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Mayor Siegers on the first year With a schedule that averages between eight and 20 meetings a week, Darnelda Siegers says her first year in the Sechelt’s mayor’s chair has flown by. The seven years she spent as a councillor gave her some insight into the demands that being mayor would bring. “Compared to being a councillor, as mayor, there’s a lot more to do,” said Siegers.

Siegers sees facilitation as an important part of her role as a local government leader. On issues where the municipality does not have a direct mandate but there are impacts for the community, her focus is on bringing involved and impacted parties together to talk about what is possible. She views the work done in Sechelt around affordable housing and homelessness as good examples of this. “I think one of the things that I have fostered is connecting with key stakeholder groups,” said Siegers.

Since becoming mayor, Siegers encouraged her council to establish regular meetings with numerous community groups, Sechelt’s community association forum and the shíshálh Nation council. In addition, council advisory committees that are comprised of local citizens have been formed. These groups are harnessing the expertise of residents to look into the issues of affordable housing, airport development, water resources, and harbour development and provide recommendations on how to move these projects forward.

Siegers may have to dig deep into her connections and facilitation skills to bring resolution to one of the most difficult situations that has faced her as mayor; the Seawatch subdivision closure. In February, Mayor Siegers declared a state of local emergency that closed the subdivision and forced a number of families out of their prima-

ry residences. Siegers took the action on the advice of a geotechnical firm after its investigation of a sinkhole that appeared on Dec. 25, 2018. She explained that, unlike previous sinkholes that had occurred in the subdivision over the past five years, the nature of the December 2018 land collapse called into question the subsurface stability of the entire area. In earlier cases, surface areas around the forming sinkholes showed signs that a collapse may be imminent. In 2018, the surface appeared undisturbed until a sinkhole opened that took about 40 dump truck loads to refill.

Every week since mid-February, Siegers’ office has requested and been granted extensions of the order by the provincial government.

These have allowed the district to close roads and bar public access to the area.

While agreeing that the situation meets the criteria for a continued local state of emergency, the province has yet to provide assistance to address the situation beyond two days of emergency accommodation costs for displaced residents that was initially provided. “That is because the Seawatch situation is unprecedented for both local and provincial governments,” said Siegers.

She noted that discussions between the district and the province are continuing and remains hopeful that a resolution to the situation can be found.

Despite the challenges, Siegers feels positive about her term as mayor, so far.

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As mayor, Darnelda Siegers’ duties included the laying of a Remembrance Day wreath on behalf of the District of Sechelt. She attends up to 20 meetings a week. JOHN GIBBS PHOTO

Davis Bay signs to be “decolonized” The District of Sechelt, in partnership with the shíshálh Nation and Heritage BC, will begin the process of updating interpretive signs located in Davis Bay. The three existing signs tell the stories of European explorers who sailed along the Coast in the 18th and 19th centuries. The new signs will include text in both English and “she shashíshálhem”, and they will publicly acknowledge the shíshálh people and their history in order to reflect both past and present indigenous land use in the area.

This project was developed through dialogue between staff of the District of Sechelt and staff of the shíshálh Nation. The goal is to decolonize the District of Sechelt’s interpretive signs and redress inequity in our

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story telling. The entire project will be done in collaboration with, and with direction from, shíshálh Nation staff and elders. “This is an important project for the entire community because it shows respect for shíshálh elders and inclusion of the rich shíshálh history as we walk together through reconciliation,” said ?akista xaxanak (Garry Feschuk) Hereditary Chief, shíshálh Nation.

Since 2018, the District of Sechelt and the shíshálh Nation have been working together towards reconciliation via the syiyaya Reconciliation Movement. To date this work has included cultural events at the shíshálh Nation longhouse, community weaving projects, and the carving of a reconciliation pole on the site of the former residential

school. “In the spirit of reconciliation and inclusion, we are updating these signs in order to create something more culturally appropriate for the community,” explained Siobhan Smith, arts, culture and communications coordinator for the District of Sechelt. “This is important work and I am honored to be doing this work with the shíshálh Nation’s staff and elders.”

In addition to replacing the signs in Davis Bay, a mural located in downtown Sechelt that depicts several shíshálh men will be restored, and a new plaque installed in order to recognize the names of the people depicted.

