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Fynn’s World of Fencing

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Fynn Fafard, a 16-year-old from Roberts Creek, on the right, is the top ranked under-17 épée fencer in Canada. Here he is seen in action against French fencer Matias Biabiany. Fynn won the match, one of three wins against older opponents at the Senior Men’s World Cup recently in Richmond. Fynn – who does his school work online – is now in Cuba for the Pan Am Championships, which begin March 3. And then in April, he goes to Plovdiv, Bulgaria for the World Championships. DEVIN MANKY PHOTO

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SCRD politicians' pay to be reviewed Are Sunshine Coast Regional District Directors paid enough? This question was raised on Feb. 23 by Area D Director Mark Lebbell at the SCRD's Corporate and Administrative Services Committee Meeting.

Lebbell made a motion asking staff to investigate

a directors’ compensation review, with the intent of revising compensation before new directors are elected in 2018.

Lebbell's motion was supported by SCRD Chair, Garry Norh, who recently expressed his concerns about the challenges faced by elect-

ed officials in his Feb. 16 column in the Local.

Norh, who was first elected to the SCRD in 2005 and has declared that he will not run for another term, stated: "The work required for any elected official is not a parttime job any more."

"I keep hearing all the time

“The West Coast Wilderness Lodge has applied to the Sunshine Coast Regional District for an OCP/zoning bylaw amendment (“rezoning”) application affecting a 1.84 hectare lot located on Maple Road in Egmont.

The image below shows the location of the property in relation to existing roads and other zoning boundaries.

In particular, the rezoning application is to amend the Egmont/Pender Harbour Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 432, by re-designating District Lot 6690, Group 1, New Westminster District from “Aquaculture Industrial” to “Tourist Commercial” and to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 337 by rezoning the same lot from I2 (Aquaculture Industrial) to a C2 (Tourist Commercial) zone in order to convert a vacant industrial fish processing facility into a health and wellness spa with tourist accommodations.”

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we need more young people.

Sometimes I consider that an ageist comment, but at the same time I think it's right.

And to be able to do that we have to make it so that they can afford to do the job."

SCRD directors are compensated per meeting attended, with committee chairs receiving a higher rate for meetings they chair, and the SCRD board chair also receiving higher pay.

Directors who represent the municipalities at the SCRD receive compensation from the SCRD for each meeting, as well as their salary as a municipal politician.

Lebbell pointed out that being paid by the meeting is problematic, as it doesn't reflect the amount of work required for different meetings. "I can attend a five minute meeting and receive the same remuneration as a two hour and fifty-nine minute meeting that has 340 pages of reading prior to it," he said.

In 2015 (the most recent

year for which full financial reports are available) SCRD Rural Directors earned an average of $32,000 and the board chair earned $50,000.

However, in 2016 their compensation dropped substantially when the regional district streamlined its meeting schedule. Director Lebbell's pay dropped over a third from $31,300 in 2015 to $19,638 in 2016.

According to livingwagecanada.ca, a living wage on the Sunshine Coast is $18.87 per hour, or $39,250 per year (assuming a 40 hour work week).

In 2015, the senior SCRD managers who attend board meetings earned salaries ranging from $90,000 to $130,000.

The SCRD board voted unanimously in favour of Lebbell's motion.

In a later email, Lebbell stated that he wants to foster public discussion "so that the privilege of serving one's community in this way is

open to all, regardless of social circumstances."

"If we choose too be governed at a local level only by those who can currently afford it, then let's be open and transparent about that," said Lebbell.

Lebbell, a teacher, is presently the only SCRD Rural Director who is not a senior.

Area A Director Frank Mauro is a retired mining manager, Area B Director Garry Norh is a retired school administrator, Ian Winn (Area F) is a retired manufacturing project manager, and Area E Director Lorne Lewis is a realtor.

Councillors in the Town of Gibsons earn $14,370 per year and the Mayor is paid $30,985. The basic stipend for District of Sechelt councilors is $18,559, and the Mayor receives $37,109. Municipal politicians’ salaries are not tied to meeting attendance, but they are paid more when they attend SCRD meetings.

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The new board of the Sechelt Downtown Business Association poses after its annual meeting Feb. 23 at the Seaside Centre. From the left, Alton Toth, Dave Richardson, Katharine Trueman, Jason Day, Dan Fairholm, Liana Leskie, Dennis Olson, Kristine Toynbee, Cindy Buis, Paul Meyer and Lauri Paul. Not pictured: Ric Leskie and Jennifer Stapleton. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

Waste reduction projects get funding The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has awarded a total of $3,690 to three waste reduction projects through the SCRD’s Waste Reduction Initiatives Program (WRIP).

The Waste Reduction Initiatives Program (WRIP) started in 2015 to provide funding to community groups, non-profit societies, registered charitable organizations and school groups for projects that contribute to waste reduction or that divert materials from the

landfill.

In 2016, a total of five organizations submitted project proposals during the application period of Oct. 11 to Nov. 25.

Of the five submitted proposals, three organizations received funding: Gibsons Elementary School received $2,095 to set up a new recycling and composting program; Coast Canning Cooperative received $1,500 to expand the organization’s ability to accept local fruit donations and reduce food

waste in the region; and the Gibsons Curling Club received $175 to set up a new recycling program for the club’s members and visitors.

