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Guardian Of The Ocean

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Bikes Stolen Page 2

Water Talk Page 3

“Parbuckling” In The Woods Page 5

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PODS Project Raises Concerns Page 9

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He was a teenager when he died three years ago, a killer whale who was killed in the Salish Sea (probably by a boat). He was known to researchers as J34.

But he has now been christened Guardian of the Ocean (kwentens ?e te sinkwu), and his magnificent skeleton hangs from the ceiling at the tems swiya Museum in Sechelt, where an orca mural is also featured. The shíshálh held a ceremonial opening to the exhibit April 12. See story page 2. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTOS

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Guardian of the Ocean is back home The skeleton of a killer whale named kwentens ?e te sinkwu – “Guardian of the Ocean” – is the awe-inspiring feature of an exhibit that opened on April 15 at the tems swiya Museum in Sechelt. The whale died after being struck by watercraft.

The remains of the 18-yearold male orca, known in the scientific community as J34,

were recovered from the shíshálh First Nation’s traditional waters in 2016.

On April 12, a group of about 100 guests were welcomed by shíshálh Chief Warren Paull and curator Raquel Joe (Ch’elkwilwet) to an opening ceremony at the museum. This event was held to honour the animal, his life and efforts of all involved in

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Those speaking at the event included Michael de Roos of Cetaceo Contracting, which specializes in the design and articulation of marine and terrestrial skeletons for exhibits. De Roos explained that this skeleton has been reconstructed to show the animal positioned as it would have been when successfully completing a hunt for salmon. “This is known as the ‘victory circle’,” de Roos said. “We thought how fitting it would be to display this whale in this way. He is the Guardian of the Ocean and he is victorious. He was taken from his whale family early.

His body was returned to rest with his greater family, this community.”

In speaking about the importance of orcas to coastal First Nations, shíshálh resource management director Sid Quinn emotionally

referred to the orca as “brother”.

Curator Joe led the first group of guests into the exhibit space. Noting that Guardian weighed over 6,600 pounds in life, she remarked “Isn’t he beautiful”.

The exhibit is entitled te xaxa mes sinkwu, or Our Sacred Sea. The skeleton is displayed suspended from the museum ceiling. A mural, depicting Guardian, his whale family and other marine life in the Salish Sea, created by local artist Dean Shutz forms part of the exhibit. Children’s artwork focusing on orcas and a video describing the development of the exhibit are also included.

The whale was honoured with a prayer song by the xwamtsut singers. A lunch was provided for the guests by the shíshálh First Nation following the ceremony.

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Two-year-old drummer Arianna was among the guests at the opening of the Guardian of the Ocean exhibit at the tems swiya Museum April 12. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO

RCMP are seeking information relating to a break in at Spin Cycles in Gibsons BC on April 3.

The male suspect was in the area at approximately 7:30pm watching the business, attempting access and then retreating to watch the business again. At 8:15pm he entered the business and left a few minutes later through the front door with a bike.

Several bikes, bike equipment, tools and cash was stolen. Bikes stolen were a lime green Giant Reign Advanced, purple Liv Intrigue S, Ban-

shee custom dirt jump and a 24” white girl’s bike.

If anyone can identify this male or has any information relating to the theft they are asked to call Sunshine Coast RCMP or CrimeStoppers.

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Death investigated RCMP have notified the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) of an incident on the Sunshine Coast which has re-

sulted in a man’s death.

Just before 4pm April 9, officers from the Sunshine Coast RCMP were called to a banking institution in the 5500-block of Sunshine Coast Highway in Sechelt, for a report that a man was attempting to conduct a fraudulent transaction.

Upon arrival the bank, the man was identified and detained by police. While officers were escorting the man to the car, the man allegedly fled from police on foot. A foot pursuit ensued into a thick blackberry brush area, where the man was located and arrested. While officers were attempting to get the man out of the brush, he complained of breathing problems. He collapsed and became unresponsive. Officers began life saving measures, which were assumed

by BC Emergency Health Services personnel. Despite all efforts, the man could not be resuscitated and was later pronounced deceased in hospital.

The IIO BC is now investigating to determine whether police actions or inactions are linked to the man’s death.

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Public engagement on water restrictions The SCRD’s planning and community development committee wants the board to consider a public engagement process on the area’s potable water situation. It is recommending this project begin this May. At the committee’s April 11 meeting, Sechelt Mayor and Area Director Darnelda Siegers introduced a recommendation that up to $20,000 be spent to undertake this project. The recommendation received support and will be considered by the board its April 25 meeting.

Siegers expressed concerns that the area will likely face water restrictions in 2019. She also stated that the SCRD may even run out of water for its customers this summer. Citing multiple letters to the editor in local newspapers, she noted that although there has been press coverage on what the

SCRD is doing to address issues related to water supply and use, the message does not appear to be getting out to the public. She favours a public engagement process to explain the situation, options and to encourage residents to share ideas on water supply and conservation with their local government.

