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Comox Valley RCMP responded to the following incidents between March 24 and 30:

WANTED If you have any information about the whereabouts of either of these two people, call the Comox Valley RCMP Detachment at 338-1321, or Comox Valley Crimestoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (1-800-222-8477). You don’t have to give your name and you could be eligible for a cash reward.

Motorcycle recovered Police were called to a report of an abandoned motorcycle near the dog

park in Cumberland on March 29th at 10:02 A.M. The motorcycle was not reported stolen but was taken to the RCMP detachment due to the circumstances.

Later in the day a report of a theft of a motorcycle was called in by a Cumberland resident.

Both were reunited after being identified. (20153841)

Pick-up stolen On the afternoon of March 29th police received a report of a stolen pickup truck that had been parked near the Mexx pub located at 1029 Ryan road in Courtenay.

Approximately three hours later the Campbell River RCMP reported locating the stolen pickup abandoned. (2015-3854)

Driver charged On March 25th police attended to a motor vehicle collision that occurred on the 2800 block of Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.

The investigation revealed that a vehicle leaving the roadway turned left in front of an oncoming vehicle causing the collision.

The offending driver was charged under the Motor Vehicle act. (20153693)

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Cumberland Lake Wilderness Society awarded contract to operate lake park this year The Village of Cumberland is pleased to announce that the Cumberland Lake Wilderness Society (CLWS) has been awarded the contract for managing Cumberland Lake Park in 2015. The lakefront municipal park and campground is the only road-accessible public land on Comox Lake and is a popular recreation destination for residents of Cumberland, the wider Comox Valley, and beyond.

Along with the campground, boat launch and other existing park amenities, CLWS will be offering new outdoor recreation, education, and experiential learning programs to the public.

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grams is part of the Society’s vision to expand wilderness education and recreation programming in the area and to take advantage of the park’s unique lakefront location.

Camping opportunities will also continue to be offered. For campground reservations and enquiries please contact CLWS at info@clws.ca or call 250336-8593.

CLWS is also seeking a food concession operator or alternative food service provider (e.g. food truck or cart) for the upcoming summer season. For more information on the opportunity please visit the CLWS website.

The deadline for submission of proposals is April 10th 2015.

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www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.APRIL 3, 2015 Tourism and BC Shellfish Growers’ Association three years ago, has become BC’s largest of its kind. It started out as a dinner and one day event hosted by the BCSGA. But now it has grown to become a ten-day affair that features an array of exciting and palatable events that include numerous gala dinners and culinary events, producer farm tours, concerts, and educational and industry development seminars -

all targeted to west coast seafood enthusiasts and the larger aquaculture industry.

It also continues to increase awareness and support for the shellfish and seafood industry producers and related businesses.

Comox Valley MLA Don McRae said it’s a celebration that the world wants and “we have it right here in our own backyard.”

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BC Shellfish Growers’ Association executive director Roberta Stevenson encouraging people to buy tickets early for the popular Chefs Gala Dinner to be held on June 20 at the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park.

Shellfish festival promises to be bigger and more exciting

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The Comox Valley is casting its nets far and wide in the hope of capturing more people to come and enjoy the 9th Annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival.

The 10-day food extravaganza that was launched

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Valley shellfish festival aiming high this year ‘Flying Lobster Extravaganza’, dinners, feasts, demos, ‘Fresh Fest’ and more planned (Continued from page 3) “It is a phenomenal opportunity for our community and the communities up and down Vancouver Island and the Mainland to share a phenomenal story.”

Roberta Stevenson, the executive director of the BCSGA, is hoping the BC event can surpass the PEI International Shellfish Festival, which attracts around 22,000 people.

“We’ve got a way larger coastline and a lot more to offer, better weather so let’s try to top their amount,” said Stevenson, who also indicated that although the BC shellfish festival is in its 9th year, it’s also worth noting that the shellfish farming industry in the Comox Valley is more than 110 years old.

“The fact that the water is clean enough for that long, I am pretty proud of that and you should be too.”

The popular BCSGA Chefs Gala Dinner will be held on June 20 at the Fil-

It’s a phenomenal opportunity for our community and the communities up and down Vancouver Island to share a phenomenal story” DON MCRAE Comox Valley MLA

Comox Valley MLA Don McRae cracks a “shameless” joke during his speech at the launch of the 9th Annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival held at the White Whale Pub. berg Heritage Lodge and Park. Last year within 36 hours after sale of tickets began, they sold out.

Stevenson said they plan on breaking that record.

Ticket sale for this year started last Wednesday.

New highlights for 2015 include Fresh Fest in the Marina, a live concert and salmon chef stations presented by the BC Salmon Farmers Association and

North Island Chefs Association.

Celebrity chef, Ned Bell, from the Vancouver Four Seasons Hotel and Chefs for Oceans will be at events throughout the festival including a new BC Seafood Expo and Workshop Series with industry and consumer oriented sessions presented by seafood and sector leaders and educators, including

keynote speaker Dr. John Nightingale, CEO Vancouver Aquarium.

Genome BC will host its Geneskool educational workshop at North Island College, not to mention a Flying Lobster Extravaganza and Expo Opening Reception by Flying Fresh Freight at the Old House Hotel and Spa, new family beach tours with Macs Oysters, and much more.

Other festival favorites include Fanny Bay Oyster plant tours, Seafood Feast & Casino Royal at the Old House Hotel, a long table dinner at the Best Western, BC Seafood on Your Plates at participating restaurants, and Comox Harbour Charters tours are confirmed in the event line-up.

The Comox by the Sea Celebration with numerous shellfish and seafood food booths, educational stations, touch tanks, and chef demos led by Chef Bell will be held once again, with the addition of Canadian, North American and World Oys-

ter Shucking Champion, Shucker Paddy to present how-to-shuck an oyster demos, and assist with the Fanny Bay Oysters Shucking Competition.

The event will be backed by a $140k multi-media marketing campaign being undertaken by Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism, in partnership with festival events and stakeholders, including the Additional Hotel Room Tax accommodation providers in Courtenay.

The lineup isn’t complete just yet.

Businesses are still signing up to host events and be involved in Festival competitions including the BC Seafood on Your Plate, Ocean Wise Chowder Challenge, Fanny Bay Oysters Oyster Shucking Competition and the Motts Clamato Caesar Competition.

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www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.APRIL 3, 2015

Local health care groups rally for a new Health Accord

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff Comox Valley health care workers, along with health advocates and concerned citizens, staged a rally Monday near St. Joseph’s Hospital to mark the one-year anniversary of the expiry of the Canada Health Accord.

The local rally was part of a multi-city, national day of action that was aimed at drawing attention to the impact of the accord’s expiration and $36 billion cut to federal health-care transfers over the next decade to B.C. and other provinces.

Bearing placards and signs, they lined up the sidewalks along Comox Avenue as they waved at motorists passing by and pedestrians in the hope

of spreading the news of what they see as serious damage caused by continued reductions in federal health spending.

The groups involved in the local rally were the Hospital Employees Union, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Council of Canadians and the BC Labour Council.

Local HEU representative Barby Biley said the objective does not solely target the federal government.

“We have a federal election this year,” said Biley. “It’s an opportunity to express our support for public health care by sending a message to all the parties that anyone who doesn’t support public health care will not get our votes.”

Until one year ago, the Health Accord set the

Local health care workers and their supporters have a demonstration outside St. Joseph’s Hospital level of annual health care funding Ottawa provides to the provinces and territories.

However, in late 2011, the federal government unilaterally announced it would not renew the accord, setting the stage for the accord’s expiry on March 31, 2014.

A Conference Board of Canada report released last August determined Victoria must invest $1.8 billion more than budgeted for health care between 2014 and 2017 just to maintain current service levels.

“As we head towards a federal election, Canadians need to vote for a government that will take

immediate steps to put health care funding back on track,” said HEU secretary-business manager Bonnie Pearson, noting that B.C.’s share over the ten-year period will total $5 billion.

“It’s time to restore the billions of dollars in current and planned cuts that threaten the very foundation of our universal public health care system.”

In addition to the Comox Valley, rallies were held across Canada and provincially in Burnaby, Campbell River, Castlegar, Clearwater, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Nelson, New

Westminster, North Vancouver, Oliver, 100 Mile House, Parksville, Penticton, Port Alberni, Prince George, Princeton, Richmond, Salmon Arm, Surrey, Trail, Vernon and Victoria.

