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Firemen were brought in to perform a unique confined space extraction at the Campbell River SPCA where a feral kitten used up at least one of its nine lives stuck inside a wall. Unlike the traditional cat-stuckin-a-tree rescue, firefighters used a heat-sensing camera and a sledgehammer to rescue this cat Dec. 22, which had fallen about seven feet into a cinder block wall. The kitten, which arrived at the local SPCA office on Tuesday, Dec. 20, had been trapped in the wall for 48 hours before fire crews were called in. The animal was brought in along with another kitten, after a farm owner on Read Island captured the feral animals. When SPCA staff tried to remove one of the animals from the plastic tote they arrived in, the wild animal spooked and jumped onto a windowsill. From there, it fell through a gap in the cinder block wall. After two days of failed attempts to lure the animal out with food, help was called in, said SPCA animal care worker Steph-
anie Arkwright. With the help of an infrared camera, firefighters determined where in the wall the kitten was located. Captain Ken Dawson and firefighter Chris Vandendries then hammered away at the wall above the kitten’s hiding spot. Even once the hole in the wall revealed a black ball of fur, the determined cat sought to burrow further from its rescuers. Wearing safety goggles and fire fighting gloves, Vandendries was finally able to pull the cat out and place it safely into a crate.
Adoption program makes a difference Campbell River SPCA manager Kathleen Embree reported that a new SPCA policy to allow adoption right up until Christmas, promoted through a provincial campaign called “Home for the Holidays” has seen many successful adoptions from the local animal shelter. At a time when shelters are often full, the local SPCA is grateful to have some breathing room, Embree said. Across the province more than 4,000 animals were awaiting adoption at SPCA branches.
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Campbell River firefighter Chris Vandendries attempts to pull a feral kitten to safety from inside the wall where it was trapped for 48 hours at the local SPCA branch.
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landscaping such as the trellis and climbing vines on the washrooms in Robert Ostler Park or cladding the washrooms with siding to tie them into the look of the Art Gallery
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Campbell River firefighter Chris Vandendries and Capt. Ken Dawson check on the kitten they rescued from inside a wall at the local SPCA.
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motionless preventing and heaviest species heat loss. In summer of owl standing 52-71 they will regulate centimetres tall with their body temperaa wingspan measurture by ing 125-150 panting and centimetres spreading and weighing their wings. between 1.9 Owls do not and 3 kilohave sweat grams. pores. There is no Male mistaking a snowy owls snowy owl are prewith their Sandy Fairfield dominately large round MARS Moment white with heads, bright a few beige yellow eyes, or brown speckles on black beak and powertheir wings and heads. ful legs clad in long The females and shaggy feathers hidjuveniles are heavily ing their sharp black talons. Dense layers of barred and spotted resembling muddy feather are especially patches in the melting designed to insulate snow providing them the owl against the with the perfect camextreme winter temouflage whilst sitting peratures. In addion the nest. Snowy tion they conserve owls are daytime energy by spending hunters searching for many hours standing
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are very particular about their reproduction and some years if there is insufficient food they will not mate. Snowy owls are very territorial and the male will patrol his area until the young are hatched. Predators include arctic terns and jaegers, foxes, wolves or other mammals that will eat the eggs and the young. Habitat loss and climate change pose the biggest threat to these owls as their breeding sites disappear and their prey is forced further south. The owl which we rescued at MARS was emaciated and had to be treated very slowly, starting off with fluids which had to be administered by tube. Gradually puréed food was introduced and he gained strength and responded very quickly. Within a few days he was eating whole food which was increased daily. A snowy owl can consume up to 1,600 lemmings in one year. This owl is very stressed in captivity and we keep human contact to the minimum during his rehabilitation. It is hoped that the owl will be ready for release once we have flight tested him in a larger aviary. MARS continues to care for eagles, the latest a sad case is a result of territorial fighting, these large raptors are high maintenance and we would appreciate any donations to help us cover their basic care (many thanks to those who have already been generous). For a $50 donations we provide a tax receipt and a signed print of MARS from Brian Scott. Call 250-337-2021, or visit the website for more information.
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Doctors reject hospital model KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Campbell River doctors have written a letter to the Ministry of Health denouncing the model proposed by the Vancouver Island H e a l t h Au t h o r i t y (VIHA) in the new hospital project. The physicians wrote a letter to the ministry and the health authority in support of a new hospital in Campbell River but rejected the governance structure of one hospital on two sites, with the medical staff at both hospitals working as a single, cohesive unit. “The physicians of the Campbell River medical staff wish to publicly express our support for the building of a new hospital in Campbell River, a capital project which is desperately needed and long overdue,” said Dr. Roy Minaar, medical staff president, who wrote the letter on behalf of the entire medical staff. “We also recognize the financial cost benefit to the pro-
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vincial gover nment and to all taxpayers of linking the construction of the Campbell River facility and the new hospital in the Comox Valley.” The letter also stated the doctors will not tolerate an erosion of medical services at the Campbell River hospital. “Both communities are facing increasing demand for complete hospital services,” reads the letter. “The new hospitals must allow for sustainable medical services within each city and must provide for future development of specific local services as required.” Doctors worry that with the one hospital, two site model that
VIHA is proposing, Campbell River will lose out. “One problem... was the one hospital model on two sites,” said Minaar at a medical staff meeting last week. “I don’t really know what that means, it’s open to interpretation. “But I believe acute care services will all go to one site and it won’t be Campbell River.” Minaar said there has already been an erosion of services at Campbell River hospital, particularly in the laboratory. “Microbiology has been under continuous assault,” Minaar said. “There is no way you can misconstrue the attempts of erosion in the laboratory services. “If it wasn’t for physicians making themselves vulnerable to victimization the laboratory would be closed.” The doctors also accused VIHA of failing to properly communicate its plans for a new hospital.
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“The planning process to date has been fraught with poor engagement of the medical staff by VIHA,” said the letter. “There has been very poor communication, transparency and inclusiveness by VIHA in this process since its inception.” Minaar said VIHA expects the doctors to approve a project without any information. “VIHA has asked the physicians to buy into supporting a model with no real informa-
tion as to what that model was,” he said. “We didn’t know any of the details of the business case.” The business case will be presented by VIHA to the provincial government asking the province for capital funding to support the project. The project, which involves a new Campbell River hospital on the site of the current hospital, and a new hospital in the Comox Valley, is estimated at $550 million.