“This program is a great opportunity for local organizations and school groups to develop and implement their own ideas related to waste reduction,” says Robyn Cooper, SCRD Manager, Solid Waste Services.

For information on the program, visit www.scrd.ca/ wrip.

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Warren Paull has been elected as the new chief of the shíshálh, taking over on April 1 from Calvin Craigan, who did not run for re-election.

Paull was the winner for a three-year term as chief, with 162 votes over Robert Joe, who received 148 votes. The vote was held on Feb. 25 with about 400 eligible voters in the Sechelt Band.

Paull has served as a councillor on and off over the past 30 years. He returned as a councillor last October in a byelection, and in December was appointed as a director of the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

The four new councillors are Corey August (181 votes), Selina August (186), Keith Julius (183) and Alvina Paul (156). Staff

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Coast passes paramedics’ petition Powell River-Sunshine Coast is the first riding in the province to reach its target for signatures on a provincewide initiative petition to include paramedics in the Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act. As of Feb. 25, local paramedics had collected 3,800 signatures, which represents over 10 per cent of registered voters in this riding.

The petition, launched Jan. 9, has until April 9 to collect the signatures of 10 per cent of registered voters in every riding in BC. Provincial petition organizer Josh Henshaw congratulated the Sunshine Coast canvassing team.

"Having lived on the Sunshine Coast for 8 years, (2 years as a paramedic), I understand the vital importance of the ambulance service on the Coast, and I'm so happy to see the support from the public in protecting that service," said Henshaw.

"Our dedicated team of canvassers in Powell River, Madeira Park, Sechelt and Gibsons all deserve high

praise, and even more thanks is due to the voters of that district for putting their name behind this petition."

Paramedics have been at an impasse for years in negotiating salary and working conditions with the Province.

They are presently a CUPE bargaining unit under the Health Authorities Act, along with hospital facilities staff such as laundry workers and cleaners, but they say it makes sense to join the same bargaining unit as other 911 emergency responders. This would define ambulance paramedics as an essential service, so they would not be allowed to strike, but they would have access to binding arbitration.

Gibsons paramedic Cole Godfrey, who has been out gathering signatures is very pleased at the support paramedics have received from coast residents.

"Many people on the coast know someone in Emergency Service or have had to use an ambulance and know how important it is to run it properly. It seems that rural

BC has really stepped up to the plate and these jurisdictions have been doing well in regards to the petition,” said Godfrey.

"However, in Vancouver it has been difficult to get numbers and events in some ridings. Some of the members from the Coast are planning to help in Vancouver for a few days here and there to bump their numbers up. We have started to gain a lot of momentum and I believe we are at over 12-hundred canvassers province wide."

The lower Sunshine Coast has ambulance stations in Pender Harbour, Sechelt and Gibsons. In total, those stations have only five full time ambulance staff, plus another 60-80 part-timers who are paid only when they go out on a call.

Since the Recall and Initiative Act came into force in 1995, only one initiative petition has succeeded--the 2010 petition to End the Harmonized Sales Tax. Donna McMahon

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Appraisers examine ceramics at the Antique and Collectibles Roadshow Feb. 25.

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An antique Buddha and an eight-ounce silver Elvis Presley commemorative coin were among the items brought to the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives Antique and Collectibles Roadshow on Feb. 25.

The annual event was a fundraiser for the museum.

People brought their antiques to the Trail Bay Mall in Sechelt and paid to have them evaluated by professional appraisers.

Among the most unusual was a muffin warmer (c.

1910), which had a bowl for hot water underneath and a covered area above with

space for one muffin (value $65). The small Buddha, dating from the 1400’s was the oldest item ($1,000). And the most valuable item of the day was a 1952 Freddy Fender guitar valued at $18,000.

A Maude Lewis painting was valued at $8,000. A gold Victorian charm bracelet had six charms and each was an individual letter seal from the days when envelopes were sealed with a blob of wax – the individual seals were valued at $500 for a total of $3,000.

The most intricate item was a Meiji era Japanese ivory carving of a boy fishing,

carved sometime between 1868 and 1912. The amazing thing was the fine weave fishing net was all part of the ivory tusk. The value was surprisingly low because of the political incorrectness of owning ivory today. Even though it was over 100 years old and some years ago it would have sold at auction for over $6,000, today the owner might get $1,500.

Thank you to Trail Bay Centre for hosting the event, Coast TV and Coast FM for advertising, and to the appraisers and volunteers who contributed their time.

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Editorial Opinion Cover your ears New 2016 data from WorkSafeBC indicates young construction workers are less likely to wear hearing protection at work compared to other age groups in the same industry. In addition, young workers in construction are less likely to wear hearing protection as compared to young workers in other industries, such as manufacturing and primary resources.

Among construction workers age 21 or younger, 24 per cent reported not wearing hearing protection as compared to 13 per cent of workers over the age of 50 and 11 per cent of workers in all other age groups. The data was collected in 2016 from more than 160,000 hearing tests conducted by BC employers as part of hearing loss prevention programs.