Staff advised the committee that a report on the drought management plan is slated to be on the agenda for the April 18 infrastructure services committee meeting.

A communications strategy for this plan is to be discussed at the April 25 corporate and administrative services committee meeting. Information from these initiatives could form part of any public engagement process.

While she supported more information and discussion coming forward, Siegers wants the board to consider

starting a public engagement process as soon as possible.

“We need to get out in front of this issue this spring, or our area could be in trouble this summer,” said Siegers.

If approved, project funding would come out of the 2019 water service budget.

As the proposed spending is set below $30,000, the SCRD would not need to go through a public tender process to select a contractor to do the work. This will reduce the amount of time needed to move from a Board decision to the potential start date for discussions in the community.

In supporting the recommendation, Gibson’s Mayor and Area Director Bill Beamish noted that the first week of May is promoted by the BC Water and Wastewater Association as “Water Week” in the province.

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An artist’s illustration of the proposed new look for the northeast corner of the Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt, the site of what is to be a new restaurant. However, the planning advisory commission did not like the black and white colour scheme. PHOTO SUBMITTED Sechelt’s Advisory Planning Commission (APC) reviewed projects planned for two key locations in the downtown area at its April 11 meeting.

The first was a development permit application for exterior changes at the northeast corner of the Trail Bay Mall. Plans are to develop a restaurant in the section of the mall building that was once occupied by the Slo craft wood products retailer.

The change will mean the future closure of the vehicle entrance to the Mall property near the intersection of Cowrie Street and Trail Avenue.

This is in keeping with the District of Sechelt’s Trail Avenue realignment project.

The exterior modifications proposed include adding windows, awnings, large ‘garage-styled’ roll-up doorways and outdoor patio space. The applicant, James Schouw, noted that the interior of the new dining space will be bright and dramatic. He would like the exterior look to also reflect that.

The proposed black and white colour palette for the project came under fire from APC members. They voiced opinions that it was too sterile, not in keeping with the existing mall colours and out

of sync with the traditional Coastal color palette in the downtown development permit guidelines. To reduce delays and give the restaurant development the chance to get going before the winter months, the commission recommended to any revised application would not need an additional APC review.

••• The second project reviewed was the proposal for a five-storey mixed multifamily residential/commercial development at Wharf Avenue and East Porpoise Bay Road.

Property owner Winston Wade has applied for Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendments to allow for 40 apartments and 279 square metres of commercial space to be built. The majority of the apartments would be two-bedroom units. Eight units that meet the guidelines for affordable housing are to be included.

The proposed height of the building would be 16.89 metres. The OCP limits building heights in the downtown centre area to 12 metres. That OCP also states that higher buildings can be considered where the development is sensitively integrated with the existing neighbourhood and does not block views or

overshadow adjacent structures.

Discussions on re-development of this parcel have been underway with the District since 2017. A proposed six-storey structure went to a public hearing in May, 2018.

Based on the community’s response to the height of the structure and other concerns, council asked the owner to revise the plans for the property. It requested APC input on the new proposal before it considers further readings of the bylaw changes for the development.

The APC recommended that a pedestrian friendly intersection design for Wharf Avenue and East Porpoise Bay Road be considered. This was preferred over allowing a channelized right turn option from Wharf towards East Porpoise Bay or a traffic circle that would give priority to more efficient vehicle movement. The APC recommended that the applicant consider a stepped building design, with less height and massing at the front of the structure. The APC recommended reducing the height of the covered parking area to create the opportunity for lower five-storey heights towards the rear of the building. Connie Jordison

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Local shopping & community You may have noticed our “Newspapers Matter” ads in our publication the last couple of weeks, with all of our advertiser logos featured (on page 15 today). This is a supportive campaign to show our appreciation to our advertisers who sustain our product, our employees and our community.

The reason for this appreciation is well explained in this editorial from publisher Paul MacNeill, of PEI’s Island Press Ltd. “We live in an era when with the simple push of a button we can purchase items, from the mundane to exotic, from anywhere in the world. They are anonymous transactions that offer a short-term intoxicating glow of perceived savings or quality.

But do they?

The internet is many things, both good and bad. One of the things the internet does poorly is build and sustain vibrant communities. For publicly traded, American-owned social media companies, and national and international online retailers, we are just a number to prop up financial statements. They don’t care about our communities or investing in local education and health care. They don’t care about employing our residents – spouses, children, neighbours and friends. They don’t go the extra mile to ensure what you buy is right for you.

They just want a click and credit card.

Local retailers are different. They support us with their sponsorship of minor hockey, ringette, soccer or any number of athletic and community events. They give generously to fundraising efforts and community initiatives. They stand beside us, in good times and bad.

Too often we assume products are not available locally. It’s a wrong assumption. There is virtually nothing that cannot be sourced from a local business.

As a community newspaper, we are proud of our long history of bringing local businesses together with local consumers.

