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New bike lane for Sechelt Sechelt wrapped up Bike to Work Week and Active Transportation Month on May 29 by announcing it was awarded a $547,500 grant from the BikeBC funding program. The funds are destined to extend the existing cycling infrastructure into West Porpoise Bay. New cycling lanes will be built along Reef Road, Shoal Way, and Lighthouse Avenue.

The district will pay 25 per cent of the project costs. This money will come from gas tax revenues, or a combination of those revenues and development cost charges.

No use of district property tax revenues is anticipated.

This is the second time this project has been selected to receive provincial funding.

The District was awarded a grant to undertake this work in 2015. At that time, council decided not to proceed with the project. It did not believe that the lane’s starting point, at the top of the steep incline along Trail Avenue, would be a popular cycling route.

In February, 2019 Sechelt applied for the current grant.

The application included letters of support from School District 46; Vancouver Coastal Health’s medical and environmental health officers for the area; and local school bike club coach, Chris Allen.

Bike lanes will be built on both sides of the 1.5-ki-

lometere section of road infrastructure from Trail Avenue to Kinnikinnick Park.

Expansion of cycling routes between the downtown and residential areas of West Porpoise Bay is a key element of the district’s cycling infrastructure masterplan.

The District expects to issue a call for proposals and to award a project construction contract before the end of July. Project completion is expected by mid-2020.

This bike lane will establish a cycling “loop” route that includes West Sechelt, West Porpoise Bay, and downtown.

The project will also provide improved access for those who travel by bike to Kinnikinnick Elementary School, the Sunshine Coast Racquet

Club courts, Sunshine Coast Arena, and the Sechelt Golf Course. It will help make cycling to Kinnikinnick Park’s soccer and softball fields, offleash dog exercise area and forest cycling trails safer and easier.

Sechelt’s engineering manager, Sanath Bandara, said “As part of our Trail Avenue improvements this year, we will have a bike lane that begins downtown and extends all the way to Kinnikinnick Elementary School. This is a significant improvement to safety for our cyclists.”

The BikeBC program provides up to 75 per cent of projected costs for projects in communities with a population under 15,000.

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Jail and bail for charity Sunshine Coast RCMP Cops for Cancer riders Cst. Dustin Shevchenko and Cst. Chris Mager are eager to make some arrests in the Sechelt area on June 7.

Members of the public can call 604-616-6097 to request someone be “arrested” for a fee of $25. Maybe it’s your boss, teacher, co-worker or elected official. Once they have been “arrested” and thrown in jail they will

then be able to call friends and family to raise money for their bail. A temporary jail holding cell will be located outside at the rear of the Sechelt detachment.

It is a fun event and raises money to directly help kids who are battling cancer. Nominate someone you know or work with, or even yourself. The event will be from 1-5pm on Friday June 7.

Aside from being a great show and fun for everyone involved, our goal is to raise awareness and funds to fight childhood cancer. Have fun with this unique opportunity. Tax receipts for donations available for any donation over $25 or by request for amounts under $25.

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The $1.03 million grant awarded to Sechelt on May 30 by the BC Air Access Program (BCAAP) for runway upgrades won’t turn the Sechelt areodrome into an airport, but it will help. The district is now pursuing Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICE-T) for just over $300,000 in funding to pay the remainder of the costs to resurface the existing runway and extend it by 700 feet. The district is not sure of when ICE-T will be making decisions on funding new applications.

The project start date is yet to be determined. Mayor Darnelda Siegers said, “we will wait until we have all the funding sources identified before we begin work.” In its 2019-2023 strategic plan, council committed to pay for the improvements without using District of Sechelt property tax revenues.

Siegers noted that in 2019 BC communities received additional gas tax funding from the province. In the case of Sunshine Coast communities, these funds doubled over 2018 levels. She would support using those funds if an ICE-T grant is not received or if project costs come in higher than expected.

Council endorsed the plan to apply to BCAAP and ICE-T for the project in February, 2019. Any change to how the work will be paid for would have to be approved by council.

“Initially, this project won’t have a lot of impacts for the average Sechelt resident,” said Siegers. One benefit that will be created is the option for air medical evacuations flights to land at the aerodrome. Currently, these services are only available by helicopter. According to the

business case, weather conditions preclude helicopter landings at Sechelt Hospital approximately 15 days each year. With a longer runway, it may be possible for fixed wing aircraft to land at the aerodrome on such days.

Another benefit is that the improvements will help keep the aerodrome open. That infrastructure was last updated in 1976. Pavement on the existing runway has degraded.

Transport Canada could decertify Sechelt’s aerodrome if it is deemed unsafe.

The project does not include funding for navigational aides that would be needed to bring scheduled airline service into the site. No does it address terminal building or other upgrades that would be needed to attract a scheduled carrier to the community.

