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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia • www.thelocalweekly.ca • Thursday, October 27, 2016 Pedestrian Safety Campaign Page 7

Public Painting

Sechelt Sewage Plant Wins Awards Page 2

Sechelt Rescinds SSC Properties Approval Page 3

Blue Bus Strike Page 5

Novelist Janie Chang Page 9

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Keep the money on the Coast "We chase dreams around the planet for profit," says economist Michael Shuman, "but we overlook the riches in our own backyard. Everything that you need for prosperity is right here on the Sunshine Coast."

Shuman, a leading North American expert on community economics and author of such books as "Local Dollars, Local Sense," spoke on Oct. 20 at Chatelech Secondary, at an event hosted by Community Futures Sunshine Coast and the Sunshine Coast Credit Union to showcase new local investment vehicles.

Shuman urges economic developers to stop trying to attract big companies to their community and instead invest in small, locally-owned businesses because those businesses generate two to four times the economic impact of

chain stores or international companies in terms of jobs, spending and taxes.

Small business owners often struggle to fund their enterprises. Banks don't like to lend to small business, he said, and average people with savings invest in funds and stocks from Bay Street and Wall Street, which drains money out of the community.

"If you start shifting even one per cent of your pension savings into local business, it could have a huge impact on the local economy here," said Shuman.

Anyone can buy shares that are traded on the stock market, but investment in private companies is limited by law to wealthy "accredited investors." To circumvent this restriction, grassroots groups have created innovative tactics such as crowdfunding, peer-

to-peer lending, local investor clubs, and pre-selling goods or services to raise capital.

But the laws are slowly starting to catch up. For example, new legislation in BC allows companies to raise up to $250,000 in capital through crowdfunding.

Individual investors can invest up to $1,500 each through online gateways such as Frontfundr or InvestX. "The gates have been opened," said Shuman. "We now have to rush in and take advantage of it."

The Sunshine Coast's homegrown investment solution is Rhiza Capital, a joint venture of Community Futures, the Sunshine Coast Credit Union and Powell River Community Investment Corporation.

Chief Investment Officer, Sean Melrose, explained that Rhiza's funds provide expert

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evaluations of potential investments, and build balanced portfolios, which reduce the overall risk to individual investors.

Rhiza manages three investment vehicles that combine different degrees of social and community impact, risk and return: • Venture Capital Corporation - a high-risk, high-return fund for investors with $50,000-$150,000 who can take advantage of a provincial 30 per cent refundable tax credit.

• Community Investment Corporation - a moderaterisk fund that aims at 3-5 per cent return for investors with $15,000 to $100,000.

• Coast Community Investment Co-op - a co-operative that invests member shares in local business and social enterprise. Member shares are $2,500.

The two investment funds have been operating for several years, while the Co-op is just about to launch.

"We're not just looking for profitability, we're not just looking for scalability or growth, we're looking at companies that we feel we'd be proud to mention when we run into each other in the grocery store," said Melrose. "We

are propagating our community values with every cheque we write."

The Rhiza model is generating considerable attention among other BC communities, especially those rural areas with Community Futures offices.

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who are interested in Rhiza should contact Community Futures or visit rhizacapital. com.

(The writer sits on the investment committee of Rhiza Corp, and is a founding board member of the Coast Investment Co-op.)

Donna McMahon

Economist Michael Shuman, author of “Local Dollars, Local Sense” brought his message to the Sunshine Coast Oct. 20.

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Sewage plant wins awards Sechelt’s Water Resource Centre won two constructionindustry awards this month.

In Victoria Oct. 21, the sewage plant won the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC’s 2016 Environmental award for Urban Systems Ltd., recognizing it as a project “that includes exceptional environmental protection or environmental enhancement.”

And in Winnipeg Oct. 14, the Canadian Design-Build Institute (CDBI) named the project its “grand winner” for 2016, with the award going to Maple Reinders Inc. and Ur-

ban Systems Ltd. The CDBI said in a statement: “This year’s grand winner is a sewage treatment plant, but it looks more like an intense hydroponic production centre along with a small office wing. Treatment basins are in fact surmounted by greenhouses and veritable botanical gardens. The choice of the site also allowed for a large park adjoining the facility.”

Design-build is a system of construction in which the architects and builders work together as a team under a single contract, which allows

construction to start before the design is finalized. This is considered faster that the traditional method of having a project designed and then hiring a contractor to build it.

