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The provincial government announced July 19 that it and the shíshálh Nation have achieved three agreements that provide the foundation for lasting reconciliation and a strong collaborative working relationship. A new Government-to-Government Agreement provides a framework for further work to reconcile the interests and goals of both the shíshálh Nation and the Province. It means both parties will be more collaborative on natural resource management projects in shíshálh Nation’s territory, providing greater predictability for B.C., industry and community members. It is the basis for longer term

reconciliation negotiations to address the interests of both the shíshálh Nation and B.C. in a number of areas including forestry, revenue-sharing and shared decision-making. “It’s important that we have meaningful input into development happening in our territory,” said shíshálh Chief Calvin Craigan. “These agreements are a good start and the shíshálh Nation looks forward to many productive conversations with government, business and the wider community into the future.” To help the shíshálh Nation implement the Governmentto-Government Agreement, the provincial government will provide $100,000 in capacity 14A 107min

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Editorial Opinion Seniors’ incomes dropping The most recent income data from Statistics Canada has some really good news for BC two-parent families. Their median income has increased 9.7 per cent and far outpaces the national average. However, for seniors in BC, the story is the complete opposite. Since 2013, BC senior families saw their annual median income fall 5.7 per cent and for a BC single senior, the decline is even steeper, with a 6.3 per cent drop since 2013. This compares to the national averages, which show a 1.9 per cent increase for senior families and a 2.3 per cent increase for single seniors. We have to start paying attention to what the data are telling us and stop listening to generationally divisive inaccurate generalizations that portray seniors as rich. Median income gives us one of the best measures of incomes, as it is not distorted by the very high or very low incomes of small minorities. We know that seniors have the lowest median income of any age cohort over 25 and now we know that, in BC, seniors’ incomes are actually shrinking while other age groups are experiencing significant increases. The reason for the decreases vary, but record low interest rates, life expectancy exceeding the time frame of a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF), and the inability of private pensions to provide cost of living increases all contribute. In BC, the lowest income seniors (54,000) receive the BC Seniors Supplement, which has remained the same amount for over 25 years. We also need to remember that, while most seniors do not have a mortgage, over 20 per cent are renters and 35 per cent do not live in one of the over-heated real estate markets. There are definitely seniors in the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria with a great amount of equity in their homes, but we need to find a way that will responsibly allow seniors to access their equity, while also recognizing that some areas of the province are experiencing stagnant house values. Financial assistance should be based on economic need, not age alone. Seniors are as different as the population at large, and like most people, believe in a progressive approach to subsidies and entitlements. The one distinction is that some policies that may be considered to have contrary incentives within the working population are in fact reasonable when looking at a population that is not, and will not be, an active participant in the labour force. Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions ‘Suck it up’

(Addressed to the SCRD and copied to the Local) I would like to know why on earth the SCRD is asking citizens to take a survey about repairs to the hot tub at the Gibsons Pool. A couple of years ago the SCRD committed a quarter million dollars for repairs to the aging Sechelt Ice Arena without feeling any need to survey taxpayers about exactly how much they should spend or whether the money should be taken from a) taxation b) community fundraising c) annual maintenance or d) I don't support any source of funding. Nor were the $675,000 repairs to the Sechelt Aquatic Centre referred to a community survey. Not to mention that there's been no public survey on the controversial $5 million expenditure at Chapman Lake. The survey itself is ludicrously biased, clearly designed to elicit "no" as an answer. Or wait, perhaps we should survey Coast residents to ask if funding for a new fire truck in Gibsons should be taken out of the equipment budget for the Sechelt Fire Department. If the electoral areas can be nudged into squabbling with each other, no money would need to be spent at all. It seems clear to me that the SCRD does not want to maintain a swimming pool in Gibsons and has been throwing up roadblocks every time money has to be spent on that facility. Since the Aquatic Centre in Sechelt costs a breathtaking $2.7 million a year to operate (that's twice as much as the Gibsons and Pender Harbour pools combined), they would probably like people on the south coast to drive or bus to Sechelt.