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A year of political upheavals A new year is almost here, and it’s an appropriate time to take a look at the political happenings of 2011 and how they are likely to shape 2012. We say: Federal On the federal scene, Canada finally has a majority government conservatives after almost seven years of stagnant, B.C. minority governments. While the Conservatives have a comfortable Liberals tired majority, the government thus far hasn’t embarked on many bold initiatives. It is governing in challenging times, with the
world economy precarious, and its caution is understandable. In provincial politics, what a difference a year makes. The governing Liberals, NDP and Conservatives all have new leaders, but the government is in trouble at year end. While new premier Christy Clark has provided a fresh face, she has done little to distinguish herself from her unpopular predecessor. The Liberals are clearly a tired party. The HST took one premier down and is likely to take another, and her government, as well.
The NDP, on the other hand, could have ended the year as deeply divided as it was in January. Instead, the party is ahead in the polls and new leader Adrian Dix appears to be on a roll. It looks like a government in waiting, although that will be up to the voters in May, 2013. Things could still change. The long-dormant Conservatives have come to life under John Cummins, and a very recent poll shows them tied with the Liberals. While that seems unlikely to last, the party has clearly attracted many disaffected former Liberal voters. – Black Press
Good point: Hospital Open letter to the Right Honourable Premier - Christy Clark, Honourable BC Minister of Health - Michael de Jong, Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, VIHA and the people of the Comox Valley, Campbell River and Northern Vancouver Island. Re: New North Island Hospital We all want quality health care close enough that we can access high quality emergency services quickly and not so urgent medical care, geriatrics, specialized tests, surgery and long term treatments within a reasonable distance. But we, the people of Northern Vancouver Island, have a problem – we are spread out over a rather large area. So, when VIHA started to realize that our growth demanded increased health care services they did the smart thing and hired an outside independent consultant group to study the problem and make a recommendation based on current and future population growth, transportation infrastructure, services needed and financial cost. They came back with a recommendation for a large regional hospital located on the new Inland Island Highway between Campbell River and the Comox Valley. It made the best sense for supplying the best access to complete emergency and specialized services to the widest catchment area at the lowest cost. That decision and that reasoning is valid today and supported by the opinions of local doctors, emergency care physicians and first responders of whom the writer is aware and who have and continue to Continued on A7
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Here are excerpts from my yearend interview with B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix: TF: There was a lot of cheering at your convention Dec. 10 when federal NDP leader Nycole Turmel said that B.C. shouldn’t have to pay Ottawa back the $1.6 billion HST transition payment. That hasn’t been your position. Isn’t this a mixed message for the public? AD: No. In the federal election campaign, the NDP advocated for that position, and they said that if they were elected, and of course it was the late Jack Layton who put forward the argument that B.C. would not have to return the money, would we have voted at that time to get rid
of the HST. Obviously, while the NDP did extremely well in that election, we didn’t win. Mr. Harper won. He says we have to pay the $1.6 billion back and the Liberal Party of B.C., Ms. Clark and Mr. Campbell’s party, signed a very bad deal for B.C. that we’re stuck with. TF: You replaced Carole James this year. At the root of that situation was a complaint about a policy vacuum in the B.C. NDP. I put it to you that that vacuum still exists … AD: [laughs] I guess I can’t count on your support. TF: I’m making a list here. Increase corporate taxes to 2008 levels. Bring back a corporate capital tax and use that to fund student grants. Have I
missed anything? AD: In January and February, many people criticized those proposals, especially the one returning corporate taxes to 2008 levels. And then the government adopted, briefly, those proposals in May. So I’m delighted that I’m moving the political debate in a positive direction. I defy you to name any opposition leader in any jurisdiction in Canada who has been as specific on taxation as I have 18 months before an election. You’re going to see our detailed program in advance of the election. At the NDP convention I spoke at length about the key issues of our time, about the things that I’m
campaigning for right now, including improving skills training in our province, addressing issues of inequality, addressing the fact that raw log exports are out of control in the province. I get criticized on some days for being too specific and too policyoriented, so I’m delighted to hear your criticism that I’m not specific enough. TF: The B.C. Liberals leapt on your recent statement about potentially increasing income taxes for high earners. This sounds like [federal NDP leadership candidate] Brian Topp’s suggestion of a new top tax bracket. Is Continued on A7
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we would rather that we all get less overall when it comes to specialized and emergency services provided we have a hospital in our own neighbourhood with disregard that the increased cost will be shared by not only the local community but by every tax payer in the province.) And the result was VIHA caved to these special interest group’s demands. In doing so they clearly showed a lack of leadership and fiscal folly – they ignored the experts and elected to build two hospitals – with reduced services and at a greater cost. To make matters worse, their
decision regarding the Comox Valley hospital location, which they refused to justify with any sound reasoning, smacked of political and corporate favouritism and is/was so wrong for so many reasons. Thankfully, that location was killed by the Feds because it was within the restricted airspace of CFB Comox. Somebody, clearly, did not do their homework in their rush to satisfy powerful and politically connected developers who seemed giddy and were unabashedly promoting their properties within days of the announcement as having a hospital
within walking distance and that one should buy now as the values were going up and admittedly that this was something they had been working to achieve for a long time. (Made me feel sick at the blatant abuse of the process with public funds and I sure wish the developer would explain how and to whom they worked on to get this within their development.) Which brings us to where we are at today. VIHA has been very quiet since they got so publicly embarrassed at the squashing of the Crown Isle site in Courtenay by
the Feds. Campbell River’s special interest group has been hearing the groundswell of discontentment among Comox Valley residences who are in favour of a single North Island hospital site and those voices in Campbell River are ramping up their rhetoric to have a two hospital model maintained. So where do we go from here? Are we back to the bickering amongst a loud but vocal minority who place their own self interests above what is best for the majority? I hope not. B. Funk Cumberland
really personal tax room there for middleincome people. That’s my view and my position. TF: So does that mean increasing taxes for higher income people? AD: No. I think what you have to do is first
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Suprise! Valley resident thinks hospital should go in the Valley Continued from A10 expressed their desire for a single regional hospital on the Inland Island Highway as making the most sense. But unfortunately, some of us are a vocal, self interested bunch who were not happy with a solution that was to the mutual benefit of the majority and which made the most fiscal sense and we cried fowl to the north and fowl to the south with each area forming action groups, each demanding that a hospital be build in our own backyard. (Apparently some of us still have not learned to share very well and
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Mainland Inlets). “I appreciate the opportunity that the Board has provided for me to advance our strategic initiatives and to raise the profile of this organization within our region and at the provincial level” said Storry, a councillor for the City of Campbell River since 2005.
