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Hells Angels enjoy an afternoon at the Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup in 2013. Photo

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HELLS NO! Comox resident Joanne McEwan has enjoyed working at the Rocky Mountain Café, which she says is a safe environment that has allowed her to grow professionally and personally.

Community Living Month highlights hidden abilities

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff Jennifer Fleming moved to Courtenay from Charlottetown, PEI and has dreams of one day running her own veterinary clinic. Her developmental disability made gaining skills in a traditional post-secondary environment a challenge, but she’s recently found success after transitioning to the veterinarian medical office assistant program at Excel Career College.

“When I was at North Island College my class was about eight people,” she said. “Here it’s oneon-one. So it makes a big difference. There’s just my teacher and I and that’s it.”

The learning model, which focuses on job skills training through a combination of paperbased and computer activities, allows Fleming to spends anywhere from four hours to seven hours a day pursuing her studies.

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Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Don McRae visited veterinarian office assistant student Jennifer Fleming as part of Community Living Month activities.

Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup tweaking rules to bar biker gangs from wearing colours at event

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff The Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup has seen considerable growth in recent years with 6,000 visitors turning up for the 2014 edition of the street festival.

In order to make sure the event remains “incident free” in future, organizers are rejigging things, including removing some of the bike rodeo games and barring outlaw motorcycle groups like the Hells Angels from wearing their colours in downtown Cumberland during the event.

Jean Cameron, chair of the Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup Association, announced a series of changes to the structure of the event during a presentation to the Village council Oct. 13.

A central event registration booth that can collect official statistics on participants and visitors will be brought into force and will help maintain effective quality control on the event, Cameron said.

In order to “maintain a certain amount of decorum” a new vendor application form will be implemented that will help organizers get a better idea of what products will be on display.

Some of the bike rodeo games,

deemed unsafe, will be eliminated.

Outlaw motorcycle gangs, such as the Hells Angels, which in the past have had multiple booths at the event, will no longer be allowed to take part in the motorcycle extravaganza held on Dunsmuir Avenue, at least officially.

Cameron explained that her organization will have the authority to prevent biker gangs from turning up in uniform (“wearing their colours”) during the event, but noted that after the roundup is over freedom of expression laws would prevent officials from doing anything about it.

“This is a free country right?” she said. “Because the main street is an actual event site we can ask them not to wear their particular colours.”

The change in policy arose after meetings with the RCMP and liquor regulation authorities, both of which will play a key role in identifying the specific outlaw motorcycle gangs that need to be barred from the street festival.

“Our change of policy will include the committee not accepting registrations from these particular outlaw motorcycle gangs as vendors,” she said. “Once the barricades come down at 5 o’clock...what can we do?”

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St. Joseph’s prepares for risk of Ebola outbreak Hospital nurses say they’ve received little information

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff The miracles of modern technology and transportation have opened up unimaginable horizons, but have also made the possibility of a global biological scourge arriving on our peaceful shores real. As the death of a patient with Ebola in Texas and the infection of the protected health care workers who tried to help him continues to raise concerns that

Canada has never experienced any cases of Ebola, but St. Joseph’s General Hospital is preparing for an outbreak just in case.

(Image courtesy of the BC Centre for Disease Control) Vancouver Island residents could be at risk if someone with the virus turned up here, local health officials

have been developing a defence strategy.

“We started approximately a month ago with preparations,” said Bonnie Duncan, an infection prevention control specialist at St. Joseph’s General Hospital. “The first thing we looked at was recognizing the case when it comes in the door at triage.”

The World Health Organization has admitted to mishandling the initial stages of the West African Ebola response and the Texas hospital has apologized to the family of the Liberian man who died in their care Oct. 8.

In September officials at St. Joseph’s in Comox began following the lead of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), to

make sure they would be ready for even a worst-case scenario.

Right away St. Joseph’s put in place a process that ensured they were properly screening for Ebola and verified their isolation room would meet public health requirements.

This designated area can be accessed from outside so any infected patient wouldn’t have to be transported through uncontaminated sections of the hospital.

Officials also made sure they have appropriate gear available should somebody walk through the door with the virus.

“We have equipment on site that we’ll be using until what Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island

Health) recommends is available, Duncan said. “It shouldn’t be too long until it’s here.”

They already have personal protective gear that can guard against Ebola, but the current equipment is more bulky that the brand new tools Island Health is sending to hospitals on Vancouver Island. The health authority has stocked up on 700 new kits, which it sent out to hospitals last week.

Island Health began developing an anti-Ebola strategy in August.

“We formed a cross-health authority working group to start preparing contingency plans,” said Island Health spokesperson Sarah Plank.

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CHAMBER WON’T HOST ALL-CANDIDATES FORUM FOR COURTENAY

By Michael Briones Echo Staff Voters in Courtenay this year will miss out on one important event that virtually happens at every election an all-candidates forum.

The Comox Valley Chamber of

Commerce has decided not to organize one. According to president Dianne Hawkins, it’s a time consuming event that doesn’t really allow each of the candidates ample time to fully answer and express their views on a variety of issues as well as their concerns.

“Because of the size of the municipal elections, it’s more difficult to get all those questions out on the floor. We would be there all night, even in a two hour period,� Hawkins explained. “One year we had 13 candidates. Two minutes for opening statements and a minute each for

Special month highlights hidden abilities (Continued from page 1) “Everybody has different learning styles,� explained Pauline Stevenson, the college’s president. “We have a really personalized approach and we recognize that everybody’s an individual.�

For people who grew up segregated in separate classes, stigmatized with “learning disabilities�, being empowered as a decision maker in their own education can have a significant impact on educational outcomes, she said. “We’ll never make it easy,� she said. “We’ll just make it possible and respectful.�

As part of B.C.’s 16th annual Community Living Month, local MLA and Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Don McRae stopped by the school to visit Fleming, who recently was awarded a BC Government and Service Employees’ Union scholarship. “I’m really proud of you Jennifer,� he said, pledging to bring his pets by if she stays in town to work at a local pet hospital. “Best of luck with school.�

Community Living Month is meant as a time to recognize the unique contributions that people like Jennifer make in society. “We’re celebrating the successes persons with developmental disabilities have in our communities,� McRae said. “We’re also dealing with some of the struggles that people are having.�

Recently the provincial government released its Accessibility 2024 plan, which aims to boost the quality of life for people with disabilities and make British Columbia the most forward-thinking community in the province on the subject.

McRae says that means making sure people can socialize, engage in recreation activities and hopefully find work in their home communities.

As part of Community Living Month the government is highlighting a number of brand new programs it hopes will ensure this becomes a reality.

Local resident Sherwin Strong had the opportunity to job shadow McRae as part of one of these efforts. “I have a slight interest in politics,� he describes. “I’m tagging along with Minister McRae, seeing what he’s doing.�

The young man is serving as a “self advocate liaison,� thanks to a program through Vancouver Island Community Connections that began Oct. 1, helping to give a voice to people who too often go unheard from. “It’s called the Mentorability Initiative,� explained Barbara Legg, regional employment coordinator for the Central/Upper Island region with Community Living British Columbia BC, who told Strong about the opportunity. “We encourage them to spend part of a day with someone who can mentor them in a job they’re really interested in.�

Sherwin Strong shadowed MLA Don McRae to get a sense of the realities of political life.

McRae said the key is to match persons with diverse abilities and disabilities to the right employer. “When that success happens everybody benefits,� he said. “You get an employee who’s enthusiastic about the company they work for. And they’re often going to stick around with the company and be an asset for a very long period of time.�

You don’t have to look any further than Comox resident Joanne McEwan to get a sense of what he means.

McEwan has enjoyed the chance to spread her wings while working at the Rocky Mountain CafĂŠ, which has hired three people through the Vancouver Island Community Connections employment program over the last four years. “I love it,â€? she said, adding she enjoys interacting with the other staff members. “They make me laugh - which is a good thing.â€?

McRae popped in to the business to formally launch a call for nominations for the Widening Our World Awards Oct. 14. British Columbians are being asked to point out employers that are doing a good job of hiring people with developmental delays or similar challenges.

