibsons. Council will examine these projects in the near future to determine the feasibility of incorporating road improvements in the areas where mains are being replaced, to maximize the benefits of this grant.

The second grant ($150,000 Federal/$99,000 Provincial) will enable progress on the Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP), focused on protecting our Eco-Assets. Rather than traditional engineered solutions such as pipes to deal with stormwater from future developments in Upper Gib-

ty. If you or your group utilizes the help of volunteers, we would love to include photos of the volunteers in action.

A whole newspaper could be filled with the work of volunteers in Pender Harbour.

We have over 55 non-profit organizations and groups in our community with many of them are run entirely by volunteers. It seems many people in Pender put in a full workweek when you look at the number of hours they spend volunteering. Major groups such as the Madeira Park Legion, the Pender Harbour Rotary Club, Seniors Initiative and the Healthy Meals Program, Blues, Jazz

grades to the Langdale terminal including a new terminal building and waiting area, an overhead passenger walkway, toll plaza, and amenities to serve the travelling public.

With regard to federal government grants that community groups may wish to apply for, please let our staff team know. We appreciate the opportunity to support you in your applications, and I am very grateful to the councils and regional districts in our constituency for the collaborative approach we are taking to ensuring success at the local level.

Congratulations to the Sunshine Coast! You can expect calls from Lucie McKiernan in the days ahead as we inform employers about the students they can expect to have join them as a result of the Canada Summer Jobs Program.

I welcome your comments and feedback on our government’s work. You can email me at pam.goldsmith-jones@ parl.gc.ca, or stop by our community office in Horseshoe Bay, 6367 Bruce Street 604-913-2660.

sons, the Town is using a sequence of both natural assets and constructed assets. These include the use of neighbourhood ponds; the use of playing fields to help manage infrequent emergency storm events; the construction of a new Whitetower pond behind the municipal pool; increasing the capacity of existing ponds; and making improvements to Charman Creek that will enable the creek to carry away stormwater, while improving the environmental health of the creek. Other components of this grant include a management plan for Goosebird Creek; updates to the Town’s environmental and geotechnical development permit areas; updates to our stormwater management bylaws; and community engagement, especially important in a town such as ours which treasures its environment.

These, and a number of other projects on our municipal agenda, guarantee that 2017 will be a busy year in Gibsons. I encourage you to stay informed on our progress by visiting the Town’s website and Facebook page, as well as attending Council meetings and public information sessions.

and Chamber Festivals, April Tools, Pender Harbour Days and May Day and our local Fire Departments to name just a few all rely on volunteers. Our elementary school activities would not exist without the parent and community volunteers. The list is endless.

Please help us acknowledge the work of these dedicated volunteers.

Please email a 4x6 photo or two of volunteers doing their work to phcs@dccnet.com soon so we can include them in our project. For more information, please call the Pender Harbour Community School at 604-883-2826.

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Holistic View Canteris Hartley Classical Homeopath

April is World Homeopathy Awareness Month, the month the founder of homeopathy was born, Samual Hahnemann, born April 10, 1755 in Meissen, Germany.

After more than 200 years

homeopathy is still practiced and used worldwide and continues to grow globally as an effective form of treatment for first-aid/trauma conditions, acutes, childbirth and pregnancy, chronic and terminal conditions, palliative care and support during the end stage of life. The World Homeopathy Awareness Organization lists 12 good reasons for using homeopathy: 1. No harmful side effects: A

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It is safe for all ages and during pregnancy. However it is advised to be under the care of a qualified practitioner.

2. Gentle: Healing through homeopathy is a gentle process and results are often powerful and long lasting.

3. Holistic: Homeopathy considers and addresses the whole person. Often one or a succession of single remedies resolves all complaints.

4. Inexpensive: Remedies usually cost surprisingly less than allopathic prescriptions and most herbs/supplements.

5. Preventative: By boosting the immune system and overall health, homeopathy improves a person’s resistance to infections and possible illnesses.

6. Not tested on animals: All

homeopathic medication is tested on healthy humans.

7. Easy to take: Homeopathic medicines are given as small pleasant tasting pellets which dissolve in the mouth, through olfaction, or in liquid form. Granules, powders and drops are also available.

8. Patient involvement: A homeopath will ask many questions, not only about the symptoms which are bothering an individual, but also how they react to the condition and about their general health and lifestyle.