“For far too long, governments have been chipping away at our most cherished social program, and it shows,” says Pearson.

“Whether it’s in our overflowing emergency wards, our shortstaffed long-term care homes, or in hospitals that are forced to accommodate patients in the hallway — it’s clear that our public health system simply cannot withstand any more cutbacks.”

Cumberland frustrated with sewage treatment planning process Cumberland council members expressed their downright displeasure with the Comox Valley Regional District’s decision about a sewage treatment plan they say is based more on optics than hard science, during a March 23 meeting.

The regional district recently selected discharging sewage off Cape Lazo as what it considers the most preferable way of dealing with liquid waste from southern Comox Valley communities.

Estimates suggest this would

cost $57.5 million overall, instead of $49.5 million for a discharge to Baynes Sound. Electoral areas would have to pay $3 million more for the Cape Lazo option, while Cumberland would be charged $5 million more, under the plan.

A staff report noted a Baynes Sound discharge was what officials pitched - not the Cape Lazo discharge - when the Village got involved in the first place.

CAO Sundance Topham got a laugh when he called the project “the gift that keeps on giving.”

Coun. Roger Kishi said Cumberland has been a willing participant whose perspective hasn’t been heeded, as scenari-

os have shifted big-time.

“The parameters are totally different now,” Kishi said.

“They’re nothing like when we started the discussion.”

Project costs have jumped 50 per cent and current price tag estimates are only considered accurate within +/- 50 per cent, he noted.

“Our suggestions are not being heard,” he said. “We’re being backed further and further behind a big rock.”

Mayor Leslie Baird said current estimates mean each Cumberland household would be paying $150 a month just for sewer.

“I think that’s asking a lot,”

she said, but added she feel the Village needs to see the process through to the end.

“I don’t think they looked at the science.”

Coun. Jesse Ketler said municipal sewage services are moving towards using natural ecosystems to purify wastewater and suggested if the South Sewer project falls through, Cumberland could examine something in that realm.

Another component of the South Sewer project she said presents challenges for Cumberland is the volume-based billing, since much of the Village’s infrastructure combines sewage and tap water in the same pipes.

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Plus, she pointed to technical committee findings to throw the perceived benefits of shipping southern Comox Valley wastewater north of Comox for discharge into question.

“They don’t support the argument that the Cape Lazo outflow will have less environmental damage than the Baynes Sound option, and it’s a big cost increase for use,” she said.

“It seems like it’s more about perception than actual science.”

Topham said at this point, because the regional district is still going through its own liquid waste planning process, the only card the Village can play is to threaten to pull out.

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City takes next step on Braidwood Housing Project The City of Courtenay is inviting non-profit societies to submit proposals for the design, development and operation of an affordable or supportive housing project on a city-owned site at 810 Braidwood Road.

Courtenay CAO David Allen said the housing project has been identified as the top strategic priority for the current Council term. “We’ve been looking forward to this day,” said Allen. “Launching the request for

proposals is a huge step for this project. It’s important for the city and the entire community.

There’s still a long way to go, but we’re very eager to see the submissions.”

The city, along with social planning consultant John Jessup, consulted with the Comox Valley Nurses Network, AHERO, and BC Housing on the request for proposals.

Proposals will be reviewed by a working group including rep-

resentatives from the City of Courtenay, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, and Island Health.

Interested societies may wish to partner with other service providers (non-profit organizations or public service agencies) to provide a range of housing solutions and services.

The successful applicant will need to design a community and neighbourhood consultation strategy as an essential part

of the process.

The Province of BC, through BC Housing, has provided a $50,000 Proposal Development Funding loan toward the design and development of the project. $10,000 of this has been put towards social planning consultant fees. The remainder would be available to the successful applicant to support their proposal.

The city would provide a rentfree 60-year lease on the prop-

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To assist with making the project financially viable, property tax forgiveness would also be an option for a limited time period.

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New apartments taking shape The ‘Acadia on the Walk’ apartment complex is rapidly taking shape in South Courtenay. The 94-unit rental complex is off Cliffe Avenue across from the Walmart centre. The owner/builders, a family firm, already operate a number of apartment buildings in Campbell River. This

project is one of the few purposely rental-built complexes to be built in the Valley in many years. The units cannot be converted to condos for at least 10 years. It’s expected that an office to take rental applications will open sometime in June or early July.

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ICF waits approval to start rail work OUR 4 FOR 3 Passenger service not likely to resume in May as planned TIRE SALE. IT’S TIME TO SAVE.

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Island Corridor Foundation president Graham Bruce says his group is awaiting approval from the provincial and federal governments before repair work can begin on the EN rail line from Victoria to Courtenay.

It appears unlikely that passenger service on the line, which has been suspended since March 2011 due to safety concerns with the track, will resume in May as was projected last year.

The ICF owns the rail

Easter Eggstravaganza, presented by Comox Recreation Dept., Investors Group and Quality Foods is on Monday, April 6 at Marina Park from 11:30am – 2pm.

Easter Egg Hunt starts at noon sharp. Lots of games, activities and BBQ for families – all proceeds go to YANA.

line and is working alongside private rail company, Southern Railway of Vancouver Island, to bring back passenger service.

To accomplish this, approximately $20 million in rail and trestle restoration and replacement work needs to be completed first.

The province has already announced $7 million in funding for the project, while the federal government announced $7.5 million.

Five regional districts spanning the length of the line, including the Regional District of Nanaimo,

have committed $3.2 million to the project.

However, the province is currently reviewing a plan for the rail repairs before it releases its share of the funding.

“They’ve taken the lead, as we understand it, between the two senior levels of government,” Bruce said.

“And we’re looking for the sign-off from the province which then will be transmitted to the federal government, then (we’ll) hopefully get a sign-off from them.”

That has prevented Southern Railway from

being able to put the work out to tender, Bruce said.

The plans have been before the province since October and said the ICF was frustrated by the wait, said Bruce.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation did not respond to a request for comment by press time.

Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay, who represents Nanaimo on the ICF board, said “the clock is ticking” on the project, but indicates he is optimistic that the rail improvements will proceed.

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Stop the ‘secret’ police bill’ I am aghast to think that this C-51 Bill will actually get through Parliament!

Where Oh Where is My Canada? The land I love, the democratic country my forefathers fought and died for! Where is the loyalty to our great country?

- Unwavering allegiance which is OWED by MP John Duncan, and Senators Larry Campbell, Mobina Jaffer, Nancy GreeneRaine, Yonah Martin, and Richard Neufeld.

Have they all forgotten what a democracy is supposed to be? Have they forgotten what a wonderful FREE country they’ve had the privilege of growing up in? Have they all sold out to the almighty bribe of ? (fill in for yourself). We don’t need a ‘secret police force’! Currently, 71% of Canadians don’t want to trade their privacy rights to give spy agencies more power.

Over 80,000 people have already spoken out and I’m sure that number will grow over the next weeks.

This bill is dangerous, irresponsible, unnecessary, and ineffective! If this Godforsaken bill goes through, my fellow Canadians, we may just as well start calling our homeland Nazi-Kanada, for we will be in the same posi-

tion as those poor people that were at the mercy of Hitler - and No, I am not exaggerating!

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FACTS ON FORESTS Over the past several months there have been a number of opinion pieces published regarding turbidity in Comox Lake and perceptions about the forest landowners in the watershed. We feel it is important that readers have correct and factual information to formulate their own informed views on this issue.

We would like to address a few of the opinions that have been expressed with some facts.

Opinion: “Big corporate interest owning private timberlands became, in essence, ‘the foxes in charge of the chicken house’ with virtually no accountability to any government agency at all”.

Fact: Bill 88, the Private Managed Forest Land Act established laws that govern the responsible stewardship of private forest

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lands through: · The formation of the Private Managed Forest Land Council (recently renamed the Managed Forest Council) with the objective of “encouraging forest management practices on private managed forest land, taking into account the social, environmental, and economic benefits of those practices”. · Protection of key public values including (a) Soil Conservation, (b) Water Quality (specifically drinking water quality), (c) Fish Habitat, (d) The Protection of Critical Wildlife Habitat, and (e) Required Reforestation. · Administrative Remedies [fines] for failure to meet the objectives of the regulation.

The Private Managed Forest Land Council Regulation, which was further developed under the authority of the Private Managed Forest Land Act clearly defines specific guidelines to meet the five management objects above. You can check out all of this information including the regulation on the web at: http://mfcouncil.ca/.

