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Boil water advisory still in effect ❑ High turbidity levels in Comox Lake monitored daily ❑ Don’t worry, though, if you drink water without boiling By Michael Briones Echo Staff
A crew from the Ulsan Broadcasting Corporation interviews Scott Wallace, a scientist with the David Suzuki Foundation, about the Chum salmon run. (Photos by Drew A. Penner/Echo Staff)
Korean broadcast crew visits the Puntledge to film Chum salmon run By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff The Taehwa River in Northeast Asia’s industrial hub, Ulsan, South Korea, became known as “the river of death” thanks to the toxic materials resulting from the city growing to produce 18 per cent of the country’s exports. As the city works to reclaim its ecology, a film crew from the Ulsan Broadcasting Corporation descended on Morrison Creek in the Comox Valley to give their viewers back home a glimpse of healthy chum spawning runs in the Puntledge River system. “The situation in Canada is quite different, so we cannot apply everything directly to Korea,” director Tae Hoon Kim said through a translator Oct. 24, as chum splashed their way up the creek beside him. “We try to learn some lessons and apply it to the Korean system as much as possible. That’s the purpose of this film.” (Continued on page 2)
Female chum salmon dig holes for their eggs as males attempt to intimidate each other.
The Comox Valley Regional District is constantly monitoring the turbidity levels in our source of drinking water. A boil water advisory was issued by the CVRD on Monday until further notice because of high turbidity levels in Comox Lake. Manager of water services Mike Herschmiller said this was the result of the heavy rainfall experienced over the last few days. “The lake filled up three-and-a-half metres in a week,” said Herschmiller. “The river beds into the reservoir have been very low and dry the whole summer and then this huge rain event that we had, the persistent rain, flushed in all the silt and the debris that had been sitting on the river edges and caused the lake to fill up with high turbid water. The lake now has to basically flush itself in order to produce clean water into the river.” Comox Lake supplies the drinking water in the Comox Valley. It is taken from the Puntledge River and delivered to about 41,000 residents. “Our drinking water standards are supposed to be less than one nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) at the source,” Herschmiller explained. “Once it gets over one, I start sending reports to Island Health. Because this is a prolonged event, it was decided we needed to issue this advisory.” Health Canada defines turbidity as a measure of the relative clarity or cloudiness of water. It is not a direct measure of suspended particles, but rather a general measure of the scattering and absorbing effect that suspended particles have on light. The most important health-related function of turbidity is its use as an indicator of the effectiveness of drinking water treatment processes, particularly filtration, in the removal of potential microbial pathogens. “There are waterborne viruses like cryptosporidium that are hard-shelled and a little bit resistant to chlorine. For lack of a better word, when there’s dirt in the water, when there’s turbid water, it’s easier for those organisms to almost hide in the dirt so that they become more resistant to chlorine. UV treatment which is what we’re looking at doing is effective against those creatures but again, when you have a higher turbidity, your UV and chlorine become less effective.” The boil advisory remains in effect until the water turbidity subsides at Comox Lake. (Continued on page 2)
Fire rips through automotive shop resulting in extensive damage By Michael Briones Echo Staff A quick response by the Courtenay Fire Department averted a fiery situation from getting out of hand on Tuesday afternoon. Flames ripped through Excel Automotive in “Tin Town” on Cousins Ave. in Courtenay around 4 p.m on Tuesday. Firefighters were called and were immediately at the scene. Upon arrival encountered a raging fire that was spewing out from two garage doors on one side of the building. Fire crews immediately went into action and were able to hose down the flames to contain the situation and prevent it from spreading to a nearby building. “Before the trucks got set up, we had a couple of, sounds like, acetylene tank cylinders go off and a couple of oxygen tanks with it,” said Fire Chief Don Bardonnex. Courtenay had its full crew out and were assisted by the Comox Valley RCMP. BC ambulance crews as well as those from BC Hydro were
also at the scene. No one was hurt. The owner of the automotive repair shop Robert McCauley said all the people inside the building were able to leave safely when the fire broke out. They were fixing a vehicle at that time. “We were just changing the fuel pump and a little bit of gas hit the floor and the trouble light dropped and ignited it,” said McCauley. Although Courtenay firefighters were able to control the fire, it took more than an hour to completely douse the flames and address any lingering dangers. The windy conditions made their task difficult. Bardonnex said they had to compensate for it because the building contained vehicles, oxy-acetylene tanks, flammable liquids and propane tanks. Firefighters had to break down doors as well as saw a hole in one of the garage doors to access the flames. The automotive shop suffered extensive damage and will have to be torn down, according to Bardonnex. An official investigation to the cause of the fire is underway.
Flames are shooting out the windows of Excel Automotive on Tuesday
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Village signs MOU with Riders to kick off jump park project The dirt-based facility for bikes in Village park ‘high priority’item By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff It won’t be long before local youngsters and veteran riders alike will be taking to the skies in Cumberland, now that the Village has agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Riders of Cumberland
to get rolling on the jump park. At the regularly scheduled council meeting Oct. 27 elected officials gave the thumbs up to the project, which casts the Village in the lead role during the design phase of the project with UROC providing support and input along the way. The 2013 Village Park Master plan allocated half a hectare in the main Cumberland park area for the jump park. The project has been given high priority status and the community has already set aside $27,000 for the recreation facility. UROC has agreed to pitch in $27,000 ($15,000 cash and $12,000 in-kind - labour,
machine time, materials etc.). UROC has already been toiling away on initial plans and models demonstrating possible layouts for the facility. Local dirt jumper Adam Dyke helped create these design, which were presented at the Trails Forum back on March 6. In June 111 villagers responded to a public survey which Village staff plan to reference when proceeding with official construction drawings, budgets and material lists. The next step is to hire a consultant to do the work, which could be back for final input and tweaking as
soon as this winter. The design work will likely cost between $3,000 and $7,000, funds which would come from the existing jump park budget. Cumberland recently approved funding for a skatepark - also to be included in the broader Village Park plans - to enrich recreation activities for youngsters. Village officials see the jump park as an opportunity to further boost these outdoor options for youth, while helping beginning mountain bikers with a safe environment to build their own skills. In addition, the jump park with certainly feature prominently in future tourism outreach strategies developed by Village staff. An extra benefit of having a taxpayer-funded jump park constructed to a high standard right near the core of the municipality would be to reduce
unauthorized and potentially unsafe jump trails in the nearby hillside. At this point, according to its website, UROC is interested in working towards a pump track-style design with two lines - one for beginners and one for more advanced riders. Phase 1 of jump creation could begin in 2015, if things continue at this pace they’re chugging along at presently. Coun. Conner Copeman made the motion to allow staff to enter into the agreement with UROC. The United Riders of Cumberland have also been making progress on their effort to work out a deal with forestry companies to officially allow residents and visitors to use trails on private land.
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Members of three Korean families temporarily living in the Comox Valley examine the chum salmon run.
Korean broadcast crew visits the Puntledge (Continued from page 1) The chum salmon run in the Puntledge is quite a reliable phenomenon. In contrast with the fluctuations in the number of Coho and pink salmon, the chum numbers are quite consistent - and robust too. While the 3-4,000 Coho may return to the Puntledge during spawning season every year, the chum run can hit 100,000 fish. This is vastly different from the situation in Ulsan. In 1961 Korea designated Ulsan as a special industrial zone, leading to the development of petrochemical, metals, shipbuilding and automobile facilities. Salmon disappeared from the Taehwa River, which runs right through the city. But legislators fought back, launching awareness campaigns and elevating environmental standards. “Ulsan is very notorious regarding industrial pollution,” explained Hee Tae Park, a BC resident who is serving as a fixer on the television production. “They try to recover the environment as far as they can. One of the projects was to make salmon come to their river. Recently we got some salmon runs in the river. They were so excited about this and they want to know how we can continuously have salmon come to the river more and more.” Ulsan is perhaps best known to the rest of the world as the hometown of Hyundai Motor Co., but now it’s beginning to build a reputation as a hotbed of sustainability. Companies have added more positions for sustainability coordinators
Boil advisory (Continued from page 1) “We’re monitoring it daily,” said Herschmiller. “We’re still taking residual samples, turbidity samples and bacteria samples every day. We’re doing a wide-range of testing around the valley. Every day I get results back and forward them to an advisory group.” Herschmiller said they’ve been testing chlorine residuals, nephelometric turbidity units (NTUs) as well for total coli-forms and e-coli. Results have not detected any bacteria. What happens if you accidentally drink the water without boiling it? Herschmiller said that people shouldn’t be alarmed “The chances are nothing is going to happen,” said Herschmiller. “They’re just going to be just fine. Basically, we haven’t found any bacteria in the water in all of our samples that we’ve been doing. But we wouldn’t advise them to drink the water without boiling it.” Anyone with questions can call the CVRD at 250-334-6000. For updated information and resources on the boil water advisory, go to www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/boil.
and government has taken an active role, fighting driftnet fishing and combating pollution. The River Revival Campaign took on 48 km of the Taehwa for revitalization, including releasing hundreds of thousands of salmon fry. By 2003 the first five adult salmon arrived back in the Taehwa and by 2009 this number had grown to 702. The Korean public is eager to see this progress continue and have taken quite an interest in the subject. A salmon festival is held in the fall every year and aquariums provide information about the fish. This sense of intrigue is on display along Morrison Creek, where a handful of Koreans coincidentally happen to be enjoying the afternoon together when the UBC crew shows up. The members of three families are living in the Comox Valley temporarily to learn English, and have never witnessed a natural process quite like this before. One child is overjoyed to see the gurgling waterway teeming with fish and she reaches out towards a chum. “Whoa!” she giggles, shooting video on a smartphone. Meanwhile, the film crew captures video of female salmon digging holes for their eggs as males try to intimidate one another. Scott Wallace, a senior research scientist with the David Suzuki Foundation, walks the film crew through the salmon life cycle, holding up a chum for the camera as cameraman Hee Jin Lee moves the lens toward the dark green waves of flesh for a good cutaway shot. Park, the fixer, prompts Wallace to explain the important role of the forest in the health of the salmon run.
“People think of salmon as being marine animals, but they’re actually a forest animal - they’re born in the forest and they’ll die in the forest,” Wallace said. “They need the trees and the river to provide habitat.” Through the release of their nutrients, salmon make their way up into the plants, giving back to the ecosystem, he describes. “In this leaf there will be a piece of this salmon,” he said, pointing to the plant matter. “The forest then enters back into the stream again as the leaves fall in over time.” Knowledge itself goes in cycles. As Korea continues its change of track, some point to lessons for Canada, too. Larry Peterson is a member of the conservation committee with the Courtenay Fish and Game Club who also works with the Steelhead Society of BC. He was thrilled to see how officials had completely rebuilt a river in downtown Seoul when he visited the country two years ago. “They bought it up, rebuilt it and moved the buildings back,” he said. “It’s revitalized with seagoing trout in the heart of Seoul, Korea.” Peterson was glad to hear a Korean broadcasting crew had dropped by the local river and says the work done to improve Ulsan can provide a playbook for people here. “You see, that’s so positive, because that means industry has some ecological accountability. I think that’s fabulous,” he said. “I wish British Columbia, Vancouver Island and the Ministry of Lands and Forests could have some of the same dedication. That way we might get our steelhead run back and we might get our Coho numbers up where they should be.”
