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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, May 16, 2019 Cop Dog Gets His Man Page 13

New Water Restrictions Page 3

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Sechelt Mayor’s Breakfast Page 9

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New water rules favour food production over watering the lawn The Sunshine Coast Regional District is changing its water regulations in order to conserve water and meet high demand during the hot, dry summer months.

“Summer is the time when more water is used,” says Remko Rosenboom, general manager, infrastructure services. “The regulation changes look at where we can conserve water from lawn irrigation and other lower-priority outdoor uses in order to make water available for food producing plants and trees.”

The SCRD recently completed a review and update of the Drought Management Plan. The plan is a technical guide that provides direction for managing water supply during times of supply challenges or seasonal droughts.

The result is several chang-

es that were approved at the May 9 SCRD board meeting.

“During Stage 1, lawn-watering times are reduced from three mornings and evenings per week to two mornings per week, and not allowed at all during Stages 2, 3 and 4,” said Rosenboom.

(We are currently at Stage 1: lawn-sprinkling is allowed Thursday and Sunday 7-8am for even-numbered addresses, and Wednesday and Saturday 7-8am for odd-numbered addresses.)

With the new regulations, watering flowers, shrubs and trees with a sprinkler or soaker hose is allowed to take place three days per week in the mornings and evenings for residential users during Stage 1 and two days per week during Stage 2 in the mornings. Hand watering

and micro/drip irrigation of flowers, shrubs and trees is allowed at Stages 1 and 2 and only allowed in the mornings at Stage 3.

For food producing plants and trees, the use of a sprinkler or soaker hose is allowed three days per week in the mornings and evenings at Stage 1 and two days per week, mornings and evenings at Stage 2. Hand watering and micro/drip irrigation is allowed at Stages 1, 2 and 3.

Commercial food producing farms will be able to use water with more flexibility at Stages 1, 2 and 3. Given the severity of water supplies at Stage 4 only essential uses for human health, fire protection, and environmental flow needs are prioritized, therefore there will not be any exemptions for food production MLA Nicholas Simons’ constituency office has been forced out of the Pier 17 building by an upstairs fire on May 9, believed to have been started by a cigarette butt left in a planter outside an apartment. Several businesses, including a restaurant, were damaged, but the Sechelt fire department says the sprinkler system saved the building. Simons office will move temporarily to the FUSE space in Teredo Square, starting May 21.

••• The next day, in the early morning of May 10, a man in his 50s was killed when fire destroyed a residence on Hupit St., in the shíshálh Nation lease lands in Wilson Creek. That fire is believed to have started with an oil heater. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO

MP wants more time with her family (On May 8, MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones distributed this letter.)

Dear Friends and Neighbours, I have advised the Prime Minister and I am announcing that I will not be running for re-election in 2019 as your Member of Parliament.

Serving as your MP and representing Canada on world issues has been a distinct honour. However, when I look forward to the next four years, I feel that I need to spend time closer to home, particularly with my parents.

I will continue to serve as your member of parliament until the next election, and I will remain as Minister Freeland’s Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

I believe in Prime Minister Trudeau and in our Liberal team. Going into the next election, I will do all I can to help ensure we have an outstanding candidate and that the Liberal Party continues to have a strong voice in western Canada.

I would like to thank you for your passion for our community and for your commitment to public engagement and public ideas. It truly has been a privilege to serve as

Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country and to be your representative in Ottawa.

We have accomplished a lot together. Strong relations with local and regional government, the province and First Nations has ensured that our investments reflect local priorities. Renewal in downtown Pemberton, the Ts’zil Learning Centre in Mount Currie, environmental restoration in the Squamish estuary, Gibsons supportive housing and the public market, West Vancouver’s Kay Meek Centre’s accessibility project and the DFO Pacific Science Enterprise Centre, Bowen Island’s arts centre, along with investment in water and wastewater projects in every community in the riding (including the Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant which is the largest capital investment in the history of Metro Vancouver) – these are all the result of engagement with the local communities.

British Columbians have led in putting a price on carbon pollution, legalizing cannabis and introducing medical assistance in dying.

Our $1.5 billion investment in the Oceans Protection Plan, adoption of derelict and abandoned vessels legislation and restoration of $1.4 billion to the base budget of DFO are significant improvements to marine safety and ocean health and reflect effective representation from the west coast.

I would also like to thank Ministers Freeland and Champagne for the opportunity to serve as parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs and international trade throughout this term. The Canada – EU trade agreement, an improved and inclusive Trans Pacific Partnership and the new NAFTA together improve Canada’s competitive access to global markets.

Thank you to the staff team and volunteers who support us. I am very grateful for your work ethic, resilience, perseverance and positive outlook.

