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It’s a space junkie’s dream: a 1/12 the scale model of the lunar module, the craft that landed on the moon 50 years ago, on July 20, 1969 – including the ladder astronaut Neil Armstrong climbed down. Posing with it is the man who built it, Nick Proach, whose Sechelt workshop builds scale models of spacecraft for museums and companies around the world. It is Sechelt’s little-known space place. And to mark the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, Proach is opening the workshop and an adjoining museum for two and half hours on July 17, the first public open house. You can see models he’s built over the past 25 years and hear about his experiences as a space historian. See story page 6. DAN MCCORMACK PHOTO
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Langdale/Vancouver Langdale/Vancouver andand Powell Powell River/Sechelt River/Sechelt Peninsula Peninsula areare notnot guaranteed guaranteed to to connect. connect. Please Please plan plan your your travels travels accordingly. accordingly. Crossing Crossing Time: Time: 4040 Minutes Minutes September September 55 - October - October 9,9, 2017 2017
Sechelt responds to homeless problems Sechelt will provide up to $6,100 for an additional needle disposal unit and to bring a peer outreach program for the homeless on stream earlier than planned. The funds will help address increases in substance abuse related debris and people experiencing homelessness in Sechelt’s downtown core. Council made these decisions at its July 3 meeting. With recent concerns about homelessness voiced by downtown area residents and businesses, council opted to provide interim funding to see outreach services introduced immediately. People can now call 604-7679307 or email coordinator@ resourcecentre.ca to contact the Community Action Team (CAT). The team will investigate reports related to substance abuse and homelessness that impact safety in Sechelt’s public areas and on private property and contact the appropriate authority. The money will come from the district’s operating budget. It will cover temporary funding for the CAT outreach and a public awareness campaign about the service. An additional safe needle disposal unit and a portable toilet will also be placed in the downtown area. All district public washrooms have needle disposal containers. The added amenities will be sited where demand exists, but no facilities are located close by. The decision followed a week of inter-agency meetings that culminated in a delegation representing RainCity, CAT and the RCMP appearing at the meeting. The group outlined that CAT,
mandated to reduce harm that results from substance abuse, has been funded by the province over the past year. It has applied for renewed funding and to expand its services. The expansion would see two peer counsellors available in Sechelt two hours per day, seven days per week. These counsellors would assist people seeking help with finding housing or addressing issues related to their addictions. These workers would also help the community by responding to reports related to unsafe disposal of drug paraphernalia and concerns related to the homeless. The delegation said an announcement regarding ongoing provincial funds for CAT is pending. Mayor Darnelda Siegers stated that many BC municipalities are experiencing problems with sudden increases in the number of homeless in their communities. She said that Gibsons
Mayor Beamish has indicated this does not appear to be happening to the same degree in his community. Nick Gaskin, who spoke on behalf of RainCity, stated Sechelt has a variety of services that people in need frequently access. Sechelt has become the Coast location where individuals often choose to stay so that they can access services like the food bank, mental health and addictions programing and Arrowhead. In closing the discussion, Sechelt-based RCMP Sgt. Don Newman said: “Anytime a group asks for money, it can seem like a big sum. But when you put that amount against the cost of a person spending a night in the emergency room or the dollars involved with a police interaction, it is not. Homelessness is not a crime and we need to move away from criminalizing it. This proposal is a very well thought out and inexpensive way to address the community’s concerns.” Connie Jordison
LEAVE LEAVE HORSESHOE HORSESHOE BAY BAY LEAVE LEAVE LANGDALE LANGDALE 7:25 7:25 amam 6:20 amam 6:20 9:40 9:40 amam 8:30 amam Sunshine Coast 8:30 12:00 12:00 pmpm 10:50 amam & Powell River 10:50 1:30 1:30 pmpmSunSun pmpm 1:05 except OctOct 8 8- January 2, 20171:05 September 6,except 2016 Schedules 2:40 pmpmSunSun 2:40 2:15 2:15 pmpm except except OctOct 88 3:55 3:55 pm pm Oct Oct 9 9 3:25 3:25 pm pm Schedules subject to change without notice. FALL/WINTER 5:00 5:00 pmpm 4:30 4:30 pmpm online daily for any last minute OctOct 9 9 changes. Check sailing 5:50 5:50 pmpmMon-Fri, Mon-Fri, except except OctOct 99 5:30 5:30 pmpm For schedules, fare info or to reserve 1-888-223-3779 or www.bcferries.com 7:00 7:00 pmpmMon-Fri, 6:35 6:35 pmpm Mon-Fri, except except OctOct 99 8:40 8:40 pm pm 7:35 7:35 pm pm Crossing Time: 40 minutes Langdale - Vancouver 10:35 10:35 pmpm- (Horseshoe Bay) 9:40 9:40 pmpm Distance: 10.5 nautical miles (Gibsons)
Sunshine Coast & Powell River Schedules
Schedule in -Effect: July 5 to September October October 10, 10, 2017 2017 January - January 1, 1, 2018 2018 and walk-on passengers. At Horseshoe Bay only, ticket sales for vehicles and walk-on passengers will Please Note: At Langdale, ticketing will end five minutes before the scheduled sailing time for vehicles
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end ten minutes before the scheduled sailing time.
