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Interest in electric vehicles growing, subsidies expanding With the success of the fifth annual Sechelt Electric Vehicle Festival behind it, the Sunshine Coast Electric Vehicle Association (SCEVA) is planning to grow the event in 2020, hopefully in the same location. The 2019 event was

hosted on the Sechelt Learning Centre playground, 5533 Ocean Ave. on Sept. 21.

About 800 people attended the event. It featured 75 exhibitors, including automobiles ranging from the compact Smart car to larger

crossover style electric powered vehicles (EV), as well as electric bikes, motorcycles and Segways.

“The venue worked pretty well, if the school district will have us, I believe we will be there again next year,” said

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John Henderson of SCEVA. One concern that Henderson has is that with the growth of the event and the popularity of electric vehicles, the area may be too small.

The province shares Henderson’s positive outlook about the future of EVs. Along with incentives for purchasing vehicles through the CEV for BC program, it announced, on Sept. 26, that British Columbians are eligible for rebates to install EV charging stations at home and at work.

“Through CleanBC, it’s more affordable and convenient than ever for British Columbians to go electric,” said Michelle Mungall, minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources. “With these new rebates for EV charging stations, we’re making it easier to switch to electric vehicles.”

Homeowners can get a $350 provincial rebate to install a Level 2 EV charging station in a single-family home. A $2,000 rebate is available for the installation of a Level 2 charging station

designed for multiple users in condominiums, apartments and workplaces.

The Town of Gibsons recently included installation of EV charging facilities in the requirements for a planned multi-family development on Shaw Road.

Earlier this year, Petro-Canada announced plans to install EV chargers at existing fueling stations in a network to improve opportunities for Canadians driving EV’s to travel from coast to coast. Connie Jordison

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The SC Electric Vehicle Festival drew about 800 people to look at vehicles shown by 75 exhibitors. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO

EVs: fuelling-up at home A new BC Hydro report finds the way British Columbians fuel their gas-powered vehicles may be driving misconceptions about electric vehicle charging and preventing some from making the switch to one.

The report finds nearly 70 per cent of non-EV owners fuel-up their gas-powered vehicle once per week. The same number also listed concerns around the availability of public charging

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around one-quarter of nonEV owners are hesitant to switch to an EV because of concerns with the added electricity use and associated cost of charging at home.

However, charging a Nissan Leaf at home every day costs around $20 a month – significantly less than the $170 a month the average British Columbian spends to fuel a similar model gas-powered vehicle.

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The SC Community Foundation sent this image from the 2019 Canada Day parade in Sechelt to illustrate its summary of the Vital Signs report, which shows that while the Coast is improving in many ways, its more vulnerable citizens are worse off. PHOTO BY SUNSHINE COAST PHOTOGRAPHY Sunshine Coast Community Foundation on Sept. 30 released its latest Vital Signs report, a review of indicators of community health. The 2019 Vital Brief celebrates 10 years since the 2009 Vital Signs report and tracks progress on measurements of local quality of life.

“The 2019 Vital Brief contains both good and bad news for our community,” said Vicki Dobbyn, foundation board chair. “We all know what a safe and healthy community this is in which to live; however, increasing numbers of our neighbours are not doing well.”

While many Coast residents enjoy a high quality of life, vulnerable populations are faring worse than they did a decade ago. For example, food bank use is an indicator of those facing many challenges. The report notes that the number of households registered at the Sunshine Coast Food Bank grew from 450 in 2009 to 770 in 2018, a 70-per-cent increase.

While the median household income on the Coast reached $60,279, a six-percent increase from 2005, our community ranks ninth worst among BC’s 29 regional districts.

The cost and availability of housing on the Coast remain significant challenges. As reported in the Vital Brief, the percentage of local renters spending more than 30 per cent of their income on housing increased by six per cent, from an average of 46 per cent in 2006 to 52 per cent in 2016, which is greater than the pro-

vincial average for renters of 43 per cent.

There are some areas in which our communities have made gains in the past decade.

In 2009, only 25 per cent of waste generated was diverted from the landfill to recycling facilities. Since 2012, the ratio of material diverted has fluctuated between 53 per cent and 56 per cent.

Water conservation efforts are paying off as well. Use per person has decreased by more than 25 per cent, from 628 litres per person per day in 2008 to 503 litres in 2018.

The Sunshine Coast remains a safe place to live and raise a family, compared to the rest of BC. The crime rate of 35.1 per 1,000 residents is less than half of the provincial average of 74.2.

“The big takeaway from the 2019 Vital Brief is that, despite the efforts of wonderful agencies and generous donors, life is not getting any better for those among us who are most vulnerable,” said Dobbyn. “The Community Foundation looks forward to working with local governments, service providers, and other funders to find ways of addressing these challenges,” she added.

