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Sechelt Library 'Cap In Hand'

The Wet Coast

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Campaign School Page 3

ELF Was Right Page 3

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Sechelt Library goes ‘cap in hand’ for more money Sechelt Library's request for a large funding increase provoked a lengthy discussion at the SCRD's budget meeting on Jan. 23, but no final decision was reached.

In 2014, the Sechelt Library signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its funders—the District of Sechelt, the SCRD and the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD)—which guarantees them a six-per-cent

funding increase per year for five years.

Although the MOU has another year to go, Sechelt is now requesting that local governments pay more. In a presentation to the SCRD, Chief Librarian Margaret Hodgins stated that in 2016 the Sechelt Library received 59 per cent less local government funding per capita than other libraries serving similar sized BC communities.

The library requested an overall increase of $262,274—$145,027 from the District of Sechelt, $106,092 from the SCRD and $11,156 from the SIGD. Director Bruce Milne, speaking on behalf of Sechelt, said: "We thought that five years was adequate, a wonderful way to provide stable funding and independence and autonomy to the library."

Hodgins responded: "It

is stated in the MOU almost verbatim that the goal of the funders who are the signers of the MOU, was to close the per capita gap."

Several directors expressed confusion over the statistics presented and wondered if they were looking at "apples and oranges."

Area F Director Ian Winn said he was struggling "to try and grasp how and why the Sechelt library is in the position that it's in that it's got an MOU that has an escalator... of five to six per cent when we just heard from the Gibsons Library and they can provide the same level of service and increase levels of service and go through expansions and do renovation work at 1.8 per cent.”

Area B Director Garry Nohr responded that Sechelt funding has lagged Gibsons for many years. "They'd be very,

very close if all the funders presently involved were all paying their fair share," said Nohr. "If we were all doing that, the Sechelt Library wouldn't be here cap in hand again."

The four taxation areas that fund the Sechelt Library contribute at different levels.

According to figures provided by the library, in 2017, SCRD Area B paid $41.38 per capita, the District of Sechelt paid $36.08, the SIGD paid $15.80, and Area A paid $10.75.

Hodgins said the provincial per capita average for similar sized communities was $49.64 in 2016.

Area A Director Frank Mauro pointed out that it is "difficult for folks from Egmont to come to the Sechelt library” and noted: "I thought when we signed the MOU four years ago that a six-per-cent increase per year was fair."

The agreed-on six per cent annual increase is already included in the 2018 SCRD budget. The library's additional funding proposal was referred to the second round of budget in March. Area D Director Mark Lebbell said that a "bigger picture discussion" was needed on library equity.

In 2017, the total budgeted operating expenses for the Gibsons library were $671,136 and for Sechelt were $689,276.

According to statistics provided in the budget presentations, Sechelt Library had 124,284 public visits in 2017, and 166,824 physical items were checked out. Gibsons reported approximately 86,000 visits, and 171,048 items checked out.

Donna McMahon (For a history of the libraries in Sechelt and Gibsons, see page 11.)

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) is pleased to announce the documentary, “The Moment” is screening on Feb. 8 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. This documentary feature film shares the back story and challenges behind the formation of the freeride mountain biking sport and how it ultimately took the BC tourism sector by storm.

“The Moment” is presented

by SCT and Kranked Bikes.

“We are thrilled to sponsor this film on behalf of our mountain bike community and all the local businesses that support the sector,” said, Paul Kamon, SCT executive director. "So much hard work goes into the creation of our world-class network of trails; “The Moment” is

a celebration of that work and of the joy it has brought to both local and visiting riders.”

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in December. Tickets for the Feb. 8 showing at 7pm are $12.50 and are available at Spin Cycles, Off the Edge and Tapworks.

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Grade 6-7 students at École du Pacifique in Sechelt were pleased when Philippe Bourgeois, treasurer of the Sunshine Coast Francophone Cultural Society, at left, delivered a cheque.

The students are working to raise $6,000 to host students from Quebec in June; the local students will travel to Quebec in April. From the left at the back are Maaike Godfrey, Daisy Ahlsten, Geneviève Sas, Naomi Diebel, Leah Morrissey, Julia Hall, Marlo Doyon-Turner and Grant Pednaud. At the front are Cassiopé Léger, Kaliyana Denham-Rohlicek, Liam Anderson Meyer, Cooper Jones and teacher Geneviève Beaulieu. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Political campaign school for women Are you a woman who is thinking about running for local government, or someone who would like to encourage more women to stand for office? Darnelda Siegers (District of Sechelt councillor) and Lori Pratt (School District 46 Chair) are looking for you.

Siegers and Pratt are organizing a nonpartisan women's campaign school on Sat., March 3, which is specifically aimed at increasing female participation in the upcoming October municipal elections.

"Women are sorely underrepresented in leadership roles in Canada and particularly here on the Coast," said Siegers. "We want to ensure our organizations and governments reflect women’s concerns and women’s col-

laborative processes."

Topics to be covered include: the nomination process, financing and fundraising, media and social media, building a campaign team, and political speechmaking.

A panel of current and past elected women will attend, including MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones.