To all parliamentarians, it has been my honour to know you and to work together. To the community, I look forward to seeing you at home.

Sincerely, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, MP West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country

at Stage 4.

In order to be exempt from the crop sprinkling schedule, commercial food producing farms should register for a metered commercial rate.

Billing on a metered rate will begin on January 1, 2020.

Penalties at each stage will also increase as follows: Stage 1 at $200, Stage 2 at $300,

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Stage 3 at $400, and Stage 4 at $500.

These regulations apply only to the use of treated drinking water, not to the use of rainwater, private well water or any forms of recycled water.

“These changes reflect the comments we’ve heard from the community, and we feel

that the Drought Management Plan balances water conservation with the need to provide water for food production,” says Rosenboom.

The water conservation regulations chart can be found at www.scrd.ca/sprinkling-regulations, and on page 6 of today’s Local.

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Drinking, drugging and driving With the warm weather finally making itself seen around Canada, the nation is collectively letting out a sigh of relief.

Flowers are blooming. Cottages are being opened, and the May long weekend offers an excellent opportunity to go on a road trip.

This May long weekend also coincides with 2019’s National Road Safety Week, held May 14-20. The Canada Safety Council would like to take this opportunity to remind you that impairment and driving do not mix. When you get behind the wheel in a state of intoxication, whether from alcohol or drugs, you put your own life as well as the lives of other road users in danger.

It should come as no surprise that impairment behind the wheel is dangerous, reckless and selfish – historical safety messaging has been abundant on this topic. And yet, while the statistics show gradual decline in impaired driving incidents, the latest reported numbers are still concerning.

According to Statistics Canada, 72,039 impaired driving incidents were reported in 2015, representing a rate of 201 incidents per 100,000 population. This is the lowest rate since impaired driving statistics began being collected in 1986; however impaired driving continues to be the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada.

The above statistic includes approximately 3,000 drug-impaired incidents, seven of which were fatal incidents and 19 of which caused bodily harm. It’s worth noting that these statistics do not reflect any effect the nationwide legalization of cannabis may have had on the Canadian road landscape.

Cannabis and alcohol impairment do not share identical characteristics. The effects of drunk driving, of course, are well documented. A drunk driver may feel more compelled to take risks, speed and generally act recklessly. They may also experience decreased concentration, slower reaction times and an altered sense of vision and hearing.

While cannabis users may also experience slower reaction times, the difference in the intoxicants comes from how the user reacts. Generally, cannabis users will leave more space between themselves and the next vehicle, while also driving at slower speeds. The danger here lies in a high driver’s unpredictable nature – for instance, a cannabis-impaired driver may stay stopped at a stop sign or light for longer than expected.

Additionally, motor coordination and decision-making skills can be impaired under the influence of cannabis. And, when mixed with alcohol, the impairing effects can become multiplicative and exponentially more dangerous.

Don’t take the risk. If you’re driving, stay sober. If you had intended on driving but over-consumed, leave the car parked. It’s every Canadian’s responsibility to keep our roads safe for everyone.

Submitted by Canada Safety Council

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions A smoky summer It is absolutely terrifying how many fires there have been recently on the Coast.

The few “controlled burns” that were anything but are maddening. It’s a tinder box out there. The invasive and oily scotch broom that lines the highway and quickly covers clear-cuts, as well as the native salal that died back due to the harsher winter, are incredibly concerning.

2018 saw the largest, and 2017 the second largest, areas burned in British Columbia since records began in 1950. I went to the BC Lung Association’s Wildfire Smoke and Health Workshop in February and despite the experts trying to remain optimistic, thanks to climate change, the predictions were for another bad year.

Sadly, we will be inundated with smoky skies again this summer. The question is when, not if. So be prepared with a plan of how to reduce your exposure. Individuals with chronic conditions such as COPD, asthma, heart disease, or diabetes, as well as pregnant women, infants, young children, and the elderly are most susceptible to the small pollution particles less than 2.5μm.

Approximately 1/30th the width of human hair, smaller than a red blood cell but larger than a bacteria, PM2.5 can infiltrate our bodies and our buildings.

Create a “clean room” in your home where you can seal the door and windows and run a HEPA air purifier.

If you must be outside in the smoke, a mask can give a false sense of security. A surgeon’s mask will do very little. Instead, find a properly fitted N95 or P100 rated respirator.

Forty per cent of BC wildfires are human caused with the careless flick of a

cigarette being among the common ignitions.

Nara Brenchley, SC Clean Air Society

Keep it down We used to all have access to quiet, but if we do not act, it will soon become the luxury of those who can afford an acreage. Noise impacts mental health, especially children and night shifters who need to sleep during the day. Repeated exposure can cause flu-like symptoms in chronically ill and elderly people. Loud noise is excruciating to most persons with autism and to pets.

