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SSC announces cancellations Everyone at the Sechelt Sustainable Community (SSC) regrets to announce the cancellation of several of their popular community

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In order to focus resources on the unpredictable zoning amendment process with the District of Sechelt, SSC has

been forced to cut this year’s Paddling Festival, Electric Vehicle Festival, and its Urban Demonstration Garden. Financial support for the Sech-

Patrons peruse some of the more than 80 booths at the Coast Community Builders Association Home and Garden Expo in the Gibsons Community Centre on June 10. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

elt Arts Festival (to which SSC donated $3,000 in 2015 and $5,000 in 2016), as well as participation in projects such as the Art Crawl, will also be deferred until further notice.

For almost three years, SSC has worked diligently with District of Sechelt staff and Council trying to change the current zoning from the required 18-hole golf course and 1,600 conventional housing units to a unique plan for the 420-acre sustainable community on the Porpoise Bay waterfront.

“We have experienced tremendous community support ever since we started in July 2014,” said Werner Hofstätter, interim CEO of the development project. “Unfortunately, we're not any closer to realizing that vision than we were 36 months ago, so we need to focus on that.”

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Fire destroyed this house at 5432 Monkey Tree Lane in Sechelt about 5am on June 10. Six people inside escaped but some had to jump from a second-floor balcony. A machine was brought in to remove the metal roofing so crews could fully extinguish the fire. The Sechelt Fire Department said the fire may have started on the outside rear deck.

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Housing rules under review The Sunshine Coast Regional District is reviewing land use planning policies in its rural areas, with the goal of increasing the supply of affordable housing in neighbourhoods that are already serviced and close to transportation.

At the Planning and Community Development Committee meeting of June 8, regional directors accepted staff's recommendation to start drafting changes to the Official Community Plans (OCPs) for the five rural areas, with the goal of making housing options both more flexible and consistent.

Yuli Siao, Senior Planner, presented staff's recommendations to the board, emphasizing that there are already opportunities to increase density in the rural areas under the existing zoning because lots that are 2,000 to 4,000 square metres (half an acre to one acre) and larger are permitted to have a second dwelling on the property.

When SCRD staff investigated, they found that only about 10 per cent of these residential lots currently have second dwellings, leaving about 2,200 properties with the potential for infill without the need for changes to zoning or new roads and water services.

Staff will update OCP policies to encourage the development of cluster housing in designated village cores.

Current policies do not make allowance for small-

lot development, alternative building design (such as tiny houses) or advanced sewage treatment technology.

They noted that mobile home parks, which are already permitted, provide affordable housing, and similar models of small, modular or pre-fabricated homes on small lots should also be considered.

Area F Director Ian Winn, asked why the Twin Creeks OCP area (north of Langdale on the road to Port Mellon) had been excluded from the report. "I realize that it is a transitional area between rural residential and industrial but there are some larger pieces of rural residential land in there that might be under consideration," said Winn.

Manager of Planning and Development, Andrew Allen, responded that the primary goal in Twin Creeks and Hillside is to "promote and protect the industrial and forestry land base," and that "affordable housing should be focused in affordable locations with water service, fire protection and transit."

However, Winn pointed out that housing is needed "in proximity to where the jobs are," and asked that Twin Creeks not be ruled out.

Staff will prepare OCP amendment bylaws and bring them back to the SCRD Planning Committee before the end of September.

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At their regular meeting on June 7, District of Sechelt councillors gave a warm reception to an Age Friendly Community Plan developed by the Sunshine Coast Seniors Planning Table.

Alison Leaney, Coordinator of the Seniors Planning Table, appeared as a delegation to introduce the report, which was based on feedback from focus groups involving over 200 community members who were asked what would make Sechelt even more friendly for people of all ages.

The final report includes 43 recommendations in eight areas: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation and traffic safety, housing and independent living, respect and inclusion, social participation, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community support and health services.

As well as suggested actions for the District of Sechelt, there are recommendations for a wide variety of other governments, agencies and organizations, including the SCRD, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

Leaney said that the recommendations are intended to benefit everyone, not just seniors, and said that they "were constructed in a way to be actionable, so that we don't have

a report that sits on a shelf."

Among the themes that Leaney touched on in her introduction were a strong desire among members of the public for "neighbourliness and interconnectedness and inter-generational opportunities to connect in the community", and a deep concern about the lack of affordable housing. The report also recommends ongoing funding for the Seniors Planning Table, and a community social planning position.

Mayor Bruce Milne complimented Leaney on her work.

"When I was reading the report I was thinking how fortunate we are in Sechelt to have you in our community to be able to not only organize the research and the data but to write reports of that calibre.”

Council voted to receive and endorse the report, to refer it to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for further discussion, and to refer all the recommendations specific to the District of Sechelt to an upcoming review of staff workplans.

The Age Friend Community Plan was funded by a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities and compiled by the Seniors Planning Table, which is a program of the Community Resource Centre. The report is available on the Resource Centre website under the Seniors Planning Table tab. Donna McMahon

Forum on dying The Sunshine Coast Hospice Society is hosting a cross-cultural discussion around dying, at Chatelech Secondary in Sechelt on June 22 at 7pm.

This is a collaboration between the society and members of the shíshálh Nation as part of our community engagement program and our 30th anniversary celebra-

tions. One of our mandates is to help people feel more comfortable with having that most challenging conversation about death and dying.

