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Oil and Water

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Rainwater Barrel Rebates Page 3

Vehicle Vandalism Page 3

Dredging For The George Page 5

Close Call Page 5

The Future Of Gibsons Pages 6 & 12

SAR Training Turns Real Page 12

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It is well known that oil and water don’t mix. And the Pender Harbour Wildlife Society will hear next week about the world’s most damaging example: the FULL SERVICE SHOP March 24, 1989 accident in which the tanker Exxon Valdez hit a reef in Prince William Sound in Alaska and spilled more than 10 million US gallons of crude

These photos were taken, in 1989, by Andrew Teal, who spent three years as a manager of the “shoreline cleanup advisory team”. (The top photo shows with Red Sealoil.

Technicians the shoreline in the area, which looks a lot like the Sunshine Coast; what looks like it might be an oil stain on the rocks is in fact black lichen. The lower photo

1498 Burton Road, Gibsons shows tankers in the area shortly after the spill.) Now, almost exactly 31 years after the accident, Teal has retired from Imperial Oil and is living in Madeira

delivered to all residences by Canada Post, on the BC Ferries & in all businesses.

Park. He will give the inside story of the cleanup, and will discuss spill response preparedness on the Sunshine Coast. The talk is free, and open to all; Tues604-886-2700 day, March 17 at Christ the Redeemer Church (next to the high school) in Madeira Park; doors at 6:30pm, presentation at 7pm.

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Mayor sees red in restaurant plan While Wendy’s and Tim Hortons locations are known for fast food, members of the Gibsons planning and development committee opted to take additional time to review plans to update the restaurants’ building. On March 3, the committee referred a development permit application for that site back to staff for modifications.

They requested staff work with the applicant to improve the fit of the proposed changes with the “west coast small town character” appearance supported in the Town’s Official Community Plan (OCP).

The application that came before the committee proposed adding more of both franchises’ signature shades of red to the building. In review of the drawings presented, Mayor Bill Beamish

(a committee member) said: “I see red, and too much red.”

The building currently has a colour palette of light brown and seafoam green. The applicant wants to refinish the structure in red and gray tones, including the addition of red vinyl covering on the top tier of windows facing Highway 101. The staff review of the application noted that there had been little effort to incorporate natural and local materials such as wood and stone into the update. Inclusion of these types of materials is encouraged in the town’s development permit guidelines.

A concern raised by both staff and the committee members was the need to address the safety of pedestrians accessing the site, as part of any update. Staff were asked to have discussions

with the proponent on options to improve access from Payne Road, Hwy 101 and from the parking lot located to the west of the site.

The application also requests permission to modify site signage with updated corporate logos.

Councillor Annemarie De Andrade pointed out that the number of signs at the site is double what is allowed under the town’s bylaw and that the primary restaurant identification signs are larger than the maximum sizes permitted. Staff clarified that the signs have been in place since the building’s construction in 1996. As the Gibsons sign bylaw was adopted after that date, the signs currently at the location be could updated and permitted to remain as non-conforming uses.

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The owner of Wendy’s and Tim Hortons in Gibsons wants to update the building, but members of the planning and development committee sent the application back, asking that changes be closer to “west coast small town character”. TOWN OF GIBSONS PHOTO

Rainwater collection rebates The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is pleased to announce that applications for the rainwater harvesting rebate program will be accepted again starting March 16.

Operating on a first-come, first-served basis while funds are available, the rebate program entitles property owners with an SCRD water utilities account to a rebate of up to $500 to apply to the

purchase of a rainwater storage cistern with a minimum storage volume of 4,500 litres. A $1,000 rebate for a minimum storage volume of 9,000 litres is also being offered this year.

Former recipients of a $500 rebate are eligible for a second $500 rebate when they buy an additional 4,500-litre cistern.

Rainwater harvesting and storage reduces dependence

on treated drinking water for outdoor water uses like gardening and car washing, on a schedule that suits the needs of the household.

Pre-approval application forms, including designs, will be accepted until funds are fully allocated. To find out how to apply for the program and eligibility requirements, visit www.scrd.ca/rainwater or call 604-885-6806.

