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Gibsons is returning to a water supply free of chlorine. At its May 5th meeting, Gibsons Council accepted a report from the Town’s Director of Engineering indicating that the Ministry of Health conditions for returning to an unchlorinated water supply have been met. “We worked closely with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) throughout the incident,” said Mayor Wayne Rowe, “and now we have completed all of the actions required by VCH under our permit with them, so effective May 15, 2015 the chlorination for zones 1 and 2 will cease. It will take a week or so for all

The Local - Thursday, May 21, 2015

Editorial Opinion

Will YOU volunteer to help seniors? "The Better at Home program is very important to me because I like my independence. I think a lot of seniors need this type of help and appreciate it." This is just one of the comments from one of the Better at Home clients. Volunteers are the key to success of the program. With 156 clients, the 49 active volunteers keep on their toes with friendly visiting, grocery shopping and other transportation needs, covering the coast from Egmont to Langdale. On April 29 the program celebrated its Second Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, creating an opportunity for the dedicated group of volunteers to network, exchange experiences, and celebrate the success of the program. To date the program has provided clients with 967 friendly visits, and made 947 trips to the grocery store or appointments on the Sunshine Coast – a total of 2,871 volunteer hours. Another client wrote, "The Better at Home program has made an enormous difference to me. Having someone come and visit and occasionally escort me to the store or my doctor's appointment is a godsend." And when volunteers are asked for the benefits they derive from their service, most cite the relationships they have built with their elderly clients as a hugely rewarding motivator. People need people, and seniors are often afraid to ask for help. Most seniors value their independence and would appreciate a bit of help with tasks like shopping, cleaning, home repairs or yard work. This is where Better At Home steps in. The local program is now in its third year. The program is funded by the government of British Columbia and managed by United Way of the Lower Mainland. Sunshine Coast Community Services Society was awarded the management for the Lower Sunshine Coast. Volunteers receive training and are invited to regular continuing development and education workshops. With the arrival of summer, some of our volunteers go away on holiday. Others have moved away from the coast. And as more seniors request help, our waiting list is growing. If we had more volunteers, we would be able to help more seniors. For more information, call the program at 604 885 2644, email betterathome@sccss.ca, or drop by for a chat on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10am - 4pm at their Trail Avenue office in the Community Resources building. Submitted

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Over 150 residents left the special meeting of Gibsons Council at the Legion on May 12, shaking their heads in disbelief, frustration, disgust, anger, and even a sense of betrayal, at the shocking display of micro-managing and fencesitting by the three first term councillors. After detailed and informative presentations of the GeoTechnical study and related reports on the George Hotel proposal, all of which were positive, it had been fully expected that first reading of the Zoning Amendment Bylaw would be approved as a first step in the development process for further discussion and negotiation with the developer. At this point, however, councillors Lumley, Valeriote and White, apparently acting in concert, attempted to derail the proposal completely. Although professing support for the George, they questioned the expertise and recommendations of Horizon Engineering, wanted additional information and opinions, and tried to impose arbitrary conditions on the proposal. Protracted wrangling ensued, on and on, over amendments and procedures. Shortly before 10 pm, the motion to approve first reading was begrudgingly carried. Finally, reason had prevailed - thanks to Mayor Wayne Rowe’s leadership. In the process, however, those three councillors had revealed a woeful ignorance, or disregard, of their proper role on Council, of previous studies, of failed developments and proposals (e.g. Gospel Rock, Shoal Bay), of the development process, and most importantly, of the cash-strapped Town’s dire need for increased tax revenue from developments such as the George Hotel. Councillors: no more waste of time playing around the edges. Study the history, do your homework and get on with the job ! Art Olson, Gibsons

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I was again dismayed to see in the paper how Mr. Milne is continually bad mouthing previous councils. He seems to have John Henderson on the top of his list. Our last council, headed by Mr. Henderson, is the first council we have had since I have lived on the coast that actually had a vision for Sechelt and worked hard to implement it. There are people that wanted the new treatment plant done in sections, which would have cost more in the long run and been in constant need of upgrading. There was certainly a lot of input into the location. Mr. Henderson’s home had nothing to do with where the plant went; to insinuate it did is ridiculous. Mr. Milne seems to find thetime to constantly put down previous councils and councillors and yet he seems unable to control his own council. The public have every right to consult a member of the council for help or for information. Mr. Milne, you are not the leader of a dictatorship, you are supposed to be a member of a team working together for the good of Sechelt and it’s people. Stop all the criticism and actually do something. Anita Paulin, Sechelt

