Compass Magazine Vancouver Island Issue 15

ISSUE 15 | APRIL/MAY 2018 SHARING THE DIRECTION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMUNITIES

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FEATURE ARTIST

SONNY ASSU

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WALKING IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS BUD LOGAN

Outlaws on Vancouver Island

OCEAN CHRONICLES |

MARINE LIFE STUDIES

Grey Whales: Spring & Summer Migrants

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CLAM GARDENS | ERIKA ANDERSON

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ARTIST FEATURE |

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WELLNESS ARTIST

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SONNY ASSU

Reckoning Art for Reconciliation

Fifth Annual Vancouver Island Fibre Fest

EAT LOCAL |

BUD LOGAN

Medicinal uses for the ubiquitous Plantain

May the sun bring you new energy by day, May the moon softly restore you by night, May the rain wash away your worries,

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COMPASS MAGAZINE | ISSUE 15 | APRIL/MAY 2018

PUBLISHER'S NOTE Recognizing how powerful our Sun really is, truly impresses us during the springtime. After a long winter’s nap, our Island environment awakens and our consciousness longs to be outdoors.

Embrace the fresh growth that surrounds us along with the warmth and change of the season! Happy Spring!

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! -Sioux Chief Sitting Bull Compass Magazine embraces Arts, Culture & Wellness to share the direction of communities and create relevant dialogue. Gilakasla – Marci! In this issue, we connect with: •

Artist Feature | Sonny Assu | Reckoning Art for Reconciliation

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Off the Beaten Path | Kaikash Creek

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Wellness Artist | Vancouver Island Fibre Fest

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Art In Action | CVAC Central Vancouver Island Art Tour

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Ocean Chronicles | Grey Whales – Spring & Summer Migrants

Cheers

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CONTRIBUTORS Bud Logan Andrea Wagemaker The Compass Magazine is Ingrid Pincott, ND produced & published by: James L. Anderson Kiki's Communications Inc. Robyn Smalley, MBCAK, BS Kin. ISSN# 2369-8063 Josh McInnes 2100 Park Road Stephanie Marcos Campbell River, BC V9W 4P7 Victoria Wade 250.203.1880 Peggy West-Stap compassmagazine@ourmail.com Chad Braithwaite www.compassmagazine.ca Joseph McLean Kera McHugh Connect with us Facebook | LinkedIn Maria Ji Kealy Donaldson Annette Elliott Bud Logan Brian Shaw Josh McInnes Erika Anderson Kealy Donaldson To Advertise & Subscribe Kealy: 250.203.1880 Entire magazine contents are copyright.

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Bud Logan

Kayak camping at the

KAIKASH CREEK

Recreation Site

Kayaking has become a very popular in

for humpback whales, killer whales, dall’s porpoise’s,

the waters surrounding the North Island. Tourism

dolphins, sea-lions and seals. It's pretty awesome to see

operators have opened up many businesses that cater

these beautiful animals in their natural environments.

to this sport. These operators have base camps set up

You can easily reach Blackfish Sound, Baronet Passage,

all over the North Island, but if you like to go it on your

Beware Passage and the Broughton Archipelago from

own, you will need to set up your own camps. Thank-

Kaikash. They all have numerous campsites and all are

fully there are kayak campsites put in place for your

great whale watching areas.

use. Kaikash is one of many campsites that make up the BC Marine Trail. There are many more. You can view all locations for camping om the marine trail map. www.bcmarinetrail.org/bc-map

When you are kayaking in any of these areas, keep your eyes open—you could see plenty of eagles, ravens, mink and squirrels along with the other life here. You can look for the smaller sea creatures at low tide as you wan-

The remote campground at the Kaikash Creek Rec

der along this wonderful beach, just look into the small

Site is only accessible by water and extensively used

tidal pools and be amazed at their wonders. There is a

by kayakers. There is fresh water here and quite a few

very real chance to view black bears feeding along the

campsites located close to one of the longest beach-

tideline here as well as seeing black tail deer, especially

es in the area. It has composting toilets, picnic tables

where the creek flows into Broughton Straight.

and privacy. The beach is almost 1km long and is 11km south of Telegraph Cove and 6km north of Robson Bight Ecological Reserve.

There are other private campsites on the beach; wellbuilt, unobtrusive and frequented by people you might meet and pleasantly chat with as you wander along the beach. For the most part, you'll have the beach to yourself. The little creek itself is fairly easy to explore, and

Kaikash Creek is a pre-

there are numerous pools and small rapids surrounded

mier site for viewing sea

by some incredible forest settings.

life—I have seen humpback

whales

feeding

just offshore, and orca hunt

along

the

kelp

forests that run down the beach. The Kaikash Rec Site is a great location for a base camp.

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So whether you are out for a few days or longer, you could stay at a different site each night or camp at Kaikash and explore a new area each day. What are you waiting for? Pack up your gear, load up the kayaks and come see what we have to offer!

Bud Logan has lived on Vancouver Island since 1961 and has a deep love of the Island’s wild places. He is an artist, environmentalist, writer, photographer and amateur entomologist.

