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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, November 10, 2016 The Holy Crap Cookbook Page 11

Coast Doctors Protest Care Shortage

The Calm Before the Hunt

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Celebrating Search And Rescue Pages 5 & 10

Singing Scam Page 7

Remembrance Day Pages 8-10

Save the Mountain Grind Page 12

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The Local - Thursday, November 10, 2016

Supporting Wood�ibre LNG

Announcement of Public Consultation on Sechelt Waterfront Development

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RTC Properties, invite members of the public to review and to provide comment on the proposed rezoning application for a residential community located at the corner of Shorncliffe Ave on the waterfront in Sechelt, B.C.

construction phase and running of the plant will create long term family-supporting jobs."

Wilson is scheduled to be formally acclaimed on Nov. 12 as the Liberal candidate in next year’s provincial election. The nomination meeting is noon at the Davis Bay community hall.

Wilson says the $1.6 billion project is an example of thinking globally and acting locally.

"We can supply a fuel source that is an excellent alternative to coal,” he said.

“This is a win for everyone and I congratulate Premier Clark for creating the conditions in which responsible industrial development is

possible while protecting the environmental integrity of our region."

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School District No. 46 (SD46) received great news from the Capital Management Branch of the Ministry of Education. The school district presented a high priority request as part of the Ministry of Education’s School Enhancement Program and has been granted up to $497,500 to complete the work.

This project will replace the aging boiler plant at Langdale Elementary School with a high efficiency system and will add ventilation to the gymnasium, as currently there is no ventilation. This

project comes on the heels of other critical energy efficiency upgrades at the school.

Manager of Facilities Rob Collison, said, “This funding comes at a great time for us.

This past summer we replaced all of the original single pane exterior windows at Langdale Elementary with Low-E Argon filled doubleglazing and upgraded our heating controls system. On an energy per square metre basis, Langdale Elementary has historically been our worst performing facility.

This upgrade, along with the

window replacement and heating controls projects, will bring the school in line with some of our higher performing facilities.”

Secretary-Treasurer Nic Weswick added, ”the utilities savings will provide more funds to support education in SD46 and the boiler replacement and ventilation project will further contribute to extending the life of the facility.”

The project is expected to begin in late December with completion expected in early 2017.

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"The process required to get us to ‘yes’ on this project has included two independent and rigorous environmental reviews based on sound science,” Wilson said in a statement. “The resulting conditions agreed to by the company will protect the interests of the Squamish First Nation and the residents of Howe Sound and the Sunshine Coast. In addition, the

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Coast doctors protest care shortage In a strongly worded letter to the Minister of Health, virtually all the doctors on the Sunshine Coast have complained of "a severe shortage" of government-funded long term care (LTC) beds, and that Vancouver Coastal Health's plan to add 20 more beds as part of the new Silverstone facility does not come close to meeting exist- Trellis president Mary McDougall addresses Sechelt council ing needs.

Nov. 2 about the company’s contract to take over long term The letter was sent by the care beds with the planned closure of Totem Lodge and Sunshine Coast Division of Shorncliffe. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO Family Practice, which represents all the doctors on the one of the highest concentra- but added that residential Coast, and was signed by 54 tions of seniors in the prov- care space must to be adedoctors (all except a few, who ince, with 11 percent of the quate to meet this expanding were out of town). population (3,286 residents) population, and that a serious The letter says the lack of over 75 years old. conversation must be had long term care beds is causWhat's more, the num- with VCH about these needs. ing overcrowding at Sechelt ber of seniors could go even VCH has come under heavy Hospital, and straining the higher, pointed out Sechelt criticism for its failure to conhospital's emergency depart- Mayor Bruce Milne at a Nov. 2 sult the Sunshine Coast comment: hearing on three new seniors munity about the planned "At present, more than 40 developments: Rockwood closure of Totem Lodge and percent of the acute care beds Ocean Stories, Wesbrooke by and their replaceSeptember 2016 - January 18, 2017 Shorncliffe, at our hospital in Sechelt6,are the Sea and Silverstone. ment with a 128-bed facility occupied by patients awaitThe Rockwood proposal, operated privately by Trellis ing LTC placement. These which was given third readpatients wait four months on ing by council, is for over 200 Seniors Services.

The Division of Family average and in the case of one independent and assisted Practice's letter echoed those patient of whom you were living units, while the Wesconcerns: "Not only is the made aware, nine months." brooke proposal would add The Division of Family another 124 but these will proposed net increase of 20 Practice calculates that this not provide the long term beds inadequate for our presVancouver region Langdale has 74 long term- care care beds the doctors are ent and future needs, but also the entire contract process beds per 1,000 people over pushing (Gibsons) - (Horseshoe Bay)for. age 75, compared to an avMilne pointed out that was completed without involving Sunshine coast physierage of 91.5 beds in other Please Note: At Langdale, ticketing will end fivefacilities, minutes before the scheduled sailing time for vehicles these new although cians or any other communities within the Vanmuch needed, will attract an and walk-on passengers. At Horseshoe Bay only, ticket sales for vehicles and walk-on passengers willlocal stakeholder group." couver end Coastal Health (VCH) older population. ten minutes before the scheduled sailing time.

Opponents of the deal, inregion. To bring the Coast up "If we build these indepenLangdale/Vancouver and Powell River/Sechelt arethere not guaranteed connect.the Please plan EmployHospital to the VCH average we would dent livingPeninsula facilities, will tocluding your travels accordingly. ees Union and the BC Nurses need 301 beds, 57 more than be more seniors coming to Union, have formed an allithe 244 we have today.

