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A mother and daughter show off the new plaque Dec. 22 commemorating Harry Paul, who died sleeping out on a Gibsons bench in November, 2015. Angela Alaggia, right, is seen with her daughter Megan. Angela was an acquaintance of Harry’s, who’s death is still reverberating in the Coast’s treatment of the homeless. Harry died on a night when the homeless shelter at St. Hilda’s Anglican church in Sechelt was not yet open for the season. After his death, the provincial government provided funds to extend the shelter’s operating period. And just last week, on Dec. 20, Sechelt council approved the rezoning to allow use of the Upper Deck Guesthouse on Wharf Ave. as a temporary homeless shelter – replacing the facility at St. Hilda’s – for the next couple of years. The new shelter opened the next day, with its 20 beds fully occupied. As for “Harry Paul’s bench” outside St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Gibsons, Angela organized its designation; the Town of Gibsons refurbished the bench and Suncoast Lock & Trophy donated the plaque. “(Harry) is still making an impression on me,” Angela said. “He has made a big impact on the Sunshine Coast. We’re all learning by this bad experience.” DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO
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SCRD to consider new watering limits At the Dec. 21 meeting of the SCRD's infrastructure services committee, directors debated water policy, and whether a key pillar of the regional water plan—the Chapman Lake expansion project—is viable or doomed to failure. In November, Sechelt Mayor Bruce Milne went on record with his opinion that the SCRD had "a snowflake's chance in hell of getting the province to redraw the boundaries of Tetrahedron Park." (Chapman Lake, the major source of supply for the regional water system, lies within the park. The SCRD has applied for a boundary adjustment to exclude it so they can rebuild the water intake system to draw more water.) Roberts Creek (Area D) Director Mark Lebbell defended the water plan at the Dec. 21 meeting, saying that Milne's comment was "ill informed." Lebbell said other BC parks have made boundary amendments to support community water supplies. And he read out Tetrahedron's vision statement: "The management plan for Tetrahedron Provincial Park will ensure a high level of water quality and quantity for the residents of the Sunshine Coast while preserving the integrity of the park...."
Lebbell, who said he had spent hundreds of hours studying the issue, claimed that alternatives presented by "self-identified environmentalists," such as piping in water from Clowhom Lake, are impractical because of the immense infrastructure required. "To obstruct the Chapman Lake process is very, very risky in terms of the longterm water future," said Lebbell. Both Milne and Lebbell, however, were frustrated with BC Parks, which has been sitting on the SCRD's Chapman Lake request since April 2016. A letter from BC Parks dated Nov. 28, 2017, gave the following update: "BC Parks is evaluating the options with respect to the water supply improvements proposed in Tetrahedron Park by the Sunshine Coast Regional District, including options for a public consultation process on the possible options." Milne said: "This is two weeks away from 2018 and we have senior civil servants in the parks area ‘evaluating options’..." And Lebbell concurred, noting that the SCRD received a letter on March 6, 2017 which was "pretty much identical from the same person." SCRD CAO Janette Loveys
reported that she had talked to provincial staff within the last week. "They're waiting to hear from the [new] Minister [of the Environment]," said Loveys. Loveys suggested that the board make a direct political approach from elected officials to elected officials, rather than going through staff again. Earlier in the meeting Lebbell introduced three motions. The first, to review the drought management plan annually, was deferred since the plan is coming to the board for review in 2018. The next two motions—to consider starting Stage 2 watering restrictions on a set date each year, and to consider banning all lawn watering at Stages 2 and 3—passed by a vote of 4 to 3, with several directors in strong disagreement. Halfmoon Bay (Area B) Director Garry Nohr described an early lawn watering ban as "draconian". "What you're doing is forcing people to cheat, you're forcing people to turn in their neighbour, you're forcing people to go away from the way of life that they thought they were buying into." Sechelt Director Bruce Milne concurred, calling it "heavy handed" and unenforceable. Donna McMahon
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On Dec. 20 at approximately 6:30pm, Sunshine Coast RCMP executed a search warrant, issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, at a residence in West Sechelt. Upon entry into the residence police located and arrested five people, three of whom were released without charge. Two female residents of the home, 18 and 46 were
arrested for alleged drug possession and trafficking. A third female, aged 56, was located and arrested a short distance from the residence and is alleged to have been in possession of suspected crack cocaine. All three females have been released from police custody with dates to appear in court in early 2018. While executing the search warrant, police located and
seized over one ounce of suspected crack cocaine and quantities of suspected marijuana and opioids. A large quantity of tablets and capsules were also seized, all of which are to be submitted for laboratory analysis. Sunshine Coast RCMP will continue to take enforcement action to stop drug dealers and their illicit activity in our community, stated Cpl. Brendan Dolan. Submitted by RCMP
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Gibsons Butcher makes the cut hormones or antibiotics, resulting in higher quality products for consumers. Adam makes his own sausages and smokes meats, including beef jerky, bacon, ribs, brisket and deli meats. And the Vanderwoerds also stock other items such as sauces and condiments to complement the meats. "We want unique products. And if it's not good, we don't sell it," says Shannon. The couple are constantly looking for new ideas, attending trade shows and taking road trips around the province to find products. The main store in Upper Gibsons is open seven days a week. They also operate a satellite location, the Butcher Express, at Gibsons Public Market.