The Community Foundation’s Board will use the latest Vital Brief, in consultation with local partners, to set priorities for future grant-making.

The Community Foundation wishes to thank all community groups and service providers who assisted the production of the 2019 Vital Brief by contributing data and

All candidates forums Oct 5 - Harmony Hall, Gibsons, 2pm, presented by the Gibsons Chamber of Commerce Oct. 7 - Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 7-9pm, presented by the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce Oct. 8 - Roberts Creek

Hall, 7-9:30pm, presented

by Voice Lab, focussing on issues for under-40s Oct. 10 - Roberts Creek Hall, 7pm, presented by SC Alliance for Democracy and SC Conservation Association, focussing on environmental issues

to those who provided funding or sponsorships, which are listed on the back page of the Vital Brief.

Vital Signs is a national program led by community foundations and coordinated

by Community Foundations of Canada that leverages local knowledge to measure the vitality of our communities and support action towards improving our collective quality of life.

Sunshine Coast Community Foundation contributes to the quality of life on the Coast by building endowments, making meaningful grants, and inspiring community leadership.

The full 2019 Vital Brief, which reports on changes in learning; immigrants, young adults, and parents of young children; environment; health and wellness; housing; arts and culture; income inequality; safety; economic health; belonging and leadership; and transportation, is available for download at www.sccfoundation.com. Submitted

October explained

While October is the 10th month of the year, its name suggests it is the eighth month. The “octo” prefix is Latin for “eight,” so why does the 10th month of the year begin with those four letters?

When October was first given its name, people were following the original Roman calendar. The Roman calendar year began in March, which would make October the eighth month. However, when the Julian calendar was adopted, January and February were added and became the first two months of the year.

Despite the addition of two extra months, the remaining numeral-named months’ names were not changed.

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Flu shots by the numbers Just under four in ten (36 per cent) British Columbians say they won’t get vaccinated for influenza this year – the majority of them citing common misconceptions about the vaccine to explain why. One third (34 per cent) of those who don’t plan to get the flu shot say it’s because they don’t think it is effective or that it only works for previous strains of the virus. Other misconceptions among this group include the belief that healthy people do not need a flu shot (32 per cent), that they don’t need it because they are not around many people or vulnerable people (22 per cent), or that it can have negative side effects (19 per cent). One in five say they just tend to forget or don’t get around to it (21 per cent).

While there are lingering misconceptions about the flu shot, eight in ten (77 per cent) British Columbians surveyed say they recognize the importance of getting one every year to help protect those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness – like babies, young children, the elderly and people with certain health conditions. Over eight in ten (83 per cent) say that they are aware that the flu vaccine helps prevent hospitalizations and save lives.

“Flu shots are especially important for the elderly and young children, who are more susceptible to flu-related complications that can lead to serious health problems or death. Even healthy individuals should get a flu shot because the higher the rate of vaccination, the greater the protection for the most vulnerable individuals,” says Gianni Del Negro, pharmacist at London Drugs.

Despite the reluctance of some, more British Columbian adults might be becoming convinced that getting a flu shot is a good idea. One in ten (12 per cent) British Columbians who have never had a flu shot before said they plan on getting one this year.

“The awful flu seasons experienced over the last few years may have had a silver lining: flu vaccine uptake among those who haven’t been vaccinated in the past. Skepticism sometimes declines following a year where the vaccine is a good match. Last year’s vaccine provided good protection against the circulating strains,” says Del Negro.

Nearly all (96 per cent) of those who got a flu shot last year plan to get one this season, according to the survey.

Pharmacists at London Drugs are preparing for what could be a difficult flu season due to potential vaccine delays coupled with the early start and large number of flu cases in Australia, which is often an indicator of the severity of flu in Canada.

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions A myopic decision (Re “The Clearcut Solution”, front page photo, the Local, Sept. 12) Here we are faced with the threat of climate change/global warming and on the front page of the Local a couple of weeks ago was a photo and an explanation of the destruction of trees on the shíshálh Nation lands adjacent to the hospital. The reason given: a potential fire hazard.

What a myopic decision.

That same reasoning could also apply to Stanley Park in Vancouver; they have homeless people camped there and so if the shíshálh Nation was in charge of it, would it too be devoid of trees? Not only were all the trees cut down but the land was razed so that nothing remained alive on it for the indefinite future. We mourn the wanton destruction of the Amazon and its reference as the lungs of the earth but then all the trees are cut down here because of a potential fire issue? All forests are potential fire issues; what about cigarette butts thrown out of passing cars on Highway 101– should all the trees be cut down and also all the brush be dug up because there too is a potential fire issue?

