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You can see the effect of summer rain in this view of the outflow channel of Chapman Lake on Aug. 27, the day the SCRD announced a relaxation of water restrictions. Compare that with the same view a year ago (inset), when the SCRD invoked Stage 4 – severe –water restrictions, which essentially banned all outdoor use of tap water. The difference is summer rain: in 2018 there was very little, while this year there have been periodic showers through the summer – which not only help restore the level in the lake but also reduce demand for watering. The SCRD is researching additional storage options, and new sources of supply. But this year, it believes there will be enough Chapman Lake water to last until the rainy season if users adhere to Stage 2 water conservation regulations. Stage 2 allows for a more liberal watering of trees and plants, and allows you to wash your car; however watering lawns is still prohibited. SCRD PHOTOS
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The BC government, through its logging agency BC Timber Sales (BCTS), is reopening a logging road leading into the Dakota Valley for a major old-growth logging operation. The valley has had a moratorium in place to help it recover from intensive past logging, but is now faced with losing 143 ha of intact old-growth. The blocks include A92904, A87126 and TA0044 and could be sold in 2020. The valley is within the traditional lands of the Squamish Nation. Dakota Creek, located west of Port Mellon, is a designated community watershed under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA). It became a community watershed in 1995 when the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) gained a water licence on the creek. They applied for this watershed status to protect the creek from sediment sources caused by landslides that could be triggered by industrial activities. The SCRD anticipates this watershed will provide potable drinking water to the Langdale area to support planned growth. In the 1950s and 1960s, clearcutting of the yellow and red cedar took place in the lower and mid elevations across this 3,361 ha watershed. Canfor was the last operator in the valley when in 2000 it was determined that the watershed was hydrologically unstable due to several landslides occurring in the steep walled valley leading to
The logging road into Dakota Valley has been recently upgraded to prepare for possible logging in an area that is designated as a community watershed. ROSS MUIRHEAD PHOTO a moratorium on further logging. BCTS is now proposing cutting up to 143 ha of oldgrowth claiming that the watershed is now hydrologically stable. “The Sunshine Coast Regional District has consistently opposed logging in the Dakota Community Watershed beginning in 2013 when these blocks were first referred to the Board by BCTS.” said Ross Muirhead, forest campaigner for ELF. “In October 2014, the bridge that passes over Dakota Creek along the Port Mellon Hwy was completely washed out by a raging Dakota Creek. Three times in 2016 the creek damaged the bridge and on Nov. 22, floodwaters came close to spilling right over the bridge. This should tell planners that the watershed is still prone to flash flood conditions that negatively affects the creek’s
ability to maintain stable salmon habitat and provide clean drinking water when the system comes online.” “A report, paid for by BCTS, looked at climate change models for Dakota watershed predicting that in 60plus years this valley could see autumn rainfall increase of 17-36 per cent and winter increases of four to 28 per cent. These extreme, wetter conditions do not bode well for protecting water quality in a watershed with historic stability issues” adds Hans Penner of ELF. “The NDP seems hell bent on logging the last of the magnificent old-growth stands across Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. Just when the entire planet needs to be protecting forest diversity for a host of environmental reasons, Victoria is going in the opposite direction.” Submitted
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The District of Sechelt is in a sound financial situation mid-year. At the end of the second quarter operating expenditures are 47 per cent of the annual budgeted amounts. Revenues received for the year are at 98 per cent due to property taxes and a significant portion of user fees for sewer and solid waste that are billed on the annual property tax notice. Licence, permit and fee revenue is currently tracking below expected revenues. This revenue includes fees for planning, engineering, building rentals; financial administration; service agreement administration; building inspections; planning; bylaw fines; and dog licences. In 2019, the District has seen a decline for planning and engineering service agreement revenue. The planning and engineering fees are tracking well below budget at second quarter. The District anticipated a decrease in planning fees and staffs plan to recommend a Financial Plan Bylaw Amendment to transfer funding from the Development Equalization Reserve to offset the reduction of revenue for both. Planning fee revenue was $244,000 in 2016, $101,000 in 2017, $100,000 in 2018 and is at $21,000 at June 30, 2019. Submitted