The CDBI praised the plant, which began operation in 2015, as containing many features “that contribute to life cycle capital cost savings and low cost operations… The mechanical system was designed to minimize energy use with, for example, the sewage used as a heat sink for heating and cooling needs, and air-to-air heat recovery used in all ventilation.” Staff

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SSC Properties bylaw rescinded by Sechelt On Oct. 19 Sechelt Council voted to rescind their first reading of bylaw 25-271, the SSC Properties development, in order to bring a "clean" package back to council.

District of Sechelt Chief Administrative Officer, Tim Palmer, made the recommendation to start fresh on the 170-hectare, 1300-unit development in East Porpoise Bay, because the bylaw had been amended so many times that council and staff were having trouble keeping track of changes and corrections.

In response to concerns from council about the length of time it is taking to get the project to public hearing, Palmer noted that the zoning application is very large and complex, and accuracy is of paramount importance.

"I know there's a lot of people including the developers and council who would like this to get to public hearing,” said Palmer. “What we don't want is to get to public hearing, have it close, and say ‘oops we've made a mistake’ and have to do it over again.

And we've had that experience in the short time I've been here more than once."

Mayor Bruce Milne agreed, noting that rescinding first reading wasn't legally necessary, but did make the project more straightforward.

Council had a number of questions about process. In response to a query from Councillor Noel Muller about how many public hearings are typical for such a large development, acting municipal planner Mike Vance stated that a second public hear-

ing is usually only required if substantive changes are made to the bylaw following the first hearing.

Mayor Milne commented: "The real reason that there are multiple public hearings –and I've seen this in Sechelt over the last 20 years–is that work is pressured to move faster than it should and staff make minor mistakes. And a minor mistake is all it takes.

"As much as it seems we are being slow and pedantic and petty on this, the end result is to avoid a challenge of any sort from any parties."

Councillor Darren Inkster agreed. "We want to get it right for the developers and the people that end up living there," he said.

The vote passed unanimously.

Donna McMahon

Sunshine Coast & Powell River Schedules September 6, 2016 - January 18, 2017

Town of Gibsons

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WHEN: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Town Hall, 474 S. Fletcher Rd, Gibsons, BC WHY: Zoning Bylaw Amendment for Tasting Lounge and Mircobrewery The Town has received an application for 537 Cruice Lane to amend the Downtown Commercial Zone 5 to permit a Tasting Lounge and Microbrewery use. In response, the Town has drafted a general amendment to commercial zones C-1, C-1A, C-5, C-6 in the Zoning Bylaw.

Pursuant to Sections 464 and 466 of the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 2015: Please take notice that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 1065, 2007 to introduce a Tasting Lounge and Microbrewery as a permitted use in several commercial zones.

More information on this bylaw and associated documents may be viewed at Town Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday except statutory holidays.

Have your say: You can present your comments before the public hearing or in person at the Public Hearing.

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Editorial Opinion Where politicians live I’ve often thought politicians inhabit a parallel universe.

Maybe it’s just widespread cognitive dissonance - coupled with a lack of imagination - that compels them to engage in so much contradictory behaviour. Trying to appease so many varying interests isn’t easy.

Rather than focusing on short-term economic and corporate priorities, though, politicians should first consider the long-term health and well-being of the people they’re elected to represent. When it comes to climate change and fossil fuels, many aren’t living up to that.

We celebrate the federal government’s decision to implement nation-wide carbon pricing, even though what’s proposed won’t, without additional measures like regulations, get us to our commitments under the Paris Agreement, which is also inadequate for keeping global warming from catastrophic levels. A government could be forgiven for going slow on a measure opposed by some industrial sectors, provinces and citizens, but it’s difficult to take a government seriously when it approves or supports expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and development while the world continues to break warming records, with increasingly dire consequences.

A massive B.C. “carbon bomb” LNG project in the midst of critical salmon-rearing territory, in defiance of many area First Nations’ wishes. Likely approval of at least one more bitumen pipeline to support expanded oil sands development. A provincial government that pretty much says, “We’ll support federal efforts to fight climate change if you support our efforts to fuel it.” None of this makes sense.

As a report from non-profit Oil Change International and 14 other groups concludes, “The potential carbon emissions from the oil, gas, and coal in the world’s currently operating fields and mines would take us beyond 2°C of warming,” and “The reserves in currently operating oil and gas fields alone, even with no coal, would take the world beyond 1.5°C.” That’s without any new development.

Subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, the most profitable industry ever, continue despite a 2009 G20 commitment to phase them out. Canada alone promotes the industry to the tune of about $3.3 billion a year in tax breaks and handouts, not including provincial incentives.

It’s all a form of denial.

Most national governments have committed to the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 2 C above pre-industrial levels, with an aspirational goal of 1.5 C. We’re already nearing the latter, with growing consequences, including increasing extreme weather events, water and food shortages, migration crises and extinctions.

As Oil Change International says, “If you’re in a hole, stop digging.” David Suzuki

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SSC Properties is offering to create for our community a fine living opportunity for mixed ages and incomes, with a lifestyle that would be an example for the North American continent. Their approach has been exemplary; asking all the generations what we, the locals of Sechelt, would like this development to be. We’ve been informed, the plans are there, the means to achieve them are still available and the local populace has shown great enthusiasm and support. This is the way of the future.

Yet our Council seems to be ignoring this support,

Sign defaced

The Sunshine Coast Trails Society is an umbrella organization for outdoor recreation organizations that use the multiuse trail network within the working forest. Our members include mountain bikers, hikers, horseback riders, snowmobilers, ATV users, dirt bikers and others who volunteer their time to build and manage these multiuse trails.

We put a lot of effort into working with government and building partnerships.

We signed an MOU this year with BC Timber Sales which formally recognizes the Society’s role in maintaining many trails in partnership with our provincial Rec Officer. We have also signed a 10- year agreement with the Province to build and maintain certain trails and receive Provincial Liability coverage.

We’re pleased to say that the Sunshine Coast trail network is attracting more and more tourism and we want that to continue. In response to trail user feedback, we decided to improve key trail heads and signage. Over the

to have this blind spot and moves forward at snail’s pace or even backwards.

Just what is the cause of the resistance? We can speculate, but so far the only cause that’s been admitted is the mistakes made by Council Staff which have not just delayed the project but taken it back to square one (see story page 3). One study after another has been demanded; no sooner is one report submitted than another is demanded – on and on and on – and all submitted accordingly.

SSC Properties personnel have been extremely patient and respectful. I wish our Council would show the same mature behaviour. Am I the only one asking what’s going on?

Sarnia Guiton, Sechelt

VCH secrecy

last two years, our volunteers worked with a variety of community stakeholders to fund, design and place the signs so trail users can find the trail heads more easily and are more certain of where they are within the trail network.

Unfortunately, some of the Elphinstone protesters recently defaced one of these signs. This is not at all community-minded.

To say nothing of the poor impression it will make on tourists. These trails are on par with those in Squamish and the North Shore and there are joint marketing campaigns in place to promote them.

The Sunshine Coast Trails

Society is happy to build and manage our trails within the working forest. An expanded provincial park on Mount Elphinstone is not the answer. Provincial parks on the Sunshine Coast almost exclusively have single-use hiking trails. The multi-use trail network accessed by the B&K forestry road provides recreational opportunities for hikers, mountain bikers, dirt bikers, ATV users, and equestrian users.

The Mount Elphinstone protesters do not represent us and the defacement of our sign was mean-spirited and unhelpful.

Elise Rudland, Chair, Sunshine Coast Trails Society

The recent outrage from our community against Vancouver Coastal Health’s autocratic announcement that Shorncliffe and Totem residential care homes would be closed and replaced with a for-profit facility turns out to just be an ongoing reflection of VCH’s lack of transparency and corporate rather than community accountability.

Our neighbours in Powell River have recently experienced the reality of VCH’s poor management concerning how they source their food for their residential facilities. Local PR writer and columnist Murray Dobbin recently penned a scathing criticism of VCH’s food contractor Sodexo, a French multinational that supplies

An information sign and map on the B&K Road in Roberts Creek was defaced with anti-logging slogans. PHOTO SUBMITTED

meals for VCH: “Food shortages, meals of poor quality, meals not served on time and small portion sizes are commonplace.” The most shocking revelation is the lack of accountability that VCH signed off on in their contract with Sodexo. The contract “(s)tipulates that VCHA and Sodexo would agree on 'standardized and uniform responses to questions from the media’.”

Further to this agreement is a confidentiality agreement that does not allow for the public to know where the food comes from and what it costs. Say what?

How could we have arrived at a place where corporate confidentiality trumps public accountability?