An easy way of reducing ambient noise is to reconsider idling. Molson saves $200,000 a year in fuel with their idle-reduction program. Idling contributes to respiratory illnesses, it pollutes the air we breathe and the food we grow in our gardens. Anti-idling bylaws now cover more than 35 per cent of the BC population, including the people of Gibsons.

With an increased population density, trees that acted as mufflers are gone.

Noise pollution is impossible to escape; it triggers adrenaline shoots and increased blood pressure.

The SCRD bylaws says that we shall not cause any noise which disturbs the rest and enjoyment of any person in the vicinity. The problem is we often underestimate how loud we are, and we mistakenly assume hedges and distance cut down our decibels.

Christine Tillie, Roberts Creek

Enough already When is enough, enough?

What did the man who chopped down the last tree on Easter Island say? Was it jobs before trees? Was it “I need to support my children”? Did he think about

or believe in the unlivable world he was leaving them?

Change is difficult.

Change is scary but we have no choice. The world will change for better or for worse. Let us chose better.

Joan Payne, Sechelt

Sorry, kids

All you old-time political hacks have been hugging the status quo long enough.

There are numerous teenagers who have a better grasp on what’s real, maybe we should be electing them.

At least they know that climate change is happening now, it’s here and if we don’t stop procrastinating we’ll witness the end of our civilization as we know it.

What an inheritance to leave to our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

My apologies for leaving you such a mess kids. I know you’ll do a better job of stewardship than we have done.

Fred Allnutt, Sechelt

Environmental religion

(Re “The climate cathedral”, editorial, the Local, May 2) David Suzuki’s editorial comparing the recently damaged Notre Dame Cathedral to the “cathedral of nature” provides an excellent opportunity for examining the outcomes of faith –the benefits it might bring, and the havoc it may wreak.

Surely, faith built Notre Dame, and surely “the faithful” will rebuild it. Secular, scientific-minded people might point out that there are better things for society to do with one billion dollars, but the faithful would never listen. Yet just as faith brought the world hope, community, and magnificent architecture such as Notre Dame, it also brought violence, including Central Europe’s Thirty Years War, which started in 1618 as a clash

between Protestantism and Catholicism, resulting in the deaths of eight million people, 25 per cent of the affected population.

Movements based on faith surely attempt to indoctrinate the youth of society – the expression “suffer the children to come unto me” springs to mind.

Ultimately faith brings the promise of a better world, without clearly describing what that world might look like. For many, this is enough.

The underlying environmental science notwithstanding, is environmentalism as a faith significantly different? Would that the world attempted to move in 10 years to keeping most fossil fuels in the ground to avoid “environmental collapse”. What would be the result, say, in China and India, among the world’s largest net energy importers, with almost 40 per cent of the planet’s population. Is it difficult to imagine “The Thirty Years Environmental Wars”? When Mr. Suzuki states that children are not yet “blinded”, does that not also mean that children are still the easiest to indoctrinate?

Ultimately, has anyone articulated what our lives will look like were we to so quickly forsake all that we are now accustomed to?

For too many, one imagines, it won’t be enough.

Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons

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Privtae gardening on public land Neighbours in the area of the 6200-block of Gale Avenue South in Sechelt have undertaken a landscaping project to beautify the public right-ofway in front of their properties. The project was initiated by resident Paul Leung, who planted more than 36 red azaleas and added cedar hedging to this neighbourhood walking trail. The plantings were done in late summer and fall of 2018. They are now in full bloom.

In addition, each neighbor in the area of this Sechelt Inlet view walking trail, informally takes care of the district land directly in front of their property. Some neighbors have included gardens, grass areas, gnome doors, and flower displays that reflect the personality of the adjacent landowner.

The cost of Leung’s landscaping addition was approximately $4,000 for material.

This family also contributed volunteer labour to create and maintain the added garden area.

Leung is a family doctor with a long-time interest in helping people, including comforting the terminally ill,

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delivering babies, and treating those with debilitating illnesses. According to his son, Howard, as Leung transitions to retirement, his focus has turned to taking care of his granddaughter, gardening for himself and the local community, fishing and boating. “This project is a labour of love for him and it is his desire to beautify the immediate community,� said Howard Leung.

District of Sechelt parks manager, Perry Schmitt, confirmed that private landscaping on district boulevards and rights of way is allowed. He encourages residents consid-

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About 30 people signed up last week for tours of the SCRD’s Chapman Creek water treatment facility.

The Chapman Creek water treatment facility is located at the top of Reservoir Road, above Sechelt’s Selma Park neighbourhood. The SCRD regional water system serves approximately 13,000 individual water connections.

At the Chapman Creek facility, all water treatment processes are monitored automatically by instruments on the processing equipment.

