Compass Magazine Vancouver Island Issue #22 June/July 2019

ISSUE 22 | JUNE/JULY 2019 SHARING THE DIRECTION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMUNITIES

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH

The Brand New Vancouver Island Trail Bud Logan

OCEAN CHRONICLES

Cephalopods: Intelligent Invertebrates of the Pacific Josh McInnes

WALKING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS

Fred Nunns' Campbellton Legacy Bud Logan

ARTIST FEATURE | TONI JOHNSON A Touch of Glass Kealy Donaldson

WELLNESS ARTIST | RINK MINX

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Choosing a Healthy Environment

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CREATURES OF THE NORTHWEST COAST Bud Logan

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH

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The Vancouver Island Trail The Vancouver Island Trail will span more than 770km on Vancouver Island, joining Victoria to Cape Scott. Linking Island communities to one another, the trail will encompass ancient old growth forests, working forests, and wild coastal wonders.

The trail, when finished, will be an incredible walking experience that will take from two to three months to complete for the average hiker. But the trail is not just for long distance hikers, as day hikers will be able to get on the trail from many access points.

The concept of the trail began many years ago with a group of forward thinking hikers. Gilbert Parker, Vancouver Island Trail past president, formed the organization in 2008; it was incorporated as a non-profit in 2009—and there has been nothing stopping them from building this trail since.

The current board of directors is a very dedicated group: Ken Milbrath, President and Bill Freyer, Vice President; Andy Ogle, Secretary; Peter Berrang, Director at Large; Liz Bicknell, Director; and the main fundraiser, Elena Elder, Director and Volunteer Coordinator; Terence Lewis, Director of Operations; Stephen Stirling, Director, mid-Island; and Doug Goodman, Director, North Island. These are the people who are making this happen—but not all by themselves. There are many volunteers involved, including individuals and wilderness groups. They all deserve a big hand for what they are and have created.

They are all very passionate about the Island and really want to share it with not just residents but to the world, Eco-tourism is becoming a big thing and believe me, they will come to hike this wondrous trail.

The Vancouver Island Trail will also offer many benefits to Vancouver Island. For one thing, it will connect to local trails and this will create more opportunity for outdoor recreation in the various areas of the Island. It will promote tourism in communities along the route and, therefore, help diversify the economy.

Eco-tourism in BC focuses on wilderness adventures like hiking, mountain biking, mountain climbing, kayaking, canoeing and camping.

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Our accessible wilderness and our natural wonders like whales and bears, along with first nations culture, are our main attractions. Responsible Eco-tourism minimizes the adverse effects of human impact on our natural environment, while at the same time promoting its wonder and beauty.

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Eco-tourism must benefit local populations economically and culturally in order to secure incentives to protect the natural resources that create these attractions in the first place.

In an era of increased environmental awareness, and accessibility to back country locales, tour operators and local government are actively promoting our natural resources to entice this new breed of tourist. The challenge to Eco-tourism is in preserving our natural resources, while promoting them, and accommodating the many tourists drawn to our Province through this publicity.

The Vancouver Island trail has been hiked by one person so far: Isobel Glover completed the trail last year. Isobel is a former provincial kayaking champion, lead violinist for the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra, and an avid backpacker and wanted to show others that hiking on Vancouver Island trail is something that can be accomplished.

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Opalecent Inshore Squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) Š Josh McInnes

Ocean Chronicles

CEPHALOPODS

Intelligent Invertebrates of the Pacific Josh McInnes

The lights of head lamps flickered and moved

Cephalopods, which include the octopus and its

along the shore like fireflies on a cold night. One after

relatives the squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus, belong to

another each student illuminated the nooks and cran-

the morphologically diverse phylum Mollusca, which

nies of tide pools along the rocky shore. The group of

includes over 50,000 classified species, and as many as

twenty students, from Camosun College, were taking

120,000 living species! Cephalopods are highly intelli-

part in a seasonal field trip to study the intertidal life of

gent marine organisms, and are the most complex in-

Clover Point, in Victoria British Columbia.

vertebrates known on our planet.

Each tide pool provided an opportunity for students to

Approximately 500 million years ago during the

view and study the biodiversity of marine organisms

Cambrian Period, the first cephalopod species, known

that inhabit the intertidal areas of the Pacific Northwest.

as the nautiloids, appeared. Nautiluses are distinguished

Smooth encrusting coralline algae (Lithothamnion sp.)

by a multi chambered external shell that enabled them

covered rocks provide the substrate for dense patches

to regulate their buoyancy in the water column. Out of

of rockweed (Fucus gardneri) and colourful aggregat-

the 600 extant species of cephalopod, only six species

ing anemones (Anthopleura elegantissima). A small

of nautilus retain an external shell.

tidepool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) scrambled for cover amidst a patch of Pacific blue mussels (Mytilus