And we celebrate this relationship with our Proud Advertiser campaign that recognizes those local businesses that use our papers week in and week out to connect with you.

When you see the Proud Advertiser decal at participating businesses, you will know it is a business that holds you as a priority. They sell everything from lug nuts to jewellery.

We are all in this together. The paper, local business and you.

When you support local businesses you are saying ‘I matter, my community matters and telling the stories that make this such a vibrant place to live, work and do business in, matters.’

Exploring the endless possibilities that shopping locally offers, matters.

Please look for the Proud Advertiser logo and the next time you feel the urge to click, visit your local retailer instead.”

I could not have said it better myself. Shop locally. And, shop Local.

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(Addressed to Sechelt council and copied to the Local) I am requesting that the District of Sechelt CEO and Mayor Darnelda Siegers instruct the staff to bring the matter of the Bricker’s Cider Company application back to council for reconsideration.

I am requesting that the District of Sechelt council reverse their decision, and do NOT recommend a (lounge) endorsement to the LCRB based on the Bricker’s Cider Company application not meeting the requirements of the District of Sechelt Zoning Bylaw No.25, and failing to meet the provincial legislation requirements of a minimum of 2 ha.

I remain concerned regarding the health and safety of the general public, and school children at the elementary school.

Jeri Patterson, West Sechelt

(Re Weekly Cartoon, April 11, the Local) The cartoon published was right, suggesting that your representative in parliament represents the party rather than you.

However, this is true not just of the Liberal party, but of the Conservatives and NDP as well, all of which ‘whip’ members to vote according to party policy imposed from above.

Notably, it is only the Green Party that differs, building its positions from extensive dialogue with the grassroots.

Julian Taylor, Gibsons

Bring on the taxes The three essentials of life – water, food and shelter – should never, ever be laid vulnerable to speculation or market manipulation, foreign or domestic and, heaven forbid, money laundering. Bring on the tax disincentives.

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Christine Raines, a long-time Coast resident now living in Delta, was visiting family and went to the Tim Hortons in Gibsons at lunch time on April 13, where she saw this man apparently smoking marijuana on the patio. When she phoned later to complain, a staff member told her they were not sure what to do about it. Raines says she is worried about the effect on children and tourists, and says Tim’s should police its patio. CHRISTINE RAINES PHOTO

I compiled this analysis for persons hoping to become first-time home owners: If Statistics Canada data can be trusted, plus the RBC and Scotiabank online mortgage qualification tools, then the least expensive, new development list price I discovered, from Langdale to Sechelt, would only be affordable to the top five per cent of Canadian income earners. And this was for a unit with not enough room to swing a cat.

The recent mortgage interest rate increases have been credited, in part, with producing an associated decline in the housing market.

While this mortgage rate increase may reduce housing prices it does not produce an improvement in disposable income, disposable income that is critical to economic diversity. And don’t forget the burden of student loans. The affordable housing problem needs to be addressed at every contributing facet of the problem.

Judging by a recent public survey regarding the speculation tax – which found the majority of BC residents support the tax – a Sunshine Coast referendum on this issue would be a landslide victory for speculation and market manipulation tax disincentives. If the tax were to be imposed here, it could create a market correction that could well put me into a net loss position from when I purchased into Gibsons, but I’m okay with that. Just maybe we could do something good for our youth. We’re handing over a degraded environment, climate change, plastics, a national debt; it’s a long list.

As a note to all elected officials with the fiduciary responsibility and authority to turn words into actions: bring all of the speculation tax disincentives that are

being applied in Vancouver, to the Sunshine Coast.

Protection of the essentials of life requires and deserves an ongoing, all-out, multi-faceted approach.

Bring on the taxes. I’m certain this is the first time I have ever said something like that.

Al Beaver, Gibsons

Plan for water Did you ever wonder why our water problem is so prolonged?

In the agenda for the April 18 SCRD infrastructure services committee meeting (pages 1-51) you can find the maze…not a stone is left unturned. But not a word about long term water planning. These guys are truly in a box.

When is this government going to understand our water woes will never be solved unless the long term picture is brought into focus to help guide us through the current piecemeal practice.

The window of opportunity is now, but why is nobody paying attention?

It is not the least difficult to understand why the electorate are alarmed.

Al Jenkins, Sechelt

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Mayor’s Message Darnelda Siegers Mayor, District of Sechelt

Yes, there is a tax increase of 8.45 per cent this year.

Let’s talk about it. First, this increase is on the 40 per cent portion of your property tax bill that we control and not on the total bill. Then, of the 8.45 per cent, three per cent is for our capital expenses and 5.45 per cent is for our operating budget (day to day expenses).

What is capital? Capital refers to our assets, including our most important and expensive assets like buildings, roads, and sewer lines.

In the same way you have to take care of your assets, the municipality does too. To ensure they are properly maintained and we can afford to replace them when the time comes, we have continued

Back in Time Heather Passmore

Curatorial Assistant, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

Have you ever wondered how early loggers were able to load a stack of timber without heavy machinery or the construction of a derrick?

