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Volume 20, No. 68

Man wounded in ‘targeted’ Cumberland shooting

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff

The ‘Dock Dogs’ competition, sponsored by Woofy’s, was a huge attraction at the fall fair

New features make CV Exhibition a top notch event

By Michael Briones Echo Staff

The logging sports show, left, is always popular, as are the livestock competitions, above.

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The Comox Valley Exhibition brought in new features that made a good impression and added to the success of this year’s annual event.

“In all my years working at the exhibition, I think this year was top notch,” said Theresa Schwab, executive director of the exhibition. “The new additions to the exhibition were a huge success.”

Among the new features that drew a lot of interest were the performances that included a Tribute to Abba Show, which Schwab said was a “big hit.”

“It was the missing link we were looking for,” said Schwab. “The evening concerts got people together and they enjoyed an evening of great music. After the show some told us they’re looking forward to next year.” The other inaugural events included the amazing race, the Cups for Cancer in which barrel racer came out with a ‘blinged bra” and was also a fundraiser for Cops for Cancer, and the canine aquatics competition that had pooches of different breeds and sizes exhibiting impressive air time as they tried to retrieve a throw toy before making a splash landing.

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Drug dealers love the silence of Cumberland cemeteries, which are well removed from the rest of the community. And some Villagers make a point of not slowing down when using the parking lot as a turnaround, for fear of seeming suspicious to police officers for that very reason.

As investigators followed a trail of blood from Cumberland Road up Union Road early morning, it led to this out-of-the-way area.

They had arrived on scene after a bleeding man was discovered with a bullet in his hip by a woman driving into Cumberland. The woman called 911 at 2:26 a.m. to report the emergency and an ambulance raced to the scene.

He was laying partially on a traffic island and partially on the road. The woman thought he had been hit by a car.

BC Ambulance was first on hand, while firefighters and police officers arrived soon after.

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A woman driving into Cumberland discovered a man lying by the side of the road early Sunday morning. Police say he was the victim of a targeted shooting.

Cougar encounters of the Comox Valley kind Officials hunt the wild cats, planning to shoot to kill This cougar was caught on video by Mike Melnechenko as he frantically tried to get his yapping dog Sophie to get out of the wild animal’s face.

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff In coffee shops and grocery store aisles in Cumberland and among people around the region a near-constant stream of news about cougar sightings has been flowing. Now officials are heading out with guns in tow and they’re planning to shoot to kill.

Vancouver Island is home sweet home for about a quarter of all of British Columbia’s cougars, and most stick to the eastern side, where the weather is calm and the bounty of delicious black-tailed deer is plentiful.

The biggest challenge these animals face is the from loss of habitat, and the Comox Valley has presented one of the fastest population growth rates in BC, even ballooning by nine

Roanne English takes Taz, a Shepherd-Husky cross, for a walk through Cumberland. She’s relieved her dog didn’t end up as cougar dinner.

per cent in the past several years.

When these two forces collide - as they have in Cumberland over the past couple of weeks - there is only one solution according to environmental authorities: the lethal option.

On Aug. 21 a young cougar was reported wandering in the downtown residential area of Cumberand just after 10 p.m. Residents saw the wild cat passing by Cumberland Road at 3rd Street, just east of Peace Park. An hour and a half later there was another reported sighting of the feline at Penrith Avenue and Third Street. The previous night a cougar was spotted at Ulverston Avenue and Cumberland Road at 11:30 p.m., according to a

post on Facebook.

A series of face-to-face meetings with the mammal took place by the Whyte’s Bay Beach trail Aug. 19. A group of friends were dirt biking and ATVing in the area when one of the riders spotted two cougars sitting on the side of the trail. The cougars exhibited aggressive behaviour and one pounced at one of the bikers, according to a report.

“It’s predatory,” said Gord Gudbranson, conservation officer for the North Island with the Ministry of Environment. “The motorcyclist did a wheelie and ran over one of the cougars.”

He recommends if you see a cougar to always maintain eye contact, keep yourself square to the cougar, lift kids up off the ground and make yourself look as large as possible.

“Talk to the cougar firmly,” he said. “You just want to deter the cougar and show them you’re actually a threat.”

If the cougar attacks, fight back, he added.

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Airport remains positive despite lower revenues and passengers

By Michael Briones Echo Staff Encouraging.

That’s how Comox Valley Airport CEO Fred Bigelow summed up the 2013-2014 fiscal year despite revenues being down and having less passengers in the calendar year.

“Last year, notwithstanding the lower passenger numbers slightly, was still a great year which has allowed us to put money aside to pay down our debt to react in the future and put those infrastructure improvements in place,” said Bigelow, who added that the “future looks darn good.”

YQQ recorded a 16 per cent increase in revenue over expenses and forecasted passenger growth of four to five per cent, with increased WestJet frequency planned for early 2015.

“Frankly we couldn’t be more pleased with our current position,” said Bigelow at the airport’s Annual Public Meeting. “With the removal of restrictions at YQQ, we have regained our position as one of the most reliable airports in the province. WestJet has demonstrated confidence in the market by adding additional capacity and we expect to see moderate growth as a result.”

Revenues were $93,000 lower as passenger numbers went down to

out of the Comox Valley Airport, owing to the landing restrictions that were once placed on YQQ,” said Bigelow.

“Thankfully, this is no longer an issue and we want to reassure our passengers that they will be well-served by our airport at any time of the year.”

The airport has a goal of expanding its services, one that connects to destinations in the United States. Nanaimo Airport has begun offering flights to Seattle with Kenmore Air this year and Bigelow said they could also go after a similar deal but it’s not what they envisioned for the local airport.

“It’s not what we’re looking for,” said Bigelow. “Kenmore Air, if you want to fly to Seattle for a weekend to watch a Mariners game that’s a great deal. If you want to get on another carrier in United States and maybe fly around the United States or overseas, you take all the risk.”

Although it’s a short shuttle ride, Bigelow explained there are two separate tickets. If something happens at the first flight, he pointed out that you’re on the hook for the second flight.

“We are taking our time to secure an agreement with a major carrier that either has its own connections or co-shared agreements to go to many airlines that fly out to Seattle,” said Bigelow. “That’s worth waiting for. I’d love to see something within a year.”

Airport CEO Fred Bigelow presents his report at the annual public meeting 313,186 from 327,827 in 2012. The airport generated $3,887,280 in revenue but reduced expenses to $3,231,015 for a surplus of $656,265 to fund future infrastructure improvements.

To help boost passenger numbers, the air-

port plans to launch a marketing campaign aimed at informing passengers about the airport’s reliability in advance of the 2014/15 winter travel season.

“We are targetting those passengers that may have experienced a delay or cancellation

BMXer airlifted to Victoria after collision with truck

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff A young man on a BMX bicycle ran into a large pickup truck at Ryan and Back roads around 8:15 p.m Thursday (Aug. 21) and was rushed to hospital in Victoria.

Witnesses told police the 28-year-old Courtenay rider had been traveling at about 60 km/h down Ryan Road and wasn’t wearing a helmet when he struck the vehicle, which had been traveling along Back Road through a green light.

“I was making pizzas,” said Beaver Convenience kitchen manager Beth Ward, adding she didn’t know what caused her to look up towards the intersection. “I just saw somebody moving through the air. I swore and I booked it around.”

Leaving her station, she ran to the scene of the accident, phone in hand, along with several others.

Someone else held up a cell phone, indicating the RCMP had been notified of the incident at 8:17 p.m.

A BMX bike and a DC hat following a Thursday evening crash with a pickup truck.

“It wasn’t my fault,” Ward heard the middle aged driver of the truck with a blue shirt say to someone in the gathering crowd.

Ward said it was still light out when the collision happened, and noted it’s not the first time something like this has happened near the store.

“There’s been quite a few accidents out there,” she said. “That’s about the worst one I’ve seen.”

Police confirmed the biker had run the red light and ran into the side of the truck.

Officers arrived on scene shortly afterwards.

“He was unconscious and unresponsive,” said Comox Valley RCMP spokesperson Don Sinclair. “There were a lot of witnesses.”

An ambulance took the young man to St. Joseph’s General Hospital and he was airlifted to Victoria shortly afterwards.

Traffic was routed around the Ryan Road hill for several hours after the incident.

An RCMP crash reconstruction expert attended the scene to verify the stories of bystanders with careful measurements and analyses.

