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The opening ceremony of the 50th Anniversary Sea Cavalcade included a cake in Gibsons July 27. Presiding over the event, with the microphone, is Conchita Harding, chair of the Sunshine Coast Sea Cavalcade Society. From the left, 2017 Sea Cav queen Angie Williams, 2018 Sea Cav prince Alan Bloemhard, Sarab Manikthala, representing opening sponsor Coast Cable/Eastlink, RCMP Cst Josh Jewett, Gibsons Mayor Wayne Rowe, SCRD Elphinstone Director Lorne Lewis and SCRD West Howe Sound Director Ian Winn. SUSAN ATTIANA PHOTO
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The Syrian family that the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre (SSAC) sponsored has finally arrived after an almost two-year wait. The couple with three sons, ages 11, 13 and 15 are tired from their travels but are said to be in good spirits and looking forward to beginning their lives on the Coast after living for almost five years in a refugee camp near Oman, Jordan. Five members from the seniors centre met the family at the Vancouver Airport July 19. The meeting was the culmination of almost three years of planning and fundraising by 12 members of the SSAC – sparked by the terrible image of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy
who drowned in September, 2015. As Joanne Rykers, one of the members coordinating the sponsorship said: “Many of us saw that image and thought, we should do something and, at that time, the media was talking about the possibility of private sponsorship and we thought, we could do this.” The SSAC board voted on and approved the sponsorship in January of 2016. The committee then began filling out the “inches-thick” sponsorship paperwork on this end, while meeting by Skype and working with the family to fill out the required documentation from their end in Jordan.
Once the application was approved, the wait began and the SSAC sponsorship committee got busy fundraising the required $36,000 needed to support the family for the first year they are here. Joanne says that the SSAC membership and the Coast community was “very supportive” and they got to “learn a lot about Syrian cooking” during the fundraising events. They also met regularly with the family by Skype during the wait. Although the conditions were “bare bones”, the family was relatively secure and stayed in the older part of the refugee camp in an apartment and not a tent like many. The father is a physician and although he was not allowed to drive in Jordan, he was able to work as a doctor in the camp. The family is living in a rented apartment and, for the next few weeks, will take some time to rest and get settled on the Coast. And the boys, who all enjoy soccer, will be joining a camp. Over the next few months the SSAC members and the family will be working together to get all their Canadian documentation in order and eventually they will be looking for more permanent accommodation and employment on the Coast. Through Skype, the family has met the two other Syrian families who have been living on the Coast for a couple of years now and although halal foods are hard to find, the small Muslim community is working together to bring it over from the city and support each other in the transition. The SSAC will host a welcoming ceremony for the family when the centre reopens after the renovations. Cari Miller
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Electors sink water meter borrowing, directors frustrated Members of the SCRD board expressed disappointment and frustration July 26 after electors vetoed a $6-million loan to pay for the installation of water meters in Sechelt under the Alternate Approval Process (AAP). Under the AAP, opponents of the loan had until July 24 to collect signatures from 10 per cent of the electors in the water supply and distribution. To kill the loan, they needed 1,957 forms; a total of 2,454 was turned in, twothirds of them from Sechelt. The board will now con-
sider its options – which could include a referendum to approve the loan – in September. Halfmoon Bay director Garry Nohr said: “Obviously we didn’t convince enough people and I wonder why? I’ve sat here for many years trying to convince people about how we can get enough water and this delays it that much more. I’m not sure if this reaction is to what the plan is, or what we’re doing, that’s not clear. To me (water meters are) part of the 10year plan. I’m not giving up,
I still feel it’s an important part of the effort that were on. I hope we can convince enough people.” Roberts Creek Director Mark Lebbell said he “feared this is the second time the AAP for the financing piece has been interpreted as a policy piece…. I certainly hope that folks were clear on what they were signing, and the implications of that.” Pender Harbour Director Frank Mauro added, “There is misinformation being transmitted to folks that signed the forms.”