This project was funded in part by Heritage BC through the Heritage Legacy Fund.

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Don’t fall into hospital It’s an unfortunate fact of life that there tends to be a correlation between an aging population and hospitalization rates.

With Canada being comprised of an ever-growing number of senior citizens, it’s important to know what’s causing these hospital visits so we can help address these causes as a society.

November 6 - 12 was National Senior Safety Week and this year, the Canada Safety Council is shedding light on the most common causes of injury-related hospitalizations among seniors. As a demographic, Canadians over the age of 65 are disproportionately represented in hospitalization statistics, which prompts the question: what can we do to help?

According to Statistics Canada, seniors aged 65 and above account for 35 per cent of our population.

And yet, according to new research by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, this same demographic is represented in 51 per cent of all injury-related hospitalizations in Canada in 2017-2018. (Hospitalization is defined as a patient being admitted and spending at least one night in the hospital.)

An overwhelming majority of these cases were fall-related, too – a whopping 81 per cent of all senior injury hospitalizations in 2017-2018 were due to falls. Comparatively, falls represent only nine per cent of all injury hospitalizations in Canada between 2015 and 2018.

If you’re helping to take care of a senior, fall prevention must be at the forefront of your mind. Between physical conditions, deteriorating health and potential medication side-effects, falls can be much more likely to occur.

Follow these tips and you won’t have to live in fear of dealing with the repercussions of a serious fall: • Physical activity can reduce the chances of a fall. Gentle exercise can improve flexibility, balance and muscle strength; all of these are important factors in maintaining stability.

• Make sure living areas are well-illuminated. Bright lighting makes it easier to spot potential trip hazards ahead of time and avoid them.

• Along those same lines, keep living areas as clear and free of trip hazards as possible. Keep furniture, boxes, electrical cords and any loose objects away from high-traffic areas. Loose rugs should be secured with double-sided tape or tacks to avoid slipping.

• Invest in a good pair of non-slip shoes. While convenient and comfortable, slippers and slick-soled shoes can be contributing factors in falls, as can wearing only socks. Comfortable nonslip shoes can also reduce joint pain and contribute toward more stability.

• Install rails, grab bars and other assistive devices around the house, especially high-mobility areas like staircases and bathtubs.

A healthy senior community benefits all Canadians and eases the strain on our healthcare system.

Submitted by Canada Safety Council

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions I’ll not be shamed (Re “From the mouths of babes”, editorial, the Local, Oct. 24, and subsequent letters to the editor) The scolding from The Local Weekly and some readers, towards youth speaking at public meetings, is extremely disappointing.

You jump to an unfounded assumption of parents as puppeteers, insulting the intelligence, independent thinking and personal perspectives of our children.

I am one of those parents, and I will not be shamed by you. More importantly, neither will my daughter.

My daughter expressed a desire to speak on her own, because she’s passionate about Gibsons and wanted to relate her firsthand observations of homelessness. She pre-registered so she could leave the event early on a school night, and she wrote her own speech.

It’s absolutely true that I and her mother did not say “No, these meetings are for adults” (says who?) as one of your readers has helpfully offered. We also didn’t tell her that her voice doesn’t matter. Last year her class decided to write letters to another paper about climate change – having her letter published was a highlight of the year. So, when she said she wanted to speak, we gave her our full support.

When Connie Jordison says she’s never seen youth speak before, I guess she missed the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan public hearing years ago, where a strong youth voice spoke in opposition to development on the waterfront, and Council listened. And curiously, one of the letter-writers dismissing my daughter’s freedom of speech has a grandson who’s spoken

very articulately at public hearings full of adults, starting at about the same age.

It’s also unfortunate your editorial neglected to mention that the Sunshine Coast is a world leader in youth engagement, first through the first permanent student trustee in BC, and then through the only student councillors in the province.

These should not be token “seen but not heard” positions and gestures, just so we adults can pat ourselves on the backs. I am not sorry that my daughter made some adults feel uncomfortable by speaking up – because I was probably more uncomfortable with it than any of you. But maybe they’re not making us uncomfortable enough; the voices of our youth matter.

We need to support their voices not only as parents but as a community.