McEwan says having a place that feels like home even when she’s at work has been an important ingredient to her quality of life. “It’s a supporting environment,� she said of the cute coffee shop tucked away in downtown Comox. “I can feel relaxed, goof around and make mistakes. “I can really be myself - my true self.�

St. Joseph’s prepares for ebola outbreak (Continued from page 1) She is quick to point out that the likelihood of Ebola spreading on Vancouver Island is quite low. “There are no direct flights to Vancouver Island from any of the areas in Africa that are affected.�

Nevertheless, health care workers at St. Joseph will have access to water resistant gowns with a hood, full face shield, a water resistant mask, and two pairs of gloves - one to go up each arm and the other to cover over the cuffs of the gown. “When we have a patient come in with suspected Ebola the nurses will buddy up, because they’re going to make sure that going into that room they have all the personal protective equipment on absolutely correctly,� Duncan said. “They’re going to put it on and their buddy’s going to check. Then when they’re done caring for the patient and come out of the room - and this is the critical point - they’re going to have their buddy watch them take it off to make sure they didn’t contaminate themselves.�

In the days ahead St. Joseph’s employees will get a chance to run through drills where they will practice putting on and taking off the protective gear in the proper fashion.

An Ebola Preparedness Committee is being set up to focus on promoting increased knowledge about responding to the virus at the Comox hospital. “It’ll always be a risk,� notes

Leesa Ferguson, director quality and risk management at St. Joseph’s. “I think the drills will be really helpful for staff.�

Juanita Moore, the shop steward at St. Joseph’s for the BC Nurses Union, says there hasn’t been much direct communication with staff so far. “At this point we have only been given direction to follow VIHA’s protocol which is on our intranet,� she said. “Nothing more has been given to the front line workers.�

These protocols dictate Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria will be the main Ebola treatment facility on the Island, so any patient found to be suffering with the virus would be taken there with great precaution in relatively short order.

Plank says Island Health is aware that even though Ebola isn’t transmitted through the air the way influenza is, health care workers do have to be careful.

She acknowledged the BC Nurses Union’s concerns that front line staff in the province are not ready for Ebola, but says the health authority’s new plan and protocol addresses their fears. “The tasks that health care workers are doing put them at risk because they’re dealing with bodily fluids,� she said, stressing, “Ebola is not really easy to transmit.�

In response to the BC Nurses Union’s criticisms the province’s health minister has already ordered a review of protocols for dealing with Ebola.

Going through the motions of preparing for Ebola, even though it may never arrive, can be an important part of making sure hospitals here are ready for other outbreaks, such as of new antibiotic resistant organisms, Plank said.

For now health officials are cautioning that despite the many stories on the news about Ebola, it remains one of the least likely things that could impact people here directly. “We have a global communication system,� Plank said. “It feels closer than it is.�

Alan Ball withdraws as village council candidate Alan Ball withdrew his candidacy for council Oct. 15 citing personal reasons to do with a family member. He had filed his paperwork Oct. 7. There remains eight prospective and incumbent councillors vying for just four spots at the table. Each term will now be four years in duration instead of three, due to new municipal election rules.

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closing statements now we’ve just taken half an hour for opening and 15 minutes or probably 20 for closing.

That’s almost an hour right there taken. So if you’re holding it from 7 to 9 and then every question is answered by every candidate, that makes it more challenging as well.�

The chamber has opted to hold a Meet The Candidates session instead to be televised by Shaw Cable.

However, it’s not open to the public.

Hawkins said the chamber holds this every time there is an election. “We do this because it’s a way for people to have an opportunity to see the candidates on TV talk about their policy statements and positions on certain things in the valley,� said Hawkins. “We see this as a great benefit to residents.�

The chamber also has decided to focus more of its energy on motivating people to come out and vote. “We’ve found that in the Comox Valley, we have a high turnout for provincial elections and not so high for the municipal elections,� said Hawkins. “Municipal government is really what impacts you and I on a day to day basis. So we are working on a vote campaign to encourage people to vote.�

Courtenay has two people vying for the mayoral position - incumbent

Larry Jangula and former councilor Jon Ambler.

For a spot in council, the candidates include incumbents Bill Anglin, Manno Theos, Starr Winchester, and Doug Hillian. The others are Terry Chaney, Dan Doerksen, Erik Eriksson, Marcus Felgenhauer, David Frisch, George Knox, Rebecca Lennox, Stu MacInnis, and Bob Wells.

There are four vying to become school trustees. They consist of incumbents Janice Caton and Donna Gambacorta. The others are Jordan Huber and Alex Robertson.

In the other municipalities in the valley, residents in the Village of Cumberland will get a chance to see all candidates in a forum to be held Monday, Nov. 3 at the Cumberland Cultural Centre. It will be hosted by Nick Ward, formerly of the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, who now runs the popular Facebook group Currently Cumberland.

In Comox, the Comox Town Residents Association will be holding an all candidates forum.

The moderated and timed event will be held at the Comox Recreation Centre on Noel Avenue on Monday, November 3rd. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the All Candidates Meeting will begin at 7 pm and run for 2 hours.

Hell’s Angels colours barred (Continued from page 1) A biker gang convention in Campbell River is scheduled for the same weekend as the Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup this year. “The upside is they come here and then they leave and they go to their party,� Cameron said. “Really, there’s been no trouble with them at all.�

From the public gallery Michael Walton, who is running for council in this year’s election, said he was a bit concerned to hear that Village officials thought there might be a law on the books restricting this kind of expression, during the question and answer segment at the end of the meeting. “I’m wondering whether the Village has a complete list of outlaw motorcycle gangs that they will not allow, because is it going to be ad-hoc at the registration booth?� he questioned. “If a Christian Fellowship Rider arrives, is that an outlaw motorcycle gang. Who is going to make that determination?

Where is the list?�

Acting mayor Coun. Kate Greening noted that likely the RCMP would have an official list of outlaw motorcycle gangs. “If it’s the RCMP list then what is the basis for that list?� he said, referencing a discussion that took place earlier in the meeting where council members discussed whether bikers were already

prohibited from wearing gang signs in the Village or not. “I’m a little concerned that the Village could be passing bylaws that breach people’s Charter rights.�

Village staff confirmed that the bylaw brought up earlier did not, in fact, contain a provision preventing Hells Angels or any other motorcycle gang members from wearing their colours in the municipality.

During her delegation, Cameron explained that as the Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup moves into its seventh annual year of festivities the organizing committee is looking to give even more back to the Village. “Because of our numbers and consistent growth we now may become in a position to largely benefit our community financially,� she said. “Our goal is to make Cumberland an even more appealing community for our fellow residents and tourists alike. Monies from this event go to different Village improvement and enhancement project.� A portion of the proceeds goes to support the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, she noted. “We would also like to put in place a Cumberland Motorcycle Roundup Trust Fund to be awarded annually to a local child meeting the criteria which we will approach the Village at a later date for help with,� she said.

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Lone native courtworker in Comox Valley protests unfair wages

By Michael Briones Echo Staff The Comox Valley’s lone First Nations court worker was out on strike outside the Courtenay courthouse Monday morning.

Georgia Colclough wasn’t alone though.

Friends, as well as members of the K’omoks First Nation, Wachiay Friendship Centre and councillor Roger Kishi came out to support Colclough, as well as other native courtworkers across the province, which are being paid less than public sector-staff in similar jobs.

The starting salary for the position is $31,800 a year, compared to $45,100 for a comparable classification, according to the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Native courtworkers have not had a wage increase since 2009 and only a nine per cent pay hike since 2002. The BCGEU stated that inflation has gone up 18 per cent in that time.

The chief councillor of the K’ómoks First Nation Rob Everson said “it’s all about fair wages and fair compensation.â€? “The native courtworkers do a wonderful job,â€? he said. “Look at the statistics nationwide including British Columbia - native women

First Nations groups come out to support Comox Valley’s only native courtworker Georgia Colclough as well as those from across the province who are fighting for fair wages. missing, incarceration rates of First Nations people including women.

These are frontline workers that make a huge difference in our society and make a huge difference for our First Nations people. Why wouldn’t we give them fair wages?�

used to be more aboriginal workers but they’ve been downsized dramatically.

The union blames the difference on the failure of the B.C. government to bring the workers into the Community Social Services

Colclough works as the sole First Nations courtworker at the Campbell River courthouse as well.