But somehow we can afford two ice rinks – one in Sechelt and one in Gibsons – for the less than five per cent of the population who skate (Statistics Canada) but we can't afford a hot tub that's a recommended treatment for arthritis in a community where 52 per cent of the population is over 50 years old. This survey is all wet. Just suck up the hot tub, SCRD. Donna McMahon, Gibsons

‘SCRD anti-democratic’

I am deeply concerned about the Alternate Approval Process (AAP) to borrow $7.4 million (including interest) for the Chapman Lake Expansion Project. A Project that would enable the SCRD to essentially drain Chapman Lake without even declaring Stage 4 Water Use Restrictions. Chapman Lake is not big enough to supply our growing population over the long-term and drawing down the lake too far could have serious ecological impacts on the ecosystem service it currently provides. Previous SCRD boards have always rejected this proposition. Yet, the current Board drove electors into a 30-day AAP process, to get approval to borrow money for the Project, on June 27. Just as school let out and Coasters headed into vacation mode. At first, the Project was described as an emergency measure “to be used during periods of drought” until long-term source development options are constructed. But it became clear at the July 14 SCRD Board Meeting that the intent behind the project is to “avoid” having to implement water use restrictions in periods of drought. The SCRD has not pro-

vided a public information session to help citizens understand the issue or the project and the Board refuses to discuss alternatives like raising (instead of draining) Chapman Lake as suggested in the Comprehensive Regional Water Plan (estimated cost $5.5 million). In fact, the Board has taken the position that regardless of whether or not the public grants permission through the legislated AAP process, it will borrow the money anyway. This is anti-democratic. Sunshine Coast citizens have supported the SCRD as champions in protecting the Chapman Watershed for years. Please, engage your constituents in exploring sustainable alternatives to this untenable project. Suzanne Senger, Gibsons

‘Show respect’

Vancouver Coastal Health recently announced that it was closing Shorncliffe and Totem lodges and replacing them with a private chain, Trellis/Retirement Concepts that currently runs 23 residential facilities across Canada. There were no consultations with our local seniors, or with our elected representatives. The VCH decision to support a private facility, Silverstone Care Center, was decided by bureaucrats that have no vested interest in Sechelt and zero expectations that they should have a conversation with our community. The Silverstone facility will still leave us with a deficit of 20 beds in a community that is attracting multiple bus loads of retirees every year. Where is the planning? This community cares about its seniors and their rights to fundamental democratic process. Who wouldn’t want to partici-

pate in decisions that could directly affect your life? Few, if any of us, would consider anything else but the best residential care for ourselves or for our loved ones. In addition, the treatment of the 200 Hospital Employees Union members that are being tossed onto a nonunion pile of poor benefits and low wages is shameful. Good wages and benefits mean more dollars to local families and businesses. Treating our elders’ care givers with this level of disrespect is criminal. There are mountains of research demonstrating that nonprofits deliver better service due to elevated levels of staffing and increase time allotted for personal care. We deeply respect our first responders who are there for us when needed. What about the late night care givers who care for our vulnerable elders late at night with love and compassion? Don’t they deserve at least the same level of respect? Neil Bryson, Halfmoon Bay

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Syrian refugees arrive on the Coast The first Syrian refugee family has landed on the Sunshine Coast, with a second family scheduled to arrive July 26, says Pastor Jaz Ghag of Christian Life Assembly in Gibsons. The first arrivals, Louris, a woman in her 60s and her 32-year-old son, Daniel, got here early this month, Ghag told the Local. Ghag said they are very concerned for family members still in embattled areas in Syria, but “they are extremely happy to be here on the Sunshine Coast.” The family coming next week is a married couple and their two daughters, aged six and nine. It wasn’t until after arrangements had been made to bring them to the Coast that volunteers here learned the two families had met and become friends after they escaped from their homeland. Both families had fled and lived in camps in Jordan, where they were vetted and became part of the Privately Sponsored Refugee program. The federal government paid only for their transportation, while more than $20,000 had to be raised for each family in this country or by the local community, to be spent helping the newcomers adjust. More than $18,000 was raised in an art auction and silent auction at the Gibsons Art Gallery in early March. The mother and son are staying temporarily in a cottage owned by a volunteer. “We are working towards finding suitable accommodation for them,” said Ghag. An apartment in Sechelt has been leased and fur-

nished for the family about to arrive. Among the dozens of volunteers involved in fundraising and offering to lend a hand to the refugees in the longer-term are people from the community at large, members of Christian Life Assembly and Crossroads Community Church in Sechelt, and staff of Sunshine Coast Welcoming Communities, which is a program of Sunshine Coast Community Services Society. Ghaz described the group

as “a real wealth of connections and experience,” and he said he was just “blown away” and “hugely thankful” for the compassionate response from the community.” Would-be volunteers are still encouraged to contact the Refugee Sponsorship Project and can learn more on a link from the church web page at clagibsons.com. Donations are also welcome and will go only toward refugee efforts if so designated, Ghag said. Rik Jespersen