Silas White, Gibsons

Public is better

(Addressed to Premier John Horgan, and copied to the Local) While talks between Trellis and the Sechelt Indian Band dragged on for almost two years, Health Minister Adrian Dix did nothing to address the health care crisis facing our community.

The Trellis fiasco illustrates what happens when the public good takes a back seat to corporate interests.

The harms of privatization are felt acutely in communities where long-term care has been monetized.

Last week, CBC reported that a blind 94-year old woman had for two weeks been confined to a bedbug-infested room in the for-profit Cascades facility in Chilliwack. Staff say they were threatened with firing if they shared the story with other patients or their families. Cascades is owned

by Sienna Senior Living, a $1.25 billion publicly traded corporation currently facing dozens of lawsuits for abuse and neglect.

In October, facilities in Courtenay, Nanaimo and Victoria were investigated or put under direct administration by the Vancouver Island Health Authority following severe, repeat violations of care protocol. All three are owned by Retirement Concepts, a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate, Anbang. In 2005, when Trellis president Mary McDougall was president and CEO of Retirement Concepts, the Labour Relations Board ruled the company had engaged in deceptive corporate practices to circumvent fair collective bargaining at its Nanaimo facility.

These are by no means isolated incidents. Dozens of studies confirm that the drive for profit jeopardizes care while offloading costs to the public health system.

As MLA Nicholas Simons said before his party took office, “(W)e know the profit is taken away from the care. Public care is better.”

Minister Dix’s courtship of Trellis is a betrayal of the promises that helped get the NDP elected. He must renounce privatization and immediately commit to build a publicly funded and operated long-term care facility on the Coast.

Wendy Hunt, chair, Protect Public Health Care - Sunshine Coast

We can pay (Addressed to developer Doug Spani, and copied to the Local) Sad for us to read that your development permit (for Rockwood Ocean Stories seniors’ housing project) had lapsed; like yourself we seniors are

frustrated with years and years of delays on projects like yours.

I do not understand any of these delays nor the “not for profit” voices in our area.

Our household badly needs a retirement facility and are able to pay the monthly fees required for the services it would provide.

I am not a lone voice in this matter as we know many in our age group who will step up and get on your list of clients. Don’t stop now.

Larry Posey, Sechelt

Sad state of play

(Re “Playgrounds for kids”, letters, the Local, Nov. 7) I could not agree with Mr. Pennington more. His plea for “natural” playgrounds as being preferable for children instead of “high tech substitutes” is bang on. His view of the ideal playground aptly described what I had the privilege of experiencing during my elementary school years. Imagine, we were required to play outside without supervision.

I suspect that a fear of litigation and aversion to risk by bloated school board bureaucracies are to blame for the present sad state of our school playgrounds.

Bert Carswell, Sechelt

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Geothermal system “leaking” The Gibsons District Energy Utility (GDEU), owned by the Town of Gibsons and designed to provide geothermal heat to 58 Parkland neighbourhood homes, came under fire from a customer at the Nov. 6 council meeting.

Parkland homeowner David Hayward stated that GDEU is not delivering the product that he and his neighbours are promised in the town’s covenant on their properties.

He also said that the town has neither consulted with them about the situation nor responded to the groups’ February 2017 letter.

Hayward wants council to act on one of four options he presented. These range from shutting the system down to making improvements to ensure it functions properly.

His estimates for system repairs range from $250,000 to $1.6 million. He believes the ground heat exchange modules are too small to serve the development and that the distribution system is riddled with leaks.

In response to the material presented, Dave Newman, Gibsons director of engineering, said that an update of the GDEU business plan is slated to be discussed by council in December. Council received Hayward’s delegation but will wait until the update is available to respond to his concerns.

The most recent GDEU Parkland District Energy System resident and stakeholders update available on the town’s website is dated Nov. 9, 2017.

Parkland is located on Payne Road, north of the Park Plaza shopping centre. Geothermal system infrastructure was installed in 2010 to create a sustainable heat source for the neighbourhood at a cost of $1.4 million.

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Parkland resident David Hayward appears before Gibsons council to complain that he and his neighbours are not getting the heating they are paying for. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO Parkland’s developer, Blaine Hagedorn partnered with the town to create the system which warms (or cools) fluid using the temperature of the earth then pipes it to the connected homes. This was the first time a BC local government had been involved in such a project. Grants for the project totalling $569,000 were received from the provincial Innovative Clean Energy Fund and Island Coastal Economic Trust.

