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Injuries as bus smacks down light pole The driver and a lone passenger on a companyowned Comox Valley Seniors Village bus were treated for injuries at St. Joseph’s Hospital after the vehicle demolished a lighting pole and mounted its supporting concrete base in the Thrifty Foods parking lot on Tuesday morning.

Police, fire and ambulance services attended the incident, in which the bus hit the pole head-on as it was being driven around the lot.

A spokeswoman for Comox Valley Seniors Village

said the driver, who had cuts to his head, had told them he had been distracted as he negotiated around the parking lot.

Both the driver and passenger were discharged from hospital later that day, and an alternative bus was being brought across from another Retirement Concepts’ seniors home on the Lower Mainland to maintain services for residents of the company’s Courtenay complex while the bus is in for repair.

A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged following a road rage incident on the night of May 19.

Comox Valley RCMP said it all started when when the driver of a Ford Escape was seen tail-gating a Chevy truck on Dyke road in Courtenay. The 31year old driver of the pickup allegedly slammed on his brakes, which caused the driver of the Ford to swerve.

Heated words were exchanged, said police, before the driver of the Ford allegedly pulled out a handgun and ďŹ red it in the direction of the other vehicle. It was later determined the handgun was actually a pellet gun.

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Police tracked down the driver of the Ford and arrested him at gun point. He is now facing charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. A 21-year old woman who was his passenger is facing charges of obstruction. “This is a reminder of how quickly incidents of

aggressive driving can escalate into criminal acts,� said Don Sinclair, media relations officer of Comox Valley RCMP. “Any gun, whether imitation or not, that is used to threaten or intimidate another person is considered a weapon and we will pursue criminal charges against the person using it.�

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Judge rules change to growth strategy must be considered cal Government) Act and the RGS. “While a number of possible acceptable outcomes can result upon CVRD’s receipt of an application to amend, abandonment of the process ... is not among them.”

So the minuted decision not to consider 3L’s application, taken on June 24, flowed directly from a flawed process, said Judge Burke. As it was not reasonable, the decision taken that day must be set aside.

Further, she directed that CVRD now consider 3L’s application “in a manner consistent with the mandatory process set out in part 5.2 of the RGS.” For 3L, Kabel Atwall, told the Echo they were obviously happy with the judgment, which he believed validated what they had been saying about the process all along. They had proved their point

BY PHILIP ROUND Special to the Echo The BC Supreme Court has ruled that Comox Valley Regional District must consider a controversial application to amend the Regional Growth Strategy that could open the door to a major development alongside Stotan Falls.

Justice Emily Burke has released her written judgment following a two-day hearing in which 3L Developments Inc. sought a judicial review of a decision of the CVRD not to consider the company’s bid to change the RGS. The judgment is not specifically about whether 3L’s big residential and commercial project between the Browns and Puntledge Rivers should be approved or not, but rather relates to the process followed by the regional district in handling 3L’s application to date and whether it was lawful.

The process extended over many months and culminated in a decision on June 24 last year not to initiate steps to formally consider an amendment to the RGS, so halting 3L’s application in its tracks.

Several arguments in defence of that approach were put forward by directors at the time, including that the RGS had most of the land in question allocated for large-lot, lowdensity rural residential use, not the much more intensive development of up to 700 homes proposed by 3L. Furthermore, to consider amendments to

The popular Stotan Falls area is part of controversial property the RGS when the strategy had only been on the books a short time, rather than at a potential fiveyear review, was premature.

The CVRD board had adopted procedures and came to a decision it believed to be in the public interest “to avoid the waste of scarce economic and staff resources in undertaking a detailed review of an application to amend the RGS ... in circumstances where the board does not support such an application,” according to minutes quoted

by Justice Burke.

But the judge said the process followed by the regional district was, in her view, contrary to the intent of the BC Local Government Act. When the RGS itself was originally approved, she noted the authority had

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written in to it amending processes that were in accordance with provincial law.

But since that time other issues and processes had been introduced, including those associated with the adoption of a fees and charges bylaw.

The process wording in the original RGS was key.

“Such a process, while not mandatory, once agreed to must be followed,” she ruled. “Departure from the required approval process is not reasonable.

“The process for minor amendments in the RGS will require the district to expend resources, but that is what each member of the federation agreed to in accepting the RGS.” She added: “In light of the foregoing, I am of the view that CVRD acted unreasonably with regard to its consideration of 3L’s

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“Instead of processing the application to amend in accordance with the RGS, CVRD embarked on a process outside the (Lo-

and would be seeking to recover their costs of pursuing the judicial review.

“The ball is now in their court, so to speak,” he said.

“We haven’t heard anything from the CVRD as yet, but we expect our application to be progressed following the clear procedure set out in the RGS.” For the CVRD, its general manager of public affairs, Leigh Carter, said the full board would now review the judge’s decision and consider its options to move forward.

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Project on former Lorne Hotel site gets green light

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The vacant lot that used to be the site of the former Lorne Hotel will feature a five-storey mixed-use building.

The controversial project got the green light Wednesday night after Comox council approved zoning bylaw amendment No. 1791 and phased development agreement authorization bylaw No. 1792.

The voting, however, was not unanimous. It was a 4-2 decision.

Before they voted, councillor Hugh MacKinnon proposed a motion that could have been a gamechanger for this development had it passed.

Based on the response he heard from residents at the public hearing that spoke against the five-storey height and overall feel of the design, MacKinnon asked council to request the developer reconsider its design and make the project a four storey building instead.

“I am trying to offer a compromise that we can go forward with this project,” said MacKinnon. “I

think this is a compromise that would fit in with the character of the downtown core there. It sends a good message as well that we want to keep our downtown community vital.”

Councillor Ken Grant sought clarification from the town’s planner what would happen if they went with MacKinnon’s motion.

Marvin Kamenz replied it would mean revised drawings and designs, revised zoning and development permits, as well as another public hearing.

“This compromise in my opinion will kill that project and we will have a vacant lot sitting there for a long time in the future,” said Grant. “I know it’s all nice to do that but if you’re going to make compromises, it should be done earlier in the project and not at the end.”

Grant said council had 26 meetings on the town’s official community plan and the former Lorne Hotel site was designated for a five-storey building as well as four others.

“We didn’t hear a pip from anyone when we went through that,” said Grant. “All of the sud-

Drawing of proposed development on site of former Lorne Hotel, which was destroyed by fire den when the plan comes, there’s a problem with it.”

MacKinnon replied that council in the past, after public hearings, had introduced changes and compromises.

Councillor Barbara Price supported MacKinnon’s proposal. She also considered the opposition residents expressed at the public hearing as well as the letters against some of the features of the project. Among the correspondence she received was one from Comox golf course that was concerned about the shadow effect the building would have

on its seventh and eighth tees as it might affect the growth of the grass.

Councillor Russ Arnott criticized the use of the golf course angle as one of the issues the community has raised.

“I am not a scientist. I know light moves,” said Arnott. “So what time are we talking about? That it’s shady there from 12 to 1 o’clock? I don’t want to dismiss any concerns.

They’re all valid concerns.

But when we’re looking at using that as an example, why we shouldn’t move forward because it’s going to cast shadow on the golf

course. I think we should come up something better than that.”

Arnott said he didn’t become a councillor to please everyone in the community. He said they’re there to make the hard decisions.

“I didn’t get into this gig to have everybody like me,” said Arnott. “That’s never going to happen. To sit here and try to appease everybody, we cannot do it. None of us here can do it. And I think that’s what we’re trying to do here right now.”

Price replied that since this was an open forum she brought it forward to

council where she added views are “respected.”

Ken Grant pointed out that what MacKinnon is asking is not a “simple tweak to a plan.”

“To bring this at this time is wrong,” said Grant.

Council voted against the MacKinnon’s motion 4-2 with councillors Ken Grant, Marg Grant, Russ Arnott and Maureen Swift, who presided over the session from Mayor Paul Ives who excused himself due to conflict of interest, voting against it.

Developer Shawn Vincent was pleased to see the project given the goahead. “We’re happy with the outcome,” said Vincent. “At the end of the day we had compromised.

We’ve heard the concerns of the local people. We’re not building a building just for today. This is a building that’s going to be there for 45 to 50 years.”

Vincent said they’re hoping to start construction some time in the fall.

Once completed, it will feature a liquor store, pub and bistro on the ground floor, and 21 residential units on the remaining four floors.

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Long, hot summer on its way

BY ROBERT BARRON Special to the Echo The Comox Valley area is in for a long, hot summer. Environment Canada is calling for a hotter and drier summer than usual for British Columbians, due to warmer water in the Pacific Ocean.

It’s because of something called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, an El Niño-like pattern of oceanatmosphere climate variability in the Pacific Ocean.

Meteorologist Lisa Coldwells said as a result, there is a very high probability that local temperatures are going to be above normal for the next three months.

She said all of B.C. is being affected by the PDO, with the highest probability of warmer temperatures along the coast and in the mid-to-southern interior of the province.

Forest fire-fighting crews across Vancouver Island are now preparing for the fire season and several teams were in Qualicum Beach Wednesday practising hover-exits from helicopters.

So far, the fire risk in the mid-Island region is considered low and no fire bans have been enacted to date by the Coastal Fire Centre. Donna McPherson, a spokeswoman for the CFC, said the coastal region is different from other areas of the province in regards to fire risks after a snowless winter. She said in other areas that usually have a lot of snow during their winter season but don’t, like in many places in B.C. this year, the grass that is typically under the snow for much of the winter is drier and much more of a fire hazard in the warmer months.

But she said the rains over much of the Island this winter kept the coastal areas green and wet, meaning there’s no need to implement a fire ban at this time.

McPherson said the amount of fire activity in the coastal region each summer season depends on the amount of rain that occurs in June before the hot and dry period of summer begins.

“We’ll have to wait and see what this season brings,” she said. “Our advice to people with campfires at any time of the year is if they are not sitting right next to it, make sure that it is out and cold to the touch.”

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A happy holiday in Cumberland Cumberland’s 127th Empire Day celebration on Victoria Day was blessed with perfect weather. The day started out with a parade down Dunsmuir Avenue, followed by the traditional crowning of the May Queen ceremony and May Pole dancing. Judges for the parade entries were three of Courtenay’s former mayors (Ron Webber, Greg Phelps and Starr Winchester) in honour of the city’s centennial this year. First prize went to the CV Farmers’ Market entry, second prize to the Comox Rotary Ducky 500, third prize to the Walking With Our Sisters float (above) and fourth prize to the Shriners. The best band was Comox Valley Pipe Band.

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Where’s the dictionary?

Cumberland could not have chosen a more meaningless, uninformative, or inaccurate word for its sign than “legendary.”

A legend is something that may or may not be true, or, according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, “a traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated; a popular myth.”

So what’s the message they’re trying to convey: We’ll tell you some tales, maybe they’re true, maybe they’re not? Or: Cumberland itself is a legend, maybe it exists, maybe it doesn’t?

Does anyone there have a dictionary?

J. Cates Comox

WHAT THE FRACK ...?

The front page of the Comox Valley Echo, Friday, May 14, 2015, informed readers, that we are on the cusp of a water shortage, in the Comox Valley. With very low snow pack, this year, and a forecast for a warmer, drier summer, I’m pleased this information was presented. Our American neighbours, are already experiencing drought conditions, and associated problems.

My jaw dropped open, when I came to page 25,

of the same newspaper: Economic opportunities from LNG plans.

Many of us know that fracking is dangerous on an earthquake fault.

We also know that fracking uses huge volumes of fresh water, and chemicals, to release gas from shale, deep in the earth. I’m wondering why are politicians, mentioned in the article, haven’t connected the dots?

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CONFUSED IN ROYSTON Yesterday, I found a few things somewhat confusing here, in the Comox Valley.