The colour of the treated water is monitored. “In our case, colour means organics, mostly plant products, are in our water,� said Codi Abbott, SCRD utility operations superintendent. “We ensure that the colour level indicates low organics. This is done to avoid creating a higher level of disinfection by-products.

Such levels result from extending the length of time that the water is in contact with chlorine,�

The facility is in the midst of an on-site chlorination generation upgrade project. Once complete, this will eliminate the use of chlorine gas at the site. The SCRD has invested in the equipment to produce a salt brine with liquid chlorine levels that will be approximately one third as strong as household bleach. This will be used to chlorinate the water. “Eliminating the use of chlorine gas, will make this facility safer for our employees. It will also mean we will Broker/Owner no longer be storing large amounts of a toxic material at our site, which is close to both residential areas and the community’s hospital,� said Raphael Shay, SCRD water and energy projects coordinator.

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Schmitt also notes that residents need to be aware that the District land surrounding their property is public. Any landscaping that residents add should not create the impression that the public area is part of the yard of the adjacent private property. People need to respect public safety when doing such landscaping projects. When adding features to public boulevard and walking path areas, residents are reminded to avoid creating tripping hazards or lineof-sight issues. They should also choose plants that are human and pet safe. Building structures on public land is prohibited. Connie Jordison

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Mayor’s Message Darnelda Siegers Mayor, District of Sechelt

May 19 to 25 is Local Government Awareness Week in BC. This week is set up to remind us to reach out to you, our citizens, and raise awareness around the roles and responsibilities of your local government.

So, what do we do and what don’t we do? People often confuse the District of Sechelt with the Sunshine Coast Regional District. We do offer some of the same services, but to different residents, and the Regional District offers some services to our Sechelt citizens that we don’t. The most significant services the Regional District provides to Sechelt citizens are water, recreation facilities, transit, Sunshine

Back in Time Matthew Lovegrove

Curator/Manager Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

I am very excited to write you from beautiful Nanaimo on the traditional, unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw Nation, where I have been attending the 2019 Heritage BC conference. The annual conference brings together heritage professionals, cultural workers, and conservators to share the professional insights of their work.

This year’s conference has had a tonne of soul-searching as Heritage BC reported on the results of over 20 community roundtable discussions with stakeholders across BC. From these meetings, it became clear that there is much good work taking place across the province diversifying the stories being told in our organizations, but much of this work is taking place in silos. The result is that while lessons are being

Books & Beyond Andrea Routley

Community Outreach Coordinator, Gibsons and District Public Library

This May, the library has focused on health – both physical and mental health.

On Saturday, May 11, we learned that pelvic floor health impacts men and women of all ages, and that everything from diet and posture to physical or emotional trauma can contribute to pelvic floor issues, and what we can do to look after our health (“Pelvic Floor Health: More Than Just Kegels”).

We screened the Sundance award-winning documentary, “Unrest”, which illustrates the devastating impact of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgic encephalo-

Coast Emergency Planning and the landfill. A service that we both contribute to is the Sechelt library. Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization and Sunshine Coast Tourism receive contributions from all the local governments on the Coast. The services Sechelt provides to Sechelt citizens are road & ditch maintenance (but not the highway), parks, trails, wharf maintenance, beach access trails, sewer systems, waste water treatment, garbage and recycling pick-up (organics coming soon), business licences, RCMP services, animal control, development planning & permits, building inspection, and community events.

In Sechelt, we are governed by a mayor and six councilors. Under Provincial legislation our authority determines what services we

want to offer and how we will pay for them. If we want to take on a service we have not provided before, like drinking water, a marina or a cultural centre, we have to figure out how we can pay for it. If we want to lower taxes, we have to decide what services we can modify or eliminate.

When we make decisions on these things we ask staff to do some research for us and we invite the community to participate in the discussion at an event or by survey. After reviewing all the information, Council votes. It only takes four votes at our table to make a decision.

At the Regional District there are nine people at the table and Sechelt has two seats. That means we have to convince three other directors to vote with us on issues important to the citizens of Sechelt. For certain issues, in-

learned in how to create inclusive and welcoming organizations, these lessons are often not shared with professionals across the field.

It also became clear that many organizations are struggling to tell the whole comprehensive story of the settlement of our province, choosing to focus on the celebratory nature of settlement without acknowledging the harm done to First Nations through colonialism.

Throughout the conference, thought-leaders such as Gibsons-based Kamala Todd (City of Vancouver, Indigenous Arts/ Cultural Planner) educated us on ways to move reconciliation beyond tokenism to begin having the challenging conversations needed to reflect a more accurate view of our histories. One approach is to contextualize settler stories within a greater framework that acknowledges the deeper histories and place knowledge held

by First Nations who have lived on this land since time

immemorial. Kamala’s workshops left her audiences greatly inspired, as did a workshop by Provincial Toponymist Carla Jack. Presenting on the history of BC place names and current naming practices, she focused on the need to acknowledge traditional Indigenous names which often contain highly specific knowledge related to land features.