Throughout B.C., there are only 23 native courtworkers and they have been on the job without a collective agreement since 2011. She said there

Council of Canadians activist Gwyn Frayne dies after illness

Stay away from the river: Hydro Puntledge system goes from low H20 to overabundance

By Drew A. Penner Echo Staff Comox Lake Reservoir levels jumped by almost a meter over the weekend as the body of water was hit by peak inflows of 230 m3/s Sunday - the largest jump in over a year. While just weeks ago BC Hydro was worried about the unprecedented lack of H2O, it now faces the opposite concern. “There’s no middle ground,� said BC Hydro spokesperson Steven Watson, commenting on the change in weather conditions. “It’s pretty remarkable how the system has changed.�

Because just over 1100 mm of rain had fallen since last October, last month experts announced the Comox Lake reservoir had experienced the lowest inflows in half a century.

On Monday the reservoir hit 133.9 metres and continued to approach the 135.3 metre limit, at which point water will freely spill over the dam. “The reservoir has gone through the middle elevation range and is entering into the higher range,�

Watson said. “BC Hydro is uncomfortable with the reservoir above 134 m for flood risk management considerations and future storm systems.�

BC Hydro decided to increase the

discharge from Comox Dam to about 50 m3/s Monday. From there the Crown corporation hoped to maintain that rate of release during the day throughout the week, except for on Wednesday.

At night, from about 7:00 pm to about 7:00 am, the flow would have been increased to over 100 m3/s or more to control the reservoir.

Just hours later, as officials poured over weather charts forecasting stormy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday, authorities decided daytime flows would have to be higher to compensate, and 100 m3/s is now the planned action.

While not as heavy a flow as over the weekend, BC Hydro expects an average water inflow rate of 160 m3/s on Tuesday. “It takes time for the water at the dam to get downstream,� he said. “People should stay away from the Puntledge.�

This won’t be welcome news for the up to 100 fishermen and women who are right in the throes of another chum salmon season, which has garnered rave reviews in

recent years. “People come from around North America and around the world to fish the Puntledge River,� he said, noting BC Hydro has no choice but to tell anglers to stay away - for now. “It may not even be fishable at that rate.�

Meanwhile the utility is working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to make sure the animals themselves aren’t significantly impacted by the shift in water levels.

If BC Hydro lets too much water out at once, the velocity could force the chum right out of the river.

The public is being asked to stay out of the river from the Puntledge Diversion Dam down to the generating station due to the “dangerous river flows� - including Nymph Falls and Stotan Falls.

BC Hydro is urging people in the Puntledge Park and Condensory Bridge areas to be cautious.

Meanwhile, the 24-megawatt power plant, which was shut down through the summer, will be running at full capacity.

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Employers’ Association Aboriginal bargaining unit when it was created in 2003. “This dispute is fundamentally about a government wage policy that treats workers differently,� BCGEU president Stephanie Smith said. “These workers are paid artificially low wages compared to their peers.

It’s time for the government to fix this injustice.�

B.C. Corrections holds a contract with the Native Courtworkers and Counselling Association of B.C., and the salaries of native courtworkers are paid by the association, said a statement from the Ministry of Justice.

The ministry is not directly involved in the labour dispute and negotiations, which are between the courtworkers’ association and the BCGEU, said the statement.

Darlene Shackelly, the association’s executive director, said the operating budget for the courtworker program, which is completely funded by the Justice Ministry, has not changed since 2008. “We’ve tried to encourage the province to increase the funding,� she said. “The program had a deficit last year and this year, and we have been trying to maintain actual operation of the program. But without the support of additional funding resources, it leaves the program in a very unstable position.�

The Council of Canadians is mourning the passing of Comox Valley chapter activist Gwyn Frayne.

She had been battling lung cancer.

Gwyn’s activism with the Council of Canadians was noted in numerous campaign blogs.

Notably, she spoke out against fracking, the Raven coal mine, high tuition fees for university students, the Northern Gateway pipeline, the purchase of F-35 fighter jets, deep integration with the United States, and on many other issues. She was also a keen supporter of the peaceful direct action coalition.

Of the Northern Gateway pipeline, Gwyn said, “Protecting our environment includes our forest lands, our rivers and our ocean. Putting a pipeline across the first two and tankers across the latter will put the future in jeopardy. “The land, water and animals are all at risk if we allow a pipeline to transport oil to tankers. The Council of Canadians Comox Valley chapter supports the First Nations which are trying to safeguard their traditional territories. They are trying to save their lands and their livelihoods and they have put themselves on the line

Gwyn Frayne and Maude Barlow, May 2014 for their principles. ‘ “In the process they are teaching all of us how democracy could work.�

Gwyn was a medical social worker in Montreal, Ontario and the United States before moving to Courtenay, in 1991. “Gwyn was a caring person who showed us all how to be an exemplary activist and who also gave us an enduring lesson in how to face our own mortality with courage. She will be deeply missed� said a posting on the Council of Canadians’ website.

The Council of Canadians extends our sympathies and condolences to Gwyn’s family, friends and fellow chapter activists.

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By Michael Briones Echo Staff The Comox Business Improvement Area has a newly-designed website.

It’s a lot more user-friendly and easier to navigate. It features a range of businesses that include restaurants, retail stores, professional services, financial companies and real estate. As well, it contains information on different events and activities, photos, maps and directions on how to get to Comox.

Comox council got the opportunity to view the website before it officially went on line last week.

The executive director of the BIA, Mary Ruth Harris, explained the many features of the website. She said the best part of it is, “it’s tablet and phone friendly� meaning it can be easily accessed.

The new website was designed by a Cumberland company called The Update Company and it cost under $4,000.

Councillor Ken Grant commented that a lot of work was put into the new website and welcomed the update.

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Ducks Unlimited adds Courtenay farmland to its conservation plans

By Michael Briones Echo Staff It was raining, the wind was blowing hard and it was cold. It certainly was good weather for the ducks.

Ducks Unlimited Canada, however, might not have felt that way. A little bit of sunshine and some warmth would have been ideal during the unveiling of its latest project for the Courtenay River estuary last Friday afternoon.

However, the not so pleasant weather was not enough to dampen their spirits. The group was excited to mind the depressing element, as they were eager to show off the 64-acre Beks Farm project that Ducks Unlimited regards as a vital

Employment Expo Friday at The Job Shop

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WorkBC Employment Services Centre is hosting an Employment Expo at The Job Shop, 103-555 4th Street, Courtenay on Friday, October 24, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Employers representing various employment sectors are attending to share information about jobs and job requirements for different positions within their organizations.

Employers will also be on hand to answer questions and provide information about their hiring process.

Some employers will be interviewing and potentially hiring!

Morning Session Employers: 9:00 am to 12 noon ¡ Skilled Trades Employment Program-BC Construction Association ¡ Seymour Pacific Developments ¡ Coastal Community Credit Union ¡ Island Health ¡ Graham Construction Afternoon Session Employers: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm ¡ Comox Valley Regional District ¡ The Salvation Army ¡ First Credit Union and Insurance ¡ McDonalds - Comox Valley ¡ Broadstreet Properties Mount Washington Resort will be bringing managers from many departments and this is one of their key hiring events. They are in attendance from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm Dress for success - bring a resume - and connect with local employers!

For more information stop in at The Job Shop, check out the Job Shop website at www.thejobshop. ca, or contact The Job Shop at 250334-3119.

The Employment program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Ccanada and the Province of British Columbia.

Vancouver North Island MP John Duncan helps Ducks Unlimited Canada unveil the new Beks Farm sign that indicates an agriculture and wildlife partnership that will protect the 26-acre farmland located on Comox Avenue just near the 17th Street Bridget in Courtenay. component of its conservation plans for the area.

The event was attended by Vancouver North Island MP John Duncan, Courtenay Mayor Larry Jangula, Courtenay councillor Bill

Anglin, and Comox Valley Regional District Area B Director Jim Gillis.

The project features the preservation of the vast agricultural land located along Comox Avenue near the 17th Bridge in Courtenay. Ducks

Unlimited bought the 26-hectare property for $1 million. It is one of the most important estuaries on the B.C. coast for waterfowl. “This is a popular fueling stop for migrating birds,� said Dan Buffett,

regional planning and research biologist for DUC. “Geese and ducks are the main ones, trumpeter swans as well.

Then you also have some shorebirds as well that use this farm as a feeding ground during migration.�

Agricultural areas around the mouth of the Courtenay are under pressure from nearby development.

Ducks, geese and swans graze the farms for leftover grasses and produce. Comox Valley is home to about a tenth of the world’s trumpeter swans - a species of particular concern.