NDP vs LNG

(Re “Green candidate on LNG”, the Local, May 14) First, I want to comment on the assertion made by the Green candidate Ken Melamed in his recent statement, “I am the only candidate in this riding who will defend Howe Sound and ensure its regeneration”. Not true and Ken knows this is not true. I have spoken with Ken several times over the past months regarding the issue and he knows that I have serious concerns about LNG in Howe Sound and that I also oppose Woodfibre LNG. I will agree with Ken that a collaborative, constructive approach and working together is the approach that is needed to address economic development around Howe Sound I will always stand up for what

is best for our community, for the rights of our citizens, and for the environmental protection of our precious Howe Sound. When Westcoast Energy tried to build an LNG terminal at McNabb Creek near Port Mellon in the late 1990's I opposed it then and I oppose it now. Let me be clear, that as the candidate for the NDP and a resident on the Sunshine Coast for over 20 years , I am opposed to the development of the Woodfibre LNG facility. The overall negative affects far out way the benefits that this development would bring to our community. The NDP has a broader Vision for our energy and economic future. We must invest, grow and develop a modern, clean – renewable energy technology sector for our future energy needs. A diversified economy that is built on a long- term sustainable growth strategy. Not a short-sighted “rip it and ship it” resource extraction economy that we presently have. Larry Koopman, Roberts Creek Federal NDP candidate for West Van-Sunshine Coast Sea to Sky Country.

Refuse news?

(re: parents responsibilities and the “Choose News” campaign) People (parents, grandparents or otherwise) who regularly watch or listen to that media content which is commonly referred to as "the news" are making a choice, and the broadcasters are catering to that choice. One need only look at the advertising that accompanies such broadcasts to determine the demographic they are hoping to attract. Clearly that demographic does not include children. One can also realistically assume that parents who are parking their children in front of "the news" are also parking them in front of the idiot box more generally, and are also probably allowing them access to all sorts of content and stimulation that some may

view as “inappropriate". To the extent that there is some problem here that needs to be addressed, that problem is clearly not "the news content", rather it is "the parenting". Yes, if it bleeds it leads, and if it distresses it impresses, and if it complains it remains, but trying to get the government to control "the news" would seem like a somewhat quixotic quest and is just one step away from censorship which would not be good for anyone. Lets not go down that road. In any case, why would anyone watch "the news" on a regular basis, other than to reinforce their pre-established worldview. Perhaps we need a movement called 'Refuse News'. When people stop watching what is being broadcast, the media will be forced to adapt. Fortunately we have local newspapers which provide a reasonable mix of timely information of goings on, both good and bad, in our community. Perhaps parents should take the time to read the newspaper with their children as a way of exposing them to what's going on around them. Alan Donenfeld, Gibsons

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Differing accounts in sign lawsuit how these signs that Mr. Goudie was going to put up on election day were going to be a real problem.” However, Mandick said Nicholas testified that she did not recall the March 5 discussion at all, and the first she had ever heard of Goudie’s signs was on the morning of the March 8 referendum when she received a phone call from Buchhorn telling her to have them removed. Mandick said the judge will have to come down on one side or the other. “Somebody has to make that decision about whose testimony was more credible,” said Mandick. “They’re not both right.” Nicholas said that after

hearing from Buchhorn on March 8, she called Superintendent of Works and Public Parks John Mercer, who had the “no” signs removed early that day. Nicholas said that later she realized the signs were, in fact, lawful and had them returned to Goudie. Goudie said as far as he was concerned, the damage had been done by then, as darkness was about to fall and the signs would not be seen. The “yes” side won the referendum on the $7.4-million loan by a thin 15-vote margin, 868 to 853. Judge Moss’s decision is expected sometime this summer.

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The unusual case of Sechelt unlawfully removing referendum signs could hinge on the conflicting testimony from Councillor Alice Lutes and the District’s Director of Corporate Services, Margi Nicholas. George Goudie is suing the District for $25,236—the maximum award in a Small Claims case—alleging Sechelt officials planned and executed the removal of about 20 of his signs that urged a “no” vote in the March 2014 referendum on a loan for the new sewage treatment plant. Goudie also alleges that in the following July, the District plucked and destroyed at least eight signs advertising his roof de-mossing business, causing him a loss of revenue. The District denied the allegations during two days of testimony, which ended May 14 in provincial court in Sechelt before Judge Douglas Moss. Six witnesses were heard in all. Lutes testified about an informal discussion after the March 5, 2014 council meeting, which she said involved her, then-mayor John Henderson, Nicholas, former Chief of Innovation and Growth Ron Buchhorn, and some other council members. According to Goudie’s lawyer, James Mandick, who spoke to The Local in an interview later, Lutes told the court that, “it was discussed amongst all those people