Sinclair said the accident should serve as a potent reminder to take all necessary safety precautions.

“When you drive through red lights on bikes with no helmet bad things can happen,” he said. “If he’d obeyed the rules of the road this wouldn’t have taken place.”

Cumberland shooting was ‘targeted’, say police (Continued from page 1)

A police dog picked up the trail of blood and took RCMP officers towards the Chinese and Japanese cemetery grounds, which are currently being looked at for renewal under a draft Cemeteries Master Plan presented to Cumberland council last month.

Bruce Bauman, who lives on Union Road, said a shooting was the last thing he expected to hear happened over the weekend.

“The worst I ever saw was a rat in my compost pile,” he said.

“The only thing I do is holler at the bears.”

He had just walked the very stretch of road just hours before

police said the victim limped along after the “targeted” shooting Sunday morning.

“If there’s bullets flying around it’s dangerous,” he said.

Another neighbour, Lawrence Anderson, agreed the area is usually a safe one.

“There hasn’t even been a break-in around here that I know of,” he said, noting a neighbour always left canoes out front and they never got stolen. “We feel fairly safe.”

Anderson still isn’t too concerned for the well-being of his wife and older son who also live at the residence, but acknowledges the shooting underscores an unavoidable risk.

“No, none of us are really safe,” he said. “You don’t know who they’re going to pick on next.”

New attractions a big hit at CV Exhibition (Continued from page 1) “There were a lot of new fun events and we had good weather that made the exhibition great this year,” said Schwab.

It’s still early to say how many people attended but Schwab said it could be between 10,000 to 15,000.

Other events that continued to draw attention was the West Coast Lumberjack

Show, that displayed not only the traditional skills of coastal lumberjacks that included a 40 foot climb, log rolls and different styles of cutting logs, but it also provided lots of humour and entertainment.

The quilting show also wowed many audiences who got the chance to look at giant creations that had intricate designs, laboriously sewn together by talented quilters.

Young children also got to enjoy the kids corner, the rides as well as the fish pond where some spent time fishing for hours for real live fish.

Schwab said although they experience success just about every year, they never rest on their laurels.

“There’s always areas to improve on,” she said. “So it’s back to the drawing board for us.”

Cougar encounters (Continued from page 1) The recent behaviour is characteristic of young cougars growing up and learning their place in the animal kingdom, Gudbranson said. Nevertheless, because they have shown such little fear of humans, it’s time to take them out, he added.

“There is a high risk to the public right now,” he said.

“They’re always amongst us and following and watching us more than we know. That’s just normal behaviour for cougars.”

Roanne English was sitting with a friend down at Whyte’s Bay Beach when her 3-year-old dog ran up the bank right behind.

“He was standing up there staring at something,” she said. “There were two cougars approaching him.”

The cougars looked about the same size, but were larger than her dog Taz, a Shepherd-Husky cross.

“Cougars!” she shouted.

She was afraid this might be the last time she would see her animal alive.

“They didn’t run away when they saw us at all,” she said. “The dog looked like he was going to be dinner, and he means a lot to me.”

The friends got about 15 yards away from the cats before they backed off.

In her opinion it’s time to kill the cougars.

“It is sad,” she said.

Mike Melnechenko was walking his dogs in the same area at the time. Ironically, he had actually chosen to take Whyte’s Bay Beach trail because he had heard recreational motor vehicles in the area and figured that would scare the animals away.

His three-year-old brown wiener dog Sophie spotted something in the bush and started going bananas. It was a solitary juvenile cougar.

Sensing danger, his other dog Hugo, 2, bolted to the parking lot right away.

“It was kind of intense,” Melnechenko said. “I was just walking along the trail and I looked over to my left and there was a cougar crouched down three or four feet away.

It was ready to pounce.”

Melnechenko yelled at the dog repeatedly to try to rein in the excitable canine.

But he stood his ground.

“He looked at me and I looked at it,” he said. “I was trying to remember what I was told to do as a kid.”

Seconds later the cougar wandered out of the brush and slinked along further down the trail.

As harrowing an ordeal as it was, it left Melnechenko with a sense of awe at the powerful creature he had been lucky enough to witness.

After all, he says, he grew up on Cortes Island, but never had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of one before now.

Plus, the Cumberland cougar didn’t seem sickly or out of sorts.

“It didn’t look like it was old or sick,” he said. “It’s kinda cool.”

Melnechenko made a warning sign and posted it on the trail before returning home.

On Sunday night a cougar was spotted in the Puntledge Park area of Courtenay, but officials say it is likely a totally different animal from the ones spotted in Cumberland.

A lot of chatter on social media has surrounded the impact of humans on wild animal life, something likely to be felt once again when cougar-hunting season opens in September.

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Stage 2 water restrictions planned for Cumberland

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff Cumberland continues to turn brown as blades of grass wither in the sunshine. Now Village Officials are worried about water capacity and are planning to move to Stage 2 water restrictions.

The Village council held a special meeting Monday to approve the measures, which are to kick in Sept. 2.

Mayor Leslie Baird applauded citizens for their vigilant efforts so far to help conserve water in a year that hasn’t seen much precipitation. Multiple staff members have also chimed in with thanks for residents who have by and large been supportive of the precautionary measures.

Some people aren’t too concerned about the planned conservation rules.

Tanya Delbianco says it’s just part of living in this sort of climate.

“We always have that every year,” said the Cumberland resident, referring to the green to brown fade of the lawns

Cumberland’s greenery has been fading to brown as the community deals with minimal rainfall this summer.

Coastal campfire ban being reviewed

By Michael Briones Echo Staff The fire danger rating in the Comox Valley has gone down from the extreme level to high.

A campfire ban remains in effect but according to Coastal Fire Centre media officer Marg Drysdale that is now being reviewed closely.

There have been 134 fires to date in the Coastal Fire Centre, which is way below the 218 10-year average for the region. There are also less fire incidents on Vancouver Island.

“It’s been eerily quiet on Vancouver Island,” said Drysdale. “The fact that we’ve had such extreme fire danger rating for such extensive periods of time and the number of fires is lower than our 10-year average is remarkable.”

The total person-caused fires the Coastal Fire Centre to date is 92. The 10-year average is 128.

“We can correlate human behaviour really to those numbers. The fact that they are lower gives us great hope that the public is cooperating,” said Drysdale. “We’re just not seeing the human-caused fires that we could possibly see.”

The Comox Valley did endure some small fires at Comox logging road, Comox Lake and Oyster River areas. But they were all easily put out.

Lightning fires in the centre’s region were also less, with 41 compared to the decade-long average of 90.

However, at present, firefighters are still

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Even numbered addresses can use lawn sprinklers Wednesday between 4 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Odd numbered addresses can irrigate their lawns Thursday between 4 a.m.

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Hand-held containers can be used to water Cumberland peace officer T.J. Moore says lawns on any it’s important to make sure residents are day at any time, educated about new water use restrictions. as is the case with hoses equipped with a shut-off nozzle.

You’re not allowed to wash sidewalks, driveways or parking lots, exterior windows or exterior building surfaces with water. The only exception is what’s necessary to applying a product like paint, preservative and stucco.

You can use water to prepare a surface before paving or repointing bricks, or if required by law to comply with health or safety rules. Micro-irrigation and drip-irrigation systems are okay.

Playing fields can be watered if not doing so would cause permanent damage.

Only hand held containers can be used to wash a vehicle, although car dealerships and commercial car washes are exempt from these rules.

Nurseries, farms, turf farms and tree farms don’t have to follow Stage 2 restrictions.

Public authorities can waterlawns and boulevards any day they like, but only once a week.

A $200 fine applies for those who do not follow the rules.

“It’s important to have the ability to enforce our bylaws,” said Cumberland peace officer T.J. Moore.

“We will always educate the residents first.”

After all, the restrictions are brought into force for a reason, he added.

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Parents need to find day cares if school doesn’t open Sept. 2

By Michael Briones Echo Staff With schools unlikely to open on September 2 due to the teachers’ strike, a lot of parents are scrambling to find day care spots for their young children.

Operators of childcare facilities in the Comox Valley have been experiencing a deluge of requests lately from many parents seeking temporary placements for their children, most of who are entering kindergarten for the first time.

Contact talks between the BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC Public School Employers Association have stalled.

The teachers have been on strike since June 17.