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SPECIALS IN EFFECT DEC. 27- DEC 31, 2012
A New Year’s Toast t o You As we appro ach our 30th year in busi roots in the
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99 Each
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ONLY AT QUALITY FOODS
BC Grown “No. 1”
Deli Fresh
Spinach Dip
SAVE $2.00
149
2
1
Jumbo White or Brown Mushrooms 4.39 per kg
PER
Sourdough Bread
100 gr
99
99 Each
99 PER
lb
Each
Nestle
Black Magic Chocolates
4 188gr
NEW
10
lb
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24.22 per kg
Fresh Atlantic Lobster
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6
99 Plus Applicable Fees
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Strip Loin Grilling Steak
QF Platinum Angus
Top Sirloin Grilling Steak
• Naturally raised without antibiotics & growth hormones • Vegetable Grain Fed
6
• Produced with Pride by Select Canadian Ranchers
99
• 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
15.41 per kg
AGED 28 DAYS
lb
Schneiders
3
Q
points
9
PER
lb
5.49 per kg
FREE & Receive A
Chunky Salsa 1.96kg
Gather ‘ro
5000 Swanson Meat Pie 200gr
Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips A $2.50 Value
540-550gr
5
3$ Plus Applicable Fees
Post
for
Shredded Wheat 425gr
2$ for
Minute Maid
Orange Juice 1.75lt
2$
7
for
Aunt Jemima 905gr
Post
Alpha-Bits, Honeycomb or Sugar Crisp Cereal
Idahoan Mashed Potatoes
79gr
3500
2 $7 for
2
99
Plus Applicable Fees
Aunt Jemima
2 $7 for
Syrup 750ml
2$ for
5
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Frenchʼs Fried Onions
5
2$ for
Original, 389gr
5
Pancake & Waffle Mix
340-400gr
2000 5000
400gr
Shreddies Cereal
1.75lt
3000 323gr
Rositaʼs
Post
Five Alive Fruit Beverage
1.3kg
lb
und the breakfast table!
Minute Maid
McCain Potato Patties
PER
FREE!
3000
Dempsterʼs Home Bakery Garlic Bread
2
49
Offer is in effect Tuesday December 27th - Sunday, December 31st
250gr
6x236ml
Q-Points
La Restaurante
1 BUY
Krakus Coffee Substitute Powder
Tropicana Pure Orange Juice
150,000 redeemed
lb
Hertel’s Smoked Hams
99
each with
PER
Shank or Butt Portion
8
99
bonus
3500
908gr
2.5kg
49
Fresh
Classic Favourites Chicken
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Family Pack, 7.69 per kg
6
99
PER
Quality Foods
Outside Round Oven Roast
Family Pack, 15.41 per kg
• Canada’s #1 Angus Beef
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Whole or Split
Rib or Tenderloin End
Fresh Chicken Breast
Fresh Pork Loin Roast
Bone In, 6.59 per kg
Family Pack, 6.59 per kg
Locally Raised BC Pork
2
Locally Raised BC Poultry
99
Fresh
Chicken Drumettes
Family Pack, 8.80 per kg
Fresh Grade A
Roasting Chicken
5.49 per kg
PER
lb
3 99 99 49 2 4 4 99
Schneiders
Olymel
Grimm’s 375gr
450gr
500gr
2
Classic Rings
Sausage Rolls
#1 Sliced Bacon
PER
lb
Grimm’s
Smokies
450gr
Each
Each
349,000
WATER PITCHERS
Q-Points
White, Black, Ruby Red, Sage Green, Eggplant Purple QF#4100
KOMPAKT WATER PITCHER Designed to fit in the fridge door. White , Black QF#4101
SAVE 100,000 Q-POINTS
Ground Coffee 250-300gr
Frozen Orange or Grapefruit Juice
Drink Mix
2
250ml
295ml
24’s
Minute Maid
Five Alive Fruit Beverage
99 3
¢ 99
5
3$ for
Minute Maid
Minute Maid
Lemonade, Limeade or Nestea Iced Tea
Frozen Punch 295ml
295ml
Nestle
Carnation Hot Chocolate
4
3$
Herbal Infusion Tea
3
4 99 4 99
REPLACEMENT FILTERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN-STORE EITHER FOR Q-POINTS OR $ VALUE
Q
points Olafsonʼs Mini Bagels
for
99
lb
bonus
Minute Maid
Bacardi
99
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ew Year’s - Just add Fun! Great for N
MJB
225-500gr
349,000 Q-Points
PRODUCT VARIES BY STORE
PER
Each
MAVEA
MAVEA
99 Each
lb
PER
Tazo
A11
295ml
89
¢
Original, 360gr
2500 Dempsterʼs Muffins 6ʼs
5000 Olafsonʼs Mini White Pitas 12ʼs
5000 Patelʼs Vegetarian Side Dishes 265ml
5000 Tiger Tiger Microwave Rice Noodles 250gr
¢ 99
3500 Taipan Sesame Oil 180ml
3000
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Everything to help you ring in the New Year with great taste! Oriental Appetizers
7
852gr
Bassili’s Best
Meat & 3 Cheese Lasagna
77
465-900gr
5
Stoned Wheat Thins
Dofino
5
120gr
200-225gr
227gr
Bits & Bites
for
4
170- 200gr
125gr
Saputo
Shredded Cheese
for
5
99 2 Gold Seal
4
99
99 2 Gold Seal
Whole Smoked Oysters
Hellmann’s
Cocktail Shrimp or Crabmeat
Mayonnaise 890ml
106-120gr
4
2 Kraft
Vlasic
250ml
1lt
3$
Pickles
for
5
Old El Paso
Old El Paso
Taco Sauce
Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa
215ml
4
2$ for
2$ for
2$
5
for
5
for
For
Kraft
200-225gr
200-454gr
225gr or 1lt
for
for
Old El Paso
Old El Paso
Selected, 227-510gr
215gr
Kits
2$ for
99
Cool Whip
Crackers
5
3$
299 3
4
2$
Christie
2$
¢
3
5
R.W. Knudsen
R.W Knudsen
Dare
750ml
4x311ml
400gr
Sparkling Organic Apple Juice
5
No Sugar Added Spritzer
Butter Shortbread Cookies
2
99
for
4
Plus Applicable Fees
54
Plus Applicable Fees
for
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy & Safe Holiday Season! Orangina
99
99 2
2 $5
2$
2lt
for
for
Rice
Sorbet
2$
2 $5
for
650ml
Christie
Ritz Crackers
99
3 $4
35gr
For
99
125-133gr
Seasoning Mix
7
77
320gr
Taco Shells
Old El Paso
398ml
99
99
Philadelphia Dip
2$
Brie or Camembert
85gr
We will be closing at 6pm Dec. 31st & closed New Year’s Day! Kraft
Plus Applicable Fees
Bonjour De France
Feta Cheese
2$
Plus Applicable Fees