Carla also spoke about her office’s work in the renaming of Phare Lake to honour John Phare who was killed in the 2015 Sechelt wildfire, stating that “whenever we say the name, we remember him”. As I sit and reflect on the lessons learned over the past three days, my heart is full of hope and inspiration for our ongoing work in creating space at the Museum to tell all of the stories of the Sunshine Coast with respect and integrity.

May 13-19 is International Museum Week - we invite you to come in and explore the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives.

myelitis (ME), a common yet poorly understood and highly stigmatized illness, one that causes a constellation of symptoms including cognitive impairment, fatigue and chronic pain.

And our focus on health continues. If you or a loved one experiences ongoing chronic pain, the library and the University of Victoria’s Self-Management BC invite you to register for the free six-session course on chronic pain self-management, with instructor Louise Rolland, beginning May 24. (To register, call 1.866.902.3767 or 604.940.1273.) Later that same day, we shift our focus back to mental health with a special screening of “Angst”, a 56-minute IndieFlix documentary exploring anxiety, its causes, effects and what

can be done about it (May 24, 7 pm). On Friday, May 31, 6 pm, the library once again hosts the LGBTQ2 + Allies youth group, where youth under age 24 are invited to an honest discussion about drug use, followed by training in how to identify an opiate overdose and give a life-saving Naloxone injection.

Whether talking about mental health or physical health, a recurring theme this month has been the importance of talking about it in the first place. Destigmatizing health issues – from urinary incontinence to social anxiety – moves us closer to gaining the knowledge to prevent and treat these issues. And what better place to gain knowledge than at your local public library?

cluding the budget, weighted votes are used. This means the votes for each director are weighted depending on the population they are representing. Each director has one vote for 2,000 citizens in

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Before you start wondering how this relates to your home buying journey, think about all the professionals you have standing behind you as you search for your dream home. Besides your realtor, you should have a whole team of people helping guide you home, including a real estate lawyer.

Below, are just some of the things your lawyer will take care of for you as a new homebuyer: • Review the Agreement of Purchase and all other legal documents. • Ensure there are no claims listed against the property. • Ensure you have a valid title upon closing. • Ensure property taxes are up to date.

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In our region, some of the most threatened wildlife groups are swallows and bats. Both play vital ecological roles, and both are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, human disturbance, and alarming declines in insect populations. Bats now face an additional threat due to White Nose Syndrome, a devastating emerging wildlife disease already implicated in the deaths of millions of bats in eastern North America.

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Sechelt mayor’s breakfast serves up capital budget and strategic plan About 30 local business people and community residents attended Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers’ first public “Breakfast with the Mayor” event on May 8. Organized by the Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce, the gathering was held at the Blue Ocean Golf Course’s Bar and Grill restaurant.

Siegers began with a summary of the range of legislation and background material the new council needed to familiarize themselves with upon election. She credited Councillor Alton Toth with the assessment that this process “was a learning cliff” rather than a learning curve.

The 2019 District capital budget of just over $16 million featured prominently in the mayor’s speech. She said that only $3million of these funds will come from reserves and borrowing that is paid for through taxation.

The remaining $13 million will be funded by grants from other governments and organizations, or development cost charges collected from land based project developers.

Siegers made mention of this year’s 8.5 per-cent-property tax increase without apology. She said council is committed to adding a threeper-cent tax increase annually to fund capital reserves.

The remaining 5.5 per cent of the 2019 increase will pay for the district’s operations.

More funding is needed in 2019 as costs are increasing for things like vehicle fuel.

The tax increase will also pay for the addition of one new staff member to manage district facilities and work with community associations.

Much of Siegers’ presentation focused on Sechelt’s recently adopted 2019-2022 Strategic Plan. Copies were distributed at the event. The public can also access the Plan on Sechelt.ca.

Upgrading of Sechelt Airport, at no cost to district taxpayers, is part of the strategic plan. Siegers outlined how this could be accomplished using federal grants and Island and Coastal Community Economic Trust (ICE-T) funds.

Siegers also stated that working with other governments and community organizations to undertake local projects will be a strategic plan area of focus for her council. Depending on the success of a cooperative grant application, this may include an assessment of Coast-wide housing needs under a joint project.

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ernment cooperation highlighted by Siegers was a commitment to work with the shíshálh First Nation.