LEAVE HORSESHOE BAY LEAVE HORSESHOE BAY LEAVE LEAVE LANGDALE LANGDALE Langdale/Vancouver and Powell River/Sechelt Peninsula are not guaranteed to connect. Please plan your travels 7:20 7:20 amaccordingly. am 6:20 6:20 amamExcept Except Except DecDec 25 25 &Schedule Jan & Jan 11 DecDec 25 25 & Jan &Schedule Jan 11 Thursday to Monday Thursday toExcept Monday Crossing Time: 40 Minutes 9:25 9:25 am am 8:25 8:25 am am 7:30 am Daily 6:20 am Daily 11:30 11:30 amam 10:25 10:25 8:20 am 7:05 amamSaturday only Saturday only September 6 - October 10, 2016 1:35 1:35 pm 12:35 12:35 9:50 ampm 8:40 pm ampmDaily Daily LEAVE LANGDALE LEAVE HORSESHOE BAY Friday, Saturday and Aug 1, 8, 12, 3:50 3:50 pm pm 2:45 2:45 pm 10:40 am 9:30 ampmFriday, Saturday and Aug 1, 8, 12, 7:20 am 6:20 am 15, 19, 22, 26 & 29 only 9:25 am 8:25 ampm 5:50 5:50 pm 4:50 4:50 pmpm15, 19, 22, 26 & 29 only 11:30 am 10:25 am Daily 11:00 ampmDaily 12:10 pmpm 7:50 7:50 pm 6:50 6:50 pm 1:35 pm 12:35 pm 11:45 ampmDaily except August 4 12:55 pm Daily except August 4 9:45 9:45 pmpm 2:10 pm Sep 9,8:45 2:45 pm 16,8:45 23 pm
Sechelt Sechelt Peninsula Peninsula-3:50-Powell Powell 1:15 River pmRiver 2:25 pmpm Daily Daily 3:15 Sep 9, 16, 23 pm 4:20 pm Sep 11, 18, 4:50 25 pm (Earls (Earls Cove) - (Saltery -Saturday (SalteryBay) Bay) 2:05 3:15 pmpmCove) Daily except
Daily except Saturday 5:25 pm Sep 11, 18, 25 5:50 pm 4:45 pm Daily Daily 3:35 pm 7:50 pm 6:50 pm Please Please Ticket Ticket sales sales andand loading fivefive minutes minutes before before scheduled scheduled sailing time time forfor vehicles 5:30 pmNote: pmthethe Daily except Saturday &loading Septend 1 end Daily exceptsailing Saturday & Sept 1 vehicles 8:30 pm 8:45 pmNote: Oct 10 4:20 9:35 pm Daily Octpassengers. 10passengers. 9:45 pm and and walk-on walk-on 7:05 pm 5:55 pm Daily 9:25 pm to11 pm Sunday, Daily August 4 &time. Sept 1 Langdale Langdale to Earls Cove Cove terminal terminal is 84 is 84 kmkm (52mi), (52mi), plan plan on6:45 on approximately approximately 90except 90 minutes minutes driving driving time. October -Earls December 21, 2016 11:30 pm Daily 8:15BAY pm Daily Powell Powell River River to to Saltery Saltery BayBay is 34 is 34 kmkm (22mi), (22mi), plan plan onon approximately approximately 4040 minutes minutes driving driving time. time. LEAVE LANGDALE LEAVE HORSESHOE 10:30 pm Daily 6:20 am 7:20 am
Langdale/Vancouver Langdale/Vancouver andand Powell Powell River/Sechelt River/Sechelt Peninsula Peninsula areare notnot guaranteed guaranteed to to connect, connect, please please plan plan 8:20 am 9:20 am Tuesday Wednesday your your travels travels accordingly. Schedule11:20 am Tuesday & Wednesday Schedule 10:20 am&accordingly. 12:20 pm Daily 1:20 pm 7:30 am Please Please Note: Note: Fares Fares collected collected at at Saltery Saltery Bay Bay only. only. 6:20 am Daily 2:30 pm 3:30 pm
9:50 ampmDaily 8:40 am Daily 5:30 pm 4:30 Crossing Crossing Time: Time: 50 50 Minutes Minutes 12:10 pm 11:00 am Daily Daily 7:25 pm 6:30 pm 9:15 pm 8:20 12:55 pmpmAugust 6-7, 14, 21 & 28 only 11:45 am August 6-7, 14, 21 & 28 only September September - October - October 9,9, 2017 2017 1:15 pm Daily 2:25 pm Daily 5 5 December 22, 2016 - January 2, 2017 2:05BAY pm Daily 3:15 pm Daily LEAVE LANGDALE LEAVE HORSESHOE LEAVE LEAVE EARLS EARLS COVE COVE LEAVE LEAVE SALTERY SALTERY BAY BAY 4:20 pm1 Daily 5:306:20 pmam Daily 7:20 am Except Dec 25 & Jan Except Dec 25 & Jan 1 5:35 5:35 am 6:30 6:30 amam Except Except SunSun Except SunSun 6:45 pmamExcept 7:50 pmam Daily Daily 8:25 9:25 am 7:25 7:25 am am 8:25 8:25 am am 10:25 am 11:30 am 10:05 pm Daily 9:00 pm Daily 12:35 pm 10:25 10:25 amam
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A delegation at Sechelt council called for early deployment of the Community Action Team to address homelessness issues. The delegation included Nick Gaskin of RainCity at the mic, and RCMP Sgt. Don Newman. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO
4:30 4:30 pmpm 5:35 5:35 pmpm 6:40 6:40 pmpm 7:40 7:40 pmpm Powell 8:35 pmpm 9:35 9:35 pmpmRiver - Sechelt Peninsula 8:35 (Saltery Bay) - (Earls Cove)
Crossing Time: 50 minutes Distance: 9.5 nautical miles
Langdale to Earls Cove terminal is 84 km (52mi), plan on approximately 90 minutes driving time.