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Government pot shop meeting A BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) cannabis retail store has been proposed for the Gibsons Way frontage area of the Sunnycrest Mall. The planned location, which will require the approval of the Town, is between the Subway restaurant and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Provincial cannabis licensing regulations do not allow non-medical cannabis retail stores to be co-located with another business. The proposed cannabis store will operate separately from the LDB liquor store already within the mall. A public information meeting about the potential new venture will be hosted by the LDB on Sept. 10. between 5 and 7pm. This event will be held in Room 209 of the Gibsons and Area Community Centre on Park Road. Members of the public can also email comments or questions about the proposal to Bccs-lgapps@bcldb.com. When asked about the proximity of the proposed cannabis store to Elphinstone Secondary and Gibsons Elementary Schools, Cathy Dargie, senior public affairs officer with the ministry of attorney general stated: “The LDB takes into consideration
many factors when investigating suitable locations for its BC Cannabis Stores. It works closely with municipalities to ensure it adheres to all bylaw and rezoning requirements. The LDB is committed to keeping cannabis out of the hands of youth, and employs stringent policies and procedures to support this commitment, including a strict two-ID check policy for anyone who appears to be under the age of 30 years. This ensures only those 19 years of age or over enter the store.” She also noted that LDB cannabis retail outlets have frosted exterior windows to prevent minors from being able to see product or accessories inside. Local private sector cannabis retailer The Healing Hut was recently granted a licence from BC’s Liquor Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) to operate a private non-medical cannabis retail store. The store, on Marine Way in Gibsons, has been licenced by the province for one year. Its owner had applied for this licence, under the name of Coastal Bay Cannabis, in August, 2018. The Healing Hut and Sechelt-based cannabis retailer Weeds closed down their
non-provincially sanctioned sales in late June following visits from the LCRB’s Community Safety Unit (CSU). According to Dargie, the CSU is actively following up with unlicenced retailers in communities throughout BC. “Illegal retailers that do not obtain a provincial licence will have to close or face increasing enforcement action from the CSU,” said Dargie. Each BC municipality is allowed to set its own bylaws for cannabis retail operations. Gibsons currently prohibits these stores in all zones. It has been issuing Temporary Use Permits and Business Licences to operators while it prepares amending bylaws to permit stores in certain locations. Sechelt’s proposed zoning bylaw amendments on cannabis cultivation, production and retail sales has received first reading. It went to public hearing on July 24. The date for further council consideration of the amendments has not yet been announced. The LDB expects to open at least 15 cannabis retail stores before the end of 2019. It currently operates stores in Cranbrook, Campbell River and two in Kamloops. Connie Jordison
Labour Day was a perfect day for a fishing derby on the pier in Sechelt, with rods, bait and prizes provided for more than three dozen young fishers. The event was sponsored by Unifor Local 1119, which represents Howe Sound Pulp and Paperl workers, with help from Unifor Local 466, which represents SCRD employees. A Labour Day picnic was held in Dougall Park in Gibsons, sponsored by SC Labour Council. Unifor left the labour council in 2018, and this was the second year for the separate events. CONNIE JORDISON PHOTO
Drag races will feature burnout contest Spectators and racers are invited on Saturday, Sept. 7 to the rescheduled 20th Anniversary Drag Race at the Sechelt Airport as the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) celebrates two decades of burn’n it up at the strip. After a successful trial at the spring race the burnout competition is back. Nick Chabot will defend his title and encourages everyone to come out and cheer the competitors. The burnout competition is open to all race participants. For two wheeled drag racers, there’s the motorcycle
class which is gaining popularity. Other classes include street machine and super street for those with daily drivers. For the serious racers, hot rod and street rod are your class. Airspan Helicopters will be offering tours of the local area during the afternoon and commemorative 20th anniversary t-shirts will be available. During the awards presentations, the Vic Dubois Memorial Award will be presented to a member of the SCDRA who volunteers and demonstrates continued dedication to the club, and
the community. Cash prizes are available for all race classes, best reaction time, fastest et and best burnout. Bring your friends, chairs, sun screen and be prepared to have a good time. Please remember that pets aren’t permitted on the site. Tech inspection begins at 8am, racing starts at 9am. Gate admission is $10, with children under 12 free with an adult. The racing fee is $35 for members, $50 for non-members. Website: http://scdraonline.ca/ Submitted by Richard Austin