First off, I live on the border of Royston, and Union Bay, and our local organization that picks up recycling will not come down my road, as I “apparently” live a block off the authorized path, so

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even if Im a stones throw away from my neighbors getting service, I get none.

A call to the fine people at Emterra was “fruitless” to say the least, I believe I was wasting their time.

Second issue, same day ... Replaced 2 older toilets that were water guzzlers.

The fine people at Home Depot told me not to forget applying for a rebate, but that too fell through.

Apparently when you’re a customer of the Union Bay Improvement District, they don’t get involved with rebates, was told something to the like of we get our water from a different source than Courtenay, and Comox.

When the simple issue of water CONSUMPTION came up, again, they were sorry but couldn’t help.

This got me to thinking, if we as a society are being told to conserve, to reuse, to recycle, and all the others I’m missing, why aren’t we all on the same page?

Oh ya...just to finish my day, I emailed my local MLA. An assistant there at Mr. McRae’s office replied, sorry this is a Regional District issue. How lame eh?

Perhaps next election before I vote, I shall call the Regional District for voting advice too?

Brian Stober Royston-Union Bay Border

ANOTHER LAC MEGANTIC? Open letter to M.P. John Duncan: C.B.C. is reporting, C.P. Rail’s C.E.O., Hunter Harrison is having the company train office staff to replace engineers and switch yard workers.

“The company is allowed to use office staff when there is a shortage of professional unionized workers to ensure the trains continue to operate”.

People working as train engineers usually go to school for 6 months and then spend an extensive period of time under the guidance of an experienced engineer prior to being able to run a train on their own. Now that is all changed? Don’t we have laws in Canada about that?

M.P. Duncan, in case anyone has forgotten a lot of Canadians lost their lives in Lac Megantic and the government has spent millions to rebuild the town.

These locomotives are immense, the cars stretch for hundred of yards behind the engines. It can take a mile to stop a train.

The trains are loaded with oil, poisons, explosives, etc. Now we have a CEO who wants to run those trains with office staff ?

In an effort to save Canadian lives I am request-

ing your government look into this immediately.

I’d hate for one of those trains to blow up in Montreal, Vancouver, or any place people live. If one of those huge trains run off the tracks and winds up in a river, these goes the fish stock.

E. A. Foster Comox

JOIN US FOR A MARCH There are many problems, to address in our time on Planet Earth.

Some (many of us?) are content just to keep our heads down, and try to get by. It’s not easy.

Others feel the call to take action - write letters, circulate petitions, speak to city councils, and yes, March in the streets.

As part of a campaign to encourage a GE Free Purchasing Policy, the March Against Monsanto is an annual event.

This Saturday’s March Against Monsanto, May 23, starts at noon in Simms Park, next to the Fifth street bridge.

Activities include songs, speeches, sign making and feeling inspired.

At 1 pm, we will depart, walking from Simms Park, along Comox Road to the 17th Street bridge, and back along Cliffe, stopping at City Hall. All marchers will be on the sidewalks, and following pedestrian

protocol. Please join us to support and world free of genetically engineered foods. Stop the use of glyphosate pesticide in Round Up Ready soy, corn and canola.

Susan Holvenstot Courtenay

WHERE’S THE DOUGH? Another May long weekend to enjoy family and friends, camping and parties, gardening and puttering. The promise of summer is around the corner and even now we enjoy the long languishing light as we approach the longest day of the year.

Ahhhh that’s the life!

Not so for too many people around the globe!

As we approach the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2015, Canada can play a key role in ensuring that the Global Financing Facility, which will be housed at the World Bank, is both effective at leveraging funds and ensuring that those funds reach those who need them most. In the coming months, while Canada negotiates the structure and priorities of the GFF we must urge the Government to commit to accountability, equity, and innovative and sustainable financing!

Connie Lebeau Victoria

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: For the second time in a week I’ve been walking on 5th street in Courtenay and forced to listen to taped music - music that wasn’t the least bit conducive to spending any time in the shops or enjoying the window displays. For a long time after we moved to the Valley we enjoyed taking visitors shopping on 5th - when the background music was so mellow our friends exclaimed at what a nice addition it was to such a pretty shopping area. No More! Maybe the music appeals to the people who

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A BIG THANK YOU to the “woodland fairies” for cleaning up the trails at Seal Bay Park a few weeks ago. I was biking on the upper ride and noticed right away the “raking marks”.

Nice job, well done everyone.

A HUGE THANK YOU, cold beers and steak dinners to the rod and gun club’s “clean up the backroads”.

Some idiot dumped a load over the edge of our road down on Curtis Rd. and a resident from our road and your volunteers cleaned it up. Other volunteers packed it up and took it to the local dump. Next step is installing cameras amongst the trees.

SWEET BOUQUETS to St Joe’s Staff & Volunteers!

Thanks to world-class musicians, Roger Helfrick, Sue Pyper, Sue Medley for donating live music to the Gelato Day of Appreciation! Thanks to Piercy’s Mt Washington for donating yummy Benino’s gelato!

Thank you, Steve Hill, for organizing!

A HUGE BOUQUET of May flowers to Kevin Hull and his great team at ‘Hidden Restoration’. A couple of weeks ago I ‘mangled’ my car’s left front fender ... and took it to Hidden Treasure Restoration (it really is hidden away on 30th Street) three days later and my car looks great!

BOUQUETS of Victoria Day blossoms to all those who assisted with the 127th Cumberland May Queen and her party. Thank

you once again to Debbie Etherington for fashioning such beautiful bouquets for Her Majesty and her attendants; to Jamie Graham of Graham’s Jewelers for his annual donation of the Queen’s commemorative ring; to Deb Nolan for her expert cape sewing; to Jean Cameron for lovely hairstyles; to Remax for providing a tent to cover the stage; to the RCMP members for escorting the Royal Party and to our wonderful chauffeurs, Richard and Ken, who graciously drove the girls in their antique convertibles.

Grateful thanks also to Georgina Sadler and her team of ladies for providing a wonderful luncheon for the May Queen Party, families and dignitaries.

The organizers and parents of the 127th Cumberland May Queen Party are extremely grateful for your generosity and support of this time honoured tradition.

A HUGE STEAMING PILE of cow dung for the lady who, on Friday 15 May, shouted that I had littered, then drove off before I was allowed to respond. The cardboard coffee cup and plastic lid that you think are residing somewhere in the Puntledge River Pipeline forest were in fact folded up into my jacket pocket. Littering absolutely repulses me - almost as much as people who falsely accuse.

SAY IT ISN’T SO! I’m just reading that the Echo will no longer be published on Tuesdays!!! I’m truly sorry to see Ruby Tuesday go but this is a really wise decision considering the amount of paper and labour involved.

I read a lot of my news online now days.

TO THE PROUD PITBULL papa who last week conceded that others might be al-

lowed to have their own opinions, “but seriously keep them to yourself.”

What part of the expression Freedom of Speech don’t you understand?

Here’s a popular pitbull analogy: You take your kid to school, and the teacher says there are 20 guns scattered around the classroom, but it’s okay, because only one of them is loaded. So. What’s the difference between a pitbull and a loaded gun? Well, not much, actually.

THE COMOX VALLEY is the best place on earth. Let us do a small thing to keep the earth green and ban plastic bags in the Comox Valley. It would not be a big deal as using paper or cloth bags would be a good alternative.

IF THERE IS A WATER WARNING due to low water levels, why are we still at stage 1?

Shouldn’t we be at stage 3 and try to conserve as much water as possible as we head into the warmer & dryer weather? On Saturday at 3:30 pm we saw sprinklers on in front of Winners. Can’t they be on early in the morning rather than in the middle of the afternoon? How many other businesses are doing the same? Do people need to be pressure washing their driveways & homes when we have a water shortage?

Where are the civic leaders and why aren’t they addressing this now?!

HERE IS MY BOUQUET about the staff at the Sports Center! I was so happy to read last week’s bouquet about the staff members, Alex and Shem. My first thought was that it was about time someone wrote in about the exceptional staff working there. Here is what happened to me. I am an elderly widow of a man who used to bring me to the Sports Center so we

could skate together many years ago. When he passed, I put away my skates and any hopes for a return to the ice. It was one of my grandkids, who asked me about skating and if I will ever get back to it. I agreed to try it. My first attempt back on the ice was a disaster. I sat in the lobby feeling lost and very alone. At my age, I am ignored usually in public, doors shut in my face as if I am not there, sales people don’t see me unless I am getting out my wallet showing money, and men my age treat me like I have an incurable, disfiguring disease. The dreaded disease of aging. Thinking this attempt was a mistake, I looked up to see a red/white flash of colour coming over. It was the staff jacket, the name tag read: Alex. He stopped at me and smiled...at me! I smiled back, one couldn’t help not to return the smile as he is so good-looking and charming. He asked me how it was for me on the ice today, how things went for me. My smile now gone, I replied it was not good, and that I skated horribly. I knew if I kept talking I would be in tears, I was so disappointed in myself.

Without hesitating, he calmly started talking with me about my experience, he asked me questions, offered help, but most importantly, he listened to me.

He actually listened. His words of hope and ideas he had for me to try on the ice the next time, inspired me to try again another day. I did two days later. Alex was there again, he saw me and gave me a positive pep-talk and lo and behold! I did better on the ice that day. I exited the ice rink, smiling and happier I have been in a long time.

Do the bosses know what treasures they have working for them? I can’t thank him enough for his

kindness and knowledge of skating and how he inspired me to keep trying, to keep coming back, to find the joy in skating again.

From an elderly woman who was about to give up again to now an avid skater who can’t wait to get back on the ice, I am very, very grateful to you Alex.

And to Shem too, he is very positive and waved and smiled at me encouragingly when I tried to skate by. What wonderful young men!

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS THE COMOX VALLEY’S FIRST AND BEST READER’S FORUM Email to: echo@comoxvalleyecho.com joyed your evening, you certainly ruined mine.

You could have come into the Tsolum Building looking for the owner of the damaged car. You could have left a note under the windshield wipers. You could have come over and apologized when my friends and I stood by the car in shock after our meeting. You chose to do nothing, and continued your game. I hope it was BOUQUETS to Cumberland worth it.

Council for their “LegBOUQUETS to Philip Round endary” welcoming sign - about time. In the day, for the “Uncharted TerriCumberland had the larg- tory” article on the front est Chinese community page. A few months ago, north of San Francisco, the BC Hydro spokesand 7 mines providing man reported that winter coal all delivered to Union Bay terminal, by steam train. How many ValTO THE DRIVER of the silver ley residents would ever SUV that hit a dog on the know this today? Visit the Cumberland museum and old Island Hwy in Royston on Tuesday April 21. You check out our history! got out of your vehicle to BOUQUET to the wonder- assist getting the dog off ful woman at Costco on the road, but when the dog Tuesday afternoon who growled at you, you got helped a friend and I pur- back in your vehicle and chase pop for the Y.A.N.A. left the scene. Thankfully BBQ at our school. After there was a witness to the they rejected our member- accident that saw the dog ship card due to our age run into the bush and she and it not belonging to us, was kind enough to get she offered to put it on her help in finding him.

The dog you hit, his membership, and again name was Thor. He was when the cashier accidentally put our order on her not just some dog, he was bill, she continued to show a family member, he was a us kindness when she told boy’s best friend. He had us to just accept it as a do- his favourite place to lay nation. Thank you again and little quirky things from all the G.P. Vanier that he did that made his Leadership students, and family laugh. He was loved very much. A family lost our very grateful teacher. their beloved pet that day, BEEF. To the ball team one of their family memwho broke the sunroof on bers.