Other legislation that is fully enforceable on private forest lands includes federal legislation (Federal Fisheries Act and Spe-

cies at Risk Act), as well as provincial legislation (including Water Act, Fish Protection Act, Wildlife Act, and Drinking Water Protection Act).

Opinion: There is a conspiracy or “cover-up” to hide the facts regarding the cause of the turbidity in Comox Lake to protect the landowner.

Fact: Numerous organizations have been working diligently reviewing this event on site over the last few months to determine the cause(s).

As a result of severe winter storms, the watershed experienced an unprecedented influx of water. Water flows surged over 50 times their normal rates scouring rivers and creeks, uprooting large trees and sending them down stream. These same severe storms caused flooding and damage in Strathcona Park that has been protected since 1911.

Landowners, government, conservation groups, and watershed specialists have been working cooperatively to pinpoint sources of turbidity to determine a plan to manage future events.

There is a considerable body of experience in freshwater ecology, drinking water management and legislation working on this.

Opinion: The City of Campbell River lost ~$5 million in tax revenue when TimberWest closed its mill.

Fact: When TimberWest’s mill closed, the reduction in property tax revenue for the City of Campbell River was $289,587.

Tax Assessment information is public and available online.

Opinion: [TimberWest has determined] “restocking these new cutblocks is not really all that necessary after all”. “Well that certainly will save on the overhead and make the corporate giant more attractive on the T.S.E”.

Fact: TimberWest and all private managed forest landowners are required by law to ensure harvested areas are reforested. It is not discretionary and millions of trees are planted on their landbase every year.

In some cases, stands can regenerate naturally but to be sure there is sufficient regeneration, most areas are planted. Sometimes there is a mix of natural and planted making for a healthy new stand.

Regardless of the regeneration method, private and crown land licensees are required by law to reforest every area and they must do that within a specific time frame. They

must also ensure that the trees are healthy and growing successfully years after planting or seeding.

Owning private forestland is not so different from owning your own private property. If you invest in it and keep it in good condition, it will have more value. There is no upside to ignore reforestation and it certainly does not make the company more attractive to owners. TimberWest is a private company and is not listed on the T.S.E. Most forest companies provide contact information on their websites or are in attendance at various public forums. If you have questions or concerns or would like to confirm information, we suggest you connect with them directly. Likely, you will find them approachable, knowledgable, and open to a respectful discussion.

Forest Information Network The Forest Information Network (FIN) is a collective of natural resource professionals dedicated to ensuring that the public has factual and verifiable information on local natural resource issues. The facts enable everyone to make well considered, and well informed decisions on those events that impact their everyday lives. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments at forestinformationnetwork@gmail.com.

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS LAST WEEKEND I went to help my sister with her yard and to build a new fence. When all was ripped apart, off to the dump we

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THE COMOX VALLEY’S FIRST AND BEST READER’S FORUM Email to: echo@comoxvalleyecho.com went twice with loads of heavy wood. The first time as we are unloading there was a young man who was beside us sweeping dirt obviously trying to keep busy. I was shocked that at no time did he even offer to help unload. The second time, similar situation, when I had to ask if they did not help unload vehicles. The response was if you need it. And he continued to try to look busy.

Other dumps I have had to use have had a young man come over to help folks as soon as they arrive. Being older women we would have appreciated a strong hand, especially when it was obyious he was doing nothing but standing there. Just a suggestion, why not make them work for their wage.

A BIG BOUQUET to Pauline, Claudia, and Rodger of the organization Kitty Cat Pals who go above and beyond.

We had five homeless feral cats living in our backyard that we fed all winter as they don’t like to fix them in the winter months. We phoned Kitty Pals again in March and within four days they had caught them all and had them fixed and had homes for them. This is all volunteer work that they do after their regular jobs, I might add, in all inds of weather. They are very special people and are very humane. These cats end up mostly in homes and have a decent life thanks to Kitty Cat Pals.

A BOUQUET OF YELLOW ROSES to the Comox Library for friendly and helpful staff.

Also, the many services they provide to our community. Some of which include helps for the blind; a large and comfortable venue for the knitters every Tuesday evening (everyone welcome!); and a great meeting place for computer users.

HOW BEAUTIFUL are the gardens along Guthrie Road from Anderton and up until Comox ends. They are much enjoyed and kept up so well.

A BIG BOUQUET of ‘kitty’ flowers to all the volunteers who spend countless hours helping to control the cat population! Recently, a friend found a starving cat scratching at her door, and she wasn’t sure what to do ... after contacting Kitty Cat PALS, they ensured to find the cat tattoo and through the vet’s help, found the owners who were looking for their lost cat since last November!

They thought their sweet kitty was dead or injured, and so another happy ending for a family and their cat! Thanks Claudia, Larissa, Peter, Rosemary, Jed, Laurie and the many, many other helpers!

BOUQUET to the Echo. So happy to read you aren’t folding! There was a rumour that the Echo was going to be no more. I’m so glad it was just a rumour. Keep up the great articles, columns and awesome contests (Canuck/ Dallas Stars)!

BOUQUETS to Russ Arnott, for trying to DO something to improve quality of life in the valley. The Comox Marina has the potential to be SO much more than it is.

And why are we waiting to get a dedicated place for food vendors? Because “it’s an awful lot of effort... to end up with something that could be a problem for us.” Why are people so fearful of changing? Of possibly making a mistake? I think this is a baby step for the improvement of the Marina, not a giant leap. It’s very do-able.

You have to give people reasons to go to the Marina and hang out. There

will always be naysayers and people who fear new ideas are bad ideas. Sometimes you have to just do it, make a decision and see how it goes! Comox Council: You are the leaders and I want you to actively do things to make quality of life better for us and the people who may visit us and spend their tourist dollars. Now. Not in a year.

Or two. Please don’t be afraid of change! Embrace it and try something new.

It may just be awesome.

A BOUQUET to our Regional Directors for keeping CVRD property taxes low - they only make up 32% of the 2015 CVRD budget income. Not such good news for all of those who pay fees that resulted in large profits for CVRD utility services and a 21% increase in 2014 income over the 2013 budget!

Reading the CVRD audit report may be confusing, but the bottom line - profits are up in double digits!

Life is good for property owners in the Comox Valley, as taxation continues to shift down to business and lower income folks, with user fees for garbage, water, sewer. User fees the most unfair form of taxation and an endless supply of funding.

A BOUQUET of thanksgiving to the wonderful driver of Ambassador Taxi who graciously and courteously transported my friend from hospital to her 100th birthday celebration. He was a true gentleman. It is wonderful to have the availability of wheelchair accessible taxi cabs, and helpful drivers.

A HUGE BOUQUET of 8 enders to ALL the volunteers from the Comox Valley Curling Centre who dedicated many hours to the kids of the Junior Learn to Curl program (JLTC)

as well as to the JamCan! Your patience, fun-loving spirit and expertise are what makes these kinds of things so successful! It warms my heart to see the interaction between you and the kids, their smiles and successes! A heartfelt thank you to you all!

BOUQUETS of tool-loving customers to Manager Keith at Canadian Tire Courtenay. I had issues with a purchase I made there and contacted Keith.

He was personable and professionally validated my perception of the product’s deficiency. He offered solutions that were reasonable and beyond: he himself delivered the replacement store-constructed items and when a minor flaw was noted from the delivery, he again compensated me with a solution that required no further negotiation. Thanks again Keith.

WELL, OKAY, maybe there is questionable taste in the tattoo guys using the word “pricks”, in relation to their business. But c’mon. It’s a tattoo parlour. Lighten up.

You want bad taste? The CBC has titled one of its sitcoms Schitt’s Creek.

And our tax money paid some bozo to come up with that stroke of genius.

They probably thought it was cute, and so it might appear -- to a 10-year-old.

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A BEEF with our Provincial Government who collect less than 10% in royalty revenues from out bountiful resources ,to fund the BC budget. There are no stumpage fees from logging private land, but corporate tax breaks for those that do. If the budget was balanced and government debt was repaid, it may be acceptable to some who don’t care about boiling Comox lake water or impacting salmon. Pr ivatizing forests seems a lose/ lose for BC taxpayers, future generations... and salmon.

