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Students rally on a Friday for the future

Sunshine SunshineCoast Coast& & Powell PowellRiver RiverSchedules Schedules Students left school on March 15 and lined up along the Davis Bay waterfront to call for action against climate change. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO

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More than 100 local secondary school students left their classrooms and lined Highway 101 near the Davis Bay Pier midday on March 15. The gathering focused on letting elected officials know that young people want to see positive action aimed at addressing climate change. It was the Sunshine Coast’s first “Fridays for Future” protest and occurred on the day before school spring break.

The students and some adult supporters waved signs with creative slogans such as “There is no Planet B”, “There are no jobs on a dead planet” and “Keep Carbon Underground”. Chants of “Action on Climate Change Now” could be heard as motorists honked their vehicle horns in support as they passed the crowd. A few hearty souls took their protest to the waters of the end of the pier, signs and all.

Local student Sam Fink-Jensen helped organize the event. She is a member of Sustainabiliteens, a BC-based think tank for youth environmental activism. This group is advocating for effective and timely environmental policies on climate change, corporate sustainability, and biodiversity. It also acts as

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a forum where youth can discuss the environmental policies and practices of governments, corporations, and communities. The group’s goal is to develop better solutions to protect the planet’s future.

Kim Darwin, local BC Green Party candidate in the 2017 provincial election, was one of the adults in attendance: “Seeing all the children today fighting for their future brought tears to my eyes and incited mixed emotions; hope for our future, as well as shame and sadness that we have left it up to the children to fight for their future. The technology required to transition our economy does not

exist in some far-off future. It is at our fingertips right now, today. All we need is the political will and a consolidated effort.”

The “FridaysForFuture” movement began in August 2018 by Swedish student Greta Thunberg. She left school to sit in front of that country’s parliament for three weeks in protest of a lack of government action on the climate change crisis. Using social media to let the world know about her actions, Thunberg’s message, spread under hashtags #FridaysForFuture and #Climatestrike began trending worldwide.

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Editorial Opinion

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Mind your meds Nearly forty per cent (38 per cent) of British Columbians are not taking their prescription medications properly according to a new survey conducted by Insights West on behalf of London Drugs. This includes one in four (25 per cent) who admit they take less than prescribed or don’t fill prescriptions given to them, one in five (20 per cent) who say they stop taking medications before advised, and 19 per cent who admit they make adjustments to prescription dosage, size, or frequency without consulting a healthcare professional.

“The significant number of Canadians who reportedly do not take their medications accurately is not limited to any particular age or gender demographic – it is rampant across the board, suggesting that awareness and education needs to be improved,” says Steve Mossop, president of Insights West.

According to the poll, close to a quarter (21 per cent) of British Columbians attribute their nonadherence to forgetfulness, saying they have had trouble remembering when or if they have taken a medication. One in ten (10 per cent) say they are unsure why they have been prescribed certain medications, and a further eight percent say they feel overwhelmed by the complexity of their medication regimen.

Pharmacists are trained to identify a wide range of medication issues and ensure the safe and effective use of prescriptions. While awareness about their expertise in this area is high, the poll revealed that British Columbians aren’t getting – or asking for – as much help as they could be from pharmacists.

For example, the vast majority (84 per cent) are aware that pharmacists offer counselling on the safe use of medications, but only three in ten (31 per cent) say they use this service.

“Sometimes we determine that a patient’s medications may not be working together ideally, or they might even be working against each other slightly, or they could be redundant,” says Michael Athanassakis, a pharmacist at London Drugs. “Each person experiences different interactions and side-effects, which makes an individualized consultation even more important.”

Athanassakis says medication reviews have become even more important in recent months with the legalization of cannabis as more may consider recreational use. Those who suffer from numerous chronic health conditions and have multiple prescriptions could be at a greater risk from drug interactions when using cannabis.

Four in ten (41 per cent) British Columbians polled said they are aware that pharmacists can provide advice for safe and effective use of medical cannabis. Just six percent said they have consulted pharmacists on this topic.

The vast majority (89 per cent) of respondents agree that it is important to follow prescription instructions exactly, including 65 per cent who strongly agree.

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Nap time (Re “Are you getting enough sleep?”, the Local, March 14) I read this article with great interest, and thought other readers would be interested in the book “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams”

by Matthew Walker. It is a fascinating look at this essential part of our daily lives and is available in both electronic and paper formats through the Sechelt Public Library.

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(Re “Wasted time, money”, letters, the Local, March 7) Ms. Williams indicates that the 1997 Tetrahedron Park Management Plan is out of date with respect to the Chapman Watershed being able to provide a regional water supply because the system was at capacity in 2007. She states that Clowhom Lake, Sakinaw Basin and Rainy River were evaluated as supplementary sources. What she does not state is that Regional District consulting engineers in a 2007 assessment concluded that the distant location of these watersheds and the need for new pumping, transmission and treatment facilities made them prohibitively expensive.

Consequently the 2013 Comprehensive Water Plan provided for an increase in capacity of water from the Chapman watershed in the long term by means of a reservoir at a lower elevation.

For the short term to meet emergencies, it provided for a drawdown of Chapman Lake by a floating pump, or other alternative, such as tunnelling and directional drilling for a permanent lower pipe. While a permanent pipe approach via deepening

the channel was unsuccessful, permitting for a siphon will remain.

More recently, the groundwater investigations, also recommended in the 2013 Water Plan, have shown that some relief will be provided in the Gibsons vicinity with the Church Road site by 2022 to supplement the existing supply. Around Sechelt there is a potential source at this time but with a high risk of contamination and not recommended for pursuit.

