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“We have lost everything…”

As I stand here in someone else's clothes and someone else's shoes, I'm watching the last pieces of my home, my farmstead, smoulder, its ruined bones blackened and its chimney collapsed.

The firefighters worked for hours, trying their best to put out the flames but the fire was already too great to conquer when they arrived on Friday afternoon (Jan.30).

We have lost everything in the house, except for the clothes on our backs and the cat and the dog. The fire consumed our life long into the night. My beautiful things.

My treasures. My wonderful books that always seemed like all the friends I would

need in this life, that taught me the things that I know.

My beadwork and baskets.

My artifacts and bones and feathers. My art, paintings and supplies. My jewellery, my tools and my gems. The 200-year-old furniture I've collected over my short life.

The collection of heirloom seeds, from generations of gardeners. My snakes and my baby chickens. Our violins and guitars, pianos and sheet music. The vintage Hudson's Bay blankets. Pieces of me. The irreplaceable pieces of my beautiful world.

I realize now the difference between belongings and things. These artifacts belonged to me in the way that when I found them, I

took on their stories, the stories of the people who built them. The hands that crafted them. The bodies that wore them. And I belonged to them. The tools and the wood, and patina over ages.

The patina of other people's time on this Earth.

I was a custodian of their meaning and their place in the world, and I brought significance to things that were overlooked and forgotten. Thrown out. Their stories became my stories and I found meaning and wholeness in their re-telling; I breathed life into these heirlooms with my own hands by making them useful again. They were things to other people, but I was the

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I feel like a ghost. My friend Jen calls us fire ghosts, like we are shells walking around but our other selves pass through the world unseen. I feel like I walk through walls. I talk to people but it's not me speaking. Pieces of me evaporated into the sky with the ashes of my life, like the bonds that held me here are no longer attached. I don't feel like I will ever sleep again. Eating is a formality, because the food doesn't taste the way it should.

I realize that in my 28 years on this earth, I've never had my heart broken until now.

The house will be rebuilt.

This house that I loved in and fed people in and found myself in. That we renovated with our hands and our hearts. Loving it with our being there.

We will have a place to live, but a very different life that will be. My father in law has lost a life's worth of collecting. His books and toys, cars and memories. All of

our hearts are broken, our sense of ourselves, shaken.

We will spend the next couple of months sifting through the charred debris, hoping to see a little of our old lives there, like excavating a tomb of someone you loved.

Kaija Heitland

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A record year for fires The Gibsons Volunteer Fire Department ended a record year by fighting a house fire that sent a large plume of smoke billowing over Gibsons in the late afternoon of Dec. 30.

Smoke from the singlefamily residence, tucked in a deep forested setback from Pratt Road, led a passing motorist to phoned it in.

Gibsons Fire Chief Rob Michael described the blaze as "fully involved" by the time firefighters reached it, and the house collapsed within minutes.

The home was empty at the time, and the building and its contents were a complete loss. (See first person account on page 2) Both Gibsons fire station crews (from the North Road and Chaster Road fire stations), responded to the call and Pratt Road was shut down for four hours between Highway 101 and Kearton Road. Fire crews were

kept busy at the site for a total of five and a half hours.

The cause of the fire is undetermined. Investigators are working on the case, and also investigating another fire only three days earlier at Haley Dodge SC that destroyed four vehicles parked on the lot.

The Gibsons Fire Department responded to 275 calls in 2016, which is the most calls ever in one year. Their previous record was 240 calls in 2010.

Chief Rob Michael attributes the increase in call volume mostly to the growth of the community, but noted that they had quite a number of "nuisance complaints" such as illegal burning, and said he will be reviewing the records to see if the fire department can be proactive in preventing problems.

Other Sunshine Coast fire departments also saw a record number of call-outs in 2016. Sechelt Fire Chief Trev-

or Pike described the Sechelt call volume as "trending upwards."

"We totaled 201 emergency calls and 100 duty calls for a total of 301 calls. Our previous high was 180 emergency calls and 110 duty for a total of 290."

The Roberts Creek Volunteer Fire Department recorded 91 calls, substantially higher than previous years.

Pender Harbour Fire Chief Don Murray reported: "I haven't done a total for the year yet, but we had a busy year and most assuredly had a busy time over the last few weeks."

Perhaps the most memorable call-out for the Pender Harbour volunteers in 2016 was the spectacular rescue of a woman whose SUV plunged off an embankment into a frigid creek on Nov. 23. A dramatic video of the rescue drew national media attention.

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Editorial Opinion The right to fish Fishing is as emblematic to Canada as ice hockey. It’s also a way of life with a long tradition in coastal Indigenous communities. But since European contact, it’s been all but eliminated as an economic development opportunity for them.

As Canada struggles to come to terms with reconciliation, court cases are helping define what Indigenous rights and title mean in day-to-day life. If the federal government is serious about its commitment to a new and respectful relationship with Indigenous peoples, it should set the tone through policies that address historic injustices, such as in commercial fishing practices.

It’s been seven years since the court recognized the Nuuchah-nulth’s right to fish for a living. Despite losing two appeals and being given years to work through the court’s ruling, Canada has yet to negotiate or put in place court-mandated fishing plans. These Vancouver Island communities are tired of waiting. This past September, hereditary chiefs dismissed Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s regional director-general from a meeting, telling her not to return until Canada is ready to implement the five nations’ right to catch and sell fish.

