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Council Meetings council meetings 7pm, January 18 7pm, May 6 & 120 and February

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Videos of 2016 meetings and E-Town Hall events are available for viewing on the District’s YouTube Channel.

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New Pet licence applications can also be completed on Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to Sechelt.ca, and owners can opt to pick up their pet’s tag at the hear and consider presentations that foster the economic, social District Office or to have it delivered by Canada Post. and environmental well-being of our community. This will be

Persons over thefor age of 65 receive a 50% discount onthat pet is licence an incubator new ideas, governance, and policy in fees.lineThere is no fee for Assistance Dogs.

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(The full schedule of 2017 District Council and Council Committee meetings is available on Sechelt.ca)

"We're in a tough transition," says Barb Hetherington of Gibsons Recycling Depot (GRD). The awardwinning recycling depot, operated by Hetherington and Buddy Boyd, announced on Jan. 1 that it is suspending a number of its programs and closing the Zero Waste Store as of Jan. 15.

The depot's Facebook post said: "Disposal, reuse, upcycling, repurposing, repair, and salvaging services will no longer be available at Gibsons Recycling Depot, until further notice."

The property on which the recycling depot operates has been sold to an undisclosed buyer. GRD has a lease on the property and Hetherington says that their new landlord is receptive to extending it, but Hetherington and Boyd are ready to move on. Their recycling business is up for sale.

"There have been no holidays–recycling came first– so we're shifting so that we have lives," said Hetherington. "We have not made a retirement fund, so we will be looking for part-time jobs

that use the skill sets that we have."

The service cutbacks will result in some layoffs. "What we really tried to do is keep as many people as we could," said Hetherington. "Unfortunately there are some people that we will have to be letting go."

Gibsons Recycling Depot will continue to collect materials covered under the Multi Materials BC (MMBC) program until their contract with the Sunshine Coast Regional District expires at the end of November, 2018. They will accept basic household recycling items including cardboard, glass and plastic containers, batteries, paint, small appliances, electronics, books and styrofoam.

The depot will also continue to take food scraps for composting, and their sevenday-a-week hours remain unchanged.

However, they will not take additional items such as major appliances, metal, wood, printer cartridges, textiles, furniture and tires.

Hetherington said that many of the items they have

dropped are simply too expensive to handle. Even where Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs are in place–such as for thermostats, smoke detectors, oil and antifreeze– subsidies do not cover the real costs of handling. This is particularly a problem on the Sunshine Coast, since almost everything has to be shipped off coast by truck and ferry.

Unless a buyer for the recycling business can be found, the future of recycling services in the Gibsons area is uncertain.

"It breaks our hearts to see the possibility of something that we worked so hard for disappearing," said Hetherington. "We really believed that zero waste is possible in our community, but basically we've gone as far as we can go alone in it and it's now time for others to step forward.

"The community needs to come together and make it happen."

The contents of the Zero Waste Store are being offered free until Jan. 15.

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The operators of the Gibsons Recycling Deport are closing the Zero Waste store, and giving away the remaining inventory until Jan. 15. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

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From January 19th to April 6th, BC Ferries will be temporarily closing Berth 1 at Langdale terminal to upgrade and replace marine structures. Alternative service will be provided for the following routes: Langdale-Horseshoe Bay The Queen of Coquitlam and the Queen of Surrey/Island Sky will provide service from Berth 2 with approximate hourly sailings departing from both terminals.

Customers are encouraged to make reservations.

Gambier-Keats Islands The Stormaway water taxi service will be temporarily relocated from Langdale terminal to the Gibsons Harbour Marina. A shuttle service between Langdale terminal and the Gibsons Harbour Marina as well as parking at the marina will be provided.

Please visit bcferries.com/about/projects for more details and complete scheduling information.

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Weather isolates seniors With the BC coast experiencing the coldest winter in 30 years, some seniors on the Sunshine Coast have been stranded in their homes. Michelle Bruecker, manager of the Better at Home Program for seniors, said that this has been a big challenge, especially in the Gibsons area.

"Snow is definitely impacting the ones who are already isolated because now they're really cut off," said Bruecker.

Better at Home, which is operated by the Sunshine

can't navigate treacherous roads or steep, snow-covered driveways.

The program is looking for additional volunteers, especially drivers, as they have a waitlist of clients who need transportation to the grocery store and medical appointments. Help is also needed with snow shovelling, something that the program didn't previously offer, since the last few winters were so mild.

Bruecker had one individual on the waitlist in Gibsons who wasn't able to get out for over a month, and was running short on food.

"In urgent situations like this, I send out a call to our entire team. We got her the help she needed, but she is still waiting to be matched with a dedicated volunteer”, Bruecker said.

In 2016 the Better at Home program served over 150 clients, with the majority located in Sechelt, Gibsons and Pender Harbour.

Many of the program's clients are especially isolated because they don't use computers. To address that, Bruecker has started offering "tech tutoring" to help seniors get on the internet to use email and Skype.

Bruecker said this program was initially met with Langdale - Vancouver continued... skepticism. "I was told no, March 20 - April 6, 2017 these seniors don't want to January 3 - April 6 2017 get on the internet, but there LEAVE LANGDALE LEAVE HORSESHOE BAY has been a good uptake," she 6:00 am 6:20 am said.