One effective method called parbuckling has been used across the ages to raise or lower cylindrical objects like barrels and logs. Prehistoric wonders like Stonehenge and the statues of Easter Island may have been achieved with this technology. Today this age-old technique of rotational leverage is used in costly marine salvage operations to right half-sunken ships. Parbuckling is also an efficient way to gently raise a victim into a boat while keep-

on with the three per cent tax increase every year, which council began doing in 2017.

We use that money to maintain those assets and we save some for unexpected maintenance issues and for eventual replacement.

To fund new capital projects, we find and use other funding sources like grants and development cost charges (fees developers pay when they develop). So, eliminating some of those capital projects won’t actually change the tax rate. For example, the dog park is $100,000 but $99,000 of it comes from development cost charges and the rest ($1,000) from taxes so eliminating it from the budget will not lower the tax rate. After extensive community consultation, this project was identified by Sechelt residents as a priority in our Parks Master Plan.

The 5.45 per cent tax increase for our operating

expenses will be spent on increased library funding, collective agreement salary increases, the addition of one new staff member, an increase in the RCMP contract and increased expenses for our utilities and other fixed costs.

I often hear people say we should try to do more with less. While our staff continue to identify efficiencies in the work they do, it is not possible to do more with less. We can do less with less. Through our budget consultations we always have a lot of requests for our local government to do more. Very seldom do we get suggestions on services people don’t want.

A one-per-cent tax increase generates $85,124. We will continue to look for ways to reduce our dependence on property taxes while continuing to provide the services we have all come to rely on.

ing them horizontal.

Parbuckling uses the mechanical advantage of secured ropes to roll materials up an improvised ramp.

Ramps intended for parbuckling logs can be constructed of two poles or boards placed between the ground and the top of the sled or platform onto which the timber is loaded. In the case of early logging, horses were harnessed to pull the chains.

When pulled by horses, the chains looped over the log will slowly but surely roll the timber up the ramp. At this stage, the log can be guided into place by loggers with peaveys. Additional power can be gained through ‘block purchase’ if the horses are pulling rope or chain that has also been partially wrapped around a standing tree.

Locally, of course, the old growth timber harvested on the West Coast in the days

of horse logging was often too large to stack; a team of horses or oxen was used to haul logs chained single file down a greased skid road to the water. If the logging took place too far inland to make a skid road practical, a flume could be constructed to carry timber downhill in a chute flowing with water directly to the sea. Handloggers also used gravity and a logging jack to manoeuvre timber to the water.

There are no images of parbuckling in action among the photography collection of the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives. There are however, several images of logs stacked ready for horse transport. A close look at one such image from 1905 reveals intriguing details...two poles in the foreground seem to indicate that parbuckling was indeed the method by which the logs were loaded.

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Sometimes I struggle with putting my Maribel’s ad together, this week is one of those times, and so I have returned to one I wrote in 1987 but still relevant to me... ...Barton, NS, where I grew up, was a small community with summer and year round homes that sat few and far between, along the highway and never too far from St. Mary’s Bay. Barton had been a bustling farm area with a blacksmith, tannery, gristmill, cobbler, Grant’s General Store and our 24/7 Dr. Harris! The country folks there hadn’t forgotten their Creator and three Churches stood among the old, well kept, clapboard houses as a reminder. ...I was nearly ten that particular spring when our minister asked the young people in his circuit to participate in an essay contest on “The Crucifixion of Our Lord”. Many Sundays later I was presented with Moffatt translation of the New Testament for my essay. Inside the front cover is penned, 1 Corinthians 10:31 “so whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, let it all be done for the glory of God”.

A four-horse team in 1905 drags six huge logs along a skid road in Gibsons on the Armstrong property formerly used by James Fletcher. Parbuckling was apparently used to pile the logs.

The man holding the reins is identified as Dan Grey and the three men by the horses are Jim Horne, John Hicks Jr. and Frank Hicks. VANCOUVER ARCHIVES PHOTO

Gibsons’ new planning committee The Town of Gibsons is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Keck and Clifford Sutton to the recently formed Planning and Development (P&D) Committee.

The P&D Committee will provide community perspective on the planning and approval process, reviewing and making recommendations with

respect to a broad range of policies and decisions.

Scott Keck is registered and licensed as an architect in BC and has practiced architecture with a number of award-winning local and international firms. He was also previously a member of the Town’s Advisory Planning Commission, which will

be replaced by the P&D Committee.

Clifford Sutton is the co-owner of a Sunshine Coast-based consulting engineering firm that specializes in optimizing the performance of building systems for durability, energy efficiency and resiliency.

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As the coordinator of Earth Day this year for the Roberts Creek Community Association I invite you to come visit more than 50 booths, with representation from many of our amazing local non-profits and small businesses. There will also be great food, live music, and workshops. Leave your car at home and bring your bikes for a free tune up.