I am a defender of the First Nations but I cannot sit back and condone this incredibly irresponsible decision despite the Fire Chief being behind the decision 100 per cent. The shíshálh Nation claims to be protectors of the environment and instead they have taken a shotgun and blasted a huge hole in their proverbial feet.

They have abdicated their environmental stewardship contention and are no different than the Liberal government’s decision to champion the Trans-Mountain Pipeline expansion while at the same time sign-

ing the Paris Accord.

While other clearcuts have occurred on the Coast (go to the top of Snodgrass Road and Field Road as other examples) the cutting that occurred here is the most visible.

Fred Whibbs, Sechelt

Make it great again (Addressed to Forests Minister Doug Donaldson and copied to the Local) I am writing this letter on behalf of myself and all the other logging and trucking contractors in the province who are being severely impacted by the crisis in the forest industry. The recent announcement of $69 million in funding will provide welcome relief for some of the many affected mill workers in the province, but appears to offer no relief to the independent logging and trucking contractors and their employees, whose numbers are estimated (by the Interior Logging Association) to be two and a half times larger than the number of mill workers. Many of these impacted employees have not worked or have worked on curtailed shifts since March. Relief for this segment of the industry is imperative.

In opening, I must state that there appears to be a level of political brinkmanship in play which is not constructive in reaching solutions to the issues. I read many media reports which incorporate the statement that the previous government did little to prepare for the inevitable transition to a post beetle forest industry and harvest reductions. I personally began attending meetings of the Mid Term Timber Supply Review Committee in 2012. The purpose of this committee was to meet with stakeholders and provide

input as to how the upcoming reduction in harvesting could be mitigated as much as possible. This was a bipartisan committee which the current labour minister, Harry Bains, was a member of. This committee did make recommendations, most of which were not acted on by the previous or current governments. I would also remind you that, as the current governing party, we look to you for leadership in navigating the industry out of these trying times. I suggest we all work together and take meaningful action in revitalizing the forest industry and making it great again.

While the reduction in annual allowable cuts was inevitable, as reported, it is not the only reason for the crisis. It is being exacerbated by many outside forces including but not limited to the softwood lumber agreement, trade tensions with our two largest trading partners, a high cost operational environment, and in my view, the most important factor, a stumpage system which is broken.

Following are some ideas which may help end this crisis sooner: • Reduce regulatory and operational burdens wherever possible.

• Provide a carbon tax exemption to logging and trucking contractors as provided to other industries which have no option but to use fossil fuels.

• Increase the small-scale salvage program and encourage independent contractors to harvest burnt and beetle killed wood which would otherwise remain unharvested. Also, use the small-scale salvage program for fuel mitigation and fire control projects around communities.

• Change the stumpage system. We need a system that

more accurately reflects current market values, not one which reflects values of 12-18 months ago.

• Open BC Timber Sales so all wood sold under this program is exportable. I believe that with our innovation and expertise in manufacturing, outside buyers would not be competitive and little of this wood would leave the province. It would also go a long way in resolving the never-ending softwood lumber agreement dispute.

• Provide retraining and bridging money similar to the program offered to mill workers.

In closing, I would like to state that while few if any of the major forestry licensees in the province are in any danger of bankruptcy, many independent logging and trucking contractors are. The reason for this is that while the forest licensees were having record breaking profit years in 2017 and 2018 (due in part to a stumpage system which did not accurately reflect lumber values, resulting in huge windfalls to the licensees), contractors were fighting two consecutive years of record floods in the spring and record fires in the summer which limited profits.

Dan Eaton, Resource Group, Peachland

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Climate strike targets ferry traffic The Sunshine Coast’s version of the Sept. 27 Strike against Climate Change drew hundreds out to call for action to stop global warming. By 1pm, which was mid-point in the scheduled event, an estimated 300 people lined the area of Highway 101 and Stewart Road to raise public awareness on the need to take action.

The event had been timed to attract the attention of those in vehicles arriving and departing on the mid-day sailings to and from BC Ferries Langdale terminal. As has become almost become the norm, the sailing slated for a 12:05pm departure from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale left almost 30 minutes late. The delay meant the protesters with few vehicles to share their message with during their first hour and a half on the scene. When north bound traffic from the delayed sailing reached the protest site at about 1:15pm, most drivers acknowledged the efforts of those gathered with horn honks of support.

Unlike the “Fridays for the Future” protests held earlier this year along the Davis Bay Seawall which involved

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Flavio helps his two sons to show their signs at the Sept. 27 climate strike. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO mostly secondary school students, this protest’s crowd contained people of all ages.