By the coast than even our curCrossing Time: 40 Minutes 2018, the population over rent projections," said Milne. ance called "Protect Public 75 is projected to rise to the "There is a strong demand off Health Care" (pphcare.ca) September 6 - October 10, 2016 point where the number of of the Sunshine Coast to come and are pressuring to stop the LEAVE LANGDALE BAY of publicly operbeds needed will be 370, and live here LEAVE in yourHORSESHOE senior replacement ated LTC beds with a private, leaving 6:20 the am Coast with a years."

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Bay) (Earls Cove) The (Saltery Sunshine Coast has seniors as an opportunity," Donna McMahon 11:30 am 10:25 am 1:35 pm 12:35 pm Langdale to Earls Cove terminal -isJanuary 84 km (52mi),18, plan2017 on approximately 90 minutes driving time.

September 6, 2016 2:10 pm Sep 9, 16, 23 2:45 pm Powell River to Saltery Bay is 34 km (22mi), plan on approximately 40 minutes driving time.

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Public Works, Public Works,Parks Council will meet in a less formal and structured manner to & environment Parks and The District Office will be hear and consider presentations that CLOSED foster the economic, social committee, Environment and environmental well-being of recognition our community. This will be 2:30pm, April 22 Friday, November 11, in Committee (or later, depending on incubator for new ideas, governance, and policy that is in of an Remembrance Day. the length of the 2:30pm, line with Council’s strategic goals. Committee meetings will be previous meeting) November 28 The publiconistheencouraged toevery participate scheduled first Wednesday of other month,in starting in May, 2015.

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The Local - Thursday, November 10, 2016

Editorial Opinion Guard your good name You've spent a lifetime building your good name and the last thing you need is for your hard-earned retirement to be derailed because somebody has turned that good name to mud.

Identity theft is an unfortunate fact of life in the 21st century, one exacerbated by the myriad of new ways data may be compromised.

While there are many perfectly legitimate reasons to share your personal information both in the real world and online, it's important to remember there may be dangers lurking and seniors can be a prime target for fraud or theft.

November is National Community Safety and Crime Prevention month and this year, the Canada Safety Council and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada want to remind you to stay alert and on your guard when it comes to identity theft and online scams.

"Protecting your identity is a lot like preparing for a secure retirement. You do your homework, make sure safeguards are in place, revisit your decisions regularly and stay prudent," says Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien.

Just as you've researched your savings and investment options, you need to take stock of your privacy vulnerabilities.

Start with your pocketbook. Take an inventory of the personal information and cards that you carry. Leave items you don't need somewhere secure, such as in a safety deposit box.

This includes your birth certificate and Social Insurance Number, the latter of which is only needed for income reporting and should only be shared when absolutely necessary.

If asked for personal details to participate in a promotion, to return an item to a store or by a charity you've made a donation to, be sure to ask questions about the organization's privacy policies and how your information will be protected.

Don't let businesses make a copy of your ID unless it's for a legitimate reason.

Burn or destroy documents that contain personal information when they're no longer needed.

Never give personal information over the phone unless you initiated the call and you trust the person on the other end.

Use caution and judgment when opening emails. Malicious messages may contain viruses, financial scams or requests for personal information from people or institutions you don't know. If something looks odd, don't hesitate to ignore it.

Ensure that your mailbox has either a lock or a drop slot on it. Mail theft can lead to identity theft. Keep track of bills you're expecting in the mail and don't be afraid to call the companies issuing them if they don't arrive on time.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Dogs Harmless fireworks…it’s just one night…

But they aren't harmless, are they? My old Jack Russell thinks he is being harmed: he cowered in my bathroom Oct. 29, soiled the floor while his teeth chattered. I was sick with helplessness and unable to comfort him, unable to protect my own home.

Maybe you don't have a pet, but if you are a Coaster who loves our wildlife, large and small, one quick Google of "wildlife-fireworks" will reveal the shocking hidden damage done to all creatures. Fireworks are not thunder; they can't prepare themselves. Their sensitive ears and sonar can be knocked out, they fly or run into the dark, filled with fear.

It is just one night, but not really. Next will be some Christmas random blasts, leading up to a midnight shock on New Year’s Eve. Where is my right not to be distressed? Then there will be Canada Day, and Sea Cavalcade...

No, it is not just one night.

And even if it was, no "holiday" should be exempt from cruelty, no pathetic fireworks should have the right to terrorize, not one, not any night.

Sheryl McDougald Roberts Creek, BC

Cats, and birds (re “Pet Smarts” , the Local, Oct. 27) Well, Jane Bowers’ excellent article on house cats with their special needs in housing, and consequential behaviour when 'out of home' was just the 'cat's meow' for me. I've believed for a long time now, that there should be a type of Block Watch for cats and small dogs.

On the topic of avian care, I advocated for such a thing as a 'Budgie Social Tea', held in an open air, specially enclosed, large gazebo, with

a lovely treed area, where budgie people could release their charges, into a wonderful naturalized area for a fly-about with friends, while owners sip coffee, tea, and knit and chat for an hour or two…

Penny Lightbourne, Sechelt

Wildlife (re “Fundrazr for Gibsons Wildlife Centre”, the Local, Oct. 20) We, at Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, are absolutely thrilled with the incredible response to our building fund-raiser campaign.

With both online and offline donations now totalling $17,285, we are beginning to believe that we may not only reach our goal of $25,000, but could perhaps exceed it. We still have two months to go until our deadline of Dec. 31, and should we actually exceed that once-only-dreamed-of goal, with any extra funds, we will be able to equip our new facility not only with new cages, but with kitchen, laundry and feed storage units. This will make it a truly dedicated building for the rehabilitation unit, and enable Clint and Irene Davy to make their house their home once again.