Four key projects are outlined in the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) Comprehensive Regional Water Plan (CRWP) to address the water supply deficit. These projects include, the Chapman Lake project, a groundwater investigation, a raw water reservoir and universal water metering. With the recent award of contracts to move forward with Phase 2 of the groundwater investigation and the feasibility of the raw water reservoir, all have now been actioned by the SCRD Board. The SCRD has awarded contracts to Associated Environmental in the amount of $263,401 to conduct Phase 2 of a groundwater investigation study, and to Integrated Sustainability at a cost of $142,966 (plus applicable taxes) to lead a raw water reservoir feasibility study. “These decisions show that the SCRD Board is ac-
tively responding to the priorities we have heard from our community,” says SCRD Board Chair Bruce Milne. “By working together with all of our members – municipalities, electoral areas and First Nations – we serve the interests of our residents: to supply, conserve and maintain a sustainable drinking water supply.” The CRWP outlines the need to investigate supplementing the Chapman Creek water supply with a reliable source of groundwater. Phase 1 of the groundwater investigation study was conducted in 2017 where eleven potential sites were evaluated and the four highest ranked sites were recommended for further investigation. Associated Environmental will implement Phase 2 of the study which consists of drilling test wells at the four recommended sites. The objective of the study is to
determine sustainable yield, water quality, potential impacts on neighboring water users and the environment, and infrastructure requirements in order to develop a production well at each site and connect to the regional water system. The SCRD is currently working with the Town of Gibsons on a number of water initiatives including a review of the Bulk Water Agreement. The CRWP also proposes the development of a water reservoir for the storage of water from Chapman Creek to augment the supply during extended periods with less precipitation. Integrated Sustainability has been commissioned to lead a raw water reservoir feasibility study that includes the assessment of potential reservoir locations and the evaluation of the benefits and constraints of potential sites. Submitted
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Competitors hit the water at the dock on Keats Island July 29 for the mile-long race to Armours Beach in Gibsons. The Keats to Armours swim was part of the 50th annual Sea Cavalcade. CARI MILLER PHOTO
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Correction An error in the Local’s report July 18 of an SCRD discussion on applying for senior government funding for the Chapman Lake drawdown project resulted in a misleading impression.
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lic support. In fact, Milne was quoting from a federal-provincial document listing potential reasons that a grant could be denied. The Local apologizes for the error. Editor
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Editorial Opinion
The problem with plastic People in Canada discard about 57 million plastic drinking straws every day. In my hometown of Vancouver, we toss out 2.6 million disposable cups every week. It’s a global problem. Plastic products are choking landfills and waterways and causing devastation in the oceans. In 2014, scientists even found a new kind of stone in Hawaii, made of sand, shells, coral, volcanic rock and plastic. That’s why Vancouver is set to join cities and countries worldwide in banning single-use items made from plastic and other materials. The ban, which will begin to take effect in the fall, will cover plastic and paper shopping bags, polystyrene foam cups and takeout containers, disposable hot and cold drink cups, take-out food containers and disposable straws and utensils from all city-licensed restaurants and vendors. Plastics are durable, which is both a benefit and a problem. Products made from plastics can last a long time but most are discarded after a short time — very short in the case of single-use items — and take a long time to break down. When they do break down, they don’t biodegrade; rather, they break into increasingly smaller pieces, many of which end up in the oceans as microplastics that harm aquatic life and birds. From manufacture to disposal and beyond, these items wreak havoc on the environment. Almost all plastic products are made from chemicals sourced from fossil fuels. Producing them requires a significant amount of resources and pollutes air and water with toxic chemicals. When they’re thrown away, they litter landscapes and clog landfills. Often they’re carried by wind and waterways to the oceans, where they can be found everywhere, including in massive swirling gyres and in most of the animals that live in or on the seas. Plastics haven’t been around for long, and their use really only took off after the Second World War, mirroring the boom in fossil fuel use. People have produced more than nine-billion tonnes of plastic in less than 70 years, more than half of it over the past 13 years, according to a study in “Science Advances”. Only about nine per cent gets recycled, although the figure is higher in countries like China, which produces the most plastic but recycles about 25 per cent. We can avoid overpackaged products, bring reusable bags and containers to stores and coffee shops and use alternatives. For example, people who need to use straws because of disabilities can carry straws made from biodegradable paper or reusable metal, bamboo or glass. Cities like Vancouver and the 60 countries moving to ban or impose levies on single-use plastic products are taking a step in the right direction. David Suzuki
