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Editorial Opinion
On Zero Waste and greenwashing I have returned from speaking at the Compost Council of Canada’s conference March 3 in Toronto. I was asked to give a presentation about alternatives to mandated curbside collection of organic food scarps, for rural, remote, First Nations and ferry access communities. No rural community, if following the Zero Waste Hierarchy and the Principals of Zero Waste, should even consider implementing curbside food scarp collection, for the bear and critter problems alone. If we are to have authentic Zero Waste in our community, taxpayers must be aware of how authentic Zero Waste actually works. Starting with mandated curbside collection is not how authentic Zero Waste works. Mandated curbside collection in areas like ours is Waste Management, not Zero Waste. So it begs the question: if local regional governments are spending taxpayers’ dollars to implement Zero Waste but are not following the principals of how Zero Waste actually works, then what kind of Zero Waste are taxpayer’s getting? The biggest architect of fake Zero Waste is of course the Metro Vancouver Regional District, that desperately wants garbage incinerators, up to six of them, in communities like ours, not theirs, and who are targeting First Nations communities to host these insane burners. Rather than implementing actual Zero Waste into their Solid Waste Management Plan, they have chosen to steal the ZW brand and bastardize it for their own garbage burner agenda, wasting taxpayers’ money on their staff -run Zero Waste Committee and their national Zero Waste Council farce. Metro Vancouver had a rep at the conference I spoke at and there it was, in black and white, Metro’s fake Zero Waste for all to take in. This follows the old saying “if you tell a lie long enough, you eventually start to believe it”. Most communities have young green (as in inexperienced) fresh out of college idealists, who know nothing or very little about how Zero Waste Community Action Planning actually works; they mostly just know how to spell Zero waste. Using taxpayer’s dollars to drag Zero Waste out over the past 10 years, are Sunshine Coast residents and taxpayers getting Zero waste for their investment or they just getting waste management with a very expensive Zero Waste veneer? So, this brings us back to the Sunshine Coast and our regional government. We, as directors at both Zero Waste Canada and the Zero Waste International Alliance, have been asking, no begging, our regional government to adopt the earlier version of the ZW Hierarchy, 5.0 and now the newest updated version, 6.0. So far our regional government has refused to even consider adopting the Zero Waste Hierarchy. Are they choosing to follow Metro Vancouver’s lead and greenwash/rebrand Zero waste as something that it is not? This is not difficult. There are not two versions of Zero Waste. Government cannot try to reinvent the wheel here, using taxpayer’s money to try and do so. Zero Waste is like being pregnant. You either are or are not. There is no middle ground, no shades of gray. Buddy Boyd, Gibsons, Zero Waste Canada
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Letters to the Editor – Opinions ‘My mother was tortured’
Anne Stuart’s letter in the March 5th Local, regarding the Supreme Court case on assisted suicide has prompted me to write and add my personal experience, especially as I have so recently experienced the death of my mother to breast cancer. My mother was 85, and she was a vibrant, intelligent, lively woman who loved life. Even when she went rapidly downward in health a month before her death, she still embraced life as best she could. But then the progression of her disease made that impossible for her. She spent her every waking moment struggling for breath as the cancer had spread to her lungs and caused fluid to accumulate, restricting her ability to breathe. She lost abilities one by one and as she did we did our best to help her and support her. As it became evident she was in such a state we contacted North Shore Palliative Care and they came and helped us with options. The best option for my mother seemed to be at North Shore Hospice, and she agreed, and so we moved her in there. There, she received the finest care we could possibly imagine, but her health continued to deteriorate and soon she was suffering all the time. When we, her children, would visit she would beg us to end her misery. This is not the first time I have had a relative beg me to end their lives in such a situation. If you have never been in that situation I ask you to try and imagine it for yourselves, with someone you care dearly for. Imagine the pain, imagine the helplessness, the feeling of betrayal that comes with being unable to help a loved one end their suffering. Imagine being that person yourself, your every waking moment a torture, being helpless, the people caring
for you unable to find a way to ease your suffering. All the care in the world could not ease my mom’s suffering. The only thing that could was heavy sedation, where my mom would be effectively removed from being in her body.... except not always. She would end up struggling to get comfortable and not know how to help herself. It was horrifying to witness and you could understand why all she wanted was an end to her suffering. My mother could get no help from us, nor her doctor and care providers, who were hesitant to help her transition to her new reality. So she stopped eating as it was the only power she had left to her. It took her 2 weeks to die that way, in a slow long slide to oblivion that was inevitable and difficult for everyone to witness and be a part of. When I think about how we would help our beloved pets when we knew they were ready... why can’t we do that for each other? This fear that having an assisted suicide protocol in place would be tantamount to murder is ridiculous and unfounded. Of course there will be checks in place. Of course it is a last resort. I did not want to lose my mother. But when she said she was ready to go, the powerlessness I felt to help her left me feeling I was hurting her and letting her down. I would not wish my mom’s own “torture”, as she described it, to happen to anyone. Assisted suicide is a compassionate, thoughtful avenue for us to explore and I, for one, am glad the Supreme Court recognized that.
Kerrianne Ferrier, Gibsons
Garden suites: trouble
Gibsons Council calls them ‘suites’, (the Local, Feb. 26) although their proposed plans clearly show stand-alone houses to be built in home-
owners’ own yards. Council promotes them as “mortgage helpers”, but if I need help paying my mortgage, how can I afford to build another house and pay another mortgage? If I escape bankruptcy on that venture, now I must collect rent --- and quite a high rent for a brand new dwelling. Do high rents improve housing availability in Gibsons? Because it will be an expensive rental unit it may be slow to rent, with few takers, producing no revenue for a long time. When and if I find a tenant, I must now pay higher income tax on the revenue, and my hugely increased property assessment means that my town tax rises too. On top of that, my yard is mostly gone and I have to keep my curtains up or blinds down for much of the time, as does my tenant. I for one would not be comfortable sitting in my remaining bit of yard or looking out of my window at people 15 feet away who must pay me a level of rent every month that prevents them from ever saving to buy their own property. I would not enjoy that feeling, even if I closed the blinds. I think the garden suite idea is just that --- a pleasant idea to pass the time in a council chamber.