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"We have clients who are unable to get out because it's too slippery and they're unsteady on their feet so they're just shut in right now," said Bruecker. Making matters worse, some of the program's volunteer drivers don't have winterized vehicles and

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As your designer, I spend time determining your needs, budget and style. By understanding how you live in your space, and how you want to feel in the space, I am able to create a “Design Plan” that includes all aspects of the project. The “Design Plan” creates realistic expectations, eliminates unpleasant surprises and ensures that the project proceeds without detours, backtracking and mistakes that are both costly and frustrating.

3. Maximize resources and trade connections

Your time is valuable and often in short supply. As your designer, I am able to acquire resources for all of your design needs, from tradespeople to products and am able to extend my personal discount to you. Should you wish to source your products yourself, I am happy to provide my guidance so that you keep the cost of design in check.

4. Set priorities and a schedule

One of the greatest benefits that I bring to the table as your designer, is management of the project. This can be from start to finish, or with as little or as much involvement as you require.

I even offer my personal shopping services and am happy to accompany you to source out supplies/furniture and decorating supplies if you wish.

5. Stay on budget

Using that initial Design Plan, good designers prepare a detailed cost sheet listing all items, including materials, fabrication, installation, shipping, tax, etc. This tracks the progress and cost of the project, and helps you spend your money more efficiently. If financial constraints dictate, the project can be broken down into smaller pieces – “phases” – allowing the designer to work within the budget you have agreed upon.

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Wilson Creek home owner and interior designer Chris Pallett is the Sunshine Coast’s only Nationally Registered Interior Designer living and working on The Coast. With over 30 years of experience and extensive knowledge with Interior Design, he is committed to providing his customers with quality solutions at affordable prices. Through his industry connections, he is also able to extend discounted prices to his customers - from residential home owners to commercial businesses.

If you are thinking about changes in your living environment or are planning something new, please call me to discuss your ideas and see if we can connect.

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Editorial Opinion Food security for all About four million Canadians — including more than a million children — lack food security, defined as reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. In Canada, people from low-income households and Indigenous communities are the most likely to suffer from food insecurity.

Fruit, vegetables and other fresh food must often be flown into remote Indigenous communities, leading to alarmingly high sticker prices that make healthy diet choices unaffordable. A 2016 report by Food Secure Canada found the average monthly cost to feed a family of four in three remote northern reserve communities of Fort Albany, Attawapiskat and Moose Factory is $1,793.40, based on 67 standard food items (the Revised Northern Food Basket).

Food insecurity also compounds the primary threats of habitat loss and degradation faced by some of Canada’s at-risk species.

Take the monarch butterfly. Its caterpillars’ sole food source is milkweed, yet milkweed has long been eradicated in Canada as a noxious weed. (It was only removed from the noxious weed list in Ontario, its main migration thoroughfare in Canada, in 2013.) Milkweed scarcity is even worse in the American Midwest’s corn belt, where herbicide-tolerant corn and soy crops treated with glyphosate (Roundup), have all but eliminated the plants from vast swaths of land that once provided an essential food source for monarchs.

According to Monarch Watch, since 1996, 29.5 million acres of land not previously used for agricultural purposes were put into corn and soybean production. In 2007, the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Energy Act, creating a market for ethanol. The demand for corn spiked to an all-time high.

The impacts of our harvesting and consumption patterns on land are mirrored in the ocean. This year’s sockeye salmon run in BC was the lowest in recorded history. Salmon, enjoyed by many of us and an essential food source for many Indigenous communities, are also a staple for numerous wildlife species, including bears, eagles and whales. This year’s low salmon numbers led to the closure of commercial and First Nations fisheries on the important Fraser River sockeye run. South Coast chinook had similarly poor returns. Beyond what this means for salmon fishers and Indigenous communities, endangered southern resident killer whales depend on chinook salmon to survive.

We produce more than enough to feed all people on the planet. Surely it’s one of the fundamental challenges of our time to focus our considerable intelligence on altering our consumption and harvesting patterns so that all who share this small blue Earth – two-legged, four-legged, winged and finned – can enjoy food security. David Suzuki

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Without merit (Re: editorial, the Local, Jan.5) David Suzuki’s editorial opinion in support of unlimited fishing rights being granted to coastal indigenous communities was interesting but uninformed.

He starts with the statement that, “since European contact, it’s (fishing) been all but eliminated as an economic development opportunity for them”.

There is no other industry in Canada where Native people have participated so successfully than the commercial fishery of British Columbia. Native people participate at a rate exceeding ten times their population. A little research would have shown that Natives take about 30 per cent of the total salmon and herring catches although they comprise less than three per cent of the population.

Mr. Suzuki’s statement that the federal government should, “address historic injustices, such as in commercial fishing practices”, lumps historic injustices with fishing practices and this statement is misleading either by intent or through ignorance.

In June, 1992 the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) implemented a program called the Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (AFS). Its purpose was to increase economic opportunity in Canadian Fisheries for Aboriginal people. This program transferred the responsibilities of the DFO to the Native bands and allowed them to determine who could fish, allocating how many fish could be caught, verifying these catches and closing the fishery when the allocation is reached, enforcing opening/closures, licensing, and catch reporting and other regulations. More than 150 agreements worth over $15

million were signed with various aboriginal organizations in that year. In the first year after this agreement, the DFO confirmed critical salmon shortfalls were discovered in virtually every river, creek and stream covered by the AFS agreement. Following years were no better.

Mr. Suzuki’s statement that restoring the rights of Indigenous peoples to fish for a living is without merit.

It is time to get rid of this race based legislation and work together as Canadians.

Gordon Bader, Sechelt

Dead and down only

(Re: “Is your firewood legal?”, the Local, Jan. 5) Loved your story about cutting firewood.