Buffett said this agricultural land would not remain idle. They have leased the land to a farmer - Hans Bek - for agricultural purposes for 20 years. “This is a long-term goal. We want to maintain the farmland and the production of grass, greens, vegetables, and corn,� said Buffett. “We’ve seen a lot of loss of farmland from anything to development, urbanization, industry development, people building houses on smaller lands. So the idea is to maintain the farmland, conserving it and being able to maintain it.�

This latest acquisition would not have been possible without help from partners. The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Environment Canada via the Nature Conservancy of Canada provided funding for the project as part of the Natural Areas Conservation Plan. Hank Beks and his family also donated a substantial portion of the land to Ducks Unlimited’s conservation efforts.

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Fall Tips for Drivers: ICBC says “Leave Your Phone Alone�

Kids are back in school, the weather is getting cooler, and the days shorter. All three have implications for our roadways and how we drive.

These events happen each fall, but it never hurts to remind motorists about paying closer attention behind the wheel as conditions change.

That’s especially true today, as people become more reliant on

By Blair Qualey their smartphones and staying in constant communication.

John Dickinson, ICBC’s director of road safety, says too many drivers automatically reach for their phone when they hear it ring or a text message comes through.

It’s a bad habit that needs to be broken. “Getting people to leave their phone alone while driving will go a long way to making our roads safer, and in reducing claims costs and insurance rates,� Dickinson says.

An Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by ICBC

shows that 84 per cent of B.C. drivers who own cell phones agree that texting while driving is risky, yet 25 per cent admit to doing it.

That’s why, among the other driving tips being laid out this fall - including slowing down in school zones and stopping for school buses when the lights are flashing - the provincial government and ICBC have stepped up their campaign against distracted driving.

Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they’re using their phone while driving, says Todd Stone, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.

Statistics show distracted driving is the secondleading cause of car crash fatalities in B.C., behind impaired driving. On average, 88 people are killed each year in our province due to driver distractions. “We are asking drivers to leave their phones

alone and stay focused on the road. A text or a call is not worth risking your life over,� says Stone.

ICBC is also distributing decals for motorists to display on their vehicles as a statement to others that they don’t use their cellphone while driving.

They’re also meant to encourage other drivers to make the same pledge.

That said, simply staying off the phone while driving isn’t enough to keep our roads safe.

Motorists also need to watch for pedestrians who may be distracted by their smartphones or other electronic devices as they cross the street.

That includes children as they travel to and from school.

While parents are encouraged to teach their children about safety on the roads, including remove headphones and putting away smartphones to stay alert when crossing the street, it doesn’t always happen.

On average in B.C., five child pedestrians aged five to 18 are killed and 290 injured in 270 car crashes every year, ICBC says using data from 2009 to 2013. While distracted driving isn’t always the cause, it’s certainly a risk.

That’s why drivers need to be diligent. That means yielding to pedestrians: It’s not only the right thing to do, it’s the law.

The best advice always is to drive defensively.

Play your part in keeping our roads safe.

For more safe driving tips and information visit icbc.com.

Blair Qualey is President and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC. Email him at bqualey@newcardealers.ca.

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Luxe Aesthetic Medicine under new ownership Open house set for Wednesday night Luxe Aesthetic Medicine is now under new ownership. “We are excited about the added services we can offer Luxe patrons,” says new Manager, Candyce Bell BSN RN. “We are excited about the new services we are offering both women and men in the Comox Valley.” she added.

As an Advanced Certified Medical Aesthetics Nurse and a Clinical Nurse Educator, Candyce Bell brings with her a wealth of experience and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and expertise with you.

Candyce is an approved Clinical Educator for Allergan, the maker of Botox and Juvederm and a full time injector at Luxe. She is also the lead clinical nurse educator for a top laser company in Canada. “We are committed to listening to our client’s concerns and dedicated to working together to achieve realistic and satisfying cosmetic results.” She added.

Familiar faces include Dawn Martynyk, a fully certified Laser Technician, she has spent more than 15 years in laser technology in both hospital and private clinic settings before joining the Luxe treatment team. She is also a trained skin care consultant and can provide detailed information on the cosmeceutical lines available at Luxe. Dedicated and passionate about her chosen field and her client treatment outcomes; Dawn provides high quality laser hair removal, laser skin rejuvenation, fungal nail, Venus Freeze(tm) and Hydrafacial(tm) treatments.

“We’ve expanded our service offerings to give you more options,” says Dawn, “including VI Peel and illumiWave Laser Hair Rejuvenation, acne scar laser treatments and laser lipo.”

VI Peel is an advanced chemical peel that contains a blend of effective ingredients suitable for all skin types. This peel provides DRAMATIC results with virtually no pain, no prep and little to no downtime.

Rather than needing six chemical peels of a lower grade you only need one to three, depending on goals of treatment. It improves tone, texture and hyperpigmentation including Melasma; softens lines and wrinkles, clears acne skin conditions, reduces or eliminates acne scars and stimulates the production of collagen for firmer, more youthful skin. illumiWave Hair Rejuvenation

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Results are quickly noticeable and measureable.

OPEN HOUSE - October 22 (4-8pm) for more information please call 250-871-5893 Luxe Aesthetic Medicine is located at Orchard Gate, 105-501 4th Street, Downtown Courtenay Drop by to learn more about Luxe’s expanded services and to meet the staff. Open House Specials include Botox Injection and VI Peel skin rejuvenation packages offered at incredible savings for those who attend the Open House.

Bob Scales, president of the Comox Valley Lions Club presents a cheque for $1,300 to Lynn Dashkewytch, executive director of St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation. The Lions Clubs of the Comox Valley purchased the Telehealth system for the Cancer care Unit when it opened in 2007. This vital piece of equipment has helped support Comox residents in saving time, effort, money and the environment by using Telehealth instead of travelling to Victoria for all of their the doctors appointments.

The Lions club members are very grateful to have a specialized cancer care team in our community and wanted to support this renovation to help provide the space needed to ensure cancer patients can be treated in our own community in an environment that is free from crowding and has a comforting environment. Also in the photo from left to right are registered nurses Coral Forbes and Lindsay James. If you would like to make a donation visit the website at cvhospitalfoundation.com

SILENT AUCTION ON FRIDAY TO SUPPORT CAMBODIAN WOMEN Cambodia is located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. After years of war the Khmer Rouge took over in 1975.

This regime devastated the country.

A culture of impunity that grew during the years of unrest continues to exacerbate corruption at all levels of the administration. These systemic problems make it especially difficult for women to ensure they are afforded equality in a society where traditionally women are subservient to men.

In 2012 Living Hope Christian Fellowship partnered with Asian Outreach Cambodia which resulted in a youth centre being built in Kandal province, Lvea Em district, complete

with 10 computers and classroom furniture. In 2013 we were able to provide food relief after devastating floods hit the area and destroyed crops.

This year we hope to fund a Women’s Empowerment project. This project will give women the rare opportunity to make positive changes to their current living standards and a greater quality of life in the future.

Once again a team of 6 men and women from Living Hope are going over to Cambodia in January 2015.

We are hoping to raise $22,000 to teach faith-based life skills to women by empowering them to stand up to domestic violence, training to act as mentors, providing livelihood train-

ing, and developing their future plans and supporting their goals.

You are invited to participate in this project with others in our community by attending our Silent Auction fundraiser, Friday, October 24 from 7 to 9pm at the Comox Recreation Centre, 1855 Noel Avenue.

Live music provided by Small Vices from Nanaimo. Desserts and refreshments are included for a $10 admission with children 12 and under free.

Many Comox Valley businesses have contributed merchandise and services as auction items.

All proceeds are going to the 2014 Cambodia Women’s Empowerment Project.

Courtenay Alberni NDP pick Gord Johns as candidate for 2015

Gord Johns

Sunday afternoon New Democrats gathered and nominated Gord Johns, the former Executive Director of the award-winning Tofino-Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, as their candidate to take on the Conservatives in Courtenay Alberni in 2015. Johns defeated Comox Valley candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard for the nomination.

In 2011, in addition to the 103 New Democratic MPS elected, NDP candidates came second to Conservatives in 106 other ridings including both of the ridings that are

now encompassed by Courtenay Alberni. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Johns now lives in Tofino with his family. He served three years as a

member of Tofino Council. “It’s an honour to receive the support of so many; today and throughout this nomination.”

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Letters

Stand up and be heard My family has lived in our Baybrook area home for 25 years. We are proud to support the Mack Laing Heritage Society (MLHS) and applaud its plan to save a historic and beautiful house that we have long admired from a distance. We were thrilled when the Town and the BC Nature Trust purchased the property. What a wonderful opportunity it represents!