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This is a tale of two Helens, Dawe and McCall, and their crucial role in preserving the history of the Sunshine Coast. Helen Dawe, a WWII navy veteran, spent 18 years gathering an impressive array of materials that cover the years 1870 to 1983. Helen McCall, a single mother, photographed the Coast and its inhabitants creating postcards to sell to locals and tourists, and in so doing, became one of the Coast’s most important chroniclers from the 1920s to 1940s. The Helen Dawe Collection is housed in a small room at the back of the Sechelt Public Library. Ann Watson, archivist

for the Sechelt Community Archives, is dwarfed by the amount of material that surrounds her. There are over 5,000 images being stored here, not including the maps, charts, documents, books and newspaper clippings that comprise the Dawe collection. Helen kept meticulous notes which accompany much of the materials she collected, those notes often containing the smallest bits of information and detail. “Anything she says you can guarantee that it is factually accurate,” says Watson. Moving to Sechelt upon retiring from the Vancouver Pubic Library, and without a family of her own to raise, Watson says Dawe “devoted her time just to preserving the history of Sechelt. She was married to her archives.” At the Sunshine Coast Mu-

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Helen Dawe on the left, and Helen McCall seated with daughter Elinor, now Olsen, and son Arthur. Both the Sechelt Community Archives and Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives are open to the public and have digitized collections. Visit archives.sechelt.ca and sunshinecoastmuseum.ca for more information.

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Ottawa author David O’Meara will read in Sechelt at the Arts Centre, Saturday May 30 at 8 pm. O’Meara has published a play and four books of poems, most recently A Pretty Sight in 2013. The title is a clue to his wry sense of humour, and to an intelligence that effortlessly scans

The Pender Harbour Lions would like to thank LAFARGE Earle Creek Division, for another successful year of sponsorship of the Pender Harbour Lions’ Easter Pancake Breakfast. Your generosity to our community is endless.

seum and Archives in Gibsons, there are over 1600 photographs in the Helen McCall Collection. McCall grew up in West Howe Sound and learned photography in Vancouver in 1916, not exactly an ordinary thing for a woman to do in those days. She also had to learn to develop her photographs in a darkroom without electricity and running water, spending many hours carefully exposing her prints to daylight. Matthew Lovegrove, Curator and Manager of the Museum, finds McCall’s story remarkable and her contribution to the archives unique. “I think that Helen’s photography is special because her spirit is infused into her photography,” he says. “In many of the images, you can feel the connection that she had with the people and places of the Sunshine Coast.” She photographed every aspect of life on the Coast: public and private functions, dances, concerts, regattas, sports meets and picnics. Both Watson and Lovegrove agree that archives are important to a community’s identity. “Archives are crucial in documenting the heritage of the Sunshine Coast as they provide first hand evidence of people, places and events,” says Lovegrove. Thanks to the two Helens, and the archives, the Sunshine Coast’s history is in good hands.

the classics and the contemporary, the timeless and the disposable, Socrates and Sid Vicious. His tone is conversational, exceptionally engaging, and he never shies away from turning his good-natured critiques upon himself. In ‘So Far, So Stupid’ he skewers the “selfies” fad: “All those selfies I posted/ look really great. So spontaneous. Arm// tentacled through bad light past the frame,/ an umbilical toward my ego.” David O’Meara has won much praise for his work, and several prizes, but so far he’s little known west of Ontario. Your chance to listen to a writer just stepping onto the national stage is here. Admission is by donation, cour-

tesy of The Canada Council and The Sunshine Coast Arts Council. David’s reading is also made possible by the generosity of our local sponsor, Lehigh Materials, who have subsidized the author’s travel from Ottawa. Submitted

“Cycling through change” will present a series of improv performances at the Sechelt Farmers’ Market on Saturday May 23. “Cycling Through Change” is a free performance by the Otesha Project that showcases three characters with different approaches to changing the world. The performance combines theatre and improv in a high-energy show that involves audience members in brainstorming solutions to local environ-

mental challenges. There will be 15-minute performances through the day from 9 am to 2:30 pm. Pedal-powered sustainability advocates, the Otesha Project is a youth-led environmental charity. Each year, teams of volunteers cycle across different stretches of Canada, delivering performances and workshops about sustainability along the way. Learn more at www. otesha.ca

Playwrite and poet David O’Meara will read Saturday May 30 at 8 pm. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Pictured are Lion Eric Chell, Rick & Jill Wagner, Rick Wagner Jr and Lion Hans Schroeder.

