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The Local - Thursday, February 23, 2017

The Local - Thursday, February 23, 2017

SCRD ponders short-term rentals Directors at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) are concerned about the impact of short-term rentals through websites such as Airbnb, but they are not yet ready to proceed with changes to zoning bylaws.

In 2012, when the SCRD last discussed the issue, the board decided to take no action. But since then a rising number of neighbour complaints about short-term vacation rentals, plus concerns about the affordability and availability of rental housing on the Coast has caused them to revisit the issue.

At the Feb.16 meeting of the planning committee, directors received a staff report on short-term rentals which described the situation locally and outlined approaches taken across BC by other governments who are grappling with the issue. The report recommended that staff prepare amendments to regional zoning bylaws, but directors were not prepared to take that step.

According to the report, the SCRD received 15 written complaints about shortterm rentals in 2016, mostly originating in Roberts Creek

and Halfmoon Bay. Staff cited a Sunshine Coast Tourism estimate that there are about 250 short-term rental units locally, but Area F Director Ian Winn, who operates a B&B from his Williamsons Landing home, disagreed.

"I believe that the Sunshine Coast Tourism estimates of numbers of accommodation providers may be grossly understated because so many providers operate under the radar," said Winn. "In 2010 there were approximately 250 providers on the Sunshine Coast. With the emergence of short term vacation rentals in the last two to three years, that total number is probably closer to 500."

Winn also felt that the SCRD should not use the term "vacation rentals," noting that vacations are only one reason people seek short term accommodation. Transient workers, including mill workers, health care professional, teachers, RCMP officers and business people may all have short stays on the coast.

Winn further pointed out that while previously the market was mostly B&Bs and cottages, now people can eas-

ily rent anything from an entire house to "a couch with a screen around it."

"We shouldn't legislate them to go away, because it's too late for that," said Winn.

"Instead we should legislate them to become a viable part of our tourist economy but with appropriate controls and respect for community values."

Area D Director Mark Lebbell, spoke in favour of starting with public engagement meetings similar to those held about Persephone Brewing. After discussion, directors voted to have staff create a proposed public engagement process.

Bylaw changes for shortterm rentals would only affect the five rural areas of the SCRD. The municipalities (Sechelt, Gibsons and the Sechelt Indian Government District) have their own zoning bylaws.

Many municipalities in BC, including Sechelt, are requiring accommodation providers to obtain business licences. That is not an option for SCRD rural areas because the regional district doesn't issue business licenses.

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NDP MLA Nicholas Simons kicked off his campaign for re-election in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding on Feb. 18 at the Sechelt Band Hall. Simons said the policies of the Christy Clark government have contributed to BC having the “highest social inequality in Canada.”

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Development sent back for changes A proposed waterfront development by RTC Properties Ltd. in Sechelt has been sent back to the developer for changes.

The proposal to rezone three properties at Shorncliffe Avenue and Highway 101 to construct a 48-unit residential complex was the subject of a Jan. 11 public hearing, at which many local residents spoke in opposition. A petition was also presented with 250 signatures opposing the project.

Concerns raised included the height and density of the development, its impact on neighbouring residential properties and on bordering Snickett Park, and removal of trees.

Sechelt Council received a report on the hearing at its Feb. 15 regular meeting.

Staff recommended that the project, with minor amendments, receive second and third readings. The minor changes were a one-metre

reduction in the height of the tallest building, and shifting the buildings slightly closer to Highway 101.

The proposed changes were not sufficient for Council.

Councilor Doug Wright said that while he favours density in that location, it was obvious that residents had concerns. "We heard very clearly from the community that the consultation did not meet their needs," said Wright. "I think that the developer needs to go back to this community."

Councilor Darren Inkster shared concerns about the height of the largest proposed building, describing it as "basically a wall along our highway". He also identified the number of trees being removed and shadowing of existing properties as other issues.

Councilor Mike Shanks noted that he was involved in creating the Vision Plan

for downtown Sechelt, which caps development at four storeys. "I too would not be supportive of six plus storeys going up on this particular property," he said.

"We are in favour of the densification," said Councilor Darnelda Siegers. "We want it to look different."

Councilor Noel Muller also supported redevelopment of the site, but noted: "I was a little disappointed at the type of changes that came back after the public hearing."

"My support personally on this evaporated at the public hearing," said Mayor Bruce Milne.

"Nobody minds high end good development going through and we'll find a way to do that," concluded Milne.

Council voted unanimously to send the proposal back to staff, directing them to work with the developer on changes.

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The Local - Thursday, February 23, 2017

Editorial Opinion Solar power 2.0 If you fly over a forest and look down, you’ll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when you look down on a city or town with its naked roofs, asphalt roads and concrete sidewalks, all ignoring the sun’s beneficence. Research shows we might benefit by thinking more like a forest.

Solar roads could be a step in that direction. Roads, sidewalks and parking lots cover massive areas. Using them to generate power means less environmental disturbance, as no new land is needed to house solar power operations.

A French company, Colas, is working with the French National Institute for Solar Energy to test its Wattway technology under various conditions, with a goal of covering 1,000 kilometres of existing highway with thin, durable, skid-resistant crystalline silicon solar panel surfacing over the next four years.

They estimate that could provide electricity for five million people.

Rooftops are another place to generate power using existing infrastructure. Elon Musk’s company Tesla is making shingles that double as solar panels. Although they cost more than conventional asphalt shingles, they’re comparable in price to higher-end roof tiles, and can save money when you factor in the power they generate.

In Canada and elsewhere, the political approach to climate change has often been maintaining the status quo by lavishly supporting unproven and risky technologies like carbon capture and storage that keep us tied to fossil fuels for years to come. It’s nonsensical to dig up and melt oilsands bitumen, transport and burn it, and attempt to capture the emissions and stick them back in the ground, where nature had already stored the carbon. Nature took millions of years to do it, but we aren’t a patient animal.