Adam and Shannon are grateful to all the supporters who voted online to get them into the semi-finals of the SBBC awards. The final award selection will be made by a panel, to whom the top five semi-finalists will do an in-person pitch. Awards are given out at the annual gala in Vancouver on Feb. 23. A second Gibsons business also reached the semi-finals this year. SOMA Small Business Solutions, owned and operated by Dianne Mueller, an accounting consultant, is a semi-finalist for Best Company. Mueller describes bookkeeping as "the glue that connects entrepreneurs to their growth strategies." Donna McMahon
This past year has been difficult for me, having lost both my son, Kim and my husband, Neil in one year. But through my faith, I have found strength to endure and by your prayers, flowers, phone calls and cards with hand written messages, I am lifted up and encouraged to continue to do what I enjoy; serve you through Maribel’s Fine Fashions. So it is business as usual and I look forward to 2018 and your continued loyalty.” “When sorrow comes, God’s promises are shining rays of hope, To break through cloudy skies to bring us warmth and help us cope, He promises to love us and to hear our every prayer, To comfort us and guide us and to always just be there, He promises to give us strength to weather any storm, To be someone we lean on who will keep us safe and warm! God will never leave us alone when skies are grey, September 5, 2017 - January 1, 2018 As long as we believe and trust, September 5, 2017 - January 1, 2018 His love will light our way.”
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for nine years and I’m looking forward to being in this leadership role and to representing the board.” Upon adjournment, ViceChair Ruth said, “I’m very excited to be in this role and to be more involved in the workings of the board and the district.” Submitted
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Sechelt suit settled The District of Sechelt and Margi Nicholas have come to an amicable resolution of the legal proceedings brought by Ms. Nicholas as a result of the District’s without cause termination of Ms. Nicholas’ employment as its director of corporate services. Prior to her termination, Ms. Nicholas had consistently received positive performance evaluations from her supervisors throughout her over six years as a District employee, with her eventually being promoted to the director of corporate services position. It was Council’s implementation of recom-
As 2017 draws to a close and I reflect on recent happenings in my life, I would be remiss to not express my deepest gratitude to my community for their loyal support since 1980 . A sincere thank you goes to the dedicated Drs & Nurses and Staff at our Sechelt Hospital, Paramedics, The Medicine Shoppe, Michael Beals, Vital Aire who cared so well for Neil.