At this forum we are bringing two cultures together to share and discuss what we do as a society about this most complicated topic. How do we feel? How do we care for the dying? What are our

beliefs?

We are having two speakers with different but related perspectives on death and dying. One is Dr. Doris Barwich who is the Executive Director of the BC Centre for Palliative Care. She will be focused on Compassionate Communities. The other speaker is Gene Harry. Gene is a First Nations Elder and spiritual advi-

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sor who is often invited here to perform ceremony when a Band member is dying. He will be sharing the practices he uses to help people transition at the end of life.

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Editorial Opinion An ocean of wonder Do you remember Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak? It turns out wizards aren’t the only ones who can vanish from sight with a special coat. Marine researchers have discovered shrimp-like crustaceans called hyperiids that can hide in the open using internal nanotechnology to cloak themselves in invisibility.

That’s just one among many fascinating ocean discoveries to celebrate (World Oceans Day was June 8, celebrated in Sechelt on June 10.)

Last summer, scientists confirmed the elusive Greenland shark can live up to 400 years, beating out ancient bowhead whales and rougheye rockfish for the longest documented lifespan of any vertebrate. Researchers are just starting to learn about the two-metre, scale-free ragfish with cartilage skeleton and flabby flesh found in Alaskan waters, and the faceless fish found in Australian waters, whose eyes, gills and mouth are hidden.

That we’re still discovering new wonders in the oceans is even more reason to protect them. We have a long way to go, though. In early 2016, about three per cent of oceans had formal protection from industrial activities, up from one per cent five years ago.

In 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and then-U.S. president Barack Obama issued a joint statement to “substantially surpass” international commitments to reach 10 per cent marine protection, even though Canada has protected less than one per cent so far. Our government is getting started, though.

It announced strong protection for globally significant glass sponge reefs near B.C.’s Haida Gwaii earlier this year, ending years of inaction.

Along with increased ocean protection, new technologies are opening up ocean exploration. Researchers are adapting drones to track coastal erosion, map coral reefs, survey penguin populations, assess whale health and even learn about mysterious sea turtle behaviour. Thanks to a microscope that works underwater, scientists are learning how coral polyps interact and about patterns algae use to take over coral ecosystems.

Many whale populations are rebounding after decades of commercial exploitation. Hunted to near extinction in the early 20th century, North Pacific humpback whales were recently reclassified from “endangered” to “special concern.”

Likewise, blue whales off the California coast are showing signs of recovery, currently numbering about 2,000. Nearly exterminated by commercial whaling fleets before receiving worldwide protection in 1967, blue whales remain one of the rarest marine mammals, numbering between 10,000 and 25,000 worldwide.

Earth’s oceans still face many overwhelming challenges and political obstacles, yet the resilience of nature and ecosystems is powerful. If we can rally around actions that protect rich ocean biodiversity, they can continue to provide an endless bounty of wonder and treasure. David Suzuki

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Pipeline betrayal Another week and another betrayal, worthy of re-call consideration, by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and the federal Liberals.

They teamed up and voted with the Conservative party in an attempt to show a national consensus that Kinder Morgan is environmentally safe. There was no mention of the many First Nations court challenges.

There was no mention of the Paris Climate Change agreement. There was no mention of "social licence".

No mention that the National Energy Board was supposed to be modernized before such a monumental decision was made.

No mention that the (inevitable) Premier-elect of BC was elected while staunchly opposing the project.

The party whips came out and eliminated any dialogue on the issue. I assume the party whips were involved because Pamela Goldsmith-Jones hosted a town hall meeting in Gibsons and the venue was flooded as people were lined up right out the door and turned away because of fire concerns. I was asked to leave because apparently I blocked a fire exit as I crouched on the floor. But before I left I could see that my concerns were the concerns of many. So my MP was well aware of the views of her constituents (as she hosted the meeting).

Let there be no mistake that this show of opposition was small or isolated.

When Kinder Morgan first proposed the pipeline and the accompanying onslaught of super tankers, there was a protest in Davis Bay that might have been the biggest protest ever on the Coast, as hundreds of locals lined the highway the length of one of the oil tankers.

The Greens and the NDP have listened to voters in B.C. Pamela and her Liberals listened, and got elected, but now betray their electorate and their own integrity.

Joe Lanteigne, Madeira Park

Getaway vehicle (The winner in an elementary school contest sponsored by Transportation Choices (TraC) around Bike to Work & School Week. The author won a new bike.)

Bikes are SO awesome!

These are some of the things I love about bikes.

First of all I love how you get exercise. Another thing that I love about bikes is that it won’t make air pollution like most cars do. Also it is fun. When it is hot outside you can feel the cold wind in your face when you are going fast. It is a very good getaway vehicle.

There are different designs which is cool! You can do tricks with your bike and impress people you want to. It’s very convenient. It’s cheaper than a car from putting gas. You can go in tight places. It’s fast enough you don’t have to pay for parking. No one would really want to steal your bike.

There are beginner bikes and pro bikes. You can also save a lot money! That was 15 reasons why bikes are the best. I LOVE bikes SO much and if you don’t like bikes you are kinda “cukoo” and after reading this you should like bikes.

Katie, Grade 3, Gibsons Elementary

Just imagine (A runner-up in the contest sponsored by (TraC).

The author won a bike helmet.)

