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After rowing 1,150 kilometres around Vancouver Island, Colin Angus came into the boat ramp at Point Holmes at about 3:47 p.m. Tuesday. Under sunny skies, Angus — who was joined by a handful of local paddlers for the end of his circumnavigation — brought his boat in to shore to a round of applause from family and friends and was offered a bottle of champagne. The cause for celebration? Not only had Angus made it around the Island, but he’d also just set a new speed record for circumnavigating Vancouver Island. Angus, who lives in Comox, finished in 15 days, 11 hours and 45 minutes, beating the previous record set by kayaker Joe O’Blenis by a full day. When he stepped out of the sliding-seat row boat he and his wife Julie designed and built — the same boat Julie rowed during the couple’s Rowed Trip expedition from Scotland to Syria — a tanned and cheerful Angus sprayed champagne before embracing Julie and their ninemonth-old son Leif. “It’s a long way to go,” he said. “It’s 1,150 kilometres. I had to average 70 kilometres a day, which is not too bad on a day like today when it’s calm on the inside (passage), but on the West Coast, it’s tough.”

Angus felt “fantastic” to have made it around the Island and beaten the record. “It’s just such an excellent feeling to be here again,” he said. “When you are out there, it seems so far away, especially on the West Coast. The last couple of days have been wonderful, and I’ve really enjoyed the rowing.” During his trip, Angus developed tendinitis in his wrists and forearms and in his legs. He also had many blisters on his hands and a “very sore” bum. He says his hardest day was around Estevan Point, where there were massive waves, strong headwinds and no shelter. “I had to keep going because it was all rocky and cliffy, and the day was just going on and on forever,” he said. “That’s the day when my tendinitis started kicking in.” Angus saw a lot of other boats, particularly sports fishing boats on the northwest coast, but places like the Brooks Peninsula were “pretty lonely.” He also encountered many marine mammals, including whales, sea otters, porpoises, sea lions and seals, and he saw many bears on land. Angus would camp at night and leave early in the morning — often around 3 a.m. — in the pitch dark. Angus, who plans to try to break the 24-hour distance record next summer, says his motivation

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Although Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards can’t get any satisfaction, Comox Valley artist Robert Proulx hopes he can help Richards find some. Proulx, a Comox Valley stone artist who specializes in creating custom fireplaces, stonework and furniture, is working on a tribute to the Stones’ rocker — made of course, completely out of stone.

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Keith Richards image planned “I’ve visualized it for years, but it took 10 years to figure it out,” said Proulx about the 700-pound piece of rock, which he originally planned to use as a table. “I had an art show in Bamberton, and had (the stone) hanging around. During an art show, someone put a cigarette in Keith’s lip, and it was Keith,” he added. Proulx found the rock along

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with his other pieces that he uses for his fireplaces and tables in a secret riverbed location on Vancouver Island. He does not use any machines, rather logs, sticks, ropes and pulleys to remove the rocks from the creek. Not only does the piece’s form bear a striking resemblance to the guitarist, but Proulx wants to ensure the stone moves like the

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rocker. He has mounted the head on a metal rod that, when given a slight push, swings the stone head back and forth. He admits “making Keith rock” was one of the biggest challenges. “With a 700-pound piece, I had to figure out how to make him move in the air without falling over and killing someone,” Proulx adds. Eventually, he hopes to create a metal guitar neck on which the

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head will be mounted to bob back and forth, along with a drum kit and even a palm tree — a tribute to when Richards reportedly fell out of a palm tree on vacation in Fiji in 2006. Proulx is aiming to complete the entire project by the end of the year, and hopes to catch the attention of Rolling Stone magazine. “That’s where it should be,” he said, adding once he puts the finishing touches

on the entire piece, he hopes to create a short video to catch the eye of editors. Proulx is hoping the piece could propel his art to a wider audience, as two years ago he lost many sculptures, tools and photographs of previous work in a studio fire. He is not against selling the completed piece, and has hopes that perhaps it will appeal to Richards himself or another celebrity. “I could see Johnny Depp having this in

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Coal proposal‘not an easy task’ Scott Stanfield Record Staff

A recent 30-day public comment period indicates widespread opposition to the proposed Raven underground coal mine in Baynes Sound. According to CoalWatch Comox Valley, more than 95 per cent of 2,300-plus respondents “expressed deep concern or outright opposition to the proposal.” CoalWatch is calling on elected officials, both federal and provincial, to advocate for an independent expert review panel with full public hearings. The Canada Environmental Assessment Agency, however, has said the project does not warrant referral to a panel review. Though only at the pre-assessment phase, Comox Valley MLA and Agriculture Minister Don McRae is not surprised at the level of discussion the proposal has generated, considering the higherthan-average voting rate and level of environmental consciousness among his constituents. “I would expect nothing less from the Comox Valley,” McRae said. Project proponent Compliance Coal Corporation expects the mine would yield hundreds of jobs, some paying six-figure

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issues.” In December, a group of protesters handed McRae a stocking full of coal at his Courtenay office. He has since relayed theirs and other concerns to Environment Minister Terry Lake, who was not available for comment

It’s not a process that’s designed to be ❝ fast, it’s designed to be comprehensive and deal with the issues as they arise. ❞ Don McRae said McRae, noting the Prosperity Mine proposal in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region was a 17-year process. “And even then it didn’t go forward. It’s not a process that’s designed to be fast, it’s designed to be comprehensive and deal with the issues as they arise. I’m thankful that people are raising the

this week. “His (Lake) sense was that an independent panel review would be at a test lower than the environmental assessment review would be. So the bar for the environmental assessment is designed to be higher than that,” McRae explained. Official Opposition Environment Critic Rob

Fleming has criticized McRae and Lake for not ensuring the mine would receive the “highest scrutiny possible.” In a statement, the Victoria–Swan Lake MLA questions McRae’s assurance about protecting the aquaculture industry “with the highest environmental standards possible.” McRae, who suggests Fleming is “stirring a political pot,” said B.C. has some of the highest environmental standards in North America. He also suggests Fleming’s complaint about the need for a joint panel review needs to be raised with his federal colleagues in Ottawa. “Don’t get mad at us for the feds not deciding that it’s warranted,” McRae said. “We’re proud of the environmental assessment process in British Columbia. It is strict, and you don’t see a lot of mines opening up in this province for that very reason. It’s not meant to be an easy test.” To bring a mine to the east coast of the Island next to the ocean and the richest shellfish beds in B.C. “isn’t an easy ask by the company,” McRae added. “I’m sure the company didn’t expect the response to be in huge support, nor to be an easy process.” reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Ministry clarifies coal review process Large number of comments not unprecedented, officials confirm The Raven coal project is in the early stage of a “co-operative federalprovincial environmental assessment process,” the B.C. Environment Ministry says in a statement. “The Environmental Assessment Office is committed to conducting a rigorous assess-

ment, informed by objective scientific analysis, to evaluate the potential environmental, social, economic, health and heritage effects of the proposed project.” The intention of the public comment period on the draft Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines was to solicit comment on studies to be conducted and information to be provided by the proponent in its applica-

tion for a provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate. The EAO considers comments within the scope of the assessment, whether they are raised once or many times. The large number of comments is not unprecedented, the ministry added. The EAO requested comments pertaining to the draft AIR/EIS Guidelines document, rather than ‘votes’ for or against the project. It notes, however, the majority of com-

ments were not in favour of the proposal. “The EAO is responsible for ensuring a fair and transparent process that assesses the potential impacts of the proposed project. “Only after the assessment is complete will the EAO submit a report to the Minister of Environment and Minister of Energy and Mines for a decision of whether to issue a provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate.”

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it done, and he did.” for doing the circumnaviO’Blenis set the record gation was his competitive for circumnavigating Vanspirit and also the chance couver Island twice — in to see parts of the Island 2007 and again last year in that are not accessible by late August and early Sepother means. tember when he finished in “I like the idea of chal- 16 days, 12 hours and 14 lenging myself,” he said. minutes. He recalled that “It’s very different from my last year, when he finished previous expeditions, which his trip, within seconds, were at your own speed. I Angus came up and handed was wondering whether or him a beer. not I’d have it in me.” O’Blenis says the mental So much of Vancouver aspect of racing around VanIsland is inaccouver Island cessible, he is as tough as Going into it, the physical noted. “I was awe- I know it would aspect. struck by how “You’re ractake an awful lot beautiful it is ing around — beautiful to stop Colin from what I consider and scary,” he accomplishing the most beausaid. tiful island and what he set his When somemissing it,” he one asked him mind to. He’s very said. “I rememif he would do tough, very deterber running it again, Angus mined. around beachsaid, “Once is es to take phoJoe O’Blenis tos on lunch enough. “All the breaks and way around, I was think- thinking, ‘This is stupid. ing what a tough guy Joe What am I doing?’ You’re O’Blenis is,” he said. “To do wearing yourself out day in, it twice after knowing what day out. it’s like, knowing all the “You sometimes ask pain and agony ... maybe yourself why. In the end, it’s it’s like pregnancy ...” what we do. I know Colin’s O’Blenis, who lives in the same way. He likes to Thunder Bay, followed push himself and see what Angus’s trip closely and was he can accomplish — same excited to see him finish. with me.” “I think it’s amazing,” he O’Blenis wants to consaid. “Going into it, I knew gratulate Angus on his it would take an awful lot accomplishment. to stop Colin from accom“I wish I’d been there to plishing what he set his congratulate him in permind to. son,” he said. “Both Diane “He’s very tough, very and I are extremely happy determined. I thought one for him and proud of him, way or another, as long as and we’re happy he got it.” his body holds out, he’ll get writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com

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Bear-sprayer sought Comox Valley RCMP are asking the public to help identify a woman who bear-sprayed a man at 17th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue in Courtenay last month. Shortly before 10 p.m. on June 24, a man was posting garage sale signs by himself when he was approached by a woman on a scooter. He was then chased and bumped by the scooter before being sprayed with bear spray. RCMP note the woman is unknown to the victim and is described as 42 or 43 years old, five feet, two inches tall and weighing between 110 to 115 pounds with shoulder-length blond hair which was tied up with sunglasses wedged on top. The woman also had some acne, dark eyes and symmetrical facial features. Anyone with information is asked to contact Comox Valley RCMP at 250-3381321 or to remain anonymous, call Crime

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Three bus shelters to be built this year City focusing on high-priority locations for shelters Lindsay Chung Record Staff

The first three new bus shelters to be built this year in Courtenay will be on Ryan Road and Centennial Drive. Council received a report from Derek Richmond, the city’s manager of engineering, and Kevin Lagan, the director of operational services, about the bus shelter program Monday. A bus shelter task force was formed in August 2010, and it identified the top three high-priority locations as the Driftwood Mall and Walmart, which are both privately owned land, and the current terminus location at the Courtenay and District Museum, which is City property. The City is negotiating with the property owners at the Driftwood Mall and Walmart to assist with those shelters, and the Driftwood Mall shelter is secured through the development permit process for installation within one year. The museum shelter is under discussion with BC Transit. The bus shelter task force has recommended a three-year implementation program, which includes the installation of three shelters per year, and as the top three shelters are still being negotiated, it has agreed that the first three shelters for 2011 will be eastbound on Ryan Road in front of the Coastal Community Credit Union, westbound on Ryan Road in front of the RCMP detachment, and on Centennial Drive in front of the

convenience store. BC Transit implemented a bus shelter program in April that cost-shares shelter capital and installation costs with municipalities. It appears the cost-sharing formula would be 53 per cent municipalities and 47 per cent BC Transit, while the municipalities would fund 100 per cent of the cost of the concrete pad, according to the report. Developers and private property owners are eligible to purchase shelters directly from BC Transit. The city will be responsible in perpetuity for the maintenance of the shelters, noted the report. The net cost to the City in 2011 could be up to $31,000 for the three shelters. Once the amount of the funding is established, the monies for the capital work should be from gaming revenue, while operation and maintenance funds would

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Tubers need to exercise caution The slow melting of the near-record mountain snowpack has been occurring, but even with the arrival of the warm summer weather, the snowpack may potentially last well into August before being depleted, says BC Hydro. The current snowpack level measured at the Wolf River Upper snow pillow station has moved just below the average annual amount this region normally receives and there’s still a lot of water to come down, Hydro said Thursday in a news release. The average peak snow-to-water equivalent, reached in early May, is about 1,450 millimetres. It was 1,350 mm as of Thursday. Given the delayed snowmelt from the cool weather and the time of year, the snowpack is currently about 540 per cent of normal — that number requires the context that the snowpack is normally almost gone by now. BC Hydro released high volumes of water from its dam high on the Puntledge River to benefit kayakers over a six-week period to early June, and since then, has been able to control the Comox Lake Reservoir at near full levels by releasing more water from Monday to Thursday. Lower river flows have been in place Friday to Sunday to allow for peak river recreation. Since May, the water inflows into the reservoir have been about double the amount BC Hydro releases below the Comox Dam for minimum fish habitat flows and maximum power generation. From Monday to Thursday, BC Hydro has doubled the river flows during the day and more than tripled the flows at night. The current reservoir level is 134.65 metres, or about 75 centimetres from what’s considered full. It has dropped about 35 cm in the past few days as BC Hydro moves higher volumes of water through the system. The reservoir is forecasted to remain near full levels through the summer. Looking ahead through July and into early August, as a result of the remaining snowpack, BC Hydro will continue to utilize the Monday to Thursday timeframe to control the reservoir level.

BC HYDRO RELEASES water from Comox Lake through a dam high on the Puntledge River not far from the lake. Hydro advises people to be cautious around the upper Puntledge River (above Powerhouse Road) from Mondays to Thursdays, and especially tubers, to be cautious of the higher-than-normal and potentially dangerous river flows below Powerhouse Road (at the marker in the upper right) from Monday to Tuesday. PHOTO COURTESY GOOGLE MAPS However, the water releases into the Puntledge River will be less than what we’ve seen since May. BC Hydro is also preparing for its annual fish migration and spawning flows that target the five-km stretch of the river from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada lower hatchery, off Powerhouse Road in Courtenay, to the upper hatchery. Fish ladders at the Puntledge Diversion Dam and the Comox Dam allow fish to migrate all the way to the Comox Lake and eventually into the Cruikshank River. For five consecutive weeks starting July 13, the fish migration flows will be provided on Wednesdays and

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Lighting retrofits, solar pool covers and applications to be part of a pilot project for electric vehicles are some of the steps Courtenay is taking to reduce its carbon footprint. City staff provided an update on the Corporate Climate Action Strategy to councillors Monday. “We’ve focused on several key strategic areas, electrical retrofits,” said Tillie Manthey, director of financial services. “We have pretty much held our own in terms of our carbon footprint. “This past year, we noticed an increase in fuel consumption due to a greater number of snow days that required more snow removal. Overall, we can report that we’re heading in the right direction.” The City of Courtenay signed onto the Province of B.C.’s Climate Action Charter in October 2007, and the City has committed to developing strategies and taking action to achieve carbon-neutral municipal operations by 2012. The City continues to work with BC Hydro on energy efficiency upgrades for municipal buildings. A lighting retrofit was completed at the LINC in March, and five other municipal buildings will undergo lighting retrofits this year, according to the report. Once these are completed, the City will qualify for a $25,000 BC Hydro energy efficiency grant, it noted. Beginning this month, Courtenay City Hall will undergo an exterior retrofit, a project that will include resealing the windows and replacing the exterior building lighting. The furnace at public works will be upgraded to a new air source heat pump. “The results will see a decrease in natural gas and electricity consumption,” noted the staff report. “This system will also improve the indoor air quality of the building.” In May, the City received funding from FortisBC to retrofit the Courtenay and District Memorial Pool with a solar thermal loop and a thermal pool cover. This is expected to reduce the City’s corporate greenhouse gas

(GHG) emissions by 50 tonnes and is expected to result in annual savings of $15,000. Courtenay has applied to be selected as a pilot municipality, which would provide an electric vehicle for the City fleet at the beginning of 2012. The City’s parks department has installed in-ground

waste containers and supplementary inground recycling containers in city parks, which will help reduce solid waste and reduce the frequency of pickups by compacting the waste and recycling. The City has also purchased recycling containers that will be strategically located throughout downtown.

Coun. Jon Ambler noted there are those who believe in climate change and those who don’t, but he felt people on both sides would likely approve of the steps Courtenay is taking. “It doesn’t matter which side you are in that argument in this case because what we’re doing makes eco-

nomic sense, as well as greenhouse gas sense,” he said. “It makes good economic sense for the City of Courtenay to be going ahead with these green plans, and as long as we continue to be doing that, I think you’re going to be endorsed by both sides of the debate.” Courtenay is one of the leaders in the

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Thanks to a recently released buyer profile guide, Vancouver Island realtors — and those in the Comox Valley — can get a better grasp on who, what and why people are purchasing homes. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) just released the 2010 Buyer Profile, providing statistics for the overall board area, as well as for individual zones, including the Comox Valley. Letters were sent to 6,272 residential buyers obtained from the MLS database for 2010, and 1,582 responses were

completed and entered into a database, from which the profile was developed. The results prove “surprisingly consistent,” said Corey Zaal, real estate agent for Royal LePage in the Comox Valley. “The home prices (in the Comox Valley) are fairly consistent, and there are a lot of people buying homes from other destinations,” he added. “The buyer still has a little bit of an advantage, but it’s getting pretty close to being a balanced market.” Cameron Muir, chief economist with the British Columbia Real Estate Association, echoed Zaal’s position

in a press release. “Statistically, this year’s Buyer Profile is very similar to last year’s with 16 per cent of the buyers (overall) buying their first home and 41 per cent were buying for retirement,” he noted. Gathered from 292 responses in the Comox Valley, most buyers of a residential property originated within the area (37 per cent) while 14 per cent of buyers came from Alberta. The major reason for purchase was for principal residence, while only 11 per cent of respondents noted they were first-time buyers. Zaal said this statistic comes as no surprise, as it is difficult for first-time homebuyers to enter the market. With the top-selling price range of homes in the Valley ranging from $300,001 to $350,000, Zaal added condos are a good option for firsttime buyers to enter the market. Even though just nine per cent of buyers in the profile purchased condos in the Comox Valley, he adds follow-

ing the economic downturn, the condo market really recovered quite quickly in the area. “It really has had a bigger rebound, with senior buyers also moving in,” he said. “It’s a good option for a smaller home and (seniors) don’t have to be involved with as much maintenance.” Compared to close communities such as Campbell River, Zaal noted the real estate market in the Comox Valley has recovered quicker with a slow yet consistent rise in home sales. “Home prices in Campbell River fell a lot, and they fell a lot faster than here,” he said. “We recovered quicker, and people are buying homes here because we have a lot of offer.” Next year, Zaal added, VIREB is looking to refine the Buyer Profile a bit more, and focus on the relationship that people have with their realtor. For more information on the 2010 Buyer Profile, visit www.vireb. com.