In School District 71, the North Island Distance Education School officially opened on Monday and the pickets were up in force at that school.

More picketing is scheduled to happen at every school on Wednesday, when the teachers officially start work.

Meanwhile, both sides of the labour dispute have yet to resume negotiations. Parents are watching and waiting with some trepidation as to whether an agreement can be reached before the school year starts.

They are now under pressure to make contingency day care plans because of the ambiguity of the situation.

“Is it one way or the other,” said Charlene Gray, the executive coordinator of the Comox Valley Day Care Society. “Once you know you can maybe make a plan. The uncertainty is more stressful for people because you don’t want to pay for something you don’t need and you don’t want to

Lake Trail Middle School was pretty quiet on the day the BC Teachers’ Federation announced it would picket in “full force” this week. Only one picketer was present and he said he is a retired teacher, who is upset that neither side is talking in getting the ongoing labour dispute resolved before school opens on Sept. 2. leave it at the last minute and have no spot. We definitely see the stress of the families not knowing.”

Gray said it also places the society in a difficult position. As a non-profit organization, they are mandated to help the needs of the community and would not like to turn any families away. However, their priority is for new families and continuing families.

“We would accommodate the families whose children should have been going to kindergarten if we have any spaces available,” said Gray. “We most certainly will. But we will only

do it on a week-by-week basis because if new families come in then we have to help them first. We will do what we can.”

The society can accommodate 24 children at its Tigger Too centres and 24 children at its Lighthouse location.

One of the long serving facilities in the valley, Beaufort Children’s Care has also been receiving calls particularly from parents whose children have been in their care in the past and are set to go to kindergarten.

Executive coordinator Marc Lalonde said many parents have been

asking if Beaufort could accommodate their children temporarily until school opens.

“We’re unable to bridge that gap for them,” said Lalonde. “I have been filling spots for children who are projected to start kindergarten. We have to maintain our own financial stability. So we can’t promise parents a spot and then they cannot be here because the labour dispute has ended.”

Beaufort has a waiting list. They have space only for 54 children, with 12 spots allotted for kids under three

years old and the rest are for between 3 to 5 years old.

Beaufort and the CVDCS said the situation is also causing them some consternation because they are finding it tough to say no to the families that they have been serving in the last couple of years.

“The hard part is, this families have been with us for three years and now if we don’t have room we have to say ‘we’re sorry we can’t accommodate your needs’ and that doesn’t feel good,” said Gray.

Gray said she is hoping the contract negotiations would be settled before school starts.

“We’re teachers as well. We would love a fair deal for teachers and kids get the support they need. That’s the most important thing for us,” said Gray.

The City of Courtenay’s Recreation Department will be providing additional recreation programs for children if the teachers’ strike goes on.

They include sports, arts, dance, children’s camps, gymnastics, adventure programs, music special events, and family related activities.

There will be activities for children ages 6-12, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. Up to 30 children per day can be accommodated.

The province has promised that if the dispute continues past Sept. 2, parents will be given a $40-per-day subsidy to help pay for child care for approximately 340,000 students under the age of 13 who will be out of class.

The payments will come from the $12 million the government estimates it will save during the strike, and will be given in a lump sum once the dispute is settled.B.C. has more than 40,000 teachers.

FORMER CAR DEALER EMPLOYEE FACING THEFT CHARGES New ferry schedule for islands

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff Mario Robert Holly is a Courtenay father of two who says he enjoys fitness, nutrition and “long walks on the beach.” But he will soon be walking into court to face charges of theft and fraud relating to his employment at Finneron Hyundai.

He was charged earlier this year with fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000 to do with a situation that police claim took place over the course of about two years.

In an online profile Holly, who

goes by Rob, characterized himself as the type of guy who likes to “work hard by day” and “play hard at night,” noting he was looking to meet someone who shares his interest in a “fun and exciting” life.

“I don’t do drama,” he wrote, adding he wants “a simple life with positive people in it.”

But authorities contend that his more than ordinary activities extended far beyond the dating arena.

Police believe from Jan. 15 2011 to Jan. 3 2013 Holly defrauded Finneron Hyundai of thousands of dollars and “did commit theft of motor vehicles”

which were “the property of Finneron Hyundai,” valued in the thousands of dollars range, according to paperwork generated by Janice Elderbroom, a special provincial constable from Courtenay.

Holly has recently been employed out of province as he works his way through the court system.

Police trained in forensic accounting investigations have been combing through details of the file in recent months.

He has not entered a plea one way or the other, but will face a preliminary inquiry later this year.

Refined schedules for the Buckley Bay-Denman Island and Hornby Island-Denman Island routes are set to take effect, Sept. 2 for the fall, winter and spring periods Working with members of the Denman-Hornby Ferry Advisory Committee, BC Ferries was able to address issues around sailing and waiting times that were being experienced with the schedules that had come into effect April 28, 2014.

It is expected that these changes will provide notable improvements for customers travelling to and from the two islands, as well as providing

some later end-of-day service to Denman Island, while still meeting the net cost savings targets established by the Province as part of their service level adjustment process earlier this year.

The Sept. 2 to March 31, 2015 schedule pages for these two routes have now been updated on bcferries. com. Customers are encouraged to visit the website to see specific sailing times. The printed versions of the schedules produced by BC Ferries will reflect these updates and be distributed in the communities during the first week of September.

Man gets six months in jail for minor role in drug trafficking

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff A man was sentenced to six month in jail and 12 months of probation for participating in a Comox Valley drug dealing operation in Courtenay Provincial Court Aug. 21.

Judge Peter Doherty handed down a nearly identical sentence to the one a co-accused received earlier this year, noting both had been minor players in the underground business.

“This is a man who seems otherwise hard working,” Doherty said, noting he had stayed out of trouble until age 20 despite facing many challenges in his youth. “He has a background that has caused him some difficulties.”

In November 2013 after a three month investigation RCMP searched four Comox Valley locations.

A residence at 1011 Piercy Avenue was thought to be a stash house, while a hotel room at the River Heights Motel in Courtenay was also a key part of the operation, police surmised based on surveillance.

RCMP seized 3.41 ounces of heroin, 4.44 ounces of soft cocaine, 23.59 ounces of crack cocaine and 10.2 pounds of marijuana, alongside nearly $17,800 in cash.

Bamford was arrested inside the motel unit and police found four spitballs of powder cocaine, 16 spit balls of crack cocaine and 23 spitballs of heroin on him at the time.

He also had keys to a safe under the bed with several ounces of prepackaged spitballs of cocaine and heroin.

A 29-year-old named Gavin Pybus was sentenced in April after an early guilty plea and received a six-month jail term from the same judge.

Doherty noted both Pybus and Bamford seem to have been manipulated by Hai Trinh, who Crown Kate Morrison described as the bigger fish in the criminal enterprise.

Trinh has pleaded not guilty and will go to trial later this year.

Bamford was up for three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

He was also sentenced in relation to multiple breach files, which he racked up in Burnaby after leaving the Comox Valley to stay away from

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One of those incidents only came to light after Bamford had tried to protect someone who was being abused on the SkyTrain, Evans said, noting he already served 11 days in custody for the crimes, he added.

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He’s also seen the devastating toll it can take.

Around the time he got caught up in the drug trade he was going out with a heroin user who has since died of an overdose.

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She was born and raised in the Comox Valley area and graduated from Vanier High School. She’s been in the retail selling world for about 5 years and has a real passion for cameras and cars. We believe her exceptional customer service and her genuine interest in finding the right vehicle for the right person will help make her a valued asset to Honda.

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“It’s clear these two men were exploited by the main perpetrator,” he said. “He hasn’t had the tools to make good choices.”

Bamford graduated from an alternative education program in 2012 and his lawyer noted he has officially been recognized as having intellectual challenges.

Doherty acknowledged Bamford’s cognitive issues but noted this didn’t erase his sense of personal responsibility.

“There’s no suggestion he doesn’t

know right from wrong,” he said. “He got tied up with someone who was in the drug trade.”

Doherty said he found it particularly “troubling” that Bamford didn’t follow the conditions of his release, but said he was content not to make him serve further time on the matters.

“Good luck young man,” he said. “I trust what people tell me about you here is accurate and that we won’t see you back here again.”

The man will have to submit DNA to a criminal database and will face a 10-year firearms prohibition.