The P.H. Lions would also like the thank the following businesses for their support of the Community Easter Egg Hunt: Walk the Line, C.A. Towing, Midway Power, Miss Sunny’s, Marina Pharmacy, Oak Tree Market, P.H. Tire & Automotive, CC Rock, Rodd Webb Contracting, RCL Legion Br112, Copper Sky Gallery, Harbour Insurance, Andrew Curtiss Contracting, P.H. Transport, Squirrel Storage, Trail Bay Doctors, Triple B’s, Harbour Publishing, Reid Electric, John Henry’s, Sladery Timber, S.C. Credit Union and S.C. Dental Group.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast May 21 Blue Poppy Day, celebrating their flowering with illustrated talk by Bill Terry, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 7pm, by donation May 22 Quinn Barabash’s production of SkeenaWild Filmfest, Chatelech Secondary theatre, 7pm, $12 May 23 Forum on seniors housing, with Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors Activity Centre, 10:30am-1:30pm May 23 George and Charlotte Gibson Day, family fun, historical vignettes, English tea, Sunshine Coast Museum, Gibsons, noon3pm, by donation, sign up for walking tours at 604-886-8232 May 23 March against Monsanto, Roberts Creek Rd. and Hwy 101, noon-1pm May 23 Spring tea and bake sale, Gibsons United Church, 2-4pm, $7 May 23 Sunshine Coast Roller Girls’ team Red Tide Warning vs. Doomsday Bunnies, Sunshine Coast Arena, Shoal Way, Sechelt, 6pm, adults $10, seniors and children 6-12 $5 May 23 Mat the Alien, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $25 May 23 Butler in The Hey! and the Hoolicans, Gibsons Legion, 8:30pm, members $5, guests $10 May 24 Spring Poetry Festival, nine poets reading and music by Ken Grunenberg Trio, Creek Gallery (behind Gumboot Restaurant), 1-5pm, by donation May 24 Drag races, Sechelt Airport (top of Field Rd.), 9am, $10, under 12 free with adult May 25 Local author Ray Phillips launches his new book, “The Royal Fjord: Memories of Jervis Inlet”,Arts Centre, Sechelt, 4-5:30 pm, free May 27 Workshop on becoming a treasurer, with Janet Felk, Pender Harbour Community School, 1-3pm, $15, register at 604-883-2826 May 27 Workshop on getting referrals to your business with Cheryl McNicol, by Gibsons Chamber of Commerce, Gibsons Garden Hotel, 5-6:30pm, members free, non-members $10 May 27 Local author Kara Stanley launches her new book “Fallen: A Trauma, A Marriage and Music’s Therapeutic Purpose”, with music by Simon Paradis, Gibsons Public Library, 6-8pm, free May 27 The coast’s best young speakers show their stuff, by Head Start Public Speaking for Kids, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 6-7:30pm, free May 29 Speaker Susan Inman on what families coping with psychotic illnesses need from the health system, Schizophrenia Society AGM, Davis Bay Hall, 5pm May 29 A spring concert with A Cappella Strait and Choralations Children’s Choir, Lutheran Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, adults $15, seniors and children, $12, under 12 free

The Local - Thursday, May 21, 2015

George Hotel clears first hurdle at Gibsons’ Council

Back in Time

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The Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives annual “George & Charlotte Gibson Day” celebrates coastal heritage on Saturday May 23 from noon-3pm at the Museum in Gibsons. This year’s celebration will feature fun activities for the whole family including a community photo-booth, the official exhibit opening of The Past is Present (an interactive photograph exhibit), and local historical vignettes from Driftwood Players theatre. At 12:30, there will also be

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a traditional English tea luncheon and refreshments by donation. New this year, local historian Dale Peterson will offer a historical walking tour of Gibson’s Landing leaving from the Gibsons’ Visitor Centre at 11:00am (rain or shine). The 90 minute tour will highlight heritage sites and feature historical theatre sketches by the Driftwood Players. Tours are by donation, please call the Museum to register. Come down and explore your Museum and learn more about coastal heritage! The event is cosponsored by CIBC. Admission by Donation. For more information or to register for the walking tour, please call 604-886-8232 or email at scm_a@dccnet.com. library staff, research guides on specific legal topics and lists of recommended current resources. This program is an important service to BC residents allowing public libraries to enhance their legal resource collection through funding and expertise. As a small library with limited staff and staff knowledge on legal issues, this program is valued and appreciated. At the Gibsons & District Public Library we can now pass on these helpful resources to residents. Thank you to the Law Foundation of British Columbia for sponsoring the program. New titles that have just arrived cover topics including: -Divorce & Separation

Those changes included reducing the number of parking levels at the Gower Point Rd. side of the project to one from two. But to compensate, the change also includes a 3.5-ft. increase in the height of the condo building to just over 103 feet above average sea level, and a 4.0-foot increase in the height of the hotel, to just under 125 feet. That would put the hotel building height above Gower Point Rd. to just over 87 feet, according to documents distributed at the meeting. Councillor Jeremy Valeriote expressed support for the project in principle, but said he was concerned about the geotechnical study’s peer review, which contained what he called “alarming language” about the impact on the aquifer, a finding that he said would require a detailed response. Valeriote also said he was uncomfortable with the building heights as specified in the current design and proposed an amendment to limit the hotel height to 70 feet above Gower Point Rd,, the same as the condo building. Although Councillors Silas White, Charlene Sanjenko and Stafford Lumley also had misgivings about passing first reading with the specified building heights, only White supported Valeriote’s amend-