At the recent Sechelt Town Hall meeting we learned that consultation, accountability and transparency were empty phrases from the VCH’s handbook of set PR phrases for the unwashed to accept without question. The details of the Trellis contact are unavailable to the public. It is an understatement that VCH’s relationship with its private partnerships lacks the level of transparency that engenders trust and confidence in our health services. Disgraceful.

Neil Bryson, Halfmoon Bay

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It was the perfect storm for Sunshine Coast residents trying to reach Vancouver Monday, Oct. 26. The West Vancouver Blue Buses went on strike – for one day – leaving many ferry passengers stranded in Horseshoe Bay. At the same time, Pacific Ferries, the foot passenger service from Gibsons Harbour to Coal Harbour, was temporarily out of service due to mechanical problems.

In a Facebook posting, Pacific Ferries suggested that stranded passengers look for rides on ShareThere, but the rideshare website went down due to problems with their web host.

Better news was to be had from Sunshine Coast Connector, which runs buses daily from Powell River to Vancouver. The company drove a bus onto the 6:20am ferry and offered rides to downtown.

Passengers who learned of the bus strike only after boarding the ferry resorted to cadging lifts, sharing taxis and jointly booking Car2Go. In the reverse direction, people unaware of the strike waited at bus stops in Vancouver. Some stranded passengers were able to catch rides with the Bowen Island

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Similar to a promotion last fall, customers travelling on select sailings will receive the discount off the standard vehicle fare.

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The promotion will be in effect on select off-peak sailings Monday through Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Nov. 14 – Dec. 18. The 50-per-cent fare discount will apply to cars, motorcycles, trucks, SUVs, vans or recreational vehicles (discount applies to the first 20 feet of vehicle length only). Submitted

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Education Matters Lori Pratt

Trustee, School District #46 School Board

One of the priorities within the School District Strategic Plan is to actively recruit students from around the world to live and learn with us in a welcoming international student program that showcases the beautiful natural environment of the Sunshine Coast.

A robust international program offers not only learning opportunities for the participants, but also for the families hosting the students and the community as a whole.

SD46 partners with Rotary Youth Exchange (YEX), Student Travel School (STS), and Muskoka Language International (MLI) to bring students to the Sunshine Coast from other countries. We also employ a recruiter and team of retired and current staff to support incoming and outgoing students.

The International Program takes students on field trips and excursions locally and into Vancouver for more explorations. Hikes to Smugglers Cove, Skookumchuck and beyond showcase the natural beauty of our area.

Can you imagine coming from a high-density population in Europe or Asia, and experiencing the wilderness we take for granted as Canadians?

Bringing students from outside Canada into our district can have a financial benefit. The School Act allows for districts to charge fees for non-resident students to attend BC schools. Though this does not apply to the Rotary YEX and STS programs, the additional funds assist the district to augment other programs and initiatives to support all students.

The greater impact is found in the social and educational awareness our students glean from the introductions to differing cultures.

This awareness gives them a

glimpse of the larger global community and opens up possibilities for further exploration and learning.

My family is learning about the program first hand; my middle daughter is in the Netherlands for her grade 11 year and we have welcomed a student from France into our home. While my daughter is experiencing wooden shoes, windmills and dairy farms, I’ve come to realize my high school French is quite rusty. Creative communication and kindness have helped to bridge the gap allowing us to learn more of each other. Watching these students learn more about themselves and explore their new countries is inspiring and truly underlines the incredible value of this initiative in our district.

Read more about the International Program at www. sd46.bc.ca. Homestay families are always in demand.

Contact the district office if you are interested in applying to be part of the program.

Stargazing Mercury will be very low in the SW in the evening twilight near the end of November. Venus can be seen in the SW in the evening twilight.

Mars will be in the SSW after dark and sets in the SSW near 10pm. Jupiter rises in the ESE near 4am. Saturn will be very low in the SW after sunset and lost in the twilight later in the month.

There are two meteor showers in November starting with the Taurids on Nov. 12. This is a modest shower but is unusual because of the fireballs that it generates.

When viewed it appears to come from the Taurus The Bull Constellation.

On Nov. 16 & 17 the Leonid

meteor shower will dominate the night sky. The shower is called the Leonids for the point in the Constellation Leo where the meteors seem to appear from. The Leonids occur when the Earth passes through the debris left by the comet Temple - Tuttle. The comet takes 33 years to make one orbit of the sun.

At the Sechelt Art Center on Oct. 21, Charles Ennis, president of the SC Astronomy Club will speak on how to use the Observers Hand Book. All new members to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada are given an Observers Hand Book and it is packed with useful information about finding your way around the night sky.