The registration fee has not yet been set because Siegers and Pratt are hoping to raise enough funds to keep the price very affordable. They are seeking donations from the public to defray their costs.

Siegers is also asking people to "approach women who you see as a leader and encourage them to come to the campaign school. For many of

us, it isn’t until we are asked that we even acknowledge our leadership."

The current representation of women in local government is: 2 of 7 on District of Sechelt council, 1 of 5 on Town of Gibsons council, 0 of 5 regional directors at the Sunshine Coast Regional District, 3 of 5 at the Sechelt Band, and 5 of 7 at the School District 46 board.

The campaign school will be a full-day event, with lunch, at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden. If you are interested in participating or in donating funds to help cover the costs, contact dsiegers@ telus.net or loripratt75@ gmail.com.

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Crossing Time: 40 Minutes September 5 - October 9, 2017

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 24 marked the opening of a new ambulatory care unit at Sechelt Hospital, and the formal completion of a decade-long, $44.3-million expansion project. The ambulatory care unit houses such services as chemotherapy and hemodialysis. The expansion project also included the new emergency department, single-patient rooms and new surgical beds. Cutting the ribbon, from the left: Frank Mauro, chair, SC Regional Hospital District; Karin Olson, COO, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) coastal; MLA Nicholas Simons; Dave Hawkins, chair, Sechelt Hospital Foundation; and Calvin Craig, former chief, shíshálh Nation. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

At-risk plants logged...

An investigation by the Forest Practices Board of a complaint about logging near Mt. Elphinstone Park has found that BC Timber Sales met all of its obligations in developing the cutblocks, but concludes that some atrisk plant communities are not adequately protected by current legislation or policy.

Butcher is a �inalist The Gibsons Butcher may already be a winner, but won’t find out for another three weeks.

The business was profiled in the Local Dec. 28 after making it into the top 10 for the Premier’s People’s Choice Award from Small Business BC. Now, The Gibsons Butcher is in the top five, based on online voting that ended Nov. 30.

Whoever got the most votes will be identified as the winner at a gala in Vancouver on Feb. 23. Staff

The complaint was submitted by Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF), an environmental group located in Roberts Creek. The group was concerned that logging would remove forest stands containing at-risk plant communities and threaten the representation of those plant communities in the area.

The investigation confirmed that representative examples of the "western hemlock – flat moss" plant community and the "western red cedar – sword fern" plant community were present in the two cutblocks that

were logged. However, BC’s current forest practices legislation does not require protection of these plant communities from logging, even though they are recognized as at-risk by the BC Conservation Data Centre.

The report includes recommendations to the provincial government to update the list of species at risk that can be protected from logging activities, and for BC Timber Sales to take steps to improve the conservation of at-risk plant communities when planning for logging in mature forest stands. Submitted

In 2016 ELF filed a complaint with the Forest Practices Board (FPB), BC’s independent watchdog for sound forest practices, asserting that logging the “The Twist and Shout Forest” (BCTS Blk A87125) would destroy atrisk plant communities and threaten the representation of these plant communities in the area. The FPB report confirms what we had stated

three years previous, that this forest offered unique conservation opportunities for preserving at-risk ecosystems.

The government has until June 30, 2018 to respond to the FPB’s three recommendations for improving conservation practices, that would apply not only here, but throughout the province.

The Twist and Shout Forest did not die in vain. Submitted

...ELF was right

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Editorial Opinion

LNG math As Premier Horgan headed off to Asia to woo members of the consortium behind the LNG Canada proposal, Sierra Club BC is warned that BC can’t build new LNG plants and meet emissions targets.

The Premier indicated he would meet with KoGas, Mitsubishi and PetroChina, all members of the LNG Canada consortium, during his trip to Asia. Shell Canada is also a member of the LNG Canada consortium.

“If LNG Canada goes ahead, it alone could account for more than three quarters of BC’s allowable emissions in 2050,” said Sierra Club BC's forest and climate campaigner Jens Wieting.

“No matter what government is in power, exporting liquefied fracked gas to Asia will make it impossible for BC to meet our legislated climate targets; the math simply doesn’t add up.”

According to the Pembina Institute, under current policies, LNG Canada’s emissions would total 9.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2050. British Columbia’s emissions target in 2050 is 12.6 million tonnes.

“We know, due to years of climate inaction by the previous government, that BC needs to act fast to meet our 2020 target,” said Wieting. “Promoting LNG is either misleading LNG corporations into believing their projects can proceed within climate laws, or it’s misleading British Columbians who elected a government promising climate action.

“We can fool ourselves but not the climate: fracked gas is a recipe to deepen the climate crisis. A recent draft report by the United Nations warned that we need a profound shift away from fossil fuels to avoid blowing past the 1.5°C temperature increase limit aspired to in the Paris climate agreement by mid-century."

Economists such as the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, have been warning energy companies of the risk that fossil fuels may become stranded, worthless assets as a result of needed climate action.

“Real climate action cannot be delayed anymore. With renewable energy increasingly competitive and climate impacts increasingly catastrophic, British Columbians are no longer willing to accept inaction. Climate leadership means soliciting investments in clean energy infrastructure, not LNG.” The Premier’s mandate letter to environment and climate change strategy minister George Heyman instructs him to “implement a comprehensive climate action strategy” to meet “carbon pollution reduction targets."