An artist's rendering shows the proposed George Hotel as it might look if you were about 30 feet in the air above Gower Point Rd. in Gibsons. KLAUS FUERNISS ENTERPRISES INC. ILLUSTRATION ment, which was defeated 3-2. The motion then passed unanimously as it was originally proposed after planner Boel explained that building heights could still be addressed in detail in subsequent readings of the zoning amendment bylaw. KFE project consultant Art Phillips said after the meeting he was pleased that the project advanced, but acknowledged there’s a long way to go yet. “As you saw from the motion and all the requirements, there’s still quite a bit of work that has to be done,” Phillips said. Rik Jespersen

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several conditions to be met by developer Klaus Fuerniss Enterprises Inc. (KFE), including the possibility of changing the highly controversial building heights proposed for the project’s two main structures. But Rowe also pointed out that the height configuration currently proposed by developer KFE was required to make the project a viable investment, a view supported by the Town’s economic review. Fuerniss and his company, “deserve to know whether the necessary rezoning will receive support,” Rowe said. “Without that comfort, I believe there’s a substantial possibility he may choose to focus his efforts elsewhere. This would, in my view, would be a significant lost opportunity and would impact the direction of the town for many years to come.” The fate of the aquifer—the town’s underground cache of fresh-water—has been identified by all councillors as the paramount concern with the construction project. The main geotechnical study presented at the meeting found that with some minor design changes to the George proposal—which KFE has already agreed to—the aquifer would not be affected.

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The zoning amendment to allow development of the George Hotel moves now to second reading following debate at Gibsons Council that revealed a rift among councillors and Mayor Wayne Rowe on the ultimate shape of the proposed project. The differences arose at three-hour special council meeting held May 12 at the Gibsons Legion to accommodate an audience of about 200 people, whose occasional enthusiastic applause suggested a majority of those present supported the project. The meeting was held to consider a zoning change needed if the construction project were to proceed. Engineering consultants presented detailed results of studies of the impact of the waterfront hotel and condo project on the town’s aquifer, followed by a recap from Director of Planning Andre Boel, who then recommended three options to council on how to proceed. Boel said council could pass first reading on the zoning change, send it back to Town staff for reconsideration, or as a third possibility, reject the application outright. Rowe spoke strongly in favour of approval of first reading, even though it included

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Originally from the Lower Mainland, Gerry moved to the Coast 25 years ago. He hadn’t raced on a drag strip until about 4 years ago when he picked up his 1970 Maverick. The original factory 6 cylinder in the Maverick wasn’t appropriate for drag racing so Gerry did an engine swap. His race motor is a 5.0 bored to a 306 and the F303 cam provides great low and mid-range torque a best time to date of 8.2 @ 89mph.

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Gibsons, BC Car: 1953 Studebaker Lowboy Ron has been racing at Mission since 1970 and on the Coast since 2004. Originally bought as a parts car, Ron’s Lowboy was set-up with an 800hp 509 engine and ran the ¼ mile at Mission in 9.12 at 150 mph. To adapt to the Sechelt Airport a smaller 500+hp 408 cubic inch motor has Ron consistently running the 1/8 in 6.8 seconds at 115 mph.

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The B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Sunshine Coast Branch, will hold its Annual General Meeting at 5:00 pm, Friday, May 29, at the Davis Bay Hall, 5123 Davis Bay Road. Guest speaker, Susan Inman, author of “After Her Brain Broke: Helping My Daughter Recover Her Sanity”, will give a presentation on the subject: “What Families coping with Psychotic Illnesses Need From the Mental Health System”. (Susan's articles on mental illness policies for the Huffington Post can be found at www.huffingtonpost.ca/susan-inman/) Her presentation will concern the problems that confront families dealing with

loved ones who suffer from psychotic brain disorders and how we can understand and respond to the larger social issues that contribute to these problems. She invites questions and comments regarding her Huffington Post articles as well as her presentation. Though the family often takes the brunt of caring for a relative who has a mental illness, psychotic illness affects the whole of society. It is a public health matter that should concern us all. We therefore invite the general public to join us for this important learning experience.

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Celebration Stations in Gibsons and Sechelt, and an all new Wrap Up party at Persephone Brewery on Sunday May 31, 3-6pm. Free food, great beer, and entertainment from local musicians Sing You Sinners. Even a free ride home for you and your bike. • Get that bike tuned and checked over. Both Off The

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It is always a concern when fire trucks turn up at your front door. On Friday May 15, emergency vehicles converged on the Teredo Square home of the Local after the building filled with smoke. It turned out the smoke was from a burned-out elevator motor. The elevator is out of commission, but there was no real damage. VICTORIA FRODSHAM PHOTO

Start your engines… On May 23 and 24 the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) is hosting their first public race of the season. The weekend will be honouring a popular club member, Jim Oshvalda. Jim Oshvalda sadly passed away in late 2014 after being diagnosed with cancer in 2013. Jim was well liked in the business community and as a member of the SCDRA. He could be counted on to ‘pitch in’ behind the scenes to ensure the success of each club event. Jim loved to race his Western Accessories 1962 Dodge Dart and was proud of the car's historical significance in the BC drag racing community.