In 2013, the geothermal system was turned over to the town as a sustainable and renewable energy source for the connected homes. It was also touted as a revenue source for the local government. Town staff projected that the system would see a full return on investment within 12 years. To date, the town’s costs have exceeded revenue from the system.

Homeowners paid an estimated $20,000 over the cost of installing traditional home heating infrastructure to access the system. Staff projections estimated that home-

owners would see a payback of those investments in about six years.

Hayward said his monthly energy costs have been between $100 and $150 higher than if his home had been heated with natural gas. He said other area residents have also experienced higher than average home energy costs rather than the projected savings needed to recoup their initial investments.

Many have had to supplement their home heat with electric heat sources.

Hayward reported that several home heating systems have been damaged by inconsistent GDEU services.

He said that many of the neighbourhood residents are senior citizens who have difficulty managing the technical complex heat pump units in their houses. In Hayward’s view, these individuals have suffered unnecessary stress and inconvenience due to central heating systems in their homes that do not perform as they should.

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School district employees – in September, 2018 – go over the Roberts Creek Elementary sports field picking up shards of plastic, glass, ceramic and wood. It was one of seven fields that had to be hand-cleaned after a contractor put contaminated top soil on the fields. Now SD46 has filed a lawsuit against Top Quality Top Soil, of Sechelt. The district had previously asked the company to pay $148,351 to cover the cost of the cleanup and environmental assessment, as well as compensation for loss of use of the fields. JANE COVERNTON PHOTO

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Notes from the Upper Mainland Nicholas Simons MLA, Powell River and Sunshine Coast

Fall 2019 continues to be busy both in the constituency and at the Legislature.

Our offices have heard from constituents about issues concerning them that include staff shortages in various professional fields; BC Ferries travel (especially travel for medical reasons); a range of housing proposals based on community need; concerns with Sunshine Coast

highways and other road maintenance issues; gas prices; BCTS in Pender Harbour/ Egmont and Clack Creek; and other personal advocacy.

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Our Province is leading the way on a path to justice, and to a relationship with indigenous communities based on mutual consent. As in all partnerships, there will be disagreements; but with the legislative framework established, we will work through them in a clear and defined way that we all hope will prevent on-going litigation of disputes. I was happy to see in attendance Chief Warren Paull of the shíshálh Nation, who was a Councillor in 1986

when the Nation reasserted its self-government.

Many residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast are concerned about the inadequacy of our only highway, Route 101. It is often very busy, especially between Gibsons and Sechelt, especially in the summer, and it can be dangerous. A group has been formed to advocate for the much-delayed “bypass” which took the traffic off North Road. The project began in the 1990’s but it never got past the top of the cut in Langdale. I’ve asked successive governments to take another look at our traffic numbers and our unique needs and have been repeat-

edly told that there is no business case for its completion, and that the traffic numbers do not justify the expenditures. I also recognize that not everyone wants to see an expansion of our highway infrastructure system.

How would you improve our transportation infrastructure? nicholas.simons.mla@ leg.bc.ca.

The Constituency office in Davis Bay continues to be under re-construction. It is slowly progressing, and we hope to be moved back in soon. In the meantime, you can find us at #107-5710 Teredo Street or call: 604-7410792.

Talk of The Town

I have learned that most people are unfamiliar with our local history and more importantly with the history of the Squamish Nation in this area.

The Town’s 2019-2022 Strategic Plan recognizes that Gibsons shares many common concerns with neighbouring communities and identifies the need to reach out and to collaborate or partner with the Squamish Nation and with the Sechelt Nation. This is particularly important to planning for and adoption of a regional growth strategy.

I believe that as a first step, we must implement those provisions of the 2015 Canada Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action that relate to local governments beginning with Number 57 – Professional Development and Training for Public Servants: “We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to provide education to public servants on the history of

Aboriginal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations.

This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and anti-racism.”

We need to do this now so that we can accomplish other goals for our communities and build a common future that recognizes the importance of culture, identity, inclusion and community beyond our own limited interests. I call upon all governments and School District 46 to join in this initiative and to make it a priority. I am prepared to work with our local communities, First Nations and the provincial government to make this happen.