Schedule in 26 to driving September October October 10, 2017 2017 -kmJanuary -(22mi), January 1, 1, 2018 2018 Powell River to10, Saltery Bay is 34Effect: plan onJune approximately 40 minutes time.
A million-dollar wild�ire The Cecil Hill wildfire remained active as of July 9, but has been under control since June 29. Don Murray, chief of the Pender Harbour Volunteer Fire Department (PHVFD), provided a report on the blaze to the Fire Protection Area Trustees on July 2. Murray noted that monitoring of the site by the BC Forest Service (BCFS) via air using infra-red imaging and on the ground with its Sechelt-based crew will continue until the Service declares the fire out. Murray estimates the cost to fight the fire up to July 2, was in the $1 million range. He credited BCFS for a prompt and effective response to the fire. The site of smoke was first reported to the PHVFD about 4:20pm on June 24. Department members investigated and saw flames burning on crown land near a road along the power transmission line on Cecil Hill. BCFS was called and they dispatched firefighting resources to the area. The local fire department provided equipment, including a truck and hoses, as well as personnel support. An air attack by four heli-
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copters and four fixed-wing water bombers started within minutes of the June 24 report. It was ramped up on the following day. The initial ground attack crew consisted of 20 BCFS firefighters from off Coast in addition to its Sechelt-based personnel. A second BCFS crew of 20 and two teams of two fallers joined in the attack by June 26. The fire size was estimated at 2.2 hectares when it was first listed on the BCFS website. By June 25, that site reported that the fire had
Langdale/Vancouver and Powell River/Sechelt Peninsula are not guaranteed to connect, please plan
grown to 9 hectares. “A hose line was advanced around the perimeter of the fire.” Murray said in an interview. “We were lucky with the weather. Our fire department and community are very thankful for the excellent response provided by the Forest Service.” PHVFD deployed a structure protection unit at one residence located on Cecil Hill Road. The SCRD issued an evacuation alert to residents living in that area on June 25 and lifted it 24 hours later. Connie Jordison
Firework �ire On July 2, police attended a small grass fire in the 5500 block of Highway 101, Sechelt, after a witness reported and photographed the only person seen near the fire before he attempted to hitchhike from the area. Police located the suspect, who was identified from the photo, and determined the suspect had lit a firework with no intention to start a fire
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but had disposed of it on the grass. Fortunately, the witness was able to put the fire out, which was confirmed by the Sechelt Volunteer Fire Department. The suspect was warned about the potential consequences of his actions and issued a Violation Ticket for Drop, Release, or Mishandling of Burning Substance. Submitted by RCMP
LEAVE EARLS COVE(Sechelt) LEAVE SALTERY BAY (Powell River) LEAVE COVE LEAVE SALTERY BAY your travelsEARLS accordingly. Ticket sales and loading end three minutes before the scheduled sailing time for vehicles and five 6:30 6:30 amam Except Sun,Sun, & Dec &Schedule Dec 25,25, JanJan 11 5:35 5:35 amamExcept Sun,Sun, & Dec & Dec 25, 25, JanJan 11 Thursday toExcept Monday Thursday toExcept Monday Schedule minutes for walk-on passengers. 7:25 7:25 am am 8:25 8:25 am am 6:30 am Daily except Sunday 5:35 Daily except Sunday Please Note: Fares collected at Saltery Bay only. 9:25 9:25 amamDaily 10:25 10:25 8:20 amamam 7:25 Daily Crossing Time: 50 Minutes 10:35 ampm 9:25 amamDaily Thursday-Monday only 11:20 11:20 12:20 12:20 pm September 6 - October 10, 2016 12:55 pmpm 11:45 ampmThursday-Monday only Daily 3:50 3:50 pm 4:55 4:55 pm LEAVE SALTERY BAY LEAVE EARLS COVE 2:30 pmpmThursday-Monday only 3:40 pmpm Thursday-Monday only 5:55 5:55 pm 6:55 6:55 pm 4:55 pmpmThursday-Monday only 6:00 pm Thursday-Monday only 5:35 am Except Sun 6:30 am Except Sun 9:25 9:25 pm 10:30 10:30 pmpm 8:057:25 pmam Thursday-Monday only 9:25 am 10:00 pmam Thursday-Monday only 11:20
8:25 am 10:25 am 12:20 pm 3:50 pm 4:55 pm 5:55 pm & Wednesday Schedule 6:55 pm Tuesday 10:30 pm 9:25 pm
6:30 am Daily except Sunday 8:20 am 11 Daily October - December 21, 2016 10:25 amSALTERY Tuesday-Wednesday only LEAVE BAY 12:555:35 pmamDaily Except Sun 4:307:25 pmamTuesday-Wednesday only 6:309:25 pmamTuesday-Wednesday only 11:20 am 8:30 pmpmTuesday-Wednesday only 3:25 5:30 10:40 pmpmTuesday-Wednesday only 9:00 pm
7:05 pm Thursday-Monday only 9:00 pm Thursday-Monday only
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5:35 am 7:25 am 9:25 am LEAVE EARLS COVE 11:20 am 6:30 am Except Sun 8:25 am 3:25 pm 10:25 am 5:30 pm 12:20 pm 7:30 pm 4:30 pm 6:30 pm 9:35 pm 10:05 pm
Daily except Sunday Daily Daily *except July 10 BC Bike Race* Tuesday-Wednesday only Tuesday-Wednesday only Tuesday-Wednesday only Tuesday-Wednesday only Tuesday-Wednesday only
* The 9:25 am sailing leaving Saltery Bay (Powell River) on July 10 is limited to BC Bike Race traffic only. December 22, 2016 - January 2, 2017
PLEASE NOTE: are subject LEAVE SALTERY BAY SchedulesLEAVE EARLS COVEto change without notice. Please check online daily for last sailing changes. 5:35 am Except Dec 25 & Jan 1 6:30 any am Except Dec 25 minute & Jan 1 7:25 am 9:25 am 11:20 am 3:50 pm 5:55 pm 9:25 pm