Unlike many species of mollusc, cephalopods are fast ag-

trossulus).

ile predators that move by a form of jet propulsion. As it contracts its retractor muscles, water is pushed through a

All of a sudden a student shouted to an instructor to

siphon or funnel, moving the animal in different direc-

come over to a large rock that extended just beyond

tions. Being able to move in this way allows many species

the surf zone. The instructor approached, as a dozen

to inhabit different marine ecosystems.

students hovered around a giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Wide eyed the students watched as

Many species of cephalopod are able to drastically

the octopus grasped a red rock crab (Cancer productus)

change their colour and appearance in order to cam-

with one of its eight one meter long suckered tentacles,

ouflage themselves from hungry predators. The skin

dragging it into its lair. The octopus soon reappeared

of most species contains several layers of specialized

and began examining the students with its inquisitive

cells called chromatophores, which overlay reflective

eyes and tactile arms. This interaction between species

cells called iridocytes. Muscles and brain activity en-

went on for over an hour, before the students had to

able cephalopods to change their colour very quick-

leave due to the advancing tide.

ly, an adaptation key for survival. Certain deep water

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and pelagic species have light-producing organs called

a bright underwater light from the edge of docks or

photophores.

these

during night dives. Spawning occurs seasonally and of-

organs are produced by bioluminescent bacteria, which

ten in shallow water. During this time males compete

allow certain species to lure prey or potential mates in

to fertilize eggs females are carrying. Once fertilized,

the vast ocean depths.

females will produce clusters of white finger-like egg

Biochemical

reactions within

masses that will hatch within 20 to 25 days. The marThe body size of cephalopods varies among taxa. The

ket squid has become the focus of an important fishery

largest species of cephalopod is the colossal squid (Me-

in recent decades. A commercial fishery for the species

sonychoteuthis hamiltoni) or Antarctic squid, believed

exists off the coast of California, and recreational fisher-

to reach lengths of up to 14 m and weigh as much as

ies have been established off Oregon, Washington, and

1000 kg. The smallest cephalopod species within the

British Columbia.

genus Idiosepius, the pygmy squid, can grow to a length of 2 cm and up to 1 g in weight.

In the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest the giant Pacific octopus is the largest species of octopod, attainting a maximum size of up to 2.5 m. Characterized by its orange to brick red colouration, and large body size, adult giant Pacific octopuses cannot be confused with any other species. Juvenile giant Pacific octopuses are often confused with the smaller East Pacific red octopus (Octopus rubescens), but the latter species lacks eye papillae. The giant Pacific octopus prefers epibenthic muddy or rocky habitats that extend from 3 m to 1,000

L - R Octopus Paralarvae; Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens) Š Josh McInnes

m in depth. Divers often encounter giant Pacific octopuses near their dens on reefs and ledges, which are

Other less frequently sighted species like the flapjack

often surrounded by crab carapaces. Octopuses have

devilfish (Opisthoteuthis californiana) and smoothskin

very little skeletal structure, and this enables them to

octopus (Benthoctopus leioderma) have been identified

maneuver into confined spaces.

in the deep offshore waters of Vancouver Island, but little is known regarding their ecology.

The smaller East Pacific red octopus is a common species encountered by divers off Vancouver Island, as they

So much is unknown about the species richness,

inhabit the intertidal zone to 100 m depth. They com-

diversity, and ecology of cephalopods in our oceans.

monly patrol the shallows for small crustaceans which

Cephalopods are at risk from both natural and anthro-

they primarily feed on. They are the only species in our

pogenic changes in their environment. In recent years,

area that produces a poisonous bite that resembles a

shifts in local fisheries have put pressures on the mar-

bee sting, but it is not deadly to humans.

ket squid fishery, causing declines along the California coast. Changes in ocean temperatures are also extend-

The most abundant cephalopod in the eastern North

ing the range of species like the Humboldt or jumbo

Pacific is the opalescent inshore squid (Doryteuthis

squid (Dosidicus gigas), which have been recorded

opalescens) or market squid, which reaches a length

washing up on beaches off western Vancouver Island.

of 19 cm. The market squid is a schooling species that

As predators, Humboldt squid may outcompete native

inhabits the demersal to pelagic zones in depths rang-

predators or affect local prey populations. If we do not

ing from surface waters to 500 m. They ascend from

change our methods of fishing, and limit our carbon

the depths every night to feed on zooplankton and

footprint, many of these intelligent invertebrates may

other small invertebrates. They can often be seen with

disappear.

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WALKING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Bud Logan

Fred Nunns'

CAMPBELLTON LEGACY Frederick and Jack Nunns were born in

Fred's life was tough, as it was for the other settlers, but

Ireland on January 30, 1858, and before he had turned

through hard work they created a life for themselves.

twenty, Frederick had set off to travel the world. He

One of the recurring themes here was the fact that

travelled alone to London and then to Morocco, where

they could all rely upon each other in times of need.