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help to those who are ill, but the family is usually left to cope alone as best they can. The BC Schizophrenia Society – Sunshine Coast Branch can help. We are so pleased to be offering “Family to Family”, a free, intensive, 12 session program presented by family members, for family members. “Family to Family” gives participants the tools to understand the symptoms of Mood, Anxiety and Psychotic disorders, and to empathize with those experiencing them. Treatment, communication, advocacy and selfcare are among the topics that are covered. Participants learn from and give support to each other within the structure of this well- tested program, and become empowered to deal more confidently with their own particular situation. Classes will be held Tuesday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., starting March 31 and ending June 16, at Arrowhead Centre in Sechelt. The course is free, but class size is limited, so early registration is advised. To register please call Donna at 604-885-9705 or Fran at 604 885 5956..
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Rona expands south to Sechelt
The print version of the Feb. 26 Local Weekly mistakenly named Michael Fawcus as a former board member of Sechelt Innovations Ltd. As Mr. Fawcus writes: “I have never been formally in-
volved with nor employed by Sechelt Innovations Ltd, although I have, as an individual, publicly expressed support for the formation and continued efforts presented by SIL and those individu-
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transaction. “We’re creating a new brand on the Coast called Coast Builders Rona,” Russ Jones said shortly after the sale was announced March 3. “The core of the business is supplies and solutions for the contractors that are renovating and building homes on the Coast. And the two locations we’ll have are Madeira Park and Sechelt.” Jones, who has lived on the Coast with his family since 2011, has been with Rona for more than 30 years. He had risen to the role of B.C. operations manager before he set
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up the Madeira Park outlet, becoming the first-ever Rona employee in Canada to buy his own franchise. There will be no job losses at the Wharf Ave. location as a result of the change of ownership. “I’ve had an opportunity over the last couple of days to meet with the good men and women that work there and they will all be placed in similar roles to what they’re doing today. And we’ll honour their pay,” said Jones. All existing contractor accounts also will continue with the new company, although new documents will have to be signed. The property makeover is all going to happen quickly, following a brief closure at the end of this month. The final day of business as a Home Hardware will be Friday March 27. The store will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday for inventory and branding and cosmetic changes. “We’ll be open for business Tuesday morning (March 31) at 7 am,” Jones said.
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ence life differently,” the project’s executive summary said. “By looking at the Sunshine Coast through a ‘gender lens,’ this Plan provides valuable insight into the concerns and economic development priorities of local women.” An initial survey was conducted in 2012, and the same questions were asked again in a second survey in 2014, for a total of 533 unique respondents. Although they were focused on women aged 19-to-45, organizers gathered information from women of all ages, in all walks of life and in all areas of the Coast, through workshops, “key informant interviews, advisory group consultations,” and “action group evaluations.” Through these processes, a set of key concerns became apparent, said the project’s manager, Michelle Morton: “There are five interconnected areas that women identified: transportation; jobs; elder care; child care and belonging,” Morton said. A series of speakers at the launch referred to examples of problems met by women in all five of the identified areas, with some of the most
Progress Plan launched at Sechelt event
Some of the key players honoured at the Progress Plan launch included (left to right): Michelle Morton, Anne Titcomb, Pat Hunt, Christabelle Kux-Kardos, Christina Younghusband, Marj McDougall and Betty Baxter. Rik Jespersen photo “Building the Progress Plan was a superb example of community engagement and community building,” said Pat Hunt, co-chair of the Community Resource Society, which drove the project along with the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society, and which was funded by $300,000 in grants from Status of Women Canada. Hunt noted that the federal money was crucial to the
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On March 3, a shoplifter was reported at a business in the 5700 block of Teredo Street after staff witnessed the female suspect grab a tip jar from the counter and flee the premises. Police were called and one of the staff members followed the suspect and managed to detain her until police arrived. The suspect was arrested and charges of theft are being recommended. On March 4, police and the Auxiliary Coast Guard attended to a report of a small row boat adrift in the waters off the 7700 block of Redrooffs Road, Halfmoon Bay. The 10ft boat was found empty with the oars in lock position. A grid search of the area was negative and no reports of missing boaters or boats have been received. The boat has been recovered and is being kept for 90 days as found property. Owner may claim with detailed description, reference file 15-1319. On March 4, a resident reported a large dead reptile in a playground in the 5700 block of Kwatamus Avenue, Sechelt. The Conservation Office Service was called, attended, and seized the reptile which was described as a 4-foot long albino pythonlike snake.
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After nearly three years of collaboration, consultation and planning, organizers have released The Progress Plan, a wide-ranging project focusing on issues facing women on the Sunshine Coast. More than 100 women and men, including politicians, key participants and supporters, were on hand to take part in the launch event March 5 at the Sechelt Band Hall.
