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Davis Bay calls for fishing ban at pier Sechelt council has been asked to ban fishing at the Davis Bay pier. The request came from the Davis Bay Wilson Creek Community Association following a meeting held Nov. 13. The suggestion was that fishing be banned, and then that the policy be reviewed in 18 months. About 70 local residents were there to hear from area Fisheries and Conservation officers as well as Sechelt’s mayor about options to allow greater public use of the pier for other activities. Most of the comments were directed at off-Coast fishers who come to use the pier. There was concern about the health of the fishery in the pier area, due to what one individual a described as rape by people who overfish and harvest undersized species. Those in attendance also spoke about swimming hazards created by the amount of discarded and active fishing gear in the area. Concerns were raised about fishermen monopolizing the pier, as well as unpleasant fish, crab and bait waste left at the site. A number of attendees stated that multiple complaints to Fisheries, the Conservation Officer Service, the RCMP and the District about illegal activities at the pier have gone unanswered. They reported that when calls were responded to, little or no enforcement action was taken. Discussions at the association meeting opened with Conservation Officer Leyland Flemming and Fisheries Officer Matt Conley outlining how fish and crab harvesting regulations are enforced on the Coast. Both noted that they have limited time to dedicate to monitoring at the pier, as they are the sole officers for their authorities their areas. These areas cover the entire lower Sunshine Coast and extend beyond it. Mayor Darnelda Siegers was summoned by the at-
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ilar approach is being used by the Tla’amin Nation in the Powell River area. This group employs nation members to monitor shellfish harvesting on beaches near Lund on the northern Sunshine Coast. Impacts that a closure of harvesting activities at the Davis Bay pier would have on residents was raised at the meeting. One individual noted that the site is popular with locals during salmon runs in the area. Siegers committed to bring the issue before council at her earliest opportunity. In doing this, she advised the audience that if council requests that a bylaw be drafted, there would be a referral process and public hearing before approval could be considered. She noted that the development process for a new bylaw can take two to three months. Connie Jordison
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Sunshine Coast RCMP are trying to locate the owner of this Coachmen Leprechaun RV – pictured at a Gibsons drive-thru – which later caught fire. At about 4am on Nov. 17, the Roberts Creek Fire Department was called to the fire in the 3200 block of Sunshine Coast Highway. No persons or animals were located in the RV once the fire was extinguished. If anyone has seen this vehicle or knows of where it had been parked prior to this incident, they are asked to call the RCMP. Anonymous calls can also be placed to CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. File 2019-7928 relates. RCMP PHOTO
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Stop home fires burning Safety is an attitude that requires preemptive learning. In an emergency situation, reaction is often needed within a moment or two. Because of this, it’s not reasonable to expect to have a few moments to brush up on safety tips as an incident is occurring. Fire extinguishers can be lifesaving tools when used properly and that’s why this National Home Fire Safety Week, (Nov. 24 – 30), the Canada Safety Council is sharing tips on effective fire mitigation. This includes using the correct type of fire extinguisher and using the right technique to stop a fire from raging out of control. According to Fire Prevention Canada, fire kills an average of eight people a week in Canada, with 73 per cent of these fatalities being caused by residential fires. A grease fire, a paper fire and an electrical fire will all react differently. Because of this, fire extinguishers are also designed to react differently. These tools are divided into four classes to better inform your decision-making when buying extinguishers for your home: Class A: Ordinary combustibles including paper, wood, drapes and upholstery. Class B: Flammable and combustible liquids including, but not limited to gasoline, oil, grease in a frying pan and paint. Class C: Electrical equipment including wires, conductors, overheated fuse boxes and appliances. Class D: Metals, including magnesium and sodium. Typically, these are found in chemical laboratories. One extinguisher can feature multiple classes; for example, an extinguisher labelled ABC can reliably put out most types of fires. Read the instructions before you need to use the extinguisher for any model-specific instructions. Generally, though, most fire extinguishers operate in the same manner. The process for use can be broken down into an easy mnemonic device: the PASS system. Pull the pin. Aim the extinguisher at the base of the fire. Squeeze or press the handle. Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire Extinguishers are at their most effective when they’re used for small fires. If a fire starts feeding on itself and getting larger, do not attempt to fight it. Ensure that everyone evacuates the house immediately and call the fire department. Remember to have your fire extinguisher inspected and serviced regularly, at least once a year. And don’t forget to refill the extinguisher every time it is used. Fire is a very volatile element that can feed on itself and create full-blown infernos in a short amount of time. Be prepared to act quickly and decisively, always making sure to keep yourself and your family out of harm’s way. Have a happy and safe, fire-free holiday season. Submitted by the Canada Safety Council