“Thank you your honour,” Bamford said meekly, as he was led away.

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Fall Registration Stock up on students’ tech supplies Shopping for back-to-school supplies was once limited to picking up a few folders, spiral-bound notebooks and assorted writing implements. But today’s students need much more, including a variety of technological gadgets, to keep up with their classmates.

Technology is now an integral part of many classrooms, where Internet-ready devices such as tablets, computers and smartboards are part of daily lessons.

Although some educators believe overuse of such devices in the classroom can have a negative impact on students and make it more difficult to capture and hold students’ attention, many feel that technology integrated into the curriculum improves students’ learning processes and outcomes, noting that interactive media and use of technology are conducive to project-based learning.

Many students already know how to browse the Internet, create blogs or manipulate photos. But they may not know how to make use of digital resources with regard to their education. Students cannot learn such lessons unless they are equipped with the tools to facilitate digital learning. Parents who want their youngsters to embrace technology as part of their education may want to consider the following devices. * Internet-ready devices: Internet-ready devices include desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, and even smartphones. Assignments may require that students use the Internet, and many of today’s teachers create their own websites where they list assignments or post links to supplemental materials. Students may have to confer with teachers via email or share materials with classmates. * Word-processing applications: Whether students are writing a 20-page term paper or have to type up a short summary for a homework assignment, eventually they will need access to word-processing

* High-speed Internet: Households that have not yet upgraded to digital Internet services are well behind the times. Many cable and fiber optic television providers now offer television, Internet and phone bundles for reasonable fees. Compared to the dial-up services and initial coaxial Internet of yesteryear, today’s Internet speeds are light years ahead. Students who need to stream movies or other content or upload and download large picture or text files often find high-speed Internet invaluable. * Digital planners: Many devices come with calendars and planner functions built in, and those that don’t can often be upgraded by simply downloading an app that performs such functions. A calendar is a handy tool for students who need to keep current on assignments and tests, extracurricular activities and other important dates to remember.

Students may want to lean toward a calendar app that is integrated across many platforms. This way calendar events can be synched and viewed on phones, laptops and tablets. * Phones:Smartphones are akin to mini computers capable of more functions than one can imagine. Kids can use their phones to get a head start on homework assignments or to email teachers if they forget an assignment at school. In addition, students who have their own smartphones can easily contact their parents in case of emergencies, and parents can rest easy knowing their kids are always just a phone call or text message away.

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Mobile phones can be convenient tools for today’s students. software that includes basic typing, editing and desktop publishing functions. Many computer software bundles come with a word processor pre-installed. If not, software is available for purchase or parents can download free shareware. Examples of word-processing software include Microsoft Word, Wordperfect, TextMaker, Corel Write, and Google Docs.

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Fall Registration How to help kids transition back to the classroom The dawn of a new school year is an exciting time. Kids may not want to say goodbye to days spent lounging by the pool, but such disappointment is often tempered by the prospect of returning to school with friends.

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without offering their input. * Monitor or assign summer reading.

Many students are given summer reading lists to keep their minds sharp over the summer and prepare them for upcoming coursework. Parents should monitor kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; progress on such reading lists and even discuss the books with their kids when possible. Read the books along with them if you think it will help engage them. If kids were not assigned summer reading lists at the end of the school year, assign your own books, rewarding kids when they finish a new book. Kids who read throughout the summer may be more likely to start the school year off on the right foot than those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crack a book all summer. * Encourage kids to sign up for extracurricular activities. Many school-aged athletes get a head start on the new school year by trying out for sports teams. Such tryouts often commence a week or two before a school year is scheduled to begin, and this can help kids ease their way back into the school year. But even nonathletes can begin pursuing extracurricular activities before the first school bell of the year rings.

Theater programs may begin auditions or encourage interested youngsters to attend orientation meetings before the dawn of the school year, and such sessions can be a great and pressure-free way for kids to ready themselves for a new school year.

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HOW TO MAKE SCHOOL LUNCH HEALTHIER The benefits of a healthy diet are clear and well documented. In addition to providing the nutrients a growing body needs, consuming a balanced diet helps children maintain a healthy weight. Obesity continues to be a growing problem among school-aged children and can contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and many other adverse medical conditions.

Children attending school will eat at least one meal away from home each day. A healthy lunch provides sound nutrition to give students energy to do well in school and for the rest of the day. Children who do not eat well at lunch may have difficulty concentrating, while others may feel sluggish or tired.

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Letters

City shouldn’t go it alone on bridge I don’t think the City of Courtenay should be going it alone on a third crossing.

A third crossing is in the interest of everyone in the Comox Valley and any planning and cost should be shared.

The reason Eleventh Street has been recommended by the consulting engineers is cost.

In that the cost of preferred locations would be too much for the City taxpayers to bear.

But what if everyone who benefits were to share the cost?

I bet the recommendation would be different.

Eleventh Street doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

What I would really like to see is a new Fifth Street Bridge.

It’s getting old and it doesn’t accommodate the traffic very well.

There is a new bridge out by Craigflower in Victoria that would be ideal for Fifth Street.

Check out craigflowerbridge.com.

It would mean taking over those old buildings down there and making the property part of the Filberg.

That would open up the area so we could take better advantage of the fact that a river that runs through our community.

But this would be something the whole Comox Valley would have to be part of.

The City of Courtenay shouldn’t have to go it alone.

Erik Eriksson Courtenay

ANOTHER BRIDGE BOONDOGGLE? Who is going to make money off of this boondogle at 11th Street?

I thought we had argued this out years ago over the position which ended on 17th street.

Once again the causeway to Comox from 29th st. will be “too expensive”, despite its utility.

No rocket science is needed to build it as a pile driver could set the pilings out to the deepest part of the estuary where an actual bridge would be needed.

Again! Who will be making money from this newest crossing? Not the tax payers of Courtenay!

Bill Ouellette Courtenay

BROWN IS THE NEW GREEN One of the biggest expenitures annually for the Town of Comox is the purchase of chlorinated drinking water from the regional disrtict and still people are just flooding their lawns with this exspensive resource.

My question to Town Council is why should I as a tax payer have to subsidize my neighbor’s water bill because he chooses to flood his lawn every night?

Every property owner in Comox that doesn’t have a meter pays a flat rate and when they exceed their water limit the rest of us tax payers pickup the extra cost. If people go away for a month and leave their sprinkler on it’s us tax payers that pay for it.

I would like my tax dollars spent on other things, such as recreation and parks, green spaces, not funding the destruction of our enviroment by pouring our chlorinated water on our lawns and into the storm drains where the chlorine kills the fish.

The Town council says it has enforcment out there, but just on my street alone I see sprinklers on all night and have never seen a bylaw officer here.

Town council needs to enforce the installation of water meters, The Grant boys should be made to explain their backwards thinking and why they continue voting against water meters, and tell us tax payers why our tax dollars are being spent and the purchaseof exspensive chlorinated water that is being poured into our streams.

Everyone that installs a sprinkler should be on a water meter, at least then they can pay for their own waste of water. I have heard the argument that we live in a rain forest, but remember, we don’t drink rain water.

This fall make your voice heard by voting for people who care about the enviroment, and care about where our tax dollars go, make them show you what the waste of water really costs the Town of Comox every year, and what are they going to do about it?

Remember ... B rown is the new Green.

Christine Green Comox

NATURE MUSEUM IS A ‘NO-BRAINER’ Why is it taking so long for Comox to designate the Mack Laing house, Baybrook, a natural history museum?

Surely it is a no-brainer to convert the valley’s most well-known environmentalist’s home into a centre in which young and old can learn about the Comox Valley’s natural history.

With all the problems facing us these days on the environmental front— one has only to look at the shrinking Comox glacier — we clearly need such a centre. Move forward.

Dr. Ronald B. Hatch Comox

Letters to the Editor

Students’ future is forgotten As we inch closer and closer to an unlikely start date for our publicly funded schools to open September 2nd I feel an obligation to put a different parent perspective into the mix on the topic of the current standstill in the BCPSEA and the BCTF labour dispute.

For those individuals who are not aware of the actual bargaining points - I encourage you to learn more. I suggest you go to the BCPSEA website and also visit the BCTF website. On the BCPSEA website there is a very clear document that outlines the “asks” by each party .

Of course the BCTF perspective is also listed on their website. Reviewing this will enable you to see as far as I can tell, that the teachers are asking something of the taxpayers that could systemically bankrupt the Province.