The recently released reservoir study identified four potential sites outside the Park but reliant on the Chapman watercourse. They would be supplementary to the existing Chapman and Edward Lake reservoirs and take time to implement.

More distant water basins would take more time due to required feasibility studies.

In my view, the Tetrahedron Park Management Plan, despite its date, will remain relevant in the foreseeable future to water users on the Chapman system.

Judy Skogstad, Sechelt

Get on the bus The publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth report on global warming last October evoked a brief flurry of editorial responses from major news outlets. Most at least repeated the mantra of “A 45-percent worldwide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, or else!” Some even detailed the “or else:” how much more extreme weather, ocean rise, lost agricultural productivity . . . would follow a 2° rise? A major point was that warming above 1.5°C might set in motion several natural, positive feedback processes that would render any human efforts to slow the process irrelevant. Were

these to occur, the actual temperature rise could be 3° or even 4°, and not in the distant future either.

World governments dutifully expressed alarm. Then they generally went back to business as usual. In Canada, this meant pushing pipelines for fuel that should not be burned and failing to develop renewable energy jobs for displaced oil-workers.

It now seems that IPCC-6 was overly optimistic.

Since October several scientific papers have been published describing measurements showing: that the Gulf Stream is indeed slowing; that methane emissions from the tundra are rising; that the CO2 absorption by both temperate and tropical forests are down or negative; and that the oceans have been absorbing much more heat than estimated.

In other words, we are on the precipice. As the Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg so simply stated, “We don’t need hope. We need action.

Only from action will come hope.”

The SCRD has requested input for their “We Envision” sustainability plan.

Let’s tell them to: stop buying gas cars; put PV cells on all District roofs; make carbon-sequestration a priority in land-use decisions; and adopt the “Zero-energy” code improvements to BC’s “Step-Code” recently approved in West Vancouver.

Let’s get on this bus before we are left in the smoke.

Jim Pawley, Sechelt

We’ll miss you

Kudos to Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast.

This letter is one of appreciation to the District of Sechelt (where we lived) and the Coast generally for having experienced living here for the last eight years.

While we are off to Van-

couver Island to be closer to family, we will greatly miss the people, the slower pace of life and the many life fulfilling opportunities here which we have enjoyed.

We specifically want to mention the many people with whom we have become acquainted and the friendships we have formed. The churches we attended (Bethel Baptist, Crossroads Community and Calvary Chapel) were instrumental in welcoming and acclimatizing us to the Coast and helping us to grow in our Christian faith. The places we worked (Marks, Raven’s Cry Theatre, and all the federal, provincial and municipal elections) and the volunteer opportunities (Clayton’s) were where we had many opportunities to meet, get to know and have the pleasure of serving Coastal residents.

We shall miss the great people of Sechelt and trust that the Coast will continue to grow yet retain its charm and commitment to its proud history of progress under the leadership of the community and the shíshálh Nation.

Bill & Carolyn Norris, Shirley Maddocks, Nanaimo

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Top SCRD bureaucrat leaves for Ontario

Janette Loveys departure as SCRD CAO was made public four days after she officially left the job and three days after her new job was announced in Ontario. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Janette Loveys – the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s most senior employee – has left her position suddenly and accepted a new job in Ontario.

SCRD Chair Lori Pratt made Loveys resignation as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) public on March 18, several days after Brockville, Ontario announced that Loveys had been hired as city manager.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, please be advised that Janette Loveys has left the SCRD effective March 14, 2019,” Pratt’s statement said. “This was a mutually agreeable departure and we wish her well in her future endeavours and thank her for her dedicated service to the Sunshine Coast Regional District.”

On March 15, the Mayor of Brockville released a state-

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Sunshine Coast RCMP are looking for your help in identifying the person in this photo.

On March 6, at approximately 8:30pm, an unidentified male with a dog threw a cement block through the front window

said she would start her new job mid-to-late May. Loveys was hired as the SCRD’s general manager of community services in June, 2015 and promoted to CAO

in September, 2015.

Angie Legault, the SCRD’s senior manager of administration and legislative services, has been appointed as acting CAO. Staff

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Did you know?

On March 15, a suspect stole an elk antler rack from an address in the 1200 block of Chaster Road, Gibsons.

This is the second antler theft from the residence since early February. The suspect, described as a male

with a thin build and facial hair, was caught on security video. Anyone with any information about this theft is asked to contact RCMP, reference police file 20191505.

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Mayor’s Message Darnelda Siegers Mayor, District of Sechelt

Council has been working diligently since we were elected last fall to understand the issues and the process-

es of local government and develop our strategic plan.

We want to have a solid plan in place to guide our priorities over the next four years.

Each goal we establish will have appropriate tactics and actions associated with it to help move our goal forward.

You can look for our final version to be made public

very soon but I’d like to talk about our goals here and provide you with just a few of the items that are associated with each goal.

As of the current draft, Council has established seven strategic goals: 1. Promoting economic prosperity: Specifically, we want to improve our airport

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2. Enhancing fiscal sustainability: The two main aspects of this goal are establishing a solid asset management plan and building up district reserves so we are prepared for a rainy day.

3. Community livability: There is so much we can do to achieve this goal but we will start with neighbourhood planning; housing affordability; support for arts, culture and our community-lead local events; and improving our transportation infrastructure including roads, sidewalks and bike lanes.

4. Managing growth effectively: Our Official Community Plan is the most important plan we have. It is a plan based on your input that

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Last week, thousands of young people in more than 100 countries participated in a demonstration for action on climate change.