After the May race, SCDRA vice president Dave Marshall will be retiring. Dave has been a big supporter of drag racing on the Sunshine Coast for close to fifteen years. Over the years he’s raced four cars including a 1973 Nova sponsored by The Blue Moon Café. Dave’s leadership, organizational skills, and determination ‘to get the job done’ will be missed by all at the SCDRA. Cash prizes are available for all race classes. Race classes are: Street Machine, Super Street, Street Rod, Hot Rod and Exhibition. There will also be a cash reward for the driver with the best reaction time in

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Denise Lagasse will lead a workshop on the planting of seeds at 4pm, May 21, at the Ocean Gardens planting party, Ocean Ave. and Dolphin St., in Sechelt. Denise is a garden mentor here on the coast and is excited to share some of her knowhow with us. Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Seed Collective, there are leftover seeds from Seedy Saturday, recorded and distributed through the Roberts Creek and Sechelt Public Libraries. Help plant some of those seeds a few steps away from the Sechelt library at the Ocean Street Community Gardens and learn a few gardening tricks to successfully help your vegetable seedlings flourish. This workshop is free and open to everyone! Presented by the Live & Learn program of the OneStraw Society. Submitted

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Coast Watch

public open houses and sug- being aware of the financial gestions from constituents on costs of doing so. With staff Chair Sunshine Coast the environmental process and constituent input, the Regional District and for the proposed Liquid Nat- SCRD Strategic Plan will soon Repesentative for ural Gas (LNG) plant in the be completed and will give diHalfmoon Bay, Area B Squamish area. Board mem- rection to the board on manbers met with the Federal dated services and additional The Sunshine Coast Re- Transport Minister Lisa Raitt lobbying. gional District (SCRD) board on tanker traffic in Howe Please contact me about has been involved in activi- Sound. The SCRD board pre- any of these items or other ties to make sure that plan- sented the need for a Howe concerns at 604-741-2427 ning for change on the Coast Sound Plan to Provincial or glnohr@dccnet.com. I am is done with open communi- Minister Steve Thompson. He available for discussions at cation and transparency for agreed on provincial assis- SCRD or the Halfmoon Bay tance to look at environmen- store at 10:00 to 12:00 on our constituents. After 10-plus years a tal concerns in the sound. The Fridays. moratorium will be lifted on provincial government has requests for private docks given much-appreciated staff in Pender Harbour. The pro- support to the Howe Sound vincial government and the Society. As part of the group, Sechelt Nation will be an- the Squamish Nation is in the swering constituents’ ques- process of doing a marine MP John Weston (West tions on docks in the harbour. plan in Howe Sound, which Vancouver – Sunshine Coast Although not part of the plan, will enable the Society to pro– Sea to Sky Country) has the SCRD will request that duce a comprehensive plan. proposed a new approach to This spring the SCRD the province and SIB keep deal with abandoned vessels board continued to lobby the communications open for as Sita's on the Pacific Coast and else-Spag much input as possible be- provincial government and where in Canada. effort see your favorite His Sita’s Classic pas fore the final plan is signed the ferry commissioner forDon’t ask y our s erver a nd w e’ll d o our best to reflects years of consultation reduced fares and improved off. with stakeholders, Coastal At the other end of schedules. 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The Local - Thursday, May 21, 2015

Mayor’s Message Bruce Milne Mayor, District of Sechelt

In the coming week, copies of Council’s Strategic Plan will be distributed to residents’ mailboxes. This document outlines your elected representatives shared perspectives on the direction for our community’s future. We are making our Plan available to the public in conjunction with ‘Local Government Awareness Week’, to help promote awareness of the responsibilities of local government and encourage public participation in government at the community level. If you do not receive a copy of the Plan delivered by Canada Post, we encourage you to review it online at Sechelt.ca or to request a copy from the District Office. Our 2015-2018 Strategic Plan details Council’s vision to foster a creative, thriving Sechelt and to sustain a diverse, prosperous economy and a healthy natural environment. We have identified providing leadership within an engaged community as Council’s ‘mission’, or core ‘purpose’ for this term. An engaged community is only possible if citizens can be involved with the plans of their municipality. An engaged public feels comfortable expressing their views to their