Urgent: Our Watershed Needs Your Support The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) wants to borrow $5 million for the Chapman Lake Water Supply Expansion Project. This is a massive infrastructure upgrade at Chapman Lake in the heart of Tetrahedron Provincial Park. The value of this pristine lake, which provides water for approximately 23,000 people, cannot be overestimated. The decision to proceed with this project was made without any scientifically verified proof that the project will not degrade either the source area or Chapman Creek, a very important fish bearing stream. About the AAP The SCRD is trying to use an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to authorize a public loan of $5 million to begin work on the project. If 10% or more of the eligible electors state their opposition to the AAP, the SCRD cannot proceed with the loan.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO GET 1,888 SIGNATURES Stop the SCRD from borrowing the money until they have proved to regulators and the public that it won’t degrade our drinking water source area or the ecology of the park. To defeat the AAP, at least 1,888 electors must submit an Elector Response Form to the SCRD by July 26, 2016. You can download one of these forms from the SCRD website at www.scrd.ca or the SCCA website, www.thescca.ca. Forms can be dropped off at the SCRD in Wilson Creek, the Sechelt Visitors Centre or Gaias Fair Trade in Gibsons. Help us get a real conversation going about our water supply before massive spending occurs. Inform yourself, talk to your neighbours and the SCRD directors. The SCCA website has in-depth information available for you. Refugees Louris and her son Daniel arrived on the Sunshine Coast in early July after fleeing the war in Syria and spending months in a camp in Jordan. Another family of four Syrians will be arriving next week, thanks to the work of the local Syrian Refugee Project. PHOTO SUBMITTED

SCRD seeks to dispel project ‘confusion’ The Chapman Lake Expansion Project will go ahead, whatever the outcome of the current referendum process on funding the $5 million development, the SCRD says. “The decision to go forward with this project was made last fall,” Frank Mauro, SCRD Board Director for Pender Harbour-Egmont, told a July 14 news conference at the regional district office. Mauro said the only issue currently before voters in the so-called Alternate Approval Process (AAP) is about approving a 30-year loan, which would have the “minimum long-term impact on the taxpayer.” Board Directors had called in the media in hopes of helping clear up perceived confusion about the AAP. Board Chair Garry Nohr told reporters he’d spoken with many people in the community who thought the AAP was a vote on the expansion project itself. “I’ve had to clarify to them that it’s just about the funding part of it,” Nohr said. The AAP requires eligible electors to submit a form to the SCRD by mail or in person by July 26, but only if they disapprove of plans to

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borrow the $5 million over the 30-year term. If 1,888 electors—10 per cent of those eligible to vote—do disapprove, the SCRD could then opt to hold the more common type of referendum, which would require a majority to approve the longterm loan. The Board also has a number of other options to finance the project. The Board could, without need for public approval, arrange to borrow the money over five years, but it would mean a considerably higher annual levy for taxpayers over that term, “and a lot of people would suffer for that,” Nohr said. The expansion project involves digging and blasting a 200-metre trench along the channel leading to Chapman Lake and laying in a pipe that would be inserted into the lake at a depth of eight metres. Water is currently drawn from the lake only to a depth of three metres. The SCRD has said the new pipe would be used only in the event of an emergency, like last year’s drought. The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) has launched a campaign

opposing the pipeline, warning it is too environmentally risky, and should never be constructed in a protected area like Tetrahedron Provincial Park, where Chapman Lake is located. The SCCA is actively encouraging residents to submit AAP forms as a first measure to try to impede the project. BC Parks has yet to approve the pipeline installation, pending further environmental studies underway now. A decision is expected in the fall. If approved, the project would be completed by September 2017. Nohr said that the pipeline project at Chapman Lake is an emergency program which arose as an urgent response to the 2015 drought. He also noted that other water sources—such as aquifers—will be actively sought starting in 2017, as laid out in the SCRD’s Comprehensive Regional Water Plan. The SCRD also posted more expansion project information online on July 14, in a Fact Sheet and a Frequently Asked Questions page at scrd.ca/chapmanlake-supply-expansion. Rik Jespersen