I just ran into some guys falling trees across the B&K road. They were obstructing the flow of traffic.

They showed me a permit.

I explained they are not allowed to fall any trees. They said the trees were dead. I told them the permit is only good for dead and down.

(Free fire wood permits are only for dead and down trees of which there are lots in the ditches and roadside, already aged and dry to burn. Dead standing trees help wildlife and decay and add to the forest.)

I went back next day to find several fresh-cut stumps. These guys said they worked for a tree service they had high stake sides on the truck. I am almost 100 per cent sure they were selling wood. I reported them and the licence plate. I hope the Ministry of Forests will go after them and confiscate the wood.

Cavin Crawford, Sechelt

Lights, please

I would like to give a to give a large bouquet of flowers to those who drive with all their lights on (head and

tail lights). I would like to give a box of bricks to those who do not.

Too many people have NO idea that their tail lights are not on. If you watch some time you will notice how hard it is to see some vehicles in the rain, snow or fog.

The BC Motor Vehicle Act regulations state: “4.01 A person who drives or operates a vehicle on a highway must illuminate the lamps required by this Division (a) from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, and (b) at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, objects on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 150 metres.”

So I put together a little program: K-B-L. Put Keys in ignition, put your seatBelt on, turn on your Lights.

Bob Brown, Gibsons

Difficulty believing

At the Seniors Hall meeting last September I made some notes. Reviewing those, the various Vancouver Coastal Health publications and the recent FOI information, I think VCH made misleading or misinformed statements in 2016.

VCH Residential Care Expansion, “Quality of Life”, states the direct care hours will be increased under the new agreements. The Oct. 31, 2016 FAQ states the Hours of Direct Care Per Day will remain the same [2.8 in the FOI response].

VCH stated in their Sechelt meeting they were committed to helping the existing staff find other jobs within VCH – most likely NOT on the Sunshine Coast.

The FOI indicates the service provider is not obliged to hire any VCH employees.

VCH repeats that in “Silverstone” all rooms will be private, with ensuite wash-

rooms, incorrectly implying that both current Sechelt facilities have shared rooms.

All Shorncliffe rooms are private and the care level was said to be 3.25. Most Totem residents are confined to wheelchairs and rooms are shared but residents then have stimulus from other residents, staff and visitors.

Silverstone will have more rooms, all private.

How will the 2.8 level of direct staff care be able to bring even more wheelchair residents from their rooms and out to common areas while still maintaining the current level of quality care? Most people have said that more care hours are needed now due to the increasing needs of the existing residents in care.

I now have even greater difficulty believing VCH statements.

Lynne Forrest, Sechelt

Play ball

Get ready for baseball.

Baseball registration is underway for ages 5 - 18. Take advantage of early bird registration discounts until Feb. 12. For more information and to sign up online go to www.sunshinecoastbaseballassociation.com Jim Pringle, pres., SC Baseball Assoc.

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Hourly ferries next week BC Ferries reminds customers that Berth One at Langdale terminal will be temporarily closed from Jan. 19 to April 6 while marine structures are upgraded or replaced. All regular services at Berth 1 are expected to resume April 7.

For customers using the Langdale-Horseshoe Bay route, two vessels will operate on approximately hourly sailings between both terminals. Each sailing will offer approximately half the vehicle capacity of current service as they will be main-deck loads only, but there will be twice as many sailings.

As well, the public float located next to Berth 1 will be closed.

For customers using the water taxi service to Gambier

and Keats islands, alternate service will be provided by Kona Winds using their Stormaway vessels, and will be temporarily relocated from Langdale terminal to the Gibsons Marina. These customers

The new year arrived with a shock for many Sunshine Coast property owners when they opened their annual notices from BC Assessment.

Thanks to 2016's red hot real estate market, property assessments are up substantially on the coast, with an average rise of 25 per cent in Sechelt and 30 per cent in Gibsons.

A benchmark home on the Sunshine Coast is now valued at almost half a million dollars ($492,900).

"Assessment increases of between 20-35 per cent are typical for single family dwellings," said Jason Grant, Regional Assessor for the Greater Vancouver Region of

BC Assessments. "Increases of anywhere between 5-35 per cent are typical for strata properties."

Overall, the Sunshine Coast’s total assessments increased from $9.36 billion in 2016 to $11.33 billion this year. Only five per cent of that increase ($101 million) was due to new construction.

Property owners have until January 31 to file an appeal if they feel their assessment is out of line. (Residents can look up their address online at evaluebc.bcassessment.ca to compare their house with other houses in the area.)

Despite the increases, Assessment BC is not anticipat-

will be provided parking at the marina, as well as shuttle service between Langdale terminal and the marina to connect with certain sailings on the Langdale-Horseshoe Bay route. Submitted

The Stormaway service to Keats and Gambier will operate from Gibsons harbour during the upgrading at Langdale.

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Big jump in assessments ing a flood of appeals. "Our long term appeal rate in any given year is 1-2 per cent," said Grant. "It doesn't change very much from year to year."

Gibsons resident Joan Barrington, whose assessment jumped 50 per cent this year, said: "My first thought when I read our new tax assessment, was ‘I guess we’ve finally been discovered.

"I’ve always felt that the Coast was under-appreciated,” she said. “So, for me, the way I see and feel about the Coast was finally confirmed (with the huge jump in the assessment)... kind of a bitter-sweet confirmation."