Children, young chilmy car at Lewis Park on Thursday. I hope you en- dren, and parents that are now left to mourn the his loss. Not to mention whatever vet bills arose out of this. Accidents happen, yes. However you had control over what happened following the incident. Instead of helping the dog, A BIG BEEF to those golf courses who take your membership money for the year then turn around & charge you green fees when your sports team, section or business decides to hold a fun tournament at your course. If you wish to play that day then pay the green fees. I call that a cash grab. Not all courses do it & hat’s off to those that do not.

watershed inflows were at record highs and there was lots of water for Paddlefest. Now we are in impending water crisis and likely another stage 2-3 summer. Something has changed in the watershed, causing numerous stage 3 restrictions and record boil water orders. Watershed management needs to be the number one priority of the CVRD water board, and all Comox, Courtenay politicians.

MILES OF GREAT test drives to Westview Ford for providing cars and salesmen for our Drive One for Charity event at Mark Isfeld Secondary school.

Many thanks to M&M Meats, Kal Tire, Costco, Thrifty Foods and The Eagle for their contributions. Special thanks to everyone who came out to support this fundraiser for our grads, YANA and Relay for Life.

BOUQUET to Quality Foods-Courtenay for keeping our PGA Tour Canada competitors nourished and hydrated with their generous donations of fruit and water. Also special thanks to the members of Crown Isle Resort who sacrificed their time, volunteering for last week’s PGA Tour Canada Qualifying School

golf tournament.

Both were major contributors to the success of this event.

A BEEF to all the scam artists out there. Last week I got a call from someone who said they were the CRA and that I was being sued because I had been ignoring them.

I had never had a call or text from them and knew I was in good standing with CRA, but I was curious as to just what they had to say. Never asked is I was “Joe Blow” or who ever else they may want, just went on about how I was going to be sued if I do not call a number they

quoted right away. Please do not even conceder calling the number, it is not legit and I am sure CRA would never contact one in such a manner.

TO THE WOMAN who hit my teenage daughter on her scooter outside the Shell station on Comox Ave on Tuesday, May 5th.

Please contact ICBC as my daughter is injured and you didn’t pass your information on to her.

She was in shock and didn’t think to get it from you.

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you left. No phone number or way to contact to find out if he was ok.

Well he was not ok, after spending a couple hours searching, he was found hiding deep under brush, cold and in pain. As soon as he saw humans, his cries began again. He needed to have a hand on him, touching him to comfort him. It was the only way he would stop crying was when he had human contact.

Kudos to the SPCA who arrived on scene within 15 minutes of finding Thor.

He was carried out on a

stretcher and transported to VanIsle where a team of vets were ready and waiting to give him every last fighting chance he had.

Sadly his injuries were far too extensive and he did not survive. I live a couple blocks up from the highway, and I heard the tires screech and then I heard the cries.

A sound that I can not get to leave my ears. A sound that I have never heard before. A sound that kept me awake at night. A sound that sickens me.

He is not my dog, but I

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am angry. I am angry that you left. I am angry that you never sought out help for him. Why? You must have a soul? You must have feelings? Accidents happen that is why they call them accidents, however you never did anything to help him. I can only hope that you have a really good explanation as to how cold and inhuman your actions were. I can only hope that you contact the family and try to make amends for not helping him.

And remember his name is THOR !

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Going to the dogs Floods cause lighting store to seek switch to pet day care

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The spring floods that swept over the low-lying Puntledge Road area of Courtenay were the last straw for business owner Kevin Tarrant of The Light House lamps and lighting store.

Further damage to his stock and the 3,000 sq. ft. premises he owns have persuaded him a very different use for at least part of the building would be a better bet - as a pet day care.

On Tuesday, Courtenay City Council passed first and second reading of a zoning amendment bylaw that would allow such use of the commercial property, and set a public hearing on the issue for June 1 (City Hall, 5pm).

Tarrant told Council the City’s fixed fee for requesting what was merely a text amendment to a list of permitted uses was $3,000, and he asked councillors to consider waiving all or part of that sum in recognition that he was already facing hardship from the loss of inventory and a month-long shutdown.

Although his business carried insurance cover, settling matters was moving at a glacial pace, and he did not qualify for help from provincial emergency funds.

He considered the most recent flooding “a bit odd” as it occurred at a slack rather than high tide, when it might have been anticipated.

The rivers were running high, and he wondered if that was, in part, because of a

water release from Comox Dam. Yet there had been no specific warning that the banks were likely going to be breached, which made matters worse for people operating businesses in the area who had to scramble to take action when the problems began.

Tarrant stressed his proposal for the pet day care was not a plan to operate kennels. There would be no animals present at night, and during the day the dogs would also be exercised off-site by walking them in the nearby park and where appropriate letting them run on a rural property he also owned.

He had concluded that operating a service business with no large inventory to worry about was a good use of the premises,

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On the fee waiving issue, Council agreed it needed staff advice, especially in view of any precedent that might set, so will return to the issue next month.

Mayor Larry Jangula said he had a lot of sympathy in the case. The owner of the building had already suffered greatly, and it was obvious he would find it difficult to get another tenant for the property in view of potential future flooding.

Consequently they were aiming to set up another less vulnerable business they could run themselves, and that was commendable.

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SPRING IN THE GARDEN

Xeriscaping Drought tolerant plants for a dry summer

BY ELLEN PRESLEY Anderton Nursery The purpose of Xeriscaping is to creatively landscape to conserve water. This can be done by choosing drought tolerant plants that easily adapt to our environment.

This doesn’t mean you have to give up on having a beautiful garden. There are hundreds of plants to choose from and we can all work together to conserve water, attract beneficial insects and still have a wonderful garden. These are some drought tolerant choices: Agastache is a favourite in the garden as it is drought tolerant and can handle dry spells easily.

It is a favourite among beekeepers because it is

ditions in containers, tubs or garden beds. It is edible and fun to sprinkle in salads or to use as a garnish.

Agastache attract butterflies and hummingbirds but are deer, rabbit and slug resistant. Give them full sun and well- drained soil and they will bloom from Summer to Fall. (1416) The Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ is a definite but-

Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ is a definite butterfly magnet rich in pollen for the bees.

Agastache honey is reputed to be of good quality, light in color and has a slightly minty taste.

Agastache ‘Bolero’ (Anise Hyssop) was de-

veloped from a native species. Beautiful fragrant bonze-green foliage showcases spikes of vivid rose-purple flowers. The wonderful texture and form make them great ad-

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It was given the Award of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for its performance in the garden.

Remove faded blooms to promote re-blooming. In 2011, Jelitto introduction Agastache ‘Tango’ (Hummingbird Mint) which has tall dark stalks (12-16”)

with bright orange-red blooms. Quite stunning!

The rich nectar attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. The flower is lightly scented and the leaves will release a strong anise scent.

Alcea (Hollyhocks) have been an old fashion favourite in the garden for centuries.

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www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.MAY 22, 2015 (Continued from page 11) They attract both butterflies and hummingbirds, bloom mid- summer, and are often grown in the back of the border. They need full sun, good drainage and are quite content in gravelly soil.

Great as a cut flower and are deer and rabbit resistant.

Alcea (Hollyhock) Spotlight ‘Mars Scarlet’ has single red flowers and ‘Black Night’ has single black blooms. Chaters ‘Double Scarlet’ has fully double petals in shades of red and ‘Dark Pink’ has a gorgeous double pink

From left to right: Buddleia ‘Bi-Color’, Dianthus ‘Neon Star’, Hermocallis ‘Moses Fire’, Delosperma (ice plant)

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Baptista australius (Blue false indigo) is native to eastern US. A member of the pea family, this upright shrubby perennial has stunning blue purple to blue lupine like flowers and grows 3- feet high. It is easy to grow in full sun and can tolerate shallow, rocky soil and blooms May to June. This drought tolerant plant should not be moved once established.

It gets its common name because Europeans used to pay Americans to grow it for the blue dye made from the flowers as indigo was expensive.

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Learn about the ‘plants of paradise’ Monday

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The Comox Valley Horticultural Society welcomes guest speaker Krista Kaptein to our May 25 meeting. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a members plant sale at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay.

Krista’s presentation features the plants of Paradise Meadows in Strathcona Provincial Park. Paradise Meadows is a unique area of subalpine fens & meadows with rare & unusual flora. The presentation will also men-

(Continued from page 12) After the bloom, the flowers turn into seed pods which turn black when ripe. Seeds rattle around in the pod and were once popularly used by children as rattles - obviously a much simpler time before the use of electronics.

The black pods are also interesting to use in floral arrangements. Butterflies and hummingbirds love it but deer and rabbits leave it alone. Zone 3 Buddleias are a great easy care, low maintenance plant which are good for the cottage or wildlife garden. They are drought tolerant once established and make a good background or accent plant.

Give them part to full sun and they will bloom in the late summer to fall when the blooms of other flowers are almost spent.

A favorite of the Royal Horticultural Society, the Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) ‘Dark Knight’ is a large deciduous shrub with arching branches growing gorgeous showy deep purple scented panicles. It grows 6-8 feet tall and the butterflies adore it. Hummingbirds and bees love their honey-scented nectar rich blooms. The Buddleia ‘Bicolor’ is the first buddleia to offer two different colors within each bloom. Incredibly large panicles (up to 10”) are fragrant and a beautiful lavender and butterscotch yellow. They are long blooming from midsummer to frost Buddleias need fertile moist and well-drained soil but are considered moderately drought tolerant once established. Adding lime will increase growth and better floral quality and they will need cutting back to12” in the spring.

They are deer resistant.

A fun plant to have in the drought tolerant garden is the Delosperma (ice plant) which is a hardy plant native to south Africa. They love the full sun and only grow 4-6”. Delosperma are great for planting at the edge of the border or in the alpine garden. The Wheels of Wonder ‘Hot Pink Wonder’ is a stunning bright pink.

Jewel of the Desert Series ‘Moon Stone’ forms a carpet of succulent green leaves with tons of starry flowers with petals of pure white and yellow center.

They bloom longer than regular ice plants are evergreen, and the butterflies and hummingbirds love them. ‘ Garnet’ is red with bright pink and white inner circles with a yellow center

and ‘Peridot’ has bright yellow- green flowers with white inner circle and yellow center. They are all very cheery and wonderful to add to the garden.

Dianthus (carnations) have a lovely, spicy clove fragrance, are evergreen and low maintenance.

Give them full sun and good well drained soil, and they will bloom from early summer to late summer.

They are perfect for garden beds, along the border or in containers. Good as a cut flower or as an addition to the cottage or rock garden and the bees love them.

Out of England comes Dianthus ‘Neon Star’ which has wonderful silver blue foliage with stunning fluorescent hot frilly pink flowers. They are compact and mounding (6”) and are deer resistant. Deadheading always encourages more blooms throughout the summer.

A Canadian selection is ‘Frosty Fire’ which is 4-6”

and sports a vivid scarlet red flower.

Hemerocallis are great for the drought tolerant garden. They are deer and rabbit resistant and come in a variety of colors and sizes.

The Hemerocallis ‘Moses Fire’ is a gorgeous double cherry-red ruffled bloom with tightly packed petals edged with hints of gold. It is a profuse bloomer from mid - late summer and reblooms later on. It adds incredible texture to borders and containers.

(20”) The Germanic Irises needs little water and are just beginning to make a show in the garden. They come in an amazing array of colors and heights. One of my favourites this year is Iris Germanic ‘Immortality’.

This is an outstanding pure white ruffled flower with pale yellow beard and an incredible sweet fragrance and is a repeat bloomer. (29”) As

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tion some birds & berries of the subalpine, a bit of Strathcona Park history and some background on Strathcona Wilderness Institute, the operation of the two visitor centres in Strathcona Park and opportunities for summer nature walks & hikes in the Park.

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with most drought tolerant plants they want well drained soil. Germanic Irises tend to be heavy feeders and should be fertilized 3 times: early spring when new growth appears, right after blooming and in the fall. They are squirrel, deer and rabbit resistant but the butterflies and birds love them. Irises are great as a cut flower, in the cottage garden or in containers.