Why We Oppose the Chapman Lake Water Supply Expansion Project: 1. The proposed project is a major infrastructure expansion, not an “expansion” of the water supply. The SCRD can use the siphon it purchased last year for emergency conditions to deliver needed water. 2. The land and waters in the park are important for the protection of biodiversity. The project is not supported by a current and relevant Environmental Impact Assessment, fundamental to sound decision-making. This needs to happen before public debt is authorized. 3. The project will change the legal conditions of water use from emergency to ordinary summer use. This dramatically amplifies the potential impacts to the lake. The first priority in managing a public water supply is to protect the water source area. 4. It is not a wise use of public funds to spend several million dollars without diversifying our water supply or providing for our long term water needs. 5. We need a comprehensive public discussion about the future of our water system. BC Parks and the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource operations have already delayed this project. There is ample time for the SCRD to engage the public in meaningful decision-making before moving forward with this project. There are alternatives to this project including reservoir development and possible new water sources such as aquifers. Rainwater collection and conservation measures could significantly reduce our per capita water needs.

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Garry Nohr Chair Sunshine Coast Regional District and Repesentative for Halfmoon Bay, Area B

The SCRD is moving forward on an expansion plan to have an emergency supply of water from Chapman Lake in a drought situation. To do so, SCRD has been required to do an updated environmental study before obtaining final permits from the provincial government. This

environmental study will analyze every drawdown concern addressed to the SCRD staff by the public. This should be done by this fall and the environmental study then will be examined by provincial officials. The project will move ahead when all environmental studies are complete and the provincial government approves the plan for the drawdown of Chapman Lake. In 2016 the siphon system will be put in place in case of a drought situation. At this time SCRD water is still in Stage 1.

Sechelt Legion for sale? The Sechelt Legion membership will vote at a meeting July 31st on selling its Wharf Ave. property, as the branch’s finances slip deeper into chronic deficit. “[The sale] needs to be authorized by the membership, but there’s not really an alternative,” finance committee chair Paul Lith told the Local. “There’s really nothing on the horizon that would allow us to partner up with anybody.” Selling does not necessarily mean completely shutting down Legion Branch #140, as it’s known, which has worked

The siphon will not be put in place until we are in Stage 3. The staff will not actually use it until we are into a Stage 4 scenario, which would mean that the SCRD water system is in a dangerous position necessitating drastic action for fire safety, fish, and basic necessities for our constituents. Conservation is important to keep us from going to Stage 4. The SCRD is going to have an AAP (Alternate Approval Process) to borrow the $5 million for the expansion project, which will include the envi-

out of a few different locations in its 80-year history. But it would mean moving to another location. “Downsizing to a significant degree certainly would be one option,” Lith said. The Sechelt Legion has been scraping by since last summer, when a fund from a previous property sale dried up after subsidizing operations for some years. The branch is administered by volunteers, but restaurant and bar staff have paid positions. Members will also be vot-

ing on securing a short-term loan from the Legion’s BC/ Yukon Command to pay the branch’s District tax bill of about $14,000, which was due July 4. Sechelt does give the Legion an exemption on the property portion of its taxes. But the Legion’s commercial business is taxed like any other. Combined with other current and expected bills and expenses over the next few months, the Legion will be as much as $25,000 in debt, Lith said. Competition from other area restaurants and pubs is

The BC Minister of Energy and Mines has asked the Bri�sh Columbia U�li�es Commission (Commission) to report to the Government of BC on the impact of Bri�sh Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) and For�sBC Inc.’s (For�sBC) residen�al inclining block electricity rates (o�en referred to as the Residen�al Conserva�on Rate or RCR) on customers in regions without access to natural gas. If you are a residen�al electricity customer of BC Hydro or For�sBC without access to natural gas, the Commission is seeking your comments on: the impacts you have experienced or iden�ed from the residen�al inclining block electricity rates; and your awareness of ways to mi�gate any impacts.

Please provide your comments using the Commission’s Le�er of Comment Form found online at h�p://www.bcuc.com/Register-Le�er-of-Comment.aspx. All comments must be received in wri�ng. Please send your wri�en comments by email or mail to the Commission Secretary on or before Monday, August 15, 2016 at: Email:

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just one reason the Legion isn’t making ends meet. “The other thing is that people see it as a club specifically for veterans, despite the fact that every week in the paper and every opportunity we get we tell the public that everyone is welcome,” said Lith. Rik Jespersen

BC Ferries’ Queen of Burnaby will be temporarily removed from service on the Comox – Powell River route to repair a propeller hub from Saturday, July 23 to Thursday, July 28. During this period, the North Island Princess and

you have been getting more information through different media outlets over this month. The SCRD directors had a “media scrum” to make sure any questions that have been addressed on the above projects to the local papers and radio station were answered. Please check the SCRD website for information on either of these projects. Please contact me at 604741-2427 or e-mail me at garry.nohr@scrd.ca if you wish to discuss SCRD programs or plans.

