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Intersection needs safety upgrade
One of the large cedar trees on the right shows the damage caused by frequent vehicle impacts at Hill Rd and Hwy 101 over many years. Rik Jespersen photo Due to the high number of serious traffic accidents on the highway near Hill Road in Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Regional District is asking the provincial Ministry of Transportation to remove two large cedar trees and install a cement barrier to help improve safety. “We have a history of repeated motor vehicle accidents occurring where drivers lose traction on the east corner of Hill Road at the highway and ultimately impact one of two very large cedar trees,” RCMP said in a report to the SCRD Board’s policing committee last fall. A 64-year-old Pender-area woman sustained head injuries after leaving the roadway and hitting the trees in late November. A similar accident
badly injured a 21-year-old Sechelt woman in September. More than 15 serious accidents have occurred in the area since 1988, RCMP said. In several of the incidents, first responders had to use extrication equipment to free people trapped in mangled vehicles that had slid into the trees. The SCRD Board has moved to invite Regional Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure to speak with the SCRD Board regarding the suggested safety improvements. The quality of the asphalt surface on that stretch of highway in West Sechelt is part of the problem, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Vishal Mathura. “Every surface has a coef-
ficient of friction that determines how slippery that surface is,” Mathura said. “Our collision analyst came and took a look and said the coefficient of friction [at that location] is not what it should be, which means that it’s easier to lose traction and go sliding.” Speeding, especially in wet weather, is also likely a contributing factor. Hill Road meets the highway on the southbound side in a section where the speed limit is 60 km/h. But it comes just after a sharp downhill curve, and not long after traffic has just come down the long hill past Redrooffs Road, an 80-km/h zone, Mathura noted. Rik Jespersen
Many motorists notice that their vehicles seem to get fewer kilometres per litre in cold weather than in warm weather. That’s not a trick of the brain, as studies have shown that cars do, in fact, have poorer fuel in economy in cold weather. Fuel economy tests have indicated that, when driving in short-trip city driving, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at -6 C than it would be at 25 C. The disparity is even greater in hybrid vehicles, which can see their fuel economy decline by roughly 34 percent when driven at -6 C. Before drivers can understand how to improve their winter fuel economy, it’s beneficial to learn why cold weather has such an adverse effect on a car’s fuel economy. A host of factors combine to reduce fuel economy in the winter. When temperatures dip, engine oil and other drive-line fluids also get colder, and this increases engine and transmission friction. That forces the vehicle to work harder and use more fuel. An engine also takes longer to reach its most fuel-efficient temperature when the weather outside is cold. This won’t have too great an impact on fuel efficiency when
taking long trips, but the shorter the trip the less economical the vehicle’s use of fuel will be, as a shorter trip means the vehicle is spending a larger percentage of the overall drive at a less fuel efficient temperature. Colder temperatures decrease tire pressure, and that increases roll resistance, which means the car must work harder and use more fuel to get down the street than it would if it were riding on fully inflated tires in the summertime. Cold air also is more dense than warm air, and that increases aerodynamic drag on the vehicle, which then needs to use more fuel to counter the increased drag. So what can be done to improve fuel economy in the winter? Fortunately, drivers can take several steps to do just that. When possible, park the car in the garage, as this increases the initial temperature of the engine, engine oil, drive-line fluids, and the vehicle’s cabin. This can shorten the time it takes for the engine to reach its most fuel-efficient temperature while decreasing the engine and transmission friction that negatively impacts fuel efficiency. Disregard conventional
wisdom. Conventional wisdom has long suggested that idling a vehicle for several minutes will warm up the engine more quickly than simply driving. But many vehicle manufacturers now recommend that drivers idle their vehicles for no more than 30 seconds, noting that idling the car unnecessarily wastes fuel and that driving the vehicle is the fastest way to warm up its engine. If you must warm up the vehicle, stick to the now widely accepted guideline that recommends idling for no more than half a minute. Another nugget of conventional wisdom motorists may want to ignore concerns the motor oil they use in the winter. Many vehicle manufacturers now recommend a specific type of oil to use when driving in cold weather, so follow that advice instead of adhering to past practices that may not have been as fuel-efficient. Monitor tire pressure. As noted, colder temperatures decrease tire pressure, so drivers should monitor their tire pressure regularly throughout winter to keep their vehicle safe and to ensure they are not wasting fuel.