BC's emissions have been increasing since 2010. In 2015, they were only two percent below 2007 levels, with only two years left to meet the 2020 target to reduce emissions by 33 per cent. The government said it will go ahead with a new target to reduce emissions by 40 per cent in 2030 compared to 2007.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Build now (Addressed to Health Minister Adrian Dix and copied to the Local) We physicians on the Sunshine Coast wish to draw to your attention the extreme overcrowding of patients at our community hospital in Sechelt. The Sechelt Hospital operates at 130-per-cent capacity, the highest occupancy rate of any hospital in the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Authority. On average, 30 to 40 per cent of our hospital’s acute care beds are occupied by elderly patients awaiting placement in a long-term care facility.

This is detrimental to the care of these elderly patients and the overcrowding is having a daily impact on our ability to safely provide acute care services to our population.

Three years ago, VCH put out a request for bids for the design and build of a new long-term care facility to replace two outdated facilities and provide an additional 25 new long-term beds. In June 2016 VCH signed a contract with the well-respected Trellis Group to complete this project.

It has been 20 months since that contract was signed and Trellis has still not received the necessary approval from VCH to proceed with construction of the new facility. Meanwhile, elderly patients are languishing up to three months or longer in acute care hospital beds while awaiting placement. At any given time, up to 90-percent of our emergency room stretchers are occupied and 50-per-cent of those by very sick admitted patients who cannot be transferred to an appropriate ward bed.

This overcrowding severely affects our ability to provide safe care at our hospital and has stretched our nursing and support staff

beyond the limits of safety.

Unlike urban emergency departments, when ours is at capacity there is no other facility to which ambulances can be diverted. Ours is the only hospital on the Sunshine Coast. Our doors can never be closed.

Mr. Dix, we urge your ministry to intervene at this time and give direction to VCH to act now. There is a signed contract with the Trellis Group to begin addressing our LTC bed shortage which in turn will help address the severe overcrowding at Sechelt Hospital. That contract should be implemented now to ensure an immediate build. Time is of the essence.

Jim Petzold, MD, Sunshine Coast Divisions of Family Practice Karen E. Forgie, chair, Sunshine Coast Divisions of Family Practice Anthony Barale, MD, president, Medical Staff Association

Consult now (Addressed to Health Minister Adrian Dix and copied to the Local) I am an employee at one of the publicly owned and operated care homes on the Sunshine Coast. As you are well aware, both of these are slated to be closed in favour of a private for-profit facility. This decision was made between Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCHA) and Trellis, with absolutely no consultation with the community.

There must be big money to be made in senior’s care, because Trellis is still trying to get their facility built on the Sunshine Coast, and they don’t seem to be bothered much where it will be.

Their shareholders must be anticipating a killer profit.

I thought to myself, “We need to get the NDP back in!” And we did.

The petition was delivered, the public has been educated through several forums, and the NDP/Green was in power now, and Mr. Horgan himself told us he opposes privatization. And they appointed you, Mr. Dix, as Health Minister. Hope and excitement surfaced again.

Then the halls fell silent.

Nothing. Not a peep.

Where is the consultation with the community?

Where is the commitment to public services that was promised? I urge you, Mr. Dix, and VCHA to sit down with people from this community, and CONSULT. You may actually come up with something that works for everyone, and we could get on with it.

Barbara Werk, Sechelt

Fear of flooding

I truly hope you will be concerned with the proposal to clear-cut DL 1313 which is situated directly above my home and acreage where I’ve lived for almost 30 years.

My barn/shed, full of belongings, has flooded directly from (an adjacent) logging road. Clear cutting DL 1313 will make this flooding worse. There will be no trees to hold the moisture.

Who will take responsibility for the damages?

These stressful circumstances have me worrying about losing the quality of my drinking water. We are not serviced by regional water. We are on wells/springs and septic systems; I understand that we will have no way to get help when these are damaged. Our drinking water depends on the streams and the springs from this site and, apparently, it’s supposed to be a protected watershed reserve.

Unfortunately, the reserve designations do not prevent logging activity that could endanger wells and springs

of those not serviced by regional water.

Please note also I live at the top of Reed Road and I am farther than 1 km to the nearest pressurized hydrant. I pay more insurance because I have no fire protection where I live. The way I see it there will be floods in the winter, drought in the summer and a fire hazard which puts my home and neighbors at risk.

Please help us preserve this beautiful piece of land and protect our homes and serenity.

Geri Bodmer, Gibsons

Our letters

About a week ago, I listened to a CBC radio call-in show discussing a very common event, the demise of autonomous newspapers in small communities.

As a result, communities had no local information and, indeed, no local forum for everyone in the community to share opinions or issues.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get through to CBC on the phone.

If I had been able to, I would have said how tremendously fortunate we are, on the Sunshine Coast, to have The Coast Reporter and the Local, both of which print our letters, our news.

No huge conglomerate has swallowed up our Sunshine Coast voices. We are free to express them.