Donna McMahon

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FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES coming to the SUNSHINE COAST If you are interested in owning a Pet Valu store, please contact us at:

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Ian Pipes Bolden, who always carries his camera with him, saw a pod of at least two dozen white-sided dolphins swimming and jumping their way past Davis Bay on Jan. 5. IAN PIPES BOLDEN PHOTO

Have you been forced to switch your medication?

BC PharmaCare has expanded its Reference Drug Program as of December 1, 2016, which means that if you use PharmaCare, your medicine might have been switched with a different product at the pharmacy.

Patients affected by this policy of medication substitution are those who take medication for high blood pressure (hypertension), angina, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or heartburn, ulcers, high cholesterol, or arthritis.

Has this policy caused you any issues, have you experienced any medical problems, new or increased costs, or other concerns (i.e., more trips to the doctor/hospital)?

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Talk of The Town Wayne Rowe Mayor, Town of Gibsons

As a new year dawns, it is natural for each of us to reflect back over the year just ended, and to hope and plan for success, however we define it, in the year ahead. It is no different for your municipal leadership – except, perhaps, for the potential ripple effects of our plans and actions. We appreciate the confidence you have placed in us, and we recognize our responsibility to keep you well informed as we work on your behalf to ensure the wellbeing of our Town.

A key component of that work is the Town’s budget – developing a realistic budget for the year to come, implementing initiatives throughout the year in a fiscally accountable and sustainable manner, and regularly monitoring income and expenditures. Recently, we received a comprehensive report for the first 10 months of 2016, and projections to the year end. I am pleased to report that in general, expenses are down and revenues are up –

Pull of the Tide

Pam GoldsmithJones MP, West Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky Country

2017 dog licenses are now available

A dog license helps protect pets by providing an easy-to-identify dog tag and registration with the SCRD. Licensing a dog is one of the easiest ways for the SCRD to reunite a lost dog with their owner.

The SCRD has moved to a permanent dog license which means that, after you have purchased a dog license, the tag and tag number will remain allocated to your dog removing the need to issue a new tag each year and reducing waste.

For your convenience, we encourage you to renew your dog license online at www.scrd.ca/myscrd.

Dog licenses ARE ON SALE NOW: Sunshine Coast Regional District 1975 Field Road, Sechelt Sechelt Aquatic Centre 5500 Shorncliffe Avenue, Sechelt Gibsons and Area Community Centre 700 Park Road, Gibsons

www.scrd.ca/Dog-Control 604-885-6817

For communities across the country, Canada 150 commemorations are taking shape. At Chatelech Secondary School in November, Diana Robertson, co-producer of the Sechelt Arts Festival, together with Sechelt Mayor Bruce Milne, and Kerry Mahlman, School District 46 Principal for Aboriginal Programs and Services, announced their successful grant application for almost $100,000 to produce S’yiyaya (pronounced See-ya-ya), which means “family” in the shíshálh Nation language, to celebrate Canada 150.

The community is embarking on a year of story sharing between shíshálh elders, non-aboriginal early settlers and young people. These stories will be shared through multiple creative mediums with the support of professional artists. The shíshálh

a desirable position, certainly, although it also underlines the importance of fiscal stewardship, in helping to achieve that healthy balance. That is to say, while overall our operating funds are expected to show positive cash flows this year, primarily driven by an active housing market with respect to both future planning (through development fees) and current active projects (through permits and service connections), it is equally important also to note that expenditures are being well controlled by our staff.

One piece of information that will affect individual property owners as well as the Town’s budget planning in 2017 relates to notifications currently in the mail from BC Assessment; you may already have received your notice, and may have seen a significant change over last year’s assessment.

Increases between 30 and 50 per cent will not be uncommon, prompted by the hot real estate market in the spring and summer of 2016.

Property assessments do not automatically translate into a corresponding increase in property taxes; your taxes are also affected by how your assessment changed com-

have a well-respected oral tradition. Post-contact settlers on the coast have their own proud stories to share as well. Capturing these stories is a way for young people to learn and to lead in the community and the country through reconciliation. Aboriginal and non-aboriginal, we have a shared history. It is both dark and light.

With regard to the broader truth and reconciliation process, the work of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is well under way. Five commissioners lead this independent enquiry headed by the Chief Commissioner, the Honourable Marion Buller of the Mistawasis First Nation in Saskatchewan. Chief Commissioner Buller was appointed the first female First Nations judge in BC in 1994, and sits on the Provincial Court bench.

Canada is committed to real reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and this national enquiry is a key step on this path.

With regard to Canada’s

pared to the average change in your property class. Nonetheless, it is important that you review the notice carefully, and work closely with BC Assessment to ensure the accuracy of your assessment.

BC Assessment's website at bcassessment.ca provides a wealth of information that can assist you with this process.

For our part, the Town’s elected officials and staff will consider the increased assessments as one important factor in upcoming budget discussions, as we analyze the budget required to provide the essential services on which our community relies.

The key will be to ensure our local taxpayers receive the best possible value for the taxes and fees that you pay.

I encourage each of you to participate in this year’s budget planning, by attending Council meetings and other opportunities that may arise for input, and by sharing your thoughts and opinions through email, Facebook or our website. We look forward to your feedback; we appreciate your interest in local municipal affairs; and we wish you much success in 2017.

north, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, announced the appointment of Mary Simon as the Minister’s Special Representative responsible for leading engagements and providing advice to the Government of Canada on the development of a new Shared Arctic Leadership Model.