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Walking in their Footsteps: OUTLAWS ON THE NORTH ISLAND Bud Logan

William Clarke Quantrill was originally a school teacher in Illinois, when in 1858 he joined a wagon train and travelled West to make his fortune. After he had trouble finding employment and became a gambler and petty thief who was wanted for various crimes, he headed south to hide out.

When the American Civil War broke out, Quantrill joined up and was made a captain in the Confederate Army, where he wound up leading a group of guerrilla riders known as "Quantrill's Raiders." This group included Dick Yaegar, Jesse and Frank James, and the Younger brothers; they harassed Union soldiers and staged raids.

Their most notorious raid occurred in 1863 when they led around 400 Confederate recruits in an attack on Lawrence, Kansas. Over 180 men, women and children were brutally killed. They burned half the town in a drunken rage, mudering the residents one by one—they only stopped and retreated after Union soldiers were spotted heading their way.

The Lawrence Massacre is still considered by many to be the worst atrocity of the Civil War. As the war ended, members of the notorious raiders were labelled fugitives. Quantrill was reported to have been caught and killed in Louisville, Kentucky. Many believed, however, that he had actually escaped to live in hiding in South America. He was believed to have returned to North America in the late 1880s under an assumed name, eventually making his way to Northern Vancouver Island in 1902.

In 1907, a man by the name of J. E. Duffy came to Coal Harbour on business and encountered John Sharp there. Duffy had served in the Union cavalry during the war and his unit had clashed with Quantrill's band.

He thought Sharp had a striking resemblance to his old war adversary and spent several hours talking with him. Sharp finally admitted to being Quantrill—he knew with accuracy Quantrill's military history and had a scar on his back between the shoulder blades; the wound that was said to have killed him.

Duffy gave an interview to a Canadian syndicated newspaper that was picked up by many American newspapers and the story spread across the country.

The stories all stated that William Clarke Quantrill was alive and living in Coal Harbour, BC, under the alias John Sharp.

On October 1, 1907 two Americans, allegedly from Lawrence, Kansas, arrived on northern Vancouver Island. They had taken passage from Victoria to Port Hardy where they then hired a guide to take them over the trail to Coal Harbour. The guide left them at John Sharps cabin. The next day, it was discovered that John had been beaten with a fireplace poker and the butt of a shotgun. He died a day later. His killers were never apprehended.

Going through John's stuff after his death revealed a pair of colt navy revolvers with the initials W.C.B. engraved on the handles and a number of letters addressed to Quantrill.

Here is where the story gets interesting: A fellow by the name of John Sharp arrived in the Coal Harbour area and worked in various odd jobs, eventually finding employment as the caretaker of an empty mining camp.

He lived in a shack along the shores of a local beach.

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potters, three sculptors, two lamp makers and an assem-

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Blow at the Surface | Photo Peggy Stap/Marine Life Studies

Ocean Chronicles

GREY WHALES Spring & Summer Migrants

Josh McInnes, Stephanie Marcos, Victoria Wade, and Peggy West-Stap

Staring out at the open Pacific Ocean,

es). Globally, two populations of grey whale are recog-

we searched for plumes of mist that signal the presence

nized in the North Pacific: the Northeastern and West-

of a whale. We had hiked 20km along the West Coast

ern Pacific. The northeastern population ranges from

Trail, from beautiful sandy Pachena Beach to the re-

the warm lagoon waters of Baja California to the frigid

mote Cape Beale Lighthouse. The West Coast Trail is a

Chukchi and Beaufort Sea’s in the high Arctic. Their

world famous hiking location that extends from Bam-

overall range is temporally distributed based on com-

field, BC in the north to Port Renfrew BC in the south

plex migration patterns.

along the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Grey whales migrate south during the winter months Our goal was to count and document a small sub pop-

to breed and have their calves in the protected waters

ulation of grey whales that spend their summers in the

of lagoons like San Ignacio. During the spring and sum-

Barkley Sound region. Scanning with our binoculars

mer they head north into cold productive waters to

we counted 15 different grey whales identified by their

feed. The distance that some animals travel can range

distinctive heart-shaped blow. Far off near the horizon,

from 14,000 to 20,000 km, the longest migration of

more plumes of mist drifted with the breeze.

any mammal! Though not all make these long migrations, as it has been recently documented that small sub

As we exited the trail, we were astonished to see two

populations spend their summers off Vancouver Island

sub adult grey whales rolling in shallow water, just 10m

and in Puget Sound, Washington. The Western Pacific

from the beach. Throughout summer, these whales

population inhabits the waters off the Asian Coasts of

continually used Pachena Bay for food. The small bay

Japan, Korea, China, and Russia. An extinct population

acts as a breeding ground for Dungeness crab, and nu-

also once existed in the North Atlantic, but was extirpat-

merous bodies of these arthropods can be seen washed

ed in the early 17th century due to whaling.

up on the beach at low tide.