Julie Gleadow, Roberts Creek

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Notes from the Upper Mainland Nicholas Simons MLA, Powell River and Sunshine Coast

Premier John Horgan returned at the end of January from a 10-day mission to China, South Korea and Japan. The government is strengthening economic and cultural ties with those countries – which are three of BC’s largest trading partners – to expand markets, which creates good jobs for people throughout the province.

Meanwhile, the finance minister will present the 2018 budget in the legislature later this month, which will give us a clear idea of the government’s spending pri-

orities and update the state of our finances. This comes in the wake of a restatement of BC’s triple-A credit rating by all the international financial watchdogs.

While all that is certainly good news, we are still faced with the starkly contradictory fact that the poverty rate in BC is among the worst in Canada. Too many people are struggling to make ends meet, earn a living wage, or find and keep affordable housing. Many families go without basic necessities, relying on food banks, and many children go to school hungry.

Remedying this situation is high on the Province’s agenda. As a first step, the BC government raised income assistance and disabil-

ity rates by $100 per month to help people who need it most. This is only the beginning. There’s more to do, and for the first time, BC is developing a Poverty Reduction Strategy.

I joined MLA Mable Elmore, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Shane Simpson, for a meeting with a number of community members in Sechelt Jan. 13.

The meeting was one of a series of engagements with local municipal officials across the province, aimed at implementing a poverty reduction plan with targets and timelines.

You might have heard the news on a few other matters, but I will repeat

A group of protestors opposed to the proposed Burnco gravel mine at McNab Creek, east of Port Mellon, demonstrated Jan. 26 at the Vancouver constituency office of George Heyman, BC minister of environment and climate change strategy. The My Sea to Sky group says it does not trust the environmental assessment process, but Heyman refused to meet with them because his staff said it could jeopardize the fairness of the assessment process.

it here in case you haven’t.

First, the Children and Family Development Ministry has earmarked $500,000 to help create 72 new day care spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers on the Coast. Now we have to

Regional Review Frank Mauro Sunshine Coast Regional District Director, Area A

As the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) Director for Area A, Pender Harbour/Egmont, I believe that it is important to preserve the independent rural lifestyle, rich heritage and unique character of the fantastic area we live in. My goal is to work responsibly and collaboratively to achieve these goals at the SCRD Board.

Located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast Peninsula, Area A includes a complex maze of inlets, islands, coves, and lakes.

With a population of 2,624, the scattered community of settlements clustered around Pender Harbour includes Madeira Park, Beaver Island, Garden Bay and Irvines Landing. To the north are Kleindale, Sakinaw Lake, Ruby Lake, Earl's Cove, Egmont, Skookumchuck Narrows and the waterways up Jervis Inlet.

figure out how to train or recruit – and retain – the qualified people we need. Also, BC Housing has committed to supporting a homeless shelter in Gibsons. The need became clear during Rain City Housing’s talks to estab-

lish the Upper Deck shelter in Sechelt, which is now up and running. There’s much more to be done on the Gibsons project. If you would like to volunteer, please contact schomelesscommittee @gmail.com.

There are extensive hiking and mountain bike trails and diving spots to enjoy all year long, and several fresh water swimming lakes to enjoy in the warmer months such as the SCRD campground and park at Katherine Lake. This picturesque lake, located in the Garden Bay area, is a popular swimming spot to enjoy for a day, or as a destination camping trip.

All throughout the Sunshine Coast, spaces, services, and facilities – both indoor and outdoor – provide enjoyment, offer a sense of belonging for all ages and abilities, encourage physical activity, and foster social connections. One of the great things about where we live is its proximity to so many different activities. You can be out snowshoeing in the morning at Dakota Ridge and then golfing or kayaking in the afternoon.

The Dakota Ridge recreational area is operated by the Sunshine Coast Regional District and provides access to snowshoe trails, cross country skiing and sledding in the winter months. It con-

sists of a 1,532-acre plateau with old growth forests in a subalpine setting, and on a clear winter day, you have views of the North Shore mountains, Mount Elphinstone and the Salish Sea. The area attracts over 8,000 visitors each year and its success is due to the energy and enthusiasm of volunteers, the strong support of various community groups, service providers, and local outdoor businesses and schools, and the dedicated SCRD staff.

The 14-kilometre road leading to Dakota Ridge is ploughed regularly, but fourwheel drive vehicles and chains are highly recommended.

Dakota Ridge and Katherine Lake are just two of the many SCRD parks and recreation facilities that are essential to the quality of life in communities. They contribute to our well-being and make our communities attractive places in which to live, work, play, and invest. I invite you to take some time to explore the opportunities available within our region.

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Well, it's a new year and that means new happenings in the Special O universe. The winter sport athletes on the Coast are practicing as if they had never taken a break.

Coach Cathy reports: the ‘meet & greet’ swim camp, Jan. 5-7, for the national swim team even included a little swimming. The camp gave the coaches an opportunity to meet the athletes they will be tracking and meet their fellow coaches. The weekend included technique consultations with judges, functional testing and yoga. Physical as well as mental training was emphasized and athletes Stephanie Rogers and Genny Verge were encouraged to set goals and be aware of ways to calm themselves in the midst of the stress of competition.