This and one other court ruling acknowledge an Aboriginal right to commercial fisheries beyond already established food, social and ceremonial fisheries. Nuu-chah-nulth rights to sell fish apply to any fish species in the territory except geoduck.

The right can be restricted for valid conservation reasons, as the Nations’ fishing plans reflect. But while Canada’s courts recognize rights-based fisheries, those rights are not respected.

The federal fisheries department approved minimal harvests of gooseneck barnacles and chinook salmon, but turned down everything else the Nuu-chah-nulth proposed.

Canada’s fisheries policies benefit industrial operations over Aboriginal rights-based fisheries. While redeveloping Aboriginal commercial fisheries alongside existing fisheries won’t be easy, it’s the next evolution. Halibut, salmon, crab, prawn, sablefish and herring catches, of particular interest to the Nuu-chahnulth, are fully allocated. But the Nuu-chah-nulth were the first to have a commercial fishery and the court found it was unfairly taken from them. So it must be restored.

Indigenous peoples have been denied their share of marine resources for too long, watching as commercial and recreational fisheries profit from resources on their waters while their boats sit idle. For cultures built on sharing and selling those resources, it’s a bitter pill and a threat to cultural survival. It’s time for a new relationship built on co-management and equitable division of ocean resources, guided by a shared commitment to ocean conservation. Reconciliation in action would mean restoring the rights of the Nuu-chah-nulth and other Indigenous peoples to fish for a living.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Bursts of love This season was a success thanks to this amazing community. In total the Secret Santas raised $31,522.34 in donations for 27 local families and the Sechelt homeless shelter.

I cannot even begin to describe the tears, hugs and thank-you’s this season. We have had families who have lost so much...their hearts were heavy, the stress of bills piling up was almost too much to bear. Some people are too shocked or too embarrassed when we show up, they just hang their heads and say "thank you"...but when we get home, there are emails describing individuals who had almost given up on life and now had new hope for their futures. Who were so touched by the love and generosity of this community that it has impacted their lives in ways they struggle to describe with words.

There is so much hurt in this world but there are also little bursts of love and light all around us. Thank you Sunshine Coast for sharing your love with those who needed it most. A huge thank you to all our sponsors: we could not have done it without your continued support.

A massive thanks to all who donated and volunteered.

And of course a huge thank you to those on our board (Ben Jacob, Shannon Mack, Terrie Baird-Bradwell, Bre Inkster) who without your tireless efforts none of this would be possible.

Zoe Barbaro, Secret Santas

Not enjoyable (Addressed to BC Ferries and copied to the Local) Our Ferry Advisory Committee questioned the lack of any extra holiday sailings being added for our route and were told that with the “limited” ships available at this time of the year, that

only routes 1 and 2 would receive all 135 extra sailings.

Mike Corrigan in his Christmas message states that he “hopes BC Ferries continues to be an enjoyable part of your travel experience”. We could not possibly define the service on route 3 from Dec. 26-28 as enjoyable. Peak travel use and mechanical breakdowns with only one ship guaranteed a poor outcome for ferry users. With an ontime performance of less than 60 per cent on route 3, our Coastal residents are not getting a ferry service that is reliable. The Southern Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee believes that Sunshine Coast residents deserve better.

Diana Mumford, Ferry Advisory Committee

The job link There has been much debate about the merits and drawbacks of the so-called fixed link connection to the Vancouver area from the Sunshine Coast. The discussion has included various interpretations of the numbers for this hugely expensive proposition.

But there is a ‘missing link’ in this conversation: Jobs.

With so many new technologies replacing workers in the oil patch and manufacturing, along with the prospect of driverless vehicles, the job discussion should be a serious part of the future we envision.

How many fewer jobs will be available and what potential social upheaval might this cause?

A fixed link would likely eliminate many or all of the ferry workers (I am not part of this job force). This would hit our community hard as the ferries provide decent long-term employment in a landscape of

minimum wage work that doesn’t come close to paying a living wage.

So count me as one who is all for maintaining our ferry system and the associated jobs.

Alan Sirulnikoff, Gibsons

High tides The last sequence of very high tidal prediction, Dec. 10 through 21 did not produce water levels over the sea walk in Gibsons harbour due to high barometric pressure and calm winds through this period even though exceptional levels as high as 16.7 feet were predicted.

The next sequence of predicted high tides will occur Jan. 11 through 18 with levels up to 16.4 feet, and if low barometric pressures and strong winds coincide with the timing of these high tides, some flooding or waterfront damage could be expected to occur.

There will be another sequence of high tides Feb. 8 through 15 with levels up to 15.7 feet, and again around March 10 with several tides over 15 feet.

Since my letter to Gibsons Council (as published by the Local Jan. 21, 2016) about these effects and flooding risks, I have not seen establishment of an official tide gauge and benchmarks in Gibsons Harbour, nor any standard for the safety of future waterfront construction from damage by sea level effects and the protection of public assets.

John Roper, Gibsons

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Down the drain The reason elected officials do nothing to increase storage capacity of our water is because during drought conditions, when water supply is low, it gives water management people an opportunity to “dole out” water at a cost through a meter system, which once begun continues throughout the year.

That concept is basically a swindle created by a group of confidence men whose objective is to instigate a scheme of mandatory taxation (of water use) under the guise of policing water consumption “for our own good” (ie, a confidence scheme).