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Getting harder to deny Climate science deniers are becoming desperate as their numbers diminish in the face of incontrovertible evidence that human-caused global warming is putting our future at risk. Although most people accept what scientists worldwide have proven through decades of research, some media outlets continue to publish inconsistent, incoherent opinions of people who reject climate science. In recent weeks, Canada’s Postmedia chain has run columns denying or downplaying the seriousness of climate change, by Fraser Institute senior fellow Ross McKitrick, defeated politician Joe Oliver and fossil fuel executive and Fraser Institute board member Gwyn Morgan, who is also former chair of scandal-plagued SNC-Lavalin. McKitrick, an economist, has also signed the Cornwall Alliance Evangelical Declaration on Global Warming, which says, in part, “We believe Earth and its ecosystems – created by God’s intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by His faithful providence – are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and self-correcting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. Earth’s climate system is no exception.” Other prominent deniers, including Roy Spencer and David Legates, have also signed. South of the border, the Heartland Institute, a leading U.S. denial organization with ties to Canadian organizations such as the misnamed International Climate Science Coalition, still holds its annual denial-fest. But even that organization is feeling hard times in the face of evidence – similar to the proof that made it walk back its previous support for the tobacco industry to the point that its members now admit smoking is bad but defend vaping and other “smokeless” tobacco industry products. Heartland’s 13th International Conference on Climate Change – held at the Washington, D.C., Trump International Hotel – was down from three days to one. It once attracted more than 50 sponsors, but this year drew just 16 – and one was fake. Fossil fuel companies have also cut funding, realizing denial is not an effective way to gain social licence. Attendance was limited to a couple hundred mostly older white men. It’s getting harder for anyone to deny the reality staring us in the face. Even some prominent deniers have come around. Political consultant Frank Luntz – who once advised the U.S. government to cast doubt on scientific certainty around climate change and to use the term “climate change” rather than “global warming” because it sounds less scary – now says, “I was wrong in 2001.” In recent testimony before the U.S. Senate, Luntz said, “Rising sea levels, melting ice caps, tornadoes, and hurricanes more ferocious than ever. It is happening.” Yes, it is happening. And it’s time for deniers to accept evidence and reason or get the hell out of the way. David Suzuki
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Guaranteed income (Re the Weekly Cartoon, the Local, Aug. 29) We have come to a turning point where we can cause much suffering for lots of people by being unwilling or unable to change the way we think of personal worth. If we are to react appropriately to the threats from global warming, more people than loggers will have to find other kinds of work. Automation will cause even more displacement of workers. Now is the time to consider a Guaranteed Income for all. I know everyone wants to feel useful, which we interpret as having a job that pays us money, but in the modern, semi-automated world, maybe we could find self-worth in caring for each other and our environment. There is also the world of music, sports and art. Joan Payne, Sechelt
Not for sale (Addressed to the SCRD board and copied to the Local) Should BC stop issuing water licences to bottle groundwater for commercial sale or bulk export? This will be up for vote at the end of September at the Union of BC Municipalities convention. How will you vote? Sad to see that we constantly give away our natural resources. Many will scream “Oh, we need jobs”; well, what good is a job if you have no water? Major corporations make millions of dollars a year bottling our water, then selling “our” water back to us, and out of country. Who pays for the handling of the discarded plastic bottles that clog our landfills and oceans with billions of tons of plastic
waste? Yes, we the taxpayer. On the web, you can learn about “world water wars”. Land is shrinking. Sometimes we forget that a gallon of water taken out of a natural system for bottled water is a gallon of water that doesn’t flow down a stream, and that does not support a natural ecosystem. With large corporations like Nestle we are talking millions of gallons a year. As our elected officials, you have the power to voice our concerns over our water being handed to foreign corporations. Water licences for bottled water should not be given to multi-nationals, at any price. Tell the senior governments this must end NOW. Vel Anderson, Elphinstone
Wrecked my house (Addressed to Prime Minister Trudeau and copied to the Local) Please hear my story and you will understand why I live in a half-finished home on Reed Road in Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast. I am a retired welder who wanted to live out my retirement with my wife in a family home. My wife and I hired a contractor to work on my house, raising it up a level and installing a basement and ground floor. He worked on my house unsatisfactorily; he did not follow the building code; he used an incorrect building permit; he did not pay his suppliers, although I had paid him; and he hid behind a numbered company instead of using his trade name. He generally wrecked my house to the point that it is unrepairable; for example, a basement that he turned into a crawl space using his own plan instead of my ap-