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Strip-mining beaches We went to Porpoise Bay Provincial Park a little while back for some relaxation. But what we found was very upsetting. People were strip-mining the crabs and clams etc. Hordes of them, initially about 20, with five-gallon buckets just picking up everything they could find alive. The tide came in driving them off the mud flats, but when we were leaving, others kept arriving with their buckets. When we got home I phoned the conservation line and basically, it’s okay unless a red tide warning is in effect, and even then it’s the problem of the person picking them up. The person on the phone said the limit is 75 eatables per day per person, but she was not sure about the Provincial Park. She suggested that I phone the local police as she had nobody to send because of cut-backs, which I then did. And a police officer did go over to Porpoise Bay park and asked to see if they had licences, which they did. But who is checking to see if they are taking the right sizes? These individuals lock their “catch” in their cars, only to return to catch more. So, who knows what they took. Police then went to park warden who said it was not a problem for him. Nobody seemed to know what to do about this. All this took about two hours of phoning etc. But maybe something will come of it or else we will be like the beaches in Vancouver with absolutely nothing
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alive in the tidal zone. We were told to keep our eyes open and report violations to 1-800-465-4336. It is time we got a conservation officer back here on the Coast and work together to save the environment. Before we have nothing left. Cornelia van Berkel and Don Kernan, Sechelt
The meaning of spin
(Re: “Mayor’s Message”, the Local, July 19) Between the two extremes of “truth” and “fake news”, lies a flexible area called “spin”. Spin is used to justify one’s position in any given discussion or debate. An excellent example of this can be found in the “Mayor’s Message.” Mayor Milne accurately states that “facts are important and truth actually matters.” He goes on to say that our SCRD taxes and utility fees will see a zero increase to install water meters: “nada”. The entire cost of borrowing funds and installing meters is already factored into the 2017 and 2018 charges. Nice Spin. Now here is another way to truthfully say the same thing. We have been paying increased rates for months on an intended loan that has not been entered into and may never be incurred if the envisioned plan does not come to fruition. In fact, if the proposed loan is not used, we taxpayers are entitled to a refund of the fees we have already paid. In a meeting with me, Mr. Milne agreed with this reasoning. There are other much lower-cost options to consider before we incur such a loan. If anyone thinks that a ten-million-dollar loan ($6 million plus interest) comes at zero cost (nada), then I would like to speak to them. I have a bridge (to nowhere) to sell them. Geoff Bedford, Sechelt
Air quality plea Due to wildfires, Environment Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement this week for most of BC, including our Sunshine Coast. “Individuals may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness of breath. Children, seniors, and those with cardiovascular or lung disease, such as asthma, are especially at risk.” Similar conditions are an unfortunate and localized daily reality in colder months for neighbours of homes heated by wood burning. Be a good neighbour. There are still rebates available for changing out your old stove. For more information, please contact stoveexchange@cleanaironthecoast.com. Nara Brenchley, SC Clean Air Society
Beach fires The other night around 9:30pm there was a group of seven or so drunk teens having a beach fire. They thought because it was below the high tide line they were okay. When asked to put it out they had no bucket to put it out. Just glad this was in town, easy to spot. If it was up the inlet in some remote camping spot it might be dangerous. Cavin Crawford, Sechelt
Spectacular photos The remarkable two dozen high quality astronomy photos taken from Erwin and Eva Diener’s Wilson Creek rooftop, on display until August 12 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, prove that the Sunshine Coast lies at the centre of our universe. It was well worth the onehour trip on a hot afternoon
from Garden Bay to travel back in space-time to see the spectacular beauty which Erwin recently caught over many clear nights south of Sechelt. This light started its trip before human ancestors first walked upright millions of years ago. Carefully crafted descriptions explain the science, but the beauty defies the power of words. My wife and I were blown away by the Andromeda Galaxy Centre which captures the essence of Erwin’s artistic sensibility. We ordered a large art quality copy which we will hang for our always-curious grandchildren when they visit. The stunning Orion Nebula and the image of a young star in the Constellation Cepheus (#7) are also worth the $200 price-tag for charity, if only to remind us of the elegance and beauty of our origins and where we live. I guarantee that you will be impressed. Especially if you are senior trying to live beauty fully. Joe Harrison, Garden Bay
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Bringing youngsters & oldsters together Sunshine Coast Community Services (SCCSS) is launching Move & Play, a new opportunity for seniors to interact and share their skills with children and parents through two SCCSS family resource programs. Parent-Tot Drop-In (a weekly playgroup for children birth to six, and their parents) and Bellies to Babies (a group for pregnant women and new parents with babies, birth to one year) offers support to new
parents while offering resources and fostering connections with members of the community. The Move & Play program, funded by an Active Aging grant from United Way, will engage and connect seniors in our community with babies, kids and families of those programs who may not have access to intergenerational relationships, while offering seniors a chance to have some fun, stay active and feel a sense of purpose
RCMP released these two photos of a female, taken from surveillance video in a Gibsons shop on June 3. The woman is a suspect in a credit card fraud, and police are hoping the public can help in identify her. Anyone with information can contact the Sunshine Coast RCMP at 604-885-2266 or call Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 1-800-222-8477.