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It should be front page news When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report in October warning of how quickly we’re advancing toward irreversible climate chaos, it led the news — for a day. A massive study in May by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services about rapid wildlife extinction met a similar fate.

In Canada, issues like legalization of recreational cannabis pushed aside the climate report, and news about the birth of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s baby buried the biodiversity report everywhere.

In early April, I read front-page stories in the “Vancouver Sun” about Brexit and the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Page 3 had a single column headlined, “Grim climate report released,” about an environment and climate change Canada review by 43 scientists showing Canada is warming at twice the global average rate, even faster in the North. The “Globe and Mail” headlined the news on page 4 with “Canada warming at rapid rate, study finds.”

No one likes bad news, but we can’t turn away from reality if we want to avoid catastrophe. Elizabeth Bush, lead author of “Canada’s Changing Climate Report”, echoed what experts have said in light of the IPCC report: “It’s clear, the science supports the fact that adapting to climate change is an imperative. Urgent action is needed to reduce emissions.”

In an April speech to the “Columbia Journalism Review” and “The Nation’s” Covering Climate Now conference in New York, respected U.S. broadcaster Bill Moyers pointed to research showing, “The combined coverage of climate change by the three major networks and Fox fell from just 260 minutes in 2017 to a mere 142 minutes in 2018,” and “about 1,300 communities across the United States have totally lost news coverage, many from newspaper mergers and closures.”

We’re facing a similar fate in Canada. One company, Postmedia, owns much of our print media (with added online presence). In Alberta, where many people seem to lack basic information about climate disruption, the company owns all major dailies in Calgary and Edmonton, and many smaller community newspapers.

In 2013, Postmedia — mostly owned by a U.S. hedge fund — entered into an agreement with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to “bring energy to the forefront of our national conversation.” It recently hired Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s former campaign director Nick Koolsbergen to “discuss ways Postmedia could be involved in the government’s energy war room” — a $20 million program to “fight fake news and share the truth about Alberta’s resource sector and energy issues.”

We need and deserve better from our news media. As Moyers said, “Reporting the truth about climate disruption, and its solutions, could be contagious.”

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(Addressed to MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and MLA Nicholas Simons, and copied to the Local.)

We are writing to ask for your help in forcing a serious second review about the creation of a supportive housing facility here in Gibsons.

As you know, the federal government has transferred the former RCMP offices at 739-749 School Road to the Town of Gibsons, on the condition it be developed as supportive housing to address homelessness in the town.

By attending public meetings, we discovered a feature about the proposed facility that gives us grave concerns.

The supportive housing facility will be a “low barrier” building. This means that tenants will be able to use illegal drugs on site: crystal meth, fentanyl, heroin to mention a few. Those seeking to recover from addiction will be living with those still using addictive substances.

We are told that residents and neighbors will be expected to pick up needles and other garbage left in the neighborhood – but we question the assumption that it is okay to shoot up anywhere in the neighborhood.

We are told criminal record checks will not be required. We are told that a curfew will not be imposed.

We are told that there will be oversite and reporting measures.

Homelessness is an issue, we all agree. Those who are homeless need safe, clean living quarters and access to support services. We all agree to this.

But look again at the location. It is half a block from the elementary school. Half a block! Why are cannabis retailers restricted to 150 metres from a school while active drug use facility will be allowed 140 meters from the school?

Children walk to and from school each day and are more than likely to come across those with “active addictions” or a display of mental illness. Then there is the drug detritus left behind.

Think about this: would you want your eight-year-old being exposed to this on a daily basis?

We need to have our concerns taken seriously, and not be dismissed as typical of NIMBYs. We believe supportive housing works best in a supportive community – a community involved in the solutions, a community consulted, a community that has its concerns acknowledged and addressed.

Ian and Karen McGinnis, Gibsons

Sewage & the George Taxpayers of Gibsons are being asked to approve a loan to upgrade the Prowse Road lift station. The work on the lift station has been on the books since 2006.

Why did the town not borrow the money to do this work sooner?

The lift station currently operates at half capacity because the sewage treatment plant isn’t configured to handle any more effluent. Can we conclude that the work planned for the treatment plant is also about handling expanded flows from proposed new development?

Why is no mention made in the AAP (Alternative Approval Process) of the proposed George condo development project and the extra burden it will place on the lift station?

The lift station has been a point of discussion since the George condos were first proposed. It serves only the lower reaches of the town where there has been no other significant development nor will there be because the George was oneoff spot-zoning. Thus, any increased demand on the lift

station is due either wholly or in large part to this proposed condo development.