U.S. science writer Janine Benyus coined the term “biomimicry” to describe technologies based on nature’s ability to solve problems or exploit opportunities. It’s an important concept because it requires humility and respect for natural processes rather than the imposition of our crude but powerful technological innovations.

Biomimicry has inspired applications ranging from producing energy through artificial photosynthesis to building lightweight support structures based on the properties of bamboo.

Our economic systems don’t often encourage the most efficient and least harmful ways of providing necessities. They aim for the quickest, easiest, cheapest and most economically profitable paths. We can do better than that. Harnessing the sun’s power and learning how nature solves challenges are good places to start. David Suzuki

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Really angry I am angry. I am really, really angry. I personally heard Justin Trudeau promise Electoral Reform dozens of times when campaigning to be Prime Minister (one website counted him making this promise 1,813 times). I believed him when he said that 2015 would be the last election where we used the “first past the post” system to elect our leaders. I believed that for the first time in my life I could make my vote count.

Why should one party get 100 per cent of the power to do what they want with only 39 per cent of the vote?

We are one of the only western democracies still using first past the post and the only OECD country to use it at all levels of government.

Most counties use some form of proportional representation that makes sure every vote is counts.

Alliance 4 Democracy held a rally Feb. 11 and if the honks, waves and thumbs up were any indication, I am not the only one that’s mad at the Liberals.

For many of us we didn’t vote for Justin Trudeau, we voted for Electoral Reform.

If you are as angry as I am please make your voice heard. Visit and/or call Pamela Goldsmith-Jones. Her office is in Horseshoe Bay at 6367 Bruce St, West Vancouver, and open 9-5 most days. Just walk in and let her staff know you are angry and/or call her at (604) 913-2660. Let her know that Justin has no right to break this promise. Do this every day until they bring back the Committee for Electoral Reform.

Kathy Hartman, Roberts Creek

Worried The (pending) closure of Shorncliffe and Totem Lodge in 2018 has focused our attention the privatiza-

tion of care homes but this may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Canada had over CAD$5 trillion of debt the last time I looked (federal + provincial + P3 + household). BC alone had over CAD$67 billion. Whoever takes power in the May election must try to pay down this debt, generate more revenues, create a balanced budget and meet all of their election promises.

One way that politicians around the world have endeavored to square this circle is to sell off state assets to the private sector.

Remember also that Canada has now signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). The EU insists on a competitive market within all sectors of a trading partner’s health service. It may be that Ottawa has obtained concessions that protect our health services but what has or has not been agreed will only be revealed to us plebs once the FTA is ratified.

Paul Rhodes, Sechelt

Over-paid (Re Coast Watch column

by SCRD chair Garry Nohr, the Local, Feb. 16) What a litany of whining and moaning, ending, predictably, in a plea for higher salaries, set up with a lament over the bullying local politicians supposedly put up with. This “problem” actually reached the floor of their provincial convention.

There is not a cliche that Garry Nohr does not employ in his plea for understanding...and money. With salaries and stipends, SCRD directors get over $30,000 a year, some considerably more. Next election let's see our local press lay out exact figures for candidates.

SCRD director is a parttime job, if a substantial

one – barely that when you serve as little more than a redundant level of bureaucracy too timid to make the big decisions when they are needed. (Water comes to mind.)

Don't buy this sob story folks. I think municipal electees are underpaid, but not the SCRD board. The last several have been collectively short of proving to be worth what they have received.

John Marian, Halfmoon Bay

Restrict immigration It is projected that thousands of manufacturing and service job will disappear overt the next 10 years through automation.

Is it wise to admit some 300,000 immigrants per year into Canada? Question: How will our young people earn a meaningful living in the future?

Our nation has only a limited capacity for handouts, and these should be restricted to the medically and mentally challenged people.

Jakob Knaus, Sechelt

Money to burn The Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society (SCCAS) has locally administered the provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program (WSEP) since 2009. In this time, 300 residents here have earned a $250 rebate for trading in their smoky, old, inefficient, stove. You can too.

Find out how on Feb. 25, 2:30-3:30pm at Sechelt’s Seaside Centre: “Consider Home Heating: Better Wood Burning and Alternatives”. Even if you're a tenant or it's your neighbours who burn wood, come join the discussion and get tips to pass along.

Nara Brenchley, SCCAS WSEP Coordinator

New on the Coast My wife and I are in the process of moving to the Sunshine Coast (from Chemainus). We have made an offer on property near Halfmoon Bay. Since coming here we have been struck by several and concerning particularities.

First, the age of the population. This in itself has pitfalls. Where are the youth and how can they afford to live here?

Second, food prices. Each time I inquire as to why food prices are so high, I am told because they come here via ferry. If this were true then food prices on Vancouver Island would be much higher than the Coast; however food on the Island is much lower.

Third, the land taxes and building cost. Again much higher.

I am aware that the Sunshine Coast is a special place to live, but so are many places on the Island.

Bruce Eagles, Sechelt

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Sechelt BIA changes The Sechelt Downtown Business Association has received the green light from Sechelt Council to start the process to renew the municipality's Business Improvement Area (BIA) for another five years.

At their regular meeting on Feb. 15, Council gave three readings to Bylaw 556 that would renew the BIA until 2021.

Business Improvement Areas are a local property tax levy used to fund services.

Sechelt's BIA tax funds the Sechelt Downtown Business Association (SDBA), which organizes promotional activities to attract shoppers to the downtown. The SDBA also represents downtown merchants to Council on issues affecting them, such as parking.

The previous BIA bylaw charged a flat parcel tax of $525 per business property, but the new bylaw sets the rates according to the number of businesses operating on each property. Owners of commercial buildings containing several stores or offices would now pay more than a building with only one store.