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Kindergarten to Grade 3 students from Ecole du Pacifique learned some important lessons leading up to this Dec.18 visit to the Sunshine Coast Food Bank. Ecole du Pacifique photo A social studies lesson at a local elementary school ended up generating a big preChristmas donation to the Sunshine Coast Food Bank. In late November, École du Pacifique teacher Julie Fauquembergue had the Sechelt school`s Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes start to think about all they have in their lives versus what they’d like
to have, or must have. “We also did posters on what are rights, what are wants, what are needs,” Fauquembergue said. “Realizing that we have a lot of wants and we don’t really need all that much.” It then occurred to Fauquembergue that a food collection would, “go hand in hand with what we were
doing, and with realizing we have a lot more than others.” The food drive quickly expanded to involve all 82 of the school’s K to Grade 7 students. Fauquembergue considered driving the food collection herself directly to the Food Bank on Lamprey Lane in Sechelt village. But she decided to have the 40 or so
younger students each take an item with them and go there en masse on Dec. 18 to make their donations. A Food Bank staff member took the opportunity to explain to them all how the place works and who it helps in the community. “There was an entire SUV trunk full of food as well. They raised a lot of food. It
Time to plan for summer: hiking or paddling anyone? After the toys have been unwrapped, turkey cooked and Auld Lang Syne sung, people from around the world start planning vacations for the year ahead, and will soon be able to book two popular BC Parks adventures. Beginning at 7 a.m. PST, Jan. 2, 2015, those looking to hike the scenic Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park or navigate the world-renowned Bowron Lake canoe circuit in Bowron Lake Provincial Park can take to their computers to reserve a spot for the 2015 season
through Discover Camping. Reservations can also be made through the Discover Camping call centre at 1 800 689-9025 for a surcharge of $5. Last year, 1,585 bookings were made for Berg Lake trail and 975 for the Bowron Lake canoe circuit. Approximately 22% of the total number of reservations were made from outside of Canada. The Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit reservations open ahead of any other BC Parks’ experiences, and allow booking for
the entire 2015 season, giving the public time to properly plan for their wilderness adventure. The Berg Lake trail is open year-round in Mount Robson Provincial Park, and can be reserved from June 12 to Sept. 14. This year, 100% of spots available on the remote backcountry trail are now part of BC Parks’ camping reservation system, giving explorers more options when booking ahead. The trail covers 23 kilometres and climbs 800 metres, offering scenic views of waterfalls
and glaciers. Bowron Lake Provincial Park’s unparalleled canoe circuit can be reserved from May 15 to Sept. 21. The entire circuit encompasses 116 kilometres of paddling across 10 lakes, and includes a few portages that are relatively easy and flat. The whole trip takes from six to 10 days to complete. The West Side experience is also available, which is less than half the circuit and takes two to four days to complete. Those in-
was great. We raised a lot of money, too,” said Fauquembergue. “It was very interesting to see the children’s thought process through this all,” she said. Fauquembergue also noted that the students were dressed a little unusually in the photo because Dec. 18 was also a Pyjama Day at the school. Rik Jespersen
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terested in paddling the Bowron Lake canoe circuit should have some wilderness canoeing experience. “The Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit provide unique adventures drawing hundreds of visitors each year,” said Environment Minister Mary Polak. “With limited facilities available for a true wilderness experience, explorers need to come prepared. By opening reservations in the new year for the entire
season, we are helping British Columbians and families from around the world plan their vacation so they can make the most of what our provincial parks have to offer.” Reservations for frontcountry campsites in other provincial parks open on March 15, 2015. Group site reservations are available up to 12 months in advance of the arrival date. Submitted
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A New Year is upon us. And with it a new chance to do what we have not done, another chance to avoid doing what was a mistake in the past. Whether we individually can change our ways remains, as always, to be seen. But we resolve to try – again. For sure there are changes and decisions not yet known that will be forced upon us. And some of us will have to deal with tragedy over which we have no control. But this is the occasion on which we traditionally look ahead with the hope of making the coming year better. We make plans and resolutions for those parts of life that we feel we have some control over. So, 2015 is like the blank space below – rife with potential. We invite you to fill in the space, to imagine how your life will be better in the coming year, and how we on the Sunshine Coast can improve our communities. And then we invite you to send us your thoughts at editor@thelocalweekly.ca and we will publish some of them in coming weeks. In the meantime, the exercise of imagining can itself be the first step to a better New Year.