By providing a le�er of comment in this process, you agree to your comments being placed on the public record and posted on the Commission’s website. All le�ers of comment are placed on the public record, posted on the Commission’s website and provided to the Panel and all par�cipants in the proceeding. All of the documents related to this ma�er are available on the Commission’s website at: h�p://www.bcuc.com/Applica�onView.aspx?Applica�onId=506

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option, as your vote is strictly for the length of the funding. After a long consultation process in 2013, the Comprehensive Regional Water Plan (CRWP) was passed. A focus of the plan was to implement a conservation program, and one option was for the SCRD to install water meters. I am repeating this information from last month with updates because some constituents felt we have not given them enough information on both projects. Staff and directors of SCRD have listened and

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ronmental study. The public will decide if they wish to pay the cost over 30 years or five, as local government must have community approval for any borrowing over a period greater than five years. Just to be clear, funding for the expansion project has been agreed upon since autumn 2015; if the 30-year model is defeated, the construction will still go ahead under the five-year option. Please do not vote with the idea that you are defeating the project by voting against the 30-years funding

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Mayor’s Message Bruce Milne Mayor, District of Sechelt

In May of this year, I wrote about Council’s goal of articulating Sechelt’s identity. With the number and variety of events, programs and services that run on ‘volunteer power’ in our area, I view

volunteerism as a key part of who we are. While vibrant volunteer sectors exist elsewhere, there are reasons to suggest engagement in this sector in Sechelt is well above the average. This is traditionally the time of year the Mayor sends out messages of appreciation to community volunteers who make countless contributions to Sechelt’s quality of life. So why is it that our residents are so willing to

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give freely of their time to support community endeavors? One reason may be that Sechelt has an older population, with many retired or semi-retired individuals who have time available to contribute. That age group also understands and values community engagement as a positive contributor to our quality of life. Another reason may be that we are a community separated by tidewater from the things that are routinely available in larger, more densely populated cities. If we want to have access to concerts, events, programs for youth

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Where there is a passion, people will find a way. Dr. Fred Inglis, the first resident doctor of the Sunshine Coast, had a passion for tennis. According to his son, Jack, Dr. Inglis “couldn’t stay away from tennis for very long”. When Dr. Inglis arrived in Gibsons in 1913, a tennis court wasn’t at the top of the list for the developing townsite. But, by the early 1920s, with his home built and medical practice established, Dr. Inglis took on the task of getting tennis courts built. Fortunately, he wasn’t alone

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and other services, it is up to us to create these with the resources we have. In a community the size of ours, the competition for resources to fund non-necessities is fierce. Often the only way a community can have the ‘extras’ and build the social capacity the residents want is to do this this through volunteer efforts. The majority of Sechelt residents were not born here. We chose to locate here. Many of us came first as visitors or on holidays, saw a community we liked and made the decision to make it our home. Whether

in his love of the sport. Mr. William Winn, a prominent local business man, was also an avid player. He stepped up and loaned the use of a piece of land across from the Doctor’s residence in Lower Gibsons (Stonehurst) to build the court. (At that time, there was a wide sloping hill from Gibsons Way down to Marine Drive—a large area of which was excavated in the late 40s to make room for development in Lower Gibsons.) Next thing you know, Finnish settler Wiljo Wiren brought down his horse and equipment to help flatten an area the size of two tennis courts. Then a clay surface was put on it, a fence went up, and the lines and marks for the court measured out with care. According to Jack Inglis “we used that court for

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you moved here in 2016 or have been here for decades, volunteering provides an opportunity to connect with others and to be part of something that makes a positive contribution. This is why, in my view, volunteerism is one characteristic that is central to the identity of Sechelt. What else contributes to our identity is not always clear. True identity – the sense of who we are and who others think we are - is not something a local government can develop and impose on a community. It is not a slogan, brand or marketing tool.

years”. The Gibsons Landing Tennis Club was formed with Dr. Inglis as Chair and Mr. Winn as Treasurer. Volunteers were responsible for watering the court and Mr. Moires was hired to clean up the court for 40 cents an hour. Membership fees were $1.25 per season and ten cents per game. Play was not allowed on Sundays. The death of Mr. Winn in September 1937, created the impetus to purchase land specifically for tennis courts. To that end the Gibsons Landing Improvement Society was formed with an eye on purchasing two lots in what is now Dougall Park. Dr. Inglis son, Dr. Hugh Inglis, was one of the guiding forces, along with “Bal” Ballentine. Money was raised through