As a distinguished former diplomat and life-long Inuit leader, Ms. Simon’s expertise will help inform Canada’s policy on the implementation of commitments made in the US-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy and Arctic Leadership. Ms. Simon’s work will reflect renewed Inuit-to-Crown and Nationto-Nation relationships, and will be grounded in a vision of sustainable development of the Arctic region.

As always, I welcome your comments and feedback on our government’s work.

You can email me at pam. goldsmith-jones@parl.gc.ca, or stop by our community office in Horseshoe Bay, 6367 Bruce Street 604-913-2660.

The Local - Thursday, January 12, 2017

Wildlife rehab tops fundraising goal Volunteers and supporters of the Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (GWRC) are thrilled to learn that their crowdfunding campaign has soared past its $25,000 goal, bringing in a grand total of $34,325 in donations.

The total on the Fundrazr website had been hovering around $22,000 before donations received by mail were processed and added in.

Over 100 people contributed online via Fundrazr, and another 58 sent money directly to GWRC. GWRC volunteer Jane Or-

rom, who organized the online campaign on behalf of wildlife rescuers Clint and Irene Davy, is delighted at the outcome.

"I'm really quite new to the Coast and I didn't know what to expect," said Orrom. "I said rather jokingly to Irene, why don't we put down $25,000 [as a goal], but I didn't know that we could do it. What an awesome community!"

Funds raised will be used to purchase a commercial trailer to house birds and animals that need care before they can be released back

into their natural habitat.

"I'm hoping that with the extra money we'll be able to help fit out the trailer," said Orrom. "For instance, we would like to have stainless steel cages for sanitary reasons and ease of cleaning, but they're not cheap."

Clint and Irene Davy have been caring for wild creatures from their home near Gibsons for over 30 years, during which time they have treated close to 9,000 birds and animals. They hold Federal and Provincial Permits for wildlife rehabilitation and

work closely with the Wildlife Rehabilitators’ Network of B.C. They receive no provincial or federal funding.

Orrom also thanked coast

photographer Krisztina Harasztosi for the exceptional photos that she has contributed to the GWRC website and Facebook page.

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Many residents have noticed a flurry of activity along coastal beaches in the winter months as masses of forage fish spawn, and other creatures gorge on the spawning fish. Otters, seals, blue heron, eagles, diving ducks, cormorants, and gulls all congregate for the feeding frenzy.

Right now, anchovy are spawning. Their eggs are free floating, unlike herring spawn which is attached to seaweed in February and March, or the eggs of the surf smelt or sand lance, which are laid amid large sand particles in the high tide zone near the log line.

These are forage fish, a

group of fish that are eaten by many larger species, including salmon. They form a crucially important base for the coastal food chain. Coastal First Nations have used these fish as a food source for centuries.

The Sunshine Coast Friends of Forage Fish volunteer group has been diligently sampling Sunshine coast beaches for spawn from surf smelt and sand lance for over eight years.

These eggs are so tiny that they are only visible if there is a heavy spawn.

Sand lance and surf smelt eggs have been found at Davis Bay and Trail Bay, as well as beaches in Gibsons,

and Halfmoon Bay. Herring spawn are documented in a number of locations, and Friends of Forage Fish remind residents that seaweed should not be collected off the beach for the garden during February and March.

More information about forage fish can be found at www.friendsofforagefish. com, and community members are welcome to come out and learn how to sample.

To volunteer, contact Dianne Sanford at diannesanford@ gmail.com. Sampling is done monthly in winter, and every two weeks in the summer.

The next sampling will take place on January 21.

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Church sold, everything must go The Gibsons United Church property has been sold to a local investor with long-term plans to develop it as an arts centre featuring visual as well as performing arts. That is allowed with its current “public assembly” zoning.

In the meantime, however, the church hall will be used as a day care facility.

Renovations to the hall will begin almost immediately as the possession date is Feb. 1.

The main church building and offices will continue to be used by the church for a few months as Gibsons United goes through a tran-

sition phase. Church services will continue at at 724 Trueman Rd. until we finalize the move into the brandnew Gibsons Public Market space.

January will be a very busy month as we clear out the rooms of the church hall.

The Thrift Shop will be open for the last time Jan. 13 and 14, 1-3pm, then it will close to be packed up and emptied for the renovations.

The public is invited to take advantage of this final opportunity.

A gigantic sale is planned for Jan. 21 of everything from the hall that we are not taking with us, which is al-

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most everything.

We are deeply saddened that we need to find a home for our beautiful grand piano, a Boston piano designed and sold by Steinway. It has been called “a musician’s piano” by Ken Dalgleish, the loving local piano technician who has serviced this piano since its arrival on the coast. It needs to be sold to a special buyer. Please watch for the ad in the local newspapers, social media and on the church website: gibsonsunitedchurch.ca. The church by email is gibsonsunited@dccnet.com.

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Around the Harbour Patti Soos

in Pender Harbour

By now you must have heard about the exciting new project being planned for Pender Harbour.

Michael Jackson and the Ruby Lake Lagoon Society created the idea for the Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) and since the announcement, support for the project has been positive and encouraging.

The PODS will offer state of the art marine research facilities, interactive marine experiences, a wet classroom for school children and their curiosity, conference and sym-

posium facilities, restaurant, outdoor amphitheater classrooms, environmental monitoring programs and much more. The project will take action to protect, restore and enhance local aquatic habitats with a keen sense of environmental responsibility.

According to Jackson, the first step is to secure the purchase of the Irvines Landing marina property.