I enjoy riding and even talking about bikes. When my mom got me my new bike, I almost had a fit I was so excited! It was my

first new bike! I always had ham my down bikes from my friend Hadley. They can almost go anywhere.

They are very useful way to transport people who don’t own cars because they don’t have to pay money to get on a bus. Plus less pollution! If everybody in the world rode bikes instead of driving cars and not one single car was left running and all cars were demolished, I bet you all my money that it would stop GLOBAL WARMING. Ta-Da! A solution to global warming. Right in front of our noses! Just think, eh?

No noisy cars, no stinky diesel cars, only peace and quiet. Just IMAGINE! Just imagine…

Annabelle S., Davis Bay Elementary

It’s a start The federal government has taken a decisive step in the right direction by committing $6.9 million to the removal of abandoned and wrecked vessels from our waters. Last week’s funding announcement signals Ottawa is stepping up after years of murkiness about which agency is responsible for problem vessels that release contaminants into the environment.

What remains unclear is how many of the 600-plus inventoried wrecked boats that litter our country’s coastlines can be removed over the five-year funding term, with the small amount of funding committed. The funding targets existing high-priority abandoned boats that are small or in commercial fishing harbours. We are heartened to learn the Coast Guard will be working on measures for larger vessels, as additional funding will be needed to address ships like the Viki Lyne II that was removed from Ladysmith Harbour last summer

at a cost of $1.2 million.

This new piece of the Oceans Protection Plan has the potential to have a significant impact on our coastlines and our coastal habitat—and at Georgia Strait Alliance we know this has to be just the beginning. But in the meantime, we’re left wondering about the absence of a voluntary turn-in program.

It’s a simple initiative that could easily deter resourcestrapped boaters from the temptation to jump ship or scuttle their derelict boats, causing long-term damage to our waters.

Removing and preventing future abandoned vessels will take a more comprehensive commitment to tackle this challenge from cradle to grave, and we’re eager to hear further announcements in the months to come.

Christianne Wilhelmson Executive Director, Georgia Strait Alliance

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New hot tub approved Gibsons pool users who dents who responded. While Arena and the Gibsons Pool, have been without their hot many were outraged at the which both date back to the tub for a year and a half may price tag, Gibsons residents 1970s and need repairs, is look forward to a new tub nonetheless strongly sup- uncertain and contentious. this fall, if repairs are com- ported replacement of their Although the SCRD adopted pleted as scheduled during hot tub and continued up- a Parks and Recreation Masthe summer pool closure keep of their aquatic centre. ter Plan in 2014, it does not (July 28 to Sept. 5).

The SCRD currently oper- include a long term plan for On June 8, the SCRD board ates five recreation facilities: maintenance and repair of voted on to award a contract three pools (in Pender Har- indoor recreation facilities. to Alfred Horie Construction bour, Sechelt and Gibsons) In 2015 (the most recent Ltd. for hot tub repairs to a plus the Sechelt Ice Arena year for which an annual remaximum cost of $290,000. and the Gibsons Recreation port is available), the SCRD The old hot tub, installed Centre. The Sechelt Pool and spent 34 per cent of its opin 1992, was closed in the fall Gibsons Recreation Centre erating budget on recreation of 2015 after a maintenance both opened in 2007, and and cultural activities. Apinspection determined that it the Pender Harbour Pool was proximately two thirds of its was deteriorating and un-re- substantially renovated in $20 million capital debt was pairable. Replacement of the 2009. for recreation facilities. tub was complicated by the The future of the Sechelt Donna McMahon fact that the old tub's location and clearances did not meet provincial Pool Operation Guidelines, requiring costly alterations to the facility.

In 2016, after public consultations and debate, SCRD directors gave the go-ahead for a hot tub replacement budgeted at $300,000, but they balked when the only bid for the project came in at $416,000. A public survey was then conducted to determine if taxpayers were willing to foot that bill, spark- The owner of this sports car parked in Sechelt on June 10 improvised with an umbrella when a sudden downpour made April 7 - Junecom27, 2017 ing a flurry of indignant mentary from the 518 resi- the convertible vulnerable. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY

JUNE 21, 2017

Canada and the Aboriginal people: our tangled history Canadians are invited to celebrate the contributions and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples on National Aboriginal Day on June 21 each year.

The relationship between

the Crown and Aboriginal people in Canada has been in near constant evolution since it was first established over 300 years ago. It has been affected by commercial and economic pressures, by

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY

Potluck Gathering at Seaside Centre ~ June 21st Bring your favorite food to share in the potluck!

5790 Teredo St. Sechelt ~ 3pm-7pm ~ free to attend Entertainment/Music: Ashley Hautala Métis Jiggers: Maxine/Phil Lavalee Guest Speakers: Métis Historians, George/Terry Goulet

shifting alliances and external threats, and by policies of protection and subordination.

On October 7, 1763, King George III issued a Royal Proclamation for the administration of British territories in North America. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 set out the core elements of the relationship between First Nations and the Crown, established the recognition of First Nation rights in Canada, and laid the foundation of the treaty-making process and Canada's territorial evolution.

The impact of treaty-making in Canada has been wideranging and long standing.

The treaties the Crown has

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Artwork mounted in Surrey for a National Aboriginal Day celebration. CITY OF SURREY PHOTO

signed with Aboriginal peoples since the 18th century have permitted the evolution of Canada as we know it and form the basis for the on-going treaty relationship.