Meanwhile, the rainfall from October to March goes “down the drain” so to speak (off the mountains, down the streams and into the ocean), instead of being collected and stored, which should be the objective of those elected officials.

Keith Receveur, Gibsons

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How scammers get you "Scams continue to be a real issue here on the Sunshine Coast," says Cst Harrison Mohr, Sunshine Coast RCMP Media Relations Officer.

"The number of scam victims on the Sunshine Coast is likely higher than our records show, as some people may not even realize that they were targeted by fraudsters, while others may feel embarrassed that they 'fell' for it."

The Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC (COSCO) recently held a workshop in Gibsons on how to avoid frauds and scams.

Instructor Bruce Anderson said that it is one of the most highly requested of COSCO's workshops.

COSCO contends that seniors are especially vulnerable to scams because they may live alone, be trusting, and be grateful to talk to someone, but in fact people of any age can fall victim to fraudsters.

"The fraudsters do what they do because they're good at it. Really good at it," said Cst Mohr. "They know how to be very convincing."

Common scams on the Sunshine Coast include the grandparent scam, the Canada Revenue Agency scam and the computer-repair scam: • In the grandparent scam somebody phones an elderly person, posing as one of their grandchildren who is in trouble. Often the caller says that they have been arrested in another province or country and need money for bail or a lawyer. Sometimes a second person pretending to be the caller's lawyer will be put on the phone to make the story sound more convincing.

• In the Canada Revenue Agency scam a caller says they are calling from the CRA, and the victim is behind on their taxes. If they don't pay immediately they will be arrested. A variety of payment methods are offered, but frequently the victim is told to

purchase iTunes gift cards, which can then be redeemed to cover their debt.

• The computer-repair scam is carried out by phone or email. A fraudster claiming to be from a major company such as Microsoft or Dell tells the victim that there are viruses on their computer, or that their computer needs maintenance. The fraudster then asks for information which allows their computer to be accessed remotely. Personal information found on the victim's computer can be used to access online banking service and withdraw money.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre recorded over 14,000 cases of identity fraud and theft in 2014, with total losses over $14 million. They believe that this represents less than five per cent of the actual number of victims, as many people do not report being swindled.

Donna McMahon

How can you tell if it’s a scam? Scams are always changing, so the details are not crucial. Instead focus on warning signs, such as: • A promise that you can make or win money easily.

• A request for personal or financial information.

• A demand that you act immediately or there will be dire consequences.

• An email that asks you to click on a link.

Bruce Anderson, with the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC (COSCO) advises that you keep your private information private, and limit the amount of personal information you share online. Do not give out information over the phone such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers.

Cst Harrison Mohr, Sunshine Coast RCMP Media Relations Officer, advises that if you are unsure whether a caller is really from the company or organization they say they are from, simply ask for their name, hang up, and then look up the company number in a phone book or online and call back.

"Even if a real police officer is calling you, if you have any doubts as to whether it is really an officer, we would rather that you ask for the officer's name, hang up, and call back to ensure it really is a police officer calling you," says Mohr.

If you have lost money to a fraudster, you are advised to report the incident immediately to the Sunshine Coast RCMP. If you did not

lose money but want to file a report, you can contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501), or fill out an online report at www. antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.

Donna McMahon

On December 29, police attended a single vehicle incident in the 11700 block of Hwy 101, Madeira Park, after a northbound vehicle ended up in a ditch. The driver advised that she had

come around the curve when two deer started crossing the highway. One of the deer stopped in its tracks and the driver slowed the vehicle and swerved to avoid it but lost control, en-

tered the ditch, and flipped the vehicle onto its side. The vehicle had to be towed and the driver was taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

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Tree chipping Elphinstone High school is holding a bottle drive and chipping Christmas trees by donation on Sunday January 8, 10am-4pm at the school. Sunshine Coast Tree Service will have their chipper and truck there at 3pm to chip all the trees. Proceeds from the event goes to Dry Grad. Submitted

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I hope everyone had an opportunity to celebrate the holiday season, and that we all find success and happiness in what we do in 2017.

For those who have been separated from their places of comfort, through illness, loss, incarceration, poverty, or violence, and for those who care for them, I hope optimism accompanies the welcoming of a New Year.

It is my privilege to represent the constituency of Powell River – Sunshine Coast in beautiful Coast Salish territory. I am honoured to bring a voice to the Provincial Legislature to reflect the diverse priorities Sunshine Coast residents, to oppose bad policies that harm the public interest, and to encourage responsible government decisions. I have done so as a member of the Opposition since 2005 with

success, and look forward to doing so from the other side of the aisle, in government, after the May 9 election.

As we approach the election, our current government will increasingly make announcements about how they will spend our money.

This is one of the unfortunate side-effects of “fixed election dates”, which also allow governments to use public funds to advertise strategically close to the date of an election. My hope is that the public is aware of this political strategy, and that they will remember the government’s overall record, one that has resulted in a generation of neglect.

When we resume sitting on Valentine’s Day for the first time since May 19 (except for four days in July) the Opposition under Leader John Horgan will point to the policy and ethical failures of the current regime, and how it has tried to avoid accountability.

It will be the first Session since rural homelessness has more than doubled, since the Supreme Court sided with the teachers, since the

overdose crisis exploded, since the Kinder Morgan announcement, and since government has sanctioned increases in ferry fares, medical services plan, BC hydro, and ICBC car insurance rates.