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The female key to climate change What’s the top solution for resolving the human-caused climate crisis? According to Paul Hawken, it’s educating girls and improving family planning. Hawken is the author of “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming”. “Drawdown” is “the point at which levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and then steadily decline, ultimately reversing global warming.” For the book, now grown into a project and website, Hawken and a team of researchers used peer-reviewed evidence to find the top 100 solutions to climate disruption under seven categories: energy, food, women and girls, buildings and cities, land use, transport and materials. Solutions range from solar and wind power to farmland restoration and marine permaculture. Although the top single solution is, surprisingly, refrigerant management, the best result comes from combining two related solutions, educating girls and family planning, which fall at 6 and 7, respectively, on the list. Drawdown finds these measures could reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases by 120 gigatonnes and human population by one billion by 2050. According to Project Drawdown, “Access to education and voluntary family planning are basic human rights and should be secured simply because they are, yet significant gaps remain around the world today.” Advancing these rights affects fertility rates and population growth, which drive “demand for food, transportation, electricity, buildings, goods, etc., all with attendant emissions.” In addition to education and family planning, Project Drawdown includes addressing inequity in agriculture, mainly through equal access for women smallholders to “a range of resources, from land rights and credit to education and technology.” Educating girls would result in “improved livelihoods, delayed onset of marriage, delayed childbearing, and fewer children than peers with less education.” Family planning, “including access to contraception and reproductive health resources,” would reduce fertility rates and slow population growth. There’s no single solution to climate disruption and other environmental crises we’ve created. Our refusal to take necessary action for so long, even though we knew about the problems, means we have to urgently employ every means possible. Women’s rights – including education, family planning and equal opportunity in all aspects of society – are necessary for stabilizing population growth, creating a better world and ensuring the well-being and survival of our species. David Suzuki
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions More trees, please I attended the Community Forest/Elder College sponsored information meeting on wildfires because I wondered what a logging company would have to tell us about how we should live with wildfires. They presented us with a video of forestry experts. All the “experts” agreed that our biggest problem was too many trees. For decades the forest industry has been deforesting our province and congratulating themselves on the booming economy they have created. Sadly, their clear-cut logging practices have left the forests bankrupt. There is nothing sustainable about clear-cutting millions of hectares of old growth forest and replacing them with plantations of tiny seedlings. What did they say we should do? We need to get rid of more trees. We should cut down trees close to our houses, get rid of wood piles and our shake roofs. In the forest, trees should be spaced, and pruned, and we must not object to prescribed burns. This is all necessary because, they say, should an accidental fire occur there may be no resources to help us fight our fire. That’s alarming. As citizens, we expect our government to come to our aid during times of crisis. It’s why we pay taxes. At this time a crisis has been declared – a climate crisis. According to the United Nations one of the best remedies for global warming is to stop cutting down forests and plant more trees. The purpose of Community Forest, in holding these meetings, seemed to be to encourage citizens to be frightened of trees but
accepting of wildfire. Four important facts about trees not mentioned at the meeting: • they produce oxygen • they sequester carbon • they bring in water (“biotic pump” theory) • they create shade, less heat, more moisture so it doesn’t get so hot and dry Whenever I hear a logging company advocating for the need to cut more trees, I consider it a conflict of interest and the opposite is closer to the truth. Charlene Penner, Roberts Creek
A home for all (Addressed to Gibsons council, and copied to the Local) This letter is to encourage you to continue to support the federal government’s welcome initiative of transforming the former School Road RCMP building into a 40-unit affordable supported housing project. It brought tears of joy to me when I read the announcement a few months ago in our local newspapers. The rental situation is desperate for ordinary low wage earners or seniors or people with special needs or health concerns who simply cannot pay the current inflated rents. We probably all know someone in that unfortunate position and it is not something of which our community can be proud. Please continue to pursue and encourage this project as essential in spite of the building opposition of neighbours and others who do, indeed, have valid concerns, especially its proximity to our local Gibsons Elementary School. But these concerns can be alleviated by careful planning, communication, and the establishment of careful checks and balances. I’d like to draw a parallel.