However, a handful of people are consistently demonstrating a lack of comprehension and/or distortion of the facts. Despite two detailed reports and several informational brochures produced by the MLHS, they continue to parrot each other - as if repeating falsehoods will miraculously convert them into truth.

We can create something special to inform visitors of the natural, ecological, scientific and social history of Comox - in an existing heritage building directly associated with them. Mack Laing was a Renaissance man. What better place to celebrate his many accomplishments and contribution to our town?

Baybrook is just one of many parks and streets in Comox with access to the shoreline - but no other has a building suitable for an interpretive centre. The MLHS will “re-purpose” a home which was occupied for most of its 90 years and is in good condition. To suggest otherwise is an insult to the Society and its partners, CVN and Project Watershed. The house will be repaired, not redeveloped. In fact, there will be less of it when this work is completed - and it will conform to modern standards of safety and accessibility.

The nature pre-school would teach children outside for the entire three hour a day program. It is not a daycare.

There will be no “conference centre”. The home’s main room is 20’ X 24’, smaller than a double garage. The smaller room, suitable for an office, is 12’ x 12’.

The MLHS financial plan was presented at the request of the Town of Comox. The Society is non-profit, but will repair and maintain the house, pay salaries, create displays - plus pay the property taxes, insurance and utilities. This would be unique for a non-profit in Comox.

Talk to the residents living near unattended parks, or the Parks employees who pick up and repair the damage, before claiming there’s no problem with vandals. The MLHS proposes to have someone on site. There would be an investment to protect - and the whole neighbourhood would be safer as a result.

Demolishing the house would be very costly and taxpayers will foot the bill and the cost of any pavilion or signboards later erected. Revisionist history will not improve that. Why not utilize this building instead of destroying it?

An interpretive centre is something we would be proud to show visiting relatives and it would be a positive draw for businesses and young families, as well as an educational experience for everyone.

In the face of the strident few, there is only one thing to do - stand up and be heard. Many citizens do not condone their anti-social, short-sighted behaviour.

Finally, consider who stands to gain if the house is demolished (no one - the property would be a liability), and who would benefit if it remains (everyone - even the naysayers).

Pretty obvious, isn’t it?

A. Beingessner Comox

EXERCISE YOUR DEMOCRATIC MUSCLES “Local government is the hell’s kitchen of sustainability.” That’s what a former Mayor of Nanaimo once said to anyone who would listen, to anyone who doubted the importance of municipal government.

Her name was Joy Leach, she was a mentor to me, and she was a strong advocate for people getting out to vote, and getting educated on the issues. Joy passed away this fall.

Her legacy was a body of important work on sustainability in BC, particularly the “Georgia Basin” - Vancouver Island, the Salish Sea, and the Lower Mainland. Her other legacy was to encourage people to take local government seriously.

Local government is still where so much that is important hits the road. Yet in many BC communities voter turnout is significantly less than 40%.

Let’s change that on November 15, 2014.

Municipal government doesn’t get much respect - from any of us: citizens complain endlessly about services and taxes, and senior levels of govt download and squeeze.

We don’t vote. We complain. We don’t like the results we’re getting. But we’re not doing much to change things.

November 15, 2014 is our opportunity to exercise our “democratic muscles,” to elect Mayors, Councillors, School District Trustees, and Regional District Directors who will start taking steps towards more sustainable decisions. If we “up” the voter turnout, maybe they’ll even be moved to stand up to senior levels of govt that don’t take them seriously.

My small homage to Joy Leach is to encourage people to think about the important issues facing local government (long term, sustainable land use planning, long term community economic development, long term community quality of life) - and to get out and vote.

Wherever I can I’m using the tag #VoteNov15 to pass on this message.

FMI on where to vote etc see http://www. municipalelections.com/faq_elections.html Hans Peter Meyer Courtenay

Letters to the Editor

College integrity in short supply Integrity has long been a scarce commodity at the BC College of Pharmacists.

The grossly misleading and shockingly defamatory broadside contained in the College press release of September 26, however, achieved a new low in terms of vicious defamation and patent lack of concern for accuracy or honesty.

The essence of the September 26 press release is the claim that the College action in staging a Gestapo like raid and seizure of product was motivated by a concern for public safety and was necessitated to protect the health of Marigold clients.

The history of the College in harassing and vilifying natural pharmacists generally, and Marigold in particular, indicates otherwise.

We think the evidence over the last few years would convince independent observers that concern for public safety has never been a primary motivation for the College.

Rather the motivation of the College would seem to be the protection of chemical medicine (products of Big Pharmaceutical Corporations) against a perceived threat from proponents of natural health products, which are far cheaper than prescription pharmaceuticals, are free of the sometimes lethal side effects from chemical pharmaceuticals, and are seen by those who purchase them as far more effective than chemical pharmaceuticals.

All pharmacies in the province are inspected on a regular basis by the College, on average about once every three years. A typical inspection of even the largest pharmacies involves one inspector for about a half day. Concerns turned up in the inspections are discussed with the pharmacist and adjustments in protocols are made.

But a College inspection of Marigold involves a team of six inspectors occupying Marigold’s small premises for two days, ransacking inventories, records, file cabinets, and prescription records, searching painstakingly with a fine tooth comb for any possible breaches they can turn up.

Marigold has undergone three inspections in the past year alone.

Before the College raiders even arrived at Marigold pharmacy on September 26, the College had already sent out its scurrilous and defamatory attack on Marigold to all provincial media in a clear attempt to destroy the reputation of Rudy Sanchez and Marigold. We see this contemptible tactic as simply the latest in a long and sustained campaign by the College to drive Mr. Sanchez into bankruptcy.

The College alleges that what the inspectors found on March 4 last (almost seven months ago) “shocked” them and caused them to fear that clients of the pharmacy might be at risk for serious damage to their health, or worse. They then demonstrated their alleged concern for public safety by allowing the pharmacy to continue its operations, and to dispense the allegedly “dangerous” products to the public. Seven months later, after carefully constructing a paper case against Marigold, the College finally decides to actually protect the public.

The College makes reference to a previous raid having resulted in a fifteen month suspension and in Mr. Sanchez paying a fine. The facts surrounding the previous Gestapo raid and resulting suspensions would outrage every citizen who values basic fairness and due process.

The 2010 suspension was largely based on an accusation that Marigold had sold a regulated drug without a prescription. As it turned out, the product required a prescription only if the scheduled ingredient was present in a quantity greater than that

which had been sold. Sanchez/Marigold were also accused of selling certain compounded products which lacked expiration dates and lot numbers on the bottle labels.

Technically that was a violation of requirements.

But we found compounded products that were sold from five major chain pharmacies and they too had failed to fill in the expiry dates and lot numbers. This was brought to the attention of the College.

None of these pharmacies were raided and shut down by the College.

After the raid of 2010, Marigold brought a lawsuit against the College in the Supreme Court of BC. Thereafter many months of discussion and negotiation followed. At the outset, the College stated that the matter would go to their Inquiry Committee and a hearing would be held. Several inquiry meetings were held, but Mr. Sanchez never had the opportunity to confront his accusers before any tribunal, accompanied by counsel. The matter never went in front of a Disciplinary Committee hearing.

But after approximately fourteen months, with a lawsuit against the College looming, the College offered to reinstate the suspended licences on certain conditions. The College press release of September 26 claims that Mr. Sanchez paid a fine as one of the conditions. THIS STATEMENT IS A BLATANT UNMITIGATED LIE. Mr. Sanchez did indeed make a substantial payment to the College as one condition for his reinstatement. But it was not a fine! And it could not have been a fine because no hearing had ever been held and Mr. Sanchez had never been found to have violated any regulations. But after a suspension which nearly bankrupted Mr. Sanchez, and after the much trumpeted College concern for public safety, the College agreed to reinstate his licences on the basis of two primary conditions: First, that he would discontinue his lawsuit against the College; second, that he make a substantial “payment” to the College. The Consent Agreement between the College and Sanchez/Marigold makes no mention of a fine and the pharmacy would never have entered into the agreement had that been the case.

The “payment” actually amounted to no more than extortion. The pharmacy had been closed for more than fourteen months “to protect the public”. Now, the College was for all intents and purposes saying, “If you discontinue your lawsuit against us and pay us a large sum to compensate us for our raid and seizure of your inventory, then the public will no longer be in danger”.