proved plan. I cannot use the crawlspace as it was built into three sections. Three times we had to raise the house as he intentionally used his own plan again. The result was that it left the house unsafe, and the list goes on. After I asked for proper company bills and receipts he put a lien on my house using a numbered company instead of his own trade name. After trusted lawyers’ failure to solve this simple matter I had to take over and do my own search about this builder. Later he declared bankruptcy. It is my hope to call attention to this business so that others will not suffer. You must visit this crime scene to understand it. This is my invitation to see my home. I’m sure that contractors who declare bankruptcy and leave their clients with outstanding bills is not unusual, and they should be exposed before other clients fall victim. Bhaskaran Pillai, Gibsons
would not take place. Numerous people in the community have been lending a helping hand to do the mundane tasks: parking cone setup at 8am on Sunday mornings (John Gibbs and Jane Covernton); the 11am site setup, including Steve Boles, Semir, Mark Trevis; and 4pm takedown, including Lyn Christian, John Bolton, Ron Skene, Anne Moul, Thomas and Ethan Garbera. Without them the event would never happen. The same goes for the vendors, both for-profit and non-profit, who come rain or shine with the hope that their time is well spent, regardless of audience size. And of course, the modestly-paid musicians and performers. Last, but by no means least, are you, the people who come week after week, not only to take in the scene – the market and the music and the kid’s games – but also to support our effort of creating community. Ed Lands, Roberts Creek
Creating community For those of you who have been a part of a community event or program, you are well aware of the involvement of many more than a few organizers in order to create a successful outcome. As organizers of Slow Sundays in the Creek, Graham Walker (music, sound tech, kid’s games, MC), Lesley Roberts and Rob Robson (market, sponsors), and I are keenly aware of this. There are many to thank. Without our sponsors who fund the event – Sunshine Coast Regional District, Sunshine Coast Credit Union, Roberts Creek Community Association, plus numerous local small businesses – Slow Sundays
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Our application for a Fisheries Act authorization from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has entered the final review phase following their Indigenous consultation phase, which concluded in early August. We are expecting the authorization from DFO in November 2019. The project team also recently met with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to continue our engagement on the terminal redevelopment.
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We are now preparing our Building Permit submission to the SCRD. As part of that process, we will be finalizing our landscape treatments based on the feedback we received from you during our Phase 3 engagement. We will share theses plans with the community once finalized. We continue to plan for construction and any impacts that may arise. The target for construction on the first phase of this project is to begin later this year, pending project approval. We are moving the approvals process along as efficiently as we can; however, it’s taking longer than anticipated.
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Back to school…by the numbers There are 1,578 public schools and 364 independent schools in B.C. Pending final enrolment count in fall 2019, it is estimated there will be 545,805 funded full-time equivalent
school-age students in public schools in the 2019-20 school year. This would be an increase of 3,155 students from 2018-19. Based on student head count in the 2018-19 school
year, there were: • 73,107 students with special needs in the province – 3,422 more than the year before; • 71,983 Indigenous students in the province – 1,230
fewer than the year before; • 68,982 English Language Learning (ELL) students in the province – 1,587 more than the year before • 6,087 francophone students in the province – 147
more than the year before • 54,568 French Immersion students in the province – 505 more than the year before Since 2015-16, public school class sizes have be-
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come smaller, while enrolment has increased by more than three per cent. Average kindergarten and grades 1 to 3 class sizes are down nine per cent since 2015-16. Class sizes are down eight per cent for grades 4 to 7, and six per cent for grades 8 to 12, since 2015-16. The average class sizes this past school year were: • 22.1 in grades 8 to 12 • 23.9 in grades 4 to 7 • 19.9 in grades 1 to 3 • 18 in kindergarten As of the end of the 201718 school year, here are the six-year completion rates: • 85 per cent of all students in BC are completing high school. • 88 per cent of English language learners are completing high school. • 98 per cent of francophone students in Conseil scolaire francophone School District are completing high school. • 96 per cent of French immersion students are completing high school. • 69 per cent of all Indigenous students are completing high school. In the 2017-18 school year, the completion rate for Indigenous students increased by three percentage points over the year before – the largest one-year increase since 