by giving back. Activities in the Move & Play program include: gardening, circle time, music and movement, cooking, crafts and in/outdoor playtime. Advance registration for seniors is required. Minimum commitments start at one hour per week with shifts available in Gibsons and Sechelt. Please contact Andrea Hobbs to sign up and get involved at 604-8855881 ext 243 or ahobbs@ sccss.ca. Submitted
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A Tasmanian devil on roller skates got a reaction from kids at the Sea Cavalcade parade July 28 in Gibsons. The cartoon character was an outrider for the Roller Girls float. CARI MILLER PHOTO
Carshare vehicles at Langdale Two BC carshare co-operatives have come together to improve member convenience at the Langdale ferry terminal. With a Modo and a Coast Car Co-op vehicle at the terminal, members of
Yikes On July 25, a witness reported a male driving a red pickup truck near the corner of Fitchett Road and Veterans Road, Gibsons tossing a lit cigarette out of his window. The cigarette smouldered until the witness extinguished it. Police will be following up with the registered owner of the truck and remind everyone to be extra cautious with disposal of their cigarettes during this very dry season. Besides the potential harm to public and property, there are sizeable fines associated to causing wildfires. ••• Late on July 16, a witness reported a number of youth in Dougall Park in the 500 block of Gower Point Road, Gibsons, lighting a fire next to the public washrooms. Police and the Volunteer Gibsons Fire Department attended and located a plastic garbage bag full of paper had been lit. The fire, which reached about three feet in height, was put out safely and no other damage was reported. Submitted by RCMP
both co-ops will be better served during the busy summer travel months. Members can now book a Modo Hyundai Tucson or a Coast Car Co-op Toyota Corolla at the Langdale ferry terminal. Modo’s vehicle will be permanently located at the terminal, while the Coast Car Co-op vehicle will return to
*Prices quoted are in Canadian dollars and include all applicable taxes. Nanaimo Port Authority fees and surcharges (where applicable) are not included. “Sunrise – Sunset” Promotion is applicable to standard under-height vehicles (includes driver fare) up to 20 feet in length and under 7 feet in height only. Private passenger and recreational vehicles over 20 feet in length and under 7 feet in height are eligible for the “Sunrise – Sunset” promotional fare for the first 20 feet. Extra-length rates apply per additional foot (over 20 feet); offer can be combined with Extra Length Private Passenger Vehicle promotional rate on applicable sailings. Offer is valid on select sailings from June 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018 on the following routes: Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Victoria (Swartz Bay); Vancouver (Tsawwassen) – Nanaimo (Duke Point); West Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Nanaimo (Departure Bay); West Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) – Sunshine Coast (Langdale), in either direction. Not applicable for buses, commercial vehicles or for vehicles over 7 feet in height or over 5,500 kg/gvw. Limited time offer. Other conditions may apply. Please visit bcferries.com for full details on applicable sailings. BC Reg. 48839.