“Noise-induced hearing loss needs to be taken very seriously,” says Sasha Brown, WorkSafeBC occupational audiologist. “It can be caused by a single exposure to loud noise or more typically by repeated exposures to consistent noise. While the damage may be painless, it is irreversible and may go unnoticed for years or even decades until it reaches a point where it has a significant effect on one’s quality of life.”

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and Guidelines, employers are required to provide hearing loss prevention programs, monitor noise levels and conduct annual hearing tests for workers exposed to hazardous noise to prevent noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing damage. All workers are responsible for wearing appropriate hearing protection and to take part in their employer’s hearing loss prevention program. Hazardous noise levels are defined as 85 decibels in the ‘A’ scale for eight hours or the equivalent; the A scale is used for measuring environmental noise.

Hearing loss can go unnoticed by a worker for years or even decades after the initial exposure or series of exposures. Since 2006 there have been more than 37,000 accepted claims for noise-induced hearing-loss in B.C. “We want to raise the level of awareness among employers of the prevalence and seriousness of this occupational disease, as well as the need to have prevention programs and testing in place, so workers don’t have to live with its debilitating effects for the rest of their lives,” Brown says.

WorkSafeBC has online resources to assist in understanding and preventing noise-induced hearing loss: read the WorkSafeBC Bulletin, see A Guide to Hearing Loss Prevention Programs, watch The Hearing Video, and learn more about hearing loss prevention and safety plans in the January/February edition of WorkSafe Magazine at www.worksafebc.com.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Women who help While I am pleased your paper ran a special in honour of International Women’s Day, I am disturbed you chose to feature only women entrepreneurs.

In particular, I wish you had highlighted at least some of the feminist organizations that work for women here on the Sunshine Coast. Just a few examples: Yew Transition House and Thyme Second Stage provide shelter, support, advocacy and accompaniment to women and their children fleeing domestic violence.

Police-based and community-based Victims Services are available to women, children and men facing physical, mental and/or sexual violence.

Then there are a range of voluntary groups such as the Women’s Health Advocacy Network and the Grandmothers and Grandothers group which, through the offices of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, collects money for African grandmothers raising grandchildren who have lost their parents to the AIDs pandemic. And, while not specific to women, the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary has a membership probably 90 per cent women, mostly older women, whose services and fundraising benefit all Coast residents.

It is great to read of local women growing their businesses, but please next year, look beyond the market place to the social worlds women inhabit. In particular, honour the women those whose passion and commitment make our community a better place.

Dr. Lisa S. Price, Gibsons

Enough for everyone

(Re “Restrict immigration”, letters, the Local, Feb. 23) I think I can understand

your concern. Lifeguards and firemen know that in order to save others they have to first make sure they are taking appropriate safeguards. So we have to be careful that we don’t drown trying to save people, right?

I am not sure that 300,000 immigrants are too many or not, but I do know that this is the number of total immigrants, not refugees. So there are not 300,000 people looking for a handout. In fact a lot of these immigrants bring much needed investments and skills that help our economy. Those 300,000 come from the USA, the UK, France, India, Philippines, and all sorts of places. One of Canada’s values is “diversity”, and immigration certainly helps with that.

Another name for automation is productivity, and productivity is “more output for less input”. So more automation means more stuff for less resources.

Simply put, it means that there will be “more stuff” available in general and at much lower cost.

We are entering a period that will may bring dramatic changes to how our global economies function. Predicting the future is hard, but I suspect that when we get there we will find that there is more then enough for everyone.

Dave Chisholm, Sechelt

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(Re “Sechelt grows, gains political clout”, the Local, Feb. 16) I picked up my copy of the Local and had to pinch myself. Is this really happening? Sechelt is finally getting its second director at the SCRD board table?!

When I was on the SCRD board for Sechelt and vice chair of the Finance committee I brought up the fact that soon Sechelt would surpass the 10,000 resident

population threshold and be granted its second director. What a lonely place it was representing Sechelt at the SCRD board, knowing that budgets would pass even if Sechelt voted against them (which we did once when I was alternate director for Sechelt).

Sechelt taxpayers pay more per thousand dollars (the mill rate) than many parts of BC, including West Vancouver, partly because rural areas out-voted the municipalities on budget issues. Sechelt pays the lion’s share of policing on the Sunshine Coast for example; Sechelt also pays the highest percentage towards the recreation function.

No longer will the taxpayers of Sechelt be under-represented at the RD board.

As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one and now, finally, Sechelt will have two voices at the RD board which will be hard to ignore. In the end, hopefully this will lead to a lower tax burden for the property owners of the District of Sechelt, hallelujah!

Keith Thirkell, Sechelt

The generous lesson

École du Pacifique, the francophone elementary school based in Sechelt wanted to celebrate the month of friendship again this year. Last year, they were singing French songs for the Shorncliffe’s resident. This year, students and teachers made a meal for 20 people for the Sechelt shelter, situated behind St Hilda’s church.

The school wanted to support its community and educate the students about helping out and being generous. Helping is about offering our time, supporting somebody or a cause, and generosity is as simple as offering something to eat, a smile, and a nice word.