The Comox Fire Department wants you and your family to be safe this Halloween and offers the following tips: • Use flashlights and battery-operated candles instead of decorating with candles. • Keep candles away from anything that can burn such as decorations, doorsteps, costumes and curtains. • Never leave a burning candle unattended. • Use long matches to light candles inside jack-o-lanterns. • For more tims on candle safety, please visit: http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/ofc/ public-ed/pdf/candlehallo14.pdf • Choose Halloween costumes, wigs and accessories that are flame-resistant or flame-retardant. Avoid costumes with long trailing pieces that may easily ignite. When constructing a costume for children, always keep fire safety in mind. • Educate children to stay clear of open flames and other heat sources. Ensure that children know how to perform STOP, DROP and ROLL should their clothes catch on fire. (If your clothes catch on fire: STOP immediately, DROP to the ground and cover your face with your hands, ROLL over and over to extinguish the
flames). • Ensure that combustible Halloween decorations such as crepe paper, cornstalks and dried flowers are kept well away from sources of heat. Keep all exits clear of decorating materials. • Decorative candles, candle holders, lights and other decorations should be certified by a recognized organization such as the Canadian Standards Association or the Underwriters’ of Laboratory of Canada. • Celebrate Halloween wisely. Teach children that fireworks are not toys and that if they find fireworks, they should TELL an adult. It is unsafe for children to pick up fireworks and bring them to an adult. • The use of fireworks by untrained individuals may result in unnecessary injuries. Safely enjoy fireworks displays put on by trained individuals. • Instruct children attending parties at others’ homes to locate exits and plan how they would get out in an emergency. • To learn more about BC Fire Facts associated with Halloween, please see: http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/ofc/ public-ed/pdf/hallowfs14.pdf
NIC students to stage Debt Zombie Walk North Island College students will be staging their second annual Land of Student Debt Zombie Walk today. It’s organized by the North Island Students’ Union and will take place at noon at the Comox Valley campus. Average student-related debt for BC students is currently $35,000 for a four-year degree, well above the national average of $27,000. Tuition fees and student debt have never been higher in the province. The North Island Students’ Union, Local 72 of the Canadian Federation of Students, represents over 4,600 students who attend North Island College. The Canadian Federation of Students’ BC’s Squash the Squeeze campaign aims to alleviate the financial pressures faced by students in British Columbia.
The four keys to the campaign are: reducing tuition fees, re-instating the student grant program, eliminating interest on student loans, and increasing funding to colleges and universities.
CORRECTION: An article in the Comox Valley Echo incorrectly misstated the name of the publication Nick Ward is involved with. It should have read: “Nick Ward is a Cumberland resident who runs the local civic blog and Facebook page Cumberland Matters.” We regret the error. Ward will be the moderator of the village’s all-candidates meeting on Monday, Nov. 3, 6:30 pm at the Cumberland Cultural Centre.
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Glacier View Lodge ready to break ground for new adult day centre Glacier View Lodge in Courtenay will begin with site preparations for the expansion of the new Adult Day Program Centre in November, announced Wednesday by Executive Director, Michael Aikins. Building will commence as soon as the building permit is approved by the City of Courtenay. The expansion of the lodge, a 1600-square foot addition, will alleviate pressures on the current building. “We are excited to be able to finally create a dedicated space that can become ‘home away from home’ for community seniors,” said Liz Friis, Director of Resident Lifestyle & Community Programs. “This will allow us to have the capacity for growth and provide much more versatility for our current residents.” The Adult Day Program is one of the health programs offered through the Vancouver Island Health Authority for seniors who are experiencing challenges to their health or memory. Those who attend programs at Glacier View Lodge have the opportunity to participate in a social and stimulating day, and can take advantage of other services at the Lodge, such as health monitoring, bathing, or even an appointment with a hair stylist. Ms. Friis adds that it’s not just the seniors who will benefit from this expansion. She says the main beneficiaries of the program are the family caregivers who often suffer personally from the physical and emotional demands of caregiving and could benefit from a regular day off to connect to family, friends or participate in their regular activities.
Bob Scales, Chair of the Glacier View Lodge Board of Directors, says, “The Adult Day Program is a life line for many families in the Valley— ensuring they have some free time without worry about their loved ones.” Ms Friis elaborates by saying, “Most caregivers cannot find time to care for themselves. It is a sad reality that the stress of care-giving impacts their health, as well.” She adds, “The impact of health issues for caregivers then doubles the impact on our health care system, which affects our entire community.” When the senior attends the day program once or twice a week, the caregiver can have a day off to go to work without worry, look after the house, pay bills, go shopping, attend a social activity or simply catch up on much-needed sleep. The ground-breaking later this month, once permits are received, is the culmination of more than two years of planning by the Lodge’s Board and Administration. Over the past year, the fundraising committee at Glacier View Lodge has hosted a series of events to raise awareness about the need for expanded services for Valley seniors and to raise the additional funds needed to complete the project. Unfortunately, they still need $150,000 from community support. If you can help, please visit our website donor page at www.glacierviewlodge.ca or visit the Lodge. The Lodge has offered the Adult Day Program for community seniors for 31 years.
Conceptual drawing of day centre
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Water levels surge as remnants of Hurricane Ana hit the Valley By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff As Pauline Williamson was trying to fall asleep at her home 4 km away from the Puntledge River sirens disturbed her rest She had just been watching a WWII documentary on TV and noted the similarity in sound. “It’s exactly the same sound,” she said. “It’s terrifying to hear it, and it’s so loud!” BC Hydro lowered the Comox Lake Reservoir about 1.25 m in preparation for the week of stormy weather, including the remnants of Hurricane Ana. Sirens along the side of the river were set off periodically to make sure people were aware of changing conditions. The sirens operate from about 6:00 am to 11:00 pm and for the fall/winter season, the times are adjusted so they operate between around 7:00 am and 9:00 pm, noted Steven Watson, BC Hydro spokesperson. “The timing settings will be adjusted this week,” he said, in an interview with the Echo, adding the Crown corporation had been preparing for the worst. “We had been following the remnants of Hurricane Ana as it
approached the region.” BC Hydro was forecast about 70 mm of rain over 24 hours for this watershed, following a similar event the previous Tuesday/Wednesday. “The forecasted storm winds came out of the southeast and caused some ocean storm surge up the estuary and Courtenay River,” he said.
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90th Birthday Party Celebration This weekend Marge and Gerald Miller shared a 90th birthday celebration at Longland’s Golf Course in Comox. Marge’s birthday was in September and Gerald’s is in January. 85 guests from many places in Canada, and as far away as the Honduras, joined this couple to celebrate. All their children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren were able to be there for their celebration. Marge’s sister, Dorie Hicks of Vermilion, and Gerald’s brother, Jim Miller, of Courtenay were also pleased to be with them. Mayor Ives of Comox attended and brought birthday greetings from the town of Comox. Following this party, Marge and Gerald were able to spend many hours sharing good times with their friends and relatives. Congratulations Marge and Gerald!
Valley Newcomers’ Club welcomes you Nov. 3 to meeting featuring wildlife photographer The club’s November 3rd meeting will feature a presentation by Steve Williamson. Steve is an award winning wildlife photographer and conservationist living in the Comox Valley. He spends a lot of time his working along the BC coast and when possible works with conservation charities in the Great Bear Rainforest and with the eco-tourism industry. Working with these organizations has enabled Steve to see many of the amazing sights and wildlife presented in his photographs. The Newcomers club is a friendly, warm and welcoming group of women who have resided in the Comox Valley for less than two years. Meetings are held at the Crown Isle Club House, 399 Club House Drive, Courtenay. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the meeting starting promptly at 7:00 pm. For more information email us at cvnewcomers.bc@gmail.com or check out our website at www. cvnewcomers.net.
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Travel photography talk at Courtenay Museum Planning a trip? Then plan on attending “Travel Photography” with well-known photographer and instructor Boomer Jerritt as he presents a lecture/workshop at the Courtenay and District Museum on Tuesday, November 4th beginning at 7:00 pm. In this presentation you will learn about creating exciting travel photos and achieving images that reflect your personal experiences while traveling abroad. Jerritt will discuss lighting, first person perspective, camera operation and good old-fashioned patience as platforms for achieving these goals.
Boomer brings over 20 years of experience in the Recreation and Lifestyle genre of photography to this fun and informal workshop. He is the principle photographer for Tourism Vancouver Island and leads photo-tours throughout Vancouver Island, the Broughton Archipelago and into the Great Bear Rainforest. He is also a photography instructor at North Island College and has three photography books under
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189 RCSCC Port Augusta Sea Cadets on Parade May 2014. Photo by Mary Ellen Schulz
Sea Cadets having public ceremony Port Augusta corps receiving new ship’s badge As part of the 2014 Year of the Veteran-Comox Valley, the youth members of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps will be conducting a special parade at The HMCS Alberni Museum in the Comox Centre Mall at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, November 4. The sea cadets of 189 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp (RCSCC) Port Augusta will conduct Ceremonial Divisions with Mr. Stu McKinnon, President Branch 160 Comox of the Royal Canadian Legion, as the special Reviewing Officer. Following the ceremonial inspection of the cadet divisions, Mr. McKinnon, a naval veteran, will make a special ceremonial presentation to Port Augusta in recognition of the support the Legion makes to the Sea Cadets. There will be a proud moment in the ceremony when the Port Augusta Commanding Officer, Lieutenant_Commander Steve Cowan, of Comox, will be awarding Sea Cadet Service medals to several cadets in recognition of their service and contribution to this national youth organization. Adding to the events will be the unveiling of the new ship’s badge, approved by the Navy League of Canada, which will be a milestone in the Port Augusta sea cadet history. Since 1982 Port Augusta has used the ship’s badge of HMCS Comox and a new ship’s badge was designed to be appropriate to the name Port Augusta. The cadets will also participate in a veterans briefing to explain the significance of remembering Canadian naval and military history and heritage as we approach Remembrance Day. Mr. Lewis Bartholomew, Executive Director of the HMCS Alberni Museum, has made special arrangements to open the museum and memorial after the completion of the ceremony for everyone in attendance to experience the naval contribution of lives and ships made by Canada during the Second World War. The public is encouraged to attend this special ceremony. Access to this event is through the blue arch entrance to the Comox Centre Mall (south side) and begins at 6:30 pm sharp. Refreshments will be provided. The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps is open to youth aged 12 to 18-years of age. Uniforms and training are provided with free membership. Port Augusta meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:15pm at the 19 Wing facilities at Goose Spit.
As Small Business Month and Community Living Month wrap up, Vancouver Island Community Connections Inc. (VICC) is celebrating with a “Purposeful Purchasing” campaign. “Purposeful Purchasing is about recognizing that every dollar spent, if spent with purpose, will advance the economic inclusion of people with disabilities,” says Robb Webb, a VICC job developer. “The campaign highlights how inclusive hiring practices can increase business sales. Successful companies believe that a necessary business practice is to have their employees reflect the makeup of their customer base.” Vancouver Island Community Connections helps match local adults with developmental disabilities with progressive employers in
the Comox Valley. Its Purposeful Purchasing campaign, says Webb, aims to change spending habits in support of businesses with inclusive hiring practices. “There are over 300 people accessing Community Living BC services in the Comox Valley, and all those people have family, friends, coworkers and neighbors. Add everyone in the Comox Valley who works in the Community Living field, along with their families and friends, and that’s is a lot of purchasing power.” If you’d like to know more about Purposeful Purchasing, or would like to find out how your business can make it part of your advertising and marketing plan, please call the Community Employment Service 250-871-7201 or email viccemployment@gmail.com.
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News Hammering away last of the Palace A contractor gets to work jackhammering down the remnants of the old Palace Theatre at a vacant property on Fifth Street and England Avenue. The City of Courtenay and the Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association recently convinced the landowner to let them take down the old fence and put up a new one on the site. Courtenay hopes to make the new fence a feature in centennial celebrations this upcoming year.