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Eternal vigilance Remembrance Day is not one of my favourite days. My father was a soldier captured by the Nazis and relegated to slave labour in a Nazi coal mine, so witnessing the percolating, and now accelerating, rise – not just in Germany, but other countries as well, one dangerously close to ours – of what my father fought against, is more disturbing than remembering what happened over half a century ago. Nevertheless, I’d like to briefly mention a few people who should be remembered, but are hardly known, much less remembered. Hans and Sophie Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Will Graf, Cristoph Probst, and Kurt Huber were core members of “White Rose”, a group of students and a professor who got caught and executed for the crime of using literature to sound an early alarm about Hitler. I’d like to encourage interested persons to google “White Rose” to learn more about these courageous individuals, whose brave acts are not only an important part of history, but a grim reminder of what can still happen in our times, with a U.S. president (not to mention others) publicly suggesting the execution of whistleblowers for exposing corruption and illegal activity by their government. Hopefully we can look forward to a bright(er) future, but you know what they say: “Eternal liberty requires eternal vigilance.” George Kosinski, Gibsons
Misuse of wharf
(Addressed to Sechelt council and copied to the Local) Thank you to those who attended the Davis Bay Wilson Creek Community
meeting Nov. 13. From the number of people present and voiced concerns regarding crabbing and fishing off the pier, it is quite clear that constituents want a solution to the on-going misuse of the wharf. I am pleased that finally progress is being made. It will be a pleasure to see our Davis Bay school children taking walks on the pier again, eating their lunch under the canopy or wedding groups and family events enjoying the facility as envisioned when the pier was rebuilt. I request council, maintenance, and bylaw departments immediately replace the railings – which are in terrible shape from all the crab trap lines cutting into the wood – and hire scuba divers to go down and physically remove any debris surrounding the pier. There will be traps as far as 50 feet away from the main structure and these too should also be removed. Perhaps our local dive team would be willing to assist? Thank you for enhancing our “best beach on the Coast” and making sure it is safe and enjoyable for all. Lorraine McEwan, Davis Bay
Change Liberal policy
(Addressed to Premier John Horgan and copied to the Local) The Sunshine Coast Labour Council recently learned that the Trellis Silverstone Care Centre, which was to be built on shíshálh Nation lands may now be built on the original parcel of land in the District of Sechelt. We are writing to insist that the Government of BC listen to the citizens of the Sunshine Coast, cancel the contract with Trellis, a private for-profit care home operator, and immediately
begin the construction of a public care facility owned and operated by the people of BC. Sunshine Coast citizens spoke loud and clear, almost two years ago, when they demanded public not private care for seniors on the Coast. This government did not listen. They insisted that private care was the only affordable option, that it would be good care for our seniors and that there was a contract in place which they would not break. During the Liberal government reign, Kevin Falcon was heard to say that the government wasn’t going to build any more care facilities. We have to wonder if the real contract this government is unwilling to abandon is not Trellis on the Sunshine Coast, where they have been given ample opportunities to terminate it. Could it be a much larger contract made by a previous government that binds government to only private for-profit care facilities for the future? Your government appears to think they are bound by Liberal government policies – they are not: governments are changed for the purpose of changing policies. Health care facilities built and operated by private for-profit organizations have an inherent conflict of interest: decreasing service increases profit. There should be no room for profit in health care. Ed Erickson, President Sunshine Coast Labour Council
Calling Creekers Want to get involved in your community? Here’s your chance. The Roberts Creek Official Community Plan Committee (OCPC) will be holding elections for committee members
on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7:30pm at the Roberts Creek Hall. The OCPC is an elected group of 11 volunteers who meet on a monthly basis to ensure that the Roberts Creek Official Community Plan (OCP) is being followed, that it remains current, and that it continues to meet the needs of the citizens of Roberts Creek. It is an independent body that gives feedback directly to the SCRD. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month, 7pm, at the Community School and are open to the public. Terms are two years in length. Anyone who has been a resident of Roberts Creek for one year may run as a candidate and any resident of Roberts Creek can vote. Roberts Creek is the only community in BC with its own permanent OCP Committee. Meetings offer a great chance to have a say in your community. In this environment, members can communicate with regional planners and serve as a liaison between community and planners. Come out to the hall Nov. 27 to either run for an OCPC position or vote. For more information about the OCPC, email creekclayworks@dccnet. com. Elaine Futterman, Chair, Roberts Creek OCPC