A property with one licenced business would pay $440.50. Properties containing two to five businesses would pay $374.43 per business licence, those with six to 10 businesses $330.38 per business, and 11 or more $264.30 per business (60 per cent of the fee for one business licence). Residential properties are not charged.

"I'm really glad to see the BIA trying to find a way to resolve the difference between single business and congregate business," said Mayor Milne.

Only small changes were proposed to the previous BIA boundaries. The BIA area includes the downtown shopping district along Cowrie, Teredo and Wharf. A few properties were added at either end of Wharf, including 5477 Wharf, and the east side

of Wharf between Dolphin and Trident Avenue.

Councilor Darnelda Siegers stated that she did not support the map as presented. "I would like to see the boundary expanded to include the area that is currently under development because we're looking at a five year time frame for this," said Siegers.

"When they [the SDBA] do their advertising they're supporting the whole downtown so I would like to see us extend these boundaries to take in those areas that in our OCP and zoning bylaw actually reflect the BIA area."

Mayor Milne disagreed, noting that the map reflected "businesses who are in the downtown area who are willing to participate in the improvement area."

"The BIA has tried to get

the largest number of supporters they can in the best configuration and fiddling with it from our point of view might not be in their best interests," said Milne.

Other councilors agreed with Milne. Councilor Alice Lutes noted that the proposed bylaw was brought forward by the SDBA. "I trust that they have done the work that's necessary and I will support the recommendation," said Lutes.

All owners of business properties within the BIA boundary will be mailed a petition. Business owners who oppose the tax can fill in the petition and return it within 30 days. The tax will not be levied if the owners of more than half of the affected properties oppose it.

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The Local - Thursday, February 23, 2017

Education Matters Greg Russell Trustee, School District #46

Recently I had the pleasure of attending the ceremony at Elphinstone Secondary for the students who had just completed the "Professional Cook 1" culinary arts program. This is one of the ongoing trades training programs that is currently offered to students in School District No. 46. Until last autumn these courses were known as ACE-IT Trades Programs and they offer students in Grade 11 and Grade 12 the opportunity to get their Level 1 certification, which is the first year of post secondary trades training, while still enrolled in secondary school. If they are successful, they can proceed to their second year of post secondary trades train-

ing after graduation. Given the challenges many students face in the first year of post secondary education, this can be a big step forward for these students. Another positive aspect for the students is that there are no enrolment fees charged to participate in these programs in our school district.

School District No. 46 has offered these programs for a number of years in three categories – culinary arts, carpentry and auto service technician – in partnership with Vancouver Island University, based out of Nanaimo.

Our first ACE-IT program was in carpentry, started in another great partnership with Habitat for Humanity, at their housing project on Reef Road in Sechelt and continuing for the past several years at their Habitat Village project in Wilson Creek. Apart from the skills this program provides to the students, it also instills in them a sense of pride in help-

ing to give back to our community.

As the 21st century workplace continues to evolve and many traditional jobs disappear, it seems likely that there will still be a strong need for people with trades skills.

With the trades programs the school district offers, students get the opportunity to experience first hand what being a trades person can bring in career opportunities and job satisfaction. Whether they go on to complete their trades training or enter other post secondary forms of education, they will always have the skills they acquired in these programs. In order for the school district to continue offering these programs, we need students to indicate their interest to our school counsellors in the next few weeks.

For further information about these programs, please contact our Career Programs Facilitator, Cheryl Wilson, at cwilson@sd46.bc.ca

Around the Harbour Patti Soos

in Pender Harbour

The Pender Harbour area has more than 55 non-profit organizations and groups, all run by volunteers. On Feb. 15, representatives from many of these groups met at the Pender Harbour School of Music for a Community Organizations Forum hosted by the Pender Harbour Advisory Council.

The various organizations and groups in Pender Harbour share many things, including members. Certainly, they all share in the vision of Pender Harbour and in the goal of “maintaining, developing and expanding its recreational, cultural and economic opportunities while preserving and celebrating its heritage and uniqueness”.

The organizations in Pender Harbour work tirelessly to the benefit of all community members. Local organizations manage and operate major events and festivals such as the Chamber Music Festival, the Blues Festival, the Mountain Grind and May Day. Other groups such as the Rotary Club and the Lions Club assist in countless ways; organizing and financing student exchanges, building picnic benches and sponsoring and hosting community meals, or just responding to imminent needs within the community with grace and professionalism. The many interest groups such as the Hiking Club, Garden Club and Women’s Connection have been meeting regularly for years and improve the connections and quality of life for its members. Connections between the Pender Harbour Community School, the Pender Harbour Aquatic Centre and the Pender Harbour Se-

niors Initiative group showcased the benefits of working together, connecting seniors and children in our community through programs such as Story-telling or by offering support to youth activities and recreation programs.

Bringing the groups together allowed an opportunity to share ideas and to connect and work together to continue to improve resources and events in Pender Harbour. Working together with the different organizations allows all groups to avoid over-lapping events and also to partner up to make events and programs as great as they can be. Stay tuned for more exciting events and connections happening in Pender Harbour.

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In honour of the upcoming International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, THE LOCAL is honoured to highlight women of the Sunshine Coast.

International Women’s Day

#BeBoldForChange This year for International Women's Day, we're asking you to #BeBoldForChange. Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge a better working world - a more inclusive, gender equal world.

Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement.

And we have much to celebrate on March 8, International Women’s Day. But progress to-

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wards gender parity has slowed in many places.

So how do we want to celebrate International Women’s Day 2017? We say by Being Bold for Change!

Everyone - men and women - can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop

Celebrating International Women’s Day

more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to take pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity.

Globally, with individuals pledging to move from talk to purposeful action - and with men

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Krista Dempster

Tricia Coffey

and women joining forces - we can collectively help women advance equal to their numbers and realize the limitless potential they offer economies the world over. We have urgent work to do.

Are you ready to #BeBoldForChange? www. internationalwomensday.com.