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Hospice invites you to best ever gala! ing your favourite food and beverages knowing that 100% of your tax deductible donation will care for someone who is dying and support their loved ones in our community. For more than 30 years, the Comox Valley Hospice Society has offered care, comfort and compassion through programs including: · Counselling for patients, families and caregivers · Grief and bereavement support groups and spiritual care · Caregiver respite and support including Reiki and Healing Touch · Delivery of hospital beds to patient homes · Advance Care Planning education and support Soon, in conjunction with our care partners in care, we will be able to offer another long-awaited care option to people in our community in a new residential hospice located at The Views at St. Joseph’s General Hospital. Every year Comox Valley Hospice helps over 1,000 people with a very small staff and over 100 dedicated and well-trained volunteers. Without donations, hospice programs would be drastically reduced. More than two-thirds of the costs of providing this care comes from community donations from people like you. You make it possible for hospice to be here today. .and, for hospice to be here tomorrow! If you’d like to enjoy your guiltfree night on us and make a difference in the lives of people in our community, you can donate online at www.canadahelps.org/dn/5894, call CVHS at 250.339.5533. Or send your donation to the Comox Valley Hospice Society at 2137 Comox Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1P2.
Climate change course continues with session on ‘how to talk’ about it Comox United Church and the Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship are sponsoring a six session course on The Climate Change Era, The second session, entitled How To Talk About Climate Change, will take place, November 5, from 7-9 p.m. on the second floor of the Comox United Church, 250 Beach Drive in Comox. Cost by donation. The science is overwhelming. Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree that climate change is real and, for the most part, caused by us humans. It is beginning to affect all life on Earth as we know it. This session will deal with two critical tools for talking about climate change in a constructive way: STORY AND FRAMING. We have to learn to tell the climate change story in a more effective way. And we have to understand people’s psychological and emotional frames to enable them to reframe. The session will be led by Mike Bell. He has an MA in communications. He was a friend, student, and fellow monk with Thomas Berry, a geologian and father of the New Cosmology. For further information contact Mike at 250-890-3671 or mikefbell@shaw.ca
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Enjoy the gala curled up at home with a good book and a glass of wine An evening filled with the fun of your choice awaits guests of the Comox Valley Hospice Society’s first annual Stay At Home Gala not to be held on November 1st, 2014! We want to help you save on the cost of a
new outfit, the cost of tickets, the price of a taxi home and the cost of impulsively raising your hand at a live auction! Instead you can enjoy the evening in your favourite surroundings and eating and drink-
The Courtenay-Alberni Green Party of Canada Association is hosting a Wine and Cheese Party at Morningstar Farm near Parksville, November 1st, starting at 7 PM. West coast folk rock group Brave the Weather, described as “certified local, organic, free-range, GM free, fair-trade, re-purposed, but not re-cycled,” will be providing the entertainment. Richard Boyce, also “certified local and organic”, will be presenting excerpts from his film “Coastal Tarsands Journey to Deleted Islands”. This documentary takes a cinematic kayaking journey through the maze of islands along the path these supertankers, loaded with millions of barrels of Diluted Bitumen, will be navigating. The wine and cheese are both produced at Morningstar Farm, 403 Lowry’s Road, in Parksville, a local heritage dairy and winery. Ticket price for this event is $30 per person and can be purchased at Morningstar Farm or on-line at www.courtenay-albernigreens.ca. While at our website, check out the up-todate articles and links, photos and contact info for local Greens.
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LNG Townhall: ‘No Fracking with Our Futures’ info session Nov. 4
Comox okays Marina Park Vitalization plan in principle
The fight against fracking, fracked gas pipelines and LNG terminals is heating up in BC and on Vancouver Island. On Tuesday November 4th, the Comox Valley Council of Canadians will be hosting a town hall meeting for an informative discussion on the ramifications of fracking and LNG development. The LNG town hall will take place on at 7pm at Mark Isfeld Secondary School in Courtenay. With over 14 massive LNG terminals proposed
and many more super tankers slated for the BC coast, communities are mobilizing to take a stand against a fractured future . “This hits close to home - there are proposals for LNG projects in Campbell River, Alberni Inlet, Howe Sound, and Delta. “Is this what our community wants - LNG super tankers off our coast?” asked Comox Valley resident, Linda Safford.
“What are the public health and safety concerns with having LNG plants and tankers in our backyard? “ “Do the economics of exporting LNG from B.C. actually measure up? And at what cost to our communities, our coast and the climate?” Admission by donation. FMI phone 250-334-4608 or email: cvcouncilofcanadians@gmail.com.
By Michael Briones Echo Staff Comox council has approved in principle the Marina Park Vitalization Plan. In doing so, council also gave staff the go-ahead with the Stage 2 application to the Island Coastal Economic Trust for $400,000 in funding for the Comox Marina Centre Meeting Place project. The town has already approved a $400,000 contribution to the plan. The construction will cost approximately $1.6 million. The balance of the total budget, $800,000 will be sought from the Western Diversification or similar federal resources. Cohlmeyer Architecture and the Algis Corporation were hired to re-develop Marina Park. The main objective is to exploit the full economic and tourism potential of Marina Park, which has not been frequented by people and visitors due to lack of incentives, attractions and amenities that will encourage them to do so. The area offers spectacular sceneries and views of the Comox glacier, Beaufort mountain range, the Puntledge River estuary, cityscapes and the marina itself. The project, which aims to make the park a regional attraction in the Comox Valley, is a catalytic approach that focuses on enhancing activities at the park through the creation of a meeting place destination. It will feature several buildings, a plaza and other physical enhancements to attract more people, activity and private investment particularly in the areas of food and commercial services. The development is also expected to inject economic benefits to the town in the first five years after the project is completed. Among the impacts include an increase in direct spending of $1.4 million per year and also creation of 18 permanent employment jobs, with a further five jobs supported elsewhere in BC. During construction, around 11 person-years of local employment would be created. Local businesses also stand to benefit from it. Among the main features of the project is the proposed village plaza or square, south of the gazebo. It will be the central hub for public events and private functions. It will consist of two buildings adjacent to each other, capable of accommodating 50 to 75 people that the community, non-profit, recreational and private groups can take advantage of. They will also include substantial roofed areas to facilitate use by small-scale temporary vendors. The children’s playground will be relocated and make it an integral part of the life of the village. There will be a new treed “central plaza” that will include benches, a fountain, a re-built wood promenade and the totem pole as a focal point. In order to draw pedestrians from the downtown core to the waterfront park, trails and paths are going to be enhanced with visible signage, treed areas, promenade, public art as well as softly-sloped trails, rest areas and benches.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTOR AL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION
The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission is coming to town and wants to hear from you. The commission is reviewing provincial electoral districts and making proposals to the Legislative Assembly on the area, boundaries and names of electoral districts to be used for the next two provincial general elections. Your views will help inform a Preliminary Report to the Legislative Assembly in the spring of 2015. JOIN a public hearing:
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East/West connections at Fertile Ground’s AGM Connections with new organic farming initiatives taking place in northeast India will be the main topic of discussion at Fertile Ground’s annual general meeting, taking place Saturday, November 1st. The event gets underway at 2:00 pm. at Creekside Commons, 2202 Lambert Drive in Courtenay. Following a short business meeting, there will be chai-style tea, fresh Indian samosas and a special screening of a video produced by local photographer and videographer, Sarah Kerr. Later this month, Kerr’s film will be shown in Assam to over 1,000 farmers who, at the invitation of the state Ministers of Agriculture, Industry and Rural Development, will be gathering to discuss the future of the regional agriculture sector. The film features 3 small-scale organic growers from the Comox Valley: Moss Dance, Arzeena Hamir and Russell Heitzmann. Their message encourages farmers and the Assam government to work towards developing a sustainable food system that will provide healthy food for local markets, encourage a greater number of young people to get involved in farming, and create new opportunities for small-scale producers. Following the film, Fertile Ground’s coordinator, Peggy Carswell, will present a brief overview of a new organic farming program just getting underway in
develop practical skills, and will be accessible to school children and families from the nearby area. Income from the sale of organic vegetables and inputs such as compost and compost “teas” produced onsite will provide farmers with good quality soil amendments, help cover a portion of the project’s oper-
ating costs, and enable students to develop important entrepreneurial and marketing skills. Information about Fertile Ground’s programs and upcoming volunteer opportunities - here and in Assam are available online at www.fertile-ground.org or by calling 250 337-8348.
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Clockwise from top left: Moss Dance, Arzeena Hamir, Sarah Kerr, Russell Heitzmann Assam. Located at a rural college in one of Assam’s main agricultural regions, it will provide classroom and hands-on training for students and farmers interested in learning about more sustainable farming practices.
The new initiative is being supported in part by donations from Strathcona Sunrise Rotary Club and District 5020’s grants program. An organic demonstration garden built on the college campus will provide opportunities for students to
Comox Valley RCMP responded to the following incidents between Oct 21 and 27: On October 22 the Comox Valley RCMP were called to a report of a 4 vehicle collision on Ryan road approximately half way down the hill. The report is that a vehicle was stopped in traffic and was rear-ended by a following vehicle and then a third vehicle stopped for that collision and was rear-ended by the fourth vehicle in line. As a result of the third and fourth vehicle contacting the third vehicle was pushed into the second vehicle which in turn was pushed into the first vehicle again. This investigation is continuing. (2014-13400) On October 25th police were called by a resident on the 2600 block of Maryport Avenue in Cumberland for a report of a stolen vehicle. The owner reported that the vehicle, a White 1997 Chevrolet pickup with a canopy, had been stolen sometime over the night from the roadway in front of their residence. Later in the day the vehicle was found abandoned. This investigation is continuing. (2014-13509) The Comox Valley RCMP are investigating a hit and run collision that occurred during the early morning hours of October
26th on the 2500 block of Macaulay road in Black Creek. The home reports waking up to a large dually Dodge pickup truck, possibly Black in color, driving across the lawn and through a fence. If you have information about this collision or who is responsible you are asked to contact Cst. A. Turner of the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. (2014-13545) On October 26th the Comox Valley RCMP are investigating a stabbing that took place at an apartment on the 1000 block of Ryan road in Courtenay. Through investigation it was learned that two men, who knew each other, had been arguing and one of the men grabbed a knife and stabbed the other in the head. Once this occurred the man, who had just been stabbed, disarmed the first man and then stabbed him multiple times in the head and torso. The second man was arrested, due to the severity of the attack, and will be appearing in court on October 27th. The man who had been stabbed multiple times was treated for non- life threatening injuries and was released from the hospital. (2014-13572)
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A watershed moment I almost had a watershed moment of my own when reading that my pet project, a bridge across the estuary, was a non-starter. It is the only solution to a new bridge that makes any sense from a traffic flow point of view and considering the greenhouse gases emitted if we sit in traffic for other solutions. I’m sure an environmental impact study would reveal that such a bridge could indeed be built. One only has to look around the world at bridges over important estuaries to see that it could be possible, and yes, I googled that option, found many. I don’t want to belittle the value of the Indian artifacts, but these too can be preserved with the proper design and construction of a bridge. I’m sure with proper consultation and awareness, this too can be resolved. So, NO, I for one don’t believe that a bridge across the estuary is a non-starter. Paul Ellegood Area B
THANK YOU ELECTED OFFICIALS As elected officials’ terms in local government draw to a close, I would like to acknowledge all those who have committed their time and energies to this public service. I would particularly like to thank Jim Gillis for his commitment to the health and well-being of both the natural environment of the Comox Valley and its residents. He has been unwavering in his support for the Regional Growth Strategy, parks and trails acquisition, and restoration of lost natural habitat such as eelgrass and saltmarsh. I wish him well in his future endeavours. It could be said by some that this letter belongs in an anonymous “glee and gripe” section of the newspaper, but I believe if something is worth writing it is worth putting one’s name to. Bill Heidrick Comox Valley
THANK YOU MP JOHN DUNCAN I want to thank our MP John Duncan for helping get a statement of my Canada pension contributions. My original copy was destroyed in a house fire along with my passport and certificate of Canadian citizenship. In February I applied for a Hungarian pension and they wrote to Canada asking for a statement of my contributions. In June I was told that my request would be ready in July. In September I was told that there is such a long waiting list I would have to wait 12 months. Mr. Duncan’s office got me the information in about 2 weeks. In contrast my Hungarian MP’s office told me not to bother them. Many Canadians joyfully vote for tax cuts and smaller government. The result is that you pay high prices for slow service. A new passport would be 300 dollars and take 30 days. My citizenship certificate will cost 75 dollars and take from 9 to 12 months. Is this what we want? Dr. Richard von Fuchs Sopron, Hungary
Letters to the Editor
Park only needs modest upgrades Recent plans for “development” at the Comox Marina and Park would seem to miss an important point for Comox Valley Residents. The Marina, Boat Launch, Park and Parking area are a common use resource for the entire Comox Valley area not just some local town council Re Election toy. The residents of the Comox Valley share the benefits of many excellent recreational areas and facilities in this wonderful valley. There is a duty of care required of the various Mayors, Councils, and Regional District Boards to maintain these common use facilities in the most cost effective manner possible. The current Comox Marina Park needs only modest upgrades costing far less than the projected development plan. The Marina and Boat Launch provide the valley residents with the only viable boat launching facility and marina(s) in
the area. All Valley residents do not live within walking distance of the Marina and Park so parking is an essential part of their access and enjoyment. Residents heavily use the boat launch in the summer months and trailer parking is a key component of that use. Year round the walkways and facilities are used by young and old, some need to be able to park close to the viewing areas due to advancing years etc so let’s not cut elderly people off by reducing parking and putting up a bunch of sheds to block the sight lines. No Commercial Spaces are needed down at the marina, after all “Spankies” was removed some years back and it was the only viable business with the best Fish and Chips. Instead why not improve the parking and the layout for the boat launch as have been put forward by the users to the Town
in the past. Improve the washrooms and have a proper dock office and information centre. Everyone pays to launch boats, park trailers and tie up in the Marina berths give them some service. All the above activity is why people come down to sight see and have fun. Look at the great job done by the various sailing schools providing fantastic opportunities for young and old to get out on the water in a variety of water sports, why not help them. We sure don’t need “meeting rooms” just some covered areas on the boardwalk for the few days it rains. The Mayors of Cumberland and Courtenay should be demanding of Comox that the Marina should be kept accessible. How about a bit of financial accountability instead of financial landscaping. Mal Walsh Comox
More Beefs and Bouquets THUMBS DOWN on the “EMPTY BUSES” submitter. Our buses are NOT empty! Any time I ride the busses there are plenty of passengers on board. Or does this person call any bus that is not crammed like sardines “empty”? What this person is suggesting would result in a for profit private carrier using minivans with fares running $10 a ride. I suggest you stop whining and leave your car at home and start using the bus if you don’t think there are enough riders. My vote will be for candidates who fully support our transit system and its improvements. Although none of the candidates would likely support the idea I think a gas tax is an excellent idea because we often have the lowest gas prices in the province and can well handle a small tax of about 1/2 cent per litre. We also have one of the fastest growing riderships of any transit system in B.C.