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THE SCHOOLHOUSE QUILTERS’ Guild recently contributed a 1930s-style whole cloth quilt to the Filberg Lodge. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK

A room in the Filberg Lodge that was once off-limits to visitors is now bathed in gold, thanks to the Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters’ Guild. The guild, under the guidance of Verna Power, community quilts co-ordinator, recently created a gold, 1930s whole cloth quilt, which covers the bed in the upstairs bedroom of the lodge. “As the new president, it’s just so exciting to work with this association and to really consider what we’re leaving for a legacy in this Valley,” said Mo McKendrick, chair of the 2011 Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park board of directors. “It’s a little gem of Canadian heritage, and you’ve contributed to that in a very wonderful way.” Last month, the quilt was officially unveiled to the public, and Power says a lot of research and pre-planning took place for 12 quilters to contribute

to the piece, which took about three months to make. “I came out one morning and looked at the bed and thought we were going to build one in a beige colour, but it turned out to be gold,” she noted. “When I researched it on the Internet, I wanted a 1930s-style of quilt, and it was supposed to be a whole cloth and this is a whole cloth but we did it in squares so that it could be done at home and then put it together.” Power added whole cloth quilts were very common in the ‘30s, when groups of women would come together to work on a quilt in one communal space. The Filberg quilt is a modern twist on a whole cloth quilt, she explained. “This is a modern take ... it took 12 women sewing (separate squares) for three months, and took about five days per square of just handstiching,” Power added. “It took a while to come up with the right material.”

She brought many samples to the bed, and eventually found just the right one. “I brought fabric from Fabricland, and Eden (Lindsay-Bodie, administration assistant) and I stretched the material on the bed and when I stretched the gold material, Eden and I looked at each other and said ‘that’s it.’ And we both knew the minute I saw it,” she said. She noted each square took about

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NEW PRESIDENT Well-known Comox Valley businesswoman Deborah Nolan presided recently over the first meeting of the 2011-12 Rotary Year of the Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial. The charter member of the club was elected to lead the club during its seventh year. A number of community and international projects are being organized, including the club’s major Extravaganza Italiana fundraiser Oct. 1 at the Cumberland Recreation Hall.

Soul Seekers creating circle Part of the wonder of living in the Comox Valley is the frequent sighting of wildlife, yet even the familiar deer keep a cautious distance from us. On Tuesday evenings this summer, Ted Hicks will facilitate a circle to create a safe place for each of us to allow our own shy souls to come out of hiding. The series is entitled, A Circle of Soul Seekers. Based on the work of Parker Palmer — an American Quaker, teacher, and spiritual guide — this circle will provide opportunities for personal reflection and journaling, conversations in groups of two or three, and sharing in the full circle — often arising out of the reading of a poem, a song, a reading from sacred writings, or a short video, etc, to stimulate deeper awareness. The circle will meet at the Comox Valley Presbyterian Church Tuesday evenings from 6:30 until about 8, beginning July 16 and continuing weekly until Aug. 30. Although there will be some freedom to come and go on Tuesdays — given the rhythm of summer plans and activities — it is important for everyone to attend this first circle on the 16th to be introduced to the format, style, and guidelines for participation. Participation is always invitational — no one will be pressured to participate

“The community has really embraced this event over the last two years so we hope this will be another successful event. “The Radiothon is a great opportunity for people to get involved as every dollar raised will stay right here to help children in the Valley who have special needs.” Over the past four years, Variety has granted close to $65,000 to families in the Comox Valley. The money has been used for specialized equipment, medicine, therapies and accommodation and travel costs associated with a child’s medical emergency. Since 2009, Variety has also provided over $73,000 in organizational grants to the St. Joseph’s General Hospital Maternity/ Child Unit for critical

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People used to ask: What in the world is Nia? It’s a combination of excellent music, visualization, choreography, martial and healing arts, and the most fun hour and a quarter of exercise, meditation, and joyful movement. Ann Marie Lisch’s Friday classes at 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. at d’Esterre House had a long waiting list, so now a new class is opening on Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 4:15 p.m. starting July 12. The drop-in fee is

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Unveiling of mural nearing Courtenay Legion Branch 17 is closing in on final details for the unveiling July 16 of the Wall of Recognition in Jubilee Square by Lieut.-Gov. Steven Point. The wall, featuring three sets of photo vignettes depicting Canadian forces, RCMP and Merchant Marine during both wartime and peacekeeping operations is designed to honour all Canadian participants in fields of overseas conflict. “Although many Canadians can connect with the two world wars,” said project coordinator Ron Webber, “we felt that it was important to recognize those who have served in operations since 1945 as well as to honour RCMP, First Nations and both men and women who served or are serving overseas in uniform.” The project planning spanned a number of years. Funding for the project was through a grant from the Comox Valley Foundation with the assistance of the Comox Valley 4H Society, as well as donations from Legion members and the Ladies Auxiliary Following the unveiling at Jubilee Square between the Sid Williams Theatre and the Native Sons Halls a luncheon will be catered by the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 17 with the Lieutenant Governor in attendance. — Courtenay Legion Branch 17

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Partners in Education 2011 Grads The Powell River School District, #47, is pleased to announce the 2011 Graduates of the Partners in Education (PIE) program. These students have worked hard to complete their education through distributed learning and we wish them all the very best in their future endeavours!

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Soapbox derby has space The Kiwanis Club of Comox would like to hear from anyone who is interested in building a car and racing in the Comox Nautical Days Soapbox Derby Race on July 23. This year is the 26th anniversary and there are up to 48 spots available for six- to 13-year-old racers to enter. Kits are available at a cost of $80. Drivers all receive free hamburgers, drinks and ice cream as well as a participant trophy and a winner’s trophy if they race into one of the top three finishing positions in their class.

The Kiwanis club is still extremely interested and proud of the many previous successful soapbox derbies it has hosted, but last year’s entry list was very low for the efforts required to promote and stage this event and the club is requesting a show of interest so the club can carry this event on in the future. If you wanna race, Noel Avenue is the place at the Comox Kiwanis Nautical Days Soapbox Derby. For kits and registration, e-mail comox.kiwanis@gmail.com or call 250-334-2257. — Kiwanis Club of Comox

Gobble up some great reads this summer at the Comox Library Branch. The Summer Reading Club is officially under way and children of all ages are invited to Savour Each Word when they join the 2011 Summer Reading Club for free at the Comox Library Branch. Kids can sign up all July and receive a free Reading Record and bookmark, as well as enter draws for weekly book prizes. Check out the fun, free programs, contests and

displays all summer. On Wednesdays, children five and younger can join Read to Me Storytime at 10:30 a.m. On July 11, families are invited to Stories Aloud with Mavis at 10 a.m. Local storyteller Mavis will delight children of all ages with exciting tales and fabulous stories. This is a drop-in program. We’ll cook up fun at our Kitchen Chemistry program on July 25. This is a registered program for children six and older. Call the Comox Library Branch to register at 250-3392971. To find out more, visit www.virl.bc.ca or stop by the Comox Library Branch at 1011720 Beaufort Ave. — Comox Library

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Cycling map a success Group produces activityspecific maps in the Valley The Mapping Centre of Project Watershed is embarking on an initiative to produce activity-specific maps in the Comox Valley and is looking for your input. The Mapping Centre is the social enterprising arm of Project Watershed; a local environmental nonprofit organization that is focused on stewardship, restoration and protection of Comox Valley watersheds. Created in 2008 to utilize the GIS and GPS equipment and expertise Project Watershed has accumulated over the years, the Mapping Centre has delved into the business of map making. In March of this year the Broken Spoke Bike Shop in partnership with the Mapping Centre released the first-ever Comox Valley Cycling Map. The Cycling Map has been a great success and now the Mapping Centre is working to produce an array of maps each focused on different activities in the Comox Valley. To guide the production of the maps the

Mapping Centre is gathering input from locals and tourists. The Mapping Centre would like to know what maps are needed, what information is important to include etc. If you have ever wanted a map for an activity you participate in or can think of an activity that needs a map, the Mapping Centre is asking you to fill in their survey at http://maps.projectwatershed.ca. The new map or maps would be available starting next year. Some of the ideas put forward already include a Water Sports Map, a Hiking Guide and an Artists Studio Tour Map. Other Comox Valley maps including an air photo map of the entire Valley are also available from the Mapping Centre. If you are interested in helping to gather

geographic information or have digital information for the production of activity maps, contact Caila Holbrook at maps.projectwatershed@gmail.com. — The Mapping Centre

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More passing on right WENDY LEWIS

Lewis was invited to join the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partnership, and the following year, Huxham & Co. merged with MNP. Her volunteerism in the community has included: coaching high school volleyball; a director of the 2005 BC Special Olympics Summer Games; a director of the Comox Valley United Way; and treasurer of the Comox Valley Community Foundation. As president of the Strathcona Sunrise Rotary Club in 20092010, Lewis, with the help of many others, spearheaded a project to develop a fully accessible playground that could accommodate children with physical disabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC

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SCHEWE your signal light was burned out. In general, British Columbia prohibits passing on the right. The obvious exception is when there is an unobstructed lane on the right of the vehicle being passed to use. Otherwise, for safetyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake, you wait your turn.

For more information on this topic, visit www.drivesmartbc.ca. Questions or comments are welcome by e-mail to comments@drivesmartbc.ca. Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. His column appears Friday.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) has recognized Wendy Lewis, CA, partner at MNP LLP, with an Early Achievement Award for outstanding professional achievements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wendy has worked hard to make a difference in both the profession and her community,â&#x20AC;? said Richard Rees, FCA, CEO of the ICABC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to recognize her outstanding accomplishments.â&#x20AC;? Prior to her qualification as a CA, Lewis owned and operated a small business in the Comox Valley. In 1998, she began articling with Huxham & Co. in Courtenay, and earned her CA designation in 2000. With a background in local industry, she began writing a weekly business improvement column in the Comox Valley Record. In January 2003,

I hope that an article about passing on the right might help at least some drivers understand the rules and help improve the driving community. I have made a point of keeping to the right side of the lane to try and prevent vehicles from passing. One day a driver fingered and yelled at me, yet the driver was attempting to do something illegal (even though many drivers perform this illegal act). Give a driver enough room to go around something and he or she will do it rather than pause for a moment. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be much room, or sometimes even no room at all. I was once passed on the right by a monster truck that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough pavement so the driver used the sidewalk, too. How many times have you stopped for a stop sign, looked left, looked right and had another vehicle zoom past you on the right? Good thing you were turning left, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it? Now imagine if you were turning right and

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Summer theatre thrives in Newfoundland ports What the heck is a streel? Our travel correspondent is at a loss Ann Britton Campbell Meridian Writers’ Group

TRINITY, Newfoundland & Labrador — It’s the name of the play that draws me in: Big as Dogs and Twice as Saucy sounds like a good bet for an evening’s entertainment in the tiny community of Trinity, 260 kilometres northwest of St. John’s. Lord knows there’s little else to do here once the sun goes down. I’ve come to Newfoundland & Labrador to hike and kayak and get a sense of the place. In St. John’s it’s easy to find a good scoff and scuff (dinner and dance) and a theatrical performance. But when I venture west, to the province’s small outports, I don’t expect much in the way of professional entertainment. And that’s what makes discovering rural Newfoundland’s vibrant performing arts scene that much sweeter. Big as Dogs and

IN COW HEAD, a Newfie-accented version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is performed outdoors, with the colourful action unfolding around the audience. ANN BRITTON CAMPBELL/MERIDIAN WRITERS’ GROUP Twice as Saucy proves to be a hoot, particularly for locals in the audience. They laugh and slap their knees and shake their heads as a madcap story of bumbling law enforcement, homosexuality and the northern cod moratorium unfolds. Those of us from away have to work a bit harder. The accents are thick and the Newfoundland vocabulary baffling. (What the heck is a “streel”?) Despite the linguistic challenges, I enjoy myself — in a, “Wow,

I’m discovering the culture of a foreign country!” kind of way. The play is one of 16 that make up Rising Tide Theatre’s summer festival, called Seasons in the Bight. The festival’s anchor event is the New

Founde Lande Trinity Pageant, where audience members follow the cast of 40 through historical scenes played out in the roads and buildings in Trinity. Rising Tide’s performances feel at once professional and

homegrown, entertaining and educational. They’re light-hearted, yet with a depth of emotion that goes to the core of the place. As the company’s executive producer Donna Butt says of the festival, “It’s not slick. It’s not Stratford. But it’s ours.” In Cow Head, another blink-and-you’llmiss-it town, the Gros Morne Theatre Festival draws in the crowds. This isolated westcoast village seems an unlikely spot to stage a 16-week summer extravaganza of 150-plus performances. That is until you learn that Gros Morne National Park, one of Canada’s most celebrated parks, is next door. I attend a lively adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream performed in a natural outdoor amphitheatre. The stage is bordered by cliffs and woodland and comes with killer ocean views. The actors give it

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Pelly, whose name was legend in these parts. “Growing up, your parents would threaten, ‘Better be good or Pelly’s ghost’ll get ya,’ ” Pitcher explains. He suggests I visit the Cow Head museum where the murder weapon, a double axe, is proudly displayed. Yes, indeed, Newfoundland serves up drama in the most unlikely places. Access For more information on Newfoundland & Labrador visit the Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism website at www.newfoundlandandlabrador.com.

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Donna Butt their all, and I attempt to laugh in all the right places despite struggling with Shakespearean dialogue delivered in a Newfoundland accent. I meet the festival’s artistic director, Jeff Pitcher, who tells me about a new play that’s based on the true story of a grisly murder in Cow Head in 1809. The main character is a trapper named John

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Softwood lumber agreement‘betrayal of industry’ Every Friday we feature Valley history taken from our back issues. Five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: There was nothing soft about the words used to describe a tentative softwood lumber truce between Canada and the U.S. “I think it’s a betrayal of the industry,” Vancouver Island North MP Catherine Bell said. The deal was touted as the solution to the tariff collection that racked the Canadian lumber industry. But Woodland Flooring owner Steve Roscoe felt the agreement had too many unanswered questions. “I don’t see how we take this plan, this agreement, and do business with it,” he said. Ten years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: Cumberland council may at last get its wish to have its section of the Island Highway named Miners’ Way, said MLA Stan Hagen. Former highways minister Corky Evans named the section after martyred labour leader Ginger Goodwin in 1996. Mayor Bronco Moncrief said the decision ignored the wishes of Cumberland, though Goodwin organized miners during the strike of 1912-1914 and is buried in the Village cemetery. Villagers wanted the highway renamed Miner’s Way to honour all workers in the Cumberland mines. Fifteen years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: The thieves may have been heartless, but they sure had a lot of sole. An unusual incident at Searle’s Shoes on the Canada Day weekend began with a stolen safe, continued with unwelcome visitors to the untended Fifth Street shop and ended with the apprehension of a hog-tied youth. After the safe was stolen, police said the suspects fled and left the back door open. Word of the open door spread to the skateboard park. “At least two groups of people stole shoes from the store,” RCMP Staff-Sgt. Jim Hogarth said. The owner happened to enter the store when three youths were helping themselves to

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STANFIELD shoes. “He caught one of them and tied him up with shoelaces, then held him ‘til police arrived,” Hogarth said. Police executed a search warrant at a

Courtenay residence where they found the safe. Twenty years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: A “desert of aggressive, inappropriate and unnecessarily ugly” business was growing in Merville, a resident said. Blasting the regional board for letting a metal recycling business stay on the Island High-

I don’t see how we take this plan, ❝ this agreement, and do business with it. Steve Roscoe ❞ way, Sarah McLoughlin asked if there were laws to “restrict the messes people make of their properties.” Aside from a few tidy developments, she said companies on the east side of the high-

way make no effort to clean or disguise their mess. If the board didn’t crack down, McLoughlin predicted strip development from Merville to Campbell River. But Area C direc-

tor Harold Macy said rural issues are seldom black and white. Everyone can’t make a living selling pottery, antiques and macrame plant-hangers to tourists, and there’s a human side to “ugly” businesses, he said. Twenty five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: Attorney-General Brian Smith was seeking support for the

leadership of the Social Credit Party at a dinner at the Kingfisher Inn. Smith — holidaying on Hornby Island the previous 15 years — wasn’t making any promises. When asked about a possible four-lane highway between Parksville and Campbell River, he said he wouldn’t be promising that to win delegates.

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Making assumptions can mislead us Question: My only daughter is getting married and what should be a happy time isn’t turning out that way for me. For starters she told her friends about her plans before she talked to me. She is getting other people to help her with things that I wanted to help with, like dress shopping. I feel like I am being left out of what should be a very close time between a mother and a daughter. Maybe I am missing something, but this whole thing is starting to feel like a real disappointment. Do you have any suggestions for me? Answer: Big family events like weddings and graduations have a way of creating the opportunity for conflict and hurt feelings. Partly this has to do with the intensity of emotions and the level of stress involved. It also has to do, however, with expectations and the deals, or contracts, that we have in families. These expectations and contracts are sometimes discussed openly, but often they are below the surface and we may not even realize that they are there. In your case it is clear that you had some expectations regarding your role in hearing about and planning your daughter’s wedding. It also seems clear that your daughter was not aware of your expectations and that she

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Point walk; meet at Staples (recycling area), 8:50 a.m. Carpool. FMI: Sue 250-8988333, Betty Lou 250-2187908, Glayne 250-339-0036, www.cvnewcomers.blogspot.com. COMOX Branch Library presents Facebook 101: Learn basics of Facebook including sending messages, uploading pictures & ensuring your privacy is protected, Comox Library, 11 a.m. FMI: 250339-2971. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Double Play, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 8 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000.

S ANON Comox Valley: Have you felt hurt, ashamed or alone because of sexual behaviour of a loved one? 12-step fellowship group provides experience, strength, hope & friendship. FMI: sanon. comoxvalley@gmail.com, 1-888-250-7305. NAR-A-NON: If a family member or friend is using drugs, how does it affect you? We can help. Call Rene 250-334-2392, Sharon 250339-7906 or Jack 250-3343485.

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Friday, July 8 C.V. NEWCOMERS’ Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for Air Force Beach walk; meet at Home Depot (recycling area), 8:50 a.m. Carpool. FMI: Glayne 250-339-0036, Maureen 250871-3337, Michelle 250-3319158, www.cvnewcomers. blogspot.com. EVERGREEN Seniors At the Movies, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 12:30 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Amigos, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 8 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000.

Saturday, July 9 C.V. FARMERS’ Market with free entertainment by special guest Nathan Rogers in celebration of/collaboration with MusicFest, exhibition grounds, Headquarters Road, 9 a.m.–noon. FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250-2180321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com. KITTY CAT PAL Society Adopt-a-Pals kittens & cats available for adoption, Woofy’s Comox store, Comox Centre Mall, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 250-218-7223, www.kittycatpals.com.