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IT’S TUESDAY, March 24, it’s raining and blowing S/E. I’m driving south on Kilpatrick following a well dressed girl on a gas powered scooter. I was thinking that she was handling the bike and the weather really well. We came to a red light at the connector where she signalled to turn left. Stay with me folks because I’m getting to the good part! The light changed and she had to wait for two cars to come through the intersection to be safe to turn left. The person behind her must have realized at that point that they better do something to prove why they didn’t complete their PhD. They started to lean on their horn!!! The girl was riding like a professional, dressed like she was going to work, the weather was terrible and this idiot thought it was a good idea to startle her into turning into the path of an oncoming car! The beef that I would have for this genius they wouldn’t print in this paper!

A TRUCKLOAD of decomposing cows to the decision to cancel the live music and seating at our winter farmers’ market.

There is plenty of room for the musicians so I don’t buy the argument of needing wider aisles.

Things were just fine.

Why fix what ain’t broke?

Socializing at such events is a valued part of small town life. Now there’s not a single chair on which to enjoy a coffee and goodie.

Many seniors and handicapped looked forward to this weekly outing but do need to sit. So it becomes just another place to buy stuff, then get out fast, like a supermarket or big box store. I expect less coffee and treats will be sold. What about music on the grass outside? Or here’s a radical idea: using a few parking spaces for this! Imagine, people might just carpool or take the bus which is right opposite. Because there’s still no sign of the needed bus to the summer market this free music event is lost to some low-income folks. Another nail in the

coffin of Courtenay’s soul.

Sad. CONGRATULATIONS Courtenay Pharmacy. Congrtatulations to Chris, Erin, Merleen, Elaine, Christine and last but not least Mike formerly of Target Pharmacy on your transition to complete independence. On behalf of all your current clients and you new ones to come as you travel along in this new independent familyoriented future we wish you the very best. It will be so nice for your clients to be able to have ALL their needs met in the future.

A BOUQUET to the Nanaiamo city councillors that had the balls to pass a bylaw requiring all cats to have licences. You have set a perfect example for other cities to follow.

This may very well curb the flood of cats that are ravaging our gardens etc.

The next move may be that cats must be on a leash just like dogs, when out for a walk!

LAWN MOWER PERSON - take the blade off - go to Canadian Tire - get someone there to sell you a new blade and leave your old one with them to dispose of. Presto - problem solved.

I FOUOND IT QUITE INTERESTING to read about the day care owner in Ontario who after reporting what she thought could be child abuse to authorities was successfully sued after the judge decided, after considering she was obligated by law to report her suspicions and determined that she had no malicious intent, she also needed to have reasonable evidence

of an offence before reporting it. Are the necessary authorities not there to authenticate any allegations or apparently is it now the responsibility of those of good intention? I would think this case decision would send chills up the spines of those advocates and organizations who are currently encouraging citizens to report cases of bullying, spousal abuse, sexual harassment and other similar crimes. It would appear that anyone now might want to think twice about reporting anything if they now have to fear potentially being financially ruined by their intent to be a good Samaritan. The question is will this decision just disappear with the news cycle or will it lead people in the future to seriously contemplate not doing the right thing.

Probably only a year or two of statistics will make us aware of what kind of affect this ruling has had on reporting. By then it might be too little too late for many.

A BIG BOUQUET and farewell to the amazing staff at Target. From the manager, pharmacy staff, floor staff, shelf stockers and the cleaning staff that kept the cleanest store in town you will be missed.

My family shopped at Target from the time you arrived in town and never received anything but courtesy and respect.

Wishing you all well in the future - your smiles will be missed!

AFTER ENJOYING a lovely walk at the air park, my daughter and I returned to the parking lot, which has no handicap parking spots. My daughter’s van

is equipped with a side ramp and being there is no handicap spot she has to use two spaces and park on an angle to allow room for the ramp to extend. She came back to a nasty fake parking ticket that was so mean spirited. Even though the van has handicap cards this person didn’t take the time to take notice and use some brain matter to figure out why she was parked in that manner. This has happened before when there were no handicap spots left at the aquatic centre. When my daughter and her children came out after their swim, someone had written on the back window.

If you are the person who has done this I don’t expect that this will have an affect on you as you must be a pretty miserable human. SHAME ON YOU! THE FREE BOOK BANK for Kids at Courtenay Elementary School would like to thank the caring folks in the Valley who donate free books to our book bank shelves. We have had over three years of success in helping kids grow their own home library! Special thanks to our former student Savannah and her members at VI Fitness for Women.

Thank you to Deb and staff at Too Good to be Threw. Dawn, Joyce, Joshua at the Salvation Army.

Secret book pal Mrs. Dalh at The Second Page Bookshop, The Kiwanis Club who just pop in from time to time to school with picture books, and the Comox Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch 160.

Thanks for fuelling young minds and spirits!

Books are always welcome.

THIS WEEK’S WINNER, DRAWN AT RANDOM FROM SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED UP TO TUESDAY, IS: Michelle Prior, of Comox Winner of two classic cheese baskets from Dairy Queen Winners, you may pick up your prize certificates at the front desk of the Echo, 407-D Fifth Street, during regular business hours. Thanks to everyone for the great submissions- keep ‘em coming!

A HUGE BEEF to the person who left a “phony” parking ticket on my niece’s van at the airpark parking lot on March 26 ... did you not see the handicap sticker on her van. If there was handicap parking available she would have used it...you should be ashamed of yourself... hopefully the fleas of a camel you wished on her will leave you alone and that the wish for her to have a faulty transmission doesn’t come back to haunt you.

Be a little bit more compassionate. I am shocked that you did this, how small can you get.

BOUQUETS to BC Privacy Commissioner Denham for slamming the District of Saanich staff for installing spyware on the newly elected Mayor’s Atwell’s computer. Staff seemed way out of line on this issue, and they were, according to the Commissioner. Staff claimed an audit report recommended the 360 spyware, but the commissioner found that the audit said no such thing. Councillors, Mayors and RD directors have big jobs representing the interest of their constituents. The self interest of the administration, unfortunately, seemed to be a priority in the District of Saanich.

Let’s be positive and think it is not happening here, but with 4 Comox Valley administrations protecting their turf - who knows?

Performance audits are a good thing, “trust, but verify”. Let’s have an audit of all four local governments, starting with CVRD who increased budget income by over 20% in 2014. Unsustainable.

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Local church needs more space for Festival morning There is a challenge when you want to invite the community to join your celebration - but you don’t have enough space!

For the fourth year, St. Peters’ Anglican Church in Comox is going to meet this challenge by moving their Easter Morning Service to the Comox Recreation Centre. You are warmly invited to come and join this celebration beginning at 10 am.

“The truth that Jesus Christ rose from the dead is great cause for celebration,” declares Rev. Jim Lyster, the Parish Priest.

“We hope that many people from across the Valley will come on join with us as we celebrate the Resurrection!”

And a true celebration it will be! A short drama at the beginning of the service will portray some of the emotion of the first Easter morning. There will be wonderful music - both traditional and modern songs will be sung. Few can resist joining with a trumpet to sing Jesus Christ is Risen Today!

Liturgical dancers have been preparing to lead in worship and the children of the congregation will join the celebration with flags, ribbons and scarves.

While there will be no formal nursery or Sunday School for this service, activity packages will be available for all of the children.

You don’t have to be an Anglican to appreciate the joy of this Easter Sunday morning service.

All will find a very warm welcome!

Children will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt following the service. This fun annual activity is set-up by the Youth Group. Refreshments will also be served after the service.

Those wishing a quieter Easter Morning Service are welcomed to worship at St. Peter’s Comox at 7:30 am.

The Comox Recreation Centre is located at 1855 Noel Avenue in Comox.

This Easter Service will be on Sunday, April 5th at 10 am. For more information, please call 250-339-6416.

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Historic Lodge and gardens goes gourmet Expanding venue opportunities with on site catering The historic Filberg Lodge and Park in Comox has contracted Tria Fine Catering to provide the Tea House operation for Summer 2015 and catering services for park events.

The picturesque nine acres of gardens with magnificent views of Comox Harbour and Beaufort Mountains, has been serving the Comox Valley for over 30 years, hosting community events, festivals, weddings, and art shows.

The Park is open to the public daily, and the licensed Tea House and patio with lunch menu four days a week during summer months.

Visitors can tour the historic lodge and visit the Gift Shop.