2010-11. • Outcomes for students with special needs in BC are showing steady improvements. Completion rates were 75.5 per cent last school year, up from 63.5 per cent 10 years ago. • 54 per cent of students with special needs make the transition to post-secondary within two or fewer years after completing Grade 12. • 43 per cent of Indigenous students in public schools attended post-secondary within two or fewer years of completing high school, compared to 60 per cent of all students. The Province is investing $6.6 billion for K-12 education this year, which is $1 billion more than in 2016-17. This is a total increase of 17.1 per cent, while enrolment has grown 3.2 per cent. For the first time since 2006, all 60 school districts are forecasted to see an increase in funding for the 2019-20 school year. Government has invested more than $400 million annually for school districts to hire almost 4,000 new teaching positions, including 500 special education teachers and 190 more teacher psychologists and counsellors. An additional 1,000 education assistants have been hired in the past two years. The number of classes with an education assistant has increased by 37 per cent. Government has invested $3.5 million to create about 250 new seats in teacher education programs in BC, including training 70 special education, 20 secondary math and physics, 74 French and about 85 Indigenous educators. Submitted
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Notes from the Upper Mainland Nicholas Simons MLA, Powell River and Sunshine Coast
As the season changes many of us find ourselves thinking that summer went by too fast, while others might be ready for the different pace that fall brings. The early part of my summer was taken up with Committee work; with constituency business, provincial issues, and a family reunion in Nova Scotia taking up the rest. I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some of the good things that summers bring. In the spring, everyone was talking about the high price of gas; how it went up to record highs and stayed high for so long. In response, the Premier asked the independent BC Utilities Commission to look for an explanation. Their report confirms what many constituents thought; that there is an unexplained difference of .13/litre in the price of gas in southern BC compared with the region. I would appreciate any feed-
Regional Review Lori Pratt
Sunshine Coast Regional District Chair and Area B Director
From September 23 to 27, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will come together with other local governments at the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver to discuss a number of important local government initiatives and community needs. The UBCM was formed to provide a common voice for local government and this role is as important today as it was 100 years ago. The convention is the main forum for UBCM policy-making where local governments have an opportunity to put forward resolutions to express concerns, share their experiences and take a united position on issues of common concern. At last year’s convention, a total of 205 resolutions were submitted by various local governments. This year, the SCRD sponsored 10 resolutions to be considered for endorsement by the UBCM membership: • To declare a province-wide climate emergency. • To include intergovernmental collaboration on land use planning. • To establish buffer zones in urban areas where logging is taking place. • To review parking enforcement in rural areas.
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back on the BCUC findings. The issue of derelict and abandoned vessels littering our harbours, bays and waterways has been confounding policy makers for years. The huge cost of removing, storing, recycling or landfilling the estimated hundreds of vessels on our coast, have allowed the jurisdictional complexity to persist for so long. In response, the Premier has appointed my colleague MLA Sheila Malcolmson to look for long-term solutions. Her expertise and experience, along with recent consultations with Sunshine Coast and other governments, will result in recommendations to the Province this fall. Congratulations to all the organizers, sponsors, and volunteers who participated in presenting one of the many festivals, celebrations, and events that make the quality of life so good on the Sunshine Coast. Despite the travel challenges of our ferries and highway, visitors are left with a lasting impression of the welcoming nature of our communities and the
breathtaking beauty of the area. To young constituents, September marks the beginning of the formal school year. Our education system was developed to make sure that all children, regardless of where they live, or what kind of family they live in, or what kinds of abilities they have, have the best chance to learn and grow up ready for the exciting challenges that our world presents. We’re lucky to have a good education system in BC, thanks to teachers, staff, administrators and other school officials. So whatever school you attend, or however you are learning the curriculum, the whole Sunshine Coast community hopes that this year is both fun and educational, and we wish you good luck. My temporary office in Sechelt is still open until the restorations at my office in Davis Bay are complete. To reach me or Constituency Assistant for the Lower Sunshine Coast, Kim Tournat, please don’t hesitate to email nicholas.simons.mla@leg.bc. ca or call 604 741 0792.