There were numerous family groups, included Gibsons-based musician Jimmy Greggor, with his children Zoe, Gavin and Grace as well as Raven, Krystal and Willow, representing three generations of another family.

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public schools. Local students Ramona, Mika, Chloe, Nina and Evie came out to the event with the goal of sharing the high level of concern that they have regarding the planet’s future with the public. “I think people want to help, but they don’t know how,” said Nina. “ It’s easy to take simple actions like recycling at home and walking or taking the bus more. We want people to know that if we all do these little things, it can make a big difference.”

Along with hand-painted signs with warnings about global warming, a pick-up truck displaying graphics promoting wildlife conservation, a woman marching with a First Nations’ warrior flag and local drummers helped convey the protest’s message.

The Coast’s event was organized by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Sunshine Coast Alliance4Democracy and Persephone Brewing. The brewery allowed its tasting room to be used as an assembly point for the protest, then closed its facilities during the strike to allow employees to participate.

Some Coast residents chose to travel to the Lower Mainland to participate in larger protests such as the one in Vancouver. Vancouver police estimated over 100,000 people joined that community’s Global Climate Strike. Protestors assembled at Vancouver city hall and marched across the Cambie Street Bridge to the front of the downtown Public Library on West Georgia Street.

These rallies were part of a global movement inspired by teenaged Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. For more than a year, Thunberg has protested government inaction on climate change issues outside her country’s parliament buildings. On Sept. 25, she spoke to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York City. In her address, she chastised the world’s leaders for ignoring global warming, stating “you have stolen my dreams and my childhood”.

Thunberg participated in the Sept. 27 protest held in Montreal, which drew a reported 500,000 participants.

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

September has flown by once again, in the whirlwind that ends summer and when

school begins. A time that marks new beginnings for many of us, or getting back into familiar routines after a busy summer.

I had the honour of accompanying local government representatives to meetings with Ministers and senior officials during the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) con-

vention in Vancouver. Issues raised by local governments included the importance of promoting community to community reconciliation; supportive housing; condition and capacity of our highway; the importance of more ferry capacity; passenger ferries; agricultural land regulations; housing challenges for

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all sectors from low-income to professional residents; long-term care; private managed forest land; MCFD; UREP’s (lands designated for the “use, recreation, and enjoyment of the public”); alternative energy; and support to the forest industry – among others. I was repeatedly complimented on the quality and forthrightness of the presentations made by mayors, directors, counsellors and local government staff from Powell River – Sunshine Coast.

Before returning to the Sunshine Coast from the UBCM convention, after an impromptu lunch with former Premier Mike Harcourt at the food court, I walked up to Georgia Street and joined the throngs marching in the Climate Strike in their final blocks to the Vancouver Public Library. Thousands of peo-

ple had already arrived from City Hall and thousands more kept arriving. I saw Sunshine Coasters, and was glad that events occurred in Gibsons and Powell River as well.

As part of the TogetherBC plan, our government recently announced $5 million in grants for local poverty reduction initiatives to help reduce the overall poverty rate by 25 per cent and the child poverty rate by 50 per cent by 2024. These grants provide an opportunity for our government to work with local governments in identifying pressing issues and developing local solutions towards reducing poverty.

The government is committed to creating a barrier-free BC and is promoting inclusion and accessibility by addressing barriers that prevent full and equal par-

ticipation of persons with disabilities in BC. The government will be developing new laws, standards, and policies to better support people with disabilities to live with dignity. We’re asking British Columbians to help define future legislation that will make BC a more accessible and inclusive province.

Have your say: https://www. engage.gov.bc.ca/accessibility/ For information or assistance in matters related Provincial legislation, policies or regulations, please don’t hesitate to contact one of my offices at 604 741 0792 on the Lower Coast, or 604 485 1249 in Powell River. You can also follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NicholasSimonsSunshineCoast/ or check out my new website at www.nicholassimonsmla.ca

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Volunteers included community residents, members of Sunshine Coast ATV Club, Sunshine Coast Off-Road Club, and representatives from Airspan Helicopters, AJM Disposal, BC Parks, BC Natural Resources Office, BC Conservation Service, London Drugs, Salish Soils and the SCRD. The Sunshine Coast Lions Club provided a BBQ lunch with burgers.

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Regional Review Lori Pratt

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This year, Waste Reduction Week is taking place from October 21 to 27. This is a Canada-wide annual program focussed on the principles of circular economy, resource efficiency, and waste reduction. The Sunshine Coast Regional District is inviting residents to celebrate this week by committing to reduce our waste, conserve our resources, and help the environment.