On Monday Feb. 20, the

school prepared a fivecourse meal. This was an occasion to talk about our basic necessities (water, food and shelter) and to broaden students’ knowledge through this act of generosity. It was an opportunity to practice cooking skills and to learn from the various curriculum.

From learning simple French vocabulary, thermic energy, transformation of matter, measuring quantities to interconnections of the individual towards its community.

Thanks to the work of volunteers and generous people, the shelter was open at 4pm and staff from the school delivered the many casseroles and pots.

They were welcomed with big smiles, thoughtful comments and many thanks.

Virginie Leverrier, École du Pacifique

Real estate advice (Re “New to the Coast”, letters, the Local, Feb. 23) In response, may I kindly suggest that Mr. Eagles move to the Island where he and his wife can be surrounded by Big Box stores, fewer of us old people and cheaper housing/taxes.

Good luck with the latter, even on the Island.

Sandy Beresford, Halfmoon Bay

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SCRD explores more water conservation The Sunshine Coast Regional District is looking for options to replace its toilet rebate program, which will be retired at the end of 2017.

According to a staff report presented to the Infrastructure Services Committee on Feb. 16, the SCRD has issued 3,669 toilet rebates since 2001 to encourage residents to replace older toilets with low flush alternatives. Staff estimate that this has saved 155,000 litres (or 155 cubic meters) of water per day.

Regional District staff presented three possible options to encourage water conservation in future: issuing rebates for rainwater cisterns, giving rebates for replacement of washing machines with efficient models, or launching a program to encourage people to replace their thirsty lawns with xeriscaping (landscaping with drought resistant plants that need little or no watering).

After some preliminary research, staff recommended that they further investigate the washing machine and rainwater harvesting programs, since those would be the simplest to implement.

Directors favoured the recommendation, although Area D Director Mark Lebbell cautioned that plastic cisterns are not the only option to consider for rainwater harvesting. "Ecologically and financially there may be other

options we can support," he said.

Lebbell noted that rural properties differ, and the best rainwater harvesting treatment may vary according to elevations, water tables, rooflines, and other factors.

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It is one thing to invest in spaces for childcare, which the government is promising again, but it needs to be made affordable for families who need it. During debates

my colleagues reminded the government that parents and grandparents often struggle to meet their child-care bills every month. I agree with the many credible experts who demonstrate the positive economic impact of making childcare affordable, not just for families with children, but for our communities in general.

It was not a sudden interest in public education, or even a change of heart, that prompted this government to invest in the public school system. The Supreme Court ordered this government to do so after it they had illegally stripped bargaining rights from teachers when the current Premier was the Education Minister.

Saving money to give tax breaks to some pretty wealthy British Columbians has had the effect of hollowing-out our society’s social safety system. According to the Seniors Advocate it is more and more difficult to meet Provincial standards of care in BC’s long-term care homes – and I’m concerned that introducing the profit motive will not help. I’m looking forward to welcoming

seniors, health-care workers, and interested citizens to Victoria to witness the presentation of a petition containing about 10,000 names loudly opposing the closure of Totem Lodge and Shorncliffe.

But nowhere is the hollowing-out more evident than in the reports from the Representative for Children and Youth. Abysmal management of the Child Welfare system led me to politics – and getting an independent watchdog back was an important victory. She recently told the story of a young man who first got into the Child Welfare system as a little boy.

He wasn’t given a chance to live with his family; his foster parents were not given necessary supports so he bounced around; nobody could access mental health services despite the need; his school could not handle him; he was eventually placed in a backwater for-profit group home and then warehoused alone in a hotel where he sadly ended his life. He grew up under this government, and his life unfortunately mirrored this government’s 16 years of neglect.

On Sunday, Jan. 22, the Sunshine Coast Special Olympic swim team attended a meet in Richmond.

The newly dubbed Orcas – Amber Fenton, Stephie Malcom, Theresa Bystead, Summer Labecki, Stephanie Rogers, Paul Davis, Lindsay Pearson, Genny Verge and Micheal Oswald – found it to be THE most organized and fun pre-provincial swim meet they have EVER attended. Even in a noisy and hectic environment with so many excited people all talking to one another and crowding their coaches for last minute advice, all performed with gusto and achieved new personal bests.

The whole team went for a much-deserved dinner at the nearby Old Spaghetti Factory where they ate a yummy dinner topped off with ice cream.

The Orcas thank their coaches Cathy Verge, Gary Rogers, Catherine Duncombe, Trevor Beckman, Daryl Lowey and Robert Wotton for assisting all of them in reaching and surpassing their goals.

Warmest thanks to the Richmond Dolphins for hosting this event.

On Thursday, Feb. 2 athletes from Sechelt and Gibsons basketball gathered with officers of the local RCMP to play a friendly game of hoops, in what seems to be an annual event.

The two teams, Red & Blue, were made up of a mix of athletes from Sechelt and Gibsons and RCMP Staff Sergeant Vishal Mathura, Constables Harrison Mohr, Glen Martin, Andrea Ceulemans, Scott Wong, Darcy Dumais, Ben Stewart, Tessa Cameron, Ed Harrison, Kevin Shepherd and Court Liaison Officer Sherry Robinson. The play was fast and furious and oncourt hijinks by many of the constabulary towards one another led to many a chortle.