The so-called “education” measures the College says Mr. Sanchez undertook as a part of the Consent Agreement were thrown in merely as face-savers for the College.

They were largely trivial and did not involve any testing. Mr. Sanchez was required to read certain manuals and regulations and confirm within thirty days that he had read them. He also was required to take a two day compounding course.

All this was strictly to create the impression that the suspensions really were based on concern for public safety and that the College had done something to alleviate this concern.

Today, the College makes sensationalist and inflammatory statements about Rudy Sanchez engaging in human placenta encapsulation. Among other things the College asserts that he is providing this service “despite the lack of a proper facility or the regulatory approval to provide it”.

Guess what? There is no regulatory authority for this activity! It is currently being done by midwives and doulas, generally in their home kitchens.

Mr. Sanchez is providing this increasingly demanded service in a sterile environment and is taking the additional step of having the mother’s treating physician, midwife, or doula provide consent for the process by signing a prescription form in advance.

The scurrilous, scandalous, and totally false accusations by the College about lack of hygiene at Marigold were never once, at any time, brought to Mr. Sanchez’ attention, until the September 26 SWAT team made its surprise raid. The College inspectors who participated in the March 4 gang inspection never once mentioned anything about hygiene or lack of cleanliness of any kind. This is something created out of whole cloth as a last minute afterthought on the morning of the raid. It is completely false and highly defamatory.

Clearly, enforcement policies are quite different, depending on whether they involve Shoppers Drug Mart or Walmart on the one hand, or Marigold on the other.

Mr. Sanchez has been a licensed pharmacist for more than 35 years. He worked for a number of years running the pharmacy in Walmart. He underwent all the usual inspections over the whole course of his career and never once was disciplined or threatened by the College. He only became a concern to the College when he opened a Natural Pharmacy and became a threat to the Big Pharmacy industry.

Clive Ansley Lawyer for Marigold Pharmacy

HOW ABOUT A P3 FOR HOMELESS The CVRD directors seem to be way off track on their question of funding the homeless. My view is that they have been contributing to the issue of unaffordable housing by approving large increase in fees for services. They should have been questioning the cost of administering these services. They have been missing the big picture and bickering on details - wasting money and resources, for too many years.

As others have pointed out, the problem of housing the chronic homeless is complex and is the responsibility of the Province.

Agencies such as the Salvation Army seem to do a good job and should be supported.

The question should have been, “do you support P3 affordable housing”. How can anyone not support this initiative with so many lower income people in the Comox Valley?

Comox Valley taxpayers are supporting a P3 hospital, why would they not support P3 affordable housing - local taxpayers, the Province and Private investors?

This would not require new taxes or fees - the CVRD has $67 million in various reserve funds. CVRD directors could make this happen, with support of the Province.

This is an important issue. Vote ‘No’ on this nebulous referendum and vote yes for new CVRD directors who will move forward with affordable housing. Building affordable housing could start in 2015 without any new money from Comox Valley taxpayers.

The present CVRD directors have made no real progress on this important issuethey have not earned 4 more years.

Thankfully, there are many candidates in this election, but to see real change you have to vote on November 5th, or 12th or 15th.

Phil Harrison Area B

What’s On

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Robert Goodlad, artist, photographer: ‘See it, capture it, recreate it’

Join acclaimed Cumberland author Kim Bannerman on Wednesday, October 22 as she reads from Mark of the Magpie, her latest novel and the much-anticipated sequel to her Victorian murder mystery Bucket of Blood.

Cumberland author Kim Bannerman reads from her new novel at NIC on October 22 series.

Bannerman is the author of four previous novels, and her short stories have appeared in publications across Europe, Australia, and North America, including She’s Shameless (Tightrope Press, 2009), Teen Angst Poetry (St. Martin’s Press, 2005), Elan (Wingate Press, 2005), Wolf Girls (Hic Dragones Press, 2013), The Girl at the End of the World (FoxSpirit Press, 2014), In the Company of Animals (Nimbus Press, 2014), and the upcoming anthology In An Undiscovered Country (FoxSpirit Press, 2015).

Find out more about Bannerman at www.kbannerman.com.

Mark of the Magpie will be available for purchase at the event. For more information about the 20142015 Write Here Reader Series at North Island College, visit www.nic. bc.ca/events or call 250-334-5000 ext. 4017.

Join acclaimed Cumberland author Kim Bannerman on Wednesday, October 22 as she officially releases Mark of the Magpie, her latest novel and the much-anticipated sequel to her Victorian murder mystery Bucket of Blood. Part of the Write Here Readers Series sponsored by North Island College (NIC), this free public reading will take place at 7 pm in the Stan Hagen Theatre at NIC’s Comox Valley campus.

Set in the late 19th century, Mark of the Magpie is a gothic mystery of corruptions, bitter artistic rivalries, betrayal, and clandestine affairs.

Here, in a shining seaside city of flowers and fine china, everyone has something to hide and nothing is quite what it seems. When Lizzie Saunders and Chen Shaozhu arrive in the port city of Victoria, she dares to imagine a place where they can enjoy a happy future together. When a gruesome murder stirs up ghosts from her past, someone - or something - begins to haunt her through the city’s dark alleys, seedy taverns, wharves, and opium dens. Is it her imagination, her guilty conscience, or a killer who knows her secret?

“Bannerman writes in a very clean style of prose, but every so often she’ll turn a phrase so striking that it’s poetry,” Frank Zafiro, author of The Last Horseman, Waist Deep, and the River City Crime

Robert Goodlad’s life experiences as artist and photographer are expressed in bold canvas vignettes with a compelling 3D quality now being shown at Whytes Framing and Gallery.

Robert’s lifelong affinity to art and is one of seeking mentorship, self-learning, and experimentation.He uses photography as a base, a starting point in the field. Images that express his emotions at the time are selected for studio work: adding illusion of depth, impact of subject, and colour.

His goal is to take a memorable and beautiful event and recreate his reaction and response on canvas and thick cotton art paper.

Robert’s design techniques include the use of high resolution medium and DSLR cameras able to capture extreme tone and colour detail (Phase/Alpa and Nikon D800). He works with the image emphasizing the design and perceived luminosity by progressive steps adjusting tone and colour. These steps recreate what his eye sees versus what the camera sees in the field.

Some images are taken further. If they are abstract in nature, he layers on impasto medium sometimes mixed with colour for texture and boldness. All images are finished with a UV and water protection varnish. He loves bold vignettes finished and presented in large format sizes.

Robert’s early years in art creation consisted of sketches, photography, and the dream of pursuing a career in the field of architecture; however, with the persuasion of professionals, he was aptly advised to find a paying job.

And although the following years brought about raising a family and working 35 years in healthcare and information technology field, art never left him.

In fact, his job often required him to travel across North America and part of the United Kingdom, providing him with a unique opportunity to capture, camera in hand, every region he visited.

His career also introduced him to technologies which served to bring a new dimension to an art experience, digital imaging, and “some of the earliest versions of art software.”

Robert explains, “This truly was a period of crude experimentation with crude and awkward tools. However, it was the gold rush of having a personal computer and software for experimentation. I felt part of the evolution.”

For Robert, it is the simplicity, the apparent beauty and essence of nature which capture his attention while in the

field and studio. Always looking for a broader context for his art, he continues to follow his mantra “See it, capture it, recreate it.

See his work presented at Whytes Framing and Gallery the last two weeks of October or on his website: www. robertgoodlad.com.

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Last week to see ‘Gypsy’ Rainbow Youth Theatre is presenting ‘Gypsy’ at the Sid Williams Theatre, co-directed and choreographed by Dannette Bell and Susan Bradshaw.

This Broadway hit is the story of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous burlesque queen from the 20’s and 30’s, and her domineering demanding mother, Rose. ‘Gypsy’ is full of well-known songs that audience members will want to hum along to. Let Me Entertain You, Everything’s Coming up Roses, and Together Wherever We go are just a few of the big numbers.

Musical Director, Denise Marquette, began working on the music for ‘Gypsy’ when the boxes of music arrived from New York in August. With 38 years of band and choral work teaching for the Vancouver School District, Marquette brings a wealth of experience to RYT. Dagmar Kilian has been a performing pianist and teacher for many years and has accompanied Rainbow shows for the past few.

She has attended every rehearsal since September, accompanying soloists and choral numbers.

Over the last two months, Marquette gathered 11 more fine musicians to be players in the pit orchestra along with Kilian on piano.