The collaboration with

Tria Fine Catering is a big step towards the vision of the Filberg Board to explore and enhance the value that the venue can offer the community, by expanding the range and quality of services available for hosting a variety of events.

With an established, full-scale catering business that focuses on fresh, local flavours, Tria Fine Catering is well poised to offer custom options suited to the upscale events hosted at the park.

The Tea House kitchen has been renovated to support the greater service expectations, and the Tea House will open to serve Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10.

The Tea House will

Kathy Jerritt, owner and chef, of Tria Fine Catering, at Filberg Park (Photo by Karen McKinnon) open officially for the season in June, at which time it will move to its four day summer schedule.

“The new menu features fun bistro style eats with a mingling of updat-

ed traditional favourites.

It will change from time to time based on what is seasonal and readily available from local producers,” says Tria owner and chef Kathy Jerritt.

In an atmosphere of casual elegance, Tea House guests may also partake in low tea, or enjoy a selection of local wine, beer and spirits on the licensed patio.

For confirmed dates and hours of operation, please visit triafinecatering.com/filberg-tea-house or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ pages/Filberg-Tea-House.

Drop by park, lodge for Easter Come see the spring blooms during the annual Filberg Park and Lodge Easter Bunny Trail event on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5.

The rich history and breathtaking scenery of the Filberg Lodge and Park provides a charming, magical backdrop for creating memorable events. The beautifully landscaped grounds offer five locations for exchanging vows. With catering on site, it will be much easier for couples to choose to host their reception in the park.

Beyond weddings, the board expects catering and the revitalized Tea House to attract greater use for both public and private events. The Tea House will be open during the annual Filberg Festival

and BC Shellfish Festival, as well as during the four Thursday evening Summer Concert Series.

Offering food and beverage menus suited to each event, Tria at the Tea House will offer more ways for guests to enjoy these signature events.

Filberg Park has many amenities; the historic Lodge, Tea House, the new Comox Rotary outdoor stage, and semi private garden areas; available for rent for private or public use. You can see a full list of Filberg Park features and amenities on their website. www.filberg.com For more information on the park and lodge or to book an event please call the office at 250-339-2715. For Tea House reservations, please call 250-339-2750.

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Enjoying the colours and scents of the spring garden

BY ELLEN PRESLEY Anderton Nursery What a Spring we are having! Everything is up so early and the garden center is full of color: yellow Forsythia; fluffy pink Cherry blossoms; bursts of white petals from Star Magnolia; luscious deep reds, oranges and pinks of Tulips; bright yellows, whites and delicate pinks of Narcissus; blues, yellows, purples and pink ruffles of the happy faces of Pansies ... dazzling shapes and color everywhere you look.

But it is not just the joyful myriad of colors that we see, but the intoxicating blend of scents that complete the experience.

At first, it was the Hyacinth which wanted to dominate the senses with their headiness but as they die back other aromas have emerged. Many of the Pansies, Violas, and Primulas have a subtle but lovely intermingling fragrance. And as you walk through the garden this time of year, there are many more plants that give the garden an amazing scent.

The captivating lily-shaped Tulip ‘Pretty Woman’ The amazing array of form and colors of Tulips and Daffodils are mesmerizing. The captivating lily-shaped Tulip ‘Pretty Woman’ is an interesting blend of red with fuchsia and green highlights. The way the light plays upon the shape and color of this tulip is truly lovely. And the Tulip ‘Princess Irene’ still reigns every year. Not only with her exquisite two-toned orange/pink blend but it is one of the few tulips with fragrance.

The flowers are large and long lasting making them idea for your garden beds.

They make a good cut flower and will attract bees and hummingbirds.

Have a look at her cousin the ‘Irene Parrot’ who is trying to steal the show by being both fringed and exquisitely beautiful.

For the woodland garden, no Spring is complete without the delightful Ribes sanquineum ‘Pulborough Scarlet’ (Flowering Currant). Once they bloom you know the hummingbirds are here. This low maintenance, easy care medium-sized deciduous shrub has lobed aromatic leaves and 1-3” drooping clusters of small deep pink flowers. It prefers moist but well drained soil and part sun. Not only does it attract hummingbirds but butterflies

during the summer and the berries in the fall attract the songbirds. Great fall color and grows 4 feet by 4 feet.

One of the most versatile and hardy shrubs is the Osmanthus delavayi (Sweet Olive) which is a gorgeous evergreen shrub with tiny dark green leaves and small but profuse very fragrant tubular white flowers. It is very adaptable and flexible. It can be pruned to be a hedge or screen or can stand on its own. It prefers sun or part shade. Being evergreen it holds winter interest and is drought tolerant when established.

Originally from China and introduced to France in 1890’s, this pest free shrub has been around for a long time and was given the Award of merit from the Royal Horticultural society in 1923. (5 feet) It is difficult to resist the intoxicating fragrance of a Daphne. Daphne cneorum ‘Ruby Glow’ is a low growing evergreen shrub (6-12”by 12-18”). The abundant but small lobed bright pink flowers are very fragrant and attract bees, butterflies, and birds

Sweet Olive to your garden. Grow in full sun and do not move once planted. This Daphne is great for rockeries and usually flowers in April - May and often has additional blooms in the Summer. It prefers moist well-drained soil and does not need pr.uning but doesn’t mind being lightly shaped after flowering.

(Hardy to Zone 4) After blooming, apply a top dressing mix of peat moss and sand to help keep the roots cool.

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profusion of blush pink clusters of flowers and a wonderful sweet fragrance.

It blooms in the Spring and then again in Summer. It prefers partial to full sun and is a tidy shrub used in the landscape or for containers - treasured for its lasting beauty and fragrance.

The Viburnum ‘Juddii’ is stunning. A lovely compact shrub (6-8 feet) with showy semi-snowball like flowers that start off pink in bud and then open to white. The fragrance is heavenly. This hardy low maintenance plant loves full sun to part shade and is great as a hedge, specimen or in the border. It attracts butterflies, is drought tolerant and has wonderful purple fall color with black fruit.

An all-round good landscape shrub is the popular Pieris ‘Forest flames’.

This compact evergreen shrub has leathery dark green leaves and the new growth is brightly colored red when young. The flowers are fragrant tassel-like clusters of pink buds that open to white.

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(Continued from page 12) It will grow between 5-7 feet and can be used in hedges or in the mixed border. It attracts bees but is deer resistant - an easy care award winning dependable shrub.

For the Spring Trellis/ Arbour try the amazing and romantic looking Wisteria.

When this plant is mature, billowing cascades of fragrant blossoms will drape over any strong structure you give it.

The Wisteria sinensis ‘Blue Sapphire’ has showy mauve blue flowers in late Spring to early Summer with an exquisitely delicate fragrance.

The new growth has a wonderful bronze color.

Wisterias are vigorous climbers so give it lots of room to grow and a sturdy structure. It prefers full sun and moist well drained soil. Wisterias attract butterflies and are

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The Wisteria sinensis ‘Blue Sapphire’ has showy mauve blue flowers deer resistant. Prune in late winter to shape and lightly trim after flowering to encourage a second flush of flowers.

The Spring blooming evergreen Clematis Armandii has wonderful white fragrant flowers and makes a lovely addition to any part shade

trellis. Shelter it from harsh winds and this beauty will reward you with a marvelous fragrance in the Spring.

There are many more Spring delights to see and smell. Get out there and enjoy it while it lasts. You will be glad you did.

Spring has sprung, and so has the “to do” list for spring gardening chores.

Here is a list of tips to help you get your gardens looking great.

SOIL HEALTH - Before you start planting, get your soil tested by using a do-it-yourself test kit and following instructions.

Once you get results, you will know what nutrients to add, or at least the type of plants that will thrive in those conditions.

PLAN - It is often helpful to sketch your garden plan and even share it with professionals at a garden center, so they can make recommendations for complementary plants. Make a note of where the sun is in the summer at certain times of the day, since some plants cannot take direct afternoon sunlight.

SEEDS - Even if you did not already plant seeds to give your planting season a jumpstart, it’s not too late. Stop in your local garden center and ask for recommendations of seed packets that are still good to plant this

time of year.

LAWN - If you have moss, now is the time to apply lime.

Think about aerating your lawn, and also fertilizing. Apply seed to dead patches. You may also want to ask about seeds that are formulated especially for this climate, depending upon the texture of grass you want and your sun/shade situation.