(As a former Gibsons Elementary teacher) I remember being in the audience just a few years ago when Vancouver Coastal Health held neighbourhood consultation meetings about the renovation of the former Kiwanis Seniors Care Home just off North Road to become Sumac Place, a residential care facility for people just out of mental hospitals to prepare them for up to two years for a return to community living. There were strong fears and concerns about the perceived dangers and behaviours of these people recovering from psychiatric illnesses and addictions, and some neighbours were strongly discouraging the establishment of Sumac Place there, just behind Elphinstone High School and not far from Gibsons Elementary School. Yesterday I phoned and interviewed four individuals who live within onbe block of Sumac Place and each person said they knew of no problems that had arisen from residents there, and there were no discussions at nearby North Oaks strata gatherings about concerns, and nothing in strata minutes. A VCH Mental Health and Addictions official knew of no problems reflecting neighbours’ early fears. It is natural to fear the unknown and community changes but usually our fears are not realized in reality, and we need to remember that we are all somewhat influenced by the societal stigma that still persists around mental illness and addiction. People with these unfortunate conditions live among us now in our neighbourhoods, families, and relations, and often we don’t know it, and we do not live in fear of what awful things they might do. Let us all please look at what
is most important here. All of our citizens deserve a home they can afford. With a stable home, we all have a much better chance to be healthy and thrive. Marilyn Giesbrecht, Gibsons
Politicians & pirates Gibsons’ vigilant whistleblowers are a blessing at this crossroads in sustainability. The damned pirates are a curse. The world’s economic troubles always provide them a crack to exploit. Avast, politicians are replaced by puppets. Their masters are the sly developers’ teams of professionals who are practicing piracy by convincing residents they are building an “economic anchor” to share, when, oddly, sharing is a concept most foreign to them. Meanwhile, the plundering of public assets strategically continues. I have lived here long enough to spot the difference between a resident and a sellout. I believe there is a coup being staged on our town. I know it should be stopped. I want those who enjoyed this community when it was not under siege to stand up and repay their debt of gratitude by saving our town from this steamroller of greed. Start by pointing out the pirates. Steve Dieter, Gibsons
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Ferries: the 30-cent solution
Gibsons staffer moves to Sechelt
As Coast residents endure another summer of ferry sailing overloads and delays, local organizations are challenging the provincial government to do better with its service to the Sunshine Coast. The Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce recently emailed Transportation Minister Claire Travena, calling for BC Ferries to have additional vessels that can be brought into service on short notice. This was in reaction to a reduction in sailings to the Coast around the Canada Day weekend. These were due to a breakdown on the Queen of Coquitlam, which took her out of service between June 25 and July 4. The chamber estimates that a 30-cent increase to fares across BC Ferries system would support the annu-
David Douglas will commence employment with the District of Sechelt in the position of director of financial services on Aug. 6. David has extensive financial management experience as he brings almost 18 years of public sector experience. David also brings a wealth of local knowledge and experience in local government having most recently worked at the Town of Gibsons as their director of financial services. He was previously the director of financial services for the City of Powell River for 10 years and the manager of finance at the District of Ucluelet for two years. David is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and holds a Business Management Diploma from Capilano Univer-
on at the conference related to ferry service improvements. By doing this, it wants to gain support from other local governments, adding pressure on the provincial government to address issues with the coastal ferry system. This resolution stresses that coastal ferries are an extension of the highway system and the provincial transportation network. It calls for a strategy to be developed to reduce sailing waits during peak travel times. The SCRD is requesting that the province work with coastal communities and BC Ferries to develop that strategy, and that it include additional sailings and a dedicated foot passenger service for the Sunshine Coast. Connie Jordison
al cost of the purchase of one additional vessel. “We are not taking a position on whether or not this would be welcomed by the public. Our comment is simply to show one example of how little such a policy decision by the government would cost,” said John Henderson, spokesperson for the chamber’s executive. The Coast’s local governments will be raising ferry service concerns with the province and BC Ferries at the upcoming Union of BC Municipalities conference. The conference begins Sept. 23 in Vancouver. It includes opportunities for local elected officials to meet with those in charge of the ferry system. The SCRD Board is submitting a resolution to be voted
sity in Vancouver. “Having worked with David in Ucluelet, I am confident that he will be a great addition to our team. We look
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Sechelt’s “open for business” group has now been closed The final nail was put in the coffin of Sechelt Innovations Ltd. (SIL) at the July 3 Sechelt council meeting. In 2015, council halted SIL’s operations. Since then, district staff have been handling the legal wind up of the municipality’s former economic development arm. At the meeting, council agreed to dissolve SIL. In 2014, SIL incurred a loss of about $221,000. Its total deficit by the end of that year was $278,618. Since 2016, it has cost Sechelt approximate-
ly $1,500 per year to keep the inoperative firm in good standing with the BC Registrar of Companies. SIL was launched Oct. 30, 2013 by former Mayor John Henderson’s council at an event that drew a capacity crowd to Sechelt’s Seaside Centre. The first SIL Board of Directors included Chris Fawcus, Robert Flux, Teresa Fournier, Greg Latham, Mark Sager, Lance Sparling, and Christine Stefanik. The mission of SIL was to bring focus to Sechelt’s most
desirable attributes. Its motto was “Sechelt is Open for Business.” In discussion of dissolving the company, the director of corporate and financial services, Doug Stewart, noted that since 2015, Sechelt has been part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization (SCREDO). This group carries out a mandate similar to that of SIL on a Coast-wide basis. In 2016, the four Coast local governments committed to funding this entity with up