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Bike to Earth Day You can arrive at the Earth Day Festival on bicycle – in a bicycle “parade” – by joining the “Pedal for the Planet” at the intersection of Hwy 101 and Lower Rd. The plan is to depart about 11:45am and ride the 7.5 km down Lower Rd. to the festival. Or you can join part way.

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aging costumes and earth flags and say: “Bring your road bikes, mountain bikes, unicycles, e-bikes, tricycles,

Earth Day is a celebration of the planet that people, plants and animals call home.

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was established to demonstrate support for environmental protection, and events are held each year on April 22. (But it is celebrated in Roberts Creek this year on April 28.)

People may wonder what they can do at a local level to make Earth Day a larger part of their lives. Here are just a few great ways to embrace Earth Day. • Make it a point to bike or walk to school or work. If conditions are prohibitive, carpool to cut down on traffic. The fewer cars on the road, the less emissions in the air.

• Recycle e-waste in your home. E-waste is considered outdated electronic appliances that are no longer used.

The Environmental Protection Agency suggests e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world.

• Invest in a reusable coffee cup or water bottle. This can reduce the amount of trash that ultimately ends up in the environment.

• Connect with nature by turning off electronics for the day and getting outside. Head to a park or nature trail and immerse yourself in the great outdoors.

• Do something as simple as switching paper statements and bills to e-bills and online invoices. This reduces reliance on trees for new sources of paper.

• Grow some edibles in your home garden or even on a windowsill. This is a fun, eco-friendly way to control the foods you consume at home and a great way to save money as well.

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Earth Day shuttle bus BC Transit has laid on special – free – shuttle bus so you can get to the Earth Day Festival at Roberts Creek pier without your car.

The #99 shuttle bus will run from Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons along the highway to Roberts Creek Hall, then down Roberts Creek Road

to the store, returning to Sunnycrest Mall along Lower Road. Those coming from the Sechelt direction can take the regular #1 bus, or take a regular #90 and transfer at the RC Hall for the ride down to the store.

The #99 shuttle will depart the Hall at noon, then

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Find out ways to repurpose or share items with others so they get more mileage. Also, make use of sharing services like bike sharing kiosks or Yerdle, an online community sharing marketplace.

• Volunteer your time at an organization that has an environmental focus. Or suggest a task with an eco-friendly slant, like picking up trash from a beach, to a local community group or club.

Earth Day is a great opportunity to get involved with environmental efforts.

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Tony Browton RE/MAX City Realty

Since I first started writing this column, I am frequently asked by people with homes listed for sale what they can do to get their home sold.

Here is what I do when listing a home which will hopefully be helpful to anyone interested in putting their home on the market.

Video and a floorplan My first order of business is sending my creative team to your house to take professional photos, to get a floorplan drawn up, and to create a narrated video home tour.

Photos are often the first exposure to your property so it’s critical that these images portray your home in its best possible light while creating an emotional reaction with potential buyers.

A good floorplan is literally a map that details the size and layout of your home.

Having your property precisely measured by a professional provides additional peace-of-mind to all parties: everyone knows that the square-footage being advertised is recent and accurate.

Next is the video tour. Video is something that buyers expect to see and is an ab-

solute must-have for every listing. The majority of my buyers come from out-ofmarket and my walkthrough tour allows them to experience your home wherever they are in the world. These videos also help to eliminate unnecessary and intrusive viewings – the only people visiting your home in person will be buyers that have qualified themselves by watching your video. This can be a real time-saver if you work from home or have kids. It’s especially helpful for showing revenue properties. Instead of negotiating showing times with your tenant, potential buyers are screened using the video.

Getting exposure Once photos, the floorplan, and the video are in place, I use them to advertise your listing on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Real Estate Weekly. Using paid advertisements, I target the specific demographics and regions that are most likely to be interested in your home.

My goal here is to get the most amount of exposure possible for your home in the shortest amount of time.

More people seeing your home means more interest in your property and that translates to a quicker sale at top market value.

Advertising for buyers As successful as this strategy has been, it’s only one piece of my marketing plan.

While I’m promoting your listing, I’m also advertising for out-of-market buyers. Using video and audio marketing, I highlight the Sunshine Coast as an ideal location in which to live and invest. The audience that consumes this content is then directed to my listings. This type of marketing ensures that I have a steady pipeline of potential buyers that are falling in love with the idea of living on the Sunshine Coast.

My strategy for attracting local buyers includes social media but I also invest heavily in traditional media on the Sunshine Coast.

Virtual staging On your specific property, I may suggest either virtually staging or virtually renovating your property. This is when the original photos are edited to show what your home could look like different with furniture or finishes. An interactive Matterport tour can also be of benefit for some properties.

Tony Browton is an award-winning Realtor who lives and works on BC’s Sunshine Coast.