The Town of Gibsons Subdivision and Development Servicing and Storm Water Management Bylaw stipulates that “except as herein specially provided, all works and services required to be constructed and installed shall be completed at the expense of the developer.”

The minutes of the July 28, 2015, council meeting staff report state: “However, the Prowse Road lift station has been identified as requiring an upgrade to accommodate the project. This upgrading cost would be funded by the development.”

Why are we taxpayers being asked to approve borrowing $1,758,000 for an infrastructure project that the developer is required to pay for?

Judith Hammill, Gibsons

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(Re “Electric car savings”, the Local, May 23) Your recent article on electric car savings was misleading. Electric Vehicles (EV) have significant battery expenses that should be included in any cost comparison with other vehicles.

Toyota Hybrid batteries cost $4,800 to $8,500 plus 2.0 to 5.6 hours labour. They are very unlikely to fail within the warranty period, but are a significant expense afterwards. This is largely responsible for the poor resale value of hybrids. A Honda Civic gas engine car depreciates 13 per cent in the first two years. The Hybrid version of the same car (which costs 17 per cent more, new) depreciates 20.5 per cent in the same time. An older EV with a failed battery would not be saleable if its value is below the battery replacement cost.

Non-hybrid EV batteries are even more expensive be-

cause the batteries are much larger. A Tesla Model S battery costs about $45,000.

Battery replacement either significantly increases the running cost (if replaced when worn out) or decreases the resale value (if the car is sold with an old battery).

If the battery replacement cost is prorated over the expected 12-year life of the battery, it costs $440 (Prius) to $4,400 (Tesla) per year to own an EV battery. By comparison, my Subaru’s gas consumption is nearer the lower end of this range. And my Toyota has run 23 years with no engine repairs.

I’m sure the technology developed for hybrids and EVs will change the cars we drive in the future. Plug-in hybrids will likely be the standard car design within a decade. But the enthusiasm for EVs at the present time is being misguided by poor understanding of their economics. The AAA estimates the total cost (depreciation, insurance, repair, fuel) of owning a small gas sedan at $6,052 per year, $7,425 for a hybrid and $9,024 for an EV. Bruce Woodburn, Sandy Hook

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This week we are remembering the Juno Beach landings at Courseulles sur Mer where 352 young Canadians died on June 6 1944. Pam Proctor, of Gibsons, stands near where her father Frank Proctor landed with the Regina Rifles to begin the liberation of France, Belgium and Holland from the Nazis. He was a man of strong Christian values and, after returning to his family after the war, Frank was always willing to talk to younger generations about why he volunteered to serve his country. He wrote about his experiences and the family agreed to publication of his inspiring words. Frank died at age 98 in 2000 and his autobiography “I Was There” is still available. PHOTO AND WORDS BY JOHN ROPER

He lost an arm, found courage On June 6, 1944, Toronto’s Allan Bacon was one of thousands of Canadians to arrive by boat on the shores of Juno Beach in Normandy, France.

As this year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, 99-year-old Bacon is reflecting on that pivotal event.

Bacon enlisted with the Royal Regiment of Canada in 1940 and was later transferred to the Canadian Scottish Regiment. When his tour of duty took him to Normandy, his role was in the mortar platoon. “That was because I had difficulty opening one eye at a time, which was required to operate a rifle,” he recalls.

On June 17, 1944, Bacon was based in a barn, anticipating an attack that never came. He went into a nearby shed to disarm the grenades

when one exploded, resulting in the loss of his right arm.

When Bacon realized he’d lost his arm, his first thought was, “This will break my mother’s heart.” Bacon recovered at a hospital in England where he learned to use his left arm through exercises like washing windows.

On returning to Canada, he became a member of The War Amps, an association started by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to help each other adapt to their new reality.

Today, Bacon continues to be active with The War Amps Toronto Branch.

Bacon’s daughter, Deborah Sliwinski, says, “In our family, we see my father as a hero.

He talks about how losing his arm was the best thing that ever happened to him be-

cause it gave him the courage to try new things.”

When asked what he thinks of being called a hero, Bacon says that he didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, adding that at the time, men and women enlisted with the goal of protecting the country and he wanted to do the same.

Through the years, he, along with his fellow War Amps members, have made it a goal to remember and commemorate their fallen comrades, and to educate youth about the horrors of war. “In Normandy, many Canadians died or suffered wounds that they had to carry for the rest of their lives,” says Bacon.

“On anniversaries like D-Day, it’s important that we never forget.”

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Thank you for my freedom A letter published in the Local May 30 from Allan Bacon (“75 years ago”) brought this response: Allan Bacon, I too remember a day in June 1944. It was a horrific time – Stalin’s communist soldiers raided our farms and shot our neighbour, and my family of nine fled our home in Ukraine.