Please continue to share our campaign with your friends, neighbours and family, and let's see if we can get our local businesses more involved. To all of you who have already donated, a heartfelt thank you from all at Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation centre.

If you would like to help us reach, or exceed, our goal, you can do so by donating in person, or by mail, at GWRC, 1211 Carmen Road, Gibsons, V0N 1V4.

Alternatively you can visit our Fundrazr campaign on line at http://fnd. us/819dc7?ref=sh_e5rDi0 Jane Orrom, Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

Irate citizens (Addressed to Sechelt council and copied to the Local) I write you in hopes that Council will act on behalf of the irate citizens of the Sunshine Coast and deny Trellis’ rezoning application on grounds that the West Sechelt site for their for-profit long term care facility is an inappropriate location because it is inconvenient for residents, and visiting family and friends.

I believe this is the best hope we have of cancelling this project of Vancouver Coastal Health which has been forced down our throats with no consultation by an arrogant and probably misinformed bureaucracy. I realize this is a long shot, but I know that your efforts on the community’s behalf would be greatly appreciated by an angry citizenry.

Michael Siddall, Sechelt

A perplexed citizen

I’m perplexed by the peculiar and selective insistence that publicly-funded health care should be exclusively delivered by government-owned facilities. It doesn’t reflect what is happening in the real world. In fact, 70 per cent of long term residential care in BC is provided through privately-owned facilities, a long-standing, proven, costeffective model.

Overall, less than a third of health care in Canada is delivered in publicly owned facilities. When I see my doctor in her partnerowned clinic I receive care in a publicly-funded, private facility. It’s the same when I go to the laboratory for tests and diagnostic procedures.

The Federal government routinely provides excellent health care to the RCMP, the Canadian Forces and federal prisoners at privatelyowned facilities on contract.

Similar arrangements exist for most provincial workers’

compensation programs.

The innovative “Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative” contracts thousands of surgeries out to private facilities at public expense annually. It radically reduced the number of patients waiting for surgery and wait times dropped dramatically. Saskatchewan went from having the longest surgery wait lists and wait times in the country to having the shortest in six years.

All of these positive examples have the same publicly-funded, privatelydelivered service model as that proposed for the Trellis facility. I’m confident Trellis can deliver care services at the same quality as VCH at a lower cost, avoiding the incremental and inevitable additional bureaucracy and overhead costs of public facilities.

We need to learn from the European model of a publicly-funded mix of private and public health care service provision in all areas.

It works far better than the slow and inefficient system some Canadians cling to.

Keith Maxwell, Sechelt

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Celebrating Search and Rescue Volunteers with Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue celebrated 40 years of service to the Sunshine Coast at an open house on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Search and Rescue started in Sechelt in 1976 and in Gibsons in 1978. Bill Lawson, one of the original founders, was present to cut a 40th anniversary cake at the headquarters and training facility next to the SCRD office on Field Road.

"So many people serve here in different ways, but the folks who carry a pager in their pocket hold a special place of regard," said SCRD Area E Director Mark Lebbell. "They put on hold their family's needs to serve the community and it often involves life and limb."

Thanking the volunteers for their dedication on behalf of the regional district, Lebbell noted that Search and Rescue workers not only attend incidents, but put in long hours of administration and support, education, fund-raising and training.

Sunshine coast Search and Rescue is responsible for searches on land and fresh water in a vast area stretching north from Keats and Gambier Islands to Egmont and east up Salmon Inlet to the borders of Tantalus Provincial Park.

(Ocean rescues are handled by a separate organization,the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue.)

This is a huge region of rough terrain and often challenging conditions. Volunteers receive extensive basic training to provincial standards, and also take on additional specialties, such as tracking, ropes, swift water, snow, or operating offroad vehicles. When going into the backcountry, they are supported by skilled helicopter pilots who lift them in and out of some extraordinarily difficult locations.

"Last year was a record year," said President Don Neville. "2016's been quieter but in our business, that's good news."

The group is called out an average of about twenty times

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a year, but emergencies are unpredictable and calls can come in any time of the day or night.

Operations are run from a Mobile Command Centre truck, which carries powerful communications equipment, and coordinates every search. "Volunteers on the ground don't talk to each other, they talk to us," said volunteer Ian Martin.

"That way we have records."

Search and rescue is called by the RCMP to assist in a wide variety of situations, from wilderness rescues such as mountain bike accidents or overdue hunters to urban searches, often involving elderly people or children.

Volunteer Sheila Pope noted that when vulnerable people are missing, police call searchers in immediately.

Pope is a tracker. "It's like being Inspector Clouseau in the woods," she says. She belongs to the BC Tracking Association which holds an annual tracking course every year at the Girl Guide's Camp Olave in Wilson Creek. Over a weekend, par-

ticipants practice 20 hours of tracking, including night tracking.

Searches can be physically taxing and sometimes tragic.

High profile searches in recent years included the night rescue of a pair of young people on Soames Hill in 2014, and a week-long search in 2015 for a missing kayaker on Garden Bay Lake.

Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue presently has about 30 members and would like to have 40, so they are launching a recruiting campaign in the new year. Physical fitness is the main qualification, though knowledge of the backcountry is helpful.

Alex Tebbutt noted that due to "careful recruiting" they have an over-80 per cent retention rate after three years.

The present team ranges in age from mid-twenties to mid-seventies and is almost half women. In addition to taking formal courses, they practice together ever second Tuesday evening.

