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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, May 25, 2017 50 Years of Gardening

The Waits of Summer

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Sechelt's 'Hacked' Survey Page 2

Bus Increase Interrupted Page 3

The Case For Meatless Mondays Page 6

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Stage show will sail into Gibsons wharf Organizers of the Sea Cavalcade festival have scored a coup this year by booking an international seafaring theatre company to perform a costume drama from a tall ship docked at the main wharf in Gibsons.

In a presentation to the Town of Gibsons' Committee of the Whole on May 16, Music in the Landing organizer Linda Williams and Sea Cav-

alcade Society Chair Conchita Harding described the performances that will be held from July 26 to 29.

The Caravan Stage Company lives and performs aboard the tall ship Amara Zee, a replica of a flat-bottomed Thames River sailing barge.

When the ship docks they hang a massive scrim (gauzy curtain) from the mast and stage innovative shows that

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combine theatre, music, lights, video, and aerialists hanging from the rigging.

Their current production, "The Nomadic Tempest", is the tale of four monarch butterflies displaced by climate change, searching for a new home.

"It's going to be performed in five different languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic and indigenous Sal-

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ish," said Linda Williams. She noted that the butterflies are both a metaphor for climate change and for the theatre company. "They are also nomadic in that they rarely play the same place twice."

Founded in Victoria in 1970, the Caravan Theatre Company performed across Europe from 2005 to 2013, and has now returned to sail North American seacoasts and waterways. Gibsons is one of only four BC communities that will host the "The Nomadic Tempest" in 2017.

Conchita Harding told Gibsons council that this will be a very busy year for the Sea Cavalcade festival. 2017 is the 49th annual Sea Cavalcade, as well as Canada's 150th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of the Golden Girls awards.

Harding noted that she has already had phone calls from tour-bus groups from China, Japan, Germany, Holland and France. "I don't know where we're going to put all of those buses," she joked.

Gibsons Mayor Wayne

Rowe thanked the organizers for their efforts. "I know people come back to the Sunshine Coast specifically for Sea Cavalcade," said Rowe adding that it takes huge volunteer effort to organize the event.

"It's the people of our community that make it possible," said Rowe.

Bleacher tickets for “The Nomadic Tempest” will be $25, with standing room on the dock at $15.

Donna McMahon

The Sunshine Coast Regional District has received an Official Community Plan and zoning bylaw amendment application for an artisan craft distillery in Roberts Creek. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an explanation on the bylaw amendments and to have a community conversation about the proposed use on the property. It is not the intent to make a final decision or approve the application at this meeting, but rather to provide information about the application and review process and to answer related questions.

Subject property

The Amara Zee is seen with the rigging for a stage show. The theatre company that lives and travels on the ship will present a show at Gibsons wharf July 26-29. PHOTO SUBMITTED The subject property of this application is located at: 2042 Porter Road, Roberts Creek, Lot 15 District Lot 1311 Plan VAP4216 Applicant’s Contact: Jeff Barringer at 604-886-1371

A national park on Gambier?

The SCRD will write a letter of support for a proposed Parks Canada feasibility study into creating a new national park on Gambier Island. The request for the letter came to the May 18 meeting of the SCRD's Infrastructure Services Committee from Stephen Foster of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Area F Director Ian Winn moved the letter of support, noting that it is only for a feasibility study and does not commit the SCRD to a park.

"It's a process and this process is very fulsome on the part of Parks Canada and there are many opportunities for feedback and input," said Winn.

Nevertheless, some other directors had concerns. Area E Director Lorne Lewis stated that while he supported con-

serving land, he wondered if the park would be in competition with another proposal that the SCRD had supported for a UN biosphere area in Howe Sound. "If I was to choose one of them I would choose the UN biosphere," said Lewis.

He also noted that most of the area is unceded territory of the Squamish First Nation.

Area B Director Garry Nohr agreed, saying that he would like to know that the Squamish support the idea.

However, CAO Janette Loveys noted that the Parks Canada requires First Nations participation before a feasibility study would even be considered. She also noted that a number of national parks have co-management agreements with First Nations.

The motion was passed

with an amendment addressing First Nations support.

According to the website Sustainable Howe Sound, the Suzuki Foundation has been working for three years to create a new "near-urban" national park on Gambier Island and its surrounding waters.

A previous effort to create a national park on Bowen Island failed in 2011 when 55 percent of islanders voted against it. However, the two islands are very different despite their proximity. Bowen has a population of 3,680 (2016 Census) and is accessed by car ferry from Horseshoe Bay. Gambier Island, although larger than Bowen, has fewer than 200 full time residents and is served by a foot passenger ferry from Langdale.

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The District of Sechelt has now posted the results of an online citizen satisfaction survey that Mayor Bruce Milne said had been “hacked” by people encouraging negative responses.

The district conducted a telephone poll in November, 2016 and then made a similar survey available online.

When some of the online results were sharply different council voted to withhold the online results, but were then told provincial law requires that the results be released.

A 15-page document on the district’s website shows the demographically-weighted

telephone results alongside the online results, which cannot be statistically verified.

Overall quality of life in Sechelt, for example, was rated very good by 44 per cent in the phone survey but only 24 per cent online. Rating the value received for taxes paid,

6 per cent in the phone survey said they got very poor value, compared to 25 per cent online. The phone survey found 13 per cent were very dissatisfied with how decisions are made in Sechelt, while 51 per cent of online respondents were very dissatisfied. Staff

A page-one photo caption May 18 said 4,000-year-old shíshálh bones were found in a gravesite on Sechelt Inlet, when in fact it was Salmon Inlet.

And a story about Sechelt’s involvement in World Oceans Day said the festival would be held on June 5 when it is actually scheduled for June 8.

Online survey results now online

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Transit expansion goes off the road After voting in March to vote. sit are for the 2017/18 fiscal expand transit service on the The defeat clearly frus- year, which started April 1, Sunshine Coast, the SCRD trated Infrastructure Servic- 2017, and Loveys described board now appears to have es Committee chair Lebbell, them as "time sensitive." done an about-face at the who is a strong supporter of Winn's motion was postcommittee level. At the May transit expansion. poned until the May 25 18 meeting of the Infrastruc"This is a piece of connec- meeting of the Corporate ture Services Committee, op- tive tissue on our coast. This and Administrative Services erating agreements with BC is our backbone," said Leb- Committee (CASC).

Transit that are required to bell. "It really frustrates me to The May 25 CASC agenda implement the transit expan- get to the legislative dotting package, published in adsion were defeated, leaving of i's and crossing of t's and vance on the SCRD's website, the future of transit service to be considering a further included a staff report recuncertain. ommending that the commitdelay on this."

The swing voter at the Area F Director Ian Winn, tee approve the BC Transit committee meeting was Area who opposes the "rapid ex- agreements as presented on B Director Garry Nohr, who pansion timeframe" made a May 18 "in order to ensure previously voted in favour of motion to reconsider alterna- that there is no interrupted transit expansion. Nohr pre- tive transit options that were transit service." viously stated that he wants presented to the board durStaff also recommended to re-examine the apportion- ing the budget process. that the full transit discusment of transit costs between However, CAO Janette sion be deferred until this the SCRD areas to reflect the Loveys suggested that dis- fall when a report would be level of service each area re- cussion be deferred in order presented with information ceives. (For instance, Area B to give staff time to report on funding models used by is served by only one transit on the implications of failing other local governments, route, whereas District April 7 the - June 27, 2017 to sign the BC Transit agree- costs of various service levof Sechelt is served by all five ments. The operating agree- els, implementation steps, routes.) and memorandum of and timelines.

January 3 - April 6ment 2017 On May 18 Nohr also understanding with BC TranDonna McMahon LAST UPDATED 07.17 raised another issue,APR stating that the reason he changed his vote was concern over the cost of maintaining the buses. "We're way above it [the Langdale - Vancouver provincial average] and I just (Gibsons) Bay) wondered why we- (Horseshoe haven't checkedLangdale it out," said Nohr.

- Vancouver Please Note: At Langdale, ticket sales will end five minutes before the scheduled sailing time for Nohr,(Gibsons) Area and F Director Ian At Horseshoe - (Horseshoe Bay) Bay only, ticket sales for vehicles and walk-on vehicles walk-on passengers.

Winn, and District of Sechelt passengers will end ten minutes before the scheduled sailing time.

DirectorPlease Doug Wright voted Note: At Langdale, ticketing will end five minutes before the scheduled sailing time for vehicles, Langdale/Vancouver and Powell River/Sechelt PeninsulaBay are only, not guaranteed plan against and the transitfor walk-on service ten minutes passengers.

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Area DLangdale Director Mark LebLangdale/Vancouver Crossing 40 Minutes March 20Time: - Apriland 6,Powell 2017River/Sechelt Peninsula are not guaranteed to connect. Please plan bell, Area E Director Lorne your travels accordingly.

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9:40Note: pm Tue-Wed 10:35 pm Except Tue-Wed Please AtExcept Langdale, ticketing will end five minutes before the scheduled sailing time BAY for vehicles LEAVE HORSESHOE LEAVE LANGDALE LEAVE HORSESHOE BAY and6:20 walk-onam passengers. At Horseshoe Bay only, ticket sales for 7:20 vehiclesam and walk-on passengers will 6:20 am am before the scheduled sailing time. end6:20 ten minutes 8:25 am 9:25 am Powell River - Sechelt Peninsula Powell River - Sechelt Peninsula

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(Saltery Bay) (Earls Cove) 10:55 am May 20, 22 11:30 am

9:25 am 9:25 am 12:15 pm May 26, Jun 2, 9, 16 10:25 am 90 minutes driving time.

10:25 am Langdale to Earls Cove terminal is 84 km (52mi), plan on approximately 1:20 pm May 26, Jun 2, 9, 16 1:35 pm 11:30 am minutes 11:25River am Powell to Saltery Bay is 34 km (22mi), plan on approximately driving time.

Langdale to Earls Cove terminal is 84 km (52mi), plan on approximately 90 minutes driving September 6 October 10, 2016 2:10 pm 40 2:45 pm May 18-19, 25, 28, Jun 1, 4, 8,time.

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Editorial Opinion Try it this year Smithers resident and president of Bike to Work BC Society, Taylor Bachrach has been cycling to work for six years. “There is nothing that beats how great you feel riding your bike to work and home,” he says. “It is amazing how the stresses of the day just melt away. And you take time to notice the friendly people around you.”

Bike to Work & School Week is May 29-June 4 throughout BC. Bachrach urges people to get on their bikes and give it a try, even if they have never done it before: “We hope they discover how enjoyable biking to get to places can be.” Choosing to bike instead of drive just one day makes a difference in our health and air quality; and you don’t need any special equipment other than a bike and helmet. There is lots of support including ICBC safety tips, and fun celebration stations.”

On the Sunshine Coast you can register at www.biketowork.ca/sunshine-coast. If you want to be part of a team and don't have one to join, feel free to join one of the community teams: Gibsons, Gibsons Community Teams; Roberts Creek, The Creek Community Team ; Sechelt, Off the Edge.

(However, Coast organizers are recommending that bikes stay off the highway between Selma Park and Elphinstone unless sand on the pavement – used in the sealing of cracks – has been removed. Organizers were told the sand would be removed by May 29.)

“It is easy and fun,” Bachrach says. “You can join or start a team, or participate as a solo rider. If you register and report your trips, you will qualify for great prizes including a grand prize of an Exodus Travels dream cycling adventure for two along Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast. For longer distances, you can always bus and bike part way. Make sure you log the kilometers you biked, to qualify for prizes and see how many calories you burned, and kilograms of greenhouse gases you saved.”

The winner of last’s year’s Exodus Travels grand prize, Joel Carter and his family aim to operate one vehicle in their household. Biking to work allows them to achieve this. “I also find it difficult to find time to exercise with a busy schedule. Biking to work serves two purposes: I get some exercise; and it is great form of transportation to and from work.”