Jack joined him; together, the twin brothers ventured

They would offer a hot meal and a place to sleep to

to Australia, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa

travel-weary visitors without hesitation, and help with

where Fred was a Mounted Policeman. The brothers

any construction that was being done by a neighbour.

emigrated to Canada and settled in the Campbell River area in 1887 with plans to start a farm. They preempted several hundred acres just up from the estuary on the Campbell River. It was tough to work the land but they

Fred Nunns was no exception to this rule and was known for his kindness, but he was also known as a bit of a recluse. He was an eccentric old gentleman that

cleared a large portion, and did indeed build a farm.

spoke little but always with intelligence, according to Mr

Over the years many relatives of Fred and Jack would

Mr Campbell boarded with Fred for several months.

arrive in the area, some staying only briefly, and oth-

He said that Fred had some strange rituals in the

ers remaining for many years. We know this because

morning. No matter the time of year, Fred would get

Frederick Nunns kept a detailed journal of his life in

up, light the stove and while still wearing his pyjamas

the Campbell River area. His entries were most often

would walk down to the river, wade in to his waist and

short and mostly talked about the weather; occasion-

proceed to wash up. Then he would walk back to his

ally, he would add details about other settlers or ex-

cabin, remove his pyjamas and hang them behind the

citing things that happened on the farm. Some of the families that he knew and had interacted with quite of-

Campbell, the first school teacher in the community.

stove, where they would dry before bed time.

ten were mentioned in the journal. One of the families

In 1923 Fred had been to visit a dentist to have six ab-

was the Quocksister family, a well-known First Nation

scessed and painful teeth removed. They used Novo-

family in the area. Another family he mentioned quite

caine during the removal, and he collapsed after the

often was a settler who had arrived in 1890, Edward

treatment and died. It is suspected to have been an

B. Hill. Mr Hill had 160 acres south of Fred's place, in

overdose of Novocaine. Fred left a legacy though, and

what is now the downtown business core. We know a lot

his name lives on. His old house still stands on 19th

about the early years in Campbell River and about the

Ave and has just been purchased by a friend who is

lives of the first settlers because of Fred's Journal. There

renovating it. It's pretty cool to realize what life was

are copies available at the Museum at Campbell River's

like when this home was first built. I like the fact that it

Archives Research Centre.

will live on for some time yet.

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A NOTE FROM KIKI

ABOUT L OT 22, CAM PBE L LTO N For several years, and for many reasons, I have been drawn to the Campbellton area. I am passionate about the village footprint, and the demand for incremental improvements to benefit the quality of lives in the neighbourhood and community at large.

Recently, I took on a renovation The Nunns Creek Park is another place that keeps his name alive; it's a wonderful park with several ball parks and a loggers' sports area that has some of the best loggers from the Pacific Northwest compete for the honour of being labelled 'the Best.' The park has many trails that lets one wander about the wetlands; the bird life here is just incredible.

project that appeared to be in the interest of neighbourhood social justice. The project has been one of blood, sweat and tears, but the outcome has exceeded my expectations and community love.

When the Campbell River Museum created the Puppet Theatre, the first two plays were about Fred. Over

As the story and

the years since then many more stories about this ear-

renovation developed,

ly settler have been made into puppet plays. Children

discussion and dialogue

of all ages love the stories like 'Fred and the Salty Cake'

with neighbours started to

and 'Fred goes to Comox.'

pinpoint some very relevant history in the neighbourhood.

I pieced together information and gathered evidence that lead me to believe this renovation project is on the original site of Fred Nunn’s cabin, located on Lot 22 as marked in the Village of Campbellton’s land map from 1910.

The cabin would have been built in 1912, and appears to have been approximately 200 square feet. It is on one of the two main high ground points close to the Campbell River. Truthfully, during the renovation process, there were no remnants of Fred’s cabin, but probability is high that this was its lot, and, over time, rebuilds and additions took over the original building, rendering it non-existent.

It has been an honour to feel a connection to the historic period of discovery and homesteading in the area during the early 1900s. The completed project will be on the market in June, and I am looking forward to adding a historic component of the Nunns

Photos Fred Nunns on his farm (top) © Museum at Campbell River; Fred Nunns in front of his house © Museum at Campbell River; Nunns Creek Park; The new house at Lot 22 on 19th Ave © Bud Logan.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT Kealy Donaldson

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ARTIST FE ATURE

TONI

JOHNSON Touch OF Glass A

PART ISA:LE

Toni Johnson is a Sto:lo Nation member through her Matsqui heritage. She attended Sheridan College in 2006; graduating as a Glass Technologist in 2010. She is a trained Artist, with a major in Glass Blowing and minor in Sand Casting.