to $300,000 per year. This amount is shared by the partners based on a combination of converted assessed values and population bases, with SCRD Electoral Area E contributing only on its assessments. For 2019, Sechelt budgeted $87,826 for its share of SCREDO operations. Stewart reported that SIL’s only major physical asset, the hardware for the downtown free wifi system, was transferred to the District in 2015. SIL was one of three subsidiaries once owned by the
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District of Sechelt. Only Sechelt Community Projects Inc., the company that operates the Sunshine Coast Community Forest, remains in place. Sechelt Recreation Service, a company set up in 2012 to keep the Sechelt Golf Course running during a dispute between the district and the course’s operator, was wound up in 2017. The district is the holder of the leases for the property that the course is located on. It subleases the property to a course operator. Connie Jordison
Photo fact A photo of search efforts at Waugh Lake at Egmont, distributed by the RCMP and published July 4 in the Local as a “RCMP photo”, was taken by search and rescue team leader Robert Allen. Staff
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Proach Models will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 17 at its museum and workshop at 5533 Sechelt Inlet Cres. (just off East Porpoise Bay Rd., near Prime Rentals) with an open house 5-7:30pm. Sponsored by the Sechelt & District Chamber of Com-
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casted, built and packed for their worldwide destinations, will also be open to view current projects, such as a fourfoot tall model of the Space Shuttle. Proach Models has the distinction of having had two of its models travel into space to the ISS, aboard a U.S Space Shuttle in 2002 and a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 2008. Submitted
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Bill Beamish Mayor, Town of Gibsons
Last month, members of Gibsons Council teamed up with staff from Town Hall, the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, the Sunshine Coast Credit Union and other members of the local business community to conduct “Business Walks”, a day-long survey of Gibsons’ businesses meant to help determine how confident business owners are about their prospects and how our various organizations might better help them to thrive. It was an interesting undertaking, which revealed that most of Gibsons’ business owners are feeling quite positive about the future, both in terms of their own enterprises and the local economy in general. That’s great news – and my hope
Regional Review Lori Pratt
Sunshine Coast Regional District Chair and Area B Director
It’s summer and the hot weather has arrived and residents and visitors can spend more time outdoors enjoying the beautiful, unspoiled nature of the Sunshine Coast. From Gambier Island to Egmont, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) manages and maintains a variety of parks, trails, beach accesses, playgrounds, sports fields and bicycle/walking paths. Connecting trail networks such as the Suncoaster Trail have increased accessibility to outdoor activities. The long-term vision for the Suncoaster Trail is to provide a ferry-to-ferry connection from Earls Cove to Langdale. Phase one of the Suncoaster trail was completed in 2010; it starts in Egmont and currently ends in Halfmoon Bay. It functions as a backbone corridor for the Sunshine Coast providing users with 37 kilometres of trail and a unique opportunity to experience its rugged nature.
is that these good economic conditions will translate into higher average wages in our community. According to “Living Wage for Families.ca”, a “living wage” is the hourly amount a two-parent family of four needs to cover its basic expenses, when both parents work full-time. Basic expenses include food, clothing, rental housing, child care, transportation and small savings to cover illness or emergencies, but not future savings for home ownership, retirement or children’s university education. In BC, the living wage ranges from $14.03/hour in North Central BC to $19.50/ hour in Metro Vancouver, which includes the Sunshine Coast. It is different from “minimum wage” (currently set at $13.85/hour in BC), which keeps thousands of hard-working families living below the poverty line. On our recent Business Walks, we heard that, while the majority of small busiThe second phase of the Suncoaster trail is intended to develop a route from Secret Cove to Langdale, over approximately 61 kilometres. The design of phase two began with community consultations undertaken in coordination with member municipalities in late 2016 and early 2017. In late 2017, working together with the District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons and in coordination with shíshálh Nation, the SCRD received a grant from the BC Association for Healthy Living Society to develop the idea from a route alignment on a map to a trail concept design. The trail concept plan will help the community and the SCRD to visualize what the trail could be using real data, and provides an opportunity to discuss feasibility by assessing project challenges and providing preliminary cost estimates. Another exciting parks-related project took place last year when the shíshálh Nation Elders Language group and the SCRD collaborated to provide and/or translate SCRD park names into
ness owners do pay their employees more than minimum wage, they often struggle to pay even themselves a living wage. That’s too bad, because studies show that employees (and business owners) who earn a living wage are good for the local economy, as higher incomes allow families to purchase more goods and services in their own neighbourhoods. It’s a positive cycle that benefits everyone – and one I’d love to see happening on the Coast. At Town Hall, our purchasing policy rewards businesses that demonstrate positive social values, including by paying their employees a living wage, offering benefits and providing professional development. More broadly, we can all help small businesses, local workers and our economy thrive by spending our dollars in the community. It may cost a little more sometimes, but the benefits come back to us in spades. Please, shop local.
the shashishalhem (Sechelt language). The language group met over two months to translate 12 park names. Katherine Lake, for example, was given the name “p’ip’k’ilich”. The name “p’ip’k’ilich” was chosen to recognize that Katherine Lake is home to an endangered Western Painted Turtle population. Cliff Gilker Park’s name is “?iyuls”. This name represents the beautiful smooth rock/stone faces that are created by waterfalls located in the park’s walking trails. This year, the SCRD, District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons, and Sunshine Coast Tourism collaborated to create a User-Friendly Trail Guide to inspire those with mobility challenges to get out and explore the Sunshine Coast. The trails in the guide were selected because they are shorter, wider, flatter, and more even than the average mountain trail. I encourage you to visit www.scrd.ca/parks to view the User-Friendly Trail Guide, to learn more about SCRD parks and trails, to check out our interactive map, and much more.