Coach Darren Lane, reported from the two-day training camp in Victoria for his athletes, Gus Vaughn, Chris Walker and Amanda

Boghean. This session focused on cross fit training such as core strengthening and endurance. “All the athletes, performed well but were a bit winded, as were some of the coaches.” The athletes were encouraged to do goal-setting as well. Some goals were personal for each one but all athletes were reminded of the importance of ongoing training and participating in SOBC programs.

One of the goals in basketball this season is to attend a fun tournament. On Feb. 3 both Gibsons and Sechelt teams will travel to Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam.

Sechelt coaches will be Marion West, Alec Robertson and Shelley McKinnon. Gibsons will have Sam Giampa, Laurie Miller and Dave Diether as coaches. Good luck to both teams.

An upcoming qualifying curling bonspiel will happen in Gibsons on Feb. 17 with two teams from the Coast and two teams from Vancouver participating. The outcome will affect which team advances to the winter games.

Thirteen of the Orcas will compete at a swim meet in the new aquatic facility at UBC. It should be a treat to swim in a $38.5-million-dollar pool.

Registration coordinator Allyson Pearson informs us that a healthy athlete screening will take place on Sat. Feb. 24 at Vancouver Tech Senior Secondary in Vancouver.

This very interesting and informative day allows athletes to be assessed and receive professional help in many fields such as hearing, sight, feet, teeth, and nutrition. All athletes will find the experience worthwhile.

Finally, head track coach Tania Finnigan has assembled a team dubbed “The Coast Cannons” to run alongside Bruce Stuart in the April Fools Run. Genny Verge, Amber Maher and Micheal Oswald will each in turn run one leg of the event with Bruce. In preparation, all four athletes are meeting every Saturday for a group practice and are encouraged to run at least one or two other days on their own.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast February 1 Advanced care planning against elder financial abuse, presented by Seniors First BC, Pender Harbour Community Hall 1-3pm and Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 6:30-8:30pm February 2 Dinner music with Steven Jacks, Roberts Creek Legion, 6pm, tips for the musician February 2 Ken Johnson and his baby grand, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, 6:30pm February 2 A sound journey with relaxing frequencies from a didjeridu and crystal bowl, Yoga by the Sea, Roberts Creek, 7-8:30pm, $10-$20, bring your own mat and blanket February 2 SC Natural History Society presents Freda Mellenthin describing a canoe trip on the Back River in the Arctic, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation February 3 3rd annual Loppet, massstart cross-country and snowshoe races, Dakota Ridge, 9am, prices and info at tetoutdoor.ca February 3 Tai chi demonstration for all ages and abilities, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 1:152:15pm February 3 Refugee film “Human Flow” by activist and director Ai Weiwei, presented by Syrian refugee sponsorship program, Seniors Centre, Sechelt, 1:30pm, $10 February 3 Walk through Reed Rd. forest slated for logging, presented by Elphinstone Logging Focus, meet at end of Reed Road, Gibsons, 2pm, allow two hours February 3 Joe Stanton, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30pm February 3 Georgia Fats, Gibsons Legion, 7pm, members $10, guests $15 February 3 TKG, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, by donation February 3 Ruff & Tumble reggae band, with djs The Funkdealer and Bridge, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm-late, $20, after midnight $15 February 4 Demonstration on creating flower pots and bouquets with Beverley Merryfield and Paddy Wales, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 1-3pm, by donation February 4 “Many Hands”, documentary exploring cultural history of the Coast with footage from the 2017 Pulling Together canoe journey, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, by donation

February 4 Super Bowl chili contest, Gibsons Legion, deliver chili by 1:30pm, judging 2:30pm, sold by the bowl at half-time, $5 February 5 SC Film Society presents “Nocturnal Animals”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, members $5, others $9 February 6 Tuesday Talks presents Maryanne Brabander and Christabelle Kux-Kardos on navigating resources for seniors, Sechelt Library, 1:303:30pm, free February 6 One Straw Society special membership meeting with board elections, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 6pm February 6 Burger and beer fundraiser for annual Mountain Grind, Grasshopper Pub, Pender Harbour, 7-9pm, $25 February 8 SC Tourism and Kranked Bikes present the film “The Moment”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7-10pm, $12.50 February 9 Valentine’s Jackson Pollock event, create on a 3’x4’ canvass, Create, 5677 Cowrie St., Sechelt, 7-10pm, $200 includes beverage, 604-7410422 February 9 SC Astronomy Centre presents UBC Prof. Jeremy Heyl on precision astronomy, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30-9pm, by donation February 9 Pender Harbour coffee house with singer/pianist Devon Hanley, tenor Edmund Arceo and vocal harmonies with Nancy & Joanne, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30pm, suggested $10 donation February 10 Short story workshop with PJ Reece, Gibsons Public Library, 10:30am-12:30pm, free, register at 604-8862130 February 10 Chocolat, a festival of chocolate with tastings, sales and music, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 11am-4pm February 10 SC Music Society “Remember Me” concert with soloists and choristers, fundraiser for Sue Milne Memorial Fund, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 2:30pm, $20 February 10 Valentine’s dinner and dance with Playback, presented by SC Fillipino-Canadian Assoc., Roberts Creek Hall, 6:30pm, $25 February 10 Singer/pianist Devon Hanley, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, 6:30pm

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

When the Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society reached out to paddling clubs across the country to organize canoe brigades as a way of celebrating Canada’s approaching 150th birthday, the Gibsons Paddling Club readily took up that invitation. They created an unique 130-kilometre journey that began in Egmont on June 13, 2017 and ended in West Vancouver on June 18, going from shíshálh to Skwxwú7mesh territories.