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“Affordable” units no longer affordable At the July 24 Gibsons Council meeting, councillors unanimously agreed to amend a 2013 affordable housing agreement that would have required a development company to sell three townhomes at $20,000 below market value. Instead, the Sunbelt Properties will be allowed to contribute cash towards an affordable housing reserve fund in order to proceed with its 28-unit Maplewood townhouse development at 798 Park Rd. The company will contribute $24,615 for each of the promised three units for a total of $73,845. In 2013, when Council approved the Maplewood development, it was determined that the benchmark price for an affordable unit was $241,000. Sunbelt indicated they had several units that would sell at that time for about $261,000 and based on that figure, the developers agreed to sell three units at $20,000 below market lining up with the $241,000 figure that was deemed “affordable” in 2013. (The three units represent 10 per cent of the total units in the development, which was the figure outlined in the 2007 Town of
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Gibsons affordable housing policy.) But a letter dated July 11, 2018 sent by Sunbelt Properties said that the cost of building “has substantially increased” since 2014 and “the three most affordable market units” in the development have increased to $320,000. The letter further highlights that “it is important for us to look at why this development was unanimously approved by a very diverse Town Council back in 2013. It was then, as it is now, a very well-thought-out development meeting the goals of the OCP. 27 of the 28 units are one and two-bedroom units... this project was and still is ‘market affordable’. We will likely sell the majority of units for between $320,000 and $440,000.” The letter goes on to say: “For a project of modest size and total gross sales, we are disproportionally paying to improve off-site services, including but not limited to: upgrading the sewer service to Davis Road below the current curling rink, traffic calming roundabout on Park Road on the north side of Brothers Park and street lighting. The total contribution of $73,845 is more than two times as
large a contribution to affordable housing as the recently accepted terms with the Eagle View Heights development when compared to total gross sales. (The developer) deeply sympathizes with the challenges this community is facing when it comes to affordable housing…(but) these challenges are never going to be solved by a small municipality and a community-minded developer alone.” At the meeting, Councillor Stafford Lumley said: “The affordable housing policy is the bane of our existence; hopefully the next council can fix it and make it right… trying to figure out what the contribution should be is difficult…and if you look at the value of these units, it’s so small... if you look at the larger developments like Eagle View, it’s almost double the contribution.” Councillor Jeremy Valeriote agreed: “Our affordable housing policy needs to be fixed.” Councillor Silas White said, “there are three different affordable housing initiatives the town is working on, and putting some more money away is not a bad idea”. Cari Miller
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Notes from the Upper Mainland Nicholas Simons MLA, Powell River and Sunshine Coast
I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy the hot weather and summer fun. Again this year we are concerned for those BC communities threatened by wildfires, and the hundreds of people working to fight them. There are often dozens of fires are burning this time of year, many that are close to towns, and many sparked by lightning, and others that are human-caused. There is a complete ban on campfires and beach-fires in effect right across the Coast now. For everyone’s sake I hope residents and visitors are aware, and follow the law. So much we all can do this month. Pender Harbour Days are coming up this weekend, from Aug. 3-5. It starts with the boat parade on Friday,
followed by all kinds of fun for all ages. The following Saturday is Creek Daze in Roberts Creek, with the Higgeldy Piggeldy Parade, and lots of food, music and merriment. And the weekend after that, we have the 36th annual Festival of the Written Arts in Sechelt, the country’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. I took a brief break to visit family back east, which was a lot of fun. Despite it being summer, I am back in the thick of things now. The legislature is not sitting, but as followers of politics know, most of an MLA’s work is done outside of that institution. It’s a busy time, much of it dealing with issues that local residents need our help with. Recently I’ve met with residents and government officials about a range of issues, from the state of Highway 101 to housing, child care, forestry, civil rights and government accountability. I sit on three different leg-
islature committees and chair two: the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, and a temporary Special Committee to appoint a new Children and Youth Representative. This is an important appointment, as the successful candidate will be expected to hold a mirror to government to ensure the child serving system protects and works in the best interest of children and families. The all-party committee has found an excellent candidate in Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth and have recommended to the Legislature that she be appointed. Dr. Charlesworth has an extensive resume, having served in BC’s social and health-care sectors since 1977. She has worked with Indigenous organizations, multicultural service providers, and children and families throughout the province. The legislature will vote on her appointment when we resume sitting in October.