Sunday, July 10 KITTY CAT PAL Society Adopt-a-Pals kittens & cats available for adoption, Woofy’s, 2400 Cliffe Ave., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 250-2187223, www.kittycatpals.com.

Tuesday, July 12 C.V. WOOD Carvers meet every Tuesday to carve & learn about carving, Royston Community Hall, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. No experience necessary. FMI: Al 250-331-0156, Jim 250-339-5350. NEW THOUGHT classes available online: Info session facilitated by Jill Brocklehurst, life coach/teacher, Comox, 7 p.m. FMI: Jill 250850-3064. No charge for event but seating limited; call Linda 250-339-6573 to reserve space.

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C.V. FARMERS’ Market with free entertainment by Alan Jossul, exhibition grounds, Headquarters Road, 9 a.m.noon. FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250-218-0321, www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com. COURTENAY & District Fish & Game Protective Association’s Showdown in the Valley, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Visit Boomtown, western frontier town, & watch cowboy action shooting; period costumes, saloon & general store. FMI: 250-334-3479, www.valleyregulators.com. KITTY CAT PAL Society Adopt-a-Pals kittens & cats available for adoption, inside Comox Centre Mall, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. FMI: 250-218-7223, www.kittycatpals.com. KITTY CAT PAL Society hot dog barbecue, Quality Foods, Driftwood Mall, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. To benefit Kitty Cat P.A.L Society. FMI: 250218-7223, www.kittycatpals. com. PREVAILING Wins dragonboating team’s fundraising carwash to benefit Boys & Girls Club summer camp fund, Baxandall Ford, 4901 Island Hwy., 11 a.m.–3 p.m. By donation. Hot dogs & drinks.

Sunday, July 17 COURTENAY & District Fish & Game Protective Association’s Showdown in the Valley, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Visit Boomtown, western frontier town, & watch cowboy action shooting; period costumes, saloon & general store. FMI: 250-334-3479, www.valleyregulators.com. KITTY CAT PAL Society Adopt-a-Pals kittens & cats available for adoption, Woofy’s, 2400 Cliffe Ave., 11 a.m.–2 p.m. FMI: 250-2187223, www.kittycatpals.com. ANDERTON Therapeutic Gardens hosts free talk by Chanchal Cabrera of Innisfree Farms on Weeds – Friend or Foe, 2012 Anderton Rd. (behind Anderton Nursery), Comox, 1 p.m. Donations welcome. Master gardeners present to answer gardening questions. FMI: Trish 250871-3235.

Tuesday, July 19 C.V. WOOD Carvers meet every Tuesday to carve & learn about carving, Royston Community Hall, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. No experience necessary. FMI: Al 250-331-0156, Jim 250-339-5350.

Friday, July 22 C.V. NEWCOMERS’ Women’s Walking Group (for those living in Comox Valley less than 2 years) meets for 4 Parks walk; meet at Filberg Road, 8:50 a.m. FMI: Kari 250-339-5851, Gina 250-8909336, Bonnie 250-941-3836, www.cvnewcomers.blogspot.com. EVERGREEN Seniors At the Movies, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 12:30 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000. EVERGREEN Seniors Friday Night Dance with music by Amigos, Rotary Hall, Florence Filberg Centre, 8 p.m. FMI: 250-338-1000.

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Men’s wear store closing after almost a full century Erin Haluschak

ing stores in downtown Courtenay. He says one of the biggest changes from when he began to today is the shift in the type of clothing they sell. “There was a lot of industrial wear for loggers, and that slowly changed to casual wear. Also, when we first started, there was four guys working here, and now I’m the only guy,” he notes. Douglas says despite the changes, one constant always remains the same throughout

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From knickerbockers to bell bottoms and everything in between, Rickson’s Menswear has been through many men’s fashion trends. But after 94 years of business, the Fifth Street store in Courtenay is closing its doors. Owner Blaine Douglas said following 43 years as owner, he has made the decision to retire and sell the business. “I wanted to retire, and an opportunity came along,” he said. “They don’t come along all that often and thought to myself ‘Is that a good idea?’” Douglas notes the store is not closing because of the impact of big box stores coming to the area. Rather, “it was a conscious decision. “We’ve negotiated with someone to buy the business early in 2011 ... people have been really supportive. It’s good for everybody,” he added. The new store — which will continue to sell men’s fashions —

the years — customer service. “It truly makes the difference; we look after our customers and have the ability to give excellent attention to our customers.” Since word has been out of the closing, Douglas notes customers have been really supportive in his decision. “It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve met so many great customers. There has been great support from the community,” he added. “It’s been

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Mine risky proposition Almost 2,000 people submitted thoughts during the 30-day public comment period about the Raven underground coalmine. There is some support in the Comox Valley for the mine, based on the current shortage of highpaying jobs in the area. A retail- and tourism-dominated economy makes it tough to keep our youth close to home and to attract residents other than retirementminded Albertans. While we enjoy clean air and water, the limited industrial tax base means local governments must plunder the wallets of retailers and homeowners for the services we expect. Is the eventual decision about the mine a simple choice between economy and environment? Also, with Gordon Campbell departed, has the B.C. Liberals’ zeal for mining gone with him? The majority of about 1,500 speakers at public meetings in Courtenay, Port Alberni and Union Bay who made their objections clearly hope so. The Comox-based B.C. Shellfish Growers’ Association and anybody who relies on the half of B.C. shellfish farms that are in Baynes Sound are deeply worried about mine runoff from the creeks between Union Bay and Fanny Bay. A key point of the BCSGA’s marketing campaign is the pristine water in which its product is grown. Salmon advocacy groups are rightly concerned about how a mine might damage habitat in those creeks, further hurting already-threatened stocks. Concern by the K’ómoks Band and the fact it is still negotiating a treaty is the latest wild card, which could easily stall progress toward an eventual mine. The mine will be an issue, at least on the midIsland, in the next B.C. election. Politicians had better listen carefully to the opposition. We hope MLA Don McRae is lobbying in Victoria to tell the environment minister what people here are thinking about this risky project with big downside in a populated area. editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Record Question of the Week This week: Eighty-seven per cent of respondents said they have already or plan to vote on the HST referendum. Next week: Are you voting yes to extinguish the HST? Whichever way you’re voting, visit www.comoxvalleyrecord. com and vote in the Poll on the mainpage. Mu lovers rejoice! The Music annual Comox Valley summer music season really kicks off with MusicFest, which also brings tourism dollars to area businesses.

The debate about the Harmonized Sales Tax appears to be driving a wedge between businesspeople and their customers.

Granny doubting Clark, HST Dear editor, I am writing as a concerned citizen of British Columbia. I am not a left wing environmental freak. I am a solid citizen of B.C. I own my own home, I have a full-time job and pay taxes. I am a mother, a grandmother, a worker, and a volunteer. I love this province as much as I love my family. This is my home and I am passionate about protecting it. I am worried about government’s disconnect with nature. I know some of Premier Christy Clark’s MLAs live in the country, and I would hope they all take as many opportunities as they can to connect with nature. I hope she takes time, too, to take a walk in the forest, to snorkel with salmon, to hike a mountain and stand surrounded by wildflowers and birdsong. I live in Fanny Bay. I moved here for the peace and tranquility, for the connection with nature, for the sweetest drinking water I have ever tasted, for a place where eagles fly so close over my head, I can hear the air moving around their wings. It is paradise, no question.

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The premier asks us what we stand for. I have spent hundreds of hours researching the negative (and positive) aspects of coal mining, but I would be happy to spend just as much time exploring other opportunities for British Columbia. Just off the cuff, how about green energy, how about fresh drinking water, how about growing fish in pens on land where they don’t impact wild salmon,

how about putting the same carbon tax on coal for people who import coal from B.C., and then how about using that carbon tax to support green energy, how about bio-fuels, how about standing up for the environment and people’s health instead of the economy and big business, how about organic food, how about encouraging people to get healthy? These are just a few ideas. No, they may not pay $100k a year like the coal companies sing in their siren songs, but they would be good, honest, sustainable jobs. We consume too much and we are writing cheques the planet can’t cash. GDP as we know it is not sustainable. Maybe we don’t all need a bunch of junk from K-Mart. Maybe we could live more simple lives and leave something good for our children. People are starting to wake up. We are watching catastrophic events all around us and we can’t carry on with our heads in the sand. Without pressure, there is no change. Lynne Wheeler, Fanny Bay

Maple leaf ‘unsightly and offensive?’ Dear editor, Thank you for your patriotism by including a Canada flag in today’s issue. Unfortunately we are returning it to you as we are unable to display it in the patio home strata complex we live in. The first time my wife hung a cloth Canada flag on our fence to honour fallen soldiers in Afghanistan, our neighbour took it down, crumpled it and threw it on our patio with a typewritten note saying, “Do not hang stuff on the fence ... I have a right to enjoy my side ... I do not enjoy

your infringement of my rights.” Apparently she finds the sight of the Canadian flag unsightly and offensive. When my wife attempted to hang the flag a second time, this

neighbour phoned the RCMP. Oh, did I mention this neighbour is a member of the military at CFB Comox? Happy Canada Tim Butcher, Day! Courtenay

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HST rationale a fairy tale Dear editor, I am writing in response to a previous letter from Justin Rigsby, suggesting that we should keep the HST because of the socalled trickle-down benefits of the HST. I hope that my fellow citizens will not believe this fairy tale that the savings to big business will result in more investment in equipment, hire unionized labour and create a demand for more goods and services. This is the make-belief mantra of conservatives who support corporate tax cuts. The record shows the exact opposite. In spite of record corporate tax cuts the statistics show that this has not resulted in more investment in equipment and more jobs. Even Finance Minister Flaherty is troubled by the private sectors reluctance to invest as he recently asked them to “step up to the plate”. A recent report — Having Their Cake and Eating It Too — by Jim Stanford, an economist for the Canadian Auto Workers, says Canadian companies have received $745 billion in extra after-tax cash flow since 2001. The study shows that cash has not been reinvested in capital projects. Figures from the federal government’s own finance department, show that cutting taxes is one of the poorest ways to create jobs, giving 20 cents growth for every

dollar of taxes cut. Spending on infrastructure, on the other hand, gives $1.40 per dollar spent, and supports for the unemployed and the poor also around $1.40. According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, corporate taxes have dropped from 28 per cent in 2000 to 18 per cent in 2010, while business investment per GDP has stayed exactly the same. In fact, it has hardly budged since 1981, the first year data on business investment were recorded, when the federal corporate tax rate was 36 per cent. In the 1960s — prime time for industrial expansion in Canada — the rate was 40 per cent! The rate is due to drop to 16.5 per cent this year and 15 per cent next. Measured from 2007, when the rate was 22.12 per cent, the loss annually by next year to the Canadian treasury will be $13.7 billion. So where are the jobs? Where is the reinvestment? The HST is a tax shift from big business to consumers. It will negatively impact people on limited incomes and small businesses. Many small businesses are already suffering revenue losses. I have chosen to vote YES to reject the David Stevenson, HST tax. Comox

What has become of $1.6B? Dear editor, Thank you for the information that we are to receive the last payment of the $1.6-billion incentive to create the HST this month (editorial. July 6). I trust that the Liberal government has wisely put that lump sum of $580 million into a trust account until the results of the referendum have been announced.

I would be interested in seeing a financial statement that shows exactly where the $1.6 billion has already been used. This money was like a bonus or a lottery win, not something that we normally had the opportunity to spend. Do we now have a heritage fund for the future, or have we created new projects that will create new jobs in the province,

New tax much simpler Dear editor, Anyone who runs a small business in British Columbia would never vote to repeal the HST. Under the old system you had to calculate PST down to the penny. If you made a mistake, the government threatened you with legal action. Over the years both my accountant and myself lost almost all of of our hair (he more than I) doing my company taxes. Even if you paid too much, you were in

trouble. I would get nervous and send double to make sure! Under the new HST, life is bliss in the accounting world. Each quarter, I write the government in Victoria a cheque for $2,000. At the end of the year, all the HST is reconciled against GST paid out. Simplicity in government is rare, so please do not repeal the HST! Brian Scott, Black Creek

or have we supported new research in health that will benefit many? Perhaps it will help foster the arts in the province or create more opportunities for young people to get advanced education and skills? I trust it was spent so that people in all areas of the province and all ages of B.C.ers would benefit. If it was well spent, then we should already be seeing some value and improvement in the province and it would be great to know about that. If we extinguish the HST, repayment for money spent on great projects as described above, would then seem to be rather like repaying a loan or an investment in the future and we would be able to begin right away by refunding the newly arrived $580 million. It wouldn’t seem to be such a bad task to repay money that was working well for all of us. Dorothy Salter, Area B

ALAN MURRAY AND Janette Murray-Wakelin gifted a proposed downtown oasis by ‘sowing the seeds’ for their vision.

‘Oasis’ planters revealed Dear editor, Here’s the true story behind the beautiful wildflower garden that mysteriously sprung up on the site of the old Palace Theatre in central Courtenay that is now destined to become a ‘downtown oasis.’ Myself and Alan Murray, former residents and business owners, ‘sowed the seeds’ (literally) for the idea to establish a space of natural beauty in the downtown area, an ‘oasis’ for the enjoyment of local business people, shoppers and tourists alike. When we first came to live in the Comox Valley, we were enthralled by the natural beauty of the area and the “quaint” downtown shopping area. There were no large shopping malls at the time so the downtown area was bustling with shoppers. Before we moved to the area, we would make regular shopping trips to Courtenay and always brought our visitors to experience the ‘charm’ of the downtown shops. Later, when we founded ZenZero Raw Juice Fountain & Raw

Food Oasis Vegan Restaurant on the corner of Fifth and England, it became clear as Courtenay downtown business owners that a central nature space would be an incredible asset to the downtown area. The original idea was to turn the parking lot in front of ZenZero into a garden. Unfortunately, the parking lot was not for sale or development, so we created a small garden outside ZenZero for their patrons to enjoy. However, our vision for a community ‘gathering place’ in the heart of downtown Courtenay remained. It was always our vision to set up a green space in the central downtown area of Courtenay, a relaxing space with a garden, an ‘oasis’ where people could enjoy nature when out shopping, as well as being a space for the business people to meet up or have a quiet lunch break. During our travels worldwide, we have seen many town centres beautified so that the town itself came alive. Two years ago, we decided to move to Aus-

tralia to live near children and grandchildren, but we wanted to keep the vision of a downtown central garden space in Courtenay alive. When the old Palace Theatre across the street from ZenZero burned and was later demolished, the space left behind was indeed in need of beautifying, Alan noted. So we decided to do something about it, to leave a gift to the community. I had been saving seeds from our own gardens for years, but since we were not allowed to take them into Australia, it seemed like the perfect solution to give them to the community in a way that would show what a difference a nature space could make to the downtown area, So, with the help of a friend, one rainy night after leaving ZenZero, we transformed the empty space into the wildflower garden that has become a place of enjoyment for all who pass by. Janette Murray-Wakelin Editor’s note: Janette and Alan can be contacted through their website at www.kiwienergyunlimited.com.

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Be passive. Be submissive. Be inert. Unconscious. Dear editor, Oh, joy! We have once again (Record, July 1) been treated to a sermon from the mount by that brave defender of the oppressed, wealthy and the downtrodden corporate classes, Lord J. Murray Presley. Glossing over the blatant lies related to the implementation of the HST, he spews forth the usual BC Liberal half-truths,

scare tactics and disinformation. His little missive will no doubt lead many of his blind followers into voting for the HST. Yes, the Pharisees live on to this day! But Lord Presley, Christy Clark and Don McRae have nothing to fear; the population proved it really couldn’t care less about the HST when it elected John Duncan to “represent”

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Keep dogs on leashes Dear editor, this park is one of secluded, and/or fenced Please, Comox coun- the few places in the area, as other cities do. cil, do not turn Port neighbourhood offering Don’t give them a Augusta Park into an beach access. public park in a resioff-leash dog dential neighpark, as you’ve bourhood in The public should not be been asked to the middle of do. town. separated from the beach by a A group of And, a bunch of unleashed dogs. dog owners has warning to already been Courtenay: If The public should routinely treating it as they get away with not be separated from such for a long time, it in Comox, they’ll the beach by a bunch despite the posted go after your Airpark of unleashed dogs. bylaw. next. And the dogs are J. Cates, They now want being driven to the Comox council to legitimize park from other neighwhat they have been bourhoods, they don’t doing illegally. This live adjacent to it. would effectively This park was creremove the park from ated and has been free and full neighmaintained for people bourhood usage. first, not dogs. Responsible parents If they really can’t do not take small chillive without an offdren to a park where leash park for their unleashed dogs are dogs, find them a more running around. Also,

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come out of the mouth of a sleepwalking populace. Harper and his fellow Conservative-corporate travellers are laughing all the way to the bank while regular folks (occasionally) might wonder why they keep working so hard while their standard of living keeps going down, down, down. So folks, don’t think about how one of the

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ensconced in the public trough while you get less. A lot less. Just keep watching those insipid TV shows and inane sporting events. Be passive. Be submissive. Be inert. Unconscious. Capitulate. Just let yourself be led by the nose — like cattle bound for slaughter. Moo. G. Reynolds, Royston

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A Chorus Line is not only the fourth longest-running show in Broadway’s history, it is also the musical that gave show business ‘triple threats’ – people who could not only sing, act, or dance, but do all three. It ran for 6,137 performances, won nine Tony awards, and is now Comox Valley Youth Musical Centre’s (CYMC) production for 2011. CYMC has a reputation for giving youth, aged 12 to 25, challenging material to work with, as shown in their production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd last year. A Chorus Line will be no different. “A Chorus Line will ask a great deal of the performers,” says director Lori Mazey. “The show is about a group of dancers auditioning for roles in the chorus of an upcoming Broadway show. “On a deeper level it is about breaking down people’s walls and figuring out what makes them who they are. What makes each of these characters who they are and why are they so passionate about performing in general and dancing in particular? What have their journeys been that have brought them to this place and to this moment in their lives?” Baayork Lee, who played Connie in the original Broadway production and later went on to choreograph the 2006 Broadway revival, described A Chorus Line as the first reality show. TV programs such as So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With The Stars answer the exact same question as A Chorus Line did 36 years ago — what do dancers have to endure to become famous? Though some may question whether or not young performers will be able to take on such a challenging and iconic show, Mazey has no such doubts. “I am a big believer that young performers have the talent and passion to take on big challenges and shine,” Mazey says, adding that she has previously worked with young performers in shows

such as Romeo and Juliet and Urinetown. “The most obvious challenge will be the dancing — since not only is this a show with lots of it, but it is also a story about characters who make their living dancing on Broadway. “Yes — there is a willing suspension of disbelief, but ultimately we need the audience to buy into the idea that the characters on stage dance for a living. There are also great acting challenges with rich and distinct characters sharing the journeys that have taken them to this moment. “The material in A Chorus Line is rich and varied. I can’t wait to work with students on it and share it with the communities in the Comox Valley and Duncan.” In an amazing feat, A Chorus Line will be put on after less than two weeks of rehearsals. When asked how she plans to do this, Mazey laughingly replies, “Pray?” before saying, “We are doing as much planning as we can ahead of time to make the most use of every moment of rehearsal time. “When individual performers are working on solos and monologues — the rest of the group will be rehearsing large cast numbers or attending workshops.” A Chorus Line was the first Broadway show to be inspired by Broadway. It had a profound impact on performers and people hoping to go into show business. As Yuka Takara, who played the role of Connie in the 2006 Broadway revival says, in Every Little Step - The Journey of A Chorus Line, “It is important because it’s a story about dance, what we go through every day and the stress, and dealing with the problems that we have and not regretting it … living with it and just living our lives. It’s so important because it is the truth.” So what will Mazey concentrate on during the short amount of time that they have to get the show ready for audiences? “Making sure the story is clear is very, very important to me. That means going back to the text over and over and working with the performers and designers to bring out and support the ideas, characters and themes within

that story. “I am really picky about details.” Mazey continues. “This is true of all aspects of a show — including choices in acting, choreography, props, costumes, set and publicity, to name a few. I definitely don’t believe in the attitude of ‘good enough’ in any area and I am happiest when working with performers and a production team who have the pride in their work to take the time to be specific. That does take a lot of work and it means that everyone is definitely exhausted by the end of the show. “However, everyone can walk away knowing that they did the best job they possibly could have and that they have honoured both the text and the audience. I believe the audience who takes the time and spends the money to see your show deserves only your best crafted work.” CYMC Musical Theatre performers present A Chorus Line and Glee Club. The show will run at the Sid Williams Theatre from July 18 to 25. Tickets are available online at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com at the Sid Williams box office or at 250-338-2430.