We must not allow poverty to increase faster than extreme wealth.

I will continue to advocate for a government that spends our money wisely; that tries to make life more affordable; that puts an emphasis on creating and preserving jobs in communities throughout BC, not just work camps; that promotes seniors’ health and independence; one that supports a good public education system, and one that pays attention to the number of people including children and those with disabilities who are living in poverty.

British Columbians are generous, hard-working, compassionate and creative.

These are the attributes and qualities that should give us confidence and hope that we will be able to address these challenges for the next generation.

The new year is a time to make resolutions about what you want to accomplish in the year ahead and making a will – or revising a will – should be at the top of your list.

There is no better time to plan how you want to provide for your family, as well as the charities and organizations you care about.

Making a will puts you in charge of how your children are provided for, who will

inherit prized family possessions and who will curate (or close down) your social media accounts.

If you die without a will, your estate will be divided according to legislation and may not be distributed in the way you would have wished.

Decisions will be made by someone appointed by the court, rather than someone you choose and who knows you. Your voice will be missing at a time when it is

needed.

So start 2017 off on the right foot: Make a will to share your social media account information with someone you trust. This can be a spouse, relative or friend, a notary or a lawyer – whomever you’d trust with the passwords to your social media accounts.

And be sure to decide what you want to happen to these accounts in the event you are no longer able to access them. Submitted

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The lighting the memories ceremony at Mission Point Park on Davis Bay on New Year’s Day. Hundreds of notes–with memories of loved ones and wishes–were collected by the SC Hospice Society at malls in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and were burned in the fire. HEATHER CONN PHOTO

Regulating therapy A town hall meeting will be held at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery on Jan. 12, 7-9pm.

The topic of the meeting will be, “Bringing regulation to counselling therapies in BC: protecting the public from harm”.

Presenters will include Dr. Susan Penfold, Dr. Glen Grigg, Bernadine Fox, and Janice Williams.

Topics will include: what therapy is and is not; warn-

ing signs of inappropriate and unethical therapy; how the current total lack of regulation in BC puts the public at risk of harm; how registered therapists can simply resign from associations and avoid accountability; the traumatic impact of unethical therapy; and how FACT BC (The Federation of Associations for Counselling Therapists in BC) is pursuing regulation and the development of the

BC College of Counselling Therapists to ensure competence, accountability, and accessibility.

Light refreshments will be served, followed by a Q&A session, with the public, mental health practitioners, and local politicians being invited to give their input.

For more information contact Janice Williams at 604885-8041 or at juncojan@ eastlink.ca. Submitted

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Sport Mike Oswald SC Special Olympics

Hey, hey, hey, everybody.

Here it is 2017 and we at Special Olympics SC just keep rockin’ on.

Our annual Christmas banquet was a hit this year with yummy food, a $500 donation to SOSC from the Sechelt Legion and DJ Mike Brooks orchestrating the tunes for the dance. Some couldn’t make it because of the snow, yet those who showed up had a blast. And of course Santa arrived and made merry with all in attendance.

The fall and winter season with curling, rhythmic gymnastics, floor hockey, swimming and basketball are back into full swing come January 9, running until the spring and summer when bocce, golf, softball and soccer are the call of the hour.

Of course all the chosen athletes for the Summer Provincial Games are hyped for extra practices, training and cross training to go into Kamloops as a formidable force.

In addition to regular swim practices, in January there will be a swim meet of “inclusion and fun” with our Dolphin athletes, the Chinook Swim Club and the Senior Swim Team.

Also our regional swim meet will be held at the new $38.5 million UBC facility with the date to be announced. For the athletes going to Kamloops in July, training will go right through

to the games, which take place July 6-9, 2017.

Basketball in Sechelt has brave new promise. Even though a smaller team, new athlete Destiny is a welcome addition and the spirit and fun of Special O Bball still goes strong. There was a final game in 2016 between all athletes both Sechelt and Gibsons combined where all “played our hearts out”.

Referee Chuck and timer Annette are sorely missed but the team wishes them well.

Rhythmic Gymnastics continues “in full swing” and “the athletes are loving it.” Linsey Davidson is busy prepping for Kamloops.

Thanks to coaches Marilyn Downey, Grace Gardner,

Randy Younghusband, Cathy Verge and local coordinator Pat Stuart for keeping me in the loop on the current SOSC happenings.

Family and friends wishing to attend the Provincial games can request information about the venues and accommodation suggestions from SOBC and by visiting the website at http://www. specialolympics.bc.ca You can also find my yearend article about our local on the same site in the Bulletin Newsletter.

Well onwards we march, all the while remembering our oath: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

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The Benefits of Hiring an Interior Designer

A sailing instructor says thank you As many sailing enthusiasts know, 2016 has marked the conclusion of my 32 year career as a sailing instructor and the sale of our 37-foot cutter “Mistress”.

It was not an easy decision to end an activity that has brought so much pleasure and satisfaction. Starting at The Jib Set Sailing School in Vancouver when I obtained my Canadian Yachting Association certification in 1985, it entered

a new phase in 1994 when we purchased “Mistress” and established Suncoast Sailcruise at a new base of operations in Gibsons harbour.

Since then, over 800 persons have spent from one to seven days cruising and acquiring hands-on training to become capable crew members or competent skippers. “Mistress” was handed over to new owners in September for their enjoyment of pleasure cruis-

ing and she will remain at her Gibsons berth for the coming year.