We trekked through the Carpathian Mountains, Romania and Austria to

Hamburg, Germany. We survived five years in Displaced Persons refugee camps in Munster, Germany.

In 1949, we emigrated to Lachine, Quebec in Canada.

Land of the free. Over the years, I’ve lived in Quebec, Ontario and now in British Columbia.

On February 23, 2019, I celebrated – with my children and grandchildren – 70 years as a Canadian.

Allan Bacon, I am grateful

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for all men and women who fought in WWII. Remembrance Day is very emotional as I watch the remaining men and women – the aged Veterans – so proudly parade at our local Legion in celebration of our freedom in Canada.

Thank you, Allan Bacon, for your sacrifice – and for my life of freedom.

Jennie Ewhenija Tschoban, Gibsons

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This is an annual process that is being undertaken earlier than usual so that input can be reviewed with adequate time for suggestions to be included in our Province’s budget. Information on either of these Parliamentary Committees can be found at the Legislative Assembly website or by calling 250-356-2933 (toll-free in BC at 1-877-4288337).

Agencies and organizations that visited the Legislature to meet with MLAs this month included: Police Association, CUPE, Creative Industries, Seafood Alliance, Notaries of BC, UFCW, BC Centre of Substance Use, Port of Vancouver, Private Forest Landowners, Life Scans, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Occupational Therapists of BC, BC Real Estate Association, Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation, Mortgage Professionals of BC, Microsoft, Coalition of Music Educators,

Notes from the Upper Mainland Nicholas Simons MLA, Powell River and Sunshine Coast

May was a busy final month of the Spring Session.

Legislators debated and passed 18 bills into legislation. Amendments to the Forest Act and the Coastal Ferries Act both restore language which allows the public interest to be considered when making decisions.

We have strengthened laws around the protection of workers, specifically underage workers, and we have strengthened the protection of agricultural land. The Agricultural Land Reserve was strengthened to prevent speculation and to keep farmland from becoming even more expensive.

The Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, which I chair, began consultation with community members with visits to eight communities across BC to examine the pathways to services for children and youth with neuro-diverse special needs. Our goal is to determine if the programs and services are meeting the needs of families in the Province, and if they are not, to make recommendations to the Legislature for improvement. The Committee is accepting input until June 7.

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and the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC. Along with two other MLA’s I participated in the orientation for the Legislature’s Tour Guides and Parliamentary Players. These recent university graduates will be entertaining and guiding visitors around the Legislature grounds all summer with free tours and performances.

My office in Davis Bay is behind security tape due to a fire in the upstairs unit.

While the drying phase is almost complete, all the drywall, ceiling and flooring has to be replaced, so my temporary office is in the FUSE Community Work Hub in Teredo Square in Sechelt.

Leave a message at 604 741 0792 or call the temporary cell at 604 212 2077. Thank you to Michelle Morton who was there to deal with the issue and Rob Hill for coming down from Powell River to assist.

Congratulations to all the Sunshine Coast graduates and to everyone who helped you along the way.

Beating high gas prices Between May 26 and June 1, a suspect has been stealing gas from a boat moored at a marina in the 4800 block of Pool Lane, Garden Bay. The suspect emptied one of two tanks the first time and then returned again days lat-

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Meeting looks for a Green New Deal Close to 80 people filled the library at Elphinstone Secondary School in Gibsons May 29 for a town hall meeting on the “pact for a Green New Deal”, the Canadian version of a U.S. initiative.

The Sunshine Coast Clean Air Society/2 Degrees Institute and Jason Lewis, student rep on the Town of Gibsons council, sponsored the event. Representatives of Gibsons and Sechelt councils, as well as the SCRD Board attended, along with students, teachers, a federal Green party candidate hopeful and citizens. This event was one of more than 150 being held across the country to propose environmental policies.

“The idea for this meeting

is to people provide their input into what they want to see in the green new deal, which will hopefully be an important issue in the upcoming federal election,” said Lewis.

“Hopefully this student-led initiative will progress youth action against climate change and create a more vivid idea of what the students would like to achieve, along with possible committees or campaigns. The most important idea in this event is dialogue, as we’ll be discussing ideas.”

At the town hall, groups of attendees identified issues that they identified as “red lines” and “green lines”. Red was used to refer to items that were viewed as “deal breakers” or things that they would not support. Those

identified as green lines were ideas that the group would like to see included in the Green New Deal. The groups then reported out on their “lines” to the meeting for further discussion.

The majority of the event’s discussion focused on issues and actions related to sustainability and climate change. Initiatives including expanding electric vehicle usage, encouraging socially conscious investing, banning fifth generation wireless networks and single-use plastics were raised.

Information on the Green Party’s 20-point Green Climate Action Plan, co-named “Mission: Possible” was distributed at the meeting.