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bloom. A new addition is Nepeta ‘Pink Cat’. It is a little taller at 12” but just as tough and durable. The spikes are a wonderful deep pink.

Rudbeckias (Black eyed Susan) have always been a must have in the garden.

They are long blooming, low maintenance and make a cheery addition to any garden type. The most familiar choice is Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ but there are a couple of gorgeous doubles out this year. Rudbeckia ‘Gold Rush’ (1824”) is a double golden yellow which blooms from Spring to Fall. This repeat bloomer is much loved by butterflies but is deer resistant and makes a good

cut flower. The other one is ‘Goldquelle’ fully double fluffy bright yellow.

It grows 2-3 feet and is wonder mass planted, in the cottage garden or as a specimen. The foliage is serrated and looks quite different from other Rudbeckias. They all love full sun to part sun and make an excellent cut flower.

There are so many drought tolerant plants that can make excellent additions to your garden.

We have an extensive list at the nursery to help you make appropriate choices for your garden. Come in and see us, we are happy to help you with your xeriscaping needs. Happy Gardening!

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SPRING BAKE AND NEW TO YOU ITEMS SALE • Saturday, May 23, 10 am to noon at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 218 Church Street, Comox, (Corker Hall). Sponsored by the ACW. Refreshments by Donation COMOX VALLEY CHILDREN’S DAY CARE SOCIETY • To celebrate it’s 45th Anniversary, the Comox Valley Children’s Day Care Society is having a Family Dance on Saturday, May 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Little Red Church on Comox Ave in Comox. Admission is by donation and the event is open to the public.

Fun for all ages!

COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Headquarters Road fair grounds, Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket. com & keep in touch on Facebook.

COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge. Dancing to Gord Kruger and friends.

COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m.

22 FRIDAY EVERGREEN CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE • Want to break free from your rut of staying home on a Friday night? Our dance takes place in Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre downstairs in the Rotary Hall. Dancing is from 7:30pm to 10:30 pm with the band CANUCK COUNTRY. We will break at 9pm for our coffee & cookie break. Evergreen members are $7 at the door and non-members are $9. FMI call the Filberg Office at 250-338-1000 CYCLING • Come join us on our Friday rides. At 10am (except in the months July and August when the start time changes to 9AM). We meet at the Filberg Centre’s lower parking lot,, before setting off on a bike ride. See www.cccts.org under tabs Day Rides/Comox Valley for the schedule or email bikehikepeople@ gmail.com COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 5-7 pm.

COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests. Friday is still drop in darts night 7.30 pm toe line, $2.25 per person.

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and try something new. Mark your calendar Monday May 25th. Whist starts at 7:30pm. 20 hands of play, door prizes, snacks and good fun!

New players welcome. Come early to sign up. $2.00 per person, members only.

UPPER ISLAND SAFETY CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW • May 2526, hosted by Strathcona Regional District in Campbell River. Great opportunities for vendors and safety committee members and professionals. FMI call 250-287-9234 or visit www.strathconard.ca.

CRIBBAGE • Every Monday night, 7:00, at the Royston Hall, corner of Old Island Highway and Royston Road. No need to bring a partner.

FMI: 250-334-1883.

LADIES AUXILIARY DROP-IN BINGO • Comox Legion Ladies Auxiliary Drop-in Bingo, upper hall. Doors open 6 pm, bingo 7 p.m. All money goes to charities. Free coffee and tea.

26 TUESDAY PEARL ELLIS GALLERY IN COMOX • “KEEPING IT LIVING: ART FOR THE ESTUARY NOW, THEN & FUTURE A SHOW & SALE” From May 12TH - May 31st. Open Tues - Sat from 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm, Closed Monday. Free Admission. Located at 1729 Comox Avenue. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current

show go to www.pearlellisgallery. com ROYAL PURPLE DROP-IN BINGO • Every Tuesday night, 7 p.m., at the Elks Home on Sixth St. COMOX VALLEY WOOD CARVERS • If you are interested in any type of wood carving please join us at the Royston Community Hall every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 3 PM for a day of carving and learning about carving. No experience necessary.

FMI call Al at 250-331-0156 or Jim at 250-339-5350.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre.

VANCOUVER ISLAND BRAZILIAN EMBROIDERY STITCHERS • Meet every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Black Creek Community Hall. Please bring a bag lunch. FMI: Darlene 897-1345.

27 WEDNESDAY LIFE IN RESIDENTIAL CARE • Free Alzheimer Society of B.C. workshop, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., May 27, Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue. Preregistration required. Courtenay Recreation, 250-338-1000; Jane Hope, jhope@alzheimerbc.org.

PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road.

FMI: 250-334-1883 or roystonhall. com and on Facebook at Royston

Community Club COMOX VALLEY NEEDLEARTS GUILD • Meets at Berwick Comox Valley Retirement Residence, 1700 Comox Avenue, 7:00-9:00pm, every Wednesday. New members are welcome; we do crossstitch, canvaswork, Hardanger, Huck embroidery, etc., bring your stitchery! Call FMI 250-334-0935.

COMOX LEGION • Wednesday is Beer and Burger night, $10.00 per person 5.00 pm until 6.30 pm.

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29 FRIDAY POETRY AND PROSE READINGS • Comox Valley Writer’s Society and the Courtenay Public Library invite the public to our Monthly Reading Series. New and published writers will read their work at the Courtenay Library Events Room from 11:45am to 1:15pm on Friday, May 29th, 2015. For more information and to sign up to read please call 3380965. Everyone is welcome. This is a free event, refreshments will be served. - Our next reading event will be the last Friday in September. See you there! CONCERT • Come join Cantiamo

MARS AGM • Sat. May 30th 10 am to 2 pm Merville Big Yellow Hall off Hwy 19A. Refreshements follow reports by directors, staff. Live Ambassador Birds of Prey. Followed by a walking tour of the New MARS Property. Appropriate footwear required. FMI 250-337-2021 or www. wingtips.org

31 SUNDAY CUMBERLAND PAC AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL SOCIETY ANNUAL HUGE GARAGE SALE • Sunday May 31, 9-3 at Cumberland Elementary.

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Bishop family set to show off new Sea Breeze Lodge Open house planned on one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed iconic building

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The Sea Breeze Lodge on Hornby Island has a new eye-catching centrepiece the Bishop family is now set to show off to residents and visitors.

A brand new 7,000 square foot lodge now proudly welcomes visitors as they drive in to the iconic 12-acre property. It was a labour of love for the Bishops, who were devastated a year ago when fire engulfed the old lodge that has been a landmark on the island since the late 1930s.

Carlyn Bishop, whose father Stephen is co-owner, said they could have

just given up, sold the property and moved on.

“But we didn’t,” she said.

Despite the unfortunate circumstance, the family decided to keep the business open and fulfil commitments to loyal patrons who had been coming to Sea Breeze every summer for 40 years.

They set up a huge tent that served as a dining room and a food truck that was used as a kitchen.

And just 20 days after the fire, they catered their first wedding of the summer, one of eight, in this temporary setting.

“Once the summer was over we dedicated six months straight to

The newly built Sea Breeze Lodge on Hornby Island celebrates with an open house on May 25 rebuilding, and we are thrilled to announce that the building is complete,” said Carlyn.

“The new space is gorgeous, with high vaulted ceilings, large beams, hard wood floors, and sliding barn-wood doors. We aimed to instill a distinct west-coast design while maintaining some of the unique character of our old Sea Breeze Lodge.”

Stephen still vividly remembers the heartbreaking blaze on May 25 that burnt the lodge to the ground.

The resort’s 16 cottages were saved.

“It’s been one hell of a year,” he said.

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The devastating fire last year that destroyed the historic Lodge

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Access concerns voiced over proposed Sheraton subdivision Residents in the area worried about potential dangers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians because of turn in the road

BY PHILIP ROUND Special to the Echo Concerns about access to a proposed new residential subdivision off Sheraton Road in east Courtenay were expressed at a public hearing on Tuesday.

Several nearby residents turned up to highlight the potential dangers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at an awkward turn in the road, although some said they did not object in principle to the idea of developing the land at 2745 Sheraton into what could become a 19-home development.

Civil engineer Andrew Gower tried to assure objectors the

plans were at this stage only conceptual and could be adjusted, but he urged council to agreed to amend the zoning and official community plan bylaws covering the site so more detailed design work could proceed with confidence.

He said the topography of the land and neighbouring lots restricted options for access, although in the long term the proposed cul-de-sac shown in the outline plans might be extended across neighbouring land to provide another way out.

In the meantime, the possibility of a three-way stop on Sheraton at the point it intersected with the new subdivision

access road should address most safety concerns.

But Jean Ennis, who lives on Sheraton, was not convinced, and as well as access issues she was concerned about site drainage and its impact of water runoff on neighbouring land.

In time, she suggested, not only the land in question but also nearby lots could be developed, so she called for a coordinated overview of the adjoining properties to create a logical development and an access plan that would service the wider area.

Speaking for the applicant, Lance Pace agreed neighbouring properties offered development prospects that might at

some stage offer the opportunity to access multiple sites off Back Road.

But the issue before council now was for a specific subdivision on land that had been in the same family for 90 years and which had been brought in to the City from the regional district to allow for a potential development.

They were proposing a very high quality, environmentally sound development that would be a legacy project.

No decisions were taken on Tuesday, but the council will debate whether or not to approve the amending bylaws at a future meeting.

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Sea Breeze rises from ashes (Continued from page 16) “It’s very tough, even now, eh; tears well up and it’s just the thought, we put 40 years into the place.”

The Bishops bought the property in 1972 and since then it has seen three generations of Bishops living and working at the lodge.

Construction on the new Sea Breeze started in November last year.

It’s now completed and ready to serve clients this summer. It has a huge deck outside and inside it’s modern with lots of windows opening up to spectacular views. The use of reclaimed wood everywhere is also impressive.

Jeff Bishop, who is a co-owner, is gleaming with pride over the new building which he said is “even more spectacular than what we thought it was going to look like.”

“You know what, we really wanted this place to feel like home, like the other building; even though it was an old farmhouse that had been built on to for years and years and years, it felt like home to people.”

Carlyn calls the rebuilding of the lodge amazing.

“It’s incredible, like if anyone would have told me the day after the fire that a year from now we’d be right back to business as usual I wouldn’t have believed it,” she said.

On May 25, the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the old building, an open house will be held to celebrate the birth of a new building.

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College seeks to raise more money to drive future growth

BY PHILIP ROUND Special to the Echo North Island College is seeking to raise more money from sources other than the provincial government to sustain its operations and drive future growth.

Securing new income over the $41 million it currently pulls in is one of nine strategic priorities being proposed in its draft five-year plan to 2020, outlined at a town hall meeting hosted by the college on Wednesday and posted on the college’s website for public comment.

“NIC receives 72 per cent of its revenue from the provincial government, making it the second most vulnerable public postsecondary institution in BC to flat or reduced government funding,” the college states in a briefing to accompany the proposed plan.

“NIC also receives less per capita in base government funding, based on regional population, than any other rural BC college -- a $12.4 million shortfall in 2013/14.”

It adds: “The provincial government’s base fund-

North Island College president John Bowman answers questions about the draft five-year plan at a town hall meeting.

ing model does not provide the flexibility required to support labour market focused, quick response training needed for local communities. “(And) targeted onetime funding initiatives from the government have uncertain mid- to longterm availability, making it difficult to sustain programs that have been developed and launched.”

In addition to the 72 per cent government finance (amounting to $29.5 mil-

lion in the 2013/14 financial year), the college received a further 15 per cent of its income ($6.3 million) from student tuition fees.

But, the briefing states, “NIC has the lowest tuition (fees) on Vancouver Island, and the Ministry of Advanced Education has limited tuition fee increases to 2 per cent annually approximately the rate of inflation - since 2005.

“As a result, similar programs at different insti-

tutions can have widely varying tuitions, and there is no opportunity to make adjustments even though faculty costs are based on a provincial common grid.”