FALL/WINTER With best wishes to you and yours for 2018, FALL/WINTER
New school board chair School District No. 46 is pleased to announce the results of the board election Dec. 13. At that meeting, trustees elected Lori Pratt as board chair and Pammila Ruth as vice-chair. After the election took place, Chair Pratt thanked the trustees for their support and said, “I’ve been a trustee
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For a business that only opened its doors a little over a year ago, The Gibsons Butcher is thriving impressively, with a loyal following of customers who visit the shop and who also voted them to semi-finalist status for not one but two of this year's Small Business BC (SBBC) Awards. The Butcher is a semi-finalist for both Best Employer and Premier's People's Choice awards, to be given out in February. The artisan meat shop is a family business operated by Adam and Shannon Vanderwoerd, who opened it in October 2016. Born and raised on the Sunshine Coast, Adam worked in the meat department at SuperValu for 24 years, and had been considering starting his own business for some time when the fates aligned and he was able to open up in the building that used to be the Blackfish liquor store. Adam has a deep knowledge of and passion for high quality meats, and his wife Shannon contributes marketing smarts she gained during 15 years as a territory manager for Starbucks. They make a star team. The couple designed their shop to be "welcoming and homey", not like a regular grocery store. It also acts as a community hub where customers meet and help other customers by sharing tips and recipes. "We buy mostly BC products – maybe 90 per cent," says Adam. Their suppliers, which include Black Apron Beef, Ovation Lamb, Johnston's BC Farms, and Maple Hill Farms, follow sustainable farming practices and raise their animals without
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Editorial Opinion
Acts of humans Traditionally, we’ve labelled events over which we have no influence or control “acts of God” or “natural disasters.” But what’s “natural” about climate-induced disasters today? Scientists call the interval since the Industrial Revolution the “Anthropocene,” a period when our species has become the major factor altering the biological, physical and chemical properties of the planet on a geological scale. Empowered by fossil fuel– driven technologies, a rapidly growing human population and an insatiable demand for constant growth in consumption and the global economy, our species is responsible for the calamitous consequences. One of the rarest ecosystems on Earth is the temperate rainforest stretching between Alaska and northern California, pinched between the Pacific Ocean and coastal mountains. The huge trees there have been decimated in the U.S. Fewer than 10 per cent remain. Yet environmentalists who called for the entire remnant to be protected from logging were branded as “greedy.” Former BC Premier Glen Clark famously labelled environmentalists like me “enemies of B.C.” Former federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver called us “foreign-funded radicals” while others said we were “eco-terrorists.” The real enemies, radicals and eco-terrorists are those who rush to destroy forests, watersheds or the atmosphere without regard to ecological consequences. Recently defeated BC Premier Christy Clark called opponents of pipelines or LNG plants “forces of no.” We who want to protect what we all need to survive would more accurately be called “forces of know” who say “yes” to a future of clean, renewable energy and a rich environment. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper decreed it was impossible to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid climate change because it would destroy the economy. To people like him, the economy is more important than the air that provides weather and climate and enables us to live. At the same time, many “fiscal conservatives” rail against an effective market solution to climate change — carbon pricing — ignoring the example of Sweden, which imposed a carbon tax of about $35 a tonne in 1991, grew its economy by 60 per cent by 2012 while reducing emissions by 25 per cent, then raised the tax to more than $160 in 2014. We know climate change is caused primarily by human use of fossil fuels. It’s influencing the frequency and intensity of such events as monstrous wildfires (Kelowna, Fort McMurray), floods (Calgary, Toronto), hurricanes (Katrina, Sandy), drought (California, Alberta), and loss of glaciers and ice sheets. There’s no longer anything “natural” about them. We must acknowledge the human imprint. If we’re the cause of the problems, then we must stop blaming “nature” or “God.” We have to take responsibility and tackle them with the urgency they require. David Suzuki
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Disappointed (Re “Editorial Opinion”, the Local, Dec. 21) I was disappointed in "The nature-lovers gift list". Five of the seven suggestions were items to be ordered from either amazon.com or amazon.ca. It seems to me that if we were truly nature lovers we would want to reduce our carbon footprint and buy something locally. This would also support our fellow neighbours here on the Sunshine Coast, which is truly a nature-lovers paradise. One would think the writer could have found some local items instead of suggesting we further line the pockets of Jeff Bezos. Dan Horner Granthams Landing
Not local (Re “Editorial Opinion”, the Local, Dec. 21) The Editorial Opinion suggests some wonderful gifts for Christmas, five of which may be obtained through amazon.ca. To the best of my knowledge, amazon.ca is not a local business and contributes very little, if anything, to the local economy. Am I missing something, or are you (unaware, perhaps) promoting something which is the very antithesis of “shop locally”? Unless I am strongly mistaken, I think the ads from local businesses are what enable your paper to survive. Hmmm? Leagh Gabriel, Sechelt