What prompted this massive school strike (besides climate change and the human response to it so far) were the words and actions of one 16-year-old girl named Greta Thunberg, recently nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

It’s amazing what a young person can accomplish with some good information and the confidence to express herself.

guides all of our development decisions and it really needs to be updated. We will get to work on that as soon as we can.

5. Revitalize downtown: We want to work with the Sechelt Downtown Business Association to make some improvements and reduce vacancies in our downtown core.

6. Improving operations and infrastructure: Our Parks and Public Works staff currently work out of a tent so we really need a building for them.

And we want to work on a plan for using the reclaimed water from our Water Resource Centre.

7. Enhancing partnerships and collaboration: There are four local municipalities on the Coast and we want to establish regular meetings and build those relationships so we can identify opportunities to work more collaboratively to find efficiencies and improve services.

Many of you will notice that water is not in our strategic plan. Water is the responsibility of the regional district and while it is a priority for us to work with them to find a solution to our water storage problem, it is not a strategic priority that will guide other decisions. We will continue to lobby, to push, to brainstorm, to think outside the box and to work collaboratively on this issue. And we will keep you informed.

Much of what we do over the next four years will involve you. Many of the issues we work on, will need your input. To that end, we are also working on a Public Participation Strategy. This is a guide that will help staff to develop robust engagement plans on projects and issues that are important to you.

Help us to create that toolkit by taking the Public Participation Survey. You will find it at Sechelt.ca/haveyoursay or there are paper copies in the lobby outside the library.

The library strives to offer programming for young people that is relevant and inspiring. It’s not too late to register for “Embracing Strangeness,” a two-part writing workshop for teenagers, which takes place March 21-22. The library once again hosts the LGBTQ2 + Allies Youth Group (Friday, March 22, 6-8:30 pm). This month, attendees can continue with Project Brick (art installation on display in June), but co-organizer Sunday in the Park with Pride Society is also seeking input from youth on Sunday in the Park with Pride & the Little Pride Parade – this is a great opportunity to get involved in the planning process to make the Pride you want.

Of course, back in our day we had to walk 50 miles to school in the snow and couldn’t even post about this suffering on Instagram. But these days, there are other challenges; Fentanyl continues to endanger the lives of thousands in our province, including teenagers. The library wants to ensure young people have the information they need to keep themselves or their peers (or family) safe.

On Tuesday, April 2, 3:305:30 pm, the library hosts “Let’s Talk About Drugs,” a youth-only discussion about drug-use, followed by Naloxone training.

For more information on spring-break programs, visit our website.

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Seawatch emergency first of its kind in Canada For the past month, the District of Sechelt has filed weekly paperwork to maintain a state of “Local Emergency” related to the threat of sinkholes at the Seawatch subdivision. It plans to keep this up until it finds another option to address issues related to public safety at the site.

On March 12, Mayor Darnelda Siegers met with officials from Emergency Management BC and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The meeting in Vancouver was arranged by the district to look for answers on what it can do.

“It is these groups’ roles to advise local government. My questions to them were, what options for dealing with this situation are available to the district; what can we do, other than keep the fencing up around the area,” said Siegers.

No new approaches were identified at the meeting.

Provincial representatives did say they would continue to investigate options for the district to pursue. No time frames for responses or dates for follow up meetings were committed to by the province.

“The difficulty is that a situation of the scope of Seawatch has not happened anywhere in Canada before,” said Siegers.

The district ordered area residents to evacuate their

homes on Feb. 15, due to safety risks posed by sinkholes and ground instability. Other than two days of emergency shelter assistance from the province, the residents have not been offered government compensation. Individuals and groups in the community have assisted them on a number of fronts. A range of private fundraising activities to benefit the evacuees continue to be undertaken.

The province says its Di-

saster Financial Assistance program does not apply to the Seawatch situation. It does not meet the program’s classification of a “natural disaster”.

The district maintains that it is not responsible for losses the property owners have incurred. Its position is that it is not liable as a covenant identifying the potential risks was registered on the property titles. Two property owners have legal claims in process

against the district and others for damages.

Mayor Siegers said the district has no plans to meet with the evacuated residents until there is news to share.

On March 14, Siegers’ office sent an email to the impacted property owners to update them. It states that “property owners have to evaluate their own situation and take their own actions against parties they believe have caused them harm. The District can-

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not do that for them.”

The Local State of Emergency order gives the district powers to take actions considered necessary to address the situation. The district is monitoring the closed subdivision using drones and motion activated cameras.

Regular checks outside the closed area’s perimeter are being conducted by district staff and the RCMP. As no one can enter the

site, district staff are no longer monitoring the piezometers that were installed to track groundwater levels within the subdivision. Underground water movement has been identified as a potential cause of the sinkholes.

The district is continuing discussions with engineering professionals on options to re-establish safe access to the site.

Connie Jordison

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The new board of directors of the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce pose following the chamber’s annual general meeting March 13. From the left: Fran Miller, Deb Mowbray, Paul Legge, Milynda Taylor, President Ted McNicol, Doug Marteinson, Stephine Boyd and Vineet Miglani.

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Price of Pender water mains rises The budget for the southern portion of a water main replacement project along Francis Peninsula Road in Pender Harbour has gone up by just under $200,000. The increase was approved by the SCRD board at its March 14 meeting. Additional costs are being incurred as project contractor, BA Blacktop ran into more rock, requiring additional blasting, as it excavated to install the new line.

The higher costs mean that the SCRD will need to access project contingency funds and invest about $100,000 less on water main upgrades in north Pender Harbour.

The work in north Pender

is planned for along Garden Bay Road as well as Claydon Road and Lane.