While relatively low fees are clearly appealing to students and help attract more people to study at NIC, the ongoing limits on what can be charged, coupled with the wider government funding formula for colleges, ties the hands of NIC more tightly

than many other post-secondary institutions.

At the town hall meeting held in the Stan Hagen Theatre, college president John Bowman said the financial bind was “a stark part of our reality.”

He listed the five other BC rural colleges and the funding they received from the province, based on the populations they serve. NIC was bottom of the list with $139 in government support for each person in its region, while top was Selkirk College, which receives $314. The province-wide average for rural colleges is $217 per head, Bowman noted, so even on that basis NIC is far adrift of the pack. If they only received the average level of funding, NIC would get an extra $12.4 million a year.

“It’s a big discrepancy,” he commented. “We continue to remind the provincial government that we aren’t operating on a level playing field. One size doesn’t fit all, and it’s a big part of our ongoing advocacy.”

Bowman acknowledged the province had been more generous with specific grants for particu-

lar vocational programs, including recent support to train more heavy duty mechanics, welders and plumbers, and this was certainly welcome. But it was not necessarily ongoing funding, leading to questions about what would happen when the money ran out.

With 72 per cent of its income from the government and 15 per cent from student fees, only 13 per cent (just over $5 million), currently comes from other sources, such as contract work and international income.

While NIC would like to see all its funding sources increase, it is planning to put special focus on finding ways to drive up that 13 per cent figure over the next five years.

Initiatives will include increasing business partnerships, securing more contract work, encouraging entrepreneurial development, seeking support from external foundations for specific initiatives, and implementing a capital fundraising campaign with the NIC’s own Foundation.

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BY PHILIP ROUND Special to the Echo Eight years after landowners first sought permission to subdivide property off Cliffe Avenue to allow development to take place, Courtenay City Council has approved a crucial step to move the project along.

The L-shaped lot at 1930-1990 Cliffe stretches from the highway down to the riverfront and is sandwiched between The Tides condominiums and the Government of Canada Service Centre.

It is owned by Highstreet Ventures of Kelowna, which has a track record of building in Courtenay, having previously completed the Holiday Inn Express as well as The Tides.

An impression of how the new high-end office project on Cliffe Avenue might look (courtesy Highstreet Ventures).

The company’s plan is to see part of its lot along the riverfront transferred to the City so a permanent paved section of the Courtenay Riverway trail can be constructed; another area would earmarked for the eventual construction of residential condos; and the strip alongside Cliffe would be for a Class A,

high-quality commercial office development.

Detailed plans for the offices and the financial backing to get them built were lined up nearly two years ago, but there has been an outstanding issue with the City over the future of the former logging railway track bed that runs across the site.

The City owns the track bed, but does not own the land it had used under licence for the riverside trail.

On Tuesday, Council agreed that - subject to a public notice advising of their intentions - the two pieces of land should simply be exchanged, as both have almost identical as-

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The developer will also pay for the upgrading of the riverside trail and use the route of the old track bed for an extension of Riverside Lane from 19th and 20th Streets, allowing access to the two proposed developments.

After all this time, the decision still does not formally subdivide the land, but it removes what should be the last significant obstacle to staff progressing the legalities of a subdivision.

The president of Highstreet Ventures, Scott Butler, told the Echo the company had waited a long time and remained eager to get started on the high-quality office development.

The finance to progress the project was still available so the sooner matters could be resolved, the better.

He believed the commercial venture would be a real asset to the City and

its economy, setting a new benchmark for businesses that wanted to relocate both from within and outside the community - to attractive, high-end commercial space.

When finished, the building would host eight strata office units - four on each floor - providing a total of 29,235 sq. ft. of floorspace.

Units would range in size from about 2,000 to 3,000 sq. ft., with the potential to combine them for tenants wanting more space.

On the second floor there would also an accessible roof terrace at the 20th Street end of the building.

Because of the slope of the site, what appears as a two-storey brick-faced building when viewed from Cliffe would actually be three storeys around the back, with the lower one being mainly undercover vehicle parking.

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College seeks to raise more money to drive future growth (Continued from page 19) With a new hospital going up next to the college in Courtenay - and another in Campbell River, where NIC also has a campus - it is looking to collaborate with Island Health to maximize benefits through health and care-related programs and initiatives, as well as launching a trades program in June leading to work actually building the new hospitals.

The college also wants to step up work and training with 19 Wing Comox, as well as expanding work with aboriginal communities which not only make up a significant minority of the student body but also have the ability to attract federal funds to help pay for programs.

Promoting opportunities through the college’s new Centre for Applied Research is also on the agenda, as is a drive to attract more international students by diversifying programs.

There are already 300 overseas students enrolled at the college, mainly in the Comox Valley -- a fourfold increase over the past

five years.

While funding issues are seen as a key, they are not a sign that the college is struggling as an institution.

In 2013/14 more than 9,100 students took courses at NIC through one of its four campuses -- the biggest being the one in the Comox Valley, where the student headcount has been consistently rising for the past five years -- or through ‘distributed learning’ services linking remote communities via the internet and other technology.

Converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ places, the total number of students was the second highest figure recorded since the college was established 40 years ago, the peak being in 2010.

And students who have attended the college give it high marks. Surveys show it out-performs rural college and provincial averages on student satisfaction with the education, quality of instruction, skill development, and the usefulness of the knowledge and skills gained for job performance.

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It’s Centennial Mile of Flowers Time Volunteers needed Tuesday for community planting event Would you like to help beautify our city? The annual Mile of Flowers PlantIn happens Tuesday, May 26 starting at 5:00 pm.

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to fill both sides of Cliffe Avenue with summer blooms.

Help make this community event the biggest one ever for Courtenay’s centennial year.

Calling all community youth groups! Come plant and be entered in a draw to win a pool party at the Courtenay and District Outdoor Pool at Lewis Park.

The Mile of Flowers Plant-In will be followed by a free barbeque at Standard Park, courtesy of the City of Courtenay and the Courtenay Rotary Club.

Standard Park is located

on Cliffe Avenue at 14th Street.

To make this centennial plant-in extra special, the BBQ will feature a live performance by Fiddlejam.

You also might notice some costumed charac-

Access concerns at Sheraton (Continued from page 20) Progressing the residential element of the overall project would be for a later date, said Butler, but

without subdivision approval and the acquisition of the land for the access road they could not move forward with any part of their development.

ters from 1915 winding their way along Cliffe Avenue.

Randy Wiwchar, the City’s director of community services, said the plant-in has many benefits, “It’s great to see the community working together at this event,” noted Wiwchar. “The best part is seeing the flowers you planted bloom for the summer and knowing you’ve been part of making that happen.”

Anyone can volunteer; just find an empty spot on Cliffe Avenue between 8th

and 21st Streets, and start planting.

The City recommends bringing a trowel or spoon for digging, as well as gloves. Participants are advised to stay off the road and plant safely on the sidewalk. Depending on the number of volunteers, the Plant-In can take as little as one hour.

City parks staff will lay out all the flower trays ahead of time, and they’ll be on-hand to answer questions and keep the event running smoothly.

The Plant-In is a Comox Valley tradition dating back to 1967, when Kathleen Kirk set out to commemorate Canada’s centennial year. That year she planted 7,800 seedlings as a welcome to tourists.

What began as the initiative of one woman now involves hundreds of volunteers and 35,000 flowers.

For more information, please contact the City of Courtenay Community Services Department at 250-334-4441, email parks@courtenay.ca or visit www.courtenay.ca/ mileofflowers

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HUNT FOR HISTORY WITH JUDY HAGEN

Courtenay’s great street naming debate “Courtenay Shall Be Nameless” (Argus newspaper 09 March 1944)

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When Alderman Geoff Browning presented the Council with his suggested new map eliminating the names that had been used on two previous city maps, it brought a storm of public criticism.

It outraged local citizens that the historic names would be discarded.

“I am sure that Council would not like if it the edict went forth that the name of Courtenay had to be changed into a number ... like 4940125, approximately our latitude and longitude so that we could easily be located on a map. (Argus 09 March 1944” The Argus editor wrote (Argus March 13): “Who would benefit by the new order of numbering? A few strangers, the Courtenay fire brigade and the police.”

He also suggested that “there is no objection to the numbering of houses” Up to this time, since everyone picked up their mail at the post office, there had been no need to put numbers on residences or commercial buildings.

The following week (Argus 26 March) lawyer Theed Pearce argued “If this number system is so good why do we not find it generally adopted in small towns? It may be the answer in the large towns where the individual is, after all, more or less a cog in the industrial wheel or just a face in the crowd, but do we want to encourage this idea in Courtenay?...

“We are living in an age of regimentation, necessary during the war, but do we want it to perpetuate, it is a form of bureaucracy and once it started is hard to say how far it may be carried.”

Argus 13 March: “When the boys come home they would certainly not like the idea of being numbered off from the right in the hometown as they have been in the Service.”

It soon became clear that although the new

map had earlier been accepted by the Council, there were now Aldermen who had changed their mind.

Alderman Simms was not in favour and had not been present at the meeting which passed the motion.

Alderman Sid Williams reported that the Native The new street names Sons were worried about with the former names in the deletion of names. brackets. Note that many Dr. Gordon suggested of the “old names” were maybe there should be a retained. compromise with names Over the next 60 years and numbers. as the city grew, more It was decided that the pioneer names would be matter be tabled “to see added to the grid; Piercy, if the agitation again the Stewart, Tull ,Urquhart plan kept up or subsided”. and Willemar.

On March 30th, The Comox District Free Press First Street (McPhee) ran a mail-in “Straw Vote” Second Street (Drabble) ballot.

Third Street (Urquhart) The question was “Are Fourth street (Pidcock) you in favour of discarding Fifth Street (Union) present street names in Sixth Street (Walter) Courtenay and substitutEighth Street (Linden) ing a system of numbers Twelfth Street (Central) as proposed by Alderman Eleventh Street (Courtenay) Geoff Browning?”

An historic aerial view of Courtenay ( Photo courtesy Courtenay and District Museum 991.45.1) Twelfth Street (Victoria The taxpayers voted 64 Thirteenth Street (Duncan) YES and 59 NO; non-taxpayers voted 53 to20. The of a local boy “serving his the other with the Native favour of alphabetical/nuAnderton Avenue (River Street) combined votes were pubcountry during wartime” Sons giving the suggesmerical designation while Beckensell Avenue (a new street lished on April 20 giving to express the importance tion of names to be used.

70 opposed any changes. the total as 117 For and 79 of remembering the pioThe houses would be The by-law was officially in 1945) Cliffe Avenue (Isabel) Against. neer names of the streets numbered to assist the fire in place by September Duncan Avenue (Judson) April 13th, the Argus ed- of Courtenay. brigade and the police.

1945. itorial pointed out that “If Geoff Browning read a

By August, the Council It had taken nearly three England Avenue (Wallace) Grieve Avenue (Willemar) all the all the streets were letter from the Fire Chief having heard delegations years for the re-mapping Harmston Avenue (King) numbered ... we should in New Westminster that from many local groups, to become official and Johnstone Avenue (Puntledge) lose valuable historical naming streets both ways decided to have the public some months before the Lewis Avenue (Bernard) associations ... that will would be confusing. vote on the issue at the signs would appear on McPhee Avenue (Queen) become more cherished as In April, the council next civic election to be Courtenay streets and Menzies Avenue (Douglas) the years roll on. agreed to name the streets held in November. avenues.

Pidcock Avenue (Anderton) “Looking at the street one way and numbers The results were 241 in ❑ map today we have that of Willemar, the pioneer clergy, Drabble who laid out the town site of Courtenay for Mr. Joe McPhee who is the founder of the 100% ISLAND OWNED town, Urquhart associated with the dairy industry, Duncans the Shetland Islands Pioneers, Pidcock the first white man in Courtenay, Kilpatrick the first mayor of Courtenay, Anderton, pioneers of the Little River district.