Grey whales are a medium sized species of baleen The grey whale is an iconic species along the Pacif-

whale. They can reach lengths of up to 12m and can

ic Northwest coast, and is one of the most commonly

weigh up to 35,000kg. Their name is very appropri-

encountered cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpois-

ate when describing their appearance. They exhibit a

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mottled grey color often pocketed or scarred with white circular marks from hitch hiking barnacles. Often their rostrum is covered in barnacles and whale lice, a form of amphipod. Calves are often darker in colour, but as they age they acquire the characteristic markings typical of adults.

NOAA NMFS 201519 | Photo Stephanie Marcos/Marine Life Studies

Grey whales specialize in foraging on small inverte-

the 19th century. Grey whales were given internation-

brates, but also occasionally forage for fish. They use

al protection in 1946 from the International Whaling

baleen, which are coarse hair like strands composed of

Commission, but population numbers fluctuated and

the protein keratin (similar to human hair), to trap prey.

sightings were infrequent for decades to come.

They are benthic foragers and by sifting through sand and mud in shallow nearshore areas, they capture small

With numerous conservationists, scientists, researchers

crustaceans like amphipods, mysid shrimps, and crab

and the public fighting to protect these majestic an-

larvae. Prey preference tends to fluctuate throughout

imals, there is an estimated grey whale population of

the foraging season and depends on the prey's life cycle,

20,000 animals as of 2001! While this is encouraging

oceanographic conditions, and geographical location.

news, grey whales still suffer from human disturbances.

Pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing, and entan-

Grey whales are an extraordinary species that have

glement in fishing gear are all major concerns for this

a complex history with human beings. First Nations

rescue species.

peoples living off Vancouver Island used grey whales as a source of sustenance, and many midden sites still

As we are heading into spring and summer all along the

contain grey whale bones. Sustenance hunting turned

Pacific Coast, grey whales can be spotted as they mi-

to commercial greed in the 17th to 20th centuries, as

grate north. Take a moment to go down to your local

European and American whalers discovered key breed-

beach or a top of beautiful cliff side and enjoy these

ing lagoons in Baja California. American 19th century

spring and summer migrants!

whaling captain, Charles Scammon, was one of the

Josh McInnes is a cetacean ecologist and research coordinator at MarineLife Studies in Monterey Bay, California. He taught ocean sciences at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre from 2014-2016.

He lives in Victoria, BC.

first to exploit grey whales in their breeding habitats.

Their dangerous demeanor and aggressive nature towards whalers earned them the name devilfish. The great commercial harvest crashed in 1875, leaving only an estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 animals by the end of

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CLAM GARDENS

Erika Anderson

Kayaking in a bay towards the north

reason clam gardens have gotten so much research

end of Quadra last summer, I came across a site that

attention is that they challenge long-held beliefs that

had evidently been altered by human hands. At the

coastal First Nations were exclusively "hunter-gather-

low water mark there were rows of large rocks, and be-

ers," dependent on nature's natural food production,

hind the rock walls finer material had settled, making

such as salmon runs and wild berries.

for an easy place to dig clams. Along the shores, middens were visible—accumulations of shells left over from years of feasting on the bounty of clams. What I had seen was a clam garden, a sophisticated approach to increasing clam productivity used by coastal First Nations people. Before European contact, there were large First Nations villages all over the coast. Clams provided a reliable, easily harvested food source that was available year round.

Lately there has been a renewed interest in restoring ancient clam gardens. For example, on Russel Island near Saltspring Island, Parks Canada together with the W_SÁNEĆ and Hul'q'umi'num Nations have undertaken the restoration of ancient clam gardens. It is a challenging task, involving an understanding of beach ecology and patience because work can only be done during the very short windows offered by very low tides. With today's concerns about food security,

Although clam gardens are found all over the coast,

the environmental impacts of large scale farming and

the beaches of North Quadra Island have a large doc-

the international trade in food, the restoration of clam

umented concentration of clam gardens. Research of

gardens provide an environmentally sound and sus-

these clam gardens has found that clam gardens pro-

tainable traditional food source.

vide optimal habitat for littleneck and butter clams.

They found that clam gardens today are 150-300% more productive than beaches without clam gardens clamgarden.com. Some of the clam gardens were

Photos courtesy of Erika Anderson

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ARTIST FE ATURE Kealy Donaldson

SONNY ASSU Reckoning for Reconciliation

It’s been two years now Sonny Assu's

2016, he was back on traditional ground when Camp-

been back in Campbell River, working from his new

bell River Art Gallery hosted his exhibit Homecoming.

home studio. Assu now resides in the home his grand-

His work is very diverse and his contemporary focus

mother built in the Wei Wai Kum’s community by the

shines through topics like colonialization.

Big House, and is developing a deeper connection to his heritage through this return to his traditional lands.