Dawn Miller Owner

H & R Block Tax Preparation Offices Gibsons and Sechelt

simplifying your space

604-741-4424

REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL

Tricia Coffey’s ‘Rightsizing Solutions’ grew out of acts of kindness. After moving to the Coast in 2003, she began assisting local residents downsize their homes, organize their life’s possessions and move to smaller homes or residential facilities. She realized what an overwhelming challenge moving and downsizing is for so many – and that she has a gift for it.

Today, Rightsizing Solutions serves a niche market, offering a range of services tailored to its clients’ needs.

From de-cluttering homes for simplified living to house sale preparation, move services, home contents sales and estate dispersal, Tricia helps clients and their families make difficult transitions easier.

Certification in Home Modifications & Adaptations, experience with Sechelt’s Accessibility Advisory Committee and Seniors’ Housing, give Tricia insights into the challenges and opportunities for people to live comfortably in their current or downsized homes. This enables her to help clients with the many decisions associated with such life changes.

Rightsizing Solutions supports local charities with donations of client items, and through ‘The Warehouse’ in Wilson Creek, clients’ consigned estate items are sold, generating income for them and helping ensure their treasured possessions find new homes. For a complimentary consultation please call Tricia at 604-741-4424.

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Building community, one home at a time

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As one of the well known realtors on the Coast, Krista Dempster is a PowHERouse when it comes to community building. With Krista you will receive support, make community connections, and find a place to call home.

She is an enthusiastic parent, community volunteer, fitness advocate, and dedicated Real Estate Professional, who strives to provide her clients with the very best that the Sunshine Coast has to offer.

“I have been successful because of the ongoing support and relationships I have built and will continue to build. Our strength comes from supporting one another and building each other up” says Dempster.

Krista is deeply attached to the spirit of the Sunshine Coast and promoting the lifestyle of our unique home. Krista chooses to give back a portion of every sale to something that supports our community, this year she chose the Gibsons Public Market.

Krista has continued with her active involvement with PowHERouse and is helping to define and model positive leadership for women in our community Krista welcomes you to contact her for all your families real estate needs.

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Dawn Miller is a passionate believer in the power of entrepreneurship to change lives. She started her first business in 1983 and was hooked. Since then, she has worked with other women and men entrepreneurs by offering individual coaching and by establishing accountability teams where peers share their knowledge and experience and encourage each other to move forward.

The first thing Dawn did when she started her computer training company was to join Toastmasters immediately to make sure that her sales presentations to prospective clients would be effective. The training paid off and her business grew quickly. Her next enterprise focused on offering yearlong small business development programs.

Her Toastmasters experience was also invaluable when Dawn received requests for keynote presentations at conferences and business meetings.

Prior to moving to the Sunshine Coast, Dawn also worked with innovators and systems developers to establish and grow their businesses.

Her volunteer activities have included being the first Board Chair of the Women’s Enterprise Society, serving as a member of the Science Council of BC and as a Director and Chair of the Community Futures Development Corporation of the Sunshine Coast.

Dawn and her husband, Bob, are actively involved in their H&R Block tax offices in Gibsons and Sechelt.

They are members of Gibsons United Church.

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The Local - Thursday, February 23, 2017

#BeBoldForChange

Dr. Shannon McLean Harness your passion

International Women’s Day March 8th, 2017

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Colleen Preston Owner, Personal Trainer

Oasis Training

As women we often underestimate our potential.

We have enough skills, experience and intelligence to make important contributions to our local communities and to the world at large. The thing is to consider the possibilities. Dare to dream. And then to realize the dream by becoming aware of our potential and the potential of like-minded friends around us.

The germ of an idea can grow if we surround our-

selves with the right people and believe in our team.

Margaret Mead said a small group of people is essential to any great change. Mead was a scientist, but more than that she questioned the very foundations about the way we think about ourselves and others. If we ever feel that we are on the outside looking in, that’s a great opportunity to question if the way people are doing something could not be done better.

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Colleen Preston is an integrative personal trainer.

Using her many years of experience, she works with her clients using a holistic approach, bringing in all aspects of the individual. Through physical assessments and discussions, she learns about personal histories, lifestyle, nutrition and desired goals, then sets up programs best suited to achieve success.

Colleen set up her business a year and a half ago and is thoroughly enjoying the community and amazing achievements of her clients! Oasis Training provides sport-specific training, rehabilitative support, senior strength and balance training along with a number of additional group courses using her personal studio as well as the Gibsons and area Rec Centre.

Colleen is also a professional writer, teacher, coach and workshop designer, collaborating with various organizations and businesses to develop programs tailored to their needs.

“Life to me is about loving, learning, and most of all, leaving a legacy that will inspire the next generation.

With grace and dignity, I choose to spend my life helping others achieve an extraordinary life for themselves.”

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Nikki Lloyd

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tudes, just opinions stated as facts. Prove them wrong by discovering what could actually work if viewed through a different lens.

An important and often overlooked key to success is mentorship. Women-led companies are more successful when they have a champion who can provide wisdom and encouragement. In my case The Hearing House might never have happened if I had not found a mentor in a fellow audiologist who encouraged me to go for it, helping me get over my fear of taking on significant debt. As women, we often undercapitalize our businesses, which can undermine our success.

Perhaps the greatest pleasure for me now, five years after opening my clinic The Hearing House to the public, is telling people that I am now embarking on yet another business venture related to my neuroscience research. Check out evokedpotentialgames.com for more about how I and some like-minded friends want to change the world for people with hearing problems.

Dr. Shannon MacLean, PhD, RAUD, Registered audiologist

Colleen Bartley

Colleen was born in Burnaby and moved to the Coast with her husband Brent in 1994 to raise her two girls away from the hustle & bustle of the Lower Mainland.