This treaty-making process, which has evolved over more than 300 years between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada, has its origins in the early diplomatic relationship developed between European settlers and Aboriginal people. These diplomatic proceedings were the first steps in a long process that has led to today's comprehensive claims agreements between the Crown and Aboriginal people.

Throughout Canada's history, Aboriginal peoples have helped shape this land into the country we know today.

During the War of 1812, First Nations warriors and Métis fighters played important roles in the defence of these British territories against invading American forces.

Thousands of First Nations warriors and Métis fighters fought beside British troops

Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of National Aboriginal Day

School children take part in a National Aboriginal Day celebration in Burnaby. BURNABY NOW PHOTO and Canadian settler militias during the war. More than 10,000 First Nations warriors from the Great Lakes region and the St. Lawrence Valley participated in nearly every major battle.

For over a century Aboriginal children were removed from their families and homes, sometimes forcibly, and taken to residential schools where they were housed and educated under the authority of the Government of Canada. The establishment of Indian residential schools began in the 1870s.

The Government of Canada was involved in the funding and operation of many of these schools, along with various religious organizations, including the Anglican, Presbyterian, United and Roman Catholic churches. Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture. In all, some 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were removed and separated from their families and communities to attend residential schools. While most Indian residential schools ceased to operate by the mid-1970s, the last federally run school closed in the late 1990s.

On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered an historic Apology to former students of Indian residential schools and their families, and sought forgiveness for the suffering and the long-lasting impact the schools have had on First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture, heritage and language.

Alongside the 2008 Apology, the successful on-going implementation of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement is a key factor in the Government of Canada’s efforts to forge a new relationship between

Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

The Canadian Arctic Expedition (CAE) marked a significant turning point in Canada's Arctic territorial history and helped shape Canada into a nation, strong and free. By asserting Canadian control over thousands of square kilometres and confirming Canada's modern Northern border, the Expedition and its activities laid the foundation for the future of Canada's development in the Arctic. It further defined Canada's northern boundaries and provided significant scientific and cultural knowledge of the Arctic and of Northern peoples.

During the First World War, thousands of Aboriginal people voluntarily enlisted in the Canadian military.

They served in every major theatre of the war and participated in all of the major battles in which Canadian troops fought. Hundreds were wounded or lost their lives on foreign battlefields.

Aboriginal soldiers served valiantly; many distinguished themselves as talented and capable soldiers and at least 50 were awarded medals for bravery and heroism.

In 2009, June was declared National Aboriginal History Month, following the passing of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons.

This provides an opportunity to recognize not only the historic contributions of Aboriginal peoples to the development of Canada, but also the strength of present-day Aboriginal communities and their promise for the future.

Every June, Canadians celebrate National Aboriginal History Month, which is an opportunity to honour the heritage, contributions and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

June 21, 2017 We celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Sechelt, and in Canada

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Marching and singing at a National Aboriginal Day celebration at Trout Lake in Vancouver. METRO NEWS PHOTO

Mayor’s Message Bruce Milne Mayor, District of Sechelt

My column this month is an update on the over $6 million in major capital projects included in our 2017 budget.

The majority of Sechelt’s 2017 capital projects are funded from reserves, which are akin to savings accounts.

The District regularly contributes funds into reserves, from taxes, grants or sources such as Development Cost Charges. In 2017, Sechelt is allocating approximately half of the funds being raised by the change in District’s property tax levy to our community’s Capital Infrastructure Renewal Reserve.

These funds are slated to be reinvested in our community to help pay for construction and improvement projects identified in our 2017-2021 Financial Plan.

The largest 2017 capital project, and one that has been on Council’s radar since the beginning of our term, will be construction

of an Operations Centre for our Public Works and Parks Departments. There are 17 staff members in these departments who use a variety of heavy equipment to provide a range of service for our community. These include local roads and drainage maintenance; and, keeping our parks, trails and playing fields safe to use and looking great. When the Water Resource Centre was located on the Ebbtide Works Yard, construction activities displaced the former aging Public Works and Parks facilities. Those departments were moved to a temporary location on District owned property on Dusty Road.

That location is centrally located within our community - a key consideration as these departments provide on-site services to every corner of the municipality. Staff developed a plan for a new permanent facility on the same site. While the final design has not yet been finalized, it is estimated that a new facility will cost in the range of $2 million. The final cost for this project will be funded with $968,000 coming from reserves and borrowing for

a 20 year ‘mortgage’ for the remainder.

Planning for this project is proceeding. The District will receive the landscape design and layout for the site shortly. In addition, an updated facility design and cost estimate will be reviewed to ensure the proposed facility addresses the community’s needs and creates an efficient and safe working environment. Another important consideration will be how well it fits within the District’s financial means.

Following those steps, design finalization and a Development Permit application will be undertaken. It is anticipated that construction of the facility will commence near the end of this year and continue into 2018.

A wide variety of smaller capital and capital planning projects are also scheduled for 2017. These include additional sports field lighting at Kinnikinnick Park; resurfacing trails at West Sechelt’s Walter Burtnick Park; road safety improvements on Trail Avenue; upgrading our wastewater outfall; as well as planning for a gazebo/ music pavilion at Mission

ing it, using local taxpayers’ funds. Most applications require public consultation and board confirmation, but many times projects are put on hold because of budget costs. Recently the regional district has been fortunate to get grants for costly water and liquid waste projects to reduce long-term debt for local taxpayers.