What can you do? Start practicing the 3Rs in everyday life. Whether you are at home, at school or at work, think about how you can reduce, reuse or recycle your waste to turn it into a resource. For example: reduce waste by avoiding over-packaged or unnecessary disposable items; purchase durable products that can be repaired

and reused; recycle in the garden by composting food scraps, leaves and yard trimmings. These efforts, small or large, can help keep waste from the landfill.

Diverting waste from landfill disposal is a significant solid waste management issue on the Sunshine Coast.

Firstly, our only landfill is expected to be full in the next six to eight years and, so far, there is no replacement for it, so we must work to extend its life by reducing the amount of waste we send to landfill. Secondly, organic waste, comprised primarily of food waste and food-soiled paper from businesses, households, and institutions represents the largest component of waste sent to the landfill: a whopping 35 to 40 per cent.

Our newly drafted 20192023 Strategic Plan incorporates a strategy to achieve sustainable solid waste management in the next few years by:

• Updating and implementing the Regional Organics Diversion Strategy, including curbside collection services, an outreach and education program and organics ban from landfill.

• Developing options for long-term solid waste management for garbage, recycling and organics that will meet our future needs.

• Reviewing the current Solid Waste Management Plan and updating the plan with future waste disposal strategies.

• Re-establishing the Solid Waste Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee who will monitor our progress with respect to implementing our Solid Waste Management Plan.

This year’s theme for Waste Reduction Week in Canada is “Too Good to Waste”. All of us have an important role to play in reducing waste. Thank you for doing your part.

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An Update on BC Ferries’ Langdale Terminal Redevelopment Plan Hello Sunshine Coast Residents, Please read below for my latest update as we continue to move forward with the project planning.

What’s happening now with the project We received the results from the Langdale Site profile, which was a requirement from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to ensure we use appropriate soil and water management practices.

We forwarded the results directly to the Ministry. After the review, the Ministry of Environment provided the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) with a development release letter that allowed the SCRD to issue the project’s Development Permit. As I reported last month, we’ve been working hard on our Building Permit application that has now been submitted to the SCRD for its review. These are both important steps in the project’s regulatory approvals process.

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We wanted to let you know that the schedule for construction on the Langdale Terminal Redevelopment Project has shifted. This is a complex project with many levels of approvals necessary from multiple jurisdictions and agencies. We are moving the approvals we need along as efficiently as we can, but they are taking longer than anticipated. We are now forecasting a Spring start for construction. I will keep you posted once I have further details on the schedule.

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pretation of that data is an art form. Price too high and your home could sit on the market for months longer than needed. Price too low and you end up leaving money on the table.

When you ask an agent how much he or she thinks your home is worth, they should be able to speak

lows: If you don’t need to sell right now, don’t. If you MUST sell, price your property sharply to avoid chasing the market further down.

Deciding what your property is worth on the open market requires equal parts science and art. The science comes from knowing what data to reference; the inter-

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knowledgeably as to how they arrived at the number they did. Depending on specific circumstances, I use a combination of data points like recent sale prices, comparable price-per-squarefoot, days on market, and even the time of year to determine what I believe your property to be worth on the open market.

Setting an appropriate asking price is arguably the most important decision you’ll make when selling your home. Many still believe that their tax assessment is the minimum market value of their property but unfortunately for them, that simply isn’t the case.

On its website, BC Assessment states that assessed values are “based on com-

parable markets sales on or about the previous July 1.”

And according to statistics from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast’s benchmark price dropped roughly six per cent between July of 2018 and February 2019.

Even if your assessment was correct last summer, the market has since slowed and the assessment should no longer be considered an accurate estimate of your home’s value.

Year-over-year, the volume of sales on the Sunshine Coast is up but the median house price has dropped from 620,000 to just over 577,000. Average days on market jumped from 85 to 107.

We’re firmly in the midst of

a buyers’ market and people that aren’t truly motivated to sell are finally pulling their homes off the market. Those that remain have accepted that they need to adjust their asking prices.

This is a solid opportunity for investors or first-time buyers who have been waiting for the market to near its bottom. But make sure you use a buyers’ agent that is familiar with the local market. Don’t approach the listing agent directly as they are working for seller and not you.

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Four years of ferry fare increases The office of the British Columbia Ferries Commissioner announced Sept. 30 the final decision on the price caps for BC Ferries’ next fouryear performance term. The decision allows average BC Ferries’ fares to increase by a maximum of 2.3 per cent

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interest – affordable to ferry users and taxpayers, while sufficient to allow BC Ferries to meet their financial targets, barring any extraordinary situation.”

Before finalizing the price caps, the Commissioner considered additional information received since setting the preliminary price caps.