children’s outdoor activities. Calling a ramshackle rat-infested shack a beautiful heritage building is in the eye of MLHS beholders. No matter how many poison-pen letters MLHS Board writes to manufacture an impression of wide-spread support standing up against the evil few, the time has come to reduce the heat on this whistling pot of eight self-appointed do-gooders who think they alone know better than anyone else what we all need. False. This once quiet, friendly, supportive neighbourhood was just fine, notwithstanding the Secretary’s low opinion of us all and rallying cry for the community to stand up against us. I worry not only about an expensive court battle over their attempt to change Mack Laing’s Will, but more importantly, the broken-trust and ill-will will make healing and reconciliation a long time coming. That’s what’s needed now.
BEEF to the recent letter writer of October 21 for hiding her true identity under another name to promote their MLHS Board Shoreline Clubhouse as if she was just a Baybrook homeowner. Yes, it is pretty obvious their ability to consult the neighbourhood is vastly outweighed by an unflinching ability to insult the neighbourhood. The Baybrook neighbourhood is not the strident, anti-social, short-sighted few. Rather, the entire neighbourhood was not consulted despite false claims by MLHS to woo the politicians into thinking eveyone wanted what they want. 1-2% true. 98% False. Was this willful misinformation or incompetence? Neither option is appealing. And, now they blame the neighbourhood for not being informed as if by osmosis we were all expected to know what they were up to! That’s not consultation nor is it competent leadership. Frankly, I dread the current Group of Seven or Eight be granted any authority whatsoever over this public property, or would ever be allowed by the Courts to spend Mack Laing’s Will to change his Will so they can access his money for their operations. Every step of due diligence, their claims are bogus, including the slander aimed at my neighbourhood. The Saanich operation they held up as their model doesn’t pay taxes, it depends on hundred of thousands of tax dollars, despite attracting 600,000 annual visitors - as if that’s what we all want. The Baybrook property taxes alone would exceed the MLHS’s preposterously low annual budget. Their renovation budget is a mere fraction of what would be required to update the building to make it fully accessible. The community will be saddled with another charity clamouring for scarce dollars. The total lack of emergency access not to mention flooding renders the site negligent for
A BIG BEEF to Tom Grant, Starr Winchester and Bill Anglin for attacking the rural OCP and the fine work done by rural directors Bruce Jolliffe, Jim Gillis and Edwin Grieve. Tom Grant, Winchester and Anglin seem to believe that development is the answer to everything. I suggest they catch up with the 21st century and the importance of slowing down. Perhaps reading “Prosperity Without Growth” by Tim Jackson would help them acquire the wisdom they currently appear to lack. I expect Tom Grant, Winchester and Anglin will have lost a fair number of votes with their pro-development rants against the rural directors who are so valiantly attempting to preserve our rural green spaces and the environment. BOUQUET to Dennis Richardson, Purple Shield, for helping myself sort out funeral insurance plan. Also to Investors Group for helping a widow sort out my estate affairs and such good advice. A BIG BASKET of organic local fruits and vegetables to the James Derry campaign for Regional District C. Your decision to limit the amount of plastic signs in the countryside for environmental and visual reasons shows that there is a good alternative choice to replace the incumbent. Your determination to preserve the look and tone of our region during this campaign period has shown the Valley the importance of one part of your campaign pledge; to preserve our past and plan for the future. Now it is up to the registered voters to get up and vote before or on November 15. PHIL HARRISON - I see you had 4 more unsigned editorials in this week’s Echo - Oct
24/2014. You’ve had more than 60 of them published in the last year, 10 in one issue alone. As a person who spends so much time commenting on CVRD policy in unsigned Beefs & Bouquets and the very occasional signed editorial comment recently, compounded by your knowledge of the processes as a volunteer Area B Advisory Planning Commission worker, I was quite surprised to not see your name in the list of candidates running in Area B that were willing to put their money where their mouths are. After all, if you had signed all those Beefs & Bouquets you would have had one of the most recognizable names in Comox Valley politics. BOUQUETS to Comox Valley small business owners. Residents are fortunate to have about every service/product available, without leaving the Valley. If we want choice, here we need to support local business. It’s the responsibility of our elected directors and councillors to control costs of Regional and Municipal services. Are they doing the job? They approve budgets and fees. Are CVRD directors thinking of the impact on businesses when they raise tipping fees at the landfill by 60% over a few years? How will businesses recover increased cost without increasing prices? If increased service costs, wells, above inflation, are a concern vote for change in the November 15th election. You have to vote, if you want change. URGENT MESSAGE for local bird lovers: a lovely hummingbird (possibly an Anna’s) is still being seen daily in the area around Idiens Drive. This little fellow may have decided to stay for the winter and if so, will need all our help. Huge bouquets to everyone in East Courtenay/Comox who fills up their hummingbird feeder and keeps it out in case of a thirsty visitor. A BIG BOUQUET OF ROSES to all SENIORS and others, who take the time to read this message, who are lonely for friendship and companionship, by becoming a member of an online meeting site, and although there are many members on that site, who are genuine and looking for the same as you are, there are others who take a very handsome picture of a gentleman whose identity is not really the one you think you are contacting but someone that can be much further away. They prey on lonely seniors like us. I had the experience just lately, of meeting a person on line, and conversing with him over the email. He was anxious to meet me, but before he could, he had to go to Cairo, Egypt which is a city overseas, where he had to work on an electrical contract that paid
him a large amount of money. However, on his way back to Canada he would come through Comox airport to meet me, and get to know me better. But a week later, when he supposedly was in Cairo, he emailed me that his supplies were stolen and had no money, so he wanted me to lend him a fairly large amount of cash (close to $10,000.00H dollars) to take care of expenses there. His identity was in his wallet, and he could not get into his bank account so wanted me to send him money and would pay me double the amount back when he met me. He hassled me so much through emails and phone calls in the middle of the night, etc. and I was devious about that, so I had one of my sons check him out, and found he was fraudulent and has many profile pictures on line that he uses to entice people. My other son changed my email and phone number to stop all contacts. They also mentioned that a lot of the money, people and banks are losing through this way, is handed over to the ISIS terrorists, so please be very careful and meet only up front and personal. Good luck on finding someone who is a genuine and caring person. Thank you for taking the time to read this important message. A BIG BOUQUET to McConochie’s Furniture for their excellent service. After my recent experience, I can totally understand how they’ve stayed in business for 50 years. Four years ago, I purchased a well known, name brand recliner from McConochie’s. They were a delight to do business with. Fast forward 4 years. I had a problem with the recliner’s mechanism. To me, the big test of customer service is not how well I’m treated when I’m purchasing an item. It’s how well I’m treated and served when a problem arises. My recliner isn’t’ just a chair in my home. It’s my “nest”. I’m a senior with various health challenges and a disability so my recliner and I spend a lot of time bonding. The various staff I talked to at McConochie’s listened to me and made me feel that they really valued me as a customer and responded with very caring, timely service for which I’m truly grateful. As a footnote, they did this without ‘breaking the bank’, meaning I’m a senior on a fixed income. CVRD WATER infrastructure maintenance and surcharges are issues in this November’s election. Water metered customers on Singing Sands Road have fixed leaks on their properties and some have brown grass, a result of 2 surcharges. What has the CVRD done to fix leaks on their water infrastructure system? It seems that water meters are a money grab.