Identity emerges as we grow, based on our experience and a shared understanding of what our community is about. It is about the ways we are similar, and the ways we are different, from others. On behalf of Council, I ask residents to help us articulate Sechelt’s identity: tell us what Sechelt means to you . . . in your experience, what makes this place different than any other place? Contact my office at 604885-1986 with your input or email your views to info@ Sechelt.ca. Thank you.

the sale of shares for $1, which did not include membership or playing fees, as well as dances and individual financial contributions. The members of the club must have been very patient and persistent—the land purchase needed to be negotiated, trees and stumps had to be removed and land levelled. Fifteen years later, in May 1953, volunteers gathered to haul bags of cement from Gower Point Road down to the courts. Almost a year after that, on April 22, 1954 the Coast News reported, “It’s a few weeks since we saw Doc Inglis (Hugh) and Eric out painting the lines on the tennis courts. The nets are up and the backstops in place. Play had begun.” Dr. Fred Inglis and Mr. Winn must have been pleased.

July 23-24, 2016 • Gibsons, BC

SEA CAVALCADE

WELCOME TO A WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF FUN! We have a host of new experiences for everyone to enjoy at our “Circus by the Sea” this July 23rd & 24th. SATURDAY, JULY 23rd & 24th, 2016 1. The HMCS Oriole and Navy ORCA, will be at the Gibsons Government Wharf and welcomes you to visit from 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-5:00pm 2. Fundraiser; Raffle tickets and Silent Auction will be at the Sea Cavalcade Booth

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The Sea Cavalcade invites you to JOIN the FUN and to take part in this year’s two Clown Contests. Create your own costume! Categories include kids, adults, and group family • Participate and join the parade in your Clown Costume • After the parade come to Winegarden Park and meet: Trudi Frudi the clown to join the FUN and to take part in the Kids’ Activities clown contest & Juggling Workshop: Learn to juggle; make your own juggling balls! Special parade. BE A CLOWN! 3. Sunshine Coast Roller Girls invites you to come and see them in action! 4. Come and join the Karaoke by VOCAL MOTION 5. Jessica Hue performing the Chinese Ribbon Dance 6. The Sea Cavalcade Booth will serve The Hot Crazy Baked Potatoes, come and try them

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Kayak & SUP Races, Sea Cavalcade and Sunshine Kayaking Ltd. present the First Annual Kayak & SUP Races. Armours Beach to Keats Island and back. Single Kayak, Double Kayak, and SUP categories. Awards after the races. Sponsored by Sunshine Kayaking Ltd. Kids Challenge Games • 2:00 to 4:00pm Kids, come and play at the Kids Challenge Games organized by the Bank of Montreal and the CIBC! Parents, be prepared to join in the fun.

STILL TIME TO VOLUNTEER! This event could not take place without the enthusiasm, energy and hard work of all the volunteers, if you have 2-3 hours of your time, call Margarethe at 604.886.0498

For information please check the website seacavalcade.ca The 2016 Sea Cavalcade Committee wishes all of you a fun, safe and happy weekend!

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

The Only Animal's culmination of a year in art ends with the theatrical performance of Tinkers in the forest of Mt. Elphinstone. Kendra Fanconi, The Only Animal's Artistic Director, adapted Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize winning novel with support from Vancouver's Playwrights Theatre Centre. "We feel very fortunate to premiere this play here on the Sunshine Coast," says Fanconi. "Paul Harding sent me an email saying it was lovely that art begets more art. It made me jump to see his name in my inbox." Harding's novel tells the story of George Washington Crosby and his father Howard, and includes long lyric passages on the beauty of nature. "To me, the novel reads as a love song to the natural world," says Fanconi. "It's about how to live in harmony with nature despite the stresses of family and community." While very much a local production, Fanconi was able to lure international "environmental art star" Cornelia Konrads to do set design. Konrads builds site specific sculptural installations using natural materials from that environment. “She began her career as a set designer, so the idea of designing a series of installations that doubled as set pieces really appealed to her," explains Fanconi of Konrads’ involvement. "She creates work that is deeply moving as well as fun and surprising." Another coup in attracting top notch talent to this production is the involvement