This included amendments to the Coastal Ferry Services Contract, additional input from BC Ferries and the BC Government, comments from the public, and the results of a performance review on BC Ferries’ efficiency and their long-term capital plan.

As part of the final price cap decision, the Commissioner confirmed an efficiency target – equivalent to one per cent of annual operating, maintenance and administrative expenses – which BC Ferries must meet and report on annually. In addition, the Commissioner is encouraging BC Ferries to establish GHG-reduction targets, and to pursue the electrification of the new Island class ferries – being introduced next year – as soon as the infrastructure and technology are available. Submitted

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Sign up to receive immediate air quality bulletins British Columbians are now able to sign up for public health notifications advising people of potential or existing poor air quality in their communities, including the Sunshine Coast.

People can enter their email on the government of British Columbia’s air quality website to automatically receive air quality advisories and smoky skies bulletins.

Both serve to alert the public about existing or potential poor air quality, while providing appropriate health advice and protective actions that can be taken.

“All British Columbians need and deserve clean air, and we also deserve to know right away when there are pollutants in the air that may affect our health or well-being,” said George Heyman, minister of environment and climate change strategy. “I urge people, especially those with pre-existing health conditions or who are more vulnerable, to sign up for these notifications so they can stay healthy and take preventative measures if needed.”

There are currently 76 community-specific sites that provide hourly data to a central database where they are processed, stored and posted near real-time on the BC air quality website.

Air quality advisories are issued for individual communities and usually result from local activities occurring within or near that community. Examples of local pollutant sources include vehicle emissions, industrial emissions, residential wood burning and road dust. Advisories are sent when measurements of an air pollutant in a community exceeds its short-term provincial air quality objective.

“Poor air quality poses health risks to people with chronic conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and it can particularly affect the elderly, pregnant women, infants and small children,” said Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC’s provincial health officer. “The new auto-alert function will allow easy access to the level of risk in your area, so you can take steps to protect your health and the health of your family.”

Smoky skies bulletins are specific to wildfire smoke, which can occur over large distances and change quickly. These bulletins are issued

when areas of the province are being impacted or have reasonable potential to be impacted by wildfire smoke within 24 to 48 hours.

“Air quality can change

very quickly during wildfire season in British Columbia,” said Sarah Henderson, senior environmental health scientist at the BC Centre for Disease Control. “Wildfire

smoke can affect anyone who breathes it, especially people with asthma or other respiratory conditions. Knowing when a smoky skies bulletin has been issued for your area

Did you know? can give you and your family more time to get ready.”

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The “outrageously fair” comedy of Charlie Demers On Saturday Oct. 12, Charlie Demers will be back for the second year headlining a Comedy Club at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons, and presenting new material.

Demers is known to Coasters from his appearance at the Comedy Club last year and from appearances at the Sunshine Coast Writers Festival. He stars in the Emmy Award winning animated “Beat Bugs,” which charmingly uses Beatles music and runs on Netflix.

He was nominated for a Juno Award in 2018 for Best Comedy Album, has appeared at the Just for Laughs, and the Winnipeg, and Halifax Comedy Festivals. He’s a regular on CBC’s “The Debaters”

and the author of the novel, “Property Values,” which is being developed as a Hollywood movie.

Toby Hargrave, another well-known comedian and actor, is organizing the Gibsons show and hosting it. He says that the reason his friend Charlie Demers is so popular is that he’s an astonishing fellow. “He has a level of empathy that I’ve rarely seen before. Everything that Charlie does is not only outrageously funny, but outrageously fair. His comedy sparks conversations. He talks about incredibly heavy subjects in an incredibly light and enlightened manner.”

Hargrave, who lives in

Halfmoon Bay, is presenting the shows as a way of giving back to his community. For the opening act, he’s bringing in another person who lives locally, and performs everywhere: comedian, magician, and ventriloquist Damien James. He’s famous, among other things, for being the first and only ventriloquist to fool Penn and Teller on their tv show “Fool Us.” The Comedy Club is one of a series of four organized

by Toby Hargrave to benefit local community organizations. This first one, with Charlie Demers, is a benefit for the Arrowhead Clubhouse in Sechelt, a place for mentally ill people to gather, learn, get support, do

laundry, have lunch, have a shower, get help finding work, and make friends. This year’s Comedy Club takes place during Mental Illness Awareness Week. And as Foye Hatton, the project lead at Arrowhead says, “Equally important to the money raised is the awareness raised of mental illness.” The Arrowhead Board will be running a 50-50 draw in the break.

The show Oct. 12 is for adults only (18+) and costs $25, with tickets available at the Sechelt Fish Market and the Blackberry Shop in Gibsons, and on-line at heritageplayhouse.com/shop/ All four shows sold out last year.