At this time I wish to thank all who participated in and supported Suncoast Sailcruise over the 22 years of our Gibsons operations.

Your vital enthusiasm and active participation sustained our activity here over two decades and I thank you.

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2. Prepare a Professional Design Plan

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.

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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.

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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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The most popular baby names For the first time, Oliver is the top name for boys born in BC, according to the Vital Statistics Agency.

For the past five years, Emma and Olivia have been the top two names for girls born in B.C. and for the year 2015, Emma takes the prize and Olivia falls to second place.

Rounding out the top five names for girls born in the province in 2015 were Emily, Sophia and Ava. For baby boys born in 2015, the remaining top five names include Ethan, Liam, Benjamin

and Lucas.

The top names list is traditionally based on the exact spelling of names. However, when looking at different spellings of the same name, we have some new additions.

For girls, the top five names are Emma, Olivia, Sophia/Sofia, Emily/Emilee/Emilie and Amelia/Emelia/Emilia.

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Only names whose frequency occurs five or more times

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There were 44,405 babies born in B.C. in 2015, consisting of 22,819 boys and 21,586 girls.

Preliminary statistics from Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 12, 2016, show that for babies born in 2016, the top name for boys is Lucas and the top name for girls is Olivia. Final statistics will not be available until later in 2017.

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The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout BC by providing $9,500 to the Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

British Columbians are firing up their old wood stoves in the cold, still nights of winter. Unfortunately, this leads to increased air pollution and air quality advisories as

the smoke may be trapped near the ground in this type of weather. This results in certain areas of the province seeing more air quality advisories in colder months.

The Wood Stove Exchange Program provides a $250 rebate when a new woodburning, pellet or natural gas stove is purchased to replace an older model. New emissions-certified wood stoves burn one-third less wood and reduce smoke and

particulates entering the atmosphere by 70 per cent or more.

Last year, nearly 600 stoves were exchanged throughout the province and the goal is to have a similar number exchanged in 2017.

The BC Lung Association administers the wood stove exchange program on behalf of the Province and provides educational materials and support to participating communities. Submitted

With the freezing temperatures, more Sunshine Coast residents are using their fireplaces or wood stoves. However, people who cut, collect or use firewood must ensure that it was harvested legally.

Before members of the public collect any firewood, they must first obtain a “Free Use Permit for Firewood” to verify that gathering firewood is allowed in that area and to ensure that they adhere to local regulations.

Cutting down trees on Crown land without an appropriate permit (or selling any such firewood) is illegal and could result in a violation ticket or fine.

Over the past 18 months, natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Op-

erations have issued $14,878 worth of violation tickets related to unauthorized wood harvesting. The government has also collected $156,179 in administrative penalties from unauthorized commercial ventures.

Firewood collection permits: • A Free Use Permit for Firewood costs nothing and allows an individual to collect and transport firewood from eligible Crown land for their personal use.

• This firewood permit is available at local natural resource district offices or online at: www.gov.bc.ca/firewoodpermits • The permit must be signed and carried by the person who is collecting the firewood.

• To find out where firewood harvesting is prohibited in B.C. (for example, on lands set aside for conservation purposes or another public use), contact the local natural resource district office.

• For each natural resource district, the firewood permits and associated documents

describe the areas where firewood collection is permitted, allowable collection methods and the amount of firewood that can legally be harvested.

Purchasing firewood: • The public can do its part to stop illegal harvesting by purchasing firewood only from legitimate producers who sell wood obtained either on private land or through authorized Crown land harvesting tenures.

• Anyone buying firewood should ask where the firewood comes from (Crown land or private land) and ask for a record of purchase.

• For firewood that’s been harvested on private land, the buyer should ask the seller for the district lot number and timber mark number.

• For firewood that’s been harvested on Crown land, legitimate commercial firewood producers should have a “Forestry Licence to Cut” document signed by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

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Lea Kirstein and Reenie Perkovic are Citizen Jane, the chamber folk duo that plays the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse on January 13.

Two of the newest talented musicians to the Coast, they arrived here in September 2016 when Kirstein came to lead local fiddle group Bad to the Bow. Perkovic is also making her presence felt amid the Coast’s young players, teaching guitar, vocals and drums and forming a teen rock band. Their passion for teaching meshes with the band’s name, which is a play on the film Citizen Kane, whose titular character owns a beloved sled named Rosebud. “Rosebud reflected a lost childhood,” says Perkovic. “He kept on wanting to return to that childlike sense of wonder. We can all return to that sense of play and find joy

in that.” Fittingly, Perkovic’s newest guitar, a Seagull made from maple and cherry wood, is named Rosebud.

While Citizen Jane has been around for about five years, its current incarnation of just Kirstein and Perkovic has been making music for 18 months. “I would grab my viola and wedge between a trumpet and sax player on stage,” says Kirstein. “It’s hard to tour with a five or six piece band.” Instead, they’ve stripped their music down while still creating a layered and lush sound. “It’s been incredibly challenging to keep that full and rich sound with just the two of us,” says Perkovic. “It’s really stretched us creatively.” Kirstein and Perkovic are both classically trained, Kirstein in viola and music education, and Perkovic in composition and percussion, but their music blurs the lines between classical and folk, a place they are happy to inhabit. “Our arrangements come from our classical training and our appreciation for textures and intertwining

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Reenie Perkovic, left, and Lea Kirstein are Citizen Jane. They appear Jan. 13 at the Heritage Theatre in Gibsons. KAITLYN RAITZ PHOTO lines,” says Perkovic. “But we love the storytelling and toe tapping spirit of folk.”