striking difficulties found in the mix of family and working life. “It is estimated that there are only 550 registered and licenced childcare spaces available for over 3,000 kids aged 0-12 years,” Morton said. “Higher wages that reflect the true cost of living here would help attract and retain younger working families. The 2015 Sunshine Coast living wage is now estimated at $19.25 per hour,” she said. Morton then quoted local economic researcher Michael Goldberg, “who estimates that the living wage could actually be three dollars an hour less if we had an affordable child care system in B.C.” While going into daunting detail on the difficult issues women face, the Progress Plan also provides dozens of recommendations to help meet the challenges locally. More information is available on the Community Resource Society’s website at www.communityresource. ca. Hard copies are available at the society’s offices on Trail Ave. Rik Jespersen
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The District of Sechelt is looking to refund parcel taxes levied in error under bylaws for sewer services and downtown beautification between 2002 and 2014. Frontage Tax Bylaw 204, 1993, enacted to improve appearance of Cowrie Street with decorative streetlight standards and underground hydro lines, expired in 2008. Parcel taxes under this bylaw continued to be charged to properties fronting onto Cowrie between Wharf and Shorncliff from 2009 to 2014. Approximately $210,000 in Bylaw 204 parcel taxes were levied during that period. In January 2002, Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaws No. 223 and No. 224, 1994 were repealed with the adoption of a new Bylaw. Parcel taxes continued to be charged under the repealed bylaws up to 2014 on properties in sewer service areas in the West Sechelt and West Porpoise Bay neighbourhoods, totaling about $352,000. “The District apologizes to the property owners impacted by these oversights. Reports on the situation are coming forward to Committee at the earliest opportunity and Council will be asked to consider recommendations on the return of these funds at our next regular meeting,” said Mayor Bruce Milne. Submitted
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Seniors housing is the focus for a series of workshops and presentations sponsored by the Seniors Housing Study Group, a community-driven effort aimed at informing Sunshine Coast residents about options in housing and
care for older adults. Next on the agenda is a tour of Greenecourt, a longstanding project of the Lions Seniors Housing Society aimed at seniors with incomes below $31,500. The talk and tour, led by seniors
housing advocate Sue Jackel (at 604-885-2348), takes place Wednesday March 18, 1-3 pm. Meet at the Lions Greenecourt Hall, Medusa Street above Ocean Avenue.
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• Sample tasting stations from the Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Company, Starbucks (they have something new and exciting to taste), Sunshine Coast Winery and Sechelt Golf Club • Enjoy a casual walking Fashion Show featuring exciting new spring fashion ideas
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working in partnership with the community. The results speak for themselves. The Gibsons Aquifer costs us only $28,000 per year in monitoring costs versus hundreds of thousands we would have to pay for a treatment plant, hookups and maintenance. We are embarking on research for White Tower Park but by all accounts, this area is managing storm water at a small fraction of what a new storm water system would cost. The real beauty if that if we take care of these eco-assets – which cost the town nothing up front – they will never depreciate, never break down, and save us money in operating expenses. And all these positives do not take into account the myriad of other hard-to-quantify but very real benefits such as beautiful places to walk and do sports, and which keep tourists coming back to our region. And these multiple benefits combined with low costs make for good strategy. You can find the complete Eco Assets Strategy document here: www.gibsons.ca/eco-assets
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Maintaining core services is a top priority for the Town of Gibsons. During our past term, we began implementing strategies to ensure the viability of key assets like water and sewer infrastructure. A new report released by the Town entitled “Towards an Eco-Asset Strategy” describes some of the pioneering ways in which we will continue doing this – in ways that can potentially save money, maintain infrastructure quality, preserve our natural heritage and ultimately, offer an example to municipalities across North America. The Town’s view is that sound and responsible management of our assets requires that we consider not just engineered infrastructure but also forests, topsoil, aquifers, foreshore and creeks, wherever these provide services on which the Town relies. And we are doing just that.
We have North America’s first natural asset policy, which directs the municipality to consider the role of natural assets within their overall asset management strategy. Moreover, beginning with the Gibsons Aquifer, which provides water to the majority of our residents, we have pioneered an approach that is resulting in key natural assets getting measured and managed in the Town’s asset management plan. Our new report describes how we are now mapping all eco-assets, not just the aquifer but also White Tower Park, which manages storm water run-off, our beautiful foreshore and potentially other areas. We are calculating what it would cost us to replace the eco-asset if it ever failed, and developing objectives and management systems to preserve the asset and its services for future generations. Then, we are placing these assets in the Town asset management plan with the other infrastructure that provides the services that keep our standard of life so high here. Once they are in the Plan, they get managed in an integrated manner by Town staff
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Over 100 volunteers participated in staging the event which I initiated over 5 years John Weston ago to ensure that our comMP, West Vancouver, munity is known as a welSunshine Coast , coming place for tourism, Sea to Sky Country investment and visiting stuAt a time when we cel- dents. It helps all parts of our ebrate spring through Asian riding – whether it’s the SunNew Year, Persian New Year shine Coast, Bowen Island, and other festivals, there’s Whistler or the North Shore a wide gulf between our – stay engaged with the Pacommunity – with its broad cific Rim. acceptance of various culThe incredible nature of tural norms – and the kind this event is that no one is of narrow-minded, intolerant terrorist threats that have excluded. People of these advanced in recent months cultures want to share their music, their history, and their around the world. Last month, our com- cuisine with people of differmunity demonstrated once ent backgrounds. Meanwhile, people who again how different cultures seek to impose their own becan beautifully engage one liefs and cultures by violent another to create one of the liveliest and most welcoming means simply miss the point: places to live. People of Chi- we are stronger when we celnese, Korean, Filipino and a ebrate our differences rather variety of other backgrounds than go to war over them. We in the House of Comkicked off the Year of the Goat in our riding. The celebration mons have been focussing on was the fifth annual event of that distinction as we look at its kind, attracting over 500 Bill C-51. Knowing that freepeople. dom of expression and secu-
rity are co-dependent, we are seeking to establish a healthy balance between them. Another aspect of spring is that we are preparing for taxes. Please look for the “Tax Guide” that I will have sent to your door for some practical tips on how to reduce your taxes. Speaking of which, I’m proud that our Conservative Government has reduced taxes over 180 times since taking office in 2006. One in particular I note is our efforts to help Canadian families enrol their kids in sports activities by doubling the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit and making it refundable; this change has been implemented in time for this year. I want to close by offering to coming to your home, your neighbourhood, your club or even your favourite coffee shop to meet with you and a group of friends and learn more about the issues important to you. Please send an email to john.weston.a1@ parl.gc.ca to schedule your “coffee gathering”.