The two councils have held three meetings in the past

six months. “They have an amazing development that is happening at the Tsain-Ko Mall,” said Siegers. “That will impact our downtown. We want to wish them well, but

then what do we do with downtown? Together, if we share projects and plans, we can do things to ensure we both do well in the future.”

In closing her presenta-

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Why you should eat breakfast, even if you’re dieting The secret to losing weight involves a careful balance.

The number of calories that go into a person should be exceeded by the energy expended by exercise and the normal biological functions of the body. This often involves controlling caloric intake, which can be simple when people cut back on portion sizes.

Some people believe they can lose weight by limiting what they eat and even skipping certain meals altogether. But skipping a meal like breakfast could actually have an adverse effect on weightloss efforts.

People who lose weight and keep it off are generally those who eat a large, healthy breakfast. In a 2017 study about meal frequency and changes in body mass index published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who ate a large lunch or dinner. A portion-controlled breakfast

full of lean protein and whole grains can help people to feel fuller longer. Breakfast can curb hunger pangs before lunch, reducing the likelihood that people will reach for unhealthy vending machine fare to tide them over until their midday meals.

The nutrition experts at Runtastic, a resource for avid runners, find that eating breakfast stimulates the body’s natural thermogenic process, which is the use of energy to store food in the stomach, transport it through the digestive system and burn energy. Furthermore, studies have shown that eating a meal in the morning boosts metabolism more than eating the same meal in the evening.

That’s because, in the morning, the meal is jump-starting the body’s metabolic process for the day.

Eating breakfast also can have a positive impact on blood sugar concentration and may reduce postprandial hyperglycemia (higher blood sugar levels after eating) in people who have diabetes.

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A 2005 study of overweight women published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition showed that eating eggs for breakfast, instead of a bagel, significantly increased feelings of fullness and reduced food intake later in the day. Increasing fibre intake from fruits also can create feelings of fullness and promote weight loss.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast May 16 The Co-Conspirators, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 6-8pm, $25, Eventbrite.com May 16 Creative in the Creek presents Ramona De Leo’s drama group, Erik Wera, Keely Halward and Betty Baxter, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, by donation May 17 LIFT speaker series presents Ben Rusuisiak on Coast sustainability, Gibsons Public Library, 12:15-1:15pm May 17 “Word Circus”, an evening of cutting-edge spoken words with C.R. Avery, Moth Church, Philip Jaggar, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7pm, $10 advance, $20 at the door May 17 Big Fancy and the Shiddy Cowboys, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, $10-$20 at the door May 17-19 Art show and sale by eight Landing Artists, Gibsons Public Market, Fri. noon-5pm, Sat. & Sun. 9am-6pm May 18 Pender Harbour May Day with music, games and food, Madeira Park Elementary, 9am-4pm (parade at 11am) May 18 Historical walking tour of Lower Gibsons with Dale Peterson, meet at Pioneer Park, 10am, by donation, info at 604-886-1424 May 18 Vintage Mustang show, South Coast Ford, Sechelt, 10am-3pm May 18 Repair cafe, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 11am-4pm May 18 Opening reception for works created by Jessica Silvey and Plumbbob, FibreWorks Studio, Madeira Park, 2-4pm May 18 Dance Works Academy show, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 2pm & 7pm, $20, kids $10 May 18 Jim Foster, Backedddy Pub, Egmont, 6:30pm May 18 Deanna Knight and The Hot Club of Mars, St. Bart’s Church, Gibsons, 7:30-10:30pm, $20 May 18 The Ruff Cut Band, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 May 18 Baby Harry Kings of Soul, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 9pm, no cover May 18 May Long Shake Down, with Cameron St. Denis, Honeybee and B-Postive, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 May 19 Spring chicken run, presented

by Elphinstone Interact Club, fundraiser for Surfrider Foundation and Yew Transition House, Shirley Macey Park, Gibsons, 9:30am start, $15, under 13 and seniors, $12, pacesetterathletic.ca May 19 Howe Sound history boat tour with Dale Peterson, meet 9:50am Gibsons harbourmaster office, $40 per person, $75 for two, tickets at One Flower, One Leaf, info at 604-1424