“Cycling brings out the child in many of us and a sense of wonder - as does travel,” says Robin Brooks, marketing & PR manager for Exodus Travels. “A bike lets you travel at your own pace, has minimal environmental impact and best of all presents you with a rewarding adrenaline adventure that once finished provides an unparalleled sense of achievement.”

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Lawn math Watering your lawn takes a little over half a gallon per square foot (0.623 gallon to be more exact). That means that every 10' x 10' area will require over 62 gallons of water. Doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that a 100' x 100' lawn uses 6,230 gallons of water every time you turn on the sprinklers.

In 2016, the SCRD issued 55 “21-day temporary lawn watering permits”. This promotes a huge unnecessary loss of potable water.

Best to educate the public on ways of having a lawn without the need of extra water. Lawns are not a necessity for life, water is.

Consider getting rid of grass altogether and plant indigenous and drought resistant material. Hey, you'll save money, help conserve water. Best yet, you won’t spend your Saturdays behind the lawn mower.

If you must have a green lawn try planting low growing white clover. Clover is an extremely drought-resistant plant and will keep its cool-green color even during the hottest and driest parts of summer. Slow growing, it produces small white flowers, often tinged with pink, creating a beautiful visual effect, attracting bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects that prey on garden pests. White clover (Trifolium repens) easily spreads and crowds out broadleaf weeds while growing harmoniously with grass. Thriving in areas that are poorly drained or too shady for a conventional lawn, and tolerates foot traffic when combined with lawn grass.

The SCRD is too caught up in the money and infractions leading to convictions derived from the “temporary watering permits”. Save tax money and eliminate

“21-day temporary lawn watering permits.”

Vel Anderson, Elphinstone

Winter is coming (Addressed to Gibsons council and copied to the Local.)

Going on six months ago the Gibsons District Energy Utility Company (that is our Town-owned geothermal heat supplier) started to breakdown. At a Town information meeting on Feb. 15 when the system was in "complete breakdown” we were told the Town found out "what they didn't know about what they didn't know". We were promised that you would hire a geothermal engineer, a report was forthcoming and you would keep us up to date.

Three months later we haven't heard that you have the solution that we were promised would be in place

by October.

When you, as the managers running this utility company that we are forced by you to use, are finalizing "The Fix", I am only asking that it be to the same high level of service and customer care that the managers of Fortis Gas and BC Hydro provide to you so your families can have safe, reliable, comfortable heat this winter.

David Hayward, Gibsons

Time to smile At the recent meeting of the Seniors Planning Table with leaders from Vancouver Coastal Health, I notified those present that on April 28 the Lions Housing Society had without warning sent all tenants of Block E at Greenecourt in Sechelt a letter cancelling the meal service. I can now report that the meal service at Greenecourt will continue without interruption, with the support of the community,

the tenants and their relatives, the current contractor (who had originally given notice), and several agencies, and with the blessing of the housing society board (to be confirmed June 5). Discussions around the structure of the oversight group, and the allocation of contributions, are ongoing, but to the minds of the tenants’ working group, key elements have fallen into place. There is unanimous agreement that the service is too valuable to lose.

The new meal program will be more affordable than the present one, thanks to subsidies. It will be designed to be reliably sustainable at its current level of provision, and has the potential to be the anchor for substantial expansion beyond the one building of Block E. Who knows, we may one day see genuine affordable supported housing take form at Greenecourt, a housing type that is not simply scarce but completely absent on the Coast.

The recent council meeting in Sechelt opened with proclamations. The first one, before Seniors Week, is Intergenerational Day. It is described as requiring no planning, no funding, only encouragement to all citizens to smile at someone from a different generation, with hope that there will be a smile in return. So smile, everyone.

Sue Jackel, Sechelt

Be a host On July 21, a group of 24 students and one teacher from Kyoritsu Joshi High School in Japan will arrive for a two-week English language program.

For many years this private girls’ school has offered their 16-year-old students an opportunity to learn English and experience summer on the Sunshine Coast. The

camp is arranged by Muskoka Language International (MLI), and the girls stay with a local homestay host, attend English classes at Elphinstone Secondary on weekday mornings, and experience a variety of activities in the afternoon.

We are looking for 25 homestays to host from July 21 to August 7. This is a wonderful opportunity for you and your family to make friends with someone from another culture.

As a host you will be asked to provide accommodation and three meals per day for the student, transportation to and from Elphinstone Secondary, as well as opportunities for the student to speak English and to experience life on the Sunshine Coast.

It is not necessary to have children at home in order to host a student. We welcome empty nesters, retired couples and others who would like to be hosts. You will receive compensation of $600 for food and accommodation.

If you would like more information about this program and would like to host a student, please contact Homestay Coordinator Ceri Bowles at gibsons@ mlihomestay.com, 604-9894017.

Wendy Morris, Program Coordinator, MLI Kyoritsu Joshi English Language Program

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor should be sent by e-mail to editor@ thelocalweekly.ca. The deadline is Monday at 10am for that week’s paper. Generally, letters should not exceed 300 words. And all letters must be signed, include the writer’s community of residence and (not for publication) telephone number. Letters may be edited for a variety of reasons.

School buses: diesel vs electric Three 4th year UBC Environmental Science students recently completed a community project on the Sunshine Coast which they began last fall. The project was organized in collaboration with the SC Clean Air Society, our local school district (SD46) and UBC. The students’ primary goal was to examine the feasibility of replacing SD46’s diesel powered school buses with electric buses.

The work consisted of an economic cost-benefit analysis of such an undertaking, as well as air quality testing on the diesel buses for three different conditions: while driving, while picking up and

while stopped dropping off children. Greenhouse gas (GHG) savings were also modelled based on current bus fuel consumption records.

The students presented their findings at both UBC and at the SD46 administrative offices in Gibsons. They found that it would be economical to replace the diesel school buses with electric but only if the buses could sell the power stored in their batteries back to BC Hydro during high consumption periods. This concept is known as a vehicleto-grid (V2G) system and is still experimental. It has been studied and tested in California, in some European coun-

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tries and in Japan. Until V2G becomes a reality in Canada, it would not be cost effective to replace SD46 diesel school buses with electric buses.

The GHG savings were quantified using $30 per ton of carbon emitted.

Air Quality on the diesel buses during driving and while picking up and dropping off students peaked occasionally well above ambient levels. However, these peak levels were still below World Health Organization standards and below BC and Canadian particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution air quality objectives.

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Schools move toward solar School District No. 46 (SD46) students and staff are excited to move towards the use of solar power at several sites. Students at Pender Harbour Secondary have been focusing during Exploration Learning Blocks on how to move to solar energy. This project ties into their learning and creates real hands-on projects that students can be part of.

SD46 is investing capital funding in a solar power system at Langdale Elementary School that could provide up to one-third of the annual power required for the school. Capital approval has been received for heating and ventilation upgrades at Davis

Bay Elementary and Pender Harbour Secondary Schools.

With these funds, existing air handling units will be replaced with air source heat pumps and the upgrades will also include solar enhancements.

Secretary-Treasurer Nicholas Weswick commented, “Both Pender Harbour Secondary and Davis Bay Elementary Schools are unique in that they are both heated using electricity only, so the cost to convert to a lowercost fuel source (natural gas) would be significant. Using this same investment to implement electricity generation instead presents a solid business case and avoids add-

ing 20 tonnes of CO2 annually to the atmosphere at Davis Bay Elementary alone.”

Superintendent Patrick Bocking stated that “environmental sustainability is a key aspect of our Values Statement. Our facilities department is doing a great job of modelling this for our students.”

The next step in the design process is to conduct feasibility studies to confirm that both Pender and Davis Bay are suitable locations for solar. SD46 also plans on issuing requests to tender for solar projects at Langdale, Pender Harbour and Davis Bay schools.

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The really big home show

Healthcare auxiliary distributes grants

“Life Re-Imagined, Coastal Style” is the theme of this year's Home and Garden Expo on Saturday, June 10 10am-4pm at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

This is the 8th annual home show organized by the Coast Community Builders Association to showcase the industry’s best builders, finishers, landscapers and interior design experts. It is the largest single day event on the Sunshine Coast, with 88 exhibitor booths showcasing everything a homeowner could possibly need, including design and renovation ideas, home security, solar energy, financial services and more.

Among the dozens of prizes that attendees can enter to win is a complete 2KW solar package for a home or electric car, valued at $5,000, from Olson Electric.

New this year is an all-ages Lego building Contest. Prizes will be awarded to the best entries in four categories: age 7 and under, age 8-12, age 13 and over, and corporate challenge. Finished creations less than 30" x 30" must be submitted on June 9. Contest details are available from Coast Builders RONA in Sechelt.

Presenting sponsor Sunshine Coast Credit Union (SCCU) will debut their free Pay It Local Rewards mobile app that promotes local buying. The app alerts you when you’re close to a participating merchant, ensuring you nev-

The Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary has established a granting program that will provide a percentage of their yearly fundraising to healthcare related community programs. This year, five programs will share $24,000.

Bellies and Babies (Sunshine Coast Community Services Society) provides pre and post-natal nutritional counselling and support and will now be able to add a “Mamas supporting Mamas” group focusing on post-natal depression, changing relationships and redefining self.

Hospice Society, with its more than 70 volunteers, provides compassionate care and support to 100 individuals and their families monthly.

They have plans to provide enhanced volunteer training and community awareness activities.

Better at Home (Sunshine Coast Community Services Society) provides services

such as housekeeping, light chores and gardening to enable seniors to remain in their homes. They will be able to meet an increased demand for services.

Sunshine Coast Resource Centre will provide Information and referral outreach and support to seniors needing as-

our consumption of animal products and increasing our intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes have been linked to a host of health benefits and may reduce the risk of chronic preventable conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers.”

The second reason for these proclamation is, “Factory farms contribute to air and water pollution as well as other environ-

mental concerns.” Livestock produces more greenhouse gases than all cars, trucks and automobiles combined.

The third reason to “cut out the meat, one day a week “ is for the sake of animals. The proclamation notes, “Many people are seeking more humane, sustainable ways to eat than consuming meat from factory farms to help reduce cruelty to animals.”

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Sunshine Coasters for Meatless Mondays The District of Sechelt has proclaimed June 12 as Meatless Monday on the Sunshine Coast.

There are three compelling reasons that Sechelt (and Vancouver, North Vancouver, Port Moody and New Westminster) chose to support Meatless Mondays in 2017.

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Other major Home Show sponsors include Olson Electric Ltd., AJ Pumps & Water Management, Coast Cable, Royal LePage Sussex, Coast Builders RONA, and the Local Weekly.

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"Choosing local matters; it sets off a ripple effect that ultimately creates a vibrant community for us all," said Shelley McDade, SCCU CEO. "Sponsoring the CCBA Home and Garden Expo is a fantastic opportunity for us to support and celebrate our local business community."

There won't be live music performances at the home show this year; instead they will focus on free information sessions giving tips of interest to home-owners on topics such as gardening, trends in the housing market, and innovations in solar power.

Refreshments on site will be provided by CasPier Catering, Wheatberries, and the Sunshine Coast Olive Oil company.

Admission to the event is 'by donation' with half of the

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Pet Smarts Jane Bowers Professional Trainer

To help your dog focus, teach new skills in an area that is free of distractions.

Increase the difficulty of the training exercise by increasing criteria in one area at a time.

For example, if we are introducing increasing the distance from the trainer at which the dog will sit on cue, avoid increasing the distractions or duration at the same time.

Use rewards in training.

Police and military dogs in the Netherlands are being trained with the trainers rewarding desired behaviors,

and by teaching the dogs in small steps that build on one another. They report that they have cut their training time down to one-eighth of the time it originally took and they have found that dogs trained this way handle new situations confidently as they are not afraid to try things (Prins, Haak, & Gerritsen, 2013).