The band released an EP, Patchwork in the Dark, in August, with a full length album, Of The Storm, due out in spring of 2017, about the same time the duo will be cel-

Film society’s spring lineup The Sunshine Coast Film Society launches its Spring 2017 season on Jan. 9 with an award-winning comedy drama filmed in Washington state. "Captain Fantastic", starring Viggo Mortensen and Frank Langella, is about a family who are raised off the grid in the Washington wilderness. When their mother dies and they must travel to Sacramento to attend her funeral, they are abruptly plunged into modern life.

"Captain Fantastic" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016, and won a prize for Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.

For his leading role, Viggo Mortensen has received a number of best actor nominations including the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards.

This is the first of eight

titles in the film society's spring line-up, plus there will be an additional special film event on April 19. In celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary, Film Circuit (the Toronto International Film Festival's outreach program) is sponsoring free screenings of classic Canadian films across the country. On the Sunshine Coast, the Film Society will host screenings in both Gibsons and Sechelt of "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner."

Atanarjuat was the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition. The film received the Caméra d'Or prize at Cannes, and won a Genie as the best Canadian film of 2001.

Messiah rescheduled The Messiah Choir had plans for two performances in December 2016. Unfortunately the weatherman did not receive that memo and consequently the Dec. 9 concert was cancelled due to snow and slippery roads.

We have rescheduled that concert for Jan. 6 at 7pm at St. John's United Church in Davis Bay. Jan. 6 is the Twelfth Day of Christmas, the final day of the "holiday season" and an appropriate time to hear this music and reflect on the wonders we have just celebrated.

Our Dec. 16 concert was well received by the audience who appreciated the

contrasts between the Benjamin Britten "Ceremony of Carols" and Handel's "Messiah". Choir soloists and instrumentalists are looking forward to performing these beloved masterworks again for you.

Tickets purchased for the Dec. 9 concert will admit you to the Jan. 6 concert. If you are unable to attend on Jan. 6 please contact Joy at 604883-9248 to arrange for a refund of your Dec. 9 tickets.

Sechelt Visitors Centre and Laedeli Gifts have tickets for the Jan. 6 concert and they will also be available at the door. Cost is $20, and refreshments will be served at intermission. Submittted

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The Sunshine Coast Film Society was founded in 2001 to bring high quality Canadian and international films to the coast.

Annual memberships in the society cost $20, and members receive a $4 discount on admission to films.

The society currently has over 300 annual members and screens 16 films between September and April at the Heritage Playhouse Theatre in Gibsons, with additional showings at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.

A full schedule of upcoming films can be found at www.scfs.ca.

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ebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. “It can be challenging sometimes to separate the relationship from the musical relationship,” says Kirstein. “But we have tremendous respect for each other’s musical strengths.”

Adds Perkovic, “We have to make time to have a date that’s not music related.” But they love touring and playing live and look forward to their Gibsons gig where they co-

headline with The Billy Hillpicker Band. “The first half will be heartbreak chamber folk,” says Perkovic. “Then we’ll bust it wide open and try to drive the grey away.”

Citizen Jane and The Billy Hillpicker Band play the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse Friday, January 13 at 8pm.

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January 5 Service Canada rep outlines how businesses and nonprofits can apply for federal funding for summer jobs, Pebbles restaurant, Sechelt, 5:30-7pm January 6 One-hour talk on how to tame sugar cravings, Hummingbird Clinic, 5684 Mermaid St., Sechelt, 2-3pm, $10 January 6 Handel’s “Messiah” and Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols” by the Messiah Choir, special Epiphany performance, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, $20 January 7 Bottle drive by Roberts Creek Scouts, Caps Off Bottle Depot, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 10am-4pm, for early pickup call 604-741-7282 or 604885-2282 January 7 Reading with Colin Henthorne, author of “The Queen of the North Disaster, the Captain’s Story”, Gibsons Public Library, 1:30-3pm January 7 Latin funk with DJs El Pulpo and Paola, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $6, guests $10 January 8 Christmas tree chipping by donation and bottle drive, supporting dry grad, Elphinstone Secondary, Gibsons, 10am-4pm January 8 George Connell with original music, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, 5-7pm January 9 “Captain Fantastic”, presented

by SC Film Society, 7:30pm, members $5, others $9 January 11 Acoustic interpretations of favourites from the band Ween, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7-11pm, $5 January 12 Singer songwriter Joe Stanton, The Old Boot Eatery, Sechelt, 6:30-9:30pm January 12 Town hall meeting on the need for counselling regulations, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-9pm January 13 The Billy Hillpicker Band and Citizen Jane, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 8pm, $15, students $10 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 18 Open mic night, with Janice Williams, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm

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WORK WANTED FOR HIRE - NOBODY IS GONNA BEAT MY PROFESSIONAL WORK & PRICE. Semi-retired tile setter, hardwood & stone installer. Will do your home project.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch is seeking janitorial companies with commercial cleaning experience to bid on one or more of the 3 stores in the Sunshine Coast Area. If you qualify go to: http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca and search under BC Liquor Distribution Branch for Janitorial Services in the Sunshine Coast Area.