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www.comoxvalleyecho.com I’D LIKE TO SAY a huge thank you to Dave at Courtenay Kia. Finally, a service guy who understands what it means to provide service to customers. He goes way beyond what I expected to get me on the road! Way to go Kia for getting it right! BEEF to CVRD re: don’t drink the water due to rain. It’s the Comox Valley, it’s going to rain. No updates, no new info, on when the boil water advisory is expected to end. Does this mean that our drinking water system is so poor that every time we get a few days of heavy rain we can’t drink the water? That could be months of boil your water. Bouquet too, though, at least my water meter amount bill will go down, can’t bill for what I don’t drink, unless they increase the rates to make up the lost revenue for using less water due to the increasing Boil water advisories. Oh and beef to you who want to get rid of plastic water bottles. It may be our only safe choice of water if things keep going the way they are going LAST WEEK, a very large tree fell across a much-used path through the woods, above the running track at the Base. I reported it to the proper authorities and was told that it was hoped that someone ELSE would cut it up for firewood, clearing the way! Since this beautiful piece of land belongs to the Base, surely it is responsible for its removal. It impedes the way for people, those with strollers and those of us who regularly walk SPCA dogs. C’mon guys, please step up and do your duty. Recently, we Canadians have shown how much we care for the military; please return the favour. Thank you very much. BIG BEEF that there will not be an all candidates meeting in Courtenay before the municipal elections. These meetings give residents the chance to listen to candidates’ response to questions and thereby compare viewpoints. It is also an opportunity for new candidates to be heard. As a long
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The Comox Valley’s First and Best Readers’ Forum Email to: echo@comoxvalleyecho.com time resident of the valley, I take the privilege of voting seriously and endeavour to make informed choices, aided in part by attending all candidates meetings. A HUGE BEEF to the Editor of the Echo for allowing the front page story on Wednesday to read “acts of suspected terrorism”. There was nothing ‘suspected’ about them. The Prime Minister of Canada called them terrorist attacks because that is exactly what they were. Please don’t water down the news or put your personal spin on it, we’re big boys and girls out here. We can take it. RESPONSE to “we are encouraged” in the Beefs and Bouquets section. I was amazed to read the cowardly attacks on the candidates for Mayor for the City of Courtenay. The writer of this comment clearly does not know the current Mayor, Mr. Larry Jangula, my friend and one of the few honest, intelligent, and decent men running for elected office anywhere in this country. He has been as direct and as clear about what he stands for as is allowed under the law. He has always stood up for the most disadvantaged and marginalized members of our community. If you take the time to find out who the candidates are, and what they stand for and you will clearly see the right candidate for Mayor. PUTTING ASIDE the question of candidate selection in this upcoming election I think we as taxpayers really need to be concerned with this vote on homeless funding being put forward by the regional district. Even though this is a very worthy cause and deserves our attention I have a great deal of trepidation about this whole concept simply because we are being asked to make a totally uninformed decision. It has been widely rumoured that upward of over 700 thousand dollars of our money has been spent on trying to find solutions to this problem over the past couple of years with what I would suggest have been few if any tangible results. What is even more disturbing is that there has been absolutely no disclosure as to how that money has been spent which raises a lot of questions. In a related question is it just a coincidence that the audit that was preformed by the provincial government on the regional district recently, which likely would had contained most of this information, and was scheduled for release before this election has had its release postponed until after the voting? Lastly they have not offered up any plan for the spending of these new funds which leaves me with a lack of confidence in their ability to better manage this issue going forward. Will these funds just disappear down the same black hole? It’s not very hard to vote $0 on this proposal with a clear conscience when we as taxpayers are being asked to commit to writing them a cheque without any indication that they are able or willing to show us any fiscal transparency. I would suggest that any candidate who sup-
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ports this initiative without committing to demanding the appropriate accountability deserves to be passed over by the voters because despite the claim that it is not binding you have to know if they get the result they want it will be used to bludgeon the politicians into taking some sort of action . A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE and thanks you’s for the honest gentlemen, who, on Oct 19th, found my wallet with cash and all my credit cards, just laying on a bench in the Comox Mall. I am in my 90’s and had stopped to get myself ‘reorganized’ after some shopping and banking and had inadvertently left my wallet behind as I got up and headed into the grocery store. This kind and honest soul found my wallet and instead of running off, went looking for me and with the help of a store clerk found me and returned the wallet complete with everything! He said he recognized my name from the business my husband and I owned for many years on 5th St. in Courtenay but when I asked what his name was, he just said - “Oh, it doesn’t matter, at least you have your wallet back” and promptly walked off. I was so shaken about the whole ordeal that all I could say was “thanks” but this old lady would like to properly show my appreciation and thanks by offering to buy a coffee or a lunch for this honest gentleman. I would appreciate it if he would call me, as he knows my name but I don’t know his and I could offer a proper and sincere thanks. It’s good to see honesty and integrity still lives today! Thanks Again. BOUQUETS to Anna’s Hair Salon, Head Shed, PharmaSave, Roxanne’s and Quality Foods who donated door prizes for the Airwomen’s Pot Luck dinner on October 19. Your generosity was greatly appreciated. MY BEEF is with the citizens of the valley who do not recognize the world is changing and we need to change too. Densification of housing is the way to go with commercial on ground floor and residential above. The old Lorne pub site plan may be one floor too high but the idea is sound. Sorry folks, the old Lorne with same design is not coming back nor is the horse and buggy age. We have a model down south in Sidney we can use. Tourists come to the water there and they don’t use the ‘we are an aging community’ excuse to do nothing. IN REGARD to the upcoming local elections, (specifically the CVRD), the only candidate that I would be eager to vote for would be the one whose platform would be to dismantle the CVRD and see its complete amalgamation (sans staff) into the City of Courtenay / Town of Comox, then resign him/herself time to euthanize this expensive animal, a kindness to all taxpayers. AWESOME LOVE to Courtenay Pet Centre on Cliffe for the life-long pets and budgies they have provided
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with care. Love, Petey ... and thanks for all the great millet. TO WHOMEVER APPROVED and/or carried out the patch work repairs on Anderton Rd between the Town of Comox and Ryan Rd needs to have a good look at the results. I understand that preventative maintenance needs to carried out to ensure our infrastructure stays in good shape. But just throwing tar and gravel on the road and letting vehicular traffic compact it was not the way to go this time. The patches have made Anderton Rd a lot more bumpy than it was before the repairs were carried out. And why is the pothole on the south side of the Anderton/Ryan Rd intersection in the south bound lane always coming back after being repaired. Just filling the hole in and compacting it is obviously not the solution. A permanent repair is needed. BIG BEEF to the BC College of Pharmacists for the their heavy-handed Gestapo like raid on Marigold pharmacy. Interesting that the doctor and two pharmacists who killed a BC woman with a serious drug interaction got off so lightly. The doctor got a talking to and had to take a one-day course. The two pharmacists who blew through all warnings got a 30-day suspension. WOW!?
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HERE’S WISHING Dwight and Staff at Courtenay Glass 7 more years of Good Luck. As a retailer having to deal all the time with “Third Party” supplier issues you might not think a customer would really notice your efforts, or care. Wrong .. .Customers always do. You’ve been in business for a long time, easy now to see why. IS THIS A BAD JOKE? A “Pro-D” day on Friday 24 Oct at the schools? Really!? Even the kids are wondering why a day off so soon after the beginning of the schools little over a month ago, at the conclusion of the beloved teacher strike. I’m glad my tax “donations” are not being wasted.
MANY THANKS to the Bek family and Ducks Unlimited for the donation and purchase of farmlands at the Beks farm on Comox Ave. One of the highlights of my day is seeing all the crops growing and happy waterfowl as I drive home from work, and this partnership ensures it will be there for everyone long into the future.
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I HATE TO COMPLAIN but I think we need a new theatre. We went to see Fury last night. This theatre seems to cater to the popcorn eating, pop drinking, candy crowd, but lately we have noticed a few good shows for the older folks. First, it is never clear whether tickets will be sold at the concession stand, or outside. If you find a good seat, often someone will sit in front of you and block your view. The seats are broken down and worn out. I hardly could concentrate on the movie because my backside was paralyzed. The pillow from home did little good. People complain about the high price of a ticket, but I wonder where we can go and be entertained for two hours for around ten dollars. How about we get a nice new theatre with tiered seating and comfortable seats, and let the younger crowd have the pain in the rear ones. They would never know the difference.
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Comox Legion starts poppy campaign The Comox Royal Canadian Legion Branch 160 officially launched its poppy campaign. President Stu McKinnon pinned the first poppy on the Town of Comox Mayor Paul Ives to mark the Remembrance Day campaign which officially starts today. The flags at the legion building were flying half mast to honour Cpl. Nathan Cirollo, who was killed while standing guard at the National War Memorial. The official start of the poppy sale is today as stipulated by the legion’s bylaw. Although Comox legion was not allowed to sell poppies before the official launch date, they were more than happy to give them to anyone who wanted them early and ask them donate money today. Two sea cadets from Comox - CPO2 James Bryce and PO1 Brad Cottrell - were invited to take part in the event. This was Bryce’s last parade as he will be joining the regular force at the end of this month and start his basic training. He has been a sea cadet for five years and is the Training Department’s Chief Petty Officer for Port Augusta. Cotrell has been a cadet for four years, specializing in sailing. He competed in the provincial Qualifying Regatta. He has worked aboard HMCS Quadra as a staff cadet and is currently the Guard Commander for Port Augusta. Last year, the legion raised $3,393,553 from its poppy campaign, with the money going to veterans and their families to help with housing, career transition counselling, and trauma relief. Since 1921, the poppy has stood as the Symbol of Remembrance, a visual pledge to never forget those Canadians who have fallen in war and military support operations. The Poppy also stands internationally as a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as other countries have also adopted its image to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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Comox mayor Paul Ives receives first poppy from Comox Legion president Stu McKinnon
Courtenay Legion Branch 17 marked the official start of this year’s Poppy Campaign with a Flag Raising at City Hall yesterday with Mayor Larry Jangula receiving the first poppy. The campaign gets underway Friday October 31st when poppy donation trays will be in many business establishments. Army and Air Cadets along with Legion members will be on the streets and at major shopping hubs Saturday November 1st and again Saturday
November 8th. Proceeds of the Poppy Campaign are held in trust by the Legion and are intended to support veterans and their families in need. Funds can also be used to fund bursaries which Courtenay Legion does each year, awarding a $1,000.00 bursary to one graduating student each from G.P.Vanier and Mark Isfeld Secondary Schools. These are in addition to six other bursaries shared by the two schools and funded directly by the Legion.
CVRD drops referendum plan for Hornby Island Fire Hall during Nov. 15 elections By Michael Briones Echo Staff The Comox Valley Regional District will not hold a referendum on a proposal to borrow money for the construction of a new Hornby Island fire hall during the civic elections on Nov. 15. Area A director Bruce Jolliffe made a motion to the board not to proceed with the plan and postpone it until the community has had the opportunity to look at the latest design. “Even though we brought the costs more in line, the community does not have the sense that they have had time for discussion on the new design and they wish to consider whether the most recent proposal meets the long term needs and is a good fit for their community,” Jolliffe stated in his motion. Last month, the board approved holding a referendum to seek elector approval for Loan Authorization Bylaw No.350, which will allow the regional district to borrow $1,600,000 to build a new Hornby Island fire hall. The long-term loan would be repaid over 20 years. The Hornby Island Fire Hall Renewal Select Committee looked at other options and decided an alternate approval process would be a preferable approach. It was presented to the CVRD board which approved the legislative requirements to conduct an AAP. The total number of electors within the Hornby Island fire protection service to which the alternative approval process applies is determined to be 834 of which 10 per cent, or 83, must submit elector response forms to prevent the Comox Valley Regional District board from adopting the fire hall construction loan authorization bylaw without first obtaining the assent of the electors by way of referendum. December 4 is the first day the AAP forms will be available on the CVRD website and at the front counter of the CVRD head office, 600 Comox Road, Courtenay, and the deadline for receiving completed AAP forms will be 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015. The $1.8 million project would be funded by $1.6 million in debt financing, $100,000 in federal gas tax funding and $100,000 from reserves. Should the project gain elector approval, borrowed funds will be paid back through “local” or “service area” tax requisition – that is, the property owners on Hornby Island. The net tax increase between 2014 and 2015 to the average property, assessed at approximately $455,000, would be approximately $24 per year Hornby Island’s current fire hall building is in bad shape and needs major repairs and upgrades. Among the rational behind constructing a new hall include inadequate space to have multi-service emergency responders, as well it has insufficient rooms for training and parking, no secure water source or dedicated septic system available, and the fire hall is likely to fail during an earthquake, right when the community requires emergency responder the most. The project, which includes planning, design, communications and public consultation, is identified as an operational priority for the community services branch on the CVRD board’s strategic plan.
