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Celebrating 50 years of Service to the Community

1967-2017

Formed in 1967, the SCRD is one of 27 regional districts within British Columbia created to establish a partnership between electoral areas and member municipalities within their boundaries.

Did you know that as the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) was being formed in 1966, there were 8,290 people living on the Sunshine Coast from Port Mellon to Egmont? Today, 29,970 people call the SCRD home (2016 Census figure). This timeline highlights key SCRD milestones through the years.

1970’s

1967

First elections for directors held.

SCRD established with functions identified as regional and community planning, contracting services, local works and services, solid waste disposal.

Building, plumbing and sewage disposal bylaws adopted.

1990’s

Summit meeting of local governments to address ferry services, toxic waste, recycling and a cooperative economic plan.

SCRD acquires property that becomes Shirley Macey Park.

Integrated Watershed Management Plan defeated at referendum.

Zoning Bylaw 35 adopted which regulated the location and use of buildings and structures within all electoral areas.

SCRD assumed responsibility for public area street lighting along the highway in eight areas.

Average cost of building a home increases from $8,500 to $19,000.

2000’s

SCRD and Sechelt Indian Band sign Watershed Accord.

SCRD takes over Dakota Ridge management.

Nine ports are divested by Federal Government and taken over by the SCRD.

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1980’s

SCRD gets in house computer system.

Sechelt Indian Band becomes an independent level of government called the Sechelt Indian Government District and becomes a member municipality of the SCRD. The authority to provide transit services is given to the SCRD.

2017

The SCRD has created a time capsule in order to mark its 50th anniversary of service to the Sunshine Coast community.

The time capsule, containing contemporary cultural and historic items from the Sunshine Coast, will be buried outside the Field Road Administration building on October 19 at 1:00 p.m.

Please join us!

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Water restrictions: SCRD uses siphon Our water supply is at risk due to prolonged dry weather in the watershed.

Effective immediately, and until further notice, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has declared Stage 4 outdoor water use restrictions for all regional water customers south of Pender Harbour.

Stage 4 Outdoor Water Use Restrictions apply to all water users in the Chapman water supply area, including residential and commercial, with the exception of commercial food growers with farm status and water meters, and include a ban on all outdoor tap water use.

Under these drought conditions, water use priorities focus on water for human health, �ire�ighting and envi-

ronmental �lows.

DO NOT: • Use tap water for any outdoor water use, this includes tap water through garden hoses, watering cans, irrigation systems or laid sprinklers • Fill swimming pools, hot tubs, wading pools, garden ponds and fountains • Wash driveways, sidewalks, vehicles, boats or other equipment • Use power washers PLEASE DO: • Conserve water with every opportunity inside your home In addition to water conservation measures, the SCRD has installed and tested an emergency backup system (siphon) to access additional

water at Chapman Lake. The siphon was being used as of Oct. 3.

It is further recognized in the SCRD’s Comprehensive Regional Water Plan that the water supply needs to be expanded and the SCRD has been working to move this plan forward.

Water conservation education and enforcement have increased. Avoid �ines and protect your drinking water supply by eliminating all outdoor tap water use. To report infractions, contact the SCRD at 604-885-6806 or the Town of Gibsons 604886-2274. Visit www.scrd. ca/Sprinkling-Regulations for details on water use restrictions.

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FALL/WINTER www.rubylakeresort.com Three of the volunteers from the Sunshine Coast Power and Sail Squadron that help educate boaters. From the left, Frank Palmer, Jack Adams and Jim Forward. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO This month the squadron is holding four courses: Boating 1 (the basic PCOC course), two navigation courses, and a Marine Radio Operator's Certi�icate. For a full list of courses, times, dates and fees, email sunshineCCPS@ gmail.com, call 778-7340737 or look the squadron up on Facebook.

Forward would particularly like to see more participation from "trailer boaters"— people who have smaller boats that they mostly use in the summer, and who may be less networked into the marinas and the boating scene.

All boaters can also bene�it from the squadron's free recreational vessel courtesy checks. Volunteers will examine the boat and, if all proper safety equipment is present, they issue a sticker. They also offer suggestions and advice.

A new program, which has been piloted for the last few years, is �lare return days.

Flares are required on all vessels and expire after four years, but there has been

nowhere to safely dispose of them. The new program has collected thousands of expired �lares which are returned to the manufacturer for disposal.

The squadron has one other priority: fellowship.

They hold social events such as monthly pub nights where members can make friends and pick up important boating tips from experienced boaters.

The Canadian Power and Sail squadrons is a national association with over 30 branches in BC. There are three squadrons on the Sunshine Coast: Powell River, Pender Harbour, and the Sunshine Coast squadron, which is af�iliated with the Gibsons Yacht Club.

Membership in the Sunshine Coast squadron is $52 per year. Bene�its include discounts on courses, marine equipment, and marine services. The squadron has been active here since 1966 and has about 200 members.

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Most recreational boaters are aware that if they get into trouble in Sunshine Coast waters there are agencies to rescue them, such as the Coast Guard, Marine Search and Rescue and the RCMP boat. But fewer boaters realize that there's a group whose goal is to prevent emergencies before they happen.

The Sunshine Coast Power and Sail Squadron—a volunteer run organization—provides education to everyone from seasoned mariners to people who just moved here and are thinking about buying a boat. In Canada, recreational boaters are required to pass a boater safety course and get a Canada Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC).

However, this teaches only the basics of safety and marine navigation.

"The course will get you out on the water, but it won't get you back home. It's not enough," says squadron Commander, Jack Adams.