of local sound artist Viviane Houle. Houle is working with Vancouver composer Nancy Tam on the score. One of their challenges was to create a score that could be heard without amplification as there is no power on site. "They are using human voice in choral music, found percussion, and a series of acoustic instruments," says Fanconi. "Including three pianos in various states of deconstruction." Other local artists include, but are not limited to, actors Gabriel Ryan and Asha Lui-Heneke, design team Cody Chancellor, Sarita Opal Moodies and Amanda Rae Hergesheimer. Two recent Elphinstone Secondary graduates are also involved: Katie Anderson, Assistant Director for the children's cast and Julia Haskett, Production Assistant. All of the works produced this past year by The Only Animal have been in support of Mt. Elphinstone Provincial Park and its expansion, and the production of Tinkers is no different. "You can't care about a place unless you have an emotional connection with it," says Fanconi. "That's what our work strives to do. Take people into these wild places to experience it through art." Performances run July 25

to August 7 at 7pm, with 2pm matinees on July 31, August 1, 6 and 7. Tickets $25/$20 available at Melomania or online at share-there.com/

theonlyanimal. Half price previews on July 25 and 27. More information, including directions to the outdoor venue, at theonlyanimal.com.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast July 21 Creative in the Creek, hosted by David Roche, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, by donation July 22 Biscuits and Gravy, Garden Bay Pub, 8pm (Sat. 8pm, Sun. 2pm) July 22 Dinner music by Steven Jack, Roberts Creek Legion, 6pm, tips for musician July 23 Sea Cavalcade, Gibsons, parade 11am, fireworks 10:15pm, other events www.seacavalcade.ca July 23 Daniel Kingsbury Memorial 3on3 basketball tournament, fundraiser for the Jellyfish Project, Roberts Creek elementary school, noon-7:30pm July 23 Sechelt Summer Music presents Budge Schachte & Karen Graves and the Blue Line Trio with Dr. Fun, library lawn, noon2pm, free July 23 Peanut Butter Jam: On the Beach, fundraiser for the food bank, Henderson Beach, Roberts Creek, 1pm, donation or canned goods etc. for the food bank July 23 Railtown Sound system and Butler in the Hey, Nova Kitchen, Gibsons, 4pm, $20 July 23 Tomboy Survival Guide, gender stories and music with Ivan Coyote and band, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $20 July 23 Gay disco night fundraiser for Orlando defence fund, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm July 23 Three O’clock Train & Ford Madox Ford, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm, $20 July 24 Sea Cavalcade, Gibsons, kids fishing derby 9-11am, other events www.seacavalcade.ca July 25 Opening of two-week forest show “Tinkers”, by The Only Animal, Roberts Creek, 7pm, $10-25, info at www.theonlyaninmalcom July 25 Climate change discussion, hosted by MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Sechelt Band Hall, (behind McDonalds, 6-8pm July 27 Dinner music by the Remnants, Gumboot Restaurant, Roberts Creek, 6pm July 27 Tricia Dower reads from her novel “Becoming Lin”, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm July 28 James Thorhang Band, Garden Bay Pub, 8pm (Sat. 8pm, Sun, 2pm)

July 29 Dinner music by Katie Miles, Roberts Creek Legion, 6pm, tips for musician July 29 Music in the Landing presents Ken Dunn and Anna Green, gazebo on Gibsons wharf, 7pm July 30 Historical walking tour of Gibsons with Dale Peterson, start by visitor’s centre, Lower Gibsons, 10am, by donation July 30 Guided edible garden tour, presented by One Straw Society and shíshálh Nation, 10am-6pm, free, details at onestraw.ca July 30 Gambier Island Family Fair, New Brighton Community Centre, 10:30am-2:30pm July 30 Sechelt Summer Music presents Ken McBride and Back Porch Reunion, library lawn, noon-2pm July 30 Opening reception for exhibition by Jill Pilon, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm July 30 Dinner music by Charlotte Wrinch, Chaster’s Restaurant, Gibsons, 6-9pm, by donation July 31 Historical walking tour of Gibsons with Dale Peterson, start by visitor’s centre, Lower Gibsons, 10am, by donation July 31 Self-guided edible garden tour, presented by One Straw Society and shíshálh Nation, 10am-6pm, free, details at onestraw.ca July 31 Grohovac-Ibison classical guitar duo, Living Faith Lutheran Church, Davis Bay, 2pm, $20 July 31 BC Day “parking lot bash”, Italian buffet and entertainment by Russell Marsland & The Chosen Few, The Old Boot Eatery, Sechelt, 4-9pm, $35 August 3 Dinner music by the Organics, Gumboot Restaurant, Roberts Creek, 6pm August 3 Open mic night with Junco Jan, five minutes to read, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm August 5 Opening of Art in the Garden, solo show by Nancy Hache, 4784 Tamarack Place, Davis Bay, 6-8:30pm (Sat.11am5pm, Sun.11am-4pm) August 5 Dinner music by Bonar, Roberts Creek Legion, 6pm, tips for the musician August 11 Opening night of the SC Festival of the Written Arts with Charles Demers, Zarqa Nawaz and Bill Richardson, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, 8pm (festival continues Aug. 12, 13 and 14)