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Residents concerned about PODS development impact on traffic and views The SCRD board will consider second reading of a bylaw to permit the former Irving’s Landing Pub site to be transformed into the Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) at the April 25 board meeting. If second reading is approved, a public hearing will be held May 14, at the Pender Harbour Community Hall.

The site is a single property with two separate zoning designations, located in the northern part of SCRD Electoral Area A. The zoning amendment being sought is to designate the entire site as Tourist Commercial. Currently, the waterfront portion of the lot, the former pub and marina site, is zoned for commercial use. The upland section, once the location of a caretaker’s residence, is zoned residential.

PODS’ goal is to develop a marine and freshwater research and education facility.

Planned site facilities would include an aquarium, exhibition space, a research and diving facility, restaurant, gift shop as well as an auditorium/conference centre. The group’s mission is to engage with visitors, students and academic researchers and to use scientifically-driven decision making to find viable solutions to environmental challenges.

The recommendation to move bylaw consideration forward was made at the April 11 SCRD planning and community development committee meeting.

At this meeting, delegates Barbara Kappeli and David Twentyman, who live close to the site, expressed concerns with the impact of the planned development could have on their predominately-residential area. Increases in vehicle and boat traffic, parking demands, the need for considerable blasting to develop the site and disruptions to views were identified as issues for those who reside in the immediate area.

There were also concerns that as PODS is fundraising to pay for the development, the project could take multiple years to build out. This could expose area residents to construction that continues for an extended period of time.

Kappeli and Twentyman indicated that they were not opposed to the PODS project, but wanted community concerns addressed and the current residential zoning to remain in place. This would restrict the intensity of development allowed on this section of the lot. Both felt this would allow for a buffer zone between existing residential properties and the proposed commercial development.

The committee noted that the proposal is consistent with the Pender Harbour Official Community Plan and was supported by the area’s Advisory Planning Commission. It also considered the

unique approach being put forward to address the need for 39 additional parking spaces for the development.

As only 51 of the 90 required parking spaces can be ac-

commodated on the site, PODS proposes to develop parking on other area properties and to shuttle people from remote parking locations to the site. Moorage

development, which would require provincial approval, was cited as another potential benefit to the community of this development.

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There is no cure, but asthma can be managed People with asthma often fear the next attack. As a chronic inflammatory condition, asthma causes the airways to narrow and swell and produce extra mucus.

This makes breathing very difficult, and also can cause wheezing and coughing fits,

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Asthma is a common condition, affecting an estimated 26 million people, including six million children, in the United States alone. Despite that prevalence, the American Lung Association (ALA) notes that the cause of asth-

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What stress does to you Stress affects people of all ages from all walks of life.

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In its 2017 “Stress in America” survey, the APA found that the future of the nation, money and violence and crime were significant sources of stress for more than half of survey participants. That’s a dangerous notion, as the Mayo Clinic notes that the effects of the stress on the human body are considerable. Though everyone experiences and responds to stress differently, these are some of the more common effects of stress, courtesy of the Mayo Clinic.

Mental side effects Stress can have an adverse effect on mood and has even been linked to depression, which the World Health Organization reports is the leading cause of disability across the globe. People suffering from stress also may experience anxiety, restlessness and feelings of being overwhelmed. In addition, stress can compromise a person’s ability to focus, adversely affecting a person’s ability to complete their work-related tasks. That’s not insignificant,

as 61 per cent of respondents in the 2017 “Stress in America” survey reported that work was a significant source of their stress.

Physical side effects Stress affects more than the mind, manifesting itself physically in various ways.

The Mayo Clinic reports that common physical side effects of stress include headache, muscle tension or pain, including chest pain, fatigue, and a change in sex drive.

Upset stomach also may be a byproduct of stress. People dealing with stress may even have trouble sleeping.

Behavioral side effects Behavior also can be affected by stress, which may cause some people to abuse drugs or alcohol. Some may even turn to tobacco, either becoming a smoker or smoking more if they’re already smokers. Smoking has been linked to a host of negative physical side effects, including an increased risk of developing cancer. Angry outbursts, social withdrawal and overeating or undereating are some additional potential side effects of stress on the body.

Coping strategies can be highly effective at alleviating stress and its negative side effects. Learn more about such strategies at www.stress.org.

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ma is unknown. Scientists continue to study asthma, focusing on various factors that may increase a person’s risk for the condition.

• Genetics: The ALA says genetics play a role, noting that the risk is higher among those with a parent or a sibling who has asthma.

• Allergies: Certain allergic conditions are linked to people with asthma. Seasonal allergies may compound asthma symptoms.

• Environment: Contact with allergens, irritants or even certain infections as an infant or in early childhood before the immune system matures is tied to asthma.

Adult-onset asthma is often linked to exposure to chemicals or dust in the workplace.

• Infections: Respiratory infections as a child that caused inflammation and damage to the lung tissue are implicated in compromising lung function later on in life.