Often local government future building and upgrade plans do not fit the prerequisites of many grants. Staff therefore are constantly monitoring press releases and non-government organization briefs to see if some of these groups have grants for which a local government can apply. There are grants from many organizations that are not available for local government but can be applied for by local not-forprofit groups.

One example where local government and nongovernment organizations can apply for a grant under a set criteria is Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET). This is a granting organization that gets input from northern Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast mayors and

regional chairs, who meet to distribute funds to different communities that apply to enhance their particular economic climates. Applications are thoroughly vetted to make sure that all projects are viable and that they meet the funding ratio between the grant and other funds required, as ICET does not fund 100 per cent of any project.

This granting organization has helped produce many economic successes in rural communities on the Coast and Vancouver Island; local examples are the Gibsons Farmer’s Market and the start-up funds to organize the Sunshine Coast regional economic development organization.

In the proposed provincial budget there is a line item for $10 million to support a continued economic development program by ICET, and all mayors and chairs involved in this program will be speaking to their local MLA for that support.

Please contact me at 604741-2427 or e-mail me at garry.nohr@scrd.ca if you wish to discuss SCRD programs or plans.

the weather warms up. Pet owners are reminded that public awareness of this issue is very high and RCMP have already noticed an increase in complaints of about pets in vehicles.

were sitting directly around a blind corner on a hill, the witness was concerned they might cause a traffic accident.

Police located the pigs and attempted to coax them to where it was believed they lived, but some loud dirt bikers rode by causing the pigs to panic and run off into the bushes. To date, the pigs are still on the loose but no other sightings have been reported.

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

Many consultants to local government suggest that elected officials should not expect their communities to survive on grants. To be able to upgrade costly infrastructure when grants are available, it is important to have a plan to get in the queue.

When senior governments put out press releases on local governments receiving infrastructure improvement grants, many constituents do not realize the work that has to go into preparing for that funding. To get grants, local governments need to put in place an asset management plan that indicates future upgrades of all their infrastructure. Most grant applications have to be “shovel ready,” which means staff have not only written the application but have done the necessary plans and drawings to complete the project. To be shovel ready, staff could have easily been working on a particular project for years, with the idea of develop-

Animal news On June 6, witnesses reported a distressed dog in a car parked in direct sunlight in a parking lot in the 5600 block of Cowrie Street, Sechelt. The owner of the vehicle, which had its sun roof completely opened, returned and left with the dog before police attendance, but police phoned the owner and discussed the dangers – perceived or real – of leaving pets in vehicles, especially as

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On June 9, a witness reported three very large pigs sitting in the middle of the 5700 block of Menacher Road, Madeira Park. As the pigs

Point Park and for the safe re-installation of the float at the Davis Bay wharf. The full

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capital budget can be viewed on Sechelt.ca. Updates on the progress of our capital plan

are part of our monthly Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee meetings.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast June 15 A Night at the Longhouse, annual cultural celebration with salmon and wild game dinner, Monkey Tree Lane, Sechelt, 5-8pm, $48 June 15 Carnival, West Sechelt Elementary, 5-8pm June 15 Open mike, five minutes to read queer literature, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm June 15 Jazz week party with Luci & Friends, Leo’s Tapas & Grill, 7pm, no cover June 15 Sk8 Skool ’17 launch party, Gibsons Tapworks, 537 Cruice Lane, 7pm, kidfriendly June 16 Multi-cultural festival, Seaside Centre, Sechelt outdoor stage and Sechelt Library, 4-8pm June 16 BBQ to celebrate 40 years of Caitlin Press, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 6:30pm June 16 Citizen Jane farewell show, with student fiddlers opening, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $15, students $10 June 16 Jazz Fest opening show with Keith Bennett Trio, St. Bart’s Church, Gibsons, 8pm, $20 June 17 Jazz Fest harmonica workshop with Keith Bennett, former Gibsons United Church, 10am-noon, $20 June 17 Grandmothers and Grandothers Father’s Day pie sale, fundraiser for Stephen Lewis Foundation, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, 10am-1pm June 17 Family art time with Miyuki Shinkai, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 10am-noon, members $15, others $20 June 17 Sechelt Garden Club’s 50th anniversary celebration with cake and free plants, Seaside Centre, 11am-2pm (ceremonial tree planting at noon) June 17 Bark for the park dog walk and BBQ, fundraiser for park, Lions Park, Pender Harbour, 11am, $15 June 17 Father’s Day golf tournament with lunch and dinner, fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, Blue Ocean Golf Course, Sechelt, noon, $150 June 17 Jazz Street Festival, Gower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, noon-5pm, advance $20, at the gate $25 June 17 Artist troch discusses alternate types of photography, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 1-2pm June 17 Opening reception for exhibit

by Jackie Abrams & friends, FibreWorks Gallery, Pender Harbour, 2-4pm June 17 Dinner jazz with Funktete, Emelle’s, Gibsons Public Market, 6-8pm, includes buffet dinner, $40