Public hearing for Sechelt pot zoning At the regular meeting of Sechelt council on July 3, council gave first reading to a zoning bylaw to allow for cannabis uses in the District. The proposed bylaw will now go to a public hearing, on July 22 at 6pm in the Community Room, for public input. The proposed cannabis amendments to the zoning bylaw would: • recognize and regulate non-medical cannabis retail establishments • update the existing zoning bylaw terminology pertain-
ing to medical marijuana and non-medical marijuana to better align with the provincial and federal regulations • add, define and regulate land uses for micro-cultivation and micro-production • refine conditions of use for cannabis cultivation and production • make provision for non-medical cannabis retail establishments in the C-2 Commercial zone and include conditions of use in the zoning bylaw Ian Holl, planning manager stated, “Adoption of this
zoning bylaw amendment will allow the District to consider applications from the Liquor & Cannabis Regulation Branch of BC for micro production and cultivation and cannabis retail establishments.” The federal government, through Health Canada continues to regulate all medical cannabis, which may be sold by federally licensed producers only. Local governments retain power to regulate land use regarding cannabis facilities in their municipality. Submitted
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Events on the Sunshine Coast July 12 Lounge party with Grant Olsen (2pm) and Brothers in Farms (4pm), celebrating new lounge licence, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 2pm July 12 Opening reception for exhibition by Caroline Weaver, The Kube, Gibsons, 6-9pm July 12 Conversation and a slideshow about Inside Passage School of Fine Cabinetmaking, Grove Front Gallery, 5455 Inlet Ave., Sechelt, 6-8pm, by donation July 12 Music in the Landing presents Celso Machado, gazebo on the wharf, Gibsons, 7-8pm, free July 12 Jeevious Family, Roberts Creek Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 July 12 Zonolite, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm July 12 Karaoke with DJ JB, Sechelt Legion, 9pm, no cover July 13 Carve a notch on the reconciliation totem pole, with Tony Paul, beside Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 10am-2pm July 13 Music in the Landing presents Brad Wells, Pioneer Square, Gibsons, 11am-1pm July 13 Yoga, beer & brunch, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 9:45am, $30, reserve at 778-462-3007 July 13 Repair cafe, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 11am-4pm July 13 Sechelt Summer Music presents Whiskey Business (noon) and Monty Montego and the Rocksteady Crew (1pm), library lawn stage, noon-2pm, free July 13 Opening reception for exhibition by Sandy Kay, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm July 13 Music in the Landing presents Gingersnaps and Shortbread, above Winegarden Park, Gibsons, 2-3:30pm, free July 13 Charlotte Wrinch, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 2-4pm July 13 Pulling Strings (ukulele singers) entertains, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30pm July 13 An evening of storytelling with Johnny Moses, Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt, 4-6pm, by donation July 13 Halfmoon Bay country fair dinner/dance with Playback, Coopers Green Hall, 6pm salmon, 7:30pm music starts, $35, 604-885-5034 July 13 The Burying Ground and Mama’s Broke, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7-9pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door, share-there.com July 13 Music in the Landing presents the Billy Hillpicker Band, Winegarden Park, Gibsons, 7-8:30pm, free July 13 Tracy McNeil & Dan Parsons, touring from Australia, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, $15
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A Sandy Kay painting called “I Can See Clearly Now”, one of about 30 works based on a bog near Smuggler’s Cove and currently on display at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. PHOTO SUBMITTED
A Tangled Web, a new visual art show featuring paintings of the bog on the trail to Smuggler’s Cove, opens at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery on July 11. Halfmoon Bay artist Sandy Kay spent four years, with this last year painting fulltime, to put together the exhibit of approximately 30 works. Kay discovered the trail at Smuggler’s Cove soon after moving to the Coast seven years ago. “I loved the hike there, but I was enamoured by the wetland,” says Kay. “The idea that there could be such decay and decline at the same time that there is new growth.” From the beginning of her painting career Kay had wanted to paint on the theme of “finding the light of who you are through the tangle of your life. I had been looking for 30 years,” she says. “I knew what I wanted to say but didn’t have a vehicle for it. When I saw the bog, I said: that’s it.” Using a multi-disciplined approach, Kay took photographs of sections of the bog to use later as a reference for all the details while painting. She would also draw the same section she’d photographed to capture “the feeling of being there.” She then created a Grisaille underpainting of black, white and grey to establish the values before adding between 20-25 layers of transparent colours, limiting herself to blue, red and yellow. “It’s a cleaner way of painting,” she says of using only primary colours with black and white.
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“It requires more skill in mixing colours but what happens is that every colour you mix is analogous.” Depending on size, the paintings took her anywhere from 30-60 hours to complete because of the complexity of her subject. “Not only are they complicated because of all the tangles, most of the paintings are reflections,” says Kay. “A lot of people think they’re upside down.” With such a tangled environment, Kay focused on the intersection of things and on the calmness of the water. “The creative process is deciding what to show and what to leave out for the viewer to complete with their own eye,” says Kay. “I didn’t want them to be illustrations.” Discovering the bog has been a life-changing event for Kay. In addition to preparing for the exhibition, Kay is producing a coffee table book and has a draft ready, but the final product won’t be published for another month. Those interested in the book can sign up to be notified when it’s ready. She also approached local musician Bonar Harris about creating music inspired by the bog. “I wanted people to have the experience of looking at the paintings while listening to this ambient music,” explains Kay. Harris spearheaded the CD project bringing in David j Taylor, Frank Carmelitano and Graham Ord to compose and record original music based on their impressions of the bog. CDs will be available for sale and a portion of all the revenues Kay earns from the sales of the paintings, books and CDs will be donated to the Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park. “I’ve been given this beautiful wealth of images and this sanctuary spot I go to all the time,” says Kay. “It’s a payback in a small way to preserve it and do my part to contribute.” A Tangled Web runs at the Gibsons Public art gallery until August 11. Opening reception July 13, 2-4pm. Kay will be giving demonstrations of her technique on July 20 from 12-4pm and an interactive artist’s talk on Aug. 10 at 1pm. All events are free and everyone is welcome. More info at sandykayart.com