Incorporate play into training sessions. Play is often used as a reward in the training of working dogs. We know that social interactions with familiar humans are highly rewarding for many dogs and that dogs whose owners play with them have been found to score higher in obedience tests than those whose owners do not play with them (Bradshaw, Pullen,

& Rooney, 2015).

Manage the environment the dog is in so that you can prevent the dog from practicing behaviors you may be trying to change. This might mean you use a longline to prevent the dog from running off when you are teaching the dog to reliably come when called.

If you can’t train everyday, don’t worry. Once or two short training sessions a week can result in a welltrained dog. In fact, a study on beagles revealed that weekly training resulted in better learning performance than training five times a week, when performance is measured in the number of training sessions required to reach a certain training level (Meyer & Ladewig, 2008).

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Student Trustee, School District #46

Student trustee. Two seven letter words on the surface but when viewed further, has much more depth that what meets the eye. The definition being: "Student trustees serve an important role for a school board. They represent the voice of students in decisions about education in each district and they help

Stargazing Mercury is not observable this month. Venus can be seen very low in the E in the morning twilight. Mars will be very low in the W in the evening twilight, but will be lost after mid-month. Jupiter is in the SW after dark and sets in the W near 2am. Saturn rises in the ESE at dusk, transits in the S near 1am.

The Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club is delighted to welcome Julio Navarro to speak at the Sechelt Arts Centre on June 9 beginning at 8pm. Professor Navarro, who hails from the University of Victoria, will speak on dark matter and dark energy, the puzzling forces that shape

keep students informed about important decisions that affect them."

I believe this role is much more. Being able to meet new faces, build strong relationships and impacting yourself and others along the way. In the span of a few short months, I have had the opportunity to present and bring back to the schools some obstacles that have happened or have been fixed. Coming from a student perspective, I can honestly say that having a student voice be a part of the school

board is very effective and useful. No one knows students better than students know themselves.

I have had a wonderful time discussing issues and meeting new people. I am proud to say that we are one of the only districts to have a student trustee. I would like to thank all of the people who have supported me or helped throughout my time as the student representative for the school year of 2016/17. And good luck to the future student trustees.

our universe. Prof. Navarro is the only Canadian member of the Virgo Consortium, an international team of astrophysicists who developed the largest computer simulation ever of the structure and evolution of the universe.

Space probe Juno has arrived at Jupiter after a trip of five years and 1.8 billion miles. Juno is the first spacecraft to venture so far from earth powered by the sun.

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Annual General Meeting 5:30 p.m., June 7, 2017 at the Driftwood Inn

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Some of the kids of Sunshine Coast Habitat For Humanity Village — already more than enough to fill out a baseball team.

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“Weekly I am meeting new families roviding affordable housing here who are struggling to find affordable on the Sunshine Coast is no game, but it is hard to avoid some basehousing.” Says Cori Lynn Germiquet, ball analogies when looking at our past HFHSC executive director. “Each and year. every one of us at Habitat are working We believe Habitat for Humanity and/or volunteering with one end goal Sunshine Coast hit it out of the park in in mind: To make sure we can provide as 2016-2017. many families as possible to safe, secure From hiring a dynamic new execuand affordable housing” tive director who knows how to round While the affordable housing crunch the bases to completing another duplex is affecting struggling families right and moving in two families to acquiracross Canada, the problem seems paring $100,000 in grant money from BC ticularly acute here.

Housing to preparing the foundation for “A lot of families I hear from are literally yet another duplex at Habitat Village in one paycheque away from living in a car,” Wilson Creek, it’s been a winning season says Laurie Vance, chair of the Habitat for struggling families and for the sponfor Humanity Sunshine Coast (HFHSC) sors, donors and volunteers who help board of directors. She is currently interbring them home. viewing a dozen families who hope to own Already, eight hard-working families Habitat homes and she predicts there is a who were at risk of slipping into poverty tsunami of applicants to come. are safe at home in Habitat Village, plus “We are experiencing a housing four more families in duplexes in Gibcrunch here because of people moving sons and Sechelt. We are now interviewaway from the lower mainland to escape ing and selecting two more families to the economic pressures there. Available move into the newest duplex when it is housing here is disappearing. Rents are completed next year. rising. A lot of rental stock is being taken The village will soon be complete; the off the market. Some of it is being constrata plan calls for two more duplexes to verted into Airbnbs, etc. And very little be built, which will bring the total number new stock being built.” of families to 14 there. But many, many This means struggling families almore families are in need of affordable ready here on the coast are being forced housing, which means now is the time to into inadequate housing. look for a new stadium, er, build site.

“They’re living in summer cottages,” Habitat families don’t just sit on the Vance says. “They’ve got no insulation, bench while their homes are single pane windows… some families being built. They are a vital I have spoken to had monthly part of the team. Each heating bills of $500 last winter. family must put in How can they possibly come 500 volunteer hours up with that?” in lieu of a down The simple answer is, payment on their they can’t — and that’s Hard working new home. Then, where Habitat for HumanHabitat families they must assume ity comes in. Mary-Ann an interest-free Thiessen, a mortgage broget a hand up, mortgage on the ker with Bayfield Mortgage not a handout home, capped at 25 Professionals and HFHSC per cent of the famiboard member, has calculated ly’s gross income. what owning a Habitat home

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means to struggling families.

She looked at the costs and savings to a family purchasing a $350,000 Habitat home Habitat for Humanity’s compared to a homeownership family purchasing a similarly model helps even the priced home score for struggling through convenfamilies tional means.

Taking into account the volunteer hours Habitat homeowners give in lieu of a down payment, and the zero per cent mortgage they assume as well as several other factors, she found a Habitat home represented a $76,658 savings to its owner after just five years.

“This is a huge gift to them,” she said.

The Rosses are one of SFHSC’s newest families to be given this huge hand up.

Kat came here two years ago with her boys Mihailo and Phoenix looking for a career change. “I decided I no longer wanted to be a starving artist, I wanted to be a working artist.” She is a makeup and effects artist, but the film industry in her native Saskatchewan had pretty much dried up. She now commutes to Vancouver for courses to enhance her skills, and in the meantime is “falling back to what I have usually done… family support, youth support, child support,” including helping at the Sechelt Youth Centre.

She’s always been a single parent. “I don’t like term single mom. I play both roles in my children’s lives. It is a balancing act, being a single parent and making space for my children and for myself and my own goals. I have been in full-on survival mode since Mihailo was born when I was 20. I had to hit the ground running and figure out how kids could thrive as well as survive.”

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he past year has brought many challenges and many successes.

Our strategic plan has provided us with an excellent framework to increase the activities of Habitat as we prepare to provide more affordable housing for needy families on the Sunshine Coast.

We have had a year that included the hiring of a new executive director, adding three new Laurie Vance board members and providing housing for three new families with two additional families about to move in!

Our local government agencies have shown us tremendous support as we move forward to complete the Sunshine Coast Habitat for Humanity Village and move on to our next projects.

We simply could not do this work without the support of our generous communities, our dedicated employees and volunteers that put together all the pieces that make a successful non-profit.

— Board Chair Laurie Vance

My dream job

“This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows cold again. You feel for it, like it was your child.”

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or decades I have admired Habitat for Humanity’s leadership towards a more vibrant and healthy community through building affordable homes for families, so it is a tremendous honour and a dream fulfilled to have joined the Habitat Sunshine Coast team last year.

I have been very fortunate in my Cori-Lynn career to have been Germiquet able to follow my dreams and excel. As a flower shop owner, as CEO of chambers of commerce and as president of a regional economic development agency, I was able to work in roles that I loved. Being the executive director of Habitat is no different.

This role has touched my heart. Imagine everyday I have the opportunity to work alongside the most amazing team, meet families from all over the coast and build homes for those families.

We have developed a strong strategic vision for the sustainability of our Habitat Affiliate, and everything all of us do is with the goal of building more homes and helping more families.

When you do what you love, it’s not work.

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Annual General Meeting, June 7, 2017

Bill Humphries (left) and Ed Hawkins (second from left) listen to a presentation by board member Tom Smith at one of the new units being completed. They each are donating $50,000 to help pay for a turning lane into Habitat Village.

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Ken Croizier is head of the building site committee. The AceIt Kids (right) found time to build a boat in between installing concrete forms for a foundation.

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After Ross moved to the Sunshine Coast onstruction this past fiscal year has been a time of and would drive past the duplexes being increased momentum and enthusiasm. Two units were built at the HFHSC Village, “I felt intuicompleted and two more should be ready by the time tively called. It felt like it was meant to be.” this is printed.

At first she thought they were free houses The beginning of this year saw our manager, Sean Whalen, for immigrants and refugees. But when families and volunteers put the finishing touches on two units she researched what Habitat for Humanity and move in two families. The crew then moved to the units was all about, she “totally liked the model. framed by last year’s Ace-It students. After house wrap was I resonate with the idea that people on a applied and windows were installed, construction alternated community level need to put action behind through the winter between exterior on nice days and interivalues. It is an inspiring movement.” or on miserable days. Family members and other volunteers Kat was accepted as a Habitat homepre-painted siding, shingles, doors and trim during the winter owner just before Christmas last year, and months while Sean led the team of trades-people and more she and her boys got busy putting in their skilled volunteers at more challenging build aspects. volunteer hours.

Building a house in the conventional sense is a big chal“We did everything... at ReStore, on the lenge. Building a Habitat house with help from volunteers build site doing whatever was necessary, of all skill levels and donations from suppliers and trades is administration, art stuff… anything we could a huge challenge! People, suppliers and trades on our coast do. My boys really loved volunteering at the recycling depot.”

She will be taking possession of her new Habitat home this summer.

“I have spent my whole life trying to find a space where we have safety and security. We What an honour to stand up for all the Rockin’ Recyclers are finally getting to that space. It will be my tonight! What a dedicated team, without condition or biggest exhalation I have taken in years.” limit, up to the task and getting the job done, quietly and Seeing families settle in their new homes without fanfare, for each and every shift over the past 13 years,” and watching their children play is one of I emailed our board from a national Habitat for Humanity conthe reasons Ken Lee volunteers at the vilference hosted by the Okanagan affiliate May 12. lage build site up to 1,000 hours per year.

Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast, one of the smallest “We are breaking the cycle of poverty,” says affiliates in Canada, had just won the prestigious Sustainable the retired pilot and engineer, adding, “volunFunding Award. teering is an expression of what you believe in.”

How did such a remarkable achievement come about? The Volunteering isn’t the only way people Rockin’ Recyclers were born a star at a time, and gently. We contribute to Habitat. Many people give only recycled tiny amounts, once a day, so one recycler could financial support. Bill Humphries and Ed easily do their bag in 10 minutes. And even that gave lots of Hawkins recently pledged $50,000 each to time to talk with passersby, or stop to hold a particularly prethelp HFHSC built a turning lane into the ty-colored bottle up to the sun to admire it! village site from Sunshine Coast Highway.

That was way back in the fall of 2004, when recycling was This brings us to the reason why we are relaxation, not the aerobic whirl we know today! We had just sharing our annual report with you today in set up the arrangement with the SCRD to put a little bin beside this newspaper. We have scored a lot of runs their large green community recycling bins. Teams were set up over the past year and given several Sunin both Gibsons and Sechelt, and soon Pender Harbour as well. shine Coast families a chance at winning.

We put in some bins and started picking up recyclables from But we need you to help us keep the ball the Sechelt landfill site shortly thereafter. rolling. We have no time for a seventh-inIt was this approach that set us up favorably to win several ning stretch. More and more hard-working national awards right out of the gate. Alcan started a $60,000 families are looking for a way to escape the contest to encourage aluminum beverage can recycling. poverty cycle and provide a brighter future I’ll never forget getting the call in April 2005 that we had for their children. We’re sending our meswon first prize for the most refundable aluminum recycled per sage to 13,000 homes on the coast in hopes capita in small communities all across Canada! that many of you will step up to the plate.