Jackson says approximately $2million needs to be raised for the purchase and once that has been achieved the Society will move forward with fundraising efforts to build the structures and buildings needed. With the support already shown from our local and wider communities, Jackson feels the financial goals are attainable.

The Ruby

Lake Lagoon Society is working closely with Simon Fraser University to find new and inventive ways of working together both for fundraising and as a continued relationship.

The PODS project will be a much-needed boost to the Pender Harbour and Egmont area. Declining school enrollment, job security and opportunities for young families can all be addressed and improved through the project. Local youth will have a direct opportunity to learn, grow and connect through this project without having to leave their community. Local jobs will be produced and will entice new, young families to visit and relocate to the area.

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from around the world to the Pender Harbour and Egmont communities.

Community members who are interested in learning more about this project should visit the PODS website at www.openpods.com where

you can learn about the project and watch the informative video (also found on YouTube) entitled PODS AWAY. The PODS Project needs your help.

Any amount is gratefully accepted, no amount is simply a drop in the

bucket; as Michael Jackson says, “the ocean is made up of drops”. Donations can be made through the website or by sending a cheque, payable to the Ruby Lake Lagoon Society, to Box 8, Madeira Park BC, V0N2H0.

The early days of winter have provided our volunteer Search and Rescue crews opportunity for training and practice. 2017 is starting off with lots of activity on both land and the water.

December saw two call outs for Sunshine Coast SAR. Land crews were tasked to the motor vehicle accident at Haslam Creek by Middlepoint to assist the Fire Department with its high angle equipment to execute a successful rescue. SAR was tasked

by SCRD to do door-to-door notifications and potential evacuation of residents in the Leaning Tree Road area in Halfmoon Bay. Due to a beaver dam collapse on Canyon Creek, the road beds under Bellair and part of Leaning Tree Road were washed out at the highway. Crews also

checked on elderly Bellair residents with mobility issues and delivered prescription meds. The station’s UTV (utility task vehicle) was prepared for deployment if it was needed.

January 8 saw a full scale practice up at Dakota Ridge focusing on use of snow equipment and rescues.

Members of the public are reminded when going in to the backcountry to let others know of their plans and be prepared to spend a night out in the wilderness. For those heading up to Dakota Ridge this winter remember to practice some safety/travel basics which can be found on our web page https://www. facebook.com/sunshinecoastsar/ Marine Search and Rescue had a record year in 2016, with a total of 42 calls in Gibsons and 37 calls between Halfmoon Bay and Porpoise Bay. It was unusually busy in December this past year as it rivaled the summer months of July and August in number of call outs. Recent calls have

included reports of boats on fire, kite boarders in distress and persons on vessels in need of assistance. Many of these calls were due to the heavy weather and strong outflow winds that have been causing extra concern in the Howe Hound and Georgia Strait/Salish Sea area.

Marine SAR crews been busy with training activity in the last couple of months.

Along with our regular regimen of on-the-water, classroom and skills and drills training, we have recruited new crew members and are orienting them on boat handling and navigation practice.

Four crew members attend SARNav (advanced navigation practice) and two attended Canadian Coast Guard´s specialized Rigid Hull Inflatable Operator Training or RHIOT School. It is a combination boat handling, SAR, and leadership skills course.

Crews attended as safety boat at Gibsons Sailing Club races and New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swims at Davis Bay and Armours Beach.

The emergency department at Sechelt Hospital is now equipped with takehome naloxone kits to offer to patients at risk of overdose.

“Staff feel it’s worthwhile,” says Michelle Stanton, manager, acute services, Sechelt Hospital. “If they can help one person, then that would be great. The more we can get it out there and in people’s hands who can use it, the better.”

The challenge some people in the community have with the kits is a fear to use them when needed, says Stanton.

“People who aren’t familiar with the drug or injections are worried they could cause more harm so we’re trying to let people know that you can’t make someone worse by giving them naloxone,” she says. “In fact, if you don’t give it when it’s needed, it could be dire.”

Naloxone, or Narcan, is a medication that reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids (heroin, methadone, morphine, oxycodone and fentanyl.) Giving naloxone can prevent death or brain damage from lack of oxygen during an opioid overdose. It does not work for non-opioid overdoses such as cocaine, ecstasy, GHB or alcohol.

According to the BC Coroners Service, from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2016 there were 755 overdose (OD) deaths due to illicit drug use across BC. Fentanyl was detected in 60 per cent of them – 193 of the deaths occurred in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, including 164 in Vancouver, 10 in Richmond, five in Powell River and nine in North Vancouver.

In VCH rural hospitals (Bella Coola General Hospital, R.W. Large Memorial Hospital

in Bella Bella, Sechelt Hospital, and Powell River General Hospital), OD reporting began in June 2016. Since then there have been 21 ODs reported, of which 43 per cent were opioid related. Of these 21 ODs, eight were admitted, two were transferred, seven were discharged, one left against medical advice, one resulted in death, and for one the outcome was unknown.

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“Flair on the Coast” is a free service providing support for those currently going through cancer treatment or in remission, including caregivers and supporters.

The relaxed format welcomes both men and women.

Every meeting we have a guest speaker covering helpful topics. With compassion we share questions and experiences with other survi-

vors on a one- to –one basis or as a group. Drop in for coffee, tea and lots of laughter from 10am until noon. We meet at Rockwood Centre in Sechelt on the 2nd Saturday of each month (Info: Carol Bowman 604-740-3110) and at Lily Lake Village, Pender Harbour on the 3rd Saturday of each month (Info. Jean Pate 604-883-0660).