9. Invaluable for first aid: Homeopathic medicines can be safely used anywhere to treat bruises, minor burns, sprains, insect bites, gastric upsets and more.

10. The medicine of the future: With more than 3,000 homeopathic medicines and new remedies being made all the time, homeopathy is a

growing art.

11. Research: Growing evidence of the safety and effectiveness of homeopathy: 163 randomized controlled trials (RCT’s) have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Of these 67 (41 per cent) were positive, 11 (7 per cent) negative and 85 (52 per cent) non conclusive. This compares well with conventional medicine RCT’s: 36 per cent positive, 10 per cent negative, 54 per cent not con-

Search & Rescue Dispatches Jane Macdonald

Crew Member RCMSAR Station 12 Halfmoon Bay

Consider the math of adventure and outdoor pursuits when Search and Rescue teams are involved.

On May 9, elect Powell River – Sunshine Coast’s next MLA:

Mathew Wilson As your MLA, you can count on Mathew Wilson to deliver on: • Working with business to create lots of local jobs.

Rewarding jobs will come from a focus on what matters to the entire Sunshine Coast – improved infrastructure, economic development, housing construction, and a commitment to innovation and support for all of our citizens, young and old.

• Vastly improved infrastructure development, including ensuring the Sunshine Coast is better connected with effective, affordable and reliable transportation.

• Improved health care services that are responsive to the needs of our community, in particular, increased levels of service for our seniors, our families, and our community.

• Protecting our communities and our natural environment, which are at the heart of why we all live here. Sustainable infrastructure and resource development will balance the requirement for jobs and protect the natural environment.

• Real, practical solutions to create available and affordable housing. Solutions exist – what is needed is someone who will make this a priority.

• Promoting economic development to all areas of the Sunshine Coast. Attracting technology and education investments, while protecting existing retail, resource sector, tourism and unionized employment, will lead to long-term prosperity for all.

Mathew will be an MLA with the ability and drive to make these issues a priority locally and provincially.

Join the team to Elect Mathew Wilson contact us at 604-489-1999 Mathew.Wilson@BCLiberals.com www.ElectMWilson.com facebook.com/electmwilson Twitter @matbbc

“Who can deliver results for you as your MLA? I can. This riding and the people in it matter to me. I will bring my experience in government, my knowledge of program funding and delivery, and a lifetime of understanding of our region to work for you. Together we will build a better future for our families and our communities.”

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clusive. (Source: BMJ Clinical Evidence) 12. Science: Recent research in the areas of electromagnetic fields, water and nano-particles are offering explanations about how homeopathy’s sub-molecular medicines work.

For more information on homeopathy, please contact Canteris Hartley, DCH, HMC at 604.984.3844 or visit coasthomeopathy.com.

Unbeknownst to the person who dials *16 or 9-1-1, an entire network of responders is activated, so it is important to have the facts before you call.

For example, the evening of April 7, when the winds were blowing over 70 knots: • One kiteboarder had his sail ripped out of his grip and blown out to sea at Davis Bay. • A second-hand witness placed a well-intentioned call to the JRCC (Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre) in a panic.

• Over 40 incident ‘pagers’ were activated with a “Code 3: Mayday” to volunteer crew members in Gibsons and Sechelt/Halfmoon Bay. • Two Marine Search and Rescue vessels hit the water within 20 minutes with a total of seven crew members on board.

• Station 12 departed Secret Cove and endured seven-foot waves head-on into a southeast wind while Station 14 departed Gibsons with a rocking sea and gale force winds at their back. The Coxswains on each boat communicated with the Rescue Centre as best they could in the sea conditions with soaked communication devices.

• After making it through Welcome Pass, Station 12 learned, through eyewitnesses on shore, that it was only a piece of equipment skipping across waves rather than a human life in peril; the crew and response vessel stood down and returned to base.

• Turning back into the wind, Gibsons crew braved and braced nearly two hours on the water returning from Davis Bay in some of the most unforgiving seas so far this year.

• One kite was successfully retrieved by an owner who had no idea that multiple resources were activated based on a false alert.

The public is asked to consider the unintended consequences of miscommunication and or wayward adventures. Boaters and kiteboarders can do their part by filing a sail plan with a reliable friend.

If there IS an emergency, you can call VHF channel 16 or mobile *16, or the rescue co-ordination centre at 1-800-567-5111.