FERTILIZE - Ask at your local farm and feed store about the best fertilizers for your garden, pasture, and lawn. Many fertilizers are custom-formulated for our unique weather conditions, do you may do better with that than off-the-shelf products.

POTS - Clean your pots or treat yourself to some new planters, and get ready for planting those annuals. Just don’t put them out too soon, since we often get frosts through mid-May. Steve Nixon is owner of Black Creek Farm & Feed Supply, which is also home to Rural Roots Garden Centre. www.

BlackCreekFarmAndFeed. com.

The McLean Family, management and staff at Brian McLean Chevrolet-Buick-GMC Ltd would like to congratulate John Harnden on 25 Years of dedicated, fun, hard working and greatly respected service to the dealership. John came to the Valley in 1990, he worked along with Brian McLean in Victoria for several years and decided to relocate and move his family to the Valley after Brian purchased Seale and Thompson in 1987.

John has been one of those people in life (and continues to be) that you meet that is greatly respected by the rest of the staff as well as friends and acquaintances. John is a professional through and through, he has been responsible for making our days fun at the dealership, training and helping “newcomers” to the business as well as maintaining and creating special relationships with his customers. The McLean family and staff are truly lucky to have John at our workplace each day. He keeps us on our toes and a smile on our face.

All of us have learned a lot from John.

Thanks Johnny!

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Country music at 1st Tuesday fund-raiser Country Music is the theme for the next 1st Tuesday Fundraiser event on April 7that the Mex Pub in support of Lilli House.

Featured performers this month are Comox Valley’s Man in Black Al Pasanen and Kerry Caddell, accompanied by generous musical talents of Scott Lyle, Mark Wing, Blaine Dunaway, and Bruce Wing.

The ongoing monthly concert series is sponsored by the Mex Pub, and pairs local musicians with their favourite charities on the first Tuesday of each month.

Al Pasanen will be performing his favourite country songs including those by his all-time favourite artist Johnny Cash.

Since retiring from the Canadian Air Force, Pasanen has been sharing Cash tunes including his own tribute song which he sent to the Cash family after Johnny passed away in 2003.

A few weeks later, he received a hand written thank you card from Rosanne Cash, personally thanking him for his tribute.

Al Pasanen supports many of the local open mics and performed his tribute show at the Vancouver Island Musicfest.

Kerry Caddell was born

in the interior of BC. Her love of country music comes from her dad’s love of the classics: Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and many others.

While her primary love is country, every so often she wanders off the beaten path and enjoys the great variety that music offers. Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, and Sara Evans are just a few of the great ladies of Country Music that have influenced her over the years.

The band behind these performers will deliver a classic country sound with Mark Wing playing his telecaster, Scott Lyle on guitar, Blaine Dunaway on violin and Bruce Wing on bass.

The chosen charity this month is Lilli House, a transition house for women and children who are leaving abusive environments and domestic violence.

It was established by the Comox Valley Transition Society (CVTS) in 1992 and currently has 14 beds in 9 bedrooms, where clients can access free and confidential support services. The society has a 24 hr crisis lines that responds to over 1500 calls each year.

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North Island Choral Society performs in Courtenay on Friday, April 10 at St. George’s

Choral Society sings best loved melodies Sample some of the great choral works at local concert The North Island Choral Society in thirty years of singing has sung many of the best known and loved melodies in classical music. From the early beginnings, when it was a choir made-up of friends who loved to sing, it has grown to a choir of over 60 singers.

The upcoming concerts will feature some of these glorious songs, sung over the years, such as Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bizet’s Toreador Song from Carmen, Wagner’s Pilgrims Chorus, Mozart’s Introitus from Gloria, and as a fitting conclusion to the two concerts, the Fourth Movement of Beethoven’s Ninth, with those famous and stirring words Ode to Joy by the German historian and poet Friedrich Schiller in 1785.

The “not to be missed” concerts, are essentially featuring a sample of the great choral works, which have been written over a period of 400 years. The concerts will be performed at St. George’s United Church, Courtenay on Friday 10th April at 7:30p.m. and on Satur-

day 11th April at 2:00p.m. Tickets ($20) are available from Blue Heron Books in Comox and Laughing Oyster Books in Courtenay. Tickets for Children under 12 are $5 at the door.

These concerts also celebrate Paul Colthorpe’s 20 years as artistic director of the Society. Indeed, the program he has selected is a more than a veritable history of choral music. It is a “best loved” list! So it includes works by composers of the 1700s such as Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn, Mozart through to choruses written in the 1800s and 1900s by Verdi, Wagner, Elgar and Biebl, and as if to show how composition has changed, there is a salute to Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore.

Choir members come mainly from the Comox Valley and neighbouring Campbell River. The Choir will be joined by the NICS Orchestra and soloists.

The soloists include well-known local favourites, Lisa Deith (contralto) and Christopher Bellamy (bass).

They will be joined by newcomers to the NICS soundstage, Michelle Johnson (soprano) and Josh Lovell (tenor). Michelle comes from Black Creek and Josh, who may well be on his way to being another famous Canadian singer, is from Victoria.

Artistic Director, Paul Colthorpe, who teaches in School District 71 (Comox Valley) has for all these years brought his own sense of joy to conducting the Choir. Certainly, there is a remarkable level of excellence in every performance. As always, accompanist Elvera Penner brings her considerable skills to the piano, being able to lead the Choir when required as well as playing in such a way it helps the Choir’s understanding of the music.

These are concerts designed to attract a wide audience. Tickets for the last Spring concerts in 2014 were sold out. So get your tickets today. For more information: northislandchoral.ca Submitted by North Island Choral Society

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Learn about the life cycle of the helpful mason bee Beekeeper planning to write a book

Saskia and Darrel present a spring concert April 10 at Elim Gospel Hall

Saskia and Darrel returning for a spring concert April 10 “Saskia and Darrel” aka The Great Plains are having a spring concert and CD release Friday, April 10 at Elim Gospel Hall (566 5th Street) at 7:30 PM. Tickets $15 (available immediately) at The Alano Club (543 - 6th Street).

Also at Laughing Oyster Books (after April 2) Tickets also available at the door. There will be a sliding scale, for those who would like to attend the concert and if a $15 ticket is too steep, no worries, please donate what you can afford at the door.

Partial proceeds to the Courtenay Alano Club plus donations for the food bank are welcome.

Saskia and Darrel call Courtenay home, but are probably the hardest working musicians in the history of Comox Valley touring artists.

So when they are home you can see them everywhere flying by on their bicycles or donned in hiking gear to enjoy our beautiful Comox Valley as much as possible. The rest of the time they tell the world they play in about the valley through songs and glowing reviews.

These two Courtenay songwriters play about 130 concerts a year and always leave behind a portion of each one of their concerts in the communities they play to help.

Their concert at the Elim Hall on April 10th is no exception as they hope to help raise some money for the Courtenay Alano Club, plus donations for the food bank are appreciated due to their intense shortage.

For those who do not know Saskia and Darrel yet come on down to meet them; they are very friendly. Experience a heartwarming evening of music, merriment, and mayhem, as Saskia and Darrel delight their audience with tales about history makers such as Louis Riel, and David Thompson, songs about war brides, prairie elevators, quilting, and love and daily life in rural Canada, then surprisingly break into some fabulous blues, or sing in Gaelic, Dutch, German or French.

They bring adroit skills on guitar, mandolin, bass, and penny whistles to the mix.

Saskia & Darrel are practicing spiritualists, long distance hikers, and part-time vegetarians. In their long and speckled careers they have been incarnated as loggers, firecamp cooks, real estate aide-de-campes, and gandy-dancers.

Ultimately,

despite the better advice of their children, their love of music won out and they escaped reality by promising each other that they could sustain a life-style by touring the world and playing folk music. And so they did.

Great Plains are a veteran touring act, with an easy, crowd-friendly style that instantly endears them to any audience.

This is true Canadiana; real songs drenched in our culture and heritage delivered in comfortable highly skilled sets with oodles of self-poking humor. A taste of Celtic, a dab of bluegrass, and lots of engaging stories wrapped around extremely ear-wormy melodies.

They perform throughout all of Canada and Western Europe and have cultivated an immense following across Canada & Europe, winning over their fans one town, one hall at a time.

What hatches twice, sounds like Rice Krispies in milk, creates no honey, wax or hive, does not sting and increases fruit, seed and nut production?

Right here in the Comox Valley?