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Elphinstone Logging Focus is offering a frameable, colour print of this forest scene in exchange for donations of $50 or more. Ross Muirhead photo This past year has been very busy for Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF). We undertook several important forest campaigns, including protection of the Dakota Bowl Bear Sanctuary, Ecological Reserve protection for the Roberts Creek Headwaters Forest, stopping logging in the Chapman Creek Drinking Watershed, and the building of several new trails, including an extension of the Elphinstone Health Trail to be open early 2015. We also hired one of Canada’s foremost conservation-biologists to conduct an updated ecological study of the 1,500Ha Elphinstone forest zone. One campaign that has taken considerable time & effort and a key area for our Mt. Elphinstone Prov. Park expansion area, is the Clack Creek Gallery Forest. It’s an important low elevation forest on the slopes of Mt. Elphinstone,
but it’s also a BC Timber donations to fund our activiSales proposed cutblock of ties. Donations go into our an intact, natural forest (not war chest and allow us to a tree farm). It was scheduled do public outreach and hire to be sold and logged in 2012, Date professional researchers to however ELF’s involvement support our forest protection compelled BCTS to re-plan claims. the block 3 times, to provide a As our last 2014 fundraisbuffer for the popular Wagon ing appeal, we’re offering Trail, a wider riparian zone a frameable 8” x 12” color for Gough Creek, and protec- print of the Elphinstone fortion of an endangered native est scene pictured above, as plant, all of which delayed a special thanks for all dotheir schedule. A new trail nations of $50 or more. The now crosses through this for- image is classic Elphinstone est, where over 30 plaques showing its old-growth chardesigned and made by resi- acteristics. The light was dents, express their connec- near perfect, creating this tion to this magical place. ELF dramatic shot with lots of is also presenting this area to depth. If you don’t want the BC Parks for nomination as a print, please make a note and protected Ecological Reserve include it with the mailed securing the largest site of donation, or email us to that endangered Rubus Nivalis effect. (snow bramble) in the ProvDonations by cheque or ince. This forest will continue money order should be made to get our attention until it’s out to Elphinstone Logging fully protected. Focus and mailed to ELF PO ELF relies on individual Box 85 Roberts Creek, BC
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No OAS increase Employment and Social Development Canada has announced the benefit amounts for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) effective January 1, 2015. CPP benefits will increase by 1.8 percent for those already receiving CPP benefits. For 2015, the maximum CPP retirement benefit for new recipients age 65 will be $1,065.00 per month. This increase is calculated on the average yearly maximum pensionable earnings for the last five years. The new CPP rates will be in effect until December 31, 2015. CPP benefits are revised once a year, in January, based on changes over the 12-month period (November 2013 to October 2014) in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the cost-of-living
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sort − http://www.bighornrevelstoke.com/ − won best ski chalet in the world, for the second year in a row, from the World Ski Awards, the international organization that rewards excellence in ski tourism. Gwaii Haanas National Reserve in the Haida Gwaii was named as a top-15 finalist in the inaugural National Geographic World Legacy Awards for its protection of historical monuments, archaeological sites, cultural events, indigenous heritage and artistic traditions. B.C. tourism also got global recognition when Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark was designated as the first Global Geopark in western North America by UNESCO. The tourism sector continues to grow in B.C. The tourism industry generated $13.9 billion in revenue in 2013 -- a 3.6% increase over 2012 and a 44.3% increase from 2003. There are now more than 19,000 tourism businesses
throughout the province, and many of them are small businesses. Aboriginal tourist experiences in B.C. generated $43 million in revenue in 2013. Early indicators suggest that this level of spending continued to grow through 2014. These are impressive numbers that illustrate why the tourism industry is one of the key sectors in our BC Jobs Plan. In fact, there are over 132,000 jobs in the tourism sector in B.C. Government is making investments in key areas to foster tourism’s growth and improving the business climate for tourism. How? By significantly reducing red tape and processing times for land-based tenure applications, as well as changing B.C.’s liquor laws by allowing happy hours and the sales of craft beer and wine at farmers’ markets. We’re working hard to stand out in an increasingly competitive international
marketplace. In 2015, we will continue to focus on developing and marketing B.C.’s world-class tourism products, such as touring vacations, city experiences, skiing and snowboarding, conventions and meetings, and outdoor adventure and eco-tourism. In November, Destination British Columbia, the Province’s tourism marketing organization, launched B.C.’s revitalized tourism brand designed to elevate B.C. as a destination by highlighting what makes us unique. Destination BC produced an aweinspiring video that showcases the magnificence of our natural landscape: http:// w w w.dest ina t ionb c.ca / They will use the revitalized brand to inspire travellers, looking to create their own unique stories and experiences, to visit B.C.
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mas present. I think it is to be applauded that in a time when people seem to always want something for themselves that others can think beyond themselves and be so selfless. Thank you Jordan for all that you do. The new season of Special Olympics will begin the week of January 5th. If you are interested in participating as an athlete or a volunteer, contact Annette Bertrand @ (604) 885-2987 or Pat Stuart @ (604) 886-2098
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the alternative. Let’s hope the New Year in politics is one of intelligent dialogue and conciliation. Traditions, gathering together for food, parties, music, worship and gift exchanging, reflect the practices of many background and faiths. They are a regular and important reminder that kindness, generosity and togetherness are central in all our cultures. On behalf of all of my colleagues from every side of the House, wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy New Year.