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Crew Member RCMSAR Station 12 Halfmoon Bay

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Free training The Open Door Group is accepting applications for the Jobs in Demand: Tourism Training Cohort. The seven-week full-time training, funded by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training starts on Jan. 30 in Sechelt and is free to all eligible participants.

The Jobs in Demand program is designed to assist youth, aged 15-29, who self-identify as having a barrier with getting the training they need to start a career in a growing sector in their community.

Once the seven-week program is completed, Open Door Group helps candidates get their foot in the door by connecting them to top employers in the Tourism and Hospitality sector.

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

Dawn Pemberton, Canada’s new queen of soul, comes to Pender Harbour on Jan. 15. Pemberton’s funky, jazzy, soul infused music is led by her powerful vocals.

She’s been singing since age four and grew up listening to everything from Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra, to Caribbean calypso and Stevie Wonder, to rap and heavy metal. “My dad listened to crooners,” says Pemberton, while her siblings listened to contemporary music. “I just soaked it all in.” She sang in choirs throughout her childhood, before getting into jazz in Grade 9. “I liked the improvisational aspect of it,” says Pemberton. “I was drawn to the playfulness of it, the selfexpression and storytelling.”

Vancouver-born and raised, Pemberton graduated from Capilano University in 2002 having studied jazz with such luminaries as Rejean Marois and Kate Hammett Vaughan. After leaving Cap, Pemberton forged a career as a session singer and arranger, but found herself singing more soul than jazz.

“I always loved soul music,” says Pemberton. “I like to think of jazz and soul as cousins. There are so many similarities and they come from a place of people searching for equality and their own authentic voice. They go hand in hand.” In 2014, after a successful career singing on other people’s projects, Pemberton released her debut solo album, Say Somethin’, taking Urban Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. “It was very, very wonderful and exciting,” says Pemberton of winning. “It

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was very affirming and a sign that I’m doing something good and that other people find interesting.”

In addition to her solo career, Pemberton sings with blues duo The Harpoonist and The Axe Murder, and is preparing for a Canadian and European tour with them this spring. She’s also director of the Roots N’ Wings women’s choir, doing everything from choosing the music and planning rehearsals and concerts.

Somewhere in there, she finds time to write her own songs. “Thank goodness for

technology,” laughs Pemberton. “Usually when I’m walking or doing a simple task like folding laundry, that’s when things come to me so I use my phone to record ideas to work on later at the piano.”

For her Pender Harbour concert, Pemberton is preparing a mix of original and cover tunes and will be joined by her band, Johnny Andrews, drums, Ian Cox, keyboard, Gavin Youngash, guitar, and Derek DiFilip-

po, bass. “I love how much people love music in Pender Harbour,” says Pemberton, hoping the audience will get up and dance on a Sunday afternoon. “It’s a great community.”

Dawn Pemberton plays the Pender Harbour School of Music Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2pm. Tickets $25 available at Harbour Insurance in Madeira Park, the Sechelt Visitor Centre, or online at penderharbourmusic.ca

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RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JAN. 14TH 2-4 PM Dawn Pemberton appears Jan.15 at the School of Music in Maderia Park. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Fundraising funk Sunshine Coast Jazz & Entertainment Society is presenting their annual fundraising dance for the Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival this year and will bring back the very popular band, Five Alarm Funk to heat up the dance floor on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Roberts Creek Hall.

“Hot, sweaty dance floors with feet stomping and every body moving. Grooves for days. Monster horns, crusting percussion and shredding psych-rock guitars”. These are among the elements that make up the Five Alarm Funk experience.

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The Vancouver-based band is nine men strong and over a decade deep into a career that has seen it release five acclaimed albums and burn up stages across the country on four national tours.

Doors open at 9pm and tickets are $25 and available at Strait Music in Sechelt, MELOmania in Gibsons, WOW Gallery in Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons and online at share-there.com. Don't be disappointed; get you tickets early. More information at coastjazz.com or fivealarmfunk.com Submitted

How to animate In conjunction with Sunshine Coast Welcoming Communities, the Gibsons Public Art Gallery presents National Film Board Film Night Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7pm, and invites everyone to join us for an hour of animation instruction from the National Film Board.

Included in program are: “Animated Motion: Part 1” (Norman McLaren and Grant Munro, 1976, 9 minutes), “Animate Everything!” (Scott Kiborn, 2010, 15 minutes), “Stopmostudio: Stop-motion animation workshop” (NFB, 2011, 18 minutes) along with animated NFB shorts: “Walking”, “PFFF”, “Eaude”, “Sick” and “Meltdown”.

Admission free.

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January 21st, 2017 11am - 3pm

Location: Sechelt Band Hall 5532 Xweus Ave, Sechelt (Behind McDonalds)