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Tip of the Week: The Total Solar Eclipse that occurred on July 2, which indicated change, transformation and, for some, breakthrough to new levels of freedom and expression, waxes to full on July 16th at 10 Cancer 37. If you happen to know your Natal Chart, you will more clearly see how it is unfolding. Moreover, the Full Moon is a Lunar Eclipse and occurs at 24 Capricorn 05. That it is closely aligned to Pluto implies a potent theme of change, transformation, purging, purification, liberation and ending, and completion. Pluto is surgical. It has a way of removing what was with sharp tools. As ever, how exactly it will manifest depends on the finer details of your destiny as revealed in your chart, cast for when you were born. As well, often the effects of the eclipse, or at least the lead-up conditions and situations can actually occur prior to it. This week’s Horoscope will highlight how these eclipses, impulses for powerful changes, will generally affect each sign. Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) Home and career are the two main areas of focus for the changes indicated by eclipse season. Home can include family and security, protection, nurturing and nutrition. Career also includes your public life and social status in general. These two main areas are both destined for change and each will directly influence the other. Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) Eclipse season is destined to activate your mind and how you perceive the world and your beliefs and visions in a wider sense, including what you consider to be true and possible. Sometimes we need a shift of focus and a change of conviction in our philosophy of life to breakthrough. It helps to be aware and align your intentions, as well. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Your financial world is the main area of activation for this summer’s eclipses. They are destined to activate choices and actions that emphasize the generation of a healthier flow of income. This can include focusing upon investments. Insurance needs and concerns or wills and inheritances are also possible themes of focus. Either way, paying closer attention to the details is featured. Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) When an eclipse occurs BC RECYCLEpEdia in our own sign, even if it is YCLE (732-9253) not in close aspect to anoth0-667-4321 er planet, we feel the impact quite strongly. It activates ouncil of B.c. MeMBeR circumstances manifesting
cess or value. Making room to increase your scope of expression is indicated. Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) These eclipses are destined to synchronize with some rather deep transformations. Change may not be a strong enough word. Some of the focus is linked to finances. Yet, your physical health and wellbeing are also likely areas of influence. Circumstances will likely push you to pay closer attention to the quality of your health, diet, and lifestyle in general. Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) Shifts and changes on relationships fronts are underway. The relationship you have with yourself could undergo the impulse to change, as well. Self-regard and esteem and respect are all areas of possibility. Initiating new directions of activity is also possible. Positively, you feel passionate and determined to start a major new project or focus. Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19) Changes in your daily rhythm and routine are at least under review. You may be wondering what else is possible and how can you take steps and measures to integrate actions that will lead you into new expressions. Money and earning power and potential are likely features of your focus. One way or another, you want a change and you are willing to work for it. Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) The focus of these two eclipses in Cancer and Capricorn are destined to activate your creative focus and sense of individuality and originality. So, you could get a real boost to do what you do differently and better. There is also an emphasis on directing your efforts to causes or projects that serve a greater good.
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to lead, activate or push us in new directions. Your outer relationships will also be affected and these are linked to career, primarily. So, change is not simply in the air, it is on the ground. Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) The recent Solar Eclipse activated at deep, subconscious levels. It is serving to produce a transformation of some kind. It could feel like a death or ending and even manifest as such. Yet, the death could be of aspects of your ego and perhaps some of your ideals, illusions, and denials. Positively, it is inspiring your sense of vision and adventure. Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22)l New angles of your sense of individuality have been awakened. These could manifest as invention and innovation. Accessing your sense of confidence and courage to lay claim to this impulse to do your own thing is featured. Positively, the Lunar Eclipse will serve to stimulate your creative impulses and your desire and determination to learn how to… Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Shifts and changes in your career and social status are underway. Positively, you feel more secure and empowered. These will likely have a transformational effect on you emotionally. You could either feel more mature and responsible or you could lean to the other pole and feel liberated to be more innocent and playful, perhaps a bit of both. Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Some of core beliefs and philosophies are being shaken. Positively, they are shaking you awake to untapped creative potentials. Perhaps you do not believe you have certain talents or you have not given them much attention because they do not fit in with your vision of suc-
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Halfmoon Bay Community Association Proudly Presents the 53rd Annual
HALFMOON BAY COUNTRY FAIR July 13th & 14th, 2019 at Coopers Green Park (5500 Fisherman Rd, Halfmoon Bay)
This year the Fair has a WESTERN theme!
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Saturday, July 13th
Kids’ Fishing Derby Ages 12 and under - HMB Government Wharf Hot Dogs & Prizes Sponsored by Halfmoon Bay General Store, Halfmoon Bay Café, Sechelt Signs Salmon BBQ, Dinner and Dance - $35pp Coopers Green Hall - July 13th (5500 Fisherman Rd) Music by: Playback - BAND Starts 7:30pm - Bar service available DINNER ONLY - $20pp (Kids 2 and Under - Free hotdogs)
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THE COUNTRY FAIR AT COOPERS GREEN PARK Sunday, July 14th
Pancake Breakfast Coopers Green Park – Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary 3.5 Mile Trophy Race Connor Park - Registration 9:00 am Fair Begins Official Opening and celebration of the 53rd Halfmoon Bay Country Fair Children’s Games & Bouncy Castle Halfmoon Bay PAC & HMB Childcare Bingo - Cake Walk - Dunk Tank – Pony Rides Sack Race – Three-Legged Race – NEW! Panning for GOLD 11:00 - 4:00pm Craft/Vendor Booths Food Sales by HMB Volunteer Firefighters 12:00 - 5:00pm Beer Garden – Sponsored by Persephone Brewing Company and run by Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living. 11:00 - 5:00pm OPEN STAGE: Featuring: Local Bands and Vocal Artists 11:00 - 3:00pm: The Fair Committee’s - Silent Auction Fantastic Donations by Local Vendors 3:00pm Silent Auction Closes. Get your bids in Early! 9:00 -11:30am 9:30am 11:00am 11:30 – noon 11:00 - 3:00pm 11:00 - 4:00pm
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