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dinary talent in our midst, here in the Comox Valley,” says arts council board member Bobby Herron. “It’s really worth a look and a listen.” Local visual artists will create on the street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 15, then again the next day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, the visual artists will be joined by a variety of performing acts on two stages: the main Arts Council stage at the corner of Fifth Street and England Avenue, and a stage set up in the Sid Williams Plaza. In addition, surprise street performances will show up unexpectedly, and there will be fun activities for kids, along an arts theme. A vendor fair of local crafts people, artisans and homebased businesses, all organized by the Arts Council, will integrate with the downtown merchants for Saturday, the 41st annual Market Day. “It’s a unique experience,” says arts council

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Friday, July 8, 2011 • COMOX VALLEY RECORD

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Music will soon be‘accessed’ instead of purchased Lindsay Chung Record Staff

After 11 painful years, Terry McBride is feeling optimistic about the music industry. He sees the industry growing in the coming years, as people access music in new ways. McBride is the CEO and co-founder of the Nettwerk Music Group, which has been the label and management for Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies and others, and he recently gave the keynote address at the fourth annual Vancouver Island Music Business Conference (VIMBC) in Courtenay. “I think as everybody knows, the last 11 years, the music business has been in a recession,” he said. “That recession will end this year, and music, for the first time in 11 years, will actually grow this year. I know that sounds strange, but watch it happen. And that’s just going to be the beginning because you’re going to see over the next decade this business grow anywhere between three to 15 per cent a year for the next decade. “If you’re just getting into the music business now, you’ve hit it at its low, which is great because it means it can only go up so that the trough at the bottom that was started by Napster and sort of the breaking of the monopoly is now at its end. “The reason I say this is because of the consumption patterns of how music’s going to be consumed and the shift from the desire to own really to the desire to access.” Managers, promoters, producers and musicians were in the Valley to share their knowledge about the industry, and this year’s conference shone a spotlight on embracing new technologies. It could be argued that in the digital world, the value of music is zero, explained McBride. “Within the digital space, music is a bunch of zeroes and ones — the last 11 years, a lot more zeroes than it has been ones,” he said. “But essentially, anything that is put on the Internet is free; if it can be digitized, it’s free. So, the value of the music from a monetary point of view, of your intellectual property, has been zero. But the context that you

TERRY McBRIDE SHARED some thoughts about the future of music at the recent Vancouver Island Music Business Conference in Courtenay. PHOTO BY LINDSAY CHUNG attach to that is very, very valuable. “We’ve seen the live music business remain healthy, and that’s because the context of the access of intellectual property has been through a live medium and interaction between the band and the audience, with the band being the scarcity because the band cannot play in 3,650 venues a night — they only play in one. The bottom line is that scarcity, and scarcity’s valuable.” McBride feels the reason why music is going to grow has nothing to do with the content suddenly getting better. “What’s going to happen is that you won’t be buying music,” he said. “You will be accessing it. You will pay some sort of fee ... to access

that. You ask yourself, ‘I access music for free now; why would I want to pay for it?’ It’s a simple reason — it’s how it’s delivered to you.” In 2006-07, McBride wrote a paper about digital valets, applications for a mobile device that will grab the music you want to hear for you, which you can then instantly stream. There is a digital valet called Spotify in Europe, which creates more income than iTunes and which McBride expects to launch in the U.S. in the coming weeks, and McBride believes it is through new revenue sources like this that the music business will grow. “I think in Canada, in the first five months of this year, business is up about three to four

per cent without these revenue sources,” he said. “So basically CD sales have come down so low they can’t go much lower, so there’s only up. So I’m actually quite optimistic about it.” In October, Apple is going to introduce the iCloud system, which stores your music, photos, apps and more and wirelessly pushes it to all your devices automatically — and cloudbased systems like this will change how people access music, according to McBride. “What’s happening is in about five years, downloads will be viewed as something the older generation did,” he said. “All this music will be up in the clouds, and the clouds are simply big huge servers based all over the world that will have tens of millions of songs. The ability to access those and

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I think as everybody knows, the last 11 years, the music business has been in a recession. That recession will end this year, and music, for the first time in 11 years, will actually grow this year. Terry McBride

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have them instantly streamed is becoming more and more realized.” The first step is to take the music you already own — what McBride calls your digital locker — and for $25 a year, you will be able to put it up in the cloud and instantly push that to any device you have. “The next step forward is you get access to all 25 million or 35 million songs,” said McBride. “When that happens, the reason to pirate music completely goes away. Why do we keep downloads when you have instant

access to anything you basically want? It’s a shift in consumerism; it’s a shift in behaviour, and it’s very easy to monetize that.” McBride believes people will still buy CDs, mainly as souvenirs of a live show.

“If people come to a show and they are emotionally affected and they fall in love with you, they’re going to want to have a piece of you and so will buy a CD, especially if you are actually signing them and talking to them because it’s that whole scarcity,” he said. “That has huge, huge value. CDs I now view as merchandise. There are many artists I know now who sell way more CDs live than they ever will through physical retail.” writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com

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New improv group makes it up at Billy D’s on the spot Kim Dias Special to the Record

Standing up on stage without so much as a script or prop sounds like the worst nightmare of many people. Others, however, thrive on it. Some of these ‘others’ can be found in newly-formed improv comedy troupe My Baby’s On That Boat! The group has been getting together to simply play improv games for many weeks, but they are now performing on Manic Mondays at Billy D’s on Fifth Street in downtown Courtenay. Improv is a unique form of comedy that has the performers making up everything on the spot, often taking suggestions from the audience. “There’s no script; nothing’s pre-planned,” says Lewis Wilson, a member of My Baby’s On That Boat! “That’s the beauty of improv.” Kim Dias, one of the group’s performers, adds, “It’s so much fun, but so scary. Some of the most terrifying moments of my life have taken place when I’m doing improv.” “The scene can go anywhere,” says Wilson, and ‘anywhere’ is exactly where My Baby’s On That Boat! goes. The performers have made up songs on the spot, changed accents more times than they can count, and portrayed William Shakespeare wannabes, followed by hysterical laughter every step of the way. “Sometimes we start giggling ourselves, even when we’re performing,” Dias confesses. “That’s what makes improv so great – the actors are having as much fun as the audience. It’s fantastic.” “We only started the group recently,” says Wilson, “but we have some very talented performers. Billy D’s took a risk in hiring us and we want to make sure that risk is worthwhile. We’re all working very hard.” The group, however, has a talent for making hard work look easy. Whether they are creating open scenes — “We just get a prompt and run with it” — or playing theatresports

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THE CLAM DIGGER is a painting by Joe Smith, whose work is on display this weekend at the Filberg Lodge in Comox.

Smith adding acrylics An art show at the Filberg Lodge this weekend features the work of Valley artist Joe Smith. The show, which takes place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., highlights the two different mediums that Smith has been working in over the past few years. Initially known for his watercolours, Smith has added works in acrylic to his repertoire. Visitors to this show will be able to see and compare how the artist has chosen each medium to suit the subject matter. “Each medium,” says Smith, “provides me with the opportunity to convey a different sense of style for the seascapes and landscapes that I like to paint. While watercolours tend to have a softer look and are good to depict misty shores and a relaxed feeling, acrylics help balance that by allowing me to paint with bolder more intense colour.” The paintings Smith has chosen for this show cover a wide spectrum of subject matter. From stormy weather blowing over the sands at Goose Spit to spectacular sunsets on the Pacific Rim, Smith’s paintings provide an overall sense of the scenic beauty that B.C. is known for around the world. During the course of the year, Smith holds a number of solo exhibitions of his work at Filberg Lodge. However, he says that the July show is one of his favourites because of all the other activities taking place in the park. The Tea House is open so visitors can plan on coming for

FILBERG LODGE AND PARK lunch, taking in the show and enjoying the atmosphere of the grounds. In addition the Hands on Farm is in operation so families can turn the day into an outing. On Sunday afternoon visitors will also be able to enjoy an open air concert featuring the Lensmen, a four-member band whose repertoire covers a lot of musical ter-

ritory that ranges from jazz to the golden age of the crooners. “Filberg Lodge at this time of the year is such a great place to hold a show,” says Smith. “With the art show and all the other activities taking place its like going to a mini cultural festival.” Filberg Lodge is located at 61 Filberg Road in Comox. — Joe Smith

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VANCOUVER ISLAND l d MUSIC FESTIVAL concludes at Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. FMI: www.islandmusicfest.com. SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents the Lensmen from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

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Thursday, July 14 NEW COUNTRY REHAB performs at the Waverley Hotel in Cumberland. There’s a $10 cover charge and doors open at 9 p.m. FMI: www. newcountryrehab.com.

Friday, July 15 LOCAL COLOURS festival runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Courtenay.

Saturday, July 16 LOCAL COLOURS festival runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Courtenay. Performers take to the arts council stage at Fifth Street and England Avenue, as well as to the streets of downtown Courtenay from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in conjunction with the 41st annual Market Day. BLACKBERRY WOOD performs at the Waverley Hotel in Cumberland. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. and the cover is $10. FMI: cumberlandvillageworks.com.

Sunday, July 17 SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents Anela Kahiamoe from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

Monday, July 18 CYMC MUSICAL THEATRE presents A Chorus Line and Glee Club daily until July 25 at the Sid Williams Theatre. Tickets online at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com at the Sid Williams box office or at 250-338-2430.

Sunday, July 24 SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents Jazztet from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

Friday, July 29 FILBERG FESTIVAL begins four days art, music, food and fun at Filberg Park in Comox. FMI: www.filbergfestival.com or call 250-3349242.

Aug. 12-13 THE BIG TIME OUT returns to Cumberland Village Park. FMI: thebigtimeout.com or facebook.com/cumberlandvillageworks.

Sunday, Aug. 14 SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents Jenn Forsland from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

Sunday, Aug. 28

VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL begins three days of music at Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. FMI: www.islandmusicfest.com.

SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents Luke Guthrie from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

Saturday, July 9

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VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL continues at Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. FMI: www.islandmusicfest.com.

SUNDAY SOUNDS at Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park presents Greg Bush from 2-4 p.m. Free, but donations are accepted and appreciated.

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Denman show second of season Art displayed until July 9 at two locations on island

an artist with a series of oil paintings titled, simply, Paintings. Rodney is better known to Denman Islanders as a meditation teacher and the founder of The HerChristine Stewart mitage, and this is his inaugural show. The Special to the Record series goes back as far The Denman Art as the 1980s, and the Gallery’s second show artist refers to his body of the season opened of work as a “strange June 30, and runs until scattering.” July 9. The landscapes, seaIt features two art- scapes, beach scenes, ists and two venues: and gardens are Rosemarie Schafer at inspired by places he the Denman Seniors’ has been or where he G a l l e r y, has lived. and RodHe paints Images under a c c o r d ney Devenish at the surface are ing to the the Arts feeling seen as through Centre. of each S c h a - a watery-looking p l a c e fer is pre- glass. Rosemarie rather s e n t i n g also creates images than tryan exhibit ing to of water- of her own, inspired recreate c o l o u r s by these designs, an exact t i t l e d which she superima p p e a rN e w ance. W a v e , poses on rocks and A inspired found objects along Mexican by the the shoreline. b e a ch play of s c e n e light on painted incoming water. She is in bright colours cona resident of Calgary veys the feel of the and Denman, drawn to plastic furniture where the west coast by her a couple are seated, and love of the ocean in all the artificial feel of the its moods. place to the painter. These paintings recRodney’s work is reate the designs she influenced by Group sees in the intricate of Seven artist, Arthur lines created by mov- Lismer, who was also ing water, both on the his teacher, and B.C. surface and beneath artist Arnold Burrell. it. Images under the He has a love of the surface are seen as through a watery-looking glass. Rosemarie also creates images of her own, inspired by these designs, which she superimposes on rocks and found objects along the shoreline. Across the road at the Arts Centre, Devenish reveals his talent as

post-Impressionist period, and is particularly inspired by the work of Cezanne. This wide range of influence in style, colour, and subject is evident in his work, from the dark outline

of a Denman shoreline tree, to the brilliance and fluid lines of a sundrenched California landscape, or the basic form and pure colour of the Mexican scenes. The shows run until July 9.

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MARGARET BURNS WILL display her artwork at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox from July 13 to 25. She’s seen engraving a copper plate.

Burns still creating art The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents Age Has No Barriers by Margaret Burns. Attending the show one will realize that at age 80, Margaret’s creativity and ability to produce quality and thought provoking art are still very much alive. Margaret is mostly self-taught, winning an award for her watercolour after painting for only two weeks. With all the encouragement she got from her husband, Margaret continued having her work juried into many shows across the country. In 1985 after Margaret’s husband passed away she purchased a motor home and with her art packed in a box trailer travelled throughout North America from Key West to Alaska, painting and selling her art. Arriving on Vancouver Island in 1996, she decided to settle for a time as her mother was

here. At age 75 Margaret wanted something more from her art so she enrolled at North Island College in the Fine Arts program. During this time she studied printmaking courses, etching, silkscreen, collograph and mixed media. Since taking the courses she has created outstanding works of art, combing all the different mediums. She has also created a new form of art which she calls Fantasy Art, using alcohol inks. Margaret’s work can be found in private collections in the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan. Margaret’s work will be showing at the Pearl Ellis Gallery from July 13 to July 25. The gallery is open from 1 to 4 p.m. every day, including Sunday. Admission is free and more information can be obtained by visiting www.pearlellis-

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Here’s how it works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must ﬁll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can ﬁgure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

CLACKING CAT ACROSS 1 “My dear,” in Milan 8 Early calculators 13 Miser visited by ghosts 20 Protective plastic film 21 — rex (cat breed) 22 Chewed the fat 23 Start of a riddle 25 Thaws again 26 Procedure: Abbr. 27 Muscle fitness 28 Sport — (4WD vehicle) 29 Galley tool 30 A number of 31 Riddle, part 2 36 Painter Rousseau 38 In another country 39 Vision problem 40 Klensch of fashion 41 Terse denial 44 — Aviv 46 “Ad — per aspera” (motto of Kansas) 48 Riddle, part 3 53 Fifth of XV 54 Novelist Santha Rama — 55 In — (before birth) 56 Table crumb 57 “Viva — Vegas” 58 On top of, to bards 59 — Martin (British auto) 61 Cast — for 63 Pops 64 Cuts short 65 Riddle, part 4 70 LeBlanc of “Friends” 73 Reminiscent of 74 First Hebrew month 75 Bovine milk pitcher 79 French buddy 80 Blowup, in photog. 81 — Lingus 82 Elk’s call 85 Rebs’ gp. 86 Paw bottom 87 Riddle, part 5 91 Sharp insults 93 Municipal reg. 94 Verdugo or Kagan 95 Repetitious learning 96 Moroseness 98 Hopes that one will 101 Lube again 102 End of the riddle 107 Apple line 108 “A,” in Arles

109 — offensive (1968 attack) 110 Gehrig and Gossett 111 Very little 114 Bacon slices 116 Riddle’s answer 119 Saint- — (Loire’s capital) 120 Six Flags attractions 121 Unable to tear oneself away from 122 Most tightly packed 123 At — of (priced at) 124 Energy-draining things

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John Vaillant, the internationally acclaimed author of The Golden Spruce and The Tiger, heads an all-star cast of authors at the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival this month. Both of Vaillant’s recent books have won prestigious awards and garnered glowing reviews. Set in the remote forests of Russia’s far east, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival chronicles a terrifying duel to the death between a hunter and a massive Siberian tiger. Reviewing it in the Globe and Mail, Simon Winchester called the book “a tale of astonishing power and vigour” and reported that Brad Pitt had snapped up movie rights to the story. Ten other top-flight authors will share the stage with Vaillant during the weekend festival. Iconic west coast writer Anne Cameron, along with Paul Headrick, Heather Burt and brilliant newer novelists Gurjinder Basran and Bernice Friesen, will represent fiction writing. Poets Kate Braid, Wayde Compton and Evelyn Lau will deliver powerful, no-nonsense poetry. Andrew Nikiforuk’s writing on Alberta’s “dirty oil” and Daphne Bramham’s reportage on the perils of polygamy at Bountiful, B.C. round out an extremely strong nonfiction component. In addition, 10 accomplished Denman writers and an enthusiastic group of young writers will present their works. The main part of the festival runs from July 14 to 17. The morning of July 15 opens with a special presentation by Denman Islander and Kwakiutl First Nation member Maxine Matilpi. Now in its 10th year, the Denman festival has been hailed as one of the best small literary events in Canada, in part because of the quality of writers it attracts and in part because of its intimate atmosphere of a literary village in which readers and writers intermingle throughout the weekend. The festival offers a smorgasbord of liter-

ary events, including intimate readings by a single author, themed readings featuring two writers, and main stage events in which four writers join host Bill Richardson of CBC Radio fame for discussion and readings around a particular theme. The participating authors will each offer workshops on numerous aspects of the writing craft. Famed author and teacher Jack Hodgins will conduct a five-day Workshop for Writers of Narrative from July 11 to 15 and teacher/writer Heather Burt will do manuscript assessments during the festival for those who have pre-registered. Brochures and registration forms are available at The Laughing Oyster, Blue Heron, and at both Courtenay and Comox libraries. All festival details, and an easy way to register online, are at denmanislandwritersfestival. com. Alternatively, you can phone 250-3353353. It’s easy to footpassenger over from Buckley Bay since everything happens in the village itself, a short walk up the hill from the ferry landing and evening sessions end in plenty of time to catch a return ferry.

