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Money for the Langdale terminal It appears that BC Ferries intends to go ahead with additional upgrades to the Langdale ferry terminal, following the announcement of $17-million in federal funding for a new terminal building through the Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component – National and Regional Projects (PTICNRP).

New BC Ferries CEO Mark Collins and West Vancouver– Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones held a press conference at Langdale on March 31 to announce federal funding for three BC Ferries projects, including the Langdale renovation and construction of a new ferry for the TexadaPowell River route.

Collins said the federal money will cover 20 per cent of the cost of the terminal project, which includes a new terminal building, a covered overhead foot passenger walkway, a "seaside pavilion", and new ticket booths that will allow BC Ferries to charge passengers travelling in both directions.

It is similar to a master plan for the terminal developed in 2013.

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have to raise the remaining money for the project, and it is not clear what the provincial government’s plans are.

The provincial Liberal government recently spent $250,000 on a feasibility study for a fixed link between the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver to replace the ferry service. In October, 2016, over 12-hundred people attended five fixed link open houses in Squamish, West Vancouver and on the Sunshine Coast. A final technical report by the civil engineering firm R.F. Binnie and Associates was due to have been finished by year end, but has

not been released.

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons, who was not invited to speak at the March 31 press conference, issued his own press release in which he said that the terminal improvements and new vessel are a step in the right direction, but fares and scheduling need to be addressed.

"Ultimately, ferries are our essential transportation links, and need to be made more affordable, especially as services have been reduced and fares have gone up tremendously," said the NDP MLA. Donna McMahon

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WINTER BC Ferries CEO Mark Collins and MP Pamela GoldsmithJones at the announcement of federal money for Langdale terminal. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Tap opens for water, sewer At a presentation at the Gibsons Public Market on March 31, Pamela GoldsmithJones, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country announced federal and provincial funding approval for six local water and sewer infrastructure projects under the Government of Canada’s Clean Water and Waste Water Fund.

Goldsmith-Jones made the announcement with the Liberal MLA for the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding, rather than this riding's elected representative, NDP MLA Nicholas Simons.

The Town of Gibsons will receive over $1 million in funding ($618,420 federal and $408,157 provincial) for its Water Infrastructure Renewal Program, and another $150,000 federal and $99,000 provincial dollars to update its Integrated Stormwater Management Program.

The District of Sechelt's Sanitary Sewer Expansion Project will receive just under $3 million ($1,757,790 federal and $1,160,141 provincial funds).

And close to $3 million will go to projects in the Pender

Harbour area: the Pender Harbour water main replacements, Canoe Road community septic field system replacement and Madeira Park’s Merrill Crescent community septic field system replacement.

These projects are part of a bilateral funding agreement between Canada and British Columbia. The federal government has committed to providing more than $180 billion in infrastructure funding over 12 years for public

On Sunday April 2, the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Peter Fassbender, and the BC Museums Association (BCMA) announced the list of successful recipient projects of the "British Columbia/ Canada 150: Celebrating B.C. Communities and their Contributions to Canada" grant.

The District of Sechelt was one of 150 communi-

ties throughout BC to receive a grant. Sechelt will receive $65,000 to repair and restore the Rockwood Lodge, a landmark heritage building in downtown Sechelt, built in 1936.

These one-time grants were awarded to organizations responsible for a museum, archive or historic place.

“Rockwood is a signature item in Sechelt's community

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transit, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, transportation that supports trade, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.

This funding announcement was part of a spate of pre-election funding announcements on Friday, March 31. According to Global Media, the BC government sent out 29 news releases that day, announcing over $2.33 billion in spending.

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Nine politicians turned out for the announcement of federal and provincial money for water and sewer projects on the Coast. From the left, NDP MLA Nicholas Simons, Sechelt Councillor Doug Wright, Sechelt Councillor Alice Lutes, Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe, MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Liberal West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy, Gibsons Councillor Silas White, SCRD Director Frank Mauro, and Gibsons Councillor Stafford Lumley. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Money for Rockwood identity and sense of place,” noted Mayor Bruce Milne, “buildings such as Rockwood Lodge provide a tangible connection to local history.”