• To increase investment in alternative transportation infrastructure. • To explore a BC Ferries foot passenger service. • To increase BC Ferries core service levels. • To provide regional districts authority over tree cutting. • To undertake natural capital valuations in all aspects of its forests and land resources management. • To increase funding provided through recreation sites and trails partnership agreements. Directors have requested meetings with cabinet ministers and provincial government staff on a variety of subjects including increasing core service levels for coast-
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• Historical 90-minute walking tour of Gibsons Landing with Dale Peterson, meet at George Gibson statue 10am, by donation • Carve a notch on the reconciliation totem pole, with Tony Paul, beside Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 10am-2pm
• Bocce tournament fundraiser for SC Hospice Society, Blue Ocean Golf Club, Sechelt, 1-4pm, $5 per person
• SC Film Society presents “Woman at War”, Icelandic production about a choir conductor who takes on the aluminum industry, Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 2pm, members $5, others $9 • SC Roller Girls present a roller skate dance party, Sechelt Arena, 3:30-7pm, $10 entry, $5 skate rental, parental waiver needed for teens under 18
• The art of “book folding”, Sechelt Public Library, 6:30-9pm, for ages 19+, $5 • Bonnie Kilroe as “the Divas”, Sechelt Legion, 8pm, $25
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Sunday, September 8
• Auditions for “The Nutcracker”, Coast Academy of Dance, Sechelt, 10am-6pm, 604-989-6050
• Paws for a Cause, walk and dog-friendly festival, fundraiser for SPCA, Hackett Park, Sechelt, noon-3pm, $10-$20 • Carving demonstration by Jody Broomfield (Sinàmkin), Gibsons Public Art Gallery, 2-4pm, free
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upcoming year. The fall/winter season will offer swimming, curling, basketball, floor hockey and rhythmic gymnastics. We are still hoping to find coaches for Active Start and FUNdamentals. Of course, none of this would be possible without
our loyal and dedicated executive. The June elections of new officers went as follows: Katie Borowski is our new local coordinator, while Pat Stuart has taken the position of program coordinator. Randy Younghusband is the new secretary and Marney
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Qually is the new volunteer coordinator. Helene Johnston is continuing as treasurer, Allyson Pearson retains her position of registration coordinator and Helen Halet maintains her spot in public relations. This month we will take a look at three members of the new executive. Katie Borowski, our new local coordinator and former program coordinator joined when her daughter was in her second year with Special O. She enjoys Special O, especially meeting athletes, coaches and volunteers. Katie says, “We are part of an amazing organization”. Her goals are: to continue offering great activities and sports; encourage young children with intellectual disabilities to try Active Start or FUNdamentals; open dialogues with schools to see if there may be a fit with Special Olympics; explore other potential roles for those who wish it within the SOSC organization. And
of course, to have fun. Pat Stuart, a 17-year veteran executive member, began as secretary when her son joined bowling. Pat enjoys watching athletes play different sports and improve their skills. Her goals are to add more athletes to our rosters and to seek out new volunteers. Pat was recently honoured at a Gibsons Rotary Club event. Outgoing District Governor Darcy Long presented her with the “Paul Harris Fellow” award for her significant contributions to the community. In addition to her roles as coach, mentor, fundraiser and executive member of SOSC, Pat has spent 18 years with Gibsons Family Network, an organization that supports those with developmental disabilities. Randy Younghusband, long time Ravens coach and new Sechelt basketball coach enjoys the enthusiasm of Special O and, as its new secretary, he hopes to “continue
the fine work SOSC has been doing”. SOSC’s fine work will continue this fall, with athlete registration on Sept. 26, from 4:30 to 6pm at the SCACL office on Mermaid St. An executive meeting and coaches’ workshop will follow. Jen Davey and Katie Borowski from Community Services will present information and ideas on ways to support athletes with specific needs. We are hoping for the largest turnout ever. Athletes, families, coaches and volunteers meeting, mingling, swapping stories of summer and making plans for the upcoming season. Finally, on the Sept. 28, the Douglas College women’s basketball team will return for our annual basketball camp at Roberts Creek School from 11am-1pm. September is a time for hitting the books and hitting the courts. Work hard, try your best and above all have fun.
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Sechelt library expanding its reach with electronic games In 2019, twice as many youths were involved in summer programs at Sechelt Library compared to previous years. Summer programming followed a STEAM curriculum, which focuses on Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math skills. The library’s children’s programmer, Stephanie Anderson, and chief librarian Elle Archibald, are excited about new electronic gamebased programing that is set to launch this fall. Other popular activities – including a makers space where youth aged 10 to 14 years can indulge their creative sides within the STEAM program areas – will continue in the coming season. Board game afternoons, movie events, family story time and dropin Lego building sessions are also being planned for. Both Anderson and Archibald have noticed that technology-based programs attract a different and wider group of participants than traditional library reading-based programs. “Sometimes video games receive a lot of negative attention. But they can be helpful in developing hand-eye coordination, small motor skills, encourage social interaction and can be as effective as anti-depressant drugs in addressing mental health issues in young people,” said Archibald. Library staff also want to