for habitat to get its own factory, EON donated the raised funds directly to Habitat's local Sunshine Coast affiliate for use in their current project, which is a planned community for fourteen families, the Sunshine Coast Village, located in Wilson Creek. Even though the current project will not use EON’s innovative concrete building systems, due to the fact that all the planning is in place for this project, the two companies have had discussions about using this innovative building technique in future projects. Habitat is always looking for ways to build more efficiently, using
cost effective materials and techniques which will provide decent affordable housing for its families. EON’s on site, portable factory concept would make it ideal for Habitat’s volunteers and families to take active roles in constructing these homes, and will reduce costs. The energy efficiency and durability of these homes would make them ideal for Habitat home owners. Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast gives their thanks to EON. We look forward to further discussions regarding future builds for our families. Submitted
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“A presentation that doesn’t quickly get to the point is a train bound for nowhere,” says PJ Reece. “Who wants to climb aboard a train headed for nowhere?” Reece is one of three experienced presenters from Morningstars Toastmasters who will teach a workshop on Presentation Skills for Small Business. The workshop will be of benefit to business owners, professionals, artists, writers, and employees—anyone who depends on having their message heard and understood. This workshop will be held on March 18 from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Chamber office in Sunnycrest Mall. It is free for Chamber members or $10 for non-members. Please register in advance on the Gibsons Chamber website (www.gibsonschamber.com) or call 886-2325.
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In December of 2014 EON Building Systems of Roberts Creek announced a fundraising initiative through crowd funding to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. After an article was published in the Local in the December 4th issue Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast connected with EON to discuss the use of the funds that were coming in for local Habitat projects. The crowd funding campaign goal was to raise enough money to give Habitat for Humanity an EON portable factory for their own use. Since the campaign did not meet the goal required
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With the low snowpack levels this winter, many people are asking how the mild winter will impact the region’s water supply heading into summer. So what is ‘snowpack’ first of all? Snowpack is stored frozen water in our mountains that slowly melts during the late spring and early summer feeding our watersheds. The deeper the snowpack, the longer supply of water is assured. Once the snowpack melts completely we must rely on rainfall and lake levels to maintain our water supply. The snowpack feeding the mountain lakes that provide the majority of the Sunshine Coast’s municipal water supply is typically fully melted by early July, requiring the water system to be dependent on accessible stored water (ie through lake dams and groundwater aquifers) and rainfall during the summer dry season. The depth of snowpack will dictate the timing of this dependency and influence when the release of flow from behind the dams will be needed. As noted, once the snow-
pack is depleted, the water system becomes dependent on water storage and rainfall. Reservoir storage levels will lower during drought periods and replenish with rainfall. During prolonged periods of drought, such as what was experienced in 2012, reservoir storage can become depleted, which is why the SCRD has a Drought Management Plan. This regulatory plan outlines various times for outdoor water use. Outdoor water use, most notably sprinkling, is the number one consumer of water in summer. The Drought Management Plan consists of four progressive stages of water restrictions: Stage 1 (Normal) – Sprinkling between 7:00 am and 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, three days a week. Stage 2 (Moderate) – Sprinkling between 7:00 am and 9:00 am, two days per week. Stage 3 (Acute) – Ban on sprinkling. Water by handheld containers only. Stage 4 (Severe) – Complete ban on outside water use. We have only reached Stage 4 once in the Regional Water System, and this was during a year with higher
than average snowpack. Fortunately, Chapman Lake responds quite rapidly to rainfall compared to many other water systems, gaining over half a metre of storage per rainfall day. Timely rainfall, combined with reduced consumption, is the key to our ability to maintain water service levels during the summer dry season. For this reason it is necessary to begin conserving water now so we can gradually adjust to less waterconsuming habits, rather than shock therapy from a natural disaster. Think of conserving water like a diet. It is far easier to reduce your consumption over time, than to drastically cut consumption all at once. So try to do something that saves water this summer. It can be big or small, but every action helps. Replace an old toilet, cut back on your lawn sprinkling or establish a drought-resistant plant in your garden. For more information on water conservation tips, please visit our website at www.scrd.ca/ Water-Conservation. Submitted
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Children eagerly scoop up maple syrup as it hardens on a snow-covered table at Sechelt’s inaugural Sugar Shack celebration. Nancy Pincombe photo
Nancy Pincombe Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture
(Sugar shack, or la cabane à sucre, Sechelt Indian Band Hall, March 8, 4-8pm) Plan on attending this wonderful inclusive family event hosted by Sechelt’s own francophone community when it comes around next year. You’ll know you’ve come to the right place by the smell of delicious freshbaked tourtiere (a mildlyspiced meat pie) wafting on the wind, and by the hordes of small kids running amok. While we on the west coast celebrate nature in late winter by taunting our eastern relatives with shirtsleeveand-blossom photos, most of Canada is still blanketed with the white stuff and more or less officially depressed. The maple sap harvest and tradition of sugar shack festivities is nothing less than a celebration of the blood of the forests as it starts to flow again after a deep, deadening freeze. Don’t let the campy mac jackets, the cheerful live music and overall bonne humeur trick you into taking this lightly. It’s an earth celebration of the most profound sort. This year the Cabane fell on March 8th, the first day of the Spring time change, and the grassy lawns around the Sechelt Indian Band Hall were dry and sunny and bouncing with children. Inside, the many tables were decorated with tins of maple syrup and laid with crudites, including squareish blobs of a grey substance. This was creton, a country pate so delicious that I was tempted to scoop the leftovers into a disposable cup and take it home. Traditionally, the sugar shack was an outbuilding containing a wood stove. There the maple sap boiled for hours, often attended overnight by entire families. The cuisine that fuelled such an effort sprang from late winter larders: ham, baked beans, potatoes, and breakfast foods like eggs and pancakes, everything made better by a splash or a dousing of syrup. This year’s Cabane had enough mapley sweet things
to keep the children in motion for hours. Students of the Ecole du Pacifique performed a charming traditional dance. And then they raced back outside to play on the lawns in the springlike air. It is a rare treat to attend an event that is truly designed for families, but the Sugar Shack knocked it out of the park. When we finally dragged my small daughter away from the maple taffy table where she and the other kids used popsicle sticks to gobble syrup poured onto tables of snow, she summed it up perfectly: I could lick this stick forever.