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Events on the Sunshine Coast August 3 Night market with vendors, music and beer garden, Gibsons Public Market, 4-9pm August 3 Music in the Landing presents Ken Dunn & Anna Green, gazebo on Gibsons government wharf, 7-8pm, free August 3 Best of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, High Beam Dreams, 350 Glassford Rd., Gibsons, 7pm, $15, Eventbrite.ca August 3 Madchild all ages concert, Sechelt Legion, 7-10pm, $30 August 3 Shaun Rawlins & Tyler Bartfai, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8pm, $10 August 3 Pender Harbour coffee house with Baili Clarke & Friends, Chatelech Jazz Brass Group, Matt Richards and Shine, School of Music, Madeira Park, 8-10pm, suggested $10 donation August 3-5 Pender Harbour Days, with boat parade Friday, Madeira Park wharf, penderharbourdays.ca August 4 Tailgate sale, Christ the Redeemer parking lot, 13625 SC Hwy, Pender Harbour, 9am-2pm August 4 Historical walking tour of lower Gibsons with Dale Peterson, leaves Pioneer Park 10am, by donation August 4 Gambier Island family fair, Gambier Community Hall, 10:30am August 4 Music in the Landing presents Blue Line Duo featuring Dr. Fun, Pioneer Square, 11am-1pm, free August 4 Sechelt Summer Music Series presents Janet Panic (noon) and Funktete (1pm), library lawn, free August 4 Music in the Landing presents Gingersnaps & Shortbread, below the “pink house”, Gower Point Rd., 2-3pm, free August 4 Karl Kirkaldy, Backeddy Pub, Egmont, 6:30pm August 4 Music in the Landing presents Funktete, Winegarden Park, 7-8:45pm, free August 4 Nikki Weber presents “women who love to sing”, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7pm, $22, 604-740-0933 August 4 Simon Paradis Trio (with Boyd Norman and Jay Johnson) with an evening of unreleased original music, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, $15 August 5 Historical walking tour of lower Gibsons with Dale Peterson, leaves Pioneer Park 10am, by donation August 5 Music in the Landing presents Peter Hill & Pamela Girone-Corner Table Trio, Sundial Stage, free August 5 Slow Sundays in the Creek presents Loose Endings ukulele enthusiasts (noon), and Double Treble and friends (1:15pm), behind the library, Roberts Creek, noon-4pm
August 5 Knotty Dotter marimba band, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 2-4pm August 6 BC Day garlic celebration, with tastings and cultivars for sale, Holland and Winegarden Parks, Gibsons, 11am-4pm August 6 Dog Day of Summer with shaded paths for dogs on leash, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 11am4pm, by donation August 6 Music in the Landing presents Gibsons Pipe Band, Winegarden Park, 1-1:30pm, free August 6 Music in the Landing presents Steve Hinton Band with outdoors BC Day blues dance, Winegarden Park, 1:45-3pm, free August 10 Coasters Car Club’s 23rd annual Sleepy Hollow Rod Run with over 400 classic cars, leaves Hackett Park in Sechelt 6:15pm for drive along Hwy 101 and Redroofs Rd. to the Halfmoon Bay fire hall August 10 Music in the Landing presents Michael Friedman, gazebo on government wharf, 7-8pm, free August 10 Sara Gold on synthesizers and djs, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 8-9:30pm, $10 donation August 11 Coasters Car Club show ‘n shine, Cowrie Street, Sechelt, 10am4pm August 11 Creek Daze, 40th annual Roberts Creek celebration with higgledy piggeldy parade at 11am, followed by music and vendors at the pier, noon-5pm August 11 Music in the Landing presents Billy Hillpicker Band, Pioneer Square, 11am-1pm, free August 11 Sechelt Summer Music Series presents Jerome Jarvis (noon) and the LUV (1pm), library lawn, free August 11 Astronomy in the Park, 14th annual with guest speaker and night viewing of the planets, Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, 1-11:30pm August 11 Uni Life panel, questions and answers about life on college or university campus, Gibsons Public Library, 2-4pm, free August 11 Music in the Landing presents Douglas Campbell Duo, below the “pink house”, Gower Pt. Rd., 2-3pm, free August 11 Joe Stanton, Backeddy Pub, Egmont, 6:30pm August 11 Music in the Landing presents Simon Paradis Band, Winegarden Park, 7-8:45pm, free August 11 Campfire Shitkickers with Skeeter & the Deets, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 August 12 Drag racing, Sechelt airport, Field Rd., 9am, $10, under 12 free with an adult August 12 Rod run leaves Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt 9:30am, for a show ‘n shine at Pender Harbour Legion, noon-4pm
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The Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 16th year with another program of varied music to be performed by talented, internationally recognized musicians. The Festival opens with its popular free concert, Rising Tide, on Friday, August 17. Since 2015, the Festival has made a place for rising young stars on its stage providing them with invaluable experience at the start of their careers. This year’s young talents include Vancouver-based soprano Madeline Lucy Smith who has already built an impressive resume performing around the world as a soloist and ensemble singer, and singing regularly with musica intima. Joining her is baritone Jacob Gramit who is pursuing a master’s degree in Early Music from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. They will be accompanied by