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Berwick invites you to come and enjoy breakfast with the candidates running for Mayor & Council in the Town of Comox on Tuesday, November 4th at 9:00 am. This is your opportunity to enjoy some Berwick hospitality and “grill” the people who want to represent you for the next four years. Egg, sausage and “hot on the plate” candidates! Breakfast is free, but seating is limited, so please call to reserve your seat today at 250-890-2346 or 250-3391690.
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It’s a Halloween Night Dance tonight at the Evergreen Club Friday Night Dance. The Dan Hughes Band will be your band of choice this evening and the guys are all set to provide some great dance music. Costumes are encouraged and there will be prizes in several categories. There will also be door prizes this evening. The will be refreshments during intermission and Bar Service will be available. Dancing is from 7:30 ‘till 10:30 at the Filberg Centre in downtown Courtenay. Members and Non-Members are most welcome.
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Comox United women having annual bazaar The Comox United Church Women will be holding their Annual Bazaar on Nov. 1, Saturday, from 9:30 am to 12 noon at Comox United Church, 250 Beach Ave., the corner of Comox Ave. and Beach. There will be home baking, sewing, knitting, crafts, books, puzzles, DVDs, a Treasure table, Calendars and Tea Tables. All are welcome. FMI call Laurie Davis at 339-4229.
Co-Val Choristers doing Christmas on Harmston Tickets are now on sale for the Co-Val Choristers’ Christmas program entitled “Christmas on Harmston Avenue”, a production Dec. 4-7 filled with your favourite Christmas music accompanying “a warm fuzzy” story telling of the true meaning of the “gift of giving”. Give yourself a gift. Ticket sales are 10 am to 2 pm, every Tuesday and Thursday at the Old Church Theatre.
buy three separate pieces of land within the Village’s municipal boundaries in order to preserve the natural ecosystem for current and future generations to enjoy. The word had gone out that an anonymous donor had agreed to match all the money brought in that afternoon. If all goes according to plan Space Nugget, one of the original mountain bike trails, the upper portion of the Bronco’s Perseverance trail, and a parcel next to the old Japanese Townsite full of potential trail locations would be saved from being clearcut. It will take around $1.2 million. The community has raised $396,000 so far. The president of the forest society Andrew Nicoll couldn’t help but be pleased with the powerful response from the community during the Sunday event. “It’s really mind-blowing,” he said. “It’s just such a great example of a community coming together and doing something wonderful just because we say that we can do it. So, let’s just do it!” Four Frames Photo Booth, the Guerrilla Food Company, the Waverley Hotel, the Beez Kneez Catering, Gourmet Girls, the North Vancouver Island Chefs Association, Relay Event and Party, (Continued on page 4)
Magical afternoon of community creativity for the Cumberland forest The mossy forest floor is crisscrossed with fallen trunks and coral fungi. Water courses its way through a gravel pathway, etching a curvy stream through a carpet of golden-brown maple leaves, each bigger than an outstretched palm. About a kilometer away forests nymphs wander amongst mortals to waves of psychedelic dub as aerialists perform breathtaking acrobatic maneuvers overhead, a spectacle held solely for purpose of saving those very woods. Children and adults alike packed the Cumberland Recreation Institute gymnasium for the Perseverance Party for the Forest, hosted by the Cumberland Community Forest Society, on Sunday, Oct. 26. The festivities included a chili competition where local companies solicited the votes of residents with their gourmet wares. Harmonic Arts presented an elixir bar.
Lots of great items were donated for the auction Phillips Brewing donated beer to add a boost to the revelry for a good cause. The dim lighting in the large warehouse-like space provided an ideal setting for the video mash-up produced by Cumberlanders of natural imagery captured in the vicini-
ty of the community, as well as the silent auction, featuring art, garments and a chainsaw up for grabs. This afternoon gathering was conceived as a one-day fundraising bonanza by the forest society in its drive to raise enough money to
Huge turn-out, perfect day for the forest run The 10th annual Perseverance Trail Run was a huge success with 350 racers, 70 volunteers, countless sponsors and supporters coming together this past weekend to raise funds once again for the Cumberland Community Forest Society. For this special 10th anniversary run, an anonymous donor will be matching 100% of the proceeds raised for the CCFS. The race was followed with a special After Party for the Forest including a massive silent auction and raffle. The total raised from this exciting 10 year celebration will be announced very soon. The CCFS is a local society working to purchase and protect forest lands in the Cumberland area. The conditions could not have been better for a fall trail race with above seasonal temperatures, blue sky and endless puddles underfoot.
Comox community market on Sunday The Comox Community Market is a local, family-friendly all year round market which is located in the Little Red Church Hall. Its purpose is to provide a place for a variety of vendors including crafters, jewelry, beauty & skincare, health & wellness, textiles, household items and more, to promote their goods and services, without competition to the local community! Sunday, Nov 2 from 10-3 at The Little Red Church Community Arts Centre, 2182 Comox Ave., www.comoxcommunitymarket.com, 250-792-3652
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Some 350 runners turned out for the 10th anniversary Perseverance Trail run
For Every Vehicle purchased in October at Courtenay Kia, We will donate $50 towards Breast Cancer Research 2011 Cadillac CTS-4
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What’s On ■ THE PHILOSOPHER’S CAFE
This promises to be wonderful evening of tasty food and wonderful praise to our Lord by singing your favorite hymns. The evening will end with a celebrity pie auction.
Talk about consumption and garbage What is one symbol of wealth that everyone has, but no one wants to boast about? The answer is “Garbage” and for most of us, the best place for it is “out of mind, out of site and preferably, far, far away”. Why do we buy so much stuff, only to soon throw it away? And what does “away” mean? Is there an “away”? Come to the Philosophers’ Café as Environmental Educator Luisa Richardson helps us explore “Waste” from a local, national, global perspective and ultimately, from a personal point of view. She asks us “If consumption leads to waste, who is ultimately responsible for the amount of waste we produce?” Once a month a speaker will introduce a theme to the Café, and then all
Catch up on Corrie St. at gathering All candidates meeting doings The next Coronation Street fan gathering is Sunday, November 2nd Monday in Comox in the Kiwanis Village Meeting Comox voters are invited to meet and question their municipal and school board candidates during an All Candidates Meeting sponsored by the Comox Town Residents Association. The moderated and timed event will be held at the Comox Recreation Centre on Noel Avenue on Monday, November 3rd. Doors will open at 6:30pm and the All Candidates Meeting will begin at 7pm and run for 2 hours. The Meeting will be divided into three main sections; timed speeches from candidates, an audience question period and a summation statement from the candidates. This event will provide an ideal opportunity for voters to meet, question and assess the men and women who hope to guide Comox over the next 4 years. The municipal election will take place on November 15, 2014. The All Candidates Meeting is co-sponsored by the Comox Town Residents Association and My Tech Guys who will record and podcast this event.
Hymn sing and turkey dinner fundraiser Nov. 1 The Mission Fellowship Group of Bay Community Church, 1105 Pritchard Road, Comox are hosting a hymn sing followed by a harvest dinner on Saturday, November 1. This is a fundraiser to support two families connected to Bay Church who work with Capernwray Bible Schools. Capernwray, starting in England following the war, now has schools around the world. Both families have served at Capernwray Centres for many years impacting many youth. The hymn sing begins at 4:00pm and dinner will follow at 5:30pm. Those wishing to attend the dinner should contact the church office at 250-339-7527 or office@baychurch. net to reserve a space.
Room, 635 Pidcock Avenue. Gathering goes from 2:00pm 3:00pm. Enjoy a good chin wag, discuss all the current happenings such as Peter’s Trial, Kiley’s dilemas along with the rest of the gang on the “Street”. $3.00 cash at the door. Bring along a friend or two! More information call Wendy 250 897-3697 cvcorriefanclub@shaw.ca or be our friend on Facebook.
Carmen presented by Met Opera at Rialto
Luisa Richardson is lead speaker
who attend can join in respectful, non-partisan conversation, or just sit back and listen. You are welcome to propose topics and introduce them at future Cafés. Themes should be of broad interest and national significance, and have an element of controversy to them. As with each Café, Luisa Richardson will have just 10 minutes to introduce the topic, and then the floor is open for 50 minutes of moderated discussion. When: Wednesday, November 5, 7:00-8:00PM Cost: Free Location: Comox Quality Foods Café (in the solarium) 2275 Guthrie Road, Comox, BC V9M 4G1 More Info: rigoletto@shaw.ca (250)778-0333
Support Our Seniors to hear about Hospice
Carmen is coming to the Rialto on Saturday, November 1, at 10 am. Richard Eyre’s mesmerizing production of Bizet’s steamy melodrama features mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili singing her signature role of the ill-fated gypsy temptress. Aleksandrs Antonenko plays her desperate lover, the soldier Don José, and Ildar Abdrazakov is the swaggering bullfighter, Escamillo, who comes between them. Pablo HerasCasado conducts the irresistible score, which features one beloved and instantly recognizable melody after another. Tickets are on sale now at the Rialto. Adults and youth $24.95; children and seniors $20.95 (including taxes). For more information call (250) 338-5502 or visit Landmarkcinemas.com.
Nine years ago an active advocacy effort was begun to bring the option of residential hospice care to the Comox Valley. While money for the infrastructure had been raised, the commitment for the operational funding for the medical part of care from the Vancouver Island Health Authority was only announced in November, 2013. Now, a collaborative partnership of St. Joseph’s General Hospital & Foundation, the Comox Valley Hospice Society, The Views at SJGH and Island Health is working to bring this dream to reality for Spring of 2015. A renovation of space at The Views, coupled with an addition, will provide 4 private rooms with private baths, a staff space, a lovely family space and a beautiful outdoor deck accessible from each room. The team is also developing the program of care to support people who are dying, their loved ones and their caregivers with compassion and dignity. The staff dedicated to this program will receive extensive training prior to the opening.
Michael Aikins, Executive Director, The Views at SJGH and Terri Odineal, Executive Director, Comox Valley Hospice Society, will join Support Our Seniors to provide an update on this exciting enhancement of care for the people of the Comox Valley on Monday, Nov. 3. Support our Seniors meets from 2-4 pm in the Lower Native Sons Hall. Meetings have an educational focus for the first hour and an advocacy focus in the second hour, with a break for refreshments and networking. Meetings are free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted to help with refreshments. FMI: Jennifer, 250-334-2321 or Sheila, 250-335-2246.
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EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, LUNCH Wednesday November 5th from 10:30 am to 2 pm at the Florence Filberg Centre the Evergreen Club will be having their Annual Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon. Entrance to the Bazaar is FREE and everyone is welcome to attend this all age’s event. Why not give Santa a hand this year and start your Christmas shopping early? You will find something for everyone on your list from: photography, baking, knitting, crafts, jams and more! For those that wish to have a great lunch, the Evergreen Club will also be serving up a
delicious luncheon for only $10.00 downstairs in the Rotary Hall from 11am till 1pm. This delicious meal will include a baked ham with all of the trimmings, cake, and tea or coffee. Grab a friend and come support the Evergreen Club! Convenor Nicky Arsenault says, “This is such a fun event. There are some well priced deals to be found and it will get you in the Christmas spirit!” FMI call Courtenay Recreation’s Filberg Office 250-338-1000
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Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
PUBLIC NOTICE
AVIS PUBLIC
Relocation of CBSA services for Campbell River to the Comox Valley Airport
Déménagement des services de l’ASFC de Campbell River à l’aéroport de Comox Valley
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to inform the public that, effective November 1, 2014, the Campbell River CBSA location will be closed and all existing client services will be relocated to the Comox Valley Airport.
L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) voudrait informer le public que son bureau de Campbell River sera fermé à compter du 1er novembre 2014, et que tous ses services seront transférés à l’aéroport de Comox Valley.