“It’s kinda a thing,” Toni says, with tongue in cheek.

“It’s not nursing but it probably cost the same,” she says, laughing. A touch of glass flows through her family as part of who they have all become now through the eyes of the artistry.

With an established art studio in Oyster River, known as TideLine Gallery, Johnson continues to work with her family. “Thank god for family. There’s a lot to having your own studio. I couldn’t do it by myself,” she says. With Mom, Victoria, Dad, Glen and brother Dakota all pitching in, there is a constant hub of activity at TideLine. The Oyster River studio property was purchased with the intention of becoming a multi-media art shop—glass, metal, wood— approximately five years ago.

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at all the gorgeous pieces being created, each one completely unique and special in its own right, and it is awe-inspiring to think of the entire process that as works of art they have been through.

One of the most current stylings that Johnson is producing are Memorials. These are glass keepsakes that can host special mementos, colours and even ashes.

“It’s nice to give clients something they can see. They can come out and watch the process. It’s comforting to give people these special keepsakes. Whether it’s family – people or pets,” notes Johnson.

Johnson adds how nice it is to explore her art form again and the freedom that comes with having her own artistic space. It gives her time to learn new processes without pressure.

With her entire family involved in the Oyster River studio, they are all happy with where they are at. TideLine does three big art shows each year now with some representation in Central Island locations. When asked what drives her the most when she’s creating with glass, “Passion! Creativity, Outlet, Freedom,” are the artist’s top choices.

Johnson is starting to engage another new process on the holistic side of the fence and she notices it grounds her. This new process is what she is calling ‘Chakra Glass’. Blowing glass with healing crystals and gemstones attached or inserted within the blown glass—function with inclusion. “It truly is an emerging style that fits into the new wave holistic methodologies,” says Johnson.

I often find myself slowing down in Oyster River and jumping off the highway to see if the studio is open or if the glory hole is burning at a righteous heat—just to watch this beautiful transformation of colour, medium, and love.

TideLine Gallery is located in Oyster River.

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BEING HUMAN James L. Anderson

We are wasting our time...

You and Me It is true that there is a dream within us all.

And could we possibly find it in time before that black

But there is something more. There is a darkness that

horror of Oblivion crushes the Human Dream within

is also within us. And it is what always holds us back

us for all eternity?

and keeps us from evolving into what we were born to

If we really look carefully we can see colossal igno-

be. It is a haunting ignorance that stops us from reach-

rance hidden within the hallowed structure of all that

ing the light. And it keeps the Human dream from

we now cherish and cling to as truth, fact, law and safe

coming true.

order in our floundering world around us now.

We have walked on the moon, voyaged among the

It is why the ancient saga of our Human life force has

stars and learned to predict Universe in nanoseconds,

always been a repeating cycle of reaching for that light,

when we really have no idea what it all means. We

and failing...and then being engulfed in that savage ig-

bring Human Beings back to life, are obliviously tin-

norance and incredibly surviving through stark darkness

kering with the sublime Holy mystery of life in manip-

until the dream within us somehow finds its wings again.

ulating, engineering and editing what we believe is the sacred center of birth, and even abominably believing

And it is all happening to us once more.

we can create artificial life...while we are staggeringly ignorant of the magnificent reason why you and I have

Again we all seem to be hurtling downward into a Dark

been given the gift of life itself.

Age and a black abyss, this time towards dark oblivion and the horror extinction of our life force for all time.

With our logical, rational thought we delude ourselves that we are objective, dispassionate, impartial and that

But what if there was a way out? A door to open where

with our symbolic mathematics we are speaking in the

we could all start again. Leaving that cycle and a world

“language that God created the universe in”, that with

and a civilization behind that appears to be being torn

our supreme, exalted, eminently logical cognitive and

apart in terror, rage, torture, war and savage inhuman-

critical thought we are lordly creatures blessed with an

ity, and a biosphere that is becoming inhospitable to

evolving rational, cosmic embodiment of the “mind

Human life itself...what if there was a transformation

of God”.

we could make that would allow us to find the way through to the light, to create a new Human commu-

We are not.

nity of truth and peace, glorious Unity, justice and a future where we could all survive?

We are all fools, whistling in the dark.

What would it be worth to create such a new Human

But it does not have to be that way. Somehow we are

world, and begin it all again, in a different way?

destined for something better. Something incredible.