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Beamish reflects on first year as mayor Looking back on his first year as Gibsons mayor, Bill Beamish points to work on the Town’s Strategic Plan as being a significant change from the past. The plan is being developed with public input and is not a to-do list of municipal projects, but rather a direction-setting document. “Our community has stated that they care about our environment, and we want to be able to implement good ideas that work towards that. We want to be able to make good decisions, have flexibility but move towards our goals with purpose,” said Beamish. He sees the plan as a lens that council will be able to use to evaluate initiatives that come forward. Looking forward to 2020, Beamish will be encouraging council to discuss formal park designation for what the community refers to as “White Tower Park”, behind the curling rink. He is interested in seeing the creation of a wildlife corridor connecting this site with lower Gibsons. “I would like to see the continuation of protection of nature conservation areas within our community, including in locations like Chaster lands, Gospel Rock, and Gibsons Creek. Some of these areas may be on privately owned lands. Local government has the ability to provide people with tax relief for portions of land that become protected areas,” said Beamish. A town initiative that was
accomplished early in his first year as mayor was the inclusion of two youth representatives on council. The swearing-in of the second set of these representatives, Elphinstone Secondary School students Eilis Mackenzie and Gravity Guignard was set to happen in advance of the Nov. 19 council meeting. Beamish credits Councillor David Croal for taking a lead role with this initiative, which received positive attention at the September Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention and during the BC Lieutenant Governor’s most recent visit to the Coast. While undecided about running for a second mayoral term, Beamish said he is look-
Lori Pratt will chair the SCRD Board for a second year in her first term as Halfmoon Bay Area Director. The annual election for board positions held at the Nov. 14 meeting saw board members re-endorse Pratt as chair and support the return of Sechelt Area Director and Mayor Darnelda Siegers to the vicechair’s position. Both incumbents were acclaimed to their positions, with no other nominations coming forward. Pratt thanked her board counterparts for their vote of confidence in her usual business-like yet jovial tone. “It’s an honour to be chair. It’s a
daunting job but I enjoy it,” said Pratt. Other changes at the board for the coming year will see Councillor Alton Toth serving as the second representative for Sechelt. This appointment, made by Sechelt council, relieved Councillor Tom Lamb from SCRD Board duties. The Town of Gibsons Board representation has also been changed. Councillor David Croal was selected as Director by the Town’s council, re-
ing to his community, council, his health and those important in his life to help him make that decision. “Public trust is earned,” said Beamish and his plan is to build this by continuing with the Dialogue sessions, which he reinstated in 2019. The top item on his wish list for the remainder of his term is for the community to continue to engage with council to help it provide the best leadership possible. The next Dialogue session focuses on getting public feedback on provincial accessibility legislation and local accessibility issues. It is slated for 6:30pm on Nov. 21 at the Gibsons Community Centre. Connie Jordison
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Pratt heads SCRD for another year placing Mayor Bill Beamish. Beamish stated earlier in the year that his plan for 2020 was to spend more time focused on Gibsons-based issues and initiatives. The outcome of upcoming elections at the shíshálh Nation, may result in a change to the Board representative for the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD). The current SIGD Director, Councillor Alvina Paul has been on the Board since May, 2019. Connie Jordison
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The Local would like to clarify information in our story from the Nov. 14 issue about the Parkland development’s geo-thermal heat system in Gibsons. We reported that developer Blane Hagedorn partnered with the Town to create the system. But Hagedorn says his company was asked by the Town to have the system installed as part of the development agreement for the property. Staff
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EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 13, 2019 the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will no longer be accepting wood waste at the Sechelt Landfill. This change will reduce emissions associated with transportation as the processing of wood waste will now remain on the Sunshine Coast. Salish Soils will be accepting all wood waste from residents on behalf of the SCRD and will collect the unchanged tipping fee. The Pender Harbour Transfer Station will continue to accept wood at the current tipping fee. Please direct inquiries about wood waste to Salish Soils at 604-885-5383 5646 Schetxwen Road, Sechelt www.salishenvironmentalgroup.com
Sunshine Coast RCMP are looking for information into the theft of an electric bike from the Gibsons Garden Hotel in Gibsons. On Nov. 18 at approximately 2:30am the thief cut the lock off the bike and rode away on Gibsons Way. Police are reviewing security footage and are asking for the public’s assistance in locating this bike – a black and blue Giant Fathom E-bike – seen above. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Sunshine Coast RCMP or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477. File 2019-7955 relates. RCMP PHOTO
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Mayor’s Message Darnelda Siegers Mayor, District of Sechelt
Has it been a year already? I feel like I hit the ground running last November and haven’t paused to catch my breath. I truly love what I get to do every day working for our community and working with all of you to accomplish more together. Our Council works really well together. While we have differing opinions on some issues and challenge each other, we are always willing to listen and be respectful. That is exactly what we should be doing. One thing we all agree on is the strategic plan we put in place to guide us for the next four years. We took the issues we heard from you during our campaigns and used those as the foundation for our goals for the next four years.