Please contact me at mayor@gibsons.ca if you’d like to contribute toward, or learn more about, advancing this initiative.

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• Lego robotics league, first of six Thursdays for coding enthusiasts grades 4-8, Gibsons Public Library, 3:30-5pm

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• Illustrated talk by John M. MacFarlane, author of “Around the World in a Dugout Canoe”, Sechelt Public Library, 3:30pm • Abby Jade house concert, Roberts Creek, 7:30pm, call 604-740-8094 for location

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• Pender Harbour Community Club Christmas Faire, Community Hall, Madeira Park, 10am-4pm • “Free your singing voice” workshop with Sarona Mynhardt, Calvary Baptist Church, Gibsons, time 9:30-3:30pm, 604-272-4216 • Death Cafe, safe space to discuss death, with facilitator Dianne Baker, Gibsons Public Library, 10:30am-12:30pm

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As primarily a listing realtor who carries a substantial number of listings, both residential and commercial, I am frequently contacted by unrepresented buyers that are

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under the delusion that they are going to save money approaching me directly, rather than use a buyer’s agent.

The common misconception is that by not using a

As you may or may not know, we had a small fire in the restaurant kitchen in late September. Although the fire was relatively small, the smoke damage was extensive. As a result, we are currently in the process of a complete tear out and rebuild of both the kitchen and the restaurant.

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The way that it actually works is as follows: • The seller’s agent has a contract with the seller in which the seller agrees to pay their agent (known as the listing agent) a percentage of the final sales price in commission.

• The listing agent then lists the property for sale on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) and posts a cooperating commission.

• The cooperating commission is paid from the listing agent to the buyer’s agent.

• A buyer not using a buyer’s agent has no impact on the commission agreement between the seller and their agent, and the commission paid by the seller remains the same.

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Search & Rescue Dispatches Erin Heeney

Coxswain RCMSAR Station 12 Halfmoon Bay

SAR crew and personnel up and down the Coast wore their colours proudly at the various Remembrance Day ceremonies at our local cenotaphs. We stood with honour as we remembered those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedom. We stood proudly, gratefully, and thankfully for the advances that have been made in safety, navigation, first aid, and more that allow us to serve our communities with the best resources. We stood as comrades with veterans, current members of our military branches and RCMP, first responders, elected officials, community organizations, and you, members of our communities. I hope you all felt that sense of con-

a buyer representing themselves.

The listing agent is also under agency with the seller so, anything you tell them they are required to disclose to the seller. This includes your motivation, how much you have been pre-approved for and anything else a buyer tells them.

When I am called about a listing directly by a potential buyer, the first question I ask is “are you working with a realtor?” If the answer is yes then I direct them to have their realtor call me. If the answer is no, I tell them that I represent the seller and I then refer them to a buyer’s agent.

No matter how many episodes of “Property Brothers” or “Love it or List it” you have watched, it is absolutely in your best interest to hire a realtor to help you buy a property.

The best way to hire a buyer’s agent (if you don’t already have one) is to: • Pick three, call them and set up appointments.

• Interview each of them and let them know you are talking to two others.

• Ask them why they think you should hire them.

• Listen to their answers and make your decision based on who you are most comfortable with.

Buying a home or investment property is a big decision for most people so it is important that you have the help of a qualified professional that you are comfortable with.

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

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nectedness and community that ceremonies such as these evoke. From individual towns to the Sunshine Coast as a whole, our groups, our families, and beyond, community is what brings us together. We rely on one another, we cheer each other on, and we come together to make things better.

The community surrounding RCMSAR Station 12 Halfmoon Bay and Sechelt Inlet really showed its strength last week at our sixth annual Beer and Burger Fundraiser at the Lighthouse Pub on Nov. 7. The place was packed as people came together to celebrate, share stories, and give back. We are humbled by the support given, the friends made, the hugs shared, and the memories of those lost, honoured.

This year, the silent auction ran online for the first time and was a great success.