Regular Sid attendees will recognize some of these musicians from previous musical theatre productions over the years - Linsay Duncan and Al West on strings, Tom Spratt

Susan Archibald certainly had an easy job as both experienced ladies came to rehearsals fully prepared. Playing Rose’s daughters, Michaela Demeo and Avery Payne have beautiful voices, and with strong chorus numbers throughout the show, Gypsy is sure to be a hit with music lovers.

Come to the Sid to be entertained.

Come for the spectacle, the costumes, the story and characters. Or come for

the singing, dancing and acting, Or come to hear this great orchestra. You will not be disappointed.

Tickets for GYSPY are on sale now at the Sid Williams Theatre Box Office, or by phone (250-338-2430) and on-line at www.sidwilliamstheatre. com. Performance dates are: October 23, 24, and 25th at 7 pm.

- Article by Lynn Hodge

FLAMENCO DE LA COSTA IN COURTENAY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Left to right, Michaela Demeo as Louise, Susan Bradshaw as Rose and Avry Payne as June. Photo by Terry Penney an orchestra and the sound will soar through the rafters!

And what would musical theatre be without some superb singing? In the lead role of Rose, Susan Bradshaw and understudy Chelsea Keene, are strong actors and dynamic singers.

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and Ed Jones on winds, Celine Ouelette and Ross Robinson on brass. Rounding out the orchestra are Marcie Haley, Jan Adams, Chris Lewis, Anthony Dean-Boucher and Sean Pisto.

Individually, each of these instrumentalists is an experienced, talented musician; put them together in

Flamenco de la Costa is a collaboration of flamenco artists who have lived and studied flamenco on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Currently living across the Island, from Tofino to Victoria, the group retains its West Coast flare for flamenco.

Flamenco de la Costa adds its own Vancouver Island flare to the already complex expressions that flamenco exudes. The show will ignite your passions for all of life’s beauty, pain, oppression, humour and joy.

The troupe is coming to the Bridge Lounge in Courtenay for one night only: Friday October 24. Doors open at 8:00 PM and the show starts at 8:30. Tickets are $12 at the door. The show will feature 5 dancers performing solo and group numbers. They are accompanied by percussionist Thérese Bouchard of Tofino, and renowned flamenco guitarist Gareth Owen from Victoria. Check out Gareth Owen’s website for a sample of his world-class flamenco. http://www.flamencoguitar.ca/

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WHAT’SON In the Comox Valley 21 TUESDAY PEARL ELLIS GALLERY IN COMOX PRESENTS • A SHOW & SALE BY “THE COMOX VALLEY CAMERA CLUB” From Oct 21st - Nov 9th. Open Tues - Sat from 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm, Closed Monday. Free Admission. Located at 1729 Comox Avenue. FMI see www. pearlellisgallery.com or see our virtual gallery on our web site or our Facebook page SAVE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE TOWN HALL MEETING • Comox Valley Council of Canadians welcomes Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, as part of an expert panel discussing threats to our public health care system - and what each of us can do to protect it. 7:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday, Oct, 21, Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton, Courtenay. FMI call Kathie at 250-3344608 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.

CUMBERLAND LEGION BINGO • Every Tuesday night, guaranteed 22 games per night. Doors open 6 p.m., first game 7 p.m. Come out and support your community.

COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Native Sons Hall in 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.

COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m. plus Ace of Spades draw.

26 SUNDAY COMOX SENIORS TEA DANCE • Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month between 2 -4 p.m.. People of all ages welcome. Come and Dance or just listen to the live music and join us for tea/coffee.$5.00 per person .1801 Beaufort Ave.Comox

27 MONDAY 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.

Some great things turn into traditions at Thursday night jazz club meetings We have been fortunate to attract Norbert Kögging to Courtenay four times during the past four years. This year is no exception. Dutch vocalist, Kögging is delighted to return to Canada for a fifth year and to celebrate the release of his sophomore album, “Sketches of Ordinary Life” in what has become his second homeland.

It’s an indication of the growing stature of Courtenay as a centre for live jazz performance; Kögging’s tour touches Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta before arriving at the west coast. Courtenay is - as before - the westernmost venue, and we’re proud to be on the schedule. His previous performances have been stellar, as he has entertained us with primarily his self-penned material combining modern jazz with poetic lyrics, largely based on his life experiences.

Norbert Kögging, (composer/lyricist) vocals is accompanied once again on this tour with Folkert Oosterbeek, (composer) piano; Tobias Nojboer, bass and Felix Schlarmann, drums. Georgia Straight Jazz Society is really fortunate to be able to attract this European talent to the Avalanche

28 TUESDAY VISIT THE COMOX VALLEY LIONS CLUB • On Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 pm at the Lions Den, 1729 (rear) Comox Ave., and learn how you can help our community.

Call 250-339-4628 for more information.

1 SATURDAY 22 WEDNESDAY PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road. FMI: 250-3341883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston Community Club COURTENAY LEGION • Every Wednesday: Drop-in Darts 1:00.

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, canvas-work, Hardanger, Huck embroidery, etc., bring your stitchery! Call FMI 250-334-0935.

23 THURSDAY COURTENAY LEGION • Every Thursday: Crib & Gucci 6:30, Men’s Darts 7:00.

FMI: Courtenay Legion office at 250334-4322.

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Sponsored by BC Cancer Foundation, BC Cancer Agency, Pacific Therapy and Consulting. FMI: Diane Davies 250-3382700.

THERAPEUTIC RELAXATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC PAIN OR ILLNESS • Thursdays, 1:15-2:30 p.m., Nursing Centre, 615 10th St. Free.

Sponsored by the Nursing Centre. FMI: Diane Davie 250-338-2700.

COMOX VALLEY SCHOOLHOUSE QUILTERS GUILD • Meets every Thursday, from 9 A.M. till 9 P.M. at the Cumberland Cultural Centre (Buchanan Hall). For further information please contact Carol 871-6671 or Nerissa 941-1809.

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COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests.

25 SATURDAY FREE SYMPHONY COMMUNITY DAY • Saturday October 25, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Port Theatre, Nanaimo. Musical Instrument Zoo, Meet the Conductor, Symphony Rehearsal (Complimentary Tickets: 250-754-8550). www.vancouverislandsymphony.com AFTERNOON JAM • With Gord Kruger and “The Amigos”. Enjoy a lively afternoon of dancing and relaxing with Gord Kreuger and his band every Saturday, 2pm to 6pm in the Courtenay Legion Lounge. 367 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay.

ANNUAL BAZAAR • The Comox United Church Women will be holding their Annual Bazaar on Nov. 1, Saturday, from 9:30 am to 12 noon at Comox United Church, 250 Beach Ave., the corner of Comox Ave. and Beach. There will be home baking, sewing, knitting, crafts, books, puzzles, DVDs, a Treasure table, Calendars and Tea Tables. All are welcome. FMI call Laurie Davis at 339-4229.

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TIME MANAGEMENT FOR NON-PROFITS • Afternoon workshop 1:30 - 4 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 5; learn vital skills to help you manage your time wisely. $20; Courtenay Firehall, upstairs; Register at the Lewis Centre 250-338-5371.

MEET & GREET FOR MANAGERS OF VOLUNTEERS • 12:15 - 1:15 pm, Courtenay Fire Hall Upstairs; Nov 5 is International Volunteer Managers Day; come and celebrate, meet AVRBC rep Anne-Marie and learn about the Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC; make great connections and find out about a host of resources available for you. Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm, free, Coffee, tea and snacks provided. FMI Volunteer Comox Valley 250-334-8063.

6 THURSDAY LOST FAMILIES FOUND • Everyone welcome to attend. Genealogy Meeting Nov 6th from 7-9 Maritime Heritage Centre.

Our speaker is Heather McEdie who will unravel the DNA trail of her family and explain how to do your own DNA testing.

Library open 6-7 before meeting. For info Janice 250-203-0585 Campbell River Genealogy Society

Norbert Kögging stage.

Norbert Kögging graduated from the Masters Vocal Jazz program at the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2009 after a trip to the Banff Centre’s ‘Creative Music Winter Residency’.

A couple of years later, after a long night in their favorite Amsterdam pub, he and pianist Folkert Oosterbeek made their plans to form a band to play and develop the music he had created in Canada. With drummer Felix Schlarmann and bass player Tobias Nijboer on board, the newly formed group KØGGING, returned to the Banff Centre in 2011 to record their debut album, Daydreaming.