The full moon on November 16 is known as the Bea-

ver Moon because of the beaver activity at this time of year. It has also been called the Frosty moon.

Those pesky terms again?

A Light Year is an astronomical measure equal to the distance light travels in a year, approximately 5.8 trillion miles.

A Lunar Month is the average time between successive new or full moons. A Lunar month is equal to 29 days, 12 hours and 49 minutes. It is also called a Synodic Month.

With Christmas coming on it is that time of year when Mums and Dads look to buy a beginner telescope for a young family member. For good advice on buying a beginner telescope go to coastastronomy.ca

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Nicholas Simons poses with supporters after his acclamation as the NDP candidate in the Powell River-Sunshine Coast riding. From the left, Bill Forst, CarolAnn Leishman, the candidate, Laura Simons, Russell Brewer, Mark Simons, Ian Mackenzie, Paula Sampson, Michael Goldberg, Charles Burns and Ted Mitravitz. PHOTO SUBMITTED Nicholas Simons launched his NDP re-election campaign at a lively nomination meeting in the historic Townsite district of Powell River Oct. 22, where he was acclaimed.

He says the public is ready for a change in government. “Christy Clark has created a real crisis of affordability for so many people,” Simons said. “She’s allowed rates for MSP, Hydro, ICBC and BC Ferries to skyrocket while cutting funding for programs and services people rely on. She seems to

care very little about the impact of her policies.”

“Nick is an important part of the BC NDP team,” said BC NDP Leader John Horgan. “He has always been a thoughtful and powerful voice for people served by Community Living BC, and he’s a relentless proponent of economic development on the coast.”

Said Simons: “As the Opposition Spokesperson for Community Living BC, I know I’m fighting for people without a voice and for people who believe those with

developmental disabilities can and deserve to live fulfilling lives in our communities.”

Simons is opposition spokesperson for coastal economic development as well as Community Living BC. He is an accomplished musician, and former Director of Health and Social Development, a delegated agency of the Shishalh (Sechelt) Nation.

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Realtors Ed Aiken, left, and Allen Stevenson show off a truck load of food collected for the food bank at the Re/MAX Top Performers’ 10th annual pumpkin carving event at the Persephone Beer Farm in Gibsons Oct. 23. People contributed the food in exchange for a pumpkin to carve. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Often we see posters and social media posts about missing housecats. To increase the probability of the cat returning home safely, it’s worth looking at the behavior of displaced cats and the reasons that cats go missing.

The behavior of cats who

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are generally kept indoors and who accidentally get out is somewhat different from that of cats who have regular access to the outdoors. This is because cats who live indoors will not have established outdoor territories and often become frightened and disoriented when they find themselves outside. When displaced, these cats generally hide silently and are often close by their home. With the permission of neighbours and using flashlights, owners

should search under houses and in and under outbuildings. Cats who are hurt, sick or frightened tend to stay quiet and huddled out of the way and often are very close to home. Finding the cat who is in need of veterinary attention could save its life.

House cats who regularly spend time outdoors often have established outdoor territory and regularly come home. If they don’t come home, it is often because something has interrupted

the trip home. Cats can become trapped in a shed or be chased off by another cat or a predator and are afraid to come back. A friendly, curious cat may enter a vehicle like a contractor’s truck and be unintentionally removed from the area. Sometimes predators are the reason for cat’s disappearance but often, cats are unable to get home for another reason. For more information on missing cats (and dogs), visit http:// www.missingpetpartner-

A Russian blue cat named Sergei may have nine lives, but must lose one of his toes.

Surrendered to the Kamloops BC SPCA Branch and currently in the care of the Sunshine Coast SPCA, the affectionate feline suffers from a bone infection in his left hind toes that means one toe must be amputated.

“Sergei is a highly affectionate guy who loves getting cuddles and attention,” says Sunshine Coast Branch

manager Cindy Krapiec. “Despite the pain and discomfort he was in before coming into BC SPCA care, Sergei’s lovable personality always shines through. He can still live a long and active life, and hopefully, we can find the purr-fect forever home for him.”

Sergei’s medical costs are expected to exceed $2,000.

A non-profit organization, the BC SPCA relies primarily on public donations to help

the province’s most vulnerable animals. If you can help Sergie and other animals like him at the BC SPCA Sunshine Coast Branch, you can donate online at spca.bc.ca/medicalemergency or in person, at 4376 Solar Rd., Sechelt.