While we’re still tallying up the results, our ticket sales,

raffle for a Walker Bay Dinghy, 50/50, online auction, and crew favours raised approximately $13,000. This year, funds raised from the beer and burger event will go toward the purchase of a new fast response craft to service our area at a cost of roughly $450,000. With that much money to raise, we’re looking forward to building on this year’s event to make next year’s bigger and better and are always looking for new fundraising methods. If you have ideas, time, or resources you would like to donate, please contact us at info@ rcmsar12.org A great big thank you to our donors, sponsors, attendees, the staff at the Lighthouse Pub, our crew, supporting crew, and everyone else who made this event possible. Your efforts greatly contribute to our mission to save lives on the water. We are honoured.

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Time to get your flu shot Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) are reminding everyone that flu season is fast approaching and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is the flu shot.

“This is one of those times when ‘going viral’ is not cool,” says Fraser Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Aamir Bharmal. “Instead, help protect vulnerable members of our communities including infants, young children, pregnant women, and people with underlying health conditions, by getting your flu shot.”

“This flu season, consider seeking immunization for yourself, your family and your loved ones,” said Health Minister Adrian Dix. “It’s a small and easy step to take to prevent and protect yourself and your community from the potentially life-altering effects

of influenza. This season, be proactive about your health and have a flu shot.”

Flu shots are recommended for everyone six months of age and older and are available free of cost in BC for all children between six months and five years old, seniors 65 years old and older, pregnant women, Indigenous people and individuals with chronic health conditions or compromised immune systems.

People who work or live with people who have a higher risk of complications from the flu, and visitors to health care facilities are also eligible for a free vaccine. The intranasal flu vaccine, FluMist, is not available for use in Canada this season. All influenza vaccines available this season will be given by injection.

“For healthy people, having the flu means a few days

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of feeling miserable, but for young children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, it can lead to a severe illness involving a hospital stay, or even death,” says VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. Meena Dawar. “The flu shot is the best way to not only protect yourself, but also the higher-risk people around you.”

All BC health authorities require their staff, students, volunteers and physicians to get immunized or wear a mask while at work during the flu season. To further protect patients, unvaccinated visitors to all Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health facilities are asked to wear a mask, beginning Dec. 1. Masks will be available at nursing

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Flu shots are now available at your doctor’s office, walk-in clinics, public health-led flu clinics and Urgent Primary Care Centres.

Anyone five years of age or older can be immunized at a pharmacy.

Influenza is a virus which causes infection of the upper airway, and can lead to

symptoms of fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and cough. Complications from influenza, such as pneumonia, are more common in the very young, the elderly and those with heart, lung or other health conditions. Influenza is easily spread from person to person, and an infected person can spread the virus before they are even sick with symptoms. Submitted

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The dangers of vaping Electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices were once described as potentially “safer” and “healthier” methods of smoking, even by leading health organizations.

Many former tobacco smokers even turned to e-cigarettes as a method to quitting traditional cigarettes.

However, recent research into vaping and a rash of mysterious lung illnesses and deaths recently linked to vaping has led many to question if vaping is safe. Those who suspect it’s not may be wise to quit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that, as of September 2019, there were 530 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses.

Eight people also died in six states, with the first confirmed death occurring in April. The first known vaping-related illness in Canada was documented on Sept. 18, when a youth from Ontario was put into intensive care for respiratory illness. While federal and state investigators are largely focusing their investigations on vape cartridges that likely contained tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana, as a potential source of these illnesses, all electronic cigarette devices are now under scrutiny.

Vaping has quickly become an epidemic in schools. More than 3.6 million American middle and high school students currently use e-cigarettes, according to the latest National Youth Tobacco Study. Teen nicotine vaping rates in 2019 were double those of 2017, the National Institute on Drug Abuse says.

Many adults look to e-cigarettes to reduce their dependence on tobacco products.

However, Johns Hopkins Medical Center warns e-cigarettes are just as addictive.

People never can be certain about the ingredients in vaping liquids. And as the popularity of e-cigarettes grows, newer, cheaper, and poorly regulated products are being imported from all over the world to meet the demand.

According to the CDC, exposure to such products may cause a range of symptoms, including cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

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Turning your sketches into watercolours Renowned Sunshine Coast watercolour artist Hiroshi Shimazaki currently has dozens of his works from India on display at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. And he is offering a workshop for turning sketches into watercolours on two Saturdays, Nov. 16 and 23.