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Work Wanted FOR HIRE - SKILLED, EXPERIENCED GARDENER with Horticulture Education. Offering consultation & labor. Hard working, reliable. Serving Roberts Creek & Gibsons. Ryan 604-886-3552 FOR HIRE - NOBODY IS GONNA BEAT MY PROFESSIONAL WORK & PRICE. Semi-retired tile setter, hardwood & stone installer. Will do your home project. 40 years of experience. For info Call 604-813-6745. Ask for Gene. FOR HIRE - HEATHERS HELPING HANDS Accepting new clients, serving the Sunshine Coast from West Sechelt to Pender Harbor. 30 years experience providing CERTIFIED health care, personal care, exercises, crafts, nutrition and meal prep, shopping, doctor visits and gardening. Experience with dementia, special needs and companionship. You need it done… Just ask! Email: hheathershelpinghands@ gmail.com 604-865-0686

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Ambassador/Administrator The Sechelt Downtown Business Association is looking for a part-time dynamic Ambassador/Administrator to work with our member businesses and volunteer Board of Directors. Responsible for general administration, ambassador and website/social media management. To succeed in this role you will possess exceptional Word/Excel/Microsoft Outlook skills and abilities, social media and website abilities, outgoing personality and ability to communicate with all member businesses. Please submit your cover letter/resume to: President, Sechelt Downtown Business Association at sdba@dccnet.com by 4pm, July 30, 2016.

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                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           474 South Fletcher Road P: 604-886-2274              474 Road P: 604-886-2274 P OSouth Box 340Fletcher 604-886-9735 474 South Fletcher Road P:F:604-886-2274 

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Enjoy a safe and happy Sea Cavalcade!

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Current sailing information is available at www.bcferries.com. For personalized service, reservations or recorded information call: Toll free in B.C. 1-888-223-3779 or in Victoria (250) 386-3431.

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GIBSONS

Fresh Produce right from the Gumboot Garden!

758 School Rd • Fax 604-886-9191

> Traditional > Innovative > Fresh

J. Wayne RoWe LaW office 604-886-2029 SECHELT

OPEN FOR BREAKFAST (until 2:30pm)

#303-5710 Teredo St • Teredo Square

LUNCH & DINNER EVERYDAY • 9am-9pm

604-885-0439

PHONE FOR RESERVATIONS

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1041 Roberts Creek Rd

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NEW LOWER PRICES TRY OUR TACO TUESDAYS AND WINGS ON WEDNESDAY Happy hour everyday 3 to 5pm Open 7 Days A Week • Monday - Sunday NEW LOWER PRICES Call 604-886-2831 to make a reservation TRY OUR TACO TUESDAYS AND WINGS ON WEDNESDAY 442 Marine Drive, Gibsons, BC Happy hour everyday 3 to 5pm Open 7 Days A Week • Monday - Sunday

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Wings & Beer 9-10pm before FIREWORKS!!

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MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN

NOW OPEN in Sechelt! Tuesday - Sunday 4-9:30pm MEZZETHES

Our mezzethees, like many places around the Mediterranean, are served ‘tapas’ style: a series of dishes designed and served to be shared with friends and family. Homous, Tzatziki, Taramosalata, or Dip Trio

5530 Wharf Ave, Sechelt 604-885-2008

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Come enjoy our new Mediterranean menu on the patio PLATTERS

ALL KIDS MENU ITEMS $10

WE USE ONLY 100% CERTIFIED ALBERTA STEAKS

GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS

All platters come with rice, roasted potato, greek salad, pita and Tzatziki. Souvlaki, Spanakopita, Kalamari, Roast Lamb shoulder, Moussaka, Paidakia, or our Tasting Platter

8oz Sirloin, 10oz New York Striploin, or 10oz Ribeye

Includes juice or pop. Grilled cheese, Chicken fingers and fires, Pasta with bolognese, Kids skewer with Caesar Salad

All dishes can be prepared gluten free upon request.

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