big day to visit and deliver presents. Then, with music prepared by Mary Casey, athletes and others danced the night away. There were ‘spot dancing’ contests and small prizes were handed out. I would also like to acknowledge one certain athlete in particular who takes it upon himself to give back to the world. Jordan McCourt recently through fundraising by collecting cashable recycling sent $500 dollars to Operation Smile for two children so they may receive corrective surgery as a Christ-
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and for those who are not well. This past year has been an eventful one for many people in the constituency of Powell River – Sunshine Coast, and for the constituency as a whole. We’ve had a lot of contentious issues to discuss, to argue over, to befriend and unfriend each other; hotels, sewage plants, grow-ops, libraries, parks, resources, rights, and ferries. I’m always reminded by the wise words of the Clerk of the House upon being first elected, that we use our words to work through our differences because it’s always better than
effort and precision in their plays. I would like to thank the coaches; for Gibsons Samantha Mills and Laurie Miller and for Sechelt Marilyn Downey and Chuck Bertrand who also pulled double duty as the referee for the night. On Saturday, December 13th, 2014 at the Gibsons Legion we in SOSC celebrated the holiday season with our annual banquet. There were 100 folks in attendance and all were decked to the nines. Santa Clause even took time out of preparation for the
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Kayaking in Desolation Sound. Images like this attract tourists from around the world. The numbers for 2014 are not in yet, but BC destinations won a number of awards in the past year.
Dancing fun and entertainment with a circus theme, Roberts Creek Hall, 9pm, $45 in advance only December 31
Black and White New Year’s party with Brothers in Farms, 9pm, members $15, guests $30 January 1
Annual Polar Bear swim, sponsored by the SC Lions Club, Davis Bay pier, registration starting at 11am, swim noon-2pm January 3
Christmas tree chipping, Sechelt Fire Department, 5525 Trail Ave., 10am-2pm, by donation to charity January 3
Christmas tree chipping, Elphinstone Secondary parking lot, Gibsons, 10am-4pm, by donation to support the 2015 graduation activities January 7
Opening reception for Friends of the Gallery exhibit, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm January 9
Presentation on “small observatories” by local astronomical society president Charles Ennis, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation January 14
Dialogue on LNG, pipelines and tankers with a panel of thinkers, St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, Sechelt, 7-8:30pm, free
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The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives needs a makeover and is looking for funding to help complete a $117,000 first phase of the planned remodelling. In a presentation to the Town of Gibsons Council in late December, architect Teryl Mullock noted that the Winn Road building was constructed in the 1970s and has had “no significant changes or upgrades in all that time.” “The [Museum] Board has identified that now is the time to really focus on bringing this building up in standards so that it will continue to serve the community for the next 40 years, plus,” Mullock said. The purpose of phase one is to make the town-owned building more accessible. “People cannot get to the second floor without assistance unless they’re ablebodied. There`s no universally accessible washroom on the main floor of the building,” said Mullock. He added that the improvements would help the museum meet “fundamental building code requirements in all modern buildings, but not met by this public facility.” Mullock showed councillors four options, the simplest of them including a simple elevator called a platform lift to provide access to the second floor, where more than 50 per cent of the museum’s exhibits are on display. That plan also would eliminate a “pinch point” that cur-
rently impedes the entrance to the first-floor display area. Another concept involved construction of a long ramp instead of an elevator, but would mean more disruption and extensive reworking of displays. A more complex option called for a link to be built between the museum and the Gibsons Art Building behind and up the hill from the museum. “All of the publicly accessible museum functions would be on a single floor: They’d be on the bottom floor of the arts building and the top floor of the museum. This way we could achieve full accessibility without an elevator, without a lift, easily redoing the washroom on the upper level,” Mullock said. “It’s a different way to spend the money to achieve the same goal.” All the options Mullock presented included the rebuilding a plywood ramp at the rear of museum that is “in urgent need of repair.” Mullock said he hoped there might be room in the upcoming Gibsons budget to fund a portion of this project, but Mayor Wayne Rowe said that Council wouldn’t make any commitment yet. “A large part of that [museum] budget, of course, is going to be addressed at the regional district,” Rowe said. Mullock said he would be making a presentation to the SCRD later in January.
The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons is 40 years old and has had no significant upgrades since it was built. Rik Jespersen photo
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We would like to wish everyone a Very Happy New Year. We are excited to let you know about our New Year’s resolution, to continue our endeavor to purchase Block 7 Gospel Rock as an open, common greenspace for flora, fauna, nature and us ALL. We have written to the new owners of Block 7 and are awaiting with enthusiasm their reply. We hope the community and the world will help us fundraise with our plan of everyone buying ‘The Rock’ @ $100.00 a square meter or buy several. (in theory).