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Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating reports of multiple cars that have had windows smashed in Gibsons sometime late Wednesday night, March 4, to Thursday morning. If anyone has any information, dash cam or surveillance video in the areas affected they are asked to call Sunshine Coast RCMP. There were more than 16 vehicles that were targeted in the 1800 block North Rd, Hopkins Rd, Burns Rd, 800 and 1700 block Marine Drive, Henry Rd, South Fletcher Rd. and Cartwright Rd. RCMP PHOTO

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Feed and exercise your brain Have the winter doldrums slowed down your desire to eat well and stay physically and mentally active?

With spring comes Brain Awareness Week (March 16 22), the perfect time for Sunshine Coast residents to get back on track. It’s important to make the move because healthy lifestyle choices lead to a healthy brain and can lower your risk of dementia.

“The prevalence of dementia is on the rise and while researchers are working toward finding a cure and effective treatments, we can take steps to protect our brain health,” says Maria Howard, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of BC. “There is strong and growing evidence that shows that key lifestyle changes such as regular physical activity, a hearthealthy diet, socialization and lifelong learning not only help lower the risk of dementia but also maintain or improve brain function as we age.”

Dementia develops when the risk factors for the disease combine and reach a level that overwhelms the brain’s ability to maintain and repair itself. While there is no guarantee, reducing as many of the risk factors as you can will keep your brain as healthy and strong as possible as you age.

In fact, according to recent research, combining four or five healthy lifestyle factors can reduce the risk of dementia by 60 per cent compared to adopting none or only one factor.

Here are some suggestions on how to get started: • Challenge yourself. Learn a new hobby or language. Any kind of mental stimulation will fire up your neurons.

• Be socially active. Volunteer in your community or join a book club.

• Eat well. Create healthy meals that include a variety of foods to get the nutrients you need for a balanced diet.

Choosing healthy foods can improve your general health, help maintain brain function and slow memory decline over the long term.

• Be physically active. Start with a 10-minute walk around the block a few times a week. Regular exercise pumps blood to the brain, which nourishes the cells.

• Reduce your stress. Try five minutes of daily meditation to help lower your stress level. Constant stress can cause vascular changes and chemical imbalances that are damaging to the brain and other cells in your body.

• Protect your head. Wear an approved helmet when playing sports. Preventing falls is also critical, as this is one of the major causes of head injuries in older adults.

• Take care of yourself. Get enough sleep, don’t smoke, and drink alcohol in moderation to help lower your risk factors.

For more tips and information about brain health, visit alzbc.org/brain-health Submitted by Alzheimer Society of BC

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What if BC Ferries donated half of their profits to pave/fix our pot-holed roads because there is no other way to get to and from this “island” except use their overpriced ferries...

Jennie Tschoban, Gibsons

This is obscene

Since the 2016 announcement that long-term care on the Coast was being privatized, successive Liberal and NDP health ministers have dismissed our warnings about for-profit care.

They’ve assured us that the question of ownership is immaterial, since all BC care centres are held to the same high ministry standard.

One might therefore deduce that the ministry bears

ultimate responsibility for assuring that operators and regional health authorities properly maintain facilities and staff them with qualified, competent personnel who promptly deliver whatever medical assistance residents require.

A statement of defence, issued by the attorney general in a lawsuit by the family of a former resident of a long-term care facility in Chilliwack, shows the true state of affairs. Bad enough that it sloughs off responsibility to the company and regional health authority.

Far worse, it blames the family, saying the onus was on them to monitor the competency of staff and ensure that medical protocols were followed. It was due to

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Some questions (Addressed to Gibsons mayor and copied to the Local) On Nov. 5, 2019 a notice was sent to the residents of Parkland stating the Town was spending $25,000 for a consultant to “undertake an update of the GDEU Master Business Plan…as much of the foundational data of the utility’s original business plan (which was prepared more than five years ago) has changed.”

As you know I worked for the largest utility in BC for 36 years and was an engineering technician. I can tell you any utility would have this information within a week.

I have a few questions: Who was given the $25,000 contract to complete the update?

When will it be completed and sent to the Parkland residents?

On April 18, 2017 Mr. Machado was quoted telling council, about the GDEU, that there wasn’t “even a business plan for that matter” and went onto say “completion of the business plan was one of the Town’s 2013-14 strategic objectives, but was never done.”