June 17 Singer guitarist George Connell, Mad Park Bistro, Madeira Park, 6pm, no cover June 17 Goddess Gala, evening of wild wise women sharing, drumming etc., Roberts Creek Hall, 7-11pm, $20 June 17 Dance Works Academy adult dance company presents “Saltare”, Heritage Theatre, Gibsons, 7pm, $15, children $10 June 17 Read Out Loud – a Queer Literary Salon with Daniel Heath Justice, Michelle Sylliboy and Laurie McConnell, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, suggested $5 donation June 17 Poppa Greg & the Chillin’ Dylans, Coopers Green Hall, Halfmoon Bay, 7:30pm, $20 June 17 Jazz fest dance with Deanna Knight and Hot Club of Mars, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $10, guests $20 June 17 Dance with Zonolite, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 8pm, no cover June 17 Baby Harry Kings of Soul, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $16 June 17-18 Quilt show by SC Quilters Guild, Sechelt Indian Band Hall, 10am-4pm, $8 includes refreshment, under 12 free June 17-18 Solo art show by Christy Sverre, 612 Marine Dr., Gibsons, 10am-5pm June 18 Jazz brunch with Tom Arntzen, Leo’s Tapas and Grill, 11am-1pm, reservations at 604-886-9414 June 18 Sunday in the Park with Pride, Mission Point Park, Davis Bay, noon-4pm, parade starts noon at Davis Bay pier June 18 Jazz Fest in Winegarden Park with Creek Big Band, Celso Machado and Rakish Angles, Gibsons, 1:30-4pm, free June 18 Jazz vespers, St. Bart’s Church, Gibsons, 5:30pm, $10 donation June 21 Vancouver Metis Citizens Society potluck to celebrate National Aboriginal Day, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 3-7pm, bring a dish to share June 22 Knotweed expert Jennifer Grenz on how to fight this invasive species, Sechelt band Hall, 5-7pm June 22 Meet the artists reception, with wine and music, at the Connecting the Lines exhibit, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm June 22 SC Hospice Society presents a cultural conversation around dying with Coast Salish Elder Gene Harry and Doris Barwich, executive director of BC Centre for Palliative Care, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 7pm, $15

ARTS & CULTURE

Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

Author, scholar, teacher, queer, member of the Cherokee Nation. These are just some of the things that help define who Daniel Heath Justice is. He’s also a resident of Halfmoon Bay where he and his husband have settled after four years of living in Vancouver. “We wanted a slower pace where we could know our neighbours and see the stars again,” says Justice. He commutes to UBC where he is a professor of First Nations and Indigenous studies and the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture. While in the city, Justice sometimes

takes part in the fantasy role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Yes, Justice is also a gamer. He’s been playing D&D since he was 12, when he created Tarsa’deShae and Tobhi Burrows, characters that “developed and grew along with me,” says Justice fondly. “They’re old friends.

I wanted to follow their adventures and tell more stories about them.” The two characters became heroes in his well-received fantasy trilogy, The Way of Thorn and Thunder. While containing certain conventions of the fantasy genre – friends and allies who band together to fight a corrupt and powerful world order – the heroes are not who you’d expect. Justice has taken his personal motto, ‘imagine otherwise,’ and put it into practice. “Fantasy is one of many ways for us to

Writer and professor Daniel Heath Justice will take part in Read Out Loud June 17 at the Arts Centre in Sechelt.

imagine otherwise,” he says.

“At its best it gives us the opportunity to imagine a different way of being. It makes space for all different kinds of heroism and talent and possibility.” His trilogy is populated by outsiders, characters considered “other” who have important roles to play in saving their community. “I’m writing for the readers like me, who never saw ourselves in these works,” says Justice.

“Or if we saw ourselves, it was always in demeaning, diminished, expendable ways.”

Though Justice knew he was queer from a young age, he didn’t come out until graduate school. “I didn’t embrace it until the funeral

of Matthew Sheppard [who was beaten to death in Wyoming for being gay in 1998]," he says."I realized my silence wasn’t going to protect me.”

Justice’s work, both academic and creative, aims at getting people to imagine otherwise, a perhaps subtle, but important vehicle for social change.

“I think intersectionality is so vital,” he says. “Not just in our lives, our teaching, and in our work, but also in our creative work.”

Authors Daniel Heath Justice and Michelle Sylliboy take part in Read Out Loud, Saturday, June 17 at 7:30pm at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. Suggested donation $5. All welcome.

“Closet Monster”, a unique coming-of-age drama is the feature film being presented

by Queer Projections during Sunshine Coast Pride celebrations. The film will be shown at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse at 7:30pm on Friday, June 23. Admission is by donation at the door.

This first feature film by a young Canadian filmmaker has been highly acclaimed, including winning the Best Canadian Drama award at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Oscar Madly is an imaginative child in St. John, Newfoundland, whose closest friend is a pet hamster named Buffy.

If his life wasn’t challenging enough being caught in the

middle of his parents’ turbulent divorce, Oscar is viciously catapulted into adulthood when his father teaches him about a shocking hate-crime involving a young gay man.

Fearing that he too might be gay, Oscar is driven to suppress his femininity. However, as he begins to reclaim his identity, he experiences confusing sexual fantasies about a new friend that are fuelled by fear. When Oscar finally confronts and triumphs against his fears, the result is an explosive spectacle of human empowerment unlike anything anyone could have expected. "Closet Monster" is rated 14A. Submitted

Closeted in Newfoundland

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ABSTRACT PAINTING WORKSHOP

One-day workshop in Gibsons.

Sunday, June 25, 10am to 3pm.

Bring a lunch. Beginners Welcome.

You will create an abstract painting using acrylics and mixed media on canvas.