For some time now, Assu has had focus on the ef-

Before his return, Assu lived in Montreal for five years

fects of colonization; in fact, it’s quite a reckoning for

with a working studio 45-minutes away. Although he

his work. When he attended Emily Carr University of

may have been a bit more productive in his Montreal

Art and Design in 1999, he studied Indigenous Issues

studio, he says he is truly enjoying the freedoms and

and focused on presenting them through his artis-

connections his Campbell River location gives him.

tic expression. Assu will be doing a Print Residency at NSCAD University in 2019, located in Halifax and

Assu has received national and international exposure

known as one of North America’s ultra-progressive

with exhibits and works throughout North America

interdisciplinary art schools. He earned a Masters

and Europe, and recently he’s been preparing for an

of Fine Arts Degree from Concordia University and

exhibit at the Yukon Art Centre which opened March

a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University

8: Ready Player Two. Assu was immersed in popular

of Art and Design. Assu is an interdisciplinary artist,

culture from the start of his childhood through comic

whose main focus is painting but he works in sculp-

books and super heroes. He truly has a married cul-

ture, print and digital.

ture by fusing popular nerdy trends with his First Na-

Assu reminisces about time spent with his grand-

tions heritage through contemporary expressions. In

mother and the teachings she offered him through

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his life. Assu is Ligwiłda’xw of the Kwakwaka’wakw na-

deconstructed comic book pages, cut into abstract

tions, descended from Chief Billy Assu of the We Wai

Northwest Coast shapes and collaged onto paper

Kai and Chief William Roberts of the Weiwaikum. As-

and painted over. Assu often titles his works with

su’s great grandmother attended a Residential School

hashtags to carry his messages across multiple plat-

in Chilliwack. Reflecting on her experiences, as told by

forms. Through this work, he creates new dialogues

his grandmother Leila Crosby, he recalls her fondness

for himself around self-reflection and the merging of

for tomatoes and that she learned to garden at resi-

his pop roots and his learnt Ligwiłda’xw heritage.

dential school. But there were also stories told to him that weren’t so quaint about the Indian Day School

He was an avid collector of comics and was swallowed

and Leila's continuing education. At that time, Indig-

up by the “speculator boom” in the comic industry of

enous students had to request to continue on from

the late 80s and early 90s. Assu draws relations to the

Day School to High School. His grandmother was

breaking coppers in these pieces, as way to shame the

granted to move forward in her education; she was

comic book industry for manipulating a generation of

welcomed to on the first day with a bar of soap and

youth into investing money and energy into what be-

was called a ‘dirty indian’. This story, among others,

came a flooded market. “I find painting to be medita-

are the inspiration from which Assu draws his artis-

tive; and working on the Speculator Boom Series is no

tic strengths. Assu notes that he really wants to reach

different,” he says. “Working on this scale is perfect of

those that don’t have an awareness or understanding

self-reflection and challenging the notions of nostalgia

of what colonization means and the effects on First

that this work brings.”

Nations cultures.

Assu has launched a book, Sonny Assu: A Selective HisAssu has just completed a series of Digital Map Inter-

tory (Heritage House Publishing), a retrospective of his

ventions which represent the reclaiming of colonial

15-year career. Contributing writers include a forward

landscape. These works represent invisible boundar-

by Janet Rogers, a Victoria poet, and a short story by

ies by colonial system; once a vast space, now con-

Richard Van Camp based on an interview he conduct-

trolled by the Canadian Government. In one of these

ed with Assu. Marianne Nicolson, Ellyn Walker and

works, Assu uses a Northwest Coast Copper symbol

Assu himself round out the written contributions of

superimposed on the maps and breaks the Indian

the 224 page, full colour book. It’s available through

Reserves noted on the maps into the coppers. The

Assu’s website and in bookstores.

Paradise Syndrome works are based on the Star Trek original series with Captain Kirk and Spock. When

Assu takes time to reflect on the building of his ances-

asked about Indians and Aliens, Assu references the

try and the strength of Kwakwaka’wakw Art that has

petroglyphs throughout this region and speculates

been practiced by many of his ancestors and other

other-worldly encounters with his ancestors.

important artists from the Northwest Coast. Charles Edenshaw, Mungo Martin, Bill Reid and Ellen Neel are

Assu’s youth obsession with comics and super he-

just some of the names that come forward and are

roes spill over into his body of work. Pieces like his

key to understanding Assu’s unique blend of Indige-

mixed Raven and Spider are exemplary. “In my earlier

nous Art and pop culture in our dialogue. Sitting on

work, I felt Raven is inserting himself into pop culture

the edge looking in and being part of both Kwakwa-

through my use of comic book imagery and consumer

ka’wakw and pop culture, does Ceremonial versus

electronics. I felt the Raven was becoming these ob-

contemporary balance the circle?” he dares to ponder

jects of consumer culture, to manipulate people into

and continues to express his answers to these exis-

seeing him again. To shift the focus back onto himself

tential questions through his interdisciplinary, con-

and away from these consumables,” says Assu. His

temporary works.

most current body of work, Speculator Boom, features

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SHIFT HAPPENS Andrea Wagemaker

How to Manage Anxiety BEFORE A SURGICAL PROCEDURE Signs of surgical anxiety become a psychological

The reasons for surgical anxiety may vary from fear of the unknown to having a bad experience with previous surgeries. Surgical anxiety can also be caused by fear of dying or the result of the surgery, post op.

intense anxiety that often strikes before undergoing a surgical procedure as well as help control pain and speed recovery after surgery. Imagine reducing your anxiety levels regarding your upcoming medical procedure and remaining calm, relaxed, and stress free prior, during, and after the operation? Pre-Op Hypnosis specializes in helping people reduce their anxiety around all types of medical procedures. From dental surgery, Cancer treatments or major operations, Hypnosis helps in alleviating general symptoms and side effects of stress, nervousness, uneasiness, or fear usually experienced prior to having surgery whether a simple day procedure or a major operation.