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Annual FOG exhibit The Sunshine Coast Arts Council starts off the year with their annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) Exhibit. This exhibit is open to any member of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council providing that the work they submit was completed within the last calendar year. The show is traditionally one of the Arts Centre’s most unique and varied exhibits representing the breadth of mediums and forms that the visual arts encompasses. Don’t miss this opportunity to see what your favourite artists have been up
to while introducing yourself to the works of artists who may be new to you! The exhibition runs from Wednesday, January 7th through to February 8th, 2015. The opening reception is on Wednesday, January 7th from 7-9pm at the Doris Crowston Gallery, in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm and on Sunday from 1-4pm. Contact us at 604.885.5412 or check us out at scartscouncil.com.
Each year we in North America send more than one and a half billion Christmas cards. But when the holiday season ends, recycling those cards into other items can make good use of the paper resources and turn what’s normally a single-use item into an enduring trinket. · Turn this year’s cards into next year’s gift tags. Cut out circles, rectangles or any shape you desire. Otherwise, visit the scrapbooking aisle of your favorite craft store and purchase a paper punch to make easy work of cutting those shapes. · Glue silly characters from
Christmas cards onto a sheet of magnet. Then use these magnets for decorations next year. · Use greeting cards to make wine charms for holiday entertaining. Guests can keep track of their glasses with ease. · Use cut-outs of cards to improve the appearance of plain gift wrap or bags. · Make a paper Christmas tree from cutouts on greeting cards. · Encourage kids to make a photo collage from the cards they like. Mount their efforts on poster board and save for next year. Metro
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Original recipe makes 6 drinks 1/4 cup orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®) 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 cup orange juice 1 (750 milliliter) bottle brut champagne, chilled Directions Pour the orange liqueur in a shallow bowl; put the sugar in a saucer. Dip just the rims of 6 glasses in the orange liqueur and then in the sugar to form a thin sugared rim. Divide remaining orange liqueur and orange juice among the 6 prepared glasses. Top with champagne. Serve immediately.
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Cabbage Apple Pomegranate Salad This recipe comes from the very clever blog owner of coconut and berries to be found at coconutandberries.com You can find some wonderful recipes and advice there. I like this recipe because I usually have everything on hand, well, except the pomegranate. But pomegranates are around right now and they make a lovely addition to raw dishes. They look little red jewels scattered in the greenery of the cabbage. I have always believed that
cabbage is an underrated vegetable. I buy at least one a week and if I am not cutting it into a salad I am adding to it my sandwiches and stir fries. Sometimes I lightly steam it and eat it with a bit of mustard. For the price you can’t beat the versatility and goodness of cabbage. Play around with the dressing. If you don’t have hemp seeds just use more almond butter or whatever tastes right. I tend to use less almond butter and more juice
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Quitting smoking and losing weight consistently top New Year’s resolutions lists. In an effort to stop smoking, a growing number of smokers are turning to electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, to help them quit once and for all. Electronic cigarettes are surging in popularity but exist in a legal grey zone in Canada. They can be sold if they release vapour but not nicotine. They also cannot be advertised as a healthy alternative to cigarettes. But the devices can be sold with vapour cartridges that are easily swapped out for nicotine, and demand is booming. But are these devices safe? Or even effective? There is mixed information regarding the efficacy of e-cigarettes to help a person quit smoking. Some studies point to e-cigarettes as a good method of smoking cessation, while others say there’s limited evidence to support those claims.
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to keep the fats low. When I have everything assembled for the salad I add the dressing to the bowl first. There is nothing worse than making a great salad and having too little dressing for it. The salad should have enough dressing that you can taste it, but not so much that it is drowning. I hope you enjoy this crunchy and nutritious salad. Here is to a happy and healthy New Year.