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March 12 Sunshine Coast Skating Club’s annual public performance, Gibsons community centre, 6:30-8pm, $2 March 13 The Organics, live music with dinner, Roberts Creek Legion, 6-7:30pm, tips appreciated March 13 Women’s mixer and fundraiser for author and filmmaker Dianne Whelan’s plan to travel the Trans-Canada trail in 500 days, Gibson’s Public Market, 7-9pm, $30 March 13 Supernovae and the Mystery of Dark Energy with Dr. Chris Pritchard of the University of Victoria, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7:30pm, by donation March 13 Coffee house, local talent including Kenneth Norman Johnson and Ashley Hautala, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7:30-10pm, suggested $10 donation March 14 Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea, refreshments and costumed entertainment by Grandmothers and Grandothers and Driftwood Players, fundraiser for Stephen Lewis Foundation, Sunshine Coast Botanical Gardens, West Sechelt, 2pm, $40 March 14 Met Opera: Rossini’s La Donna Del Lago, Ravens Cry Theatre, Sechelt, 10am, $24, seniors $20 March 14 St. Patrick’s Day potluck, with Coast String Fiddlers, Gibsons Seniors Society, Harmony Hall, 686 Harmony Lane, 6pm, bring a dish to share, $5 March 14 Foggy Hogtown Boys, St. Bart’s Church, Gibsons, 8-11pm, $20 March 14 Spring opener with Jack & G Band, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, Members $5, guests $10 March 14 “My Father’s Voice”, an evening of jazz standards and original songs with Jill Conway and Anna Lumiere, Gibsons United Church, 8-10pm, $15 March 15 Master gardener Sheila Watkins on “success with seeds”, Botanical Garden, West Sechelt, 1pm, by donation March 17 St. Patrick’s Day celebration with “Irish for a day”, Roberts Creek Legion, Irish stew at 6pm, music at 8:30, members $7, guests $15 March 18 Seniors housing talk and tour, Lion’s Greenecourt Hall, Medusa St. above Ocean, 9:3011:30am March 18 Workshop on presentation skills, Gibsons Chamber of Commerce office, Sunnycrest Mall, 5-6:30pm, free for members, non-members $10, register at 886-2325 March 18 Opening reception for a show by Suzy Naylor (“A fool’s journey”) and Roberta Mauel (“Garden”), Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm March 21 Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea, refreshments and costumed entertainment by Grandmothers and Grandothers and Driftwood Players, fundraiser for Stephen Lewis Foundation, Gibsons United Church, 2pm, $40 March 21 Bob Evans, guitar and vocals, School of Music, Madeira Park, 7pm, $25
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spring Automotive follow the same rules of the road that a pedestrian would, including the following: Royal Canadian • They may operate on Mounted Police sidewalks, or on the roadway if the sidewalk is not reasonQuestion: What are the ably passable • If there is no sidewalk, laws around the operation of they should operate on the motorized scooters by senior extreme left side of the roadcitizens on public sidewalks way, facing traffic and roadways? • Marked crosswalks Answer: Anyone in downtown Sechelt or Gibsons should be used whenever will likely see numerous possible • At controlled intersecpeople using motorized 3 or 4 wheeled scooters or mo- tions, they should proceed torized wheelchairs to get only when the pedestrian around town. These scooters walk signal is active • There of course will be are actually classified as pePender Harbour Auto 1138 destrians, and as such, peo- exceptions in some cases, Pender Harbour Auto 1138 operaple operating them need to meaning a scooter
tor has to deviate from the normal pedestrian route. This might occur where a road hazard or construction would still allow for a pedestrian to use a sidewalk, while a scooter operator would have to utilize the roadway to safely bypass the hazard. The sidewalk may appear fine, but it could be that there was a large pothole at one end, or the access from the other end was blocked by a vehicle, forcing the scooter onto the roadway. These are the sorts of things drivers might not see when they are getting frustrated at a scooter operating on the shoulder of the road when it seems like there
is a useable sidewalk on the other side. Police recommend that scooter operators ensure they are clearly visible to drivers when operating on roadways, and use lights, reflectors, or other highvisibility devices if appropriate. When on sidewalks, operators should also travel at the same speed as other pedestrian traffic. Vehicle drivers are encouraged to allow scooters plenty of space, and to show patience towards them. That 30 seconds you take to slow down and move over will likely be very appreciated by the scooter operator.
It’s no secret that Canadian couldn’t always get the right winters can be cold, but did mix of air and fuel into the you know that you shouldn’t engine when it was cold. But idle your car to warm it up? carburetors were replaced by It’s true! The best way to fuel injectors starting in the 2013you drive a car 80s, so19, unless warm up your engine in the Sept. Sept. 2013than 30 years old, that19, is more cold is to gently drive. 2013 it’s 19, time to change your bad You’ve likely been told that Sept. it’s important to let your en- habit. Not convinced? Here are a gine run for a few minutes before driving away, and years few facts about winter idling: • Today’s fuel-injection ago that was true. Older cars did need a bit of time to warm technology relies on sensors up because the carburetor to supply fuel to the engine
and these sensors adjust to temperature, so you should only need a maximum of 30 seconds of idling before driving away. • Idling for more than 10 seconds uses more fuel than restarting your engine, and it gets you zero kilometers per litre. • If you’re worried that you need to heat up your engine oil before driving in the winter, don’t. Modern synthetic
motor oil can flow at temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. • When your engine is cold, the fuel injectors supply it with more fuel. Idling your engine, therefore, forces it to operate in a very inefficient, fuel-rich mode that can cause excessive engine wear and damage components including the cylinders, spark plugs and exhaust system.