Location: CBSA Comox Valley Airport Address: 1250 Knight Street, Comox, B.C. V9M 4H2 Phone: 250-339-8950 Fax: 250-339-7890 Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 16:30
Endroit: Aéroport de Comox Valley Adresse: 1250, rue Knight, Comox (C.-B.) V9M 4H2 Téléphone: 250-339-8950 Télécopieur: 250-339-7890 Heures d’ouverture: lundi au vendredi 8 h 30 à 16 h 30
A complete list of services offered at the CBSA’s Comox Valley Airport location is available on our website at www.cbsa.gc.ca/offices.
Une liste des services de l’ASFC offerts à l’aéroport de Comox Valley est disponible sur notre site Web au www.asfc.gc.ca/bureaux.
The CBSA will continue to provide the high standard of service that our clients have come to expect.
L’ASFC continuera à répondre aux attentes du public en maintenant l’excellence du service.
1-800-461-9999 toll-free in Canada 1-204-983-3500 outside Canada www.cbsa.gc.ca
1-800-461-9999 sans frais au Canada 1-204-983-3500 appels internationaux www.asfc.gc.ca
The term “flu” is used loosely by the public to describe a variety of ailments from headache to nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Truly however, the flu or influenza is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. This will produce symptoms of a fever of 38º and up which may last as long as a week. Other symptoms include chills and sweats, dry cough, muscle aches and pains, fatigue and weakness, nasal congestion and loss of appetite. These symptoms usually come on very quickly. What can we do to prevent the flu? Well first of all we need to take care of ourselves. By that I mean eating properly, getting enough rest, exercising regularly and ensuring that we wash our hands often. People at high risk should also try to avoid crowds when flu season is at its peak. It is also prudent to get a flu shot each fall. We need to do this each year because the strain of viruses that causes the flu change frequently. The Centers for Disease Control recommends the flu shots for children ages 6 months to 2 years, for adults age 50 and older and for anyone with an impaired immune system or a serious chronic illness such as heart or lung disease, kidney disease or sickle cell anemia. Health care workers, police officers and firefighters should also get vaccinated. We are arranging our adult flu shots by appointment. If you would like to book an appointment give us a call at 250-339-5050. You may receive a free flu shot if you have a chronic health condition, are a senior, a health care worker, an emergency responder, are aboriginal, own and operate a poultry farm, are in your 3rd trimester of pregnancy or are a household contact of someone at high risk, If you don’t meet the “free” criteria you can still get a flu shot and the cost will be $20 plus tax. Remember, an ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure.
What’s On Wing Night at the Mex Pub raises money for food bank Come out for “Wing Night” at the Mex Pub on November 4th for the next 1st Tuesday Fundraiser to enjoy a plate of wing appies and an evening of music by Bruce and Judy Wing in support of the Comox Valley Food Bank Society. Admission for the evening can be a cash donation, which allows the food bank to purchase common food staples in bulk, or a non-perishable food donation from the cupboard. All shows of support are appreciated. With the consistent support of the Comox Valley music community and the listening public, the popular monthly concert series has brought in close to $30k in donations for local charities since it began 6 years ago, helping to raise awareness of local initiatives that address many of the social needs in the community from child development to affordable housing for seniors. Each
Bruce and Judy Wing perform at 1st Tuesday at The Mex month on the 1st Tuesday of the month, the Mex Pub stage features a different performer and all of the proceeds collected at the door go to the designated charity. Event organizers Judy and Bruce Wing are an award winning acoustic duo from the Comox Valley, recipients of the
Roots Song of the Year at the 2014 Vancouver Island Music Awards. “We usually provide an opening set at these events, however this month we’ll be the evening’s entertainment as well. For those who have kindly said they “could listen to us all night’, this is your chance,”
jokes Judy Wing. “We will also have special packages of Royston Roast coffee beans for sale in support of the cause, CDs, and a few door prizes.” The Wings are also known as open mic hosts in the community, one of which is also at the Mex on the other Tuesdays of the month. “We’re very grateful to have the support of the community,” says Bruce Wing. “While we’re sort of the “face” of these events, it really is a shared effort of everybody involved. We have some very talented musicians participating, and a very supportive sponsor. We always come away feeling like something good happened.” The Mex Pub is located at 1003 Ryan Rd in Courtenay. The evening on November 4th starts at 7:30PM, and all donations for the Food Bank, either cash or canned are appreciated. Visit
Morning at the Movies screens the retro classic Ghostbusters Keep the Halloween celebration going while celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary and helping YANA Saturday, November 1 at 10:00 a.m. ADI Benefits invites Comox Valley families to enjoy some post Halloween fun at the Rialto Theatre to benefit YANA. “Who you gonna call?” If you grew up in the 80s you will likely know the answer to this question. Adam Duncan, President of ADI Benefits, admits he grew up in the 80s and admits his all-time favorite films are from that era. “I think it was a great decade filled with great films,” says Duncan. “I can name at least a dozen I’d like to see one more time on the big screen.” Duncan wanted to do something fun for
family and friends last year, so he rented the Rialto Theatre and invited the community out for a special showing of “Back To The Future.” Since moving to the Comox Valley he has been a supporter of YANA and thought the event would be a cool fundraiser. It went so well he decided to do it again. “Halloween seems like a perfect time of year for Ghostbusters and the morning after Halloween is perfect for a movie day,” continues Duncan. “This is a great community and I’d just like to show my appreciation for being a part of it.” Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. showing. There’s a prize for the best costume,
though pjs are fine too. The concession will be open and offering special prices. Admission is by donation to YANA, with a suggested 5$ minimum at the door. Please RSVP to info@adibenefits. ca with the number in your family or group. Parental Advisory: This is the full movie version and was rated PG at its original release in 1984.
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The Woolgatherers present their best at annual Fall Sale What is a Woolgatherer? The Comox Valley Woolgatherers of today are a diverse group of fibre enthusiasts that range in age from their mid 20’s to late 90’s! For 39 years, members have dyed, spun, woven, felted, knitted and crocheted countless projects. While some specialize in one specific area, others are skilled in (or are learning) many of the fibre arts. Some of the men and women are involved in raising the animals which provide the fibre that is then cleaned and dyed, prior to felting or to spinning for weaving or knitting a final product. The group, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2016, has been involved demonstrating its members skills in Comox Valley community events for decades: Heritage Days in Cumberland, the Filberg Festival as well as the Fall Fairs here in Courtenay & Black Creek. Three local charities will benefit this year from the efforts of this community minded organization. At the Woolgatherers Fall Sale the Soroptomists will be showcasing their Soropti Paks which assist Lilli House residents, they will also sell their fundraiser Bean Mix. Transition Society’s Lilli House and the Care-a-Van will also receive a helping hand. The Woolgatherers will have hand made tote bags for sale with 50% of the proceeds being donated to the wonderful work of Lilli House. Members have also been busy knitting hats which will be distributed by Care-a-Van. Come and see the pile of hats (and add to it if you’d like!) On Saturday, Nov 1 at the Courtenay Legion hall from 10-4, Valley residents will have the opportunity to see what the multi-talented members of the group have created and to purchase some of the quality hand crafted items. There will be member artists demonstrating weaving, spinning and knitting for the duration of the sale. Come and see us create! Refreshments and door prizes will be included in the $3 cost (free for children) for admittance!
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Trail run (Continued from page B1) Racers came from all over Vancouver Island and as far as Victoria and Port Alberni to tackle the 10K and 3K courses in Cumberland. The competition on the 10k course was fierce with nearly 250 racers toeing the start line. Top overall results in the 10k mountain run: Males Derek Vinge 50:09 Jonathan Gendron 50:14 Shelby Drope 52:05 Females Britt Hason 1:04:10 Sophie Demers 1:05:08 Ivana Bisaro 1:05:24 Nearly 100 racers, young and old, tackled the 3k cross-country run
Forest party (Continued from page B1) Fox & Bee, Cumberland Village Works, Comox Valley Arts, Cumberland Museum and Archives and the Comox Valley Art Gallery were just some of the many groups that pitched in to help. “It’s been an incredible classic Cumberland day with people coming from all over the Valley to be part of it,” said a jubilant Meaghan Cursons, the forest society’s communications coordinator. “It’s pretty incredible.” Residents have embraced the forest for mountain biking, skiing, dog walking, running and more, and people see immense long-term value in the natural amenity. “It does contribute a lot and it’s privately owned land,” Nicoll said. “It’s just worth more standing. But no one person is going to buy it. We can’t buy it with just taxpayers dollars because it’s not something that everyone wants to use and there’s a lot of other things that taxpayer dollars have to go for.” In recent years as Cumberland strives to save the forest, it is the forest which has served as an important force to help bind the community together. From the forest society installation at Atmosphere Gathering to trivia nights to compilation fundraising albums featuring local musicians, the community has grown as it attempts to allow the trees to do the same. “The community has just built something that people love and trust,” he said. “And then they have a lot of fun at our events.” Cumberland resident Brodie Dawson said this forest fundraiser epitomizes what she enjoys about the Village. “It’s definitely what Cumberland is all about,” she said. “If something needs to get done the community will just pull up its bootstraps and do it. I think a lot of people moved here because they like to do things in the forest. They use the trails. They like nature.” Josh Yacub grew up in Cumberland and he definitely doesn’t want to see the trees disappear. “Any excuse to dress up and party, right?” he said, commenting on the enthusiastic participation of locals, many of whom showed up in some sort of costume. “Everyone’s so outdoorsy. They want to be able to go in the woods and not cruise around in a clearcut.” Leah Chisholm has been living in Cumberland for five years now, and she’s fallen in love with the place. “I’m not surprised at how many people are here or how much people are willing to donate to the forest,” she said. “Cumberland’s a fantastic place to live. I’m not from here but I can’t see myself living anywhere else at this point.”
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through the Cumberland Community Forest trails. Top overall results for the 3k cross-country run were as follows: Males Gabriel Gledhill 12:38 Stephen Lamon 14:20 Alexander Swift 16:52 Females Naomi Swift 16:08 Laura Wyatt 17:10 Vivianne Lemay 17:43 The Perseverance Trail Run is run entirely by volunteers and head up by co-race directors Lene Curts (Extreme Runners) and Sarah Seads (Equilibrium Lifestyle Management / ELM) along with Arran Arthur, John Wall and Terry Lewis. It takes a village to put on this event and a huge thank you goes out to nearly 70 enthusiastic volunteers who donated their time and energy before, during and after this year’s race. Awesome volunteers tackled everything from registration, racer food, finish line, set up, course flagging, course marshalling, course sweeping, take down and more to make the day a success for the racers and the CCFS. A special thank you goes to the Comox Valley Search and Rescue and St. John Ambulance teams who spent the day watching over each and every racer on the course. This year’s race once again brought out great costumes and prizes were donated by the Cumberland Village Bakery for the top outfits of the day. With close to 40 draw prizes donated from generous local businesses many racers left with big smiles at the end of the day. A very big thank you to this year’s prize sponsors: Brooks, Riding Fool Hostel, Seeds Market, Mosaic Vision, Active Comox Valley, Comox Valley Acupuncture, Ascent Physiotherapy, Inner Pursuit Fitness, My Tech Guys, Jim Smiley of Remax, Riders Pizza, Wandering Moose Cafe, Valhalla Pure, Hi Tech Printing, Extreme Runners and ELM. The following community sponsors generously supported the race and helped to make this year’s event a great success once again: Thrifty Foods, Tim Hortons, ABC Printing, Hi Tech, nrichmedia, Odlum Brown, Mosaic Vision, 97.3 the Eagle, West Jet, SURE copies, Long & Mquade and Whitecaps Coffee. Landowners including the Village of Cumberland & Recreation, CCFS, Timberwest and Comox Timber. A complete list of results as well as race day photos have been posted at www.perseverancetrailrun.com .