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(Addressed to Gibsons council and copied to the Local) I have mixed feelings about the plan to move garbage collection to bi-weekly, alternating with organics pick-up. It's not because I'm worried about whether or not I, as a home-composter, will be getting a discount. I think those of us who com-
post will continue to do so regardless. My main concern is that you are doing this before there is a plan in place for recyclables. Up until recently (when my son and his friend moved in with me) my weekly garbage has been miniscule. It has consisted of items the recycling depot can't take, plus such things as cat litter, or bones and other meat waste that one is advised to omit from home compost. Other waste goes to recycling – but we are going to lose the depot soon. On organics week I'll have barely anything to be picked up (unless yard waste is to be included with the organics?) but on garbage week, once the depot is gone, I may well have too much to fit in the can. This makes no sense. What is council's plan to deal with recyclables once the depot closes? Anne Miles, Gibsons
A 10-minute study
In late 2016, I took part in an exchange of letters appearing in the Local concerning the viability of a fixed link connection between the Coast and the mainland. My main position at the time, based on a 10-minute spreadsheet exercise, was: (1) a fixed link could never pay for itself in 50 years; (2) it would necessitate a large increase in traffic; and (3) it would in any case cost travellers more than the ferry. My opinion at the time cost nothing, and indeed that that is exactly what many people believe my opinion is worth. Fortunately, the BC government came to this same conclusion, at a cost of only $250,000. Ultimately, there are only two things less useful than a fixed link: a fixed link study, and a fixed idea. Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons
More home support (Addressed to Health Minister Adrian Dix and copied to the Local) The Sunshine Coast is a rural area with a higher senior demographic and different health care needs than urban areas. According to the 2016 census 18.3 per cent of the population in BC is over 65, whereas on the Sunshine Coast it is 29.6 per cent. The Coast is composed of three distinct areas and in one of these, Pender Harbour, there is an identified population over the age of 65 of 37.0 per cent. In November, 2016 the doctors on the Sunshine Coast wrote to the past Minister of Health citing “a severe shortage of governmentfunded long term care (LTC) beds”, “that at present, more than 40 percent of the acute care beds at our hospital in Sechelt are occupied by patients awaiting LTC placement” and “the lack of long term care beds is causing overcrowding at Sechelt Hospital, and straining the hospital’s emergency department”. While we acknowledge that we desperately need new LTC beds on the Coast we believe that appropriate supports will decrease the inappropriate placement of some seniors. The BC Seniors Advocate’s research in 2017 has shown that 11 per cent of those in residential care do not have the complexity to warrant residential care and could be in their home with added supports. In the long term, providing appropriate supports to allow people to stay at home costs less than maintaining them in residential care. We ask that your government make a commitment to budget funding that supports increased home support services, increased home care nursing visits
and increased supports for spouse and family caregivers including more adult day care spaces and more respite care. We suggest that the Sunshine Coast, with three small isolated communities and a high percentage of people over the age of 65, is the perfect location to conduct pilot projects on innovative community based services to increase the quality of life for older seniors, decrease the need for facility care and help manage the health care budget. Gloria Lifton & Anne Titcomb, Co-Chairs, Sunshine Coast Seniors Planning Table
Duped I recently was duped to the tune of $266 (plus $15 for mailing and shipping) for two bottles of vitamins "Intelligex". They advertise their product in glossy magazines and on Amazon. Instead of telling you to return the product if you don’t want to be in the trial, a word they use to confuse you later, they just brag about their product. I noticed the charge of $100US for each bottle on my credit card and have since been fighting with them. It is easy to scam innocent people in Canada compared to the USA, or even Africa where I just spent two years as a missionary. Mary Kay Wyman, Gibsons
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Nick Gaskin, manager of the homeless shelter, centre, acknowledges receipt of just over $230 from Sechelt Chief Librarian Margaret Hodgins, right. At left is actor Richard Austin, in costume for reading “A Christmas Carol.” The money for the homeless shelter – along with money and food for the food bank – was raised during the two-day event at the Sechelt library, which also included singing carols with the Arbutus Sound chorus and “Dickens-inspired” treats. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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The staff of the Local hopes your holidays are fun and your New Year is happy. From the left: (rear) Mike Zanchetta, ad sales; Donna McMahon, reporter; Susan Attiana, publisher; Rik Jespersen, freelance writer; Richard Austin, distribution; John Gibbs, editorial; (front) Kaytee Johnstone, classified ad sales; Christina Johnstone, production and graphics; and Anna Nobile, arts and culture writer. Missing are Brad Ferguson, business development, and Krystin Clark, Pender Harbour distribution. MICHAEL RANKINE PHOTO