She has worked for many companies as well as being self employed at a Deli & Sandwich Shoppe in White Rock. At that time her 5-year old daughter became diabetic which eventually led to Colleen writing and publishing two bestselling cookbooks for kids with diabetes. A publisher discovered the cookbooks at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Colleen rewrote & combined their methods for caring for children with diabetes into one book (Canada’s Best Cookbook for Kids with Diabetes). In 2006 Colleen was given an “Award of Excellence with Distinction” from B.C. Children’s Hospital.

When Colleen moved to the Coast, she began working for B.C. Ferries. Fifteen years later she retired and bought Reflections Bed & Bath Collections. She enjoys shopping for beautiful linens for the store and is very pleased to have many repeat customers.

Among her other interests Colleen has been a volunteer for many years with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and more recently with the Cops for Cancer Red Serge Gala.

The key to making a difference is to find something that we really care about.

This passion is what will see us though the inevitable dark days of the journey.

For me, I want to change the world for hearing impaired people. I feel passionately about this group of humanity because I remember what it was like to not hear well. I remember how apart I felt from others, and that’s no way to live.

Many people will underestimate women, saying women can’t do that because we are too young, too old, too busy, too this, too that. Don’t believe them.

Question assumptions. Often perceived barriers are just assumptions, just atti-

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Change is underway. Digital technology is pervasive in public, private, economic, and political realms. It is transferring power from organizations to people. The Status of Women Canada website states “The world needs the talents of everyone – women, men, girls and boys – to truly reach its full potential”. A 2011 McKinsey & Company report identified the top four leadership attributes needed for success today as “intellectual stimulation, inspiration, participatory decision-making and setting expectations/ rewards”. These are attributes more commonly found among women leaders. In fact, the list of important leadership strengths is expanding to encompass a wider range of qualities that have traditionally been considered feminine.

Emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, active listening, being able to forge relationships, build teams, drive consensus and communicate complex ideas simply, and, finally, building trust are what women bring to the table. As women recognize and appreciate what we bring, and then step up and speak out, we help our families, businesses, schools, communities and governments succeed in these changing times.

On this International Women’s Day, I invite you to #BeBoldForChange and recognize that #EqualityMatters.

Darnelda Siegers is a local Mortgage Broker and sits on the District of Sechelt Council. She has announced her intention to run for Mayor of Sechelt in the fall of 2018.

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Nikki Lloyd is owner and stylist at Electric Hair studio in Gibsons, which opened nearly five years ago. She has always had a creative appreciation of shape, form, texture and fashion. This led to her apprenticing at a top London (UK) salon at age 16, where she learned from skilled professionals, who were the innovators of style at that time, catering to musicians, models and celebrities. She quickly became a top stylist and took part in education and stage demonstrations at hairshows in Europe and North America, editorial photoshoots and music videos. Among her well known clients were Annie Lennox and Boy George.

Nikki moved to Canada and the Coast 17 years ago, where she raises her two sons and enjoys riding her motorcycle. She originally started her business in her home and then worked in a salon for six years. She decided to create a workspace that represents her style and ethics.

Electric Hair is modern and edgy, but also has a relaxed attitude. Nikki uses, where possible, cruelty free, plant based products, and offers two professional colour lines, one of which is Ammonia free.

Nikki knows the importance of fashion and is always ready to identify new trends, and updates her skills frequently.

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Hopeful for women's advancement When President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau met for the first time February 13, two things struck me: the twitter-worthy politics of a handshake, and the leader’s joint endorsement of advancing women in the workforce. Kudos to Trudeau for holding down the handshake, but I was angry that women’s rights were once again a prop on the political stage. With another cup of annoyed coffee (me, not the coffee), I began to realize that their meeting may actually be a symbolic start to something... or as Trump would say, ”tremendous”!

I am a young female business owner in a predominantly male profession

– international economic development. I grew up in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast where diversity is celebrated, and equality is a shared value. It was only when I left the coast that I started to feel the dark underbelly of what it means to be a woman. Over the past 10 years of studying at the London School of Economics, working with private companies, governments, the United Nations, and the World Bank, I have been told, “don’t wear a skirt in the office unless you can handle the attention”, “take a man into that meeting or you won’t be taken seriously”, and “just flirt to close the deal”. That’s just the tip of the gender iceberg. As degrading as those

experiences have been, I am deeply thankful for the strength of my Sunshine Coast roots – my forever home – which taught me to embrace diversity, defend equality, and wear the damn skirt anyways!

Trudeau and Trump may have simply paid lip-service this past Monday, but the real magic started when the cameras left the grandiose room. Lip service or not, our continent now has a joint task force called the United States Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Business LeadersFemale Entrepreneurs; this task force demonstrates that two countries, led by a republican and a liberal

at-odds with each other, can unite across borders, entrusting women as leaders in ending gender-based workplace discrimination.

It is not yet clear what the dozen-odd high-achieving women chosen to lead the task force will do exactly, but with a broad mandate to advance women in the workplace, I am cautiously hopeful. Here’s to progress and wearing the damn skirt with pride!

Tanya Smith, MSc Owner and Principal – Socio-Economic Development Consulting Sunshine Coast – Vancouver, BC (236) 888-8506 tanya.smith.r@gmail.com

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“I go above and beyond, and I always do the unexpected,” Kirsty explains. “I always have a client saying ‘Wow, I didn’t expect that.’” Kirsty understands the seriousness of the transaction, and wants to do everything possible to ensure the process is smooth and easy for her clients. If an issue comes up, she will go the extra mile to dissect it and work through it. And at every step of the way, Kirsty is guiding her clients, informing them about what to expect. She takes the time to truly understand their needs, which leads her to be the best advocate for them when they’re selling or buying. “I’m definitely persistent. I won’t stop until I get them what they want,” Kirsty says. “I think of my clients as long term.” By ensuring their happiness and satisfaction with the transaction, she is leaving the door open for them to return when other real estate needs arise.