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Change and the Chamber of Commerce In the course of its 70 years, the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce has witnessed and helped direct change, growth, and economic progress in Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast.

Speaking to over 60 of the Chamber’s 230 members at its recent Annual General Meeting, Chamber President William Baker noted “it’s our challenge to ensure that change and growth impact our community positively.”

According to Dave Longman, community visionary: “If you are stubborn on your vision and flexible on your details” dreaming big in this community will be embraced.

His ‘Longman Developments West Coast style’ timberframed homes, multi-unit developments and multi-use complexes have changed and refreshed the face of Gibsons area. Longman’s most visible project is anchored by the BMO Bank on Gibsons Way. Refusing to accept the bank’s traditional “Greek temple” model for their new building, the company worked with the Town and the client to create an entity that fits into the West Coast timberframed look of the community. Adding a second story and using the building as a cornerstone for a ‘village concept,’ and stubbornly planning for growth in the face of naysayers, Longman’s Blue Heron complex is fully leased with stable, long-term tenants and is now growing to

include phase three – a brewery, micro distillery, lounge and kitchen. “Opportunity favours the bold,” Longman concluded.

Featured speakers Paul and Judith Donin, Gibsons residents and consultants with renowned Ken Blanchard Group, elaborated on the leadership challenges that arise when managing a changing community. “The process of change is utterly predictable,” Paul noted.

Pointing out that all persons or communities experiencing change go through six stages in the process of accepting and dealing with change, the Donins presented a lively program to explain

The newly-elected 2017 Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce board of directors pose following the annual general meeting. From the left are Joe Oteruelo, Milynda Taylor, Chair William Baker, Antje Unger, Ted McNicol, Fran Miller, Ken Ashdown, and Dave Chisholm. Absent are Sarah Duro and David Shao. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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The Donins concluded that sound planning and collaboration are key to helping the community meet the unknown challenges that lie ahead.

The Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce is committed to fostering this growth and promoting Coastal prosperity.

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SPRING HOME & GARDEN

Plant a tree… for health and wealth More sunlight and warm temperatures frequently inspire homeowners to spend more time in the outdoors during spring and summer.

Outdoor projects often top homeowners' to-do lists in spring and summer, with gardens and landscapes taking centre stage. Planting more trees around the yard is one popular project that

can improve property value and benefit the environment.

Why plant trees?

There are plenty of reasons to plant trees. Trees provide a natural form of shade, reducing air temperature by blocking the sun's rays. This can reduce reliance on air conditioning systems and make it more comfortable to

spend time outdoors during the summer.

North Carolina State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences says trees absorb and block noise and reduce glare. They also can trap dust, pollen and smoke.

Trees also absorb carbon dioxide and potentially harmful gasses from the air. One large tree can supply a day's

worth of oxygen for as many as four people, while also storing 13 pounds of carbon per year.

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Visit a garden centre or nursery and select a tree that will be hardy in your planting zone. Choosing native trees can increase the likelihood that the new tree

will adapt to its surroundings. Also, inspect trees to determine if they're healthy before taking them home.

Look for evidence of root girdling, which occurs when the roots circle around the perimeter of the container and surround the trunk. Trees should not have any dead or dormant branches.

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locating the tree where it can thrive. This means selecting a spot that can make it easier for the tree to grow tall and wide. Avoid planting near the house, where roots can crack concrete or asphalt, and always plant away from underground pipes.

Planting the tree

Now it is time to amend the soil. It's not enough to enrich only the soil in the hole where the tree will be placed.

Move out into a circular area beyond where the roots will start so that roots can expand and properly anchor the tree. The next method of success is to ensure that the tree has a large enough hole to contain the existing root ball and allow for roots to grow and expand. Better Homes and Gardens experts say to prepare a hole that is two to three times as wide as the root ball of the tree. Treat the root ball gently. If the roots are wrapped in burlap, remove the burlap or push it to the bottom of the hole.

Backfill the hole with soil and check that the tree is straight. Stake the tree to help it stay upright and straight until the roots anchor it more effectively. A layer of mulch around the base of the tree can prevent weeds and reduce water loss. Water daily for several weeks until the roots have fanned out.

It's best to leave trees be for the first growing season, only removing broken or diseased limbs. Resist pruning and shaping until the tree has survived its first growing season. Metro

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Aerators perforate the soil with small holes. These holes allow air, nutrients and water to penetrate all the way to the roots, helping them grow deep and strong.