Our elation fanned our passion into an unstoppable force, We don’t expect everyone to put in a inspiring us to win again the second year. By the third year, oththousand volunteer hours at the build site er towns were trying to do what we did, and we like Lee does. But spend a few days paintwere narrowly beaten out by a small town ing or landscaping at the build site (or in Ontario. However the head start given working a couple hours a week at the

by Alcan allowed us time to define and ReStore helping customers, or at the strengthen our recycling program. recycling depot sorting refundable We shall always be indebted to Alcan beverage containers) and you will be Help create affordable for this three-year pilot program a game-changer, too. homes with every toss through which we earned $127,500, We know not everyone can give of a beverage truly starting Habitat’s fundraising $50,000 dollars for a specific project, program on the Sunshine Coast. like Humphries and Hawkins did. But container at our Flash forward 13 years, and we are we will be delighted to receive your $10 recycling depot still at it, having gone through many membership fee. We look forward to challenges to keep this award-winning hearing from you. program going. We’ve installed a bright,

amaze me with their donations of time, materials and money.

Their support and contributions were the key to our success.

However, our reliance on these groups for support means we cannot progress at the pace a conventional house builder would. Many times our pace is slowed as we wait for help from volunteer tradespeople and donor suppliers. This is why each build takes about a year.

Our current Ace-It class has built the footings and installed the forms for our next build. They were supposed to frame this project but they could not proceed. Unfortunately, Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast did not get its building permits soon enough, and the kids will have to learn what they can by building storage sheds and dog houses. We hope to regain momentum later this summer.

I look forward to greeting the two new families to their homes and seeing the smiles on their children’s faces.

— Ken Croizier, board member and building committee chair

Recycling just makes cents!

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Full count

The recently spiffed up recycling booth at Salish Soils.

What’s missing from the picture? More volunteers!

At left is the Sustainable Funding Award given to Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast at a national conference in May.

friendly recycling booth at Salish Soils, next to their regular recycling drop-off depot. Recently, we added an awning to protect volunteers and recyclable donors from the rain, and new tables to make sorting beverage containers easier.

Mostly, our success comes down to the simplest yet most powerful gift of all: having enough helping hands! We have been blessed to have the most dedicated, passionate team players I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with! Over the years our volunteers have retired, had grandbabies, suffered as members passed away and celebrated our many wins. Last year, our recycling program added $51,257.55 to our effort to build affordable homes on the Sunshine Coast, one nickle at a time.

No team could ever have done this without being as committed to each other as we are to Habitat; the dynamic nature of our work keeps us having to cover each other’s shifts unexpectedly, or running to the bin after a frantic call that somebody just left an enormous load and the tables are overflowing again!

It helps that for some crazy reason, we have all come to actually love this work!

If you want to join this fun-loving, hard-working team, call executive director Cori Lynn Germiquet at 604-885-6737.

— Margie Garrard, board member and recycling chair

The Local - Thursday, May 25, 2017

Annual GeneralMeeting, Meeting,June June7, 7, 2017 Annual General

ReStore’s secret untangled

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you are wondering what the ReStore ff you is you are arewondering wonderingwhat whatthe theReStore ReStore is about, twisted chandelier all about, thethe twisted chandelier saga is is all all about, the twisted chandelier is aa good asaga good to place start. to saga is place good place to start. start.

They in Habitat were sitting They were sitting in Habitat for for HuHumanity’s manity’s Western Western Canada Canada Distribution Distribution Centre Centre in in Vancouver: Vancouver: 23 23 beautiful beautiful lead lead crystal creations, some of crystal creations, some of them them seven seven feet feet long. long. Nobody Nobody wanted wanted them; them; they’ they’dd become become hopelessly hopelessly tangled tangled during during handling handling and and shipping. wound up in shipping. They They somehow somehow wound wound up up in in the the distribution centre gathering dust — distribution centre gathering dust — until until Luanne Luanne St. St. Louis Louis heard heard about about them. them.

St. Louis, the ReStore manager here, St. Louis, Louis, the theReStore ReStoremanager managerhere, here,alalways aa deal; ways hashas herher eyeeye outout forfor a deal; she she can can see always has her eye out for deal; she can see possibility where others see possibility where others see hopelessness. see possibility where others see hopehopelessness.

She brought the to She brought chandeliers to Sechelt and lessness.

Shethe brought the chandeliers chandeliers to Sechelt set to set someand volunteers to volunteers work untangling Sechelt and set some some volunteers to work work untangling them aa task that took them — a task that— about hours untangling them —took task thatfour took about four hours per light.

Luanne per light.

Luanne even took a “therapy day” about four hours per light. Luanne even even took a “therapy day” on a slow Saturday on a slow Saturday to untangle one of them took a “therapy day” on a slow Saturday to untangle herself. to untangle one one of of them them herself. herself.

“It was my om moment, she says, ” ””she “It was was my myom ommoment, moment, shesays, says, making the sound of a chanting making the sound of a chanting Buddhist making the sound of a chanting BudBuddhist monk.monk. dhist monk.

It wasn’t long before the lamps were It wasn’t wasn’t long longbefore beforethe thelamps lampswere were creating sensation. creating aaa sensation. creating sensation.

“There were lots oohs and aahs, ”” “There aahs, ” she “Therewere werelots lotsofof ofoohs oohsand and aahs, she says.

They really sent out a buzz. ” says.

They really sent out a buzz. ” she says. They really sent out a buzz.”

Although the chandeliers retailed Although forfor Althoughthe thechandeliers chandeliersretailed retailed for $1,500, St. Louis priced them under $1,500, St. $225 $1,500, St.Louis Louispriced pricedthem thematat atunder under $225 and they flew of store. and they of out the store. $225 andflew theyout flew out of the the“They store.are “They are the reason our March the reason our March was smashing. ” “They are the reason our March was was smashing. ”” is a word often heard around Smashing smashing. is word often heard theSmashing ReStore, and talking about Smashing is aawe’re wordnot often heard around the ReStore, and we’re talking the shattering of lead crystal.

It’s sales rearound the ReStore, and we’re not not talking about the shattering of lead crystal.

It’s cords that are being smashed, pretty much about the shattering of lead crystal. It’s sales are being everyrecords month. that March the smashed, biggest month sales records that arewas being smashed, pretty every month.

March ever —much until April along.

Andwas May.the pretty much everycame month.

March was the biggest month ever — until April came Each year, the HFHSC board sets sales biggest month ever — until April came along.

And goals for theMay. ReStore, and each year, St. along.

And May. Each the board Louis andyear, her staff and volunteers keeps Each year, the HFHSC HFHSC board sets sets sales goals for exceeding sales goalsthem. for the the ReStore, ReStore, and and each each year, year, St. Louis her volunteers always sets and out to meet or beat St. “Luanne Louis and and her staff staff and volunteers keeps exceeding them. her targets, ” says Margie keeps exceeding them. Garrard, the chair “Luanne always sets or of the ReStore committee.

Soto far,meet the beat “Luanne always sets out out to meet or beat goes her on. targets, beat her targets,”” says says Margie Margie Garrard, Garrard, the chair of the committee.

So Louis the stores success to theSt. chair of credits the ReStore ReStore committee.

Soits far, the beat goes on. organization.

“People like how this store is far, the beat goes on. the to set St. up.Louis It is a credits nice feeling.

Peoplesuccess can find St. Louis credits the stores stores success to its organization. what they want.” “People its organization.

“People like like how how this this store is set up.

It is a nice feeling.

But spending a Saturday afternoon at store is set up. It is a nice feeling. People People can find what they want. ” the store shows that its success is due to can find what they want.”

But spending aa Saturday at much than organization.

People have Butmore spending Saturday afternoon afternoon at the that is fun store there;shows both customers and staff. the store shows that its its success success is due due to to much more People “This job than is funorganization. because people come much more than organization.

People have fun there; both customers and in and know my name.

We are building have fun there; both customers and staff. staff.

“This fun because people come relationships here. have lots of fun with “This job job is is funWe because people come in and name.

We building customers.

Wemy have regulars.

Hundreds in and know know my name.

We are are building relationships here.

We lots of of regulars. Some come in every relationships here.

We have have lotsmorning, of fun fun with customers.

We have regulars. sometimes just to talk, sometimes toHunsee with customers. We have regulars.

Hundreds regulars. come in what’s of new.

We jokeSome around; there’s a lot of dreds of regulars.

Some come in every every morning, sometimes just camaraderie. ” morning, sometimes just to to talk, talk, somesometimes to see what’s new.

We joke around; As to if tosee illustrate this, Steve Murdoch, times what’s new.

We joke around; there’s aa lot ”” who volunteers at the store, wanders up to there’s lot of of camaraderie. camaraderie. if theAs checkout counterthis, andSteve hamsMurdoch, it up with a As if to to illustrate illustrate this, Steve Murdoch, who volunteers at store, up flexible floor lamp, pretending it’s a microwho volunteers at the the store, wanders wanders up to to

A solid foundation

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Some Some of of the the friendly friendly faces faces that that will will greet greet you you at at ReStore ReStore (clockwise (clockwise from from left): left): Luanne St. Louis, Khalid Kahn, Bruce Yeoman, Stuart Gicquel, Peter Luanne St. Louis, Khalid Kahn, Bruce Yeoman, Stuart Gicquel, Peter Stockton, Stockton, Sheryl Sheryl Ryer Ryer and and Cori Cori Lynn Lynn Germiquet.

Germiquet.

the checkout counter and hams up the checkout counter and hams it itsays. up with with aa phone.

“Rockstar Steve, ” Luanne flexible floor lamp, pretending it’s a microflexible floor we lamp, it’s a micro“Actually, didpretending have a microphone phone.

“Rockstar Steve, ”” Luanne says. phone.

“Rockstar Steve, Luanne says. here once, ” says Kim Spanks, an employee “Actually, we did have aa microphone “Actually, we did have microphone at the store, “but we sold it.” here once, ”” says Spanks, an employhere once,another says Kim Kim Spanks, employThat’s reason behindanthe store’s ee at the store, “but we sold it. ”” ee at theYou store, “butknow we sold success: never whatit.you might That’s another reason behind another reason behind the the findThat’s there.

A full-sized sarcophagus thatyou store’s success: You never never know what what store’s success: You know was donated to the store caused quite a you stir might find there.

A full-sized sarcophamight find there.

A full-sized sarcophalast summer; it quickly found a new home gus that was gus that was donated donated to to the the store store caused caused on the coast. quite a stir last summer; it quickly found quite a stir lastwas summer; it room quickly found Then there a dining suite aa new home on the coast. new home on the coast. from Thailand.

A couple had bought Then there was aa dining room suite Then thereand washad dining room suite it for $15,000 it shipped here. from Thailand.

A couple had bought from Thailand.

A couple had bought Each chair back was hand carved. “It was it for and it shipped here. it for $15,000 $15,000 and had had itAfter shipped here. stunning, ” St. Louis says. the couple Each chair back hand carved.

“It was Each chair backit was was hand carved. was changed décor, wassays. donated tothe the“It stunning, ”” St. Louis After couple stunning, St. Louis says.

After the couple ReStore and nowithosts family dinners in a changed décor, changed décor, it was was donated donated to to the the new dining room.

ReStore and now hosts family in ReStore and hosts family dinners dinners “I see this now place as a department store.in aa new dining room. new dining room.

We’ve got everything – tools, hard- store.

“I “I see see this this place place as as aa department department store. ware, home décor — like walking into a We’ve got everything We’ve got everything – – tools, tools, hardhardWalmart. ” Except it is a Walmart where a ware, ware, home home décor décor — — like like walking walking into into a the greetings are genuine, the deals are one Walmart.