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as many of us come together on Remembrance Day this Friday at cenotaphs across Canada to remember friends and loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we might enjoy freedom, the most touching moments for me will involve the very young, and the elderly. Seeing a tiny child, their trusting hand clasped by their parent, a Silver Cross mother, or a nonagenarian veteran as they walk reverently up to lay a wreath, I know I am not alone in feeling profoundly moved.

Wherever you may be on November 11, please pause for a moment to thank the brave men and women who have participated in conflict, historic or recent, and those they left behind, for their courage and their sacrifices on our behalf.

a naturopath. This was my introduction to the world of “alternate medicine”. Over time through improving my diet, taking supplements and generally taking better care of my health, my skin condition gradually improved. As with most skin conditions, however, they are the tip of the iceberg, a sign of deeper health issues. Over several years I was treated by naturopaths, Chinese herbalists and acupuncturists, all of which helped my skin condition and overall health, and in the process I became more attuned to my body and its needs. I was following a strict diet, but whenever I deviated from it, my face would break out and my digestion would act up. I also noticed that stress would bring on an outbreak. Eventually I was introduced to homeopathy, and for the first time I experienced a profound and deep shift in my physical health, and also emotionally and mentally. My skin condition cleared completely (still to

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Several new businesses, which promise to fit well with the business fabric of the Town, including a distillery and a Taphouse, likewise are working their way through the approval process in a promising manner.

The George Hotel and Residences is working with the Ministry of the Environment to achieve the necessary approvals they require for their environmental and other permits. Each of these many projects will bring jobs and other social benefits to Gibsons, and it is heartening to see them progress through the necessary stages of approval.

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Pull of the Tide Pam GoldsmithJones MP, West Vancouver Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky Country

On Monday Nov. 7 Prime Minister Trudeau and Transport Minister Garneau announced Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan at the HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve in Vancouver. At the same time, Minister LeBlanc in New Brunswick and Minister McKenna in Nova Scotia participated in the announcement from the Atlantic coast, demonstrating the deep commitment our government has, from coast to coast to coast, toward the safety and protection of the marine environment.

Canada’s Oceans Protection Policy is long overdue.

There are four key pillars to the policy and plenty of opportunity, for us here at home, to participate fully in realizing its objectives which are to: • Create a marine safety system that improves responsible shipping, protects Canada’s waters, and strengthens response measures • Restore and protect marine ecosystems and habitats • Strengthen partnerships and launch co-management practices with Indigenous and coastal communities • Invest in oil spill cleanup methods and research This $1.5 billion investment is significant. Canada is determined to become a world-leader in marine safety, striving to achieve the standards for marine safety estab-

lished by Alaska and Norway.

Thank you to the community leaders and volunteers on the Sunshine Coast, Squamish, Bowen Island, the Islands Trust and West Vancouver who have worked so hard to ensure that federal government policy reflects our local concerns regarding marine safety, protection of ecosystems, partnerships with Indigenous peoples and local communities, and our ability to deal with known risks such as derelict vessels in local waters.

With regard to derelict vessels, this is an issue that many regions within our riding share. I am especially grateful to Clare Frater with the Islands Trust and Kate-Louise Stamford on Gambier Island also with the Islands Trust, Bonny Brokenshire with the

Municipality of Bowen Island, Ian Winn, Sunshine Coast Regional District Director for Electoral Area F east of Gibsons and for Bruce Russell’s advocacy with regard to Mannion Bay on Bowen Island.

There are many, many more from throughout our region.

The Oceans Protection Plan includes $100 million dedicated to the removal of derelict vessels. The plan also describes the government’s desire to develop a vessel licensing system so that vessel owners, not governments, are responsible for vessel disposal.

I welcome your comments and feedback on the government’s work. You can email me at pam.goldsmith-jones@ parl.gc.ca, or stop by our community office in Horseshoe Bay.

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While the caller may have been truly conscience stricken, the

resident was advised to hang up if the male calls again and attempts further conversation as this may be a ruse to gain her trust only to exploit it down the road. Submitted by RCMP

At the District of Sechelt council meeting on Nov. 2, Mayor Bruce Milne read a Proclamation declaring Nov. 16 as Métis Day in Sechelt.

At the meeting, Vancouver Métis Citizens Society President, Ron Paradis of Sechelt,

invited the council and the public to attend the Métis Infinity Flag raising that is scheduled to take place at the Municipal Hall in Sechelt at 12noon on Nov. 16.

The issue is on the agenda of the Gibsons council meeting

on Nov. 15, with the hope that the flag will be raised at the Town Hall at 10am on Nov. 16.

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Following the First World War a French woman, Madame E. Guérin, suggested to British Field-Marshall Earl Haig that women and children in devastated areas of France could produce poppies for sale to support wounded Veterans.

The first of these poppies were distributed in Canada in November of 1921, and the tradition has continued ever since, both here and in many parts of the world.

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The flowers and the larks serve as reminders of nature's ability to withstand the destructive elements of war by

men, a symbol of hope in a period of human despair. In Canada, traditionally the poppies which we wear were made by disabled Veterans. They are reminders of those who died while fighting for peace: we wear them as reminders of the horrors of conflict and the preciousness of the peace they fought hard to achieve.

The two minutes of silence provide another significant way of remembering wartime while thinking of peace. Two minutes are scarcely enough time for thought and reflection. As we pause and bow our heads, we remember those brave men and women who courageously volunteered for the cause of freedom and peace.

For those who lived through the wars, remembering means thinking of comrades. It evokes memories of men and women who never returned home.