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Pedestrian safety campaign One out of every five people killed in car crashes in BC are pedestrians. That number may come as a frightening surprise to pedestrians and drivers alike, so Sunshine Coast RCMP and ICBC are holding a pedestrian safety awareness campaign to help people to stay safe.

RCMP officers and ICBC’s road-safety coordinator Harvey Kooner recently took to the streets of Sechelt to hand out pedestrian safety reflectors, to help pedestrians ensure that they are visible at night. Crashes with pedestrians spike in fall and winter as the weather changes and daylight hours decrease, said Kooner. Here are some additional reminders to help everyone to stay safe: Pedestrians: • If there is no sidewalk, it is generally safest to walk facing traffic. Not only will you be more visible to drivers, but if an inattentive driver is driving close to the shoulder, you will have time to move away from the roadway • Ensure you can be seen.

Wear bright clothing, clip a reflector onto your jacket, and use a flashlight at night (or the flashlight feature on

your cell phone) • Ensure you cross at crosswalks, not mid-block, where drivers won’t be expecting to see you. Make eye contact with drivers before entering a roadway, and don’t assume that a driver has noticed you Drivers: • The Sunshine Coast has long stretches of dark roads.

Ensure your headlights are clean and working properly.

Watch out for pedestrians walking along the shoulder of the highway • Slow down when driving through town. Be prepared

to stop for pedestrians crossing at marked crosswalks or intersections The pedestrian safety campaign continues to the end of October. Police will be watching for vehicles not stopping at crosswalks, and pedestrians who are not walking safely. Pedestrians are welcome to attend the Gibsons or Sechelt RCMP office to pick up their free pedestrian reflector, courtesy of ICBC. Together, we can help pedestrians and drivers to stay safe.

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It is important to have identification on a cat in case it goes missing. Microchips are inexpensive and many shelters and vets have “universal” microchip readers so they can read the chip from any of several companies who make them. Ear tattoos can help although they can become difficult to read over time. There are breakaway collars made for cats on which tags can be attached.

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Vancouver based author Janie Chang comes to Sechelt Saturday, Oct. 29. She’ll be reading from her novels Three Souls and Dragon Springs Road, due from Harper Collins in January 2017. The well-received Three Souls is Chang’s debut novel and was a 2014 finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. The novel follows Leiyin, a young woman from a good family in pre-Communist China who must find a way to save her daughter from a disastrous future. Problem is, Leiyin is dead and stuck in limbo with three aspects of her soul, yin, yang and hun. Together, they must find a way to the afterlife. The literary narrative unspools like a mystery, and the closer Leiyin comes to solving the death of her beloved, the closer she comes

to releasing her soul and saving her daughter. All this while revolution and social upheaval take place in the background.

“Mainly I had to validate dates and make sure I had the right timelines based on what my parents had told me,” says Chang of the amount of research she had to do. “It was based upon an era in Chinese history and family situations that I was very familiar with given my own family history and stories that I heard from my parents.” The family stories Chang has heard over the years often form the inspiration for her work. Leiyin, in fact, is based on Chang’s paternal grandmother, an intelligent woman who wanted to become a school teacher, “a modest ambition,” as Chang points out, but whose class position meant she wasn’t allowed to work. “My ancestors had very interesting lives,” says Chang. “In some ways I didn’t have to fictionalize as much if they had lived in quiet times.”

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Chang had to “go all out” as she researched Chinese history at the beginning of 20th century. “Part of it is not just what was happening, but how people behave,” explains Chang. “What they would do given the family situation they were in.”

Chang’s second novel follows a young girl who has to contend with the stigma of being Eurasian and an orphan, but who is also watched over by a fox spirit. “So many of the family stories that intrigued

me were about supernatural events,” says Chang of the spirits in her stories. “They just keep on falling into my writing.” This is Chang’s first time reading on the Coast.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” says Chang. “And so honoured to be asked.”

Janie Chang reads from her novels Saturday, October 29 at 8pm at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. Doors open at 7:30pm. Free admission, donations accepted.

Musical duos at Artesia The Artesia Coffee House starts a new season on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. It will be a night of new duos on the coffee house stage.