Lawns that get heavy use, such as those that are often played on by children or pets, will likely benefit from periodic aeration. Lawns that dry out quickly or feel spongy may be overcome with thatch, which can prevent lawns from getting the air, water and nutrients they need to thrive.

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Easter eggs: hard or soft?

Easter is one of the most important days of the year for Christians. Easter Sunday is filled with symbolism and tradition, some of which harkens back to early Christianity, while others trace their origins to paganism.

The Easter Bunny and Easter eggs are two Easter traditions with less extensive histories. The Easter Bunny, according to sources including History.com, first arrived in North America in the 1700s via German settlers who brought with them their tradition of an egg-laying hare called "Osterhase." Children would make nests where the rabbit could lay its coloured eggs. Eventually, the custom spread from Pennsylvania, where many German immigrants settled, to other areas.

Eggs are symbolic of new life and rebirth in many cultures. To Christians, eggs represent the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Another theory suggests that Christians were once forbidden to eat during the Lenten season preceding Easter.

Therefore, Christians would paint and decorate eggs for Easter to mark the joyous celebration and cessation of penance and fasting.

Even though these traditions have endured, Easter eggs themselves might not be so strong. This year, Easter celebrants may want to experiment with different ma-

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Experiment with different egg materials to make Easter eggs easier to handle and more durable. METRO PHOTO terials that are more forgiving and more enduring than standard eggs.

Wooden eggs

Families may find that wooden eggs are much more forgiving than standard eggs.

Wooden eggs don't have to be boiled, and they don't need time to harden, and they're quite manoeuvrable for young fingers.

Decorators can explore different ways to colour wooden eggs. Acrylic paints are readily available and safe for users of any age. Wood stains or wood markers also can be used to give the eggs a natural finish.

Others may want to rip small pieces of decorative paper to create a decoupage effect on their wooden eggs.

Sew soft eggs

Those who are handy with a needle and thread can explore patterns for making soft, stuffed eggs. Cozy fleece or other fabrics can be sewn

together to make the general egg shape. Then the egg is filled with polyester filling, feathers or another soft material. Ribbons, buttons, trims, and other decorative touches can personalize the eggs and add a touch of whimsy. Check out www.sew4home.com for their ideas on handmade Easter eggs.

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Depending on the clay medium, the eggs may air-harden or may need to be heated at a low temperature in the oven to fully cure.

Easter eggs are a fun tradition that adds to the festivity of spring. While traditional eggs can be used, many different, more long-lasting materials can be used as well.

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Each year, SPCA branches across the province receive dozens of abandoned rabbits after the Easter holiday has passed and the excitement of a new pet has worn off, and the reality of pet care sets in.

“The animals turned in to SPCA shelters are the fortunate ones,” says Lorie Chortyk, BC SPCA general manager, community relations.

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ply abandoned in the wild to fend for themselves, and these domesticated rabbits often fall prey to predators such as coyotes, are susceptible to disease, or end up starving to death.”

Alternatively, if there are no predators, the rabbits may

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Events on the Sunshine Coast April 13 Trans mentorship support network drop-in, Rockwood Lodge, Sechelt, 6-8:30pm, PrideGuide.ca April 13 Musician Steve Weave plays a solo show, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8-10:30pm, $15-$20 April 14 Dinner music by Charlotte Wrinch, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-7:30pm, tips for the musician April 14 Spring dance with Bobby Bruce aka Nearly Neil, Gambier Community Hall, 7pm, $20, children 12 and under free, tickets at gambierisland. org SOLD OUT April 14 Francesca Crema, 17-yearold astronomer, addresses astronomical society, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30-9pm, by donation April 14 Cabaret style coffee house with Joan & Ted, singer songwriter David J. Taylor and singer guitarist Baili Clarke, School of Music, Pender Harbour, 7:30-9pm, suggested $10 donation April 14-15 DS Danse Youth Dance Company presents “the Majestic Project”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, Friday 8pm, Sat. 2pm, adults $20, children $15 April 15 Easter bake sale, by Grandmothers and Grandothers, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 9am1pm April 15 “Pick Nick” picnic with hot dogs and toddler egg hunt, hosted by NDP MLA Nicholas Simons, `Kinsmen Hall, 516 Gower Point Rd., Gibsons, noon-2pm April 15 Meet the artist, with 10 clay artists, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2:30-3:30pm, admission by donation April 15 Dance with Born in the Barn, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 April 16 Lions club presents pancake breakfast and egg hunt, Lions Park, Pender Harbour, 9am-1pm April 16 Easter egg hunt, including eggs with coupons for free merchandise, Gibsons Public Market, community kitchen, 10:45am April 16 SC Lions Club annual Easter egg hunt for ages 12 and under, Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, noon April 16 Easter egg hunt and family games, Connor Park, Halfmoon Bay, noon-3pm April 16 Pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann play four-hand music on one piano, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2pm, $25