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and children. Here are a few to consider: Arnica 30c- first remedy after accidents and injuries from falls for bruises and swelling, or for physical overexertion and over-straining. Aconite 30c- shock, panic, fear and restlessness after an injury or accident or for anticipation for those who have a fear of flying. Gelsemium 30c- is also helpful for fear of flying when lethargy becomes the dominant symptom accompanying the fear. Arsenicum Album 30c- is effective for food poisoning. Hypericum 30c- is helpful in relieving pain from injuries to parts rich in nerves, such as crushed fingers and toes. Apis 30c- is useful for insect bites when there is much swelling and redness. Ledum 30c- is also used for insect bites to prevent swelling. Cocculus 30c- is used
for motion sickness, either during or right before travel if you know that you or your child are prone to motion sickness where nausea, vomiting and dizziness are experienced. Ruta 30c- effective for injuries of torn and wrenched tendons, split ligaments of joints and for bruises of bones. Homeopathic remedies can be found at most pharmacies and health food stores and are compact and easy to travel with. Homeopathic remedies are individualized; however, in most firstaid and minor conditions the same remedy applies to everyone. Take up to 3-5 doses (1-3 pellets) of your chosen remedy 20 – 30 minutes apart as soon as you or your child experience symptoms. Once there is improvement of the symptoms then there is no need to continue taking the remedy. However, do not continue to take the remedy if there is no improvement after 3-5 doses. If the condition is serious or becomes worse it is advisable to seek medical attention as soon as possible. However, homeopathic remedies can be taken before if medical attention is not immediately available to help prevent symptoms from getting worse. Also, if even mild symptoms persist beyond your trip, seek professional help. Canteris Hartley, DCH, HMC has been a practicing homeopath for over 15 years and practices in Gibsons, BC. For more information visit www. coasthomeoapthy.com
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Care for caregivers Family caregivers of people with dementia are often called the invisible second clients for good reason. As many Sechelt families have found, their roles as informal caregivers are critical to the quality of life of the person they care for, who generally require increasing levels of care. “Without caregivers, people with dementia would have an increasingly poorer quality of life and would need residential care more quickly,” explains Kerri Sutherland, a Support & Education Coordinator for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. The support, though, can come at a cost: caregiver ex-
haustion. That’s why the Society is bringing its free Family Caregiver Series to Sechelt on March 14, 21 and 28. The workshop helps caregivers learn strategies to care for someone with dementia and to take care of their own health, to ensure they are prepared, and to continue to provide care to their family members. The series runs from 1 to 4 p.m. on three Saturdays at St. Mary’s Hospital’s boardroom, 5544 Sunshine Coast Highway. Pre-registration is required. For information and to register contact Kerri Sutherland at 604-984-8348 or e-mail ksutherland@alzheimerbc.org. Submitted
"I have met the most incredible people volunteering with Hospice,” says Denis Fafard, board member and active volunteer with the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society. “This work calls upon the listening skills I have, and I’m constantly challenged to be present to what’s right in front of me,” says the former teacher. Coast Hospice’s new volunteer orientation runs from April 10-25 in Davis Bay. It’s an intense two-weeks, filled with learning about the resources available to those who are palliative or grieving on the Sunshine Coast, meeting some of the medical support team, touring Shorncliffe and the two-bed hospice unit, and exploring how to support and
companion those who are terminally ill or grieving the death of someone. If you are a good listener, and can accept and companion people wherever they are on their journey, perhaps Hospice is the volunteer opportunity you are looking for. “I come home knowing that that I’ve made a difference and that my time has mattered,” says Fafard. “It’s not about ‘helping’ someone else, it’s about being of service.” Coast Hospice volunteers are currently companioning about 100 people on the Sunshine Coast. For more information, call Coast Hospice at 604.740.0475 or go to www. coasthospice.com. Submitted
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Golf is a game that can be played as young as 7 or 8 years of age, and continue to be played into old age, ninety-something for sure! It requires learning a motor skill no different that walking or riding a bike. Did you know that golfers live up to five years longer on average, as determined by a study conducted at the Karalinska Institute in Sweden? The study on golfers living longer, which was published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, is based on data from 300,000 Swedish golfers and shows that golf has beneficial health effects. Golfers have a
lower death rate regardless of sex, age and social group. A round of golf is 10,000 steps or about a 5-mile walk. Fitness experts estimate you’ll burn roughly 1,500 calories during a four-hour round. That’s 825 calories more than if you ride in a cart, which clocks in at 675 calories. So no matter how good or bad your play, if you walk or ride you can at least get some exercise and calorie burn out of your round! It is a safe social environment as well as a pleasant environmental experience. Who wouldn’t enjoy recreating in nature, conversing with old friends and meeting new ones. Friendships become motivational especially as we age and need a push to get out and be active. The golf course becomes a meeting place even when the weather
is ‘sub-par’. Golf keeps one mentally active as it requires concentration, calculations, problem solving. Studies show that people who engage in regular physical activity and have proper nutrition sleep with less interruptions and report sleeping soundly. Getting sound sleep helps a person’s health in a number of ways, and golfing is one activity that can help you obtain a better night’s sleep. The lowest death rates were found in the group of players with the lowest handicap. Maintaining a low handicap involves playing a lot, so this supports the idea that it is largely the game itself that is good for the health. (Barrie McWha is the general manager of the Sechelt Golf Club and a life member of PGA Canada.)