"It's not like driving a car," adds squadron member Frank Palmer, noting that boaters must know how to deal with tides, weather and navigation hazards. And although these are inland waters, they can be rough.

"People don't realize how bad it can get occasionally," said Palmer.

Almost all boaters these days use GPS, but if it is not set up and used correctly, GPS can be inaccurate. It can also fail. Jim Forward, Education Of�icer for the squadron, says that on his boat he has a GPS system at the helm, his wife uses an iPad, and on the table between them they have a paper chart.

"Every sane boater should have paper charts and know how to use them," says Forward.

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Editorial Opinion What could be more Canadian?

Forests de�ine our Canadian geography and identity. Onethird of our country is covered with trees, and forests occur in every province and territory. Jobs in forestry employ more than 200,000 Canadians and support many indigenous and northern communities. Our forests are the reason why I’ve had days in the backcountry when I’ve encountered more foreign tourists, such as Germans in the Yukon, or Japanese in Algonquin Park, than Canadians.

It’s easy to think that our forests are endless, and it’s a mindset we’ve held for a long time. But we need to change our thinking. Although there are vast areas of forest in our northlands, these places represent some of our planet’s last stands of large intact forests.

There are opportunities for Canada and Canadians to do more to become world leaders in forest conservation. In Canada’s north, we have a unique opportunity to create the world’s largest network of protected forests in the world. Canada may rank third for total forest cover (behind Brazil and Russia), but if there’s anywhere in the world where intact forests can be maintained, my bet is on Canada.

In southern Canada, we have lost and degraded many of our forests, impacting both nature and people.

Finding conservation solutions for our southern forests is important for nature and people. These forests provide habitat for many species, but also provide services to our communities. From recharging the groundwater that we drink, to holding back �loodwaters during storms, to providing places for recreation, this natural capital is important to maintaining our quality of life.

There's no doubt we have made important progress, but there is still urgency for forest conservation in Canada. Many nations have recognized the need for accelerated forest restoration and have committed to the Bonn Challenge to restore 865 million acres (350 million hectares) of degraded lands back to forest. The strategic restoration of forests in southern Canada could ensure that our protected areas are connected with wildlife corridors, that the health of streams and rivers is improved by forest buffers and that important habitats for wildlife are maintained.

We have a unique conservation challenge in Canada. Can we protect our northern forests, which represent some of the last large, wild forests on the planet, while protecting and restoring the degraded, threatened forests of southern Canada, where most of us live?

We have the opportunity to do both. What would be more Canadian than committing to conserve more forests than any other nation?

Dan Kraus, Nature Conservancy of Canada

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Inappropriate proposal In 2016 RTC Properties paid $3.6 million for a 2.52 acre, three-lot parcel zoned R-1 at the SW corner of Shorncliffe and Coast Highway. On Oct. 5 at 7pm (tonight), the Sechelt District Council will consider the second version of their rezoning proposal to replace the present, single, 1924 house with 31 housing units in four large structures. In the Of�icial Community Plan (OCP) these three lots plus another 30 south of the highway are designated as "In�ill Zone C2." The OCP speci�ically states that all zoning changes in C2 should be “incremental” and also “respect and �it within the neighbourhood context.” It is hard to see how a replacing one house on a heavily wood lot with 31 units surrounded by concrete can be “incremental.” The failure to meet the second criterion can perhaps best be judged by the fact that owners of the neighbouring R-1 lots, as well as over 250 petition signatories, are outraged at this idea.

In making this inappropriate proposition, RTC seems to feel that Sechelt has some obligation to let them "make money." Given that last year a small Boulevard house on a quarteracre lot sold for $1.158M and that an even smaller undeveloped lot just went for over $800K, RTC got a good deal. Each of three large lots, split into two R-1 lots at $700-$900K each could yield about a million pro�it overall.

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Don’t be fooled We are having our third public meeting on RTC’s latest proposal for a waterfront development on Oct. 5.

RTC’s original plan was to build 48 units and it is now proposing to build 31 units in four buildings up to four stories high on three building lots on the Sechelt waterfront beside Snickett Park, surrounded by single family homes on all sides.

There is no way this is consistent with the Sechelt Of�icial Community plan (OCP), which is supposed to guide all plans for change in the village. The OCP mandates ‘incremental change’ and projects ‘that respect and �it within the neighbourhood context’. This still-massive proposal does not �it, and will if passed, be a bad thing for our community.

RTC is treating the village as if it were selling a carpet in the market. Having asked a ridiculously high �irst price, it hopes that we the customers will be gulled and accept a lower price, but one that is still far too high.

Let us not be fooled. The price our community will pay for this development is much too high.

Stan Lubin, Sechelt

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(re Mayor’s Message, the Local, Aug. 17) Why on earth would anyone take up Mayor Milne’s invitation for volunteer public input when Mayor, Council and Staff do not feel bound by the results?

The Of�icial Community Plan (OCP) for example, is based on countless volunteer hours but ignored by successive District administrations when they �ind it expedient.

Sometimes, with critical

mass protest, there is debate and, perhaps, compliance. Sometimes, when too few voters are affected to make effective protest, or the perceived bene�its of increased tax base or other concessions are too enticing to resist, or it is too dif�icult/time consuming to actually research and learn about an issue, there is no debate. The path of least resistance is often taken.