Admission is free

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Events on the Sunshine Coast January 12 Town hall meeting on the need for counselling regulations, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-9pm January 12 Singer songwriter Joe Stanton, The Old Boot Eatery, Sechelt, 6:30-9:30pm January 13 Presentation on astrophotography by Mike Bradley of the SC Astronomy Club, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm January 13 The Billy Hillpicker Band and Citizen Jane, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 8pm, $15, students $10 January 14 Opening reception for “Westcoast Figurative” with seven artists, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm, by donation January 14 Presentation by Daniel Mosquin of landscapes in the Rockies, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 4pm, members $15, others $20 January 14 Peanut Butter Jam, food bank benefit with Slightly Twisted, Roberts Creek Legion, 8:30pm, $10 January 15 Dawn Pemberton, “Canada’s new queen of soul”, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2pm, $25 January 15 Oil portrait painting demo and slide show with Justin Ogilvie, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4:30pm January 16 “Captain Fantastic”, repeat screening presented by SC Film Society, 7:30pm, members $5, others $9 January 17 SCRD open house on water meters, Roberts Creek Hall, 4-6pm January 17 Alternate energy discussed by off-grid resident and Olson Electric, Pender Harbour High School, 7pm, free January 18 Open mic night, with Janice Williams, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm January 20 Shadow puppet performance, hosted by SC Literacy Coalition, Roberts Creek Hall, 4-5pm, free January 20 Robbie Burns night, Pender Harbour Legion, 6:309:30pm, $35 January 20 Book to movie night presents “Secret Life of Bees”, Sechelt Library, 7-9pm, free with registration January 20 DJ night with Michael Red and Holigram, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $10, guests $15 January 21 Inspirations wedding fair, Sechelt Band Hall, 11am3pm, free

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admin@thelocalweekly.ca ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Please join us in welcoming the many recent newcomers to The Coast… the expected retirees and an astounding number of thirty somethings.

Who knew? All very refreshing and positive… and they are hugely positive about living here! (Dare I say, we sometimes take it all for granted ?!) Every newcomer I have talked to is interested in being part of the community and in particular supporting the downtown. Most say we have surprisingly good shopping for a small town… this is great because downtown is the heart of our town. YES! Welcome EVERYONE! New & stylish affordable furniture, décor & gifts arrive daily. Did you know our furniture guy Mike Fairweather is able to custom make just about any size or style you may want? Love to see you soon! THANKS for supporting our downtown community! 5660 Cowrie St, Sechelt 604-885-5884

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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED - The Local Weekly requires a newspaper delivery person for the Pender Harbour Region. 4 hours every Thursday. Must have reliable vehicle. Call 604-885-3134

MOVING SALES MOVING SALE - Saturday, January 14th. 4980 Geer Road, Sechelt. 9am – 2pm.

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NOTICE FOR MEMORIAL A Memorial Service in memory of (Kim) Kimball R. Campbell will be held at Bethel Baptist Church 5717 Mermaid Street, Sechelt, BC Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 2pm Sunshine Coast

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Annual General Meeting 7:00pm Thursday, January 26, 2017 St. Bartholemew’s Church Hall, Gibsons • All invited. Come to hear what is happening in community theatre on the Sunshine Coast and opportunities for you to perform or volunteer with productions.

• Performances and vignettes from Theatre School students, Story Theatre, future and past Driftwood productions.

• Reports, election of officers & adoption of new By-Laws

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Astrologer

Tip of the Week: 2017 is underway and has begun to build momentum.

Mercury completed its retrograde cycle on January 8th and re-entered Capricorn on the 12th. Neptune conjunct Venus, Mars conjunct Chiron and the Lunar South Node all in Pisces, suggests that some of the inertia and laundry of yesteryear must still be addressed, and now it will be. The march of realistic thinking and attitudes is getting progressively louder.

Sun and Pluto in Capricorn sharing the apex point of an opposition aspect between Jupiter in Libra and Uranus in Aries represents the tone of powerful leaders in a serious mood to take deliberate action.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) A balancing act between pursuing your dreams, realizing your goals and attending to your responsibilities, continues. Digging deep to address things reveals a process of cleaning, healing, and repairs. Meanwhile, your heart sings to a beat of rhythms and blues.

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) You are in a philosophical

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in deeds, you are actively engaged, taking new leads.

Confronting fears should by now feel like the norm. Yet this year is extra important in this regard. Persevere to push through by exercising your executive. It is characterized as decisive action.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) Whether cleaning or actually creating, your office space at home is in focus.

If it is not an actual place, it may just be your head space; whatever supports you to take charge. Both education and household administration are featured.

Time to get organized!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your mind is sober and your focus sharp. Circumstances are commanding your full attention. You may have to pay your dues and your debts too. These may not amount to money but you feel the pinch anyway.

Reaching deep into your reserves of faith may even find you whispering prayers.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Focus. It may not be quite your mantra, but it could be.

Even if it is not specifically accounting, you still need to decipher amounts. How much needs to go here and how much there? Striking the balance, you can get a lot done and still find time for friends.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) How far will you go?

While distances may be featured, depth is the other word. Driving hard and diving deep can prove complementary. In your ideal you want to achieve both, or does it seem like you are dreaming? Then again, Columbus, Edison, and Einstein were dreamers too.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Hibernation, please.

Whether it is the crazy cold or the maddening crowd, you yearn to get away. Yet, you are not in a position

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to simply sleep. You need to take the time to devise a plan. Seeing your bigger picture will help to inspire creative thinking free from wishful wants.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) Who has the power and how are they exercising it?

Thoughts and reflections producing new answers yet more questions float to the surface from emotional depths. Meaningful communications activate new associations that are the highlight of this drama.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Power talks yet it must learn to listen and observe as well. Deciphering what is just and fair is featured. Everyone involved is responsible for their part. Black and white notions of victims and perpetrators are an illusion of shallow thinking. Everyone is an expression of light yet casts a shadow too.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Paying closer attention to the details as the year begins is a good sign. Although a ‘hurry up and wait’ factor is at play, you can focus on steady, progress. Managing your time well so you can tend to a variety of fronts is ideal. This theme will continue all year so start now.

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