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Bid Number: ITQ2017-01-20A Closing date & time: January 20, 2017 before 2pm PST

OBITUARIES

November 22, 1928 - December 21, 2016

It is with great sadness and heartbreak that we announce the passing of our beloved William Arthur Wilcox, husband, father, Grandad and friend.

His kind, intelligent, perceptive and calming presence blessed our lives and we will miss him each and every day.

William (Bill) was born in London, England and lived through some of the 20th century’s most momentous occasions: as an evacuated child during the Blitz in London, and as a soldier in the Coldstream Guards which he joined at the age of 17, when he was part of the British peacekeeping forces in Palestine in 1948, in Egypt at the Suez Canal and in Cypress. Bill was brilliant, inventive, generous, there for everyone, in his quiet gentle way: a quintessentially honourable man. We sought out and respected his straightforward wisdom, humour and bravery. He was an angel among us and we shall miss him dearly.

A Celebration of Life will be held on January 14 at 11 am at the United Church of Canada, 724 Trueman Road, Gibsons, BC, followed by burial and reception.

All who knew him are welcome.

WANTED

$ CASH $ FOR USED WEAPONS

& Military Items Etc. 604-740-6474

MOVING SALES

THE LOCAL’s newsprint, regular or glossy paper, is biodegradable, recyclable and is printed with vegetable-based ink.

Please recycle this newspaper.

Call: 604-740-6474 Today!

Looking for a rewarding career full of opportunities and growth?

WILCOX, William Arthur

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

Did you know?

For private, in-home appointment

EMPLOYMENT

HELP WANTED

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

Tools, glassware, cinder blocks, furniture, household items, tapes, records, and much more. Everything must be sold!

Jewelry, Diamonds, Watches, Sterling Silverware, Coins Etc.

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Customer Service Representative, Sechelt, BC (Job: 144861BR – 1 part-time position) TD Canada Trust requires an energetic Customer Service Representative who understands customers’ banking needs and can provide appropriate financial solutions. This includes new accounts, credit products, basic investment advice, and promoting all banking products and services to create a legendary customer experience. This role will contribute to the growth of the business by developing and deepening the new and existing customer relationships and will be responsible for meeting and exceeding specific, individual and team based business goals.

To Apply: Please visit www.td.com/careers and reference the Job number noted above. Please choose your source category as “Community Newspaper” and your specific source as “The Local”.

Thank you for your interest in TD Bank Group. Your application matters to us and we will review it carefully. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. TD Bank Group values and is committed to diversity in its workforce.

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is looking for YOU! Advertising Sales Representative The Local Weekly community newspaper, in Sechelt, BC is looking for another enthusiastic Advertising Sales Representative to work with our great Sales Team. While experience would be an asset, we’re looking for a Sales Rep who: • Has worked in a sales environment • Is fun, outgoing, observant, loves people and is energetic • Owns a reliable vehicle and cell phone • Works to deadlines and is organized • Is willing to learn something new and interesting • Is able to think quickly, develop creative solutions and has a good memory • Is good at spelling, grammar and punctuation • Is conversant with computers • Works well alone and with a supportive team • Has a good attitude and willingness to follow direction Advertising Sales is an important part of our business and we are looking for someone who will not only provide outstanding service to our clients but will develop a relationship of trust with them.

The Local is growing and evolving, and we need good people who will grow with us and show clients that excellent service and amazing results come in small packages.

SUBMIT YOUR RESUME TO:

Susan Attiana/Publisher Email: publisher@thelocalweekly.ca P.O. Box 494, 213-5710 Teredo Street, Sechelt Phone 604-885-3134 Fax: 604-885-3194

Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2017

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Astrologer

Tip of the Week: Happy New Year! January begins under the light of the New Moon, yet one that also carries the weight of Mercury retrograde. Mars conjunct Neptune and the Lunar South Node adds to the mood producing a complex of emotions colored by imaginations conflicted between excited anticipation and trepid hesitation. Jupiter coerced into optimistic obedience by a square to Pluto wants to converse but is challenged to find the right words.Venus in Aquarius counters this general lack of optimism, supported

by Saturn in close trine to Uranus, optimistic about needed changes.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) A blend of social enthusiasm and professional seriousness is likely as 2017 begins. It could take little more than the wind to cause you to lean to one side or the other. Yet, a spirit of leadership to uplift and inspire rises steadily.

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) Searching for a light to lead the way finds you deciphering where to look.

While accessing new tools and strategies makes sense, silent prayers and affirmations arise instinctively.

Either way, set your sights on actions that breed confidence.

consequence and you need a plan.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Sharp and sober thinking are leading your way into 2017. More than merely an impact, you want to make a difference. To also earn returns is inspiring excitement about the possibilities. Your wide open heart will be met with equal imagination.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have much on your mind to the extent of feeling mired by it. Social activities may be a healthy solution.

Deeper involvements like joining the club are even better. Also, clear the clutter and create beauty at home.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your mood is sober and your mind focused. Cultivating your skills and talents, prospectively to make more money, is highlighted.

Meanwhile, things are shaking close to home and you feel the need to see a bigger picture, in detail.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Happy to hang out behind the scenes, your perspective is philosophical, your scope global. Clearing the cobwebs of yesteryear seems important.

Expressing yourself in new and beautiful ways feels right.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Dreams of possibility, prompted by necessity and backed by positive action is likely. Making key connections will become increasingly important. Drawing on the skills and leadership of others increases opportunities.

vide more camping opportunities, and • Expanding the Discover Camping call centre hours.