Also, take a moment and review the SD71 collective agreement on the Comox Valley District Teachers’ Association website and pay close attention to the salary grid you will see in the agreement, as well as review in detail, the amount of leave for various reasons that teachers get (sick leave, bereavement leave, compassionate care, family responsibility, discretionary leave, union business leave).

These leaves vary slightly between districts. I encourage you to take a moment to review other benefits contained within this agreement. It is important to keep in mind, throughout all of this that teachers work 10 months a year, and within those 10 months, they also have 4 weeks paid holidays.

This will allow you to determine for yourself whether teachers get paid “enough”. Lastly, do not forget about the Pensions that teachers are entitled to upon retirement (taxpayers are paying for this). You will note that this has not been mentione d by the BCTF at all....as I believe they are well aware that this is a true golden handshake.

One more thing ... pay for performance....I live in a world where I get paid more if I perform well. There are no

performance measures in place for teachers, which is a major problem - for teachers and students alike. For teachers, this does not allow us to recognize and reward teachers for exemplary teaching and it also inhibits managing poor performance for less than satisfactory teaching.

A pay raise for teachers without having to demonstrate new competencies and skills that will enhance my child’s education related to the skills, knowledge and behaviours they will need to be productive in a global economy. seems entitled.

In addition to this - the more we pay teachers, the less funds there will be available for operating costs, new schools, new approaches to teaching, teacher education and new technologies - every cent that goes to a teacher salar y - needs to come from somewhere.

As a parent, I am not happy about the lack of agreement, however I personally commend the Province for taking a stand for taxpayers and attempting to break the longstanding power pattern of the militant BCTF. The system is in need of change, I think we all agree ... the government is working towards this, the teachers (and more so the union itself) are resisting every step of the way because down the road this could mean accountability and measures for teaching outcomes. The BCTF would rather throw more money at the “problem” and as a parent and taxpayer, I wholeheartedly disagree with this approach.

One last note - in reference to local initiatives regarding Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) here in SD71, you will note that they have been placed on this school’s calendar year once again.

This once again leaves parents scrambling to make arrangements out of pocket and away from work and other commitments that support our economy, to ensure these early dismissals take place.

To me, I consider this a gift to the

teaching profession - one that I was not consulted in giving. As before, little to no consultation with families of SD71 was undertaken regarding this initiative and we have yet to see any report regarding how this initiative was measured, nor the impact and effectiveness of PLC’s in our District.

Removing 1,260 instructional minutes per student, per year (21 hours) to me is shocking. If you multiply this by 8,200 students it is even more concerning. The greatest concern of all regarding this, is that there has been no acc ountability to the parents, families, students and even the teachers of SD71 by the District to demonstrate the effectiveness of the use of this time at the cost of instructional time.

My personal view is that as Administrators, it is the District’s job to develop the Principals in their leadership roles, to create a culture of collaboration within each school environment and that this is an ongoing process as part of being and effective Administrator - and requirement for our Principal leaders.... collaboration does not happen in a silo.

In closing, I am a parent who has become educated about the labour dispute. Although I do not agree with some of the things the Liberal government does, on this I do agree.

I feel as though the voice of the parents I know has not been heard, nor has my perspective on behalf of many other parents, been well represented.

If the BCPSEA and the Government of BC do not break the militancy of the BCTF, we are in for yet another along haul of disrupted education.

I am only grateful for the amazing teachers my kids have had along the way in light of these difficult years of bargaining - and for the resiliency of the students, whose future let’s not forget are at the center of this debacle - something I believe the BCTF has forgotten completely.

Maureen Clarke Comox

Baybrook offers great learning environment The Comox Valley is fortunate to have received the gift of Baybrook; the Mack Laing House in Comox.

I am writing to express my full support for the proposed Nature Preschool to be established at Baybrook.

Outdoor Education, and particularly Nature Preschools and Kindergartens are increasingly sought after across Canada. Here is an opportunity for the Town of Comox to play a leadership role in establishing such an educational environment in our own community.

In childhood, we learn values (from family and from our communities) that continue to guide us throughout our lives.

Early childhood education programs play a significant role in the development of those values.

In Nature Preschools children learn to be safe in the outdoors and to respect the natural environment.

Founded on an inquiry-based learning and teaching model, children are actively immersed in the magic and

beauty of nature, developing physically healthy bodies as well as challenged and stimulated minds.

We all learn best when we are in environments that are meaningful to us. Baybrook affords that environment for young (and older) learners - a tranquil and unique gem, where children and adults can learn about nature and their environment, and through that, contribute more fully to the healthy future of their home community.

I urge the Town of Comox to support this proposal to the full and to take pride in the enthusiastic, hard working and knowledgeable citizens who are bringing this proposal forward.

Joyce M. Bainbridge, EdD Professor Emerita (Education) University of Alberta

A WONDERFUL ASSET I am writing to support the Mack Laing House Project which would help create a nature preschool and/or nature

house.

It would certainly be a wonderful asset for a community.

The past two years I have been a researcher with the Nature Kindergarten in the Sooke School District.

I have watched the children learning in the forest and at the lagoon.

The amount that the children learn and understand about their local place would amaze you.

They begin to understand they are part of the greater community and they learn to appreciate all the natural systems that are part of their landscape.

The love they develop for the place where they live bodes well for their becoming concerned and caring citizens of their community.

I hope you will look into the possibilities of such a place for children.

I applaud the groups that are working to make this happen.

Enid Elliot Camosun College Early Learning and Care Faculty

Community

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‘Dawg Days of Summer’ event Friday at St. Joseph’s Hospital St. Joseph’s General Hospital hosts its first Annual Dawg Days of Summer Event on Friday, August 29.

Hospital staff, physicians and volunteers are encouraged to bring their hound and have some fun!

To many of us, our dogs are a big part of our lives. This event is a novel and enjoyable way to celebrate our furry family members and the waning days of summer ... and to come together to have some fun.

When: Friday August 29th 11:00

am to 1:00 pm (rain or shine) Where: Convene on the grassy area below the Healing Gardens outside the Cafeteria What: Blessing of the Dogs Parade to the front of The Views, around the hospital and return to the Healing Gardens area.

Contests with wonderful prize baskets (judging and prizes by the residents of The Views) for: * Best Costume * Happiest Dog

* Best Look Alike (dog and owner!)

Special dog themed Cafeteria lunch menu (hot dogs anyone?).

Dog themed music (How much is that doggy in the window - arf, arf!).

Parade (led by our wonderful St. Joe’s Pacific Assistance Dog Society (PADS) and St. John’s Ambulance Service Dogs).

Donations received through this event will be directed to our wonderful supporters at the Pacific

Assistance Dog Society (PADS), St. John’s Ambulance Service Dogs and the SPCA. These organizations arrange and support the visiting pets for our residents at The Views.

Basics to remember (for anyone bringing a dog): * Vaccinations must be up to date * Dogs must be well socialized for this type of event - comfortable in a large gathering, get along well with other dogs and people

* Leashed at all times * Owners responsible for cleaning up after their pets - please bring bags with you * Dogs must remain outside at all times - cannot come into the buildings * We ask that the dogs be kept out of the Healing Garden * Water will be available for the dogs (owners, please bring your own water bottle!)

‘Clearing the Lens’ workshop coming to Comox Valley Recent developments in neuroscience speak volumes to the work being done in restorative justice.

The Community Justice Centre is offering a workshop that will explore the connections and offer insights into how working with colleagues and clients can be enhanced and improved. The 2-day workshop will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 27 & 28th.

Raj Dhasi will be leading the workshop, based on her extensive background in organizational change and conflict management and her years of work with the Langley Community Justice Initiatives group which pioneered victim-offender reconciliation process in BC. Dhasi is a consultant with Turning Point Resolutions and holds a Masters in Organizational Conflict Analysis & Management from Royal Roads and post-graduate studies in neuroscience.

Dhasi is an extremely well regarded presenter - sharp-minded, intuitive and highly skilled in her work.

Her participants consistently give her rave reviews for her remarkable presence and expertise. She collaborated in designing and developing a course on Mindfulness for the Justice Institute of BC where she was the lead content expert for the course.