My personal experience is with high density residential development on the ecologically sensitive Chapman Creek watershed and �lood plain. Painstaking and timeconsuming research on the issue was presented in printed handouts and verbal presentations detailing environmental (watershed) and safety (�loodplain) issues based on the OCP, district funded reports and related documents. These were unacknowledged and unanimously disregarded by the present Mayor, Council and Staff. Optics and expediency trumped the OCP. I am sure this experience is not unique to me or the District of Sechelt. One of the reasons my husband and I moved here from Vancouver in the early years of this century was City of Vancouver volunteer burnout.

Our many hours of unpaid work resulted in a lovely Neighbourhood Plan that was overridden by Mayor, Council and Staff before the ink had dried.

Volunteerism is a wonderful thing, but needs to be wisely focused for best return on investment. I continue to volunteer, but do so with non-government organizations.

Dif�icult politics are everywhere, but with NGO’s one has at least a �ighting chance of making a difference.

Rebecca Pavitt, Sechelt

Take transit

The Sechelt Downtown Business Association would like to thank the Sunshine Coast Regional District for

the expanded bus service.

Under the old schedule, it was very dif�icult to arrive to work on time in Sechelt on transit for a 9am shift. Now a bus will arrive in Sechelt at 8:21 (Route 1 – Roberts Creek), 8:53 (Route 2 – West Sechelt), 8:25 (Route 4 – Halfmoon Bay) or 8:49 (Route 90 - Gibsons).

Additionally, Route 90 buses arrive in Sechelt at 9:15, 9:49, 10:21, and 10:54. All these times are convenient for employees to arrive at work on the hour or on the half hour. With these and other changes to the schedule, it has never been easier to take transit to work.

We would like to encourage everyone working in Downtown Sechelt to try taking the bus with this new schedule beginning Oct 10.

Parking can be limited at times in Downtown Sechelt, and every person taking the bus is one more car removed from our Downtown.

Matt McLean, Sechelt Downtown Business Association

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Tough year for salmon It's shaping up to be another poor year for salmon returns at the Chapman Creek Fish Hatchery, according to hatchery manager Dave Burnett.

"So far it's the worst pink salmon return we've seen in recent memory," said Burnett. And Fisheries Canada bulletins paint a picture of low salmon productivity right across the south coast of BC. In 2015, when the Sunshine Coast experienced a severe summer drought, the Chapman Creek run dropped by 90 per cent. Last year's run was down about 60 per cent from expected returns, so the hatchery raised fewer

salmon than usual because they were unable to get enough eggs.

The one piece of good news, says Burnett, is that water temperatures this year have not been as severe as in 2015. Salmon can't survive in the creek if the water gets too warm; 24C is lethal. This year water temperatures topped out at 18 or 19 degrees.

Low water levels in Chapman Creek are a challenge, and Burnett is also frustrated by poaching, which he describes as "rampant."

"The water is too low, so people are snagging the �ish," he said. He urges anyone seeing illegal �ishing to report it to the RAPP line at 1-877-

952-7277 or #7277 on the TELUS Mobility Network.

A Sept. 28 report in the Globe and Mail said that Fraser River sockeye returns are down, with only 1.5 million salmon of the predicted 4.4 million �ish returned so far.

And the Watershed Watch Salmon Society reports that 2017 is proving to be a "dif�icult" year for wild salmon.

They cite warm ocean temperatures and competition for food with a record number of salmon released from hatcheries in Alaska, Russia, and Japan.

The local run continues until the end of October.

Donna McMahon

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#105 - 5710 Teredo St. At CapU on Sept. 28 a group of staff posed with their orange shirts, honouring First Nations children who survived residential school and remembering those who did not survive. “Orange Shirt Day” is based on the new orange shirt that a young girl had taken away from her on her first day at residential school. Pictured left to right are Joshua Boyd, Jo-anne Ogawa, Suzanne Perreault, Lydia Watson, Heather Ingram, Jules Smith, and Becky Wayte. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Sechelt hires planners The District of Sechelt is pleased to announce the appointment of two community planners.

Aaron Thompson, who joined the District as a development planner in February 2016, has been promoted to a community planner to

better re�lect the additional complexity of the work he has been performing. In addition to his planning role with the District, Arron has also worked as a planner with the Village of Pouce Coupe.

Marina Stjepovic will join

the District’s planning and development department as a community planner on Oct. 10. Marina has held a variety of temporary positions with the Sunshine Coast Regional District, including a recent assignment as a planner.

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Winter isn't here yet, but the Town of Gibsons is already preparing for snowfalls. At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Tues. Oct. 3, Council was to consider a staff report on how to improve snow clearing on sidewalks.

During the snowy winter of 2016/17, the Town received dozens of phone calls from residents complaining that sidewalks were icy and treacherous. Under existing Town bylaws, property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice from public sidewalks adjoining their property, but many did not do so.

In a memo to council, Director of Engineering Dave Newman stated: "At best it is estimated that only half of residential and commercial properties adequately

cleared the sidewalks abutting their properties."

Newman identi�ied �ive high priority stretches of sidewalk along Gibsons Way, North Road, Kiwanis Way, Shaw Road, and O'Shea Road.

He noted that most of those routes stretch between the two malls and two care facilities—Christenson Village on O'Shea Road and Kiwanis Village Care Home on Kiwanis Way. Newman did not recommend that the Town take full responsibility for clearing sidewalks for liability reasons, and also because Town staff don't have the capacity to inspect and clear all Town sidewalks every winter.

Instead, he recommended some minor changes to snow clearing policy. While property owners would still be responsible for clearing side-

walks fronting their property, he suggested giving the Town the option of sending out Parks staff to clear problem sidewalks. Property owners could be charged later for the cost of the work, but Newman recommended making those charges optional, since some residents, especially seniors, are physically unable to shovel snow.