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In the last year, we established four Council Committees to address some of those important issues: Affordable Housing, Airport Development, Harbour Expansion and Development and Water Resources. These committees will tackle affordable housing, economic development and water conservation issues for our community. We have approved 75 new housing units so far this year, and our building permit values are on track to meet the five-year average in Sechelt. We also received a grant to extend and repave the airport runway, completed our Cannabis Bylaw and reopened the Visitor Information Center. We also now have three visitor information kiosks to expand those visitor services. There are quite a few really important projects in progress: Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw; a liquid waste management
program and an asset management program. We also just received a grant to finally do the research needed to explore possible uses of the treated effluent from the Water Resource Centre. We do a lot of work collaboratively with the other governments on the Coast. I am very proud of how much this Council collaborates with our stakeholders and partners. The projects you will be most interested in are the Sunshine Coast Child Care action plan and the Sunshine Coast Housing Needs Assessment. We hope to have this work completed in the next few months to help guide decision making in the future. So that is year one in a nutshell. There is so much more that we are working on that I would love to tell you about and I’d love to hear more from you too. So, if you see me out running around, stop me and say hi.
the school and student council and plenty of community volunteers who help out in many ways in the school from reading with primary students to serving hot lunches. Halfmoon Bay School is truly an exceptional learning place where the teachers and staff work hard to ensure all feel safe, confident and accepted. Big Tree Recreation Site in Halfmoon Bay is a 109acre parkland managed by the Sunshine Coast Regional District. It is located nine kilometers north of Sechelt on Highway 101, and 400m before Trout Lake. Take the Halfmoon-Carlson Forest Service Road which leaves the highway at a small rock quarry on your right. Proceed exactly 2.8 kilometers on the main logging road, ignoring spurs to the left and right. Park at a wide spot immediately beyond the trail. Once there, a wellgroomed wheelchair-accessible path leads to a couple of featured old growth Douglas fir trees. True to its name, these trees are believed to be the biggest living trees on the
Sunshine Coast. There are picnic tables near the trees that allow you to hang out and enjoy nature on a grand scale. The path that brought you to the picnic site continues on and loops back to the parking area. There are also smaller paths for bikes and the more adventurous amongst us. It’s easy to get turned around and feel lost so be vigilant, follow a map, and be aware that you’re in wildlife country. For more info you can visit my website www.truebluerealty.ca. When you factor in the recreation options, amenities, property values and friendly people, it is easy to understand why Halfmoon Bay is one of the most desirable areas on the coast and why many who reside there proudly display I ♥ Halfmoon Bay on their car bumpers. Tony Browton is an award-winning Realtor who lives and works on BC’s Sunshine Coast. His weekly blog can be found here http://www.truebluerealty.ca/blog
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Halfmoon Bay values are, on average, flat year-overyear. Sales are down from 69 to this date in 2018, to 53 in the same period this year, but we are not seeing the same decrease in market value as other areas on the Sunshine Coast. Average detached house price in 2018 was $783,000 and this year its $781,000 Halfmoon Bay has always been a favourite of retirees, but we are now seeing more younger families either moving in from off Coast or migrating from other areas on Coast. The elementary school is one of the best on the Coast. Officially designated a BC Community School, it boasts on-site day care, after-school programs, ‘tween nights, Homework Club and other special classes. There is lots of opportunity for student leadership in
Seminar for home buyers With home prices on the Sunshine Coast at some of the most affordable levels they have been in years, this could be an ideal time to enter the housing market. On Saturday, Nov. 23, a seminar at the Blue Ocean Golf Club in Sechelt will bring together three professionals to offer advice: real estate agent Janai York, mortgage associate Darnelda Siegers
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• Hiroshi Shimazaki workshop on turning sketches into watercolours, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 9am-4pm, 604-886-0531
• SC Equestrian Club fundraiser and potluck dinner, Davis Bay Hall, 5:30-10pm
• Christmas kick-off party, fundraiser for Serendipity Child Development Society, Grasshopper Pub, Madeira Park, 6pm • Grant Olson, Backeddy Pub, Egmont, 6pm