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At the center of all that we have created and stand upon

that must be hidden at the center everywhere. Just like

now as “logical”, “rational”, deductive and scientific fact,

we believe that the solitary, isolated and hopelessly

law and sacred order, and beneath the sublime, supe-

disconnected lives we all live are supposed to be that

rior platform that supports and sustains our pompous

way. They are not.

certainty and belief that our modern reasoned mindscape ordains us with “exceptional” superiority placing

We live in dark ignorance only because we have yet

us upon the throne as the almighty “chosen” emperors

to find the way to evolve into a higher consciousness

of all Creation...lurking there is monstrous, deadly and

where it is possible to “communicate”, share, experi-

catastrophic error in the intelligent design we mani-

ence and know what it is like to live another Human

fest, imperiously allowing us to reign uncontested with

life. That is the metamorphosis of our Human minds

indisputable, divine and supreme intellect that sanc-

we are all desperately troubling towards.

tifies us as “Masters of the Universe”, “Lords of Creation”, and “Gods” of Earth.

We just haven’t realized it yet.

Look around you now.

We will finally start to live truly HUMAN lives when we begin to open that door. And there is no other way to

We are not.

survive and escape this disintegrating horror our Human lives have become until we do. Somewhere inside

But we could be.

us, we all know this to be true.

The light is still within us somewhere. And we will find

We have been wasting our time...you and me.

it. We just have to stop believing that there are any of

We have been wasting our lives, instead of evolving

us on this earth that deserve to believe they are real-

a New Way to be Human on earth and transforming

ly “Gods”. None of us are anywhere near the ultimate

our primitive communication to where we can actual-

perfection of what we were born to be.

ly feel, experience and live life together. We will then finally care for and “love one another” for the first time

Not yet.

on earth, because we will finally know each other like

we know and treasure ourselves.

We still only can focus upon the part. We believe in all universe that the whole is always only the sum of

The time has come to leave the arrogant, primitive

its parts. This is simply just not true. Nothing is really

and prehistoric ignorance behind us at long last. Time

apart. Unwhole. The whole cannot be reached or cre-

to find the way to reach out and come together, recog-

ated from part. It requires thought from a totally new

nizing finally that the path through to our future and

dimension.

to survive passes through each other. Finding the way through by evolving a new way to learn to live togeth-

And the only place in all universe where the part, the

er ultimately becoming a truly United life force, and

separate, isolated, lone and disconnected essence ex-

leaving the “Long Loneliness” behind us forevermore.

ists is in our own private, “solitary one” lives that we cannot yet escape, or share. We cannot now know, nor

Time to stand up and take charge of our lives and hand

have Humans ever known what another living, breath-

in hand take charge of our Human future. For all that

ing Human “circle of light” is like. We imagine it must

we love. All that we are.

be the same. We just never really know, because we can only now live our own separate lives.

And all that we will be...together.

We are yet colossal buffoons and “Global Fools” be-

And so it goes.

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FITNESS, ETC. Chad Braithwaite

Twelve Ways to Use A FOAM ROLLER

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Here are 12 areas of the body and ways

4. UPPER BACK

that you can use your foam roller to relieve muscle tension, correct

Place the foam roller under your upper back, bend your legs and

muscle imbalances, increase range of motion, and prevent injuries.

straighten your arms. Press your feet and hands into the ground

The best part is that just 10 minutes a day can be sufficient to feel

and lift your buttocks off the floor, coming up into Bridge Pose. Shift

a big change.

your body forward and backward to massage your upper back.

1. THIGHS (FRONT)

5. LOWER BACK

For a sweet quadricep release, get into Upward-Facing Dog and

Position the foam roller under your lower back and bend your

position the foam roller under your thighs with your toes on the

arms and legs. Press your feet and elbows into the ground and

floor. Press your hands into the floor and shift your body forward

raise your buttocks off the ground. Shift your body forward and

and backward, letting the foam roller massage your quads.

backward while rolling the roller along your lower back.

2. THIGHS AND CALVES (BACK)

6. BUTTOCKS

If you've been working your hamstrings or calves lately, you'll

To release tension in the glutes, place the roller under your but-

need this release. Position the roller under the back of your thighs

tocks. Bend your legs, placing your feet flat on the floor. Shift your

or calves, then straighten your leg, keeping your heel off the floor.

body forward and backward while rolling the roller across your

Press your hands into the floor and slightly raise your buttocks

buttocks.

(Reverse Plank). Shift your body forward and backward, letting the foam roller massage your thighs or calves.

7. FEET After a long run — or a day spent wearing uncomfortable shoes

3. THIGH (SIDE)

— your feet could use a nice massage. Stand with your foam roll-

Need to release tension in your IT band? Position the foam roll-

er under the arch of one foot. Gently apply pressure to the arch

er under the outside of one of your thighs, straighten your leg,

by leaning your weight forward and slowly rolling your foot back

and point your toes. Press your hands into the floor and shift your

and forth over the roller. For increased pressure, hold onto some-

body forward and backward while rolling the roller along the side

thing sturdy for balance. You can also find foam rollers specifically

of your upper leg. Feel the sweet release, then switch sides.

made for your tootsies, at Fitness Etc.