Repairing the building now will help ensure its longterm use as a community hub for meetings, workshops, and the annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts.

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Editorial Opinion In defence of science Those who read, write or talk regularly about climate change and ecology are familiar with anti-environmental arguments.

A common one is that if you drive a car, buy any plastic goods or even type on a computer keyboard your observation that we need to reduce fossil fuel use is not valid — no matter how much evidence you present. This is simply a logical fallacy. The statement that gas-fuelled cars cause pollution is true whether or not the person making it drives a car, just as a claim that automobile emissions are harmless is false, regardless of the claimant’s car ownership or driving habits.

As well as being a faulty assertion, pointing out the many uses for fossil fuels in an attempt to reject the need to reduce reliance on them is actually an argument in favour of burning less coal, gas and oil. Fossil fuels are useful for many purposes — from life-saving medical equipment to computer keyboards — so why extract, transport and burn them so rapidly and wastefully? Supplies aren’t endless.

In this “post-truth” era of infinite information, it’s difficult to get a good grasp on many subjects, let alone one as complex and massive as global warming.

Fortunately, some excellent resources provide information for people with varying levels of knowledge and expertise.

“Skepticalscience.com” offers a big-picture approach by examining the peer-reviewed literature. It’s “Most Used Climate Myths” section describes false claims and lets users click for “basic,” “intermediate” or “advanced” explanations of real evidence.

You can also find accessible science on the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration websites. The American Institute of Physics offers a comprehensive history of climate science, as well as other information.

Many books, websites, publications, films and more offer clear explanations of climate change and what it means for us.

It’s increasingly clear we can’t rely on politicians to get us out of the mess we’ve created. The current U.S. administration is full of people who reject the overwhelming evidence for human-caused climate change. In Canada, our government has some good climate policies but continues to approve fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

The silver lining of the irrationality that has descended on the U.S. is that it has sparked a growing movement to promote scientific evidence and science-based solutions. The March for Science, taking place in cities throughout the U.S. and beyond on Earth Day, April 22, is one example.

We have scientific evidence and rational arguments on our side. Let’s use them to support solutions. David Suzuki

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions No joy Nothing takes the joy out of a nice walk along the beach or on one our pristine trails like seeing a bright green, used dog poop bag dangling from a majestic cedar branch or a salmon berry bush.

C'mon, people, if you're responsible enough to pick up your dog's poop, surely you're responsible enough to make sure your dog's refuse bag is properly disposed of. After all, you wouldn't dream of chucking your pop can into the forest, would you? So why is carrying YOUR dog's refuse bag to the next garbage can or home unacceptable or somehow beneath you?

Biodegradable or not, it's still littering and your responsibility to make sure this kind of toxic waste doesn't end up on our beaches or in our forests, not to mention how horrendous it is to look at through its various stages of decomposition.

Suzanne Herman, Gibsons

Not fooled

Last month the provincial government announced new funding: an additional $180 million was added to the Classroom Enhancement Fund (CEF), now a total of $360 million. This grant will help improve learning environments in schools on the Sunshine Coast and across BC. On Nov. 10, 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada deliberated for about the time of an elementary school recess, then ruled in favour of the BC Teachers’ Federation.

Now Christy Clark is excited about the opportunity to invest in public education? It is deceitful to call these funds ‘new’. Teachers who have been working in overcrowded classrooms for the past 15 years recognize this amount as equal to funding cuts to public education made by this Liberal government year after year.

A generation of BC students has been short-changed.

Parents protested as programs were cut and 257 public schools were closed; students with special needs went without adequate support.

Damage is done. Students were not worth investing in until the Supreme Court of Canada forced the provincial government to honour hard-fought gains and restore contract language. It feels like we were mugged, our wallets stolen, and now the thieves are offering to buy us a cup of coffee with our own money. We are not fooled.

Louise Herle, President, Sunshine Coast Teachers’ Association

Listen, then think If your Political Primer doesn't increase circulation of your newspaper, nothing will.

The last question on our water supply problems caught my eye first. Kim Darwin, the Green candidate, proposed to DO something about it. The incumbent proposed more government, a ministerial portfolio; the Liberal said "a government can help."