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Coast audiences will be in for a special performance when famed pianist Kevin Kenner takes the stage at Raven’s Cry Theatre on November 23. Kenner has been playing for an impressive five decades and has become a world renowned Chopinist, consistently receiving high praise from critics and audiences for his interpretations of the Polish composers works. Though not from a musical family, Kenner’s parents had a piano and, when he was five years old, he asked his parents for lessons. “I think it was the piano’s ability to play many notes simultaneously, to create colourful harmonies” says Kenner of the piano’s lure. “That attracted me most of all.” At age 17, his teachers, recognizing his talent, sent him to Poland to perform at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw where he was the youngest performer, receiving an award for most promising talent. “I think I was too young to understand how consequential that competition was,” recalls Kenner, who claims not to have been nervous performing for the judges. “I saw other competitors completely unnerved during
their performances and I couldn’t understand why.” Kenner proved the judges right when he returned to the Chopin Competition in 1990 and took top prize along with the People’s Prize, and prize for best Polonaise. “I love the purity of tone,” says Kenner of Chopin’s music. “The sincerity of expression, the subtlety and classical balance that is so ingenuously interwoven with its romantic spirit.” That year he also won the bronze medal at the Tchaikovsky International Competition, becoming the first American pianist to win prizes in both competitions. Growing up in California, Kenner likens performing to surfing. “Not that I have ever surfed, but I saw how surfers catch that sweet spot on the wave and they just glide seemingly effortlessly,” says Kenner. “There is a lot to consider when performing as I play for a new audience on a different piano in a different hall, so many variables that have to be balanced. With a bit of luck there comes a point in the performance when my consciousness finds that sweet spot and the music takes over allowing me to just surf the wave.” His ability to surf that wave has seen Kenner play as a soloist with many world-class orchestras around the world, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, as well as with
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the Belcea, Tokyo and Volger string quartets. “I receive so much pleasure sharing music with others and seeing how music’s power can inspire and transform others,” says Kenner. “I think I am one of the luckiest people alive to be able to do what I love and actually make a living at it!” His many recordings have also been recognized with awards, and his most recent, featuring the piano works of Ignaz Paderewski, was praised by Gramophone Magazine for its “thrilling clarity, élan and ravishing playing.” For his Coast appearance, Kenner has put together a program connected to the theme of humour with works by Haydn, Paderewski, Schumann, and of course, Chopin. “This is a kind of panoramic view of humor in classical piano music,” he says, and hopes it will bring the audience “a smile and a special memory to keep in their hearts.” Presented by the Coast Recital Society Kevin Kenner performs at Raven’s Cry Theatre on Saturday, November 23 at 2:30pm. Tickets are $30, $10 for students, and are available by calling the Society’s office at 604-885-0991. A pre-concert chat between CRS president John Storer and Kevin Kenner will take place at 1:30pm followed by a short Q&A.
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Kevin Kenner is a world-renowned pianist. He plans a theme of humour for his Nov. 23 concert at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt. SIMON FOWLER PHOTO
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Awe is a complex emotion that simultaneously combines fear, wonder and reverential admiration, and it might be one of the best words to encapsulate our reaction to the orca or killer whale. The importance of these marine predators is now commonly understood but it was not so long ago that they were feared more than admired. Orcas have been shot and harpooned by whalers, fishermen, and government agencies alike. Although they are no longer intentionally hunted, killer whales on the West coast are at risk through declining fish stocks, habitat loss, and marine pollution. Their scientific name, “Orcinus orca”, comes from Orcus, a Roman god of the underworld who punished oath-breakers. In English, they have been called killer whales for hundreds of years. In Portuguese they are called “assassin whale” (“baleia assassina”), in German “murder whale” (“mörderwal”), and in Aleut “the feared one” (“polossati”). The Haida call them “skana” – “killer demon”. The tems swiya museum in Sechelt features the magnificent skeleton of a 6,600-pound male orca who was killed in
A meaning of family What defines a family? This question comes to mind as Hirokazu Kore-eda’s award-winning film “Shoplifters” unfolds. A blockbuster hit in Japan and festival favourite, “Shoplifters” was a surprise winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film in 2018. The story follows a “family” of outcasts who create their own nurturing environment outside of society’s laws and norms. Led by the Fagin-like Osamu (Lily Franky), this motley group of likeable thieves are either marginally employed, or shoplift to make ends meet and put food on the table. Set in the seedy side of Tokyo, the film reveals a depiction of Japanese poverty rarely seen.