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Oceans Day festival on Saturday Come on down to Friendship Park on the Sechelt waterfront on Saturday June 8 to celebrate World Oceans Day, noon-4pm.

Pick up your Oceans Day passport and get stamps at the dozens of fun activities for your chance to win prizes, including: a four-hour

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Get a team together for the “Sechelt by the Seashore” Scavenger Hunt and sleuth your way to through the mystery tour of sea-related art, artifacts and features of Sech-

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Last year between January and June the Sunshine Coast saw 458 sales, an average house sale price of $736,000 and a median time on market of 29 days.

So far in 2019 we have seen 275 sales, an average house price of $690,000 and a median time on market of 42 days.

It’s a great time to be buying, but if you are thinking about selling you will need to accept that we are currently in a buyer’s market and price your property appropriately.

Avoid leaving “negotiating room” in your list price as this could result in you “chasing the market down”.

“Chasing the Market Down” is when a seller resists reducing their properties list price for so long that, once they finally adjust it, the property value has dropped below the new adjusted price. The seller is then forced to adjust the price again.

If you do decide to list your property, here are a few tips that can help increase your curb appeal and give you a leg up over the competition.

Remember, you only get the one chance to make a first impression.

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Remove clutter Bikes, trash cans, recycling, garden tools should all be out of sight. Get rid of mismatched patio sets and mow the lawn.

Front door Cleaning and painting the front door is a cheap and easy way of increasing curb appeal. Fix any damaged screens and wash windows.

Outdoor living space If you have a suite, try and define the outdoor living space associated with it. Solar outdoor lights are a cheap and easy way add mood lighting to the space. An indoor/ outdoor rug can help define a BBQ or outside eating area.

Painting & power washing Painting or power washing will definitely increase curb appeal. If you can’t do the entire house, consider just painting the trim, or just the window trim, in an accent colour.

Roof and windows Clean and repair the roof and don’t list your house without having windows clean inside and out. Cleaning the gutters is also something you should do before listing.

Clean and repair paving No one wants to see grass or plants growing out of cracks in the path to the front of the house. Use a power washer to clean and remove.

Add a fresh layer of gravel on gravel drives or paths.

Edge the garden A clean border to paths and gardens looks professional and will increase curb appeal.

It gives the initial impression that the home is cared for and well maintained.

Tony Browton is an award-winning Realtor who lives and works on BC’s Sunshine Coast.

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Energy independence is a top environmental and economic concern and the main benefit of electric cars is that they can be powered by any resource that generates electricity; your fuel doesn’t come from a gas pump.

Solar panels and EVs are a match made in heaven.

When you install a solar energy system, you can use it to both power your home and your EV for emissions-free transportation. Both require almost zero maintenance and solar equipment is warrantied for 25 years.

The ability to install a solar system large enough to power both your home and your car is an option within reach. Whether you buy an electric car and install a solar panel system with an EV charging station all at once or stagger your purchases, pairing electric cars and solar panels is one of the best ways to increase your energy independence. There are two things to know in order to determine how to optimize your solar panels and EV: • KMs-per-litre equivalent of the EV • The average distance you will travel You can then estimate of how much extra electricity charging your EV will require. Then, when you install your solar panel system you can work with your solar installer to size your system based on your driving needs

along with your home electricity use.

If you are delaying going solar solely because you think costs will come down further, think again. In the past few years solar panel systems have come down in price so much that by waiting to install solar, you may not only miss out on any financial incentives that are available, any cost savings will be offset by increasing hydro charges.

The energy costs you can save each year will exceed any reduction on a future purchase price.

There are also incentives on EV purchases so before you buy a new vehicle, see what your options are. As of May 1, 2019, under the iZEV program, the Government of Canada offers up to $5,000 off the purchase price of a qualifying new battery elec-

tric vehicle. Visit the iZEV program for a list of eligible vehicles. Additionally, the province of British Columbia has renewed funding for the Clean Energy Vehicle (CEVforBC) Point of Sale Incentive Program. The CEVforBC point of sale incentive program is managed by the New Car Dealers Association of BC and offers up to $5,000 off the purchase price of a qualifying new battery electric, fuel-cell electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Visit CEVforBC.ca for a list of eligible vehicles.

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how the dry and warm spring will impact the snowpack (or snow depth) and affect the region’s water supply heading into summer.

Snowpack is frozen water stored in our mountains that slowly melts during the late spring and early summer, feeding our watersheds. The deeper the snowpack, the longer our supply of water is assured. After that, the water system is dependent on accessible stored water such as lakes and groundwater aquifers as well as rainfall during the dry summer season.