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Charlie Demers headlines the Comedy Club show on Oct. 12 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons, a fundraiser for the Arrowhead Clubhouse in Sechelt. PHOTO SUBMITTED

A woman fights for ownership of her creations The Sunshine Coast Film Society presents “Colette”, a delightful and provocative biopic, starring Keira Knightley as the celebrated French writer and gay icon, Gabrielle Colette.

Dominic West stars as her first husband, Willie, a Parisian publisher and notorious libertine.

Gaby (as she was known) was not your average early

20th Century woman. And “Colette” the movie, which portrays the first part of Colette’s fascinating life, adds new layers to a traditional period drama.

While still a teenager, Gaby falls in love with a much older man (Willie) and dives into the excitement of Paris. When money becomes scarce, Willie pressures her to write a novel,” Claudine” – published

under his name. The sensational success of “Claudine” results in a series of novels and inspires Gaby to fight for creative ownership and embark on a brilliant writing career.

The chemistry between Knightley and West sizzles, whether they are together or estranged, but Willy’s constant infidelity provokes Gaby to seek other relation-

ships and multiple creative expressions. She would eventually be acclaimed as one of France’s greatest female writers.

Knightley shines in this story of liberation, sexual adventure and claiming of women’s power. “Colette” screens Thursday, Oct. 3,

2pm, at Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt and Monday, Oct. 7, 7:30pm, at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. Members $5, others $9. Submitted

“Colette” stars Keira Knightley, right, as the celebrated French writer and gay icon, Gabrielle Colette. ROBERT VIGALSKY PHOTO

All kinds of art at GPAG A local spotlight on the creativity of the Sunshine Coast community continues, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. From Oct. 10 to Nov. 3 the gallery will feature “Present Tense”, an exhibition of works recently produced by all of the creative people who support public art through membership at the gallery.

Creativity is what will be on display here. Art, in all its forms, disciplines, and interpretations. The community of people who support public art run a colourful spectrum, from art school graduates and professionals to undiscovered gems of outsider art and kitsch. Kids art, old farts art. All kinds of art.

Here, all kinds of creative ex-

pression count as art. Is your creative expression up to the task of a gallery display?

All are welcome to join the gallery and be a part of this celebration of passion for artistic expression. The gallery is open Thursday through Monday, 11am – 4pm. Artists and the public are invited to the opening reception on Oct. 12, from 2pm to 4pm.

If you are reading this before 4pm on Oct. 7, then there is still time to join and take part in a feature public art exhibition. Artists and creative makers of all spots and stripes are invited to submit up to two readyto-present works created in the last two years. Full exhibition guidelines and the submission form can be

found at: http://www.gpag. ca/submissions/ Questions about participation can be directed to stewart@gpag. ca.

Supporting GPAG through membership is $20 for an individual, $35 for a family of four, or $10 for a student.

New members can join and past members can renew online or at the gallery. In addition to exhibition opportunities like this, members get access to the Coast’s largest library of art books, and discount offers to gallery programs and from GPAG supporting friends, like Lisa’s Framing & Art Supplies.

Good vibes come your way through supporting public art.

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A walking tour of Sechelt art On Sept. 27, Sechelt celebrated the 10th anniversary of Canada’s Culture Days with guided walking tours of public art installations in its downtown core.

Arts, culture and communications coordinator Siobhan Smith led the outings. She was joined by Sunshine Coast based sculptor George Pratt, who gave those that attended insight into his work. The afternoon tour was hampered by clouds, winds and light rain, and attracted a handful of attendees.

Two of Pratt’s pieces are included in the community’s art collection. The first is the sun dial located outside the Sechelt Public Library and district office building.

This work, entitled “Summer Time” was installed in 2009.

Unfortunately, it has recently been damaged, with one of

the decorative stainless-steel plates pried off.

Pratt explained that the installation can be used between the spring and fall equinoxes to tell accurate “solar” time. “When the sun is exactly south of you, it is noon, no matter where you are in the world. Your watch does not always tell the correct solar time. This is because we have divided the world into time zones that span a geographic area, as a matter of convenience. British Columbia’s time zone starts somewhere near the Alberta border and ends west of Victoria. Yet, because of the way the sun moves, it can’t be noon in Creston and Victoria at the same time,” said Pratt.

Inscribed on the sculpture are poems, written by Pratt about the community, its

people and the area’s wildlife. The wording on the face of the sundial pays tribute to Sechelt as the “land between the water”. Beneath the granite slab and behind the sundial’s face, is a carving of a sleeping bear – an ode to sleeping away the darker days.