“There are names of geographic significances such as the Lake Trail (the trail leading from the Indian reserve on the Puntledge to Comox Lake, Comox We’re proud to be introducing three new Intermediate Class Ferries Road, River Street to our fleet. They will become part of our shared culture and history, serving British Columbians and visitors for decades to come. and Glacier. All of these would be lost if Celebrate the beauty of coastal British Columbia and our marine numbers ruled”. heritage by submitting your best vessel names.

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www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.MAY 22, 2015 smashed glass panel in a bus stop at Pritchard Road and Guthrie Road in Comox. (2015-6002)

Police Blotter Comox Valley RCMP responded to the following incidents between May 12 and 18: ■ On May 12th police received a report of a theft of a car hauler trailer from an open gravel lot on the 400 block of Ryan Road in Courtenay.

The trailer was last seen on May 11th at 10:00 PM and had BCL licence plate 36622D attached to it. (2015- 5783)

in Courtenay. The owner of the apartment reports that thieves stole clothing, photo equipment, a guitar, a computer and alcohol. (2015-5883)

■ Police were called to a report of a theft of a 2015 Can Am XTP 5EAB quad from the Courtenay Motor Sports, located at 4883 Island Highway North in Courtenay, on May 13th. The quad is reported to be yellow and black and has orange and pink rims. If you have any information on this theft or the whereabouts of the quad, you are asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

(2015-5855)

■ On May 14th police entered into an assault with a weapon and threats complaint that occurred on a City transit bus. All parties are known to each other. This investigation is continuing.

(2015-5935)

■ On May 14th police received a report of a break, enter and theft to an apartment on the 2300 block of Mansfield Drive

■ Police received a report of a theft of a guitar on May 15th. The owner reports that the white Fender Precision Bass

■ Police took a report of a break, enter and theft that occurred at a residence on the 100 block of Mitchell Place, Courtenay on May 14th. Thieves stole household items in this theft. (2015-5934)

■ On May 15th police received a report of a vehicle being broken into while parked on the 2500 block of Grant Avenue in Courtenay. A military work uniform and military ID was taken. (20155955)

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 1-800-222-TIPS (1-800-222-8477).

You don’t have to give your name and you could be eligible for a cash reward.

■ On May 16th police stopped a vehicle on the Comox Lake Road in Cumberland and found the driver to have been consuming alcohol. Failed breath tests resulted in the female driver being issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and had her vehicle towed and impounded for 30 days and given a ticket for no drivers licence. (20156018) ■ During the early morning hours of May 17th the police were called

Sheila Lynn BALL DOB: 1976-03-03 155 cms, 72 kgs, Blonde hair, Blue eyes Warrant:

Breach of Probation Comox valley file # 2014-10951

Tiffany Lea PLATZ DOB: 1974-01-23 170 cms, 52 kgs, Brown hair, Grey eyes Warrants:Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, Breach of undertaking X2, Fail to appear Comox Valley file # 2014 - 8498

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(2015-5981) ■ On May 16th police received a report of a

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to a report of a vehicle fire behind the Driftwood Mall located on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.

The investigation revealed that someone had used gasoline to ignite a vehicle on fire. This investigation is continuing.

(2015-6041) ■ On May 17th police conducted patrols on Hornby Island and during that time two vehicles were stopped for suspected impaired operation.

Both drivers were found to have been consuming alcohol and both received 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and had their vehicles towed and impounded for 30 days.

Police nab speeding drivers in traffic blitz On Friday afternoon, the Comox Valley Municipal Traffic section actively participated in the provincially targeted traffic enforcement blitz for high risk driving behaviours.

Given the increase of travellers on the provincial highways in our area for the May long weekend, we chose to concentrate our efforts on the Inland Island Hwy., at Cook Creek

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In the span of a few hours, over 12 tickets were issued for vehicles travelling between 21-44 km/h in excess of the posted speed limit, and another 4 drivers were ticketed for Excessive Speed and had their vehicles towed and impounded. Of those 4, the highest speed was 161km/h in a posted 90km/h zone.

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Atlas celebrates 20 years of being a ‘funky café in a funky town’

BY PHILIP ROUND Special to the Echo Sandra Viney and Trent McIntyre first met while working in the restaurant trade in Brisbane, Australia.

They were a couple of twenty-somethings with insatiable energy and a yen for more travel who simply loved the food business - as well as each other.

The travel bug brought them to British Columbia, where their equal love of snowboarding saw them shredding slopes across the province.

And when not boarding, they talked about running a restaurant of their own, likely with Trent in the kitchen and Sandra front of house.

They set out to find “a funky town that needed a funky café,” Sandra recalls - one within easy reach of snowy slopes in winter. It soon got narrowed down to Fernie or Courtenay.

That was just over 20 years ago, and they haven’t looked back since they opened the Atlas Café here in the spring of

Building relationships with equally passionate, kind-hearted and caring folk further enriches what we do SANDRA VINEY Atlas co-owner

1995.

Now the Sixth Street business is celebrating its 20th birthday, having won multiple awards down the years and having built a loyal fan base among regular customers as well as welcoming a growing number of visiting diners.

Along the way, the couple launched and ran other successful catering operations in the Valley, including Orbitz in Courtenay between 1996 and 1998 and The Avenue in Comox from 2007-2015.

But across two decades, the Atlas remained the bedrock on which the business was built.

“Food truly nourishes and unites us,” says Sandra. “Good food ex-

Owners Sandra Viney and Trent McIntyre celebrate the 20th anniversary of Atlas on their restaurant’s patio. periences create happy moments.

We’re truly fortunate to be living here in the ‘land of plenty’ and to have shared these past 20 years in a community of such diversity and richness.”

One of the most encouraging aspects of the Comox Valley for the Atlas team has been the growth in local food production over the past two decades.

“The food scene is evolving all the time,” says Trent. “There are more farmers and more products. Showcasing the local

bounty through our menu has been a highlight.”

And Sandra adds: “Farm to folk is a reality for all of us who live in the Comox Valley, from farmers’ market supporters to the dedicated dining folk supporting the many dining options here. We have come to be part of a great local culinary scene and to see culinary tourism build over these years has been very exciting.”

The restaurant loves to offer a selection of Vancouver Island produce -meats, seafood, cheeses, salads, vegetables, fruits,

wines and beers -- but its menu offerings remain international, as befits the name ‘Atlas’.

“Our menus are inspired by the foods of the world, brought home with a Comox Valley twist,” says Trent, who works with Chef Jon Frazier. “Depending on your mood, you can venture into the aromas and flavours of meals inspired by Mexican, Asian and Mediterranean cuisine.”

The Atlas currently employs 44 people and the café-bar’s owners are keen to encourage a sensible

work-life balance for their co-workers - and for themselves.

Getting that balance right led to the decision to let go of The Avenue in March despite its ongoing success, and the decision to close the Atlas every Monday and also on Sunday evenings.

For the rest of the week, the eatery remains a popular meeting place for breakfasts, lunches and dinners, with space for about 70 people to dine inside or out on the patio.

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Bike to Work Week – Kids can bike too!

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Bike to the CVRD’s sports and aquatic centres

Swimming, skating, fitness, wellness at the CVRD’s sports and aquatic centres For schedules visit: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/rec tel: 250-334-9622

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Why Bike?

Here are just some of the main reasons to bike to work: • It’s fun! Biking can be done by yourself or •

Monday May 25:

Tuesday May 26:

Wednesday May 27:

Ride with an Elected official

The Commuter Challenge

Bike to Work Celebration

8:45 am Courtenay City Hall

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3:00pm-5:30pm Simms Millennium Park

“Take two bike rides and call me in the morning”

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Health all part of the benefits of Bike to Work Week May 25-31st 2015 “Three years ago we got rid of our second vehicle, and I made biking my main form or transportation. Rain, snow, sun or wind I am biking. I love it!”

Dr. Richard Backus, a sports medicine physician and past-president of Bike to Work BC Society often prescribes “take at least two bike rides and call me in the morning” to his patients. Backus, a long time commuter cyclist and advocate of cycling health benefits urges people to register and try cycling to work during Bike to Work Week May 25-Jun 1. “Even if you try it only one or two days per week, you will be amazed how great you feel,” he comments. “And you will qualify

for great prizes.”

“Safety is important,” says Orlando Schmidt who has been cycling to work in Abbotsford for the past 14 years and is the current president of Bike to Work BC,“ICBC has provided some great safe cycling tips that can be found on our web site and some communities also offer safe cycling courses.”

Share The Road and Bike Safe!

“You don’t need fancy clothes or an expensive bike, but it is important to be visible and wear a helmet. We provide lots of support and fun such as celebration stations with food and entertainment,

and many workplaces have team leaders to encourage you. And if your distances are long, you can always try taking the bus with your bike part way.”

Comox Valley is one of Fortyfour communities in BC participating in Bike to Work Week May 25-31st. To join them, register and qualify for great prizes including Exodus Travels Prague to Budapest cycling trip at: www.biketowork.ca.

Bike to Work BC is a not for profit society that provides resources and support to assist local communities hold bike to work events province-wide.

modes to the private automobile, and of helping participating governments reach their respective mobility greenhouse gas targets. All four Local Governments of the Comox Valley have targets to reduce Greenhouse

Even More Reasons!

• You’ll arrive at home de-stressed after work • Cheaper than going to the gym • You can eat more with less worry about weight gain J

• It’s good preventative medicine for many •

• • Gas Emissions and to reduce the proportion of automobile trips in each community.

Nancy Hofer Environmental Planner, City of Courtenay

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Celebration Stations:

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MONDAY MAY 25

THURSDAY MAY 28

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Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT) 19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd. Green Team/ City of Courtenay: 7:00 – 9:00am Courtenay City Hall

Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT) 19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd. G.P Vanier Secondary School: 7:00am – 9:00am Headquarters and Dove Creek Trail Bicycles: 4:00pm – 6:00pm Lake Trail Rd Brooklyn Strong Start: Preschool Bike party 10:45am Brooklyn School

TUESDAY MAY 26 Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT) 19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd. Comox Rec: 8:00am – 9:30am Robb Road Ave Bike to Play: 9:45am – 11:00am Simms Park COMMUTER CHALLENGE

WEDNESDAY MAY 27 Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING Lot) 19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd. CVRD Transit: 7:30am – 9:00am North Island College bus stop Village of Cumberland: 8:00am – 9:50am Cumberland Community School GIANT CELEBRATION STATION SIMMS PARK 3:00am – 5:30pm

FRIDAY MAY 29 Simon Cycles: 6:45am – 8:45am (IHOS PARKING LOT) 19 Wing Comox: 6:45am – 8:00am Little River Rd and Ryan Rd. Mountain City Cycle: 7:30am – 9:00am 5th Street Go Smart Committee: Lewis Centre/Memorial Pool area 3:00pm – 5:00pm

BIKE TO SCHOOL WEEK Ecole Robb Road Ecole Puntledge Park Valley View Elementary Cumberland Community Campus • Huband Park Elementary • • • •

health and medical conditions It reduces the risk of premature death, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, adultonset diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, depression and colon cancer.

• It releases endorphins that just make you feel

Go Smart Committee A regional Go Smart Advisory Committee is currently being developed that will have the objectives of increasing the safety and convenience for people to travel by walking, by bus, by cycling and other alternative

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with friends. It’s also a great way to meet people.

Get yourself in shape. On average biking to work provides 20 to 30 minutes of exercise.

Keep yourself healthy. 56% of Canadians are considered physically inactive which puts them at higher risk of chronic disease and illness.

Enjoy work more. Studies show that employees that exercise are more productive, work better with co-workers and enjoy their job more than those that don’t.

Help the environment. Driving less removes harmful toxins such as ground level ozone.