Price including all materials: $165.

Maximum 4 people in class, so register early. For info about the instructor go to melaniefogell.com and for further information about the class, call Melanie Fogell PhD at 604-886-9699 or email melaniefogell@telus.net.

NOT in My BACKYARD SAY NO to KNOTWEED!!!

An example of plein air painting, or painting outdoors. The Gibsons Public Art Gallery is offering a four-day series of childrens’ classes, plein air painting with Bruce Edwards, July 24 to 27. The classes are $40, $35 for members. Call 604-8850531 for registration. PHOTO SUBMITTED Attend a free information session to learn about this dangerous invasive species. Jennifer Grenz, the foremost expert on knotweed for BC’s west coast, will address your concerns and questions about control and eradication of this vegetable terrorist. Of interest to property owners, tenants, gardeners, machine operators, land managers, realtors and environmentalists.

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June 22 5:00pm to 7:00pm Doors open at 4:30, coffee and tea will be served.

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Sponsored by the Halfmoon Citizens’ Association with a grant from the SCRD.

Tempest tickets Tickets for the theatre production, “Nomadic Tempest” on the tall ship, Amara Zee in Gibsons Harbour for the dates of July 26, 27, 28 and 29th will be available this weekend (June 17-18).

Showtime is 9:30pm. Tickets

are $25/bleachers, $15/deck and will be available at WOW Gallery in Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons; MELOmania, Roberts Creek, Sechelt Visitor's Centre, EarthFair Books in Madeira and online at www. share-there.com. Submitted

Books & Beyond Danielle Arsenault

Young Peoples Librarian, Gibsons & District Public Library

Summer is on its way. A season for kids of all ages to play, imagine, relax and explore, and that is exactly

Back in Time Matthew Lovegrove

Curator/Manager, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

This July at the Museum, we are excited to be launching “Fixed”, our new feature exhibit that explores the community conversation about creating a permanent, driveable link to the Sunshine Coast. Known today as a “fixed link”, people have been talking about building a road to Squamish since the 1950s, around the same time that car ferries were introduced to the Sunshine Coast.

The exhibit explores the history of travelling to the Sunshine Coast, the introduction of the first car ferry

what the Gibsons Public Library has in store.

The summer reading club will once again offer younger children the chance to play games, hear stories, make friends and be creative, all while encouraging them to keep reading throughout the summer. The program runs on Wednesdays from July 5 to August 2 from 10:30am –

12:30pm. On August 26 the Library will celebrate the hard work of summer readers with a wrap-up celebration with music, prizes, medals and more. This program is for kids who have just finished kindergarten and grades 1, 2, or 3.

Sign up for as many days as you’d like. The Summer Reading Club is a free, drop-

and the community conversation observed in local newspapers from the 1950spresent. The exhibit will also feature the latest report that highlights two possible connections: the Anvil Island bridge and the road to Squamish. Do you think that a fixed link would change the Sunshine Coast? Come down to explore “Fixed” this summer and have your say.

To celebrate the launch of “Fixed”, we will be hosting an event on Thursday, July 6, 7-9pm, in collaboration with adventure storytelling group “Boldly Went”. The night will kick off with a talk by Geoff Breckner, the trail builder responsible for the Squamish to Sunshine Coast trail. Geoff has been working for many years creating a biking/hiking fixed link to the coast

by connecting historic logging roads and building trail in the remote wilderness north of Salmon inlet. Geoff will speak about the success and challenges in pioneering a 75km-plus trail that will allow users to travel from Squamish to the Sunshine Coast. Following Geoff’s talk will be “Boldly Went” – a storytelling event where people in the audience will have the opportunity to share their own coastal adventure stories. Do you have a story of outdoor adventure that you would like to share? Put your name in the hat, and if you are picked, share your adventure story (10 minute max). Tickets for the evening are $10 – visit sunshinecoastmuseum. ca or call 606-886-8232 for more info.

in program offered in libraries throughout BC, but it helps to register early.

Creative Minds Camps are for kids who have finished grades 5, 6 or 7 and offers young people who have outgrown the Summer Reading Club the chance to flex their creative muscles, stimulate their imaginations, and be inspired. This year the Library is offering five, twoday camps: Animation, July 4 & 6; Audio Book recording, July 11 & 12; DJ’ing, July 25 & 27; 3D Printer, Aug. 8 & 9; and Video Editing: Aug. 15 & 17. The camps are free but participants are asked to

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pre-register and commit to attending both days of their chosen camp.

For this age group the Library is also offering a Coding Drop-in Clinic every Monday from 10:30am – 12 noon and a Book Talk & Swap on Fridays from 2pm – 4pm Registration forms for all programs are available on our website and at the library, as are volunteer forms for teens and tweens who are interested in volunteering to be program leaders.

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loadable, the whole family can enjoy while on road trips together. So check out the library this summer, where you’ll find something to keep everyone imagining, exploring and reading, every season of the year.

This month’s article was written by the library’s Young Peoples Librarian, Danielle Arsenault. For information on any Library program or service drop by the Library, visit our website: gibsons. bc.libraries.coop or call us at 604-886-213. Remember all library programing and services are free.