The snowpack feeding the mountain lakes that provide the majority of the Sunshine Coast’s regional water is typically fully melted by July. The depth of snowpack and spring temperatures will influence when the release of water from behind the dam at Chapman Lake will be needed. The warm weather and little precipitation over the past month has resulted in snow depth equal to that in late-June of 2018.

We know that Chapman Lake responds quite rapidly to rainfall. Timely rainfall, combined with water-wise

habits will improve our ability to maintain water service levels during the dry summer season. For this reason, it is necessary to begin conserving water today to help prolong our available water supply.

We also know that the community wants us to improve the water supply and we are working on wells and reservoirs. The challenge is that the solutions are significant and expensive acts of engineering and negotiating, and will take several years to achieve.

The Sunshine Coast has already responded to the water supply situation by becoming much more water aware and investing in fixing leaks, using rainwater and grey water, and finding other ways to conserve our most precious resource.

No matter how small an effort to reduce water consumption may seem, every little bit will help this region in the long term. I want to thank community members for keeping up water conservation efforts.

Current water conservation regulations are available at www.scrd.ca/sprinkling-regulations

Special Olympics celebrated 25 years on the Coast on Sunday May 26 at Dougall Park. Gibsons firefighters came out to cook hot dogs and burgers. And there was cake.

Pat Stuart highlighted SOSC’s history. One of the first stories was about Megan Thompson who worked as a scorekeeper for bowling, took the team to their first provincial games (Coquitlam 1998 – bronze medal) and later became local coordinator. Today, Megan’s granddaughter, Laurie works at Community Living BC. Lance Leeson and athletes Jordan McCourt and Jamie Karliner, of The Pink Trouts, gave a rousing musical performance. Bocce courts were set up under the afternoon sun and many relaxed in the laid-back atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature saw fit to make it a

wet day on Saturday May 25 at Hackett Park in Sechelt, forcing the cancellation of the softball tourney with Coquitlam.

However, local RCMP teamed up with soccer players from both Sechelt & Gibsons on Monday May 27 for an awesome night of soccer with lots of great plays and laughs.

The final soccer game between Sechelt and Gibsons is June 17 behind Gibsons Elementary School before our Annual General Meeting.

Track & Field has shown steady growth over the eight years of fantastic work by head coach Tania Finnigan.

Tania likes “interacting with the different personalities and watching their personal growth”. Her goals are to help her athletes improve their fitness and be in tip-top shape for the meet on June 8.

Genny Verge likes the companionship of her fellow athletes and wants to achieve a new personal best in running by training hard while keeping a positive attitude. Bruce Stuart likes being out in the fresh air, wishes to have “a

good year” and get better at shotput. Amanda Boghean enjoys shotput and wants to become “more athletic” by hitting the gym every day.

Amber Maher and Micheal Oswald like being on the track, will “keep on improving” and “keep working hard” Darren Lane has been golfing’s head coach for five years.

He wants to help his athletes build their skills and achieve personal bests through “repetitive encouragement” and enjoys the attitude and spirit of the golfers. New assistant coach Avery Lane worked successfully in floor hockey last year. She enjoys helping the athletes and wants to help head coach Darren as much as possible.

Sadly, some executive members are retiring this year. We encourage people in the community to contribute to our wonderful organization by stepping up and offering your services. Although often hidden in the background, SOSC cannot run without this vital cornerstone. If all goes well, we will see you on Canada Day. Come out and say, “Hi.”

Focused on empowering the economically disadvantaged, the Sunshine Coast’s Community Resource Centre has announced the launch of its Community Legal Advocacy program.

Funded by the Law Foundation of BC, the mandate of the Advocacy program is to provide free legal assistance, guidance and, where possible, representation to residents of the Sunshine Coast who lack the financial resources to obtain legal advice through traditional means. The service is focused on areas such as residential tenancy, welfare, disability issues, human rights issues, employment problems and

other areas where alternative dispute resolution is the preferred solution to the courts.

The Community Resource Centre’s Executive Director, Cheryl McNicol, has been working with the Law Foundation of BC since the summer of 2018 to launch this new service on the Coast and believes it is an enhancement of services already offered by the Resource Centre.

“The Resource Centre has had a referral program through the Legal Services Society for the past eight years. During this time, for more complex legal issues, our staff had to refer clients to agencies in Vancouver for advocacy support. Now we can

provide this service locally,” Cheryl said.

The Resource Centre has recruited Ken Carson as its Community Legal Advocate.

Ken has worked for over two decades in areas relevant to legal advocacy including human rights, employment law and Indigenous relations.

The Community Legal Advocacy program works under the supervision of Sechelt Barrister Darcy Lawrence, who will provide legal oversight for the project as well as legal advice to the Advocate when needed. Darcy has been a lawyer on the Sunshine Coast for more than 20 years.