I was inspired to read on.

If the Greens and Kim Darwin don't sweep this riding, perhaps we've become illiterate fools. To see in print the blithering politicalism of the other two candidates was a revelation. If they can't express their ideas in clear, understandable English (or French) sentences, how can their policies be clearly thought out?

And what of this foggy miasma called policy? Surely, action reveals policy directly without any blithering about it.

To the voters – and I hope everyone who can vote, does vote – don't just listen, THINK. To the Local, your Primer is a masterful exposé.

Nancy Leathley, Sechelt

Deal not done Two of our local doctors appeared as a delegation before the District of Sechelt [March 1]. The content of the delegation seemed to indicate a significant amount of confusion by the physicians and/or the representatives from VCH. I think the phrase “Done Deal”, repeated so often by VCH, has a lot of people believing that the contract between VCH and Trellis also includes all of the required approvals for the proposed OCP and rezoning amendments from the District of Sechelt. It does not.

That VCH/Trellis contract is for the potential purchase of care beds by VCH from a facility to be built by Trellis on a specific piece of land.

First, Trellis does not own the proposed “site” in West Sechelt. Second, the “site” will need to be subdivided from the existing lands, be rezoned and the ownership will need to be transferred.

According to FOI documentation Trellis has an agreement to purchase the “site” once the rezoning is approved. Trellis does have permission to discuss all development applications including rezoning and OCP Amendments with the District of Sechelt.

The next bit of confusion seems to appear with the “site” being part of the larger OCP “Special Infill Area #1”. These sites must demonstrate a high standard of design, amenity and integration with the surrounding neighbourhood.

A comprehensive design providing land uses and densities for all parcels is required before rezoning individual lots. These steps need to be completed before an application can be forwarded to an Official Public Hearing.

The Trellis application is still far from being a “Done Deal” capable of beginning construction.

Lynne Forrest, Sechelt

Clarification The Local received a letter criticizing Liberal candidate Mathew Wilson for making a deceptive statement about seniors care based on his quotation in the “political primer” (the Local, March 30.) The complaint referred to this statement: “Vancouver Coastal Health have confirmed to me that they will keep open Totem and Shorncliff.” An error in editing removed his next line: “They may be long term care or some other type of facility, but they have confirmed they will do that.” The Local apologizes for any confusion.

It is worth noting that this is not the first reference to keeping Shorncliffe and Totem open, although not for “long term care”. A doctors’ delegation told Sechelt council March 1 (the Local, March 9) that VCH says it is considering refurbishing Shorncliffe as a dementia facility. And VCH chief operating officer Karin Olson, in an ad in the recently-published Spring, 2017 issue of Sunshine Coast Business Magazine, says: “While these facilities (Shorncliffe and Totem) no longer meet the standard for long term care…I believe we can work together to discover ways to use them.”

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The Local - Thursday, April 6, 2017

Single-ferry service resumes BC Ferries is set to re-open Berth One at Langdale Terminal Friday, April 7 after the completion of upgrades to marine structures. Service on the Langdale – Horseshoe Bay route and the water taxi service to Gambier and Keats Islands will return to traditional service schedules on that day.

Since Jan. 19, BC Ferries has been operating two vessels on the Langdale – Horseshoe Bay route, loading vehicles on the main vehicle deck only. This temporary practice was necessary in order to provide the required capacity for Langdale customers, and involved approximately hourly sailings from each terminal during the dock construction period. With the reopening of the double-deck berth, service will return to a single vessel using upper and lower vehicle decks, and performing sailings approximately every two hours from either terminal.

“BC Ferries received numerous comments from customers who appreciated the flexibility and convenience that the two-vessel operation provided, and we clearly understand the improvements to the customer experience.

Unfortunately this type of service delivery is not sustainable in the near to medium term with our current ships,” said Corrine Storey, BC Ferries’ Vice President of

Customer Services. “The cost of operating two vessels with main deck only loads basically doubled the fuel and labour costs of the regular service provided by the Queen of Surrey, and we know that fare affordability is a concern for our customers. However, this temporary service has been an excellent trial for potential future service options with two smaller vessels when the C-Class ships, including the Queen of Surrey, need to be replaced in the 2020s.”