This workshop is for those who took Travel Sketching I and/or II, and others who have practiced landscape sketching and painting.

The focuses will be consideration of sketch elements to be translated into watercolour, preparation for enlargement and balanced presentation through drawing, and application of paints – timing, areal coverage, and intensity Shimazaki describes him-

self as both a geographer and an “aspiring landscape painter”. He writes, “Geography and landscape painting share a common concern – the study of the relationship between people and environ-

ment.”

The workshop, “transition: from sketch to watercolour” is offered on Nov. 16 or 23, 9am-4pm. The fee is $90 for GPAG members, $100 for others. Submitted

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Around the world – in a dugout canoe Meet maritime historian and author John M. MacFarlane at an illustrated talk for “Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum” at the Sechelt Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 3:30pm.

“Around the World in Dugout Canoe” — which MacFarlane co-authored with Lynn J. Salmon – tells the remarkable story of Captain John Voss, who set out from Victoria in 1901 to claim the world record for the smallest vessel

to circumnavigate the globe.

Voss’s journey spanned more than three years, and while books about the expedition were previously published by both Voss and one of his crew members, Norman Luxton, these accounts were compromised by poor memories, brazen egos and sometimes outright lies.

In “Around the World in Dugout Canoe”, MacFarlane and Salmon sift fact from fiction, critically examining the claims of Voss’s and Luxton’s manuscripts against research

from libraries, archives and museums around the world to reveal the real story of a little-understood character and his dugout canoe.

This groundbreaking work also includes unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera from the voyage to tell an enduring story of courage, adventure, tragedy, and at times, sheer luck.

Admission to the illustrated talk is free, and books will be available for sale by Talewind Books.

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Traveling from Anadyr in north-eastern Russia, through the Bering Strait, and high into the Chukchi Sea on the Russian icebreaker “Kapitan Kalebnikov”, Dr. Rudland visited Wrangell Island, one of the remote sanctuaries of the still thriving eastern population of polar bears. Encountering over 50 bears, many walruses, hundreds of humpback whales and millions of seabirds, this was truly an uplifting experience. Dr. Rudland will pres-

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ent a slide show on the daily routines and wildlife sightings during his two-week adventure as ship physician aboard the “Klebnikov”.

Retiring after 40 years of a diverse family medicine practice centred on the Sunshine Coast, with forays across the Canadian Arctic to provide medical services in fly-in northern communities like Coral Harbour, Baker Lake, Rankin Inlet and others, Dr. Rudland has experienced first-hand the impacts of climate change on Canada’s northern communities and landscapes. He has taken the opportunity, and challenge, to travel as ship physician aboard the “World Discov-

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erer” and the “Spirit of Enderby” to such remote destinations as Antarctica, South Georgia, eastern Russia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. Working with Whiskeyjack Nature Tours he has led natural history tours to the Yukon and the western Canadian Arctic, as well as to Central America. His passion is wildlife photography, and hopes that his images and experiences help to expose and educate his audiences on the climate emergency we are presently facing.

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Michael O’Connor Astrologer

Tip of the Week: The annual Scorpio cycle now enters its last quarter.

Ever a deep cycle, it serves to prepare us for rebirth and this often includes an inner retreat and a stripping away of layers that have served their time and purpose. These layers can be paralleled with the 4 Elements of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire to include physical, mental, emotional and spiritual layers. In the category, the spiritual layers can be the most difficult to identify. Basically, they constitute our subconscious and soul: what moves from our inner core. So, this inward pull and reach are hardly negative or macabre. Rather, it can be described as deep and sacred and, yes, esoteric, too. Esoteric is a word that refers to inner dimensions and what exists within yet is hidden from our empirical senses which are designed for navigating the outer world. Thus, Scorpio invites us to activate our sixth sense and to bring attention to what evades normal perception and linear measures, yet which is powerful.

Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) Mars entering Scorpio on November 19 will contribute to the passionate drive you have been experiencing for many weeks now.

In fact, it will spur your desires to dive even deeper. Up to now, you may have been both more negotiable and edgy regarding the steps, measures and the politics surrounding getting your needs met. Now you will be much more direct.

Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) While you too have been swimming in deeper waters, you are about to really reach for new depths. In fact, the passion meter is about to read very strong.