Russ Greaves, a board member of the club and a veteran television director and producer, was there paddling and documenting the journey. Many Hands: A Cultural Canoe Journey will be screening to the public on Sunday, Feb. 4 at Raven’s Cry Theatre.

“The guiding principal of the film is using the cultural vehicle of the canoe to show how First Nations culture is helping bring us closer,” says Reaves. “Working with and understanding each other as we find our way through reconciliation.” This is why the Coast’s leg was deemed a cultural journey, and why references to Canada 150 included a plus sign: 150+.

“It was a way of acknowledging that Canada’s history is a lot older than 150 years,” explains Greaves.

Eighty paddlers participated using eight voyageur

Canoes are shown travelling from Sechelt to Davis Bay, part of a six-day cross-cultural journey from Egmont to West Vancouver last summer. A locally-made documentary about the trip – and First Nations culture on the Coast – screens Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Raven’s Cry Theatre.

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and one Nootka style canoe, the Skookum Kalitan. About a dozen paddlers were from the Coast. The rest came from other parts of the province and some came from as far away as Alberta to take part in a journey that, while focused on paddling, was also “About meeting up with First Nations, having talks about residential schools and being involved in some of the ceremonies,” says Greaves. One of those ceremonies was hosted by the shíshálh Nation at their longhouse. “The evening at the longhouse was really spectacular,” says Greaves.

“To see the young people dancing, hear the drumming and having a beautiful dinner was an uplifting experience,” he says, noting that there had been some challenging conditions on the water with fog, rain and high winds. “It was a

wild ride at times.”

During that wild ride, Greaves was filming it all with the help of Coast TV and Shaw TV who provided him with personnel and equipment. “Filming was based on the schedule—what was happening every day and building shoots around that,” explains Greaves. The film not only tells the story of the canoe journey, but of the history of the Coast with beautiful video footage, supplemented with stunning still photography, documenting the rich diversity of wildlife found on the Coast.

Interviews with local historians, native and non-native, provide invaluable history, context and insight into this place we call home, creating a lasting historical and cultural legacy for the Coast. The film will be used in schools,

museums and conferences as a learning and discussion tool, and Greaves hopes to enter the film into various film festivals to reach a wider audience.

Greaves estimates he has volunteered 200 hours on the film, 60 of them in editing. “I’ve been retired for four years so maybe I was secretly looking for a project,” laughs Greaves who worked at Shaw for 39 years, first as a camera operator, then editor, producer, and programmer. “It feels good to have [the film] finished,” he says. “My goal was to get something that people feel comfortable with. It’ll be great to see it in a theatre and having everyone react to it.”

Many Hands: A Cultural Canoe Journey screens Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2pm at Raven’s Cry Theatre. Admission by donation. All welcome.

tions and concerts; and any other endeavours that would promote vocal talent on the Coast.

The program for the concert will include, among others, the following vocal groups: the Pender Harbour Choir, SASS, the Suncoast Phoenix Community Choir, Vocal Intent and A Capella Strait.

To publicly honour Sue and raise money for the Sue Milne Memorial Fund, this concert will be presented at 2:30pm on Sat., Feb.10 at the Chatelech High School Theatre.

Tickets are $20.

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“Write On!”, a Coast youth playwriting project wants to help you create your own theatre production. Opening with an exciting playwriting contest for youth on Feb. 1, there's only one restriction: keep your play under 20 minutes. The winning plays will be workshopped with award winning playwright, artistic director and UBC professor, Marcus Youssef. The youth playwrights will then direct and work with youth teams to build their own fall production, coming together in a joint November 2018 performance.

Driftwood Players is offer-

ing a free intro to playwriting workshop on Feb.9, 1-5pm at the Gibsons Public Library, for interested youth playwrights. It will cover basic playwriting structure and be led by local playwrights Mary Burns and David King.

A series of free theatre workshops, led by local mentors, will guide interested youth towards production in November.

To submit your play, sign up for a workshop, or for more information please contact driftwoodplayers@ dccnet.com. March 31 is the deadline for submissions.

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to the public with non-members and children welcome.

Local musician Katrina Bishop performs at Pender Harbour School of Music on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2pm. A singer/songwriter, Bishop plays both piano and guitar mixing pop, jazz and musical theatre with a little Celtic and country to create music that is truly her own. With her clear, strong voice Bishop has been featured on CBC Radio as well as international exposure in Japan, Germany,

Australia and the UK. Come enjoy this afternoon of fun and music, you won’t be disappointed. For those of you who enjoy the performance, you can look for Katrina’s latest CD “Hopscotch”, released in late 2017. For tickets and more information visit www. penderharbourmusic.ca. The evening is sponsored in part

by David Pritchard and Jennifer Love.