Those born after the wars might picture the youthful soldiers who eagerly joined up from high schools, businesses and farms across the country, only to meet death while fighting against the enemy. They may imagine the anguish of a man leaving a new wife, a young family, an elderly mother. The important thing for all of us to remember is that they fought to preserve a way of life, Canadian values, and the freedom we enjoy today and often take for granted. Remember that the silence is to honour their sacrifice and memory.

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Helping the Vets Since serving in uniform, many of Canada’s Veterans continue to provide outstanding service to their country, their communities and their fellow Veterans. To formally recognize the contributions of these outstanding Canadians, the Governor General authorized the creation of the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.

The Commendation is awarded annually to individuals who have contributed in an exemplary manner to the care and well-being of Veterans or to the remembrance of the contributions, sacrifices and achievements of Veterans.

Among those receiving the commendation this year was

Larry Boyd of Gibsons.

Boyd is a Veteran of the Second World War. In 1960, he became a member of Branch 109 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Gibsons, and has been an integral part of the organization ever since. He has served in numerous executive positions including president, secretary and regional zone commander, and he also sat on various committees. In his current role of Service Officer, Boyd is extremely diligent in ensuring Veterans receive the assistance they require, regardless of circumstance, and always approaches them with tact and respect.

Larry Boyd is also the Poppy Chairman for the Branch, and works tirelessly each year to

ensure the campaign reaches its fundraising target. During Remembrance Week, Boyd participates in school visits and gives all the students a free poppy, shares the story of his service, and also encourages students to engage in the poster, essay and poem competitions. Approximately two years ago, he approached the local secondary school to ask for their assistance in cleaning up the Veterans’ cemetery, a task that has turned into an annual project. Boyd, now in his nineties, continues to be an active member of the Legion and continues to work diligently to assist Veterans in the community and keep the concept of remembrance alive. Submitted

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Grateful. While one word does not make a sentence, it sums up the feelings shared by all Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue volunteers, on land and at sea. October and early November presented a bounty of recognition events, community support and generous donor contributions.

Thanks to the leadership and initiative of the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, a Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue Endowment Fund was officially established. Three Coast-wide RCMSAR Societies, representing Gibsons, Halfmoon Bay / Sechelt and Pender Harbour together will benefit from the largesse of our community. Within a week of its formation, a very generous couple (you know who you are) donated $2,500 to help us save lives on the water. Please consider joining them when planning your annual gift giving or estate. The income from the fund will be used for funding critical operations and equipment requirements.

New recruits to Marine Search and Rescue have

been busy getting their initial credentials in order, including criminal record checks, self-recovery water practice, extensive reading, and classroom review sessions of the Crew Orientation Manual.

The enthusiasm demonstrated by new members and the time and dedication of active crew who help train the next class is both impressive and humbling.

On Nov. 3, Station 12 (Halfmoon Bay / Sechelt) held its 3rd Annual Beer & Burger Night at the Lighthouse Pub. Over 250 guests showed up to support our volunteers and enjoyed a fun-filled evening that included food, beverages, and lots of mingling.

On the fundraising side, guests enjoyed a Silent Auction featuring Crew Favours with a variety water-based adventure packages, Raffle prizes and 50/50 draws.

It was a night enjoyed by all, generating in excess of $11,000 dollars to support crew training and safety equipment.

On Nov. 5, members of the public joined current and past members of Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue (Land) to celebrate 40 years of service to the community.

The well-attended Anniversary & Open House featured displays, demonstrations and speeches from dignitaries

and past members. We sincerely thank all friends and supporters who joined the celebration.

While fairly quiet on the call-out front, several members recently completed a SAR medic first aid course, rope team practice and helicopter evacuation procedures. The expressions and demonstrations of community support fuel the crews with confidence and affirm our shared belief that what we do actually makes a difference to residents on the Sunshine Coast.

Thank you for your support.

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The Green Film Series presents the highly acclaimed film “Angry Inuk” on Monday Nov. 14 in Gibsons and Wednesday Nov. 16 in Sechelt.

Seal hunting, a critical part of Inuit life, has been controversial for a long time, and Inuit have always been an afterthought in international discussions around it.

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One of the Coast’s best success stories is HapiFoods Group, makers of nutritious, organic, non-GMO breakfast cereals. We know them better by the name of their bestselling cereal, Holy Crap.

When owners Brian and Corin Mullins started out in 2009 selling bags of their cereal at the Sechelt Farmers Market, their goal was to sell 1,000 bags. Seven years later, they’ve added Skinny B and Plus Gluten Free Oats to their line, and produce 5,000 bags a day at their plant in Gibsons. The cereals are sold in 2,500 stores across Canada with an increasing number in the United States, in addition to growing online sales that serve an international market. Holy Crap even went into space when astronaut Chris Hadfield took the cereal with him on his five-month mission to the International Space Station, choosing the cereal for its high nutritional value and long shelf life.

But Holy Crap isn’t just for breakfast anymore. In The Holy Crap Cookbook, a collection of 60 recipes featuring HapiFoods cereals, you’ll also find recipes for smoothies, parfaits, power snacks, salads, sides and mains. “I’ve always wanted to do a cookbook,” says Corin. “All the stuff in here is really easy

for people to make. They’re quick and a lot of fun.” Many of the recipes came from happy consumers of the cereal that were then tested and tweaked and tested again.

“This is just a fraction of the thousands of recipes that our customers have worked on,” says Brian. Claudia Howard, who is the Vice President of Marketing at HapiFoods, was approached by Douglas and McIntyre about publishing a Holy Crap cookbook and is the book’s co-author. Howard also worked with Corin on testing and developing recipes. “It’s a combination of everyone pulling together,” says Corin. “Working together we got out a better book,” agrees Brian.