Where before you were willing to take a more pleasing approach, now you will focus to drive directly to fulfill your needs and desires.

You can expect this trend to continue through to 2020.

Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) The best way to handle the process of stripping away what you have been experiencing is to cooperate with it. Expecting or hoping things to be as they once were will not help. You are not only fully immersed in a metamorphic cycle in your life, in both the bigger and the immediate picture, but it is also about to go to the next level. You may need support.

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) With Mars entering Scorpio this week, everyone is about to get jolted by its power. For some, this jolt could prove challenging while for others it will be empowering. There are indications that you will experience the latter. Yet, it will bring a rebellious impulse that you will have to handle consciously and deliberately lest it gets away on you.

Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) Over the past several weeks you have probably been digging deeper than you have for some time.

This process has been getting progressively deeper and will get measurably so this week. Yet, it also comes with a good deal of creative inspiration and that too will increase soon, especially when the Sun enters Sagittarius next week.

Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) The destiny flow has ushered in a cycle of deepening regarding your perspectives. You are beginning to see things more clearly and through them too. This increased depth of perception is helping you to see and understand yourself, others and outer events more clearly. Fasten your seatbelt, this theme focus is about to get a boost of adrenaline.

Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) You have likely been

Getting Air Cadets up in the air The 858 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Skookumchuk Squadron’s fifth annual “familiarization flying” event took place Oct. 27 at the Sechelt Regional Airport.

With a gracious contribution

by Harbour Air, cadets, new and old, had the opportunity to go up in a Cessna 172, and Piper Cherokee, and even fly the planes themselves.

When they weren’t up in the sky, the cadets took part in fun, interactive classes back at the airport, ranging from wilderness survival, radio communication and learning the phonetic alphabet. The squadron had the privilege

of dedicated, hard-working volunteers on-site, supplying the aircraft for the event and giving their time to provide the youth with an unforgettable experience.

One of those volunteers was local pilot, and owner of Canadian Aviator magazine, Steve Drinkwater. Once an Air Cadet himself, Steve grew up enthralled by the world of aviation, and, in 1989, obtained his helicopter pilot’s licence, eventually moving to fixed-wing aircraft. An engineering career in the oil and gas industry took him across the globe, before he settled down and decided to start

volunteering with various organizations across Canada. As a volunteer, Steve says the best thing about working with different organizations, is the wonderful feeling you receive knowing you gave back to the community.

“There’s nothing like giving back. It truly is a wonderful feeling, especially when you see the impact your work is having on people’s faces,” says Drinkwater.

For more information about the Air Cadet program, please visit 858skookumchuk.ca, or contact ssc858skookumchuk@gmail. com. Submitted by Jonah Byron

pushing pretty hard over the past couple of months.

Your goal more recently has been to increase your financial flow. Starting this week, you will begin to push noticeably harder. Yet, you will also be willing to try new angles of approach. The issue of scattering your focus remains important to overcome.

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) A steady determination to take new leads and strides is about to get a noticeable boost as Mars enters your sign. In addition to increased drive and passion, you will also experience higher energy levels.

Knowing what you want is important yet even more so is getting clear about what you feel you truly need.

The clearer you are and the stronger your resolve.

Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) If ever there was a time to focus to do inner work it is now. This theme actually began several weeks ago.

Yet, up until now, some of your energy has been directed towards either negotiation or rebellious. Now it will lead you to dig in much more deeply to do ‘the work’. Perhaps you have to clear resistance or confront fear.

Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) Having to dig deeper to access hidden reserves of

faith has been an important theme all year and it continues. Positively, you have been experiencing a deeper flow and exchange of love recently. This trend stands to deepen over the coming weeks. As well, you will feel a surge of energy before the week is out which could be defined as courage.

Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19) This last week of Scorpio will see the momentum build regarding recent changes. This is where the inspiration stands to become perspiration. So, you are wise to get mentally and emotionally geared up

to meet the challenge. Yet, along with the workload, there are indications that your social life will also get a boost.

Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) Already with Venus in Sagittarius joining forces with Jupiter, you have begun to more fully gather and implement new tools and strategies into your approach. This trend will continue and increase as the Sun also enters the sign of the centaur, which is directly linked to your public and professional life. Mars in Scorpio will lend more push power to your resolve.

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