Dhasi is recognized as incredibly knowledgeable in the field of Mindfulness. During workshop presentations, she is an absolutely gifted facilitator and communicator who has the magic touch and professional zeal to guide groups through some difficult times. She is able to teach and lead groups to a better place.

“This workshop is an essential for

Raj Dhasi, “Clearing the Lens” workshop facilitator. anyone working other people” says Bruce Curtis, Chief Administrator of the Community Justice Centre. “We are bringing it to the Comox Valley to support the work of those on the front-lines of human conflict - teachers, social workers, parents, church folk, community and social services workers, lawyers, and those involved with non-profits striving to build a better world.”

The workshop is completely open to everyone in the Comox Valley with an interest in the field, though registration is limited.

The $40 registration fee includes lunches and break refreshments on both days, as well as the workbook and reference materials that will support deeper understanding following the workshop.

Registration is by calling the Community Justice Centre, 250-3348101 and providing your name, phone number, and e-mail address.

Volunteers of the Community Justice Centre will have free registration as part of their on-going volunteer education offerings.

Denman Island Girls Group wins nation-wide video competition The Canadian Women’s Foundation recently held a video competition open to Canadian girls ages 9 to 13. There were four different themes that the videos could be based on, and the Denman girls group chose confidence. They titled their video “Speak Out, Write Out, Laugh Out”. The following is an interview that took place with the four girls after they found out they won the competition. To view the video and for more information, go to the website at www.canadianwomen.org/blog.

How did you decide which theme to pick?

“We had the most ideas about the confidence theme. It’s important that people know that confidence plays an important role in life.”

You are all very different people.

What was it like working in a group together and how did you decide what was going to be in the video?

“We each had our own ideas and we put them all in the video. For example one of us was comfortable speaking, one of us was comfortable doing art, and all the ideas came together.”

What was the easiest part in making the video? The most difficult?

“Easiest part was eating the snacks! The stop motion we did was really fun. The brainstorming and painting the mural were all easy.

When we had the vision all laid out and then all we had left to do was paint - that was easy!

Most difficult? Focusing and not laughing! How to make all of our ideas come together into one wave!

It was challenging to agree. In the end we decided to each do our own segment (some wanted to talk, some

didn’t) and then figure out how to put it together.”

How did it feel to win?

“Felt really surprising to win!

When we hadn’t heard by the deadline, we thought we had lost. Felt really inspiring and encouraging because we thought we would never win and we did! Even though you don’t think you can do something, you never know! It felt good because we did something that is going to make a difference in the world.”

Do you have anything else to say to young girls and women across the country?

“Stay confident! Be yourself because everyone else is taken!

Don’t worry, be happy - BUT sometimes it’s good to worry a bit because you get things done!”

The Denman Island Girls Group meets weekly during the school year, and continues during the summer with meetings and a weeklong summer camp in August.

It is facilitated by the Hornby & Denman Community Health Care Society Youth Outreach Workers Lanna & Matta and held at the Denman Island Community School.

All girls are encouraged to attend including those that are not registered in school. The ideas and topics are often generated by the youth and a lot of time is spent doing self-exploration through art-based activities.

Materials and supplies are often sourced from the free store, recycling depot and donated by community members.

Program staff can be reached by email at lanna@hornbydenmanhealth.com.

NIC’s Professional Cook students and instructors, along with Tourism & Hospitality students, will host exhibitors and guests at Flavour, which last year provided more than $20,000 in endowment funding for scholarships and bursaries.

WIN TICKETS TO FLAVOUR Did you miss getting tickets to Flavour this year? You’re not alone.

Tickets sold out in just two hours online on June 1, making Flavour: The North Island’s Gourmet Picnic one of the Valley’s most-anticipated events of the year.

For those who missed purchasing tickets, Flavour’s Organizing Crew is thrilled to announce its first in a series of opportunities to win Flavour tickets in the weeks leading up to the event.

To mark our one-month countdown to Flavour, we will be offering a contest through Facebook. To enter, simply visit our event page FlavourGourmetPicnic, then “Like” and “Share” our Flavour Supports NIC Students photo.

Participant names will be entered in a draw for two adult event and shuttle tickets.

Winners will be announced on August 29.

NIC’s Professional Cook students and instructors along with Tourism & Hospitality students will host exhibitors and guests at Flavour, which last year provided more than $20,000 in endowment funding for scholarships and bursaries.

In its third straight sell-out year,

The Denman Island Girls Group won a national video competition

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Flavour is a distinctly unique epicurean event showcasing the talents of celebrated local chefs, brewers and vintners, farmers, and producers, as well as some special guests from out-of-region.

This year’s event will host close to 1,000 guests and more than 40 exhibitors and suppliers from across the Island at Coastal Black Estate Winery & Meadery on Sunday, September 21 from 1 to 4 pm.

Proceeds directly support scholarships and bursaries for Professional Cook and Tourism & Hospitality students attending North Island College.

The event also supports Flavour’s community partners, the North Vancouver Island Chef’s Association and the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market Association.

Our generous sponsors include RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Coastal Black Estate Winery & Meadery, The Eagle 97.3 FM, Comox Valley Echo, Thrifty Foods, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Cascadia Liquor Store, Old House Village Hotel & Spa, All in One Party Shop Event Rentals, Ambassador Shuttle Service, Lois Interiors, Destiny River Adventures, Fox & Bee Studio, and

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This year’s lineup of culinary exhibitors includes: As You Like It Products & Catering, Atlas Café, Breakwater Restaurant at the Kingfisher Resort & Spa, Berwick Marquise Hospitality, Church Street Bakery, Comox Valley Farmers’ Market, Creekside Grill, Custom Gourmet Catering, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Deep Bay Research Station, Gold Phoenix Asian Foods, Hot Chocolates & Cakebread Artisan Bakery, Island Gourmet Trails, KamaBento, Locals Restaurant, Lush Valley Food Action Society, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, North Vancouver Island Chef’s Association, North Island College, Prime Chophouse and Winebar, Red Tree Specialty Coffee, Royston Roasting Company, Signature Wines, Thrifty Foods, The White Whale Restaurant, Yummies and Gyros Greek Café, and over 20 of the Island’s finest breweries and wineries.

Guests are encouraged to take advantage of shuttle service to Flavour. Tickets are just $5 and by online reservation only.

For complete event details and to purchase shuttle tickets, please visit: www.gourmetpicnic.ca.

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Hawaiian wrap-up party at the Outdoor Pool Come enjoy the last splashes of summer! The Courtenay Memorial Outdoor Pool is having a Hawaiian Wrap-Up Party to celebrate the end of their season on Friday August 29th from 1:30 4:30 pm.

Featured are prizes, treats and lots of sun and fun. Admission is by non-perishable food item or by regular priced dropin. All admissions are donated to YANA & the Food Bank.

The Hawaiian Wrap-Up Party is replacing the annual dog swim Pooch-APoolooza which has been cancelled this year.

For more information, please call Courtenay Recreation at 250-338-5371

Always lots of cool fun at the Courtenay Outdoor Pool

Kenny Shaw is always funny

Lions present ‘Dodge City Comedy Showdown’ The ‘Dodge City Comedy Showdown’ featuring the comedic and musical talents of Kenny Shaw, John Reynolds and Todd Butler, is set for Saturday, Sept. 20 at the CRI Hall in Cumberland.

The deadline to get tickets though, is Sept. 6. Tickets are $40 each and include dinner and the show; you must be over 19.

The event is being sponsored by the Royston-Cumberland Lions Club as a fund-raiser for the Child Development Association.Tickets are available at the Child Development Association, 237 Third St., Courtenay; Courtenay Recreation Lewis Centre; Cumberland Recreation, 2665 Dunsmuir Ave.; Got It-Need It-Want It Musical Instruments, 100 2270 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay.

FMI: Mary or Bob, 250-334-3014.

Ball Cap Steak Night at Courtenay Legion Courtenay Legion is holding it’s ever popular Ball Cap Steak Night on Friday, Aug. 29th at 6:30 pm.

Come early and join in our meat draw. Wear your best or most outrageous Ball Cap. This is open to all Legion members and their guests.

Library noon hour poetry readings Aug. 28 The Comox Valley Writers Society and Courtenay Library invite the public to a reading of poems by local poets to be held in the Courtenay Library events room on Thursday, Aug. 28 from noon until 1:30 pm.

There is no admission charge which means the event is free!