With all the ups and downs they’ve experienced in their seven year journey in a cutthroat food industry (including losing $600,000 on a chia seed deal gone terribly wrong), the Mullins are happy to be living and working on the Sunshine Coast, employing local people, producing quality cereals and sharing recipes. Insider tip: Corin’s favourites are the apple cheddar bites and quinoa zucchini clusters.

The Holy Crap Cookbook book launch takes place Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 7 to 9pm at the Arts Centre in Sechelt. A book signing takes place Saturday, Nov. 19 from noon to 2pm at Seasoned Kitchen in the Gibsons Park Plaza. At both events, refreshments made from the book’s recipes will be served.

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Corrin Mullins has written a cookbook, with Claudia Howard, with recipes that use the Holy Crap cereal. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Scottish singer Archie Fisher returns to Pender Harbour for the third time with a Nov. 20 concert at 2pm at the School of Music. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Calling young artists Creative kids are wanted for a special annual event produced by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council. Artists aged 5 to 18 years who take photos, build, carve, sew, draw, paint or do other art in their spare time are invited to enter the Young Artists Awards. Work created outside of school programs in the past year should be entered by 3pm, Sunday, Nov. 20.

The young artists’ work will be exhibited in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre from

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November 10 Roots and blues music with The Burying Ground and The Blue Line Trio with Dr. Fun, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, $10-$15 November 11 Remembrance Day ceremonies, Pender Harbour, Sechelt, Roberts Creek, Gibsons, approximately 10:30am, check local Legions November 11 A gathering of musicians and friends to experience peace and Remembrance, presented by Vocal Intent, Living Faith Lutheran Church, Davis Bay, 7pm, by donation November 11 Coffee house with Ken Dunn and Anna Green, Joan & Ted, and Tamara Goble, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm, suggested $10 donation November 12 Bizarre Bazaar, fundraiser by Grandmothers and GrandOthers, Roberts Creek Hall, 10am2pm November 12 Aloha fundraiser Christmas Craft Fair, to raise money for shíshálh language staff to attend immersion conference in Hawaii, Sechelt Nation Hall, 10am, $2 November 12 Holly tea and mini bazaar, Gibsons United Church, 1-3pm, $5 November 12 Information session on the new Egmont/Pender Harbour Official Community Plan, Pender Harbour Community Hall, 1-4pm November 12 Opening reception for exhibitions by Jan Poynter and Paul Clancy, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm November 12 Chocolate, beer and wine tasting with jazz, Gambier Community Centre, 2-5pm, tasting $15 November 12 Annual shuckfest, oysters, drink and food, fundraiser for breast cancer research, Smitty’s Oyster House, Gibsons, 3pm, $75 ($100 for brunch with bottomless Caesers) November 12 Jazz Group of Seven, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 3-4pm, by donation November 12 Code-writing workshop for girls aged 8 to 12, Capilano University, Sechelt, 1-4pm, $10, free showing of the film “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap”, 7pm, register through share-there. com.http://sctechhub.ca, 604790-1845 November 12 Book launch and reading by four authors: Pender Harbour writers Nathaniel G. Moore and Amber McMillan, and Vancouver writers Adele Barclay and Catherine Owen, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 7pm November 12 Allison Crowe and band, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, $20 advance, $25 at the door November 12 The Relics, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 November 12 Latin funk, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $6, guests $10

November 12-13 Early bird Christmas craft fair with 34 local artisans, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 10am-3pm November 13 Painting demonstration by Jan Poynter in connection with her exhibition, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 11am-4pm November 13 Brunch Bunch, single and over 55, Blackfish Pub, 11am November 14 Pender Harbour Garden Club presents Laurel and Cheryl from SC Nursery, School of Music, Madeira Park, members free, others $5, rsvp to phgardenclub@gmail.com November 14 Green Film Series presents “Angry Inuk”, challenging anti-sealing groups, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, by donation November 15 Launch of Holy Crap Cookbook

by Corin Mullins and Claudia Howard, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7pm November 16 An evening of community commitment to Truth, Healing and Reconciliation with speaker Shelley Joseph, Gibsons Public Library, 5:30pm, free with registration at 604-886-2130 November 16 Green Film Series presents “Angry Inuk”, challenging anti-sealing groups, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation November 16 A multicultural celebration at NFB film night: “In Canada” and “Welcoming Communities”, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 7-8:30pm, free, bring a snack from your culture November 17 Comedy night with John Beuhler, Steve McGovern and Brett Porte, Grasshopper Pub, Pender Harbour, 8pm, $40 November 18 Grand opening at new location of The Kube, art and housewares, 689A Gibsons Way, Gibsons, noon-8pm November 18 Sechelt Chamber of Commerce business excellence awards, black tie dinner and silent auction, SC Golf and Country Club, Roberts Creek, 6:30pm, $80 November 18-19 Yuletide craft fair, Lutheran Church, Davis Bay, Fri. 11am4pm, Sat. 10am-3pm November 19 Vintage Christmas market, Sarah Wray Hall, Garden Bay, 10am-3pm November 19 Grant writing workshop with Marg Penney, School of Music, Madeira Park, 1-4pm, $70, register at 604-883-2826 November 19 Mary Burns reads from her book “The Reason for Time”, with magic demo and discussion of magic and belief, Sechelt Public Library, 3-5pm, free November 19 The Black Boot fundraiser for Ruby Slipper Fund with The So Tight Band and The Blue Line Trio with Dr. Fun, Sechelt Legion, 7pm, $40 November 19 Winter dance party with Luci & The Luv, Leo’s Tapas & Grill, Gibsons, 7pm

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Art and commerce

Deck The Halls

From Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, One-O-One Office Supply in downtown Sechelt will be hosting the art exhibition “three @ one-o-one”. The show features both abstract and representational paintings in acrylic, multi-media and photo transfer onto wood from three emerging Sunshine Coast artists: Nedeen Boon, Mary Dolman and Janice Rafael.