ck offer on specially marked packages! Free Movie Sna
Refried Beans
5
Christie
99
600gr
Old El Paso
4$ for
6
Cheddar or Mozzarella Cheese
250-320gr
¢
Old El Paso
Salad Dressing
Stove Top Stuffing
Saputo
Sharp Cheddar, 250gr
2$ Kraft
99
Restaurante Style Tortilla Chips
2lt
5 99
for
Imperial Cold Pack Cheese
165-200gr
for
99
6x330ml
Old Dutch
2$
MacLaren’s
Havarti Cheese
Crackers
3
220gr
2
5
99
Coke or Sprite
Potato Chips
907gr
99
Selected, 600gr
Armstrong
Non-Alcoholic Bottled Beer
Frozen Fruit
2
Old Dutch
Burritos or Chimichangas
Taquitos
99
99
El Monterey
El Monterey 794-853gr
1.5kg
4
2lt
Beck’s
Snowcrest
Original Ice Cream
International or Crescendo Pizza
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Wong Wing
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Sparkling Orange Beverage
Mott’s
Mott’s Mr. & Mrs. T
1.89lt
1lt
Clamato Juice
Beverage Mix
for
Plus Applicable Fees
5
Carbonated Natural Spring Water 750ml
with Natural Pulp, 1.75lt
2$
Perrier
99 2 Plus Applicable Fees
99 2
5
4$ for
Plus Applicable Fees
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Grimm’s
Grimm’s
Pepperoni
Classic Oven Roast or Maple Ham
Regular, Hot or Honey Garlic
Grimm’s
Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf
1 1
100
PER
Grimm’s
125gr
2$ for
99
¢
7
Royal Chinet
Luncheon Plate 8 3/4 Inch 40’s
Kentucky Chicken Breast
1
PER
100gr
4
Pepto Bismol
Liquid, Caplets, Tablets or Chew Selected, Assorted Sizes
3
Swiss Herb Cough Drops 17-19’s
5
2$ Listerine
Mouthwash
2
99
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
449 499 249
75 Szechuan Beef 895 95 Deep Fried Prawns 8 Medium
Per 100gr ..............................
Elite
170gr, Each .......................... Swiss
PER
100gr
Fried Rice ....................
Medium
.......
16 Piece
Per 100gr......................................
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Available at Select Stores
Serving Suggestions
Snow Crab Legs
1
29
Frozen or Previously Frozen
2
49
PER
100gr
Large 20/30 Count
Scallops
PER gr
100
2
8oz Jumbo
69 PER gr
100
2
99
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Caribbean Lobster Tail
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Ocean to Ocean
11
99 Each
Shrimp Ring 51/60 Count, 227gr
PER
100gr
3
49 Each
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99
Pink Salmon stuffed with Seafood
Alaskan Bairdi
Fresh Hand Peeled Shrimp
Selected, 1lt
6
PER
Medium
Woolwich
1 50 8 5
49
Prepared Instore
99
for
Regular, Chili & Lime or Roasted Garlic
100gr
Damafro
Cambozola
PER
100gr
Homous
79
Double Cream Brie
99
Ricola
Lilydale
Traditional Potato Salad
Chocola’s
1
PER gr
100gr
Hamlet
69
49
29
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
Cheese Buns
Multigrain Bread
4
2$ for
5
2$ Double Layer
7
2 $5
1999 799
Quality Foods
Party Tray
Nature’s Path
Kitchen Basics
175-210gr
946ml
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99
¢ PER gr
100
Nature’s Path
for
All Natural Cooking Stock
20’s or 32’s
for
Now available at all Quality Foods Stores! Quality Foods is proud to introduce over 100 new
Quality Fresh Bulk Packs! ...a food safe alternative to bulk food bins with no cross contamination!
Family Favourites Dried Apricots 450gr
for
99 4
9
99
Neo Citran
Cold & Flu Remedies 10’s
398ml
99 3
Quality Fresh
100’s
Organic Chili
946ml
2 $5
Ibuprofen Tablets or Caplets
Amy’s
Chai Tea Latte Concentrate
210gr
Advil
Selected, 398ml
2 $4
2
99
Organic Beans
for
Oregon Chai
Waffles
Eden
2 $5
99 2
5
4
for
4
2$
2$
499
2$ Salted or Unsalted
15 or 16 oz Plastic Party Cups
WOW!
6’s
2
99
Dixie
Selected, 675gr
Bagels
Utimate Carrot, Banana with Cream Cheee or Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake..........................
WOW!
With 50% U.S. Grade A Peanuts
for
Bread
16 Piece..............................................
Nature’s Path
Mixed Nuts
2
200gr
Country Harvest
Organic Chewy Granola Bars
for
Signature Fudge
To Die For Chocolate Cake........
10 Selected, 284-400gr
Simon
6 99
99
Triple Layer
99
Organic Cereal
for
Cinnamon Buns
10” Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Chocolate Eclair ..... for
Decadent Chocolate Cake
3
6 69
Bakery Fresh
Bakery Fresh
Bakery Fresh
for
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Bakery Fresh
Garlic Bread
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2 $5 for
Quality Fresh
6
99
Crest
Toothpaste Selected, 130ml
Hold the Salt Cashews
Roasted and Unsalted, 350gr
99 5
5
3$ for
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Happy New Year ... Please Celebrate Responsibly! 340gr
340gr
bag
bag
Mexican “Hass Variety”
Large Avocadoes
99 2lb bag
¢
Mexican “Hot House”
On The Vine Cherry Tomatoes
2$
each
for
California / Mexican Grown
Baby Cut Carrots
2$ for
2.18 per kg
99
5
1
49
Fresh Lemons or Limes
California “Green Giant”
5
¢
California “Lu Jin”
Fresh Broccoli Crowns
per lb
3.28 per kg
2$
“Litehouse”
Large 42 oz
Fresh Smoothies
9
99 each Floral
Floral
Floral
All Varieties
each
Floral
Floral
Floral
Floral
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Floral
99
Or g
99 Each
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6
99 Each
Assorted Bulbs
2
59
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4
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Organic Romaine Hearts
Organic
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MON.