Parks staff estimate that clearing and salting the high priority sidewalks identi�ied in the report would take two to four hours per snowfall.

The report also recommends increased communication with property owners in advance of snow, so they understand their responsibilities.

Last winter, the Town stepped up bylaw enforcement and wrote a number of tickets. Donna McMahon

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

Campaign �inance reform is �inally coming to B.C. The New Democratic Party has focused on the issue for years, submitting proposed legislation several times while we were in opposition.

It was at the top of the list of our promised legislative priorities, and now that we have formed the government, real change is on the way.

Big money has tainted our politics for too long. It always carries the potential and certainly the appearance, frankly, of buying political in�luence. Up to now, anyone or any organization, from anywhere in the world, could write cheques to our political parties. And there have been no limits on contributions,

earning B.C. the reputation as “the Wild West of Canadian political �inancing.”

The primary feature of the bill means corporations, organizations and unions will no longer be able to contribute to provincial political parties. Individual contributors will be limited to donations of up to $1,200 per year, starting in January 2018.

And, those donors will have to be residents of British Columbia, who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

The bill does propose using public funds to help �inance campaigns while political parties transition to the new funding method. But that public �inancing ends after the next election.

You can see details of the legislation at https:// news.gov.bc.ca/releases/ 2017PREM0085-001593 Here in our riding, I’ve had good meetings with Rotary in Pender Harbour, and with

the Pender Harbour Advisory Council, which I attended with shíshálh Nation Chief Warren Paull, whose message was well-received.

In Sechelt, I visited the Wood Expo, where local craftspeople display some of their world-class work. I also got to see local �ilmmaker Sarama’s inspirational and beautiful new feature, “This Living Salish Sea.” And I was happy to introduce one-ofa-kind poet Shane Koyczan, performing at the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society fundraiser.

Then it was off to Vancouver in the �inal week of September for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

It’s an important opportunity for our riding’s local of�icials to brainstorm with other community leaders. I attended meetings with the Powell River Regional District, the City of Powell River, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, the Town of Gibsons and the

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We met with the Ministers of Health, Education, Environment, Transportation, Agriculture, and the Parliamen-

Sport Mike Oswald SC Special Olympics

Happy October readers.

Our fall/winter season takes off right after Thanksgiving.

Our many athletes are excited to swim, shoot hoops, twirl ribbons, sweep the ice and play �loor hockey.

Registration on Sept. 14 was both ef�icient and pleasant. Forty-three athletes, including two newcomers, were able to go through the process quickly and have plenty of time left to socialize with old friends, meet new people and eat lots of burgers, hot dogs and salad.

Later on, athlete Genny Verge spoke to the coaches meeting about her Winnipeg experience, saying how “honoured” she felt to be part of the team that competed at this year's Canada Games.

Athlete reporter Mike Oswald also gave a speech to inform coaches how best they can assist him to get the word out about what’s happening with their athletes.

You can now also check out what is happening in Special O on the Coast by visiting an updated version of our website at www.spe-

tary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness. We discussed everything from ferries, agricultural land, water, roads needing repair, derelict ves-

sels, expansion of parks, seniors care, and emergency preparedness. I hope to report on some progress in the coming months.

cialolympicssunshinecoast. ca Thanks to soccer coach Richard Hoath for the work he is doing to keep our website up and running.

September 23-30 marked National Coaches Week in Special Olympics. A very big thank you to the coaches of SOSC for everything they do, dedicating their free time, smiling at every athlete, making each one feel like a winner, always encouraging them and never giving up. Truly, it is all of you who make our sports world go round.

With the Provincial Games behind us, we now turn our attention to the National Games that will take place in Nova Scotia from July 25 to August 3, 2018. The following athletes have been chosen from our local: Aquatics, Genny Verge and Stephanie Rogers; Golf, Gus Vaughn; Athletics, Bruce Stuart; Softball, Chris Walker and Amanda Boghean. Golf head coach, Darren Lane has been selected to accompany the troupe. Congrats to all of you. Now the hard work begins.

The Nationals team was on hand along with six other athletes to take part in a �itness-testing program. On Sept. 28 a set of 18 activities were set up at the Sechelt Learning Centre’s gym to

help track levels of �itness of our athletes.

Professional athletes use these exercises to measure �itness level, exercise form, �lexibility, and functional movement patterns. Some of the tests measured a 30-metre sprint, wall-sits, a particularly dif�icult balance one known as “the stork test” as well as number of push-ups and the duration a full plank can be held.

All participants can look forward to being re-tested in six months time.

This is the �irst time the program has been offered locally. Thanks to coach Tania Finnigan for putting it all together and to the many volunteers, who guided the athletes through each exercise, encouraged them and worked with each athlete on their own level.

A �inal note about an upcoming October event concerns our basketball athletes who will participate in a skills camp on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Elphinstone School, from 11am-12:30pm. It is hosted by the Douglas College ladies basketball team and will mark the third year of this fantastic opportunity for our athletes.

That about does it for this month’s column. As always, thanks for reading and stay �it, keep active.

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Taking Thanksgiving dinner back to its roots For Thanksgiving dinner people traditionally gather around the table �lanked by friends and extended members of their families to give thanks for the blessings they enjoyed throughout the year as they dig into a delicious feast.

Turkey is typically the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal. Although turkey can be a delicious and nutritious addition to the table, individuals looking to expand their culinary horizons may want to borrow from the other foods believed to have been shared among the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives during the 1621 feast that inspired Thanksgiving.