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8. ARMS Use the foam roller to work your triceps. Lay on your side and

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place the foam roller under your armpit, stretching your arm overhead, parallel to your body. Roll upward, toward the armpit, pausing at any tender spots. Roll back down and repeat. Switch sides.

9. CHEST Start by laying face-down on a yoga mat with the foam roller under the left side of your chest. Roll across your left pec and back, spending additional time on any sore spots you encounter.

10. HIP FLEXOR Lay on your stomach and place the roller under one hip, spreading your legs outward. Start at your hip and work down to the knee. If you find a tender spot, push down and hold, or roll quickly back and forth over the tender spot. Make sure to switch sides after about a minute.

11. THORACIC SPINE Lay face-up on the floor with your feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart. Center the foam roller beneath your shoulder blades or mid-back so that it is perpendicular to your body, forming a capital T. Extend your arms out from your shoulders at a 45-degree angle. Reach arms back toward the floor and then up

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12. NECK Place the foam roller on the ground and lay on your back with your neck against the roller. The roller should be perpendicular to your body, forming a capital T. Place your hands on your hips. Roll slowly sideways, until the foam roller rolls over the neck muscles where the sore trigger points are.

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WELLNESS ARTISTS Rink Minx Roller Derby

Lindsey Ryzak

Speed, strategy, and sweat:

They built the team back up to be able to fulfill one of their goals: to play a game with a roster of Minx only, no pickups. It was worth it. In July 2018 they played their first game all together in Sechelt against the Red Tide Warning, and won. After that it was a short off season, and then they were back at it again in September, holding info sessions and practicing.

Twice a week they lace up and perfect their game in

Just a few of the characteristics of today’s sport of roller

preparation for bouting season which generally starts

derby. The game has evolved from its roots in the skating

around the same time the ice starts coming out of the

marathons of the 1930s, to the sports entertainment

arenas. Once the weather starts to clear up they hit the

version of the following decades, to its more recent

seawalk and sometimes the road.

revival as a showcase of pure athleticism.

The “Insanity Club” started about seven years ago with

The game itself is fast paced, with skaters quickly shift-

skaters Foxy McMuff and MeLicious Mooose, who came

ing from offense to defense and back within seconds.

up with the idea to skate from Courtenay to Campbell

Strategy is just as important as hitting or blocking, but

River on the Old Island Highway: 56 kilometers. You

the game is still very much a contact sport. Even so,

may have seen them in the early mornings in the sum-

safety is an essential concern, with mandatory full gear

mer skating in small groups along the highway, or after-

consisting of knee and elbow pads, wrist guards, helmet

ward celebrating with brunch at Dolphins. Since then

and mouth guard.

more people have been inducted into the club, and the

There are currently more than 1500 leagues and it's

list is growing.

growing worldwide. One of those is a local team, the

Roller derby is a game anyone can play. Skating ex-

Rink Minx out of Campbell River. The Minx have been

perience can be an asset but many people have begun

quiet for the last few years, but that doesn’t mean they

and excelled without it, although there can be a steep

haven’t been busy. They’ve been recruiting and training.

learning curve. It can be a struggle to keep coming back

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when you continuously fall but the work you put in is worth it. The feeling of flying as you race around the track, the feeling when you master each skill, the feeling when you work with your teammates to accomplish a goal is worth the sweat and the sometimes tears.

Each league is run by the skaters for the skaters. All the time put in between skating, the meetings, fundraisers, and committee work builds a further sense of camaraderie and love for the team. It’s not just a sports team but an extended family. The Minx have started accepting junior skaters and are proud to mentor them and watch them grow as athletes and as young women. Junior skaters who grow up playing the game are becoming the superstar skaters of tomorrow.

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The Rink Minx are looking forward to this year and can’t wait to show off all of their hard work at their first home game in three years. Be on the lookout for more news on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Next season, recruitment begins again and if you have the willingness to commit to practice two times a week and the tenacity to keeping going then there is always a space for you.

They are also hosting a learn to skate program this summer starting in June. Interest in derby or not, this fun intro

to

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Both the dragonfly and its larvae are carnivorous and they feed exclusively on other small animals. The main prey of the dragonfly are mosquitoes, bees, and other small invertebrates. I spent some watching one nymph catch and eat newly hatched tadpoles. The larvae feed mainly on aquatic insects and their eggs. The dragonfly is itself preyed upon by a number of predators including birds, fish, toads, and frogs.

Adults capture prey by hawking or flying back and forth over an area. Dragonfly larvae can prey on a range of organisms like insect larvae, amphibian larvae, and other aquatic invertebrates that can include their own species or those of other dragonflies or damselflies. They are not to concerned who or what they eat.