Every year BC Parks improves the reservation service by conducting annual reviews, reviewing customer feedback and by increasing

the number of campgrounds and sites on the system.

To read about the changes to the Discover Camping reservation system, and to book your next camping trip, please visit: http://www.env. gov.bc.ca/bcparks/reserve/ Submitted

Why NOT to call 9-1-1 E-Comm’s 9-1-1 call-takers are reaching out to the public with their top 10 examples of calls they received in 2016 that unnecessarily tied-up emergency lines.

Call-takers Jim Beland and Chris Faris had the top two 9-1-1 nuisance calls of 2016: a broken gym locker and someone enquiring about job opportunities with the police.

“Unfortunately, we do get a lot of people who call 9-11 thinking it can be used as an information hotline,” says Chris Faris. “We get a lot of calls that start off with ‘this is not an emergency but…’ and that’s a concern when we know there are other people out there who need our help.”

2016 top reasons to not call 9-1-1:

1. Requesting help opening a broken gym locker 2. Enquiring about job opportunities for a family member interested in police work 3. Because an electric

shaver would not turn off Requesting a ladder to get a soccer ball off the roof How best to get a drone down from a tree Tired of waiting in traffic “There’s a big spider in the bathroom” Complaining they couldn’t get into a nightclub

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31. Administrative division 34. Heron 35. Lieu 36. Fish eggs 37. Soil used in pottery 38. Essential fluid 39. Ring recurrently 40. Drag behind 41. Cut off 42. Taut 43. Nocturnal bird 44. Wharf 45. Leave empty 46. A great distance 47. Musteline mammal 48. Sweetener 51. Creep

8. Examination by word of mouth 9. Manner 10. Garden pest 11. Lure 12. Fabric used to dress wounds 13. Highly strung 19. Thick woolen fabric 22. Mesh 24. Take orders 25. Male hog 26. Right-hand page 27. Lambent 28. Free-for-all 29. Freshwater carnivorous mammal 30. Alcoholic beverage 31. Structure for open-air sports 32. Cook with dry heat 33. Noisy riotous fight 35. Rescue 38. Low dam 53. Male title 39. Eat like a bird 56. Practical joker 41. Flicker 58. Legal excuse 42. Large drinking vessel 60. Look at amorously 45. By way of 61. Juicy fruit 46. Aspect 62. Inflexible 47. Jovial 63. Animal hide 48. Halt 64. Amiss 49. Exhort 65. Impenetrable 50. Respiratory organ of a fish DOWN 51. Cook slowly in a liquid 1. Squabble 52. Close 2. Fiend 53. One of the twelve divisions 3. Dramatic work of the zodiac 4. Electrically charged particle 54. Wading bird 5. Pilot enclosure 55. Travel by horse 6. Male chicken 57. Health spring 7. Body of a ship 59. Prevarication

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With the 2017 camping season just around the corner, those looking to experience BC Parks are reminded to become familiar with new changes to the Discover Camping Reservation Service.

The Province announced significant changes to the Discover Camping Reservation Service in November 2016, to enhance fair access for everyone looking to book a campsite in B.C.’s worldrenowned provincial parks.

These changes took effect on Jan. 2, 2017, and include: • Eliminating the midMarch ‘opening day’ for reservations, and extending the three-month rolling window to four months (for example, as of Jan. 2, reservations could only be made at campgrounds with arrival dates on or before May 2); • New measures to prevent the reselling of reservations; • Restrictions around altering arrival dates to prevent the practice of overbooking days around long weekends, etc.; • Implementing a pilot project in select parks to reduce the maximum length of stay to seven days during the peak camping season, to pro-

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9. Because their teenager refused to do chores 10. “Can you tell me what time it is?”

E-Comm receives approximately 1.35 million calls every year to 9-1-1 and any time a 9-1-1 line is taken up for a reason that does not require immediate action from emergency services, lives could be at risk.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) Inspirations to socialize are strong and you want to play. Yet, early on you are in a mood to observe and listen more than have words to say. This vocal ice melts progressively as your oratorical skills increase, especially under the full moon’s light.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Striking a balance between politely playing the social game and speaking your truth is likely as the year begins. You want to be fair but must weigh between realism and idealism.

Ideals will take an early lead but the truth of your reality will win.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Ringing in the year with cheers and horns, aside, you are otherwise in a sober, analytical mood. Your ambitions are rising steadily prompting you to brainstorm for new ways to earn some honest bucks and perhaps with multiple streams.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Wading through waist deep fears, you want to feel like a winner again.

Your mind is bent on how and innovation is inspiring your focus. Your first task includes getting out of the swamp. Strategy is required and you need to clarify your 'why'.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) Despite desires to socialize and play, you are happy to hover close to home. Expansion and increase are realities that transcend wishful thinking. Notions of necessity is the natural

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Suncoast Racquet Club

Indoor Tennis on the Sunshine Coast!

Our members welcome and invite you to contact any one of us to set up a time to get out on the courts.

One of the many benefits of joining the club is to meet new friends!

Do you recognize any of the players?

For more information call: Ron Kydd 604-885-0151 Rod McColl 604-886-3155 Berndt Rindt 604-885-9839

CLUB MEMBERS:

Dominique Baker Keith Brind Bev Coxford

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Ann Elliot

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