hear from the community about the types of programs that they want to see offered. During the summer, the library also partnered with the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden for an outdoor, interactive “story walk”. The walk was based on the book “Lost and Found” by Oliver Jeffers. Story boards with passages and illustrations from the book were placed along a walking route for participants to enjoy in the outdoors. “Our aim is to build relationships within the community. When we bring in community partners, we can reach more people and have a collective impact. There are limits to what a small organization like our library can do within our own resources. Our potential grows exponentially when we partner with other groups with similar goals around education and development,” said Archibald. Funding provided by the Friends of the Library volunteer organization has continued to be invaluable in growing the library’s programing. Groups such as the local chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women, the Lions Clubs and local businesses including Game Point and others from the Sechelt Downtown Business Association also assisted with recent library events. Sechelt Public Library
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Auditions for the annual production of “The Nutcracker” Auditions for the 8th annual presentation of Coasting Along Theatre Society’s “The Nutcracker” will be held at the Coast Academy of Dance in Sechelt on Sunday, Sept. 8, 10am-6pm. Dancers and acrobats must be at least seven years old by Dec. 31, 2019 to audition. The maximum age has yet to be hit. Our adults in the “party scene” in Act I have more fun that anyone should be allowed to have. They don’t have to audition, but must meet with the artistic director, Kathleen Holmes, beforehand. Their rehearsals usually begin in late October. We have roles for so many talented artists – jugglers, stilt walkers, gymnasts, and of course dancers. It is a ballet, so the dancers must be currently taking ballet classes, anywhere. There are multiple studios on the Coast, and some of the dancers even commute from Vancouver and as far away as Calgary. The rehearsals are held on the weekends, and most of the younger dancers will rehearse on Saturdays only, until December, and the older dancers rehearse mostly on Sunday. We are thrilled to have Chenxin Liu and Yue Shi returning as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Yue Shi is a phenomenally talent-
ed dancer who was recently promoted to Soloist with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Chenxin Liu is the most delicate ballerina – but deceptively strong. They are so happy to have their schedule permit them to return to the Coast. We are so tickled to have Graham McMonagle return as Herr Drosselmeyer. He not only brings experience and humour to this role; the cast and crew look forward to his presence every year. He is a great coach to the dancers and loves teaching them. He is impressed at the progress of our young dancers. We understand this is a huge commitment for not only the dancers, but also their families. We do our best to work around schedules as we would like the Coast to experience a production that includes all the talented local dancers. But we must keep in mind, this a professionally-produced production. Some of the choreography changes each year depending on who auditions so, if you can dance, come audition. We have eight performances in December again this year: six public shows and two school shows. For age-class audition times and information, call 604-989-6050 or visit www. CoastingAlongTheatre.org. Submitted
A young performer in the 2018 production of “The Nutcracker”. Auditions for this year’s show will be held Sunday, Sept. 8. C.D. HORABIN PHOTO
Nominate a volunteer, artist, musician The Sunshine Coast Arts Council is looking for nominations for their 2019 annual awards. “The Frances Wasserlein Community Leadership in Arts & Culture Award” recognizes significant leadership contributions as a volunteer in the arts and/or cultur-
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Please send nominations to info@sunshinecoastartscouncil.com or drop it off in person at the Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa (at Trail) in Sechelt. The awards will be handed out at the Sunshine Coast Arts Council AGM, Thursday, Oct. 24. Submitted
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It was a crowded scene at the night market Friday, Aug. 30 at the Gibsons Public Market, which featured music, food and vendors. It was the third and final night market of the summer. ANDREA COATES PHOTO
It’s fun – until it’s not On August 22, a witness reported a windsurfer who’d fallen off his board in the waters off Davis Bay Road, Sechelt, who appeared to be having some trouble. Police were able to locate a boat
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It was the weekend the music died, or rather the summer-long string of free outdoor concerts in three Coast communities came to an end. Simon Paradis and Joe Stanton, lower left, started the final weekend of Music in the Landing on Gibsons wharf Aug. 30, where the audience included passing boaters. “It’s our favourite gig of the year,” said Stanton. Karen Graves and Budge Schachte’s jazz, left, drew a crowd to the final Slow Sundays in the Creek behind the Roberts Creek library Sept. 1. And the Steve Hinton Blues Band, right, ended the Sechelt Summer Music series Aug. 31 with an enthusiastic audience that included Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers. JOHN GIBBS PHOTOS
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Tip of the Week: Although summer only officially ends on September 23 at 3:50 am EDT which marks the time when the Sun enters Libra and Autumn Equinox, people commonly say summer is over. The change in the weather producing much cooler nights especially and the back to school march both contribute to this. Yet, an accurate recognition is that every season is comprised of 3 distinct segments which can be referred to as beginning, middle, and end. Of course, these are clearly designated by the ‘signs’ of the Zodiac, not to be confused with the constellations. While they do share a direct correspondence they are also distinctly different and this is significant to understand. Specific to this second week of the last month of summer, or Virgo time, Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars all remain in Virgo, the 9th Sign, 3rd of the Earth Element and 3rd also of the Mutable Mode Signs which include Pisces, Gemini, and Sagittarius. True to the spirit of Virgo, Goddess is in the details, as in the Great Goddess, Mother Nature. Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 19) Hopefully you are whistling while you work because there are strong indications that you are working. A core feature of your efforts these days is to secure your home base. Security is the underlying motivation. Yet, it can also include an emphasis on lifestyle, comfort, and health. Letting go of attachment to positions of power and authority are also featured. Taurus (Apr 20 – May 20) Creativity remains the keyword for you. The emphasis is also upon balance