Following the Canadian recording, Norbert took the opportunity to get on the road and tour across the coun-

try. This was the start of KØGGING’s special relationship with Canada and since then, the band has returned to tour each year.

After ‘Daydreaming’ Norbert wanted his second album to be based on a cohesive concept. He took the idea ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’ as a starting point. Norbert wanted to write an album with lyrics that would display the things that concern him privately and publicly. ‘Right From The Start’, for example, is about the birth of Norbert’s daughter in 2013.

Observations are also an important source for his lyrics and can be heard on songs like ‘Yesterday’s Horizon’ and ‘Fly Out’. Folkert Oosterbeek and Norbert K_gging worked together to create all of the compositions on the new album.

Although ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’ seems to be very broad as a framework, it was enough for Norbert to work with. Because it remained as a strong anchor point throughout the whole writing process, it felt logical to use it as the album title: ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’.

So this Thursday promises to be very special. Come on down and discover why Courtenay has become a significant jazz hotbed. Show time is 7:30pm. Plan on arriving early for the best seats, especially if you’re meeting friends; earlier still if you’re planning on ordering one of the jazz night Greek dinners before the show.

Admission is $10 for members, $12 for non-members. For full information on the Society’s forthcoming events, visit www.georgiastaightjazz. com, or find us on Facebook.

Society members are reminded that the AGM will be held at The Avalanche at 5:30pm on October 30.

Lynn Jackson

Jilli Martini opens for Ontario songstress Lynn Jackson Thursday at the Zocalo This Thursday, Oct. 23 there will be a special evening of music at The Zocalo, in Courtenay. Comox Valley local singer Jilli Martini, is delighted to open the night for the lovely and talented Lynn Jackson, of Kitchener Ontario.

These two performers met when Lynn came out west for a tour in 2013.

Lynn Jackson, a folk-roots singer/ songwriter (on the label Busted Flat Records (www.bustedflatrecords. com ) has been performing for 15 years and touring Canada regularly since 2006. She has shared stages with the likes of Ron Sexsmith, Fred Eaglesmith and Jay Semko (The Northern Pikes) An authenticity runs through Canadian artist Lynn Jackson’s music that reflects a deep commitment to telling stories that ring true with listeners. Combine this with her gentle voice, rich instrumentation and sweet melodies and you get a sound that is roots-Americana with a hint of folk-pop.

As audiences warm to her soulful storytelling style, Jackson is solidifying her place as one of the most original and compelling voices on the Canadian folk music scene.

For info, visit www.lynnjackson. net / The Jilli Martini Band on Facebook Thursday Oct 23 at 7pm, Zocalos in Courtenay.

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Buy any Nature’s Variety dry food and they will DONATE THE EQUIVALENT pounds of food to charity!

PLUS... SAVE 15%

LIMITED INGREDIENT DIET

SALE!

• Assorted Plaid Print & Plush Combinations • Sewn Shut / Knife Edge • Non-Woven Bottom

SALE PRICE! While Supplies Last

Limited time offer

7

DAYS ONLY!

25%

OFF

REG. PRICE

AMAZING OFFER FROM

7

&

Value Added Promo!

DAYS 1 FREE ENGRAVED DOG TAG ONLY!

WITH $20 PURCHASE AND THIS COUPON. ONE PER PURCHASE / PER CUSTOMER

7

DAYS ONLY!

HILL’S TRUCKLOAD SALE

*7 Days Only* Offer Ends Tues, Oct. 28, 2014 or while supplies last.

CAT FOOD C 7.9 Kg Bag Reg. Price $57.99 R

Orange Only Dark Green Only

4599

$

Colors: Gold, Red

HILL’S TRUCKLOAD SALE Buy one bag of FirstMate New Chicken with Blueberries Cat 1.8kg and 4.54kg bags and receive 1 FREE 8kg Natural Grain-based Cat Litter Bag

• Premium Lamb & Rice • Puppy, Adult, Light or Senior Dry

10 DAYS ONLY

Offer expires Wed. Nov. 12, 2014

DOG FOOD D 1 13.6 Kg Bag Reg. Price $79.99 R

5599

$

Offer expires Fri. Oct 31, 2014 or While Supplies Last

ALL WEST PAW TOYS

ALL FLAVOURS OF DOG & CAT FOOD

Pet Costume P e CONTEST!

25

S U N DAY, O C T. 2 6 AT 2 : 0 0 P M

%

Dress your pet in a fun or frightening costume and bring them to the Comox Rec. Centre *Stage* 250-339-2272 1855 Noel Ave, Comox and your Pet could win a Prize!

$5 OFF

$3 OFF

$2 OFF

any 13kg bag

any 6.6kg bag

any 2.3kg bag

7

7

DAYS

GREAT CAT TREATS!

GREAT DOG TREATS!

2 4 FOR $

7 DAYS ONLY!

7 DAYS ONLY!

• 3oz bag

• All Sizes • All Flavours

OFF

REG. PRICE

25%

OFF

REG. PRICE

NIGHT OR DAY SAFETY REFLECTIVE VEST

25%

OFF

REG. PRICE

DAYS

ONLY!

ONLY!

*7 Days Only* Offer Ends Tues, Oct. 28, 2014

*7 Days Only* Offer Ends Tues, Oct. 28, 2014

REDUCES CANINE & FELINE HEALTH NUTRITION

20%

OFF REG. PRICE

SHEDDING BY UP TO 80% %X\ *HW )UHH ' 'HQWD'HIHQVHŠ UHGXFHV WDUWDU EXLOG XS E\ XS WR LQ GD\V

&70 $BU GPPE High levels of premium quality animal protein •No grain or gluten added •

BAGS OR TINS!

GREAT SAVINGS!

RII

ALL SIZES & FLAVORS

DQ\ EDJ

AVERAGE WEEKLY SHED

80% LESS SHEDDING

PGG LH CBH

*7 Days Only* Offer Ends Tues, Oct. 28, 2014 or while supplies last.

NEW AT WOOFY’S

7

NEW AT WOOFY’S

20

• • • •

%

CAT FOOD

REG. PRICE

ALL FLAVOURS • ALL SIZES

$

300

REG.

OFF PRICE

OFF

• All Sizes • All Flavours

THE LARGEST PET FOOD SELECTION

Collars Leads Harnesses Floatation Vests

*7 Days Only* Offer Ends Tues, Oct. 28, 2014 or while supplies last.

The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog.

FREE DELIVERY 1 DAY/WEEK 250.338.0455 • 250.923.5881 WANT SOME

MORE DEALS?

For Weekly Specials and Special Offers only found on our website go to

www.woofys.ca DOG & CAT FOODS

Dog Dog Dog Dog

REGULAR OFF PRICE

GREAT

“Quote from Pete�

on the North Island

GRAIN FREE

35

%

DAYS ONLY!

SAVINGS!

Dog and Cat Food Tins

BUY

5 GET 2 FREE

Expires Wed. Nov 12, 2014 or While Supplies Last

2400 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay .................................250.338.0455 SCAN THIS CODE 2056 S. Island Hwy, Campbell River ..................250.923.5881 #46-1760 Comox Ave, Comox ............................250.339.2272 with your phone #12-795 Ryan Rd, Courtenay ..............................250.338.0424

Flyer in Effect Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 - Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 (or While Supplies Last) * Special Orders not Included * Free Delivery on Wednesdays with a minimum $25.00 order * HST applicable to all Promotions * All Discounts based on Regular Non-Sale Prices * Sunday Shopping Cash & Carry Only * Coupons must be from the Original Flyer. Photocopies not accepted. *7 Day Specials / Coupons Valid Tuesday, Oct 21, 2014 - Tuesday, Oct 28, 2014*

SALE PRICE!

20%

OFF

All Flavours & Sizes REG. PRICE

54

SALE PRICE! $ Natural Dog Food

99

FURminator Grooming Essentials Kit for Dogs

49

$

CAT FOOD LH CBH

• All sizes V• Tins & Bags • New & Improved Formula & Packaging

N.C. LID Lamb & Rice Adult 13.6kg N.C. Lamb & Rice Small Bites Adult 13.6kg N.C. Lite Adult 13.6kg N.C. LID Lamb & Rice Senior 13.6kg N.C. LID Lamb & Rice Large Breed Adult 13.6kg N.C. LID Lamb & Rice Large Breed Puppy 13.6kg

99

While Supplies Last