This event is a follow-on from the successful reading session given by 12 local poets in July. Come, relax, and enjoy your noon break while listening to talented local poets reading from their published and unpublished work. You will enjoy the session.

BOOMER’S NEW PHOTO BOOK FEATURES THE ISLAND Shane Philip brings global fusion to Comox Shane Philip will peforming at The Little Red Church in Comox this coming Friday.

Cumberland’s own Corwin Fox will also be featured, as he will open the show.

An intrepid explorer, Philip has discovered a style of music without borders. And, although he loosely refers to his style as west coast island rhythms, it is by no means isolated in a sea of genres.

The self-taught musician plays seven instruments - usually at the same time, including the Australian didgeridoo, African djembe and Hawaiian Weissenborn guitar.

The result is, to say the least, a global fusion. “I have no limitations and that’s what keeps it really exciting for me,” said Philip.

Sometimes described as a mixture between folk, reggae and even electronica, the solo artist’s music is, impossible to pigeonhole.

“I have a collaboration of global fusion, if you will, within my set and with the gear I use,” he said.

Philip’s music captures the spirit of his culturally and artistically diverse style and when played live has the power to possess, with which he himself is so taken.

“When people are moving I can watch them and they influence me to make certain sounds by the way they are moving. It’s like a dance we’re doing back and forth,” he said. “There’s a bonding, a sharing of energy back and forth that words can’t explain.”

This year, Philip is well on his way to releasing a new album and those who attend his show can look forward to hearing some of the unreleased tracks.

The doors open at 7 p.m. It will cost $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Kids under 12 is free. Tickets available at Bop City, Polka Dot Pants, cumberlandvillageworks.com.

By Michael Briones Echo Staff Imagine looking at people and places from all over Vancouver Island in the palm of your hand.

Lifestyle and recreation photographer Boomer Jerritt has a new book out that can do that for you.

It’s called Vancouver Island: Imagine.

Jerritt said it’s not just another landscape book like other publications. What it features is a myriad of photos that celebrate the vibrant people that make up the beautiful Vancouver Island that we live on.

The book is now on sale. Amazon says the variety of pictures in the book captures the diversity and beauty of the Island and the cluster of smaller islands around it.

Jerritt said he collaborated with Victoria writer Peter Grant, who penned the story behind the photos, relating the history, identity and culture of the Island.

The book is published by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing and it costs $19.95.

This is Jerritt’s third photography book. His two other published photography books are Comox Valley, which won the Comox Valley Tourism Ambassador of the Year Award in 2006 and Campbell River: Gateway to the Inside Passage, Including Strathcona, the Discovery

Islands and the Mainland Inlets.

Jerritt, whose photos have been published in many magazines including the Vancouver Island Outdoor Guide, also teaches how to be a shutterbug.

This coming fall, Jerritt is holding a workshop on Hornby Island from Sept. 21 to 24 with fellow photographer and photo-educator Karen McKinnon.

He said autumn on Hornby Island is a photographer’s paradise. They will be exploring and use as inspiration the many scenic and interesting locations like stunning sandstone rock formations, epic Helliwell bluffs, the gentle beauty of the shoreline, the Hornby Island lifestyle, and a trip to the Chrome Island lighthouse.

This three-day workshop will feature catching the sunrise, and also snapping shots at the end of the day for some night photography.

Accommodation will be at the cozy Hornby Island Dive School, nestled in the photogenic Ford’s Cove community. Meals, all included, are gourmet and the atmosphere is friendly and fun.

Throughout the field-trips they will be presenting lessons as well as personal one-on-one support.

For more information go to http://www. s t r a t h c o n a p h o t o g r a p h y. c o m / w o r d press/?p=455

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Sports and Recreation GOLF NEWS

Champs repeat at Happys Invitational

DON VANETTA SCORES AT COMOX 28 golfers braved the punched greens and played Stableford Wednesday night with the following results: 1st. Don Vanetta 26 pts, Vic Crisp 24, Vernon Dean 23, Mike (Slim) Simmons 21, Jim Eremko 20 pts.

KP Prizes 10 2nd shot 0-16 Ken Loga, Little Caesars Pizza 11 3rd shot 17+ Vernon Dean, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club 12 Long Drive 0-16 Mike (Slim) Simmoms, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 13 2nd shot 0-16 John Reddin, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club 14 All Charles Lawlor, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 16 Long Drive 17+ Brian Slater, Scott Fraser of Royal LePage, 17 2nd shot 17+ Dan Buss, Thriftyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 All Don Ellis, Shilo Painting/ Glacier Gutters Super meal provided by the TEE BOX. Woody, thanks for your help.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club wishes future success to Danielle.

See you August 13th, 5.30 for 6 pm - Submitted by Vic Crisp

86 OUT AT GLACIER GREENS Saturday, August 23rd 86 players were out at Glacier Greens for regular menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club as well as the pairs qualifier. Congrats to the team of Len Doyle and Wayne Wood. The weather was great and the course as well. Here are the results: HCP 0-11 1st Low Gross Darrell Fieber 72 c/b, 2nd James Dickson 72 c/b, 3rd Chris Kalnay 72 1st Low Net Randy Robinson 67 c/b. 2nd Jason Gordon 67 c/b. 3rd Dave Brooker Snips Hole #6 Richard Martin, #10 (EAGLE) James Dickson, #8 & #15 Chuck Kennedy, #11 Rob Borland, #13 Darrell Fieber, #14 Chuck Brown HCP 12-!7 1st Low Gross Mike Pollock 79, 2nd Lyle Torrie 82, 3rd Tim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke 84 c/b 1si Low Net Bud Bryan 68 c/b, 2nd Al Murray 68 c/b, 3rd Paul Shroeder 68 Snips Hole #1 Rob Cobham, #4 Rudge Wilson, #9 Adrian Hau,t #11 Pat Renaud, #12 Lyle Torrie, #13 Leo Lamothe, #17 (POG) Mike Pollock, #18 Gabe Tremblay HCP 18+ 1st Low Gross John Holley 80, 2nd Bill Krier 84, 3rd Keith Allan 85 c/b 1st Low Net Nick Mykitiuk 63 c/b, 2nd John Keays 63, 3rd Dave Buckley-Jones 66 Snips Hole #1 Nick Mykitiuk, #7 Bill Krier, #10 Philip Ball, #17 (POG) Claude Dufault REMEMBER you must turn in your card either in the box on the door or to Len; no card you can not win. The 2 players that I was playing with failed to do so and may have missed out on some snips. Next week tee times and 9:00 am reverse shotgun with white/blue tees. Till then see ya.

- Submitted by Ron Carter

FUN NIGHT AT SUNNYDALE LADIES Sunnydale Thursday Night Ladies Aug. 21St had a fun evening with a good turnout.

Prizes were given to June Fuller for longest drive on #1. Ardene Larison got closet to the tree on the right on #2. Erma Derkson and Maylene Friesen were closet to the pin 2nd shot on #3 and on #5 Maylene was closest to the pin on her 3rd shot! Judy Mann had the longest putt on #7.

Shauna Reid was in the sandtrap on #4 and Shauna was the most honest golfer! Kathy Reid had the lowest putts of 14.

Weekly prize winners were: Robâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pro Shop - Shawna Reid Annas Hair Salon - Marilyn Curley Booster Juice - Judy Brown Boston Pizza - Kathy Reid Curves Comox - Maggie Wynde Fluids Bar & Grill - Monique Fawcett Investors Group/Locals Restaurant

Last season the Daryl Robbins C.G.A Athletics won the inaugural Happys Source for Sports Invitational in the bottom of the 7th inning - this year their defence was on display as they snuffed out a late rally in the bottom of the 7th to win it all again!

The 6-team menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (19+) baseball tournament was played at Highland Field in Comox this past weekend.

The first game of the tournament had the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dependable Lawn Care Rockiesâ&#x20AC;? losing to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investors Group Blue Jaysâ&#x20AC;? by a score of 9-5.

The second tourney game featured, the host team, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happys Redsâ&#x20AC;? vs the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temprite Climate Solutions Oriolesâ&#x20AC;?.

The Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pitching staff of Scott Judson and Adam Berkenstock proved too tough for the Orioles with the Reds winning 12-0.

For the late game Friday night the defending champs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daryl Robbins C.G.A Athleticsâ&#x20AC;? were up against the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hyde Creek Hillbillysâ&#x20AC;?.