A second sculpture by Pratt is located on the public plaza between the two “Watermark” condominium buildings on Teredo Street.

For those who missed the tour, it can be done independently using a mobile app that directs you to the locations and provides details on the artwork and the artists.

The free virtual guide uses GPS technology. It is available for download by visiting BaladoDiscovery.com. There is also a link on Sechelt.ca.

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Registration is much more than a word. It signifies a beginning. Forty athletes from across the Sunshine Coast journeyed to the SCACL offices on Sept. 26 to sign up for the 2019/20 seasons in their favourite sports.

Amber Maher, 18-year veteran made the trek to register for curling, basketball, soccer, track & field and bocce. Her goals are to “Do the best I can and keep excelling. I look forward to all the sports and seeing new faces.”

Brandon Lacey, an athlete for five years came to sign up for floor hockey, basketball and golf. He looks forward to “lots of passing and shooting.” Brandon’s favored position? Defence.

Coach Randy Younghusband has spent most of a decade as softball head coach.

Sechelt basketball is his new passion. He looks forward to some “high energy practices and seeing some of the beginner athletes advance with

the more seasoned.”

Several more coaches were on hand at registration to participate in a “circle of support” workshop delivered by local coordinator Katie Borowski, who works with Community Services.

She offered information about complex developmental behaviours and suggestions for coaches about how to approach them. She also talked about the importance of self-care so that coaches can always do best by their athletes.

More this month on our executive: Allyson Pearson, registration coordinator, joined the executive 15 years ago.

She loves to see athletes participate, to make sure “they feel important” and to “cheer them on.” “I totally enjoy watching our athletes do their personal best in the sport of their choice, hearing them talk about a ‘proud’ moment they had that day and of course welcoming new athletes,” said Allyson Marney Qually, our new volunteer coordinator is a former executive member who returned in June of this

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Helen Halet is in her second year as public relations coordinator and also acts as coach for the “Athlete Speaker/Reporter”. She enjoys “the opportunity to spread the word about Special O on the Coast, and to encourage the community to become involved and to support athletes with intellectual disabilities.”

The fall/winter season is coming in strong. It began on Saturday, Sept. 21 when 18 members of the Douglas College Royals women’s basketball team and assistant coach Hanna Klassen attended the annual Basketball Camp at Roberts Creek Elementary hosted by SOSC. Twelve athletes evenly from Sechelt and Gibsons took part with coaches Randy Younghusband, Dave Thomas and Sam Mladic. It was energetic, fun and a spectacular way to start it all off.

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very creative one for you. afford to in terms of money, intimate connection with doing more work, yet it apBut it can also manifest as time and your life circum- your higher mind, which by pears to be of the creative fun, game and greater op- stances. If you can escape, the way is located in your kind. The other part will portunities for romantic do it and you will be happy heart center..., chakra… include penetrating insights Astrologer encounters too. This will you did, otherwise focus. into deeper truth and realiPisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) prove at least partially true. Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) You are already in deep ties. Yes, a very stimulating Yet, there is some deepSocial! This is a term and it is about to get deep- and exciting cycle has aler-end and more sobering yelled out loud among er yet, but quite possibly in ready begun and will conTip of the Week: themes indicated as well. friends sharing drinks and ways you will like. Part of tinue all month and did I say On October 3rd MercuThese could even bring you fun times together. You may this deepening will include deepen? ry enters Scorpio and the up close to realities of mor- be enjoying such moments day after Mars enters Libra tality. and then on Tuesday the of late and this weekend is 8th Venus enters Scorpio.

Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) a good time to enter into Planets entering new signs Creating beauty in your social scenes that support produce mini-cycles withhome and living environ- quality time shared. By next in their larger orbits. Each ment continues. This in- week, however, you may sign represents its own who cludes some measure of discover that you are quite within a greater whole. The design and renovation. This happy to duck behind the implications of this cycle focus stands to begin over scenes for a while. are quite significant. This is the coming days. Expect to Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) especially so due to Venus have your imagination fulYour public life is getting and Mars each in signs that ly engaged. It will include the full spotlight now. This are opposite their ruling paying closer attention to will not only continue, but signs. This is called ‘planets the details. Yet starting with it will also rise to higher levin their fall’. As the descripa clear sense of the bigger els of expression and activtion sounds, it produces picture prior is advised. As ity over the coming weeks. certain distinct challenges. in, have a plan.

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Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) Creating a more satisfying daily routine and rhythm is indicated. It is directly linked to both your health in general and to that of your more important relationships. This cycle will ask you to work harder somehow and it will continue well into November.

It offers an opportunity to create a breakthrough. You must decide where and how.

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