Was the statement that Mr. Machado made April 18, 2017 to council true?

David Hayward, Gibsons

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their neglect as much as the facility’s that their mother did not receive prompt medical attention after a serious fall.

This is obscene, all the more so since the facility in question is one of five Retirement Concepts properties recently put under critical watch or direct administration for serious, ongoing care violations. The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of residents and families and claims persistent abuse and neglect by the company, regional health authorities and the ministry of health dating back almost 20 years.

In the early 2000’s, when Trellis President Mary McDougall was president and CEO of Retirement Concepts, the chain was the subject of so many complaints that authorities temporarily froze admissions at two of its facilities. The company was found guilty of using deceptive corporate practices in a stinging Labour Relations Board ruling that singled out McDougall.

And yet, Adrian Dix would have us believe that vigilant oversight by the ministry of health will guarantee that Trellis provides the highest quality care.

Why should we not take him at his word?

Ian McLatchie, Protect Public Health Care — Sunshine Coast

Leila Riani from the SC Wildlife Project visited The Town Preschool in Gibsons Feb. 25 to help the kids build an owl nesting box. She also taught them about habitat needs – and the ecological role – of owls. DIANE LAIDLAW PHOTO

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George dredging may start in June A major decision on the proposed George Hotel project became public at the March 3 Gibsons council meeting. It related to the developer’s application for an expanded foreshore lease for the project’s marina.

It was a council closed-meeting decision from 2016 to allow the hotel proponents to apply to the Province to take the Town’s foreshore lease fronting Winegarden Park. The developer has applied to consolidate that Town lease area with two other areas that it already holds. Gibsons will not receive financial compensation for giving up its lease until the proponent secures a new and expanded provincial lease. If the Province denies the developer’s application, the Town will retain its lease, which expires in 2022.

If the larger lease is approved, the Town is set to receive 15 per cent of the developer’s gross revenues, except those from fuel sales, collected from its former water lot lease area. The full revenue sharing agreement negotiated with the developer was included on the March 3 meeting agenda.

At that meeting, two members of the public questioned

whether council had the authority to allow a private interest to take over the lease, which is a public asset, without receiving fair compensation. Mayor Bill Beamish explained that the Province advised the Town that as it did not have title to the asset, it could relinquish its interest but could not sell the lease.

The individuals who spoke out asked the council to make further documentation related to the closed meeting decision public.

The George developer plans to build a 1,265-square-metre pier in the area of the former Hyak marina site. It is looking to include additional moorage and a two-story waterfront restaurant.

Although no approvals are in place, the project timeframe in the developer’s lease application proposes a start to dredging at the site in June of this year and construction work beginning in early 2021.

Later in the meeting, a provincial referral to the Town for comment on the expanded foreshore lease application received a “no objection” response from council. Three conditions will be included with the Town’s response: these ask for protection of eel

grass beds identified in the area, protection of the water quality in the harbor and that The George implement provincial best management practices for building and maintaining mooring facilities in a foreshore area.

While Council awaits a provincial decision on The George’s application, it has asked staff for a report on the process for handling Town development permit area (DPA) approvals, so that it can consider if these processes need to be adjusted. Town DPA permits for dredging, remediation, shoreline enhancements, and construction work will need to be issued, which must include professional assurances that the proposed works meet the applicable DPA guidelines.

Currently, all such permits in the area of the Town’s aquifer, which includes The George site, are sent by the Town to a second independent consultant for a peer-review. This is done to obtain assurances the impacts to the Gibsons aquifer are mitigated. Councillor Annemarie De Andrade indicated that she would like to see reports related to site remediation plans also sent for peer-review.

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On March 9 at 2:45pm, a school bus driver reported that he had stopped at Redroofs and O’Brian Rd in Halfmoon Bay to drop off school children. The bus had its emergency lights flashing and the stop sign out, but a white BMW X3 drove around the school bus narrowly missing a child about to cross the street. Drivers are reminded they must not pass a school bus with lights and stop sign out or they will face a $368 fine plus 3 points on their driver’s licence as per Section 149 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.

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We plan to install a monitoring program in the foyer of the centre, so people can readily view how much power the panels are producing in real time.