TUES.In
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99 each
each
Organic Bunched Carrots
for
Organic
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4 ct Bag
California “Fresh”
2$
5
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Fresh Fruit Tray
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Assorted
Veggie Dips
“Sun Rich”
per lb
28
29
30
31
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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MEMORIAM
Nov. 19, 1965 - Dec. 29,1996
Your voice may be silent but We feel your spirit, see your face, The smile, broad, loving, radiating warmth and love, enveloping us in your being And providing us solace. You were taken too soon. We will not let the memories of you fade as we age into our sunset years. You will always be as you were When you were amongst us. Love Mom and Dad
In loving memory
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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INFORMATION
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GETAWAYS
NADIS: North Island Alcohol & Drug Information & Education Society. Do you have questions about alcohol & other drugs? NADIS has the largest video/dvd lending library on addictions in the province. We also have magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, a small number of books and someone to talk to about addiction, prevention, and recovery. We are located at 910C Island Hwy. Our hours are 10 - 3 Monday to Thursday. Drop by to see us! Phone ďŹ rst 250287-4771 nadis@crnfp.net
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Winter special. 2 nights $239 / 3 nights $299. Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891
FUNERAL HOMES
CLASS 1
RUDY OTT September 20, 1927December 28, 2007. A PART OF US WENT WITH YOU; YOU LEFT A GAP TOO BIG TO FILL; YOU’RE OUR FATHER AND OUR HERO; WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU; WE LOVE YOU AND WE ALWAYS WILL
Support when you need it most Please support our work in the community with a donation to the Campbell River Hospice Society
DEATHS
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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Violet (Vi) Nissen on Friday, December 23, 2011, at Yuculta Lodge in Campbell River, B.C. She was born Violet Murphy on Oct. 24, 1917 in Viking, AB., and was a resident of Campbell River since 1946. Vi married George Nissen in Edmonton, AB. on Aug. 9, 1944. Vi leaves to mourn, her husband George, sister Kay Nickerson and numerous nieces and nephews. Vi and George owned and operated the Campbell River Florist for many years. The family wishes to thank Dr. Ness and the staff of Yuculta Lodge for their loving care of Vi. A memorial tea to be held at Yuculta Lodge on Sunday Jan 8th at 2:00 p.m.. Donations to the charity of your choice.
LEGALS NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
Armand Bourgoin
a.k.a. Mr. Tabarouette
July 31, 1926 – December 20, 2011 Armand passed away peacefully in the Campbell River & District General Hospital on Tuesday December 20, 2011 at the age of 85 years. He is survived by his loving wife Monserrat and his children, Paryse (Benjoe De Chavez) and Marc. He will be sadly missed by his brother Richard, sister Rose, and all of his relatives in the Bourgoin and Magbanua families – especially Anca and Ghie. The family wishes to express a special thank you to the Adult Day Services, the Prostate Awareness Group and HandyDART for always making Armand feel welcome. He loved everyone very much throughout his life. A Funeral Mass was celebrated in Saint Patrick’s Church, Campbell River on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 and was followed by private cremation. In memory of Armand, donations to the Adult Care Society, 12-142 Larwood Road, Campbell River BC V9W 1S2 or the West Coast Prostate Awareness Society, PO Box 626, Campbell River, BC V9W 5T9 would be appreciated by the family.
Sutton’s Campbell River Funeral Home 250-287-4812 ZZZ VXWWRQVIXQHUDOKRPH FRP
NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Joseph Townsend, Deceased, formerly of #104 - 860 Alder Street, Campbell River, British Columbia, who died on the 8th day of December, 2011, at Campbell River, British Columbia are hereby required to send them to the Executor of the Will, Edwina Weaver, before January 20th, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.
COMING EVENTS BREAST CANCER Survivors. River Spirit Dragon Boat Team invites all breast cancer survivors to join them. The paddling Season is from March to November. You can join us anytime! Please contact Terry Jacques 250-923-8002 email: teamriverspirit@gmail.com
PROJECT: MER ET MONTAGNE SCHOOL Campbell River, BC 1102 South Alder Street, Campbell River, BC OWNERS: Conseil ScolaireFrancophone de la Columbie Britannique CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: NEWHAVEN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD CONTRACTORS: Wacor Holdings Ltd Apple Electric Ltd Garaventa Lifts BC North Island Custom Curbs Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd PAYMENT CERTIFIER: MCFARLAND MARCEAU ARCHITECTS LTD. In accordance with the Builder’s Lien Act of British Columbia, the date of completion for the Landscape, Electrical Supply and Install, Elevator, Exterior Concrete and Operable Partitions for the Mer et Montagne School in Campbell River is established as of December 22, 2011. Notices of Completion are posted on the Project Site.
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Edwina Weaver, Executor
PERSONALS AVALON RELAXATION Massage. CertiďŹ ed European Masseuse. An exquisite escape. 250-204-0956 By Appt.
Call: 250-286-1121 www.crhospice.org
Violet (Vi) Nissen
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FULL PAGE IN MEMORIAM
In Memory of Michael Pallan
DEATHS
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IS ALCOHOL A Problem for you? Call 250-287-4313 for help day or night http://www.cr-aa. blogspot.com/
LOST AND FOUND LOST DENTURES between 9th & 1st Ave. $100 Reward. If found please call (250)9141232.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication. Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition! Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca HOME BASED BUSINESS. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
LOST: RIGID table saw, fell out of my truck on Dogwood Ave., Campbell River. (Reward). Call 250-703-6765.
AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiďŹ ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.