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SPORTSLINE WELL DONE Mary Wells narrowly missed the medal podium at the Special Olympics Summer World Games in Athens. The Comox Valley competitor placed fifth in both the 100m (17.71 seconds) and long jump (2.56m). The Games ran from June 25 to July 4.

RUCK ‘N’ ROLL The Comox Valley will be well represented at this weekend’s (July 8-10) BC Rugby Provincial Regional Championships at UBC. Record rugby correspondent Ian Kennedy reports there are four players on the Vancouver Island North U18 men’s team: Kieran McCauley (flanker) and Jordon Smith (full back) from Vanier along with Brodie Squire (hooker) and Brandon Brown (wing) from Mark Isfeld. Colin Chappell of the Comox Valley Kickers is coaching the squad. Two locals are on the Vancouver Island North U16 men’s team: Foster DeWitt (second row) and Trevor Caton (scrum half) from Vanier. The Valley contingent left Thursday for UBC. These championships serve as the final selection tool for B.C.’s provincial teams who are set to compete at the 2011 National Championships Festival in Calgary.

CHIP-INS Michelle McCann of Courtenay finished 27th at the B.C. Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship at Alberni Golf Club. She fired rounds of 79-84-81 to finish at 31-over 244. Christina Proteau of Port Alberni shot two-over 215 to win the June 28-30 event. Meanwhile, Logan Yanick of Courtenay finished in a two-way tie for 15th at the CN Future Links Prairie Championship, held June 28-30 in Saskatoon. Yanick shot 79-70-73 to finish at six-over 222. Lucas Kim of Toronto fired a seven-under 209 to take top spot.

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Back in black Record Staff No longer feeling the Bern, Brett McLean has rejoined the Chicago Blackhawks. During the NHL’s “Free Agent Friday” last week, the ‘Hawks inked the Comox native to a one-year contract. “The Royston Rocket” notched 27 points (10G, 17A) and 22 penalty minutes in 2010-11 in 50 games with Bern of the

Swiss League, where he spent the last two seas o n s. McLean previMcLEAN ously skated for the Blackhawks from 2002-04, recording 11 goals, 20 assists and 54 penalty minutes in 78 regularseason tilts.

Murdoch signs with SFU Record Staff Classy forward Trent Murdoch has a lot more classes in store for him now that he’s a member of the Simon Fraser University men’s ice hockey program. On Monday, SFU announced the former Comox Valley Glacier King will suit up for the Clan’s 2011-12 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Murdoch joins the Clan following two seasons in the British Columbia Hockey

Island Stars shine bright Comox Valley talent helped boost the 98 Island Stars to victory at the annual North American Hockey Classic Peewee AAA Championship in Winnipeg. The ninth annual North American Hockey classic featured over 135 teams. After finishing sixth in the Mainland Cup and fifth in the Challenge Cup, the 98 Island Stars were cautiously optimistic when they visited Winnipeg June 15-19 to play in the Classic. The 1998-born spring hockey team is made up of elite players from Campbell River all the way to Victoria including two of the Valley’s very own, Niko Karamanis and Matteo Giomo. After being pooled in the Black Pool of the AAA division the Stars posted a 3-0 record in the round robin with an impressive 34 goals for and six against. Many players had strong games

including Karamanis who after three games led the 98 division in goals and assists. KARAMANIS Entering the semifinal game against the Manitoba Lightning, the Stars came out strong with three quick goals en route to a 7-0 victory. The final had the home team 98 Island Stars facing the 98 Manitoba Metal. With both teams undefeated, the game promised to be a battle. The size of the Manitoba Metal was certainly a concern for the smaller but faster Stars team. With no score yet in the middle of the first, the Metal took an undisciplined boarding penalty

and the Stars’ power play made them pay. The Stars scored again before the end of the first to go into the second with a 2-0 lead. The Metal came out strong in the second using their size advantage to create many scoring opportunities and forcing the Stars to take several penalties including a 5-on-3 in the middle of the second. The Stars’ penalty kill though was superb allowing only two shots on the 5-on-3 and finishing the period still up 2-0. The third period saw the Stars score two more times to give them the 4-0 win and right to call themselves champions. They ended the tournament with an impressive 45 goals for and six against with Karamanis leading the team in points and finishing second overall in the AAA division.

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The Victoria Royals may have a Comox Valley connection when they launch their inaugural Western Hockey League season this year. The first-year Major Jr. A franchise selected Comox Valley Lube-X Bantam Chiefs goal-

League. He made an immed i a t e impact as a Junior A rookie in 2009/10, scoring 18 goals and MURDOCH totalling 49 points to finish second in team scoring with the expansion Williams Lake Timberwolves. The Nanaimo native then split the 2010/11 season between the Alberni

Valley Bulldogs and Prince George Spruce Kings, netting six goals and 21 points. His BCHL totals include 112 games played, 24 goals, 70 points and 37 penalty minutes. Prior to joining the Timberwolves, Murdoch began his junior career with the Glacier Kings of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League and scored 27 goals and 65 points to finish second in league scoring and earn the league’s Rookie of the Year award.

Team Stars skate to U16 BC Cup victory Team Stars, with Sheldon Brett of the Comox Valley in the lineup, captured the 2011 Male Under 16 BC Cup with a 1-0 win over Team Bruins. The 2011 Male U16 BC Cup was held in Kamloops at the Interior Savings Centre and Valleyview BRETT Arena. The top 200 Under 16 players in BC Hockey attended the four-day event. Brett is from the Vancouver Island zone and is spending the school year attending a hockey academy called the Pursuit of Excellence in Kelowna. He has played minor hockey in the

tender Michael Herringer with their their ninth round (188th overall) pick at the 2011 Bantam Draft (held May 5 in Calgary). The 6’,0”, 160-pound Herringer has previously been an invitee to the BCHL Cowichan Capitals’ prospects camp. “The Comox Valley Minor

Comox Valley from Initiation up to first year Bantam. Jackson Waniek scored the lone goal mid-way through the first period for the Stars. Payton Lee and Kai McDonald played outstanding in net for the Stars in the 1-0 victory. For a complete recap of the event visit the Male High Performance Under 16 webpage on the BC Hockey website. The BC Hockey High Performance U16 Program is designed as an introduction to BC Hockey’s High Performance Program.

Hockey Association is very proud of Michael’s accomplishments,” said CVMHA second vice-president Monique Wilford. Victoria general manager and head coach Marc Habscheid has indicated that Keith Hamilton, Braden Gamble and Jared Rathjen will compete for the starting goalie jobs.

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Swimmers have fun in sun The Blue Devils Summer Swim Club held their annual swim meet at the Courtenay outdoor pool during the last weekend in June. Teams came from all over the Island, making this the largest meet so far this season. Over 50 Blue Devil swimmers participated and the addition of the “Little Devils” swimming 25m for the first time was very exciting, a spokesperson for the host club said. The meet was a huge success with many personal best times (BTs) and podium finishes. Some BTs were set by Div. 2 Douglass Lightfoot taking off 38.36 seconds in 100 free; Div. 4 Jessica Novecosky taking off 6.51 in 200 IM and 7.35 in 100 back; Claire Fullerton taking off 11.39 seconds in 100 free; and Div. 5 Emma Rudolph taking off 18.78 in 50 fly. Other BTs came from Kate Fulllerton in 50 free, Kyla DeWitt in 100 back, Sydney Kuhnert in 100 breast, Emily Glowach 100 fly/breast/50 fly, and Evie Morin 50 fly/100 breast. Finishing top six in each division were: Div. 1 Isabella Anderson 2nd 50 breast, 3rd 100 free, 4th 50 free/ back, BT; Kamil Guay 5th 50 free. Div. 2 Myia Dunn 1st 100 IM, 1st 50/100 free, 2nd 50 back, 3rd 50 fly, 3 BTs; Zoe McDougall 1st 50 back, 2nd 50 free/breast/fly, 3rd 100 IM, BT; Aaron Arndt 3rd 50 back, 4th 100 free 5th 50 breast, BT. Div. 3 Gabrielle Guay 5th 100 IM /50 breast, 6th 50 back/50 fly taking off 15.23 seconds and 100 free taking off 8.44 seconds, 4 BT; Samuel Helpard 2nd 100 free, 3rd 100 IM and 50 back/breast, 4th 50 fly, 3 BT; Ryan Novecosky 4th 50 free/ breast, 5th 100 IM/free, 50 fly/back; Graham Arndt 6th 50 free/back, 4 BT taking off 24.84 seconds in 100 IM and 16.82 in 100 free; Jarrod Lehman 6th 100 free taking off 18.92

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BLUE DEVIL SWIMMERS got off to a good start and posted many best times during their annual outdoor pool meet. PHOTO SUBMITTED seconds and 11.74 seconds in 50 back. Div. 4 Amelia Helpard 4th 100 back, 5th 100 breast 6th 100 free; Adam Dunn 3rd 200 IM, 100 back/breast/ free, BT; Caleb Clarke 2nd 100 back, 3rd 50

free 4th 100 free, 5th 100 fly/breast, BT. Div. 5 Jamie Neill 1st 100 back, 2nd 100 free, 3rd 100 fly, 4th 200 IM, 50 free/fly; Robin Jahnke 3rd 50 /100 free, 6th 100 back, 3 BT; Hanna Ivankovic

3rd 100 breast, 5th 100 free, 6th 100 fly; Jenna Kuhnert 5th 100 fly; Alex Kussauer 1st 100 fly/free, 2nd 200 IM, 50 free/fly, 100 breast, 3 BT; James Clarke 5th 100 back, 4 BT. Div. 6 Emily Mirabellli 6th 100 free, 2 BT; Alicia Saunders 5th 100 fly, 6 BT taking off 12.41 seconds in 200 IM; Julian Gould 2nd 50 fly, 100 breast/ free, 3rd 200 IM, 100 fly/back, 4th 50 free; Spencer McDougall 2nd 100 back, 4th 200 IM/100 breast, 5th 100 fly, 50 free/fly, 2 BT. Div. 7 Alexis Hallier 4th 50 free. “O” Cat. 2 Emily Rowlandson 1st 200 IM/100/50 fly, 2nd 50 free, 100 back/breast/ free; Megan Rousseau 1st 50 free, 100 back/ free/breast, 2nd 200 IM, 100/50 fly taking off 11.03 seconds, 3 BT. “Many thanks to parents, coaches and swimmers who all together made this a swim meet to remember,” the club spokesperson said. For more information on the Blue Devils Summer Swim Club go to www.bluedevilsswimclub.com.

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Drewry and Pawlina pitch 17 shutout innings Two stellar performances by Comox Valley pitchers highlighted a Premier Baseball League weekend doubleheader when the Parksville Royals hosted the Nanaimo Pirates. Game one will go down in the PBL record book as the teams sparred for a total of 16 complete innings. CVBA

alumnus Marcus Drewry came on in relief of Mitch Powelson in the sixth inning with the score knotted at 1-1 and pitched 10 scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and fanning four batters. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, Nanaimo got the best of Liam Joyce who took to the mound in the top of the 16th, picking up a single, a walk,

PREMIER BASEBALL LEAGUE then a double to score two. The Royals were unable to find their bats in the bottom of the 16th and the final score was 3-1 in favour of the visitors. Game two was a different story. CVBA alumnus Bryan Pawlina threw a complete game shutout, allowing only

three hits and striking out eight batters along the way. Offensively, the Royals got tremendous support from two seniors – Kevin Biro who hit back-toback jacks and picked up six RBI, and May Ney who also belted a home run. Drewry was 2-for-3 in the DH role.

Defensively, local Ashton Martin was stellar in centre field all day, robbing batter after batter with his tremendous speed and read on the ball. The final score in game two was 8-0 in favour of the Royals. The boys of summer play five games this week, travelling to Victoria on Thursday for a tilt with the Victo-

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Standings as of July 6 Team W L T Pct GB Indians 7 2 0 .778 -Blue Jays 6 2 1 .722 0.5 Giants 5 3 2 .600 1.5 Yankees 5 4 0 .556 2.0 Cubs 4 6 0 .400 3.5 Astros 3 6 0 .333 4.0 Cardinals 3 7 0 .300 4.5 Twins 1 6 1 .187 5.0 July 10 at Highland Field: Dundee Giants vs. Fisher Realty Blue Jays 9:30 a.m., Griffin Cubs vs. Happy’s Source for Sports Indians 12 p.m., Courtenay Plumbing Twins vs. D&D Construction Cardinals 2:15 p.m., Brian McLean Yankees vs. Investors Group Astros 4:30 p.m.

Standings as of June 30 Team GP W L T PT HDF 15 14 1 0 28 Slingerz 14 8 4 2 18 Cougars 15 8 5 2 18 TULS 14 8 6 0 16 Rumors 15 3 12 0 6 Midgets 16 2 14 0 4 The Comox Valley Women’s Fastball League thanks the following sponsors: TULS - Applebees, Dr. Bruce Burgess, Jo Klassen’s Grill, Yummies & Gyros; Rumors - Elks; HDF - Hornby Denman Freight; Cougars - Courtnay Verbrugge of Royal LePage in the Comox Valley; Slingerz - themselves; Midgets - Comox Valley Minor Softball

SLO-PITCH COMOX VALLEY MIXED LEAGUE Standings as of July 3 Tier 1 Team W L T Banner Landscaping Brewers 9 3 0 Beachwood Cafe Ducks 8 4 0 Billy D’s Benchwarmers 8 4 0 Mariners 7 5 0 Sunlife Slammers 5 6 0 Whistle Stop Madness 3 8 1 Heaters 0 10 1 Tier 2 Courtenay Kia 9 1 0 Peanut Gallery 7 4 0 Romance Shop Master Batters 6 3 1 Wrecks 5 5 0 Berard’s Plumbing 4 4 1 Zoom Zooms 4 6 1 Wankees 2 8 1 Applesauced 1 7 2 Tier 3 Mission Possible Shockers 11 3 0 The Wild 10 4 0 Fishers Island Adventures 10 4 0 Elks Zombies 7 4 3 First Insurance First Timers 7 7 0 Oyster River Rats 5 8 1 Chances 2 10 1 Komox Grind 0 12 1 Tier 4 Dirty Birds 10 0 0 Fisherman’s Lodge CR Pawn 9 1 1 Coco Locos 4 2 3 Blue Thunder 6 4 0 Billy D’s Dodgers 3 5 0 Merit Home Furniture Cruisers 2 6 1 Pacers 1 8 1 VIB Islanders 0 9 0 Tier 5 A+ Fire Ballers 11 1 0 Calm Batters 10 2 0 EZ Ryders 8 4 0 Slippery Kittens 7 6 1 T-Birds 5 8 0 The Swingers 4 8 2 Major Malfunctions 3 9 1 Alano A’s 1 11 2

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KELOWNA in battles that were decided by the smallest of margins: Kyle’s 100 fly was lost by 4/100 of a second (.04) and Kaitlin’s 200 free by 5/100 (.05). “Great racing and super entertainment for the spectators who were kept on the edge of their seats,” a Sharks’ spokesperson said. For full results and information about the Sharks check out our website at: http://www. sharks.bc.ca. Like us on Facebook! Stay tuned for results from our local Sharks racing at AAA Provincial Championships on July 7 in Victoria and Age Group Nationals the end of July in Montreal.

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Men’s North Island has new sponsor this year One of the oldest golf tournaments in B.C. has a new sponsor. “We are pleased to announce Investors Group as our new corporate sponsor for the 2011 edition of the North Island Men’s Open,” an event spokesperson said. The tournament runs July 9-10 at the Comox Golf Club. “We would like to take the opportunity to thank our previous sponsor, Canadian Western Bank, for their support,” the spokesperson added. The event, which began in 1937, features an expected field of approximately 100 golfers. Last year’s champion, Matt Cella of the Nanaimo Golf Club, is returning to defend his title. Notables set to challenge him include seven-time winner Greg Koster of Crown Isle, two-time winner Stephen Watson (2002 and 2004) of Glacier Greens, Mitch Carr-Hilton (1997) of Crown Isle and Lawry Willis (1990). Other players to watch include Sunnydale’s associate pro Doug Petrie, Comox Golf Club pro Grant Goudy, Comox Golf Club men’s club captain Kyle Mudge, Tyler VanAnrooy of Sunnydale, John Milligan, and last year’s runnerup Nick Usher. Last year’s low net winner and long time North Island tourney director

Dave Tribe will also be teeing it up. The players will be competing for approximately $11,000 in prizes as well as holein-one prizes which include $5,000 in cash (Investors Group), new automobile (Comox Valley Dodge Chrysler), 50-inch plasma TV (Visual Sound Store), Hawaiian vacation (Square One Travel) and a set of Calloway woods (Rice Toyota). The tournament is also well supported by several local businesses.

Blue skies Sunnydale Ladies enjoyed their rounds under beautiful blue skies on Tuesday. The low gross winner was Bev Byerley with a fabulous round of 75 followed by Carolyn Walker with 89. Third low gross was Trish Heyland with 97, 4th were Marlene Gerrie and Lys McCrone with 99, 5th were Dianne Hing and Lois Westbrook with 100. On the net side, first was Chris Annand with 68, 2nd was Fran Shaw with 70, 3rd Bente Wilkes with 71. Charlene Cebryk and Jane Keoughan were 4th with 74 and Vicki Bombini and Marg Poje were 5th with 76. Gayle Odo and Rita Dalby were 6th with 77. Five ladies tied for low putts of 29: Chris

PAR FOR THE COURSE Annand, Bev Byerley, Helen McLoughlin, Fran Shaw and Bente Wilkes. Long putt on #9 was Penny Wagenstein. KP#5 in 2 was Ann McLeod. KP #10 was Doris Squire and KP #15 was Rita Dalby. The nine-hole ladies had 12 turn out and the low gross winner of irons only was Ardene Larison. Gertie Wesley had low net and low putt winner was Louise Smiley. Honourable mention goes to Maureen Holt who shot a great round of 48. Next week is regular golf at 8 for 8:30 a.m.

Qualifying A gorgeous summer Tuesday day had several Glacier Greens Ladies teams competing in the 4-ball qualifying round with hopes of going to Pheasant Glen. There were many great scores and many ties that made it an exciting event. Qualifying for the Zone 4-ball are the following three teams: Gene Renaud and Marg Rushton, Donna Wilson and Kelly Gibb, Sue Powers and Angie Krahn. These are the results for the ladies not in the 4-ball competition, playing a regular game: Low gross June Linklater 82, Bernice

Henderson 92, Duane Miles 93. Low net Leslie Hauser 64, Lori Cameron 71 c/b, Sharon Warne 71 c/b. KP #4 Bernice Henderson, KP #15 June Linklater.