Everyone is invited to the official launch, along with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, at the seniors centre on Tuesday, March 17 at 1:30 pm. The event will include Christine Pawley, Jim’s widow and his daughter, Alice Pawley. A reception with refreshments will follow.

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For a town just over four square kilometres in size, there’s a lot going on in Gibsons these days. Currently, there are about 600 new homes planned for construction over the next few years, in several multi-family developments. The growth is expected to generate many benefits, including a broader tax base, increased demand for goods and services from our local businesses, a boost in well-paying jobs (first in the construction industry and then in the professional industries required to serve the influx of new residents), and a wider variety of community amenities.

We also know that a significant jump in our population will bring many challenges.

Some of these include the pressures associated with an aging population, the lack of affordable and workforce housing, and increased stress on our infrastructure services. Add to these the issues that are largely out of our control (such as underdeveloped transportation services and climate change) and you can see there’s a lot to consider when planning for our town’s future.

Thankfully, there are many organizations in Gibsons that are working hard to

ensure that our community continues to thrive, from the Harmony Hall Seniors Association to the Gibsons Public Library to the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association.

As none of us works in isolation, and all share many of the same concerns, I have invited representatives from 25 of these local groups to take part in a half-day workshop on March 31. Patrick Weiler (our MP), Nicholas Simons (our MLA) and Councillor Chris Lewis from the Squamish Nation have also been invited to attend.

The session will begin with a presentation of the Town’s Strategic Plan, an overview of known development proposals and a summary of the report on future policing costs that was presented to Council in December 2019.

After that, each group will have around five minutes to present information about the specific ways they expect

to be impacted by Gibsons’ projected growth.

My hope is that by offering the chance for our town’s key organizations and leaders to come together, we will be able to identify more opportunities to support one another. I also believe the workshop will provide an excellent opportunity for some of Gibsons’ most engaged citizens to network and form new connections that will lead to mutually beneficial collaborations in the future.

The workshop is scheduled to run from 10am to 2:30pm on March 31 at the Gibsons Legion, and the public is welcome to observe the presentations and discussions.

Do you have some ideas about the upcoming meeting on Gibsons’ economy and community? Please feel free to contact me at mayor@gibsons.ca. I’m always interested to hear your thoughts.

Bat watch bulletin As the weather warms up, bats are returning from hibernation. The Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project is asking for community assistance in monitoring the return of the bats and detecting any signs of Whitenose Syndrome (WNS).

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• Burger and beer fundraiser for local scouts, with kid’s option, music by Jim Taylor, Roberts Creek Legion, 5-9pm • SC astronomy club presents UBC astronomy professor Harvey Richer on being an observational astronomer, Sechelt Public Library, 7pm

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• St. Paddy’s bash with Irish pub menu (12:30-5pm), Grant Olsen (2:30pm), Nick Farrer (7pm) and DJ Cronneloctopus (9pm), Leo’s Tapas and Grill, Gibsons

• Opening reception for Young People’s Art Show, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm

• Millar-Bowie Band entertains, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30-4:30pm • Launch party for addition of vintage apparel sales, The Kube, Gibsons, 6-9pm

• Joel Fafard live, the Roberts Creek singer in the midst of an international tour, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 8pm • Dance with DJ Techno Artist Akhentek, Gibsons Legion, 8pm • Comedy show with Ed Hill, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8pm • Mud Bay Band, Roberts Creek Legion, 8:30pm

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• Sunday blues jam hosted by Simon Paradis, with Walter Martella, Clubhouse Restaurant at Pender Harbour Golf Club, 2-6pm, by donation • Vespersong sings Choral Evensong, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 5pm

• Bob Ross (video) painting party, with in-house help from Alex Wenztel, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 7pm

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Spring is upon us which also means many of you are thinking of selling your home.

If that’s the case, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get busy.

Here are six tips to prepare your home for sale:

1. Declutter your home. Over the years we tend to collect things we don’t always need, want or use. If you’ve lived in your home for a long time then chances are that you haven’t thoroughly cleansed your home since the last time you moved. Clearing out your home with automatically make your home look cleaner and larger; it will also help you prepare for moving.