Once asthma is present, doctors often classify it as allergic or non-allergic, says the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI). Certain aller-

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Even though asthma is a chronic condition with no known cure, it can be managed daily, says ACAAI. An asthma action plan can be developed with the help of a physician. Some treatment strategies include: • Identifying and avoiding asthma triggers as much as possible.

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• Reducing reliance on quick-relief inhalers by paying attention to frequency of use and discussing treatment adjustments.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast 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 Coastal Dance Festival (competition), Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 9am-6:30pm, by donation April 19 Free admission at the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre, sponsored by SD 46, Gibsons Public Market, 10am-5pm 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, 9am-1pm April 20 Sale of succulents, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 10amnoon April 20 Grand re-opening of the Visitor Information Centre, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 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, 11am-1:30pm April 20 Book launch with poets Heidi Greco and Marion Quednau, Gibsons Public Library, 2pm April 20 Vocal Intent concert, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 7-9pm, by donation April 20 4/20 karaoke party, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $5 April 20 Mad Cow, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 April 20 Spring dance with Bobby Bruce, Gambier Community Hall, 8pm, $20, SOLD OUT April 20 Celebrate 4/20 with djs Bridge, Jomega and Jessy.O, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $10, guests $15 April 20-21 BIG Little Art Show and sale with four artists, 612 Marine Dr., Gibsons, 10am-4pm April 21 Lions Club pancake breakfast and Easter egg hunt, Pender Harbour Lions Park, 9am-1pm April 21 Easter egg hunt, crafts and treats, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 10am-noon, $10 donation per child for SPCA April 21 Arts Centre film series presents “Leaning into the Wind” about artist Andy Goldsworthy, with guest speaker M. Simon Levin, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 10:30am, suggested $10 donation

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April 21 Anna Nobile Spring plant sale, Masonic Hall, Freelance Creative Roberts Creek, 11am-3pm Writer, Arts & Culture April 21 Rotary Easter egg hunt, Mission Point Park, Sechelt, 11am-1pm The BIG Little Art Show April 21 takes place at the Christy Lions Club Easter egg hunt, PorSverre Gallery April 20 and poise Bay Provincial Park, noon 21. Sverre, together with April 21 Judy Pollock of West VancouBlue Line Duo, 101 Brewhouse, ver, and local artists Carol LaGibsons, 2:30pm Fave and Jennifer Drysdale, April 22 will be exhibiting over 100 SC Film Society presents “Ash works at Sverre’s studio and is Purest White”, a drama about gallery in Gibsons. The numromance in modern China, ber of works accounts for the Madarin with English subtitles, “big” part of the show and Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, the size of the works that will 7:30pm, members $5, others $9 be displayed accounts for the April 23 little. “I think 20” x 16” is our Caitlin Hicks reads from her biggest piece,” says Sverre. book “A Theory of Expanded Love” at Women’s Connection, Christy Sverre poses with some of her paintings in her GibSchool of Music, Madeira Park, sons studio, where she and three other artists are holding the 10am, $2 drop-in BIG Little Art Show on the weekend, April 20-21. PHOTO SUBMITTED April 23 Coast Works spring mixer, 292 “As artists, we all have small drawn to the visual arts, reGower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, 6:30works and I thought it would alizing she wanted to be an 8pm be really fun just to show artist when she was in high April 24 small works so everything is school, going on to earn a Open mic, five minutes for prose, going to be very well priced.” Bachelor of Fine Art from poetry or song, Gibsons Public Pollock will be displaying the University of Victoria.

Library, 6-7:30pm folk art with rug hooking, La- Her husband’s work meant April 24 Fave her signature collages, Sverre had the opportunity Bob Ross painting party, 101 and Drysdale will be exhib- to travel and live in a number Brewhouse, Gibsons, 7-9pm, iting new works of gelli plate of places in Southeast Asia $30 includes a drink and art monoprints. Sverre will be Singapore, where supplies Mortgage Corporation showing a variety of works including she spent two years as a doApril 25 in acrylics and oils with cold cent at the Singapore Art MuBridge luncheon, fundraiser for wax medium. Her style is seum, learning and absorbHalfmoon Bay SC Healthcare unique, one that isn’t com- ing the aesthetics of the area.

Over 25 years arranging Auxiliary, SC Botanical Garden, pletely abstract but not fully While in Houston, she studWest Sechelt, 11am-3pm, $120 Broker/Owner private mortgage financing representational either, with ied drawing at the Houston RICHARD WATT table of four, includes lunch, on the Sunshine Coast Broker/Owner a liberal use of bold colours. School of Fine Arts, diligently 604-885-9160 Richard Watt “I’m attracted to colour,” ad- working on her representaApril 25 Broker/Owner mits Sverre. “Bright colours Pharmacist Jennifer May pretional skills. More recently, are always happy to me and sentation on keto diets, Howe she studied abstract art with I’m a happy person. I love Sound Pharmacy, Gibsons, 3pm, Todd Clark. She believes all laughing so perhaps there’s pre-register at 604-886-3365, suncomortgagecorp@gmail.com those influences have come some laughter in my art, in bring a non-perishable food together in her art. She loves bank item the colour. I hope so.”