E-cigarettes typically contain liquid nicotine, which is inhaled as vapour. The vapour resembles smoke and can mimic the look and feel of smoking traditional cigarettes. But e-cigarettes typically do not contain any of the additional chemicals, such as tar and other potentially toxic ingredients, found in traditional cigarettes. Nicotine cartridges for e-cigarettes also come in various concentrations and flavours, and smokers can even purchase nicotine-free replacement cartridges. Much like users of nicotine patches or chewers of nicotine gum, ecigarette smokers can gradually lower their nicotine doses over time. The American Lung Association currently has not approved any e-cigarette as a safe or effective method to help smokers quit. They cite a study that estimates there are nearly 500 different ecigarette brands today with varying levels of nicotine and
the possible presence of other chemicals. These e-cigarettes are unregulated. The ALA says there is a great deal more to learn about these products before they can be recommended as a safe and effective way for smokers to wean themselves off of smoking. E-cigarettes may contain additional chemicals besides nicotine. Studies have found detectable levels of chemicals used in antifreeze in two leading brands of e-cigarettes. Formaldehyde and benzene have been detected in some e-cigarette emissions. Other studies have found secondhand emissions from e-cigarettes can prove harmful to non-smokers. While some organizations do not endorse e-cigarettes, others state that they shouldn’t be ruled out just yet. A 2014 study by British researchers and published in the journal Addiction found people were 60 per cent more likely to succeed in quitting smoking us-
ing e-cigarettes compared to would-be quitters who tried a nicotine patch or gum. Background information in the report suggests that, since the e-cigarette vapour only contains nicotine and not tobacco smoke, e-cigarettes may help reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Although some e-cigarettes may contain harmful by-products, toxicity tests indicate they are safer than regular cigarettes. Some health experts believe the benefits of quitting traditional cigarettes outweigh the risks posed by e-cigarettes. The American Heart Association agrees. In a policy statement released in August 2014, the American Heart Association said physicians shouldn’t discourage e-cigarette use as a last resort to stop smoking. “If people cannot quit at all and have tried everything in the field, we would not discourage them,” said Aruni Bhatnager, the statement’s lead writer. “It’s not something we would suggest.” The AHA recommends ecigarettes only if smokers refuse or are intolerant of other options. People who desire to quit smoking may look to e-cigarettes to help their fight. Although the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes remains open to debate, and cannot be proven, many former smokers feel e-cigarettes played a significant role in helping them to quit smoking once and for all. Metro
Tip of the Week: Happy New Year! 2015 is a Universal 8 year and will prove very eventful and challenging and at a mass collective level. 8 is the power number symbolic of the culmination of the 9 year growth cycle. It can be compared with the harvest which implies abundance, on one hand, and hard work on the other. Number 8 is also a strong indicator of change and even transformation. All the signs are there, footings in place and the momentum is steady and strong. In terms of intensity, it can be likened to the playoffs or to end-of-the-yearexams. In this respect, an 8 year is also about returns on actions and efforts made in the past 7 years in particular. In this respect it may be accurately understood as a number of karmic returns. The returns may be very positive or very negative or something of a mix anywhere in between. February and November should prove especially eventful in terms of major new initiatives that come to mass attention, May will reveal a significant turning point where the plot noticeably thickens and key players leave the stage. July will reveal the ending of old alliances and the beginnings of new ones. Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20) In 2015 you will embark upon new adventures. These will be marked by a mix of enthusiastic moves and a more serious approach to education. This will become especially evident by late summer. Take a pro-active approach to have a say in the outcome of that process. Deep changes in you over the past few years will now direct you to a dynamic new learning curve. For the most part, 2015 stands to be a time of inspirations and aspirations to balance a more serious approach to the acquisition of knowledge with a creative and playful orientation. Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21) AAs 2015 gets underway there is reason to say that your confidence levels remain high. You will need all the healthy self-esteem you can muster as new developments, subject to a process of deep change, even what will in the course of time
amount to nothing short of a metamorphosis, comes into effect. This will become increasingly evident over the first few months of 2015. You do have a say in this process and the change can be directed to occur at all levels – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Expect it and work with it. Expect new alliances and coalitions to come to the fore before 2016 begins. Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) A prolonged cycle of mixed extremes in 2014 brings you to the advent of hopeful aspirations for 2015. At best, new creative inspirations are stirring and these are awakening latent creative gifts and leading you to important new relationships and professional involvements. You will experience challenges to better know yourself, understand people and be up to date with larger trends and events affecting the world. Be aware to direct your energies to a variety of creative fronts but avoid scattering your focus. 2015 will be a year of renewed vigour and deepened commitments. Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22) In 2015 you will be focused to make some key investments. How to invest and where to best direct your time, energy and resources will prove important especially earlier in the year, and with extra emphasis yet between June and September. Philosophical and spiritual interests and curiosities may also guide your focus to unprecedented degrees. Although 2015 may not prove altogether peaceful as circumstances provoke heated emotions, it does stand to be a year which both widens and deepens your overall levels of knowledge and understanding. Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 23) In 2015 it remains important that you continue to build for the future. This includes identifying what constitutes your greatest assets and aspirations for self-actualization. The key for the first half of the year is to initiate those projects and modes of self-expression that you feel moved and inspired to share. With these in place you can allow for a steady process of development for the coming few years. As well, this state or preparedness will support you to take yet another plunge into the deeper reaches of your subconscious to lay claim to creative gifts and treasures that await you.