In the meantime, the company will begin an engage-

ment process with the public later this month to obtain feedback on how to make improvements to the schedules for the routes utilizing the Horseshoe Bay terminal to increase reliability and dependability. BC Ferries has made some operational changes over the past few years to help address this issue, however more needs to be done in order to meet customers’ expectations. Details about this engagement process will be announced in the near future.

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The Local - Thursday, April 6, 2017

School district voting boundary puzzle At a sparsely attended open house held at Chatelech Secondary School on March 29, School District 46 representatives explained their proposed options for a revision of the Trustee Electoral Areas (TEAs).

In 2016, an error in the province's official electoral boundaries was discovered, which entirely omitted the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD). In theory, the 636 residents of the SIGD were not eligible to vote in

school district elections, although in practice they have voted in Rural Area 2, along with Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) Areas D (Roberts Creek), E (Elphinstone) and F (West Howe Sound).

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In October of 2016, the school district asked other local governments for input on four options to rectify the error. Two governments declined to respond, and two (the SIGD and the SCRD) expressed a preference for creating the SIGD lands as a single TEA so the SIGD would have its own representative.

But at the March 29 open house, that option was not on the table.

SD46 Secretary-Treasurer, Nicholas Weswick laid out two options, both of which would see the SIGD added to the District of Sechelt's voting area for school trustees.

"The board of education

must consider the principle of voter parity –representation by population – based on the concept of one person one vote," said Weswick.

Board Chair Betty Baxter said: "We know that the provincial government wouldn't approve that big a disparity in representation, if one trustee was representing 600 people and the others were representing three or four or five thousand."

Option A called for the four TEAs to otherwise remain the same as they are now, with one trustee elected by Area A and B, two by Sechelt, three by Areas D, E and F combined, and one by Gib-

sons.

Option B called for reducing the number of electoral areas from four to three. Gibsons and rural areas D, E and F would be amalgamated into a single TEA with three representatives (rather than the four that the area presently has) and Sechelt would gain one trustee, electing three.

School trustee Greg Russell, who was elected in Rural Area 2, was not concerned by this change. He said: "Sechelt is the community expected to grow most on the Sunshine Coast over the next 10 or 15 or 20 years, especially West Sechelt."

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Around 1 am on April 2, an officer was patrolling a public parking lot on Shoal Way in Sechelt, when they located an insecure vehicle in the parking lot. Security advised that the vehicle had been left that way for several hours. A large bag of marihuana, as well as other drug paraphernalia,

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••• On the night of April 3, police were called to a residence on Reef Road, Sechelt, after one male allegedly assaulted another male, who was

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The Local - Thursday, April 6, 2017

Fire at the beer farm Persephone Brewing Company ended their first Annual Brewers Bonspiel in a blaze – though not the sort they'd been counting on.

The after party at the curling rink had barely wrapped on the evening of April 1, when firefighters responded to a fire at Persephone's property on Stewart Road.

Persephone owner Brian Smith reported on Facebook that their small greenhouse burned, damaging a larger adjacent greenhouse and destroying some tools. No one was present at the time and there were no injuries.

"The chickens are fine too," noted Smith.

Interviewed via email on April 2, before the fire inspector and insurance adjuster viewed the site, Smith said he had no idea what had caused the fire.

"We're upset about the loss but thankful the damage didn't spread nor was anyone endangered. Sadly we lost a bunch of seed starts so have probably lost a couple weeks of growing in our market garden."

Smith noted that things could have been much worse. "We're especially grateful for the quick response by both the person who called it in and our local fire department. They were really quick and did an

awesome job containing the damage. We owe those guys some beer!"

Proceeds from the Bonspiel, held at the Gibsons Curling Club, will go to the

Sunshine Coast Association of Community Living, whose members prepared and served food to curlers all day.

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Dance will be fundraiser for couple An April 22 concert to be held at Roberts Creek Hall will raise funds for Carrie Lee and Scully Stanway, the Roberts Creek couple who lost their trailer home to a fire on the morning of March 24.

Lee and Stanway are grateful that they were both away from home and not asleep in bed when the fire started.