Waterfowl Wild turkeys were available in abundance in the New World, but historians believe that, during the �irst Thanksgiving meal, participants likely feasted on waterfowl instead of turkey. In fact, turkey wasn't common Thanks-

giving fare until after 1800.

Waterfowl, according to National Geographic, includes ducks, mallards, swans, and geese. Those looking to experiment can take a break from turkey and make duck the centerpiece of their meals this Thanksgiving.

Seafood Plymouth, Massachusetts, is located where Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet. As a result, indigenous people and the pilgrims likely relied on the bounties afforded by the ocean for their sustenance. Documentation of the �irst Thanksgiving by pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow indicates lobster, �ish and clams were likely served. People who enjoy seafood or those who prefer to abstain from meat or poultry can embrace seafood at their Thanksgiving gathering.

Fruits and vegetables Fruits native to the region where the �irst Thanksgiving took place included blueberries, plums, grapes, goose-

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berries, raspberries, and cranberries. Cranberry sauce was an unlikely menu option because sugar that traveled over on the May�lower was probably depleted by November 1621, according to History.com. Also, cooks didn't begin boiling cranberries with sugar until about 50 years later. To recreate the �irst Thanksgiving, enjoy raw fruit as a tasty dessert, which can be healthier than sugarladen sauces.

Vegetables to enjoy include onions, beans, spinach, cabbage, carrots, and corn.

Corn was likely turned into cornmeal and pounded into a thick corn porridge. Experimenting with a cornmeal recipe can liven up this year's festivities.

Turnips Plant roots found in 1621 included parsnips and turnips, and not the popular potatoes that often accompany turkey at modern Thanksgiving gatherings. The potato was not yet popular enough

among the English to warrant space on the May�lower as it made its way to presentday North America. Purées of parsnips and turnips can be delectable on their own or used as a basis for a Thanksgiving soup.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast October 5 Comedy with Lori Ferguson Ford, Grasshopper Pub, Pender Harbour, 6pm, $40 October 5 Opening reception for exhibit by seven artists and their families, ”Origins, Legacies of Coast Art”, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 6:30-8:30pm October 6 Family games and caramel apple dipping, and pie contest (drop off before noon), Gibsons Public Market, 3-6pm, free October 6 Fashion show, fundraiser for Sunshine Dragons Abreast, Indian Band Hall, Sechelt, 5:30-10pm, $45 October 6 Opening reception for exhibit

by Tina Flux, the Kube Studios, Gibsons, 6pm October 6 “Syiyaya. Our families. Our stories”, multi-cultural collection of community stories told as a theatre event, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 8-10pm, $25 advance, students $15, at the door $30 October 6-7 Buddhist teachings with Tulku Karzang Rinpoche, Seniors Activity Centre, Sechelt, 10am-3pm, $50, register at centre@spiritdance.net October 7 Annual Thanksgiving pie sale, St. Hilda’s Church, Sechelt, 9am-noon, $14 each, $5 slice October 7 Pender Harbour fall fair, PH Community Hall, 10am-3pm, free October 7 Cedar basket weaving workshop with Jessica Silvey, 5477 Wharf Ave., Sechelt, 11am1pm & 2pm-4pm, $25, register at secheltartsfestival.com October 7 Thanksgiving rally to “save our aquifer” with a dozen performers, Dougall Park, Gibsons, 11am-6pm October 7 Opening reception for exhibits by Nicolas Teichrob and Jennifer Love, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm October 7 Harvest dinner, meal with cider/beer, Gibsons Public Market, 7-9pm, $35 October 7 Butler in the Hey!, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 October 7 “Big Love” dj night, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 October 7-8 Gibsons Fall Fair, Quality Garden & Pet, 325 Pratt Rd., 10am-4pm October 10 Tuesday talks presentation on fractal snow�lakes, Sechelt Library, 1:30-3pm, free, register at 604-885-3260 October 10 Workshop on video projection with Mieke Jay, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-10pm, free, register at secheltartsfestival. com

October 11 Morningstars Toastmasters open house with breakfast, Harmony Hall, Gibsons, 7-8:30am October 11 Make your own fractal snow�lake, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 1-3pm, $25 includes materials, register at Sechelt Visitor Centre October 11 Creating your family tree genealogy workshop, Seaside Centre, Sechelt, 2-5pm, free, register at secheltartsfestival. com October 11 Ian Ross of Terminal Forest Products speaks at West Howe Sound Community Association AGM, Eric Cardinall Hall, Gibsons, 7pm October 12 Presentation on fractal snow�lakes, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-8:30pm, by donation October 13 Wild mushroom feast, Ruby Lake Resort, 6-9pm, $50/person, 604-883-2269 October 13 George Connell CD release party for “Elephant in the Room”, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 6pm October 13 Mushroom festival presentation by Brian Lee on “wilderness survival 101”, Roberts Creek Hall, 7-9:30pm, $10 October 13 Coffee house with Ken Dunn and Anna Green, Katrina Bishop and Chelsea Rubin, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-9:30pm, suggested $10 donation October 13 Presentation by James Edgar on “the synthesis of elements in stars”, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation October 13 Tap/�lamenco style production of “Grease”, Raven’s Cry Theatre, 8-10pm, $25, students $15 October 14 Mushroom festival, displays and sales, Pender Harbour Community Hall, Madeira Park, 11am-4pm, $5 October 14 Used clothing sale and silent auction, fundraiser for the schizophrenia society, Davis Bay Community Hall, noon4pm October 14 Off the Page, reading of play “Sad Clown”, with audience discussion, Heritage Theatre, Gibsons, 1-3pm, by donation October 14 Gala fundraiser with multicourse dinner and music, Gibsons Public Market, reception at 5:30pm, $150, 604886-8814 October 14 Ladies night dinner and dance with Playback, Madeira Park Legion, cocktails 6pm, dinner 7pm, $60 October 14 Emerging Sounds youth concert and dance party for ages 12-17, Sechelt Band Hall, 7pm, adults $10, students $5