Baritone Jacob Gramit, left, and soprano Madeline Lucy Smith will be featured in the free Rising Tide concert Aug. 17 at the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival. PHOTOS SUBMITTED the Coast’s own Sarah Tippet Poon on cello and viola da gamba, and David Poon on piano and harpsichord. The concert repertoire flows through the centuries and includes music by Purcell, Schubert and Brahms, as well as Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Stephen Sondheim. Other highlights include cellist Brian Yoon. He was named one of CBC’s hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 and dubbed “Canada’s next cello superstar.” A first prize winner of the Eck-
hardt-Gramaté Competition, he is the current Principal Cello of the Victoria Symphony. Yoon will play with principal clarinetist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Jonquil and Chamber Festival Artistic Director and pianist Alexander Tselyakov as they perform Bruch’s Eight Pieces for clarinet, cello and piano on Saturday evening. Sunday afternoon, Yoon joins Jonquil, world-renowned David Gillham on violin and multi-award winner Yariv Aloni on viola for Crusell’s Quartet No. 3 in D
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Major. Not to be missed is the remarkable Lafayette String Quartet. The quartet has been together since 1986 and is the only all-female ensemble in the world that is comprised of its four original members: Ann Elliott-Goldschmid and Sharon Stanis on violin, Joanna Hood on viola and Pamela Highbaugh Aloni on cello. The award-winning quartet has played internationally, collaborating with some of the biggest names in classical music, and has several highly acclaimed recordings to their name. Along with pieces from Hadyn, Mozart, Schubert and von Dohnányi, they will be performing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat Major. The Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival runs August 17 to 19. Tickets $15/$30 available online at penderharbourmusic.ca or by calling 604-989-3995. The free concert, Rising Tide: “Til the stars fade from above”, takes place Friday, August 17 at 1:30pm. Tickets are on a first-come firstserved basis available at the School of Music beginning at 12:30pm.
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Back by popular demand, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives celebrates Coast Salish weaving tradition with a summer workshop facilitated by Jessica Silvey. On Sat., Aug. 11, Jessica returns to the Museum to offer a cedar basket weaving workshop from 10am-4:30pm. Participants will learn how to weave a 10-inch-high basket using twill and twine weave with a twill diamond pattern. Cost is $100; all materials included (payable cash or cheque on the day of). Jessica is a self-taught weaver of a shíshálh and Portuguese decent, and has conducted a variety of cedar and wool weaving workshops at the museum in the past. Combining traditional Coast Salish construction and design with her own artistic vision, Jessica creates beautiful baskets, hats, blankets, shawls and mats. Call the Museum to register for the workshop; space is limited. 604-886-8232 sunshinecoastmuseum.ca Submitted
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Sport Mike Oswald SC Special Olympics
The Special Olympics universe is vast, encompassing many aspects of life, including health, community inclusion, athleticism, and many kinds of support. Soccer and floor hockey head coach Mike Gojevic, recently made his debut at the National Transplant Games at UBC where he snagged a gold and two silvers in golf, lawn bowling and 10-pin. No mean feat. Mike not only devotes major time to Special O but is also an active participant and was this year’s BC team manager during that monumental event for transplant survivors. Special Olympics celebrated 50 years of inclusion on July 21 across Canada. At participating Tim Hortons, a special donut created by Special Olympics Alberta athlete
Savannah Lussier was sold with proceeds going to fund Special Olympics. Many athletes, coaches, family & friends on the Coast came out to Timmy’s in Gibsons and enjoyed munching, and socializing whilst promoting Special Olympics. A good time was had by all. As a grassroots non-profit organization, Special Olympics depends on volunteerism and other forms of community support. This allows our athletes opportunities to participate in the sports offered here on the Coast. From pool and gym rentals to equipment, uniform and travel costs, the generous backing of our own community helps covers them all and our athletes and coaches play a key role in raising awareness and funds. Athlete Genny Verge and local coordinator Pat Stuart delivered a speech to “The 100 Women Who Care” group, who donated $4,000. They have also invited Genny and Coach Cathy to return in September to share their experi-
ence at the National Games. Athletes Bruce Stuart, Candice Garrett and Wes Harrison enjoyed serving pancakes at The Gibsons Legion Community Days breakfast before the Show and Shine Motorcycle Ride. At that time, the Legion generously donated $500 to Special Olympics Sunshine Coast. The Gibsons Lions Club also donated $500 to our Sunshine Coast team competing at the SO National Games in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Finally, our thanks go to Unifor Local 1119. President Don Rheaume, on behalf of the workers at Howe Sound Pulp & Paper, donated $500 in support of SOBC Sunshine Coast. One of our SOSC athletes made news at the BC Summer Games in Comox July 19-21. Amber Maher competed in track and field and returned toting seven medals; gold for long jump, shotput and 800 metres, and silver for the 100, 200 and 400-metre and a relay. Holy agility Batman! Way to go Amber.