Not your average Santa Claus: this European-inspired version is a hand-made fabric sculpture by Pauline Hurley of Mossy Rock & Fire in Roberts Creek. It was offered for sale at $100 during the Roberts Creek Christmas craft fair back in November, but it did not sell. It is available at 604-740-5773. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO
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Events on the Sunshine Coast December 29 Thalia Couture with Joshua Wood, Roberts Creek Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 December 30 Charlotte Wrinch plays, Gibsons Public Market, 2:304:30pm December 31 Ken Johnson plays at New Year’s Thai dinner, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, a la cart or $99 per couple includes champagne, 5-8pm December 31 New Year’s Eve dance with Apasionado and prime rib dinner, Pender Harbour Legion, 6pm, $65, $120/couple December 31 Bollywood Casino Royale NYE, buffet dinner, multicultural dance performance and dj, Sechelt Band Hall, 6:30pm, $50 December 31 Family-friendly and licensed New Year’s celebration with music by the Jeevious Family, Roberts Creek Hall, 7pm-3am, by donation, bring finger food December 31 New Year’s Eve with Playback, buffet and champagne, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $25, guests $30 December 31 Funktete and a five-course dinner with champagne, Leo’s Tapas and Grill, Gibsons, 9pm-1am, $80 December 31 New Year’s Eve with djs, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm-3am, members $10, guests $20, advance sale only December 31 New Year’s with dj Saxophin, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm, no cover January 1 Polar bear swim, presented by SC Lions Club, Davis Bay, registration 11am, swim at noon January 1 Polar bear swim presented by RCMSAR and Gibsons Marine Rescue Society, Armours Beach, Gibsons, 11am-1pm January 1 Hair of the dog day, walk with your dog, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 11am4pm, by donation January 1 Lighting of lights to remember a life, love or friend, presented by SC Hospice Society, Mission Point, Davis Bay, 2pm January 1 Choral concert of carols and Christmas anthems with choirmaster David Poon, St. Bartholomew’s Anglican church, Gibsons 7-9pm, by donation January 4 Info meeting for artists interested in donating to the hospital, Sechelt Hospital, 2:30-4pm, must rsvp to sh.foundation@vch.ca January 6 Songs for a new day with Vocal Intent ensemble, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 4:30pm, by donation January 6 Metal in the Creek, Roberts Creek Legiob, 9pm, members $8, guests $15
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The Friends of the Gallery (FOG) Show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre opens Jan. 3. The annual event is open to all members of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council and has become a highlight on the Arts Centre calendar. “It’s a real social event,” says Nell Burns, co-chair of the Council Board. “People drop off their pieces and a few hours later they’re still in the gallery catching up with people.” While the exhibit opens on Jan. 3, works are collected on “intake day,” which this year is Dec. 31 between the hours of 10am12:30pm. There are only two criteria prospective artists must meet: the work must have been produced in 2017 and they must be current members of the gallery. Memberships can be purchased on intake day and range from $25 for seniors, $30 for individuals and $35 for families. The Council has approximately 400 members, with a quarter of those
usually submitting works to the FOG show. “We had to restrict the size [of eligible pieces] starting in 2016 in order to accommodate the number of people participating,” says Burns, noting that while works in all mediums are welcome, the majority of submissions are paintings. Artists are also limited to one piece of work. Once all the works have been received, Ian MacLeod, fellow Council Board member, will curate the show, deciding how to place the works to best advantage while Burns will produce the labels. Burns acknowledges that both tasks can be challenging, but “It was a great introduction for me. It’s been a great way to learn about artists on the Coast.” Since moving to the Sechelt just over two years ago, Burns has been submitting to the FOG show. “There’s a community there and it’s nice to be part of that and be part of the crew at the opening,” she says. The show draws interest from artists early in their career as well as more established ones, who sometimes use the show to experiment with a different medium, or to debut a new style or tech-
The Pender Harbour Music Society regrets to announce that it will not present its annual September Jazz Festival for the foreseeable future. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to find the right team to run the Festival, which has been a great celebration in Pender Harbour for two decades. The Festival was started in 1997 and heartfelt thanks go to the hard-working and visionary past artistic directors and the many volunteers who have produced such wonderful events over the years. The Society promises to keep Jazz alive in Pender
Harbour by continuing to bring great jazz musicians to the Coast as part of our ongoing annual concert series. This will include starting the series one month earlier each year with a jazz concert in September. We also thank all the community members and businesses that have supported us over the years and continue to do so, in seeking to fulfil our mandate to nurture, promote and enhance music in general in our community. Please visit our website for a closer look at all of our programs: www.penderharbourmusic.ca. Submitted
The banners that decorated the Town of Gibsons will be sold off in a silent auction format Jan. 12-14. This is your last chance to own an original hand-painted banner, or one of the 'Canada 150' banners. You can place a bid at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery between 11am and 4pm, Jan.