Pin Day Each year six Pin Days are played with RCGA, BCGA and Zone awards for individual net scores. July 5 was the third Pin Day of the 2011 season for the Crown Isle Ladies Golf Club and what a beautiful day for a game of golf. First low net saw a tie at 67 for Jean Curry and Linda Stickney, while second low net was Cheryl Davies with a 70. First low gross went to Jenny Steele at 83 and second low gross to May Mitchell with an 84. Linda Stickney had the low putts with

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We are grateful for this amazing community and especially want to thank the following for their generous donations: 5th Street Florist, Aquatec Seafood, Art Knapp’s Nursery, Atlas Café & Avenue Bistro, Blackﬁn Pub, Black’s Cycle, Blue Heron Books, Bond’s Fish and Chips, Booster Juice Comox, Boston Pizza, Canadian Tire, Caﬀé Amantes, Comox Barbers, Comox Valley Bobcat & Excavating Ltd., Curves Comox, Dairy Queen, Debbie’s Esthetics & Electrolysis Studio, Edible Island, Extreme Runners, Gone Hollywood Video, The Green Room, Hub Barber Stylists, Kal Tire, Level 10 Eurospa, Little Caesars Comox, London Drugs, My Tech Guys, Pharmasave Comox, Planet Kids, Rialto Theatre, Riverside Wines, Searle’s Shoes, Shoppers Drug Mart Comox, Shoppers Drug Mart Courtenay, Signature Wines, Sublime Fashion Collection, Surgenor Brewing Company, The Tea Centre, Union Street Grill, Uranus Greeting Cards & Gifts, Valley West Autohaus, Valley Green Hydroseed, Victorian Epicure (Shelley Shorno), The Westerly Hotel, Whistle Stop Neighbourhood Pub, White Spot, Winds of Change, Valley Auto Spa Ltd., Xpressions Hair Studio. Also thank you to the City of Courtenay for waiving the Airpark rental fee and to our power sources the Chamber of Commerce and Comox Valley Kayaks Ltd. To our advertisers thank you Eagle 97. 3, Jetfm 98.9, Shaw Channel 4 “The Daily”, the Comox Valley Echo and especially The Comox Valley Record for doing such a phenomenal job of bringing awareness to Lupus and our 3rd annual Walk for Lupus!!!

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any fisher folk celebrate our national birthday by going fishing on July 1. It is a tradition I have followed for many years and this year I celebrated Canada Day with two other proud Canadians, Bruce Bell and Charley Vaughan. We launched Charley’s boat at Big Rock in Campbell River and proceeded out to fish the Hump with 75 other boats that I counted as we travelled to our fishing spot. It seems celebrating Canada Day with a fishing trip is a popular variation on celebrating the birth of our nation. The weather was cool and we were dressed accordingly. However I vividly recall fishing Six Mile Lake in the Kamloops area one July 1st in the middle of a snow storm. To add impact to the long, springless season and slow summer we are enduring were those who celebrated the day by skiing on Mount Washington. If you have fished the Campbell River Hump and the Lighthouse Drift below Quadra Island during large tidal exchanges you will be aware that it is a challenging fishery – to say the least. To give credit where it is due, Charley knows how to fish these deep waters with two lines during heavy current exchanges – if it was left to me I would have been fishing one deep line. We managed and avoided any serious tangles. Shortly after our lines were in place and doing their thing I noticed a small dip in the rod I was watching. I picked it out of

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BRUCE BELL DISPLAYS his Canada Day 16-pound chinook with skipper Charley Vaughan watching in the background. PHOTO BY RALPH SHAW

the holder and set-up on an angry, headshaking fish 200 feet below the boat. What followed was a series of exchanges between me and the fish – when it wanted line I let it have its way, but when it let up a little bit I reeled the line towards the boat. After a few minutes we saw a respectable chinook slowly swimming beside the boat and not showing any willingness to come to the net, where Bruce was waiting to scoop it up. Finally, after several false starts, it went over on its side and I guided it into the waiting net. Bruce lifted the net and remarked it was heavy – on Char-

ley’s scale it tipped in at 27 pounds. A beautiful prime fish and it was my first chinook of the 2011 season that was big enough to keep. Thank-you, fish gods, for the memorable start to my 2011 salmon fishing season on Canada Day. In fishing the Hump

under these conditions we would run well out into Strait of Georgia waters and then troll back towards the Lighthouse trying to stay over schools of bait that showed in the deep waters below the boat. The currents are challenge enough, but as the morning progressed we became aware that the wind was picking up and it was a growing challenge to fish the deep waters in an ebbing tide and increasing southeast wind that created quite rough waves. We also noted that the large fleet of boats was thinning out as frustrated anglers gave way to the wind and currents. At about 10:30 a.m. we decided that it was just getting too challenging to continue. Bruce was the first to pull his gear in as we decided to retreat. After Bruce secured his outfit I picked up the rod on my side and felt a slight tug. I handed the rod to Bruce and said, “It is your problem.” He promptly setup on an angry chinook and the game started again. This fish gave a much different account of itself than the first one. It came to surface and made several long

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNERAL HOMES

DEATHS

Colleen Rae CROWTHER (Shinnan) Colleen passed away peacefully July 2, 2011 at the young age of 52 surrounded by loved ones her devoted husband Bill by her side after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. Colleen lived each day to it’s fullest she appreciated and loved all her friends and family. She was predeceased by father Roy Shinnan, and grandparents Layton and Elizabeth Preece. She leaves behind to mourn, her husband William (Bill) Crowther, mother Shirley Shinnan, sisters Dawn (Chuck) Davies, Mickey (Graydon) Peebles and brother John, Shinnan her nieces Arie (Steve) Waymen, Rose (Seann) Waymen, Annabelle Peebles, her nephew Graydon Peebles, as well as 5 great nephews Elijah, Ethan, Evan, Marcus and Anthony and 1 great niece Elizabeth. Colleen was a woman of great strength and generosity, never wanting or telling anyone exactly how sick she was. Her warm and loving personality had her giving her all to everyone and everything she touched. Colleen will be greatly missed by all who loved her and will forever be in the heart of all she touched. A celebration of Colleen’s life will take place at Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation & Reception Centre, 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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BOCK Albert William 1921 - 2011

It is with great sadness, but with loving memories we announce the passing of Albert William Bock on June 5th, 2011 after living a long and contented life of almost ninety years. Albert will be missed by Eileen, his beloved wife of sixty years, his daughter Alison (Brent) Sundquist, granddaughters Melissa (Dana) and Katrina Sundquist, and the bright star of his last year great grandson Gavin Giersiepen. He will be lovingly remembered by his sisters Thora Bock of Vancouver and Thelma Martin of Fort Langley, as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Albert was predeceased by his son David who was always held close to his heart, and his brother Ken. Albert was born on June 19th, 1921 in Melfort Saskatchewan to Albert and Florence Bock, the eldest of four children. He lived his boyhood years in Meadow Lake. His life was equal parts hardship and adventure in the woods and lake country of Northern Saskatchewan which made him a self-reliant and strong man. His life as a boy gave him the freedom to roam the woods, to hunt and fish, to know nature and the ways of animals and birds. Wonderful memories...and he gave us the stories of his life.

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Albert left Northern Saskatchewan because of the war. He joined the RCAF and became a veteran of WWll and the Korean War. He learned the trade of aircraft engineer in the Air Force and enjoyed all aspects of mechanics. He met his beloved Eileen when stationed in Quebec. After marrying in 1950 they moved to Vancouver and began raising a family. Albert worked for CP Air (Canadian Airlines) for 35 years. After retirement Albert enjoyed his love of woodworking and carpentry, his love of music which included listening to his vast collection of jazz records and playing clarinet and saxophone, his love of the earth and gardening, and spending time with his family. Albert was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He will be deeply missed by everyone who was blessed to have Albert in their lives. All memories of Albert will be held in our hearts and treasured for the remainder of our days. The family would like to extend their thanks and great appreciation to Dr. David Bowler, the nurses in emergency and third floor of St Joseph’s Hospital, homecare and aides from VIHA for their compassionate support and help. A celebration of life and interment to be held at Mountainview Cemetery, Vancouver at a later date.

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IN MEMORIAM

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NAR-ANON- If a family member or friend is using drugs, how does it affect you? We can help. Call Rene 3342392, Sharon 339-7906 or Jack 334-3485.

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER -- required for 2 children in an urban area of the Comox Valley. The position is full-time, at $9.25/hr, 40 hrs/week less room and board of $325/month in employers home. Min. 1 yr experience with children. High school diploma (or equiv) is the min. acceptable education, prefer a post secondary degree or certiﬁcate. Must read/write/speak English-French-Spanish. Must drive. Duties are to provide a safe, healthy, multi-lingual environment, perform light house-keeping & prepare nutritious meals. Background check will be req’d of all applicants. Start date August 1, 2011. Call Cari 250-898-4989.

LOST AND FOUND FOUND. READING Glasses, women’s, on Sunday, July 3rd. on Rob. (250)339-4013. Lost: Black change purse at Walmart Sat afternoon. Reward 250-757-8429 IN MEMORY OF MICHELE ARSENAULT Aug 25, 1965 - July 9, 2000 Gently you went, so beautiful so tender and kind. We knew but we did not approve. And we are not resigned. Your bright light continues to shine in all that knew you, Love, like a river never sleeps. Missing you forever, Your loving family. ~~

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HELP WANTED

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Temporary District Child & Youth Care Worker School District No. 72 is seeking applications for a Temporary District Child & Youth Care Worker.

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Administrative Assistant – Campbell River As a leading developer of multifamily housing throughout Western Canada, Broadstreet Properties Ltd. is growing rapidly. We require a dynamic, self-starting Administrative Assistant to join our team. The Administrative Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of administrative duties, including typical duties such as organizing and ﬁling, in addition to more complex functions and services ranging from contract administration to public presentations.

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CRANE OPERATORS NEEDED

Education/Financial Aid Advisor Posting #100254

Library TechnicianAcquisitions/Public Services Posting #100255 Comox Valley Campus Please go to http://careers.nic.bc.ca for further criteria, required qualifications and information on how to apply to these postings.

Publisher The Morning Star in Vernon, B.C. has an opening for the position of Publisher. The Morning Star, one of Canada’s leading community newspapers, is published every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and has an extensive distribution network throughout the North Okanagan. More than 33,000 homes and businesses are reached in the communities of Vernon, Coldstream, Armstrong, Enderby, Lumby, Cherryville, Oyama, Spallumcheen, Grindrod, Falkland and Silver Star. The Morning Star is the No.1 news source in the North Okanagan and has been committed to serving its communities with in-depth local news, sports, entertainment, events and happenings since 1988. The Morning Star is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with over 150 community, daily and urban newspapers located in BC, Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii. Black Press is seeking a proven leader with an impressive track record in newspaper management, to build on the considerable growth the Morning Star has experienced over the past 23 years. Ideally, you should have a good understanding of all facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on sales, marketing and ﬁnancial management. As publisher, you will be instrumental in developing a multi platform strategy for the newspaper and its online initiatives, as it continues to serve a rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.

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Director of Resident Care

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A Complex Care facility in the warm Cowichan Valley is seeking a Director of Resident Care. Lead our care team with your passion and expertise. As a forward thinker you will be supported in your geriatric best practice initiatives. A degree in nursing with 5 years of progressive career advancement is required. A degree in a related healthcare field will be considered. We are offering a competitive salary and benefits package. Fax your resume in confidence by July 12th, 2011 to 250-7372112

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F/T SALES person required by Midland tools. Applicant must have retail sales experience and a thorough knowledge of power tools. competitive wages & beneﬁts for the right person. Apply in person w/ resume, ask for Ryan or Darrell, no phone calls please.

The Lemare Group is currently seeking a hoe chucker/loader operator, and a boom man for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email: ofﬁce@lemare.ca.

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HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

RELIEF JANITOR P/T Janitorial position required for evenings, & weekend work. Must be ﬂexible and work wel l with other staff members. Must have own transportation. Criminal check required. Experience an asset. Drawer#4448 c/o Comox Valley Record, 765 McPhee Ave, Courtenay V9N 2Z7

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Labour. 2 f/t positions also 1 p/t gardener position. Send resume providing experience & references. Drawer 4441 Comox Valley Record, 765 McPhee Ave. Courtenay. V9N 2Z7

CAREGIVER WANTED. Part time caregiver for 85 year old man living in own home. 2 or 3 days/week, 10 hours per day. HCA preferred. Resumes with cover letter to cpashmore@telus.net. For more information call 250-703-2144

MEDICAL/DENTAL ANIMAL Health Technologist wanted for busy Veterinary Clinic. Shift will include Saturdays. Our AHT’s are able to utilize all of their skills, Anesthesia, Dentistry, Radiology and Animal Nursing. We place strong emphasis on client communication. Computer skills are an asset. Please include cover letter with resume: couvet@telus.net OPTICIAN/OFFICE Manager needed for busy optometry practice in Powell River. In addition to dispensing the right applicant should have experience managing an optical. Starting wage $25/hr. Please forward resumes to Dr Sonja Heffernan at info@powellriveroptometry.com

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RECEPTIONIST wanted for a busy Veterinary Clinic. Shift includes Saturdays. We stress strong client communication, people skills are a deﬁnite must. Computer and handwriting proﬁciency are assets. Experience preferred but we will train the right candidate. Please reply with resume and HAND written by email to: couvet@telus.net

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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TEACHERS

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Comox Valley Campus Please go to http://careers.nic.bc.ca for further criteria, required qualifications and information on how to apply to these postings.

TRADES, TECHNICAL FIBER-WERX International in Sylvan Lake, Alberta is seeking experienced ﬁberglass laminiators / repair personnel. Fax resume to (403) 887-7737 or email scott.ﬁberwerx@telus.net

GRADE PERSON Courtenay/Campbell River area F/T position w/beneﬁts. Email resume to

wacor1@telus.net or FAX: 250-287-9634. HEAD SAW FILER needed for Central Vancouver Island sawmill. Union rates at non-union mill. Should have ticket and past experience. Fax (250)248-8998. email: liana@errced.com

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The ﬁrst CCAPP accredited program in BC Online program – 10 months - Class work can be done from home - Constant instructor support - 6 weeks of on-campus labs required

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Canada Ltd. requires an experienced Jour- neyman Electrician for our EWP Operation in Golden B.C. Email resume to: Audra.Stanton@LPCorp.com or fax to 250-344-8859.

VOLUNTEERS

We also offer an Online Medical Transcription Program 9 months– starts monthly

The Filberg Festival is looking for 1 volunteer to assist with signage set, July 28, 29th am & Aug 1 pm. (this includes barricade take- down). Also looking for 6 volunteers for Access Crew, 2-3 shifts at the Perimeter Gates. FMI: Sue Medley, Festival Volunteer Coordinator 250-339-2715. info@ﬁlberg.com

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The Town of Comox is presently receiving applications for the position of a Planning Technician. This is a full-time Union (CUPE) position with a rate of pay of $30.38/per hour.

Courtenay 250-897-9875 • Campbell River 250-204-9875 www.instructordarryl.com CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

This position is of a technical nature and applicants will be expected to provide general assistance to the Municipal Planner, provide technical information pertaining to land use and development regulations and undertake assigned tasks and projects including the preview and processing of various types of land use and development applications. Required knowledge and skills include: • University degree in Land Use Planning or technical diploma from a recognized institution in Land Use Planning; • excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external contacts and to communicate tactfully and effectively, both verbally and in writing; and • a valid B.C. Driver’s License. A detailed job description is available on the Town of Comox’s website: www.comox.ca Applications for this job posting will be received until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2011 and should be directed to Mr. Marvin Kamenz, Municipal Planner, Town of Comox, 1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, B.C., V9M 1R9 (Regretfully, only the successful candidate will be notified) July 5, 2011

HELP WANTED

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HELP WANTED

School District 72 (Campbell River)

A .698 Temporary Teaching Position School District 72 is seeking applications for a .698 Temporary Student Development Center teacher at Timberline Secondary School. For details of this posting, please check the School District’s website at www.sd72.bc.ca or makeafuture.ca School District 72 • Campbell River

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Black Creek - 2016 Miracle Beach Dr. Sat Jul 9 only 9-3. Multi-family. Household, electronics, furniture. Comox - 1368 Zephyr Pl. Sat. 8-12. Moving Sale! Comox - 1386 Ridgmount Drive 8am til noon. Fantastic sale of great items & household treasures. Comox - 1852 Thurber Sat Jul 9, 8am. Huge moving sale. TV, golf clubs, tools, exterior door, windows, household, kids stuff + much more. COMOX, 1977 Cougar Cres., Sat, July 9, 8am-12pm. Toy’s, books, boy’s clothes (infant to 7 yrs), washer & dryer and much more. COMOX: 2034 Noel Ave., Sat., July 9th, 8:30-4pm. Household and misc items... COMOX, 2060 McKenzie Ave., Sat, July 9, 8am-12pm. Solid wood french doors, queen size futon, bikes, musical equipment, power washer. Everything priced to sell. Comox - 2295 Neptune Way Sat July 9 8am - noon. Good stuff we no longer need! - Custom ramps, music, stamps, furniture & much more. Comox - 2400 block Tutor Drive at west end of Noel off Aitken. 4 family garage sale. Tools, books, furniture, zodiac, baby clothes, stereos, household stuff. Something for everyone! COMOX- 342 MORLAND Rd, Friday, July 8, 9am-12noon. Comox - 666 Totem Cres. Jul 9th & 10th, 8-1. Many great items! COMOX COMMUNITY Garage Sale! Sat, July 9, 9am12pm. Rain or shine. No early birds please. (Enter from Lazo onto Beckton or Lazo onto Barber). COMOX. MEGA YARD sale Saturday July 9, 8am-12. 709 Woodland Drive. COURTENAY - 1107 18th St. (corner Tull & 18th). Sat. 10-3. Tools, Jewellery, household, clothes,camping equip.,stereo. COURTENAY- 1350 Pheasant Pl, Sat, July 9, 8am-? Huge Multi family. Rock bottom prices, lots of clean new stuff. Antiques, de-hydrator, crafts. Freebies. Downsizing! Courtenay - 1499 Valley View Drive 8am Sat. Books, games, household, birds & much more Courtenay - 1531 Tull Ave, Sat Jul 9 8am - 12pm. COURTENAY, 2363 Fitzgerald Ave., Sat, Jul 8, 8am2pm. Huge family Sale. Tools, jelewry, ﬁshing gear & more. Weather permitting.