Walmart.”” Except Except it it is is aa Walmart Walmart where where of a kind and the profits enrich the entire the the greetings greetings are are genuine, genuine, the the deals deals are are Sunshine Coast. one of a kind and the profits enrich one of a kind and the profits enrich the the Since ReStore Coast. merchandise is donated entire Sunshine entire Sunshine Coast. (in Since exchange for amerchandise charitable receipt), and ReStore is Since ReStore merchandise is donated donated much of the work is done by volunteers, (in exchange for a charitable receipt), and (in exchange for a charitable receipt), and almostof perwork centis whatby you spend there much volunteers, much of60the the work isofdone done by volunteers, goes directly to building affordable homes almost 60 per cent of what you spend there almost 60 per cent of what you spend there right directly here on to thebuilding Sunshine Coast. homes goes affordable goes directly to building affordable homes Some interesting, right here the Sunshine Coast. right hereofon onthe thedonations Sunshineare Coast. to say the least.

Some of the donations are Some of the donations are interesting, interesting, to say the least.

“The guys in the back will say, ‘this is to say the least. the back will just“The junk.guys ’ I say,in ’ and‘this what “The guys in‘no, thewe’ll backtake willit,say, say, ‘this is ’’ II say, we’ll it, dojust youjunk. know?

In a ‘no, couple of take hours, has is just junk. say, ‘no, we’ll take it,’’itand and what do you know?

In a couple of hours, sold, ” says St. Louis. what do you know? In a couple of hours, it sold, ”” says St. Many people are downsizing or it has has sold, sayswho St. Louis.

Louis.

Many people who moving everything inor Manydonate peoplepractically who are are downsizing downsizing or

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his his year year has has seen seen a a significant significant rebirth rebirth of of our our organization. organization. Many Many aspects aspects of of Habitat Habitat for for Humanity Humanity Sunshine Sunshine Coast Coast have have seen seen changes changes and and improvements improvements over over this this past past year. year. Two Two of of the the townhotownhomes mes (units (units 13 13 and and 14) 14) at at the the build build site site at at Wilson Wilson Creek Creek have have almost almost been been finished finished after after overcoming overcoming some some challenges challenges from from the the previous previous year. year. Financially, Financially, our our orgaorganization nization has has also also experienced experienced significant significant growth. growth.

Our Our Restore Restore operations operations showed showed a a $120,000 $120,000 increase increase in in gross gross revenues revenues over over the the previous previous year year with with a a net net contribution contribution to to our our resources resources of of $312,011. $312,011. The The recyrecycling cling group group did did very very well well this this year year while while overcoming overcoming some some challenges challenges and and it it concontributed tributed $41,115 $41,115 to to help help continue continue our our build build programs. programs.

Donations Donations and and other other revenues revenues contribcontributed uted over over $100,000 $100,000 to to our our gross gross revenues. revenues.

Subsequent Subsequent to to our our year year end end and and only only part part way way into into our our next next year, year, even even more more has has been been raised raised from from private private donors donors as as well well as as $100,000 $100,000 from from the the provincial provincial government. government.

Expenses Expenses this this past past year year have have increased increased over over the the previous previous year, year, but but have have been been kept kept in in line line with with our our budget, budget, thanks thanks in in part part to to the the previously previously mentioned mentioned increases increases in in revenues. revenues.

We We have have also also had had another another year’s year’s financfinances es audited audited by by the the same same firm firm as as last last year year in in the the interest interest of of consistency. consistency. Much Much of of our our revenue revenue is is in in the the form form of of grants. grants. Many Many of of these these benefactors benefactors ask ask for for and and sometimes sometimes even even require require audited audited statements. statements. Having Having audits audits done done not not only only benefits benefits our our stakestakeholders, holders, but but also also assists assists us us in in obtaining obtaining additional additional funding. funding.

In In conclusion, conclusion, II would would like like to to thank thank all members and staff for their work members and staff their allall members and staff forfor their work in and us work in making and keeping in making making and keeping keeping us a a us financially solid entity. a financially solid entity. financially solid entity.

moving donate moving donate practically practically everything everything in in their homes. their homes. their “Ahomes. guy recently came in whose wife had “A guy came in wife guyherecently recently came in whose whose wife died“Adied and was selling their home here had and he was selling their home had died and he was selling their home and moving to Vancouver.

He was thinking here and to He here and moving moving to Vancouver.

Vancouver.

He was was of donating the contents ofcontents his house.

He thinking of donating the thinking of donating the contents of of his his just came in to talk.

I ended up going to house. house. He He just just came came in in to to talk. talk. II ended ended his going house to andhis through everything up house and through up going to hiswent house and went went through and then arranged to have it picked up,” it everything and then arranged to everything and then arranged to have have itSt. picked up, ” St. Louis says.

Most of it has Louis says.

Most of it has already been sold. picked up,” St. Louis says. Most of it has already been sold.

“I know what is a deal and what is not,” already been sold.

“I what is and what is not, St. Louis says.

“I call a gift. idea to”” “I know know what is aa itdeal deal andMy what is is not, St. Louis says. call it My to move product; it moving andis St. Louis says. “I “Ijust callkeep it aa gift. gift.

My idea idea is get to move product; keep it and move product; just keep it moving moving and get get more money tojust build affordable houses. ” more money to build affordable houses. more buildaway affordable houses.””

St. money Louis istocalled to check St. Louis called away Louis is is to called away to to check check outSt. a delivery the rear out aa delivery to the rear out delivery to the rear doors; it’s a good opportunity doors; it’s aa good opportunity doors; it’sout good to check check someopportunity of the to out some of to check out some ofinthe the — Clement, HFHmore unusual items —(Dean) D. F. (Dean) Clement, — D. D. F. F. (Dean) Clement, HFHmore unusual unusual items items in in the more SC Board Treasurer.

StateTreasurer. store, suchsuch as aas pallet of SCHFHSC Board Board Treasurer.

Statethe store, a pallet the store, such as a pallet Your ments are from Statements are reflected Your donations donations and and ments are reflected reflected from burlap coffee sacks. By of of burlap burlap coffee coffee sacks. sacks.

December 2016 year-end from December 2016 December 2016 year-end purchases at the thethe front door is ais By front door aa 10purchases at the Audit.

By the front door is1010year-end draft draft Audit.

ReStore foot Seahawk Seahawk 33 inflatable inflatable foot ReStore help help ensure ensure boat with oars, pumps and everyone’s boat with oars, pumps and everyone’s cushions cushions for for $150. $150. A A beautiful beautiful awinner winner a winner a green green leather leather reclining reclining chair chair is is wheeled wheeled out out the the door. door.

St. Louis returns, slightly out St. Louis Louis returns, returns,slightly slightlyout outofof ofbreath. breath.

“I just unloaded a bunch of lamibreath.

“I just unloaded a bunch of floorlami“I just unloaded a bunch of laminate nate flooring.

This is my gym. ” nate flooring. ing. This is my This gym.”is my gym.”

It may be gym her, but more It may be be aaagym gymtoto toher, her,but buttoto tomore moreand Itmore may and savvy shoppers on the coast, and more savvy shoppers on the coast, morestore savvyisshoppers on the coast, this this this is aa gem. gem. storestore is a gem.

If you you want want to to get get involved involved in in the the ReReIf If you get involved in the Store fun, as donor, customer, volunteer Store fun,want as aa to donor, customer, volunteer ReStore fun, see as aits customer, or all website at or all three, three, see itsdonor, website at http://restohttp://restoRestore net revenue for 2016 Restore Restorenet netrevenue revenuefor for2016 2016 resc.com volunteer or all three, see its website resc.com at http://restoresc.com

Sacrifice Sacrifice fly fly

$312,011 $312,011

Do Do you you have have plans plans for for that that special special man man in in your your life life this Father’s Father’s Day Day weekend? weekend? this

Why Why not not treat treat him him to to a a day day of of golf golf at at our our Father’s Day golf tournament?

Father’s Day golf tournament?

We We have have a a fantastic fantastic tournament tournament planned planned for for you! you!

It’s Saturday, Saturday, June June 17, 17, at at Blue Blue Ocean Ocean Golf Golf Club.

Club.

It’s Registration includes fees,rental, cart rental, Registration includes green fees, lunch, Registration includes greengreen fees, cart cart rental, lunch, dindinlunch, dinner, beverage tickets and a few ner, beverage tickets and a few more surprises. ner, beverage tickets and a few more surprises. There’s There’s There’s a hole in one All even hole in with a of even a amore holesurprises. in one one contest contest witheven a prize prize of $50,000. $50,000.

All contest withour a prize of $50,000. proceeds support continued effort proceeds support our continued effort to to build build All proceeds continued effort to build affordable homes on Sunshine Coast. affordablesupport homes our on the the Sunshine Coast. affordable homes on the Sunshine Coast.

Call us at the ReStore today to register or Call us at the ReStore today to register or to to be be a a Call us atsponsor the ReStore today to register or volunteer. sponsor or volunteer. or to to becelebrate a sponsor or than volunteer.

What dad out What better better way way to celebrate dad than out on on the the links!!! links!!!

What better way to celebrate dad than out on the links!!!

Call Call 604-885-6737 604-885-6737 Call 604-885-6737

$41,115 $41,115

Recycling net revenue Recycling Recyclingnet netrevenue revenue for 2016 for 2016 for 2016

THANK YOU THANK YOU

Tournament Tournament organizers organizers Susan Susan Attiana, Attiana, Margie Margie Garrard, Garrard, Tara Tara Tournament organizers Susan Attiana, Margie Garrard, Roden and Mary-Ann Mary-Ann Thiessen Roden and Thiessen practice practice for for the the big big day. day.

Tara Roden and Mary-Ann Thiessen practice for the big day.

for for your your support and donations.

All of for your and All donations. support andsupport donations. of this this net net revenue went toward building All of this net revenue revenue went toward building affordable went towardhousing building affordable housing on the Sunshine affordable housing on the Sunshine Coast.

Coast. on the Sunshine Coast.

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The Local - Thursday, May 25, 2017

Annual General Meeting, June 7, 2017

We couldn’t do it without you

BOARD: Laurie Vance, Mat Sadler, Dean Clement, David Connors, Margie Garrard, Chris Pallett, Ed Hawkins, Thomas Smith, Ken Croizier, Susan Attiana, Mary-Ann Thiessen STAFF: Cori Lynn Germiquet, Luanne St. Louis, Stuart Gicquel, Bruce Yeoman, Sean Whalen, Kim Spanks, Sheryl Ryer, Berry Veldhoen, Khalid Kahn. Yanira Cuellar, Marissa Fyles.

Danielle, Amelia and Devin.

Phoenix, Kat and Mihailo

Meet our two newest families

COMMITTEES RESTORE: Margie Garrard, Phil Green, Wes Maxfield, David Piasta GALA: Chris Pallett, Gwen Hawkins, David Connors, Sharon McDonald, Jocelyn Conway, Tracy Nettles, Laurie Vance, Phyllis Mooney, Birgit Stefani e could tell you about our newGOLF: Susan Attiana, Jocelyn Conway, est families, about how they Margie Garrard came to be involved with HabCONSTRUCTION: Ken Croizier, itat For Humanity Sunshine Coast and Sean Whalen, Ken Lee BUILDING AND SITES SELECTION: what home ownership means to them and Thomas Smith, Ken Croizier and Dean Clement their future. But we thought you would BYLAW REVIEW: Dean Clement, Phil Green, like to hear their stories in their own Lain Palmer and Laurie Vance words. Here’s what they told us after first POLICY REVIEW: Mary- Ann Thiessen, Dean Clement getting word that they would be moving FAMILY SELECTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT: into their own homes this summer.