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Special Olympics athlete Amber Maher brought seven medals home to the Coast from the BC Summer Games in Comox. PHOTO SUBMITTED
At a public hearing on July 23, several Halfmoon Bay residents voiced their disapproval of the proposed SCRD amendments to the Official Community Plan (OCP) to make room for higher density in the community. The proposed changes to the OCP are part of the SCRDs move to “strengthen and improve existing policies” making the OCPs in all the areas more consistent and to “focus on densification as a land use tool to support affordable housing”.
Where’s my car? On July 27, police attended a single vehicle incident on Marine Drive near Trant Road, Gibsons, after a witness reported seeing a vehicle in the ditch. Police located the empty vehicle and contacted the owner, who advised that he’d just found
out that his vehicle was seen rolling backwards down Marine Drive. Fortunately, the errant vehicle didn’t strike anyone or any property, and was towed and returned home with minimal damage. Submitted by RCMP
Halfmoon Bay (HMB) residents at the hearing wondered why the OCP is facing revision when it was approved less than four years ago after a lengthy community consultation process, and designated HMB as a “low density rural community”. “The community put it (low density language and specific details) there because we value it,” said one resident. They questioned the SCRD’s proposed language that would call the small neighbourhood with a general store a “community hub” tying into affordable housing language. One resident pointed out, “there are next to no facilities in Hafmoon Bay, no library, doctors’ offices, no real shopping” and no viable public or active transportation infrastructure that would allow people to “minimize use of vehicles”, another aspect of densification for affordability. Cari Miller
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lenged to acknowledge and face some very real fears. It may help to consider that the future beckons and forward you must go. Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Some major events are unfolding in your public and professional life. Some of these have not yet been fully activated. But, the wait is just about over. In the next several weeks you will experience some important shifts and activations. Some of these will challenge you to integrate new perspectives. Balancing a deeper sense of responsibility and surrender is featured. Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) Leo time generally represents a power cycle for you. This year this theme will be amplified by the Leo Solar Eclipse. Success requires that you learn to ‘think with your heart and feel with your mind.’ This
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GIBSONS
SECHELT
12887 M.P. Road
1100 Highway 101
4330 Highway 101
Daily 8:30am - 7:00pm Friday 8:30am 8:00pm
Open Daily 8:00am – 9:00pm
Mon-Sat 8:00am-9:00pm Sunday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Specials from Friday, August 3 - Thursday, August 9
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Pick up our Beach Access Map and Game Card at the Sechelt Visitor Centre (5790 Teredo Street)
BC DAY Long Weekend!
Completed Game Card Deadline: September 6, 2018 at 3:30pm
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213, 5710 Teredo St., P.O. Box. 494, Sechelt, phone 604-885-3134 • fax: 604-885-3194 www.thelocalweekly.ca
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14th Annual
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Working Together to Build Our Communities®
Annual
Saturday, September 8th 11:00am - 4:00pm 5784 Sechelt Inlet Road, Sechelt
FREE EVENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY!
Guided Tours Huge sand pit and bouncy castle for the kids Equipment displays Presentation from our own Mine Rescue team Delicious Food and Refreshments Giveaways and Door prizes
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