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Nicolas Teichrob’s Spun Spectra runs at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery from October 5 to 29. The 33-year -old photographer and �ilmmaker spent two years shooting the way light refracts off spider webs. “I seek to share and expand other people’s spatial and temporal engagements,” says Teichrob of his art. “Spun Spectra is a good manifestation of that because [the webs are] something a little bit smaller than our average human interaction scale.” Much of Teichrob’s work, both in still and moving images, has to do with the expanse of nature—oceans, mountains and forests. Experimenting with macro photography was something Teichrob found “therapeutic.” “I was really interested in light, white light in particular and understanding that white light from the sun is all the colours. I was chasing rainbow or spectra happenings in nature.” Shooting randomly in his Roberts Creek yard one day, he took photos of spider webs and started to see spectra patterns in them. “They are so amazing and beautiful,” he says, noting that he couldn’t �ind any

research in science or art that had documented this occurrence. “I feel a responsibility to make sure this gets shared,” he says.

Teichrob, a self-taught photographer, credits his training as a hydrologist and geologist for how he views and understands the world. “I like that I don’t have any formal training [as a photographer] because I don’t have any preconceived ideas of what things are supposed to be,” he says. But an awareness of the patterns found in nature and the rigours of the scienti�ic method helped him develop his eye as a photographer and his appreciation of the power and intricacies of nature. In order to reproduce, as closely as possible, how he saw the spider webs in nature, he created special back-illuminated frames for his images. Using cedar sourced on the Coast, the frames are four inches deep to accommodate lighting uniquely positioned for each individual photograph.

Though he uses a digital camera, the photos have the look of �ilm. “It’s a digital capture but it’s exposed through a chemical process on a transparency,” he explains. “There are no camera tricks.” The result is a unique image from an unusual perspective that is individually back lit. He also reproduced them at a scale larger than human, approximately 24 x 40 inches.

“By making the images huge,

The Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre, located at the Gibsons Public Market, has begun a phased opening and will be open on weekends.

The centre will be open Friday to Sunday from 11am–5pm while our work

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Thursday will be reserved for school groups.

A special admission fee will apply until our of�icial opening in early 2018: adult $6, students $5, under 10 $3, and under 3 free. A family

I think it maximizes their impact,” he says. “The spiders are really the artists.”

Spun Spectra by Nicolas Teichrob runs at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery October 5 to 22 with Me Thinks I Should Know by local textile artist Jennifer Love in the Eve Smart Gallery. Opening reception Saturday, October 7, 2-4pm. Artists in attendance.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

One of 16 photos of spider webs by Nicolas Teichrob that will be shown in special back-lit frames at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery Oct. 5-29. NICOLAS TEICHROB PHOTO

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Mushroom fest SCSHROOM is presenting our 9th annual mushroom festival Oct. 13, 14 and 15.

As always, the festival begins Friday night in the Roberts Creek Hall. This year’s featured speaker is Brain (Bushman) Lee. Brian’s presentation this year is “Wilderness Survival 101”. Brian will have with him many of the items he has made for survival and will demonstrate some of the skills necessary to survive in the “bush”.

The mushroom show takes place Oct 14 in the Madeira Park Community Hall, where SCSHROOM will have ID tables, vendors, mushroom cooking demonstrations, door prizes, raf�les and all things mushroom.

Finally, on Sunday morning, Oct. 15, several of our local “experts” will lead a guided foray of 30 people on a mushroom hunt. After the foray, the group will gather to watch as their �inds of the day are prepared and served to them. Submitted

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Local dancers heading to Europe Nine Sunshine Coast dancers have made it to the World Show Dance Championships, being held this year in Reisa, Germany from November 20 - 25.

This exciting World Championship format is Olympicstyle with only one gold, silver and bronze medal presented on the podium while the world champion’s national anthem is played as the top three medalists’ �lags are raised.

Along with 40 or so from Eastern Canada, 50 young dancers from Western Canada have earned a spot on Team Canada Show Dance West. That includes the nine from Coast Academy of Dance in Sechelt: Megan Hebden, age 11, Tessa Rowland, 11, Andrea Villanueva, 11, Bella Daigle, 13, Megan Doyle, 13 Ali Girard, 12, Carly Kennedy, 13, Vienna Klikach,

13, and Francesca Manson, 13.

Team Canada Dance National Director Mrs. Bonnie Dyer states that Canada has been quite successful in all dance disciplines at the World Championships and this is mainly due to the high standard of training that local studios offer. Says Mrs. Dyer, “It is also great to see the best of the best in Canada that come from various studios all working together as one team with one goal… and that is to represent Canada”.

The Canadian team’s repeated success is even more impressive considering Canada does not provide any �inancial assistance to these impressive athletes, whereas most European countries provide extensive support, including grants, scholarships, health insurance, workshops, physiotherapy,

etc. Our Team Canada Dance athletes must raise their own funds to train and attend the World Championships in Germany.

This very determined and talented young group, ages 7-19, dedicate their spare time to their sport, travelling every Sunday for 11 weeks to train for this incredible opportunity to represent Canada. Aside from the Sunshine Coast, this year’s team is comprised of dancers from Abbotsford, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Kamloops, Kelowna, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, North Vancouver, Penticton, Powell River, Quesnel, Richmond, Salmon Arm, Surrey, West Vancouver, Vernon, and Lethbridge, Alberta .