Aside from Kirsty’s commitment to real estate, she is also involved with the community. She volunteers at her children’s school, local fundraisers, helping local families in need, cancer research and children hospital. She’s also a proud mom of 2 kids, (5 & 8 years old) which helps her to be organized and efficient with time. “They both facilitate me to make my career a success; without them I wouldn’t have the same motivation and joy to appreciate what I have achieved so far.”

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Kim is the BC Green Party Candidate for the Powell River Sunshine Coast Riding in the upcoming provincial election, a riding that stretches from Port Mellon to Lund, BC. The same exemplary work ethic she’s exhibited throughout her life is now going to work for the people in this riding to represent our community in the BC Legislature. On her own from the age of 16, Kim recognized the importance of education, taking additional high school courses, and correspondence classes during summer break, all while supporting herself financially. Kim completed the last three years of high school in 2 years, graduating Chatelech High School with honors in 1986. Kim had a 16 year, working mom career as a legal assistant, specializing in property law, corporate/commercial law, contracts and wills/estates. While working full time, she studied at the UBC Sauder School of Business and upon completion, built her own independent mortgage broker company.

She is currently past president of the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce and, up until her candidate nomination, was the elected Provincial Council Secretary for the BC Green Party. She is also an herbalist, having studied Traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western herbal medicine.

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37 years ago, when Evva’s youngest son started school, she realized she needed to find a satisfying career, as there weren’t many jobs in Sechelt.

The opportunity to purchase the original Cactus Flower was presented to her, and she has never looked back. At that time in 1980, the ladies clothing store was located in the dock. It was originally a guys and girls jean store! Evva still has customers who bought jeans at that location!

In 1983, she was invited to move her business to Trail Bay Centre and has enjoyed being there.

She likes to say that she has been dressing women on the Sunshine Coast for 37 years! She personally selects every piece and tries to find quality clothing at reasonable prices for West Coast living.

Evva is constantly asked, “When are you going to retire?” and her answer is, “Not any time soon! I love what I do and I have so many wonderful and loyal customers.”

She has a fantastic team working with her and she says “it is a joy to come to work!”

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Dr. Shannon MacLean is a registered audiologist with close to 20 years experience in hearing healthcare. After completing her doctorate in neuroscience from UBC, Shannon returned to clinical practice opening The Hearing House at her home in Wilson Creek. What’s unique about her hearing clinic is the tremendous follow-up service she gives to ensure patient success with hearing aids.

Spending more time, more regularly with patients helps the adjustment process because there’s a lot to learn: about how the hearing aid itself works and about how the brain works to relearn to hear. The brain learning process is different for everyone. With this in mind she has recently co-founded a spinoff company, Evoked Potential Games, to make auditory training more accessible and fun for patients new to hearing aids, so they can reach their full listening potential more quickly and easily.

Shannon has this to say to women entrepreneurs – you can have it all. “It’s a dream come true to combine my neuroscience research on the human auditory system with my clinical world. Co-founding this company with good friends that share my passion makes the daunting process easier. While it is challenging at times, it’s a great adventure that gives our friendship new depth and understanding.”

And yes, somehow between clinic and research, she still makes time to go skating.

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Kirsty Tosczak Local Realtor® profiled in Top Agent Magazine!

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Chelsea Minatsis Owner/Operator

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While Kirsty Tosczak was training to be a pilot, she broke a bone, and was unable to continue her education.

But it turns out, this accident was exactly what led her to her dream career. “I thought about real estate before, and at that time I had the chance to explore it,” Kirsty explains.

Today, she works solo at Royal LePage Sussex, serving the Sunshine Coast. Her business is made up of 50 per cent repeat clients, 40 per cent referrals and 10 per cent new. She

continues to grow with each passing year, and is excited to see where the future will take her.

“I go above and beyond, and I always do the unexpected,” Kirsty explains. “I always have a client saying ‘Wow, I didn’t expect that.’” Kirsty understands the seriousness of the transaction, and wants to do everything possible to ensure the process is smooth and easy for her clients. If an issue comes up, she will go the extra mile to dissect it and

604-886-2335 Dance Instructor

DanceWorks Academy Born (and partially raised) on the Coast, Chelsea moved back 11 years ago in the midst of growing her own family. Through Giggle ’n Bloom, she has enjoyed being a small part in celebrating families here on the Coast. From fun toys like Lego and Playmobil, to practical needs like shoes and baby carriers, Chelsea tries to cover as many bases as possible! She takes pride in offering job opportunities to coast residents, and though employment at G’nB may not come with a dental plan, Chelsea does provide flexibility and accommodates the needs of her employees’ families who come first whenever possible.

Having staff at Giggle ’n Bloom has also provided Chelsea with the opportunity to follow another passion - dance. Along with taking her own classes, Chelsea began teaching ballet and acrobatics though Dance Works Academy a few years ago and loves seeing so many children in the community through both dance and G’nB. Dance has also provided a great deal of joy and healing for Chelsea (and her two daughters), in particular after her husband died, so she loves being able to share that joy of dance, and teach her young students that there is so much more to it than just learning steps.

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Blue Ocean Golf Club is an excellent community recreational resource for both residents and tourists alike.

The operation is enhanced by a strong team of dedicated and passionate staff supporting healthy entertainment and fun activities for all ages and skill levels.

Go to www.blueoceangolf.ca for more information on the golf course, restaurant, membership options, academy programs, and special events. Follow our facebook page for fun updates and results of our many programs we are offering throughout the 2017 season.

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When it comes to marketing, Kirsty tailors her marketing to emphasize the selling feature of each home, then blasts it on Social Media to instantly reach far and wide.

“I reach our local community through the local newspapers, magazines and hotspots where locals & tourist will often gather.”

Aside from Kirsty’s commitment to real estate, she is also involved with the community. She volunteers at her children’s school, local fundraisers, helping local families in need, cancer research and children hospital. She’s also a proud mom of two kids (5 & 8 years old), which helps her to be organized and efficient with time. “They both facilitate me to make my career a success, without them I wouldn’t have the same motivation, and joy to appreciate what I have achieved so far.”