"I was sitting in Sechelt and a neighbour gave us a call saying 'it's all gone,'" said Stanway. "By the time he saw what was going on there was nothing anybody could do."

Stanway, who is self-employed in property maintenance, has lived on the coast almost 10 years, while Lee has been here 20 years.

They lost everything but the clothes they were wearing, including many small tools such as skill saws. Stanway, who had been hoping to start his own company, says this will set him back several years.

Other items were irreplaceable. Lee lost pieces of jewelry that had belonged to her grandmother and Stanway lost keepsakes from his father. Their dog, fortunately, was not at home, but their cat died in the blaze.

Lee and Stanway are staying with a friend at present, but they hope to return to the property, an organic farm that they have been living on for the last three years. Their landlord is eager to have them back.

"Our hope and plan is to clean up the wreckage and

rebuild something else. We put a lot of effort into the garden and making it home," said Stanway.

The couple expressed their thanks to everyone in the community who has reached out to support them, especially to the Roberts Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Chief Pat Higgins, Emergency Services coordinator Marilyn Pederson, and Suzanne McGovern who set

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Stanway had already booked the Roberts Creek Hall for the concert he holds every year to celebrate his Taurus birthday, so the April 22 concert has become a fundraiser. Tickets to Taurean Tunez will be available at the door, and organizers will also accept donations of dry or canned food and clothing.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast April 6 Stone Soup networking event for Culture Days, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 5:30-7:30pm, free, register at share-there.com April 6 Self-Employed Women’s Network (SEWN) spring socializer, Gibsons Curling Club, 5:30-8:30pm, members $10, others $20, must be bought in advance, sunshinesewn.com April 6 New Toastmasters club forming, Chamber of Commerce, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 6:30-8pm, 604-740-2179 April 7 St. Hilda’s Anglican church bake sale, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 9am-noon April 7 Writers meet-up, Wheatberries, Gibsons, 9:30-11:30am, 604-886-1795 April 7 Work BC job fair, Gibsons community centre, 11:30am4pm April 7 Delhi 2 Dublin all ages show, Roberts Creek Hall, 5:307:30pm, $15, under eight free; adult show 9pm, $25 April 7 Reception for fibre artist Jennifer Love, The Kube Studios, 689 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, 6-9pm April 7 Quiz night, with quizmasters Neville Judd and John Davies and prizes, Roberts Creek Legion, 7:45pm, $5 April 7 CD release of acoustic blues and roots music by Mark Crissinger, Coopers Green Hall, Halfmoon Bay, 8pm, $20 April 8 Bake sale by SC Healthcare Auxiliary (Halfmoon Bay branch), Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 9am-3pm April 8 Quilters and crafters sale, Davis Bay Hall, 9:30am12:30pm April 8 Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station holds a community discussion forum, School of Music, Madeira Park, 9:30am-5pm April 8 “Celebrate Solar”, fundraiser to install solar panels on Pender Harbour Secondary School, with food, music and silent auction, Coopers Green Hall, Halfmoon Bay, 11am3:30pm April 8 SC Film Society presents “A Man Called Ove”, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, members $5, others $9 April 8 Opening reception for exhibit by 10 SC clay artists, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm, by donation April 8 Political salon with Driftwood Players, high tea and conversation, fundraiser for the NDP’s Nicholas Simons, Stonehurst House, 529 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, 3-6pm, $100, 604-740-3122

April 8 SC Salmonid Enhancement Society’s salmon dinner and auction, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, 6pm, $100 ($50 tax receipt), www.scsalmon.org April 8 Sunshine Coast Music Society presents Baroque and Blue Trio and Michael Friedman, Highland Centre, Roberts Creek, 7pm, adults $20, students $5 April 8 Mark Crissinger Band, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, $10 April 8 Heavy Mellow, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, $15 April 8 Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 8pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door April 8 Latin funk fiesta, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $12 April 9 Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station holds a community discussion forum, Irvines Landing pier, 10am-1pm April 9 Fibreshed Day, with sheepshearing, spinning, felting etc., FibreWorks Gallery, 12887 SC Hwy, Madeira Park, 11am-4pm, by donation April 9 Green Film Series presents “The Great Howe Sound Recovery”, with five short films and a panel discussion, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 1pm, free with registration at share-there.com April 11 Tuesday Talks presents Dr. Eddie Berinstein on mindfulbased stress reduction, Sechelt Library, 1:30-3pm, free April 13 Musician Steve Weave plays a solo show, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8-10:30pm, $15-$20 April 14 Spring dance with Bobby Bruce aka Nearly Neil, Gambier Community Hall, 7pm, $20, children 12 and under free, tickets at gambierisland. org 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 “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