2. Depersonalize your home.

While you’re going through your home, it’s also a good idea to pack away anything personal such as family photos and other items that might hinder the buyers from envisioning themselves in the home. This is also a good time to put away any valuables such a jewellery and heirlooms for safe keeping.

3. Deep clean the entire house.

Once the house has been decluttered and depersonalized it’s time to do a deep cleaning.

Start by dusting the entire

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house from top to bottom, on top of kitchen cabinets, door trim and floor trim. Next you should wipe down all kitchen and bathroom cabinets inside and out, baseboards, trim and window sills. Wash your windows inside and out. Having your carpets cleaned is an inexpensive way to upgrade your home quickly as it not only cleans the carpets and brings them back to life but it also eliminates any odors that might be trapped in your carpet. Repair any issues with the house.

4. Paint the interior walls and trim. To freshen, brighten and neutralize the look of your home the easiest thing you can do is paint. If you have abstract or dark colours it’s best to replace them with neutral and bright colours. You can’t go wrong with white as is the most popular wall colour at the moment, it’s neutral and it brightens up the home.

5. Replace light bulbs. Lighting is key when selling your home. (No one wants to live in a dark home.) The easiest

and most inexpensive way to achieve this is to ensure you’re using the brightest bulbs possible for the fixture and ensure that all burnt out bulbs are replaced.

6. Consider curb appeal.

Many buyers will drive by your home before they consider booking a showing so it’s crucial to ensure the front of your home looks its best.

You only have one chance to make a first impression so it’s best to start at the beginning. Wash down the siding and gutters, tidy up your garden, plant colourful flowers, prune your trees, power wash your driveway, paint your front door.

Linsey Hulls is a realtor that works out of the RE/MAX City Realty Office and lives in Halfmoon Bay. She wrote the column for Tony this week as he was out of town.

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Kitchen reno budget tips Kitchens are popular gathering spots in many homes.

That popularity is reflected in various ways, including how many homeowners choose to remodel their kitchens.

A 2019 report from the home renovation and design resource Houzz found that kitchens were the most popular room to renovate in 2018. Homeowners considering kitchen remodels should know that the Houzz report also indicated that spending on kitchen remodels increased by 27 per cent in 2018.

Homeowners concerned by the cost of remodeling a kitchen should know that there are ways to give kitchens a whole new feel without breaking the bank.

Appliances Consumer Reports notes that luxury home buyers expect high-end features, including professional rang-

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Countertops Countertops tend to capture the eye’s attention when walking into a kitchen. Outdated and/or damaged countertops grab that attention for all the wrong reasons, while updated countertops made from today’s most popular materials provide that wow factor homeowners seek. If granite is a musthave, Consumer Reports notes that homeowners can save substantial amounts of money by choosing granite from remnants at the stone yard. If marble is your ideal

countertop, save money by choosing a domestic product as opposed to one imported from overseas.

Cabinets Custom-built cabinets may be a dream, but they tend to be a very expensive one.

Such cabinets are designed to adhere to the dimensions of the kitchen, and Consumer Reports notes that they can cost tens of thousands of dollars. If that estimate would bust your budget, examine the current layout of the existing cabinets. If the layout is fine but the cabinets need work, you can give them a whole new look by refinishing them. If the cabinets must go, stock units or semi-custom cabinets can provide a new look without busting the budget.

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Coast musician Joel Fafard appears March 14 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons, in the midst of an international tour. MARK BENSON PHOTO

Gifted local roots and blues guitarist Joel Fafard plays the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse on March 14. Fafard is in the middle of a four-month tour, making a brief stop on the West Coast for a couple of shows before heading off to Atlantic Canada and Europe.

He’s just come home from a succesful two-week tour of New Zealand where the Juno-nominated and Western Canadian Music Award winner has many fans. “It was my seventh time there,” says Fafard. “I have a following and played some really great rooms.”

Fafard is originally from

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Saskatchewan, moving to the Coast with his family in 2009. He’s been playing guitar since he was 15 years old. “I guess I wanted to be a rock star,” he laughs. “But tastes change after a while.”

His introduction to the blues guitar sound that has become his trademark came from the oddest of places. “My dad listened to so much CBC [radio] and that was slowly filtering into my brain,” he says. Michael Enright, current host of The Sunday Edition, used to host As It Happens. “He [Enright] always had these really bluesy guitar intros and outros between all the little bits,” recalls Fafard.