12, 13 and 14. Proceeds will go towards the purchase of new silkscreened banners which will be hung in the spring of 2018. The Town of Gibsons is having a banner design contest and information about this is on their website: www.gibsons.ca Deadline for submissions is Feb. 1, 2018. Submitted
The Sunshine Coast Lions Club will once again be hosting the annual Polar Bear Swim at Davis Bay on Jan. 1. Registration opens at 11am, with the swim starting at noon. There are five groups: youth, up to and including age 12; teens, ages 13 – 18; family; adult, ages 19-54; and master, over age 55. Prizes are awarded in each group and commemorative
t-shirts are available for purchase. In 2017, there were 73 swimmers and about 160 spectators. The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue will be there again this year, keeping everyone safe and Jim Taylor will be on hand to entertain. Come out to swim, or to cheer on the swimmers and join in the Sechelt tradition. Submitted
Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture
Some of the works at the Friends of the Gallery show a couple of years ago at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. This year’s exhibition opens Jan. 3. PHOTO SUBMITTED nique to gauge audience reaction. “The show is a great opportunity to showcase the range of talent from beginners to very accomplished artists that we have here on the Coast,” explains Burns. “A lot of artists are not ready to do a solo show. Some are just
starting to branch out into exhibiting. It’s community building.” Anyone wishing to submit to the 2018 FOG show should visit the Council website for complete information and to download the submission form: sunshine-
coastartscouncil.com. Works should be dropped off at the gallery Dec. 31 between 10am and 12:30pm. The Friends of the Gallery Show runs at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre Jan. 3-28, with the opening reception on Jan. 7, 2-4pm. All welcome.
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The 20 young artists whose work has been chosen for the banners that will be flown in Sechelt’s civic square during 2018, were celebrated on Dec. 16 at the Arts Centre. Most of them posed for a photo, wearing t-shirts with an image of their designs, but not all were present. The 20 designs chosen were created by A. Adebah, G. Barlow, H. Blais, K. Dulage, H. Gagnon, G. Gibson, K. Halvorson, J. Henderson, S. Martin, H. Pednaud, A. Petri, J. Pinfold, K. Richard, W. Rody, L. Rutka, C. Stelter, D. Taylor, M. Thomson, J. Hopkins Towers and A. Villanueva. PAUL CLANCY PHOTO
Stargazing The New Year begins with a Supermoon on Jan. 1 as the full moon reachs its closest approach to earth (perigee) in 2018 (356,565 km) at 6:24pm. The Quadrantid meteor shower, which radiates out of the constellation Boötes (close to the Big Dipper) will peak at 1pm on Jan. 3 but unfortunately this is only two days after the Supermoon, flooding the sky with light that will partially obscure this display. Unlike the Perseids and Geminids, that span several days, the Quadrantid shower has a very narrow peak of just a few hours. On Jan. 6 and 7, Mars passes very close to Jupiter in the sky: within 20 arc minutes. By Jan. 11, Mars and Jupiter will be within only 2° of each other with the thin crescent moon only 4° away.