Zafar Adeel, left, executive director of Simon Fraser University’s Pacific Water Research Centre and Michael Jackson, executive director of the Ruby Lake Lagoon Society, sign a memorandum of agreement on June 3. The agreement connects SFU to the Lagoon Society’s Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS), which is seeking $10 million to develop the station. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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ing from so many members of the Sunshine Coast, Powell River and Bowen Island communities,” said Mark Collins, BC Ferries’ President & CEO. “We care about the reliability of sailing times for these communities and the effect it has on our customers’ lives.

We are working hard to respond, where we can, to the themes that are emerging, and have been adjusting our engagement approach based on feedback we’ve already received.”

Although only midway through the engagement process, some recurring themes have emerged from the feedback, such as the desire for hourly service on the Langdale route and improved

reliability of sailing times, as well as the importance of commuter and school sailing times to communities.

“We know the hourly service on the Horseshoe Bay – Langdale route this spring was very well received and understand our customers’ desire for this service. One of our long-term priorities is working on terminal infrastructure and vessel changes that will help us deliver better service to this route, but that option is several years away from being possible,” says Collins. “At the moment we don’t have the appropriate vessels and the right terminal infrastructure to support hourly service on an ongoing basis.” Submitted

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times can prove complex and confusing. Keeping it simple, you are just completing key cycles and new ones are poised to begin.

Exercising a philosophical and detached perspective will help you to see the bigger picture and be patient and trusting of the process.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) It seems everyone is con- Meanwhile, romantic intertending with mixed messag- ludes beckon. es and emotions these days Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) An impulse to engage and you have not been left out. Positively, you are in a with others socially consocial mood. On the other tinues. However, your fohand, you may be contend- cus may not be all fun and ing with inner doubts and games. Circumstances are insecurities. The first step pushing you to dig deeper to victory is acknowledg- than you might usually. This ing them. Then exercise could just as easily manigratitude and practice being fest as a journey inward. fully present in the moment Whether your style is myswhere problems conjured tical, shamanic, fantastical, by too much though do not emotional, or otherwise, you are in the mood to exexist.

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This could professional life continues.

However, the attention you manifest as an appreciation are getting may come from for art and/or the subtlea punchy and provocative ties of things in general. approach which can have What nuances and intricamixed results. In the bigger cies are gaining your attenpicture, you are maneuver- tion? These are reflections ing to advance your posi- of your beliefs and priorition and increase your re- ties, at least those that are turns. While the desire for currently significant. At the more money is likely, you root, gaining inspirations may also be seeking peace for your own creative expressions is indicated. of mind.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) Balancing work with You are smack dab in the play continues. This also middle of a risk, venture and includes a blend of endings adventure cycle. If you have and new beginnings. Such not acted on this opportune time, this is the last call for this round. Venus in Taurus speaks of money, particularly other people’s money and luxury. With your ambitions peaking and the urge to take strong initiative, you could really advance.

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Tip of the Week: While the fact that this Universal 1-Year began on a New Moon, which is in-sync with the theme of new beginnings, the fact that Summer Solstice (June 21st) occurs while the Moon is in its late waning phase lends to the increasing strangeness of 2017. In this regard, we might expect that this entire 9-year cycle will prove to be increasingly strange as well.

The reasons for this theme of eccentric and alarming drama are many.

In some respects, the roots of these outer expressions are very deep indeed.

Among these is that this dawning Age of Aquarius finds its earliest inceptions some 5 centuries ago. Few will understand the reasons for this but they are clear when understood. In other respects and featured in this 2160 year cycle is a theme of global awakening which can largely be traced to the internet. It is serving to revolutionize the truths that we have been taught and which have largely otherwise seldom been questioned.

As this year progresses and over the remaining 9 years in this cycle, since this first one has just begun, the firm foundations of accepted truth will continue to crack and heave.

This will cause reactions and drama at every level of society. True to the themes of the Aquarian Age, the impulse of revolution will not soon subside; in fact,

we should anticipate that it will increase measurably.

Positively, this dynamic provides rich opportunity for personal growth and evolution and this is where I can guide you with the profound insights that I can access for you with the powerful tool that astrology is.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) Balancing your social aspirations with more serious endeavors continues.

On the deep end, cleaning, clearing, renovating and the like is indicated. This perspective could apply to your actual home but could hold psychological implications as well. Given the otherwise expansive tone of other influences, this process can be described as ‘getting in to get out’.

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) Circumstances of late are pushing you to cover a lot of bases. Fortunately, your energy levels should be running high to support your multi-tasking efforts.

Venus in your sign suggests the urge to try new angles, methods and/or approaches as well. Although you are willing to take risks, you will likely make extra efforts to calculate the odds.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) You have and continue to take pioneering leads. Yet, you may feel pulled in two directions even stronger than usual. On one hand, you yearn for peace and solitude; while on the other, your ambitions to secure your position somehow are steadily deepening. Decipher how you can have both for full satisfaction.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Making extra efforts both externally, and behind the scenes as well, are keeping you busy. This includes

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Across BC, we are beginning a new chapter in public education—one that will bring an end to 15 years of cuts and closures.

BC teachers are working toward a great start to the new school year, but we can’t do it alone.

We need government to invest in full implementation of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling, without cutting existing services to kids. And we need school boards to work with us to hire the teachers needed to create smaller classes and ensure extra support for students who need it.

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In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of Canada chose June 21, the summer solstice, for National Aboriginal Day. For generations, many Indigenous Peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near

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On June 21 National Aboriginal Day is celebrating 21 years of strong vibrant cultures and traditions. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contri-

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