elected officials. It recognizes that the views of all need to be heard, respected and considered to develop decisions that are in the best interest of our community at large. In my opinion, the values that Council has set for our term are key Plan elements. Council has committed to work with honesty and integrity in our actions on behalf of our electorate. We are committed to the values of financial sustainability, community engagement, transparency and accountability in our processes and decisions and to providing quality services for our community. These five values will be infused in all that we do. We have set six objectives on which we will focus our efforts: good governance, economic development, community development, social wellbeing, articulating Sechelt’s identity and community engagement. The 2015 Action Plan ambitiously identifies over forty specific projects aimed at those objectives. The collective view of Council is that all of the projects identified are important and should be brought forward as Plan priorities. considered Thoroughly plans are still subject to change. No Council can accurately foresee what the future will bring. Situations change and things that are beyond our control impact our community. Developing and committing to a plan is a first important step. Review-

ing and adjusting that plan as we work to deliver on it is the essential second step. You will have noticed that ‘community engagement’ appears often in our Plan – it is an element of our mission, it is a core value and it is one of our six objectives. In political terms community engagement will be both a means and an end; a verb and a noun; a way of doing things and one positive result of getting things done. Council encourages all to participate in our June 15th Town Hall Meeting, which will explore ‘engagement’ ideas with our community.

Friday Night Live. Blue Ocean Golf Club welcomes Apasionado Friday nights for the next 4 weeks.

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Moon explained

The Sunshine Coast chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will meet at 7:30 PM, June 12, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St, Sechelt. Our speaker will be Ted Stroman, a member of the Vancouver Centre of the RASC. His topic is “Lunar Geography and Features”. Stroman will talk about the history of the formation of the moon that led to its appearance now. You can check out his web site at: http:// www3.telus.net/1st-moonlanding/index.html

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Tip of the Week: Gemini time, which also qualifies as the last month of spring, begins with Mercury retrograde in the selfsame sign of the twins. At the exact time of the Sun’s entry, Mars was also in Gemini positioned at almost the exact mid-point. Altogether this line-up suggests an emphasis on the air element. The fire of Sun and Mars will provide plenty of ignition power to produce a veritable conflagration of excitement. The emphasis will be upon debate as ideas and opinions are exchanged with spurious effect. Jupiter in Leo in trine aspect to Uranus in Aries (both fire signs) will synchronize with added friction, heat and rapid expansion as well while Saturn in Sagittarius, the third of the three fire signs serves to dampen the fervor enough to cause people to listen more and think twice before committing thoughts to actual speech. Moon and Venus in Cancer brings emphasis to themes of protection and security. The recent passing of Bill C51 comes to mind as a central theme of

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INCIDENTS REPORT MAY 12-19 Break and Enter On May 16, a witness reported two males in their early teens appearing to try to break into a residence in the 500 block of Abbs Road, Gibsons. The teens were seen attempting to open windows on the lower level and checking doors to see if they were unlocked. Police attended the residence and determined no actual entry was gained nor did anything appear damaged. The file is still under investigation. On May 16, a thief broke into a business in the 4900 block of Dusty Road, Sechelt, by cutting through a chain link fence and breaking door handles to gain entry to two buildings. The thief stole cash, keys and a Makita drill. The file is still under investigation. Theft

Highway and Highway 101, Langdale. The first vehicle attempted to make a left turn off the Port Mellon Highway into the Langdale Ferry Terminal, and struck a second vehicle that was driving straight through the intersection. The collision propelled the first vehicle into the third vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to hospital for assessment, but no other injuries were reported. Two of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene. The driver of the first vehicle, who admitted to cutting off traffic, was issued a Violation Ticket for Fail to Yield to Vehicle at Green Light. On May 15, a possible impaired driver was reported at an address in the 5600 block of Mason Road, Sechelt. The driver, who was exhibiting signs of intoxication, admitted to driving but denied consuming alcohol. The driver was given a roadside alcohol screening test and after two "fail" results, was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and her vehicle was impounded for 30 days. Shoplifting On May 12, a shoplifter was reported at a business in the 900 block of Gibsons Way, Gibsons. The suspect, who breached several conditions not to attend businesses in the area, had stolen some goods the day before and was caught on surveillance camera stealing more items. Police located the suspect and during the arrest, found evidence of further thefts from another business. The suspect has been charged with Breach of Recognizance and Theft under $5,000.