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Wednesday, May 29 All That We Are From May 29-June 30 SC Arts Centre Friday, May 31 3:30pm District of Sechelt raises the Rainbow Flag District of Sechelt City Hall Saturday, June 1 2:00pm - 7:00pm SC Pride Month Kickoff at Persephone Brewing Company Sunday, June 2 2:00pm - 4:00pm Opening Reception for All That We Are Sunshine Coast Arts Centre Tuesday, June 4 7:00pm Town of Gibsons reads SC Pride Month Proclamation Gibsons Municipal Hall

Wednesday, June 5 7:00pm District of Sechelt reads the SC Pride Month Proclamation District of Sechelt City Hall Saturday, June 8 2:00pm Read Out Loud Gibsons and District Public Library (Please note the change in venue.)

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Wednesday, June 26 6:00pm - 7:00pm Pride Open Mic: 5 minutes of prose/poetry celebrating LGBTQ2 people, arts and culture Gibsons and District Public Library Friday, June 28 7:30pm Queer Projections Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons Saturday, June 29 7:30pm and Sunday, June 30 2:00pm The Dissociates by Dorothy Dittrich Staged reading at Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons Sunday, June 30 6:30pm - 11:00pm LGBTQ2 & Allies Youth My Big Gay Prom Davis Bay Hall

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by SC Conservation Association, Friendship Park, Sechelt, noon-4pm June 8 Opening reception for exhibit of Indigenous archival photos, and carvings by Artie George, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm June 8 Read Out Loud, LGBTQ2 literary reading, with novelist Danny Ramadan and poet Denise Brown, Gibsons Public Library, 2pm June 8 Opening reception for exhibition of indigenous archive photos and Artie George carvings, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm June 8 Jim Foster, Backeddy Pub, Egmont, 7pm

June 8 Dj JB, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm June 8-9 Coast Academy of Dance senior recital, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 1pm and 6pm, $25, seniors and students $20 June 8-9 Dance Works Academy recital, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 1pm and 6pm, $16, children $12 June 8-9 Suncoast Phoenix Community Choir spring concert, with Pender Harbour Secondary Choir, Sat. St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 7-8:30pm, Sun. Calvary Baptist Church, Gibsons, 2:30-4pm, by donation June 9 Free admission to Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre, courtesy Touchstone at Gospel Rock, Gibsons Public Market, 10am-5pm June 9 Charlotte Kwon presentation on “slow clothes”, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm, free June 9 Artists’ talk by Denise Brown and Colin Curtis at the LGBTQ2+ group art show, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 2pm June 9 Silent auction of decorated rockfish closes 3pm, fundraiser for the Nicholas Sonntag Marine Eduction Centre, Gibsons Public Market June 9 Martini Madness, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 5-8pm June 10 Pender Harbour garden club field trip to SC lavender farm, meet at School of Music, Madeira Park, 1-3pm, $5 drop-in June 11 Women’s Connection windup luncheon, West Coast Wilderness Lodge, Egmont, 11:30am, members $35, others $40, 604-883-0660 June 11 Open mic, five minutes to describe wildlife sightings, presented by Janice Williams, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-9pm, by donation June 11-13 A fairytale adventure ballet

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At 75, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, is a busy man. The preeminent piano player has earned numerous awards, including a Best Blues Album Juno for Let It Loose; was named 2015’s Most Outstanding Musician by Living Blues Magazine; has won multiple Maple Blues Awards for Piano Player of the Year, most recently in 2017; and also in 2017 was inducted into the Boogie Woogie Piano Hall of Fame. His shows are famous for their high energy and his masterful playing. Before he heads out on a 10-day European tour, Coast audiences will have the opportunity to see Wayne perform when he comes to the Pender Harbour Blues Festival June 7-9.

Born in Spokane, Wayne was raised in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans and lived in Vancouver before settling in Kelowna where his wife was transferred for work. “As long as it has an international airport, I’m okay with it,” he told her. “It’s been a good move.”

Wayne’s road to blues fame has had several twists and turns along the way. He was a child prodigy growing up in a religious home where his father was a reverend, so Wayne was exposed to a lot of

gospel music until he was introduced to blues and boogie woogie. “The very first person who introduced me was my mother,” he recalls. “When my father wasn’t around, she showed me a few songs she’d learned.” A pivotal moment in his career came when, at 16, he played for renowned bluesman Jimmy Reed. “My mother was really excited and she persuaded my father to come [to the show]. I got good seats for them, but that was a big mistake,” he says. With his skeptical father sitting in the audience, a brawl broke out at the next table. “I was at the side of the stage and I felt someone pull on my collar and I thought, ‘oh now I’m in a brawl,’ but it was my dad.