COURTENAY- 1910 Robert Lang DrSat, July 9, 8am-12noon. Wicker coffee table, antique dresser w/mirror, heavy duty combo ladder, aluminum ladder, tools, car club w/key, Singer sewing machine 1950’s class room model, excellent cond, garden sprinklers, bike rack new, computer desk, like new, gas weed eater, books. Courtenay - 196-A Archery Cres. Jul 9, 8-2. Duplo, quilts, stainless steel juicer, odds & ends. COURTENAY 2257 Seabank Rd., Sat & Sun, July 9 & 10, 8am-? Moving Sale. Everything must go. Single Captains bed, TV stand, coffee table, glider rocker, computer desk & chair, kids toys & clothes/girls and much, much more. Courtenay - 261 Woods Ave. Sat 9th Jul, 8-3. Moving Sale! COURTENAY - 560 22nd St. Sat/Sun July 9 & 10th 8am Noon. No Early Birds! COURTENAY– 58 Rod & Gun Rd, Sat, July 9th, 9am-1pm. Miscellaneous household/outdoor items, designer/dress clothing, high-end books. COURTENAY, 6044 Island Hwy, (across from Tsolum School), Sat, July 9, 9am-? Downsizing Sale. Some furniture, lamps, oil lamp, radios and more. Courtenay - 836 3rd St. 5th & Leighton to 3rd St. Sat 9:30 From stereos to vintage dogsled. FANNY BAY, 260 Bates Dr., Sat, July 9, 9:30am-4:00pm. Huge Garage Sale. Tools, hardware, red iron for 60’x40’ building, windows, downsizing household items, framing business supplies and much more.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES Courtenay Flea Market EVERY SUNDAY Puntledge Road past bottle depot No booking required. Space $15 Vendors set up 7am-2pm Call Greg 250-334-1540 COURTENAY - SATURDAY July 9th, 7am Start, Willemar & 15th, all proceeds to www.NewbarkRescue.com CUMBERLAND: 2688 Maryport and 1st. Huge garage sale, Sat., July 9th, 9am-1pm. CUMBERLAND - 3355 1st Street. Sat. 9-3. Multi Family. don’t miss it. Quality items.Furniture, etc. FANNY BAY -7904 Macartney Dr. Sat Jul 9, 9am - ?. Moving Sale. Furniture, beds, patio chairs, 7’ palliser sofa, household tools etc. Priced to sell. GARAGE sale-- 293 Aitken St. Comox Time- 8am to noon Downsizing- Lots of fans, an air conditioner, entertainment Centre, Oxygen Regulator, Dishes and more. LARGE GARAGE/BOOK SALE WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO TOUR DE ROCK. TONS OF BOOKS, CAMPING, TOYS, TOOLS, HOUSE HOLD ITEMS, JULY 9 AT 1063 MARBLE PLACE, EAST COURTENAY. 8AM-1PM

SATURDAY JULY 9 from 8am to 11am. Clean, gently used kid’s stuff priced to vaporize - toys, clothes, Lego, games, books, Wii games, roller blades, Ninja Turtles, Pokemon cards.... 2275 June Rd. WE’RE MOVING / DOWNSIZING household, tools, ﬁshing gear - no junk - Saturday July 9th, 9 a.m. til 2:00 710 POWERHOUSE RD. COURTENAY

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Super BIG

Community Yard Sale Saturday, July 23rd – 9am -2pm 432 Puntledge Road, Courtenay (Modern Windows Parking Lot)

20+ Vendors expected. Portion of proceeds to go to Success by 6. Vendors Wanted! Free tables still available! 250-334-2599 or Jason@modern.ca for more info.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

CARPENTRY

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOMES WANTED

MEICOR REALTY

SKILLED CARPENTER. Licensed & certiﬁed. Free estimates, Doug 250-650-1333. www.suncrestholdings.ca

VALLEY WIDE SMALL HAUL

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

WE BUY HOUSES

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CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE QUALITY cleaning. 20yrs exp. Excellent rates/refs, Sr discount, wkly/biwkly. Bondable. 250-702-1880

ELECTRICAL ELECTRICIAN Small jobs to new construction. B Connected Electrical. 250-792-2168. www.bzzzt.ca JRS ELECTRIC: Licns’d, bnded & insr’d. From new builds & renos to service calls. John, C.R. 250-914-3532 or C.V. 250-650-5773 (cont:98365)

GARDENING LAWN mowing and edge trimming. $30 for small lawns under half acre. $50 per acre for larger lawns. 250339-9210.

LAWN NEED Cutting? Pesky Weeds? No time? Call Leslie, (250)752-8806.

HANDYPERSONS WAYNE’S HANDYMAN & Reno. Service. 20+yrs exp. in carpentry, decking, fencing, framing, ﬁnishing, drywalling, mudding, painting. Small jobs ok. 250-339-0879

HOME IMPROVEMENTS C A R P E N T E R / H A N DY M A N Renos, decks, ﬂooring, tiles, fences, painting 250-218-7515 CERTIFIED CARPENTER. Kitchen, bathrooms, decks, etc. All your renovation needs. Emery, 250-218-0734. RELIABLE CARPENTER. Repairs and Reno’s. Call (250)871-7776.

LANDSCAPING Corrigall and Backhoe Ltd. We sell: Top Mix • Fish Compost • Bark Mulch Various landscaping rock Including drainrock, pea gravel, driveway chip, Salt & Pepper, & much more. Open Monday to Saturday Can Deliver 2431 Cousins Road 250-338-7799 or 338-0947 TOP SOIL. $13 per yard + trucking. 250-218-4078 A.C.L. YARD WORKS. Offering Landscaping, Yard CleanUp, Lawn Mowing, Hedge Trimming, Gutters, Decks and Paving Stones, Retaining Walls and any odd jobs. Call Pat 250-218-4597.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK MILLENNIUM STUCCO is now taking appointments. Commercial, residential, new construction, painting & facelifts. Please call after 5pm 250859-4744.

MISC SERVICES GOLDSMITH Custom Designed & Handcrafted Jewellery. Full repair service. Ring sizing while you wait. Engraving Women’s Fashions SIMPLY TIMELESS. 379 4th Street, Courtenay. 250-871-0606

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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7 days a week • Residential cleanup • Green Waste • Rock / Concrete • Wood / Fencing Material Big & Small **We Do Them All** Environmentally Conscious Fast Reliable Service

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Bark, top soil, gravel, sawdust, wood chips. Yard clean-ups, construction site, dump runs, re-cycling. Residential & Commercial

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PETS FEED & HAY QUALITY TIMOTHY Kentucky Blue hay bales for sale. Pick up off the ﬁeld. 250-898-4161.

PETS FREE AFFECTIONATE 8 yr old spayed female Manx cat looking for a loving home. 250335-0755

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE AUCTIONS Auction House Vancouver Island 239 Puntledge Rd, Courtenay 250-871-7355 Auction TONIGHT

July 8, 6:30pm.

Auction every Friday. Antique & collectibles from private collectors. Wide variety of antique lighting, carvings, lighters, jewelry, coins, trunks, signs, sports cards and much more. Viewing Thur, 10am-5pm and Fri, 12pm-6:30pm or bid online until:

They’re Here! 2011 LIFESTYLE COUPON BOOKS Support the Comox Valley Horseshoe Club Reduced ! ~ $19.00 CASH ONLY Available at Comox Valley Record 765 McPhee Ave. Courtenay

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MORRIS PIANO made in Toronto, mahogany, includes storage bench, $700. (250)339-7748.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS STUDIO APT. Clean, bright & secure grnd ﬂoor, w/ interior & exterior upgrades. Low strata fees, taxes & heat/hydro. Rentals & small pets OK. $74,900. MLS #317264. Contact owner/realtor at (250)668-9394.

FOR SALE BY OWNER EAST COURTENAY. Large home in very desirable view area. Walk to nearly everything. Electric heat w/ wood burning heatilator f.p. and space air tight stove. Reply to drawer # 4449 c/o Comox Valley Record. 765 McPhee Ave

HOUSES FOR SALE

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FREE: ROTOTILLED horse manure. Call 250-334-3162.

FRIENDLY FRANK REEL PUSH lawn mower, Husquavrna 5/40, $50. (250)339-1618.

FUEL/FIREWOOD “250-703-FIRE(3473)” Establish since 2004. Custom cut, split, delivered. Fir, Alder, Hemlock, clean wood. Well seasoned. Don’t wait till winter! FIREWOOD PERMITS on T.W. Land. Phone 250-6504060. GET YOUR Firewood early!You haul $120/cord. Delivery $150/cord. 250- 218-2889

FURNITURE MOVING SALE. Sofas, Oak dining table and chairs, bookcase, coffee table, single bed and more. Call 250-890-1050.

HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY 121-3 KUBOTA excavator, like new, 326hrs, 3 bckts, quick change, heated cab & rubber tracks. $39,900, call 250-898-1057.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2003 LEGEND pride mobility scooter. 4- wheel, 2 new batteries, on board charger. Like new used only 5 times. $950.(appraised @ $1200. 250-334-3949/250-703-4656 AIRMAN MINI Excavator, low hrs, good shape, $13,000 obo. (250)338-8251. BRAND NEW heavy steel Quantshut building not yet assembled. 40’x56’ 21’ high 2. 12’W steel doors. $40,000. Great for farm, industrial or storage of boat & R.V.’S 250334-4367 VI’S HOT-TUB Covers, made in BC. Professional in home service. 250-897-8037.

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS Canadian CSA Modular, Manufactured, and Park Model Homes @ US factory direct wholesale prices. Starting @ 39,824 better features + more options = best value. The Home Boys 877976-3737 or 509-481-9830 www.hbmodular.com We will beat anyone’s price. Guaranteed!

MORTGAGES Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and reﬁnances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 3 bdrm main ﬂr w/fenced patio near downtown Comox, NS NP ref req. $900 avail July 250-339-2322

COMOX 2 BDRM Apartments, next to St. Josephs. Basic cable & hot water included. Two rental references. Sorry no pets! 250-339-0131. COMOX - 2 bdrm, Fridge & stove. N/S, N/P, avail. now $600/mth 250-339-2119

WWW.BCAUCTION.CA BC Government Surplus Auction Vehicles, Equipment, Machinery, Seized Items and Misc. Items

Free Bike 1988 Honda GI1500 if interested contact me at amadawillsher@gmail.com

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

EXQUISITE SANCTUARY Fabulous 2.26 private acres with creek in beautiful Alberni Valley. Enchanting 3600 sq.ft. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom custom built 1995 home. Outstanding 57x40 shop with own bathroom, lots of parking. Features hardwood, tile throughout, custom cabinetry. Gas ﬁreplaces, stove, heat and hot water; ensuite with soaker tub. Thinking of a life style change? Move to Port Alberni, the Salmon Capital of the World! Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this “one of a kind” property. Asking $649,000 RE/MAX Mid Island Realty Port Alberni, B.C. John Stilinovic 250-724-4725 Toll Free 1-877-723-5660

MOUNT Washington BC Fully Furnished 1, 2, and 3 bedroom Condos. Starting at $650 per month includes utilites, cable, gas, parking. Are you relocating, building or working in the area. Stay in the alpine, fantastic views, great mountain biking hiking, summer festivals. Stay 1 month or 5 Call us today1 866 707 0018 or visit us www.washingtonwaychalets.com info@washingtonwaychalets.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW MANOR, 125 Centennial Dr, Courtenay. 1 & 2 bdrms, secure entrance, ELEVATOR. 250-334-2800. ONE MONTH FREE. Huge 2 bdrms, view, Free heat & HW, Elevator. 250-334-4646. WILLOW POINT- 1 bdrm in priv home, own entrance, W/D, F/S. NS/NP. $750 inclds heat/electricity. (250)923-1302

BUYING - RENTING- SELLING

MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC. APARTMENTS

PARK PLACE

BLUE JAY APARTMENTS

1970 Fitzgerald Avenue, Courtenay 2 and 3 bedroom available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates. Some completely renovated units with new appliances. Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental references required.

250-334-3078 WILLOW ARMS APARTMENT 1252-9th St, Courtenay 2 & 3 bedroom suite in quiet family oriented building with secure entry and manager on site. Walking distance to schools, bus stops and downtown. Reasonable rent include heat, hot water, basic cable, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. Extra storage upon request. No pets. Two rental references and security deposit required.

For viewing please call Donna 250-334-9667

ARRAN HOUSE APARTMENTS 1015 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay 2 Bedroom apartment available in clean, quiet building. Includes hot water, 2 appliances, and insuite storage. Adult oriented. Manager on-site. Close to downtown, shopping and stores. Bus stop in front of building. N/S, seniors always welcome. House cat okay with references and pet deposit.

Call Gloria at 250-334-9717

(250) 338-0330 Weekdays 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE Call 310-3535 bcclassiﬁed.com

Reasonable rent includes basic cable, stove, fridge, dishwasher, carpet, blinds and storage room in suite. N/P, security deposit and 2 rental references req’d.

For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

PINES APARTMENTS 1055-10th Street, Courtenay 1 & 2 bedroom suite. Completely renovated in adult oriented building with secure entry and elevator. Rent includes heat, hot water, basic cable, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. Coin laundry onsite. No pets. Security Deposit and 2 rental references required. For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

Call Sharon 250-338-7449 CONDOS

BEECHER MANOR

PACIFIC COURT

1045 Cumberland Road, Courtenay

1520/1540 Piercy Ave., Courtenay

1 bedroom condo. Walking distance to downtown. Bus stop in front of building. Quiet building great for Seniors. Includes 2 appliances, drapes, hot water and oak cupboards with ensuite in master bedroom. Some suites have storage. Also, extra storage upon request. Pet okay. References required for you and your pets.

Call Gloria 250-334-9717

2 bedroom suite available August 1st in clean, quiet bldg with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet.

In-suite storage with washer and dryer. Small pets welcome.

To View, Call 250-334-4483

CYPRESS ARMS

ST. BRELADES

1255 9th Street, Courtenay

146 Back Road, Courtenay

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Starting August 1st, 2011, we have brand new, beautiful 1 bedroom loft-style apartments and ground ﬂoor units with private entrances. Hydro, hot water and heat included. $750.00$725.00-$675.00/month + damage deposit. Must have minimum 3 previous rental/work references. No pets.

1075 Edgett Road, Courtenay

200 Back Road, Courtenay

For viewing call Donna 250-334-9667

1027 Ryan Road Courtenay, B.C. (250) 338-0330

RUTHERFORD MANOR

1 and 2 Bedroom suites available. One of the best values in Courtenay. Unique ﬂoor plans. California kitchens. These bright, modern suites are available in quiet, secure building.

WASHINGTON APARTMENTS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call Pat at 250-703-6965

HOLLYRIDGE MANOR

Available now Deluxe 2 bedroom suite in quiet, well maintained building. Rent includes basic cable, full size stove, fridge, washer/dryer, carpet and blinds. Nice feature: large open concept kitchen. No pets. 2 Rental references and Security Deposit required.

APARTMENT/CONDO

450-19th Street, Courtenay 1 & 2 bedroom available, in quiet secure building, close to Driftwood Mall and bus route. Seniors Welcome. Adult oriented and no pets please. Includes heat, hot water and basic cable. Low hydro. 2 Rental References required.

FEATURES: Fridge/stove, dishwasher, washer/dryer, wall-to-wall carpets, blinds. Children welcome. Quiet, well-maintained 2 bedroom condo. Ideal location. Walking distance to Superstore and North Island College.

Call 338-7449

VANRIDGE MANOR 123 Back Road, Courtenay Features 5 appliances, wall-to-wall carpet, blinds, gas ﬁreplaces - gas included in rent. Low hydro. Children welcome. Quiet, well-maintained 2 bedroom condos. Ideal location, walking distance to Superstore and North Island College. No pets.

Call 250-703-2570 TOWNHOUSES

TORRY PINES 1560-13th Street, Courtenay Available now 2 bedroom townhouses. Completely renovated with private entrance, full-size stove & fridge, new carpet & tile. Lots of storage in suite. Coin laundry onsite. Close to schools, stores and downtown. Great for family or working couple. 2 refs req’d. Small dog okay with references and pet deposit. Call Gloria 250-334-9717

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RENTALS

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APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

OFFICE/RETAIL

BOATS

Royal LePage in the Comox Valley (Property Mgmt Division) #121 - 750 Comox Road Courtenay, BC V9N 3P6 Phone (250) 897-1300 Fax (250) 897-1330 Interior viewings for the following vacancies are by approved application and appointment only.

910 Fitzgerald Avenue Corner Fitzgerald & Eighth

Apartments•Condos•Suites

Houses & Suites

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APARTMENTS / CONDOS

LAKE TRAIL APARTMENTS 2 bdrm condos conveniently located with 2 appl., on site coinop laundry; recent renos; new decks & windows; near schools & bus routes; N/S; N/P; $700/month incl. FREE heat & hot water; for immediate possession. SOUTHVIEW MANOR 2 bdrm lower unit located in secured entrance building; close to all amenities; nicely maintained suite; laundry facilities located on each floor of building; n/s; n/p; $725/month; avail July 1 ULVERSTON MANOR 2 bdrm lower suite in centrally located Cumberland apartment block; features new paint, flooring, secured entry, 2 appl, & on site coin-op laundry; N/S; N/P; for immediate possession; $675/month TUNNER GARDENS Experience 35+ living in this beautifully manicured complex! Property features 2 bdrms, 2 baths, 5 appl & gas fireplace, patio, garage, & much more. N/S; small dog may be considered with deposit; $1200/month; avail July 1

TOWNHOMES

BEAUTIFUL COMOX TOWNHOME

Beautiful 2 level townhome in small, picturesque, adult oriented complex located near tennis courts & in walking distance to downtown Comox. Features 1475sqft, inc. large master suite, 2nd bdrm, 2 baths, 6 app, gas fireplace, & garage; enjoy all day sun on semi-private patio area; avail July 15, w/ possibility of early poss; $1300/month

NOW OFFERING STRATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES

#204-1810 Lake Trail Road 2 bdrms, 1 bath, N/P. N/S. 2 appls. $675/month. Available Immed. 305-1111 Edgett 2 bdrm, 1 bath, N/P. N/S 4 appls. $750/mth Available Immediately #30-1575 Dingwall 2 Bdrm, 1 bath.4 appls, N/S, N/P. $750/mth Available Immediately 4D-851-5th Street 2 bdrm, 1bath, 5 appls. N/S, N/P. $775/mth Available Aug 1

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COUSINS RD. Shop/Warehouse space. 1200 sqft (30x40’) Quick possession. 250-703-1644/338-7476 SHOP/WARHOUSE for rent. 1550 Sq.Ft. 3-phase power, gas heat. Cousins Ave. 250339-7207 shop 250-897-1707

DO YOU CARE about where you live? Do high standards of maintenance, service and cleanliness matter to you? Do you prefer quiet, mature neighbours? If yes, please give us a call and discover how the quality of ownership and management makes all the difference. We have the best managed, finest apartments in the most convenient locations in the Comox Valley. Locally owned - we own and manage our own buildings only. Check the difference. Please refer to available apartments listed below. TELEPHONE 250-703-2264 | 250-338-0267 | 250-339-1222

SANDPIPER VILLAGE 1650 Comox Ave. TWO BEDROOM top floor suite. Unique through floor plan. Bright with southern exposure. Spacious and nicely renovated suite in a quiet, adult building just two blocks from Comox Mall and one block from Filberg Park. Large, private deck overlooking garden area. No pets. Call Greg @ 250-339-1222.