It also reduces the amount of greenhouse gases you put in the atmosphere.

Save money. Gas costs money. The more you use your vehicle the more you pay for gas, repairs and maintenance.

• Miracle Beach Elementary • Aspen Park Elementary • Brooklynn Strong Start

good You’ll actually have more energy!

People who cycle 100 kms per week add two and a half years to their life expectancy It is better for you and easier on the body than jogging; it’s more convenient than swimming It relieves congestion on the roads and reduces the need for more parking spots Free parking!

Active employees are more productive and have lower absenteeism and turnover A $20 bike tune-up is cheaper than $500 a month in insurance and gas Regular cyclists save on insurance by registering vehicles as recreational only

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Bike to Work Week May 25-31st

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Evergreens present ‘The Best Country Jamboree Ever!’

For the fifth year in succession, the Evergreen Club will be hosting a country music fundraiser in support of the Sonshine Lunch Program at St George’s United Church.

This year’s concert is titled “The Best Country Music Jamboree Ever” and promises to be the show of all shows. T The jamboree is organized and emceed by the Evergreen Club’s own Ken MacLeod.

If you are a country music fan who loves to support a good cause, then this one’s for you!

For those unaware, the Sonshine Lunch Club is under the leadership of Martin Davies and feeds up to 200 people, Monday to Friday, at St George’s Church.

This year’s show features the ‘Nightingale of the Comox Valley’ Jacqueline Lambeth, doing some Patsy Cline/ LeAnn Rimes numbers, along with BC country icon Denny Eddy

Black Creek Mennonites have relief fair Saturday for Ukraine

Country music icon Hank Snow of Coombs, BC doing some Merle Haggard (and other country favourites).

Eddy is a two-time winner of the BC Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year.

Dave Perry will also be showcasing his talent with his tribute to Canadian Country Music. A special treat this year will be the introduction of 8 year-old Emma Casavant.

Emma recently wowed fans at the Evergreen Club’s play “Picnic in 1915.”

Along with the featured artists, the show will feature Glen Hiebert (fiddle), Bob Casavant (vocals and rhythm guitar), Art McMartin (mandolin and fid-

dle), Ray Ledoux (electric bass), Ed Medford (guitar and fiddle), Doris Weislein (vocals), George Bentham (vocals), Irene Tomchick (vocals), and Bob Mainwaring (steel guitar).

The concert is being held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 31 in the upper Conference Hall of the Florence Filberg Centre.

Everyone is welcome and doors will open at 1pm.

Tickets for this show are $10 and are available at the front desk of the Florence Filberg Centre (or at the door if still available).

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families from Crimea and food, shelter and other assistance for families in Zaporizhzhia and Nikopol.

The Relief Fair is located at the Black Creek Community Hall and begins May 23 at 8 am with a pancake breakfast.

Other food booths and a huge rummage tent open at 9 am.

Expect to see kids activities, plant and bake sales and a silent and live auction.

All of the proceeds of this fair are going to help the people of Ukraine.

More Information can be found at http://mcccanada.ca/stories/mccappeals-donations-respond-ukraine-crisis

Atlas celebrates 20 years (Continued from page 25) Beyond the restaurant’s walls, Sandra and Trent believe that maintaining strong links with the community they serve is crucial.

“Building relationships with equally passionate, kind-hearted and caring folk further enriches what we do,” says Sandra, and that philosophy includes providing sponsorship to 15 local organizations and charities and offering restaurant gift certificates to help fundraising by another 30.

That’s in addition to their monthly food donations to groups helping

provide meals or ingredients to the less fortunate, such as the Sonshine Club soup kitchen, Comox Valley Transition Society’s women’s refuge, and the Comox Valley Food Bank.

Twenty years on, Sandra and Trent may have finally curbed their wanderlust and put down roots in the “funky” community they originally sought for their dream of being restaurateurs.

What now for the couple? “We plan to go on doing what we love,” says Trent.

“Serving excellent quality food in good portions, at fair prices, in an upbeat, fun atmosphere.”

All your training is done now and it is me for final prepara ons and the big race itself. The day before the race is also a very important day. Saturday, May 23rd ALL par cipants need to pick up their race packages at Shoreline Orthodon cs, 1530 Cliffe Ave. The office is on the lower level of the building between the Coast Westerly Hotel and the Sand Volleyball courts. In your bag will be a race number, swim cap, t-shirt and a very important piece of paper informing you of what heat you will swim in and your posi on in the heat. Be sure to read this carefully!

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Ukrainian Mennonites are a group of Mennonites of German language, tradition and ethnicity, who are descents from German-Dutch Anabaptists who settled for about 250 years in West Prussia and established colonies in the south west of the Russian Empire (presentday Ukraine) beginning in 1789.

Since the late 19th century, many of them have come to communities throughout the Western Hemisphere including Black Creek.

This year people with Mennonite heritage and supporters throughout the community are volunteering in a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) World Relief Fair Saturday, May 23 to raise funds for the current situation in the Ukraine.

The Ukrainian State Emergency services is reporting that over 1 million people in Ukraine have been displaced within the country because of violence and conflict.

MCC is currently providing emergency food baskets for displaced

During package pickup, 1 pm to 5 pm, Shoreline Orthodon cs is pleased to host an Expo. The expo will showcase all things triathlon. Sponsors will host tents where you can pickup last minute items, and check out new gear. It is also an opportunity to plan par cipa on in your next community event as the reps from CV Road Runners, YANA and Country Roads Marathon will be on hand with event details. The highlight of the expo will be our line up of guest speakers with our Key speaker being Peter Reid. During his career Peter won ten Ironman triathlons, including the Ironman World Championship three mes. In addi on we will review the course and provide valuable race ps.

Community events are not possible without the reless contribu ons of volunteers. The Shoreline Orthodon cs Tri-K Triathlon has dedicated crew of volunteers who work for months prior to race day to ensure a safe well run event. Come race weekend hundred of more volunteers are required to help ensure everything runs smoothly. If you are able to pitch in please let us know.

Events would not be possible without the support of community sponsors.

Please show your support to our sponsors; Shoreline Orthodon cs, The Eagle 97.3, Comox Valley Echo, Extreme Runners. HiTech/Brazen, Thri y’s, Brian McLean Chevrolet, Canadian Tire and Tri BC. A er the fes vi es its me to head home and assemble all of your gear. Be sure of your start me and plan to arrive at the Comox Valley Sports centre well in advance of that me. The best place to park is at the Comox Valley Exhibi on grounds.

Good luck enjoy the Race!

See you at the finish line!

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GOLF ROUND-UP 46 MEN OUT AT COMOX WEDNESDAY NIGHT 46 golfers played 9 holes at Comox on Wednesday evening, May 13 with the following results: 0-16 low gross Marty Petersen 37, Mark Smith 38.

17 + low gross Dave Wood 39, Ron Pratt 43.

Low Nets: Pat Riva 31, Ian Leakey 31, Gord Harris 33, Mike Holland 33 and Mark Vandervoort 33.

Hole Prizes: #2 3rd shot 0-16 Mike Naso, Thrifty Foods #3 Long Drive 0-16 Kaj Petersen, Mens Club #4 2nd shot (All) Russ Rodriguez, Westview Ford Sales #5 KP (All) Shawn Vincent, Glacier Gutters #7 Long Drive 17+, Dave Wood, Mens Club #8 2nd shot 17 + Vic Crisp, Black Fin Pub, #9 KP (All) Ken Grant, Men’s Club PoG 0-16 Mark deWinter on #2, PoG 17+ Vic Crisp on #8 Snips achieved by Marc deWinter, Russ Rodriguez, Rod Nichol, Jim Slater

and Vic Crisp.

Next Wednesday start 5:00 for 5:30pm - Submitted by Vic Crisp

TUESDAY LADIES AT COMOX MAY 19 Suzy Venuta and Edith Albrecht were the winners of low gross 87 and low net 68 respectively under perfect conditions Tuesday. It was a qualifying day for the CTC to be played at Storey Creek on June 8th. Pat Schmidt, Edith Albrecht and Val Pearce are team #1 and team #2 is Patti Harris, Linda Calender and Grace Coulter. Phyllis Taylor and Sue Leakey tied at 92 and Grace Coulter scored a 93 in the Gross division.

The Net scores were as follows: Anne Patterson69, Pat Schmidt- 70, Barb Buchanan-73, Val Pearce74 and with a tie of a score of 75 were- Patti Harris, Linda Baker, Sook Kim, and Jean McCrea.

Closest to the bucket was Marg Kelly sponsored

by Keith Gibson-Investors Group. Sue Leakey won the Tee Box lunch for closest to the hole on #5

and #14. Jesse and Nadine from the Pro Shop sponsored the prize for ball in the water on #5 and #14, which Sharon Crowe won.

Anne Patterson won closest to the hole on #4 and #13 and closest to the hole in 2 on #9 and 18. The longest putts were won

by Linda Baker and Val Pearce.

Come out and join the ladies. Guests are welcome!

Sign up in the pro shop 250-339-4444 or sign up in the locker room at the club house. Thanks go out to the generous support from our sponsors.

- Submitted by Nancy Riva

SPRING TROPHY DAY AT SUNNYDALE It was the Alice Allen Memorial Trophy up for grabs on Tuesday, May 20th at Sunnydale Tuesday Ladies Golf Club. Carolyn Walker (Low Gross Winner - 87), BarryAnn Bury (Low Net Winner - 69), Lys McCrone (Low Gross Runner Up - 94) and Pat Costello (Low Net Runner Up - 73) will all be having their names inscribed for the year 2015. Congratulations Ladies.

Lois Westbrook (96), Sharon Littler (97), Teri Sleigh (97), Vicki Bombini (98) and Sandra Galloway (98) rounded out the Low

Sunnydale Ladies Club with Tournament Winners (Left to Right - Pat Costello, BarryAnn Bury, Carolyn Walker and Lys McCrone).

Gross Winners while Bel Brown (74), Jenny Lavery (75), Penny Wagenstein (75), Susie Currie (77), Lorna Fowler (77) and Magge Miller (77) were the other Low Net Winners.

Pat Rudolph recorded the Lowest Putts of the tournament (26) and Frankie McCaffery had the Longest Putt on Hole #9.

Vicki Bombini won the KP #10 sponsored by Rob Speer Pro Shop and Marg Poje won the KP #5 - 2nd Shot for the 25+ Hcp. The 9 Hole Ladies also got started on Tuesday, playing on the back 9. We had 4 ladies out to enjoy

the beautiful sunshine.

Congratulations to Coral Tanner for her Birdie on #15. Low Gross went to Louise Smiley and we had a 3 way tie for putts.

We hope to see more ladies out next week.

We welcome women to join us for 18 or 9 holes of golf on Tuesday mornings (8:30 for a 9:00 am start) followed by prizes and a great lunch in our Clubhouse.

A ‘Chipping Around the Green’ clinic is scheduled for Saturday, May 23rd at 9:00 am. Brian Phelan, teaching pro, will be hosting the clinic. Phone the Pro Shop at 250-334-3232 for further details.

GREAT EVENING FOR THURSDAY LADIES Sunnydale Thursday Night Ladies May 14th was great evening with a good turnout. Welcome newcomer Bernadette.

Hole prizes were given to: Maylene Friesen for longest drive on #6 and most shots out of the sandtrap on #2!

Willa Fussey had the longest putt on #9.

Louise Smiley was closest to the pin 3rd on #5.

Ardene Larison was closest to the rock on #4.

Wendy Christie was closet to the pin 2nd shot on #3.

(Continued on page 31)

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www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.MAY 22, 2015 Janine Harder won KP on #4, Judy Brown #7, Brenda Livingstone #12, Rikki Farrell #15 and Lynne Pringle #17! Brenda Livingstone scored a hole-in-one on Saturday, the 9th and the cheers are still going on!!

Great big thank-you to the organizers and the Prize Committee, it was indeed a great FLING!