More information on Team Canada Dance can be found at www.teamcanadadance. com. Submitted

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Aquifer rally draws musicians The Gibsons Alliance of Business and Community Society (GABC) is holding a rally and fundraiser with speakers and a dozen performers, in Dougall Park, Sat. Oct. 7 11am-6pm.

The Gibsons aquifer is under threat and we need your help to protect it.

Planned excavations for contaminated site cleanup and construction of the George project pose the real risk of perforating Gibsons aquitard, “blowing-out” our drinking water supply and spreading highly toxic contamination.

Consultants working for the Town and the George developer have identi�ied a maximum excavation depth for the project from .05 - 1.5m, to protect the aquifer. Yet, over the summer at a last minute

special meeting, Gibsons council approved a remediation plan that includes excavating below 2m and sets no limit on maximum excavation depths. The Town is aware of the risks, yet development and building permits were approved and issued in August, with no requirement of a security bond and only an emergency contingency plan, in the event something goes wrong.

Our rally and fundraising event aims to increase public awareness of the dangers our drinking water aquifer and environment face from this project and raise money to defend them.

We have so much to be thankful for in Gibsons on this Thanksgiving weekend.

We have some of the best drinking water in the world,

untreated, straight from the tap, and we want to keep it that way.

We are also excited and grateful to have an awesome lineup of volunteer performers playing music for us throughout the day of the rally including: Grant Olsen, Bonar Harris, Ken Dunn, Greg Willy, Steven Jack, Simon Paradis, Matt Watson, Pamela Messner, Susan Ssun, Jenica Vaneli, The Midds, Jeevious family and Susann Richter.

Guest speakers will also talk between sets about the history of aquifer protection in Gibsons, risks posed by the George project, lack of diligence on behalf of the Town and what we can all do to help protect our precious natural assets. Submitted

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NEW- antler coat hooks, glass drawer knobs, lanterns, wicker mirror, pottery & glass bowls, tablecloths, runners & placemats, garlic keepers & LOCAL live edge cheese boards. Please call if you have anything interesting to consign. THANKS for supporting our downtown community. 1830 5660-B Cowrie Street, Sechelt. 604-885- 5884

FOR SALE FOR SALE – 2014 Honda Motorcycle 125cc, Like New, Low Miles. $2100. Call 604886- 9346 FOR SALE – 2008 25’ Wildwood Camper Trailer, sleeps 6. Slide out at the rear, rear kitchen, rear outdoor kitchen, front bedroom outdoor. List of new items: 21’ electric awning, electric jack, 4 new 10 ply tires, two new 30lb propane tanks, new shower door (pleated). Propane system recertification, brakes checked + bearings replaced + checked. Very clean + good condition, $16,000. 604-7401064 FOR SALE – Complete set of men’s left-handed Calaway golf clubs, excellent shape. $400 (only used once) Call 604-885- 6467 FOR SALE – Sealy Queen Size adjustable bed, $400 obo Call 604-885-0929

WORK WANTED FOR HIRE – SKILLED EXPERIENCED GARDENER with horticulture education.

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FOR HIRE - COMPUTER REPAIR – Fully Certified, 22 years experience, $25 per hour, 604-865-1114

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ROOM FOR RENT – with shared kitchen in Gibsons, $500/mo. Call 604-8867194

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EMPLOYMENT Olson Electric is looking for Journeymen and Apprentices to join our great team.

Red Seal Journeymen with residential and service experience and registered Apprentices would be an asset. We offer a great benefits package and other incentives. Please submit your resume to: alana@olsonelectric.ca. No phone calls please.

MANAGER OF MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS Our client, The Town of Gibsons, is seeking an experienced professional to join their leadership team as the Manager of Maintenance and Operations (MMO.) Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure Services, the MMO is responsible for oversight of the planning, development, operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Town’s parks and public works assets. This role also provides oversight of the maintenance and overall operation of the Town infrastructure, buildings and land.

This varied and vibrant role requires an exceptional leader with working knowledge of municipal infrastructure, operations and maintenance activities as well as the ability to manage public property utilizing sensible or established environmental practices.

You have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible public works, operations, maintenance or engineering experience, including three years in a leadership capacity within a local government organization. Well-developed project management, time management, asset management and interpersonal skills are also required. The Town is looking for a Manager with well-developed participative leadership skills and a team player capable of working effectively in a council and community driven environment.

The salary range for this position is competitive and includes a full range of benefits. Don’t miss the opportunity to live in a spectacular community with abundant natural beauty and to join a motivated team that prides itself on being progressive, proactive, and committed to serving the public.

If this sounds like the position for you, we would love to hear from you.

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Tip of the Week: Under the waning light of the Harvest Moon with the increasing darkness of autumn and against the splendorous backdrop of yellow, orange, red foliage amidst the evergreens, Jupiter enters Scorpio. Astrologically, Mercury hidden from sight within the light of the Sun forming a close conjunction to our star and Venus and Mars also in the close embrace of the ‘conjunction aspect’ (= same longitude) in Virgo, both by sign and constellation, this ingress activates a snapshot of these alignments.

OBITUARIES

BROOKS, Marie

August 28, 1935 – September 30, 2017

Marie passed away at Christenson Village on Saturday, September 30th, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.

She will be fondly remembered by her many colleagues, friends, and students.