Music was also a fun aspect of the evening. Before

the game, athlete Kody Pries, led his players in singing our national anthem. After the game, the crowd, to the tune of Happy Birthday, serenaded one red-faced officer, Harrison Mohr.

It’s always an honour when the RCMP teams up with our awesome athletes but none of this would be possible without the dedication of so many coaches, Marilyn Downey, Marion West, Samantha Mills and Laurie Miller.

Also in swimming news, there was a Fun Meet at Sechelt Aquatic centre on Monday, Feb. 20. Swimmers from the Chinook Swim Team and the Senior Swim Team participated alongside our mighty Sunshine Coast Orcas. The whole pool seemed alive with smiles and laughter.

It was heartwarming to see so many swimmers all chatting and cheering each other on. Thanks to the Chinook and Seniors’ teams for showing us that no matter what their age or ability, athletes of all backgrounds can come together to celebrate the camaraderie of sport.

Thirty Sunshine Coast students are staging a musical theatre production of "The Pirates of Penzance" by Gilbert and Sullivan at Chatelech Secondary on the evenings of March 3 and 4.

The performance is directed by teachers Sara Douglas and Tom Kellough, who have drawn on students from schools across the coast for their cast. Douglas and Kellough staged a sell-out performance of "Into the Woods" last year, which encouraged them to go on to this more ambitious production.

The Pirates of Penzance, first staged in 1879, is a musical comedy featuring an inept crew of pirates who can't quite bring themselves

to commit robberies, and a bumbling group of policemen, who are reluctant to arrest anyone. Young Frederic, an apprentice pirate, is instantly smitten when he meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley.

Frederick vows to abandon his pirate ways, but his dreams are shattered when he discovers a fatal clause in his pirate apprenticeship contract. He was apprenticed until his 21st birthday, but since he was born on February 29, he'll be 84 before he is free to wed.

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Other activities take place throughout the day; facepainting and arts and crafts for the kids as well as the

ever-popular Mini-Boat building station for young builders. Once the allotted boat-building time has run out, the builders get a break as the high school teams from across the Coast race their boats that they’ve built at their schools. The high school students race for the illustrious trophy often resulting in a fun and wet race.

After that, it is time for the adult teams to race with a set of preliminary heats followed by the final race. The races are fun to watch – and

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Caring for an aging or sick relative is not always so easy.

In addition to the physical demands of caring for such loved ones, tending to sick people can take a mental toll, potentially contributing to a condition referred to as caregiver stress.

Women are more likely than men to serve as caregivers to elderly or disabled adults. That increases their risk for caregiver stress, says the Office on Women's Health, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Mayo Clinic notes that caring for a loved one can strain even the most resilient person. It can be quite difficult to be a person's sole caregiver and witness a loved one's health deteriorate due to a debilitating illness. As the population ages, nearly 80 per cent of the long-term care that takes place in the United States is overseen by people who are not healthcare professionals, including daughters, granddaughters sisters, and aunts.

Caregiver stress can manifest itself in many different ways, including physical and emotional problems. The following are some ways to handle the stress of caring for a sick and/or elderly relative.

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• Ask for help. Find out if responsibilities can be split among other family members, giving each person a chance to rest and recuperate.

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Discuss your feelings with someone not directly related to your family or circle of friends. Caregivers may have feelings of anger, depression and anxiety, and may even be in denial about how much care this person really needs.

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• Focus on things you can control. You may not be able to cure the illness or disability, but there are things in your control. Rather than dwelling on things beyond your control, try to improve the things you can control.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast March 2 Capilano University info night, Birch Building, Cap U, North Vancouver, 5:30-8pm, explorecapilano.ca March 3 Seniors conference, with Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie, Sechelt Band Hall, 9am-3:30pm, free, registration required 604-885-4088 March 3 Phaulet art sale of textiles and accessories, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 4-6pm March 3 Opening reception for exhibition by Melanie Fogell, The Kube Studio, 689 Gibsons Way, 6-9pm March 3 “Seed: the untold story”, presented by Green Film Series and One Straw Society, Roberts Creek Hall, 7pm, by donation March 3-4 “Pirates of Penzance”, presented by SD46 Music Theatre Ensemble, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 7pm, by donation March 4 A talk for parents about kids and video games, Sechelt Library, 10:30-11:30am, free, registration required 604885-3260 March 4 Seedy Saturday seed exchange and plant sale, Roberts Creek Hall and Masonic Hall, 11am-4pm, $2 donation March 4 “Surrealist Alphabet” exhibition, meet the artist (Leonard Brett), Arts Centre, Sechelt, 1pm March 4 SC Film Society presents “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, members $5, others $9 March 4 Special Toastmasters meeting to explore need for another club, Gibsons Garden Hotel, 2:30-4pm March 4 Organ recital with Michael Dirk, music director of St. John’s Shaughnessy, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 3pm, by donation March 4 Singer Jonah Werner, fundraiser for Young Life Sunshine Coast, Raven’s Cry Theatre, 7-9pm, $10 advance, $15 at the door, younglife.ca March 4 Ashley Hautala and David Taylor, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9:30pm, $10 March 4 Champagne Cowboys, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 March 5 Andy MacKinnon on plants and fungi, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 2pm, members $15, others $20 March 5 SC Film Society and New Moon Society present Japanese film “Spirited Away”, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, $8