Feb. 13 is the 19th anniversary of the Pender Harbour Women's Connection. The

Women’s Connection is a strong and important organization in Pender Harbour with a rich history of bringing women together from all walks of life, offering activities such as lunches, outings, trips to hear guest speakers and more. Please come and join us for conversation, games and prizes and special refreshments, Feb. 13 at the School of Music, 10am-noon.

The theme for the day will be Valentine’s Day so wear some red if you would like.

Memorial concert The Sunshine Coast Music Society (SCMS) is sponsoring a memorial concert to raise funds in memory of Sue Milne who was the society’s president from 2010 until her passing in late September. This concert is focused on raising funds for a Sue Milne Memorial Fund which will be administered by the SCMS. The purpose of the Fund is to support vocal/choral endeavours on the Sunshine Coast and to promote vocal/ choral excellence. The intention for the monies collected is for purchase of music; support for workshops, competi-

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friends and families of alcoholics. Meetings Monday - Friday. Call 604-885-0101, 604886-2252, 604-886-4594, 604-886-0228, 604-886-8578.

REDECOR CONSIGNMENT 25% OFF Turkish towels – cotton or bamboo. Great for towels of course! Also for tablecloths, coverlets, beach blankets, wraps, throws or scarves, a great selection of quiet colours. We have vintage furniture, dressers, chairs & more and an excellent new selection from our LOCAL furniture maker Mike Fairweather: side tables, display ladders, coat stands & more. In addition to his vintage reproductions, he also makes more modern styles that are exclusive to our store. Lots of new stuff has arrived but we are always looking for more! Please call if you have anything interesting to consign. Welcome to the new homeless shelter & residents. Well done Sechelt! THANKS for supporting our downtown community!

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ONE STRAW SOCIETY SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Board Elections & Preparing New Societies Act. Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 6:00 pm, Gumboot Café, Roberts Creek.

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Contact us 604-885-6773 COASTLINE CLOSETS Custom Closets, Pantries, Garages, Mudrooms, Lifetime quality at affordable prices. FREE consultation and estimate. Call Alex in Sechelt 604-762-1212 or contact abird@coastlineclosets.ca NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT? TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly). Gibsons Frank West Hall Thursday’s 6:30 pm 604886-2683 and Sechelt, The Arts Centre Wednesday's 6:00 pm. 604-740-0452.

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Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living The Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living is looking for energetic people to work in residential settings, supporting adults with developmental disabilities. We offer competitive wages and benefits package. Preference will be given to those with Community Support Worker Diploma or Health Care Aide Diploma or similar certificate/diploma. MUST have a valid BC drivers licence.

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The Pender Harbour Health Centre is currently undertaking a community and health services needs assessment.

The purpose of this study is to guide the expansion of the Health Centre onto a newly acquired adjacent property, by identifying opportunities for new and expanded services and amenities.

The Health Centre would like to present findings of research to date, discuss possible recommendations, and is eagerly soliciting community feedback as it moves ahead.

An open house will be held

February 4 from 2pm to 5pm P. H. Community Hall A short presentation will take place every hour at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

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construction of the building, and another to fund its ongoing operations. The library building stands on Town property, but it is owned by the SCRD, which administers the library's funding.

In Sechelt, the first library was built in 1967 with Canada centennial funding and donations, but the organization did not incorporate legally as a public library association until 1981. The present library, which opened in 1996, was funded through a public referendum passed by Sechelt voters in 1993. The building is owned by the District of Sechelt, which added a floor above for its offices. Crucially the referendum paid for the building, but did not address funding for ongoing operations.

This left the Sechelt library in the position of having to apply each year to both Sechelt council and the SCRD for grants, which neither government was obliged to provide. Battles over funding were often protracted and contentious. In 2004 the association came close to

dissolving when the entire board threatened to resign.

The funding MOU signed in 2014 was described as the "very first written agreement for funding" by all partners.

The Sechelt library is funded by taxes from Sechelt, Pender Harbour (Area A), Halfmoon Bay (Area B) and the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD). Library taxes collected in Roberts Creek are split equally between the Gibsons and Sechelt libraries.

The province provides public library funding, but it covers only a small portion (approximately 10 per cent) of the libraries' operating costs.

Roberts Creek and Pender Harbour both have "reading rooms" that were established in the 1970's under a federal government literacy initiative that has since been discontinued. They are operated by volunteers and receive some SCRD funding.

The reading rooms cannot incorporate as libraries because BC no longer accepts new public library associations. Donna McMahon

On Jan. 25, a theft from vehicle occurred near the intersection of Dolphin Street and Inlet Avenue, Sechelt, after the driver had to suddenly leave her car in the middle of the street, unlocked and running, to deal with a family member's medical emergency. While this was occurring, an unknown person moved the vehicle to a proper parking spot where it remained unlocked for a short period.