April 17 Annual Easter egg hunt for kids aged 13 and under, Phillips Forest on Centre Rd. (Francis Peninsula and Warnock), Pender Harbour, 11am, bring a food bank donation April 18 Tuesday Talks presents Stephen Murphy on “all things fungi”, Sechelt Library, 1:303pm, free April 18 All candidates provincial election meeting, presented by the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 5-6:30pm April 19 Beginning of exhibition by secondary school students (runs to May 7), Arts Centre, Sechelt April 19 All candidates provincial election meeting, presented by the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 6-8pm April 19 Free showing of “Atanarjuat The Fast Runner” to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm and 7pm; Heritage Theatre, Gibsons, 7pm April 20 LGBTQ2 drop-in, Rockwood Lodge, Sechelt, 6-8:30pm, PrideGuide.ca April 21 All candidates provincial election “green forum”, presented

by SC Conservation Assoc. and Alliance4Democracy, Roberts Creek Hall, 7-9pm April 22 Mountain Grind obstacle race, Lions Park, Pender Harbour, 9am, $99, mountaingrind.ca April 22 Kayak demo day, presented

by Sunshine Kayaking, Molly’s Lane, Gibsons Landing, 9am4pm April 22 Earth Day festival with music, food and workshops, Roberts Creek Pier, noon-5pm (Opening meditation at Roberts Creek Hall 10am) April 22 Presentation by 10 clay artists, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2:30-3:30pm, by donation April 22 “Opening a door to Syria”, educational fundraiser with Keith Maxwell and Jack Pope, and middle eastern refreshments, Sechelt Seniors activity Centre, 3-5pm, $10 April 22 Novelist Joan Haggerty reads from her latest, “The Dancehall Years”, set on Bowen Island, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation April 22 Taurean Tunez with djs, fundraiser for fire victims Carrie Lee and Scully Stanway, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $20 April 23 Popsicle stick bridge building contest, Sechelt Indian Band Hall, noon-5pm, free to spectators, $5 bridge kit at Gibsons Building Supplies

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

As Canada celebrates 150 years of confederation, April 19 has been appointed National Canadian Film Day. Presented by Canada on Screen and Reel Canada, National Canadian Film Day has been dubbed “The world’s largest film festival. Ever.” They’ve compiled a list of 150 films and have invited everyone to participate with over 1,700 screenings of Canadian films taking place across the country. Can’t make a film screening? No problem. They’ve set up TV screenings with major channels such as APTN, Movietime, and Super Channel, plus webcasts for schools, and free online streaming of certain titles. Reel Canada claims their 150 films is “not a ‘best ever’ list. But the films

A still from the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, which is being given three free showings on the Coast April 19. PHOTO SUBMITTED on this list do reflect the vast range of stories that Canadians tell.”

As part of National Canadian Film Day, The Sunshine Coast Film Society is bringing the film Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner to the Coast for three free screenings. Atanarjuat is a

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2001 film based on an ancient Inuit legend and is directed by Zacharias Kunuk and written

by Paul Apak Angilirq, who grew up listening to retellings of the legend. Angilirq spent five years interviewing elders, getting their version of the story and combining them into one screenplay, reflecting the importance of oral tradition in Inuit society. Filmed in Nunavut, Atanarjuat is the first feature written and acted in the Inuktitut language. It became one of Canada’s most celebrated films, winning 20 awards, including eight Genies and the Caméra d’Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a commercial success, beating out Men With Brooms as Canada’s top gross-

ing film in 2002, earning more than $5 million US worldwide.

“It was an obvious choice,” says Doug Dyment, President of the Sunshine Coast Film Society. Of the films on the 150 list, Atanarjuat was one the Society hadn’t screened before. “Screening commercial films is quite an expensive proposition,” adds Dyment.

“The opportunity to have this cost underwritten for a classic Canadian film was too good an opportunity to pass up.”