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) The time has come for you to retrieve some of your hidden reserves that have been waiting this time in your life. Your success may depend upon just how clear you are about your direction. This is a call to turn within. Even if you are clear about your worldly ambitions, this time represents an invitation and a golden opportunity to activate a stronger link between your conscious and subconscious, your personality and your soul. All outer reaches will ideally be complimented by your own inner connection. Do this now and by mid-summer you will have treasures to enjoy and to share with the world. Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22) The past few years may well have been a time of ‘paying your dues’. Now the tide is turning and you will feel inspired to increase you overall scope of knowledge, to get more educated and in a variety of areas. It is quite important that you get going early in the year to establish a momentum. This will weave into an increase of your overall mode of self-expression which includes sharing your beauty, whatever form it may take. By spring you will feel even more moved to exercise a quality of grace, harmony and diplomacy in the light that it is more advantageous in many ways to express positivity, and to make friends. Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) 2015 stands to be an expansive time especially in your public and professional sphere. An increase in your urge to be more creative and imaginative will persist as well for much of the year. You will become increasingly interested to increase you awareness and overall scope of knowledge. Much continues to gestate especially in terms of who and what you love and desire and why. You will choose your associations more deliberately and with more forethought this year than you have perhaps for some time. By the end of 2015 you will have cultivated interests and friendships that support your ‘work’ with serious interests to nurture new appreciations of creative genius. Sagittarius (Nov21–Dec21) With Saturn now in your sign you will undergo a powerful process initiating a new phase of growth in 2015. It will require patience and commitment to reconsider what constitutes security. Summer 2015 could
At 7:30 PM, 9 January, 2015, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, 5714 Medusa St. Sechelt, Charles Ennis, the President of the Sunshine Coast Centre of the RASC, will be doing a presentation on “Small Observatories”. Charles has interviewed the builders of over 120 small observatories around the
world in the process of writing a Small Observatories Handbook for the RASC. Come find out the fascinating and creative ways that amateur astronomers around the world view the heavens. If you’ve been thinking of building a small observatory to house your telescope, this is a great opportunity to
get information you need to make an informed decision. Admittance is by donation. Check out the Sunshine Coast RASC site at: http:// www.coastastronomy.ca/ for contact and schedule information. Submitted
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prove rather trying if you are not stable and focused upon clearly defined objectives, so begin that process now. However, if these over-emphasize the material side at the expense of the spiritual, the imbalance could well produce confusion and fragmentation. Focus to strike a balance based on the realization that you are a spiritual being having human experiences. Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) You have come to an important turning point and it is time to activate a series of new commitments. This may well imply the completion of long standing involvements and/or these will have to undergo measurable changes. Improvements in your health and lifestyle in general are featured. On one hand this implies breaking free of limiting perspectives and destructive lifestyle habits and on the other engaging in some kind of apprenticeship and/or educational learning curve. Sometimes, this can come about simply by hands-on experiences. But
the status quo of your life is changing. This will affect your public and/or professional life and will invariably affect your home and family life as well. This is a call to re-negotiate terms and to be inventive. Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19) You have been undergoing a deep purification process at subconscious levels and this will continue. At best, this is leading you to stabilize your focus upon your own heart center and higher mind, to gain solace in the spiritual aspect of your life. A core theme here is to accept and trust in the ‘law of change’. The ‘Serenity Prayer’ serves to illustrate this point. This will prove true in 2015 and perhaps especially during the last quarter of the year. Meanwhile, returns for previous efforts will begin to roll-in. This will be accompanied by a steadily expanding social sphere of involvement. Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Expect your overall focus to shift in 2015. Generat-
ing more confidence in your co-creative abilities will become even more important throughout the year. This includes an appreciation of the co-creative process which implies your deliberate will to participate, balanced by receptivity to higher powers and larger realities. Consolidating everything you have done, accomplished and achieved up to now in your life is especially wise and will prove invaluable from the latter half of the year on especially. So, focus to clear debts, tie-up loose ends, get your papers and affairs in order and get clear on your creative focus wherein all the preparations and ground work are well established.
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RE Decor Consignment: Happy New Year everybody! Thank you for your support this year, and the past five years. Wishing you a great coming year of peace, happiness, and FUN! We have had friend and designer guy, Stephen, helping in the store this month. Come in and see what he's been up to. The store looks FABULOUS! We are also featuring some of his abstracts and Volkswagen photographs. Love to see you soon! Also offering design and de-cluttering services. www.redecor.ca -www.faceb o o k . c o m/ re d e c o rs e ch e l t. 5660 Cowrie St., Sechelt. 604885-5884.
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Point, Montana. He loved literature and studied English at the University of Montana (B.A). He also loved music and later studied performance music at the University of Western Washington (B.Mus.). In 1967, he and Beverly Jewell were married in Missoula, Montana and they moved to Canada.