“I have almost doubled my sales every year, and I plan on growing even more through building a website that will connect families and communities on the coast,” Kirsty says.

But no matter how large her business becomes, she will always love working in this industry. “I just enjoy connecting the dots, and the variety of work I’m able to do in this area, from land to commercial and everything in between.”

For more information about Kirsty Tosczak of Royal LePage Sussex, please call 604-741-3291 or email sold@ktsold.ca

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work through it. And at every step of the way, Kirsty is guiding her clients, informing them about what to expect.

She takes the time to truly understand their needs, which leads her to be the best advocate for them when they’re selling or buying. “I’m definitely persistent. I won’t stop until I get them what they want,” Kirsty says. “I think of my clients as long term.” By ensuring their happiness and satisfaction with the transaction, she is leaving the door open for them to return when other real estate needs arise.

“I’m not looking to just close, I want to build lifelong relationships with them.”

Afterwards, her buyers and sellers leave glowing testimonials about her, wanting to spread the word about their time together. One recent buyer said, “My wife and I were absolutely blown away

by Kirsty’s professionalism, preparation and grasp of the market. Having worked with good Realtors prior, Kirsty’s due diligence and service goes far, far beyond standard practice and provides the buyer with the utmost confidence in purchasing a home.

A wonderful negotiator but even better person, I would hope that every homebuyer has the extraordinary experience of working with Kirsty.”

Another client raved, “This amazing lady understands marketing at a very high level and knows just how to utilize her knowledge and talents.

Doubt you could find anyone better.”

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Two weeks ago, our Member of Parliament, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne. Earlier, she served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In her new role, Pamela assists the Minister in increasing trade and attracting job-creating investment to Canada. She introduced both the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, in the House of Commons last week.

Key priorities are to implement CETA, ensuring that small and medium size enterprises benefit from virtually tarifffree access to the European marketplace, and to pursue improved opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. The European Union is the world’s second largest economy and the second largest importer of goods.

“It is an honour to support the leadership of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade. Canada is a trading nation. At a time of rising protectionism, our bilateral and multilateral trade agreements are more important than ever. The Prime Minister is particularly promoting women entrepreneurs and export markets,” said Goldsmith-Jones. Very fitting for International Women’s Day.

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Students at Chatelech Secondary in Sechelt were given information on Feb. 14 about “Kick Ass Careers” in the trades, and all the presenters were women. From the left, Norma Brow, engineering technologist with the Town of Gibsons, Angie Horianopoulos, superintendent of facility services at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, Shauna Gourley, instrumentation mechanic apprentice at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper and Jamie McMillan, journeyman iron worker and boilermaker. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

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Pet Smarts Jane Bowers Professional Trainer

Play is often used as a reward in the training of working dogs who do detection, seeing eye or search and rescue work. We know that social interactions with familiar humans are highly rewarding for many dogs and that dogs whose owners play

Stargazing Mercury will be seen very low in the WNW in the evening twilight late in March, with difficulty. Venus will be very low in the W in the evening twilight but will be lost after twilight in mid month.

Mars is very low in the W in the evening twilight and sets after dusk. Jupiter rises

with them have been found to score higher in obedience tests than those whose owners do not play with them (Bradshaw, Pullen, & Rooney, 2015).

The owners of pet dogs can use play as a powerful reward in training. Play is associated with a reduction in the stress hormone “cortisol”. To get the most out of play, keep things positive. The benefits of play are reduced if the dog receives a verbal correction from the owner and dogs

after 9pm in the E and transits high in the S near 3am.

Saturn rises in the ESE after 3am and sets in the SSE near dawn.

On Friday March 10, Stanley Greenspoon will speak at the Sechelt Arts Centre beginning at 8pm. He is formerly the head of physics at Capilano University.

Greenspoon will discuss and in some cases demonstrate

who have been trained with punishment-based methods are much less interactive during play than dogs who are trained with rewards (Bradshaw, Pullen, & Rooney, 2015).

Initiating play with many dogs is easy but some types of invitation are better than others. Studies on play between dogs and humans showed that when humans run toward or away from a dog, the human was effective at initiating play with

the techniques used to detect exoplanets and measure their properties. The criteria for the presence of life on exoplanets will be discussed, as will the issues involved in our being able to gather data conclusively proving life's existence. Greenspoon has had a very interesting career serving on the secretariat of the United Nations in New York City as science affairs

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their dog but when humans tapped the floor in a common method of attempting to initiate play, the dogs showed a much lower rate of responding playfully to the human behavior (Rooney, Bradshaw, & Robinson, 2001).

Studies have shown a correlation between playing games with physical contact between dogs and owners and lowered rates of separation-related behavior such as vocalizing in the absence of the owner or staying by

the door the owner left by (Rooney & Bradshaw, 2003).

Physical contact should always be gentle.

Play works as a reward because it is fun for the participants. In studies of rats, neurobiologist Jaak Panksepp discovered that an increase in opiates facilitates playfulness and opiates may enhance the pleasure and rewards associated with playing. Play is a cooperative pastime and MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging) on humans show

be equal amounts of day and night throughout the world.

The March full moon is called the Maple Sugar Moon. Daylight saving time begins at 2am.

A question often asked is “what is the speed of light?”

Light travels at a constant speed of 186,262 miles per second. Distances in space are measured in light years.

One light year is equal to

officer.

On Sat. March 4, the moon occults Aldebaran south of graze line Vancouver-FargoToronto-Rhode Island. The full moon on March 12 will be located on the opposite side of the earth as the sun and its face will be fully illuminated.