Sometime during this incident, a suspect rummaged through the glove box and stole the driver's wallet and cheque books which were left in the rear seat. The wallet and partial contents were later recovered, having been dropped into a nearby mailbox. Anyone with any infor-

mation about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2018-517.

Street, Sechelt, including a stained glass window, but no entry to the premises was made. Anyone with any information about this recurring mischief is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2018481.

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A tale of two libraries

Opportunistic human

Thirsty human

At approximately 4am on Jan. 29, a suspect broke windows at a business in the 1000 block of Roberts Creek Road, Roberts Creek, to gain access inside, and stole several bottles of alcohol before fleeing. Anyone with any information about this break and enter is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 2018578. The file is still under investigation.

Bad human

Overnight on Jan. 24, a suspect threw rocks at windows at the Bethel Baptist Church in the 5700 block of Mermaid

Good dog

Sometime in the late afternoon on Jan. 23, an attempted break and enter to a residence in the 6700 block of Norwest Bay Road, Sechelt, was reported after the owners noted their front door was left ajar. However, it is believed the family dog scared off the suspect before any actual entry to the residence was gained.

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are taking new leads. Concentrating your focus and perhaps your prayers too, to create a miracle is your aim.

In some respects, it may feel like you are paying debts or dues.

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) A promising flow of resources, perhaps unexpected, are coming in now. Circumstances may be pushing you to know your direction and to be more disciplined than you have had to be for some time. Pushing through any lingering fears is featured. Making the most of friends and allies, both human and angelic, is your silent prayer.

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 19) The Sun in Aquarius is a sign of taking new leads.

These include new forms

of knowledge. You are determined to push through resistance of any kind, internal or external. Although you probably have reason to feel optimistic, your journey may well represent an uphill climb. This will likely prove true throughout 2018, so pace yourself and persevere faithfully.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) A busy time behind the scenes is likely now. This includes inner work as well as external projects. You are excited to forge ahead professionally and/or publically and a process of learning new skills is implied.

Returns for past efforts are flowing in and this will continue for many months.

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The public libraries in Gibsons and Sechelt are both Public Library Associations, incorporated under the BC Library Act. They are not operated by local government; they are independently run by volunteer boards elected directly by the members (everyone who holds a current library card). But the two have markedly different histories.

Library services in Gibsons can be traced back to 1914, when the Howe Sound Farmer’s Institute enrolled in the provincial lending library service, which circulated books in rural communities. In 1952, residents incorporated a public library association, and in 1955, thanks to fundraising by the Kiwanis Club, they opened their first library building on Wynne Road.

The current library (opened in 1996) was funded by a public referendum held in 1993 and voted on by the taxpayers of Gibsons, Elphinstone (SCRD Area E) and West Howe Sound (Area F). The vote created two SCRD by-laws—one for the

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process will probably not work. This is a call to play the long game and focus to work more patiently. Make lists, set goals in categories of short, medium, and long and lay claim to your power!

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) You are in a creative and perhaps inventive mood.

Outer changes, especially on relationship fronts, are both a source of inspiration and instigation. Financial interests are featured and are spurring you into action. Your energy levels are probably running high and you want respectable returns. At deeper levels, you are challenged to face your fears to access hidden reserves of power.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Things are shaking close to home. These are affecting your usual lifestyle rhythms.

The pursuit of knowledge that began last month progresses to the next phase.

Research and perhaps an investigation of key knowledge and answers feel important. You want certain knowledge and answers so you can plan ahead and engage the power of intention to work for you.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21) A flow of new perspectives has begun to enter into your awareness. Fueled by desires to both access your hidden reserves of confidence and faith and to express your convictions, you

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to be. This could throw you in on yourself to decipher who you feel you truly are and what you need. This process is likely to continue for several weeks. Meanwhile, returns on investment are evident.

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) New sparks of excitement on relationship fronts are gaining your full attention.

These are inspiring you to take action. Aspects of your usual philosophy are getting a jolt, probably for the better but you are challenged to tune-in and cooperate.

A learning curve is implied and could manifest as a prolonged curse of study or on the job training.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) Changes in your lifestyle are underway. You are awakening to the need for adjustments, perhaps a string of them. Quick fixes and schemes to shortcut the

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Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Pushing your interests and passions to the next level will become evident this week. Financial dealings and interests continue to play an important role.

In fact, you may be pushing even harder; going for bigger stakes yet. Meanwhile, gatherings with friends new and old is a source of excitement and may clarify who you feel you are and are not.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21) Your ambitions are rising and deepening too. It as though all the sails are open and the torque on the keel is that much stronger as if pulling the boat a bit deep-

er. Your focus is strongly on business. Yet, there is also much to learn and it may prove wise to listen and observe more than express your own thoughts. Old tools, equipment and approaches are upgraded.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Circumstances are pushing you deeper to lay claim to access your reserves of confidence and faith. Assertive and perhaps pushy people on relationship fronts are pushing you to stand in your truth. You have something special you want to share and you want to do it your way. You will be diplomatic in your approach as long as your choices are fully respected.

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) You are undergoing a cycle of change. Your career is a likely area of focus. Your direction and resolve may not be as clear as they used

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