GOLF ROUND-UP (Continued from page 31) Jenny Lavery had lowest putts and Sylvia Stephens was the most honest golfer.

Weekly prize winners: Anna’s Salon - Cora Hawkins Booster Juice - Deb McMahon Boston Pizza - Mary Lynn Doubinin Fluids Bar & Grill Judy Hughes Great Canadian Oil Change/Car Wash - Bernadette Giacomelli Investors Group Janet Gee/Locals Restaurant Maylene Friesen Investors Group Keith Gibson - Louise Smiley Jo Klassen’s Grill - Collen Robson & Erica Roy Michaels Off Main Peggy Ferguson Panago Pizza Comox -Irma Derksen & Monquie Walker Plates Eatery - Lois Pynn Rob’s Pro Shop - Ardene Larison Royston Coffee - Maureen Mason Subway - Peggy Cummins Sunnydale Golf - Coral

Tanner Whistle Stop Pub - Jill Marshall Socks - Wendy Christie Ball Marker - Judy Mann Donation Prize - Willa Fussey - Submitted by Mary Lynn Doubinin

SPECTACULAR DAY AT GLACIER GREENS Another spectacular day in the Comox Valley with ninety eight players out for Saturday Men’s at Glacier Greens Golf Club, Hcp 0-12 Gross : Jeff Edwards 75, Randy Robinson 76 CB and Willie Oliver 76 Net : Richard Martin 66, Brian Goodwin 67 and Clint Perry 70 CB. Hcp 13-18 Gross: Wayne Wood 80, Lyle Torrie 81 CB and Jim Larocque 81 CB Net : Jim Loring 64, Rick Verbeek 65 CB and Al Murray 65 Hcp 19+ Gross : Nick Mykitiuk 83, Joe Dunham 87 and Jim Clark 88 Net : Ted Sauve 65, Armad Reckhard 67 and Len Doyle 68 CB Submitted by Len Doyle, Saturday Men’s Coordinator

SPRING FLING AT GLACIER GREENS Spring is sprung the grass is riz and we know where the golfers iz....the Spring Fling on Tuesday morning the 12th of May! Twenty women dressed up and showed up to play our first team event and several did very well.

The trophy was won handily by Judy Brown, Bernice Henderson and Janine Harder and close on their heels but not close enough was Gene Renaud, Gene’s invisible friend and Roberta Cadieu.

Third place team included Tobi Norris, Rikki Farrell and Lynne Pringle, and the team of Liz van Boeschoten, Rosslyn O’Rourke and Ellie Nicholas took fourth.

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VALLEY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Monday, May 11 A1 Richard Grant - Warren Burd 2 Jack and Carole Bradshaw 3 Slava Simice - Barrie Turnham B 1 Doug Irvine - Cynthia Tree 2 Dave Mosher - Howard Cohen 3 Sharon Feduniak - Tim Kennelly C1 Bob Dugas - Dave Livingstone 2 Glen Parsons - Dave Proctor Thursday, May 14 A1 Jack and Carole Bradshaw 2 Doug Nash - Ken Hooper 3 Roy and Patricia Lowe B3 Gary Priestman - Pat Pantuso C3 Allen Hopwood - Lorraine Gargan Our club is located on Nordin Street across from the Comox Mall under the 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

D’ESTERRE DUPLICATE BRIDGE Tues. May 12 N/S 1. Howie Cohen- Sharon Feduniak 2. Dick-Lynn Sangster 3. Barb Mc Crindle-Patti Wheeldon 4. John-Lynne Godfrey E/W 1. Jane Jenssen-Carol Ante 2. Judy Morrison-Harvey Piercy 3. Jeanette Baron- Tom Dugale 4. Roy Hagg-Keith Ware Fri May 15 N/S 1. Lorraine -Chuck Hodson 2. Barb Bayer-Pat Pantuso 3. Ron -Chris Toutant 4. Dianne McKinnon-Ruby Paulson E/W 1. Karin Franzen-Daphne Welsh 2. Maggie Miller-Irene Pearl 3. Roy Hagg-Keith Ware 4. Richard-Gillian Earl Sat, May 16 1. Doug-Penny Poole 2. Betty-Tom Thomsen 3. Jane Jenssen-Carol

Ante 4. Dorothy Branch-Corrine Montgomery 5. John-Lynne Godfrey.

Many thanks , Daphne Results for Tuesday, 5th May (12 tables): N/S - 1. Harvey Piercy and Jean Tait; 2. Jack and Carol Bradshaw; 3. Betty Fountain and Barb Morris; 4.

Phil Sanford and Maureen Olafson.

E/W - 1. Doug Poole and Maggie Miller; 2. Grace Whetter and Wendy Peddie; 3. Maggie Wynde and Joan Lord; 4. Jane Jenssen and Carol Ante.

Results for Friday, May 8th (9 tables): N/S - 1. Doug and Penny Poole; 2., tied, Tom Dugdale and Dorothy Branch, Jim and Joan Boase; 3. Gary and Fran Priestman.

E/W - 1. Roy Hagg and Keith Ware; 2. Dick and Lynne Sangster; 3. Ron and Chris Toutant.

Results for Saturday, 9th May (8 tables): N/S - 1. Tom Dugdale and Jeanette Baron; 2.

Clark Graham and Maggie Wynde; 3. John and Lynne Godfrey.

E/W - 1. Roy Hagg and Keith Ware; 2. Ken Hooper and John Petzinger; 3.

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®/™The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ‡Dealer Invoice Price of $14,558/$16,275/$23,286/$27,381/$30,315 available on all new 2015 Accent 5-Door L 6-speed Manual/Elantra L 6-speed Manual/Tucson GL FWD Manual/ Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Santa Fe XL FWD models and includes price adjustments of $636/$719/$473/$1,313/$1,479. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,595/$1,760/$1,795/$1,795. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees and applicable taxes. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. *The customer prices are those reflected on the dealer invoice from Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. The dealer invoice price includes a holdback amount for which the dealer is subsequently reimbursed by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ΩPrice adjustments of up to $636/ $719/$473/$1,313/$1,479/$4,000 available on all new 2015 Accent 5-Door L Manual/Elantra Sedan L Manual/Tucson GL FWD Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Santa Fe XL FWD/Elantra Limited models. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers.

Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ◊Leasing offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2015 Accent 5-Door L 6-speed Manual/Elantra L 6-speed Manual/Tucson GL FWD Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Santa Fe XL FWD with an annual lease rate of 0%/0%/0.9%/1.9%/3.99%. Biweekly lease payment of $58/$70/$118/$152/$180 for a 60-month walk-away lease. Down Payment of $995/$0/$0/$0/$0 and first monthly payment required. Total lease obligation is $8,535/$9,100/$14,820/$19,500/$22,100. Lease offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,595/ $1,760/$1,795/$1,795. Lease offer excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees and applicable taxes $0 security deposit on all models. 20,000 km allowance per year applies. Additional charge of $0.12/km.†Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services. Financing example: 2015 Accent 5-Door L 6-speed Manual for $14,558 at 0% per annum equals $35 weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $14,558. $0 down payment required. Cash price is $14,558. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,595. Finance example excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees and applicable taxes ʕPrices of models shown: 2015 Accent GLS Auto/Elantra Limited/Tucson Limited AWD/Santa Fe Sport Limited AWD/Santa Fe XL Limited AWD are $21,144/$26,794/$35,759/$41,444/$45,094. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,595/$1,760/$1,795/$1,795, levies and all applicable charges. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, license fees and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ʈFuel consumption for new 2015 Accent GLS (HWY 6.3L/100KM; City 8.9L/100KM); 2015 Elantra Limited (HWY 6.7L/100KM; City 9.7L/100KM); 2015 Tucson Limited AWD (HWY 9.3L/100KM; City 11.6L/100KM);2015 Santa Fe Sport Limited AWD (HWY 9.8L/100KM; City 12.9L/100KM); 2015 Santa Fe XL Limited AWD (HWY 9.7L/100 KM; City 13.0L/100 KM); are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ʆGovernment 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ‡†ʕΩ*Offers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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*Limited time ȕnance oȔer available through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit based on a new and unregistered 2015 Jetta 2.0L Trendline base model with 5-speed manual transmission. Base MSRP of $16,595, including $1,605 freight and PDI, ȕnanced at 0% APR for 60 months equals 130 bi-weekly payments starting from $99. $3,725 down payment due at signing. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $15,595. PPSA fee, license, insurance, registration, any dealer or other charges, options and applicable taxes are extra. **$3,500/$1,750bdiscount on MSRP available on cash purchase of new and unregistered 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Highline 4MOTION® / Tiguan 2.0T Trendline models and cannot be combined with any lease or ȕnance oȔer. Discount varies by model. OȔer cannot be combined with any other oȔer not shown in this ad. †Lease payments of $215/$280/$150 on the Tiguan / Tiguan Special Edition / Jetta must be made on a monthly basis and cannot be made bi-weekly. Bi-weekly equivalent payment amounts shown include $1,750/$1,750/$0 discount. Limited time lease oȔer available through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit, based on a new and unregistered 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Trendline / Tiguan Special Edition / Jetta 2.0L Trendline base model with 6/6/5-speed manual transmission. $1,760/$1,760/$1,605 freight and PDI included in monthly payment. 48-month term at 1.9% APR. $4,170/$4,705/$2,451 down payment, $260/$330/$200 security deposit and ȕrst monthly payment due at lease inception. PPSA fee, license, insurance, registration, any dealer or other charges, options and applicable taxes are extra. Total lease obligation: $14,466/$18,121/$8,627. 64,000-kilometre allowance; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. ††2015 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0T 4MOTION® received a 5-star side-crash rating while the Jetta 4 DR FWD received a 5-star overall rating. Government star ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traȗc Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (safercar.gov). Crash performance was based on a U.S.-equipped vehicle. Some features on that model may be optional or not available in Canada. ‡Theb2015 Jetta was awarded a Top Safety Pick from the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). To qualify forba Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front test. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. OȔers end June 1, 2015 and are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Models shown: 2015 Tiguan 2.0T Highline R-Line, $41,240 / 2015 Jetta 1.8T Highline, $25,990.

Vehicles shown for illustration purposes only and may include optional equipment. Visit vw.ca or your Volkswagen dealer for details. “Volkswagen”, the Volkswagen logo, “Das Auto & Design”, “Tiguan”, “Jetta” and “4MOTION” are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG. © 2015 Volkswagen Canada.

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Administrator Administrator needed for Alitis Investment Counsel’s Campbell River office. This is a full-time position.

We offer a fast paced family oriented office. Employee benefits include flex time, employer funded medical benefits and RRSP programs. This position is long term and may provide advancement opportunities for the right person. Offering a competitive wage based on experience.

PRACTICAL NURSE ACCESS

JOB DESCRIPTION x Processing new client paperwork; x Processing files/ implementing adviser recommendations; x Placing security trades on Dataphile; x Reviewing accounts for accuracy & compliance; x Problem solving and researching to resolve issues, and preparing and providing details of issues that require escalation to Supervisor; x Providing assistance to staff for special projects; x Data entry and management; x Assisting and being available as a backup receptionist; x Cross-training in order to provide business continuity; x Assisting clients with basic requests.

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EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS x 2-5 years’ experience as an administrator; x Basic understanding of finance services industry a MUST; x Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook); x Experience with Dataphile and Salesforce would also be a benefit.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS x Detail-oriented with a desire to maintain a well-organized environment; x Excellent written and verbal communication skills; x Self-motivated with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure; x Positive and professional attitude; x Responsible and trustworthy.

Please send your resume to nketterer@alitis.ca along with a cover letter outlining your strengths and experience for consideration. Applicants previously employed with a financial firm will be strong candidates. Resumes sent without cover letters will not be considered. Please note that only applicants for consideration will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.

Closing date of June 5th, 2015

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