The SCRD received federal Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) grant funding for replacement of water supply lines in both north and south Pender. Total costs for the two projects have now increased to just over $3 million.

The South Pender project was started in October and is slated to be complete by June.

It is now projected to cost $1.85 million. Project funding came from a CWWF grant of $1.45 million. The remaining costs are to come out of the SCRD’s capital reserves.

In discussion of these changes, Area Director Leonard Lee asked that staff look into improvements on how impacted residents are notified when their water ser-

vices will be disrupted by construction. He suggested a system where residents could sign up for advance email notifications.

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The water main work on Francis Peninsula Road encountered more rock than expected, which is requiring additional blasting. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO

SCRD backs “no thru road” on Largo The SCRD wants only emergency vehicles able to use Largo Road if the route becomes a connection between Highway 101 and the central Roberts Creek area.

At its March 14 meeting, the SCRD board resolved to send that message to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). The ministry will make the final decision on road design of the new section of Largo to be created for a new 13 lot subdivision.

The SCRD will ask MoTI to include bollard-type bar-

riers where the existing sections of Largo are proposed to join up. “No Thru Road” signage at the intersections of Largo with Lower Road and Highway 101 will also be requested. The goal is to restrict use of Largo by vehicle traffic looking for a shortcut between the highway and the Roberts Creek business area.

The issue of the road design came before the SCRD planning committee three times. The Roberts Creek Advisory Planning Commission, Roberts Creek Of-

ficial Plan Committee and residents living along Largo expressed concerns about traffic. It was felt that the safety of the intersections on Largo, which are not currently designed for high traffic volumes, would be impacted. Making Largo a thru-road was also seen as a safety issue for the adjoining residential area. The SCRD Board agreed to include those concerns in its referral comments to MoTI regarding the road service for the new lots along Largo.

A staff report noted that

creating access for the new lots using a cul-de-sac or other road design has been considered. While such options are possible, these could require the developer to provide more land for the road.

The developer, 1312 Lands Inc., has already contributed a larger-than-required dedication of parkland in conjunction with this subdivision. In addition to land, the developer is contributing 2.7 per cent of the market value of the new lots to the SCRD’s Park Acquisition Reserve.

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We are seeing an increase in activity as we move into spring and more investors looking on the Coast.

Vancouver has long been a favourite city for real estate investors, but prices and taxes are forcing buyers to consider other markets. But before buying in Squamish or Kelowna, they are now considering BC’s Sunshine Coast.

Despite being only 30 ki-

lometers away from downtown Vancouver, prices for detached homes on the Sunshine Coast are nearly a third of what they are in the Lower Mainland. Condos can still be purchased for less than $350,000.

Between July 2017 and July 2018, Sunshine Coast housing prices increased by nearly 21 per cent. At the same time, the rental market is tight meaning revenue properties rarely sit empty.

We are also seeing family’s looking for homes with the goal of being in and settled over the summer holidays, ready to start the school year from their new home.

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A lot of these buyers have the intention that at least one of the parents will commute part time and therefore tend to gravitate to the Gibsons area, if they can afford it.

Daily commuters will tell you that last 25 minutes of their two-hour journey is the hardest. Driving to Sechelt in traffic isn’t fun, especially when you’re caught behind someone enforcing their own 60 kph speed, and you just want to get home. As such, Gibsons tends to be the first choice for people employed off Coast if they can afford it.

Besides proximity to the ferry, Gibsons is well known

as having the best drinking water in the world as well as being the most liveable community in the world. Most recently it won the Open for Business award from Small Business BC. According to Small Business BC, the award showcases initiatives put forward by local governments that have contributed to the success of local businesses.

Of specific interest were the significant investments being made in land development, including housing and commercial projects. It’s projected that these developments will inject hundreds of millions in investment and

employment into our community.

Also highlighted was the growing tech community which Small Business BC says is attracted to our firbreoptic internet, our quality of life, and the relative affordability of our community, especially when compared to Vancouver.

Many people who move here also consider buying a business to avoid the commute.

I can’t imagine a better place to own a business than on BC’s spectacular Sunshine Coast. We have a low crime rate; warm, sunny summers; and some of the mildest win-

ters in Canada.

The lifestyle is amazing, the community is supportive, and potential is unlimited.

To see a list of businesses currently available for sale on the Sunshine Coast visit https://www.truebluerealty. ca/tonys-commercial-listings There are some great businesses for sale as well as empty commercial space for rent.

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

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fordable housing in an excellent location near our shops and recreational amenities,” said Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers.

The Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society will own and operate the building. The Greenecourt complex provides independent living and affordable rental housing for seniors 55 years and older, and for adults of any age with disabilities.

“I would like to say how extremely pleased we are with this funding announcement,”

said Robert Allen, president, Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society. “The Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society would not be able to serve the affordable housing needs of the local community through the Greenecourt complex without the generous funding and operating assistance of BC Housing and the Province of British Columbia, together with the support of the District of Sechelt.”

Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2019.

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Province announces funding for Greenecourt Seniors on fixed incomes and people with disabilities will soon have rental security through a redevelopment project that will bring new, affordable homes to Sechelt.

“Communities are healthy when everyone can afford the kind of homes they need, and this is what our Community Housing Fund is designed to do by building housing for people with a range of incomes,” said Selina Robinson, minister of municipal affairs and housing. “This new apartment will help give seniors

and people with disabilities peace of mind knowing that their housing is stable and they can make rent each month.”

The new building will be located at 5803 Medusa St. and will replace two of the aging buildings in the current complex. The new five-storey building will add 104 new rental units to the Greenecourt complex.