Laurie Vance, Mary-Ann Thiessen, Carol Anderson, Gwen Hawkins, Margie Garrard Danielle, Devin and Amelia RECYCLING VOLUNTEERS: Bob Colhoun, Zarah Gale, Shirley Hall, Ross Hay-Roe, Mike After hearing about the program, it and Joanne Istvaniffy, Bev McEwan, Phyllis almost sounded too good to be true, I was Mooney, Birgit Stefani, Gord Walker, Devin and really nervous about submitting our paDanielle, Kat Ross, Gary and Pauline Weber, perwork and getting the process started. I Susan Turrel, Rich Spence, Iain Palmer, Sharon McDonald, David Connors, Margie think it took me about two weeks to really Garrard, Ken Williams, Marj McDougall, understand this was something that we Jim Quirk, Murray Drope (Gibsons) qualified for and that we could possibly RESTORE VOLUNTEERS: Bill Bryce, Bill receive.

Campbell, Bob Darcy, Brenda Wentworth, Brian Robson, Charlene Hay, Chris Walker, We handed in our information and David Brown, David Piasta, Peter Stockton, waited. Devin got a call saying that we Phil Green, Mary and Ted Bentley, Ken Croizier, were scheduled to talk to some of the Wes Maxfield, Serge St Amand, Steve Murdoch, board members the following week.

David Ible, Debbie Ferguson, Dylan Tyson, Ken Crozier, Jean Fortin, Kim Spanks, Linda When we got there I was a little intimiVanderpol dated, as up to this point it was only Devin PARTNERS: School District #46, Town of who had been speaking to the board. He Gibsons, BC Housing had met with the executive director, CoMAJOR DONORS: Bill and Joan Humphries, $50,000; Home Depot Canada, $100,000 plus; ri-Lynn, about four times, trying to gather Ed and Gwen Hawkins $3,000 and comprehend the information and CORPORATE DONORS: Kal Tire, Canadian what it would take to qualify. She suggestTire, Claytons Market, Suncoast Lock, Ross Concrete, All Weather Windows, Steve Warren ed that he apply and she would add ours from Warren Enterprises, John Enevoldson to the list of applicants they already had. of Enevoldson Engineering, John Op of Opp Insulation, Tim McLennan, Pauls Painting Place, Custom Carpets, Blue Ocean Golf, IGA, Gibsons Building SupplieS, Kyle Suuden, KJS excavating, Mike Molina Concrete, Ben Smale, BMO, Travellers Insurance, Sechelt Plumbing, Swansons Ready Mix, Wheeler Electric, Olson rowing up as a member of the Electric, RONA, Allan Appraisals, Salish Soils, The Coast Group, Crystal Consulting, Caps Off, Sechelt Indian Band, Aaron Joe Christ the King Church, Sunco Engineering, always longed for a nice yard. “I Al Roadburg Foundation, Tom and Helen Ray, never had a nice yard,” he says, Your Buddies Handyman Services, Bill Wells Backhoe Services, Gilligans Pub, Ken “but I spent a lot of time Croizier, Nancy Tiffin, Harrison Mohr, at a doctor’s house. His Ken Lee, Nadine Seward, George and son was my best friend.

Terry Goulet, Chris Pallett Design, They had a beautiful Kerns Furniture, Custom Carpets, BC Ferries, Baris Foundation, yard. It gave me a Black Hills Estate Winery, feeling of comfort.”

Our volunteers, Restaurante Italiano Ruby Lake, This might go Ruby Lake Resort, Gumboot Café, sponsors and donors a long way toward Ambrosia, Rose Lane B&B, help bring everyone Gumboot Restaurant, Harbour Air explaining why Joe Flights, Vancouver Canucks, Delta grew up to be founder home Whistler Village Suites & Alta Bistro and CEO of Salish Soils.

Dinner, Off the Edge, Lucky’s, “I wanted to give others SmokeHouse, Grasshopper Pub, Bonniebrook Lodge, Blue Ocean Golf, Trisha the same comfort,” he says.

Joel Design, LeHigh Materials, Blue Heron Last year, Salish Soils donated $6,000 Restaurant, Wheatberries, Sharkey’s Fish worth of topsoil to the Habitat for HuLocker, Rainbow Room Hair Salon, Salish Soils, Canadian Tire, Gibsons Building manity Sunshine Coast (HFHSC) Village Supply, Kiss, Ann Lynn Florist, Reflections, in Wilson Creek — something he plans More Cakes, Halfmoon Bay Chocolates, to continue as Habitat continues to build Jardin de Fleur, Ferreirra Auto Body Repair, more affordable homes on the Sunshine Pepper Creek Pizza and Pasta, Georgian Trading Company, Sechelt Yacht Tours Ltd., Coast.

Home Hardware SechelT, Home Hardware After the soil was delivered late last Gibsons, Burrowing Owl Winery, Sengled summer, Aaron would drive past the Pulse light, London Drugs, RBC Royal Bank, village and check out the progress of the John McKenzie, Wayne Rowe, Dr Bland, Ali Kahn, Kenan McKenzie, Mark Soprovich, grass.

The Coast Group, Sunshine Coast Credit Union, “It looks great, doesn’t it?” he says Don Atkinson, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, proudly.

The Local Newspaper, Coast Reporter, Joe has built Salish Soils from the Coast Radio, Suncoast Locks, Fleming Tree Experts, Sechelt Tree Service. ground up. It started as a pilot composting

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So here we were, in front of board come to be everything I define myself members. Honestly I couldn’t tell you through. As a young expectant mother, I who was there or even how many ladies had not yet defined my sense of identiwe met with; I was so overwhelmed and ty; becoming a parent was a great gift. I excited at the same time. Could this be became the parent to two majestic spirits. possible? What I can tell you about the Phoenix is the firebird, ancient and meeting is that I was surroundpowerful. He brought our ed with some of the nicest family the gift of harmony. people I’ve ever met.

Mihailo, my angel, carries They asked us about our forth a deep compassion situation and we talked and knowing.

Habitat for Humanity about our lives up to Together we have this point. When we traversed many a gives struggling left the meeting, we reterrain. Together we families a chance ally had no idea which have uplifted from our to break out way they were leaning. native Prairies and are of the poverty A few weeks latnow firmly planting our er, Devin was traveling roots on the Sunshine cycle between jobs when his phone Coast, becoming homeownrang. He pulled over and got the ers. Being a Habitat partner news, then called me right away. I don’t family is providing the strong founthink the shock of it all settled down for a dation our family was meant to thrive few hours. I can remember him just pacwithin. We have our own vision statement ing back and forth in our kitchen as I just as a family that we’ve co-created. Central sat there. The best news! We are getting a within it are our own core values: connechome! tion, love, and presence As imagined, we are overflowing with Kat, Mihailo and Phoenix excitement as we are steadily approaching Hello Coast readers, nice to greet you. our 500 sweat equity hours. If only the Our little family has happily become a days were longer. We can’t wait! Eeeeeee! part of a bigger collective family: Habitat I am humbled, with deep gratitude, for Humanity dreaming of all the wonderful years and My children are my life. They have memories awaiting us in our new home.

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project in 2009. In the eight years since

then, it has grown into a business that delivers 7,000 yards of soil per year and employs 11. Joe is clearly responsible for a lot of nice yards on the Sunshine Coast.

In 2014, recycling was added to the Salish Soils site at 5800 Black Bear Rd. in Sechelt. And that’s when Joe gave HFHSC another big boost. For a nominal fee, he gave Habitat space for a recycling booth where volunteers collect and sort refundable beverage containers. As well, Joe donates yards of soil for the silent auction at HFHSC’s annual gala.

Giving a hand up to others seems to come naturally to Joe, and it may be because he was given a hand up himself.

“I struggled with addictions for years.

There is no way I would be where I am today if I hadn’t been able to overcome that.”

He says he had many sponsors and coaches help him along the way. Now, he helps others who are in the same struggle, and is happy he can give jobs to some of them.

“I like people in our business who… well, one of my coaches used to say ‘I won’t deal with anybody who hasn’t been broke twice.’ There’s a level of humility that comes with that. Spiritually, emotionally mentally. I like to help people who are truly looking for change in their lives.”

Joe and his wife, Lori, have been married 16 years. She works at his side at Salish Soils in charge of customer service

Aaron and Lori Joe at Salish Soils.

— which is another way of saying she does whatever is needed, including maintaining beautiful flower gardens at the site which showcase what Salish Soils can do for you.

They’ve got two kids still at home. And one thing Joe is rightfully proud of is this: They got to grow up playing in a nice yard.

Salish Soils is one of numerous businesses who support HFHSC. This summer, Paul’s Paintin Place is donating paint to brighten the exterior of the ReStore. If your business also wants to help, please call Cori Lynn Germiquet at 604-885-6737.

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The “chipseal” chronicles continued This statement was posted on the Town of Gibsons website by Mayor Waybe Rowe.

In recent months our staff have been publicly criticized for the Town’s Chipseal Program that was implemented in the Hillcrest neighbourhood. This criticism, directed primarily at our Director of Engineering, has been in person, on social media and in online publications. Not unlike any other employee/ employer relationship, Council, as the employer, makes decisions and staff implement those decisions. The decision to use Chipseal on those roads was made by a unanimous vote of Council and, as a Council, we cannot condone staff being vilified for our decisions.

I want to clear up the misinformation circulating about the Town’s Chipseal Program. In 2016 Council was faced with the daunting task of finding funds to maintain our 32km of roads. An external engineering firm was engaged to provide advice as to the investment required to maintain the Town's roads to their current standards. The consultant's report indicated that an annual investment in excess of $500,000 would be required to adequately maintain our roads. Without raising taxes significantly, a Town the size of Gibsons cannot sustain those costs.

Each year the Town has about $250,000 available from taxation to apply to

general projects in all of its departments. Consequently, in 2016, Council requested Town staff investigate other options to maintain our roads within a more affordable budget. This resulted in the unanimous decision of Council to proceed with the chipseal process.

Questions have been posed asking “Was Council aware of the exact roads that would be chipsealed?” The answer to that is yes. At the time Council made the decision to chipseal, staff presented two separate reports to Council on March 29, 2016 and May 3, 2016 listing the candidates for chipsealing, with the exception of Tricklebrook. At the time, staff were awaiting an on-site assessment by a professional engineering firm as well as final costs. Based on the assessment, Tricklebrook was added to the list and the proposed revised list was presented at an open house held on July 27, 2016 with members of both staff and Council in attendance. On August 15 and 17, once the final costs were known, staff emailed Council the final list of roads, including Tricklebrook. The same maps and information sheets were also shared with Hillcrest residences.

While I agree, in Gibsons we did not hit a home run with this process in all locations, other roads on the Sunshine Coast have achieved success with chipsealing for several years. In consider-

ing our fiscal responsibility to our residents, Council was open to considering less expensive alternatives and decided unanimously that running a pilot chipseal program would be appropriate to determine an alternative to traditional asphalt that is currently beyond the Town's ability to finance.

We do understand the frustration that has been experienced by residents on some of the roads that we attempted to improve, admittedly with less success than we had hoped. We will continue in our efforts minimize their inconvenience having regard to the constraints of the Town's resources and finances.

In the 2017 budget recently adopted, we were able to allocate additional funds to apply asphalt to Seacot and Mountainview as the chipseal treatment did not work as intended on those roads.

The other roads will remain chipsealed as we work to address the excess gravel with additional road sweeping scheduled over the next few weeks.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we continue to work to address the challenges related to this project.

Council is interested in hearing from you and I encourage you to share your feedback on this and other initiatives in the Town.