CREATURES OF

THE NORTHWEST COAST Bud Logan

They come in an incredible variety of colour and sizes ranging from almost pure white to black, with all the colors of the rainbow in between. Flying in the sunlight can make their body and wings sparkle when they are hovering over the water. Truly a sight to see. large eyes, two pairs of transparent

wings and long colourful bodies. As with most other species of insect the dragonfly has six legs, but in spite of this, Dragonflies cannot walk on solid ground; in flight, they are magical. The adult dragonfly can easily move in six directions—upward, downward, forward, back, and side Photo © dssimages / Adobe Stock

When the male spots a female of his own species, he'll approach her from behind, usually while they are both in flight, and hold onto her thorax with his legs. He might bite her, too. If he hopes to mate successfully, he must get

Dragonflies are a large predatory insect that are usually found flying around the shores of ponds, lakes and, streams, they are quite common on Vancouver Island.

Dragonflies have

Male dragonflies make the first move to seduce a female.

to side. It is fascinating to watch them hunt.

Dragonfly larvae are aquatic. These larvae or nymphs are

a firm grip on her quickly. He pulls his abdomen forward and uses his anal appendages to clasp onto her. After he has her tightly by the neck, he extends his body and continues to fly with her, in tandem. Mating takes place and they could be at it for sometime. After mating, the female will still be chased by males, although some species have developed a way to discourage this. When chased, the female will simply stop flying, crash to the ground and act like she is dead. The males usually fly off looking for other females. The female then just flies off.

Female dragonflies lay their eggs in water. The dragonfly eggs then hatch into nymphs. which is how most of the dragonfly’s life is spent. The dragonfly nymphs live beneath the water’s surface, catching insects and small vertebrates such as tadpoles and fish.

The larval stage of some dragonflies may last as long as five years. When the larva is ready to metamorphose into an adult, it climbs up a reed or other emergent plant. The exposure to air causes the larva to begin breathing. The skin splits at a weak spot behind the head and the adult dragonfly crawls out of its old larval skin, pumps up its wings and is ready for flight.

capable of producing a painful bite for unwary humans who decide to pick them up, so don’t attempt to catch them as they go about the business of being dragonfly larvae. Better still, just observe them and let them be.

They are pretty awesome to observe.

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Saunas, either radiant heat or infrared, are effective at in-

taking a fiber, such as flaxmeal or psyllium, treats endo-

creasing the ability to sweat, eliminating toxins through

toxicity which are toxins created in the body in the bowel.

the skin: the second kidney. Exercise also falls into this

Pectasol, a form of modified citrus pectin, has been stud-

category. People such as hair dressers can smell chemi-

ied to remove heavy metals. Colonics are also available (in

cals exuding from their skin after sauna therapy.

Vancouver Island’s largest selection of Courtenay) if required and reduces endotoxicity.

Use air filters in the home to improve air quality. Don’t BOOTS forget toxins come into the home on the furniture and Avoid non organic dirty dozen foods that contain the household items. highest organophosphate neurotoxic pesticide residues BUCKLES &other BELTS according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) ie Don’t store food in plastics or microwave in plastics. peaches, bell peppers, apples, celery, nectarines, strawMOCCASINS & berries, cherries, grapes and lettuce.

Eat foods that help eliminate toxins: Cruciferous vegetaMUKLUKS bles, resveratrol and quercitin foods (ie: blueberries, apGreens in the form of cilantro, spirulina and green vegetaGIFTS ples, & onions, kale), celery, garlic, ginger, green, black, peppermint, rooibos and chamomile teas. bles rich in chlorophyll can bind with toxins such as PCB’s SOUVENIRS for easier elimination, so add a “Greens Drink” to your daiUse chemical free make up and skin care products: ie Lei ly routine. See “Clean, Green and Lean” by Dr. Crinnion.

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NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS Ingrid Pincott N.D.

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Choose a Healing

ENVIRONMENT Your environment of health includes many

Grounding is a way to get away from the Electromag-

different aspects all of which are critical for optimizing

netic Fields (EMF) all around us. When you “Forest

your immune system: a) internal gut environment; b)

Bathe” don’t take your phone with you! Taking a hot

“Forest Bathing; c) grounding; d) detoxification and e)

epsom bath, walking by the ocean or a waterfall and

light and sound.

walking barefoot in the sand or on the ground is also

Improving gut environment: As I was preparing for this article I wanted to mention the “Hygiene Hypothesis” but then learned that this hypothesis in no longer ac-

a way to ground yourself. Gardening is an excellent example. An EMF free bedroom is important for resetting the immune system during the night.

cepted as fact and has been replaced by “Old Friends”

Detoxification includes avoiding antibiotics as much as

(OF) which are microbes which inhabit the natural en-

possible which impair the gut microbiome and reduce

vironment and human microbiome. The OF play an

the immune system if over prescribed. This also in-

essential role in immune regulation, priming the mi-

cludes avoiding foods that are grown with pesticides or

lieu of the immune system which may impact against

herbicides as they interfere with the microbiota of the

the development of allergic disease. Changes in life-

gut. Learn how to use natural remedies for the treat-

style and environment, along with rapid urbanisation,

ment of colds, sore throats, or other upper respiratory

have all contributed to changes in our exposure to

infections and reach for these instead of antibiotics.