EASY TO QUALIFY / QUICK APPROVALS to experiment, and “make Sverre has always been April 25 marks” using traditional and First of eight Thursdays parentnon-traditional tools like PLEASE RESPOND BY EMAIL BY This proof is for the purpose of ing course for dads, Community feathers and chopsticks. “I TYPOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS Services, Sechelt, 5:30-7:30pm, PLEASE RESPOND BY EMAIL BY This proof is for the purpose of like having less control, so if free, register at 604-885-5657 TYPOGRAPHICAL CORRECTIONS I grab a feather, I don’t have April 25 PRESENTS much control,” says Sverre.

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Weekend Driftwood Theatre School Shen 350 Rd. Gibsons for Glassford everybody,” says Sverre of students, Heritage Playhouse, SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 the show.

“Not everyone has Gibsons, Fri. 7:30pm, Sat. & Sun. DOORS: 7 PM SHOW: 7:30 PM DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM DOORS: 7 PM SHOW: 7:30 PM This is a unique seminar designed specifically for emerging artists preparing to approach 2pm, $15, youth $10, share“An exceptional performance... We laughed, the space or the money for a TICKETS: the commercial and public art $25 industry. It is ideal for fine artists of any media pursuing TICKETS: EARLY BIRD (1-40) $25 we cried, we were reaffirmed as women as there.com careers in the commercial Vancouver art market or those looking to expand their exhibition large piece.

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Books & Beyond Andrea Routley

Community Outreach Coordinator, Gibsons and District Public Library

Poetry. Are you thinking now of Wordsworth, Milton, Petrarchan sonnets and the drone of a fly against a window on a muggy June afternoon in your high school portable classroom?

Or maybe you’re thinking about advertising, as in “Kills

Bugs Dead,” the slogan for Raid, often attributed to the American poet Lew Welch.

Or maybe you think of the poem that imagines actor James Franco spying on a young gay man’s evening out with his partner (by Vancouver poet Daniel Zomparelli).

Poems about lakes, poems about pap smears, poems that consider a permanent solution to the neighbour’s barking dog (“Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a

Gun in the House,” by Billy Collins), poems that laugh, poems that defeat, poems that revise language itself.

Yes, it is National Poetry Month and the library celebrates with a number of events. On Saturday, April 20 at 2pm, experience “Force of Nature,” a double book launch with Heidi Greco and local poet Marion Quednau.

Aspiring writers ages 11-16 are invited to “Poetic Play,”

a workshop on Wednesday, April 24, 3:30-5pm, with visiting poet Isabella Wang.

At 18 years old, Isabella is herself a young poet, but with a publication history that rivals writers twice her age – her work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and she is a two-time finalist for The New Quarterly’s Edna Staebler Essay Contest. Then, at MUSE: Open Mic (April 24, 6 pm), sign up to share a poem or three. To

cap off the evening, Isabella Wang will share some of her own work, too.

If open mics aren’t your thing, you can still share your poetry with your community. Come by the library and “pick a prompt, pen a poem and put it on the poetry line.”

See that alliteration? Poetry, man. Yeah. (Cue snapping fingers.) (Also there’s more to poetry than alliteration.)

(But alliteration is good, too.)

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REDECOR CONSIGNMENT has been holding the candle for LOCAL, RECYCLED & CLEAN MONEY for ten years. I had always hoped I would pass the store on to someone who cared about the values that our customers & I feel are important. Well… great news! The store has sold to Ashley Kitchen, she has the right ethic and importantly the right aesthetic.

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I sez “A little of that certainly wouldn’t hurt!” So expect some changes like Instagram & the Square of all things.

Please come in & meet Ashley mid month & say bye to Lisa who has been a HUGE help to me. Come in and hear about my plans, which involve being a human being not a human doing! (NOTE: Consignees retain ownership of their items & will be paid May 1.) Thanks for supporting me and the downtown for 10 years! 5660 Cowrie Street, Sechelt. 604-8855884. Instagram & Facebook @redecorsechelt

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Just one step behind MerTaurus (Apr 20 – May 20) cury entering Aries on April Like your Aries friends, 17 and forming a conjunction you too are ready to take new with Chiron on April 19, the Sun enters Taurus on April 20 strides. Yet, yours may be just and is followed by Venus just entering an important planhours later then will form a ning stage which is action, conjunction with Uranus on after all. Or it might manifest April 22 - Earth Day! Venus as other activities, but largewill also form a conjunction ly behind the scenes. Mars with Chiron on April 23 and in Gemini hints at desires to On April 24 Pluto turns retro- stimulate new streams of ingrade. Meanwhile, the Moon’s come. This is where the planSouth Node is situated right ning comes in and you are between Saturn and Pluto in searching for ideas.

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