The night starts with Anna Green (the artist pictured on page 1) on piano/vocals and Ken Dun, guitar and vocals with folk-oriented acoustic music. Next up will be 'Citizen Jane' with songwriter/guitarist Reenie Perkovic, and violist/fiddler Lea Kirstein, with dynamic chamber folk-pop tunes. Following the break, poet Ross Harry will read a short set followed by two musicians well known on the Coast and now performing together, Charlotte Wrinch, singer/songwriter/guitar joined

by Budge Schachte on guitar.

Funtastic!

For the past six years the Funtastics have been entertaining Coasters with their zany, upbeat, and popular productions.

This year the Funtastics present the 50’s 60’s, taking us back to the musical era of rock’ n roll… the twist, jive, Beach Boys, Beatles…with over 40 songs.

To add to the excitement and mayhem, the Funtastics introduce Dan Martin & Dick Rowans “Laugh-In”, a revival of the zany comedy show from the late 60’s.

The show is at the Sechelt Activity Centre at 7pm on Fri. Nov. 4 and at 3pm on Sat. Nov. 5 and Sunday Nov.6. Tickets are $20 at the Sechelt Activity Centre, Mosaic Market in Davis Bay and Swish Ladies Apparel in Gibsons.

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…to join the Sunshine Coast Equestrian Club and their guests, The Fraser Valley Hunt Club, for the

OPENING FOX HUNT November 5th, 2016

The Stirrup Cup Ceremonies commence promptly at 11 a.m.

1496 Lockyer Road, Roberts Creek The blessing of the hunt by The Rev. Terri Scallon, will be followed by a Stirrup Cup Toast. The hunting horn will sound and riders and hounds are off to the chase! The hounds will be following a false scent.

Hunt Luncheon competitors will be judged in the arena. Those spectators NOT competing please bring your own lunch. Following the judging, you may enjoy your lunch while waiting for the return of the Fox Hunt (remember your lawn chairs). First prize for this luncheon will be a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne!

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Events on the Sunshine Coast October 27 Fixed link open house, Gibsons Garden Hotel, 10am2pm October 27-30 “Three Men in a Boat” stage play, Heritage Theatre, Gibsons, Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm, $20, students and seniors $15 October 28 Tasting of Halloween chocolates from Halfmoon Bay’s Christopher Norman Chocolates, Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Co., 287 Gower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, 11am-2pm October 28 Gala celebrating winners of SC Volunteer Centre 2016 volunteer awards, Roberts Creek Hall, 7pm, $10 October 28 Artesia coffee house with musical duos Anna Green and Ken Dunn, Lea Kirstein and Reenie Perkovic, Charlotte Wrinch and Budge Schachte, plus poetry by Ross Harry, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, $10 October 28 A.D.D. and friends, Roberts Creek Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 October 29 Halfmoon Bay business and entrepreneur show, Halfmoon Bay Elementary School, 9:30am-2:30pm, 604-551-8461 October 29 Masquerade ball with threecourse dinner, Sarah Wray Hall, Garden Bay, 5:30pm, $35 October 29 Modern Terror and Street Sweeper, Roberts Creek Legion, 7pm, members $8, guests $10 October 29 Creek Big Band with Lynne Dickson, Activity Centre, Sechelt, 7:30-10:30pm, members $10, others $15 October 29 Halloween dance with Playback, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 October 29 Halloween with Bonnie Kilroe’s Divas, prizes for celebrity costumes, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, $20 October 29 Halloween dance with Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and costume prizes, Pender Harbour Community Hall, 8pm, $25 October 29 Literary reading by Vancouver author Janie Chang, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8pm, by donation October 29 Halloween costume party with prizes, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 8pm October 29 Electro Zombie Sound Clash, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm, $20