If you said, “Mason Bees”, you are right! Specifically, the Blue Orchard Mason Bees.

The Blue Orchard Bee (BOB) is one of thousands of pollinator insects that are native to Vancouver Island, the rest of Canada and the US. Like hummingbirds and butterflies, the BOB has been here much longer than people, and its job has always been to help keep plant life going from generation to generation.

But habitat reduction, intensive mono-crop agriculture, and poisons have left the BOB, just like its more well known cousin the honey bees, in urgent need of human friends. It’s ironic, but true: because humans have invaded their world, the bees now need human help.

Fortunately, the BOB is easy to love. It is gentle, and, in its humble way, beautiful. It has a simple but fascinating life cycle.

Provided with clean, mite-free tunnels each spring, the BOB will multiply and pollinate gardens, orchards, flowers, and all of the earlyblooming fruit and seedbearing trees of nearby woodlots and forests.

With a short season (about 6 weeks) and range (about 200 meters), the BOB is a very localised pollinator.

Urban gardeners and

Mason bee cocoons town dwellers especially benefit from helping the BOB. But so do orchardists who experiment with additional pollination options and naturalists who like observing the natural world around them.

Monika Grünberg, of Green Mountain Pollinators, has been getting to know the BOB for over 15 seasons: setting out cocoons and clean tunnels, gathering, cleaning and counting cocoons each winter, storing them out of harm’s way and starting the cycle again each spring.

She has listened to the crunching of bees ready to hatch, watched and even held the cocoons in her hand as brand new bees emerge and prepare for flight.

She is sharing her knowledge, craft, and, most important, her love for the bees with products, instructions and workshops on befriending

the BOB. Now BOB friends can not only provide appropriate housing; they can also watch the life cycle of the BOB, up close and personal: from the first hatching (egg to larvae), through cocoon building, then a second hatching and flight as adult bee, and, finally, the amazing craft of the female Mason Bee as she prepares the chambers and summer meals for the new season’s eggs.

With Observatory Houses, anyone with a heart open to wonder can safely watch and participate in the life cycle of the Blue Orchard Bee (aka Mason Bee).

Proceeds from this year’s sale of cocoons, Observation houses and workshops will go to fund our first book, The Life of a Mason Bee, to be published in the fall of 2015.

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1st Tuesday fundraiser (Continued from page 15) Donations at the door will go entirely to CVTS to support their programs.

“We thought it would be fun to try a music theme night for this month, so we hope that country music fans will enjoy an evening out,” says event host Judy Wing.

“Bruce and I will be starting off the evening with an opening set at 7:30pm, performing some of the new coun-

try flavoured tunes that we’ve been working on.

Admission is by dona tion for the CVTS, or if you’d prefer to bring something from the cupboard for the Comox Valley Food Bank, that’s also appreciated.

“We’ll have a few door prizes to give away too, so it’ll be a fun evening.

For more info about Lilli House and other programs offered through the Comox Valley Transition Society, visit www.cvts.ca.

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Learn about Blue Orchard mason bees at workshops and Farmers Market (Continued from page 16) In simple words and pictures, The Life of a Mason Bee will introduce children, parents and grandparents to life as the bee sees it-short, sweet, delicious, exciting, and always part of the larger story that unites us, big and small, in the natural world.

Just in time to attract Mason Bees to your own observation station, you can find Monika at the Farmer’s Market every Saturday morning until the end of April.

She is looking forward to share with you and your children the sound reminiscent of Rice Krispies as the bees in their cocoons are slowly waking up for spring.

She is also available for workshops and presentations for community groups and classrooms.

You can contact her at 250 650-3269, or greenmountainmb@gmail.com

Calling all past and present yacht club members for reunion party The Comox Valley Yacht Club (CVYC) is holding a Celebration of Members Past and Present on Saturday, April 25.

The purpose of the event is to honour the founding members and celebrate the history of CVYC. All past and present members of the club are invited to attend and to bring their friends.

The evening will include a cold buffet dinner followed by a celebration of the club’s history.

CVYC is a non-profit society that was formed in 1999 to bring together families of boaters who enjoy cruising the local waters and the camaraderie that goes along with having similar interests.

CVYC members enjoy boating education, sharing information, socializing, cruising, and marine related stewardship.

CVYC is a steward of Tree Island and CVYC members do an annual clean-up of the island as

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Club” because it is a very informal club and that is what many of them wear.

Club members have power or sailboats that range in size, age, and sea capability and some do not even have boats at all.

CVYC welcomes new

Brunch Entrée Offerings Chef attended “build your own omelet” station Traditional eggs benedict with hollandaise Double smoked bacon and breakfast sausage Westerly Waffle Bar Crisp potato hash browns

Salad Station Baby new potato & smoked bacon salad Fresh cut baby green salad with cherry tomatoes & cucumbers Assorted house made vinaigrettes and dressings Caesar salad

GET READY, GET SET – AND GIVE IT A TRI The Shoreline Orthodontics’ Tri-K Triathlon is a great annual event that features divi-sions for ages starting at 5 years old right up through adult. Distances increase with age, with the longest being a 750 metre swim, 20 kilometre bike and five kilometre run. Short enough to be attainable yet long enough to be challenging.

If you’ve ever wanted to do a triathlon this is a great place to start. For experienced tri-athletes this is an early season event that will allow you to gauge your training. There is plenty of time to get ready for the May 24th sprint distance triathlon.

Below is the first week of an eight week training schedule designed to get you to the finish line.

Triathlons are all about planning, organization and preparation. Although the training schedule only requires a commitment of up to one hour on weekdays and a little more on weekends, you will benefit from being ready.

Both the Sports and Aquatic Centres offer length swims. They also have Swim-fit, a drop in aquatic program that offers coached swim workouts.

Entrée Offerings

The staff at Extreme Runners can hook you up with various running groups around the Valley, and you only need to roll out of your driveway to get going with your cycling routine.

Carvery

The cycle route for the Shoreline Orthodontics’ TRI-K is an out and back. There is a slight incline for a majority of the ride out, but it is all downhill home. In preparation for the ride your may want to take your bike to the Sports Centre and ride the route, or a part of it, to get a feel for the road.

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The suggested workout lengths are for beginners (on the top line) and intermediate (on the lower line) participants. Swims are in metres and runs and rides in minutes. Swim workouts can be broken up into manageable segments. Participants may want to use a combination run/walk for the runs over the first four weeks. With each outing, try to in-crease the time you run and decrease the walking time.

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For more information about the Comox Valley Yacht Club or if you have questions about this event, please send an email to memberships@ comoxvalleyyachtclub. com or call Sue at 250898-8333.

The triathlon experience can be enhanced by the quality of equipment and by adding some extra pieces of equipment to your list of gear, such as swim goggles, sun glasses or toe clips. There are many sporting stores in the Valley including our sponsors , Extreme Runners and Canadian Tire, who can outfit you for your triathlon.

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the

members who share an interest in boating.

Tickets and more information about the Celebration of Members Past and Present are available at http://www.comoxvalleyyachtclub.com/memberscelebration.

The first step is to register and to gather your gear.

1. Register: On-line at www.trik.ca 2. Gather your gear, the least you’ll need is: • Swim suit – you don’t have to wear a Speedo, but wearing something without pockets and somewhat form-fitting will help with your time • Runners – use ‘real’ running shoes, not skateboard shoes • Shorts – could be same as your swim suit • T-shirt – bare torsos are not allowed on the race course • Socks – make running much more enjoyable • Water bottle – for hydration, even if the sun is not beating down on you, hydrate • Bike – pump those tires up, tighten all screws and bolts, take the streamers off the handlebars, tighten the seat and handlebars • Helmet – must be approved by A.N.S.I. or Snell

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JamCan Spiel loads of fun for kids The 2nd Annual JamCan Spiel held at the Comox Valley Curling Centre this past weekend was a huge success!

“Exciting”, “Awesome” and “Best winter sport ever”! are some of the words used by the kids to describe what their experience was like. Their ages ranged from 6 to 12.The kids all participated in 4 games using homemade “rocks”. Lunch was served both days with some extra special treats thrown in. A huge thanks to all the volunteers who came out and made this happen At the end of the day 2 teams rose to the top. The Strawberry Event

was won by the Sprout Team, left, consisting of Alicia Sprout, Jayden Moore, Matthew Gilroy and Sarah Gilroy.