March 7 Tuesday Talks presents Annette Clarke on growing exotic fruits, Sechelt Library, 1:30-3pm, free, registration required 604-885-3260 March 8 International Women’s Day potluck, Roberts Creek Hall, 5pm, free, bring a dish to share March 8 International Women’s Day event, readings by “OutRAGEous Women” Caitlin Hicks, Danika Dinsmore, Linda Nardelli and Janice Williams, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7pm, $10 March 9-25 “Life Skills (Adanced)”, a comedy by David King, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, Thur., Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sundays 2pm, $20 March 10 Dinner music by Jim Taylor, Roberts Creek Legion, 6pm, tips for the musician March 10 Jazz concert with Jennifer Scott, Rene Worst and Steve Giltrow, St. Bart’s Anglican Church, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door March 10 Physicist Stanley Greenspoon speaks on exoplanets, Arts Centre, Sechelt 7:30pm, by donation March 10 Coffee house with Reg, Lynn & the Other Guy, SASS ladies’ vocal ensemble and Grace Donahee with Patti Soos, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm, suggested $10 donation March 10 Hip hop for hunger with Madchild, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 8pm, $25, ($55 includes meet and greet) March 11 Garage sale, Holy Family Church Hall, West Sechelt, 10am-2pm March 11 Opening party for young people’s art show, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm March 11 Ice show with Elvis Stojko, presented by SC Skating Club, Gibsons Community Centre, 1pm & 6pm, $20 March 11 The Burying Ground, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7pm, $10-$20 March 11 Literary reading with poet Dennis Cooley, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation March 11 Butler in the Hey!, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 March 13 Pender Harbour Garden Club presents Annette Clarke on growing exotic fruits, School of Music, Madeira Park, 1pm, non-members $5 March 14 Tuesday Talks presents digital skill intern Sam Iverson on staying safe on the internet, Sechelt Library, 1:30-3pm, free, registration required 604-885-3260

ARTS & CULTURE

Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

The Kube Studios in Gibsons opened its doors Nov. 15, 2016 and has been a hub of creative activity ever since. Christa Joe, owner and operator of the gallery and studios, has been overwhelmed by the response she’s received from both community members and artists. “I’ve had so many people say ‘we needed this,’” says Joe. There are currently six artists renting studio space in the gallery, and on any given day, people who come in to browse the gallery just might find an artist creating. “They can meet the artist and talk to them about their work,” says Joe. “It’s very unique that way.”

In-house studio artists pay rents beginning at $150 per month which also includes utilities, insurance and day to day supplies such as coffee and toilet paper. For some, it’s meant finally having a proper working studio.

One artist had been using her cold garage, another her kitchen, forcing her to set up and tear down her studio space every time she made a meal. “It’s really hard to stay inspired when you’re working in an environment like that,” says Joe. “You’re really restricting yourself to a small window of time. Creativity doesn’t work that way.” In addition, annual memberships cost $129 which gets artists their bio on The Kube website, their work displayed in the gallery, and access to the exhibition space at the front of the gallery. There are currently 22 active members, with at least that many on a

The Kube Studios owner Christa Joe, second from left, poses with participants at a Monday morning painting workshop, including instructor/artist Jill Pilon at the far right. ANNA NOBILE PHOTO waitlist.

On Mondays, The Kube offers workshops for adults in the mornings, private lessons in the afternoons, and after school classes for kids. The exhibition space also highlights a new artist on the first Friday every month from 6-9pm. March 3 features works by Melanie Fogell.

“The first Friday event has been such a huge success,” says Joe. “Come listen to music, have a glass wine, look at beautiful art. There wasn’t that spot that you could just pop in, have a visit, be social, then breeze out. We’re hitting a lot of things that were missing in our community.”

Joe has had to put her own painting career on temporary hold as she establishes The Kube as an interactive,

Jazz at St. Bart’s Two jazz favourites, Jennifer Scott and Rene Worst will be joining Steve Giltrow for a concert at St. Bart's Church on Friday, March 10 at 7:30pm, presented in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society.

Jennifer Scott is a singer, piano player and composer/ arranger born in Vancouver specializing in jazz, blues, and world music. She is considered one of the more important jazz artists working in Canada and the United States today. With many CDs to her name, she also appears on CBC recordings and has worked with many other musicians both live and in studio.

Rene Worst, upright bass, has toured with Chet Baker,

Joe Pass, Gene Bertoncini and Paul Horn. He has recorded and performed with Herb Ellis, Freddie Hubbard, Jennifer Scott and recorded with David Bowie, Aerosmith and Poison.

Guitarist Steve Giltrow has produced and performed in concerts with Jennifer Scott, Melody Daichun, Karin Plato and Kate Hammet-Vaughan, Jody Proznick, and many others.

The trio will be playing a number of Jennifer's originals as well as some Bossas, Swing, Blues “Jazz Pop’ and ballads. Tickets are $20 in advance from Wow Gallery, Strait Music, share-there. com or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.