May 19 Gibsons United Church meets for one Sunday service at the old church, High Beam Dreams, 10am May 19 Documentary series presents “Meet Beau Dick – Maker of Monsters”, about one of Canada’s greatest artists, with talk by Leoni Dick, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 10am, $10 donation May 19 First of regular Sunday farmers’ markets, Persephone Brewery, Gibsons, 10am-3pm May 19 Janelle Nadeau Trio, School of Music, Madeira Park, 2pm, $25 May 19 Wanda Nowicki and Budge Schachte, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 2-5pm May 19 Pete Seeger 100th birthday year song circle, sing-a-long event, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 3:30-5:30pm, suggested $2 donation May 19 Mini concert with a Japanese instrumental duo Bushido, Davis Bay Hall, 6:20-7:20pm, $15, Eventbrite.ca May 21 Sechelt and SCRD open house, Seaside Centre, 3-5pm May 21 PH Wildlife Society hears from biologist Michelle Evelyn on the threat to swallows and bats, Pender Harbour Secondary, 7pm, free May 22 Death cafe, safe space to talk about death, Gibsons Public Library, 5:30-7:30pm May 22 SD 46’s “Got Talent 3” show, Chatelech Secondary, 6:30pm, by donation May 23 SC Roller Girls beer and burger fundraiser, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, $25, 5pm May 23 Gin and jams improv music, 101 Brewhouse, Gibsons, 8-11pm May 24 First of six Fridays on chronic pain self-management, Gibsons Public Library, 1:30-4pm, register at 604-940-1273 May 24 Screening of movie “Angst”, Gibsons Public Library, 7-8:30pm, free May 24 Whiskers and wine with music by Playback, fundraiser for SPCA, Roberts Creek Hall, 7-11pm, $30advance, $35 at the door, includes wine or beer May 24 Sinead Sanders, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 May 24-25 A Cappella Strait and Cholorations Children’s Choir in concert, Fri. St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, Sat. St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Gibsons, 7pm, $20, students/seniors $15, under 12 free May 24-26 Dominique’s School of Dance year end recital, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, Fri. 6:30pm, Sat. & Sun. 1pm, $17, children $12

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Let’s talk about anxiety According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, by the time Canadians reach 40 years of age, one in two have – or have had – a mental illness. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, but how much do we talk about it?

On Friday, May 24, at 7pm, the Gibsons & District Public Library invites everyone ages 10 to adult to a free screening

of “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety”, the brand new documentary from IndieFlix created to spark a global conversation.

Through candid interviews, producers utilize the power of film to tell the stories of many kids and teens who discuss their anxiety and its impacts on their lives and relationships, as well as how they’ve found solutions and

A work called “Sunset Rays” by Elaine Hunter, part of an exhibition on at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery until June 2.

Hunter says she starts with a photograph of nature and manipulates it to hint at “another dimension”. Also on display is photography by Rafael Schoelermann. PHOTO SUBMITTED

hope. The film also includes a special interview with U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, a mental health advocate and one of the greatest athletes of all time. In addition, the documentary provides discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, along with the help, resources and tools available to address the condition.

“The conversation surrounding mental health really hits home for me,” said Phelps. “Many people don’t understand how debilitating mental illness truly can be, and even more than that, how common it is, yet people are afraid to have the serious discussions about it. I welcomed the opportunity to be a part of ‘Angst’ to further the dialogue around mental health and to help people understand the impact anxiety has on our mental state and encourage people, especially kids, to ask for help.”

“Angst” screens in schools and communities across the world. The IndieFlix original film is expected to reach more than three million

American swimmer Michael Phelps, in a still from the film “Angst”, says it is time for a public conversation around mental health. PHOTO SUBMITTED people around the world, through 25,000 community and school screenings.

The event at the Gibsons & District Public Library features a viewing of the 56-minute film followed by a discussion. Call the library at 604.886.2130 to register.

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The long overdue stateof–the-art multimedia presentation system needed at the Gibsons & District Public Library is within reach. But, achieving the goal requires the support of as many patrons of the library as possible. The new system will not only support ongoing digital literacy programs, it will also enhance the library’s ability to provide the best possible presentations, readings and audience participation experiences for its patrons of all ages.

Donations can be made by cash or cheque at the library’s circulation desk. To donate online go to www. gibsonslibraryfoundation.ca which will redirect you to our donation webpage at CanadaHelps.org.

A big thank you to all who have so generously donated already. And, to those who haven’t yet, no donation is too small, but more importantly, none is too large.

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Creatures big and small

Duke gets his man On May 9, police service dog “Duke�, and his handler Sgt. Chris Scott from Abbotsford police, made a trip to Garden Bay to help the RCMP track down a man with a warrant who had been eluding them.

The 20-year-old-Garden Bay resident Thomas Kennedy had an arrest warrant issued relating to an assault and mischief charge from April of this year. On May 9, police attended his residence and Kennedy fled into

the woods, but was arrested after being tracked by Duke. “Having assistance from police dogs like Duke is invaluable� says Cst. Karen Whitby.

Kennedy will appear in court this week to face two new charges of Resisting Arrest and is also awaiting disposition on ten other charges including multiple counts of breach of his conditions and recognizance, mischief and driving while suspended.