“Later I realized that sound was a resonator guitar with a slide. Once I found that sound I couldn’t put it down.”

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there and he has now recorded eight albums of mostly original music, picking up awards and nominations for his songwriting and playing.

Critics have said he “performs with the soul of a purist” allowing his resonator to “get wild.” Fafard notes that a resonator guitar has a lot of tension. “And with a slide you can dig into notes, you can really simmer along,” he says. “In musical terms, I really enjoy flat thirds and flat sevenths.”

There’s nothing flat about his performances, however.

Fafard is something of a modern day troubadour, taking his brand of Southern roots and blues music on the road,

just him and his guitar, telling stories in-between his songs.

“I enjoy connecting with the audience in a different way,” says Fafard of the storytelling. “It makes it a more complete night to reach them on that level as well as a musical level.” He’s working on some new songs for an album he hopes to record soon and he’s been playing them on this tour, trying them out.

“I’ve an album that’s pretty formulated in my head,” he says. “I have 10 new songs I’m working into the sets and getting a better idea of where those songs need to go. They’ll change during that time, the words or the chords, until they stick.” Music lov-

ers on the Coast are in for a night of great music and musicianship for Fafard’s only hometown concert where, in addition to his trusty resonator, he’ll be bringing along a few more instruments. “The feedback I hear from people is that they’re entertained,” says Fafard of his concerts.

“Whether it’s the groove, or the stories or the songs, they’re entertained for the night.”

Joel Fafard plays the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse on Saturday, March 14 at 8pm.

Tickets $25 at the door or $20 in advance, available at share-there.com, Gibsons Florist, MELOmania, and Strait Music.

The Sunday Film Series presents the documentary “The Price of Everything” at the Arts Centre in Sechelt March 15 at 10:30am. Suggested donation$10.

A deep dive into the rarefied world of contemporary art where everything can be

bought and sold, “The Price of Everything” is a stunning exposé of the role of art in today’s consumerist society.

What is it about the contemporary art market that holds us mere mortals in thrall? How and why can a

shiny, metallic balloon-animal dog sell for $58.4 million, as Jeff Koons’ original did in 2013? Why is some contemporary art now worth 10 times more than what it fetched at auction only 10 or 15 years ago?

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On Sunday, March 15 at 5pm, a service of Choral Evensong will be sung by Vespersong at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt.

What is Evensong, you might ask? The Rev. Bruce Morris, Deacon at St. Hilda’s, has this to say: “Evensong is the common name for a Christian church service originating in the Anglican tradition as part of the reformed practice of the Daily Office.

The service may also be referred to as Evening Prayer, but Evensong is the more common name when the service is musical. It is roughly the equivalent of Vespers in the Roman Catholic Church.

The service emerged soon after the Church of England was established and has been a beloved part of traditional Anglican worship ever since.”

Many people, from a vari-

ety of faith traditions, have come to enjoy Choral Evensong as a calm, relaxing way to transition from a day (or week) of work to a night of rest. Submitted by David Poon

“How Things Have Changed”, by local, award-winning playwright David King, will be presented at the Off The Page play reading series at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons, March 15 at 1pm. This clever comedy, about a recently widowed man, his sister, and their long-time friend, is set in Gib-

sons five years in the future.

The readings are always entertaining, but if you live in Gibsons, “How Things Have Changed” is sure to strike a chord. There will be a talkback session with the playwright following the reading.

Admission by donation.

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The strength of SAR really is in standing together. When we train as crews, we learn from one another but when we train together as multiple units, our learning and expertise grows even further.

The past few weeks have been busy training times on and off the water. Crews from RCMSAR 12 (Halfmoon Bay), 14 (Gibsons), and 1 (West Vancouver) met in Howe Sound for a day of training.

The following day, RCMSAR 61 (Pender Harbour) ventured to Powell River for multi-agency training with the Canadian Coast Guard,

Tla’amin Nation, and RCMP. That same day, members of the Sunshine Coast SAR met for snow rescue practice at Dakota Ridge. With practice complete and gear safely stored, repacked, and restocked, they were called out at 7pm for three young adults lost in the Sprockids / Langdale Falls area. After five hours of training and another five hours of searching, the team and subjects arrived in the parking lot at 2am. A long but successful day for our land SAR members.