“Our government is working hard to make housing more affordable,” said Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell

River-Sunshine Coast. “With these affordable rentals, we are providing homes for people who have been squeezed out of a tight rental market, helping them maintain their connection to their community and to their loved ones.”

Each floor will feature a laundry room and amenity room for residents. The underground garage will accommodate scooters and bicycles.

The Sunshine Coast Lions Housing Society is receiving $10.4 million from the Province’s Building BC: Communi-

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Projects built under the Community Housing Fund will reflect the following mix of incomes: 30 per cent of the units will be for households with moderate incomes; 50 per cent of the units will be for a range of low- to moderate-income households; and 20 per cent of the units will be for households with low incomes.

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Back in Time Heather Passmore

Curatorial Assistant, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

Among the early settler tool collection at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives, there is an important implement that looks both especially familiar and exceptionally well-used. This peavey, with its hook, spike, and hand-made wooden handle was used to clear land by Gibsons pioneer Alfred Wyngaert. Early settlers and loggers on the Sunshine Coast used the peavey to roll and pry timber on land and water. Its design has remained unchanged since 1858 when American blacksmith, Joseph Peavey refined a tool called the cant hook or ‘swing dingle’. The peavey as we know it was an instant and enduring success and all loggers have used it since.

The implement has a wooden handle about 4-5 feet long, an iron spike protruding from the bottom end and a curved iron hook attached partway up by a pivot. Along with the point, this hook grabs the log at a second location to enable the prying and rolling of logs.

The pivoting hook accommodates different sized logs and moves out of the way when applying leverage. Of course, the best way to understand a peavey is to use one and I was surprised with the relative ease with which even I could turn a large log at the beach.

Local log salvager, Erik Hammond explains how valuable the peavey remains in his trade on the water. “I use it to roll logs, the point can be used for manipulating chains, and the hook can even be used as a lever to tighten them up”. Innovations such as an aluminum version with a thick cedar handle

intended to float “just never caught on” he explains. Older may be better in this case, as handles made of old growth wood are less likely to break – an important consideration when prying a log up.

Given its power to move timber, I wondered…could the peavey have been used by early loggers to stack smaller-sized logs for transport? Many photographs of the era depict loggers leaning proudly against their peaveys beside an immense tower of logs. I had the privilege to put the question to 93-year-old Gibsons resident, Bob Alsager who started logging back in 1941. The answer, essentially is no. His father, Eric Alsager, was also a logger and in his father’s time logs were stacked up using horsedrawn power in an ingenious method called parbuckling.

But that is a story for another article…

Bursaries for women This year the Bursary Society CFUW-Sunshine Coast is proudly celebrating 29 years of providing educational bursaries to women on the Sunshine Coast. Bursaries are available to women (21 years of age and older) from the Coast who wish to upgrade their skills and further their education. The annual

bursaries are for a certificate, diploma or degree at an accredited post-secondary educational institution or through an accredited online program or course(s).

The hope of upgrading one’s education and finding meaningful employment is out of reach for many women on the Coast. Thanks to the

generosity of club members and the community over, $172,000 has been raised since 1990.

Information and applications are available on-line on our website (www.cfuwscbursarysociety.org).

Completed applications must be received by May 1.

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This 1913 photo shows Hector McCall, left, holding a peavey, with his father Arthur seated and Wilbur Hicks behind. On the wagon is a “meat block”, cut from a large log and on its way to L.S. Jackson’s butcher shop near the wharf in Gibsons Landing. VANCOUVER ARCHIVES PHOTO

Close call on computer scam On March 12, a Coast resident reported falling victim to a common fraud after he paid an on-line computer repair company to fix his computer in December, 2018, apparently satisfactorily.

This month, the resident received an update from the company advising that the company was going out of business and that they wanted to buy back the software that they had installed on the resident’s computer. The resident agreed to give the company “staff” remote access to his computer to “remove”

the software, and thru the resident’s on-line banking, deposit the buy-back-fee. The scammer then advised the resident that they’d deposited 100 times the buy-backfee in error, and requested the resident refund the excess five figure sum by wire transfer to a foreign bank.

The resident did as instructed, and then discovered that the funds had actually been transferred by the scammer from his line of credit to his bank account when they had remote access to his bank. Fortunately, the

resident’s bank was able to halt the money transfer so in the end, the resident did not suffer any losses.

This scam’s pattern is very common and is applied to countless scenarios. To learn more about this and other popular scams, please visit sites such as The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at http:// www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca or the Better Business Bureau at www. bbb.org. Please share this information with your friends and family.

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Few things can revitalize a home more readily than a fresh coat of paint.

Thanks in part to the affordability of paint and its ease of application, painting is something that even novice DIYers can typically handle.

According to the marketing advice guru Brandon Gaille, it is estimated that residential interior paint only lasts around three years before it needs to be updated. Exterior paint can fade, chip and peel due to various environmental factors. As a result, many homes can likely use a fresh coat of paint in at least one room.

As DIY-friendly as painting can be, when attempting to paint the interior or exterior of their homes, homeowners may learn that some painting projects are best left to the professionals. Painting requires skill, patience and a knowledge of how various paints – including finishes for particular applications – will hold up. Novice painters may do more harm than good by dripping paint on expensive carpeting or floors or fail to recognize the nuances that indicate a spot-on painting job.

Professional painters have spent hours upon hours learning the ropes of what works – and what does not.

Painters often understand

that painstaking preparatory work is crucial to getting pristine finished results. Walls and ceilings must be properly repaired and prepared even before a base coat is applied.