VISAS orientation night Wednesday for new ski and snowboard instructors On Wednesday, November 5th and 19th from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. the Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) at Mount Washington Alpine Resort is conducting orientation sessions for new volunteer instructors. If you are a better than average downhill or cross country skier or snowboarder (strong intermediate level), consider yourself “a people person” and can remember your own first thrill of a controlled slide down the mountain, then read on. For over 20 years VISAS has provided tons of fun for both instructors and their students with physical or cognitive disabilities. Using a variety of adaptive equipment and constantly improving techniques, VISAS instructors quickly have students gaining confidence and satisfaction on runs and trails. We are holding our first information meeting for prospective instructors on Wednesday November 5th at 7:00 pm, in the Florence Filberg Centre, Craft Room, Courtenay. Come out and see what our program has to offer you as a Volunteer Instructor. Instructors must be a minimum age of nineteen. The information evening includes videos, handouts and the chance to talk to veteran VISAS instructors. The downhill program requires you to commit to a mandatory two weekend training session at the beginning of the ski season; this is two consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday, four days of concentrated training. The Society also requires a minimum of 15 volunteer days of instruction from each Instructor during the season, approximately one day a week. Successful candidates will receive their Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) Level 1 Certification on completion of the four days of training. We have a social and cohesive group of Instructors and Mount Washington is very supportive of our programs with many benefits accorded our Instructors. We may
VISAS instructors with alpine student be the group for you, come to the meeting and see where you can make a difference accenting the abilities of our students! Remember the dates Wednesday November 5th and 19th at 7:00 pm, The Florence Filberg Centre, Craft Room Lounge, Courtenay. Check us
out on the web at www.visasweb.ca or for more info and visit our VISAS Facebook page and on Flickr. Contact: Brian Culley 250-3342994, email: bcculley@shaw.ca Or Bob Hodgson 250-339-6833, email: curlew@shaw.ca
Campbell River couple takes first place at Comox Legion darts doubles Campbell River’s couple of Bob and Jennifer Harrison took first place at the recent Comox Legion’s Open Mixed Doubles darts tournament. A small turnout of 12 pairs played a one game round robin with the top 8 going to the best of 3 knock-out round. Bob and Jennifer edged out Brenda and Bill Durant in the best of 5 final, taking the tournament with a 3-2 victory. In 3rd and fourth spot were Hap and Norma Hanson, Ernie Linden and Leslie Lamouroux, the actual positions were not determined, as they split the pot.
Ladies High scores went to Joanne Scott and Jennifer Harrison, both with a 120. Men’s high went to Hap Hanson with a 177. High outs went to Brenda Durant with a 60, while Roger Schiller had a 106 out. Again thanks to Vicky for the lunch, and to those that help set up and take down the extra boards. In November, darts basically take over at the Branch, with the Branch playoffs taking place on October 31st, November 1st and 2nd. Members should check out the Log and notices at various locations throughout the lounge and games room area. (Continued on page B5)
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CODES COUNTRY LANES Bowling highlights from Codes Country Lanes: Monday Club 55 AM - Ed Farrant 106, Nick Tjart 211, Pat King 200, Bob VanNes 206, Evelyn Foot 184, Marg Bruneau 244, Kathleen Wagstaff 179, Barb Lane 192, John Kendall 199, Anna Turcott 201. Monday Club 55 PM - Ben Braun 203, Grace Rodriguez 215, Pat Huntley 185, Lyle Torrie 184, Shirley Evans 216, Rick Kroeker 206, Bill Tower 165, Lucille Smith 258. Monday Youth - Jordan Barna 138, Brycen Burgess 174, William Derksen 122, Andrew Barna 136, Lucien Rousseau 109, Morgan Grout 86, Benoit Rousseau 61, Celine Rousseau 74. Tuesday Ladies - Marilyn Shetterly 201, Penny Savin 199, Shirley Webb 217, Barb Potruff 185, Barb Randall 182, Agnes Barker 162. Tuesday Club 55 - Ed Schievink 94, Garry Pearson 123, Judith Munro 110, Allison Bennett 118. Tuesday Adult - Lynda Brundige 180, John Graff 236, Barb McAdam 157, Laurie McWillis 215, April Gilchrist 219, Ian Taylor 213, Cynthia Taylor 226, John West 201, Cindy Eckstein 193. Wednesday Club 55 - Art Wesner 173, Minnie Frame 194, Heather Abraham 190, Bert Brown 219, Ken Scavarda 226, Gerry VanAchte 200, Erin Robertson 194, Laura Webber 171, Sally Hazleton 166, Pat Schmidt 174, Nick Tjart 225, Marie Israel
200. Tuesday/Wednesday CRA - Scott Burden 123, Michael Campbell 141, Tamiko Watanbe 91, Larry McCooey 137, Clint McColl 137, Russell Enright 101, Bill Howard 92, Leona Wagner 145, Carly Buchan 113, Cory Pagnoni 139, Lindsay Clayton 140, Sarah Laviviere 100, Brian Mitchell 118, Randy Poole 141, Daniel Erb 146, Debbie Downer 118. Wednesday Adult - Sue Egli 100, Brian Booth 253, Matt Cassavant 258, Melissa McGrath 161, Wendy Merrick 171, Maureen Woodruff 175, Wayne Wilson 180, Barb Potruff 215, Gord Potruff 225, Bruno Bagdan 232, Ken Bird 230, Rick Granneman 221, Dave Pond 200, Al Gavel 251, Tara Brewer 208. Thursday Club 55 - Linda Meers 204, Kaela McLean 181, Paula Reid 134, Mel Thompson 166, Vera Winter 172, Bruce Ram 221, Lynne Conn 193, Alan Edwards 266, Ivan Ally 233, Vicki Bailie 209, Sharon Shepherd 180, Brigitte Boesemey 174, Bob VanNes 269, Bea Tomkinson 208. Thursday Adult - Roy Brekke 239, Aggie Aucoin 199, Laurie Aucoin 214, Jane Wedge 195, Rick Kroeker 233, Kevin Gurnham 174, Dave Stacey 208, Rose Stenabaugh 231, Jessica Giroux 228, Scott VanAchte 256, Anne Bodnar 230, Ken Bird 205, Alfred Cyr 186. Friday Club 55 - Bert Brown 250, Roy Brekke 200, Trudy Olsen 208, Minnie Frame 191, Ruth Rivington 180, Joan Lucas 182, Jim Lucas 177, Marj Arnold 167, George Sand 181. Special O - Bobby Bolen 173, Matthew Strachan 175, Terry Daniels 191, Clayton Heid 170, Morgan Bell 156, Jacob White 178, John Vincent 144, Ken Davidson 163, Chris Gillis 206, Michael Campbell 178, Danny Erb 191, Larry McCooey 221, Kris Bradley 163, Clint McColl 174, Sherri Lines 169, Penny Savin 179, Chris Malboreuff 186.
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This time it was a victory lap for the Riptide U14 girls in their rematch vs. Storm
RIPTIDE U14 GIRLS TAKE DOWN STORM After two weeks off from regular league play, Riptide U14 girls faced the Upper Island Storm on Saturday in their fifth game of the VIPL season. Not only did Riptide become the first team to defeat the first place Storm, but it was also Riptide’s first shut-out of the season. Riptide and Storm had their first match up in September, when Storm won 3-1. Since then, Storm has earned status as the top team in the league. Riptide knew that making the most of home field advantage would be important if the tides were to turn this time around. Rain certainly made for more challenging game day conditions on the grass field, but that became an advantage for the Riptide girls who rose to the occasion. “The Storm is a very strong team and they had not yet been defeated
this season”, stated Riptide Coach, Jim Stewart. “We made some tactical adjustments since our last match against them and our girls were looking forward to this rematch. The girls executed our game plan perfectly and they were rewarded with two solid goals and a clean sheet.” Riptide started off strong and confident, settling in quickly to both their defensive and offensive play. With solid effort from both teams, it wasn’t until near the end of the first half that scoring began, despite multiple opportunities on both sides. Riptide’s Rosie Campbell set up the play from the defensive end with a pass down the left side to Frédérica Blouin-Comeau. Blouin-Comeau made her way down the line, making a gorgeous cross to Ciara Halvorson who found the top of the net to score Riptide’s first goal. Storm then had an opportunity to
score on a direct kick, making Riptide fans extra nervous. Storm missed and the home team fans sighed relief. Then Aisha Hunter-Bellavia took a corner kick, landing the ball right in the box where Abby Sexton was perfectly positioned to tap it in for Riptide’s second goal. That ended the first half, and the scoring. In the second half, play remained balanced and Riptide’s strong defensive play prevented Storm from scoring. Riptide’s keeper, Nicolette Vinnedge, made numerous saves throughout the game, earning her first shut-out of the season. The Riptide U14 girls will be on the road next weekend to play Juan de Fuca/Sooke and return for a home game on November 8 against Saanich/Prospect. In the meantime, follow the team on their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/riptide2001girls.
Bridge Club news
THE DART BOARD COMOX VALLEY PUB LEAGUE MIXED DARTS POSITION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A Division Crty Legion DA’s Crty Legion Black Cats Cx Legion Beer Pigs Comox Legion Bulls Hitters Griffin Gang Elks FunGi’s Comox Legion Misfitz Griffin Darts of Hazzard
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October 21 Results Black Cats 8 - Dukes of Hazzard 1 BullsHitters 4 - FunGis 4 Griffin Gang 1 - Beer Pigs 8 Misfitz 3 - D.A.’s 6
Ladies Hi Score: Carol Merkley 140 Men’s Hi Score: Lyle McFadden 171 Ladies Hi Checkout: Patti Dennis 56 Men’s Hi Checkout: Mike Maddocks 83 180s: Glen Litchfield 1
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Hannah and Frieda Home. The Sunday team game winners were: First place in A: Arlene Petersen, Sharon Hysert, Warren Burd, Milos Hajsky Tied for 1/2 place in B: Dianna Rickson, Churck Hodso, Howard Cohe, Lorraine Hodso, Sharon Feduniak, John Godfrey, Dave Mosher and Lynn Godfrey, Our club is located on Nordin Street across from the Comox Mall under the newly renovated Museum and Art Gallery. We offer guaranteed Partnerships, so if you’re visiting or your regular partner is away, make sure you come out to play anyway! If you don’t have a regular partner, I’m sure you’ll meet one. Our website is www.cvdbc.com and our email is playbridge@shaw.ca For more information, please contact Linda Marinus at (250) 338-2544.
Legion darts doubles (Continued from page B4) On November the 21st, 22nd and 23rd, the North Central Vancouver Island Zone playoffs are also at the Comox Legion Following these events will be the Branches annual Turkey Shoot on November the 29th. This is an open event, blind draw doubles, entry fee is $7.00 per player. Full info will follow in later press issues. Just a reminder, that Drop in Darts moved back to Fridays at 7.30 pm, for the Fall Winter Season. - Submitted by David Willington, Comox Legion Branch #160 Sports Chair.
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Comox Valley Duplicate Bridge Club Monday, October 20, 2014 1. Cynthia Tree - Sharon Hysert 2. Sharon Feduniak - Dianna Rickson 3. Glen Parsons - David Proctor Thursday, October 23, 2014 N/S 1. Pete Marinus - Tim Kennelly 2. Linda Marinus - Steve Bates 3. Gary Priestman - Pat Pantuso
E/W 1. Arlene Petersen - Sharon Feduniak 2. Allen Hopwood - Lorraine Gargan 3. Douglas Nash - Irene Pearl Our Comox Valley Sectional Tournament was held October 24 to 26. An excellent turnout, superb hospitality, good fun and good bridge. Friday evening winners were David Mosher and Howard Cohen. The Friday evening novice game was won by Marilyn
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