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

Potters don’t usually get their due when it comes to the art of their craft. Elaine Futterman, who has been running Creek Clayworks with her partner Mike Allegretti since 1990, shines a different light on pottery with a new exhibit at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery.

Coordinated by Futterman, Heat Changes Everything opens April 6 and features work by 10 Coast potters: Patricia Forst, Bev Niebergall, Ray Niebergall, Timothy Niebergall, Jack Olive, Jack Ploesser, Laurie Rolland, Pia Sillem, Allegretti and Futterman. Displaying pottery in an art gallery, rather than a craft fair will “draw attention to our art in a different way,” says Futterman. “Some people, even potters, prefer to think of pottery as a craft because they are very focussed on utilitarian ware.

For instance, I do mostly functional ware, but I consider the aesthetics of my work to be equally important.” The idea of a piece of art combining functionality — something that is beautiful in and of itself, but that you can also use on a day to day basis — is sometimes difficult for

people to wrap their heads around. “People impulse buy [pottery] because they think it will be a great gift for someone,” says Futterman of wares at craft fairs. “But here in a gallery show, the artists are striving to show things that are beyond that, that are more in the realm of a collector’s piece.” According to Futterman, the participating potters have 300 years of combined experience, and with approximately 100 pieces on display, the exhibit will showcase gifted artists working in a variety of forms including sculpture and wall hangings, as well as the functional.

Creating a work from clay is a multi-step process. “You have to know your clays, your decorating techniques and materials,” says Futterman.

“And you have to know your firing techniques.” Variation, texture and form are prized characteristics in pottery.

“Variation in the surface of a pot is a big indicator of its beauty,” says Futterman, noting that glaze effects can be different from one side of the pot to the other. “[Look for] marks that the potter has put on the pot with their hands or with a tool, breaking the glaze.” There are a multitude of techniques for forming clay — throwing, slab and coil, to name just three; a myriad of glaze types and application techniques; and a variety of kilns — wood, gas, electric

—that the artist must have intimate knowledge of, and mastery over, in order to produce that special piece. “You know right away,” says Futterman of the experience of unloading that special piece from the kiln. “The piece appears to be almost alive.”

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A piece of clay art called Dancing Vase, by Bev Niebergall, is one of about a hundred items – by 10 artists – on display at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Hello sports fans. Excitement is growing for the Provincial Games in Kamloops and I was able to sit down with two athletes who will be on that great journey.

The Rhythmic Gymnastics team Linsey Davidson, Amanda Boghean, Marina Stevens and new athletes Darlene Nelson, Layla Ross and Sarah Black completed the regular season’s practices in February.

Now all eyes are on Linsey Davidson as she prepares for the Kamloops Provincial Games July 6-9. Head Coach

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Linsey knows routines with the hoop, ball, rope and her personal fave, the ribbon.

“A long-time” rhythmic gymnast, this will be her first ever Provincial Games and she is “a little nervous but really excited” Coach Grace says Linsey has been working very hard and making lots of progress.

On Sunday, March 19 The Sunshine Coast Orcas swim team travelled to Coquitlam for their final swim meet. The FANtastic support from family and friends really pushed the Orcas not only to get new best times but to place well in the events too.

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Orca athlete Paul Davis has been with Special Olympics for 20 years, since the bowling days, and swimming with

Rhythmic gymnast Linsey Davidson will compete at the provincial games in Kamloops in July. PHOTO SUBMITTED

the Orcas for three. In July he will be competing in his first provincial games.

When asked how he felt about the Games, Paul answered, “nervous”.