Professional painters also have an eye for details. And because professional painters make a business out of doing interior and exterior surfaces, they understand which techniques can improve efficiency. That means a professional job can typically be completed much more quickly than a DIY project.

Even though some people think they’ll save money by painting their own homes, that’s not necessarily true.

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Safety can be a large motivator for turning painting over to a pro. Navigating exterior areas or tall interior ceilings can be challenging and may require scaffolding or tall ladders DIYers do not have. Risk of falls or other injuries increase with lack of experience.

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When your lawn soil is compacted, you can wear spiked aeration shoes stand harsh weather, such as summer heat.

The buildup of thatch, which is a matted layer of grass clippings and other organic debris that collects on the top of the soil, is one indicator that a lawn could benefit from aeration, a process in which the surface of the

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Mosquitos are coming When tending to their lawns, homeowners are advised to pay attention to areas that may feature standing water. According to the World Health Organization, standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes, which can breed in great numbers in pools of water.

Mosquitoes are known to carry diseases like malaria, West Nile virus and Zika.

Furthermore, mosquitoes

that bite pets can transmit heartworms, a serious problem if gone it goes undiscovered.

Standing water also can be a haven for bacteria, mold and parasites that are dangerous to human health.

If standing, stagnant water is a problem in your yard, remediation is necessary.

Directing downspouts away from the house can remediate standing water. Changing

lawn is perforated to break up compacted soil and allow oxygen, water and nutrients to reach root systems. Other signs that aeration may be necessary include patches of thin grass, brown spots and a high concentration of clay in the soil.

When faced with a lawn that could benefit from aeration, homeowners may wonder if such as task lends itself to DIY or if it’s best left to professional landscapers.

Aerating a lawn is not always easy, and typically it involves the use of one of three types of aerators: • Core aerator: A core aerator uses hollow tines to pull plugs of soil from the lawn.

The plugs are left on the surface of the lawn. Homeowners can pick up the plugs or, according to the grass seed experts at Pennington, even leave them in the yard and allow them to break down.

• Spike aerator: The experts at Pennington note that spike aerators employ solid, spike-like tines to poke holes

the grading of soil so that low spots are elevated is another way to reduce instances of standing water. This may be a project that requires the assistance of a drainage professional. In addition, homeowners can remove standing water from empty flower pots, pool covers, bird baths, and more to reduce the likelihood that mosquitoes will appear on their properties.

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in the soil. Some people wear spiked aeration shoes while walking around the yard to mimic the effects of spike aerators.

• Slicing aerator: According to Pennington, slicing aerators employ rotating blades that slice through thatch and

down into the soil. These aerators leave the soil in the ground.

Aerators can be operated manually, though professionals tend to use motorized aerators. The machines are often heavy, so homeowners should consider

their health and physical ability before deciding to aerate on their own. Hiring a professional landscaper who has experience aerating may the quickest and most effective way to restore a lawn to full health.

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by Janice Williams, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-9pm, by donation March 22 LGBTQ2 & Allies youth group meets, ages 12-24, Gibsons Public Library, 6-8:30pm March 22 Big Fancy, old-time music, Roberts Creek Legion, 8pm, members $8, guests $15 March 23 Community food bank drive, sponsored by Holy Family Catholic Church, drop off behind Clayton’s Market, Sechelt, 9am-3pm March 23 Canine Align lesson for kids aged 4-7 on dog body language and safety around animals, Gibsons Public Market, 11am-11:45pm, $10 per child, eventbrite.ca March 23 Elders craft fair, Sechelt Nation Hall, 11:30am-2pm March 23 Workshop on gardening with native plants, SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 1-3pm, free, must pre-register at 604740-3969 March 23 Jan DeGrass reads from her book “Co-op Revolution”, Gibsons Public Library, 2-3pm, new date March 23 Alumni homecoming, former employees and friends of Capilano University invited, CapU, Sechelt, 2-5pm March 23 Foolish Man, with David King and Peter Hill, entertain, Gibsons Public Market, 2:304:30pm March 23 The Rosary Project with the MOTET Chamber Choir, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Gibsons, 3pm March 23 Canine Align workshop on “how animals learn”, Gibsons Public Market, 4:15pm, $15, eventbrite.ca March 23 Simon Cameron launches book, “Magical Noah King and the Treasure Hunt”, followed by games night, #15-292 Gower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, 6pm March 23 House concert with Laura Crema, René Worst and Steve Giltrow, Roberts Creek, 7pm, $20, location and tickets at 604-740-0963 March 23 Devon More performs “Berlin Waltz” with songs, slam poetry and sock puppets, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $15 advance, share-there.com, $20 at the door March 23 The Sofa Kings, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 March 23 DJ Bridge, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $5, guests $10 March 24 Canine Align workshop for ages 10-18 interested in an animal behaviour career, Gibsons Public Market, 1-2pm, $10 per child, eventbrite.ca