Marie was born in Bolton, England, and received her degree from Durham University before going into a career in market research. She then changed her career direction and went to teaching college, and whilst teaching met the love of her life Joe. In 1967 Marie and Joe emigrated to Canada, living in Lillooet, Alert Bay, Holberg and then finally settling in Sechelt. After raising four children and having a long teaching career spanning from St Osmond’s in the UK to the Sunshine Coast, she entered into a well deserved retirement.

Marie is survived by her loving husband Joe, her children Martin, Tony (Moira), Alyssa (Lloyd), daughter in law Denise, and grandchildren Natalie and Michael. She is predeceased by her son Dominic, her brother Alec, and her parents Joseph and Maggie.

The family would especially like to thank the staff at Christenson Village for the excellent quality of care Marie received during her time there.

Marie’s funeral mass will be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 10:00 am in the Holy Family Catholic Church at 5700 Nickerson Road, Sechelt, BC. It will be followed by a Celebration of Life beginning at 12:30 pm in the Holy Family Hall (access via the back entrance).

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Alzheimers Society.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your professional life will undergo a big boost starting this week. This will serve to activate your ambitions and your drive. This trend will continue and grow steadily over the coming months. It will also dovetail with changes in your lifestyle and the need to overcome any fears that are holding you back.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) A gift of visionary passion is coming your way. It may activate new philosophies and spiritual realizations and convictions. It may also manifest as inspirations to make some bold moves linked to some of your most intimate relationships and your lifestyle in general. Tune-in and use it wisely and you could achieve big returns in 2018.

ACROSS 1. Two items of the same kind 6. An argument in favor 9. Military installation 13. Characteristic of country life 14. Belonging to us 15. Spotted horse or pony 16. Legal excuse 17. Pasture 18. Happen again 19. Checkup 21. A spear with three prongs 23. Pinch 24. Appear 25. Saloon 28. Journey 30. Slander

35. Security interest 37. Using speech rather than writing 39. Competitor 40. Small island 41. Canonical hours 43. District 44. Punctuation mark 46. Square root of eighty-one 47. Dynamism 48. Group of six musicians 50. Redact 52. Twenty-four hours 53. Fossil fuel 55. Sign of assent 57. Breathing device 61. Bane 65. Jury

66. Be obliged to pay 68. Dwell 69. Entertain 70. Gardening tool 71. Fine net used for veils, tutus and gowns 72. Trial 73. Conjunction 74. Freshwater carnivorous mammal DOWN 1. ___ Stoker, author of Dracula 2. Govern 3. Desiccated 4. Small room on a ship or boat 5. Derive a reason

6. The counting of votes 7. Regret 8. Talk pompously 9. Having sections or patches colored differently 10. One time only 11. Stupefy 12. Civil wrong 15. Preliminary coat of paint 20. Protective garment 22. The ___ Sea is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal 24. Breed of gun dog 25. Extreme happiness 26. Part of a church 27. Unwind 29. Golf club 31. Form bubbles 32. Obviate 33. A windfall 34. Lament 36. Bird shelter 38. Give temporarily 42. Flows through Paris 45. Disrupt 49. Digit 51. Love apple 54. Hawaiian greeting 56. First public appearance 57. Petty quarrel 58. A person’s reputation 59. Burden 60. Remainder 61. Necessitate 62. River deposit of mud or clay 63. Not in use 64. Prophet 67. Was victorious

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) By now you should be in the completion stages of a foundation for the next phase.

If not, you may have some catching up to do. Before the week is out, you will already begin to diversify. Yet, much of the efforts required will be up to you to ful�ill, as in, independent action or initiative that reveals leadership by example.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) You have entered an important time of decision. The challenge to follow through is linked to courage. Fear of failure may be an issue. Such fears may be the consequence of too much thinking and not enough action. Focus on the preliminary returns coming in and/or the desire and prospects of pro�its, in any form, to summon inspiration and determination.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) This week stands to be eventful for you. It will prove to be the beginning of an expansive cycle that will continue for the better part of 2018.

It involves risk. Yet you may be tested regarding the quality of your choices even more than usual. Be careful of ego in�lation and focus on actions that reveal an authentic dedication of your spirit.

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agreements and to achieve satisfying results. This trend will continue over the coming weeks and months even, but rewards for your efforts are indicated as well.

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) A playful and romantic mood vies with more serious considerations. Negotiations requiring precise communications leaving little room for alternative interpretations are underway. You may feel that what is requested of you comes with pressures you do not like and ask more than you are willing or able to give.

But, you are willing to try.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Fun, play, games and romance are in focus. Yet, circumstances are also pushing you to dig deep and this is requiring a lot of work. Creating a more wholesome and harmonious environment at home is featured. This will prove important in the coming weeks and months so you are probably wise to take it seriously.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Your con�idence levels have been rising steadily and, with them, your energy levels as well. What you seek to create with this boon is an atmosphere of harmony and beauty, equality, and balance. The focus may be directed to environments but also to relationship �lows. Meanwhile, new directions requiring commitments are on the horizon.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) A momentum is building and as it does so too is your con�idence. Focus brings action which brings inspiration and fresh insights and ideas.

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Whenever Jupiter is involved the theme includes words such as big and expansive because it is larger than all the planets and moons in the solar system, combined!

Scorpio is symbolic of shared wealth and resources, such as banks, investment �irms, insurance agencies and research, investigation and undercover projects too which includes activities hidden from view and spy networks too. So, these areas of focus will undergo their next effective shift of deepening and increase, one way or another.

This week’s horoscope will shed some light on Jupiter in Scorpio for each sign.

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) Relationship themes remain front and center. These are linked to your professional life as well as personal.

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