He pulled me off the stage and said, ‘we’re outta here.’”

Wayne’s first attempt at a blues career was over before it even started. Having always wanted to be a musician, he started playing R&B, jazz and lounge music. While living in L.A. he was a sought-after player with a reputation for being able to play anything given him without needing much rehearsal time. His next shot at the blues came while touring clubs in Spain when a British tourist asked him to play some blues. “It was a request, so I played what I could remember and my tips picked up. I thought, ‘huh. I might be onto something.’”

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A mask by Artie George. His work can be found in collections around the world, in his studio on the Davis Bay waterfront – and in an exhibit at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. The same exhibition includes 21 photographs of Indigenous peoples taken over a five-year period in the 1950s by photojournalist Rosemary (Gilliat) Eaton. The photos are from an archival photo project by Paul Seesequasis. The opening reception is June 8, 2-4pm. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) You are in a social mood. Communications are running high in all directions. Some of these are philosophical while others social, cultural and ethical. Family and home focus also continues strong. There you are digging deep and making measurable changes. All the while, you feel inspired to go on mini adventures. Summertime flurry!

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) You are a born multi-tasker.

The cliché’ notions of ‘slow but sure’ and ‘one at a time’ apply to you much less than some might assume. You are also ever interested in expressing your skills and talents and when these bring in returns, financial or otherwise, you get really excited. Circumstances are pushing you express your creative, aesthetic passions.

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find you in new territory altogether, as with a new job or role.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) You public and professional persona and reputation, in general, is undergoing a change. Perhaps you are presenting yourself to others in new and exciting ways. Your confidences are rising steadily and you are determined to act on this and push through prior limitations and wise to as well. Building a new foundation of power with the longer-term insight is featured.

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) This is a social and cultural time of year and you are all for it.

Your biggest challenge includes which of the variety of interesting options will you choose? This could be a bit of a dilemma actually. Mini dips here and there could work well, all in a graceful flow. Yet, be careful not to spread yourself too thin as the result will not likely prove satisfying.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) You have arrived at one of those forks once again. Going one way will be a repeat of previous experiences while going the other will prove transformational. Neither is necessarily better than the other, so it depends on what you feel you want and need. There are indications that you want to mingle and be spontaneous with what you do, and when, and with whom.

Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) A social cycle is underway for us all and it is stimulating your relationship life. You are in a rather adventurous and expansive mood these days due to Jupiter in your sign. Together, these influences are inspiring you to socialize. The twist here is that you yearn for original conversation; communications that transcend the usual.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) Paying closer attention to the finer details of your overall lifestyle rhythm is likely now. You may feel more selective than

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The Opportunity Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast is seeking outstanding individuals with governance experience to serve as directors on our board.

The Board of Directors Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast is directed by a Board of up to 8 directors holding oversight accountability for the organization’s mandate, brand strength, fundraising, health and safety and more. The Board guides the strategic direction; hires and evaluates the CEO and provides governance oversight to the day to day operations. This includes monitoring the organization’s effectiveness and service outcomes through a range of performance indicators. The board monitors the use of resources and evaluates and improves its own governance effectiveness.

In addition, Board members may act in an advocacy capacity and subject matter experts in the various operating areas as needed. Presently, Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast is a working board that seeks to transition to a governance board as it grows it’s staff complement.

The Positions Available We are currently seeking experienced directors, preferably with experience in the not for profit boards, who are passionate about our mission and understand their governance role in that capacity. While all accomplished career individuals will be considered, of particular interest will be those whose resumes include finance, banking and mortgages, retail experience, construction/ land development, human resources and those with a law degree and CA/CPA designation.

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are probably requiring extra effort both in terms of time and intensity. This is a call to tackle things slowly yet deliberately. All the while, expanding your social front has felt important. This could include travel. Learning, in general, is featured and the more fun and playful the better.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) Hovering close to home con-

tinues. You are keen to attend to creative interests and projects and social activities hold less appeal. If you do have to venture out, you want to return quickly. Yet, this does not mean you will be idle - just the opposite. Your focus is sharp and you feel determined to achieve key goals, some of them longstanding.

LAND ACT: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that David Ross Lamb from Halfmoon Bay, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNROD), Surrey for a private dock situated on Provincial Crown land located at Blind Bay, Nelson Island, Block F District Lot 5377, Group 1, New Westminster District.

The Lands File Number for this application is file number 100251670. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: https://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications 2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200-10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1 Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until July 11, 2019. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

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Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) This cycle prior to your own is one during which you are wise to time out. However, circumstances are pushing you to assert yourself against the current. This could be the source of some irritation for you and others. Taking risks and giving more to situations that you may usually are featured. Positively, you are in an inventive mood.

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