The Blueberry Event was won by the Munro Team comprising of Will Munro, Matt Munro, Akira Munro and James Munro. This is a repeat performance for the Munro team. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! For most of the kids this was a new experience! Much fun was had by all!

Courtenay Lawn Bowling members chomping at the bit to get started

Dragonflies recruiting paddlers Would you like to have a close up seat to the Comox Harbour with its stunning scenery and amazing wildlife? Do you like a little friendly competition? Are you up for a full-body workout twice weekly? Does being part of a lively and connected team appeal to you? Comox Valley Dragon Boat team is accepting new members. We are a mixed, competitive team of

various ages that is committed to the fun and exciting sport of Dragon Boat Racing. Check out our website www.cvdragonflies.ca to learn more about us and the sport of Dragon Boat Racing. Please contact ‘info@ cvdragonflies’ for further info and/or if you would like to try a paddle with us!

Floor hockey league champs The Korea Dream Team squeaked out a 5-4 win over the Lockout All-Stars to take the ‘A Tier’ championship of the Comox Valley Sports & Social Club’s 12team Floor Hockey League. Westview Ford won the

‘B Tier’ with a decisive victory over the Salix Acers.

Registration is now open for the CVSSC’s spring sports leagues at www.comoxvalleysports.ca.

The Courtenay Lawn Bowling Club is gearing up for yet another stellar season. President Frank Lo, Vice Dean Penny, Past President April Gilchrist, Secretary Carolle Allan, treasurer Myrna Viers, Games Chair Peter Harding and Greens Manager Archie Harris have events in order to start in April.

Thanks to the fine weather we have been blessed with, some of the members have been out to roll some bowls early in March, but April will really see the action, starting Saturday, April 4th with the Semi-Annual meeting at 3:30 pm.

For the public and potential members, there will be a demonstration in the Driftwood Mall on Fridays, April 17 and 24th from 11 am to 5 pm.

There will be Open

House at the Clubhouse Saturday, April 18 from 2 pm to 4 m and also on Wednesday, April 22 to Friday April 24 from 6pm to 8 pm with newcomers coaching available.

OPENING DAY will be Sunday, April 19 at 1 pm.

The CLBC welcomes Junior bowlers, providing a special membership rate for 10 - 18 years reinforcing the “Sport for Life” concept.

Work on the extension to the Clubhouse is progressing and should be functional in time for the Anderton Nursery Mixed Triples, on the May long weekend. We will also host the President’s Cup Zone tournament in May when the executive members of the other clubs in the North Island/Powell River Zone get together.

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Bowling highlights from Codes Country Lanes: Monday AM - Bob VanNes 268, Arnie Morrison 223, John Kendall 220, Ria Tjart 259, Dave Stacey 229, Heather Abraham 207, Lynne Davidson 189, Nora Lanyon 200, Bea Cucksey 186, Anna Turcotte 181.

Monday PM - Lyle Torrie 222, Kelvin Davis 173, Colleen Torrie 188, Ben Braun 231, Rick Rodriguez 205, Grace Rodriguez 201, Bill Tower 211, Val Johnson 181, Rita Grill 184, Erma Wilson 189.

Tuesday Breakfast - Barb Pottruff 214, Laurie McWillis 207, Audrey Batho 177, Isabelle Bracchi 184, Shirley Mangano 204.

Tuesday 12:30 - George Andrews 180, Ev Andrews 173, Garry Pearson 169, Judith Munro 124, Allison Bennett 126, Ed Schievink 98.

Tuesday Adult - Eric McWillis 212, Ross McWillis 271, Laurie McWillis 263, Cindy Eckstein 193, Ed Carefoot 210, Bill Brundige 258, John Graff 175, Rick Granneman 213, STEVE ROBSON 304.

Wednesday 9:30 - Bert Brown 292, Sally Hazleton 175, Laura Webber 170, Pat Stauffer 181, Pat Schmidt 170, Sue Minchin 170, Aggie Aucoin 198, Laurie Aucoin 256, Art Wesner 175, Minnie Frame 182.

Tuesday/Wednesday CRA Gary Scavarda 102, Lisa Bruce 120, Brian Mitchell 169, Sarah Lariviere 134, Dave Roberts 139, Randy Poole 149, Karen Slater 132, Clayton Heid 138, Mary Evans 156, Jack Errington 135, Russell Enright 136, Jeff McLaughlin 120, Jim Battram 200, Larry McCooey 226, Tiffinee Nicol 184.

Wednesday Adult - Scott Murray 251, Mike Espey 293, ROSS McWILLIS 307, Eric McWillis 232, Louise Bundschuh 293, John West 230, Ken Bird 271, Bruno Bagden 255, Barb Pottruff 228, Gord Pottruff 250.

Thursday GA - Bruce Ram 212, Kelvin Davis 178, Vicki Bailie 209, Jim Hume 179, Grace Rodriguez 192, Rick Rodriguez 206, IVAN ALLY 314, Bob Sharp 210, ARNIE MORRISON 358, Linda Meers 179.

Thursday Adult - Lindsay Henwood 180, Dave Stacey 227, Jessica Giroux 249, Chad Kelly 229, Steve Robson 255, Ed Carefoot 210, Aggie Aucoin 210, Laurie Aucoin 269, Rick Kroeker 234.

Friday Golden Age - Nick Tjart 207, Gerry VanAchte 197, Ed Tanner 210, Joan Lucas 191, Jim Lucas 256, Arnie Auerbach 193, Marj Arnold 184, Gerhard Sorger 211, Ken Scavarda 199, George Sand 218, Anna Delucry 191.

Weather great again at Glacier Greens Saturday, Mar. 28th weather-wise we lucked out again at Glacier Greens with sun to start and then clouds, some wind but no rain.

The greens were a little slow because they had been recently fertilized.

The course was in good shape and it showed in the good scores.

73 players played. Here are the results: HCP 0-12 1st Low Gross Barry Norris 73, 2nd Bill Kelly 74, 3rd Darrell Fieber 78, 1st Low Net Dave Brooker 68 c/b, 2nd Randy Doan 68, 3rd Willie Oliver 72 Snips Hole #5 Scott Robertson, #6 Bill Kelly, #8 & #10 Barry Norris, #9 Blair Peacock, #11 Marty Barbaro, #15(POG) Scott Robinson, #18 Randy Doan HCP 13-18 1st Low Gross Wayne

The Happys Source for Sports Pirates are the 2015 Commercial Hockey League Champs. Top row L to R: Kevin Grey, Devin Douglas, Ryan McCotter, Kyle Mudge, Jordan Kerr, Drew Dennis, Dallas McDonald & Tyrel Smith. Bottom row L to R: Alec Dennis, Richard Deluca,

Alex Murdle, Dylan Slater & Adam Duncan. Players missing from the photo: Zack Macintyre, Cam McDonald, Scott Loweon, Jordan Crisp & Lawrence Pattinsonx

Ogilvie 81, 2nd Bob Edwards 83, 3rd Gilles Raiche 84 c/b 1st Low Net John Pringle 68, 2nd Don Cruickshank 69, 3rd Steve Ellis 70 Snips Hole #4 Wayne Ogilvie, #8 Paul

Krier 73 c/b, Snips Hole #8 Armin Reckhard Next week we start the summer format with tee times and reverse shotgun.

Winner of the Ben Gill closest to the pin

Schroeder, HCP 19+ 1st Low Gross Rudge Wilson 87, 2nd Henry Bonde 90, 3rd Joe Dunham 92 1st Low Net Wayne Mabee 66, 2nd Armin Reckhard 70, 3rd Bill

Valley Bridge News Comox Valley Bridge Club Monday, March 23: A l. Allister Gavel Dorothy Branch 2. Barbara Morris - Sharon Hysert 3. David Mosher - Howard Cohen B 1. Glen Parsons - David Proctor 2/3 Tom Dugdale - Jeanette Baron 2/3 Gary Priestman - Pat Pantuso C 2. Daphne Welsh Karin Franzen Thursday, March 26: A 1. Cynthia Tree Myrna Horley 2. John Godfrey - Sharon Feduniak 3. Daphne Welsh - Karin Franzen B 3. Allen Hopwood Lorraine Gargan 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.

challenge on hole #15 was Nick Mykitiuk.

We have had great weather this winter with good turnouts and the course in good condition.

Till next week see ya.

- Submitted by Ron Carter

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E/W - 1. Howie Cohen and Sharon Feduniak; 2.

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