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welcoming space. “I consider myself an arts incubator,” says Joe. “I’m not looking for individual success. I want us all to succeed.” Future plans include setting up an online

gallery to facilitate web sales.

“We want to be around for a long time,” says Joe. “We want to become a name everyone knows.” More information at: thekubestudios.com

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council presents Leonard Brett’s “A Surrealist Alphabet” at the Doris Crowston Gallery in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt until March 26. Brett’s exhibition of paintings, watercolours, photoshop prints and engravings all revolve around his surrealist alphabet which he has developed over the last three years.

Each letter’s image contains symbols and icons starting with their respective letter. Each image is accompanied with text which is a combination of word play, riddles and anagrams which explain or further develop what is seen in the paintings.

Brett invites the viewer to become involved simultaneously with both the visual and the literal as they view each letter. His aim is to create a symbiotic structure between the paintings’ icons and symbols and the language that describes them.

Award winning painter and print maker Leonard Brett was a founding member, president and designer of the Dundarave Print Workshop on Granville Island in Vancouver.

Leonard Brett will be on hand at the Doris Crowston Gallery for a special “Meet the Artist” at 1pm on Saturday, March 4.

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You can make money on mortgages Do you know where your investment money is right now? Are you clear about the rate of return, the costs and the risks? Leaving your money decisions to someone else may be your worst decision.

If you have money to invest, then you already know the value of real estate (especially real estate in your own neighborhood - the Sunshine Coast). And you probably had a mortgage at one time, so you know that a mortgage is a secured contract between the lender and the borrower who is registered on the title of a specific property.

A mortgage investment takes the guess work out of calculating your earnings.

The rate of return is con-

tracted (not estimated or averaged over a period of time) from day one to the last day in the term of the mortgage.

You are paid interest monthly and a simple statement keeps you current with the earnings.

Determining the value of a specific property is somewhat easy. For example: A property has a current market value of $425,000 as determined by a licenced realtor, the BC Assessment value is $395,000 and a certified appraisal value of $400,000.

A first mortgage of $ 200,000 would be well secured on that property title - as would a $ 25,000 second mortgage.

The number one concern on any investment is risk. A

mortgage is a secured contract, written in your name by your lawyer and registered on the title of that property before any funds are advanced. Your lawyer makes sure that the property taxes are paid current and the insurance is adequate, listing you on the policy as first loss payee. The borrower is responsible for all costs to prepare, execute and register the mortgage documents including your legal costs.

Broker fees are paid by the borrower.

All applications are examined on their own specific circumstances and values.

Do not think that the borrowers are any more risky than you and I. Most bor-

Managing your family’s return, but you should retain expenses can be stressful. any documentation in case Any amount a family can the Canada Revenue Agency save is money for the future. asks for copies at a later date As families prepare their to verify your claim.

2. What’s the Canada Child income tax return, consider the following tax tips from Benefit? As of July 1, 2016 the Chartered Professional the Canada child benefit Accountants of British Co- (CCB) replaced the Canada child tax benefit (CCTB), the lumbia (CPABC): 1. Got creative or athletic national child benefit supchildren? Remember, 2016 plement (NCBS), and the is the last year to claim the universal child care benefit children’s arts tax credit (UCCB). The CCB is a monthand the children’s fitness ly tax-free payment for famitax credit. If you have a lies with children under the child under 16 years of age age of 18. For each eligible who participates in artistic child under the age of six, or cultural activities, you the CCB benefit amounts to may be able to claim a non- $6,400 per year. For each refundable tax credit based eligible child age 6 to 17, on eligible expenses of up the CCB benefit amounts to $250. If you pay for your to $5,400 per year. The tax child’s fitness activities that credit begins to reduce once MAXIMUM REFUND are outside the school’s cur- adjusted family net income riculum, you may be able is over $30,000 and is elimiPROGRAM to claim up to $500 of elinated for one-child families gible fitness expenses paid earning more than $188,438 per year. To substantiate per year.

3. Are you a working paryour claims, make sure you obtain a receipt from your ent? You might be able to child’s program organizer. deduct your child care exYou are not required to sub- penses if they were incurred mit the receipts with your to enable you to work, attend

school, or engage in grant research. These expenses can include day care, nursery school, day sports camp, lodging at a boarding school or camp, and certain payments to babysitters. The maximum deduction differs across age groups and note that the maximum total deduction may not exceed twothirds of your earned income and the actual amount paid in the year for child care. Remember, the deduction can only be claimed by the lower income spouse, except under some circumstances.

Save some money for your children’s future with CPABC’s RRSP and Tax Tips at www.rrspandtaxtips.com.

(Tax rules relating to these tips are complex. This is not intended as tax advice and you should not make tax decisions based solely on the information presented in these tips. You should seek the advice of a chartered professional accountant before implementing a tax plan or taking a tax filing position.)

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rowers prefer the quick and easy application process and the short term (usually no more than 12 months). Most conventional lenders, banks and credit unions are neither quick nor easy because they are subject to bank rules and regulations and most do not provide just equity-based mortgages. Some borrowers just want to keep their business private and will pay more for the convenience and flexibility of private lenders.