The film follows Atanarjuat and his small community in Canada’s north. Trouble starts when Atanarjuat takes Atuat as his wife, even though she has been promised to the son of the community’s leader. What follows is “A culturally accurate tale of love and revenge,” says Dyment. “It's truly a spellbinding story, a landmark in Canadian film history.”

Free Screenings of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner take place Wednesday, April 19 at Raven’s Cry Theatre at 2pm and 7pm and at the Gibsons Hertiage Playhouse at 7pm.

More info at: scfs.ca and canadianfilmday.ca.

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Two Sunshine Coast arts organizations have received operating grants from the BC Arts Council, which has recently awarded $7.5 million in grants across the province.

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts received $31,500, and the Sunshine Coast Arts Council received $7,743.

Community arts councils, galleries, museums and individual artists are among the many different types of recipients benefiting from BC Arts Council funding throughout the province.

Two fun facts included in the announcement: The United Nations has identified the creative economy as one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors for income generation, job creation and export earnings.

With 24,800 artists, BC has more artists per capita than any other province.

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Seniors’ care on the agenda Protect Public Health Care – Sunshine Coast, a grassroots coalition opposed to the privatization of seniors’ residential care, will hold a public information meeting in Sechelt on Sunday, April 30, 2-4pm at the Sechelt Band Hall.

The event will feature presentations by two prominent advocates for public health care, Andrew Longhurst and Edith McHattie.

Andrew Longhurst is a re-

searcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice.

His recent report, “Privatization & Declining Access to BC Seniors’ Care – An Urgent Call For Policy Change,” details a crisis of declining access to residential care, assisted living and home health services.

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Health Coalition (BCHC) as a representative for her union, the Health Sciences Association, and has co- chaired the BCHC since 2014. She is also an occupational therapist who works at a child development centre in the Lower Mainland with school-aged children and their families.

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The Self Employed Women’s Network (SEWN) held their annual general meeting and spring “socializer” on April 6 at the Gibsons Curling Club. DONNA MCMAHON

Lisa Harrison poses at her new Natural Connections Childcare Centre in the former Gibsons United Church hall. The centre is enrolling children aged 3 to 5 and hopes to soon offer care for children under 30 months of age. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

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Re: The Estate of KATHLEEN BELANGER, Deceased, formerly of 14-622 Farnham Road, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V8: Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Kathleen Belanger who died on May 14, 2016, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executrix, Guiseppina Carmela Giordano c/o James Graham, Barrister & Solicitor, PO Box 1724, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V0 on or before May 11, 2017, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has notice.

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OBITUARIES ST. LEGER, Anne-Marie (Aus) February 14, 1946 - March 29, 2017

Anne-Marie St. Leger, fondly known as Aus, left this world on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Aus was born in Hobart, Tasmania on February 14, 1946 and is survived by her lifelong love John Marian, daughters Megin Pearl and Maughan Mariani, grandchildren Mariah, Rueben, Sophia, Bilen, Bamlak and Adonasia as well as siblings Penny, Debbie and Bill.

Aus lived a full and multi-faceted life and leaves behind a legacy of love, the many babies she welcomed into this world as a midwife and the lives she touched as a registered nurse. She was courageous and kind and adventurous. She loved to laugh, was an accomplished pianist, champion netballer and a dancer in her youth. Raised in the Catholic Church, she dedicated the final decade of her life to a personal relationship with Jesus in concert with her daughters and their families.

Aus loved music as she did the ocean and was known to swim even when the waters were too cold for most.

From Hobart and Perth, to Vancouver and PEI, to the wilderness of Moyeha Bay at the head of Herbert Arm near Ahousat, to Gibsons, Nelson Island, Roberts Creek, Trail Islands, Halfmoon Bay and finally the Comox Valley... She touched lives and made fond memories wherever she went. She was particularly known for her green thumb and deep knowledge and love of babies and mums.

She will be loved in memory and greatly missed. A private memorial service was held in Royston, BC on April 9, 2017 and a public memorial service will be held on the Sunshine Coast June/July (date and location tba)

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Astrologer

Tip of the Week: Against the backdrop of some major planetary alignments destined to synchronize with significant social change with global implications, Mercury and Venus have been simultaneously retrograde. Mercury turned retrograde on May 9th, the eve of the Libra Full Moon which occurred on May 10 here in the Pacific time zone so May 11th for most of the world.

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