OAKCREST 1155 Stewart Ave. TWO BEDROOM CORNER SUITE very attractive – bright and spacious with extra windows. Nicely renovated/1,000 sq. ft. Located in central Courtenay in a quiet, adult building. Well managed and maintained. No pets. Security entry. Call John @ 250-703-2264.

BELLE VILLA 560 15th Street ONE BEDROOM recently renovated. Ground level with patio/garden. Reasonable rent includes heat, hot water and free laundry. Quiet, mature adult building. Call David @ 250-338-0267.

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7-147 Stewart. Comox 3 bdrm, 1.5 baths, pets on approval, N/S, 4 appls, $1000/mth Available 1 Aug 1981 Kelland Rd. Black Creek 3 bdrm, 2 bath, garage, N/P, N/S, 4 appls. $900/mth Available 1 Aug

TOWNHOUSES

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals www.pennylane.bc.ca

RURAL RANCHER 3 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, carport,fenced yrd, N/S, small pet neg. Avail immed. $975/mth BECKTON ESTATES 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath home, 5 appls, garage, fenced trd., N/S, small pet neg. Avail. Aug 1 - $1200/mth COMOX RANCHER 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, gas F/P, double garage, fenced yrd, cul-de-sac. Avail. Aug 1 $1300/mth PUNTLEDGE PARK 2 story home, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, 6 appls, garage, gas F/P, partially fenced, N/S, No pets. Avail. Aug 1 - $1,200/mth PUNTLEDGE FAMILY HOME 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, 6 appls, gas & wood F/P’s, garage, fenced yrd, N/S, small pet neg w/ref. Avail. Aug 15 - $1300/mth

COMOX. SEMI-COUNTRY setting. 2-bdrm, 1.5 baths, carport, shop. Avail. now. NP/NS. Ref’s. $900. (250)339-0270. COMOX, SMALL 3-bdrm, 2 bath. .22 acres, no thru road. NP/NS. $1100. 250-890-0520. NEWLY built Duplex for rent 2000sqft 4bedrooms, 3baths $1400.00 per month +utilities Available Immediately. No pets, no smoking. Lease required. Call 250 240-1220 or 250 951-0150 to view

BUYING - RENTINGSELLING Call us today to place your classiﬁed ad 250.388.3535

ABBEYFIELD HOUSE offers affordable, supportive seniors accommodation in a home-like setting. All meals provided. Jane at 338-7136 for tour

CLASSIFIEDS WORK HARD! Call 310.3535

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HIRE

Vernon: Lakeside Assisted Living Home, licensed, Space Available, Pictures & info by email shason@telus.net or call Steve at (250)306-0734

STORAGE LARGE STORAGE unit.1650 sqft. 14’ ceilings overhead doors. Heated, Hydro. 250337-1750

SUITES, LOWER BEAUTIFUL BASEMENT suite, Comox. 1 large bdrm w/lrg closet. Large living room, storage, near bus. NP/NS. Ref’s. Avail now. $645. incl. util. Call 250-339-0270.

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

DOVE CREEK 1100 sq ft 2 bdrm, 5 appls, N/S. Refs. Avail now $850. 338-5503.

HOMES FOR RENT

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

8FT. TITAN INFLATABLE Fibreglass Bottom & wheels. Used 5-6 times. 2 1/2 Yamaha with 3-4 hrs. Trailer w/winch. Original price $3800. Asking $1900. 250-339-4376

TRANSPORTATION

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

TRADEWINDS 1600-1610 Comox Ave.

TWO BEDROOM with in suite washer/dryer. Very spacious - in suite storage and ensuite off large master bedroom. Full-sized kitchen appliances with dishwasher. Fireplace and Jacuzzi tub. Elevator. Secure scooter storage and charging. Resident social room. Security entry. No pets. Call John @ 250-7032264.

2135 Meadowlark 4 bdrm,2.5 bath N/P, N/S, 5 appls $1450/mth Available 1 Aug

3-BDRM UPPER, Courtenay. Lrg yards, deck. Util & cable incld. $1200. avail now. Lease. (250)335-2757, (250)702-0749

TWO BEDROOM Freshly renovated suite – very nice – unique design. New designer kitchen. Quiet and well maintained building with mature adult tenants. Conveniently located just three blocks from downtown. Free laundry. Reasonable rent. Call David @ 250-338-0267.

WESTWATER 60 Anderton Ave. Independent Living for Seniors “The Affordable Alternative”

350A Nim Nim 3 bdrm, 1 bath. N/P, N/S, 4 (shared laundry) appls. $950/mth Available Immediately

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

CEDAR MANOR 463-12TH STREET

TWO BEDROOM suite. Nicely renovated. Home-sized kitchen with new cabinets. Attractively decorated. Resident social room. Located just three blocks from centre of Comox and across from Filberg Park. Security entry and elevator. Quiet adult building. One Bedroom also available. Call Greg @ 250-3391222.

#11-951 17th Street 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appls. fenced patio, fenced yard, N/S. N/P. $800/mth Available Immediately

Prime office space available - 1,500 to 3,800 sq. ft. available August 1st. Excellent downtown location near Court House. On a highly visible site. Modern, well maintained professional building. Elevator. Air conditioned. Ample parking. Many tenant improvements in place. One of the finest office buildings in the Comox Valley. For details phone 339-1222 or 339-0490

BARGE: WOOD Camp 131’LX38’4.5”WX9’8.5” D. c/w: Atco trailer complex mounted on barge deck, 20 rooms, kitchen, pantry, dining room, head, shower facilities, laundry, small repair shop, twin Cummins 60Kw diesel gensets. Survey available. Location: Zeballos. $95,000. For more details, 250-703-3551.

TRUMPETER’S LANDING modern newer condos bordering the airpark. Avail. units include 2 bdrm, 2 baths, 6 appls, custom ﬁnishing, balconies/patios, underground pkg, storage units, some with wonderful ocean views. N/S, No pets. Avail. Aug 1 . Rents from $1,100/mth. ARGO COURT 1 & 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F&S, coin laundry, basic cable & hot water incl., N/S. No pets. Avail. Immed. and Aug 1 - $625/mth & $700/mth. Call Res.Mgr: 334-8602 LORELIE APTS 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, N/S. No pets. Avail. Immed. - $625 & $750/mth “SOUTHVIEW MANOR” renovated 1 bdrm, 1 bath condo, F & S, coin laundry, balcony, hot water incl, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed$595/mth “BRAIDWOOD MANOR” 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 3 appls, coin laundry, patio, res. pkg., N/S, cat ok. Avail. Immed $725/mth COMOX DUPLEX 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath on a quiet cul-desac, 5 appls, fenced yrd, N/S, small pet neg. Avail. Aug 1 - $1,100/mth CLOSE TO COLLEGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath townhouse, 5 appls, patio, res. pkg. N/S, No pets. Avail. Aug 1$800/mth CRAIGMARK PLACE 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 4appls., balcony, res. pkg, storage, N/S, No pets. Avail. Immed.- $750/mth. Call Res. Mgr. 218-3736 CLOSE TO DRIFTWOOD MALL 2 bdrm, 1 bath rancher style duplex, 4 appls, patio, N/S, No pets. Avail. Aug. 1 - $850/mth

TRUCK CANOPY in good condition for an ‘89 Chevy/GMC stepside. Fantastic for camping season! $100.00 250-897-4662

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AUTOBODY REPAIRS and Painting. Dents, rust welding, collision. No insurance claims. Professional technician. Affordable. 250-702-5754

SPORTS & IMPORTS 2008 Toyota Yaris, $11,900 blue, 4dr, many extras,1 yr extended warranty left, amazing on gas, no accidents, in great shape, 74,000 km, call 250334-0021 OKANAGAN’S Largest Used Car Super Store. Always open online at: www.bcmotor products.com 250-545-2206

MOTORCYCLES 2008 Yamaha bws scooter, $2200, bought new August 2010, 2500km, 49 cc, 2 stroke, like new, no accidents, call 250-334-0021 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

COURTENAY 2 BDRM townhouse, sm cat welcome, background checks req’d $700 July 1. Ken, 250-334-8468.

Classiﬁeds

LAKEFRONT Properties, For Sale 20 minutes from Qualicum www.hornelake.bc.ca

TRUCKS & VANS 1992 DODGE Dakota small 8 cyl. Good shape $2495. obo. 250-465-1060.

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CARRIERS WANTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

COMOX Call the Circulation Department today to see if there is a route available in your area

250.338.0725

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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS Focusing on the businesses…

OAK HILLS WOODCRAFT Since 1978

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in our Community!

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ELIMINATING COMPUTER PROBLEMS

Creative, Up-to-Date Techniques Where Pleasing YOU is Important! Brenda Sandi Angie Tessa Reasonable Prices

“This year why not get CrossFit?” effective, result oriented ﬁtness for beginners to elite athletes

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True Dimension Hair Design

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Your Source for Professional Repairs In-Home/On-Site In n-H -Hom Hom ome/ e/On e/ O -S On Sit i e Repairs

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Serving The Valley Since 1994 250-941-8282 or 250-941-8283 102-910 Fitzgerald Avenue (Facing 8th Street)

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That’s Ducky

CLEANING SERVICE “Professional Thorough Cleaners” Relax in your home with a job well done! Thats Ducky Cleaning!!

Building your home or renovating I’ll guide you through with all your construction needs. Consulting, Construction & Management • 35 Years Experience

Glinda

Gift Certiﬁcates Available

Residential Move Ins & Outs Construction Cleans

WJL Enterprises Ltd. 250-650-5263

Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Solutions Used!

Call Glinda 250-338-4333

CUMBERLAND HOTEL Your Lower Cost Funeral Service Provider • All Arrangements Can Be Made In The Comfort Of Your Home • We Provide Services From Simple Cremation Service To Full Traditional Funeral Services • We Honour All Memorial Society Memberships Locally Owned & Operated Serving Families from Comox Valley to Campbell River

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RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL CUSTOM Sales - Service - Design - Install

Comox Valley • 250-339-6914 www.watertiger.net

Epitomizing graceful living is an exquisite executive home in the exclusive Foxxwood neighbourhod of Comox. Custom built, this gracious dwelling boasts all the features anyone might wish for in a dream home. Extremely spacious at 2,625 sq ft on the ground floor and a further 862 sq ft in two large bedrooms upstairs above the sweeping mahogany stairway, the home offers three bedrooms, four bathrooms with a powder room. Welcome your house guests to your new home as they enter the spacious foyer. And if they’ve come for dinner they will delight in the formal dining room that boasts French doors leading to a covered patio. The kitchen is a chefs delight with built-in appliances, Corian & Italian granite countertops and large pantry. A particular piece de resistance in this home is the splendid master bedroom suite on the main floor, complete with fireplace, jacuzzi tub, separate shower & built-in cabinets. The property is beautifully landscaped and even has a view of the Glacier.

Marianne Woodrow

00 715 3999 00-715-3999 Toll Free 1-800-715-3999

CUSTOM MACHINING PORTABLE LINE BORING DRIVE LINES • PROP SHAFTS EXCAVATOR • PINS & BUSHINGS HYDRAULIC CYLINDER REPAIRS WELDING Serving the Comox Valley for 20 Years

PHONE 250.897.1707

6-2441 Cousins Ave Courtenay

LICENSED CAFE & PATIO

2714 Dunsmuir Ave. Cumberland /250-336-8844

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MACHINING LTD.

Live Music Fridays & Saturday Nights

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Check out our daily food & drink specials!! Thursday Night Karaoke 9 pm - 1 am Cheese Burger & Fries $5.00 Friday Steak Sandwich & Fries $5.00 Meat Draw Bingo Sunday 1 - 3 pm Sunday Jam 4 - 8 pm

MOBILE R.V. SERVICE

to the Comox Valley & surrounding areas.

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Temporary Services

Where peace of mind has a home address TM Free in-home assessments • Registered Nurses/Certiﬁed Caregivers • Alzheimer’s care • Palliative care • Healthcare companionship • In-home, hospitals, in seniors’ residence, LTC facilities

250-334-8531

2314A Rosewall Crescent, Courtenay, BC

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“One call, and we’ll do it all”

“your local realtor since 1989”

Let us take care of your labour needs without the hassles of costly advertising and payroll burden We provide quality fully trained individuals in a variety of new areas.

Ofﬁce Administration • Bookkeeping Secretarial • Cashiers • CSRs

250-897-1073 1935 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay

Marianne Woodrow mwoodrow@island.net

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Comox Valley Worship Directory Church of Our Lord HOLY COMMUNION

9:30 am each Sunday

BAHÁ’Í FAITH It’s a Holy Day – on July 9 Bahá’ís commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb. a a a ³2 7KRX 5HPQDQW RI *RG , KDYH VDFUL¿FHG P\VHOI ZKROO\ IRU 7KHH«´ 7KH %iE

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All Welcome

250-218-0298 www.coolcomox.ca

The Anglican Mission

www.bahaisofcomox.org 250.702.3041gh250.702.0574 www.bci.org/courtenaybahais

THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Comox Valley Community Church

WELCOMES YOU TO SERVICES AT:

Join us Sunday

@ 10:30 am

at Stan Hagen Theatre of the North Island College. 10:00 am Sunday Mornings.

COMOX UNITED

www.centralefc.com

250 BEACH AVENUE

Pastor Dave Koleba Associate Pastor Jake Hron

Sunday Service, Church School & Youth Group 10 am

Rev. Maggie Enwright 250-339-3966

Meeting for one

Combined Service

N.I. College, 2300 Ryan Rd.

Lil 250-338-7727 (office) Full Wheelchair Access

Cell 250-897-4279

Hearing Assistance

Bay Community Church Congregational Christian Churches of Canada

Faith Family

Friends

Sundays 10 am

(Childcare provided)

~ A Place to Discover Your Life Purpose ~ Pastors Darryl & Kim Burry 1580 Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay, BC 250-338-8221

Nursery - Kid Jam - Youth Group Little Lambs Christian Daycare 1105 Pritchard Rd., Comox www.baychurch.net/339-7527 Little Lambs 339-1834

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NORTH NORTH ISLAND ISLAND UNITY UNITY Honouring paths Living in all thespiritual divine fl ow

July 10 date Speaker speaker’s nameLUT Vicki Vanderhorst, Spiritual Mentor: Vicki Vanderhorst, LUT northislandunity@hotmail.com northislandunity@hotmail.com

1-866-853-9866 www.unity.org 1-866-853-9866 www.unity.org

Sunday Services 10:30 Lions Den Nordin St. Comox

Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship ip 250 Beach Drive, Comox (at Comox United Church)

250-890-9262

Nurture Your Spirit. Heal the World. Different beliefs one shared spiritual community

Services 1st and 3rd Sundays at 4pm

www.cvuf.ca Young peoples’ program, discussion groups & events, weddings, memorials

RESONATE BAPTIST CHURCH

ECKANKAR Religion of the Light & Sound of God 2nd Sunday 11:00 am ECK Worship Service

Turning Points: Opportunities For Spiritual Growth

4th Sunday 11:00 am Community HU Song Lewis Centre 250-703-1262 www.eckankar.org

“Sounding forth the Supremacy of Christ in all things” 10:00AM at Cape Lazo Middle School Everyone Welcome www.resonatechurch.ca

BAPTIST

Comox Community Baptist Church Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

We’ve Got Some Space For You!

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 A.M.

Courtenay

Independent - Fundamental

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH

COMOX VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN

(ELCIC)

“To live and to tell the Good News and the love of the Risen Jesus” Sunday Services: 10:30 am Nursery-Gr.6 Sunday School Gr.7-12 Youth Program

725 Aspen Rd., Comox Rev. Ted Hicks

“A place for you: John 14:2 2182 Comox Avenue, Comox

Service 10:30am Sermon: Invitationally Speaking

Sunday Worship

10 AM

467 - 4th Street (just east of Fitzgerald) Sunday Morning Service - 10:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study - 11:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School - 11:30 a.m. Evening Service - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Pastor A. Ronald Sedo 250-339-3933

sgucc.com stgeorgeuc@shaw.ca 250-334-4961

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

web: web.mac.com/shepherdcomox email: shepherdcomox@mac.com

Tel/Fax 250-339-2882 e-mail:cvpc@shaw.ca comoxvalleypresbyterian.ca

Full Wheelchair Access

Hearing Assistance

LIVING A VISION FOR CHRIST AND COMMUNITY

CUMBERLAND UNITED CHURCH

Prayer and Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. Rev. Paul Johnson, Pastor

250-338-8454 www.gbccv.org • info@gbccv.org

ELIM GOSPEL CHAPEL

1st Street & Penrith

566-5th Street, Courtenay

Sunday Worship & Children’s Program

250-334-2823, 250-897-4850

at 10 a.m.

Julianne Kasmer, Minister

Welcomes You to Fellowship with Us Sunday Worship Service & Super Sunday Club 10:00 a.m.

250-400-7800

(Nursery Provided)

Eve Mark, Choir Director 250-338-4785 No Potluck Lunches during summer hours.

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH 1599 Tunner Drive, COURTENAY • 250-334-4716

WEEKEND LITURGIES Sat: 5 pm Mass Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am Mass

CONFESSION: Sat: 4 - 4:30 pm & before all masses Children’s Liturgy of the Word & Youth Group; Sept-May

Pastor Rev. Bill Hall

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St. George’s

E-Mail: features@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Pastor: Father Marek Paczka, SDS Full Wheelchair Access

www.ctkparish.ca email: ctkparish@shaw.ca

COURTENAY FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

Hearing Assistance

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA Comox Valley Parishes Welcome You!

JOIN US IN WORSHIP

St. Peter

9:15 am Contemporary Service 11:00 am Traditional Service Nursery Care & Jr. Church @ 9:15 am Sunday School, all ages @ 11:00 am

Fr. Jim Lyster, Rector 218 Church St., Comox • 250-339-2925 SATURDAY

PASTORS: Peter Rabey & Randy Dyck

SUNDAY 2963 Lake Trail Road, Courtenay (across from Arden Elementary) 250-334-3432 www.courtenaybaptist.com

St. John the Divine 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay

Sunday Worship • 8AM & 10AM Book of Common Prayer (Canada, 1962)

SATURDAY 5:40pm Express Contemporary Worship SUNDAY 8am & 10am Worship

FUN • FAITH • FELLOWSHIP WITH REAL FRIENDS

www.stpeterscomox.ca

250-334-4331

CHURCH SCHOOL 10AM

RIVER HEIGHTS CHURCH

Sunday Celebration 10:30 am 2201 Robert Lang Drive (Old Fish and Game Building)

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