essential microbes. Eating an organic diet and ingest-

Consider the “Foundations of Health” (Oct/Nov 2017

ing adequate fiber will optimize the gut microbiome.

issue) as part of your everyday prevention program:

Drinking chlorine free alkaline purified water is also

probiotics, vitamin D, essential fats, B complex and

important in improving your internal environment.

minerals including trace minerals found in fulvic and

In my clinical experience taking a probiotic daily im-

humic acids. Consider EMF as toxic for your body and

proves the immune system overall, preventing colds

learn how to fast from your devices for several hours

and flus for example.

every day.

“Forest bathing” or shinrin-yoku, has been researched in Japan and is practiced as walking in the forest atmosphere or taking in the forest through your senses.

This is not exercise or hiking or jogging. It is simply being in nature, connecting through the senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Shinrin-yoku bridges the gap between us and the natural world and opens up the senses. See the book “Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness”

Natural light is important for the function of the pituitary gland. Spend time outside every day to not only get some sun exposure but also fresh air. At night it is equally important to sleep in a dark room for optimal rest. Stillness and silence of meditation is also critical for healing. Be aware of the noise around you and what is calming and choose healing back ground music.

by Dr. Qing Li. Dr. Ingrid Pincott N.D. (Retired) 778-560-4444 or drpincott@drpincott.com.

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At the end of the tour, Yarrow met with

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me. He is a very likable man, full of en-

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thusiasm—you instantly know he has a real love of the natural world. The day I talked with Yarrow, he told me he had just spent the morning tree walking. I had to ask him what this was and he told me he likes to see how far he can go in a forest without touching the ground, he says it is like yoga to him. He instilled in Photo © Harmonic Arts

me a need to try this tree walking.

Both Angela and Yarrow are Clinical

Every two months, I deliver Compass

Herbalists, graduates of the Wild Rose College of Natu-

Magazine to the stores, restaurants, and pubs located in

ral Healing. This four-year program is based in Calgary,

Cumberland. I also deliver to the Cumberland Museum.

Alberta. Yarrow is currently a director of the college.

There is a sign for ' Harmonic Arts' just up the road from the museum, which I had always thought was a music store, or perhaps a music school. One day I decided I needed to check it out, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it is not what I thought. It is a business that creates herbal medicines. Being knowledgeable in local medicinal plants myself, I was intrigued, and I began to chat with a young Australian girl, Genevieve, who is the receptionist in their retail storefront of the facility. She was very personable and answered all my questions.

I, of course, offered to deliver our magazine on a regular basis and this gave me the chance to learn more about not just what they sell but about the owners. Every time I would stop by, I always had a chat with Genevieve.

They met during their studies at the school, and after they both graduated, they ended up moving to Vancouver Island. Their plan was to open a healing clinic and little herb shop in the Comox Valley. Not quite knowing how to get started, they took on an apprenticeship working under another local herbalist. At one point, they took over her clinic for five months while she went on leave.

This was immensely informative.

They began to realize that there was no real access to good quality plant medicines locally or for that matter on Vancouver Island. So they began to harvest and prepare products that they would sell at farmers markets.

They began to get orders from a few health stores and then more began to come in and within a year they came

One of the things I do is take elders out on walkabouts to

to the conclusion that they could sell wholesale to clients

teach them about medicinal plants, how to harvest and

from across Vancouver Island. So they began to expand

prepare them for use. Some of these elders are really not

what products they produced. They had three rules

able to get out on their own to gather and after learning

when creating new blends: They had to be easy to use,

more about Harmonic Arts, I realized that a lot of the

be therapeutically effective, and they must taste good.

herbal medicines can be found here. So I asked Genevieve to ask the owners if they would like to tell us about who they are and why they created Harmonic Arts.

As their products became popular among the health food stores on the island, they began to reach out to stores across Canada. Their products are respected as

The owners, Yarrow and Angela Willard, agreed, and a

being high quality authentic herbal products. They now

staff member, Elise LaBlanc, gave me a tour of their fa-

have a large in-house production team of scientists,

cility. I asked Elise if she enjoyed working at Harmon-

herbalists, technicians, processors and office staff. They

ic Arts. “Working here is rewarding—there’s plenty of

also view their company as being the change they want

room for creativity to flourish. I really enjoy the warm

to see in the world, by being a good corporate citizen and

team dynamic. It’s a privilege to work for a company that

giving back to help protect their local wild lands.

is conscious, passionate, and driven to share the healing power of plant medicine," she replied.

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