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On May 8, police attended an animal call at Mission Point Park in Davis Bay after a mother bear and two cubs were spotted in the area at the same time as a group of school children on a field trip. The bears were gone upon police arrival but had apparently absconded with one of the school children’s backpacks and was last seen heading up the creek. Police were unable to locate the bears or the backpack. ••• On May 9, police attended a two-vehicle incident on

Redrooffs Road near Fawn Road after a northbound vehicle rear-ended a vehicle parked on the side of the road.

The driver was not impaired and advised that she’d been distracted by an insect that had flown into the car when she collided with the parked vehicle. Fortunately, the driver did not report any serious injuries but the vehicle sustained significant damage. The parked heavy duty vehicle was relatively unscathed.

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Horoscope Michael O’Connor Astrologer

Tip of the Week: A series of planets entering new signs will activate a turn of attitude, activity, and focus. This includes Venus entering her own sign of Taurus on May 14 beginning a cycle of harmony and flow contributing to the larger dynamic. Mars in Cancer as of May 16th, on the other hand, is generally a challenging aspect. Yet, when used constructively it can manifest as renovations and other constructive changes.

The key to difficult aspects is to be willing to work harder. The work focus can be edgy but the productivity is the reward. The Moon comes to Full in Scorpio on May 18 which will invariably stir passions of both the wanted but also the unwanted sort due to Mars in Cancer and Pluto in Capricorn. By May 21, Sun and Mercury will enter Gemini almost simultaneously. This will bring uplifting and social energy and will serve to catapult the season into high gear. Overall, this energy pattern can contribute to an extra constructive cycle. If projects have been waiting their turn, the time is right to dive into action.

The creative process could prove stormy at times but comes with a lot of momentum to get things done.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) You are now ready to

take what you have established over the past several weeks to a whole new level. This next phase could prove more challenging as it includes some measure of renovation. This could be literal but could also extend to making changes close to home on a more personal, psychological level. Financial considerations are strongly featured.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) You have been steadily pushing ahead and persevering, Taurus style. Yet, you have also been attending to a whole variety of fronts.

This momentum will continue but now you are ready to work more collaboratively. Since the slope is about to get steeper, so to speak, you will need and welcome someone on the other end, but both on this side…

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Forging ahead without, yet busy behind the scenes has been keeping you busy.

Now it is time to get down to business. This includes financial orientations, or at least those that are directly linked to your sense of personal security. A healing process is a likely response.

It is important to be willing to consider new perspectives. Clear the way!

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) A busy time establishing new connections and forging friendships continues.

Yet, by now you have encountered and are engaged in new ways with the people you were destined to meet. You are eager to plow ahead and you will take an assertive approach. Yet, you will also be happy to slip

away behind the scenes for a while more and more as the month progresses.

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) A busy time establishing new foundations in your public and professional life is underway. To this end, you have been busy and this trend will continue. In fact, with Mars in Cancer, you will be challenged to really dive deep and confront any fears that are blocking a healthy follow-through process. Fortunately, your ambitions are running strong and this will help.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) A visionary process focused upon expanding your horizons is underway.

More than ever you want to achieve financial returns and so are more focused on practical measures. To this end, you will take what some might deem a radical approach. For you, it is about breaking through walls. These can include limiting self-concepts or what you previously deemed possible.

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Dealing with financial realities has been keeping you busy. These may be linked to insurance, taxes, inheritances but also investments.

It has and continues to be a time of returns. Hopefully, they are of the sort that you want. The results are naturally linked to prior efforts. Now you want to do what you can to get ahead and this includes a training process.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Big changes continue to roll in. Positively, new doors are opening and you are

able to stay grounded. Yet, you are about to both push and dig. The effort comes with a revolutionary impulse to literally replace the old with the new. This is not the time to be looking back unless you are going back to the future. Embrace these changes as your destiny.

Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) You have entered a time of work. Fortunately, your ambitions are taking an upswing. It remains that you may have to confront a few fears. You may also have to contend with an urge to escape. However, there are countermeasures at play which will give you the added strength and courage you need, with a little help from others in positions of authority.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) A big boost of creativity lingers and will so for a few weeks. This will extend to creative approaches to your daily routine. You may, however, be contending with some unsavory interactions on relationship fronts. You could prove very touchy and overreactive in this regard.

Get ready for something of a bumpy ride over the coming weeks.

Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19) Some big energy is rolling through close to home. Positively, they are stabilized by four planets in Taurus.

On one hand, these represent the urge to fortify your foundation. This could

amount to acquiring new skills. These may actually signify dreams coming true.

The challenge remains and you will have to make extra efforts but doing so will pay off.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) New perspectives on existing realities, some that have been as they are for

some time, are required now. At best you feel inventive. Doing so may be necessary and not simply an inspiration. Fortunately, you are entering an extra creative period and your energy levels will be running higher than usual as well.

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