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until one hour before they first lay saw to wood! In past years they have had to build a boat from a sonotube or without the use of screws or with more plastic sheeting than wood. It’s different every year and this year’s ideas are as devilishly entertaining as ever. But no one but the organizing committee will know the secret until 10 AM April 25. First prize is $700, second $400 and third $250! Entry fee is $160 per team or $140 if received before April 1 and all team members will receive a T-shirt along with
Around the world, utilization of solar power has been growing at an exponential rate, as efficiency of photovoltaic panels improves and costs decrease. In BC, solar powered communities are a real, viable and urgently necessary alternative to the Site C Dam, as well as the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines. Sunshine Coast residents are eager to investigate options: several homes already have rooftop arrays of pv panels installed, most grid-tied, some off-grid. The Gibsons Green Team and Sunshine Coast in Transition are hosting a public meeting on Saturday, March 21, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Gibsons & Area Community Centre to explore the development of a local Solar Cooperative. It will provide an opportunity to discuss exciting possibilities for solar projects on the Coast, have a look at
pv panels and ask questions of electrical contractors. Lee Ann Johnson, former Gibsons Councillor with decades of experience in the coop sector, will facilitate the meeting. Joanna Zilsel will provide a summary of current solar initiatives in BC, outline challenges to overcome, and highlight potential solar options for our community. Julie Clark, SCRD Sustainability & Education Coordinator, will give a ‘big picture’ overview
It has been several months since I last communicated with the community and now is the time to let you all know how we are progressing. A concern that we all hold with the George Marine Hotel & Residences is whether there will be any impact on the aquifer and whether a structure can be built on top of it. We retained a geotechnical engineer and a hydrologist to undertake a series of investigations and under the supervision of the Town of Gibsons numerous test holes were drilled to accurately determine the elevation of the aquifer so that the design of the building ensures there will be no impact. We are pleased to report that the results of the analysis indicates that the hotel will not have an impact and in a quote from the geotechnical engineer, “From a geotechnical viewpoint, the subject site is considered to be suitable for development of the type proposed, and the Gibsons Aquifer is envisaged to not be negatively impacted by the proposed development provided that the recommendations in this report are incorporated into the design and construction”. As a result of the analysis we have already made minor changes to the underground hotel/ condominium parking plans to ensure the design reflects the recommendations. Another change that we have made with the hotel is the mezzanine level which we had originally proposed as a spa. Our proposal now includes a health and wellness centre which, if approved, will become only the second such facility in Canada. It has been my desire from the start of this development process to create a destination facility that will attract visitors to the Sunshine Coast throughout the year and not just four months of the year. Along with the health and wellness component of the hotel we are still incorporating a conference facility that can accommodate up to 300 individuals for dinner, also sizing for local events. The hotel itself will not be able to provide sufficient rooms on its own for the guests, thus there will be spin-off benefits to the motels and B & B’s throughout Gibsons and its neighbours.
the building materials. April Tools is a whole community event and the high school races are a thing of their own! Members of the organizing committee or the high school shop teachers will help the teens slam together boats after school, and the kids will show their stuff in the highly competitive trophy race followed by the wet and wild ‘fun’ race. The little kids will not be left out! They will have hulls and wood blocks to hammer into mini-boats that they can then paint, decorate and float in a wading pool. There will be face painting, craft activities and this year will see ‘really little kid boatbuilding’ with foam hulls, paint and press-in decorations. All kids’ activities are free. So get that team together! Entry forms may be printed from www.apriltools.ca and can be sent with the entry fee to April Tools, Box 65, Madeira Park BC V0N 2H0. For more information call Jackie at 604-883-0539. Submitted
This development will be a catalyst for business growth in Gibsons and further up the Coast but the benefits will be most noticeable to the merchants of Gibsons. The Lower Village has been struggling over the past several years and it has expanded to the Upper Village as well, as is noticeable when looking at the empty storefronts. With the increase in the number of tourists on an annual basis, the opportunity will exist for more businesses to expand as well as the creation of new businesses in Gibsons. While we know there is support for our proposal with the way it has been designed, there are those that also support the hotel but would like it to be smaller, with fewer rooms and services. Our hospitality consultant and my own experience had led us to the program that includes condominiums, conference facilities, health & wellness, hotel rooms, restaurants and of course the marina. If we are to attract visitors throughout the year, it is necessary to ensure the facilities are incorporated into the hotel that not only keep them comfortable for their first visit, but we want to provide an atmosphere and services that will make them want to come back and tell their friends as well. This critical mass is important, thus the facilities program has resulted in the design that will be a first for the Coast and most importantly a stimulus for Gibsons. While similar facilities, or larger, are being proposed for Sechelt, this development will be unique as a true waterfront facility. One area that we have not overlooked is the creation of exhibition space within the hotel for local artisans to display their works. This space will be directly adjacent to the public plaza and outside the breakout rooms of the conference facility. I have been a strong supporter of the arts community since moving to the Sunshine Coast and given the level of talent that we have on the Coast I felt it important to provide a space for the artists to share their works with the thousands of visitors. An added feature that we are currently contemplating is the introduction of a pedestrian only commuter ferry service. As it is our intent to bring the majority of convention visitors by boat instead of the car, the result will be vacant parking underneath the hotel which could be used by commuters. For the boaters, we will be relocating the fuel dock from Hyak Marine slightly to the south which will accommodate the small cruise boats bringing the conventioneers to the hotel and if successful the commuter ferry vessel as well.
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of how a solar cooperative aligns with the SCRD ‘We Envision’ sustainability plan. Matt Hutchings, Dennis Olson and Wayne Slingerland - local electrical contractors with decades of experience in alternative energy systems – will discuss current issues and answer questions.