MINING
MINING
Nyrstar Myra Falls welcomes talented and experienced people to join our team as: JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS The ideal candidate must possess a valid, recognized Canadian Inter-Provincial CertiďŹ cate or T.Q for B.C. Candidates must have excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to read and understand electric, air, and hydraulic schematics. Preference will be given to those with previous mining maintenance experience. Applicants must be comfortable working in an underground shop. Nyrstar Myra Falls is a complex and challenging underground hard rock mine which produces zinc, copper, lead and gold concentrates. The Company offers an industry competitive wage and a comprehensive beneďŹ ts package. Please submit your resume, stating the position you are applying for, with a minimum of three work related references to: Human Resources Department, Nyrstar Myra Falls P.O. Box 8000, Campbell River, BC V9W 5E2 Fax: 250-287-2093 email: natalie.clark@nyrstar.com We thank all those who apply, however only those under consideration will be contacted.
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
PERSONAL SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RENTALS
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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
HELP WANTED
FINANCIAL SERVICES
HOMES WANTED
APARTMENT/CONDO
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
SUITES, LOWER
Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com
BUSY AUTOBODY Shop looking for F/T Ticketed Painter! Competitive Wages, Extended Benefits & Bonuses! Please fax resume and cover letter to 250-287-7516 or email crno1admin@telus.net
WE BUY HOUSES
Great Views! Newly Renovated!
CAMPBELL RIVER 2bdrm apt in centrally located 4-plex. Adult oriented. No Pets. N/S. Refs $650+util. 250-830-4686.
MERECROFT AREA: 1 bdrm above ground suite. 5 appl. N/P, N/S, security system & private entrance. Refs. $700. Avail Immed. 250-830-0653.
ORACLE TUTORING TUTORING Grades K - 12 & College •All subjects
PRIVATE SCHOOL Grades 6 - 12
•Small class size •Academic focus
MATH GROUPS Grades 10-12
Call Diane
250-830-0295 HELP WANTED
Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!
LOT PERSON needed at CR Hyundai. Must be reliable, hardworking, good customer service. Duties include: washing vehicles, organizing lot, shuttling customers & more. Email resume and drivers abstract to FRED. No phone calls.
Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
Call: 1-250-616-9053
falbrechp@campbellriverhyundai.ca
RENTALS
TRADES, TECHNICAL APARTMENT/CONDO PRO MAC MANUFACTURING WELDERS & MACHINISTS Pro Mac Manufacturing in Duncan BC is a manufacturer of machinery parts, custom fabrications and industrial Brushcutters. We are expanding our fabrication and machining departments and are looking for: • STEEL FABRICATORS • WELDERS We require qualified Journeyman Welders and Fabricators to layout, fit, fabricate and weld steel assemblies. CWB ticket or qualifications an asset. • MACHINIST We require qualified Journeyman Machinists for Manual and/or CNC machining. Pro Mac offers a superior compensation package of wages, benefits and pension. Please forward resumes to Pro Mac Manufacturing at or fax 250-746-4799 Attn: Phil Humber.
VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEER REQUESTS December 26, 2011 St. Johns Ambulance: Volunteer members needed to provide first aid at public events for 5 hours per month plus 1-2 meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays per month at 7 p.m. CR Search and Rescue: Volunteer on call and work as a team member in response to emergency situations. Training begins in February. CR Alano Club: Monitor/Cooks needed once a week for 4 hour shifts. For these and many more volunteer opportunities, contact: Volunteer Campbell River at 250-287-8111 Or check our website www.volunteercr.ca
www.bcclassified.com EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
Call our Resident Caretaker At 250-204-3342
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1 Bdrm available immediately Cedarbrook Apts, Heat & Hot water incl, adult oriented. Call 250-914-0105 to view
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES ELECTRICAL JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. John, C.R. 250-914-3532 or C.V. 250-650-5773 (cont:98365)
HOME IMPROVEMENTS A FINISHING & RENOVATION company, Husband and wife team, Journeyman Contractor and Interior Designer for kitchen cabinets, drywall mudding & painting, Bathrooms, Fireplace Mantels. Free Estimates, call Design House 250-204-4417.
PAINTING COLIN’S PAINTING. Winter Special 3 rooms $299. Ceilings & trim extra. 28 yrs exp. Ref’s. Call (250)923-1954. EVELYN M. Painting, Quality work, interior prep to complete. Low odor paint, no muss, no fuss, free estimates. 250-204-4417.
phumber@promac.bc.ca
Alberta earthmoving company requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will work in a modern shop and also have mechanics truck for field work. The job is at Edson, Alberta. We require that you have experience on Cat crawlers and or Deere excavators. Call Lloyd at (780)723-5051.
Large 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites. Heat, Hot Water and Parking included.
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FUEL/FIREWOOD SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad & get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5990. PRAWN TAILS for sale, $13.00/pound. Call 250-2872963
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS KUSTOM KPM8420T 8-Channel 400W Powered Mixer/amp PA system with 2 JBL JRX112m 500 watt speakers. Excellent condition. Great for small bands. $750 takes all. PH:250-287-0373
REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
1 BRIGHT bdrm apartment, close to downtown & Hospital, ground floor, 1/2 block off Island Hwy. Ocean view off patio. Newly renovated, cable incl. $650/month. Call Jorn 250-204-9120. Available Jan 1. 2-Bdrm available immediately Orchard Park Apts. Secure building, oversize suites, large/ quiet private yard, indoor cat welcome, on-site laundry. Ref req’d. Ph. 250-914-0105 to view.
* AAA Pet Friendly *
1-877-808-7368 www.advancedpm.ca CONDOS FOR RENT CORTES VIEW – 1 & 2 BDRMS 1 & 2 bdrm condos are located in update, secured entrance building, with elevator access, near Hospital & all amenities; all suites feature balconies with varying views, 1 bath, & 4 appl; for immediate & Jan 15 possession; rents from $625/month QUADRA VIEW –1 BDRM 1 bdrm condo is located on 2nd floor of secured entrance building; ideally located near Hospital & all amenities; features 4 appl., 1 bath, & patio; avail Jan 1; $625/month
534 Cedar St Campbell River
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2 Bdrm suite $800. Available now
• Galley Kitchen with dishwasher • Hardwood floors • Child and Pet Friendly • References Mike (250)830-7012 visit our website www.dumacholdings.com CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm Townhouse near Rotary Beach Park. No dogs, N/S. Jan 1. $700. (250)287-3990. CAMPBELL RIVER, catering to mature people, newly reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm suites. Clean, quiet, secure bldg. Centrally located. Cable, phone, internet incl. Manager onsite, avail now. Call 250-203-8334. CAMPBELL RIVER- lrg 2 bdrm, rec room, covered patio. $775. Jan 1. N/S. (250)2042797, (250)337-5960. CAMPBELL RIVER- nice 1 bdrm, handy location near town, W/D, F/S, Jan. 1, $465 mo, call (250)923-3635.