March 24 Meet the artist, seven “Edges” artists currently on display, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 1:30pm March 24 SC Film Society presents “Gifted”, a U.S. drama about a child prodigy, Raven’s Cry Theatre, 2pm, members $5, others $9 March 25 Garden professional and speaker Marilyn Holt addresses the Sechelt Garden Club on good and bad bugs, Seaside Centre, 7pm, $5 drop-in March 27 Open mic, five minutes to share your poem, prose or song, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm, register to perform at 604-886-2130 March 28 Beer and burger fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity and Sechelt Rotary, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 5-9pm, $25 March 28 Tetrahedron Outdoor Club “TET talk” on hiking in the park, Trail Bay Source For Sports, Sechelt, doors 6pm, talk 7pm, $5 donation March 28 Gin & Jams features improvisational music, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8-11pm March 29 Artesia coffee house, featuring “Hoards of Ords”, with Graham, Bela and Noah Ord with Anna Lumiere and Baeden Shenderbraye, vocal group “Hot Java”, comedian Aaron Malkin, and the “Transatlantics” with Steve Schwabl and Anna Lumiere, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $10 March 30 Repair cafe, Gibsons Public Library, 1-5pm March 30 Opening reception for exhibition by Janna Maria Vallee, FibreWorks Gallery, Madeira Park, 2-4pm March 30 DJ “little d”, music for the young and young at heart, Gibsons Public Market, 2:30pm March 30 Daniel Wesley, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 7-10pm, $25, Eventbrite.com March 30 Dance with Playback, fundraiser for Hockey Education Reaching Out Society (HEROS), Sechelt Legion, 8pm, $20 March 30 Ska with Brehdren and Kownterpoint, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 March 30-31 Concert with violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Odronneau, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2pm, $25, penderharbourmusic.ca March 31 Grant writing workshop with Chad Hershler, exec director of Deer Crossing The Art Farm, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 10am, arts council members $15, others $25 March 31 SC Streamkeepers invasive plant removal on Malcolm Creek, meet at bridge at Metcalfe Rd., Roberts Creek, 11am1:30pm, 604-614-9814 March 31 Free admission day at the aquarium, say goodbye before creatures are released, Gibsons Public Market, 10am-5pm

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Live mic impresario turns her attention to spring

Janice Williams watches – and listens – to a performer at one of her earlier open mic nights at the Gibsons Public Library.

Another open mic March 21 at 7pm will focus on the joys and tribulations of gardening. JANE COVERNTON PHOTO Oh, my goodness. Spring is here! Both officially, by the book as it were, and in the world. The daffodils have stopped shivering from the coldest February on record, in this area, since records started being kept in 1937.

Not only did the month see some frigid temperatures, but they persisted throughout the month. March has been a little bit better. But now, the birds are going crazy with their dawn chorus, the days are getting longer, and the garden centres are thrumming with eager gardeners.

Which brings us to the gardening gathering Thursday March 21, at 7 pm, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery in lower Gibsons; Janice

Williams is putting on one of her trademark live microphone events. She calls it “Growin’, Growin’, Groan!” A passel of people have signed up to speak for five minutes each about gardening, their gardens, and “all things garden-ish.” Janice prefers to be a bit mysterious about who will actually speak, and things often change, but as she says on her Facebook page, “the roster of participants is a humdinger.” Janice also says that the list of participants is full, “booked solid with wonderful locals, but there are always last-minute cancellations, so bring along a five-minute read if you like, just in case.”

Like spring itself, Janice Williams is a force of nature.

She is a Gibsons photographer, painter, fashionista, and impresario. She’s been putting on live mic events for years, starting out with small events in her amazing home, obviously the abode of an artist with strange and wonderful things everywhere.

She says, “One of the best live mic events I ever had was at my home, with Dhyana Bartkow, Del, Paul Clancy, Moose, and myself!” Dhyana Batkow is a singer and hula dancer; Paul Clancy is an amazing photographer; Moose is her faithful canine companion.

(You’ve seen them walking around Gibsons together.) I don’t know who Del is.

Last fall she raised the art of the impresario to a new level with a series of live

microphone events at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, surrounded by the show she curated called “On the Wall, Off the Wall.” As an impresario, Janice makes every artist feel valued and appreciated, whether they are professionals, with years of experience, or newcomers. She creates a listening space with her attention and she creates community with her events.

Every one of five or six live mic events at the “On the Wall, Off the Wall” show was packed and the little talks or songs or jokes were vibrant and of very high quality.

Thursday’s event should be good too, with the added energy of “spring at last” in the air.

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Where is the Arts Centre?

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council has launched a new series of banners along Dolphin St., between Inlet and Trail, in Sechelt.

The banners represent the work of Sunshine Coast artists and features in this second year, eight different artists.

Each banner is double sided with the work of two different artists. The “tail” which hangs from the main banner has directional arrows (where appropriate) to the Arts Centre.

This year’s artists are: Jan Jensen, Katherine Johnston, Judy McLarty, Leonard Brett, Liz

Christian, Motoko, Sandy Kay and Todd Clark.

We hope the banners not only elicit visual interest, but help direct people to the Arts Centre. Time and again we hear from long-time residents of Sechelt and other areas of the Sunshine Coast, that they do not know where we are or have never been inside our very unique post and beam building. We want to change that and we’re hoping that the banners will entice and direct traffic to our gallery and Arts Centre.

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Calling craft vendors The call for vendors for the 32nd Hackett Park Craft Fair is currently underway; the deadline is March 31.

The fair has been a favourite of British Columbian artisans and both local and off-Coast visitors alike. The fair is held on August 17 and 18 to coincide with the popular Festival of the

Written Arts. This juried fair offers the best in the works of BC artisans. Live music serves as a backdrop, face painting entertains the children and an assortment of food is offered for every taste. Application forms are available at https://sunshinecoastartscouncil.com/ hackett-park/ Submitted

Keep an eye out for this queen-sized quilt which the SC Quilters Guild is raffling off. It is a bargello pattern, assembled from 20 different fabrics, by the guild’s satellite group, Gone To Pieces. The quilt will be displayed over the next couple of months at malls, and at the guild’s “Spring on the Coast” quilt show, May 10 & 11 at the Gibsons ice arena. Raffle tickets are $2, and the draw will be held May 25. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Roberts Creek Elementary to get new playground The BC government is building 50 new playgrounds in 34 school districts this year, delivering healthier, more accessible learning environments for kids, while reducing pressure on parents to fundraise, Rob Fleming, Minister of Education, announced March 15.