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On May 13, police attended a single vehicle incident on Highway 101 east of Trout Lake, Halfmoon Bay. A witness advised that the eastbound vehicle lost control on a curve and veered across the road into the on-coming lane's ditch. The driver and lone occupant, who was exhibiting signs of intoxication, was given and failed a roadside alcohol screening test. The driver was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days. On May 14, police attended a three-vehicle incident at the intersection of Port Mellon

be described as a crossroads. Often, this produces some degree of indecision. While you will be eager to hear the opinions of others on the matter, you will likely be less inclined to reveal your own rationalizations. Decipher between what constitutes an expense versus an investment. Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21) New relationship opportunities are available to you now. Since you are in an adventurous mood the likelihood of forging new, meaningful and lasting connections is higher yet. As ever, the deeper reaches of your destiny plan would have to support this. Still, you are ready and willing to expand your overall social outreach. Balance proactive strategy with risk. Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) A busy, work cycle has begun. The focus will be as much inner work as outer. This may be as simple as activating your imagination, brainstorming and making plans. Your powers of critical analysis will be fully operational. Deciphering be-

tween dreams and fantasies, on one hand, and pressing practical realities on the other, is the main point. Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19) Are you ready to have a bit more fun? This is your invitation. The pace will accelerate in a few weeks so do what you can to tuck it in now. But it might prove wise to enjoy some quality time without telling everyone what you are up to. Speaking about what you are doing versus just doing it can make you miss the moment. Say yes and allow yourself some space to love, laugh and play. Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Digging deep to access your deepest thoughts, truths and priorities is on your mind. As much as you would like to change your usual rhythm, the existing momentum will likely prevail. However, you have arrived at an important juncture. A change of perspective and approach is brewing. Trust this flow and enjoy the last hurrahs of old rhythms and reserve some energy to prepare for the new.

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Overnight on May 14, a thief gained entry to a vehicle parked on Surf Circle, Sechelt, via a faulty lock mechanism on one of the doors. The thief stole a number of items, including Milwaukee drill sets, impact drill, multi-meters, hand tools, belts, electrical equipment, five batteries and two chargers. Some of the smaller items were recovered, however many are still outstanding. On May 14, a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Avenue, Sechelt, reported a purse found discarded in a planter outside their front door. The purse was nearly empty, but had a piece of mail identifying the owner. Police spoke with the owner, who had not reported the theft yet. The owner advised she had been at a nearby business and left her purse in her vehicle, which was unlocked and had the windows down. Fortunately, the owner's wallet was not in the purse so nothing of value was actually missing.

lious and may find yourself heading down roads you have not travelled before. Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) A lot of energy and excitement in your public and professional sphere will rise to the next level this week. While your energy and enthusiasm will be high, your confidences may not be. However, by way of a more empathetic and humane attitude towards yourself and others you stand to win hearts and the day too. Sometimes feeling vulnerable is the key to overcoming our fears. Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22) You are entering an exciting cycle. It will activate new levels of enthusiasm and inspiration to explore new ways of looking at things. At worst, you could feel a little lost for a while. Yet, you also feel a bit bolder than usual supporting you to forge ahead. Gathering new skills and tools implies an important if short and sharp learning curve. Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) You have arrived at a point of decision. It may otherwise

On May 13 and 16, in the early evening and night, a thief stole gas from vehicles parked behind businesses in the 5500 block of Wharf Avenue, Sechelt. The thief siphoned the gas from a couple of vehicles, leaving the gas cap on the ground in one instance, and attempted to do the same to a third vehicle, but it appears the thief was interrupted before any gas was taken. Anyone with any information about these thefts is asked to contact RCMP, reference file 15-2947 or 15-3037.

seldom your favorite thing you should at least be able to say that some of it these days is actually flowing your way. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) You are determined to enter new territory. Yet to succeed you will have to tend to a variety of fronts and with added emphasis on the details. In some respects this implies bringing matters to completion. You may feel as though the efforts required have and will prove heroic. Overall, you yearn to enjoy a new state and quality of security, but you will have to earn it. Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22) Doing the inner work implies identifying and overcoming inner fears, doubts, blocks and negativity in general. The next several weeks will require extra effort in this regard. Circumstances may arise producing the need, yet you may not be so interested in doing the work. Entertaining the unfamiliar and entering the unknown will be the hidden price of this success. Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23) Circumstances now and over the coming weeks will require the full measure of your individuality and ingenuity. Among these will be your ability to weave grace, patience and diplomacy. Avoiding expectations and trusting the flow will help. Yet, you could feel rebel-

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focus. Since it is paralleled by similar such laws being passed already, recently and/or soon all over the world it is quite likely that the vote was already decided prior to objections voiced and ballots cast. Uranus in Aries especially indicates rapid and revolutionary momentums and on many fronts and by social segments not bound by the political process. Before the week is out Mercury, Mars and the Sun will be conjunct and this will coincide with the official gunshot announcing the next round in the games. Tune-in, this one stands to be a real nail biter. Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Enjoying some added verve and tempo is likely now. Your focus is sharp, your energy levels high and your ability to multi-task at a peak. All of this in the midst of some rather deep changes occurring both within and without indicates the task of strong paddling within the context of powerful currents. Yet, the goal is to produce a new state of beauty, harmony and security. Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21) Yours is the A to Z sign, as in you are keen to be able to do all tasks or at least are interested in all the steps required. Although you may be characterized as slow by some, many also recognize just how sure you can be. Although change is

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