The Hillbillys took the early lead till the 3rd inning when the potent Athleticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offence woke up with 8 runs in the inning lead by Bobby Cripps with a home run, final score was 9-2 for the As. Saturday morning the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happys Redsâ&#x20AC;? played the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hyde Creek Hillbillysâ&#x20AC;?. The Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pitching was dominant again; the Hillbillys were not able to muster up a hit till the 5th inning and the Reds bats were hot leading the way to a 10-0 win.

The next game of the day had the defending champs (Athletics) up against the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dependable Lawn Care Rockies.â&#x20AC;? The Athletics outlasted the Rockies by a score of 8-2. The Saturday afternoon game had two evenly matched teams the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temprite Climate Solutions Oriolesâ&#x20AC;? playing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investors Group Blue Jaysâ&#x20AC;?, the scrappy Orioles were able to knock off the undefeated Blue Jays by a score of 4-3.

The Finals were set for the 5 pm game on Saturday - the defending champions, Daryl Robbins C.G.A Athletics vs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happys Source for Sports Redsâ&#x20AC;?. The same two teams played for last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament title with the Athletics winning on a base hit in the bottom half of the 7th inning to break the hearts of the Happys Reds.

With redemption on their minds the Redsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ace Scott Judson silenced the Athletics fans with 3 quick outs in the first half of the inning. The Athletics tossed their top pitcher as well; Brad Aitken proved just as tough on the mound as the Reds couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t muster up much offence for the first few innings.

The As bats came alive in the second inning with a Bob Cripps single followed up by a Joe Robbins double and then an Andy Stewart single to take a 2-0 lead. The start-

The champs: Top row L to R, Daryl Ostegaard, Joe Robbins, Dave Kines, Brandon Wong, Nate Easterbrook, Jake Osborne, Andy ing pitchers settled down from there Scott Judson (3IP, 2ER, 6K) Brad Aitken (3IP, 0ER, 3K).

The Athletics bats came alive again in the fourth inning again with 3 runs to take a lead of 5-0. With the Reds backs against the ropes they got a spark. Dallas McDonald started the inning with a single followed by a Jake Dojack single that sent McDonald to third, with 2 outs in the inning Dallas McDonald did what would make every coach cringe - he stole home to get the Reds on the board, 5-1.

Stewart. Middle row L to R, Bob Cripps, Brad Aitken, Rob Quinn, Dennis Barna. Bottom row L to R, Lee Haslett, Josh Chapman

The As tacked on two more runs in the top half of the 6th but the Reds smelled blood.

The 6th inning the Reds offence produced. The Reds loaded the bases then Jeff Meija and Bob Atwood hit consecutive singles to score four runs to make the game 7-5 going into the 7th and last inning.

The Reds closing pitcher, Jake Dojack shut down the Athletics in the top half of the 7th to ensure the Reds a shot at a come back win.

In the bottom of the 7th the Reds Adam Berkenstock started the inning

off and eventually scored to make the game a 7-6 nail biter, the Reds proceeded to load the bases with 2 outs.

Redemption was not on the minds of the baseball gods as the Athletics pitcher, Joe Robbins, got the last Reds batter to pop out to end the valiant rally and secure a second straight tournament win for the As! Many thanks to the K.M.R.B.Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jake Plante, Dale Green, Kurt Macdonald, Ray Vandermark and Tim McDonald for helping make this tournament a success.

TEAM ELM TAKES ON THE GRUELING SQUAMISH 50 COURSES Ten members of Team ELM took on the 50mile, 50km and 23km mountain run courses at this past weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Squamish 50 event. The SQ50 is known for its ultra technical terrain and generous elevation profile. This year, 1000 runners signed up for the 3 events which were held over 2 days and sandwiched between the Trails in Motion, film festival.

On Saturday, Paula Galloway, Murray Galloway and coach Sarah Seads all tackled the extremely challenging 50mile/80km ultramarathon course, complete with 11,000 feet of elevation gain. Paula finished in 14 hours 57 minutes, Murray in 16 hours

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TWO DEUCES FOR GORD BAUDAIS AT COMOX 53 golfers played on another glorious sunny Sunday morning at Comox with the following great results: 0-16 low gross Lawry Willis 71, Gord Baudauis 75 17 + low gross Jack Burgess 83, Paul Ives 83 Low Nets Art (Sumo) Karpus 62, Scott

47 minutes - an outstanding accomplishment on this technical course and for their very first 50 mile race. Sarah Seads came in at 11 hours 26 minutes and rounded out the top 10 in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field.

Sunday morning, Kim Senechal took on the 50km version of the same race course, complete with very technical trails and endless elevation gain/loss.

The SQ50 was Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second ultramarathon and she finished in a strong 8 hours 20 minutes.

A bit later that morning, the 23k racers headed out to push themselves on the short course but it was no easy feat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This should not be your first trail

Mcleod, 63, Pat Riva 63, Ken Tait, 64, Hank (V12) Verdenhalven4, 64, Len Kuchynski, 64 KP Prizes 10 2nd shot 0-16 Pat Riva, Bowlzy Brkfst Comox Pacific Express 12 Long Drive 17+ Dan Buss, Westview Ford Sales 13 2nd shot 0-16 Billy Schneider, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 14 All Mark (Skinny) Vandevoort, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club 15 2nd shot 17+ Karl Fawthorpe, Bowlzy Brkfst Comox Pacific Express 16 Long Drive 0-16 Ken Loga. Westview Ford sales 17 2nd shot All Dane Petersen, Men`s Club 18 All Frank Craig, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Thanks to Woody and Rod Nichol for their help. Deuces for Tony Venuta and Mark (Skinny) Vandervoort Birdies achieved by Charles Lawlor x 2, Shawn Vincent, Paul Ives, Dan Buss, Jack Burgess and Art Karpus. See you on the greens 31st August 8.30 start - Submitted by Vic Crisp

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Sports and Recreation

Back-to-school backpack program for skate boarders in need This summer, OneThirtyThree Boardshop has collaborated with BC skateboard group (OneAreaCode) to send local kids back-to-school with care packs valued at over $1500, with each care pack consisting of enough shoes, clothing and school supplies to see our kids confident, warm and prepared for the winter.

Since 2012, OneThirtyThree has been hosting programs by (OneAreaCode) whose mission is to support the education, physical and mental wellbeing of the school-aged skateboard community.

OneAreaCode has a volunteer network of over 120 skateboarders. It has collaborated with 70 Californian and Canadian skateboard companies to deliver subsidized shoes and equipment for school-aged skateboarders, who are a positive influence on their peers.

With an emphasis on “paying it forward”, OneAreaCode has centered on competitions where one recognizes their own good fortune and shares it with those in need.

OneAreacode is giving skateboarding in our community the ability to flourish in a positive manner, with a focus not just on progression of skills on the board but also the ever so important progress of leading your life in positive manner.

Combining the youth’s passion of sport with positive life skills is and will be beneficial to our community as a whole says Corby McCartney of OneThirtyThree.

Ten BC boardshops who host OneAreaCode programs will receive a care pack for a young skateboarder from their community.

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this year. We achieved this with the support of OneAreaCode brands who were given only 4 days notice in which to organize $16,000 worth of clothing.

“There is nothing better than looking good on your first day of school.

Everyone deserves to look and feel slick on their first day. Coming from a dude who got hand-me-downs, this is a good cause! Next year, with more time and the support of the community, we will be able to help a lot more kids”. saod Trevor Weir pf OneThirtyThree.

BC has a child poverty rate of 18.9%, making it the highest in Canada. There are also 49% of single mothers living below Canada’s low-income cut off, with 67% of young skateboarders coming from single mother families.

Weir urges skateboarders and parents of skateboarders, past and present, to get behind OneAreaCode and support their programs. With skateboarding being a non-organized sport, parents can’t look to existing sports programs that make equipment and participation accessible for marginalized young people.

“At the end of the day it is just skateboarding; with OneAreaCode we have the choice to make it a little better for everyone . I am very proud to be in full support of OneAreaCode,” said Corby McCartney.

The OneAreaCode “Back-to-school” care packs were made possible with the donations from Supra Shoes, Krew Clothing, Herschel, Kayo, LRG, Altamont, Chance, JSLV, Neff SAXX and Monk office.

To apply for a “Back-to-school” pack, or to donate, visit the www. oneareacode.com.

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