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No service will be held at his request. Please donate to Happy Cat Haven in Gibsons. To remember Bill, listen to his fiddling on “Sawmill River Parkway” at Corcoran’s musicarchive/banjohangout.org
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New Year’s Eve festivities peak when the official countdown of the clock begins. After the ball drops and midnight has arrived, revelers cheer to the new year and exchange kisses and well wishes. Once such wishes have been exchanged, many people begin to sing “Auld Lang Syne.” But few know what “Auld Lang Syne” means or why it is sung on New Year’s Eve. Confusion regarding this song is almost as notable as the tradition of singing it. Many people mumble through the lyrics because
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they never bothered to learn them. “Auld Lang Syne” is a Scottish composition that is well over 200 years old. Written by Robert Burns in the 1700s, the author never intended for the song to become a staple of the holiday season. It was originally a poem that was later put to the tune of a traditional folk song. The title translates roughly in English as “old long since,” or “long, long ago.” The song pays homage to times gone by and past experiences. The song has been performed at group jamborees,
funerals and other special occasions all over the world, but it is best known for its affiliation with New Year’s festivities. The man behind that affiliation may be Canadian musician Guy Lombardo, whose band used “Auld Lang Syne” as a bridge between two radio programs during a live New Year’s Eve performance in 1929. Coincidentally, the song was played directly after the clock struck midnight, laying the groundwork for a New Year’s Eve tradition. Now “Auld Lang Syne” has forever been tied to well-intentioned resolu-
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Get ready for Three Kings Day in January Christmas celebrants realize that the holiday season does not end on December 26 or even January 2. For many people, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are merely a prelude to the real celebration to come on Three Kings Day. Three Kings Day, or Día de los Très Reyes, is celebrated on January 6 to honour the wise men who visited and brought gifts to Jesus Christ. Also known as the Epiphany, the holiday marks the end of the Christmas season for many practicing Christians. Very little is known about the kings, or magi. These kings, who are only mentioned once in the Gospel of Matthew, are never named. The story says they hail from the “east” and are guided to the manger by a mysterious light in the sky. They begin a journey to bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn king. Unbeknownst to many, the popular song “The 12 Days of Christmas” actually marks the 12 days following Christmas, ending on the Feast of the Epiphany, and not the 12 days preceding Christmas Day. Many traditions are as-
sociated with the Epiphany. Celebrants in Mexico serve Rosca de Reyes, an ovalshaped cake that symbolizes a crown. The cake has a small doll inside that represents baby Jesus and the hiding of Jesus from King Herod’s troops. Herod ordered his soldiers to seek out and murder all male infants born in Bethlehem in retaliation of the prophecy that a messiah would come and become the new King of Jerusalem. Roscas can be made with dried and candied fruits to symbolize the jewels that adorn real crowns. Whoever receives the plastic doll in his or her slice of cake is expected to throw a party on Diá de la Candelaria (Candlemas Day), which occurs each year on February 2. Unlike in the Canada and the U.S., where gifts are typically exchanged on Christmas Day, much of the Latin community exchange gifts on the eve of January 6. Puerto Rican children have been known to gather grass or straw in shoeboxes for the kings’ horses or camels. Some families display carvings and artwork of the three magi atop camels. Many celebrants partici-
pate in Three Kings Day parades and festivals. Family gatherings and parties that would rival other special holidays are common as well. A special meal consisting of corn tamales and hot chocolate may be served, while others may enjoy black beans, picadillo and yucca.
Who were the kings?
While the Bible does not indicate how many kings visited Jesus on the Epiphany, based on the number of gifts offered, historians believe there were three. Historians and theologians believe these kings were Babylonians, Persians or Jews from Yemen. In the Western Christian church, the kings go by the names of Melchior (a Persian scholar), Caspar (an Indian scholar) and Balthazar (an Arabian scholar). The kings also were said to have distinct physical characteristics. Caspar, who brought the gift of gold, was the oldest and sported a long, white beard. Middle-aged Melchior brought the gift of frankincense, while Balthazar, who brought myrrh, is believed to have been a darkskinned young man around the age of 20. Metro
"Auld Lang Syne”
Should old acquaintances be forgotten, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintances be forgotten, and days of old lang syne. Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne, We will take a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne. We two have run about the hillsides and pulled the daisies fine, But we have wandered many a weary foot for times gone by. We two have paddled (waded) in the stream from noon until dinner time, But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne. And there is a hand, my trusty friend, And give us a hand of yours, And we will take a goodwill drink For auld lang syne. And surely you will pay for your pint, and surely I will pay for mine! And we will take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne. Metro
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Bandleader Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians are responsible for us singing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve. The band was using the song as a live bridge between programs in 1929, and started it – accidentally – just after the stroke of midnight.
tions and sappy slaps on the back. Despite selling millions of records, Lombardo became more famous for his New Year’s Eve song than anything else. Confusion over “Auld Lang Syne” remains to this day. It has been the butt of jokes in popular culture, even earning a nod in the movie “When Harry Met Sally.” Harry laments to Sally that he never quite understood what the song meant and ponders whether it is about forgetting about friends or remembering them. Sally sums it up by saying the song is simply about old friends. That is the interpretation many New Year’s Eve celebrants embrace as they toast to the new year and sing their hearts out. For those who never bothered to learn or have forgotten the words to this staple of New Year’s celebrations, here is the popularized English translation sung most often.
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