On March 20 the March Equinox occurs at 10.29 UTC. The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will

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that the brain’s pleasure centers are activated when people cooperate with one another (Bekoff, 2007). Studies at Colorado State University revealed that oxytocin levels in women increased by 58 per cent when women played with their dog (Hare & Woods, 2013). Oxytocin is an important hormone for women promoting motherchild bonding amongst other functions and has been referred to as the “cuddle” hormone.

the distance light travels in a year, which is just under 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometres). Scientists believe that it is impossible to travel faster than light because any object travelling at the speed of light would have to achieve infinitive mass.

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The Pender Harbour Chamber Festival Mid-Winter Weekend takes place Feb. 25 and 26 and features three highly celebrated and extraordinarily talented musicians: violinist Corey Cerovsek, pianist Michelle Mares, and cellist Adrian Brendel. Cerovsek, who was childhood friends with Mares, grew up in North Vancouver. He has been playing since age five when his parents gave him a violin for Christmas. He quickly took to the instrument and by age 12 had graduated from the University of Toronto Royal Conservatory with a gold medal.

The family then moved to Indiana so Cerovsek could study with famed teacher, Joseph Gingold. He finished high school by correspondence while concurrently taking classes at the University of Indiana where he received his Bachelor degree in mathematics and music at age 15, his Masters in both at 16, and his Doctorate in both at 18. “I never thought it was remarkable in a personal sense,” says Cerovsek of his early academic achievements. “I was just doing what was fun for me and came easily.” His reputation as a soloist is unsurpassed, playing to rave reviews around the world, and garnering awards for his recordings. “For me,

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trio for the first time in Pender Harbour. The repertoire includes Haydn, Brahms, Beethoven, Franck, Ravel, Debussy and Chopin. “For me this repertoire is quite exciting and fresh,” says Cerovsek, who is spending less time playing as a soloist, preferring now to play with others.

“That’s where the joy in music making is,” he claims. “It

involves really working with your colleagues, exchanging ideas. It’s much more intimate and stimulating.”

The Pender Harbour Chamber Festival takes place February 25 and 26 at 2pm each day at the PH School of Music. Tickets $25 available at the Sechelt Visitor Centre, Harbour Insurance or online at penderharbourmusic.ca

of work in any medium, to be delivered to the Gallery (431 Marine Drive, Gibsons) between Sunday Feb. 26, 11am, and Sunday March 5, 4pm (the Gallery is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

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Acclaimed violinist Corey Cerovsek appears Feb. 25 and 26 at the School of Music in Madeira Park, along with pianist Michelle Mares and cellist Adrian Brendel. JB MILLOT PHOTO

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the violin has an immediacy and an affinity to the human voice,” he says of his love for the instrument.

Now, at only 44, his career is over three decades long and Cerovsek finds himself in a “nomadic phase.” For the past three months, he is of no fixed address after having spent the last 10 years in Paris. “I can’t tell you the joy it gives me to be in the Pacific Northwest, BC specifically,” says Cerovsek. “Who needs museums? [Nature] is greater than anything humans could create.” Throughout his successful music career, Cerovsek kept up his interest in mathematics and sciences, co-founding i-Human Patients, an online medical education company. He recently stepped down as the company’s Chief Technical Officer, though he remains a board member. “I’m a rather restless person,” says Cerovsek.

“To stay strictly within the confines of a music career…

That is not sufficient for me.

My love for other fields—that was a real itch that I needed to scratch, particularly in the sciences.” Rather than be “a travelling salesman” he also wants to reduce his playing schedule so he can really experience the places he visits while on tour. “Finding the connections between my different passions is something that is coming to the fore,” says Cerovsek. “It’s forcing music to re-arrange itself a little bit as to where it is in my psyche.”

Cerovsek, Mares, and Brendel will playing together as a

Young artists show: everyone included Preparations are in full swing for the 2017 Gibsons Public Art Gallery's Young People's Art Show, “In Motion”. This is the 8th year of the event, which features the works of young people from around the Sunshine Coast, representing artists as young as two and all the way up to 18.

This exhibit celebrates young people and their creativity throughout the month of March, to validate their creative work and unique points of view. Submissions are welcome from different ages and in various media, and are not juried.

This is an important difference from any other show, and helps build self-confidence. Every applicant who submits is assured of a place in the show. The artworks are displayed to be seen at every eye level.

This year, the young artists of the Sunshine Coast respond creatively to the concept of “In Motion”.

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OBITUARIES JENKS, Margaret Ella

October 11, 1926 - February 4, 2017

It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear mom, Ella Jenks, on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at Sechelt Hospital. She was a young 90 years old and she had a strong will and positive attitude.

Mom was a wonderful mother, nana, wife and friend to all. She was a lady of many creative talents, an animal lover, and an avid reader. She leaves behind, Ken, her beloved husband of 70 years, her two loving daughters, Susan and Kathie, and her adored grandchildren Kris, Braden, and Tessa. The family wishes to acknowledge the amazing home care provided over the last several years by Coco, Beth, Edna, Anne Marie, Lory, Fe, Michile, Liza, Francoise, Elliot, and Rudolf. A special thanks to Dr. Lehman for his excellent care over many years and the hospital staff for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation for the SPCA, or Muscular Dystrophy Canada in mom’s honour.

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Astrologer

Tip of the Week: Despite her best efforts in a heater pursuit, Venus has slowed her pace and Mars is steadily pulling away. Venus will continue to slow down and come to a veritable standstill by the end of this week and even begin to retrograde by March 4th. Hypersensitive to the opinions of others and a general lack of trust, Venus in Aries can contribute to an increased feeling of alienation between people.

Mars meanwhile will form a conjunction with Uranus in Aries on February 26th, the same day as the Pisces New Moon and one day after Mercury enters Pisces.

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Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) Contending with a pull in opposing directions continues. On one hand, you want to break new ground. On the other, you feel drawn to retreat. This dilemma of orientations will actually increase this week. With awareness, you can probably have both. The key is to be deliberate in each direction.

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