October 29-30 Being still and mindful instruction for ages 5-12, Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre, Halfmoon Bay, 9:30-10:15am, $5 each day October 30 Five-K run, costumes encouraged, 10am, PaceSetter Athletic, 103-622 Hough Rd., Gibsons, $5 October 30 Blue Line Trio, Lighthouse Pub, Sechelt, 5-8pm October 31 Haunted Lantern tours through Lower Gibsons with the Driftwood Players, SC Museum, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, by donation October 31 Halloween fireworks by Pender Harbour fire dept., Seafarer’s Millennium Park, Madeira Park, 6pm October 31 SC Film Society presents “Let the Right One In”, Swedish vampire movie, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, members $5, others $9 October 31 Talk by local garden planner Michelle Nash, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, free for Sechelt Garden Club members, others $5 November 4-6 Funtastics present their version of the ‘50s and ‘60s with “At the Hop”, plus a revival of the “Laugh-In Wall”, Activity Centre, Sechelt, Fri. 7pm, Sat. & Sun. 3pm, $20 November 5 Holy Family Catholic Women’s League craft and bake sale, Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt, 10am-2pm November 5 Ceremonial opening of annual “fox hunt”, 1496 Lockyer Rd., Roberts Creek, 11am November 5 Sechelt Search and Rescue open house, 1975 Field Rd., 1-4pm November 5 SC Film Society presents “Theeb”, 2pm, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, members $5, others $9 November 5 “Visions of Home” gala and art auction, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 6-9pm, $40 November 5 Rotary Club art auction, Pender Harbour Legion, 8 pm, free; tapas and champagne reception 5:30-7pm, $25 November 5 Toronto-based pianist and band leader Amanda Tosoff in concert, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 8-10:30pm, $20 November 8 First of four Tuesday sessions on financial literacy, Sechelt Public Library, 6:308:30pm, 604-885-4088

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Tip of the Week: At this time when the veils are thin between dimensions the embodied and the disembodied, or what is usually referred to as dead, are invited to commune.

When confronted with this great mystery and combined with morbidity associated with the frail physical body imaginations dive deep and soar high. Thus is the theme of Scorpio in the second decant, the 10 degrees of Scorpio overlaid with Pisces.

Close call

On Oct. 24, police attended an address in the 600 block of Martin Road, Gibsons, after the homeowner reported finding a possible land mine while gardening in the back yard. The homeowner described the suspicious object as rusted out and approximately ten-inches in diameter. The object turned out to be a piece of concrete foundation with the remnants of a metal tube that had been cut and pounded down on the top.

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Scorpio (Oct 22–Nov 21) The time has come to take some key new initiatives.

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Sagittarius (Nov 21–Dec 21) Stepping back to reflect, rest and meditate upon things is the call now. Beyond what you think and believe you know, connecting with what you feel to be true is a priority. You still feel the urge to express your beliefs, hopes, and visions, especially those that reveal some of your core values and principles. The question is: how?

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Taurus (Apr 20–May 21) Where is the power you seek and so desire? Who has it? This is the question that lurks in the labyrinth of your mind. Questions answered produce paradoxes to further ponder. Having faith feels harder than wise words can wave away.

Powerful changes continue to churn within. The silent voice says look higher not harder.

Gemini (May 21–Jun 21) Ambitions to achieve a new level of power are on the rise. You want to feel stronger, perhaps in your body and/or in your stance in the world. Healing old hurts includes shedding old skins of perception, especially. Perhaps this applies to your lifestyle and daily routine. The time has come to assert new commitments.

Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22) A creative beat is weaving its way into your daily rhythm. Inspirations to make a few changes in your life may include purging the old and re-arranging things.

Outer conditions have reached a stage of completion and something must give for the new to be introduced. Aim for a new state of harmony.

Leo (Jul 22–Aug 23) Deep within and at the core of your being something is happening. A deep change is brewing. It may feel like you are pregnant, at least metaphorically and with the hope of giving birth to new possibilities. Yet there is work to do.

Get ready because you are about to get going. Aim for a period of intense creativity with high productivity.

Virgo (Aug 23–Sep 22) You are determined to see things more deeply and even right through them, if you can. Theories, schemes, plots, attitudes, strategies and so on will undergo a thorough examination.

What is true or valid and working, or not? You yearn to make a fresh start. You may feel a bit afraid of the unknown, but an unchanging status quo may even be scarier.

Libra (Sep 22–Oct 22) Financial interests, concerns, and considerations are on your mind. Making investments of some kind are instigating research and investigation. You are determined to get to the bottom of things and make big changes as necessary.

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The New Moon in Scorpio on October 30th or what has come to be known as ‘Mat Night’, in some regions, and Devil’s Night in others, an informal intrusion inviting the expression of pranks and mischief on the eve of Halloween, or more officially, All Hallows’ Eve which, in turn, is traditionally meant to announce all All Hollows’ Day or what has also come to be known as All Souls Day, reveals a rather complex and mysterious little window in the year that is a direct reflection of the weave of Scorpio and Pisces.

Aries (Mar 21–Apr 20) With each new day you are diving deeper. Soon you will enter the abysmal realm. This is the veiled dimension where the dearly departed dwell. Yet this is not the end, not for you or anyone else. It is a beginning. Although you will be resurrected and transformed, your soul essence eternal remains untouched.

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