It's essential to seek treatment so that your mental and physical health doesn't suffer. Anxiety is a vicious cycle with stress and physical symptoms causing sleeplessness, which can make anxiety even worse, as your ability to manage becomes more and more difficult. Being able to discuss your concerns openly with someone who isn't directly involved can be very therapeutic, especially if your friends and family members are unable to be impartial.

When used before surgery, the benefits of hypnosis go beyond just allowing a patient to remain calm and reducing stress. That nervous, anxious feeling that accompanies most people into the operating room has been linked to patients experiencing more pain, a greater need for painkillers, and longer stays in the hospital after surgery. It has been proven that preoperative anxiety can have big effects on postoperative recovery.

One particular area where Clinical Hypnosis and life coaching has been shown to be extremely effective is before and after surgery. Hypnosis can help to relieve the

You may not be able to avoid the operation however, but for just a moment imagine and invite a peaceful transition from pre to post-operative state and a chance to heal

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more quickly and easily than ever before. In my practice I see many clients that have had great success from Pre-op Hypnosis and Hypno-Healing Head Massage, and yes, I do make house calls when people are not mobile enough to come to my office for a small travel fee. Clients will be given tools to manage for a stress-free surgery.

In one study, conducted in 2007 and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 200 randomly selected patients who were about to undergo breast cancer surgery were given brief hypnosis sessions prior to their procedures. The results showed that those who underwent hypnotherapy prior to their surgery required less anesthetic and reported less pain, nausea and fatigue after their procedures.

In addition, the study also found that the cost of surgery on hypnotized patients was actually lower because of the

reduced amount of medication needed. In a report published by ABC News, Guy Montgomery, director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Integrative Behavioral Medicine Program and lead author of the study said, “The vast majority of patients can have some benefit from doing this. To me it’s a no-brainer: It helps patients and it saves money.”

If you have any type of surgical procedure in your future, hypnosis can help to relieve the anxiety and stress leading up to the procedure, which, in turn, will reduce the risk of complications and prepare your body for a speedier recovery with less pain, and less need for drugs.

After your surgery, hypnosis will allow you to maintain a calm and relaxed state of mind that is conducive to faster and more complete healing.

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It’s here—I warned you it was coming. The spring listing market is in high gear already. Are you thinking about selling?

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First Impressions Remove all obstructions on the walkway to your front door. It should be filled with bright seasonal flowers, inviting the potential buyer right up to that freshly painted front door. Easy to accomplish in a weekend with minimal cost and a big ROI. Light and Bright It’s time to shine and show off how great your property is!

Make sure that great first impression continues once the front door is opened. Clean, bright and cheery. All surfaces must sparkle and the lights should be bright. If your fixtures aren’t enhancing the beauty of your property, replace them! Use warm bulbs for bedrooms but kitchen and bathrooms should be natural or daylight bulbs.

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Colours Neutral colours appeal to a wider selection of buyers because it gives them time to move in and choose what their colour scheme will be. Paint is an inexpensive way to refresh walls and make the property appeal to a wider buyer pool.

Big Ticket Items Are your AC and furnace in great condition? How about the roof and windows? A pre-sale home inspection is a great opportunity to learn what the buyer will learn. It's a reasonable cost to ensure there are no surprises on those big-ticket items.

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FITNESS, ETC. Chad Braithwaite

Protein Intake & its EFFECT ON FAT LOSS Protein is important. We all know that we

rethink your strategy. One way we help our clients lose weight

need this key nutrient to repair and gain muscle, but protein

is to make sure they are getting enough protein daily.

is also essential in fat loss. Unfortunately, most adults do not even come close to the recommended amount of protein required to see its full benefits. According to an article published in Precision Nutrition the recommended amount for a sedentary male to keep his body functioning and to prevent protein deficiency is .36 g per lb. of body weight (.8 g per kg), and athletes need more.

The Key to Success Shoot for one simple rule: "Protein with each meal." You need a balanced diet and with a daily macronutrient goal of protein to ultimately lose the weight. This ensures you'll hit your protein goal for the day. If you are interested in trying this out, here is what a sample day of nutrition would look like: Breakfast: scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast & sweet potato hash

Protein is known as the most satiated nutrient, meaning it takes longer to digest. This keeps you full longer, preventing binging. Protein is the unsung hero we tend to forget about when we struggle to lose weight. There are many strategies to help us achieve our protein goal.

browns, orange slices. Snack: Greek yogurt with fruit. Lunch: pork chop with greens & spaghetti squash. Snack: apple & nut butter. Dinner: chicken, quinoa & avocado.