When two family members discover an abandoned child alone and shivering on the street, they decide to take her home. They hide and care for her and take her into their fold, while inducting her into the family’s “activities”. However, all is not what it seems, and step by step, the film reveals hidden layers and challenges in what defines our bonds, connections, family and law. Shoplifters is sprinkled with wry humour and unexpected warmth. A wonderful script and superb acting are tied together with Kore-eda’s piercing, perceptive direction, and stunning cinematography, to create an impact that is deep and resonant. Critics call it a “Quiet Little Gem of a film”, a profound
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the Salish Sea (probably by a boat). Now christened kwentens ?e te sinkwu (“Guardian of the Ocean”) the skeleton is displayed in the act of a victorious salmon hunt. In “Remembering Roberts Creek 1889-1955” Capt. Harry Kingsley recounts how killer whales “would go by in schools of ten or more, and we would hear them blowing long before we saw them coming ‘round the point. For some reason the Stephens (family) always took after them with rifles, what for I never was able to figure out, for they surely could not hope to do more than inflict a wound. Perhaps they had an unpleasant experience with them for they were nasty natured beasts, and might upset a boat if you came too close. They tried it on Harry Roberts’ motorboat once…” Though they certainly harass fishing boats, there is no record of an orca ever killing a human being in the wild. Kinsley’s account in “Remembering Roberts Creek” ends with a longing for the awe elicited through encounters with apex predators such as the killer whale. In recounting a boyhood story of an orca’s fin touching the oar of his brother’s rowboat, he notes that although his life lacked many comforts, it was never short on excitement. The brothers vowed never to tell the story of this amazing encounter for fear it would put a curb on future adventures.
meditation on what it means to be a family. A little film with big impact. The SC Film Society screens “Shoplifters” on Monday, Nov. 25 and Tuesday Nov. 26, 7:30pm at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. (Please note that Tuesday screenings are less crowded than Mondays) and again on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2pm, at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt. Members $5, others $9. Submitted by Bette Chadwick
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The 2019-2020 season of the Literary Readings on the Sunshine Coast series continues with award-winning novelist, cultural commentator, and scholar David Chariandy, who will be reading and discussing his work at the Arts Centre in Sechelt at 7:30pm, Saturday, Nov. 30. Chariandy is the author of two celebrated novels, including the Giller-nominated and Rogers Writers’ Trust Prize-winning “Brother”, as well as “I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You”, a book-length meditation on the politics of race in Canada written as a letter to his teenage daughter, along with numerous essays, articles, and other works. Submitted
Choral Evensong The Sunshine Coast Vespersong Choir will perform a rarely heard Choral Evensong on Sunday, Nov. 24, 5pm, at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church in Gibsons. This choir of members mainly from Sechelt and Gibsons is performing traditional English spiritual music and preserving its heritage.
Sunday’s performance features music from the past four centuries and is directed by organist and pianist David Poon. This form of service dates from the 17th century and is centred on quiet reflection. Doors open at 4:30pm. While there is no admission cost, donations are invited. Submitted
Simon Paradis plays for his home town at the Coopers Green Hall in Halfmoon Bay Saturday, Nov. 23 with the Farm Team band that recorded his new CD “Grooves and Ruts”. It’s a CD release show at 7:30pm with admission of $20. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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In 2019, the early onslaught of the holidays can be overwhelming for some. Though a very special time for many, the pressure of consumerism and socialization can be a challenge – particularly if one is dealing with the cold of a poorly insulated suite, inadequate winter clothing or perhaps a lack of permanent shelter altogether. At this time of year, the public library provides a refuge from consumerism and cavity-sweet promotional campaigns – you don’t need to spend a dime here, but you are encouraged to loiter, rest, dream a while. Libraries are the great equalizers: the library is warm, comfortable,
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