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The 2963 Seaforth Highlanders Army Cadets, based in Sechelt, are seen last month on the floor of the BC Legislature, with MLA Nicholas Simons at the rear right. The National Office of the Army Cadet League of Canada chose the 2963 Seaforth Highlanders as one of four corps this year to receive a special $3,000 grant. “This grant will provide the corps the opportunity to replace their leaking tents and other camping gear along with their much-needed Highland kit, which is in desperate need of replacement.” the national office said in a statement. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Bertie (Bertha) Hull is seen at her 100th birthday celebration earlier this month at Totem Lodge in Sechelt. She was born May 13, 1917. The party was thrown by the Halfmoon Bay branch of the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary, and included congratulations from the Queen and the Prime Minister. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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In praise of convertibles For many people, warm weather road trips are most enjoyable when taking to the road in a convertible. Fans of convertibles find few things can compare to the wind blowing in their hair and the sun shining on their faces on a beautiful day.

Convertibles can be traced to some of the earliest vehicles, which were built without tops and based on the design of horse and carriages.

The first closed vehicle was manufactured in 1910, and the first retractable hardtop vehicle system was unveiled in 1922. Peugeot claims to be the first manufacturer of power-operated retractable hardtops, which appeared in 1934. Many other auto manufacturers soon followed suit. Plus, cloth tops were introduced in addition to the hard top varieties.

Appearance and the feeling of connection to the outdoors are two of the most popular reasons for driving convertibles. However, the same attributes that draw some people to convertibles may deter others.

Functionality is one common knock on convertibles.

Convertibles certainly are at their best during warm weather, but that doesn't mean they cannot be driven in different seasons. Many modern convertibles feature cabins that are well insulated. With the top up, a person can feel just as comfortable as in other vehicles.

Safety is another concern with regard to convertibles, but modern technology has done much to make convertibles safer. While there is the rare possibility in a rollover incident that convertibles could land on the open top, maintaining the speed limit and driving defensively can reduce the risk of accident.

Many modern convertibles are modelled on coupes or hatchbacks that would ordinarily have a static roof.

To compensate for the roof removal, reinforcements to the pillars and the chassis, as well as rollover bars or other safety features in handling and stability to drastically reduce rolling risk, are included. Metro

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Summer road trips or vacations are the norm, but it is important to realize that hot weather can take its toll even on a new, well-maintained vehicle.

High temperatures can cause all sorts of damage to a vehicle, from zapping battery power to overtaxing the cooling system. Recognizing potential hot-weather risks and performing routine checks on the vehicle are the keys to keeping vehicles in top form.

Battery Excessive heat can shorten the life of a battery because it causes battery fluid to evaporate more quickly. This, in turn, can damage the internal structure of the battery.

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ies may not have filler caps and will not require water.

Inspect the battery for corrosion and leakage of battery acid. This could be a sign that the battery is getting old and will need to be replaced.

Cooling system Cooling systems work hard to keep the flow of air to the engine and prevent it from overheating during warm seasons. Compromised cooling fans or lack of coolant can be troublesome. To avoid overheating, check coolant levels before getting on the road. In addition, have the cooling system checked by a trained mechanic prior to the summer driving season. It's a small price to pay to avoid extensive engine damage from overheating.

Tires Hot weather causes the pressure inside of tires to rise. Overinflated tires can wear down prematurely or result in blowouts. The Car Care Council recommends checking tire pressure routinely in the summer, when

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Fluid levels Hot weather can put extra demand on all fluids and engine components. Check transmission fluid, power steering fluid, brake fluid, and engine oil levels. Top off or change when necessary.

Prepare for breakdowns Plan ahead for potential summer breakdowns by bringing along water, snacks, sunscreen, and an emergency medical kit. Be sure mobile phones are fully charged and that the number of a tow service or roadside assistance crew is entered into your list of contacts in the event of an emergency.

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A gas pump with personality Digital entertainment has taken over the world. Not to be outdone, at least one fuel company is making the process of filling up more interactive.

BP Global recently introduced interactive fuel pumps at various sites around New York and Chicago that are intended to make filling up a gas tank a more enjoyable experience. The smart pump is named "Miles," and the company calls it a BP Personality Pump. Miles uses a proprietary interactive technology to audibly greet customers and initiate the fuelling experience.

While filling up, customers can select music on Pandora, record a video e-card to share on social media or play music trivia. The pump responds in real time through a touchscreen tablet-like device and provides drivers with a variety of entertainment options.

Developed through a partnership with The Onion and Pandora, Miles has a clever

personality. According to Donna Sanker, chief marketing officer for BP Fuels North America, "We believe this technology could change the way people think about the typical fill-up and give consumers another reason to visit our stations."

After pumping gas, drivers can send themselves a text message with content created at the pump, a link to the Pandora station they chose and a special return offer.

Although these interactive pumps are still being tested,

they may soon be noticed across the US. They're particularly targeted to millennials, who consistently immerse themselves in technology and rely heavily on digital content.

BP has not yet revealed plans to expand Miles to pumps in other high-profile markets. Only time will tell if the company expands its interactive fuel pump efforts and whether competitors like Exxon Mobil, Shell, and Chevron develop their own interactive technology. Metro

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Events on the Sunshine Coast May 25 Book launch of “Prairie Spirit” and reading by author Doug Smith, Sechelt Library, 7-8pm May 25 SCRD community dialogue, Gibsons, Gibsons Community Centre, 7pm May 26 Driftwood Players present the comedy “Office Hours” with dinner, Leo’s Tapas, Gibsons, 6pm, $40 May 26 Hawaiian-themed dinner, Harmony Hall, Gibsons, 6pm, $25, 604-886-7902 May 26 Artesia coffee house with guitarist-singer Cam Peters, Citizen Jane with Lea Kirstein and Reenie Perkovic, poet Brian Palmu and singer/songwriter Susan Ssun along with Gordon Cole, Pamela Mesner and Karen Davis, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $10 May 26-27 O Canada 150th concert with A Cappella Strait and Choralations children’s choir: Fri. St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay; Sat. St. Bartholomew’s Church, Gibsons; 7pm, $15, students/ seniors $12 May 27 Show and sale of works by artists Mary Burgess, Rita Crossley, Janice Edmonds, Marie Sharpe, Julie Skippon and Leo White, Shirley Macey Park, Gibsons, 1-5pm May 27 Arbutus Sounds Chorus, Gibsons Public Library, 1:30-3pm May 27 Cloverpoint Drifters bluegrass concert, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7pm, $25 May 27 Jason Scotts celebrates Neil Diamond, Sechelt Legion, 7pm, $20 May 27 Music Makers year-end celebration, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, $15 May 27 Dance with Jim Taylor, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, 7:30pm, members $10, others $15 May 27 Trivia night fundraiser for French childcare centre, teams of six, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, $15/person, 7:30pm, share-there-com May 27 Wanda Nowicki Q’Tet, with Ken Dalgleish, John Rule, Boyd Norman and guest Kevin Crofton, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, $10 May 27 Monty Montego and the Rocksteady Crew, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 May 27 Spring Ting Vol.3 with Hol^gram, Bridge, Vinz Clortho and MC Sugah Candiah, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15

May 27-28 Calvary Baptist Church presents Laugh Again, clean comedy with Phil Callaway: Sat. men’s breakfast, 730 School Rd., Gibsons, 8-10am, $10; Sun. couples’ afternoon out, Highland Centre, Roberts Creek, 2-4pm, $10 May 27-28 Art workshop exploring water colour and ink pen with Bruce Edwards, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 10am3pm, members $90, others $100, register at 604-8860531 May 27-28 Pender Harbour Choir 150th birthday concert, 7pm, $20: Sat. SC Botanical Garden, West Sechelt; Sun. School of Music, Madeira Park May 28 Drag races, Sechelt Airport, 9am, $10 May 28 Mini Maker Faire, Dougall Park, Gibsons, 11am-5pm May 28 Med-Talks presents mental health speakers Victoria Maxwell, Vanessa White and Susann Richter, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, 2-4pm, by donation, email rsvp at sh.foundation@ vch.ca May 29 Sechelt Garden club presents Joanne van Ginkel on garden design 101 plus mini plant sale, Seaside Centre, 7pm, free May 30 Coast Cultural Alliance AGM, Port Stalashen Clubhouse, Wilson Creek, 5:30-7pm May 31 Chiropractor Jody Cox discusses her book “A Better Way”, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm June 2 Charlotte Wrinch provides dinner music, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-7:30pm, tips for the musician June 2 Coast Messiah Choir and Coast Chamber Strings present three baroque masterworks, St. John’s United Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, $25 June 2-3 Annual exhibition by St. John’s Artists and sale of gently used arts items, St. John’s Church hall, Davis Bay, Fri. 10am-7pm, Sat. 10am-5pm June 2-4 Pender Harbour Blues Festival, various venues, www. phblues.ca June 3 Huckleberry Daycare fundraiser yard sale, Arts Buikding, Gibsons, 9am-1pm June 3 Halfmoon Bay Community garage sale, Halfmoon Bay Elementary, 9am-2pm June 3 Egmont Day, 100th birthday celebration with fishing derby, parade, free zodiac tours, Egmont Field, 9am-5pm

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This weekend three local community choirs are performing concerts to celebrate Canada’s 150th with all Canadian music. Janice Brunson has been the director for A Cappella Strait and Choralations Children’s Choir for 25 years and has seen members of Choralations move on to other opportunities. Beth Buono, a Choralations alumna who now sings with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, is returning as a violin accompanist for one of the modern compositions being performed.

“We’ll have everything from a really ethereal modern sound to lumberjack folk songs,” says Brunson. Both A Cappella Strait and Choralations have 17 members and their performances will be interwoven throughout the program as they perform works by Canadian choral composers Stephen

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The 14th Annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival is coming up and tickets are on sale now. You won’t want to miss out on this event organized by the Pender Harbour Blues Society, a registered non-profit organization that aims to preserve, nurture and promote BC’s blues music and musicians.

The festival takes over Pender Harbour for the weekend of June 2-4 with performances at many local venues including John Henry’s in Garden Bay, the Madeira Park Legion, Mad Park Bistro, the Painted Boat Resort, the Upper Deck Cafe in Secret Cove and other local venues. The line up of musicians this year is extraordinary. Famous acts like Brickhouse, David West, Steve Kozak, Diane LInes and Arsen Shomakhov are always poplar

Chatman, Brian Tate and Eleanor Daley. “I wanted to have something that reflected the Canadian choral composer,” says Brunson, noting that these composers are all still living. Also on the program are pieces that recognize aboriginal culture, French Canadian folk songs and modern folk musicians, including Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers, and Leonard Cohen. These last three will be accompanied by Steve Karagianis on guitar to add some colour and an authentic feel to the songs.

The Pender Harbour Choir has been conducted by Kenneth Norman Johnson since September 2016 after a full career as an educator and professional musician. “I really enjoy it,” Johnson says of conducting the choir. “I’m glad to be back doing choral music after being away from it for a while.” The approximately two-hour concert will feature songs from a variety genres including some

by Canadian greats such as Gordon Lightfoot and Oscar Peterson. Two of Johnson’s original compositions are with the audience. Come be moved by the powerful performance by Dawn Pemberton or move around to the lively Blue Line Trio or the Grand Koolios. And of course, listen to the familiar and talented sounds of local performers such as Simon Paradis, Joe Stanton, Tim Hearsey or Poppa Greg and the Chillin’ Dylans. Each one of these performances is sure to knock your socks off. Be sure to check out the website for a full schedule of events and for ticket information. Some of the Blues Festival performances are free, others are ticketed, so be sure to get your tickets before they are sold out. For more information you can go to the website (www. penderharbourbluesfestival.com) or you can contact Marilyn at 604-741-1186 or email info@penderharbourbluesfestival.com. Volunteers are always needed so please contact Marilyn if you are interested.

A Cappella Strait, one of the choirs celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday song this weekend. TERRENCE BUDGELL PHOTO also on the song list. “I think the audience will recognize and relate to [the songs],” says Johnson. “For me as a music director, the whole thing is about moving your audience. I’m hoping this gets them into the spirit of summer and maybe gives them a patriotic feeling as well.”