"Our show is full of colour and represents the local environment" says Janice Rafael, "and the show comes just in time for Christmas shopping.

My acrylic and mixed medium work is colourful and often playful – representing flowers, animals and Coast landscapes.”

Nedeen Boon has lived on the Sunshine Coast her entire life and has always had a special connection with its natural beauty. “My photos reflect both the recognized landmarks and hidden treasures of the Coast and the images are transferred to wood allowing the natural wood grain to show through.”

Fellow artist Mary Dolman established a reputation as a “northern artist” during her

Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair Memories of Christmas Craft Fairs gone by…

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The Sunshine Coast Secular Humanist Association was established 10 years ago to meet and discuss various topics of interest. We have also sponsored public meetings on topics we thought the community is interested in, such as the Oct. 15 meeting at the Gibsons Public Library with the author of “The Right to Die.” We are a bit more formal than the “conversation cafes”. Usually we have a speaker for a formal presentation, though ad hoc topics emerge for vigorous discussion.

Our organization also sponsors an annual bursary to a high school graduate to further their education.

Though we are secular group, we are not anti-religious; rather we are a-religious, preferring to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin – or indeed “if” there are angels.

We meet on the second Sunday of the month at the Wilson Creek salmon hatchery, 1:45-5pm.

For more information, contact Polly at 604-8863553 or Fred at 604-7410710.

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Most people were wearing poppies over the past week. But in late October some were wearing small white ribbons, “tiny protests” against pornography by the Holy Family Catholic Women’s League. Parishioner Marlene Gonsalves has a ribbon pinned on her by league member Jenny Shaw. PHOTO SUBMITTED

“Save the Grind” meeting The mud and fun-filled Mountain Grind is in jeopardy, and may not happen again.

For family and business reasons, the founders of the two-year-old Mountain Grind in Pender Harbour are unable to provide ongoing direction for this popular event. If you are interested in seeing the Mountain Grind continue, you are invited to a "Save the Mountain Grind" meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 pm, at the School of Music at 12,596 Madeira Park Road in Madeira Park.

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According to retiring directors Amanda Peterson and Silke Linnmann, the event was successful in terms of participant satisfaction as well as financially. However, it did take an enormous amount of time for the two women to solicit sponsorships and direct the volunteers to create the course, and on event day. In 2016, 350 people took part in the Mountain Grind, an increase of 10 per cent over the previous year.

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A sign of the season: members of the St. Bartholomew’s Anglican congregation in Gibsons gathered to peel and chop 100 pounds of apples that go into making “St. Bart’s Famous Mincemeat”. The results will go on sale at the Festive Food Fare in the church hall Nov. 26. PHOTO SUBMITTED

On Nov. 6, police received a report of a horse with an empty saddle wandering around on Reed Road towards Henry Road, Gibsons. Police made patrols and located the horse at a nearby property where the owner was attempting to corral it. The owner advised the rider had been bucked off and the horse had run away. The rider fortunately did not sustain any injuries and the horse was taken back to its residence. Submitted by RCMP

A juried Christmas fair “Deck the Halls”, the annual Arts and Crafts Fair presented by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council, runs Saturday Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20, from 10am to 4pm, in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, at the corner of Trail and Medusa in Sechelt.

This juried Christmas fair features vendors from on and off the Coast. Art and artisan wares range from the ever popular jewellery, pottery and knit wares to drums, art work, chocolates and body products, to name but a few.

Check out the complete list of participating vendors on our website: http://sunshinecoastartscouncil.com/events/ deck-the-halls-christmascraft-fair/deck-the-halls-par-

ticipating-vendors/. Shop to a backdrop of music by local up and coming performers and take time for a snack from our kitchen courtesy of Moore Good Eats.

Artisans and artists are set up throughout the picturesque post and beam Arts Centre including the galleries, the Art and Music studios and hallway. Need a wreath? Check out Sue’s Plants and Gardens tent in front of the Centre where you can pick up a ready-made wreath or swag.

Admission is $2, children under 12 get in free with an accompanying adult.

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From the creators of Holy Crap Cereal

Book launch Tuesday, November 15 7 pm Sunshine Coast Arts Centre 5714 Medusa Street, Sechelt Books for sale courtesy of Talewind Books

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Allison Crowe and her band play the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons Nov. 12 with a “hybrid of Canadiana, Celtic, jazz, roots, folk, soul and rock”. Born in Nanaimo, now living in Newfoundland, Crowe has recently been touring Portugal. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Tip of the Week: The big news now in the astrological world is the Full Moon in Taurus which occurs on November 14th.

Because the Moon is the closest it will be for the next 120 years, it assumes an extra prominence. It may not appear large as it does when it hovers close to the horizon producing the impressive optical illusion, but it will appear larger than average.

Some pretty sensational predictions have been made about what can be expected from this Full Moon.

However, such generic events ever require a base chart to interact with, as in a Natal Chart, and every nation, province, state, city, legal organization and individual person has one. In other words, the effects are never the same for everyone, ever actually. However, the Horoscopes do bring it one step closer as we are all tapped into the archetypes of the 12 Signs each according to our own Sun Sign.