His favorite stroke is the freestyle and his main focus will be to beat all his personal best times. With his ‘go get’ attitude he will do just that.

The Floor Hockey team had a wind up meet with local RCMP officers at Chatelech. Thanks to organizer, coach Mike Gojevic, the RCMP for participating and the crowd for coming out to cheer them on.

All winter programs have finished by now and the

Solar fun As part of the Bright Futures project, Enactus BCIT will be holding a fundraiser in honour of Pender Harbour Secondary School.

The objective of “Celebrate Solar” is to raise the capital that will contribute to the installation of solar panels on top of the school.

“Celebrate Solar” will be held on Saturday, April 8,11am-3:30pm at Coopers Green Hall in Halfmoon Bay. The afternoon will include food and drinks, live music, a silent auction, and a 50/50 draw.

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spring season will begin this month. Watch for coverage of bocce, soccer, golf, track and softball to come.

Meanwhile, the Knights of Columbus have donated $250 to our local and are also sponsoring a fundraising Walkathon at Porpoise Bay Park on April 30. Registration is at 1:30pm and it starts at 2pm. The goal is to raise $10,000 and have 100 people take part. Come out and enjoy the day. There will be prizes for most donations, draws for gifts, snacks, music, t-shirts and lots of fun.

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Paul Davis will compete in swimming events at the Special Olympics provincial games. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Horoscope Michael O’Connor Astrologer

Tip of the Week: The Sun in direct opposition to Jupiter in Libra and both exactly square Pluto in Capricorn at the apex point of both is the big astrological news right now. On its own, it will synchronize with some major decisions and changes at high levels of power affecting social change. This has become the norm of late but it will get an

additional boost. Themes of justice and of the activation of new laws and large social trends are also implied.

Venus retrograde in Pisces conjunct Chiron indicates a deep theme of healing. Due to the Pisces/12th House emphasis, this healing is meant to occur at subconscious levels, at personal levels, and the collective unconscious at collective levels. The Sun conjunct Uranus in Aries and trine Saturn in Sagittarius conjunct the Galactic Center on April 13th will bring this theme to collective awareness. Tune in, this is an important feature of the new world we are building.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) ly now. The more challeng- Your call which.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) You are on a momentous ing end includes whether Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The pace and momenif somewhat unpredictable significant others can or Many new thoughts are tum continue to build. This roll. As though descending will adapt. The politics tumbling in your mind. This includes making efforts to a steep hill, the momen- could prove complex for a includes digging deep to be being seen and heard. tum will build yet and all few weeks anyway. Appeas- make some key moves and Yet accolade is not quite week long. The peak will ing others without betray- changes. Mercury retro- enough, you yearn for meacome late in the week so ing what is true for you is an grade could prove restric- surable returns. Fortunatebe aware and ready to ap- important challenge to rec- tive to forward movement ly, things are shifting and ply the brakes as necessary. ognize and overcome. for a while. Focus where stand to swing your way, Despite this pace and spring Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) you can on keeping things despite an awkward and advancing, the time to reAs inviting as is the play- flowing and like your Leo unpredictable pattern. Stay ally open things up is a few ful and adventurous pres- friends dig deep to clear the productive and anticipate weeks away. new opportunities. ence of the Sun in Aries, it past inside and out. may feel like a lot of work.

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29. Swarm Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) 31. Bird shelter You are deep in a process 32. Be of use to of change. It includes seeing 33. Noisy riotous fight a bigger picture and self34. Warning signal assertion to establish a new 36. Fail to win momentum. Spring stands 38. Aromatic herb be a bit stormy perhaps 42. Fill with optimism 35. Elliptical 65. Dialect ACROSS especially on relationship 45. Title for a married 37. Necessitate 66. Poem 1. Aromatic substance fronts. Business could be Frenchwoman 39. Tied 68. Warhorse 6. Crib 49. Family affected as well. If you find 40. Remake 69. Term of a contract 9. Pleased 51. Unguent yourself feeling a little lost 41. Spooky 70. On the sheltered side 13. Behemoth 54. Moved stealthily and dismayed, know that 43. Merchandising transaction 71. In front 14. Wonderment 56. Cleanse by immersion this too will pass soon.

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