and beauty. Yet there is also a strong indication of fun and games and play and quite possibly, romance too. At least you are still fully aware and in-tune with the last weeks of summer and are probably in the most to make the most of them. Lucky you and the one(s) you love. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) Some big shifts and changes close to home continue to be a central theme and focus. Creating beauty at home includes efficiency and flow. Clearing the old energy and the clutter is implied. In the deepest respect, this can amount to renovations. This cycle of influence will continue for another month. Yet despite the lingering summer season, do it now because you probably won’t want to during Libra time. Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22) A busy, active and dynamic cycle for you continues. Pushing to follow through and bring certain projects to completion is indicated. Fortunately, your energy levels are running high and you and your ability to pay extra close attention to the details are sharp. Yet, this is less a time of giving to others and more one of focusing on your special projects. Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23) Fortifying and stabilizing are keywords for this cycle. Any loose ends and wobbly anything will come under scrutiny. You yearn for things to be stable, secure and solid. This can include completion, yet it also includes new initiatives and perhaps key investments too. You have been in the mood this way all year, actually, yet now you are taking it all to the next level. Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22) The grouping of four planets in your sign continues to activate and/or synchronize with new initiatives. This is always true when the Sun enters our own sign, but is compound-
ed when other planets are there as well, as is true now for you. Mercury in Virgo is adding to your critical attention to detail, Venus is willing to experiment and Mars is in pioneering revolutionary mode. Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22) Where other are busy initiating, cleaning, clearing, renovating and generally working, you are in retreat mode. How you retreat depends on you. It may be that you remain busy with duties and projects, yet you may simply be less interested in conversations. This is an opportune window to write if you have any inclination. Inner work is also indicated. Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Making efforts to improve, heal and make amends on relationship fronts, especially those linked to friendships and group involvements of any kind are in the spotlight. Part of your motivation is to realize a greater flow of abundance. While an increase in finances may be high on your list, abundance can include more, better and deeper engagements with others. Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21) With all those Virgo planets in your career sector, it seems quite evident that this area of your life is emphasized. Yet, this sector is also linked to you public life and overall social status. So, all of these areas are emphasized. With Jupiter in your sign, expansion, and increase are and have been a central theme all year and now is an important time to consolidate. Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19) Paying attention to the details of the bigger picture suggests something of a scholarly approach. This implies that you are in the mood to be more open-minded and to understand people and complex situations and realities more fully. Yet, you are also determined to get to
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On August 29, a Coast resident reported a fraud he’d been victim of for more than two years. The resident reported that early in 2018, he’d received a pop-up message on his computer warning him that he had a virus on this computer. The resident clicked on the message, which allowed malicious software (malware) to embed into the computer. Since then, the resident agreed to pay a “tech company” hundreds of dollars a month for
protection and maintenance of his computer. Recently, the resident grew suspicious and cancelled the “service.” It is unlikely the resident will be able to recoup all of the monies he has paid the fraudsters. To learn more about this and other common scams, please visit sites such as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcentre.ca or the Better Business Bureau at www.bbb.org. Please share this information with your friends and family. Submitted by RCMP
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On August 28, a Coast resident reported a fraud after a “woman” he’d met on an online dating app advised the resident that she’d recently come into an inheritance from her family in Nigeria and that she needed his help to have it released to her. The resident, who has only communicated with the “woman” on-line, was sent authentic looking documents from a law firm requesting all his on-line banking information and passwords. The resident provided everything he was asked for and tried to assist the scammer by depositing official looking cheques into his account on her behalf. The bank recognized the cheques as fraudulent and the resident then discovered that an unauthorized with-
the bottom of things and to unearth previously hidden truths. Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 19) Virgo time is generally a rather intense cycle for you and this year, thanks to the presence of four planets there, this stands to be especially true. Purging is one facet of this focus. Yet, it can also include research and digging deeper to identify what you feel you no longer want and need. The key to your success is to reassess what helps and does not help you to feel empowered. Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20) Relationship interactions are likely to be extra dynamic and intense now. This has probably been especially true ever since the last third of August. Yet, the intensity levels have not only probably remained strong but may have actually increased. This trend will continue throughout the month so do what you can to direct it constructively.
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