This is only true in Western Tropical Astrology which is based on the annual cycle of Sun’s light divided into 12 equal portions, thus the 12 ‘Sun’ signs. Gaining insight about how it interacts with our actual Birth Chart, on the other hand, is much more accurate and insightful yet.

In world news, the U.S. Elections are finally over and a new era is poised to begin. In many respects, the country will never be the same. Many wounds and shadows have been brought to the surface and, in some respects, created anew. A deep renovation and healing process must now begin and it will, but as is often true of such processes, things usually get messier before the new qualities

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Cosmetic tail “docking” banned in BC After an unprecedented voter response from the registrants of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC), 91.5 percent of those who voted cast their ballots in favour of banning the cosmetic tail docking of dogs, horses and cattle, and tail alteration in horses. The decision brings British Columbia in line with a majority of provinces across Canada and supports the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s (CVMA) position on the practices.

“Veterinarians in B.C. have advanced animal welfare in the province through this vote,” says College President Dr. Brendan Matthews. “B.C. now joins the four Atlantic provinces, and Quebec, on banning these cosmetic procedures.”

No scientific evidence supports a welfare or medical benefit for tail docking or alteration, but evidence does show a detrimental effect on behaviour and animal communication, as well as the risk for infection and phantom pain.

Some breed associations continue to resist bans because of historical practices.

However, Matthews points out, “veterinarians have an ethical responsibility to the animals they treat and tail docking goes against that responsibility. We ask other provinces to follow suit and

for breed associations to recognize the changing times.”

In addition to cosmetic tail docking and tail alteration, ear cropping is banned in B.C. The ban makes the practice of tail docking and alteration, along with ear cropping, an unethical practice of veterinary medicine, and veterinarians found continuing the practice will face disciplinary action from the CVBC. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act authorizes the BC SPCA to investigate and recommend charges against any person, veterinarian or otherwise, believed to be carrying out such procedures.

Tail docking is a necessary procedure only when carried out in cases of injury or for medical reasons (i.e. surgery

to remove cancerous tissue).

Some owners and some veterinarians assert that tail docking provides a benefit to the animal. However, there is no scientific evidence to support this claim except to some degree for pigs and sheep given the current North American production systems that are widely in use. There is strong evidence to support a detrimental effect on behaviour and communication, and risks of phantom pain and other serious complications with tail docking.

For more information contact the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC) at 604-929-7090.

Learn more about the CVBC at http://www.cvbc.ca Submitted

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This includes inner as well as outer geography. The inner part of this equation includes a steady flow of new realizations and considerations.

Libra (Sep 22–Oct 22) The process of establishing a new foundation continues. The challenge is to decipher between your intentions, dreams, fantasies and illusions. Recognizing that you do not perceive things as 'they' are so much as who 'you' are can help.

Your facts may simply be your personal interpretations. Be open to fresh input.

Scorpio (Oct 22–Nov 21) Taking new steps and measures linked to original modes of self- expression continues. In some respects, you are digging deeper than you have for quite some time. This may even be the beginning of a whole new lifestyle. Sharing your deeper thoughts, visions and philosophies feels necessary and not simply ideal.

Sagittarius (Nov 21–Dec 21) A period of retreat and reflection has been a central theme. You are very concerned about what is right, fair, just and ethical. Where you might have felt more certain before you are no longer so sure. This may, in fact, be recognized as a sign of progress. In any case, your energy levels are running high supporting other activities.

Capricorn (Dec 21–Jan 19) Asserting a new level of personal power is keeping you busy. The twist is that to do so you may have to let go of certain existing relationships or relationship patterns. Assessing whether your attitudes and expectations are balanced or not is the kind of honesty that will tilt the scales in favor of realizing the harmony you desire.

Aquarius (Jan 19–Feb 19) Pushing to be seen and heard socially and professionally is in focus. Critical analysis has been a central theme. You are learning to see into and through existing circumstances. Asserting your sense of individuality in a bold and revolutionary manner may catch you and others by surprise. Affirm your power potential.

Pisces (Feb 19–Mar 20) Stepping back to see a bigger picture continues. Philosophical considerations are featured perhaps especially in terms of how these affect your social and professional interests and responsibilities. This trend will continue over the coming weeks and you will begin to take more deliberate and practical action very soon.

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Aries (Mar 21–Apr 20) Your power potential now is expressed as your ability to think deeply and with subtle discernment. The results of your investigations are inspiring revolutionary action. Breaking through existing self-definitions to support you to take bold initiatives is featured. New tools and methods will be required.

Taurus (Apr 20–May 21) A process of death and rebirth on relationship fronts continues as a central theme. Deep conversations with others are about power and perhaps money.

Questions of justice and fairness are featured and gaining agreement or balance in these areas has and probably continues to be a challenge.

Gemini (May 21–Jun 21) Themes of healing are lingering. Blind spots, denials, and confusions are at issue.

These may be your own or those of others close by, like family members. Critical analysis to support objectivity and practical solutions is important. Expect new conversations in this regard to begin this week. Prognosis follows diagnosis.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22) A creative and inventive cycle is keeping you busy.

It has served to inspire originality. Yet, the learning curve has been and continues to be steep, compelling you to give more than you may want. Positively, your confidence levels have been steadily rising and this trend will continue. As well, important new relationships are destined to begin.

Leo (Jul 22–Aug 23) A soul-searching journey has been underway.

Deep questions about what is real, true, practical, and possible are on your mind.

Discussions and perhaps some debate are featured.

Literal travel and adventure have, at least, gained some of your attention, if not indeed then, at least, in your dreams.

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