Here is one tip that changes everything: After grocery shopping, wash, chop, and cook everything and put it in containers

To Track or not to Track?

in your fridge so it is easily accessible. Wash and cut up all fruit

Some people enjoy tracking what they eat, and some do not.

and veggies. Marinate and cook all meat and pre-cook any

One popular strategy that we use with our clients is to have

grains or veggies that need to be steamed or baked. Humans

a fist size of protein with every meal or at least some sort of

love easy and fast. If we don't have food ready to eat, chances

protein with every meal; you'll be surprised how close you will

are we will not make it.

come to reaching your required protein intake.

In all your nutrition goals, make sure protein intake is top of

Don't be Fooled There is a common misconception in the weight loss industry that to lose weight you can't eat certain foods. I bet you have heard of all the no carb diets. I bet you have even heard of the no fat or only fat diets. The truth is anytime you have a

the list and you will see your fitness goals be smashed in a matter of weeks!

Protein Rich Foods

"diet" where you restrict calories or have a caloric deficit, you

Chicken

Cottage Cheese

Tuna

will see weight loss. This doesn't mean that you are safe to

Beans

Tofu

Green Peas

try all diets—the fact is you may end up trying diet after diet

Edamame

Nut butters

Beef

because they only work for a time, and the results don't last.

Eggs

Protein powders

Pork

You end up on a constant yo-yo swinging from new diet to

Nuts

Protein bars

Turkey

new diet, never really having healthy sustainable results. It's

Quinoa

Beef Jerky

important to remember that it will take time. Losing weight

Greek yogurt

Halibut

does not come easy or quickly and if it does you may want to Chad is the owner of Fitness Etc. in Campbell River, Courtenay, Parksville. He and his staff are always here to help. Whether it's product knowledge, or help with diet and training advice, they are here for you. www.fitness-etc.ca W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A

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WEALTH HEALTH Brian Shaw

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The US Federal Fund Reserve makes money tight by raising short-term interest rates, increasing the cost of borrowing and effectively reducing its attractiveness.

Recent volatility in the markets are because the powers that be are concerned that the US economy may overheat; the opposite of what would cause a recession.

It's possible that the market could have a sustained downtrend but without the seeds for a recession it's highly unlikely.

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rest to help recovery physically and mentally from the day and to prepare us for the following day. It is recommended to have 7-9 hours of good sleep each night. For most of us, this seems like a large number. “In order to get up at 5am, I have to go to bed at 9pm?!” YES! That is exactly what that means!

Proper sleep habits are also linked to a decrease in chronic conditions including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and even tumor metastasis. Here are a couple tips to help increase those REM hours.

Make a Routine Try to have a “bedtime” routine. We had them as kids and know that it helps our own kids get to bed (have a bath, read a book, have some milk, go to sleep). How did we get out of this now that we are older? Having a routine helps our bodies know that it is time to unwind and start calming down.

Limit Screen Time A study from the American Marketing Association states that social media can increase dopamine levels which excites our body. NOT the type of message we want to send to our bodies before heading to bed. Try reading a book instead of logging onto social media.

Exercise Some studies believe that exercising too close to bed time would inhibit our sleep patterns. Although exercise releases endorphins that excite our body, activity at any time is still better than none. If night time is the only time for you to fit in exercise, it will still have benefits beyond sleep.

Avoid Caffeine Having caffeinated drinks up to 6 hours before bedtime have been shown to effect sleep patterns. Try to drink de-caffeinated drinks throughout the afternoon, or even better, go for a quick walk or stretch at work to cure those mid-day yawns.

Bed & Pillows How old is your mattress and/or pillows? If you waking up more stiff than when you go to bed, these may be things to look at.

Robyn Smalley is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and Practicing Kinesiologist and co-owner of Heart Strong Fitness. Heart Strong Fitness provides exercise and activity programming for clients of all ages and abilities.

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NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS Ingrid Pincott N.D.

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TREAT THE CAUSE Spring is a favorite time of year for many of us. The birds are cheerfully chirping like mad and new life is evident everywhere around us. It is also a time when people are looking for a renewal or a “reboot” in their lives. Just as we fertilize our gardens for the growing cycle so too we need to cleanse and fertilize the “soil” of our bodies to treat the underlying causes of disease.

Take the person who has survived cancer surgery, chemo and or radiation. Now that the oncologist has told them “we got it all” there is no more cancer, does one take a deep breath of tremendous gratitude and promptly go back to the old ways of living? Epigenetic research indicates that nutrition can affect which genes are expressed so by optimizing the matrix of our body’s tissues and providing the right nutrients we may prevent the recurrence of cancer.

Every cancer patient should follow a rigorous “reboot” regime for one year to prevent cancer from recurring or metastasizing. The book “Five to Thrive” by Dr. Alschuler and Karolyn Gazella outlines a five -step strategy that your naturopathic physician can personalize for your optimal health.

Get the chemicals out. Get them out of your household cleaning products, your personal care and make up products and get them out of your food. Don’t drink chlorinated water, don’t use underarm deodorant, don’t use food stored in plastics. The environmental working group www.EWG.org provides lists of foods and house hold products with the least amount of chemicals. A lot of cancers result from our exposure to chemicals in our environment and our inability to detoxify them.