With the days getting longer, many of us are looking forward to increased time outdoors. Now is the time to inspect and review your safety equipment while you make plans for the summer ahead. RCMSAR offers free vessel safety inspections to help ensure your boat meets the requirements set by Transport Canada. Email us at info@rcmsar12.org to schedule yours today.

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As SAR volunteers, every time we don our gear and head out on the water or in the wilderness, we know there is always risk and the possibility of the ultimate sacrifice for doing what we love. March 2, 2020 was proclaimed by the Province of British Columbia as Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial Day to honour those who have lost their lives during training or response and to recognize all those that serve.

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Horoscope Michael O’Connor Astrologer

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) Just when you thought you might be out of the watery grip of Pisces as the Sun enters your sign this week, Mercury re-enters the fish’s sign where it will remain until April 11. The result of this is that regardless of the weather, you will not likely launch into spring as fully as you might otherwise. Use this time to dream on…

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) You are in the mood to make things happen. Mercury, Venus and Uranus are working together to inspire new connections and leads with those you deem movers and shakers. Yet, as practical as your aspirations may be, there is a definite twist of the unusual features, perhaps something unexpected or, if you are lucky, kinky.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Imagination is so significantly your power in the world. While it is the domain of Pisces, that is the sign that is situated on your solar career cusp. Yeah, it can prove as cosmic as it sounds. Meanwhile, you are feeling the love for everyone these days and might be wondering who is next… With your ambitions running high and your desires deep, the next may just be the lucky one.

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) Who are you now? Circumstances of late may be leaving you wondering and asking such questions. Positively, you are out of the Mercury Rx fog, yet that does not mean you are completely free from the mystic mist that has been surrounding you

the past several weeks. Whatever the answer, you will likely still feel moved to express it assertively.

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) Okay, so you are not the only one who has felt inspired to take a skinny dip in unknown waters.

Yet, you may be the one taking the lead. At worst, you feel a little weighted by the realities of the efforts required. In the bigger picture, one of the more significant cycles underway suggests that you have until Winter Solstice to complete the task. Slow but sure.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) Sometimes in the relationship dance, we trip and falter or toes get stepped on. This may have occurred over the past several weeks and now you must contend with the realities of it. However, since you probably will not achieve the progress required, according to certain planetary configurations, you are probably wise to wait until after the Aries New Moon on March 24.

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Health concerns continue to be registering high on your radar. Due to various factors, you may feel especially susceptible now. Therefore, you are wise to take any and all precautions you can think of. This will remain true into early April especially, yet will linger on, if to a lesser degree. Since the best defense is a strong offense, focus to boost your immune system and energy levels.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) If you have been enjoying swimming in the Piscean waters, take note that this cycle is in its last period. As lovely as such sojourns can be, they can also prove to be like swimming with sirens. You know the mermaids that have lured many a sailor to find their resting place in the watery depths. Positively you have

received a kiss of destiny revealing who you are and are not.

Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) Although a practical one, you are a dreamer and mystic at your core. This has proven especially true of late. Positively, you have been able to take refuge in quietude. If not, there remains time for you to do so for the next few weeks. Since it remains true that you are still in a cycle requiring giving more than usual, you may especially relish the sweet sounds of silence whenever you can.

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) You may have noticed that your imagination has been running especially strong of late.

It is also possible that not all of the results are as positive as you like. Yet, since these are largely imagination-stimulated perspectives, you are wise to remember that they may not be nearly as real and important as you have imagined them to be.

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 19) Holy waters Aquaman, or is that Aquawoman…, the scent of spring is strong on the airwaves?

And it is likely moving you, both figuratively and literally. Yet, this is not a fast move. It is more like a flow yet it does host some complex currents. But don’t let these perturb you, there is something very special in those waters like a great big rainbow-colored sunfish.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) While when retrograde in our own sign, mercury can sharpen our focus, this is not to say that your mind is in full forward motion. Yet, now that is becoming true and you may find yourself eager to cover lost ground. This pace will accelerate progressively over the next several weeks and it stands to be a rather revolutionary march as well. michael@sunstarastrology.com

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