Finally, the hotel and residences will also result in the completion of the waterfront walk that will be connected to the central plaza of the facility. Access from the plaza will be provided by a grand staircase to the waterfront, or for those that do not have full mobility, an elevator will be available to transport people from one level to the next. To increase the amount of animation along the waterfront we have proposed from the start of the development process to create a waterfront restaurant that will be elevated above the water and it will have a large plaza between it and the waterfront walkway. This area can be used for kiosk sales or as a viewing platform for those that want to rest along the water’s edge. With this development, comes Development Cost Charges that will improve the Town’s infrastructure, a substantial tax contributor, new employment, spin off benefits to the business community and the transformation of the harbour walkway and cleaning up the waterfront.
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RE: THE GEORGE MARINE HOTEL & RESIDENCES UPDATE
April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge
It’s time to get your team together for the 2015 April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge at Pender Harbour’s Millennium Park! On April 25, the 14th annual spring festival will pit teams of up to four in a three-hour boatbuilding frenzy followed by a lap around the government wharf that may or not see all contestants remaining afloat. But in fact it’s a little more complicated than that… Boat builders will not get a chance to see their construction materials, nor will they know the racing ‘twist,’
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It is my hope that the community will support the proposal that I have submitted to the Town of Gibsons and if Council decides to hold a public hearing in the future to hear the voices of the residents, please remember what this proposal can bring to the Coast and voice your support. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Klaus Fuerniss
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Sagittarius (Nov21–Dec21) A time of new beginnings continues. In certain respects this may feel like a gestation phase. Questions of truth, ethics and principles are beating stronger than ever in your heart. An experiential and experimental approach may work best and wait about six months before making deeper commitments if possible. Yet a steadily rising state of new responsibility and power is emerging. Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19) You have entered a cycle of mixed blessings. On one hand it speaks of opportunity, returns and abundance. However, there are certain relationships or patterns that may be beginning to dissolve. Handled well, you will move on to new experiences and away from involvements or expressions that have served their time and feel richer for them, literally and figuratively. Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19) Replacing the old with the new is linked to perceptions.
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getting distracted by others is the surface challenge to overcome. Michael Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21) O’Connor You have entered a time Astrologer when you are meant to further define and activate what makes you special, talTip of the Week: This week is extra special ented and/or able. It will refor several reasons. First it quire that you step through marks the last official week and beyond casual attitudes of winter. But the really big and perspectives. Commitand exciting news is that ment is a key word. This may Uranus will form its 7th and be a time of graduation or final exact square with Pluto. of promotion. Ending and By now, this pivotal aspect completion is the other side has been addressed numer- of the story. This is a call to ous times over the past sev- rise to the occasion. Cancer (Jun 21 – Jul 22) eral years and it is among the top messages delivered Family and/or relationby many astrologers all over ship interests, responsithe world. Basically, the con- bilities or concerns are junction or seed event began demanding more of your in 1965. focus. These may be requirAmong its core themes is ing a more empathetic apa gender and sexual revo- proach than usual. Balancing lution destined to produce your time with an emerging changes regarding our at- learning curve is also imtitudes towards both. Look- plied or at least the prospect ing to the world we can see of and thoughts or investigamany positive and many tions into it. Investigations outright negative examples. and investments with long The final aspect has a way term considerations are woof pushing the issues and ven into this plot. themes implied to the surLeo (Jul 22 – Aug 23) face to be cleared or reinteDeep thoughts and reflecgrated in preparation for the tions regarding your overall next phase. So we can ex- sense of security and perpect some major themes and haps that of others are runissues, and events linked to ning through your mind. this gender equality and sex- These may literally touch uality purification process to into realities linked to birth hit the headlines. and death and rebirth too. The New Moon on March Taking initial steps in new 20 is a Solar Eclipse that oc- directions is ideal but may curs at the final degree of be more challenging than Pisces or what can also be anticipated. Yet the times are regarded as the omega point calling for adaptation to an of the entire Zodiac. The accelerating flow of change. official moment of Spring Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22) Equinox occurs 13 hours Shifts and changes on relater. Two weeks later we lationship fronts are rolling will experience the 3rd of 4 in. Circumstances of late Lunar Eclipses comprising have possibly revealed some a rare tetrad. These power- wounds and blind spots. ful signs which are simply At worst you feel hurt and parts of a much larger series confused. However, with of omens of change indicate the right attitude you can that we live in very complex embrace these experiences and troubled times but that as opportunities to grow, changes are fast approach- to become more mature, to ing. It is within our indi- deepen intimacy and/or invidual and collective will 1xto crease the likelihood of in2jul14 3 resolve these issues but we creased relationship success had better increase our ef- to come. forts and now. Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22) (Read more about it in my Making deliberate efforts Newsletter – sign-up is free to produce and ensure a on my website.) healthy flow continues. This 4 Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20) July 10, 201is a call to weigh options and Everyone is experiencing analyze less and take more pressures to overcome past decisive action. As usual, patterns and rhythms and cooperation and diplomacy activate new ones, not least remains important. How can of all you. However, as much you get the attention you as you may want to be ready, want and still perpetuate you may not be. Perhaps you harmony? Opportunities for have yet to realize what the expansion on all relationissue is, what you are meant ship fronts remain strong to overcome. Themes of sur- and will through to late sumrender and sacrifice versus mer. denial and avoidance seek Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21) balance with virtues of viSome very real shifts close sion and courage. to a very active imagination Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21) woven with intuitions to inSometimes the challeng- novate is yours to enjoy now. es we face remain hidden, This cycle will continue for lurking perhaps within our about 2-3 weeks yet. It inbody or our subconscious cludes the prospect of exor as basic as the basement pansion yet based on careof your home. To resolve the fully calculated risk. It also situation or bring about the requires investment and/or solutions you seek, these perhaps payment of dues. hidden elements must be Surrender of certain habit identified, brought out into patterns is also implied and the open, exposed to the these are linked to sex and light. Resolve is required and relationships.
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