Cleansing programs assist your detoxification processes through the drainage of the kidney and liver. This

includes limiting exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones as well as your WIFI. Turn your WIFI off at night. Are you in the market for an infrared sauna which is great for detox?

Healthy life style. This includes anti-cancer foods or beverages: green tea, rainbow diet of organic fruits and vegetables, limit sugars and alcohol and choose hormone free animal products. The Mediterranean diet is generally a good all-around healthy diet plan to choose.

Good quality sleep and exercise programs are important too for healing.

Support the immune system in general by using herbal tonics including echinacea, astragalus and vitamins such as Vitamin C to avoid taking prescriptions for bacterial or viral infections. One less drug in your system makes it easier on your liver and kidneys. Treating the stress organs, the adrenals glands, is critical as cancer therapies and surgery take a huge toll on them.

Prevent inflammation by taking curcumin based anti-inflammatories that contain boswellia and quercetin. This kind of remedy not only helps with inflammation, it treats the liver and also crosses the blood brain barrier.

Anti cancer nutrients include fish oils, vitamin D, mushrooms, specific fibers that prevent metastasis, remedies that lower harmful hormones as in the case of breast and prostate cancer, probiotics, and certain anti-oxidants such as Vitamin C. Naturopathic physicians are experts at personalized medicine to help you uncover underlying causes that may be contributing to your dis-ease.

For more of Dr. Pincott’s articles visit www.PerceptiveHealth.ca or www.drpincott.com and www.bcna.ca to find an ND near you.

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GROWING UP COASTAL

Joseph McLean The Guffie McCreek gorge is spanned by a simple pedestrian bridge: wide, concrete, and utilitarian, it connects the Recreation Complex to the rest of town. Below the bridge is a mess of fallen trees, salmonberry brambles, and shiny black mud.

It was towards this lower crossing that we set out one fateful afternoon.

Our team included a four year old trip planner, a six year old expedition leader, several curious robins, and me, the 40 year old assistant. Sliding down the embankment on a pleasant cushion of old maple leaves, we managed to arrive at the bottom only half covered in mud. Pausing for a moment to pull twigs from our hair, we glanced up at the poor people crossing the far above us. How boring it must be up there!

Crossing the creek was a simple task of crawling through 46 salmonberry brambles, then skipping across an ancient log while the creek chortled merrily around us. Our trip planner had sent us to a place undisturbed by trails, and we soon found ourselves struggling uphill between various sideways swamps.

It was during the circumnavigation of one of these mudflats that we made a discovery. Only a small bit of yellow was visible at first, and we thought it might be a skunk cabbage, great scented beacon of the woods. But this was something more.

Helping hands pulled it out, cleaned it off, and produced: a medium yellow sign. An appropriate warning for any brave swamp explorer:"Wet Floor!"

At once our mission became more vital. The children were convinced that the Recreation Complex was missing their sign, and demanded I offer it immediately as tribute. I wasn't sure how well the mud sandwich would be received, but we cleaned it off as best we could, and carried it with us up, up, up, towards civilization.

At last we were there. The man at the desk had expressive eyebrows, and they went up, up, up when we presented the sign, still fresh with creek water. "Maintenance will be delighted to get this back! I'll page them now."

Heads held high, we strode proudly from the building. We had returned a most important treasure—and thanks to our muddy footprints, they would be putting it to use immediately.

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W EL L N ESS A RT IST S Kealy Donaldson

Vancouver Island FIBRE FEST First started as a program fundraiser for

Laurie Steffler of Salt Spring

local Special Needs by Shelley Mackey and Judy

Island will be hosting two

Ridgway, Vancouver Island Fibre Fest has become a

felting workshops. Steffler

destination event serving all of Vancouver Island and

specializes in nuno felted

beyond. Celebrating its fifth year, the main event is free

art wear in merino wool

to visit but one must register for the paid workshops.

and silk and is best known

This year’s dates are May 4-6, and the Saturday evening

for her creative and whim-

reception is always lots of fun with the announcement

sical fashion designs. Felt is

of People’s Choice winning works, music by Campbell

a textile that is produced by

River band Inclusion, a mini fibre fashion show, and

matting, condensing and

Keynote Speaker Sylvia Olsen and her Ultimate Road

pressing

Trip story of knitting coast to coast!

and is considered to be the

fibres

together

oldest known textile. Heat, Fibre Fest’s Vendor Market is big portion of the main

motion, and moisture of

event and is simply spectacular! The vendor market is

the fleece causes the scales

completely full with unique fibre products from Salt

to open, while agitating

Spring Island, Lower Mainland, Pender Harbour and

them causes them to latch

all throughout the Pacific Northwest. The market fea-

onto each other, creating

tures a huge variety of yarns and accessories, spinning,

felt. The technique bonds

weaving and knitting. There are on-going demonstra-

merino wool into a sheer

tions throughout the weekend as part of the main event

fabric such as silk, creating

and this year a demonstrator from Peace River will be

a lightweight textile. The

on-site who weaves and spins bison hair.

fibres can completely cover the background fabric,

Twelve workshops are offered and pre-registration is

or they may be used as a

available on-line and directly through the Campbell

decorative design that al-

River Community Centre. Sylvia Olsen will be pre-

lows the backing fabric to

senting on Coast Salish colour work which focuses

show. Nuno felting often

on the patterns of Coast Salish knitting. Another fea-

incorporates several layers

tured workshop is Indigo Dying with Natural Products

of loose fibres combined

presented by Jane Ireland. The additional workshops

to build up colour, texture,

range from Traditional Rug Hooking to Needle Felting

and/or

to spinning and quilting.

in

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the

design

elements

finished

fabric.