O Canada 150 Years to Sing About featuring A Cappella Strait and Choralations Children’s Choir perform Friday, May 26 at 7pm at St. John’s United Church and

Saturday, May 27 at 7pm at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church. Tickets $15/$12 available at Sechelt Visitor’s Centre and Laedeli Gifts.

Shades of Summer Light featuring the Pender Harbour Choir perform Saturday, May 27 at 7pm at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden and Sunday, May 28 at 7pm at the PH School of Music. Tickets $20 available at Sechelt Visitor Centre, Earth Faire Books, Harbour Insurance or by calling 604883-0681.

A new exhibition opens June 1 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, with Cath Hughes using mixed media to explore “things we found in the lake”, and Mavis Assad portraying “Jervis Inlet” in acrylics.

The Hughes exhibition, in the main gallery, explores the imagery of bathers at the lake. There is an element of voyeurism as we observe people engaging unselfconsciously with the landscape or interacting with one another. In some pieces the activity is juxtaposed by elements of fantasy: a hobby horse, a mummer, a stag's head and groups of archetypal Canadian wildlife – beavers, loons, Canada geese. Colours as well take on a tint of fantasy and unreality. Cath Hughes describes the work as being like an outsider's fantasy of Canadiana and Canadian wildlife.

Mavis Assad writes of her work: "Majesty. Strength.

Grandeur. These are the feelings that overwhelm me when in the presence of the beautiful west coast beaches, forests, and mountains. This is the beauty and strength I seek to convey in my landscape paintings.

Although I currently live in Montreal, my heart belongs to the west coast where I was born and raised. For me, my current series of Jervis Inlet expresses my emotional connection to this mighty landscape, and raises strong nostalgia for the place I still consider 'home'.

The opening reception will be held June 3 2-4pm. Cath Hughes will give an artist talk on June 4 at 2pm. The exhibition will be on view until June 25.

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From the festival to you The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is excited to announce its 35th anniversary gift to the community: “WordPlay in the Park”, a free storytelling celebration for all ages.

WordPlay in the Park will take place in the Festival Pavilion at the Rockwood Centre in Sechelt on June 25, beginning at 11am. Performers include Kung Jaadee, an accomplished Haida storyteller who performed in our

Aboriginal Storytelling Festival in 2014; award-winning singer/songwriter/storyteller Rick Scott who combines music, stories and wacky humour in his concerts for all ages; and renowned spoken word artists Jillian Christmas and Ronnie Dean Harris (aka Ostwelve) who have performed around the world and right here on the Sunshine Coast, at the Festival and in our schools.

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50 years of gardening in Sechelt It is the 50th Anniversary of the Sechelt Garden Club, and we are holding an open house on June 17, 11am-2pm at the Seaside Centre. A sourwood tree, renowned for its colourful blossom and foliage, has already been planted in the grounds of the Seaside Centre where a plaque has been inscribed to commemorate the occasion.

The Sechelt Garden Club has been involved in several community projects in collaboration with the District of Sechelt and other organizations. The Aquatic Centre rock wall has been planted with tumbling colourful perennials. The heavy stones protecting the shoreline along the Trail Bay water-

front, have been planted with Nootka roses and dune grasses to beautify and sustain the banks. The Arts Centre and the Shorncliffe Gardens were both scenes of active weeding, pruning and clean-up, and our volunteers took part in removing invasive plants from Mission Point Park. The Mother’s Day plant sale has always been well attended as tomato seedlings, perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees were purchased by eager buyers.

Monthly meetings have a variety of very informative speakers on diverse topics related to gardening and members are always willing to show their gardens and host on-site workshops,

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The community is invited to a series of community information sessions to learn about "Raising the Curtain”, a two year research project that explores the question: “What is the lived experience of dementia?” through the ideas, creativity and perspectives of those living it.

Through this outreach program, the project team are hoping to recruit research participants who are living with early stages of dementia.

There will be three Info

Sessions: May 29, 1-2:30pm, Gibsons Recreation Centre; June 12, 10:30am-noon, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre; June 19, 10:30am-noon, Pender Harbour Community Hall.

The project (The Imagination Network) is a partnership between artists (Deer Crossing the Art Farm) health-care professionals (Christenson Village) and academia (Douglas College).

Learn more at www.deercrossingtheartfarm.org.

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SAT. MAY 27, 9:30am - 3:30pm 1002B MARINE DRIVE, GRANTHAMS

simplifying your space Sorry, no parking in driveway - Two leather sectionals, one with a hide-a-bed; leather armchair, waterbed, queen bed, coffee tables, Dining set with china cabinet, sideboard + 8 chairs, Teak buffet, beautiful, large Teak wall unit with curved glass, dresser, antique chairs, antique writing desk, very unusual carved chess table and chair set, sofa, stereos, many linens, kitchen ware and small appliances, lovely china & flatware set, glassware, quality clothing, 3 rug cleaners, sewing machine, poker games table + supplies, Foosball, well used canoe and paddles, garden & patio items, Teak bench, planters, lots and lots of collectibles & unusual finds...

AND THEN THE TOOLS! ...numerous hand tools, older Rockwell Beaver bandsaw & table saw, power saw, ladders, wood planes, chain saw, tool chest & boxes, wrenches, socket sets, Honda Inverter EU1000, Honda GX160 water pump, Tohatsu 8 outboard, soffit materials, and much more we are still discovering!

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FOR SALE – Scooter Spitfire like new $500, Ladies bike like new $75, Leather loveseat, red, only 1.5 yrs old $200, Side table $15, Leather rocker recliner $150, Box spring & mattress $25, Rugs $15-$25, 3 way mirror pine dresser $200, Metal swivel adjustable stool $10, Lamps, Pictures, Dishes. Phone 604-747-9443 FOR SALE – Good Used Tires - 4 Tires LT 275 70 18’s Firestone Transforce HT Loadrange E, $250 total for all 4, STIHL FS 86 Gas Grass & Brush Trimmer, Tap & Go String Head $265, STIHL FS 76 Grass Trimmer, Tap & Go String Head $230, 10hp Kohler Engine $75 obo, Work Bench 17” long with metal top & vice $100 obo, 21” Lawn Mower, Mulcher or Side Discharge $100 obo, 3.5hp BS Lawn Mower Engine $75 obo, Two Tires & Rims Brand New 20.5x8.0x10, 5 bolt rim $85 net each. CALL 604-7401064.

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Happy Spring finally! Last month we advertised here for all the things we are looking for… we asked and we received…. old windows, oars, plant pots, birds, pottery and best of all… vintage glass fishing floats. These are rare, come in and see them before they are gone! We are still seeking many things on our list, please give us a call. The store looks great right now… please drop in and see us and pickup a copy of ZOOM which has a great article on us!

NEW hour glasses, whales, ladders, light wood Scandi furniture, Turkish towels & cowboy pillows. Thanks for supporting our downtown community! 5660 Cowrie St, Sechelt 604-885-5884

WORK WANTED THE GUTTERMAN Maintenance/Repairs/Installation.

Free Estimates. 604-618-3244 FOR HIRE – SKILLED EXPERIENCED GARDENER with horticulture education. Offering landscape consultation, maintenance, renovation, & small construction. Hardworking, reliable. Serving Roberts Creek & Gibsons. Limited availability. Ryan 604-886-3552.

FOR HIRE - NOBODY IS GONNA BEAT MY PROFESSIONAL WORK & PRICE. Semi-retired tile setter, hardwood & stone installer. Will do your home project. 40 years of experience. For info Call 604-813-6745. Ask for Gene.

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Experienced worker needed at a busy book-shipping warehouse in Madeira Park.

Duties include shipping, mailing, inventory management, customer relations, administration.

Applicant must be detail oriented and have good computer skills. Part time becoming full.

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Contact Howard White, Harbour Publishing, 604 883 2730 info@harbourpublishing.com

THE SECHELT SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE IS LOOKING FOR AN

ASSISTANT STORE SUPERVISOR • Responsibilities include assisting the Manager with all operations of the store.

• Must be available to work Saturdays.

• Experience in fashion merchandising and customer service an asset.

• This position is 30 hrs. per week Closing Date: June 2, 2017 Follow link: https://goo.gl/QwQN4e for a detailed job description or email: joel_torrens@can.salvationarmy.org

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• Champion customer service and satisfaction through consistent application of store processes and standards.

• Execute merchandising programs including ownership for maintenance, communication and execution of store plan-o-grams.

• Ensure that department budgets are met through efficient operation of the Grocery department (includes gross profit, wage cost, operational expenses and inventory) are maintained.

• Adhere to company standards and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed.

• Responsible for all aspects of Employee relations including, Interviewing, Hiring, Training and the on-going Development and Motivation of the team.

• Adhere to strict cleaning schedule ensuring a high level of cleanliness and sanitation standards.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements: • Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience in a food retail environment • Previous management/leadership experience in the retail industry is an asset.

• Exemplary customer relations skills • Courses in merchandising or business management would be an asset.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

• Systems skills (Email, SAP, and P.C. applications) • Pay Based on experience

Email Cover Letter & Resume to Heather: Email: mon01826@loblaw.ca Phone/Fax: 604-885-6723

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OBITUARIES BROWN, Mary Jean

December 24, 1941 – May 7, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Jean Brown.

Born in Vancouver, she attended Lord Byng and Kitsilano before moving to New York in the 60s for a job at the Mod clothing phenomenon, Paraphernalia.

She formed “Illusions in Light” to stage light shows, including productions in Yankee Stadium and for the Ed Sullivan Show.

With the 70s, psychedelia gave way to mysticism, the Yea God Family, life at The Pond in Ithaca, and trips to Central America and India, all leading to lifelong friendships.

Back in New York, she applied her unique creative vision to interior design in Manhattan, before returning to Vancouver in 1986 to open an interior design business on Granville Island.

The chance to make a home, art studio, and B&B out of an old warehouse took Mary Jean to Gibsons where she launched into yet another career as a portrait painter, muralist, and art teacher.

Lovingly remembered by her family, Charles, Brenda Lea, and Harrison, her best friend Bobbi, and her many friends on the Coast and elsewhere.

A garden party will be held in Mary Jean’s honour at the Awarehouse Hideaway this summer.

GERMAINE, John “Trevor” December 2, 1937 - May 18, 2017

John “Trevor” Germaine, 79, of Gibsons, British Columbia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Lion’s Gate General Hospital. Born in Victoria, BC to John and Dorothy Germaine he traveled with his work for the CPR to Ontario and back to his home, British Columbia.

Trevor was a passionate, kind and lovable man who always saw the good in everyone. Proud of his wife’s singing; he often called himself “Mr. Joy”. Trevor had a very diversified working life: from a deckhand on tug boats, to pipe fitting, civil and structural engineering, land surveyor and taxi owner/ operator, co-creator and part owner of Molly’s Lane Market.

For many years he was a backyard mechanic in his garage where he enjoyed all automotive challenges brought to him.

Trevor and Joy loved to travel and had many wonderful European vacations and cruises as well as trips to Vegas.

One of his greatest delights was his granddaughter, Sophia, spending time with her and watching her ride horses.

Trevor is survived by his loving wife, of 49 years, Joy (Jenkins) Germaine. Trevor was extremely proud of his two sons, Scott Germaine, of Gibsons, and Darryl (Catherine and Sophia), of London, Ontario. He is also survived by his brother, Rod (Adeline) Germaine, of Vancouver. Predeceased by brothers Peter and Bevan.

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The family will be hosting a Celebration of Life on Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 4:00 until 8:00 PM at Eric Cardinall Hall, 1 Chamberlain Road, Gibsons, British Columbia. Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in Trevor’s name to the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation.

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