Do not confuse a mortgage investment with investing in a mortgage company. A mortgage company pools their funds from investors and they decide the investment risk and properties. Usually, the higher the risk the bigger the fees they collect from the borrower. Stories are tragic when mortgage investment companies just walk away from bad mortgage investments leaving the investors to suffer the losses.

Your lawyer prepares the mortgage documents with the specific details that you have agreed to and registers that mortgage on the title of the specific property before any of your funds are advanced. You receive the monthly payments until the end of the term (at that time the principal investment is due back to you). There is no

You can earn income by investing in mortgages. right of the borrower to renew the mortgage.

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Seedy Saturday: let the gardening begin We are excited to invite you to attend the annual Seedy Saturday event at the Roberts Creek Community Hall and Masonic Hall on Sat., March 4, 11am–4pm.

Highlights of this great day will include over 25 vendors providing seeds, plants, starts, veggies and locally handmade products as well as a kid's zone, delicious local hot food and great door prizes.

Please join us in the Masonic Hall for the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective Seed Exchange, educational hub and awesome informative workshops.

Seedy Saturday is the Sun-

shine Coast’s annual community planting season kick-off event and One Straw fundraiser.

Saving seeds and growing food are among the most radical things you can do. At Seedy Saturday, you can access some of the best quality, non-GMO, chemical free seeds, many that have been harvested by local growers and community members on the Sunshine Coast.

Seeds also help you save money and cut out the middleman for buying food–as long as we have seeds, we hold the key to providing food, medicine and tools for the

community. Exchanging seeds keeps our community rich.

If you have seeds, bring prepackaged seeds and receive an equivalent amount of seed packets for free from the seed exchange table. Seed must be labelled with year of preservation, type of crop (peas, carrots, etc) and name of variety (“Black Prince Roma,” for example, if you know it).

Little envelopes from the dollar store work really well, but ziplocks will do in a pinch.

Entrance is $2 suggested donation, and children under 12 are free. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Submitted

The Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement Society is offering kid's camps March 13-17. “Explore the Wild” camps provide opportunities for kids, ages 7 to 11, to develop wilderness skills and enjoy outdoor exploration. Spring break camps will see kids tying flies, fishing in Chapman Creek, hiking, setting wildlife camera traps, and more.

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Toastmasters on the Sunshine Coast are looking for 20 new members to charter a new afternoon or evening club in the Gibsons area.

Members are inviting anyone interested to join them on Sat., March 4, 2:30-4pm at the Gibsons Garden Hotel, 963 Gibsons Way, for a demonstration and awareness meeting that will showcase the benefits of Toastmasters and leave the audience wanting for more.

The Sunshine Coast currently has three clubs. Two beginner clubs have been meeting weekly in Sechelt

and Gibsons for several years, and Gibsons' most recent club addition is an Advanced club that has been meeting monthly for more than five years.

The Gibsons beginner club has a 7am start time, which is a deal breaker for many. A new club aims to fill the gap for people who don't want to get up so early, yet still appreciate the benefits of greater connection gained through better listening skills, sharing their story and supporting others, as well as how to engage an audience by crafting a clear message that connects.

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Harbour Air Seaplanes have added an important link between the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver with new direct daily flights between Sechelt and downtown Vancouver.

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Monday to Friday. Weekend flights will begin on April 1.

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Join us and learn the art of connection. Contact Sunshine Coast Area Director, Sheila Cameron, 604-740-2179 for more information. Submitted

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If the shoe fits

On Feb. 25, police attended a theft from a business in the 900 block of Gibsons Way, Gibsons, after staff spotted the suspect – who had been caught shoplifting on video surveillance several days prior – wearing footwear stolen during a separate incident earlier in the day. Police located the known female suspect and arrested her for theft under $5,000. The suspect was released on a Promise to Appear and has been banned from the business.

The file is still under investigation. Submitted by RCMP

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OBITUARIES MOTZER, Constance “Connie” August 16, 1922 - February 20, 2017

With great sadness we announce the death of Constance Motzer at the age of 94. On February 20, 2017 Connie died peacefully at Totem Lodge, where she had lived since 2014.

Born in Franklin, Manitoba in 1922, Connie Wiley moved with her family to Trail, B.C. as a young girl. She married in 1947 and began her great Northern adventure with husband Don. For the next eight years the couple lived in Rolla and Pouce Coupe. Connie gave birth to daughter Donna in 1950 and son Carl three years later.

When the family moved to Davis Bay in 1955, Connie found her true home. In 1961 they relocated, first to Trail, then Dawson Creek, then Coquitlam. In her time away from the Coast Connie worked as a legal secretary.

In 1970, Connie and Don came back to the Coast for good. Two years later, Connie began working for the Sechelt RCMP detachment, where she remained until her retirement in 1987. A skilled gardener, Connie also enjoyed music, reading, and swimming in the “delicious” waters of Davis Bay. To the end of her life she retained her love of nature and took delight in her daily walks with family around the grounds of Sechelt Hospital.

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Connie is survived by daughter Donna Motzer, sonin-law Ian McLatchie and grandson Ben McLatchie.

A celebration of Connie’s life will be held Thursday, April 20 at the family home in Davis Bay. Donations in Connie’s name to either the B.C. Humane Society or the Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre are greatly appreciated.

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