Nuno Felted Art Wear Laurie Steffler

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A Warrior's Way

TO ULTIMATE HAPPINESS The nuno felting process is particularly suitable for

What is really the purpose of life? To be happy. So why are

creating lightweight fabrics used to make clothing that

we not happy all the time? Or, how come there are so many

will not stretch out of shape. Steffler has been teach-

unhappy people?

ing felt-making for 20 years and she is able to teach

Expectations. We expect our kids to study hard, to be

beginners and help advanced students to grow within the same class. Demonstrating innovating surface design felting techniques, Steffler has inspiring projects and enjoys supporting and encouraging her students’ creativity.

respectful, to not get in trouble at school. We expect our spouse to be supportive, easy on our eyes, hardworking and loving. We expect our job to be fun and fulfilling and our boss reasonable. Most people have expectations in almost every area.

It’s a very busy weekend with an average attendance of over 600 people and Fibre Fest continues to expand and grow! Be sure to mark your calendar for May 4-5-6 to attend this annual event in Campbell River.

We are so attached to these expectations which have wired our brain like a blueprint. And so, when things do not turn out as we expect, we automatically become unhappy.

That attachment to expectation automatically turns off the possibilities that are more aligned with our heart and values. That alignment, ultimately, is the source of happiness that is free from any judgement and expectations.

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want to? I do not have the magic answer however I can show you the way.

1. Be aware your attachment to the expectations. we made up which allowed us to feel comfortable. We stop growing when we keep doing what's comfortable.

3. Create a consistent routine that keeps you inspired.

There is no one powerful epiphany that will fix everything or last forever. The more you learn the stronger and happier you become.

Most importantly, be a joyful warrior. Pull out your sword and cut away the blueprint that gets in the way of your happiness. A joyful warrior makes happiness his life mission

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EatLOCAL Plantain Bud Logan

There are several types of Plantain that grow

colds, flu, coughs, congestion, bronchitis, hoarseness,

on Vancouver Island, the broad leaved or common

fevers, sinusitis, ulcers, irritable bowel, diarrhea, intes-

plantain and the English plantain. They both have

tinal complaints, kidney stones, hay fever, asthma, em-

many medicinal uses. The first peoples have used the

physema and as a blood sugar stabilizer for diabetics.

plant for many thousands of years. Externally, it is ef-

Not bad for a plant that most people consider nothing

fective on any kind of skin disorder when the leaves are

more than an obnoxious weed.

bruised and simply rubbed on the skin.

The seeds can be dried and infused in water for a sooth-

Alternatively it can be made into an oil or ointment and

ing eye lotion, as a laxative and to treat intestinal worms

stored for convenient external use. Just dry, crush and

in children. Women can use it to treat PMS and it will

mix with Vaseline or other cream. I have used it on bee

regulate menstrual flow.

stings since I was little boy. It draws the poison right out when you rub fresh plantain leaves on a sting, and it is also effective as an agent that draws out the poison for

There is also some indication that a cup of tea a day made from Plantain leaves can help with smoking ces-

snake bites and spider bites.

sation by detoxifying the body and thereby reducing

Plantain cream and oils are great for the treatment of

been used in a medicinal fashion for thousands of years.

rashes, wounds, ulceration’s, swelling, bruises, burns,

Roman Legionnaires would often place the leaves in

eczema, cracked lips, mosquito bites, diaper rash, hem-

their boots to prevent blisters and tired feet.

orrhoids or blisters and it will take the sting out of sting-

cravings. This plant grows on all the continents and has

ing nettle if you gotten to close to them.

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Humankind.

ly mean. The sublime evolution of our Human mind is not finished.

And there is nothing special about us. All we are is Human.

We stand today on the threshold of the birth of a higher consciousness, and the evolution of a new

That is all our life force has ever been... part of a Dream.

Human species on this planet. We must once again

It is time we find a way to come together and finally

transform and evolve into a new way to be Human

make our Human Dream come true.

on earth. There is no other way for us to survive.

Lurking in us all is the potential to do something incred-

We Human beings on this earth today are guardians

ible and impossible. All we have to do is find a way to let

of the destiny of an entire life force. You and I must

that magnificence rise to the surface in our world today,

make this impossible journey for every Human be-

and answer the challenge that no one has been able to

ing that has ever walked this earth.

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So that the Human chain will not end.

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