DISCOVERY VILLAGE 104 283-1st. Ave Campbell River
Friendly onsite Managers 24 hr. One, two, and three bedroom Apts, 3 bdrm townhomes, 1 1/2 baths, set in a lovely quiet area next to the hospital & medical clinics. Schools two blocks away, close to all shopping & on the bus route. Ask about our bonus incentives and monthly draws. To view please call Christine at 250-286-3890 or 250-914-1049 fax 250-286-3803 Zero tolerance for any criminal activity & drugs
Now offering Strata Management Services RENOVATED CONDO, 2 Bdrm, 5 new appl, close to buses & NIC/Timberline. $750/mth. 1 sm pet allowed. 250-287-3556 SEAVIEW MANOR, 1 & 2 BDRM Apts. Quiet, secure, includes heat & hot water onsite Manager. Call 250-2866513 or 250-204-5799. ST. ANDREWS Village. Large bright 1 & 2 Bedroom renovated apartments in quiet crime free building. Non smoking, near hospital. (250) 287-3556
Water and City views. Newly updated 3 bdrms with large balcony and beautiful view. Walk to shopping and all amenities. Heat, parking & storage incl with onsite laundry. Contact resident manager
250-287-7763
CAMPBELL RIVER- 3 Bdrm half-duplex, located at Rivers Edge on Doyle Rd, just off of Hwy 28. This is an open main floor plan with full in suite laundry & powder room, master bdrm has a walk in closet. Starting at $975/mth. Phone 250-286-6133.
CAMPBELL RIVER very nice 2bdrm bsmt suite, avail now. incl gas heat, 5appls, ns/np, refs req’d $750. 250-923-2484
TOWNHOUSES
C.R. 1-BDRM Furnished duplex. $750. Immaculate. Close in. Jan. 1st. (250) 914-2269.
Campbell River: Willow Pt. 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 5 appl, 2 car garage, pet neg, avail. Jan 1st, $1150/mo, ref’s, 250-792-2536
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
CRIME-FREE MULTI-HOUSING
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 car garage, adult oriented patio home, all appls, built-in vac. $1100. Available Jan. 1. (250)949-8510.
DALMATION TOWERS, 1 bedroom, close to town, elevator, no pets, manager on site. Call 250-287-9817.
HOMES FOR RENT 3 BDRM, 2 bath with garage. By Dogwood & Merecroft. Shared laundry. N/S $1100 plus utilities. 250-923-0463 AVAIL IMMED. 3-4 bed. double wide trailer with F/S,W/D. $975/mth. Call 250-286-3074 or 250-204-5005 CAMPBELL RIVER- 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 1200sq ft, F/S, W/D, NS/NP. $900 (negotiable). Call 250-287-7876. CAMPBELL RIVER oceanfront fully furnished 3-Bdrm, 2bath home. $1800. neg. Avail. now. Drive by: 1047 S.Island Hwy. 1-604-892-5134 renechambers@shaw.ca MARYLAND, 3 bdrm 2 bath rancher. Dbl garage, wood stove, newer flooring, N/S, $1000. Jan. 1st. 250-923-4553 OCEAN VIEW. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, large rec room, fireplace. Hospital/ Sequoia Park area. N/S. (250)334-9629.
TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-910-6402 www.PreApproval.cc WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Treat yourself this Christmas to $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.
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ROOMS FOR RENT Furnished room. $450/ea Cable/wireless, laundry included. Oceanview. 1/2 block to bus. NS, NP. 250-287-3616 ROOM IN private home. Right on a bus route. 250-923-2465.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING GOLDEN GROVE Care Facility has immediate openings in beautiful home like setting for seniors. For a tour and info please call Judy or Rhona at 250-923-7049.
Call us today • 310-3535 •
Turnkey Ocnfrt. 1 Bed. Avail. immed.N/S,N/P, $1,100/1,250 Mo. Call Carol 250-286-1187
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
AUCTIONS
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OCEANFRONT BACHELOR cottage, fully furnished, Storries Beach area. W/D, TV, internet, avail Jan. 1. $650 mo + hydro (weekly rates also available). Call 250-923-9231.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL WILLOW POINT: Space for lease. 2620 sq.ft on 2 floors avail. for office space or storage. Ground floor could be leased separately. Heated and air conditioned. 250-923-4292.
CAMPBELL RIVER
1358 Marwalk Crescent 250-287-3939 www.crauctions.ca Ltd.
“Serving Campbell River & Vancouver Island since 1967”
CR Auction will be closed December 20 – January 3 Open Wednesday, January 4 Next Auction: Auction: Thursday, January 5 @ 6pm Check our website for item list for our next auction.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
Great location across from Robert Ostler Park. 940 Island Hwy, great exposure to traffic, good traffic flow. 850sq. feet. Contact 250-286-6322 or drmarklawrence@gmail.com
Penthouse Style in this new 1 bed. on 3rd floor with view over ocean & Quadra, 6 appl, patio, a must see. Incl. cable & int. Avail. Jan 1. 250-204-9120
CAMPBELL RIVER- 2 bdrm 4-plex, near ocean/schools, town. Hrdwd flrs, new exterior/paint, W/D. Available now. $695./mo. Call 250-889-9353. boarsnest@shaw.ca
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff of CR Auctions Terms Cash, Visa, M/C, = • SAME DAY REMOVAL • CLOSED TUESDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS
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Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other financing options available to qualified applicants.
Toll Free:
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NEWS
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Salmon farmers confident of their product “ BRIEN KIEREN
CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Consumers of farmed salmon can dine with “confidence” despite headline-grabbing deadly ocean virus testimony given at the Cohen Commission examining the decline of Fraser River sockeye. Testimony, which wrapped up last week, has raised fresh questions about the potential threat of the Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus that has ravaged farmed salmon elsewhere in the world. In the wake of this testimony Campbell River-based BC Salmon Farmers
Association Executive Director Mary Ellen Walling said simply: “We have a record of confidence.” Walling, who attended the commission hearings, said: “The gap in the testimony we have heard is around the lack of knowledge we have on viruses in the Pacific Ocean that may affect wild salmon. “There are millions and millions of viruses in the sea. They are the most prevalent life forms in the ocean. But, virus does not always equal disease. “Because we’ve done so much work on farmed fish monitoring we have a record
THEY SAID IT: “Virus
does not always equal disease.”