On Jan. 13, Mercury and Saturn will only be separated by one-quarter degree. On Jan. 14, the moon reaches its furthest distance from the earth in 2018 (apogee: 406,459 km). The thin crescent moon will be near Saturn and Mercury in the morning Jan. 14 and 15. The second full moon in a month is referred to as a “blue moon” and the blue moon turns red on the Jan. 31 with the first total lunar eclipse in two-and-a-half years. People on the West Coast will have a front row seat as the eclipse begins at 2:49am PST. Midtotality occurs at 5:29am and the eclipse ends at 8:10am. Jan. 12 at 7:30pm, at the Sunshine Coast Art Centre, 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Centre presents RASC National Secretary Charles Ennis, whose topic will be: “the Messier list: a starting place for amateurs”. Charles will talk about how
the Messier list has become the core of many amateur astronomer’s viewing experiences. The RASC’s Messier Observing Program is designed to assist the beginning astronomer to explore the sky and become familiar with the more common attractions of the night sky. The Sunshine Coast Centre of the RASC is now offering the Explore the Universe Observing Program to the public for free. This is open to both the public and members, and can be accomplished using nothing more complicated than binoculars. On completion you earn a certificate and observers pin. Contact the Centre at info@coastastronomy.ca or check out the national RASC site here for details: https://www. rasc.ca/explore-universe Admission is free: donations gratefully accepted at the door.
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The holiday season often this means guests are coming and going and potential hazards can become more available to the family dog. Some Christmas plants can be hazardous. According to the Pet Poison Helpline, ingestion of Christmas tree needles can irritate the mouth and stomach. Poinsettias and mistletoe, if ingested can result in mild vomiting and diarrhea can occur. If large amounts are ingested, there is the potential of other issues. If pets ingest Amaryllis flowers and leaves, vomiting, drooling, and diarrhea most commonly occur. Holly, when eaten, can also cause vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, and lethargy (Flint, 2014). Tree ornaments like tinsel, ribbons, bows, and ornaments can be hazardous to
pets. Homemade salt dough ornaments are hazardous to dogs so make sure these types of ornaments are well out of reach of dogs. This type of dough contains large amounts of salt which, when ingested, can cause neurological issues and seizures, so any dog suspected of ingesting salt dough should see a vet immediately. Keep chocolates, raisins, xylitol and grapes out of reach of dogs. Xylitol is very toxic to dogs and symptoms of Xylitol poisoning are vomiting, weakness lack of coordination or difficulty walking or standing, depression or lethargy, tremors, seizures, coma (Brutlag DVM, n.d.). Holiday guests may not be used to dogs and may have medications and other items with them which can be hazardous to dogs. Ensure that guests know to watch for pets who may try to get outside if feeling overwhelmed or may get underfoot. Be sure that your pets are microchipped and wearing identification
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(and for very skittish or newly adopted dogs use GPS on the pet) just in case they get loose. Giving the dog some quiet time in a separate room if he needs it. Food dispensing toys (available at all our local pet supply stores) help keep a dog occupied. For a dog who is having trouble coping despite management of the situation, there are also products that can help and that your veterinarian can recommend. Have a safe and happy holiday season.
As school trustees, we not only sit at the board table to discuss policy, strategic planning, and student learning, but we also sit on many other outside committees within the community. We do this in order to have not only have our voice heard but also to learn and to listen to the outside goings-on in the community that concern our students. I have had the honour in the past of sitting on the transportation advisory committee, where student ferry fees, speed-limits, line-painting in school areas and bike lanes were brought to the table. Now, I have the pleasure to be sitting on the aptly named “healthy schools” committee. Generally, representatives from six different groups meet, each with their own
expertise and/or experience to bring to the “healthy schools” table. SD46 is represented by the director of instruction, student support services, Vanessa White, and myself. Vancouver Coastal Health is represented by Carol McGuire, public health nurse and Meghan Molnar, dietician. Kim Sullivan represents Child and Youth Mental Health; Greg Russell, a fellow trustee, brings information from youth action & awareness committee; Kim Watts and Adrianne Gadd come from SCRD recreation and Jo Thompson and Marilyn Baines represent district parent advisory councils and parent groups. This committee meets every three months to discuss all subjects regarding overall student and staff well-being: current health issues, mental health, addiction, immunizations, nutrition, training opportunities, Pro-D activities, emergency procedures, family impact, etc. Each member takes a turn at the round table
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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, November 9, 2017 New St. John's United Minister Page 13
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