Included is $105,000 for an accessible playground at Roberts Creek Elementary.

“As a parent, I understand

first-hand how tough it can be for schools and parents to find the time and volunteers to fundraise for playground equipment and activities,” said Fleming. “Our government is committed to improving the learning environment at BC schools — safe, fun and accessible playgrounds are very much part of delivering on this commitment. And to make this happen, parents should not have to become

dedicated fundraisers in their spare time.”

Playgrounds are a key factor in a child’s development and learning. They encourage outdoor physical activity, help students learn how to share, overcome challenges and help them focus and learn more effectively in the classroom.

This year, the Playground Equipment Program (PEP) will invest $5 million in 50

new playgrounds, including 30 universally accessible playgrounds. The playgrounds will be built over the next six months and are expected to be ready for kids to play on in fall 2019.

Submitted A Roberts Creek playground for all ages: a sunny day in the park at the mouth of the creek. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Tip of the Week: The planetary line-up accompanying the official start of spring is complex and interesting. The main features include the Sun conjunct Chiron in Aries revealing a theme of a wounded spirit in need of healing. With Chiron, the key to healing is to heal others of the same wound: uplift, inspire, inform, awaken, pray and genuinely caring about others and the world, applies well here. The Moon in the late degrees of Virgo, ruled by Mercury and co-ruled by Chiron reveals a collective vision quest. Even though the Moon will be full just hours after the official start of the season, technically it is not; it is applying to full and this is symbolic of a vision quest, the search for self in the deeper, spiritual sense. It asks: who are you?

If the answer does not include soul, it may be deemed limited, empty and incorrect.

Mercury retrograde conjunct Neptune in Pisces is the other main factor and reveals a mystical influence that can manifest as seeing deeply within but can also manifest as extreme denial and escapism. There is more… (Signup to my FREE Newsletter to learn more: https://www. michaeloconnorastrologer. com/newsletter) Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) Well, the Sun is in your sign and will activate a pioneering impulse. Yet, Mercury in Pisces will likely prompt you to be slow off the mark. Mars in Taurus will add to this as it plods as opposed to sprints. So, take the tortoise approach and not that of the hare. Slow but sure will get you there.

As well, rather than be narrow and pointed, you can reflect on things as you go.

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Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Deep and powerful shifts continue to rumble close to home. These could manifest as major breakthroughs.

However, a breakdown is a distinct possibility too.

Are you experiencing or intuiting any tremors in this regard? As long as any negative results are simply a matter of free will choices made, you have the opportunity to make new and improved choices.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) A creative impulse is simmering. Yet, it may still feel difficult to bring it to a rolling boil. So, relax. You may be contending with other realities and relationship reverberations, anyway. These have the word ‘change’ painted all over the wall. This does not need to mean ending. However, it may be wise to make diplomatic efforts to enhance the ambiance.

Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) Balancing a strong urge to retreat with outer circumstances pushing you to swim against that stream is a current theme. And the answers or processes involved are hardly shallow.

An entire change of lifestyle is indicated. It may be just one aspect of your overall rhythm and routine, but it will likely affect all the others. The retreat may have to wait.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) The planetary lineup is providing you with the opportunity to see through and beyond your usual scope of perceptions. Are you accepting this invitation or resisting? Either way, it is your prerogative. You are well positioned for a creative breakthrough. Yet, this may require that you make the effort to break through habitual interpretations.

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Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19) Uranus in Taurus is stirring the muddy waters and Mars there too implies that the torque is hefty. Venus in Aquarius indicates that you are ready for something new. This could all amount to spring cleaning, but it could also indicate deeper renovations. These changes could be literal yet they may also manifest as changes in your core values.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) Your energy levels are probably up and down. You may find it hard to get out of bed then find yourself feeling fiery and charged. But, your stamina levels are also wavering. Given that your birthday is in the midst of this Mercury Retrograde storm, this overall tone stands to linger throughout the year. But, there are always exceptions.

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ritory, it may feel like three steps forward and two back.

Of course, positively, this means you are advancing.

Besides, like a good dance, this type of rhythm is the key. It can be described as trusting the flow, appreciating the moment and taking time to take a deep sniff of the flowers. You can also outline an action plan.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) It may feel like you are floating on a cloud. If you are experiencing thunder and lightning, it may be due to an attitude of resistance and control of a natural evolutionary process underway for you. Yes, ‘for’ you. Of course, feeling this way sometimes requires a big attitude shift. It is said that the attitude of gratitude equals altitude. Aim for fluffy white clouds.

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) Impatience is your greatest enemy now. If ever there was a time to slow down, now is it. This is true for other signs too. Yet, slowly does not imply stasis. In fact, despite the low-gear pace, circumstances may be requiring that you break through obstacles or you feel inspired to do so. The biggest one may be your own ego, which seeks to control outer circumstances and is resistant to change.

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) Memories have a way of lingering. This can be a good thing unless they are haunting you. There is always another way of interpreting the past. Wisdom advises us to work on positive interpretations. Forgiveness is the other wisdom key for healing the past. It begins with self-forgiveness as the key to forgiving others.

Thank, forgive and release to re-enter the present.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) Interactions with others now may be swinging from sublime and profound to annoying and disappointing. If the latter is prominent, you have some spiritual work to do. Your own expectations

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