– Mary Ellen Walling, BCFSA
of confidence in the results that we have had over the past decade and we don’t see large numbers of an explained mortalities in our fish. “If our fish were carrying this ISA virus they would die because this is a virus that has been proven to have a terrible affect on farmed Atlantic salmon ...
we’ve seen that in other jurisdictions,” Walling added. The commission heard new evidence that critics say suggests federal agencies were willing to suppress the truth about risks to salmon to protect industry and trade. One email entered in evidence came from a BC manager of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) which investigated alleged findings of ISA and then refuted those reports. The CFIA manager emailed colleagues in November to praise their “very successful performance” briefing the media. “It is clear that
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we are turning the PR tide to our favour,” he bragged. Stephen Stephen, the director of DFO’s Biotechnology and Aquatic Animal Health Sciences Branch, rejected suggestions federal employees pre-judged the ISA investigation. He defended CFIA’s recent determination that re-testing failed to confirm any presence of ISA in several wild salmon collected separately by a SFU professor and independent biologist Alexandra Morton. However, DFO researcher Kristi Miller told the inquiry that the ISA virus, or something very similar, may
have been present in wild BC salmon for 25 years. The CFIA has promised systematic salmon sampling to test for ISA in BC waters starting next year. Craig Orr, executive director of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, said he believes ISA is present in BC on the basis of the initial tests, although he said it’s unclear what threat, if any, this poses to wild salmon. “The bigger question is what government is doing to protect our interests as opposed to protecting very narrow interests like salmon farming,” Orr said. Asked if the hearing
testimony represents a public relations setback for salmon farmers Walling said: “It’s always challenging communicating complex scientific questions. “People want to have confidence in the food that they are eating. They want to have delicious meal. They want to eat something that is healthy. They want to know we are protecting wild salmon in the environment where we are farming. “We try to be open and accessible in terms of the information we are providing the public,” the association executive director said.
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Keen Halleran scholarship awarded A young man from Campbell River has been awarded the 2011 Keen Halleran Memorial Scholarship. Matthew Blackburn is the second recipient of the scholarship, given to a student studying music at the post-secondary level. The Keen Halleran Scholarship was first established in May 2003 as the Halleran Scholarship by Frances Keen (1955-2006) in recognition of her high school band/choir and piano teachers, Noreen and Mickey Halleran of Quesnel, B.C. Unfortunately, Keen passed away before she could finish her project. When the project was completed Keen’s name was added to the scholarship in recognition of her work as an elementary choir and band teacher, as a community choir director and as an advocate of music education in the community. Blackbur n, the son of Dale and Oda Blackburn, grew up in Campbell River where he studied piano with Shelley Roberts and a dva n c e d t h e o r y with Sandy Havelaar. Blackbur n received an Associate of the Victoria Conservatory of Music in 2007, then continued his studies at the University of
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| CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
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KEEP YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE OUT OF THE LANDFILL, AND SUPPORT THE CAMPBELL RIVER WATER PARK! The Campbell River Professional FireĮghters are organizing a Christmas Tree Chipping Event. Saturday, January 7th from 10 am to 4 pm CR Sportsplex By donaƟon with proceeds to the Campbell River Water Park. 301 St. Ann’s Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 4C7 Telephone: 250-286-5700 info@campbellriver.ca www.campbellriver.ca Like us on Facebook @ City of Campbell River
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Tree of Life Shoppers Drug Mart recently made a donation of $2,753 to the Ann Elmore Transition House. Money was raised during the company’s national Tree of Life Fundraiser, which supports women’s charities across the country. Presenting the donation to Valery Puetz of Ann Elmore House (second from left) are, from left, Tatiana Amos, Penny Grief and Lucy Roseboom.
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RC M P I n s p e c t o r Lyle Gelinas said he is pleased with the crime analyst’s contribution to Campbell River’s detachment. “Our crime analyst is a very beneficial addition to the detachment support base,” wrote Gelinas in the RCMP quarterly report to city council last week. “The efforts of the crime analyst, by researching and organizing infor mation then passing it on to the members to investigate, has prompted some offenders to relocate from Campbell
River, while others have gone to jail.” Hired in May, the crime analyst works to track and organize information on prolific offenders and crime hot spots in the city among other things. The report included examples of priority offender weekly bulletins the analyst creates to give police a snapshot of things like bail conditions for individuals to help police monitor these people more easily. Gelinas said the weekly bulletins are “packed with infor mation on the noted suspects.” “He also tracks Continued on A23
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Crime: Welcome addition to the detachment through his contacts up and down the Island and on the mainland,� said Gelinas. “He tracks our priority offenders who may be travelling, or offenders that come from somewhere else that are travelling criminals.� The analyst also creates crime maps which show the type and location of crimes in Campbell River to provide police with a “quick visual� of crimes committed. Gelinas said the addition to the detachment has enabled police to better track priority offenders because the crime analyst helps with information organization. “It helps in coordinating these packages so that the members have more accurate information available to them,� said Gelinas. “It helps in time management.� The Citizens on Patrol were also mentioned in the report; Gelinas called them the “silent partners� of the detachment, and pointed out that the group volunteered 975 hours in this quarter, (July to September), assisting with community events, neighbourhood patrols and Child Find, among other things. Gelinas noted the Restorative Justice Pro-
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(From left) Tamara Sayers, Al Barker, Amanda Raleigh and Bill Howich are urging everyone to get their Campbell River Minor Hockey raffle tickets before they’re gone. You can support the Campbell River Minor Hockey Association by purchasing a ticket for $10 for your chance to win the Grand Prize of a new Jeep Wrangler from Bill Howich Chrysler valued at $35,000 or a his and hers mountain bike package from Pedal Your World or a Marine Wildlife & Tidal Rapids Tour from Discovery Marine Safaris. Ticket printing has been donated by Seymour Pacific Developments. Only 8,000 tickets printed; one-in-8,000 chance to win. The draw will take place Saturday, March 17 at Strathcona Gardens.
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| CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
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